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It had been a year since I had come to live with the Mercers. To say the least I still tried to avoid Bobby. I was really starting to get comfortable in my new home, despite my rare few fits; Jack was always there to comfort me. It was only a few days left until I turned eleven.

"Jackie is there anything you would want for your birthday?" Evelyn asked. She had yet to ask her daughter the same question. It was amazing that they shared their birthday, but they didn't seem to mind.

"A new guitar." Jack answered half-heartily. He was trying to think of the perfect gift to give his sister, his best friend. "Ma, I want to get Riley something she could keep forever." Jack added fishing for ideas.

"What did you have in mind? Your brothers already got her gifts." Evelyn asked, she had stopped knitting to look at her son.

"What did Angel get her?" he already knew Jerry got her a book.

"I believe he got her a Susie Q doll. Bobby was planning on getting her a music box." Evelyn answered while thinking. Then a thought hit Jack and his mood changed for the better.

"I want to get her a monkey pendant!" Jack said excited.

Upstairs

"Jerry can you help me? Please!" I begged jumping on his bed. I had yet to decide what I was going to get Jack. If I had to share my birthday with anymore I was glad it was Jack, he was an awesome guy and I loved him.

"Whatcha need baby girl." Jerry looked up from his homework to help his energetic sister, who was jumping on his bed.

"What does Jack like?" I asked landing in a sitting position on his bed. "I want to give him something he'll like." I finished and looked Jerry straight in the eye.

"He already had a guitar, and the best thing in the world." Jerry answered with a smirk. He stood up and sat next to me on his bed.

"Really? What's that? " I asked innocently. Jerry was smiling with his big teeth, I started to giggle."

"What's so funny?" he asked still smiling.

"You have big teeth. What does Jackie have?" I asked again since my question still wasn't answered.

"He has you as a baby sister that something we all have that's the best thing." Jeremiah answer placing an evil grin on his face. "I don't have big teeth." he said and starting tickling me. I screamed and wiggled my way out of his grasp running for the door. Jerry followed and jet rocketed down the stairs.

"HELP! MOMMY!" I screamed laughing as Jerry continued to chase. I reached the living room and hid behind mom.

"What's all the excitement?" she asked as I laughed some more Jeremiah had to catch his breathe.

"Jeremiah and his big teeth were chasing me." I said pointing at my grinning brother. Mom just laughed at my comment.

"Alright you two that's enough playing for one night. Jeremiah did you finish your homework." Mom asked as I sat on the couch next to Jack and Angel.

"Yes Ma."

"Good well its time for bed. Come on boys you can help me tuck in Riley." I raced upstairs already dressed in my p.j's. Mom came in a few minutes later and pulled the sheets back to let me in. " I'm going to make sure Bobby did his homework. When I come back its time to go to sleep, alright sweetie."

"Goodnight munchkin." Jerry said kissing me on the forehead, he then left and it was Angel's turn. He kissed me on the forehead too and said goodnight.

"Jack I don't want to go to school tomorrow." I pouted.

"Why not? I thought you liked school." Jack asked sitting on the side of my bed.

"There's this girl, she keeps taking my work."

"Did you tell ma or your teacher?" Jack asked listening to his sister intently.

"Ms. Jenkins doesn't believe me. I don't want mommy to worry. Please don't tell mommy." I begged.

"Alright I promise I won't tell ma. Come get me if she starts something from now on okay." Jack said after thinking for a bit.

"Okay. Night Jackie." I said happily and gave him a hug.

"Alright time for bed. You too Jackie." Mom said walking in the room she tucked Jack in and gave us both a kiss before turning out the light.

Next Morning

We all ate breakfast then mom took us to school. At school I did all I could to stay away from Megan Stewart. She was the king of person that would find out one weak point in a person and use it to their advantage. Mine was being in a foster home without a father.

"Hi Riley I was looking for you. I was wondering if I could see last nights spelling homework." she said she wasn't even asking she was demanding.

"I didn't do it." I lied. I hate lying.

"What but you always do you homework."

"I didn't do it." I repeated and walked away. After a couple of hours we went to lunch. Jack had my lunch so it made it all worth while. Though I couldn't sit with him because we had to sit with our classes but he still managed to send me reassuring smiles.

Recess

"Jack she asked for my homework again. I had to lie and say I didn't have it." I said confessing.

"Well its better than her hassling you." Jack said pushing me on the swing.

"Hey Riley is that your boyfriend. Ew cooties." Megan said snotty. I really didn't like her at all.

"Leave her alone." Jack spit out at her.

"Why do you care she's just a bookworm. She doesn't even have a real family." I wanted to cry at her words. Not many people new that Jack and I were brother and sister at our school.

"Of course she does. I'm her big brother." he said sending Megan a death stare one that made Bobby famous. He must have passed it down to Jack.

"I don't care anymore." she walked off with a group of her friends leaving me alone with Jack. I really did want to cry.

"Thank you Jack." I said hugging him as we headed back to class.

"Just keeping a promise." he stated hugging me back. At the end of the day Jack and I went home to the normal happiness.

" Jackie play princess with me." I begged using my puppy dog pout.

"Alright." he caved. We played for a while then ate dinner and went to bed tomorrow was Saturday and it was also our birthday. We were both excited.

Next Morning

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Jeremiah and Angel yelled waking us up.

"Yeah Happy Birthday you fairy. Happy Birthday baby girl." Bobby said walking in.

"He's not a fairy he's a prince." I screamed at Bobby who was smirking at Jack. "So shut up monkey head." the whole room laughed at my comment. Mom came in and told us to get dressed. After getting dressed mom took us to the park where we ran around playing tag. Bobby ended up catching me every time he was it. After that we went home for lunch and opened out gifts. Jack got a new guitar from mom, a hockey stick from Bobby, Angel gave him a CD, and Jeremiah gave him a portable CD player.

"I didn't know what to get you so I made you this." I said handing him a poorly wrapped object. He opened it to find the photo album I had put together with pictures of the whole family in it.

"I love it." Jack gave me a tight hug before telling me to open my own gifts. Mom had gotten me the violin I wanted, Angel gave me a really pretty Susie Q doll that I just wanted to drop everything and play with. Jeremiah got me the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe book, and Bobby got me a silver music box that when you opened it instead of having a twirling ballerina had a twirling monkey. I really liked it.

"Thank you Bobby." I said sweetly and then I opened Jack's gift. I could tell he depended on mom for a lot of the money because it was a gold pendant of a monkey with my name engraved on the front and Sean Luke engraved on the back.

"Jackie can you put this on me?" I asked thrilled with how beautiful it was. Jack put it on and I wrapped my arms around in a tight hug. " I love it Jackie."

(A/N kunoichiXwitch I don't want to spoil the story for you but I can say that it will be a Jack/Riley story when they're older. How it happens well you'll just have to read and find out. Please continue to read.)