Elouise was Oona's younger self. She was happy around 4-6, and she really loved the town activities. She and Art who was shrink to the same age this time had a fun school workshop today, and then an after school scouts thing. They both really enjoyed being scouts, but Elouise especially loved it. Girl scouts was a thing that Oona had moved around too much for as a kid despite always wanting to do it. This was a fun opportunity to do it again, and she really soaked up the entire experience. She had every badge and she was not about to let anything get in the way of it! Especially not feeling lousy in the morning.
It wasn't too hard to get past Mommy on the chaos of getting her two small littles ready for school. Elouise woke up knowing she was ill enough to get forced into staying home for, so she got herself dressed, did her own hair, and splashed a little water on her face. She even pulled out her big self makeup and found a very soft blush, and gently put a little on her cheek, to make herself not look sickly pale. Perfect, now as long as no one felt her forehead, no one would notice! She also managed to climb up to the top of the medicine cabinet and grab some fever reducing medicine before Momma woke up. She was definitely not supposed to touch medicine by herself, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Ivy was surprised that morning to find that Eloisie had woken up before her and was nearly ready.
"Good morning kiddo. What are you in sucy a hurry for? Excited about the scouts meeting?"
Eloise nodded quickly, happy that she did not have to fill in the gaps by herself and come up with an excuse.
"I really love scouts Momma! I cant wait for today!"
Ivy smiled at that, happy that an activity the town had brought Elouise so much joy. In the chaos of making breakfast and getting everything ready for both kids, by the time they had their backpacks on and were bouncing out the door, Ivy had missed the barely keeping up Elouise. She had done a decent job at looking alive, but by the time she had gotten to school and Ivy had left, Elouise felt like she had been run over by a truck. She barely made it through the class and when she got to the recess, Art gave her a skeptical look.
"Sissy, you don't look so good. You kay?"
Elouise shook her head and gave Art a very serious look.
"No not at all but we CAN'T TELL MOMMA"
Art bit their lip worried for a moment.
"I mean you could just go home sick and rest? It isn't like you would be in trouble for being sick"
Art felt Elouise's cheek and frowned.
"Yeah I dont have thermometer fingers but you gotta fever"
Elouise sighed, knowing her secret was safe with Art here because they had a no snitching pact, but worried about it in general about how she was going to get through the rest of the day
"I mayyyybe just maybe knew I was sick before leaving the house. I mean its not a crime to try school, right?"
Art laughed a little at that.
"Isn't everything a crime when you are a kid in this town? But in all seriousness how about we find a not suspicious place to sit. Like away from the grownups"
Ivy, meanwhile, was working on some projects on her laptop when she got an alert. The Avery band alerted her when one of her kids was actively shrunk and spiked a fever over 100. Elouise had just hit that point, which made Ivy curious. She closed her work and pulled up the data analysis collected on Elouise's bracelet and went back through the temperature logs. There was point in the morning where it was creeping up, and then a point where there was a drop. Interesting. Fevers did not usually do that on their own.
Ivy made a mental note to ask her daughter about that and then called the school. She told them to page Elouise to the office without an explaination.
Ivy's kids exchanged glances back in the class when the phone ringed and their teacher told Elouise to grab her things and go to the office. Art gave her hand a squeeze. Somehow, Momma figured it out and they both knew it. Art mouthed 'may the force be with you" and Elouise sulked to the office, where she saw Ivy in the lobby.
Ivy bent down and felt her forehead, brushing her hair back gently.
"Someone feels sick hm? And should not have gone to school today"
Elouise pouted and crossed her arms.
"Yeah too I should have come! At least I tried! And I dont feel that bad I could still make it!"
"Not a chance. You have a fever and you are going straight to bed little missy. And when you are feeling okay again you and I are going to have a serious talk about not pushing it when you don't feel good"
Ivy took Elouise's hand and walked her to the car. She sulked along as she thought about the words 'serious talk.' Those words never seemed to mean talking when used in that tone.
"But Momma I want to stay in school! We have scouts today! It's no fair!"
Ivy bent down and looked Elouise in the eyes.
"I know you don't want to miss the fun things but you have a fever and I know you are feeling horrible. Sometimes we have to sit out fun things to be nice to our bodies. Now I am already going to put you to bed when we get home, but I will put you to bed with a red bottom if you want to pitch this fit little girl"
Elouise pouts and crosses her arms in protest but she doesn't say anything more, doing just enough to show she was annoyed but not enough to ensure that her Mommy would follow through on the threat to spank her. It was a short walk to the school, but Ivy drove so her already exhausted girl could be comfortable. Ivy helps her up into the booster seat and drives home, and when home she scoops Elouise out of her chair and carrys her inside. Elouise clings to Ivy, happy for the comfort despite still having a whirlwind of feelings.
