It's that time guys. I realized after ML was finished…I had less of a life than I thought. I couldn't get a job because I'll just have to quit in a months-time anyways to work at camp. My hobby was writing and I have reached a bit of a road block in my original story. I have friends…well that's a lie. Basically I have no life…nothing. Well I kind of do…but yea. Anyways, I made a lot of changes since the little preview I had of this story in Misconstrued Love. Some names have been changed, some situations have been changed, but for the most part the brief look at personalities will be pretty much the same. I'll warn you now I may go a little crazy with this story. I believe in the future…everything gets a little crazier so, ya know. Be prepared. I hope you enjoy this first chapter of…

Misled Love

~Rolyn~

Chapter One: Hitched

"Married?"

"It's not that big of a deal, Xander." Tevin sighed with a careless shrug of his shoulders. He had been peacefully packing for their long vacation to the Serenity Islands when the other boy had made his appearance, oddly distraught over a matter that barely concerned him. He cursed Jo for being out with Corinne and Crista shopping for bathing suits, but she probably wasn't faring any better since those two put together were a nightmare he didn't even want to think about. Yup, he'd prefer Xander's whining over Corinne and Crista's antics any day.

"It's a huge deal," Xander argued. "Getting hitched means no more guy time, no more checking out dames,"

"I really wish you didn't call girls, dames." Tevin muttered under his breath as he folded and rolled a pair of board shorts before tucking them into a hunter green suitcase. His words were ignored as Xander continued.

"No more variety…just one chick all the time." he hissed while gripping the arm rests to the desk chair he had gotten himself comfortable in. The brunet stared at the wall opposite to him blankly as his friend's words went through one ear and out the other. Don't get the eldest Hayden wrong, he loved Xander – he loved the guy like the brother he always wanted but never had because his parents managed to come up with the she-devil known as his little sister, but sometimes…sometimes Xander could be the most annoying, dogmatic prick Tevin had ever had the misfortune of meeting.

"I let you hang out with Jo, why?" Tevin sighed while slowly cocking his head to the side. Honestly, any good older brother would keep a guy like Xander at least a hundred yards away from their younger female sibling at all times.

"Because, if I wanted to get with your sister, it would have already happened," Xander smirked and Tevin's ocean green eyes darkened as they narrowed into the infamous Hayden glare. The younger of the two (by only three months – Xander always emphasized that) chuckled while waving off the look. "Don't give me that look. Jo is like a sister to me; besides she's too much crazy for this guy to handle on anything more than a platonic level."

"Why am I still not appeased?" Tevin breathed, letting his gaze drift skywards for guidance briefly before he returned to packing. He still had quite a bit to do since he waited until the very last minute to do it. His mother had been reminding him for the last week, but being the slacker he was when in the comfort of his own home, Tevin had saved the task for the day before they were scheduled to leave for their trip. Obviously May wasn't pleased with her son's procrastination, but what could she do. Half the boy's genes came from Drew so it was of no surprise to her that he was flippant about…everything.

"I still can't believe Garrett is getting married…" Xander murmured as he spun slowly in the revolving desk chair. "I never saw it coming. I was totally blindsided."

"He's been dating Jessica since High School and you say you were blindsided." Tevin deadpanned.

"Yea, well, he was always so chill about their relationship I didn't think…" Xander trailed off with a careless shrug of his shoulders. Tevin stared at him for a moment through slit eyes and with his mouth hanging open slightly before shaking his head in disbelief and returning to packing. Maybe if he ignored Xander long enough, the guy would get bored and leave.

"He'll probably be with Jessica all summer…" Xander sighed after minutes of silence.

Tevin cringed. "Dude," he exclaimed, throwing his hands into the air in exasperation. "Does it really matter? You are whining like a girl and you are grating on my last nerve which is a feat in itself because I'm usually the annoying one."

Xander gave a lopsided smile. "Yea, you are."

Tevin glared. "I'm sure if girls saw the way you complain like a little Jigglypuff, they wouldn't even give you a second thought." he pointed out.

