So here I go again diving into doing a story that I really shouldn't be putting too much though into I seem to love overfilling my plate even when I'm full but this story idea was considered when I was writing 'How cliché could you get?' Only reason why I didn't do it was because another series was in the works. Doesn't help that I wasn't super happy with the ending of my last Daria and Kevin story it was…okay but I know it was rushed and that's only because I wanted that story to end before I started up a new project and that story just got lost to time. So here go again Daria and Kevin take two! This story takes place starting from around Jane's Addiction and then…goes from there.

I still own nothing but the plot

Daria pov

Lawndale population least than two thousand, home of the Lawndale Lions a typical middle class suburban town were nothing ever really happens and the stuff that did happen wasn't even worth mentioning. Yes the suburban town of Lawndale had very little to offer; but if you kept yourself busy with your friends you can get through the day to day grind. Too bad for one Daria Morgendorffer though whom currently was trying to power through the grind by herself. Her usual partner in crime Jane Lane was hijacked away by one Tom Sloane.

This has been happening more and more lately as her best friend's new relationship became more serious with each passing day. And where did this leave one Daria Morgendorffer? Currently at the local library that most of the town barely knew existed. Yep Jane was out on another date and Daria not wanting to spend all day re-watching a marathon of Sick Sad World (again) decided to retreat into a building that was becoming both a place of both comfort and annoyance.

Daria thought back to a time before Lawndale, a time before she had Jane and she was left to muddle through the world on her own. She didn't like those times they were dark times where no one understood her and she thought that was just how it was always going to be. It was why she'd been saving for that cabin in Montana since fifth grade clearly thinking that isolation would be in her future. Then she came to Lawndale and everything change for the better. Until now…it wasn't the first time Jane had left her high and dry over a guy. That time when Jane joined the track team wasn't exactly a happy memory but it was over way sooner than this Tom situation that was happening currently.

"Hey Daria?!" a male voice says breaking Daria out of her thoughts.

"Kevin?" Daria questions turning to face the last person she'd ever thought she'd run into at the library Kevin 'I'm the QB' Thompson.

"Can you help me find a book?" Kevin asked the question so casually like a question like that wasn't one of the signs of an upcoming apocalypse. "Daria?"

"I'm sorry did you just ask me to help you find a book?" Daria asked staring at Kevin in disbelief.

"Oh! It's not for me." Kevin explains in his usual manner of speaking somehow realizing why his question had caught Daria off guarded. "My little sister needs help finding a book. And then I saw you over here and since I know you like to read books and stuff I thought you'd be able to help."

Now that made a lot more sense to Daria then Kevin actually looking for a book for himself! Daria turned her chair slightly looking down she could now see the little girl standing next to Kevin. His sister must have been between the ages of five and seven she even looked very similar to her older brother same black hair and same brown eyes. "Oh…I didn't know you had a little sister." Daria states as the thought suddenly occurred to her. She and Kevin were by no means friends but she felt that she should have already known this as small as Lawndale is.

"…Neither did I." Kevin says with a bit of a sigh.

And with that sentence said Daria's day had taken a turn though it was hard to say if it was for the better or worse. Now she found herself walking with Kevin and his newly found out little sister Kristen down the children's reading section. Any other day she would have made a comment about how Kevin must have felt at home in the children's section. It would have likely gone over his head but it would have provided some entertainment. Right now though a dark cloud was hanging over the party's heads, Daria knew Kevin could be clueless, goofy, and obvious but even he wouldn't have been clueless to a younger sibling unless there was infidelity involved. A part of her wanted to ask a larger part of herself though knew it wasn't her business to ask because again Kevin and she weren't friends in the least.

"It's okay to ask you know." Kevin said in a serious tone somehow sensing the burning question on Daria's mind. "It's not like people won't find out eventually."

"It's none of my business." Daria says in her monotone voice, even though it was true Lawndale was small, Kevin was popular this would have reached her at some point even if she hadn't been at the library today.

