OKAY. so I know how anxious you guys are to know about how things are turning out with the timing. I'm taking it a little slow, but i KNOW you guys will love it. I've got a few ideas up my sleeve. But if you're wondering when they're going to be 17...probably after a few more chapters. I'm not sure of the exact number, but certain stuff has to happen for me to put it all in place. The action in this story is also very...thrilling and it starts when they're young. So...you'll have to wait for a little bit until they're 17. NOT TOO LONG. and i'm sure u guys will really LOVE it. :D

this chapter actually contains one of the Sons in it...sorta. REALLY cute chapter.

"I don't think we should be doing this." Surprisingly this came from Tyler's mouth.

"Why not?" Kee huffed, facing him, hands on hips.

"Because the last time your mom found about the roof incident she flipped. I mean, unless you're really considering your death wish then go ahead." He stated, dead serious.

"Not like I'll go lunging to my death AGAIN."

"Unless God hates you." She threw him the nastiest glare ever. He shrugged sheepishly.

"Just saying."

"Yeah, well you SAY too much." Tyler rolled his eyes at that. She was usually the one who never shut up.

"Just shut up and continue." He gestured to what she was doing before and she focused again.

"Wrench." Tyler handed her the tool from the box next to his foot.

"Tape." He paused.

"What do you mean tape? If you expect me to jump 30 feet to my death on a piece of string, you're sadly mistaken." He defended, keeping the tape out of her grasp.

"Just give it to me!" Kiki yelled, fed up at his cowardice.

"No."

"Then you lose."

"Fine!" He shoved the roll into her palm while she smugly grinned. She was setting up a...game? I guess you could call it that. If running on the roof at top speed and sliding down on a thin piece of rope at record time can be called a game. More like an extreme sport.

It was like a bet, or one of those 'I can do it better then you' competitions. Who was the fastest? That was what they wanted to find out, and who had the most courage. I mean, come on, running your fastest on a roof and sliding down a dangly piece of rope to come down about 30 feet is not easy.

"You do realize that if I die, you're responsible?" Tyler asked, looking a little terrified.

"Stop being so melodramatic Ty."

"Melodra--what?" Very uneducated boy. Wonder what he'll get on his SAT's.

"Stop being such a...wimpy girl." She wasn't offended that she just insulted her own gender. It was true, about most girls. They were scared of the stupidest things. Like a chipped nail freaked them out.

Tyler frowned, biting his lip. He didn't care that he was being a drama queen, he didn't want to die. He figured his response was completely rational, like most people's would be. But Kee wasn't fazed at the idea of her possibly cracking every bone in her body. Completely normal for her apparently.

Kee fixed up the rope, securely tightening it to the roof, making sure that it would hold a human's weight. If it didn't...well, she was hoping it would. She stood slowly and saw Ty with a perplexed stare on his face. He was looking out onto Kee's yard, and examining the large area the rooftop occupied. He seemed nervous. Kiki smirked at that.

"Chill out."

"Great advice. I'll remember that when I'm halfway suspended in the air!" He yelled pointing to the now attached rope.

"Sorry." She shrugged grinning again. His discomfort made her lighthearted.

"You brought this on yourself."

"Did not!" Ty shrieked, considering backing out of the decision.

"Who was the one that said 'Boys are so much better at sports then girls' If I remember correctly it was you." She nudged a finger into his chest.

"This hardly qualifies as a sport." He grumbled.

"Show's how much you know." She said, obviously referring to her expanded knowledge in most topics of discussion.

"Well. If you really believe boys are better then girls, prove it. Shouldn't be too hard, right?" Kee winked at Ty and took a fake macho man stance. He flinched internally. There was no backing out now. Even if this 'sport' resulted in him being attached to an IV drip in the nearest hospital. He nodded towards Kee, indicating he was okay and ready.

"Okay. You know the rules, no pushing, shoving, physical contact that will mess the other person up in ANY way. Whoever runs across the rooftop and reaches the bottom first wins." Tyler inhaled at this and exhaled quickly as Kiki continued.

"There's somewhat of a catch." Tyler gulped down his rising spit. "You have to run close to the edge of the roof. You get one edge and I get the other." Now was the time to panic.

