Chapter 1

"So Jacqueline why are you here?" Dr. Hearst asked.

"Uh, that's a no brainer. It's 'cause I crashed my mom's Benz." Jackie said rolling her blue eyes.

"And why's that?" the man asked.

"Jimmy, we've been over this already, it was the squirrel's fault. That little bastard came out of nowhere." the girl replied excitedly.

"Really?"James asked raising an eyebrow at her in disbelief.

"Yup, that's my story and I'm sticking to it." Jackie said stubbornly crossing her arms across her chest.

Dr. Hearst sighed. "Yes, I know all about your natural affinity for attracting evil squirrels."

"Good you finally get it." Jackie said.

"Why do you think the squirrels love messing up your life?"

"It's not just the squirrels, Jimmy-boy. It's the inanimate objects, too. My test attacked me the other day, look I got a paper cut!" exclaimed Jack shoving her finger in the doctor's face.

Dr. Hearst pushed the finger away calmly. "Yes, I see, thank you."

"Did I tell you how the bed tried to eat me when I had my big presentation for English; it was like that scene in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' when Johnny Depp got swallowed by his bed!" she continued ignoring him

James raised his eyebrow again.

"Did you know that you tend to do that a lot when I'm around." the 15-year-old stated pointing to the raised brow.

"You amuse me. Now, so I can tell your mother I deserve the fat paycheck I get, what's going on with your family?" James asked.

"The usual fucked-up-ness. Mommy's on boy toy number 3 this week, Austin hates me, Tyler ignores me, and Daddy dearest pretends I don't exist. Pretty much normal in the life of Jackie Marceau." Jacqueline said with a bored look on her face.

"Did you try reaching out to any of them?" He asked.

Jack shook her head. "Why associate with people who wish I was never born?"

"To get acceptance you have to put yourself out there. You need to make that effort to get to know your father and brothers." James told her.

"It is so much more fun when you aren't all serious Mr. I have a degree from Harvard doctor dude. Actually that could be forged; your name might not even be James Hearst. Oh my god you could be a SERIAL KILLER running from the FBI!"

'Ding!'

"Oh, looks like today's session is over. Buh-bye Jimmy, tell Mrs. H I say hi and thanks for the cookies." Jackie said standing up and leaving the room.

Jacqueline Marceau sighed as she walked into her Psychology class. She was a 15-years-old high school junior because she skipped a grade when she was in kindergarten.

"I'll kiss you for a dollar." She told one of her best friends, Brian Smith, as she sat in her seat between him and her other best friend Veronica Marcuzzi.

He turned to look at her in disbelief.

"Okay I'll make out with you for five dollars." she said to him.

"What the hell?" he asked her amused.

"I'm desperate." she replied shrugging.

"What would you do for twenty?" a voice asked from behind them.

Jackie turned to see her older half-brother Tyler Simms, who was ignoring them, and was looking straight at the blackboard apparently oblivious to his surroundings, and his best friend Reid Garwin who was leering at her suggestively.

"For you a black eye." she responded sweetly before turning her back towards him.

"And me?" Brian asked wrapping his arm around her.

"Something that would have us arrested for indecent exposure if done in public." she responded winking at him.

"Shit." Brian exclaimed seeing that his blazer had a piece of gum suck to it.

"Where the hell did that come from?" Veronica asked as the two girls looked at him in amusement.

Jackie heard snickering behind them but before she could turn to snap at the two boys Ms. Chase walked in.

"Mr. Smith?" she called noticing Brian's waving hand.

"May I go to the bathroom?" he asked.

"During first period, whatever for?" she asked him.

"I got gum on my blazer." he said showing them the blue jacket.

"That you do. Fine take the pass." she replied. Brian got up and walked out of the class. The red haired woman picked up a stack of papers from her desk and started to pass them out.

When it reached Jackie she noticed it was a packet. When she looked through it she noticed some of the questions said things like 'Favorite color', 'Least Favorite food', 'Favorite book'. She turned to give the blond sitting next to her a confused look. Veronica shrugged.

"As some of you may have noticed this packet has a couple of personal questions. This is going to be the first project of the first quarter. It will be worth 35% of your grade. You will work with a partner and get to know them. Their likes, dislikes, a typical day in their lives and so on." she explained. Everyone broke out into excited whispers.

"I partnered everyone up so that you don't pick your friends and do nothing," she told them. Everyone groaned.

"Sorry Aaron, I know how much you wanted me for a partner." Jackie said loudly causing everyone to laugh and said boy to mock glare at her. She winked at him and waved. He smiled back and shook his head.

"Thank you for that Ms. Marceau, may I continue class?" Ms. Chase asked dryly. Jackie saluted in response.

"Okay here are the groups.

Alyson Changeling and John Hans

Aaron Abbott and Keira Snider

Jensen Boleyn and Brody Adams

Caleb Danvers and Brian Smith…" Jackie tuned everything out until she heard Veronica's name.

"…Veronica Marcuzzi and Reid Garwin." she heard her friend groan.

"Sorry Ronnie." she murmured comfortingly. She waited to see who her partner would be.

"…Jacqueline Marceau and Tyler Simms," everything around her stopped suddenly.