Chapter Three
A New Family, A New World
Back in school he never worked too hardThe prettiest girls and the fastest cars
Well, he was the hero of our school yard almost every day
If we ever felt misunderstood
We tried to some of his attitude
We always knew from our neighborhood he would slip away
Now I remember all those long lost days
when we would hear him say
Life is good and then you die
don't ask questions, baby don't ask why
I won't trade places with no other guy
Because life is good
Life is good
Then the day came when he left town
Everybody was gathered round
He told us I ain't slowin down until the highway ends
Into the sunset he did ride
His arms in the air and a mighty cry
Don't forget that James Dean died for all of our sins
I remember as he rode away
We could hear him say
Life is good and then you die
don't ask questions, baby don't ask why
I won't trade places with no other guy
Because life is good
When we heard the news
We just couldn't believe it
Somewhere out on a lonely highway
late one night our dreams all slipped away
Years have passed but every now and then
We all wind up together again
And in honor of our fallen friend
We just have to say
Life is good and then you die
don't ask questions, baby don't ask why
I won't trade places with no other guy
Because life is good
Life is good and then you die
don't ask questions, baby don't ask why
I won't trade places with no other guy
Because life is good
Life is good
I said life is good
Life is good
I said life is good
Life is good
I said life is good
Life is good
I said life is good
Alexa and Zander walked into Kelly's two days later, hardly believing that they were accepted so easily into their brand new family. Luke had talked to Dara a few days ago and she had sent in the paperwork to change their legal names officially to Spencer. They couldn't wait until they would get the new paperwork with their new names on it. In a few days, they would be known as Alexa Marie Spencer and Alexander Lucas Spencer.
They sat down at a table and Alexa immediately grabbed a menu from the center of the table. Zander already knew what he wanted. Plus, he didn't have the patience to look at a menu. Today, Alexa and he were moving into their new rooms above Kelly's. It was a nerve-wracking day for the both of them.
As if Zander's nerves weren't already shot, at that moment, Gia and Nikolas came storming into Kelly's, apparently after an argument. He notices Zander in an instant and is not at all happy to see him. "What are you doing here, Zander?" he asks coldly
"None of your business, Nikolas. I have every right to be here, more business than you do," Zander says to Nikolas in a cold tone of voice.
"What does that mean?" Nikolas asked Zander with contempt.
Alexa giggled slightly at that. She knew that the young man that was vocally sparing with her twin was none other than their stepbrother. "You mean no one has told you?"
"Told me what?" Nikolas asked with contempt.
"I haven't had a chance to tell him yet, you two. And dad isn't about to tell him either, you know," Lucky's voice came from behind them at that moment.
"Tell me what, Lucky?" Nikolas asked as he turned toward his brother.
"Zander and Alexa are my brother and sister," Lucky blurted out.
Nikolas stared at Lucky in shock. "How can that be?"
"Yeah, how can they be your brother and sister?" Gia asked.
"Half-brother and sister actually. Sit down and we'll explain," Lucky said as he took a seat by his sister.
Nikolas and Gia sat down across from Lucky and waited for the explanation of how Zander and this Alexa were his brother and sister.
"Well, bro. It's a little complicated. You remember hearing about who dad was involved with while mom was on the island?" Lucky asked Nikolas.
"Yes, he was involved with Holly Sutton and she miscarried his baby," Nikolas said.
"Well, we found out that statement isn't totally true. She had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Of course, she didn't know that. Helena must have had her drugged before she gave birth. Then she stole the babies and immediately left Port Charles and headed to Florida. A family was waiting in the wings top take them in, but only one parent knew the truth," Lucky explained to them.
"So, Zander and Alexa are the children who Helena stole from Luke and Holly?" Gia asked.
"Yes, we are. Our foster mother Carolina Lewis was the only person who knew the truth about who Alex and I were. She wrote a letter to Cameron telling him the truth about how we came to be with them. According to the letter, after Carolina miscarried her and Cameron's children, Helena came to her and told her to continue to act like she was pregnant and she would bring the children to her," Alexa explained to them.
"Oh my god! I thought I knew how cruel my grandmother could be, but this really takes the cake. She stole Luke's children so that he wouldn't be able to raise them," Nikolas said, shaking his head.
"Not only that, she kept us from knowing our true family," Zander said with a rueful smile.
"At least until now. She finally decided to tell the truth and our family is closer to being whole now than is it ever has before," Lucky said with a smile.
"I'm happy about that, Lucky. I guess I have to get used to having two stepsiblings," Nikolas said with a smile.
"We all have to get used to it. We never imagined that we would have another family, our true biological family. But I am slowly getting used to it," Alexa said.
"So am I. I love the fact that I have a new half-brother and a stepbrother, even if the stepbrother is you, Nikolas," Zander said with a smile.
"I know," Nikolas said with a wry smile. "This is something I never expected to happen. But I guess it was meant to happen. Welcome to the family, Alexa and Zander."