"There are two pieces of rope attached. One for each of us." She gestured to the side of the roof Ty had not yet examined yet, and sure enough there was another dangly thing there.

He sighed. He HAD to do this. If not for him at least for his dignity. If there was anything left of it, since Kee had already taken all of it. What kind of 11 year old boy would he be if he didn't beat this evil little girl? Yup, that's right, 11 year old. A year had already passed since Kee and Ty had known each other. Still they didn't know much about the other and mostly they spent their time teasing each other. They'd become very close though. Ty spent a few hours with her on some weekends, but kept up his side of his own bargain. He didn't tell the boys about Kee. She was never brought up--not once. They had asked what he had done all summer and of course he said the usual, things like sat around, watched tv...etc. It had already been a whole year, a year. And here both kids were, enjoying this year's summer.

Ty had found out little about Kee since they had met. He knew the basics. Like her favorite color was the rainbow. If that's a color? She liked Harry Potter and the Spice Girls. Her sister was a meanie butthead who liked to tease Tyler and give him many 'loving' cheek pinches. And her mom's name was Jasmine who was very pretty and...single? That he had never known. He had meant to ask, always forgetting. It was kind of strange now that you thought about it. Both kids were open about their mom's, but anything about dad's was never bought up. Ty would have told her if she asked, but he didn't know if Kee even had a dad. Kinda sad really. I mean, they'd been hanging out for so long. Actually Ty knew more about Kee then all people, maybe even her mom. But her personal home life was what he was curious about. Maybe she'd tell him...if he survived this race first.

He faced Kee, a slightly deadly look on his face as he visibly paled.

"Let's get this over with."

Kiki patted his back comfortingly.

"On the count of three we're gonna start. Got it?" He nodded.

"One...two..." She paused a little longer then necessary.

"Three!" And both kids shot off on the imbalanced surface. They were fast, both of them, like bolts of lightning. Both of them sturggled to keep the right balance. The roof's pallets were all leveled differently, just like every other house and it made it even harder to keep from toppling over to death.

They managed though. The pace was close throughout the race. Sometimes Kee would overpower Ty and sometimes he would speed up leaving her a little behind. But when it came to the end, Ty slowed a little bit scared about the going down part. Dammit. Shouldn't have done that. He had just basically given up his chances of winning. And he was right. Seconds later Kee came crashing onto the floor with both feet as Tyler struggled with the rope. It was scratching his foot, making him bleed a little. And although Kiki stood with a smug smile on her lips she quickly forgot about it and helped Tyler down. Blood was streaking down his foot, leaving a trail from his knee to his ankle.

"Dang it. Um...stay here. I'll go get the first aid kit. Don't move." Kee rushed into the house, leaving Ty to freak over his oozing foot. He was severed, mentally and physically. He just got proven wrong by a GIRL. A girl. Well, I don't really consider her a girl...too strong for her own good. He wasn't ready to accept that the race had been fair. It was more like a tie for both of them.

He limped towards the house, disobeying Kee's orders. As long as he wasn't caught Kee's mom he shouldn't be in too much trouble. But his mom might throw a fit.

Tyler passed the living room, making sure that he wasn't seen or heard. The TV was on in that room and Ty could hear someone talking faintly on the phone. He caught a few words but the rest was muffled.

"Hey babe." That sounded like...Jasmine. His curiousity shot up but he was thrown out of his thoughts as he caught Kee running towards him and as soon as she caught sight of him in the house she started mouthing something to him frantically. It looked a little like 'what the heck are you doing? Mom's in there!' and then she jabbed her finger in the air gesturing at the living room. Tyler didn't look shocked but hurried to Kee because he could hear footsteps coming near him. He waddled over to the kitchen where Kee stood in the doorway and she tugged him in throwing him sideways. She slammed the door shut and heard a voice.

"Kee is that you?"

Kiki wracked her brain for some lame excuse.

"Yeah--Ty got hungry so we're getting snacks." The footsteps were nearing.

"Do you need any help?"

"NO." Kee answered too soon causing some suspiscion. "We're almost on our way up. It's okay." The footsteps stopped and faded away.

"Tell me if you need any help." Jasmine made her way back to the room. Kee sighed.

