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Heres one, i don think i posted anywheres. Hope you like it

Okay, i want you guys to know i am very impatient with my plots and so the Chapter Bluey was *NOT* supposed to be how it happened. I had plans of things I cant mention because Im still going to incorporate them but basically Red and Chloe were supposed to establish a solid friendship with a slowburn on feelings and then Red was going to freak out worried that Chloe was going to hate her for lying about a huge part of herself and be all weirded out but also she couldnt let things progress in good conscience so then *thing I wont spoil* happens which leads to Chloe finding out and it was just going to be this huge thing

BUT i swear almost every chapter I was wanting to just have it happen because I am just as impatient in my big space as I am in my little space, so Im kinda proud about how far I *did* make it.

Anyway, to prove my impatience, here's a deleted scene that was literally a continuation of the first chapter.

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Red was feeling beyond sleepy as she watched her show. The girl hadn’t slept a wink in the past couple days because it’d been far too cold to settle down anywhere. Sometimes she’d get lucky and find a shop or a car that had forgotten to lock their doors and she’d get a small reprieve from the blistering cold, but she hadn’t had much luck as of late. 

She had thought her luck turned around a couple weeks back when she was given a day pass for the bus and she had been quick to use it intending to just ride around town and bask in the heated space, but she’d ended up falling asleep and woken up to find herself in a new city entirely with no way back to her usual haunts. 

It had taken her a rather long while to hike her way back, often having to step into gas stations to ask for directions and basically beg for food or change near any busy looking roads. But she was thankful to be back and incredibly relieved she’d made it back without slipping. 

The streets felt scary enough in her big headspace, being in Littlespace made everything seem astronomically worse. 

But now she was in a warm shop, her tummy wasn’t aching for any last morsel she could find, and she had someone that was going to ensure that she was safe. 

So why wasn’t she able to fall asleep?

For once the Little actually wasn’t fighting it, not intentionally anyway, the pure exhaustion she was feeling was enough to actually make her pro nap for at least today, but even absentmindedly watching her favorite show in Littlespace while being all safe and tucked in wasn’t enough for her to drift off. 

She fidgeted in place for a bit and couldn’t help the small whines of frustration that escaped her before she decided she didn’t want to stay still any longer. 

The Little climbed down from the cot and started making her way towards the kitchen to find something new to entertain her, and if that something ended up being BB, well that was just BB’s self appointed job!

She had made it to the doorway when she stopped in her tracks at hearing an unfamiliar voice.

“Like this?” Red ran and hid behind one of the kitchen counters before poking her head up to look at the girl who had spoken. 

She was standing beside BB with vibrant blue curly hair that was currently pulled back into a tight bun and she was wearing one of the pink and white aprons her BB always wore, with the fabric already being covered in spots of flour.

They were standing over a large bowl while the new person whisked away at whatever was inside and Red pouted sadly at realizing that she couldn’t bug BB. 

She was about to just turn back and head back to the office to wait for BB to come check on her like she normally did when her eyes caught sight of a bag shaped like a kitty lying on the counter by the register in the front room of the cafe. 

It looked so soft! Just like a real kitty! So of course she had to go and pet it!

The problem was, when she pulled at it to pick it up, it ended up being far heavier than the Little was expecting so with a loud thud, it fell to the ground and a bunch of stuff spilled out rolling across the floor. 

Oopsie… 

“What was that!? Oh my Gods, is someone breaking in?” Chloe had frozen and was looking through the door that led to the front of the store, but Luckily with the angle she was at, she wasn’t able to see where the noise had come from.

Bridget silently cursed herself for not checking in on the Little sooner. She had been under the assumption the girl had simply fallen asleep and thought she wouldn’t need to check in as frequently.

Apparently she was wrong. 

“No!, no, everything’s alright, I uh, I just happen to have my… niece here today. I had her set up for a nap in my office, but it sounds like she must have woken up. I’ll just go and see if I can’t get her back down. Why don’t you finish off this batter and get started on the next one, I’ll try and be quick!” 

“Awe, how old’s your niece?” The bluenette asked curiously. 

“She’s Three.” Bridget told her and Chloe’s eyes practically sparkled. 

“Oh how precious! Well if you need any help, I love kids, and I’m actually pretty decent at babysitting. I was actually part of this babysitter’s club in middle school and part of high school, my friends often told me I was something of a kid whisperer.” Bridget glanced away nervously. 

“Oh cool, I uh, I will keep that in mind!” Bridget offered her an apologetic grin before darting off toward where the sounds had come from. 

She sighed exasperatedly when she spotted Chloe’s bag on the ground with random items sitting around it obviously having fallen out. She glanced around the room for any sign of the toddler she knew to be responsible.

“Red sweetie, I know you’re in here. You wanna come on out and tell BB why you left the office? You know better than to wander the shop on your own Little Miss.” 

Hesitantly, Red raised her head just over the service counter she had ducked behind and Bridget could see the fear in her eyes as the girl trembled slightly. 

Bridget took a calming breath and softened her features. 

“It’s okay Sweetheart, I won’t hurt you, I promise. I just wanna know what happened. Are you hurt, Little One?” Bridget moved around the counter and Red flinched lightly as she got closer but didn’t move aside from that as the woman gave her a quick once over to scan for any new injuries. 

She thanked her lucky stars when she found the girl to be unharmed. 

“Wan pet kitty.” The Little spoke softly in a teary voice as she was still obviously scared that she was about to be punished. 

“Kitty?” Bridget looked back to the bag and realized it was cat themed with ears, whiskers and a face. 

“Oh Honey, of course you did. But why were you out and about in the first place? Did your show stop playing?” Red shook her head. 

“No seep.” Bridget arched her brow.

“I didn’t say you had to sleep, Little girl.” But Red shook her head and whined sadly as she rubbed her eyes tiredly. 

“Nooo, wan seep! Wan seep n no seep”

“Ooh, you couldn’t sleep?” A nod. 

“Okay, well let’s see what we can do about that.” She took Red’s hand and led her back to her office where she sat her back on the cot. 

“You stay there, alright? I mean it, Red. No leaving.”

She grabbed the girl’s sippy cup and went back into the kitchen to wash it real quick. 

“Everything good?” Chloe asked when she walked by. 

“Yup, I’m thinking I’ll just give her some warm milk and she’ll probably be out like a light in no time.”