"Come on baby, lets get you into some jammys and down for a nice nap. And some more medicine"
Elouise cringes when she said 'more medicine,' feeling the implications of what Ivy just let on. Ivy smirks to herself when she feels her daughter tense up, knowing her hunch was right, her clever girl had indeed got into the fever reducers.
Ivy quickly got Elouise out of her school outfit and into some cozy pajamas, and braided her hair back to be sleep comfortable. She brought a little cup of children's tylenol over and some juice to chase it with. The more she did, the more exhausted Elouise got, and it showed.
"Still think you would have been able to make it through the day baby girl?"
Ivy asked gently, brushing the hair out of Elouise's face.
"No. But why is trying so bad Mommy?"
Elouise frowned, feeling emotional from the whole ordeal. Ivy laid down next to her and opened her arms, and Elouise quickly cuddled in. Ivy wrapped her daughter up in a big snuggle.
"I love you baby girl. Trying isn't bad sometimes, but there are also times when you are just too sick to begin with, and if Momma says no that is my call to make and you get to stay home and be taken care of."
Elouise sunk her head down a little, realizing that she was being called out just a little for sneaking by this morning.
"If you feel badly in the morning and want to try it you can always ask. I might say no but I might say yes depending on how you are. But you sneaking past me making yourself look okay when you are feeling terrible is never allowed."
Ivy took a finger to Elouise's cheek and wiped some pink pigment off, and Elouise wiggled at the increased call out, despite Ivy not even scolding her very much, she felt like she was being admonished anyways.
"I know. I just really wanted to go Momma"
Elouise frowned and Ivy tilted her chin up to meet her gaze, still snuggling her girl close and being gentle for the sake of knowing she felt quite ill.
"Is that an excuse to try to sneak past me Elouise?"
"I guess not"
The girl sighed, studying Ivy's face to try to figure out if she knew the rest. Ivy raised an eyebrow and watched for the telltale body language
"Anything else you want to fess up to?"
"How did you know?"
Elouise groans, knowing right there that she was doomed. Ivy gently but firmly tapped her daughter's bottom.
"Fever data baby. You know what fevers typically don't do? Go down when they were rising. So I checked the cabinet and sure enough, climbing the cabinet had a few things knocked over"
Elouise frowned and hid her head in Ivy's shoulder, busted but also feeling awful in just every way.
"Sorry Mommy"
Ivy rubs her back and kisses the top of her head.
"Don't worry about it right now baby girl. Your butt and I will have a long talk about it later. Right now I want you to get the sleep you should have been getting here at home'
Elouise groaned, knowing exactly what that meant. That was a problem for later her, but she felt the impending doom. Still, Ivy's warm snuggles made her feel safe and happy for now, and she was quickly able to sleep it off.
Ivy arranged for her friend Alyssa to bring Art home for her after the scouts meeting. Alyssa was Mina's best friend Alex's Mommy, and a KDD officer who was happy to help out. She and Alex walked Art home and Art got to ride on Alex's cool kick out scooter, which was a fun treat.
When Art came home, they were careful to be quiet and came over to climb into the bed with Mommy and sissy, and Ivy wrapped them up into the cuddle puddle.
"Hi there also my baby! Did you have a good day at school?"
"Yeah it was okay. So much less fun without sissy! And I didn't let the scouts do anything fun without her! We are planning to go on a bird watching hike! But I made 'em promise not to do that until after she is feelin' better."
Ivy smiled at that, their sister bond was so sweet.
"That was very nice of you baby, I am sure she will appreciate it. Especially because it is bird watching!"
Art laughed, Eloise had always liked seeing different birds, which Ivy always joked that at this rate they would have to join the aubudon society.
Eloise was waking up a little, and pulled Art in for a big hug.
"Good morning sleepy, how are you feeling?"
"Happy sissy is home. And still cruddy"
Ivy felt her forehead and looked at her bracelet.
"Still a little fever but it is looking better. You are probably stuck here one more day love. But I will make us chicken noodle soup for dinner"
Elouise slept through most of the day, and the next day she stayed home as well. She tried to argue for going but a stern glare from Ivy and a "do not even think about going to school until you are all better the only part of your body that is overheated is your little bottom" quickly shut down that protest. On the third day she was finally feeling mostly better, but Ivy kept her home for more rest, and for the dreaded talk while Art was at school.
After a nice midday nap, Elouise awoke in the master bedroom to Ivy working on her laptop beside her.
