Hey, love the reviews. I feel so special, and am really happy me sequel is such a success. I should be getting updates faster, due to the fact that my horrid job is over now :D Um, I really love the concept of James and Kyle. They're like always together, and are really agressive. They always have to be equal, even when it comes to pain. And I've noticed a lot of you love little Farley. He's a sweetheart. Oviously doesn't have the over amount of energy that James and Kyle do, and more brains than them combinded. Like he can read at four, while they're five and can't read. However, they have a lot of energy and are very active, while, bu his personality, you can tell he's more frail, and peaceful, patient. You can probably also tell how Nick has just fit into their family, like instead of being unlce, brother, he's brother and son, if that makes sense. So, yea, on with the chapter, and thanks for the reviwes, keep them up. Austyn


Chapter Four- Bumps, Bangs, and Bruises

It was the morning in which it was back to school for James, Kyle, Nate and Nick, and for Farley to start preschool, at their private school. The house was hectic as usual, that morning.

"Mommy!" James and Kyle yelled, walking down the steps, a shoe between them, each holding a lace, yanking it back and forth. James was two steps ahead, going down backwards, and James, facing forward, going up the steps backwards, trying to get the shoe. Nate was trying to get around them to go down the steps, but it wasn't working very well.

"Mom!" Nate starting yelling when they wouldn't move. Haley soon came from the kitchen, just as James let go of the shoe and Kyle tumbled backwards down the steps, and Nate ran around James and jumped over Kyle. "Thanks," he said, as he ran past. Haley looked after him, then down at Kyle. He wasn't bleeding, but he did look like he bumped his head pretty hard.

"What were you doing?" Haley asked, "You know you're not supposed to be playing on the steps."

"But-"

"I don't want to hear it, put your shoe on and go get your brother some ice."

"Ha, told ya Kyle, it is my shoe."

"Does it matter? You both have the same sized feet, and James, if you look at the shoe, it's the right one, the one that you already have on, give it to me, and go get your brother some ice." James threw the shoe down the steps in defeat and went to go get ice from the freezer.

Farley bounded down the steps, "Mommy, I can't breathe, I need my allergy medicine, and my vitamins, did you get more, I told you to get more, I'm out, you better have gotten more, my allergies will get worse, I'll get a fever, and start coughing, getting infectious germs all over me, then just spreading it and becoming more ill."

"Farley, I got your vitamins, chill, and I'll get you your allergy medicine, once James comes back with ice for Kyle."

"Mommy, James is eating breakfast, and thank you, I probably would have died without my vitamins, and did you get bananas? I need potassium, and I need calcium enriched milk with vitamins A and D. And oranges, I need Vitamin C, of course grapefruit would do, or lemons, but they're not nearly as tasty."

"Farley, go look on your shelf, okay, please, and tell James to stop eating and get the ice."

"Okay mommy," Farley ran into the kitchen. Haley shook her head. It was too early for this, she still had to go get the three and under crowd up and dressed for when the babysitter got here. She got up.

"Kyle, I'll go get the ice myself," she went into the kitchen and took Kyle's plate and stuck it on top of the fridge and filled a plastic bag with ice, "I told you to get ice for your brother, and now since you didn't, until he's better, you don't get to eat, how's that," Haley said, leaving the kitchen and Kyle tried to take Nate's breakfast, but Nate pushed him onto the floor, from his chair, as a way of getting away from his breakfast, and James took the ground pretty hard. Haley walked back in with Kyle at her side and sat him on a chair and saw James on the floor.

"What happened now?"

"Nate pushed him off his chair cause he wanted to steal his breakfast, since you took his away," Farley said, matter-of-factly.

Haley got more ice from the freezer and gave it to James, "Here, sit," she went and got his breakfast, "eat, Nate, you're ten, James is five, use restraint, please," she said, leaving the kitchen. She walked upstairs and into the boys room. James' shoe was sitting right in the doorway, Haley picked it up, and went to wake Greg. "Greg, sweetie, time to get up, and can you wake up Andy and David, then come down to breakfast. I'm gonna take Hayden with me." Greg nodded and sat up and got out of bed and Haley picked up a already awake Hayden and carried him downstairs. She gave James his shoe and put Hayden in his chair and gave him a plate.

"Hurry up, and finish, Nate, go see if Nick's almost ready to go, please, and make sure your father is awake, he has an early practice today."

"Yes mom," he got up from the table. Greg, Andy and David walked into the kitchen just as Nate left, and Haley got them breakfast.

"When you're done, go upstairs and wait for Layla, so you can get dressed," Haley said to them as she gave them their breakfast.

"Yes," they all replied in unison. She couldn't leave any of them alone for two seconds without someone getting hurt, or something happening.

She started on lunches. James and Kyle's had to be exactly the same, down to the number of chocolate chips on their cookies. Or the number of chips each had. They'd argue over the littlest things, and it drove everyone insane. Farley's lunch had to only consist of foods and proportions as listed on 'Farley's Approved Foods List.' Water, and whole wheat bread, with cheese on the bread, or a jelly, and fruit was good too. For a four year old, he was way concerned with his health. He also insisted there be a moist towellette in his lunch to sterilize his hands before he touched food, so it wouldn't become infected. Knowing him, he'd probably become some sort of doctor one day.

The doorbell rang. James and Kyle went running to answer it, arguing over who gets to open the door, Haley after them, looking out the window to see who it was. James swung open the door, and banged it in Kyle's face, Kyle threw a punch at James, for hitting him with the door.

"Hey guys," a young woman said, walking into the door. They stopped their fighting and looked at her.

"You…" they said, pointing to her. She turned around.

"You…" she mimicked.

Farley saw her and ran in there, "Layla!" he gave her a big hug.

"Hey, my main man Farley, what's up little dude?"

"I'm going to school!"

"What? You're leaving me, how will I ever survive?"

"On vitamins," he smiled.

"You remembered, good job little dude, high er- low five," she put her hand out and he hit it.

Haley stepped in, "Okay, so there's the five of them. Um, I should be home around five. Same as last year."

"Wait, five, I thought Farley here was leaving me."

"He is, you haven't met Ryan yet."

"Oh, another heart breaker Scott boy."

"Um, not exactly, Ryan's a girl."

"You mean, I won't be the only female left in the house anymore?"

"No," Haley smiled, "Um, she's upstairs in our room. She hasn't woken up yet. I'd love to introduce you too, but we need to get going, especially before James and Kyle beat each other up any more that looks like child abuse. I know Farley's really excited about school, and if we wait any longer, Nate and Nick will think they're staying home," Haley said as Lucas walked in the door, "Nathan's still upstairs, hold on, NATHAN! YOUR RIDE IS HERE!" she yelled, then looked at her clan. James and Kyle were there, and Farley. She needed Nate and Nick. "NATE, NICK, LET'S GO," she started yelling again and then a heard of feet came down the steps, Nathan, soon followed by Nate and Nick. Haley herded them out the door, and Nathan and Luke followed, leaving Layla with the five other Scott kids.

A typical morning. James and Kyle can't keep their hands off each other for two seconds. Farley being so good it drives you mad. Nate and Nick taking forever to be ready. Nathan trying to sleep in, yet failing horribly. Haley trying to keep everyone together.