Olivia watched as Gwyneth her barely thirteen year old daughter scanned her new room. Despite the grin on the teens face it was obvious that she didn't want to be here. The young teen wore a form fitting blue flower print cap sleeved dress tat fell inches above her knees. She wore a pair of tan boots that raised just a lick above her ankle and zipped on the side. Her fiery red heir fell in loose braids to her shoulders with a lilac positioned behind her left ear. She walked from the center of the bland lifeless room and sat on the bed with a sigh. Olivia entered the room and sat next to her giving the child a side hug.
"So it seams like this will be fun Right Giege (A/N - said like Siege with a G)." She said and the girl sent yet another signature smile in her mother's direction.
"And if I understand correctly everyone else will come to. Think you will get to see Carrington for the first time in almost a decade." Olivia continued as she stood up and walked around the child just smiled again. She hated the idea of being away from her parents for almost an entire school year. She would rather virtual school and travel the world with their band then be stuck in a boarding school. But she knew she couldn't let her mom know she despised this place. Her sixteen year old brother Trevin was doing that well enough.
"Yeah mom it will be a great year. I am looking forward to it." Gwyneth said with yet another smile.
"Giege, me and Dad will call every night and will be back as soon as we can. I promise, and when I come back I want to hear all of your new songs." She said as she reached into her black purse and pulled out a small notebook. It was light blue and engraved on the cover was the word Inspiration. A sole tear fell from the girls face and splashed against the book.
"Gwyn," Olivia said hugging her only daughter.
"I am going to miss you guys so much." Gwyneth said wrapping her arms around her mom's stomach. Until they heard a groan from behind the white door that lead outside the corridor. Then there was a soft knock before Gwyneth wiped her eyes and answered the door.
"Hello, I am Gwyneth but everyone calls me Gigi, nice to meet you." She said to the brown haired girl who stood on the other side she even held her hand out for the girl to shake. Instead the girl pushed passed her and entered the room. The girl had brown hair was down and pencil strait. She wore a white summer dress with a lace over coating and a white cotton dress she asked wore a black and white checkered with a gray vest that was unbuttoned she wore a pair of black pair converse that come up almost all the way to her knee.
"Hi," The girl sighed with a roll of her eyes. Gwyneth tried to keep her mood up and tried to find another talking point as the girl entered the room.
"So you play guitar." Gwyneth said with another smile, Gwyn looked over to her mom before moving back over near her. Then an older woman walked in her hair was also brown and fell down long. But she wore a black from fitting dress and a light pink shawl and black heals.
"Livy," The woman said and Olivia stood up. Her blond hair now had a more promenade view of the brown low lights giving her an older look. She wore a pair of jeans and a white and gray striped over sized shirt with a gray camisole under. She wore black boots that came to her ankle. Her hair was pulled back into a braided bun.
"Mo, it's been to long." Her mom said and the brown haired teen just sighed queuing Gwen to give her questionable look in response the other girl rolled her eyes once again.
"Liv you remember Carrington right." Mo said motioning to the brown haired teen.
"Of course how could I forget? Wow Carrington you have grown so much." Olivia said.
"Well time dose that." Carrington said with a scuff and Mo just sighed.
"She isn't the biggest advocate of having to go to Boarding School." She explained with a small smile.
"I don't think I could say that for any of the kids." Olivia said with a smile.
"So this must be little Gwyneth, wow she has grown." Mo said with a smile.
"Hi Ms." She trailed off not sure what last name to say.
"Banjaree"
"Ms. Banjaree" She said with a smile.
"Gwyn I, we got to go if we wanna make time I will see you in a few months okay." Olivia said giving her daughter a hug then kissing her head.
"Okay mom, love you and tell Dad I said I love him to." Gwyn said fighting back tears.
"Nice to see you again Carrington," Olivia said before her mom disappeared into the hall way.
"I love you Carrington." Mo said.
"Yeah yeah see ya," Carrington said throwing her stuff on the bed that lay closest to the window.
"Bye Gwyn." Mo said with a wave to the red haired teen.
"Bye, good luck." Gwyn said as Mo left.
"I thought she would never leave." Carrington said as she grabbed a small blue bag from her pile and going into the bathroom that sat in the middle of the right wall in between the two dressers. Gwyneth just sighed as she picked up her blue book that until now lay on the edge of her bed. She placed it in her night stand after giving it a small kiss and making a promise to fill it with songs by the end of the year. Then she proceeded to put away all of her stuff and in less than an hour she was completely moved in and Carrington had not yet come out of the bathroom. Seeing as she neither wanted to walk to lunch herself or make her room victim to what ever technique the older girl had for unpacking she sat on her bed with her old blue Ibanez guitar her dad got her a few years back.
