Disclaimer: I do not own 7th Heaven or its characters. I only own my own characters and ideas.

A/N: I would like to thank pandafan7 for bringing to my attention that Lucy and Kevin's son's name is Brett and not Brent. I have a cousin named Brent and must have just started doing that. Thanks so much for your diligence!

Chapter 4: School Assembly

It had been two weeks since the incident in school involving Brett having a breakdown in school. It hadn't been totally his fault either. A few of the students in the class didn't like how smart he was or the fact that he was a preacher's kid and grandkid. It made these boys upset thinking that he got special privileges. Brett didn't have to eat his meals in the cafeteria when everyone else did and he got to eat snacks during school sometimes. It was the last straw when a teacher gave Brett extra time on the computer because he didn't want a cupcake someone brought in for their birthday.

In reality, Brett and Zach had always agreed that the less people that knew they were diabetic, the better. Both boys ate lunch in the nurse's office. They couldn't do their blood work and give themselves shots in front of the other students. When Brett or Zach ran around outside extra or didn't calculate the amount of insulin they needed correctly, they would need a snack. Instead of leaving class almost every day, they just whipped out some crackers with peanut butter or cheese.

Tommy's mom thought it would be nice if she sent cupcakes in for the class to celebrate his birthday. The cupcakes would be eaten after recess for snack. It had been raining and so recess had been spent inside. Brett was one of the lucky two who got to play on the computer. When the cupcakes were brought out, the students all went to grab some. The rule was no eating in front of the computer. That left Brett on his own at the computer. Tommy thought it would be nice to offer a treat to Brett and when Brett refused he just shrugged and walked on. Some of the other students started getting upset. They claimed that it was just because Brett wanted time on the computer that he didn't want a cupcake. Being a preacher's child he should know manners and stop being so ungrateful.

Brett had always been the sensitive twin. He broke down, but wouldn't let the tears fall. He went up to Mrs. Reynolds and said he didn't feel well. Mrs. Reynolds didn't question the young boy. She just sent him down to the nurse. The taunting didn't end then either. One of the boys yelled, "Go on and run to the nurse like you always do. You always pretend you are sick. She must be just like your mommy!" Mrs. Reynolds was standing right behind this young boy and led him to the principal.

Now Brett, Zach, Lucy, and Kevin were standing in front of the whole school. It had actually been the principal's idea. She felt that it would be best if the whole student body learned what diabetes is and why the two boys were sometimes out of the room or eating snacks.

Lucy felt that she would do the best with the speaking. She knew how to talk to people. After being introduced to the school, she felt she had the chance to begin.

"Good morning everyone. I am Rev. Kinkirk, Zach and Brett's mother. My husband and I also have two daughters that some of you may know. They are Savannah and Olivia. An incident happened in school the other day and your principal feels it is time to explain to you about a disease that both boys have."

Brett and Zach were no longer listening to their mother. All of their cousins were giving them encouraging looks. All of them knew all about diabetes. They had grown up with common knowledge of what happened to their bodies and what warning signs to look for to get help. Danielle held Brett's gaze. She was in the nurses' office the day of the incident trying to get an icepack for a fellow student that fell on the playground. Brett had opened up to her as he sat crying. She wanted to go up to the bully and hit him. All three sets of twin cousins were really close. All of them were born about the same time and looked out for one another. It was really nice too in an odd way that none of them shared the same last name. That way they were more likely to be in classes together.

Brett looked over as Lucy mentioned his name again. He broke his eye contact with Danielle. Lucy wanted the two boys to show the ID bracelets that they wore stating that they were diabetic in case they were found outside or something. ID's for children with diseases had started to become less noticeable. They looked like regular link bracelets. Zach's was green while Brett's was red. Then Lucy went on to talk about warning signs and when to get help for them. It was the same spiel all of the Camden family got when they became old enough to dial 911.

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Savannah and Aaron sat outside the middle school eating lunch under a tree. Both of them met for lunch only once a week so that they could spend time without the rest of the family with them and still have time with their own friends.

"How do you think it is going with your brothers?" Aaron asked as he took a bite out of his turkey and cheese sandwich.

"I hope it is going well. What those boys did to Brett wasn't very nice. I am the only one allowed to pick on them." Savannah replied as she offered him half her cupcake for half his brownie. It was something the two of them had been doing for years. They would split whatever dessert they got unless Nana packed their lunches. Then they would get the same thing.

"I remember when I had to learn about diabetes. I thought that I could catch it until I went through the classes at the hospital. Now I know that I can baby-sit any child with it." Savannah nodded at Aaron and started in on her yogurt. "Hey Vannah, are you ever afraid that you or Olivia will get diabetes?"

The question caught the young teen off guard. Sure she had thought about it, but it hadn't come to light until someone actually asked her. "Um, Livy and I get tested once a year and I am old enough to know the warning signs. Our pediatrician and Aunt Sarah have both told me that there is no known history in either of my parent's families. It still scares me sometimes. I hate it when one of them gets sick and mom and dad start talking in hushed tones. I'm not stupid you know."

Aaron could see that Savannah was starting to become upset. She tried to stay strong and spunky. His dad always told him that she is a lot like Aunt Ruthie. It was just sometimes that she got emotional. His dad always blamed crying on hormones when his mom started crying. Perhaps Savannah was having hormones right then. He helped her up and gave her a hug and a piece of chocolate. He noticed that crying women always seemed to reach for the chocolate.

Savannah just smiled at him. She couldn't explain why she was suddenly overcome with such emotion. Maybe during her free period she would call her mom.

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"I would like to thank you all for listening to me and having such great questions. I think there is something else Zach would like to add before you guys go to lunch. Zach?" Lucy handed the mic over to her son. She had just finished one of the longest speeches in her career. All of the kids were great and had good questions. Most of them had people they knew that had diabetes too, although it was parents or grandparents. Never children.

Zach stood in front of the student body. He was surprised how relaxed he felt in front of so many people. "I just want to say that no one should treat my brother Brett or me any differently. We are still the same people that we were before this morning. Now you just understand some things of why we do some things differently. I hope you will all ask the two of us questions or any of our cousins if you don't feel comfortable yourself. Thank you."

Kevin beamed at his son's words. He sure was wise beyond his years. He and Lucy were so blessed with their four children. He walked over to his wife and sons who were being thanked by the principal of the school.

"Thank you again for speaking. I think it was good for the students to understand a little more about the boys. Now, it is your lunch time. You don't want to start eating late and miss recess!" The boys ran off for the nurse's office after hugging both of their parents goodbye.

At the nurse's office there were a few cards for Brett. They were from the kids who had been picking on him the other day. They all said they were sorry for being mean and hoped he would forgive them and maybe play with them at recess. Zach looked up at his brother and saw that Brett was smiling for the first time in weeks.

A/N: So there you go, another chapter. This chapter will become important in other parts of the story. I know that not much happened.

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