Our One Big Happy Family

Chapter One – The Nightmare Begins

Please remember to read the Author's Note at the end!

"Boys, I need to talk to you, two."

"Kids, I need to talk to you!"

"You boys know how I've been going out with a lot of women, lately, right?"

"You guys know how I've been dating a lot, right?"

"Well, I met this women."

"I met this man…"

"Well, I'm in love with her…"

"I'm in love with him."

"So I asked her to marry me."

"And, he asked me to marry him."

"And she said…"

"And I said…"

"Yes!"

"WHAT!?"

And that's how our little story began. Of course, we can't go straight to the wedding. I'm sure you'd like to see how us kids reacted to all this. But, even though our parents can act like love-sick puppies, always having their tongue hanging out of their mouth every time they see each other, we love them. So, like the good children we are, we completely agreed. But, when our parents weren't around… that was another story completely.

"I'm can't believe it!" said my sister, Nori, as she slammed her locker closed. "Did even care what we, her children, thought about this!" she hissed. My sister had sun-kissed blonde hair and ocean blues eyes. She also had tan skin. We may be twins, her being three minutes older than me, but those were the ONLY things we had in common. Everything else was different. While she was book smart, I wasn't. But I was everything else smart, which she was not. And when I mean everything else smart… I mean I had common sense and could see the obvious.

"She did ask our permission…" I pointed out, earning a dagger (glare) though the heart. Ouchy. She hated it when I pointed out the obvious, so, obviously, I died (got glared at) a lot. But, the truth was, our mother had asked our little family of five for permission. And we all agreed without hesitation. We love our mother, and wanted her to be happy.

Even if we weren't. You see, getting married wasn't the only thing going on. We had to move. After all, this guy, who we haven't even met yet, lives about forty minutes away. They just meet at the half way point most of the time.

But still, I don' know why we had to move. After all, there were five people living in our house, with only four living at this guys house. Well, okay sure, only one less person… And our house wasn't that big… And I had to share a room with Jin, my older brother, while Nori had to share a room with Yuugi, our younger sister. Oh, and my mother used our fold out couch to sleep on. Okay, I understand why we have to move but, for some reason, I'm the only one.

"It doesn't matter if she asked us or not! She should be able to tell we were all lying!" she yelled, stomping off to her next class. I jogged up next to her, looking at her with people may call my 'blank look'.

"Don't be like that Nori-chan. You know Mother really cares about this guy. You should be glad. After all, you were the one complaining that she spent too much time on her own." She, once again, glared at me. That just meant she knew what I was talking about and that she knew I was right.

She said nothing. She bit her lip, and looked around the hall. Finally she stopped walking when she noticed her friends were a head of us. Time for me to leave. I did not want to be stuck with all the hugs, kisses and tears. "I'll catch you later, Nori," I said, waving my hand over my shoulder as I walked away.

"Bye, Naruto-chan!" she said, waving back. She didn't see the frown on my face of the glare that I sent to the back of her head.

Looking back to where I was going I started to walk again as I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Oh, hey Gaara," I said sighing. "I have to tell you something…"

Gaara's green eyes stared at me, unblinking. I've gotten used to his looks, so it didn't bother me as much as it should have. "I'm moving."

He suddenly stopped walked, causing me to also stop walking and look bad at him. His expression was the same, even after he started walking again. "When?"

I swallowed nervously. "I won't be here on the Monday coming up…" I answered, keeping my eyes locked on his, even though he was staring straight a head.

"I see…" was his reply. He didn't say anything more about me moving until Friday, when he had to part ways to go to our houses, on the same street, but on opposite sides.

"I'll miss you." Was all that he said, no emotion showing on his face or in his voice. But there was something in his eyes that I will never forget.

Even though it was probably easy for my little siblings to say good bye to their friends, it wasn't at all easy for me. After all, they had no life. They were what, twelve, thirteen? Not even. And little Yuugi was only seven! Me, I was seventeen. Already in high school! I had a girlfriend who, by the way, was crying on my shoulder at the horrible news. Of course, I could come visit her on the weekends but that didn't mean she wouldn't miss me when I wasn't around.

