From Chaos Comes Clarity

Summary: Lily's least favorite cousin is moving back to Roscoe. Love triangles (squares?) abound, but will the gang be able to pull through? Eventual Rily and Travis/OC.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Radio Free Roscoe or any of its characters. I'm making no money off of this, so :P. Oh, but I DO own Cassandra Watson, and if you'd like to use her, kindly email me first. Thank you.

A/N: PrincessEmerald here, and I'd like everyone to know that this is my first RFR fanfic, and constructive criticism is welcome. Flames shall be used to make s'mores.
so enjoy!

CHAPTER ONE:
Unexpected

The first week of summer vacation had been going great for 16 year old Lily Randall. She and her best friends, Robbie McGrath, Ray Brennan, and Travis Strong operated their very own radio station, (Radio Free Roscoe) under the guises of Shady Lane, Question Mark, Pronto, and Smog, providing an uncensored underground voice for themselves and teenagers alike.

So the summer ahead was looking good, until a fateful night at dinner with her parents.
David Randall peered over the rim of his glass at his only daughter, sitting across the table. "You remember your cousin Cassandra Watson, don't you?"

Suddenly, Lily felt an unpleasant sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach. Setting her fork down, she gazed warily back at her father. "I haven't seen her in almost 5 years, but yeah, I remember Cassandra," answered Lily. Unfortunately... "Why?"

Anna Randall cleared her throat, pushing her dark blond hair behind her ears. "Well, honey, her parents, aunt Rachel and uncle Todd, are in the process of selling their house, out in British Columbia. They've asked if we'd be kind enough to have Cassandra here for a few weeks until they can move into the house they've bought here in Roscoe."

Lily was stunned. Eyes wide, she said, "Oh, uh — wow. So I take it they've been posted back here for good?" Please say no, please —

Her parents nodded back at her, smiles on their faces. Of course, they'd never known of the hostility between their daughter and niece. Ever since a very young age, Lily and Cassandra Watson had never seen eye to eye on certain things: clothes, friends, toys, everything. They had been complete opposites since the day they were born, and hadn't really gotten along, but had to put on brave faces in front of their families. Lily had thought she'd be rid of her evil cousin for good when Cassandra had moved from a city just an hour away out to Victoria, BC, nearly 5 years ago because of her parents' jobs in the military.

Now, Lily's perfect summer was crashing down around her, and it had only just begun. Plastering a painfully fake smile across her lips, she nodded at her parents. "Well that's — um — great. Yeah, we'll have a blast." Twisting her napkin apart in her lap, Lily asked, "So when's she going to be here?"

Her mother glanced at the clock on the wall, replying, "Her flight arrives in 3 hours, so we'll be heading for the airport shortly."