"Gosh Ty. You know if we get busted both of us are going to wake up dangling from our necks on a piece of rope."

The boy groaned. "PLEASE no more rope." Kiki snickered loudly at his stupid fear.

"How about tape?" She joked.

"HEY! It wasn't my brilliant plan." He shrieked, trying to stop the blood flow. "A little help here?" He waved his bloody fingers her way and she shrank away from him.

"Fine." She grabbed his other clean hand and led him to the counter ordering him to stay still.

"Sit on the counter." He jumped up, placing his foot directly in front of Kee's face. She looked straight at it and then took out a cotton ball from the kit. Along with a small bottle. Alcohol. Tyler almost flinched.

"Don't move." She dabbed it slowly and he twitched a little. She stopped seeing his discomfort and slowly came closer to his knee. She was so close that Ty could almost feel the feel of her lips on his knees. Almost. But she only came close enough so she could blow on it. She blew slowly, her cool breath making Tyler a little dizzy. It felt so good on his skin that he dazed off. She continued blowing and Ty bit his lip enjoying the feel of what felt like ice on his skin. Not like it was a sexual feeling anyway, he was much too young to understand that. But it felt so relaxing.

She finally stopped managing to band-aid his injury up and wiped the blood clean off his foot. It looked as good as new. Tyler stood, a little awkwardly and faced her.

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it. At least your not in a hospital." Kee grumbled and Ty laughed. Alcohol was so much worse then an IV drip. "Wanna go upstairs? Mom's gonna start wondering about us soon enough." He didn't nod, just led the way to the door and made his way to the stairs. Kiki followed catching a glimpse at Tyler's foot every now and then.

They made their way into the room and Tyler shuddered after seeing Kee's open bedroom window, showing the roof. She laughed at his disgusted expression. "Stop being such a baby. It was just alcohol." She rolled her eyes dramatically.

"It's not JUST alcohol. It's like a lethal weapon." Kee laughed very loudly at this.

"Yeah, I don't understand why people drink it, well the other kind of alcohol, it's a pathetic waste of time." Her lips pursed. She didn't like the thought of alcohol. It revolted her to no end. Why did people depend on one bottle of liquid so much? Stress was a lame excuse and so was someone's death. There were SO many other ways to cure your lamenting and grief and drinking was definitely not one of them.

"It's not that bad." Ty shrugged and Kee snorted in arguement. She gave him and 'are you kidding me look.'

"You can't possibly believe that-"

"You can't take it that seriously Kee. It's okay if you want to loosen up a little bit."

"I don't really care what your views are Tyler, but I am NEVER going to take a sip of that nasty stuff. It's stupid and careless and if someone wants to get wasted like that then they can." Kee gave him a menacing glare as if warning him of the future. Ty ran a hand through his hair nervously and averted his gaze. He hadn't meant the conversation to take such a sudden deadly turn. Obviously it was something Kee opposed very much and he wanted to argue with her but didn't have the time or energy.

Silence dragged for several minutes until Tyler remembered his question in the living room.

"Who was your mom talking to?"

"You heard that?" Kiki questioned, looking at her lap.

"Boyfriend?" He asked, causing Kee to burst out laughing. Not the reaction he expected...

"No." She wouldn't stop giggling and Ty was getting impatient.

"I'm waiting." He huffed.

"Fine." She looked him dead in the eye. "That was my dad." He looked genuinly shocked.

"Really?"

Kiki gave him a bewildered stare. "Did you really think I was...dadless?" Nice way to phrase it...

"Um..." The boy didn't know how to respond. "Well...I've never seen him around. So..."

"That's because he lives in Europe." That caught Tyler totally off guard.

"So then are your parents divorced?" Kee sighed very heavily. She hated answering this question. Her parents were more together, more in love then most people. But explaining it got complicated...

"Want me to start from the beginning?" She offered, agitated.

"Sure."

