Chapter 3- Aaron's adventures

Welcome back! If you're reading this, then apparently you figured this legacy wasn't a total waste of you time, which is excellent! Mainly because that means writing this isn't a total waste of my time. :) If you've gotten attached to any of the sims in my legacy, this chapter might be a little sad for you. I know it makes me sad even thinking about it. :( For various reasons that you will see below this chapter will mostly be from Aaron's point of view.

** I apologize ahead of time for any spelling errors, typos, or grammar mistakes. Please forgive me!

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I'm not really sure what's going on with mom. She keeps getting fatter and fatter. She doesn't eat a lot more than she used to, so I can't really figure it out. She's less active too. She doesn't chase me down nearly as much as dad does nowadays. And to make matters more confusing one day she stops everything she's doing and starts screaming at the top of her lungs. They always scold me when I do that, but when she did it Dad came running and freaked out. They left me with some weird 'sitter' lady for a while after that. I couldn't be bothered with it too much, I was playing with my toys. My toys are like my friends- they keep me company and they always understand me.

When Mom came back she had a baby with her. I'm not sure where she got him, but she's calling him Isael. Ever since he came home with them, they spend more time with him than me. For a little while it made me sad, but now I'm used to it. I still have Cuddles and she's all I need.

Mom enrolled me in school, she said that's where big boys go. I don't really wanna go, but I suppose I am a big boy now, so I'm going. Man there's a lot of homework! I really hate it. I spend a lot less time with Cuddles now that I have to be gone all day every day and then do so much homework when I get home. It's not really fair. Cuddles is the most important person in my life and I just know she misses me, although she hasn't said that.

Dad told me that some day I'm going to be in charge of the family, so if I can just be a good boy and be patient until that day gets here, then I won't have to do anything I don't want anymore! School will be the first thing I get rid of.

I was playing with cuddles outside when I smelled some smoke and when I turned to look, our house was on fire! Dad was super brave and got right in the action to get Mom and Isael out.

He managed to get them out in time, but Mom says something stopped him from getting out, too. She says he's passed away. I don't really know where he went, but I know that he's not here anymore. I really miss him. I'm happy my mom is still alive, though, and Isael, too. So when I grow up I'm going to be big and strong like my daddy was and save Cuddles from fires and anything that could hurt her.

When Daddy died mom put a grave on the porch. She said it's so that we remember my dad and how wonderful he was. It makes me sad when I see it, I'll never forget him, but having the reminder that he's not around hurts my chest. I cried a lot because I wanted him to come home, but Mom said he wasn't going to. Mom's are great, but they're no replacement for Dad. Especially when I already have to share her with Isael.

I have a lot of time to myelf now that Dad is dead. I make up a lot of games that only require one person, or two people if Cuddles wants to play, too. On of my favorite games is 'King.' I'm the ruler of the land and everyone does everything I say, just like Mom does for Isael. I hope that when I'm in charge of this legacy everyone will do exactly what I say when I want them to. That would be nice.

I know she says I need to love him, but I don't think I do. It's hard to tell. What is love, exactly? I love Mom and Cuddles, but I don't feel like that towards him. Mom says he's my brother, but I don't even feel like he is. Oh well, maybe when he's older and I can play with him, then he'll become less annoying. Now all he does is steal all of mom's time.

I hate baths, I really do. When Mom makes me take a bath, then I go to the submarine and shoot down enemy ships. That's way more entertaining than bathing, and it seems to appease mom, too.

I guess I should stop complaining about Isael, because Mom does help me do my homework a lot. Especially when it's history. I just can't remember nothing when it comes to presidents and countries and stuff. Mom must be a genius, cos she's so smart! I'm really good with math and science though, so she doesn't help me with that kind of stuff. I hope that someday I can get the hang of history. I'm not sure Mom won't disappear like Dad did, so I have to be really good and get it down soon before something happens.

