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"Fine, I will make a list and read from that, easier" she said as she giggled "something tells me both are doable" she said as she wondered if Coven was up for a bit of work "but we do have a third floor that, after today hopefully, only one will occupy and that has four rooms up there besides a second bathroom, a study, extra linen cupboard and a couple of empty rooms I was thinking of making into a second freezer. The one in the kitchen is getting far too full, I need more space or I start giving away free ice cream to whoever wants it and believe me, I would rather just have a second freezer" she said, knowing that sounded selfish but it was true, she liked her ice cream just how it was, hers and the families, she was generous to a fault but when ice cream was concerned she was a tat selfish.

When Darmani said 'blankets' Lemonade just cracked up, sure, she agreed with him and all of that but still, did he REALIZE who his children were? "Darling, sweetheart, guess what? We live in in a house made out of ICE, I am made up of ICE, my parents are ICE, you LOVE the ICE, seriously, I don't think blankets are a needed, beds maybe but blankets? I think that given they walk around outside on freezing cold days when the snow is falling without anything on, I don't think blankets are a needed thing. If They can survive temperatures that are in the negatives then I think they will be alright without blankets" she said as she nuzzled him, she always did love his 'Daddy mode', it was cute "But don't worry, if any of them get kicked out we will make sure they have a place to stay even if it is somewhere in the Magical Realm though can we not try and pester Sierra to leave? Out of all our children she wouldn't survive, I mean, she would but she isn't strong enough, shes the weakest out of all our children, physically and emotionally, ever since she was sick as a child shes never really been happy outside with the others, shes over it, sure, but she hates going outside unless it is just in our back yard. I do think the others, at least some, should probably move out but Sierra I think will need to stay with us unless she somehow finds a mate who is caring and understanding to accept her then she will probably move in with him but either way I think it is best she is one who stays living with us until that happens, IF that happens, very rarely will she even step foot into the Magical Realm, Sierra hardly ever leaves that room and if there is one thing I have learnt from my parents you don't force someone to go socialize when they don't want to.

Alright, if it wasn't for my parents pushing me out I wouldn't of met you but my point is, unlike me, she isn't used to the outside world, I know parents sometimes think that if you push them out then it will help but in Sierra's case I think it would do more damage then good, I was strong enough, after getting over my crying fit, to accept it and move on and with your help I did but Sierra...she is just another matter altogether" she said as she sighed, wondering how a parents meant to tell their kids that it was time they left home.

Lemonade nuzzled her mate back "thank you and you know, you are evil" she said with a giggle "though, I will be playing with you in this game, can't have you having all the fun" she said as she kissed his cheek.

"Aww look, someone needs a room" a voice teased as Starbright stood at their table "sorry about that, it is all sorted, my sister and I have spoken and she will be alright, I can take the job but it won't be till later that I move in, I said to her that I would wait till the end of the day before I move in since I said I would help her contact temp agencies that may have someone who is looking for work, it is only fair but my father did say he would go home and pack up my stuff for me so at least that is something" she said as she sat down. "And I know it isn't right but I am starving, my sister had breakfast before she left home but I didn't so if you don't mind, may I join you for breakfast?"

"Of course you can!" Lemonade said as she got up and was about to pounce on her friend when she was stopped mid air by Starbrights magic.

"Umm, Lemmy, can we not pounce the woman who is hungry and in need of coffee?" She said as she placed Lemonade down on the ground.

"Er...sure, sorry" she said as she walked back to her seat and sat down.

"Anyway, what will I be doing anyway?" She asked "I mean besides making meals and doing the cleaning up."

"That is it, we do have Maria living with us as the nanny/maid but I don't know how long she will stay now that her brother has been fired, of course that doesn't mean that she will leave us but then we haven't exactly had a chance to speak to her either since her brother was fired so right now you just do your job and we will take care of the other help and as for pay it will be 175 gold an hour and you will technically be working twelve hours a day from 7 in the morning till about 8 at night so you will even be getting paid in your down times when not much cooking or anything is needing to be done and the money will be going straight into your bank account in the Magical Realm so I will need your details for that" she said as she saw Starlight come over.

"So" she said, having gone back to her old self "what would you like to order?" She asked smiling at them, leaning over and placing a kiss on her sisters head "I love you" she said as she and her sister hugged.

"I know, I love you to" she said as she looked at the others and let go of her sister "I will have a stack and a half of pancakes with all the trimmings, a bowl hot chocolate, my special blend, a double scoop of ice cream for the pancakes, caramel sauce and just a couple of sausages with tomato sauce please."

Stalight wrote it down before looking to Lemonade "and you?"

Lemonade told Starlight her and Darmani's order, finishing she looked at him "that was correct right?" She asked, just wanting to make sure.

"Great then I guess that is all" she said to Starlight who left and Lem turned to face the others "they all have, Blue however, has at least made toast, that is always a good start, not sure how edible it was since she made the bread that made the toast but hey, it is a start." Lem said as she looked at Starlight directly "but yes, you will will be much loved, even when Red was there he came back to messes in 'his' kitchen at least now they will have you to whip them into shape."

Starlight giggled "yes, they will, no one makes a mess in my kitchen without cleaning it up, do you mind if I use harmless magic on them to make my point? It is alright if you say no I just thought it would be easier then telling them to clean up the mess fifty times before they actually do it. If I know your children Lem, even without meeting them, something tells me they can be rather lazy" she said smirking at her friend, knowing that her sisters were the two most laziest ponies around, she felt, at times, that gene didn't go far from the gene pool."

