Hello there my fellow readers. As I type this away this final addition, for I always include the top note last, you all may be thinking that I am such a dedicated author. I am in fact and that is why you have the beginning of a new story right now. I know I should be more focused on my regular work but I just had to up publish this for I have thought about it non stop and the urge to not publish it now is killing me. I love this story idea and it's kind of going to be fun to write.

What this story is about is the lives of Scarlett, Harold, Izzy and Scott. You see, in this story, Scarlett and Harold are siblings to one another while being cousins to Izzy and Scott, who are siblings to each other as well. They all may look different in the eyes of the people but unknown to them, they all actually like each other and constantly hang out.

Out of the four main characters, I decided to do it in Scarlett's P.O.V. for she is my favorite one and I can see the whole story being within her point of view.

What is also fascinating about this story is the fact that a handful colorful characters such as Sugar, Cody, Duncan, LeShawna and Dawn will also be making appearances in the story. There were be a lot of humor, sadness, romance, drama, etc. within the story.

Enjoy this first chapter and another AN awaits you at the bottom of the page.

Scarlett's P.O.V:

Geometry is child's play, simple. I don't know why I must take the class when I already know more about Calculus, Geometry and Chemistry than what most Seniors will learn in half a cycle. I laugh at the thought while me and Harold, who is my brother by the way, are walking to our first day of Sophomore year at Cree High School. While Harold is focused on his video games, I am focused on nature. It's a cool September morning with the leaves of Autumn are coming to life and changing toward the many shades of color at makes this season beautiful. I often like to focus on the little details of life. Whether it's from the types of wing movements that birds make in flight to the type of marble used within the architecture of a building, I always have a curious mind that always asks questions despite me being one of the most smartest people at Cree High.

I was alone in my thoughts, thinking of a important philosophical question of Socrates when I suddenly hear three voices that I am too familiar with. I turn my head and noticed my cousins and that farm girl heading toward me and Harold.

My family is weird, I do confess, and by weird, I really do mean weird. For starters, sometimes, I am ashamed of having a nerd who has few friends as my brother. I mean, sure, Harold is weird at times and may be obnoxious and disliked by a huge mass of people but nether less, he is still my brother. People are always shocked when they find out that Izzy and Scott are cousins to Harold and me. While people see me and Harold as quiet bookworms, they see Izzy and Scott as wild sneaky people who are too similar to a pack of hound's in celebration when they have found a fox to hunt for. Yet, once when you get pass their appearance, Izzy and Scott are not bad but I would still watch what you do... but that's just me. I actually like my cousins but Sugar on the other hand...

I hate her with all living passion.

Scott's choice of women is picky. He likes farm girls and is currently dating one... aka: Sugar. I mean, together, they act like woke barbaric dogs who go on looting stress like the Visigoths sacking Rome. They use foul language, say the most sexual stuff when we dine together and they are always kissing. Oh God! The thought of them two kissing just makes me sick!

I sighed as the trio finally caught up with the two of us. I liked having Izzy and Scott along but if a bus was located near by, I would run over Sugar until she was like a giant slushy. Although it would be called murder, it would be worth it. My sanity was shattered into a bunch of shards when Sugar yelled very loudly,

"Good Morning to y'all! It's cooler out here than a pile of ice cream all over my luscious body."

Her statement almost made me gag. Her body? I get sick when she comes over in her bathing suit and I do not need to know how that ugly farm girl looks without any clothes on. Ewww...

Thank goodness Harold saved me from those awful thoughts when he replied,

"Good morning Sugar. How are you this morning?"

"I am doing good, thanks for asking. How is Scarlett doing?"

I decided not to answer for I hate Sugar in the name of humanity. Scott saw that I wasn't replying to Sugar and so he told me,

"What's wrong Scarlett? Cat got your tongue this morning?"

"Nope. I am just not in the mood for small talk, that is all."

"You not in the mood? Why Scarlett, how shocking that is! What a pity."

"Oh, save your sweetness for your girlfriend and not me!" I snapped at him.

"Ok! I am sorry! Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers, you goose."

I just turned away from him when I noticed him reaching for Sugar's... Don't you even go there, Scarlett! Anyways, I turned to see Izzy leaping from pole to pole like a monkey searching for bananas in the forest.

"What on this earth are you doing?" I asked her.