Cuddles told me that she wants to be big like me. That's fine by me! Honestly it'd be nice to have someone in class with me that can help me with my homework. So I decided that she'd be bigger. Since no one else seems to be able to see her, it seems like I have complete control over what happens with her. I'm not sure why I do, but I'll be sure to use my power for good instead of evil. Daddy always told me that whatever skill I have needs to be used for good.

So Cuddles is becoming big like me, I'm pretty excited. I hope that now she can play with me a lot more. I thought that she'd be abel to come to school with me, but she took one look at my homework and said that she'd stay at home. If I'm gonna be like Dad and protect her from everything, I guess that includes things she doesn't like, too... So she stays home while I'm at school. I don't know what she does with her days, but I hope Isael doesn't bother her too much.

I decided that Cuddles needs to be real to everyone else, too. I was watching a movie with Mom the other day and the main people fell in love with each other. Anyways at the very end the man said to the woman that he loved her so much and he couldn't imagine a life without her. That's how I feel about Cuddles. I don't ever want to be separated from her. What happens to her if I die, like dad did? Since no one else can see her would she die, too? That would be worse than me dying, so I'm going to make her real. Dad was a scientist and he said that with science anything is possible. So I started fiddling around with his old lab set. I'm getting really good at it! This is really important to me, so I just know that I'm going to find a way! Mom used to say that 'love always finds a way.'

At least Isael is growing up, finally! He had to start going to school this year. HA! Sucker. I'm actually getting a soft spot for him. After he stopped being so little and annoying, I found that I actually kind of like him. He's not that bad. Now that we're in school, it's kind of nice to tell the other kids in class that he's my little brother. Everyone thinks he's adorable and it seems to make them like me better. That can only be a good thing, right? Plus, if I'm going to be a good protector, I can practise on him. Everyone at school knows that if they want to pick on him, they gotta go through me, first.

Actually, we have a lot in common. He says that he has a friend that no one else can see, too! It must be true, because I can't see his friend. I guess her name is Snuggles. He seems pretty convinced that he's going to marry her when he grows up. Not that I don't understand where he's coming from, but I think he's a bit too young to be thinking about that kind of thing. He didn't appreciate me saying so, though. No matter, now that I know that more than just Cuddle's life is depending on me, I'll be sure to put even more effort into finding a way to make our friends real. I don't want to not be able to meet Snuggles just because something could happen to my brother. He says I'm weird for being so concerned about people dying, but we still became really close friends that day.

And so my experiments have continued. Cuddles is nice enough to test the potions I make for me. So far nothing's worked. I made my latest potion into a cookie, and she enjoyed that a lot, but it didn't do anything to her. Oh well! I'm going to keep trying. I've been working really hard on it, though, so Isael and Cuddles have been telling me not to forget to play. I'll have to work on that. I get so caught up in it, that sometimes I forget to be a kid.

Mom seems to have noticed and she's told me that I'm a little too obsessed with the lab set. So she just bought some playground equipment. She told me that I can't play after dark, but what she doesn't know won't kill her, right? It's not like I have any time to play in our park before sunset anyway. I look at it like this, I'm gonna be in charge once I'm a little older, anyway, so it's time I learn to make executive decisions! And I made the call- I can play outside after dark... as long as I don't get caught.

Isael never seems to need Mom's help with homework. I may have underestimated that little guy. His grades are better than mine and he has no problem with History. I mean, yeah, I'm spending all my brain power on potions and science to save the lives of our best friends, so it makes sense that he's better in school. He applies himself more. My teacher says that if I applied myself more I'd do better in history to. So I made an executive decision: the future is more important than the past, and I'm pushing forward with my scientific goals. It's so much fun to practise making executive decisions.

Isael has been pushing me even more to play more often. I am glad that he's around to keep me entertained. He's started forching me away from the lab and to block building. You know blocks are really handy! I'm learning a lot about architecture. Plus hanging with my little brother is always fun. He's a cool guy.

As you might imagine, when mom is around I try not to talk to Cuddles. I don't think Mom would understand, her mind is a little closed off to these types of things. Of course, I was right that she wouldn't understand. She caught me talking to Cuddles and started questioning my sanity. I sure hope she doesn't send me to counselling! That would be awful. After all my research into making Cuddles real, it would stink to have her ripped away by a therapist.

