It was a few days later. The girls were at school.
"So, this is the library and the tutoring center" Katie showed Michelle. She was showing her new cousin around the school because Lily refused to speak to Michelle or Lucas since finding out.
"Thanks so much for showing me around and being so nice to me"
"It's no problem. Don't worry, lily will come around"
"No, I don't think so" Lily said rudely as she and Jenny walked up to the two of them and gave Michelle a rude look.
"Come on Michelle; I'll take you to first period early so you can meet Mrs. Fulton" Katie said rolling her eyes.
"Oh, how cute; Katie's sticking up for her new cousin" Jenny said sarcastically. Obviously, she had taken her stepsister's side.
"Let it go! She didn't do anything to you two!" Katie exclaimed. Michelle looked hurt.
"Actually she did. She came into my life to take away my Dad, my siblings, my stepmom, and now my cousin. It seems like she's on a roll so maybe I should tell her to stay away from my boyfriend!"
"I wouldn't want your boyfriend" Michelle shot back sounding sincere, but not in a mean way.
"You don't even have a boyfriend" Katie said rolling her eyes.
"Drew asked me out yesterday. I would have told you, but you're hanging out with the life ruiner" Lily said.
'Don't call her that"
"She's calling her what she is" Jenny said.
"How did I ruin your life? You didn't even give me a chance" Michelle asked softly.
"I think that's the smartest move I've ever made"
"I can't believe your treating her like that! I mean, that's how my dad treated yours"
"Oh, apparently he's not my Dad. He's Michelle's!"
"Whatever. Come on, Michelle, I'll introduce you to my friend Lars" Katie said as they walked away.
"Guess who?" Katie asked, putting her hands over Lars's eyes.
"Hmm, my hot brunette girlfriend who I saved when she blurted out her deep dark secret to, like half the student body. Then after she rejected me at my house she made out with me, not a minute later" He said as he turned around.
"Sorry, I thought you were my extremely sweet boyfriend who I have deep dark secrets in common with. I won't make that mistake again"
"Funny. Who's this?"
"My long lost cousin Michelle. By the way don't talk to lily today…she's being a "you know what" Michelle laughed after Katie said that.
"Will do. So, would you lovely ladies do the honor of walking me to first period?" He asked, linking arms with the two of them. They walked off.
"Don't they make you sick?" Lily asked jenny. They had seen the whole thing.
"Ugh, tell me about it. I'm so glad we don't have first period with them" Jenny said as they walked to their class.
A FEW DAYS LATER;
Michele went up to Lily's locker when she was taking some books out.
"We need to talk" She said.
"I have nothing to say to you" Lily said not even looking at her.
"Everyone I've talked to says I should give you time and you'll come around, but this enough1" Michelle shouted.
"Don't yell at me bitch" Lily said just so Michelle could hear and walked away.
Jenny gave her a dirty look from where she was standing with a group of friends. Michelle just looked down sadly, and then walked to class.
A COUPLE DAYS LATER
Jenny walked up to Michelle's locker with her friend Michaela.
"Why did you come here?" Michaela asked rudely.
"You are ruining Lily's life. Go back to where you came from" jenny said slamming Michelle's locker door shut.
"I barely talk to her. You and her are the ones that go out of your way to bully me!"
"Oh, how cute; she thinks she's being bullied, poor little girl" Michaela said sarcastically.
"You know, Lily comes home crying every day and it's your fault" Jenny said pushing past her.
"So do I" Michelle whispered after they walked off.
ONE MONTH LATER
It's Friday and Katie is spending the night at Michelle's house. Haley was over there talking with Brooke.
"I don't know what to do. I've tried being nice and staying away from them and everything. But they're really starting to get to me" Michelle said as she and Katie were lying on the TV room floor looking through magazines.
"Well, I've known her my whole life and I've never see her be this cruel to anyone. I don't know what to tell you anymore. I mean, my mom's told Peyton to talk to her, but whenever Peyton mentions it, Lily just blows her off. Same with Jenny"
"Hi, what's going on girls?" Haley asked as she went and sat down by them.
"We're just talking" Michelle said.
"About boys? By the way, how are things going on with Lars, Katie?"
"Things are going so well that I don't know if I should talk to my mother about it" Katie joked. Haley just rolled her eyes.
"So, Michelle do you have your eyes on any cute guys?" Haley asked.
"Not really; well there's this one guy, but he's my cousin's boyfriend" she joked.
"That was so not funny!" Katie exclaimed.
"I'm joking your boyfriend isn't even cute" Michelle said. Katie stuck her tongue out at her.
"Well, Brooke told me you're off the hook for babysitting tonight because she found someone else to babysit the kids. That means you have the night to yourselves"
Lily and Jenny's house
"Okay, am I the only one that feels guilt literally digging into her?" Lily asked randomly as they hung out in their room.
"No, we're bitches who don't deserve anything" Jenny agreed.
"We really are"
"We need to make it up to them"
"Well all our parents are going to a party tonight and won't be back until midnight. Katie and Michelle are going to be home alone"
"How does a girl night with my sister and cousin sound to you?" Lily asked getting up. Jenny did the same.
"Let's make brownies"
"To take to them?"
"Yeah"
8:00 that night
The doorbell rang at Michelle's house. Katie told Michelle to get the cookies out of the oven while she answered the door.
"What are you two doing here?" Katie asked. Michelle came out and looked surprised to see Lily and Jenny.
"We came to grovel for forgiveness –and we made brownies" Michelle took the brownies from lily and tried to close the door in their faces, but Lily blocked the door.
"Just hear me out, then you can kick me out and keep the brownies" Lily said.
"Fine" She said leading the other three girls into the kitchen.
