Six-year-old Kendall Knight finished the last question on his math worksheet before running up to his teacher, Miss Parks.

"Im finished!" he said happily.

"Good job Kendall. Thank you," she said, "You can go to recess now."

"Thank you Miss Parks!" Kendall went back to his desk and cleaned up the papers before scanning the room to find his 3 best friends, Logan Mitchell, James Diamond, and Carlos Garcia. He spotted Logan sitting on the ground off to the side setting up Connect 4. "Hey" he said as he plopped down next to Logan.

"What took you so long?" Logan asked. He finished his worksheet first, like always. Logan was very smart and always got A's.

"Sorry, I got stuck on number 7," Kendall told him.

"Well it's fine. It didn't take that long." Logan said. They began their game and took turns sliding little chips into the slots. Suddenly, James slid down next to them,

"Can I play the winner?" he asked, staring at their game.

"Sure" Kendall and Logan said together. Logan slipped the chip in and looked up at Kendall to see he had a huge smile.

"Ha! I win!" he held up his hands after dropping the last chip into the fourth slot to make 4 black chips in a row. Kendall began to play James.

"WHATS UP!" the three boys looked up to see Carlos, his normal hyper self, standing over them.

"The sky!" Kendall answered before they all burst out laughing.

Everytime someone would say "Whats up," they would say "The sky," and no matter what, it was always funny to them. Kendall was just about to make his next move when he was interrupted by the loud speaker turning on.

"Please pardon this interruption, could we please have Kendall Knight report to the office?" the mysterious voice said. The class errupted into their usual 'oooohs' before the teacher told them to quiet down. Kendall slowly stood up and looked at his friends.

"I didn't do anything bad since last week," he whispered, "what could they want?"

His friends shrugged and James stood up, "I'll ask if I can go with you to the office," he said. They walked up to Miss Parks desk and James gave his cutest, sweetest smile, "Miss Parks," he began, "could I please walk Kendall down to the office. I don't want him to get lost."

"Sure James," she said with a small laugh.

The boys exited the classroom and made their way down the steps. They walked down the long hallway and around the corner till they finally got to the office.

"Excuse me," Kendall said as he got to Mrs. Willson, the old secretary that has worked in their school for almost 20 years.

"Oh Kendall!" she stood up and gave him a big hug, "I have some excited news!"

Kendall let out a sigh of relief, "you mean I'm not in trouble?" he asked.

"No," Mrs. Willson assured him, leading him to the chair in the corner.

"Then what is it?" Kendall asked with a confused look.

"Your father called a little while ago," she told him, "He said your baby sister is coming today!"

"Really!" Kendall had a huge smile and he looked at James, "Did you hear that James!"

"Yeah!" James exclaimed, jumping up and down, "Thats great!"

"Now Kendall, someone will be here to pick you up in a little bit, so why don't you go get your stuff together," Mrs. Willson suggested.

"Okay, thanks!" Kendall grabbed James' arm and pulled him down the long hallway and back up the steps straight to their classroom. Kendall went right up to Carlos and Logan who were still playing Connect 4 on the ground.

"MY BABY SISTER IS COMING!" he screamed "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?" Before Logan or Carlos could respond, Miss Parks came over to tell them to quiet down.

"Sorry!" Kendall said, "but I have to go home now, I'm going to meet my new baby sister!"

"Thats great Kendall, congratulations!" Miss Parks said, "Go pack your things up."

"Okay!" Kendall said before running back to his desk. He quickley pulled out the books he needed and stuffed them in his backpack. He ran to the back of the room and grabbed his lunch box, which was still full, and put it in his school bag. He looked up at the clock and saw that it was 12:10. He heard his stomach growl and thought about how lunch was in 5 minutes. Kendall heard a knock on the classroom door and watched Mr. Garcia walk in,

"Hi" he said, "I'm here for Carlos and Kendall."

"Carlos too?" Miss Parks asked.

"Yes," Mr. Garcia responded, "Kendall's parents needed me to come pick him up and take him to the hospital and since it's about 30 minutes away and we would have to wait with him, we are bringing Carlos too," he explained.

"Okay, Carlos why don't you go pack up," Miss Parks said. Carlos had a huge smile on his face as he nodded and pulled his books out of his desk.

"Mr. Garcia," Kendall walked up to him, "Did she get here yet?" he asked

"Not yet, Kendall," Mr. Garcia said, "but soon."

"Is Carlos coming too?" Kendall asked.

"Yes he is," Mr. Garcia answered, "And Mrs. Garcia is coming too."

"What about Logan and James?"

"They will probobly meet us at the hospital after school." Mr. Garcia assured him. Kendall nodded and ran over to James and Logan.

"Make sure you guys come to see my sister after school, okay?" Kendall said.

"Got it!" Logan said, "we'll get out parents to take us!"

"Great!" Kendall exclaimed before giving them a quick hug, "See you then!"

He ran back over to Mr. Garcia to find Carlos with him, "Sorry," he said, "Now let's go!"

He ran out of the classroom, down the steps, and to the front door. He waited for a minute before he saw Mr. Garcia and Carlos coming down the steps behind him. Mr. Garcia pushed the heavy door open and walked to the end of the sidewalk before taking Kendall and Carlos' hands. They walked across the busy street and made their way to the Garcia's car where Mrs. Garcia was waiting.

