Busy, Busy, Far Too Busy

**Busy, Busy, Far Too Busy** is a Winter 2023 fanfiction based on *Encanto*.

## Summary

Camilo works himself a little too hard, and ends up breaking down.

## Synopsis

One morning, Sabrina asks Camilo to help her dust the house. Camilo turns into Luisa's forms to do so, and as they work, he starts to get tired, but ignores it.

Outside, Isabela is working in her garden, and asks Camilo to use her form to bring a basket of fruit inside. She has concealed some papaya inside that she made for Pepa, who had been craving it nonstop. Camilo shifts into Isabela's form and brings the basket into the kitchen, where Julieta is working. Julieta, not realizing that it's Camilo and not Isabela, asks Camilo to bring some roses to Sra. Gamero, who has been feeling sad recently, which he obliges.

When Camilo comes home from Sra. Gamero's house, he finds Mirabel trying to move a potted plant. Even though he is feeling worn out, he shifts into Luisa's form to help her out. Mirabel, like Julieta before her, does not realize that it is Camilo and not the real Luisa, and thanks "Lu" for helping her. Camilo feels a little unappreciated, but doesn't show it to Mirabel.

Now that he has done so much work and is feeling tired, Camilo decides to go upstairs to have some quiet time and read a book. On the way upstairs, he trips and rolls his ankle, putting him in pain. As he picks himself off the floor, he hears Alma and Félix coming inside. Alma is frustrated that she hasn't seen Camilo all day (due to him spending so much time in Isabela and Luisa's forms), and Félix mentions that Camilo can occasionally be a *flojito* (meaning "little lazy"). Camilo, normally immune to such negative comments, feels a little broken, and goes to his room to cry.

Outside, Dolores and Stefanie come back from a walk, and Dolores hears Camilo crying. Dolores, as well as Isabela and Stefanie, go upstairs to ask what's wrong and comfort him (even if Stefanie doesn't know what "flojito" means). Dolores offers to talk to Alma and Félix, but Camilo declines, saying he wants to talk to them himself. The girls decide to leave Camilo alone, and Isabela apologizes for asking so many favours of Camilo.

Outside Camilo's room, Isabela and Stefanie run into Félix, and explain that Camilo has gone for a lie down.

About an hour later, Camilo wakes up from a nap, and goes downstairs to talk to Félix. He explains that he dislikes being called a flojito. Félix apologizes to Camilo.

At dinner time, Alma and Luisa both comment on how busy they were that day. Alma is confused when Luisa mentions she's been moving buildings all day, until she realizes that it must have been Camilo working in the house in Luisa's form. Understanding what's been happening, Alma apoligizes to Camilo for previously being angry with him over her misconception that he had been avoiding his chores all day.

## Characters (in order by appearance)

* Camilo Madrigal
* Sabrina Madrigal
* Isabela Madrigal
* Julieta Madrigal
* Rosita Gamero
* Morisa Gamero
* Mirabel Madrigal
* Alma Madrigal
* Félix Madrigal
* Dolores Madrigal
* Stefanie Madrigal
* Luisa Madrigal

## Trivia

* This story was first published on February 11th, 2023.