It was a sunny day when Riley Matthews was adopted. She was taken in by Stef and Lena Adams-Foster, and introduced to her new siblings: Callie, Mariana, Brandon, Jude, and Jesus.

Moving from New York to California was definitely a change. There was no Maya in New York, or Farkle, but also no Lucas. Maya got Lucas now that she was here, and while the thought made her heart hurt, it also made her smile. Maya deserved someone good like him.

She hadn't said good bye to anyone, unsure if she'd even be missed. Now here she was, with a huge family-sort of like her old one-and with two moms instead of the one she had (the one who had favored her best friend).

A part of her worried she'd be loved least even here, because she was the newest addition, but she also felt that wouldn't be the case. She had two older brothers and two older sisters now, she wasn't the biggest kid.

She'd get to feel how Auggie did, be spoiled even. But then again, how spoiled could she be when there were five other kids in this house?

They all seemed nice enough. Riley wasn't sure if she'd fit in at school, but she was hopeful; especially because she'd have the others there too, and Jude in her grade. There was no way that she'd get bullied with older siblings attending school with her...Not like at John Quincy, when they'd disliked her sunny disposition and goofiness. Her room was...well, she actually didn't have one yet, she just had been bunking in the living room, on the couch.

Did she miss anything about home? Yes, of course. She missed Auggie and her uncles, her friends, and the apartment they lived in; this was her new home, though, and she would do her best to make it someplace she'd never want to leave.

Callie hadn't been expecting the Fosters to adopt a new kid, especially not one so soon after she and Jude, but the brunette seemed sweet. She was very innocent, way more than any of the rest of them were, which meant they'd have to do their best to look out for her.

"Moms said that they're stopping to pick up pizza," Jesus chirps from where he lounges on the couch, phone in hand. "Do you have specific requests, Riley?" Everyone was still learning about her, so every little thing was a question her way.

All the kids glance at her while they wait for a reply, and she blushes from the attention, "Um, just no meat, please. I'm a vegetarian." She'd eaten meat up until about a year ago, realizing that harmless animals were being slaughtered and it wasn't right for them to lose their lives for her stomach to be satisfied.

A proud smile instantly graced Mariana's face. "Glad I'm not the only one anymore who believes animals have just as much right to life as we do," she comments, before looking back down at her laptop.

A snort from Jesus and eyerolls from everyone else. They all cared about animals, just..not enough to give up meat. It was too good. Bacon, chicken, sausages, all of it. When Stef and Lena got home, she and Mariana ate cheese pizza happily-giggling over outfits from the latest awards show-and even though she shouldn't have, Callie felt the tiniest bit jealous.

Jesus had noticed how cute their new 'sister' was, and not just the way a kitten was. However, he didn't dare try anything; he'd seen what happened with his brother and Callie. Still, it wasn't a crime to look at her, right?

He had been going downstairs to make sure she was comfortable with enough blankets and everything, which Riley took as nothing more than him being kind. She didn't seem to notice when she was being flirted with, because he'd noticed a few people try now, and she treated them all the way she did everyone.

Mariana had caught him staring once, and he'd pulled the old 'spacing out' card, and she'd seemed to buy it. "Do you miss them?" He asked suddenly, fixing her pillows up as she braided her hair.

It takes her a few seconds to reply, but when she does, she says, "Miss...?" A smirk comes on his face, wondering if she has moved on from them already, until he sees the confusion in her eyes.

"Your parents. Your friends. Any of them."

"Oh."

Her tongue darts out to lick her lips, and she nods slowly. "I do, sometimes." Everyone knew the basics of her family, what her parents did and about Auggie, the names of her best friends.

The Lucas kid sounded like someone Jesus would get along with, and Farkle seemed like he'd be a dork like Brandon. Callie would probably favor Maya, and who knew what trouble they'd get in together?

With a hand moving through dark hair, the twin sits across from her. "Not enough to leave us and go back though, right?" He teases, eyebrows raised.

Even though it was playful, she answers softly in a sad tone, "No, I would never go back."

A/N: Okay guys, why do you think Riley was adopted by the Fosters? Did she run away from home because she felt neglected and in competition with Maya over Lucas? Maybe something happened at home, like a family tragedy? Did I decide to make Corpanga terrible people? I want to know your guesses, so be sure to comment/like/follow for more! 3