"Nah, I'm one way with you and then another with the dames." Tevin cringed when he used the term 'dames' yet again. "Ya know there is a system to the art of getting girls, my friend. It takes years of training coupled with perfect looks like my own for it to work out flawlessly, but sometimes in the end, it's a gift. Either ya have it, or ya don't."

"Yea, I'm really uncomfortable with you being around my sister…or any girl I know for that matter. The rest of them are fair game because they're asking for it if they actually fall for the crap you pull." Tevin laughed sarcastically while crossing his arms over his chest and shaking his head.

Xander perked a brow. "Speaking of girls you know…what's up with that cousin of yours? I forget her name. I tried looking her up on the internet, but your Aunt and Uncle are very good at keeping their kids out of the media." he grumbled.

"Stay the hell away from Mickey." Tevin said quickly. "I don't even think Cal or Misha will even let you get close enough to try." he added with a wry smile. The brief image of Xander getting his rear end handed to him by the two aforementioned boys flashed through his mind and turned that wry smile into a smirk. Maybe he shouldn't have warned Xander. He would have paid good money to see that fight.

"Yea, that Cal guy is your cousin too, right?"

"Yea,"

"I think Jo likes him…"

Tevin tensed. "What makes you say that?" he asked quickly as he turned away from Xander to look through his closet for a missing pair of flip flops.

"I dunno, she mentioned him like a week ago and her face was as red as a Pansear's behind and she threatened to kill me if I didn't drop it when I teased her about it." Xander explained as he slumped in the desk chair. "Isn't it kind of weird…for someone to like their cousin in that way, I mean."

"Technically he is only our cousin by name. Aunt Rolyn isn't even blood related to my dad so Mickey is our cousin by namesake as well. Calum is adopted so he isn't even blood related to her or my Aunt and Uncle." Tevin clarified. "Even if Jo did liked Cal, it wouldn't be incest or anything…" he finalized.

"She does like him."

"I doubt it."

"Married!?"

Jo cringed at the too-high-to-be-normal pitch the pair had managed to reach. When Corinne and Crista were put together, anything was possible - including busting someone's ear drums just by talking. Jo loved the twins, they were the only girl friends she had other than Mickey, but with Mickey living regions away if she wanted actual contact with females, she looked towards the Miller twins.

They were an eccentric pair with a dash of crazy mixed in, but not as crazy as Jo – she would never let anyone forget that. Unlike your usual pair of identical twins that wanted their individuality and separated themselves from each other the older they got, Corinne and Crista did the opposite. From the time they started walking until now, they have done everything as a pair. They dressed the same, had the same hobbies and interests and sometimes even spoke at the same time, seemingly always knowing what the other said (twin telepathy, they called it).

Right now they were currently dressed in matching purple overalls that cut off mid-thigh with florescent pink tank tops underneath. The only difference between them at the moment was their hair. Corinne had her ponytail pulled to the left side while Crista had hers on the right. For Jo, who didn't pay much attention to such minor detail, mistaking one for the other and complaining about it every time was a given. It was hard; there were no distinguishing features to separate them. They had the same royal purple eyes and same dark hair with the purple undertones. If there was anything on their physical person besides their hair that distinguished one from the other, it wasn't visible.

"Oh, I knew they were going to get married!" Crista gushed as she clasped her hands together. "I had a feeling it was going to happen…either that or they were going to drive off a cliff together." she mused. Jo's brow twitched.

"You know, I had the same feeling…except instead of driving off a cliff, they drove into the ocean." Corinne stated in a matter-of-fact tone as she placed her hands on her hips. Jo's eyes widened. Was it not mentioned that Corinne and Crista get strange premonitions? They called it their sixth sense. Jo called it an a-class example of utter mental instability. "Marriage is much better than dying."

"Much better." Crista agreed.

"Jessica and Garrett were made for one another." Corinne said.

"They were destined." Crista added.

"It was fate."

"Written in the stars."

"Predetermined."

"Okay!" Jo screeched throwing her hands in the air. Corinne and Crista took a simultaneous step back, away from the platinum blonde while they gave her identical weird looks. "I get it…they were meant to be. Don't over exaggerate." she hissed as she turned her attention to the beach cover up dresses they had been flittering through.

