I sat in the back of the family SUV staring out the window looking at all the passing scenery. In the car with me sat is my rather large family waiting to arrive to their destination. In the front seats was my father, Ken, who was driving and then my mother, Illene, who sat in the passenger seat. In the first row of backseats next were three of my siblings. First and foremost was my eldest brother Andrew, who was in his first year of college now which is part of the reason why we are on this dreadful road trip, then there was my awesome older sister who was the second oldest Amara, she was a high school senior but everyone always mistakes her for a boy. Then next was my annoying younger brother and the youngest of the bunch, Sammy, he was just about to begin junior high this year. Then lastly in the second row of seats was me and my twin Mina, we were both about to begin our sophomore year and we had stepped up from the bottom of the food chain.

So I know what you are all thinking. Why on earth is my family so huge. Well quick family history so you all aren't stranded, first my parents were high school sweethearts, and my mom got pregnant right as they entered college. So Andrew was born causing quite a hurdle for my parents. My father graduated college quickly as possible so he could make money for our growing family. Right after he got his new job which was about a year after Andrew was born my mom was pregnant with Amara. They planned to stop there but of course two years later my mom got pregnant again but this time with twins. Funny right? They didn't want more kids but in fact got stuck with two more again. Then finally my parents missed having another baby three years after me and Mina and decided to plan to have Sammy. We always laugh how out of all of us Sammy was the only kid they intended to have.

So there we were my huge family driving down the freeway with our moving van behind us containing all of our belongings. My parents had decided to move to California after my Dad was offered a higher job as a business manager in the city of L.A. Then of course after hearing the news, Andrew decided he didn't want to be away from us so he applied for the college in L.A. and made it in.

My brother Andrew, he always tried to act like the more responsible adult brother, but I saw right through his act. I knew all of his dirty laundry that's why I can get him to do nearly anything for me. He was very tall and obviously inherited this trait from our father his hair was also a sandy blonde and his eyes were emerald green which I was always insanely jealous of because I couldn't be blessed with such a color. Before we moved Andrew had just graduated high school from our hometown in Washington. He was very good with sports. He mainly played baseball and football but he played a bit of basketball too. I think that's why he got into the school in L.A. with a scholarship on such short notice. He also had a very long term girlfriend in Washington but things were getting quite bitter between the two lately and of course the inevitable happened he broke things off with her when we left. I still think he is upset over it though.

Then my sister Amara, she was the cool sibling of the bunch. She was always calm and collected. She was always constantly confused with being a boy even though she was clearly a girl. This was probably because Amara wore her platinum blonde hair in a short boy cut and wore more male dominant clothing. She was also a lesbian too, which I admired deeply about her how she was so different from everyone in Washington. While in Washington she was drag racer and was very good at it too. The day before we moved I remember watching her obsessively looking all over the internet for drag races in our new home in L.A.

Then there is my twin Mina, she was my other half. We both were identical but with very minor differences. For instance she was bit taller than me, had nicer curves, and her hair was more golden. I was envious over her. She could literally get any guy she wanted and she has. She was way more promiscuous than me; due to the fact I was still a virgin and haven't even kissed a guy. She was a heartbreaker in Washington and this trend will probably carry over in our new town. But I loved my sister regardless. She was my twin and with me before we were even born. Mina was also our star volleyball player and the head cheerleader in Washington. When looking up our new school she discovered all the tryouts for the teams. She was prepared to dominate at our new school.

Then there is my younger annoying brother, Sammy. I loved him to pieces. But he always annoyed me and played pranks on me and Mina. He was quite the prankster but he was our star student in the family. He literally was in all of the honors programs in his school and had the highest marks on the standardized test. The kid would go far in life. Sammy looked a lot like Andrew too which made me giggle he could be his younger twin.

And lastly there is me. I am not much of the excitement. I wasn't smart, played sports, or was that popular in school. I was okay with these things though, but I disliked being my twin's shadow. I looked decent though I had light, almost platinum, blonde hair that fell all the way to my knees if it wasn't tied up. I always tied my hair up in the oddest hairstyle, two buns with pigtails streaming down, that my parents gave me to differentiate me from my twin when we were younger when we were hard to tell apart, now it was a bit easier. I was short, tiny with barely any curves (I had some! But nothing compared to Mina), and had bright blue eyes that were okay but blue was very common. I had a few interests. Mainly theater and art, I wasn't excellent at either but I found them fun which was all that mattered.

After who knows how many hours of a drive we pulled into a neighborhood. I jumped up a bit and stared out the window like a child heading to the ice-cream store. I was so excited to see our new home. I was not met with disappointment when I saw the lavish home. The yard was pretty large with clean-cut grass with a stone walkway leading to the front door. Once my parents parked our car, we all piled out of the car anxious to run inside and claim bedrooms. It was already discussed during the car ride that me and Mina must share a room, like always I didn't hate it but my twin sure knew how to bother me. Of course though Andrew, Amara, and Sammy got their own rooms, another reason to hate being a twin.

