Chapter 2

~Destiny~

Destiny slept the night peacefully. It felt nice, there were no arguments like there would have been in the previous family, or a lot of snoring in the one before that. Destiny finally was able to sleep fully and have a good nights sleep. No one woke her up, she did it on her own, unlike the families she has been in before. She woke up at nine am, something she considered a gift, and slowly stood up to prepare for the day ahead of her. She knew that her family will be going to the school supply store soon, so she started to prepare for the event.

She took her toothbrush to the bathroom, located across her room, and brushed her teeth. She took out her make up, but decided to not use it today.

"Destiny, breakfast!" Nicole called.

Destiny quickly changed from her pajamas to her sweatpants, and red shirt. She noted that she must go cloth shopping sometime before school starts so as to look fairly well on the first day of school. She goes downstairs and to the kitchen and looks at the table.

"No worries, the breakfast is wonderful in our family," Josephine smiled, looking at her.

"All thanks to Josephine," Nicole concluded, seeming to be proud of her daughter.

~Connor~

Connor hates school shopping. He thinks that it is a waste of his valuable video game time. If only their parents were a little more chill, especially with grades. Connor's parents had this strict rule – get a grade lower than a B, out of the TV. Connor had to maintain that B or above, usually it was a B, except for math and art, in which he had an A. He could pull off an A in science, but he usually did not because he wasn't up for the challenge. His twin, Dan, was an all-A student, and also played basketball on the school team (hence why both Connor and Dan were popular).

"Come on, Con, get up," Dan told his brother, with whom he shared his room now that Destiny was living them. "Con" and Dan did not mind sharing their rooms though, so they did not complain.

"I hate school shopping," Connor complained.

"I know, but we have to. It's our last year of high school though, isn't that amazing?" Dan said, brightly.

"Yes, I know. College applications keep giving me nightmares, Dan," Connor said.

"Have you decided with mom?" Dan asked.

"No, not yet. Mom wants me to be close though, like she does with you," Connor says, standing up slowly.

"Yes, but I want to get away from here. I was thinking, University of California – Berkeley. After all, our cousins live there and I spoke with them, and they won't mind having a man figure around. I have also been thinking about others, but UCal is my top choice as of now. You?" Dan asked.

"I don't know, maybe UC San Diego? Personally, no clue what I even want to do with my life yet, haha," Connor admitted.

"Father wants you to be a doctor, but I don't see you as one," Dan joked.

"Yes, I know. Not with my grades. I think I would like to do...nah I don't know," Connor said. "But dad wants you to go into business," Connor answered with a joke.

"That might happen, I like math and being with people," Dan answered. "And anyway, plenty of schools want to recruit me for basketball," he answered.

"Yes, lucky you," Connor said, as he dressed. "Is your ACT strong enough to get into your top school though?" Connor asked.

"Well, yeah. Haven't I told you, my ACT score is thirty-three out of thirty-six," Dan bragged.

"Oh yeah, I remember. We should probably go to breakfast," Connor said.

"Yes, lets go," Dan answered.

~Nicole~

Destiny and Josephine were sitting on the dinner table quietly, Nicole was looking at the two and noticing that Josephine was whispering something, and suddenly she wondered what about.

In a couple of minutes, Nicole heard thumps as her boys were running down the stairs, like they always did during the breakfast throughout the summer. The twins were really close, and she was happy about that, but she was never happy when she saw Josephine being lonely because her brothers were leaving her alone. Now looking at the two girls, she realized that Josephine was happier with another girl around, even if she didn't speak. Well, not really.

"What's for breakfast, mom?" Dan asked.

"Your choice. Cereal or toast today boys. Well, seniors," Nicole joked.

"Can't wait to finish high school!" Connor exclaimed.