And so her long story began. "Mom's asian, as you can see. You can't really call it Indian...but I won't go into much depth about it. She was born here in America somwhere in Florida. Her parents were like all Indian parents- uptight and strict. Mom hated it. She was sort of a rebel." Ty's eyes widened as he took in the information. Someone that pretty could have a BAD side? Wow... "She liked disobeying them, just to get them to tick, but then she met dad. Things changed. She wasn't disobeying for the heck of it. She loved my dad. Still does. And so one day...they...you know" She stopped, looking very uncomfortable and Ty quickly understood nodding his head. "Mom was really young, I don't even remember how old, but she got...pregnant with Ally. Once her parents found out, they disowned her and Dad's family took her in. Dad's parents are really cool and they weren't happy about it but they accepted. Mom briefly considered getting an abortion but Dad was dead set against it." Kee paused inhaling deeply. "So they kept her. And got along fine, even after they had her. Dad is really smart and started a business of his own and got him and Mom both into great colleges. They got married and ended up having me. And Mom went on to become a journalist, a very successful one. And Dad became like the Bill Gates of Europe." She took in Ty's confused gaze and continued. "Dad really loved his job and so did Mom and then when they were traveling, Mom fell in love with Ipswich and all it's glory. She wanted to get settled here, but Dad wanted to live in Europe. So their careers took them seperate places and Mom didn't want to leave here so we stayed. Dad visits frequently, but bottom line is we live seperately and we're still one big family. Mom and Dad are obviously still married." She gasped out her final breath looking at Tyler for his expression.

"So your Dad's in Europe?" Ty calculated. Kee rolled her eyes.

"Did you NOT just here everything I just said?" She was beginning to question his attention span.

"Sorry." He muttered. "Isn't it hard that he lives all the way in Europe?" He asked.

"Yeah, it is. But like I said he visits and so do we. He loves us very much and has been trying to get me and Ally to come live with him, but Mom is seriously objecting to that. She thinks we need to grow up in 'America.'" She rolled her eyes for the thousanth time.

"Oh." Tyler sat, trying to take all of it in. Compared to her family Ty's family seemed so...normal.

"Oh yeah. One thing I forgot to mention. Dad's Caucasion." Tyler gasped. It was unexpected, not really unpredictable, but he didn't expect a thing like it. Kee looked all asian to him.

"Wow."

"I know." She sighed.

"Is that why Ally looks nothing like you or your mom?" He had noticed this and forgotten to point it out. She had a lighter skin tone and much lighter hair and she did look very much Caucasion. Her hair was the part that got him the most though, it was brown with occasional blonde streaks.

"Yup. She looks kinda like Dad. He's really young too."

"How old are your parents anyway?"

"I never really asked. I guess somewhere in their 20's" Wow...

"Whoa." Tyler expected something along those lines but not that young. They could be in their early twenty's for all he knew.

"I think we're supposed to visit Dad this summer too." Kiki stated out of the blue. Ty's expression dropped at that. She was his company again this summer. The rest of the boys had all ditched him again. Typical. But he enjoyed spending time with Kee.

"He would like you." Kee smirked and nudged Tyler who smiled a little. Her dad seemed pretty cool.

"Cool." He shrugged casually.

"When are you going to visit him?"

"Dunno. Depends on mom..." Bummer. Tyler tried to smile. He would miss her, even though she'd be gone for a little bit.

"How long do you guys usually stay?"

"A month." She answered shocked at Tyler's sudden interest in her activites.

"Oh." His voiced had dropped.

"So what about your parents?" She asked, finding it only fair that she should know about his folks.

"Mom-Rosie Simms. And my Dad's Robert Simms. Pretty normal. Dad's a doctor and mom's a lawyer." They seemed average to her.

"What're your parents names?" The brunette boy questioned.

"Jasmine and David Hayes." She smiled and Tyler sighed, happy that he finally knew her last name.

"Hayes?"

"What were you expecting? Something like Kiki Bobo?" She laughed at the absurd last name and the way it clashed with her name.

"Actually. Yeah." Tyler earned a slap for that one.

"You know it's weird. We've known each other for like a year and we're just finding this stuff out NOW." Kee seemed generally shocked, but Ty was like her first friend so she didn't know what to expect.

"Guess it never came up before." The boy stated.

"Yeah."

Their talk was interrupted as a loud ringing sounded from Kee's bed side table. Tyler jumped quickly and glanced at the ringing clock.

"I have to get home for dinner!" He yelled, hurrying forward to the door.

"Why don't you just stay here?"

