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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Starsong The Best Foalsitter 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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The next morning, Starlight and Sunburst wake up to the crying of the two fillies. They rub their eyes, stretch, and scoop up the fillies and go and wake up Sunset as Starsong continues to sleep on the couch in the living room. She’s soon shook awake by Sunburst. “Starsong, it’s breakfast time,” says Sunburst. Starsong lets out a yawn as she wakes up and stretches. She then heads into the kitchen where she finds fresh made pancakes which she gobbles down. “Celestia’s recipe,” giggles Sunburst, “straight out of the Royal Cookbook.” Sunset and Starlight giggle and snicker at him as they nurse the fillies. “What?” Says the stallion. 

“Oh, nothing,” respond his sister and his wife as they continue to giggle. 

“Besides, don’t you have to get to work?” Says Starlight. 

“Well crap, I’m late!” Hollers Sunburst as he grabs his glasses and cloak and heads out the door towards the palace. A few minutes later, he arrives. “Sorry I’m late, your highnesses,” he says as he bows before the prince and the princesses. 

“It’s fine,” responds Cadence, “it’s only ten minutes. You’re fine.” She smiles. “Now let’s all get to that meeting.” Sunburst nods and follows Cadence and Shining into the meeting hall while Flurry heads off to her studies in the royal library with her tutor Sir Yellowpages and his assistant Sepia Tones. 

Meanwhile in the meeting, Sunburst and the Royals talk budget with the newly appointed Empire prime minister, Top Hat. The meeting takes about three hours before they break for lunch before continuing for another two hours before finally wrapping up for the day and parting ways. Sunset heads to wok in the archives of the royal library to reorganize and relabel all the books while Cadence and Shining go to the main part of the library to check on their daughter and her studies. 

Meanwhile at the Sunburst house, Starsong entertains the fillies while Sunset and Starlight enjoy coffee and some lemon pound cake in the kitchen. “She’s so good with the fillies,” says Starlight to Sunset as they watch from their seats in the kitchen. 

“Yeah, it’s nice to have her around,” responds Sunset, “after all, she’s more than a cousin to us, she’s like a little sister too. She’s so sweet. I just hope our brother, Sunspot gets better soon. He’s the eldest of the three of us, it goes him, Sunburst, me. He said if anything ever happened to him, Sunburst was to take in Starsong as his own.” 

“Well, let’s hope he’ll be okay then,” responds Starlight as she tries to reassure Sunset, “for Starsong’s sake.”

“Yes, for Starsong’s sake,” responds Sunset. She lets out a sigh. She then goes and puts her dishes in the sink. Starlight does the same. They go join Starsong and the fillies on the living room floor. They’re all just keeping busy until Sunburst gets home at this point after all.