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The Little Devil

Chapter Two: A Great Start

Belle made her way downstairs and saw that the Ava and her family were already there. Belle was a bit surprised at what she saw when she looked at Ava. i"Sheesh. I was expecting a gangly little darling, not a mini- supermodel"/i, she thought as she looked at the pretty girl with warm brown eyes. And Ava was indeed beautiful. She looked older than thirteen, maybe 16 or 17. She was tall, thin, but not too thin, a pretty face, and long, flowing hair.

Belle smiled at Ava and Ava returned the smile. "Hey. I'm Belle Black, and these are my parents, John and Marlena Black."

"It's nice to meet all of you. I'm Ava Emerson and these are MY parents, Lorraine and Stephan." Everyone exchanged hellos and handshakes and the six of them went down to the Penthouse Grill.

Everyone had a grand time, but soon, it was time for Belle and Ava to leave. Belle was going to show Ava around Salem, go shopping, and see some of the fun hang out places.

"So, Ava, what do you think of Salem so far?"

"It's all right I guess. I miss the city, though."

"Yeah. I guess Salem isn't exactly the busiest town, but it's all right. Do you want to go to DotCom and meet my friends?"

"Sure! Are they nice?"

"Nice enough", Belle chuckled.

AT DOTCOM

"We didn't really get a chance to talk before", Belle said.

"Yeah, kinda hard to talk around the parents. Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Yep. I have twin half brother and sister, Eric and Sami, and a half older brother, Brady. He lives in the penthouse too, but he had to go somewhere today. Maybe you can meet him later. What about you?"

"Wow! That seems complicated. I had an older brother, Aaron, and I have an older sister, Elizabeth, who's in college. in Europe. We were never that close. I was really close with my brother Aaron, but he's in Africa with some of the Hortons that live around here. Do you know them?"

"Actually, my boyfriend's mom's a Horton. Our families are pretty close. About you brother and sister, that's a lot to take in for someone your age. I've had it pretty rough too. Eric is in Colorado, I'm not close with Sami, but we get along, and Brady was gone for awhile at boarding school. It hurts doesn't it?"

"Yeah. It is a lot to take in. My parents send me to a psychiatrist every now and then. It helps I guess, but. it can't replace what's missing."

"My mom's a psychiatrist. Are you going to see her anytime?"

"I'm actually going to see a Dr. Evans next week to check to see how I'm 'adjusting'."

"That's my mom. She hasn't changed her name."

"Oh, well, that's good. at least I'll be comfortable this time."

"Oh, hey, look, my friends are here!" Belle said. "Ava, meet Chloe, Philip, Mimi, and my boyfriend, Shawn." Everyone exchanged hellos and handshakes once again. They talked for hours about people, places, Salem High, the upcoming football game and then the girls went shopping and the boys went off to play basketball. But then, it was time to say bid adieu and everyone left.

LATER THAT NIGHT

Belle sat in bed watching TV and thought about Ava. She was so surprised at how much they had in common. She was looking forward to the start of a beautiful new relationship.

Read and Review PLEASE!! Hope you liked this chapter. Next time. Ava's first day at Salem High. conflicts. confusion.