A/N: Woo! Well, I have plenty of time to write for this story now. Why? Well, I have to wait for Jessica to catch up in order to write for Amanda's story, so about a week I will write for that one again. I'm on a writer's block for The Tale Of Two, so that is postponed until I come up with a brilliant idea. As for Life As The Youngest, I'm still writing for it, and I'm going to rotate between these two stories :D And I have lots of time, and good ideas for these two stories, so it's easy peasy. Now, enjoy the second chapter of my newest story!! - Sam.

School

I woke up at six to take a shower, get dressed and eat breakfast, thinking I would have to take Ella to some new daycare and then drive myself and Joey to school. But when I finished breakfast, it was six forty-five and only Joey was in the Living Room, waiting for me.

"Where's Ella?" I asked him.

"Steve decided to take her to pre-school in his car, then go to work. So we, my sister, have to walk." he told me. Of course, because we aren't biologically his kids in any shape or form.

I frowned. "Let's start walking." I said, as I headed out the door.

"I'm proud of you. You didn't make one bad comment." he said, as we started our walk to school. Our very, very...long...walk.

"Mmm. Don't you miss home?" I asked.

"Of course I do. But you know me, I'm not going to make a big deal about it. We're here, and that is that." he answered.

"But...you will be eighteen soon."

"So?" Ugh. Sometimes he is so dumb. He seriously doesn't understand what being eighteen means?

"So you can move out, and take me with you. Steve really won't care that much, it's not like he would miss us. He hates us." I told him. Actually, he hates me more. But he still hates you too.

"Ah. But there is one little problem with that." he disagreed.

"And what would that be?" I countered.

"Ella. She would have to stay here. Do you really want that to happen? To leave her behind?" he asked. Damn. He's right.

"Of course not." I said, softly.

"Then we're here until she has a legal say in the matter." he said.

"You could still leave. I don't want to hold you back." I informed him.

"I'm not leaving without you. And you won't leave without Ella. The three of us are a package deal. We're a true family." he told me, smiling a warm smile. Awww. I have the best big brother ever.

I smiled back at him. "Thanks. You're a great brother." I told him.

"If we weren't almost going to be late for school, I would tackle you into a bear hug." he replied, still smiling.

I laughed. Then we got to the school and I stopped and stared at it.

Barryton High. Great, I hate school already and the day is still young.

"I'm going to go to the office and get my schedule. Go there and get yours when you are done staring at the sign with a horrified expression." Joey said, then he walked away.

Wow. Twilight was right...these small town schools don't have any metal detectors. No wonder why it is so easy to shoot up small town schools.

"Hello?" someone asked.

"Hm?" was my reply. Then I turned to see where the voice was coming from. Standing right there in front of me, was a model. Seriously, this girl looked like she just came out of a fashion magazine. She had orange-redish hair in perfect curls, that other red heads would kill for. She was tall and slim, pretty face and light blue eyes. Definitely model material.

"Hi! My name is Melanie. I'm your neighbor. Sorry I didn't get a chance to say hi last night, but I thought you might want to settle in." she said, in a sing-song voice. It?

"Were you the person on the porch last night?" I asked. The one who hissed at Steve?

"Oh, no. That was my cousin, Noah. Did he say anything to you? Because if he did, I'm sure it was rude and...well that's just Noah." she told me.

"No, he didn't. I just saw someone on the porch and I waved at them." I told her. And it hissed. Well....Noah did.

"Oh. Phew. Anyway, want me to show you around?" she asked.

"Sure. But I need to swing by the office first." I said.

Melanie took me to the office, turns out she was in my first four classes; art, gym, science, and english.

Now it was lunch time. I sat with Melanie, and her friend's Ben and Raven. Ben was a blonde with chocolate eyes. Raven was a brunette with emerald green eyes. They were really nice and outgoing. But...there was one kid who just kept stealing my attention away from them.

There was a gorgeous boy, who had black hair, with purple and blue stripes in it. His skin was extremely pale, and his eyes were black with bags under them. He looked very skinny, but he still looked like he could beat the shit out of anyone who bothered him. And he was the only one sitting by himself.

Although I don't see how that is possible when he is so skinny....

I decided to take my attention away from him, since I have a boyfriend. "So....who's who here?" I asked.

"Well, the table where your brother is sitting, is filled with jocks and popular cheerleaders." Melanie told me.

"So my brother is sitting with the man-whores and sluts?" I verified.

They all laughed. "Basically." Ben answered.

"Okay, what table are we?" I asked.

"The nice people with a good sense of humor table." Raven laughed.

I giggled. "Yup, that's us." I said.

