AN: Alright, so this had to be deleted. We don't need to get into why, but it just did. So, I'm reposting it. Nothing is changing, I'm just posting it again. I hope I get some of my old readers and some new ones as well.
-Chelsie

I don't own One Tree Hill or Raising Helen. I own Madeline, Sophia, and Kiley.

Chapter 1- When Everything is Wrong

"Madeline, you only have 5 minutes," Brooke yelled into her 13 year old niece's room, "if you don't get up now you're gonna stay home all day."

"If you tell her that she'll never get up," 12 year old Sophia said as she walked by Brooke on her way to the kitchen.

"Are you all ready," Brooke asked.

"Yea," Sophia said.

"Alright," Brooke said. "Madeline!"

"Relax, I'm awake," Madeline whined.

"Where's Kiley," Brooke asked Sophia.

"She's in our room," Sophia said, "she didn't get dressed or anything yet. She's kind of upset."

"I got her," Brooke said, "go in there and make sure Maddie's actually up."

"OK," Sophia said as she pushed Maddie's door open, "Maddie!"

"Kiley, are you ok," Brooke asked as she walked up to 6 year old Kiley's bed in the room that her and Sophia shared.

"Not really," Kiley said.

"What's wrong babe," Brooke asked. She sat on the edge of Kiley's bed.

"I still miss them," Kiley said, "and last night I told Maddie and she said since it's been more than a month I should be over it."

"Ky, dont listen to her," Brooke said, "you can miss them for as long as you want."

"Are you sure," Kiley asked.

"Yea," Brooke said. "How about you get ready for school now?"

"Alright," Kiley said, pulling herself up. "Since it's Friday, can we go to the mall tonight?"

"Yea," Brooke said. "Do you need help getting dressed?"

"No, I'm ok," Kiley said as she got out of her bed. Brooke walked to the kitchen where Sophia was at the table eating, and reading a Seventeen magazine.

"Where's your sister," Brooke asked.

"In the bathroom," Sophia said, "she's straightening her hair. She's gonna make us late."

"You can relax, I'm done," Madeline said as she walked in the kitchen. "Where are my boots?"

"In your closet," Brooke said. Madeline turned and walked back to her room, and Kiley came from the bathroom into the kitchen.

"Are you all ready Kiles," Sophia asked Kiley.

"Yea," Kiley said. Madeline came back in the kitchen and they were all ready to go.

"Do you all have everything," Brooke made sure before she locked the door.

"Yea," Madeline, Sophia, and Kiley said at the same time.

"Alright," Brooke started as she locked the door, "I have to work until 4:30 today, so Maddie's in charge until I get home. Kiley, listen to her, and Maddie, be nice to Kiley. We'll go out to dinner at 5. Where do you wanna go?"

"Friday's," Maddie and Sophia said.

"Is that ok Ky," Brooke asked.

"Yea," Kiley said.

"After dinner we'll go to the mall and then after the mall we'll get ice cream and watch a movie," Brooke said.

"Can we watch Wedding Crashers," Maddie asked as they got in the car.

"Kiley can't watch that," Brooke said.

"Can we watch Click," Sophia asked.

"Yea," Brooke said.

"We should've stayed home today, we're gonna be late," Maddie said.

"Well too bad, you're almost there," Brooke said. "What did you say to Kiley last night?"

"I said a lot of things to her last night."

"About missing your parents."

"Oh, right. It's been a month and a half. She should be over it by now. Me and Sophia are."

"Don't tell her things like that," Brooke said, "she was upset earlier. And trust me, Sophia's not over it."

"Whatever," Maddie said as Brooke stopped the car.

"Sophia, make sure you remember to get Kiley on your way home," Brooke told Sophia as they walked into the middle school so she could sign Maddie and Sophia in late.

"I won't forget," Sophia said, looking at Maddie. Maddie just gave her a look back, and walked away to her locker.

After Brooke finished signing them in, she drove down the street to the elementary school so she could sign Kiley in. After the three of them were at school, she drove to work. Of course she was late, but she knew she was gonna be late anyway. She was late most of the days for the last month and a half.

At the beginning of September, Brooke's sister, Emily, and her husband, Austin, died in a plane crash. They were on their way back from vacation for their anniversary. Now, Madeline, Sophia, and Kiley had to go with someone, but nobody expected Brooke to get custody of them. She didn't even think she would. She just figured that her parents or her cousin that they wwere close to would get them, but no, it was her.

1 month and a half earlier

Brooke was sitting at the kitchen table in her sister's house with Madeline, Sophia, Kiley, her cousin Danielle, her parents, and the lawyer, James, that was about to give one of them custody of them.

"Which one of you is Brooke," James asked.

"I am," Brooke said.

"Well, it looks like Emily wants you to have them," James said.

"Really," Brooke and Madeline asked at the same time.

"Read this," James said, handing Brooke a piece of paper.

"The custody of Madeline Eloise, Sophia Jane, and Kiley Rachael Walker is given to Brooke Penelope Davis," Brooke read the first line out loud.

"I'll leave you to talk about this," James said. He got up from the table and waited in the living room.

"Let me see that," Madeline said, taking the paper from Brooke.

"Trust me, that's what it says," Brooke said.

"Why can't we live with you," Madeline asked Nora, Brooke's mother.

"Why don't you want to live with your aunt Brooke," Nora asked Maddie.