She began to strum out a rhythm although completely unaware of what yet she was going to write. But before she could figure it out there was a knock at the door. Gwen laid her guitar down.
"One Sec," She called as she walked up to the door and peaked threw the peek hole. She smiled as she opened the door.
"Gigi," Came the call of fifteen year old twins Kayln and Jayln before they almost tackled the smaller teen.
"Kay, Jay, breath needed." Gwyneth said before they relished her and jumped onto her bed.
Kayln had long blond curly hair and a blue and black checkered hat much like the one Carrington wore. She had on a long sleeve red, gray, white, and black striped shirt and a blue and white striped hooded short sleeved top. Her jeans where dark washed and ankle high black faux alligator skinned shoes and a pink accent and a blue strap over her tie. Jayln had brown hair that was straitened and fell to her shoulders and a swoop bang. Her style was more understated style. She had a black blouse and a pair of flare jeans with light pink converse.
"Do you have room for another," Carson the twin's twelve year old brother asked. He had spiked brown hair and wore a pair of loose fitting strait cut jeans and a button down black shirt with a lime green tie to finish the look.
"There's always room for you Carce." She said sitting near the head of the bed since the siblings filled the foot.
"I hear this is the place to be." Braxton asked poking his head in to the room his little brother Joel poking his head in to.
"Ya'll be right dude." Carson said as he and the other boys shoulder bumped. Braxton wore a pair of relax jeans and a navy blue long sleeved shirt with his signature gray beanie covering his longish black hair. Joel however wore a pair of black basketball shorts and a lemon head printed tee-shirt with a black jacket that had sleeves pushed up to his elbows.
"Add Trevin and it will be a PAR-TAY" Joel said bouncing his hand up and down.
"Somebody call me?" Trevin asked leaning against the door way. Trevin was the oldest of all of the kids at sixteen. He had his moms blond hair and his dad's brown eyes. He wore jeans a black tee with a piano cascading from his left shoulder to his right hip with the words Piano Man printed it the back.
"So what we going to do now we're all together once again," Joel asked as he slid into a seat next to his sister and grabbing a remote that turned on the radio.
"We have ten minutes before the interview starts." Kayln said with a smile. Gwyneth got up and silently walked over to the bathroom and knocked softly before the door swung open. Carrington walked out looking much different than she did an hour before. Now she wore a blue tank top that was cut off showing her entire midriff a black shawl and a skirt that if she where to bend down would ride up over her butt and a pair of stockings that where nothing more than string. Her once long brown hair was tooled and pulled back into a half up half down. On her feet where black thong flip flops. Jayln jumped to cover Carson's and Joel's eyes. Kayln covered Braxton's eyes witch wasn't even needed the thirteen year old only ever looked all lovey dovey toward Gwyneth and even then she wasn't watching, and neither was Trevin seeing as the boy would be picked bone for bone. Kayln's other hand went to cover Trevin's eyes but like usual the boy didn't let her.
"I was just going to tell you that the interview was about to start." Gwyneth said trying still to smile despite her shock.
"Like I care," She said pushing the girl out of the way and actually knocking her over. Trevin didn't jump as he usually did when someone hurt his sister in stead he just looked her over continuously.
"Hi" she said with a giggle sending a wave in his direction.
"Hey," he said with a bob of his head as he watched as she left.
"Woowza" He wotted before getting slapped upside the head by his sister who then retook her spot next to him and he moaned.
"Dude what's wrong?" He asked rubbing his head.
"She's only like fifteen dudes." Jayln said.
"Worse she's Carrington." Gwyneth said with a laugh.
"No way that's Pickett" The twins said at the same time.
"No question, its hurts ya'll don't believe me." Gwyneth said.
"Ya'll" Carson and Joel joked.
"It's almost as bad as, Th-ick" Braxton joked.
"I was six, and had a cold." Gwyneth exclaimed hitting Braxton with her pillow. In return the boy began to tickle her and one by one the rest of the group joined. Soon all of the kids where having a tickle fight and dorm 243 filled the hall with laughter.
Carrington walked back to the door of her dorm to ask her old friends for forgiveness but hearing their laughter made her cry. They where happy they didn't need her ruining their lives after leaning against the door tears rolling down her face. Then the interview came on and the kids became deathly quiet Carrington just leaned her headed back against the wall and listened to the voices of her mom and her mother's friends as they talked about their new tour.