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Maddie spoke, "Alexandra, we wanted to be a family again." I stared at Danny, then Jack, then Maddie, then to the principal, and finally back to Danny.

"You want to adopt me?" I spoke, cautious of what I said. Maddie and Jack nodded simultaneously. "Are you sure?" I got angry from the time that passed in the office, in the years alone; I snapped. I stood up, "After you left me to die?! After you hated me?! You want us to be a family again?!" Maddie and Jack were obviously taken a-back, but Danny stared into my eyes, not with disapproval, but with love. He squeezed my hand gently. I slid back down to my chair.

"You see, miss Hansen, I thought that this would be the best place to be reintroduced to your family," the principal removed his glasses to clean them; he placed them back on his face. "I was hoping you would be open to your family, since your last family didn't work out so well." I flinched at the pain that once was in my face from my last "father". I hunched over, gripping my head and closing my eyes in the process. Memories flooded my mind as my elbows rested against my knees. The pain grew worse, my vision faded and I was sucked into a flashback.

Six months earlier, my birthday, October 28th

"Goodbye, Alex," the nun waved as I rode away with another family. My big one zero.

Three months later

"I don't care. She's a menace. She won't do anything we ask. We don't want her anymore."

I grabbed the sides of my head tighter as a small hand on my shoulder pulled me back to the present. I opened my eyes slowly. Danny stood in front of me with Maddie to my immediate right, sitting in Danny's seat. Her arm clearly showed that her hand was the one on my shoulder. The placement wasn't hard or demanding like most of my families were. She was gentle, loving, motherly. I dropped my hands. I stared, gaping, as Maddie started, "Alexandra, if you don't want to come with us..." She left the end of the sentence in the air as I started sobbing. At first, it was a tear or two, then it became a flood. I pulled my hands back to my head, but to my face this time. Maddie grabbed me and gave me a well needed hug. I shook as I took a deep breath, trying, but failing at calming myself down. "Oh, sweetie." I fell apart. I was in Maddie's arms for a good three minutes. "Are you okay?" I nodded as I pulled away. I wiped the tears away from my red eyes.

"I'm sorry, I just..." I began, but Danny cut in.

"Don't be. You haven't had a family. At least, not your real one." Danny gave me a slightly awkward hug.

"Alexandra," Jack butted in.

"Alex, please." I looked down at my hands that were riddled with my tears.

"Alex, if you want, you can come and stay anytime you want," Jack finally finished.

"Can I stay forever?" I looked into every pair of eyes, ending with Danny. They quickly looked at each other before nodding approvingly. I flung my arms around Maddie's neck. Soon Danny joined in, and Jack to finish off.

"Um, well, Miss and Mister Fenton, you can go to your second period class now," the principal waved us out. I stood shocked that he called me Miss "Fenton". I and Danny left going to our second period class as asked.

I closed my locker for the last time that day. I was thankful that the emotionally fluctuating day was over, or so I thought. I smiled as happy as I could be when Sam came up to me. "Whoa, what is up with you?" She studied me for a moment.

I shrugged, "It could be because I have a family now."

She shook me a bit, "Who? Tell me."

"Well, the Fenton's," I smiled.

"Girl, you do realize that the guy you having been fighting with is Danny Fenton, right?" I nodded. "So, why are you happy about that?"

"It's not about me hating Danny; it's about me having a family." I watched Danny and the tech nerd stop across the hall. Sam must have seen me looking.

"Are you liking Danny?!" She asked, disgusted.

"No, no. It's not like that. I mean his is my brother," I waved my hands, dismissing the issue.

"So, you like Tucker?!" Sam almost shouted. Luckily, Danny and the tech nerd, now knows as Tucker, didn't look. I sighed as I told I did. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I didn't like him before the last week," I shrugged as I shoved a book into my locker. I looked at the mirror, eyeing Tucker. His red hat made his features stand out, I noted. I turned back to Sam.

"You need to come over, so we can talk about this." I nodded, lost in my thoughts. "Yo, Alex. Alex!" Sam tugged on my arm. I yelped. "Girl, stop being absorbed and go talk to him."

I closed my locker and turned to Tucker and Danny. They were obviously engrossed in their own conversation, so I hesitated going to talk with them. "I need to go to the bathroom," I said and hurried away before Sam could say anything. I hid in a stall and waited for her to come after me. I didn't hear the thump of combat boots, so I came out. Sam stood in front of the mirrors. "Oh. Hey, Sam," I waved.

"Stop being afraid and just talk to him," Sam dragged me by my arm out of the bathroom.

"About what?" I asked, fearing the worst, rejection.

"Anything techy. Talk about the weather for all I care." Sam dragged me ever closer.

As soon as I can within earshot I heard Tucker speak, "Dude, I think I'm gay."

A/N: I'm not discriminating against gays or lesbians or bisexual. Those people are my peeps. :)