It was only when Kristen was out of hearing range did Kevin speak again in a serious tone that Daria was not at all used to. "It was my dad you know…I guess mom couldn't have really hid something like this." There was a comment on the tip of Daria's tongue but she swallowed it down. "He was…seeing someone else who lived two towns over…she died and now Kristen has to live somewhere." He explained it so simply like he understood that the matter was serious but at the same time was having trouble processing the information.

"Oh." Daria says, what else she could say at a time like this 'Sorry your dad cheated on your mom?' maybe there was something like a get well card but for this type of situation instead that she could give him.

"Yea." Kevin says with another sigh as an awkward silence fell upon them, once again the reminder that the two weren't friends and therefore didn't have to dive deep in conversation became even more painfully obvious.

"I found a book Kevin." Kristen speaks up breaking the silence, even she looked awkward standing there looking down at her feet.

"Okay Kristen…we'll go check it out." Kevin said looking down at his little sister. "I'll see you later Daria." Kevin waved goodbye walking away with a pained look on his face like he wanted to talk more but didn't know how to ask.

"Later." Daria says trying not to sound too awkward, feeling weird about wanting to give permission to Kevin to stay and talk but not knowing how to tell him that either.

Kevin pov

"Later." Daria says trying not to sound too awkward, feeling weird about wanting to give permission to Kevin to stay and talk but not knowing how to tell him that either.

Kevin took one last look at Daria before following after his sister to the check-out desk, never in a million years would he have ever thought he'd be checking out a book from the library but here he was! After getting Kristen the book Charlie's Web or something? The two newfound siblings walked back to Kevin's jeep in the parking lot, as Kevin drove them back home he couldn't help but think about the events that led up to this moment.

Kevin Thompson was a lot of things the most important of course was being the QB and one of the most popular guys at Lawndale High. He had trophies, friends and Brittany (though there was some action on the side). He wasn't as smart as someone like Daria in fact he wasn't as smart as a lot of people but that was okay he didn't need to be because he was a great football player and one day he'll play college football then get daft in the NFL. Kevin Thompson, QB, boyfriend, son, future football hero….big brother?

The idea of becoming a big brother didn't used to fill Kevin with such anger, in fact when he was younger he used to ask his parents all the time if they'd ever have another child. Kevin had always imaged having a little brother though one that would be just like him and follow the Thompson football legacy. Having a sister was okay too after all that was one more person to cheer for Kevin. Apparently though unknown to himself and his mother he got his wish seven years ago.

His parents had still been teenagers when they had him, barely out of high school and in his father's case not even a graduate. They might not have even ever stayed together if his mother hadn't gotten pregnant with him, but that was okay they got married they made it work, they were happy! At least in Kevin's mind they were, he always knew that his parents' relationship was similar to the one he had with Brittany back in high school with the break-up, make-up and cheating. He always believed it ended with their high school days and newfound parenthood.

Apparently though that was not the case; his father hadn't really changed and Kristen would now always be there a constant reminder that his parents hadn't really pulled it together. He felt so much anger whenever he thought or looked at Kristen. It wasn't her fault she didn't ask for it any more than he had seventeen years ago but the hate was there. It was a feeling Kevin never really felt, at least not like this it made him feel guilty too. That's why he had taken Kristen to the library today (that and his parents were fighting at home again) guilt 'Was it normal to feel this way?' he should have asked Daria while he had the chance she would have known she's a big sister. She probably wouldn't judge him for his feelings either, he wasn't close to her by any means but this he knew for sure. Just like he knew that she wouldn't gossip about his family the minute his back was turned. That was why it was always easier to talk to her when he had problems understanding his feelings. The town will know though eventually…this wasn't something you can hide but at least it wouldn't come from Daria. Anyone else would have taken this info and tell everyone while enjoying watching the Thompson family fall to pieces. Not Daria though she just wasn't that kind of person.

And that's the end of chapter one. The rest may or may not come out later in the spring. Please read and review!