Disclaimer: I don't own 7th Heaven or anything pertaining to it. I also don't own the Milky Way Candy bar. If I did, I'd be too fat to sit here in my computer chair and write this.

A/N: Well, every review that I got for my last story, For The Moment, asked for a sequel, so I'm here to please! Enjoy kids, and review! Oh, and just to let you all know, I'm putting dates at the top of the chapters, its not imperative that you really worry about them too much, its just to show time passing, and also to help myself know how much time has passed from one chapter to another.

Changes Approaching

Chapter One: Part One: Introduction

Since 'For The Moment' ended, five and a half years have passed.

Sarah and Matt Camden are still living in Glen Oak, where they remain a Pediatrician and an OB/GYN, respectively. They have moved a few blocks away into a larger, two story home. Their oldest daughter, Kate is now 20 years old and a Junior at NYU. Since her family had vacationed there, she had loved it. Plus, knowing that her parents were going to move back after their youngest child left the house, she had decided to go to college in New York. Their middle child and only son, Jacob, is 17 and a Senior (12) at West Ridge High School. Last but not least, Amanda is a 14 year old Freshman (9) also attending West Ridge High School.

(Mary and Ben Kinkirk) One year after the last story ended, Mary and Carlos got a divorce. She almost immediately began dating Ben Kinkirk, Kevin's brother, and last year the couple married. Both are firefighters in Buffalo, New York. Though Mary doesn't want children, Ben wants them very much. The couple continues to fight over this topic.

Lucy and Kevin Kinkirk still reside in Glen Oak in the same home as they did in For The Moment. Kevin remains a Policeman, while Lucy has gone back to being a full time minister, not needing to stay at home any more. The oldest, Haylie is 21 years old and a senior at Cal State. Anna is 18 and a Freshman who also attends Cal State with her sister. Twins Ty and Collin are 15 years old and sophomores (10) at West Ridge High School. Elizabeth is 11 and a fifth grader at Kasey Elementary, and youngest child, Maddy is 10 years old and a 4th grader at Kasey.

Simon and Cecilia Camden also still live in Glen Oak. Cecilia is now a secretary at the law firm that her husband works at, and Simon is still a lawyer. Their oldest son, Ben, is now 16 years old and a junior (11) a West Ridge High School. Noah is 15 and a sophomore at the same school, and Grace is 11 and a 6th Grader at Kasey Elementary.

Ruthie and Peter Petrowski have been kept very occupied over the last 5 years! They still live in Texas where Peter remains an 8th Grade English teacher at Cardinal Middle School, and Ruthie is a 5th Grade teacher at Carpenter Elementary. The son Jack is 5 and a Kindergartener at the school his mother teaches at. Also, one year after the last story, Ruthie and Peter were overjoyed to welcome a second child, daughter Cadence, into their home. The 4-year-old is a Preschooler at the same school.

Sam and Lina Camden are still living in Glen Oak where Lina is a 6th Grade Teacher at Kasey Elementary School and Sam is an engineer. Their daughter Molly is 15 years old and a sophomore at West Ridge High school. 13-year old Michael and 12-year-old Abby are an 8th and a 7th grader, respectively, at Liberty Middle School. Aiden, who's 10, is a 4th grader at Kasey.

Natalie and David Camden have also had a lot to keep them busy over the last 5 years! One year after the last story ended, they were thrilled to adopt Olivia (Liv), their daughter, who is now 4 and a preschooler at Kasey. Loving being parents, the couple decided to adopt another child, son Landon, who's 2 years old. Finally, 7 months ago their third adopted child, Emma, was born and they brought her into their family. Though life is much different now they love it and wouldn't trade what they have for the world. They plan to continue adopting to further enlarge their family in the future.

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Chapter One: Part Two: The Purpose of Sisters

October 11

Sarah looked out the window of her bedroom as her son's car pulled up in the driveway. Moments later, he and 14-year-old Amanda, the youngest Camden, got out carrying their school bags and came inside. Sarah finished putting away her nail polish quickly then came down the stairs to greet her kids.

"Hey mom." Amanda greeted without looking up from the table where she sat working on history homework.

"Hey guys." Sarah said, walking to the fridge to get herself a glass of orange juice, following her son's lead. "How was school? Anything to report?"

"No." Jake mumbled and Amanda immediately began to laugh.

"Really, Jacob?" She asked with a sarcastic tint to her voice. "Nothing happened that you want to share about?" He glared at his sister and shook his head.

"Nothing, Amanda. Shut up."

"Nothing? Are you sure? Come on, Einstein, think here. I'm sure there's something that happened to tell mom about…" She trailed off and laughed again.

"Hey, shut up already or I won't give you rides to and from school, then we'll see how you like it. Got that?"

"Hey you two, cut it out. Now Jake, what happened? Should I be looking for the police to come?" She asked with a laugh.

"No…" Jake answered slowly. "There was just a little…incident…at lunch. That's all." His mother looked at him with a raised eyebrow, waiting for the rest of the story. "Fine. Sadie and I got yelled at for kissing. That's it." He explained shortly of her and his girlfriend. Amanda broke out again into laughter and spoke up. She cleared her throat.

"Correction, at lunch they were like full on making out in one of the classrooms and got busted. They both have lunch detension all week." She reported, sounding satisfied. Though she wasn't looking at him, she could practically feel the glare from her brother burning holes in the back of her head.