We all ran up the stairs into the empty rooms. Mina and I got first pick since we shared, Sammy stuck his tongue out at us as we took a leisurely time scanning each room. Mina and I then decided to pick the largest bedroom, aside from the master bedroom, which hung over the front yard and even had a porch. Andrew scoffed angrily because he obviously had his sights on this room; I stuck my tongue at him and giggled as he stomped away for the rest to choose their rooms.

The rest of the day included us moving our furniture into the house. Mina and I somehow managed to fit both our beds into the room and her dresser. She had a ton of clothes too and had about 3 boxes full of clothes. I laughed nervously as she took up more than half of our shared closet and took up all the room in the dresser. I took my one box of clothes and somehow managed to fit them in the closet with Mina's clothes as well.

"Serena, we need to take you shopping, this is a new start take advantage of it, let's make you hot!" Mina smiled at her sister.

She never agreed with my clothes, they were simple. Mainly all jeans and shorts with assorted comfortable tops with the occasional dress, which was strictly only for REALLY special events because I hated wearing them I constantly had to stress if the dress covered enough of my legs and make sure my legs were crossed. Mina however was a different story, her clothes were all sorts of skirts, crop tops, and much more with whatever was in. Which was fine I didn't care I just hated being uncomfortable in anything so maybe one day if I can find the way to be comfy in these clothes I'll try them but for now I was happy with what I had.

"We'll see but I can assure you I will continue to get similar clothes to what I already have," I laughed.

"Why not try what's in right now Sere? Like crop tops, you have like the perfect flat stomach for it!" Mina gushed trying to encourage me into her ways.

I shook my head and continued to unpack my things. I was quickly interrupted by a knock at the door and Amara opened it quickly after knocking.

"Hey guys we are getting Chinese for dinner, any special orders?" Amara smiled at us.

"Teriyaki chicken," we both squealed.

"With two eggrolls and a side of steamed rice!" I smiled at my sister while my mouth watered at the thought of food.

Amara laughed at my appetite and closed the door to go tell their parents everyone's orders.

"Seriously Serena? How can you eat that much and not be terrified of your weight?" Mina asked gawking at her my large order.

"I just don't care Mina, I manage to stay small." I smiled as I took out my old photos from Washington.

I flipped through the photos feeling sadness from being taken away from my old town. I landed upon pictures of me and Molly, my best friend who remained in Washington. I felt my eyes water but brushed them away. I would see her over summer break I know it and this way a new chance to make some new friends. Who knows I may make some friends here. I felt oddly optimistic about this new town and usually I am a downer due to the fact I had the worst luck.

Mina now began to put her posters up on her side of the room. Most of her posters were of things like boy bands and guys from movies but she did have some cool things like album art to bands that I thought were actually good. I stood from my spot on the floor and began to put up my pictures on my side of the room. I didn't have any posters and really didn't want any anyway.

I was torn away from hanging up my memories when my mom shouted for all of us kids to get downstairs to the kitchen to eat. I stormed down the stairs quickly excited for food.

We all sat down and the dining table we had placed just two hours ago while we unpacked.

"Why is it every time someone moves, even in movies, people order Chinese take-out," Andrew asked as he chewed his food.

"I have no clue, but now that you mention it's oddly true," Mina giggled as she ate slowly and elegantly.

"So kids," Their mother started, "You all start your new schools tomorrow. Andrew you go to your college and you will be taking the public bus there, your father and I got you a bus pass for the next two months till we can buy you a car. Amara, Mina, and Serena, you all start high school tomorrow which we were lucky to get you all into the same school and I will drive you in the morning. Oh and they make you wear uniforms which you will get tomorrow on your first day. And Sammy honey, you start the public junior high, we couldn't get you into a private one like your sisters so you will have the freedom to wear whatever you want but you will need to ride your bike to school, it's about three blocks from the house."

We all groaned but nodded in agreement of the plan for tomorrow.

"Lucky you Sammy that you get to choose whatever you want to wear," Mina slumped in her chair childishly.

Sammy laughed and stuck his tongue out at her, "Sucks to suck huh sis?"

"That's enough," Our father cut in.

After dinner was finished we all helped out to clean and then continued to unpack as much as we could before we all headed off to bed to start our new lives the next morning.

I however had a hard time falling asleep. I felt that something was off about here and it worried me. I knew I was overreacting but still. I tossed again trying to get comfy for the umpteenth time so I could drift off to sleep.

A/N: Hey guys hope you enjoyed my introduction to my new story. I wanted to mix things up a bit with Serena's typical family and decided this would be fun. Anyway please follow and review!