Author's Note

This is my first story on fanfiction, so please don't be too hard on me.

I hope you enjoy it. Reviews are greatly appreciated.

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It was a calm Friday evening at the van der Woodsen household…at least for now anyways.

"Serena, Erik!" Lily called. Erik quickly came down the stairs with Serena right behind him. "You guys might want to take a seat"

"Is something wrong?" Serena asked, taking in her mother's pale appearance.

"There's no easy way to say this but your father and his wife of fifteen years, were killed in a terrible car accident." Lily paused trying to gauge her children's reaction.

"When?" Erik whispered.

"This morning around eight," Lily answered. "I just found out about this a few minutes ago."

Serena didn't really know what to say. She had only seen her father twice in her entire life. The last time was when she was two and Erik was being born. It was kind of the unspoken rule of the house, not to mention him. Serena looked at her mother and could tell she had something else to say.

"Is there more?" she asked.

"Yes. Your father had another child after you two, with his wife. Her name is Alexis and she is thirteen years old. His will states that if he and his wife were to die before she turned eighteen, she was to be left in my custody. Her names is Alexis, and she is you guys' sister…"

"Half sister" Erik interrupted.

"But still sister, none the less. I'm sure she could use you guy's help to get through this rough time in her life. After all, she lived with both her father and mother all her life and now they're gone. She's currently in child services. I just spoke with her social worker and she wants us to get back to her as soon as possible. I'd be more than willing to take her in, but I'm leaving the decision up to you two. What do you think?"

Serena and Erik stared at each other for a few moments, communicating silently as only true siblings could.

Serena finally spoke up "We think it would be best if she stayed with us."

Lily smiled at her children's wise decision and nodded. "I'll call her social worker right away."

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The next morning…

Alexis van der Woodsen stared up at the ceiling of her current bedroom she shared with six other orphans. After she was told of her parents deaths, she had been brought to St. John's Orphanage. Alexis had tried to sleep all night, but only found herself tossing and turning. She had given up on sleep around 2 A.M. It was now 6 A.M. and her mind couldn't help but drift back to the horrible events of the previous day.

All she remembered was the policeman coming to her school and telling that both her parents were dead. Everything else happened so fast it was a blur. Alexis refused to cry. Crying wouldn't solve anything. It definitely wouldn't bring her parents back. Alexis was shaken from her thoughts when the door to her room burst open.

"Alexis, are you awake?" Grace, her social worker, asked.

Alexis nodded and sat up in the bed.

"I have good news. We found you a home. You'll be staying with your half-sibling's mother." Grace said proudly.

Alexis was stunned. "What?" she said. "I have siblings?"

"Yes. You're father was married to a woman named Lily Rhodes long before you were born. They had two children together, Serena and Erik van der Woodsen. They are eighteen and sixteen years old. I'm guessing your parents never told you this." Grace stated, sympathetically.

"Good guess" Alexis replied dryly.

"Don't worry" Grace said putting a hand on Alexis' shoulder. "I'm sure they're good people."

"Okay, I hope you're right." Alexis responded. "When do we leave?"

"Sorry, but I wont be joining you on this trip. Your cab will be here in ten, though. It'll take you right to their house. They live on the Upper East Side of New York, which is not too far from here in New Jersey. I'll call you tomorrow to check up on things"

Alexis nodded, grabbed her suitcase, and followed Grace out of the orphanage.

She was really curious as to why her father never told her she had an older brother and sister. She sighed when she realized she would never hear the answer.

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Serena and Erik sat on the couch nervously waiting for the little sister they never knew to come. They looked up when Lily came into the room.

"That was Alexis' social worker. She said that Alexis should be here any…"

Lily was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell. "That must be her now." She got up and opened the door. She saw a girl with red hair that stopped right below her ears. The girl was trying to put on a brave face, but her eyes said different. She didn't look sad, just very, very tired.

"Hi," Lily said in a friendly tone "you must be Alexis, come in."

Alex walked into the apartment building and was stunned. It was huge and beautiful. She couldn't believe she would be staying here.

"This is Serena and this is Erik" Lily said introducing Alexis to her older sister and brother.

Alexis smiled and shook hands with her siblings…

Author's Note

Well that's the first chapter. What did you guys think? Please leave a review and let me know. I'm open to any suggestions you may have.