"Swinging from pole like what we did when we was kids! Want to join me?"

"No thanks."

"Okey than, your loss is my gain."

I sighed as I kept on walking toward Cree High. I was alone for most of my friends never walked with me but always came over at one time or another. I wish I had someone to talk to about my likes, my passions, my hobbies, etc. I just feel alone in this world, despite having friends. Reason why I feel so alone is that when I see all of these people at Cree High that is within a relationship, I actually feel sad. Despite me not wanting on based on my personality and my appearance, my heart is yearning for a guy that will be right for me.

My thoughts were interrupted once more when I heard the familiar bells of Cree High once again. That means that we are not too far away form the school. While we are walking closer, the beauty of the bells rung in the morning sky as the birds flew away. Kind of similar to The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Ah yes! When I hear the bells of Cree High, I think back to this movie and the beauty of the noise that it makes. Another thing that I notice is similar to the two structures, Notre Dame and Cree High School is the architecture.

As we walk up to Cree High School and enter the school for the first time in a long time, you are taken away by the Gothic Architecture that is present at the whole school. From the arches and vaults and the sculpted figures to the bell towers, the bells and the beautiful stain glass windows that is everywhere. While most students would not care about the beauty of the school, I do for the windows, especially the four Rose Windows, is what adds a romantic feeling over the school.

I quickly lose my focus on the beauty of the school when the huge bells ring, bringing back a familiar sound that I love. However, the beauty of the bells was shot lived when I was handed a schedule for my first semester of Sophomore year that went like this:

1st Period: Art (with Madame Picard)

2nd Period: Geometry (with Mr. Brady)

3rd Period: French (with Madame Voiles)

4th Period: Lunch

5th Period: P.E. (with Coach Smith)

6th Period: Chemistry (with Ms. Harris)

I wasn't too cherry with this but I could live with it. I wasn't looking forward for Geometry, Chemistry and P.E. for those are either ridiculous classes or too easy for me. It was around that time that Principal McClean came onto the intercom and announced to all around in the most annoying voice:

"Well back prisoners, uh... I mean students. For the first day, follow your schedule and go to your assigned classes. That is all."

I sighed loudly as I walked up the Grand Gothic Staircase toward the art room, which was the third room, on the left side of the fourth floor. I was so not hoping that my first day would start like day but hey, it could be worse. I walked into the art room, which was also like a French salon to a degree, and sat down at one of the chairs available. As the people were walking in, I could see some of my classmates already. The Queen of Sluts Dakota, Big Boob Dummy Lindsay, Ruler of the School Heather, Wannabe Beth and Drug Addict Duncan. I was relived that at least one sane person was going to be in here with me. Witch Reader Dawn. I mean, although she is a witch, she and I have a good friendship although most people don't notice.

After a while of sitting there, Madame Picard finally arrived. Walking in behind her was a new face I had never seen before. It was a guy, short, had teal eyes that possessed a charm to them and brown soft hair. He was wearing a nice tropical shirt and was wearing a nice pair of tanned pants. Madame Picard looked at us and said,

"Fellow students, we have a new student here. Allow me to introduce you all to Cody Anderson."

There was a sound of silence within the air. Cody weakly went,

"Hello."

Madame Picard turned to him and asked,

"Now Mr. Anderson, where would you like to sit?"

"I don't know. I'll you decide Madame."

"Very well. Not let me see, hmm..." she said as she was trying to figure out where to place him at. "Why don't you sit by Scarlett?"

"Who is Scarlett?" he asked.

"Scarlett, will you raise your hand?"

I slowly raised my hand and he saw where I was sitting. He thanked Madame Picard and he slowly made his way over and sat in a empty seat next to me. Madame Picard than told us that we can do whatever we want today and so the whole roof was soon filled with all sorts of conversation. Cody turned to me and said,

"Hello Scarlett, nice to meet you."

I didn't know what to say for a boy has never came up to me and spoke with the type of softness that Cody had. I just stood there, speechless. Afraid to say anything embarrassing.

So nice to leave it at a cliffhanger! This marks the end of a story that has so much hope and grace within it. I love the idea of a Scarlett and Cody as a couple and I am probably the first person who have published a story over them. Anyways, I don't know when the next chapter will be out for I am having to cutback on my FF time if I want good grades.

So with no more to say...

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