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A/n- Sorry for not updating any sooner!!! But all last week I've been busy and wiped of energy... The teachers have been going crazy in preparing us for the stupid West Test this coming week (Personally I liked the SAT's better) But yea... There should only be a few more chapters now... The end of this piece is drawing near...

Chapter 23 Arrangements

"So we just go down to the ranch and tell him who we are and tell him we need to talk to him?" Syl asked, unsure of their plan.

Jondy nodded. "Yea. What do you think Max?" She asked, looking at her sister.

Max looked at her, her mind had been elsewhere. "Yea I think it's good." She answered.

The others nodded their head. "Ok its now or never." Krit said standing up, the others following him out the door. They were planning to go down to the ranch today to talk to Buddy about Zack. They hoped he could answer some questions that they had and if not, well they would deal with that when they got to that point.

No one brought up conversation as they drove down to the ranch. They had some how managed to fit into Syl's car, but it wasn't a very comfortable fit. Syl and Krit got the two front seat while Zane, Jondy, and Max got the back. Jondy ended up being in the middle of the two and was complaining about it the whole way. They were all thrilled when they saw the ranch.

Buddy was outside working on one of the fences with Jack, when he heard the car pull up. He turned to look at who it was and saw five people getting out of the car. He stopped what he was doing and wiped the sweat from his brow.

"Can I help you folks?" He called out to them.

"Are you Buddy?" Krit asked.

"Yeah, what can I do for you?" He asked, while walking over to them.

The siblings glanced at each other. "We've come to talk to you about Zack." Zane told him.

Buddy looked at them for a moment before nodding his head. "Follow me." He led them into his house, in the exact room that he had been talking in with Zack and Kellie a couple of days ago. "So who exactly are you?" He asked them.

"His siblings. I'm Zane, that's Max, Jondy, Syl, and Krit." Zane told him.

Buddy nodded his head. "What is it you needed to talk to me about?"

(Kellie's apartment)

"Gee Mother, what did you expect me to do? You know I actually had to get the money together before buying her the damn ticket." Kellie snapped over the phone. Her dear mother had called her earlier that morning demanding to know where Kelsey was.

"This is just like you Kellie!" Her mother screamed at her. "Your never responsible!"

"Excuse me you have no fucking right to talk! And thank you very much how the hell would you know how responsible I am?! You haven't seen me in like two year!" Kellie screamed. "And thank you very much I had other important things to do then try and make you happy!" Kellie snapped.

"What whoring around and sleeping with that boyfriend of yours?" Her mother hissed.

Kellie opened her mouth. "Expect to see Kelsey on the next bus out of here." She said to her. "And Mother, do me a favor and don't call here again." Kellie told her before slamming the phone down. "Kelsey is your bags packed?" Kellie yelled as she walked out of her bedroom.

"Yes." Was the only answer she got.

Kellie nodded, her dark curls bouncing as she walked toward her door to grab her jacket. "Come on, I'm taking you to the bus station." She told her.

Kelsey got up from the couch with her eyes downcast. "But Kellie-"

"No mother wants you home so your going home. Now come on." Kellie said opening the door and walking out, Kelsey right behind her. On her way out she ran into Adam.

"Where are you going?" He asked her.

Kellie glanced back at Kelsey. "Bus station." She answered simple. "Wanna come?" She asked. Adam looked between Kelsey and Kellie before nodding his head. Kellie walked over to her car and got in the drivers side, while Kelsey got in the back and Adam got shotgun. It took Kellie a little over five minutes to get to the bus station.

"I'll stay here." Adam said and Kellie nodded her head getting out of the car with Kelsey.

In no time at all, Kellie and Kelsey were saying goodbye to each other. Kellie hugged her little sister tightly not wanting to let go, but knew it was the best. Kelsey was crying softly not wanting to leave her sister and go back home.

"Come on kid, don't cry." Kellie said still hugging her little sister.

Kelsey sniffed. "I'm not going to see you again am I?" Kelsey asked.

Kellie sighed and pulled away slightly to look her sister in the eye. "Yes you are. I promise soon I'll come down to San Diego and visit you." Kellie promised.

Kelsey wiped her eyes. "Do you promise?" She asked.

Kellie smiled softly. "I promise, cross my heart hope to die." Kellie said. Kelsey smiled and nodded. "Now go one before you miss your bus and I get bitched at by mom." Kellie said. Kelsey and Kellie hugged one last time, before Kelsey got on her bus and Kellie watched her leave Montana.

When Kellie couldn't see the bus anymore she walked back out to her car. When she got in she sighed and glanced at Adam who was looking at her. She smiled softly before starting the car and driving back. Adam and Kellie drove in a comfortable silence, not one of those awkward silences, but a peaceful silence that neither dared to break.

(Buddy's)

"He's having seizures now?" Jondy asked.

Buddy nodded. "Yeah, we took him to the hospital and the doctors gave him some medicine told him to take it easy." He explained to them.

The nodded, not sure what else to ask him. "Is he remembering a lot? Like what all has he remembered?" Syl asked.

Buddy frowned. "Well I'm not quiet sure. You'd have to ask him or either Kellie about that. She's the one he's been confiding in now... She's the one that helped him figure out there never really was a accident near Seattle." He explained to them.

The nodded. "That would seem to suspicious though. I mean we can't go up to him and her and say 'Hey Kellie so can you tell me how much your boyfriend which is our brother is remembering?' or 'Hey Zack or Adam, how much have been remembering, because we are your siblings?' That wouldn't go well." Max said.

"Yeah she has a point." Krit said.

Jondy sighed. "Well we're going to have to tell him who we are sooner or later." She said. "Might as well be sooner." She told them. They looked at each other not sure of what to do at the moment. "Besides Maxie here is probably dieing to get back to Logan?" Jondy teased and winked at her. Max bushed slightly and smiled.

"But how would we get him alone to talk to him... you know with out Kellie?" Max asked.

"I could call him up for you guys and have him meet you guys here, tell him not to bring Kellie." Buddy suggested.

They all looked at each other. "How come we didn't think of that?"

(Kellie's place)

Kellie fixed both herself and Adam some coffee, while Adam was in the living room flipping through the stations. Thoughts were running over her head, from Adam and Kelsey, to the Latino woman. She sighed and shook her head as she finished the coffee and looked back up at Adam for a couple of minutes.

Adam felt Kellie's stare on his back as he turned and looked at her. He grinned at her, and she smiled back her eyes dancing in amusement. She bounced in the living holding the cups of coffee and handed one to Adam as she plopped down. She grinned as him even more and he raised an eyebrow at her.

"What?" He asked.

"I have a name that might fit you." She told him.

He gave her an odd look which caused her to giggle insanely. "What?" He asked.

"Remember when we first met, I said your name didn't really fit you?" She asked.

Realization dawned on him making her giggle again. "You mean all this time and you've still been thinking about that?" He asked and she nodded. He chuckled. "So what's the name?" He asked.

"Sam."

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