"You know my family well, not all are bad just the boys mostly, they can make a mess and 'forget' to clean it up but they do their share as well, they will wash the dishes or whatever when asked, their good kids just a little neglectful at times" she said as she took a sip of water. "And yes, you may use magic, I don't mind just, of course, make sure it scares them then hurts them" she said, just wanting to make sure that message was clear as she didn't mind her children getting scared into doing what they had to do just as long as they learnt not to do it again.

"Of course, I understand" Star said as she turned to Darmani "are you alright with that?" Starbright asked Darmani, it was up to him also, after all, they were his kids as well that she would be scaring.

"Ahh yes, that's right, I remember one of your children was ill when she was younger, I remember Lemonade mentioning it but that's fine, if I know this Sierra she doesn't come out of her room any way, soft spoken, polite, well mannered, loves just sitting at her bedroom window watching the happenings below which always make her smile...yes, I know Sierra well, it will be a delight in meeting her, it will be a delight in meeting all the children but don't worry, I promise, Sierra won't be frightened, it doesn't seem I need to worry about her making a mess anyway given she loves to sit in her room" she said smiling softly at them both. "Besides, even if I don't use magic, I have a hot chocolate recipe I created, one of the best selling things here, the base is actual melted chocolate and a lot of that as well, I add in the rest of the stuff to give it that nice 'hot chocolate' consistency but it isn't a weak taste like other hot chocolate has it is a nice, strong taste and I use fresh whipped cream with chocolate sprinkled on top, believe me, if I don't give those kids one of these at night before bed they will be missing it, I don't mean to blow my own horn but it is rather delicious" she said as her sister arrived with the hot drinks and sat them down.

"Your food won't be too far away" she said as Lemonade smiled at Starlight, stopping her.

"Before you go, Starlight, can you please make me one of those?" She asked pointing to her sisters drink.

"I can but..." she said as she looked down at her sister "do you mind? There is enough chocolate out there to make one more cup, I was going to have one myself but I can have one later" she said as her sister nodded.

"it is Lem, do you really have to ask?" Starbright said as took a sip of her drink and savoured the taste.

"Alright then, one more hot chocolate coming up" she said smiling at them as she left.

"Thank you" Lemonade said as she looked at Darmani "you can share mine" she said as looked at Starbright "but it IS only melted chocolate, why does this make it so great?" She asked curiously.

"Because it IS melted chocolate, the stuff people use in their cafes and what not is all some form of chocolate power mix, it is run of the mill stuff we get sent from the factories of Ironriver, but this is nothing but pure chocolate, made from some of the best chocolate gold can buy. Ironriver is the industrial city we have here that gives us what we need at the shops, boxed ingredients, weapons blah blah blah but there is a place on the other side, Starryrose Village, it is a special sort of chocolate that only can be produced with the light of moon beams, they make other chocolate also but this is their special brand.

This small village has been making chocolate for hundreds of years, they have been offered upgraded machines and what not but they don't believe in doing that, they believe in magic and the moon beams they have that help grant them what they need to make this chocolate and so the village isn't much but the chocolate puts their small community on the map and the chocolate is amazing but it is not exactly cheap so you don't waste it" she said as she took another sip, the explanation more for Darmanis sake then Lemmys.

"Starryrose is where I get my chocolate toppings in from but every time I have ordered I have wanted to try this chocolate but I kept thinking that it would be better to keep to budget so I haven't ordered any and, given that it we are talking ice cream parlour, I haven't really invented an ice cream dish that is deserving of such chocolate, I would need to have a gourmet ice cream desert before I would want to have that chocolate draped over it."

Starlight came back out and placed the drink on the table "here you go, breakfast is being dished up now" she said smiling at them before leaving once more.

Lemonade grabbed the cup and took a sip, removing the cream from her upper lip with her tongue and savoured the taste a little "oh good God!" She said as she took another sip "this hot chocolate is to die for, seriously, that chocolate is amazing!" She said as she pushed the cup over to Darmani "I can't really place it but that chocolate tastes like chocolate but there is a difference to to it, there is something in it that makes it taste different as well" she said as she grabbed the cup back, took one more sip before giving it back to Darmani.

"That is the Moonlight Chocolate, it has a chocolate taste, obviously, but that extra special something that the Moonlight gives to it makes this chocolate Starryrose's number 1 export" she said as she took another sip of her own.

Lemonade giggled as she took the mug and took another sip "see! Now you realize how good chocolate is" she said as she looked at Starbright "curious, how much do you charge for this drink?"

"100 gold, it is more then any other drink by 75 gold at most but it is the chocolate and people pay what tastes good so we can just get away with it" she said as she took another sip.

Starlight levitated all plates to the table and placed them in their right spots "there you go, enjoy" she said, smiling at them as she turned to leave.

"Starlight, thank you but please, sit with us?"

"I can't, the staff will be arriving soon and I still have stuff to do before we get the morning rush" she said as she turned and walked back to the kitchen.

Lemonade looked at Starbright "can you teach me how to make it? I swear, the recipe won't leave my brain, I just want to know a good way" she said looking at her mate "to make this guy do my bidding whenever I want" she said smirking a little at him before looking back at Starbright "but also the kids could do with a good bribe more then not so I think this might just help them when you are not around or working or whatever."

"Sure, I can, just make sure it never leaves your mind, it is a secret recipe that I created and don't want anyone else knowing"

"Fine with me, I swear" she said as she started to eat her breakfast.

Lemonade giggled "oh don't worry, I am sure I can get you to do more" she teased, eating some of her breakfast.

"Alright, stop, I don't really wish to hear this" she said as she took a mouthful of food.

"Aww and here i was just about to go into our deepest darkest bedroom secrets" she said smirking at her friend.

Starbright choked a bit on her food once her friend said that and looked at her "Lem!"

"You know I am kidding!" She laughed before she drank some more of the hot chocolate.