AN: Surprise pitch...Perfect 3 coming to theaters in December...(bet you thought you saw the last of me). Hola people peoples! Hi hi! I'm back! After much work and many hours spent, I give to you the mega story this is. As stated, the plot and most of the mains came from my wonderful Cat roleplay account of the Twitters. Regardless, it can be read as a separate entity aka you can forget I even said anything.

Disclaimer: the Victorious characters belong to Nickelodeon and Mr. Dan Schneider and all others either are mine or someone else's.

{{Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. (Carl Sagan) }}

"Today is September 10, 1997," Edward Valentine spoke into his camcorder. "And Miss Caterina, what are we doing today?" He turned the camera to his youngest.

"I'm going to pre-school! And Doggy's going to kindergarten!" the little girl explained with bubbling enthusiasm, pulling a slightly older boy into the frame.

"What if they call me Franklin again like they did last year?"

"Daniel-" the man set the camera down and knelt to his son's level- "Franklin is your first name, remember? We call you by your middle name. Just tell your teacher you'd like to be called Daniel or Danny, okay?" The young boy nodded in partial understanding.

"Daddy-" little Caterina pulled on her father's pant leg- "hurry up! We're gonna be late for my first day of school!"

"Caterina, we need to wait for Mommy. And your school doesn't start for a least another hour." The little girl cocked her head to the side, not yet understanding the concept of time. "Two episodes of the Waggafuffles." Her father held up two fingers.

After ensuring that their children had everything they needed and looked presentable for school, Edward and Joan Valentine loaded the kids in the car and took off towards the elementary school. The family of four walked Daniel to his classroom.

"Bye Doggy!" Caterina wrapped her arms around her brother. "Have fun at kindergarten!"

"Okie dokie, Kitty Cat. Have fun at preschool. And I won't let anyone call me Doggy 'cept you!"

"Goodbye, Daniel!" Both Valentine parents hugged their son goodbye.

"I'll be here to pick you up when the day is okay." Mr. Valentine ruffled the hair on his son's head. "Okay Caterina, it's time for you to go to school too." After a short ride, the Valentine's arrived at the preschool. Mrs. Valentine took her daughter out of her car seat and set her on the ground, smoothing out a wrinkle or two in her new pink dress.

"Daddy, I don't wanna go to school anymore. Can't I just stay at home? I promise I'll be good!" Caterina looked around at all of the other kids. Some of them already looked like they had made friends. Then, there were a few kids crying and holding onto their parents. Everything just looked so big and unfamiliar to Caterina.

"Now Kitty Cat, you know you can't do that. Daddy and I promise that you'll have lots of fun. Daniel was excited for his first day of school!" Joan Valentine reminded her daughter.

"Doggy already has friends! I won't know anyone here!" The little girl pouted. All of the sudden, a noise caught her attention. It sounded like…piano music. Following the sound across the playground, Caterina struggled to see through the fence separating the two properties. "What's that?" she looked back at her parents amazed.

"Hollywood Arts," her father read off of a sign by the entrance to the parking lot, "performing arts high school. That's where people go to school if they're really good at singing and dancing and pretend playing and want that to be their big people job."

"Can I go there when I'm older? Pleasey! I promise I'll go to preschool!" A school where the people got to sing and dance and play pretend all day long! Caterina couldn't have thought of something more perfect and fun.

"Well you're still a while from high school," her mother chuckled lightly, "but if you still want to go there when you're big enough, we'd love to send you to Hollywood Arts."

"But first, you need to go to preschool, can you do that?" Mr. Valentine asked, getting down to Caterina's level.

"Uh huh!" She nodded eagerly. "Cause Daddy, if I don't go to preschool, I won't get to see all the big kids sing and dance in the morning!"

"That's my girl!" He smiled. "Hug Mommy and Daddy goodbye so you're not late."

"Love you, Kitty Cat!" Mrs. Valentine hugged her youngest. "You'll have to tell me all about your first day when I get home tonight."

"Bye baby girl!" Mr. Valentine picked Caterina up. "I'll be here in a few hours to pick you up, okay? I love you very much." He kissed her forehead and set her back down on the ground. The two adults led the little girl over to where the other children were waiting to be let in the door.

"Bye bye!" She waved as all of the children piled into the brightly colored building.

Ed Valentine has kept his word and was waiting outside the minute the school day ended. He took Caterina out to lunch and they even stopped at Freezy Queen on the way home (but don't tell Mommy or Daniel). He explained to his daughter that, from now on, Grandma would be the one picking her up and she'd go to Grandma's house until it was time to get her brother from his school. Caterina understood, though. She knew he did important work stuff in his office, and, even though she'd be on her best behavior, he couldn't take care of her like Grandma could while he was working. A few hours later, the pair picked up Daniel from kindergarten. He proceeded to tell them everything he had done during his first day and Caterina gave her account. The siblings talked the whole way home, both very excited to go again tomorrow and spend some time with their beloved Grandma.

"And I met this girl named Jade and this boy named Robbie and they helped me build a castle and then this boy named Andre showed me how to play a song on the piano and…" Caterina babbled on and on between mouthfuls of food. "And Doggy found a bug outside!" To say she had a good first day of school would be a huge understatement.

"That's wonderful!" Mrs. Valentine exclaimed, happy that her child had a good first day. "But Caterina, please chew your food before you talk. You don't want to choke on your chicken!" She lightly reminded the young girl.

"Kay kay, Mommy!" The little girl smiled. She was really glad Doggy had a good day at school too and she couldn't wait until tomorrow so she could tell Jade and Robbie and Andre and everyone else all about her brother's first day and all the fun she had with Daddy and would have with Grandma. School was amazing, and, one day, she'd be a big kid too and go to Hollywood Arts and sing and dance all day long!

My dearest Caterina,

Today you began your journey of your life. Your first day of school was a huge success! You probably won't remember this when you're older, but your father said you talked his ear off about all of your new friends. Caterina, always surround yourself with people who love you just as much as you love them. Never let anyone tell you that you use too many sparkles or are too happy. Never forget your first best friend and why they became your friend in the first place. You are going to face many challenges in your life, but never forget the people who will stand beside you. The enthusiasm and pure joy you exhibit every day is truly a gift to the world. Your father and I love you very very much, Caterina. Please never forget that.

Love,

Mommy

AN: I really hope you think this is off to a good start. Great ready for many many many more chapters to be updated (hopefully) at least 3 times a week! Shoutout to my great children (not really my kids): the Kiddo, my Gravy, and my Kitty; my baby giraffe; the Mother Cushion, peeve, and last but never least, the Wifey! Anyways, it's nearly a quarter past 2 in the morning and I need to wake up half an hour early to listen to a friend's presentation. Gnite!