"Because, she's not responsible to take care of us," Maddie yelled, "and anyway, she's only like 25."

"Madeline, age doesn't matter, your mother was only 19 when she had you," Nora said.

"I'm going to bed," Maddie said. She ran from the kitchen and ran up the stairs. Everyone knew when she was in her room when they heard her door slam, which caused them all to jump.

"Mom, do you just want them," Brooke asked.

"I would love to have them, but I just can't bring them out to California," Nora said.

"Then Danielle, you just take them," Brooke said.

"But I wanna live with you," Sophia said. Brooke could tell that Sophia was trying her hardest not to cry, but she couldn't hold it anymore.

"Me too," Kiley added.

"Well I have to do something that's fair to all of you, and if Maddie doesn't want to, then," Brooke started, but Sophia stopped her.

"Who cares what Maddie thinks, she was being a bitch, and," Sophia sobbed, and Nora stopped her.

"Sophia Jane Walker, watch your language," Nora said.

"Sorry," Sophia mumbled.

"How about we just talk about this in the morning," Brooke said to Sophia and Kiley.

"That's a good idea, after we all have enough sleep," Nora put in. Everyone got up from the table to get ready for bed.

"Can you come back in the morning," Brooke asked James.

"I guess it didn't go well," James asked.

"What gave it away," Brooke asked sarcastically.

"Fighting, crying, yelling, do I need to go on," James asked.

"Yea," Brooke said, "we all need a lot of sleep."

"Is ten tomorrow morning good," James asked.

"That's fine," Brooke said.

"Alright," James said, "I guess I'll see you at ten?"

"I guess," Brooke said, and James went to the door. Brooke went to the living room, where her parents and Danielle were talking.

"Is he coming back tomorrow," Robert, Brooke's father asked.

"Yea, he's coming at ten," Brooke said as she sat on the couch next to Nora. "What are we gonna do about them?"

"You have to decide," Nora said to Brooke.

"I have no problem taking them, but Maddie," Brooke said, and Nora stopped her.

"She's only 13, you don't let a 13 year old tell you what to do," Nora said, "do you want to take care of them Brooke?"

"Well, yea, but I don't know anything about being a parent," Brooke said, "if you won't take them I think that Danielle should."

"Why do you think I should," Danielle asked.

"Because you know what you're doing," Brooke started, "you have Callie and Leila and you're a really good mother to them, and you would be really good to Maddie, Sophia, and Kiley too. Trust me, I wouldn't be. I don't know what to do with myself right now, so how would I know what to do with them? I mean, I guess I have no problem taking them, but I guess only if I had to."

"Brooke, there's a reason Emily wanted you to have them, and I'm sure it was a good one," Robert said, "Em was always good at making decisions." Brooke thought for a minute.

"OK, I'll try it," Brooke said, "but if I'm bad at it Danielle gets them."

"That's fine," Danielle said, "but I think you'll be fine."

"I'm gonna go try and talk to them," Brooke said as she got up from the couch. She walked upstairs, and she stopped and looked around in what was her sister's room. She looked at the pictures that were around the room. They were mostly of Maddie, Sophia, and Kiley. They were happy in the pictures. Now, Maddie was far from it, and Sophia tried to keep herself together, but she couldn't. Kiley only understood so much, but she still cried about it. Brooke knew they'd eventually be back to normal, but she was gonna give them as long as it took. She walked to Kiley's room pushed her door open a little. Kiley looked like she was asleep, so she closed her door again.

"Aunt Brooke," Kiley asked.

"Yea," Brooke asked.

"No, I just wanted to see if that was you," Kiley said.

"Can you come here," Brooke asked.

"Yea," Kiley said and she pulled herself out of bed.

"Go wait in Maddie's room," Brooke said.

"OK," Kiley said. She ran to Maddie's room, and Brooke went to Sophia's room. She was laying with her face in her pillow, crying.

"Are you ok babe," Brooke asked, sitting on the edge of Sophia's bed.

"No," Sophia cried, "I miss them a lot."

"I know you do," Brooke said, "come here." Sophia let Brooke pull her into her arms. She layed her head on Brooke's shoulder and cried.

"I really wanna live with you," Sophia whispered when she stopped crying.

"You'll get to, don't worry," Brooke said, kissing Sophia's forehead.

"Good," Sophia said, "but you know Maddie isn't gonna give in."

"I'm gonna go talk to her, come on," Brooke said, and Sophia followed her to Maddie's room. Maddie was laying on her bed watching Brothers and Sisters, and Kiley was sitting next to her.

"What do you want," Maddie asked.

"I wanna talk to all of you," Brooke said.

"About what," Kiley asked.

"You're gonna live with me," Brooke started, "and Maddie, before you say anything, we have it all figured out."

"Why can't we just live with our grandparents," Maddie asked.

"Do you really wanna go all the way to California," Brooke asked Maddie.

"No, but if we live with you we have to go to wherever you live," Maddie said.

"Maddie, please," Sophia begged, "wouldn't you rather live with Aunt Brooke? Do you know how much fun that would be?"

"Yea, please Maddie," Kiley asked.

"Fine," Maddie said after a minute, "but if I don't like her I'm gonna live with Danielle."

"Fine," Brooke said, "how irresponsible do you think I am anyway?"

"A lot," Maddie said, laughing a little.