"You are not the only ones who didn't expect it. We didn't expect to gain two more siblings either, but we did," came a voice from behind them. They all turned and saw three young women. Two had blond hair and blue eyes like Lucky, while the third had dark brown hair and brown eyes like Nikolas.
"Lauri, Leah, Nadia, we didn't expect you to come home," Lucky said with a smile. He was very happy to see the three young women.
"Are you kidding, Lucky? When you called us about our new sister and brother, we got on the first flight to Port Charles to meet them," Laurel Bethany Spencer, Lucky's twin sister, said with a smile.
"Nikki will be here tomorrow afternoon. She ended up getting a later flight than the rest of us," Nadia Adrianna Stavrolavna Cassadine, Nikolas's twin sister, said. "It was strange. She said she was waiting for results on some test."
"Who knows? With all that research she's been doing, it maybe some test she's doing as part of a research project she's working on right now," Nikolas said, referring to his other twin sister, Nikoletta Anastasia Stavrolavna Cassadine.
"You're right. That's probably all it is," Leah Jean Spencer, Lucky's second twin sister, said with a smile.
Lucky turned from his sisters and turned toward Alexa and Zander. "Zander, Alexa, these three young women you see here are our sisters. My twin sisters Laurel and Leah Spencer, and Nik's twin sister Nadia Cassadine," Lucky said in introduction.
"Well, here I thought that Lulu and I were the only girls in our family, but now I have three more sisters," Alexa said with a smile.
"Well, actually, you have a total of five sisters. There is one more. Nikoletta will be here tomorrow after she gets results on a test she's doing right now," Nadia said with a smile.
"What kind of a test?" Alexa asked.
"She does a lot of research as part of her job, so it's probably a test to confirm some of her research," Laurel said to her.
"I see. When will we get the chance to meet her?" Zander asked.
"She'll be here tomorrow after she gets the test results. She told us that she can't wait to meet the two of you," Leah said, giving her long-lost siblings a smile.
In southern Texas, Nikoletta Cassadine received the results of a test she had done several days ago. She opened the envelope and looked at the results.
"Just as I thought and as Mark and Josh believed. Helena was so wrong about who we are. Wait until I tell Nadia and Nikolas about this. Helena is really going to get it," Nikoletta said as she walked toward her room where she was busy packing her suitcases for her trip home to Port Charles. Her roommate Adelle Myran was sitting in a chair waiting for Nikoletta to come back.
"Well, were the results what you expected?" Adelle asked.
"Yes, they were. And I am very much looking forward to telling Nikolas, Nadia, Lucky, Laurel, Leah, Alexa, and Alex about it. We will all be ready to take down Helena. After all, she is the reason that this happened," Nikoletta said.
"Yes, she is. The three of you lived a lie for all of your lives because of her. And now, once you tell your siblings this, you will all have to change your lives to fit who you truly are," Adelle said seriously.
"Oh, don't you worry. We'll adjust to who we are, no problem. We are truly ready to claim our true name and to totally discredit Helena," Nikoletta told her.
"I'd better let you finish your packing. When does your plane leave?" Adelle asked as she got up from the chair and headed for the door.
"Seven o'clock tomorrow morning. By lunch, I'll be home in Port Charles. I'm going to see mom first and tell her. Maybe this will put her on the road to recovery," Nikoletta said with a smile.
"I hope so. I'll see you when you get back, if you come back," Adelle said as she walked to the door.
"That's something I still have to decide if I will come back or if I will stay in Port Charles with my family. I will let you know what I decide," Nikoletta said.
Adelle nodded and headed out of the room while Nikoletta finished her packing and placed the test results on the top of one of the suitcases. She closed the two suitcases and then packed her carryon and purse with some things to occupy her time while she was on the plane. When she was done, she sat on her bed for a minute and thought about what she had discovered.
"Helena, you are definitely dead once the truth is out. Get ready. You are one very dead Cassadine. You are through," she said with determination before she got up from her bed and headed out of the house to get a few extra things for her trip. Her trip home to Port Charles.
Home
The child in my eyes
Stares sometimes
When I was so much younger
HomeA place in the sun
Where memories run
I close my eyes and there I am
Home
The love remains
Through all the years
Through all the change
The sweetest dreams
I've ever known
Are those of you
And those of home
Time
The turn on a page
The love someone needs
When we were there together
Steal where ever I go
Deep in my soul
A part of me is always there
Home
The love remains
Through all the years
Through all the change
The sweetest dreams
I've ever knownAre those of you
And those of home
When you smile
And hold me in your arms
Sometimes for the moment
I'm that child again
Home
The love remains
Through all the years
Through all the change
The sweetest dreams
I've ever known
Are those of you
And those of home
Are those of you
And those of home(Home by Tiffany from the Jetsons the Movie Soundtrack)