Cello and Thistle

Now that Riley was real, Oceane spent less time with her potions and more time outside with her best friend. Shayne had even welcomed Riley with open arms, although she claimed that he was her second best friend; the pranks that he was often the brunt of seemed to suggest otherwise. Mercedes had in turn disappeared and was often over at Mason's home, and when Oceane brought to life her sister's imaginary friend-Peaches-Peaches wouldn't leave her friends side and wound up spending more time at Mason's then home.

Of course, this made things slightly easier on the very pregnant Emma although she felt horrible for saying that. It gave her the time she needed to plan the twins birthday and prepare for her upcoming birth as well as remodel the girl's room and create Delmar his own room.

Come time for the birthday and Emma had some rather odd explaining to do to her friends as to why her daughter now had orange and purple hair. It was rather difficult to explain the little girl had inherited her mother's powers despite being a vamp and had just simply wished her hair that way. But throw in some creativity, Oceane's failed potions getting mixed together, a plume of smoke and she had everyone convinced it was a simple mishap. Albeit irreversible.

 



 Sweet little Delmar celebrated second, turning into a handsome and shy little boy that captured his mama's heart. He rarely left her side, choosing to spend the rest of the small party at her side. Sarah, Byrn, and Braendan didn't come like normal, but Mindy had snuck out to come see her step-family. Satrina had moved not long after she gave birth, to where no one here knew. Diva and Emma Blood had begun to talk about taking a trip around the world and were now making preparations. They would leave not long after Mercedes' next birthday. Because of their plans they hadn't been able to make it. However, her new friend Shannon had been able to.

Oceane and Symphony became close friends fast despite their differences. Symphony had turned into a feisty, hot head, while Oceane had always been grounded. They enjoyed playing tricks on one another and one day Oceane tricked Symphony into drinking a ghost potion and turned the orange haired girl transparent and white.

Emma swore those two would turn her hair gray.

But considering their friendship, she wasn't surprised when Oceane brought Kona to life just like Riley and Peaches. All of a sudden she had Shayne, Kona and three little girls running wild around her home constantly causing unintentional chaos in their games while Delmar hid in his fairy house.

 

Mercedes was still often gone with Peaches, and Emma often felt the void left there by her missing daughter, but Emma knew how close Mercedes had grown to Mason and Susie over the years; they were her honorary aunt and uncle and she couldn't bear to drive a wedge in their relationship.

She also knew that Braendan seemed happy with Mindy, not that she really cared. The curse had set in and she never would again.

She was actually thankful when she went into labor and gave birth to Topaz, the only one to inherit her looks. 

What shocked her even more was when she came home from France to find Braendan waiting on the front porch steps.