"Michelle, I'm sorry I was such a bitch to you. It was totally unjustified; I didn't even give you a chance. I was selfish; I just automatically assumed you were going to ruin my life and I didn't like the fact that my dad had another daughter running around that he didn't know about. I thought maybe it would make my dad somehow love me less because I guess I've never had to compete for his attention, at least not from someone my own age-"
"I'm not your age, I'm actually a year younger than you but go on" Michelle joked.
"Okay, around my age then. Katie, you know you're my favorite cousin and I think I was upset because we used to be so close when we were younger. It seems like we don't talk that much anymore. I mean you didn't even tell me about what Ben did
"Is that why you're mad at me? Because I didn't tell you about Ben? Okay, the reason I didn't tell you about Ben was because I thought you might tell your dad and then he would tell my dad. He threatened to kill my parents if I told anyone" Katie explained.
"Oh my gosh….your parents are pressing charges right?" Jenny asked.
"Yeah, of course but I don't want to talk about it"
"Michelle, Katie, I'm so sorry I was being so terrible to the two of you. I really had no reason to; I guess I felt like I had to stand by my step sister" Jenny apologized
"That's understandable"
"I guess I could find it somewhere in my heart to forgive you two. Besides, Lily we're sisters" Michelle said, hugging lily.
"Yeah, I guess so too" Katie said shrugging.
'Okay, let's eat these brownies and cookies. I feel like getting hyper tonight" Lily said getting some plates out of the drawer "Wow, I haven't been in this house in a month and I still remember where the plates are. Is that amazing or what?" Lily joked.
"Wow, these cookies are-"Jenny started to say after taking a bite.
"Yeah, Michelle forgot the sugar" Katie said laughing.
"Uh, no you were supposed to put the sugar in" Michelle said as Katie took a bite of a brownie.
"Wow, these brownies are-"Katie started to say, but Lily cut her off.
"I know, there terrible. We forgot butter, but didn't realize it until they were in the oven we thought they would still be okay" lily said.
"Let's go to my room. Oh, Lily I'm so sorry; I meant to say your room" Michelle said.
"It's okay. Don't worry about it" Lily said as they walked up the stairs to Lily/Michelle's room. They all sat down on the queen sized bed.
"So, let's play truth" lily said.
"What's that?" Michelle asked.
"Someone asks a question and everyone has to answer it truthfully unless only one person is asked. Then you pick who goes next. Lily, go first"
"Okay. This is for Michelle. How did you know where Dad was?"
"My grandma told me to find him before she died and she told me he lived in Tree Hill. I also knew his name from my aunt telling me. Jenny, go next"
"Katie, I remember you telling me you despised Lars a few months ago. How'd you two get together?"
"We talked and I discovered he wasn't the shallow idiotic freak of a jerk that I thought he was. Kind of like how my mom changed my dad except I don't think I really changed Lars. His jerkiness was probably a defense mechanism. Uh, Michelle next"
"Jenny, you told me that Lily went home crying every day. But the question's for lily. If you were so upset, why didn't you tell me?"
"I honestly don't know. But this question is for you, Michelle. Did my Bailey-bub miss me?"
"Yeah, she asked about you all the time. It really upset your dad when she asked why you weren't coming home because he thought you hated him Bailey loves you so much; you're lucky to have her look up to you so much like that"
"Yeah, she's adorable, but I could never hate my dad"
"He knows that, but I think you need to tell him that" Michelle said.
"Yeah, I love having you at my house full time, but you need to go back here" Jenny said seriously.
"I know, I know"
"Okay, it's getting sad again. Let's go eat something sugary!" Katie exclaimed jumping off the bed.
"Wait, first Katie has to tell me how serious her parents' getting back together is" Lily said.
"It's so serious that I caught them making out on my dad's bed and my mom had her top off. That and my dad is asking her to marry him tonight. He showed me and David and Kevin the ring"
"Oh my gosh, that's so exciting!" Lily squealed hugging Katie.
"Oh, I know!"
LATER THAT NIGHT
Lucas, Brooke, Peyton, Jake, Nathan, and Haley walked into Lucas and Brooke's house around midnight. Even though his house was a mess, Lucas smiled at the sight in front of him. Lily and Michelle were lying on the floor. Michelle's head was on Lily's shoulder and Lily had her arm around her.
"What's that noise?" Brooke asked. Suddenly Jenny literally cartwheeled down the stairs with Katie jumping off of them cracking up.
'Katie looked at all the adults and laughed.
"We had lots of sugar!"
"I can tell" Lucas said trying to wake up Lily and Michelle. Lily opened her eyes and smiled at Lucas.
"Daddy" She whispered.
"Hey, Silly-Lily" He said helping her up.
"I don't hate you" she said hugging him tightly.
"Who told you I thought that?" He asked hugging her back.
"My sister, Michelle" she said. He smiled at her.
"Oh, come here girls" Lucas said pulling his daughters into a hug.
"Aww let the wicked stepmother join" Brooke said hugging the three of them.
"Say cheese" Peyton said grabbing a nearby Polaroid and snapping a picture of them.
"So, Aunt Haley I guess "congratulations" are in order?"
"What are you talking about, lily?" Haley asked confused.
"Oh, that reminds me Haley; it totally slipped my mind- not that I haven't wanted to do this for years…" Nathan started to say getting down on one knee and taking her left hand in his.
"Nathan…" Haley whispered.
"Haley, we're both a lot more mature and sure about what we want then we were sixteen years ago. So, I'm asking you, will you be my wife…again?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! A million times yes!" Haley screamed before Nathan took her in his arms and they passionately kissed.
A/N: okay, I hope you liked this chapter!