"Is that so?" Sarah asked. "Gosh, what is it with my kids and getting caught making out? First Kate when she was 13, then again when she was 16…and 17…and now you at 17. Amanda, you're never dating. Ever." Amanda scoffed and went back to her work, hoping that her mother was kidding. "Jake, come on. You'll be 18 in a few months. I'm not going to ground you or something, but I know that you were aware that you shouldn't have done that. It's things like that that will make you want to do other…"

"Mom, please, I know." Jake cut her off. "Like you said, I'm practically an adult. I'm old enough to make my own decisions. I'm not sleeping with Sadie, I'm not going to sleep with Sadie. Ok, happy? I've gotten that speech from dad and you enough to know where to draw the line." He sighed deeply and grabbed his books. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm gonna go start my homework. Turns out you don't get to do homework in detention. They make you clean up the school. What a drag." He complained. Sarah laughed quietly as he trudged up the stairs. She turned to Amanda.

"Has he been this grumpy all day?" She asked with a smile. Amanda nodded.

"Ever since they got busted." She answered and the women laughed. "It was pretty funny mom, I've gotta tell you. I saw them go in there and thought they were getting help or something and then like 15 minutes later, one of the security aides went in there and then all the sudden they're walking out looking stunned. I wish I had had a camera." She said. Sarah smiled.

"Man, I wish I had siblings. I never got to have any of that fun. I just got to watch my friends with brothers and sisters have it." She said. "No ratting on older brothers for me." She said raising an eyebrow at her daughter. Amanda smiled angelically.

"Hey, he wasn't going to tell you. Why shouldn't I pass on the joyous news?" She asked innocently, turning back to her work once again. Sarah shook her head and laughed. Her children always cracked her up. She loved watching them age and mature. It was hard to adjust to having only two children in the house even after three years of Kate being off in New York. Next year Jacob would be leaving too, and Sarah simply didn't know what she would do with herself. She knew that Amanda was worried about not having her brother and sister around as well. Sarah sighed. It was only October…the school year had barely started. Her sons graduation wouldn't be until early June, a fact that she took some comfort in. The phone rang, bringing Sarah out of her thoughts. She answered, but soon discovered that her son had already done so.

"Hey baby, how are you?" She heard him ask, immediately concluding that it was his girl friend. "I'm sorry about today, I can't believe we have detention all week, that's stupid." Sarah rolled her eyes and hung up the phone. Young love was a strange thing. A few minutes later, her son came down the stairs with his car key and wallet.

"Where are you off to?" Sarah asked curiously as he sped past her and Amanda.

"I'm going out with Sadie." He told her. "They wouldn't even let us talk in detention and then I had to go into my English room after school to ask a question, so I didn't get to see her again. I'll be home when I'm home." He said, starting out the door. Sarah pushed the door shut, making it impossible for Jake to leave.

"Excuse me?" She asked. "You'll be home when you're home? I don't think so. It's 3:00 right now. Be home by 7:00." Jake moaned. "Jacob Matthew, don't start with me. Just because you're almost 18 doesn't mean I won't give you any rules. Be home by then or consequences will follow." Jake sighed.

"Fine." He shot back. "Bye." He hurried out the door and pulled out of the driveway seconds later. Sarah rolled her eyes. He was no where ready to be out on his own at this point, and she sincerely hoped that the next eight months would change that.

(The next day)

Lucy Kinkirk tried hard to concentrate over the loud voices coming from the back seat of her car as she drove her twin sons home from school. She was definitely looking forward to them getting their licenses rather than just their permits as they had now. Since Anna had moved out to go to college a few months ago, Lucy had been less than happy to have to take over all the driving responsibilities again. The boys would turn sixteen in a month and a half, and she was counting days as much as they were. As her sons got older, the seemed to get louder, and today they were living proof of that theory. They joked noisily all the way home. When they pulled into their garage they went inside and hurried immediately to their room where their computer awaited them. The boys raced upstairs everyday trying to be the first to reach the computer, and as it sounded to Lucy as she walked inside, Collin had gotten it today. Ty came down a minute later with his back pack.

"Can you take me to the library?" He asked while he grabbed a Milky Way candy bar out of the pantry and devoured it. "I have to do a freaking History project already." He complained. "But does Collin? No! Because he has the cool teacher while I'm stuck with the freak." He folded his arms angrily. Lucy sighed and ran her fingers through her hair.

"I'll take you in a little while, after Elizabeth and Maddy get home. You know how much those girls like to read. I'm sure they'd like to come with us." She said, and he scoffed, not happily with the prospect of his younger sisters coming.

"Mom, don't let them come! They're so annoying! I don't need my 11 and 10 year old sisters there distracting me!" He began to mimic their voices. "Look Ty Ty, it's a princess book! Isn't she beautiful? What's her name? Is her hair really yellow like it is in this picture? Can a person really have yellow hair? I've never seen anyone with yellow hair. I wish I had it…" He repeated a one sided conversation he'd had with Maddy the last time they went to the library. Lucy put her hands on her hips.

"Hey, when you were younger you weren't exactly angels to Haylie or Anna, but I didn't leave you at home when we went places you liked just because they said you were 'too annoying'" She told him. He rolled his eyes.

"Fine. I can't wait until I get my license, then I can just go and not worry about them." He complained.

"Well I can't wait either." She assured him. "They get out at 3:00 so we'll go in about a half hour."

"Ok." He mumbled. "Call me when they get here." Lucy agreed to do so and her son hurried back up the stairs. The shouting a moment later told her that Ty was now in control of the computer. She laughed. Her sons never failed to surprise her. She had seen the bond between twins as her younger brothers had grown up, but it was even more obvious to her as a mother of them. It was crazy, but at least they always had someone to do things with, even if that thing was to beat on each other. Soon Elizabeth and Maddy came through the door and Lucy called Ty to come down, and with that, they were off.

A/N: I hope that you guys liked this chapter! Please review!