A/N: I decided to have this chapter completely about Amanda and living at her dad's house. I'm really sorry for the wait. It might not be the best chapter either; at least that's what I think...

Chapter 3- I'm Ready

Amanda gazed around at her new surroundings and smiled at the thought of starting a life with her dad. She plopped herself down on a random couch, resting in the silence of the now Levine-Smith house. She took a quick liking to her dad the instant she met him. He explained why he left and the hardships that he and her mom had. Amanda fully understood but couldn't help hate him a little bit for leaving.

Amanda's eyes wandered around the rosy pink living room decorated with pictures. She stopped at 5 individual portraits of her family and couldn't help but think that living at her dad's house was the best choice she made.

She had 3 stepsisters, all of different personalities. Morgan was the youngest, nearing 14 and making her way through high school with her shy persona. Though, she was widely known through out the sophomores and juniors since she had 2 older sisters. Jenny was next. Since turning 15, she started to consider herself more mature and womanly. She always seemed a tad bit shy yet held a strong opinion on what she did and didn't believe, and speaking up when she could. Last was Lorelei, the sister that Amanda could somewhat relate to. She was a wild child at 16 and loved trying new things. She had a somewhat rusty voice that, from what Morgan said, made the guys melt. Even though all 3 sisters beauty derived from their mom, Lorelei earned the cheesy nickname of Lorelei Divine, which was called out once in a while at school. But out of her 3 stepsisters and her dad, Amanda hated her step mom with a passion.

Her step mom, Amy, seemed to take after the step mom in Cinderella. There would be moments that reminded Amanda of living with her birth mom. Her dad, Jeff, didn't seem to notice the fighting between the two, nor did anyone else. There was something about Amy that made Amanda think that she was a hooker in the making. Messed up hair, tight fitting clothes, and heavy make-up may have given Amanda that clue, but she never really thought about it. Jeff told her not to judge a book by it's cover, but for both Amy and Amanda, that didn't seem to work.

Amanda tore her eyes away from the portraits and noticed Morgan standing in the entryway giving her an odd look.

"You've been staring at the wall for 10 minutes." Morgan stated. "It was kinda creepy."

"Sorry." Amanda replied sheepishly.

Silence settled between the two. Even though they got along great, sometimes they didn't have anything to talk about.

"You start school tomorrow. Dad registered you this morning."

"Oh, ok."

Morgan extended her hand, holding a slip of paper. Amanda took it, not bothering to open it.

"That's your schedule. I talked to some sophomores and juniors; they all say that you're pretty lucky to have all the good teachers. There's still time to sign up for clubs and sports, but you'd still have to try out for the sport just like the rest. Lorelei, Jenny, or I will show you around tomorrow. There's a level for each grade, kind of like an elevator, but we all generally mesh together."

"Thanks Morgan." Amanda replied in a thankful tone.

"No problem, just remember to set your alarm to 6 cause school starts at 7."

"Seven??"

Morgan smiled, apparently used to the shock. Amanda just nodded moments later, letting Morgan climb up the spiral staircase. Amanda plopped herself down on the couch again with many thoughts on her mind, but the main one was, 'what am I going to wear?'

Amanda's eyes opened weakly at the sound of her alarm. Her arm lazily reached over to the nightstand and knocked the clock down, causing it to stop ringing. Shivers went down Amanda's spine as her bare feet touched the hard wood floor. She slowly made her way down stairs, ready to start a new day.

Amanda pushed herself through the white swinging door that lead to the kitchen. She was welcomed by the sizzling of bacon along with some very tired hellos.

"Well," Mr. Smith said. "It's 6:05 so you guys better hurray up and eat. We'll leave around 6:40 so you'll have time to show Amanda around." The four brunettes nodded and soon left the table.

Twin Elms High School looked intimidating at first. A tall brick building, teenagers standing around in their cliques, it wasn't a surprise if you instantly got butterflies in your stomach and wanted to run home.

Amanda nervously picked at her navy blue shirt while Lorelei stared at her, clearly annoyed.

"Am I moving yet?" Amanda asked.

"No, come on you're wasting time." Lorelei took Amanda's arm and pulled her up the cement stairs. A wave of warm air came over Amanda as Lorelei opened the glass door.

Amanda stared in awe at her surroundings. If you looked straight up you could see the winding rectangular staircase filled with students and lined with lockers and classroom doors. The levels were clearly marked for each grade but as Morgan said, everyone usually mesh together.

"So Amanda, are you ready?" Jenny asked flipping her hair behind her shoulder. Morgan and Lorelei both looked like the wanted to ask the same question.

"Oh ya, I'm ready."

A/N I haven't updated this in forever!! I'm soooooo sorry for the wait. I had some major writers block and couldn't really think of anything so I just decided to do a whole chapter on Amanda. They wouldn't let me seperate the trasitions either (with )so i hafta figure out another way to do that. Ya...please review! : )

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