#aelina

As Tugger gazed down at his little daughter tucked into her bed, waiting patiently for her bedtime lullaby, his eyes misted over. He smiled and began to sing.

"Dear Aelina, what to say to you? You have her eyes, you have your father's mane,"

Aelina giggled and pulled at the fluffy tuffs of red fur at the base of her neck.

"When you came into the world, you cried, and it broke my heart..."

Aelina pouted and pawed at her father. Tugger laughed as he laid down next to her, continuing with the song.

"I'm dedicating every day to you. Domestic life was never quite my style... When you smile... you knock me out, I fall apart,"

Tugger laughed again slightly as he sung the next lyric.

"And I thought I was so smart,"

Aelina grinned happily.

"You will come of age with our young nation. We'll bleed and fight for you. We'll make it right for you... If we lay a strong enough foundation... We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you,"

Tugger smiled again and pressed a gentle kiss to Aelina's forehead.

"And you'll blow us all away..."

Aelina blinked up at her father, singing the next lyric in her weak little voice, as though asking a question.

"Someday, someday?"

Tugger nodded and smiled proudly.

"Yeah, you'll blow us all away..."

Aelina giggled.

"Someday, someday..."

Little did the pair know, across the junkyard, a similar scene was unfolding.

Asparagus smiled as he held his kit in his arms. Tumble grinned as his father began to sing. He loved hearing his father's voice.

"Oh Tumble, when you smile I am undone, my son. Look at my son! Pride is not the word I'm looking for. There is so much more inside me now..."

Asparagus smiled softly as he stroked Tumble's head fur.

"Tumble, you outshine the morning sun... My son. When you smile, I fall apart...,"

Asparagus laughed as he sung the next lyric.

"And I thought I was so smart,"

Asparagus smiled weakly as his son drifted off to sleep in his arms.

"My father wasn't around..."

Tugger fondly gazed down at his daughter while she fell asleep, her head resting on his side, and he continued to sing.

"My father wasn't around..."

Asparagus sighed as he gently tucked Tumble into his bed. Meanwhile Tugger slowly lifted his arm up and moved away.

"I swear that I'll be around for you..."

Asparagus bit his lip as tears came to his eyes.

"I'll do whatever it takes..."

Tugger sighed as he felt a little pang in his heart.

"I'll make a million mistakes..."

"I'll make the world safe and sound for you..."

"You will come of age with our young nation... We'll bleed and fight for you, We'll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you. And you'll blow us all away.."

"Someday..."

"Someday..."

Carbucketty's POV:

I quietly sneak out of my room, careful not to wake up Aelina who was lying next to me.

I tiptoe out of our den and slip into the main clearing. There, me and my fellow Jellicles have hidden party decorations to throw a surprise birthday party for Aelina.

"Ready Buck?" Tumble asked as I enter the clearing.

"Course I am," I grin back.

I lift a small box stuffed with confetti, while Pounce grabbed a box with deflated balloons.

"Do we really have to do this?" Plato grumbled while we placed the boxes in the centre.

"Platey, it's Lina's birthday. Have some spirit," Electra said, frowning at Plato.

Demeter rolled her eyes at Plato, then strung red confetti all around the clearing

-TIME SKIP-

Third Person's POV:

Carbucketty looked around the area proudly as he saw the scene in front of him.

Scarlet balloons floating around the place, brushing agaisnt red confetti hanging from the junk piles. Shiny sparkles were scattered around the floor and a massive banner hung from the electric wires saying;

'HAPPY BIRTHDAY AELINA!'

In bright red paint.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps coming Carbucketty and Aelina's den made the cats stop still. Quickly, they ran under various piles of rubbish, preparing to surprise Aelina.

The door opened and the ginger queen was revealed, staring in wonder at the decorations around the clearing.

"SURPRISE!"

They all yelled, and hugged Aelina tightly.

Aelina laughed as she was smushed in between all the cats, Tugger ruffling her mane.

"Guys," she laughed.

"You didn't need to do all this!" she said, stepping back, smiling.

"Yeah, well, I didn't want to-," Plato was cut off by Bomba stamping on his foot.

Carbucketty grinned and stepped forward.

"Happy birthday love," he said to Aelina, and hugged her tight.

I really love these two, omg.

They're right behind Entrapdak in my imaginary ship tier list.