Kendall and Carlos climbed in ad buckled their seatbelts, "LETS GO!" Kendall yelled.

"Wow, Kendall, you sound very excited!" Mrs. Garcia commented.

"I am!" Kendall said, "I want to meet my new baby sister and I want to get there on time to thank the birdie for bringing her!"

Mr. And Mrs. Garcia laughed. They had told all the boys that birds brought the babies wrapped in a cloth when they first found out Mrs. Knight was pregnant.

The rest of the car ride was mostly just Carlos talking on and on about all the comments he got on his new helmet that day. They finally arrived at the hospital and Kendall jumped out of the car and nearly got hit my another car.

"Slow down, Kendall!" Mrs. Garcia called out before taking his hand and crossing with him. They entered the big building and made their way to four plastic chairs in the waiting room.

"Do you think she'll like me?" Kendall asked Mrs. Garcia.

"Of course she will!" she answered, "Im sure she'll love you very much, just like you have to love her."

"I already do love her very much!" Kendall grinned.

"I'm hungry," Carlos said, pointing to his empty belly.

"You boys missed lunch, didn't you?" Mr. Garcia asked. They nodded and Mr. Garcia stood up. "Come on, let's go get some food," Mr. Garcia and Carlos started to walk away but stopped when they noticed Kendall didn't move.

"Aren't you coming Kendall?" Carlos asked.

"What if my sister gets here while were gone?" Kendall asked worriedly.

"If she gets here I'll be sure to come get you," Mrs. Garcia assured him.

"Okay," Kendall reluctantly got up and followed the Garcias down the long hallway towards the cafateria. As they walked through the halls, Kendall decided that he didn't like hospitals. They were too white. He didn't understand why Logan wanted to be a doctor if he was going to be surrounded by all white. The boys got ice cream and sat at a table eating it. They were happy they weren't forced to get sandwitches or something and were grateful that this was a special occasion where they could get ice cream. They finished the last bit of their ice cream before making their way back to Mrs. Garcia in the waiting room. When they arrived Kendall was suprised to see his father with Mrs. Garcia.

"DADDY!" he yelled before jumping into his fathers arms, "is she here yet?"

"Not yet kiddo, but soon!" Mr. Knight said, "I'll get you right when the birdie gets here!"

"Okay!" Kendall wrapped his arms around his father. Mr. Knight returned the hug before giving him a kiss on the forehead and gently putting him down.

"I gotta go, Kendall. I'll be back soon," and with that, he was gone.

Kendall and Carlos decided to play in the little area for kids. They were building things with blocks when a bigger kid came by and kicked Carlos's castle down.

"Haha!" he teased.

"Hey!" Kendall stood up, "Dont knock down my friends castle!" he yelled when he saw tears in his best friend's eyes.

"You can't tell me what to do!" the boy shot back. "Oh really!" Kendall took a step closer and held up his fist. The boy stepped back and finally turned and ran away.

"Thanks Kendall," Carlos said giving him a hug.

"Anytime," Kendall said with a smile. Mr. And Mrs. Garcia watched from the side.

"He is going to make a great older brother," Mr. Garcia said.

"Yes he is," Mrs. Garcia agreed.

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Kendall and Carlos waited for a couple hours before Logan and James finally arrived.

"Hey guys!" Kendall said happily, "how was the rest of school?"

"Good." James answered, "Did your sister come yet?"

"No. It's taking forever!" Kendall complained.

"Yeah! I don't like hopstitals." Carlos said.

"Carlos, it's pronounced hospital," Logan corrected him.

"Whatever!" Carlos rolled his eyes, "No matter what it's called it's still pretty boring!"

Then, Kendall's dad came out of nowhere and picked Kendall up, "Guess what?" he said.

Kendall's face lit up, "She's here!"

Mr. Knight nodded, "Boys, I hope you don't mind, I'm going to take Kendall to see his sister. You can come in a little bit okay?"

James, Carlos, and Logan all nodded. Mr. Knight led Kendall down the long hallway to a room with a white door.

'Great, more white' Kendall thought.

"Room 209!" Mr. Knight smiled at the number.

Kendall slowly walked into the room to find his mother laying sleepily holding a bunch of pink blankets. "Hi mommy!" he said, "where is my sister?"

"Right here sweety," she said, nodding her head at the little bunch.

Kendall peered over his mothers arms. His eyes went wide when he saw the beautiful baby wrapped carefully in the blankets.

"Do you want to hold her?" Mrs. Knight asked. Kendall nodded.

Mrs. Knight passed their new baby to her husband, "Sit on that chair honey." Kendall sat down in the chair next to the bed and Mr. Knight carefully placed the baby into his arms and positioned them correctly.

"Shes beautiful!" Kendall stared into her big brown eyes.

"Her name is Katie. Do you like that?" Mrs. Knight asked.

"Yeah!" Kendall smiled when he thought about how he told his mom the week before that he liked the name Katie. Kendall held onto Katie tightly. He knew he loved her more than anything else in the world the moment he saw her. He also knew that he had to love her and take her of her. He had to be there for her whenever she needed him and he had to make sure she was always safe.

"Katie, as your big brother, I promise I will never let anything happen to you!"