"Over exaggerating is our thing." the twins chorused flatly. Jo shrugged, letting them have that one. They were kind of known for overstressing. They hung out with their Aunt Dawn on the regular. It was of no surprise that they adopted their Aunt's impractical need to overstate just about everything.

"I bet the wedding will be all adorable and simple. Jessica is sweet like that so that's probably what she'll want." Corinne sighed dreamily as she pulled a pair of crocheted shorts of the rack.

"No, it'll be elegant and elaborate like Garrett and Aunt Marina. I think Uncle Jim will go for the simple stuff though." Crista corrected with a nod. Corinne merely shrugged. They would probably wait for that feeling to come along before they confirmed anything, Jo mused.

Honestly, she didn't know why she brought up Garrett's engagement to his high school sweetheart in the first place. She was never one for romance, so engagement announcements didn't really excite her. She had seen it coming, what with how perfectly perfect Garrett and Jessica were together or just how adorable they were with one another. It made the blonde sick. Anything related to romance in general made her stomach turn and it wasn't because she was bitter over the fact that no one had ever even thought about her in that way. No, Joanne Hayden was not a bitter girl…spiteful sometimes, but bitter, never…or so she liked to make herself believe.

Boys have approached her – why wouldn't they? She was Joanne Hayden, daughter of two of the most elite coordinators this side of the tri-state regions; not to mention she was as adorable as her mother with hints of her father's charming features. She was a gorgeous girl. It was only a plus she was the richest sixteen year old in Hoenn all thanks to dear old Grandpa. It was the lure of money and beauty that brought the boys to her yard – not milkshakes, but she didn't exactly want someone who liked her based upon such fleeting things. One day she'd get wrinkly and weird looking and the money would run out.

The only guy who treated her like a person – the only one who actually loved her for who she was - a psychotic maniac with a horrid attitude - was her dear darling cousin…well Xander loved her too because she'd stab him in the neck if he didn't, but it was just different with Cal. Was it because he was sweet with her or was it because he made her smile effortlessly without a crude, sexist joke being involved; Jo didn't know. All she knew was that Calum Alvarez held a special place in her heart. This is nothing she'd admit out loud because then she'd have to admit to the twist in her stomach at the mention of his name or the undeniable excitement that flickered across her features at the prospect of seeing him.

"Earth to Joanne," Corinne and Crista sang into each of the blonde's ears. Jo cringed before scrambling away from the pair. The dark-haired twins giggled at her reaction and Jo pouted childishly. "What were you thinking about?" they asked.

"Did I have my thinking face on?" Jo groaned.

"Mmhmm." they hummed as they crossed their arms over their chests in perfect sync. Jo often wondered if they practiced at home.

"So," Crista began.

"Spill." Corinne finished for her.

"I was just thinking about how awesome the Serenity Islands are going to be with all of us there." Jo easily lied with a shrug of her shoulders. "I know my parents are mainly doing this as their…Untouchables reunion they do every year, but we never hang out all-together…I mean you guys, me, Cal, Misha, Mickey, Tevin and now Xander too. For once, it'll be about us too."

"Oh yea!" Corinne squealed.

"I've been looking forward to this all year." Crista gushed.

"You were only looking forward to seeing Misha." Corinne sang the boy's name and Crista gasped loudly, her body actually going up with the large intake of air.

"How'd you know!?"

"Twin telepathy!"

"That and you have pictures of him in your diary," Jo added. "Not that I've read your diary lately…I just have a feeling that you do." she fibbed, using the twins' excuse. Jo made it a point to read Crista's diary any chance she had. She usually went over to the Miller home at least once a week to read the updates. The younger twin had some interesting things going on in that pretty little head of hers; Jo would give her that.

"Well I may have a little crush on him…" Crista murmured as her cheeks flushed pink. "Nothing major though! I barely see him and we don't talk often so it's not like I'm going off of anything."

