Change Of Heart

By FairyDustCloud

Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood.



"What? Why are we moving to Everwood? I never even heard of it!" shouted Alexa Bynes. She clutched her heart-shaped pillow in her hands.

"Well, we've noticed you've been shopping a lot lately. We figured that if we lived in a smaller, quieter place, then you wouldn't spend so much money. Also, we're thinking about opening a restaurant there to expand our restaurant sites," replied Mr. Bynes.

"But, what about all my friends? I can't just leave them!" complained Alexa. She squeezed her pillow.

"You have two days to say bye to them, Alexa," said Mrs. Bynes. "Besides, you'll make new friends."

"Two days?! That's not enough time for me to buy farewell gifts for all my friends! I need to go to a few malls!" Alexa collapsed onto her velvet red couch. Mr. and Mrs. Bynes just exchanged exasperated expressions.

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(Two Days Later)

Ephram Brown sat at his desk, tapping his pencil as he waited for the science class to begin. He looked around the room, and he saw Amy chatting happily with her boyfriend, Colin Hart. Ephram narrowed his eyes. He looked away.

The door opened, and a slender blonde girl followed the science teacher into the classroom. She frowned and clearly was unhappy.

"Class, we have a new student. Her name is Alexa Bynes. I want everyone to make her feel comfortable. Alexa, sit next to Ephram. Ephram, raise your hand," ordered the science teacher. Alexa dragged her legs to her desk. Ephram noticed that although Alexa was apparently in a bad mood, she made many boys turn their heads.

Alexa sat in her seat, dropped her lilac backpack to the floor, and took out a pink pen with a pink fluff on the end of the pen. Ephram rolled his eyes. 'Just great. An air-head has to sit next to me.'

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(After School)

Ephram walked home. He walked faster when he saw Amy and Colin flirting with each other, and even faster when Brite started coming towards him. Fortunately, Brite changed his mind, and decided to talk to Amy and Colin.

Ephram slammed the door.

"Hello, Ephram. How was your day?" Dr. Brown asked, looking up from the bowl he was stirring in.

"Why do you care? And why are you cooking?" asked Ephram.

"Well, you know that some new people moved here. I decided to invite them over, like a welcoming gesture to Everwood."

"What? But you do know that nobody is going to touch whatever food you're making, right?" said Ephram.

"Now, no need to make fun of my food. And they said that they would bring over food, so you won't have to worry about eating my food."

"Who was making fun? I was telling the truth." replied Ephram as he grabbed a carton of milk from the refrigerator.

"Who are the new people?" asked Delia.

"They're the Bynes. They have a daughter that goes to Ephram's school. Have you met her, Ephram?"

"Yeah, and she seems like a total ditz," said Ephram.

"Now don't be so quick at jumping to conclusions," said Dr. Brown.

"Do they a kid my age?" asked Delia, hopefully.

"No, they only have one child," said Dr. Brown "Ephram and Delia, I want you two to be on your best behavior, okay?" said Dr. Brown.

"Okay," said Delia.

"Whatever," replied Ephram as he put the milk carton back in the refrigerator.

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(Dinner Time)

"Delia, could you set the table? And Ephram, help me carry in the food. The Bynes should be here anytime now," Dr. Brown said as he shoved a bowl of pasta into Ephram's hands.

Ding Dong

"They're here! I'll go greet them," said Dr. Brown. Ephram and Delia finished bringing in the food.

"Hello, Dr. Brown! Thank you for inviting us," said Mr. Bynes.

"No problem. Please, let me hang up your coats," said Dr. Brown.

"Why, thank you. And this is our daughter, Alexa," said Mrs, Bynes, putting her hand on Alexa's shoulder.

Dr. Brown brought the Bynes to the dining room.

"This is my son Ephrram, and my daughter Delia," said Dr. Brown.

"Hi!" chirped Delia.

"She's so cute," said Mrs. Bynes. Delia grinned.

"Here, I'll take the food for you," said Ephram. He set the rice and vegetables, tuna salad, and barbeque ribs that the Bynes had prepared on the table.

"I understand that Alexa goes to the same school as Ephram, am I right?" asked Mr. Bynes.

"Yes," said Dr. Brown.

"Maybe Ephram can show Alexa around," suggested Mrs. Bynes.

"I think that's a wonderful idea. What do you think, Ephram?" asked Dr. Brown.

"Fine with me," said Ephram, rolling a piece of broccoli around his plate. He wasn't exactly looking forward to giving Alexa a tour of Everwood.

"How about you, Alexa?" asked Mrs. Bynes,

"I don't like that idea. I don't need anybody to show me around. I can get along by myself. I appreciate the offer, but I don't need a personal guide," Alexa said with her arms folded.

"But Alexa, we just think this would be nice for you to have someone to show you around so you could get used to Everwood," said Mrs. Bynes.

"I'm sorry, but it's been a bit of a hard transition for our daughter," explained Mr. Bynes.

"I understand. Alexa, you don't have to go along with this suggestion if you don't want to. But just try it out for awhile," said Dr. Brown.

"Humph! Fine then. I'll give it a try," said Alexa, grumpily.



Author's note: I hope everyone enjoyed this fanfic. It's a revision of my older fanfic. I disliked it, so I decided to make a new changes. So this is my improved version. I appreciate all comments.