 Fortunately for me, the same day that she caught me talking to Cuddles, Aria visited. I don't really see Aria that much, she's a lot older than me. She's nice and pretty cool. Her husband is a fun guy to hang out with, but she's caught up with work and her children. I have a nephew and she's going to have another baby. She seems happy about it, which I don't totally understand. Is having a screaming baby around really worth getting fat for? Probably not. I tried to talk to Cuddles about it, but she said that babies are delightful and she really wants to have at least two when she gets married. I haven't told Cuddles that we're going to get married, yet. I'm kind of nervous to tell her, oh well. We can't get married until we're adults, so I think I'll put it off for a while.

 This is my nephew Lucas. He can't really talk much, but he sure is cute! I can't believe that I found Isael so annoying when he was Donovan's age. I wish I had taken more time to play with him back then, I guess toddler's can be a lot of fun, after all. Being around Lucas does make me think about maybe having kids someday. They can't be all that bad, right?

I can't believe I'm just about to start going to high school! I thought for sure I'd have come up with a way to make Cuddles and Snuggles real by now. I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot in school, though, and that can only help me. The change of schools does give me the added benefit of taking advanced chemistry, hopefully I will learn a thing or two about life potions. My recent theories are that Cuddles doesn't exist outside of my mind, so as soon as I figure out how to create life (likely linked with extending life) then I may be able to bring her to life. It's our only hope.

Cuddles is always super supportive of me. I really don't know what I'd do with out her. I love her just as much as I always have. It's a little hard to fathom, honestly, but there's something special about her. I just know that I'm going make her real and we'll get married and be happy forever. I'm sure of it.

I've been doing really well in school, and Mom's been working really hard, so she decided to go to a spa for the weekend. When she asked if she could leave me in charge, I happily agreed. She gave me lots of rules about what I can and cannot do, but I'm getting a bit older and I'm pretty close to being in charge of this whole place. So I made the call to have a party. It was just some of my friends... who brought some of their friends... who brought some of their friends... yeah, it wasn't my best decision. I decided to go with it, though. It wasn't like it got really out of control or anything. I had a lot of fun, and so did Cuddles, even if no one else could see her.

The party lasted all night, and Aria didn't seem thrilled about it. Actually, she called the cops to break it up. Not cool, Aria, not cool.

It probably doesn't need to be said that when Mom got back from the spa, she was irate about it. The cops had to show up at our home and break up a 'roudy' party of unsupervised teenagers and what kind of example was I setting for Isael?! Yeah, it didn't sound great when she put it like that. I just kept my mouth shut, she probably didn't even notice that nothing was broken and that I cleaned up afterwards. Parents are like that sometimes. When we have kids, me and Cuddles are not going to be that harsh on our kids, that's for sure.

Besides, Isael is a great kid, well teenager now. I can't believe he's in high school with me. He's super smart still, gets the best grades. I must admit that he is a little boring, now, though. He mainly just studies and hangs out with Snuggles. He made the decision to look for alternative ways to bring Snuggles to life, so I wish him the best on that. I'm sticking with cold hard science for Cuddles. That isn't to say that if Isael figures something out for Snuggles that I won't listen. I don't care who finds the cure for being imaginary- a cure is a cure and I will do anything it takes to make her real.

My experiments are getting more and more advanced, as I was hoping school has taught me about making potions and what not. I need a lot of materials for my current potion making. Mom is not crazy about it, at all. In fact, I'd go so far as to say she's not supportive in the slightest. So at times I have to sneak out to get what I need. I'm not proud of it, but if stealing things that no body will miss will bring Cuddles to life, then it's worth it. She's my everything and she deserves to be able to live a normal life. Now about my choice of outfit- well, I don't know about you, but let's just say I'd like to look like I could afford the stuff I take for my experiments. Less suspicion that way, you know?

