a/n: Took me horribly long to get another chapter up...so sorry...my computer crashed and I managed to lose all of my chapters...because that is how things work for me. Oh well...I'm gonna try to write some more :)
CHapTEr 1
"Babysitter?" I asked increndoulsy. Puh-leeze. I am sixteen, I don't need no stinkin' babysitter! I haven't needed a babysitter for at least eight years(granted my mom would disagree, but I felt that I was a rather capable and independent eight year old in my day). "The Ellemist gave me a babysitter? This is a joke, right?"
"Okay..." Issabella said, tilting her head slightly. "Maybe babysitter wasn't the best way to put it...especially seeing as how I am your age. I guess the Elimist just thought it would be a good idea to put someone in this apartment with you so you would at least know someone, you know?" I looked at her, still confused. "Okay, okay, so I suck at explanations." she said with a shrug, "But our background story is this: You are my cousin, your parents are off traveling in...what do you think? France, Italy?"
"Um, France is fine." I said, still not entirely sure where this was going.
"Okay, France. They are traveling in France and you are staying with me, your cousin, and your good old Uncle Eli." She flashed me a grin. "Get it? Eli...Eli-mist?" Um, yea, not the best joke. But who said people from outer space had a brilliant sense of humor? "Anyway," Issabelle continued, walking towards our kitchen. "we'll be going to the local high school and acting like two fun loving regular kids. I'm just here to make sure you don't do anything stupid, like try to call up Jake or Cassie." Opening the refrigerator door, she pulled out a bottle of water. "Now you go get dressed. We gotta go to school today!"
I stood there for a few more seconds, just looking at her. Finally I went back to my room. Okay, I can deal with this, I told myself. New school...new adventure. This is fine....but only one problem...what the heck was I going to wear? I went to the closet...well, there's a positive note. Not only was I transported into a whole new city and state, but so were my clothes. Things were starting to look okay.
"Wear Red!!" Issabella called from the other room, "I've been here for a little while, since the beginning of the school year-and today is homecoming! So you gotta show school pride!"
"Um, how would I know to show school pride if I've never been there before?" I asked indignantly. I did not enjoy people dictating what I could and could not wear. Nonetheless, I began to search for my favorite red skirt. It only took me a few minutes to find it, it was a pleated tennis skirt.
"Ummmm...because you live with me and I would have told you?" Issabella said, coming into my room, "Duh!" She was wearing a pair of white pants and a black tank top. She had pulled her hair up as well, and it was adorned with a red bow, and had a red letterman jacket folded over her arm.
"Well you are sure in the spirit mode!" I told her, finally finding a white t-shirt that would match my skirt.
"Yea, well, I date a football player. In fact," she said, pausing to look at the clock on my new nightstand, "He's due here to pick us up in 15 minutes. So you better get dressed quick!" She turned and walked out of the room. I put on my skirt and shirt and then rummaged around in my closet again, finally finding my red hoodie. Still had five minutes, so I found a brush and ran it through my hair. I gotta say, the Elimist did good, he at least let me start out this adventure with pre-done makeup.
"He's here!" She yelled.
"He's early!" I yelled back, slipping on a pair of shoes, I walked down the hall and got to the living room just in time to see Issabella greeting a very cute guy. I gotta admit, she did good work too. He wasn't that much taller than her, with curly blonde hair and blue eyes. He also looked very built.
"Ya left your jacket here last night." she said, throwing it at him. He grabbed it and pulled her close for a kiss. She pushed away quickly, "Um, James, cousin in the room."
I didn't even realize she knew I was there, but it was obvious that they both saw me now. "Um, hi. I'm Rachel." I said.
"James." he replied, "Now c'mon. I have a football meeting before classes."
"We'll be right down." Issabella said, giving him a peck on the cheek. She walked over to the couch and picked up a backpack, handing it to me. "That's yours." she said, then picked another one off the floor and slung it on her back. "C'mon. School awaits us!"
CHapTEr 1
"Babysitter?" I asked increndoulsy. Puh-leeze. I am sixteen, I don't need no stinkin' babysitter! I haven't needed a babysitter for at least eight years(granted my mom would disagree, but I felt that I was a rather capable and independent eight year old in my day). "The Ellemist gave me a babysitter? This is a joke, right?"
"Okay..." Issabella said, tilting her head slightly. "Maybe babysitter wasn't the best way to put it...especially seeing as how I am your age. I guess the Elimist just thought it would be a good idea to put someone in this apartment with you so you would at least know someone, you know?" I looked at her, still confused. "Okay, okay, so I suck at explanations." she said with a shrug, "But our background story is this: You are my cousin, your parents are off traveling in...what do you think? France, Italy?"
"Um, France is fine." I said, still not entirely sure where this was going.
"Okay, France. They are traveling in France and you are staying with me, your cousin, and your good old Uncle Eli." She flashed me a grin. "Get it? Eli...Eli-mist?" Um, yea, not the best joke. But who said people from outer space had a brilliant sense of humor? "Anyway," Issabelle continued, walking towards our kitchen. "we'll be going to the local high school and acting like two fun loving regular kids. I'm just here to make sure you don't do anything stupid, like try to call up Jake or Cassie." Opening the refrigerator door, she pulled out a bottle of water. "Now you go get dressed. We gotta go to school today!"
I stood there for a few more seconds, just looking at her. Finally I went back to my room. Okay, I can deal with this, I told myself. New school...new adventure. This is fine....but only one problem...what the heck was I going to wear? I went to the closet...well, there's a positive note. Not only was I transported into a whole new city and state, but so were my clothes. Things were starting to look okay.
"Wear Red!!" Issabella called from the other room, "I've been here for a little while, since the beginning of the school year-and today is homecoming! So you gotta show school pride!"
"Um, how would I know to show school pride if I've never been there before?" I asked indignantly. I did not enjoy people dictating what I could and could not wear. Nonetheless, I began to search for my favorite red skirt. It only took me a few minutes to find it, it was a pleated tennis skirt.
"Ummmm...because you live with me and I would have told you?" Issabella said, coming into my room, "Duh!" She was wearing a pair of white pants and a black tank top. She had pulled her hair up as well, and it was adorned with a red bow, and had a red letterman jacket folded over her arm.
"Well you are sure in the spirit mode!" I told her, finally finding a white t-shirt that would match my skirt.
"Yea, well, I date a football player. In fact," she said, pausing to look at the clock on my new nightstand, "He's due here to pick us up in 15 minutes. So you better get dressed quick!" She turned and walked out of the room. I put on my skirt and shirt and then rummaged around in my closet again, finally finding my red hoodie. Still had five minutes, so I found a brush and ran it through my hair. I gotta say, the Elimist did good, he at least let me start out this adventure with pre-done makeup.
"He's here!" She yelled.
"He's early!" I yelled back, slipping on a pair of shoes, I walked down the hall and got to the living room just in time to see Issabella greeting a very cute guy. I gotta admit, she did good work too. He wasn't that much taller than her, with curly blonde hair and blue eyes. He also looked very built.
"Ya left your jacket here last night." she said, throwing it at him. He grabbed it and pulled her close for a kiss. She pushed away quickly, "Um, James, cousin in the room."
I didn't even realize she knew I was there, but it was obvious that they both saw me now. "Um, hi. I'm Rachel." I said.
"James." he replied, "Now c'mon. I have a football meeting before classes."
"We'll be right down." Issabella said, giving him a peck on the cheek. She walked over to the couch and picked up a backpack, handing it to me. "That's yours." she said, then picked another one off the floor and slung it on her back. "C'mon. School awaits us!"