I know all my friends would miss me. After all, I was a nice guy. I was smart. I wasn't some bully that thought the weak should be beaten on. I was liked by everyone, and for a very good reason, too. But, in a few months, maybe less, they'll be over it. When someone says my name, they'll say someing like: "Jin? Who's she?" They will even think that I'm a girl! The won't remember that all the girlishness of my family skipped over me!

I sighed as I looked at the mirror that was deep inside my girl friend's locker. I looked at my face that had lost all baby fat year ago. With my green eyes and brown-red hair. My green eyes from my Okaa-san and my air a mix of my Okaa-san's red and my Otou-san's blonde.

"Guess what, everyone! I'm moving!" A seven year old girl said to her seven year old friends. Yuugi smiled as all her friends started to talk about what her new room would look like.

"Sasuke-kun!" an annoying girl with pink hair screeched. Ever since we got to grade eight she thought she was so great, and talked to me all the time. I hated her with a passion, but she didn't even seem to notice the glares I sent her every time she came near me. "Will you go on a date with me!?"

"No." Was my simple answer. I was too bust thinking about this knew information I had, not that I would go out with her anyway.

Otou-san told me, my older brother, Itachi, and my sister, Itami, that he was getting married. He, of course, didn't ask us what we thought at all. Nor did he care. Unfortunately, this women's children, along with herself, had to move in with us. And, although, I didn't have to share a room with anyone because of our big house, they would still be there. In the same house. As him. Sasuke. The guy would didn't like being around anyone, besides his own family. Which, by the way, was because he had no choice but to get used them. But, but now, he had more people to deal with. Which meant much more to think about.

I sighed to myself as I realized that I started to think in third person again. This always happened when I have way too much to think about. I'm just glad that I have a brother and sister who has to deal with it, too.

Itachi looked down at the piece of paper in front of him that had a list off all the homework he had to do. He wasn't even in second period yet and thelist was may to long for is liking. He wondered how he was ever going to finish it all.

He was way too busy to think about the fact that people he didn't even know were moving into his house in a couple of days.

Itami glared at her English teacher. How she hated him. Always going on and on about Shakespeare and stuff. Yeah, that was his job, but that didn't mean she could hate him for it, right?

She had already forgotten all house her new brothers and sisters. That, and she didn't really care, as long as they didn't like to go through her stuff when she wasn't around.

Author's Note: Yes, I know I should be working on the stories that I already started but I really didn't feel like it. So, I decided to start and write this. I came up with the idea while watching a show… Although, I can't remember what it was. I decided it was a good idea and decided to test it out.

I know this chapter isn't very long, but I'm planning on making the other chapters longer, since it will have more than the kid's reactions to hearing that's their parents were getting married. The next chapter will have, of course, the move and possibly the ride there, but only if you guys want it to. It will also have the two families meeting each other, which will end up in a few fights, but also a few of them getting a long perfectly. I'm not quite sure what exactly what I'm planning, though.

As of yet, there are no pairings, besides Jin and his girlfriend, which probably won't be brought up much, since I don't even have a name for her yet. And if there are some pairings, I'm not planning on making it just happen, since this is my first serious story that I'm planning on continuing. Although, I think I might let you guys vote on a few pairing, so feel free to suggest some. I won't be adding anything that isn't already on the list, so feel free to suggest anything. Het and Yaoi pairings are both welcome. I don't mind if their from the new family, as long as their not related by blood. I don't know how long with will go on, so take your time in voting, since you can only vote once and you can't change your vote unless you give me a really good really good reason why I should.

Suggestions are welcome, since I am a writer in training. But, if you do make a suggestion make sure it's clear on what the problem is and how I can fix it. Just don't say "This sucks" or something like that. Be as mean as you like, as long as I learn something. That's a bunch for those who take the time.

I also like suggestions for the plot. Although, I hardly ever change what I already have in mind, knew thoughts are always welcome.

Well, I hope you liked the first chapter and that you plan on reading the next chapters I post. Please review and let me know what you think.