Well, Aria's had another baby, I guess Lucas and Angelina weren't enough for her. When we went over and visited them to meet Abigail, Cuddles started gushing about children again. Where as it reminded me that I still have not told her how I feel about her, it also spurred me on to continue finding a way to make her real. If she wants to have a baby some day, I'm going to do everything I can to make that happen, which currently means making her a potion. I haven't had a major break through, but I did figure out how to make someone lose their corporeal form for a few hours. Ok, I guess that is a major break through- if I can take away someone's body, then I'm closer to knowing how to give someone a body.

Well Prom has come upon us, mainly me. As I got ready to go, the only thing I could think of was how badly I wished that Cuddles could enjoy that with me. She'd love the prom, she'd love to be able to interact with everyone else. It's not that she doesn't love spending time with me, but come on, a girl needs girl company. I thought about staying home and spending the evening with her, but she insisted that I go and bring home lots of pictures. She's really something special. I think when I give her a body, I'll make sure it's just as pretty on the outside as she is on the inside. Cuddles deserves to be gorgeous.

I enjoyed prom, I'm glad Cuddles made me go. My party that one day must have been super killer, cos I got voted prom king! Cuddles teases me that she's going to make me wear my crown around. I'd like to see her try! Talk about how embarrassing that would be!

I guess I got a little too obsessed about my lab again, because Mom has been pulling me off of it and forcing me to work out. She says it's for my own good. I suppose it is nice to be stronger and manlier, plus Cuddles seems to like my new muscles. She says it's good for me not to burn my brain out on finding a metaphorum potion.

We recently got a hot tub, the family has been enjoying that. Well, I mean me and mom. Isael hasn't been around very much. He's been pursuing his dream of making Snuggles real and he's said something about working with the science facility on a top secret project. Unfortunately he can't tell me much about it, but I hope it works out for him.

I'm graduating. It's exciting- I can't believe my school years are already over! I'm happy to say that I'm on the verge of the metaphorum potion I've been working on so diligently. Cuddles doesn't seem quite as excited about it as I am. I think she's just getting nervous about her life changing. I would be too! She's an amazing woman, though, I know she'll be all right. She says she enjoys being able to sneak through the shadows, but I know she'll enjoy being real, more.

After graduating I set up a new wardrobe for myself. I took up inventing to make money, it seems to make sense, right? I'm full of wacky ideas, and being self-employed will give me all the time I need to work out the kinks on my imaginary metaphorum potion. I really am almost there.

Mom wished that I was going into a more traditional career, but she's good natured about it enough. She's turned over the reigns for this legacy and is letting me do my own thing. I'm really glad she's still around and looking out for me, but I know I'll be just fine.

Isael brought Snuggles home and she was real! We could all see her. It was exciting! I was so happy for him. Mom still doesn't believe that Snuggles is formerly his imaginary friend, sometimes I wonder how she'll ever accept Cuddles as a daughter in law... if I ever manage to get around to asking Cuddles to marry me. I love her with all my heart and I know that she loves me, but I'm just not sure she's romantically interested in me. Let's face it, she's never even met another guy, so how could she know if I'm really the one for her?

Isael was super secretive about the requirements for making Snuggles real, he said the science facility would be experimenting again in the next few years, but it was extremely costly. I am so close to perfecting my own formula that I don't think I'll need the science facility's help, but it's good to know that it's there as a backup option if I need it.

Well today is the day. I've done everything I can with my imaginary metaphorum potion. All that's left is to test it. Cuddles is really nervous, she's just sure that it's going to work. I hope so, I really do.

I can't believe it worked! I'm so excited right now! I'm nauseous and giggly and shocked all at the same time. I feel like I'm going to explode! Cuddles drank my potion and now here she is in the flesh, standing before me in all her radiant glory. I believe in the deepest part of my heart that we'll live happily ever after... if I can get up the courage to tell her how I feel. What if she says no? I'm not sure I could survive it, but I'm going to have to tell her soon. I can't risk another man wooing her away.
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That's it for this chapter! Will Aaron confess his love to Cuddles? Will Cuddles accept? Find out next time!

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