"Mhm. And then there is the goths and emo's, the nerds, the partyers, the shy kids, and then my cousin all by himself." Melanie said, while pointing to all the tables. So boy is actually it!!! I mean Noah!!!

"Got it. That's not too hard to remember." I told them.

"I'm sure it's not. You came from which major city?" Raven asked.

"New York City. It's huge, and way different then here." I sighed.

"You miss your home there, don't you?" Ben asked, with a warm smile.

"So much. I had so many friends, the home I grew up in, my boyfriend...." I trailed. And all my secrets and enemies. Well, except Steve. I still have that enemy.

"Boyfriend?" Melanie asked.

I smiled. "Yeah. Brian. He's so amazing...I miss him so much." I informed them. Actually, I barely thought about him all day until now. But now I really miss him!!!!

"Awwwww!!" the girls exclaimed.

I blushed and hid my face.

Ben laughed at me and I kicked him under the table. "Owww!" he cried out.

"Oh waa waa." I teased. We all laughed, and then the bell rang.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow, I guess." I smiled. They aren't in the rest of my classes, I'm all alone.

"See you tomorrow!" they said as they left.

I had to go to geometry, since I didn't take it last year, like they did. There was only one seat left in the geometry class, and it was next to....Noah.

Of course.

I sat down next to him, and took out the notes. But he was repeating what I already learned, so I just started doodling.

"Pssst."

I looked to see where the psst came from, and it turned out to be Noah. What does he want?

"I'm sorry I never said hi to you last night, I was just embarrassed." he whispered.

"Why?" I asked in a whisper.

Then he just started paying attention to the teacher again, ignoring me. Bitch.

It turns out that Noah was in music and french with me too. But in both those classes, he just ignored me.

I walked home by myself, because Joey decided to go over some new friend's house. This is the beginning of a new routine.

Steve was going to finish work and then pick up Ella from her daycare at six. Joey should be back before eight on a school night. So, I have plenty of time to myself.

Oooh! I know what I am going to do!!!

I picked up the house phone, since Steve won't give me a cell phone, and dialed a number I memorized by heart.

"Hello?" Nicki answered.

"Nicki!! It's Kayla!!" I exclaimed.

"Kayla!!!! Oh my god, how are you? What's it like in that little town? Are there any cute boys? How many..." she fired questions at me.

"Okay! Chill! I can only answer one question at a time." I told her.

She laughed. "Sorry. Oh, and to answer the question you were probably going to ask me, Brian is in the shower." She's Brian's twin, and my best friend.

"Nicki, I called to talk to you. Otherwise I would have asked for Brian when you first picked up." I reminded her.

She laughed. "True. Alright, so how's life there?" she asked.

"It's horrible. We were here for two seconds and Steve made me unpack the car and and put all the furniture in the house, while he and everyone else went grocery shopping and got ice cream. Then he came home and made me unload the groceries as he went to bed." I told her.

"Oh my god, he's such a dick!"

"I already know this. Anyway, today I had my first day of school." I informed her.

"And how was it?"

"It was so-so. I have a couple friends, and they're really nice and everything, but its so different. Their school is so small!!! Everyone was like, don't get lost. And I felt like telling them, I couldn't get lost if I tried, but I didn't want to be rude." I told her.

She laughed. "So what are your friends names?" she asked.

"Melanie, she's also my neighbor. Ben, and Raven. And then there's Noah, but he's only an acquaintance."

"And why is he only an acquaintance?"

"Because he's my neighbor and he only said hi to me, that's it." I told her. We both laughed.

"Well I would love to chat with you more, but brother dearest got out of the shower and it questioning who I am on the phone with, Kayla." she said, emphasizing my name to tease him.

"Bye Kayla!!!" she screamed, then I heard a lot of static.

I just laughed, because they were probably fighting. But not real fighting, they never really fight.

Finally after a couple more minutes of static I heard his voice, "Kayla?" he asked.

"Hi Brian." I said.

"It's so good to hear your voice." he said, his voice husky.

"I was just going to say the same thing."

"I miss you." he told me.

"I miss you too."

Then there was a knock at the door.

"I'm sorry, I have to go. I'll call again tomorrow, I promise." I told him.

He sighed. "Alright. I love you, babe."

"I love you too. Bye." I said, then I hung up and went to the door.

I opened the door, and man was I shocked.

A/N And that's where I am leaving you =] Sorry! And, don't worry, this will get more intense, but I just need to start things up. Let you see how things work, so you can see the weirdness!!!! Hahahahm, sorry if that doesn't make sense, but I am really hyper!!! Anyways, please review and tell me what you think!!! - Sam