"Well this summer can be your chance!" Jo said excitedly as she shuffled up to Crista. The younger twin had wide purple eyes as Jo took her by the shoulders and stared her right in the eye. "Do what you gotta do to bag that boy. Screw the whole long distance issue. If you like him, go for it!"

"Jo's enthusiasm has me convinced." Corinne inserted. "Do it Crista! All the boys here in Hoenn are weirdoes anyways."

"Do it." Jo hissed.

"Do it." Corinne mimicked.

The leaned in close to Crista now speaking in unison, "Do it, do it, do it, do it, do…"

"Okay!" Crista screeched cutting the pair off. The cashier in the center of the store looked over the racks at the trio with a brow perked before returning to ringing up a customer. Crista turned a pretty shade of red, obviously embarrassed because of her outburst. "Okay…I'll see what happens, but it could flop. I don't even know if he even gives me a second thought…"

"Oh Crista, there will never be a way to know if he likes you until you put yourself out there." Corinne said encouragingly as she wrapped an arm around her twin's shoulders.

"Well besides the fact that you're one crayon short of a complete box, what's not to like?" Jo questioned with a lopsided smile.

"Well isn't the pot calling the kettle black." Crista shot back before pursing her lips into a pout.

"This summer, my little sister is going to get a boyfriend!" Corinne giggled while clapping her hands excitedly. "I have a feeling that it'll work out in your favor and me and Jo will be there to help you seven hundred percent of the way."

"More like I'll help ten percent and Corinne will take care of the other six hundred and ninety percent." Jo corrected with a cheeky grin.

"Married?"

"About time…" Misha grumbled as he nonchalantly played with the rope bracelets around his wrist. Calum, who had been sitting next to him nodded. Garrett and Jessica had been dating for like six years now. If they weren't sure about getting married at this point, then there was something a little wrong with the relationship. All in all, Calum was happy for the older boy. Jessica was a sweet girl. He only met her once, but she hadn't given him any reason to dislike her in that one meeting.

"Dad thought it was because Jessica was pregnant," Mickey said as she sat on her brother's bed. The older of the Alvarez siblings gave the girl a dirty look, silently asking why she had invited herself to relax in his room. "Mom punched him in the face and called him a jerk…I think he's sleeping in a guest room tonight."

"How often do your parents fight?" Misha questioned. He knew a better question would be how often his Aunt and Uncle not get into it because it seemed like they went at it constantly.

"Mom and Dad love each other. They show that love through anger and violence." Cal explained vaguely with a careless wave of his hand. "It's best not to question it. I'm sure Aunt Pat and Uncle Ian have their relationship quirks."

"I don't like to think about my parents and their relationship quirks." Misha deadpanned.

"I wonder if Garrett is going to bring Jessica to Amy Isle with him." Mickey inserted, not one to be ignored. Cal perked a brow at her and she perked one right back. He knew his sister didn't have any close friends to talk to one on one here in Jewel, but that didn't mean she had to sit in when he had his friends over, granted Misha was more family than friend.

"Most likely…" Misha breathed. "Unless she had prior engagements, they'll probably want to stick together since the whole 'just got engaged' thing will have them over the moon in love and excited…even though I am sure it is physically impossible for Garrett to get excited."

"You're right…" Mickey agreed. "It'll be good to see Jessica again. Last Untouchables reunion we were only in Hoenn for a week. Now we have the whole summer with everybody." Mickey smiled brightly at the idea of seeing Jo. She missed her cousin dearly, along with Corinne and Crista. It would be nice to have some girls to talk to.

Despite being the daughter of a famous fashion mogul and a world renowned pokemon master, making friends didn't come easy to either of the Alvarez children. In reality the pair was picked on constantly at school. For Mickey, it was her choice in clothes. She was constantly in jeans and t-shirts and that didn't say much for her since she had a fashion designer for a mom. For Calum, it was the fact that he wasn't even a real Alvarez (although his parents told him otherwise constantly). He loved his mother and father unconditionally, but he never went a day without being reminded that he was an orphan…just an orphan who got unbearably lucky.

