Hello people of Fan Fiction, it's me, Katy's best friend and you fellow writer, Toni. I, as Katy would say, "hacked into her account", but there was no hacking, she said it was okay to use it, so I just 'let myself in.' So yeah, I know, another Coraline work, and I erased my old one, I know. I just didn't like it very much and I thought up this idea so I though, why not?

One quick thing. Bio:

Name: Austin Trent Jones
Age: 9
Hair color: dark red
Eye color: dark blue
Info: Austin is mischievous and clever, he can think on his feet. He doesn't like Coraline, and is resentful of his new home, but he deals with it anyway. He likes going out into the fog and searching around, due to his natural curiosity. Austin is smart but doesn't know what he's capable of, why else would the Other Mother be interested in him?

I'm not used to Disclaimers yet because I don't usually write fan fiction, but oh well.

Disclaimer: I do not own Coraline or anything related to the movie, I only own my own characters.

Chapter 1

Coraline Jones remembered a time when she wanted a little sister, to have someone to play with, to have someone to look up to her. She'd begged her mother for another sibling, but after countless arguments and promises that were to be inevitable broken, Coraline soon gave up on her wish.

Over the years she'd come to love being an only child. But deep inside she still wanted a sibling.

But when she got one, he just got her into more trouble.

It was a regular day in Ashland, Oregon, it was cloudy but with no sign of rain. Coraline Jones was sitting in the living room of her family's flat, her hazel eyes swam over the television set with no interest. She had nothing better to do for now, Wybie was at the dentist with his Grandma for the morning, he was coming home later for a movie marathon they were going to watch at his house. But for the next few hours or so, she had nothing to do.

Her father had gone to some sort of convention for the week and her mother was gone when she woke up. There was a note on the fridge that said:

Coraline,

Gone to do some errands. Be good while I'm gone,
will be back shortly. There is food in the fridge in
case you get hungry.

Love, Mom

Coraline crumpled the note and threw it behind her, uncaring. "How long is 'shortly'?" Coraline thought out loud.

"Coraline, I have a surprise for you!" her mother's voice called from the front door.

"Apparently not that long," Coraline thought out loud again and went to go see her mother's surprise.

I just hope it's not like the time she tried to surprise me with a dog and it got hit by a truck, Coraline thought bitterly.

"What's the surprise?" Coraline asked, trying to sound enthusiastic, "It's not another dog is it?"

"No, Mrs. Lovat doesn't allow dogs on this particular flat," Mrs. Jones joked, although still using her usual uninterested tone, "This is better."

Now Coraline wasn't faking her enthusiasm, "What is it Mom?"

Mrs. Jones stepped aside, revealing a nine-year old boy with messy red hair and frigid blue eyes. "Coraline, this is Austin. Austin this is Coraline."

"And why is he here?" Coraline asked, skeptical of her surprise.

"Coraline, don't be rude, say hello to your new brother."

Coraline froze, "B-brother! He can not be my brother- Mom, I ask for a little sister for ages, and now you give me...that!"

"That?" Austin spoke up, "You're one to talk! And what is up with your blue hair, this isn't the circus!"

"What about your hair?" Coraline snapped, "It's as red as a firetruck!"

"At least mine's natural, Caroline," Austin mocked.

"It's Coraline! C-O-R-A-L-I-N-E!" Coraline yelled.

"I didn't know you could spell such a big word," Austin smirked, "Now try to understand this. I H-A-T-E-"

"Children!" Mrs. Jones cut in, keeping them apart, "You need to get along!"

"There's no way I'll ever get along with her," Austin said and ran up the stairs to his guest room.

He's going to be a real pain, Coraline thought with finality.

Coraline had had her little brother for less that a half hour, and she already wanted him gone.

A/N: I edited this chapter, by A LOT. So yeah, hope this is kind of better Artemis629! Oh and my name is just Toni, but it's usually short for Antonia. Hope that helps!