"Mom thinks I don't spend enough quality time with the family" He rolled his eyes jogging down the stairs with Kiki following.

"Okay. So see you later?"

"Yeah. Bye." He waved and slammed the door shut.

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Later that night at dinner Ty was washing up when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" He hollered, but his mom didn't hear apparently because she was opening the door a second later with Tyler behind her.

"Jasmine!" Rosie squealed pulling her friend inside. Kiki was ineffectively trying to hide behind her mom. Tyler grinned.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, thoroughly dazed.

"I dunno. Mom dragged me along. Said something about a surprise..." She murmured under her breath.

"My mom didn't say anything." Ty said. Kiki just blinked indifferently.

"Who knows. I've only come to one conclusion so far...parents are crazy." She whispered in his ear.

"No arguement there." Tyler followed behind the giddy women and led Kee to the living room.

"Mom?" He gazed at her inquizitively. His mom stared excitedly at him like she was holding the biggest secret in the world.

"Kids pack your bags. We're going to Europe." Tyler's mouth fell open and he gaped along with Kee. He was...going on vacation with her? Beyond weird. But not bad. He smirked.

"Really? When are we leaving?" Somehow Kee didn't seem all that excited, but in reality she was just trying to take it all in.

"In a few days." Both kids' eyes bulged out.

"Now go and...play, dinner will be ready in a little bit." Rosie pushed them out already discussing the details of their trip with Jasmine.

They led themselves to Ty's room and he sat on his bed.

"That was sudden." Kee stated, a bit shocked.

"Yup."

"But it'll be fun." She grinned. A few weeks with nothing but Tyler and her family with their crazed antics? Priceless. She couldn't wait till Tyler saw the house.

"What do you think-" He was cut off by the phone blaring in his ear. He shoved his hand onto it and yanked it up, clearly pissed that he kept getting interrupted.

"Hello?" Wow...he sounded a little too bitter.

"BABY BOY!" The screaming caused Kee to jump and she gave Tyler and amused look, listening to the phone call.

"Reid?" The blue-eyed boy's eyebrows furrowed.

"I only get one phone call so listen. I'm calling you and not my parents because you can bail me out." Reid sounded desperate. Tyler chuckled a little.

"Reid you sound like you're in jail."

"Oh no, it's much worse. I'm stuck with FUCKIN pansies. This camp sucks!" Grumbling could be heard on the other end as the camp counselour slapped Reid for his language.

"Ow!" He yelled.

"What happened?" Tyler's asked, very interested.

"Stupid gay camp dude." Reid said rubbing his head.

"Gay?" Tyler laughed.

"Yes. GAY. The boys here have the longest hair EVER. One of them tried to..." Reid shuddered and it could be heard in his voice. "They kinda remind me of Pogue." Tyler giggled at this.

"Anyway Baby Boy. Listen I'm at--" His voice was fading in the background.

"Reid?" Tyler was losing him. He heard faint yelling in the distance.

"No. NO. NO! Gimme the phone! NO! TYLER HELP ME!" Reid yelled at the top of his lungs as one of the camp guides led him away from the phone. Ty could hear his pounding on the floor and yelling and cursing.

"That must suck." Kee pointed at the phone referring to Reid being held hostage at camp-again.

"You have no idea." Tyler rolled his eyes and hung up the phone. The same thing had happened last year. Reid was moping around and stuff, but he had never called him before. He actually felt for his friend now.

"Is he always that...dramatic?"

"Worse actually."

Kee snorted.

Both of them eventually went dowstairs after being called to dinner. They ate watching their mom's exchange anxious comments as Mr. Simms watched in amusement. His wife got worked up for the smallest things.

"Hey dad are you gonna come with us?" Tyler asked about the Europe trip.

"No. Not this time. You're on your own bud, sorry." He gave him a sympathetic glance and then turned back to his food. Great. I'm the only man on this trip. If Kee heard that, she'd beg to differ.

Tyler Simms was in for some fun. Almost a whole month with Kiki in Europe. Things would turn out to prove interesting for both kids.

A/N Like where I'm takin it? the vacation thing should be interesting. and then afterwards things get SPICY. :D

lol...hope u understood Kee's little family 'history' PM me if ur confused!

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