"Hey Momma. I am feeling a lot better now I think. No more fever. So we can go back to normal now right?"
Elouise tried her biggest puppy dog eyes which got a smile and a hug from Ivy.
"Yes we can go back to normal programming. I am glad you are feeling less cruddy. But you know what has to come first little girl"
Elouise squirmed and whined.
"But Mommyyyy"
"Oh don't you but Mommy me Elouise Hawthorne. You know very well why I am going to spank your little bottom. You took medicine without my permission, and you made yourself seem okay knowing you were not so you could go to school anyways. That is a lie baby, I should wash your little mouth out but I will spare you there, but I am still going to make sure that you are one very sorry little girl"
Elouise goes wide eyed at that and scrambles.
"But Mommy I am already one sorry little girl! One very sorry little girl! You don't gotta spank me!"
Ivy laughed and shook her head.
"Oh yes I do. And I am glad that you are a very sorry little girl because you are in big trouble. Now I do not want to hear any more protests, I want to hear a yes Mommy and for you to go stand in time out now Elouise"
Elouise pouted harder and crossed her arms
"Fine!"
She slid down the side of the bed and went to stand in the corner crossing her arms with a big hmphf.
"Okay my fussy girl that just got time out doubled and clearly you need a reminder of how we do time out in this house"
Ivy went over to the corner, slid Elouise's pants and panties down, and bent her over for a long series of smacks to her little bottom. She stuck her stubborn daughter back in the corner, who stood there with a sad pout rubbing her stingy bottom. Ivy went back to the bed, grabbed the wooden spoon from the bench, and set a timer for twelve minutes.
Elouise sniffled, feeling sorry for herself in this position. She did not think it was very fair, she just wanted to go to girl scouts after all. She figured it was best to not push it any further, and stayed quiet minus some little sad noises. Once the timer rang, Ivy held out her arms.
"Come here baby. Come get a Mommy snuggle first"
Elouise pulled up her pajama pants and panties and quickly ran to climb into Ivy's arms. Even when in trouble, she wanted all of the extra love and warmth she could soak up.
"I'm sorry I lied Mommy I just wanned to go so bad"
Ivy knew she was genuine, Elouise was a very soft little girl, she was mischevious like all of the littles but she thrived on being loved on and praised and hated to make anyone upset. Ivy knew that in these situations, getting a spanking would ultimately make her feel like she could move on and that no one was mad at her, but she was also very careful to make sure that she was very loved and doted on all the way through. It was interesting to all of them how each had different needs. Art's little self and Ivy's little selves Mina&Mari were the kind of littles who needed a lot more intensity with their discipline. They could not get the release of a good cry without it, but Elouise was basically close to tears before even being pulled over her Mommy's lap.
"I know baby. And I know you are going to remember this the next time you do not feel good. It's Mommy's job to take care of you my baby, and I can't do that if you hide being sick, hm? And I won't ever make a choice that is not in your best interest. If you ever miss a scout thing, we will make it up. I want you to be a full part of your world and get to do all the things you love, but when you are sick that just puts pause. Not goodbye. So next time you need to let me take care of you"
Elouise nodded and hugged Ivy tight, and Ivy wrapped her up in the biggest hug. After a little bit, Elouise whispered
"Okay. I'm ready"
Ivy kissed the top of her little girl's head and set her down, and gently pulled her pants and panties down, and lifted Elouise back up over her lap. Elouise wiggled in anticipation but tried not to be too squirmy. Ivy rested the wooden spoon on her daughter's bottom.
"The most important rule in this house is that we do not do things that harm us Elouise"
With that, she lifted the spoon and began to bring it down with a flick of her wrist, not terribly hard but just in the right way to make it have that extra sting.
Elouise quickly reached back and found her hand pinned back by Ivy's.
"Owwie Mommyyyy"
Ivy did not miss a beat and continued to rhythmically smack back and forth on the center of her wiggly girl's bottom. She spaced out her lecturing in between each set of rapid smacks.
"So when you make choices"
"That are bad for your body"
"You will find yourself right back"
"Over Mommy's lap"
"For a very sore little bottom"
Elouise whined and wiggled her legs harder.
"Okay Mommy no more lying bout not feelin good!"
"Oh I hope so little girl because this will only be the warmup next time"
Ivy moved down to Elouise's sit spots and upper thighs and made the smacks just a little harder, which earned a louder yelp whine, and some soft flowing tears.
"I'm sorryyyy"
Ivy continued to make sure every inch was covered in a pink glow before going back up to give the center of each cheek some final hardest finishing swats.
