Summary- What if Peyton's 14 year old cousin moved in with her? How would she affect the gang? This is my first story ever so give it a chance.

Disclaimer- I only own the idea.

This story takes place after 5x12, everything happened Nathan and Haley are together and happy and Brooke already has Angie. Lucas and Peyton are on their way to being friends even though they love each other.

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"Carly what are you doing here?" Peyton questioned. "Your plane isn't supposed to land for another 10 minutes Peyton said as she looked at her watch.

"I got an earlier flight and I wanted to surprise you, clearly I succeeded." Carly laughed at the awe struck expression on her cousin's face.

"But how did you get here?" Questioned Brooke who was just as surprised as Peyton.

"You see there are these things called cabs. You call them; they pick you up and take you to where you need to go. Weird right?" Carly responded with sarcasm.

"Well Sawyer she is defiantly your family." Nathan smirked. The whole room began to laugh.

"Um well know that we all know how I got here can I possibly get some greetings here I mean I did just fly for hours." Carly joked. Peyton was the first to step over to her and engulf her in a huge hug. "Peyt, Peyt I need air." Peyton stepped back and took a look at her cousin.

"Damn you grew." Peyton commented.

"Yep 2 years will do that to a person." Carly responded with a slight grin.

"Ahem." Brooke interrupted. "I know you didn't forget about your fabulous almost cousin now did you?"

Carly giggled. "Forget you Brookie? Never." Carly walked over and gave Brooke a hug. "After all we have more in common then Peyton and I do, I still believe that your really my cousin not her." Carly joked

"Um excuse me do you want to live here or not?" Peyton faked annoyance.

"Well what's the alternative?" Carly played along. All 3 girls broke out into fits of giggles until a deep voice broke it up.

"Hmm but apparently you forgot about me." Nathan said to Carly.

"I'm sorry Peyton do I know him?" Carly pretended. "He looks familiar, kind of like that jerk you used to date, the one who called me a pain in the ass seven year old that year I came to visit. What was his name? Nick? Nelson?" Nathan looked down embarrassed and ashamed. Carly continued "But this guy couldn't possibly be him, because this guy seems sweet and caring." Nathan looked up to find Carly smiling up at him all of his friends holding in laughter.

"Alright guys I was a jerk, I get it." Nathan surrendered. "Now do I get a hug?" He asked Carly.

"Aw sure Nelson." Carly broke out into laughter before she ran up and hugged Nathans large frame. He wrapped his strong arms around her and gave a soft kiss to her forehead.

"It's good to see you kid" He said.

"Aight, so I see how it is you guys get all the love and we get left out in the dark." Skills spoke up referring to himself, Mouth, Haley, Jamie and Lucas.

"Ok I get it Skills." Peyton laughed. "Carly this is Haley, Mouth and Lucas. Oh and that Chris Brown wannabe over there is Skills." The whole room burst out into fits of laughter while you could hear Skill's mutter something about "crazy white girls." Carly noticed a little boy next to Haley and approached him.

"Hey pal," she said as she crouched down to his level. "What's your name?"

"James Lucas Scott" he said proudly "I'm four and a half." Carly smiled at the little boys antics.

"Well hello there James Lucas Scott, I'm Carly Marie Sawyer I'm 14 and a half." Jamie grinned at the teen.

"I have a fluffy eared bunny named Chester!" He commented "He took a shower with Mama." Nathan started to laugh outrageously at the look on his wife's face while everyone else tried to keep their own laughter under control.

"Well isn't that…. Something." Carly said confused.

"Yeah then daddy had to go get him from Mama's shower, he didn't come out for a while." Jamie added innocently.

"And on that note." Haley spoke up. "Jamie go and get a juice box."

"Alright" Jamie said completely oblivious to the tension around him. Carly stood from her spot on the ground only to come face to face with a red faced Haley and Nathan.

"Well this is quite a welcome." Carly said breaking the tension. Everyone smiled.

"I think I like this kid. Hey baby girl you play sports?" Skill's asked, interested.

"Yeah I've been swimming sense I was five, but I completely suck at basket ball, sorry guys." Carly giggled.

"You suck at basket ball? You really are related to Sawyer." Nathan said which resulted in a slap in the arm from Haley.

"Be nice." She warned. "Hi Carly, I'm Haley It's nice to meet you." Haley gave a soft smile.

"Oh I know who you are; I am a huge fan of your music! Halo is my favorite song to this day." Haley blushed at the mention of her musical past.

"Thanks. Are you a music junkie like Peyton?" Haley asked.

"Oh yeah maybe worse, I love all the artists she does but I'm also into all of the teen pop stuff too. You know Brittney Spears, Madonna and I adore the Jonas Brothers."

"Brittney Spears?" Mouth asked astonished "You sure you and Peyton are related?"

"We're sure" Peyton said. "However we both agree that the best line of any song is from NOFX-"

"That's me inside your head" Peyton felt her cheeks begin to feel hot, she didn't need to turn around to know who said that.