Chapter 1

Welcome To Everwood.

It was an ordinary day in Everwood, Colorado, Ephram Brown woke up farely late seen as it was Saturday, he would have slept longer but he could hear his father screaming his name from downstairs, these days Ephram and Dr Brown got on a little bit better then when the first came to Everwood, Ephram appreciated that he's father was at least trying to re-right the mistakes of the past. But something inside of him, still would not forgive Dr Brown. And he knew aswell as his father knew, it would take a long time before they can have the normal Father/Son relationship.

"EPHRAM" Dr Brown screamed, frustration in his voice. He had something important to tell Ephram and he needed to get to work in 10 minutes.

"I'm awake Dad, I'll be down in a minute" Ephram shouted, passing Delia as he walked to the bathroom. Ephram yawned as he washed his face and got changed. Ten minutes later he was stomping down the stairs into the kitchen, his father and Delia were sitting at the table. Delia was eating cereal and Dr Brown was reading Everwood Pinecone.

"What did you want? I was having a nightmare and just when I was about to chop the monsters head of, you scream at me" Ephram said, sarcastically sitting down and grabbing the cereal.

" I need you to do me a favour?" Dr Brown replied, acting as if he didn't care for his son's sarcasm.

"I'm not handing out pamphlets for the Thaw Festival ok, get Delia to do it, I'm sure she'll have a ball, and besides no-ones gonna say no to a little girl"

Dr Brown smirked, he couldn't help but admire his son's witty personality.

"I'm already on it, Ephy" Delia said, smiling broadly and annoying Ephram with his childhood nickname.

"Don't call me that" Ephram said, shooting daggers at her from across the table.

"Don't call him that Delia please" Dr Brown said, putting the cereal away. "Thank you, That's not the favour Ephram"

"Then what is?" Ephram asked, looking up at him with curiousity.

"Nina's neice, Thalia, is coming into town for a couple weeks, I have an appoinment with her at 12:30 tomorrow. I was wondering if you could show her around afterwards, she's your age and Nina say's she's pretty, smart and very musical, so you have something in common, that's if your not doing anything?"

Ephram couldn't decide, hang out in this big, heep of a house all weekend, or show a talented and beatiful teenage girl around an endless huff-beat town, I think you know which one he chose.

Outside Nina's house a BMW Convertable pulled up and out stepped a beatiful, black haired girl with red streaks and a nose ring, she was wearing rings on every second finger, a cross necklace, long baggy army pants, a white t-shirt with red graffity and a T on it. Her messily curly hair was held away from her eyes with her sunglasses and she chewed on a peice of gum. Locking the car, she left her suitcases and stuff in it as she walked up towards Nina's house, as she approached the porch the door swang open and Sam came running out.

"Thalia, Thalia" He repeated excitedly, running and jumping into her arms.

"Hey Sport, How long has it been since I've seen you?. Three, Four years, You sure have grown, soon enough you'll be too.., hold on hold on"

She put him down and he turned around smiling from ear to ear at her, she held her back and feel on the ground.

"Did I break your back again?"

"Only a fraction, You ELEPHANT" She squealed pulling him too ground and tickling him. He screamed for her too stop, but she kept on going until Nina came out.

"Hey Thalia, Did Sam break your back again?"

Nina asked picking Sam off the ground, he turned and ran towards the back of the house.

"Yep, I think I need another operation, damn it" The both laughed as the exchanged hugs.

"God, have you grown, whoa, your father let you get a nose ring" Thalia smirked and followed Nina inside.

"Nope, but once I told him it was unexchangeable he calmed down and admired it for about three hours" Nina laughed, her face expression changing to a concerned one. She shut the door and became all serious.

"You know why they sent you here don't you?"

Thalia closed her eyes and sat on the couch, Nina followed pursuit. "Yeah, they think I'm a junkie like Davie" She said, looking down at her hands.

"No" Nina said trying to comfort her. "There just worried about you thats all, they lost Davie too, and they don't want to lose you aswell" Thalia rolled her eyes.

"Yeah right, Mum and Dad don't give two shits that Davie's dead, there just afraid I might ruin there membership at the country club"

Nina nodded, she knew it was true, her sister never cared for anyone but herself, both Nina and Thalia had given up trying to make them both see that theyw ere humens who need respect also, but Thalia's Mum and Dad lived in there own world and no matter how much Thalia trys, she'll never have the loving parents she always wanted and if she say's anything, they just say she's over-reacting or delusional.

"Enough drama, your free to do what you please as long as it's no Drugs.." Nina stated. "Or alchohol or sex, yes Nina, I know the drill" Thalia said, as if she had heard it all before. Nina nodded slowly, smiling innocenty and loving to Thalia.

"Your a nice girl Thalia, don't let the wrong in your life change who your destined to became." Thalia rolled her eyes and Nina sighed and walked away.

Thalia got up and looked outside the window, the sun was out, unusual for Everwood

."This is wrong on so many levels" Thalia said to herself, she turned around and walked back to the couch and fell into a peaceful sleep.

"Ok, If you have any problems call me, ok?" Nina said, smiling. Thalia nodded and got out of the car. She looked up and read the sign. Dr Browns Privite Practice. Scrunching up her nose she contempted to turna round and walk around the town for a while but she thought of her mother and remembered what she said before Thalia left LA.

Flashback- "If you do everything your suppose to and be a good girl we promise to make it to your recital in July" End Flashback-

Thalia nodded and made her way into the Building. There were a couple people waiting and they watched her cross the room like she was a UFO or an alian. She walked up to a desk were an old lady sat rearranging files. She looked up and it read EDNA on her anme tag. "Can I help you?"

Edna asked politely, Thalia looked around once more and glared at them then looked back to Edna. "I'm here to see Dr Brown." Edna nodded, and looked her up and down.

"Do you have an appointment?" Edna asked in the same polite tone, that was beginning to frustrate Thalia.

"Would I be standing here if I didn't?" Edna was taking back by her harsh tone, and she snorted. "No, I guess not"

Thalia instantly felt bad and she was about to apoligise until a tall man with a beard walked up next to her.

"Edna is Nina's neice here yet?" He asked in the same polite tone that Edna previously talked to Thalia in, and it made Thalia feel a whole lot worse, and she didn't know why. "I'm Nina's neice"

Thalia said louder then expected and everyone turned to look at her. She raised her eyebrows and looked around at the patients, frustrated she turned on her heel and faced them

"Do you have a problem?... oh I'm sorry of course you do, your in a doctors office, obviously. After your finished here I recommend you sign up for a class on minding your own business it will make you more attractive seen as eavesdropping isn't gonna win you a gold star." Dr Brown's eyes widened and he looked at Edna both of them worried and impressed.

"Ok, Thalia can you follow me into my office please" Thalia nodded and Dr Brown mouthed sorry to the room, who all looked extremely insulted. But two of them in the corner were blown away, those two were Ephram Brown and Bright Abbott.