Calum and Mickey both had Misha, their God brother, but it was of no surprise to anyone that Calum and Misha stuck together more closely. They were both boys. It was just natural. It was because of this that Mickey found her daily fix of female interaction with helping her mother or Aunt at work. Today Aunt Pat was in Sinnoh and her mother was with her so Mickey found herself being the awkward third wheel to Calum and Misha's twosome.

"Did you talk to Jo today?" Calum inquired his little sister.

Mickey sighed. "Yea, but she had to cut the conversation short because she went shopping with Corinne and Crista. She says 'hi' by the way and she can't wait to see you…" Mickey said offhandedly. Calum swallowed nervously at his sister's words and Misha perked a brow. It took Mickey all of seven seconds to figure out what she had said and what it might have insinuated. "Well she can't wait to see all of us. She mentioned seeing you too Misha." she added quickly in hopes of covering up her little blunder.

"Course," Misha murmured.

"No one looks forward to these reunions more than Jo," Calum found himself smiling as he spoke. "She was messaging me nonstop last night about all the things we should do together." he laughed.

"Aw, you guys text late into the night?" Misha cooed as a sly smile came to his pink lips. Calum felt his cheeks burn at what his God brother was implying and Mickey played dumb as she looked away. She knew how Jo felt and she knew how Cal felt even if neither of them vocally fessed up and she couldn't be happier if the two of them admitted to one another how they felt, but the looming judgment of cousin's having anything other than a platonic relationship rested on both their shoulders. She didn't know why since they weren't even blood related, but it was seemingly the only hurdle between them and happiness, or so Mickey thought.

"They're family Misha," Mickey said firmly. "Cut it out."

"Yea, but they're not blood related and Jo is kinda cute." Misha observed as his sly smile turned wicked. "Hell, I'd go for it…"

"Don't even think about it." Cal hissed at him.

"Oh, is that envy I see shining in those big green eyes?" Misha gasped over dramatically. "I think the one who should really be jealous is me; I feel like you're cheating on me, Cal." He pouted his lips and Mickey made a noise of disgust while rolling his eyes.

"Just drop it…" Cal grumbled. "Besides, I could never cheat on you." He added while throwing in a wink. Mickey groaned and slapped a hand over her eyes. She wouldn't have minded this weird relationship they had if they weren't her brothers…well brother and God brother.

"And you wonder why people think you two are dating." Mickey muttered more to herself than the two boys.

"We're not dating." Cal reaffirmed.

"Yea, we're already married." Misha added with a cheeky grin.

"No, you're stupid, both of you; you're both stupid little weirdoes." Mickey said with a sarcastic smile.

"She's jealous." Cal murmured.

"So jealous." Misha agreed with a nod.

"Freaks." The sixteen year old grumbled as she stood from her brother's bed and trudged out the room. She'd rather be bored in her own room alone than listen to them go on. She should have known better than to seek them out for company, but she had been admittedly desperate for human contact.

"Nice way of getting her to leave." Cal chuckled.

"That was too easy." Misha snickered.

I was a hundred words away from my four thousand word quota that I have for all my ML story chapters. I feel ashamed, but whatever. I was thinking about how I've been kind of stumped in terms of writing, but I never get stagnant when it comes to anything related to ML. This is getting my creative juices flowing and hopefully I will be able to bang out something where my original work is concerned. I've been thinking about it all night. It's currently four in the morning. I have to get up early too. I guess I just won't go to sleep tonight. Oh well. I hope you all liked this chapter and didn't get too confused about anything concerning ages and appearances. If so, I'll make a note on my fan-page. For now, I'll give you ages.

Tevin Hayden – Eighteen
Joanne "Jo" Hayden – Sixteen going on Seventeen (July 23rd)
Alexander "Xander" Silverman – Seventeen
Corinne Miller – Seventeen
Crista Miller – Seventeen
Mickayla "Mickey" Alvarez – Sixteen
Calum "Cal" Alvarez – Eighteen
Misha Grey – Seventeen
Garrett Talon – Twenty Three

Feedback would be very much appreciated.

~Rolyn~