"Now we are going to take care of our bodies my little love"
Elouise's cries became stronger and Ivy knew she was pretty close to the end. She gave the final few smacks and then pulled up Elouise's pants and panties, and pulled her baby up for a big snuggle. Elouise wrapped her arms around Ivy's neck and Ivy hugged her as tight as she could.
"I've gotcha baby, it's okay. I love you very much and I'm not mad"
"I'm sorry Mommy, I will lissen to you an not go to school feelin sick an you give me med'cine and all the stuff no lies no"
Ivy rocked her gently back and forth.
"Hey now, it is all forgiven and behind us. You are my good little girl and you are feeling better and we can have a normal day tomorrow. And for the rest of the day you are just my little girl who got a good spanking and that is a very normal thing here isn't it? You can just have a cuddly day with Mommy and everything is back to right in our little world"
Ivy snuggled Elouise until she was out of tears. Once she was feeling better, Ivy too her to the kitchen and set her on the kitchen island stool, and made them grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch, with tomato soup for Elouise to dip in. Ivy held up her triangle of a sandwich.
"Sandwich cheers to feeling good enough to eat tasty food again and not just chicken noodle hm?"
Elouise giggled and cheersed sandwiches with her Mommy and the two had a nice lunch. Afterwards Ivy let Elouise snuggle with her and watch a movie until it was time to pick up Art from school. She let Elouise stay in her pajamas but slipped her in a nice warm sweatshirt.
"How about we go get sissy and you two can play together at home this afternoon hm? Tomorrow we can go to the park after school but today is a cozy day in for the Hawthorne family"
Elouise nodded and held Ivy's hand as they went to the car. Once they got there, Ivy swapped the bottom of Elouise's car seat with a knobby seat. In the Kindhaven community, all of the carseats had swappable seat bottoms. The normal padding, a wood, and a knobby. If a little was spanked, their parent or caregiver almost always would make them sit on a hard or the more painful knobby bottom to make sure they felt their spanking a little longer.
"But Mommyyyy"
Ivy quickly shut that down with a stern look.
"Oh no miss missy, you know the rules. For the rest of today, you are going to remember that you have a spanked little bottom."
Ivy gave Elouise's bottom a firn smack and scooped Elouise up who pouted when she was sat on the knobby seat. It was not even that painful, but it still was unpleasant.
"Was that a yes Mommy?"
Elouise sighed and nodded.
"Yes Mommy. I will be good and not complain bout the knobbys"
"Good girl. Now it wont be too long, lets go get sissy"
Ivy drives to the school and sees the kids all coming out. Since they were littles and not actual elementary schoolers, and lived in a very safe place, the kids typically got to be let out unless they were supposed to go to daycare after school. Ivy had sent Art a message to their Avery that she and Elouise would park and meet them in front of the school. Ivy parks near the front and hops out and waves when she sees Art. The teachers in the front help the kids cross the street safely and Art runs up to Ivy and is wrapped in a big hug.
"Hi Mommy! It's you and sissy!"
Ivy had been having Mina's best friend Alex and her Mommy Officer Alyssa walk Art home, and while that was super fun because Art got to ride on the kick out skateboard, nothing beat getting to go home with Mommy and Sissy.
"Hi baby! It's me and sissy! Lets get you buckled in"
Ivy quickly gets art all strapped in and Art and Elouise hold hands excited to see each other, with both yelling "sissy!" At the same time, chatting while Ivy drives them home.
"I missed you! Goin' to school is not as fun without you!"
"I missed ya too! Bein' sick was no fun neither. But I'm all better now!"
Art claps excitedly to hear Elouise was back to her normal self.
"So we can play at home? Or do you still gotta be in trouble?"
"Yeah! Mommy said we could play all afternoon! I already gotted spanked and time out so I'm not in trouble no more right Mommy?"
Ivy nodded and held a thumbs up to her kiddos in the back seat.
"Elouise is 100% free as long as you two behave yourselves, because there is still plenty of time in the day to spank you voth if you don't listen to Mommy"
Ivy said that in a light and half joking way, and got quick
"No Mommy that's okay!"
"We will be super duper good we promise!"
Ivy laughs as she pulls into the driveway.
"I am sure you will my babies. I am just teasing you, mostly. You still better be good! But I love you both very much and I am so glad Elouise is feeling good enough to go play and go back to school tomorrow. Life is normal again in our crazy home, hm?"
That got a "yes Mommy!" From both kids, who were quick to run inside once unstrapped from their carseats, happily giggling together as Ivy watched them play, smiling because their little family was back to their normal, healthy, and happy selves.