Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, only the ones that are never mentioned in the movies.

Chapter One

Emily sat at the kitchen table of her and her husband Edmund's small apartment reading a letter from her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Castle who were currently taking a small vacation up north. Emily smiled as she finished reading the letter and smiled even more when her husband walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her cheek gently.

"Good morning Emily." Edmund said as he sat on the chair next to his wife.

"Morning. Going to head off to work soon?" Emily said smiling. Edmund nodded as he stood back up to put his jacket on and went to retrieve his bag. "Are you going to stop by the restaurant on your way home from work?"

"Of course, what kind of husband would I be if I didn't walk my wife home from work?" Edmund said smiling teasingly. Emily laughed as she walked her husband to the door. "Get to work safely Em, I will see you at three."

Emily nodded and watched as her husband walked towards the school, once she lost sight of him, she closed and locked the door behind her and went to get ready for work. She looked towards the clock to see that it was seven-thirty, she has forty-five minutes to make it to work. As she was getting ready she began to wonder what her younger sister Gretl looked like. Was she taller then her and have long golden hair, or was she shorter then her and her hair grew into a darker shade? What of Maria, her not so new mother? Did she and her father have a kid. Was the kid a boy or a girl. There is so many questions that needed answering but no one to answer them.

What of her older sister Liesl? Was she married herself and have a kid of her own? What happened to all of her siblings? Did they go on with their lives and forgot about her again? Did her father even try to find her? Emily sighed, the thought of her father forgetting about her brought tears to her eyes. She's always going to wonder about her family and she hopes that someday, they would reunite. Emily shook her head and quickly got ready and headed off to work, most people would think she was crazy but she loved working. It made her feel usefully and it reminded her of helping the chef in her Austria home.

Emily made it to work with plenty of time and started straight to work by taking orders to the waiting customers. Her day started out great and in the middle of her shift, she was cleaning the tables and when she looked up she saw a face that she thought she would never see in years, Brigitta. "Brigitta?" Emily whispered softly as she continued to look towards the window. Emily shook her head and quickly walked out the door and shouted, "Brigitta!"

Brigitta turned around to her name and looked towards Emily with a curious look wondering who called her name before her curious look turned to shock. "Emily? Is that really you?" Brigitta said walking towards Emily before breaking out into a run as Emily nodded and opened her arms just in time as Brigitta crashed into her. "It has been so long! We missed you so much."

" I missed you all as well. How about we go inside the restaurant? We can talk during my break." Emily said pointing towards her work. Brigitta nodded enthusiastically and followed her long lost sister inside the restaurant.

The two sisters sat across from each other nervously for a few minutes before Brigitta spoke up, "You're married. Congratulations."

"Yes, thanks. So, where have you all been?" Emily asked softly as she tapped the table nervously.

"We got to America eleven years ago, but we ended up on the west. We tried looking for you, but we couldn't find any records of you or Mr. and Mrs. Castle."

"The Castles and I got here twelve years ago here in Florida and since I got here, I took on their last name. Are you the only one here?"

"No, we're all here. Despite us being an adult, Father was very insistent that we all stick together. We have a brother, he's eleven. Mom, Maria I mean and Father misses you. I'm sure they will just about die with happiness when they see you." Brigitta said excitedly. Emily smiled and she suddenly felt nervous, twelve years she has wanted nothing more then to reunite with her family. But now that they are actually here in Florida, the thought of seeing them again makes her nervous. They are practically strangers now, would things be the same or have they all changed so much over the years?

"I miss them too. You and I should meet up again soon. Please do me a favor, could you not tell Maria and Father that you saw me, just for now." Emily said standing up getting ready to start working again.

"Why don't you want them to know? We've waited years to see you again." Brigitta asked confused standing up as well.

"I don't feel ready to see them, just…give a few days. I have tomorrow off, how about you come over to my apartment tomorrow and we can spend the day together." Emily said as she pulled out a piece of paper to write down her address, once she was finished she handed the paper to her younger sister. Brigitta nodded and she hugged her sister goodbye before leaving the restaurant. "Soon…" Emily whispered to herself before getting back to work.

At the end of Emily's shift, her husband Edmund walked in the restaurant smiling once he saw her. "Hello, how was your day?"

Emily smiled and hugged her husband not saying a word for a few moments before she spoke up softly, "It was good. Lets go home." Edmund nodded opening the door for her and they walked home hand in hand in silence. When they reached home, Edmund decided to break the silence.

"Emily…whats wrong? You're usually not this silent unless you're thinking about something, and that something has always been about your family." Edmund said sitting on the couch waiting for his wife to follow.

Emily sighed before leaning back against the couch and into Edmund's arms, "I saw my younger sister Brigitta today during my break. My family is here in Florida…"

"Thats wonderful! When are you going to meet them?" Edmund said happily before pulling Emily in for a kiss. Emily chuckled slightly.

"I told Brigitta not to mention that she found me."

"What? Why? You've been waiting for this moment for years?"

"I'm not ready…I didn't think this day would actually happen, you know? We're all different people now. What if they don't like who I am? When they last saw me, I was just an invisible kid who stood on the sidelines. Now, I'm a married women who's working in a restaurant."

"They would be crazy not to like you. You're family, every member is different. You just have to give them a chance to know you for who you are." Edmund said smiling down at his wife's blue eyes which were staring up at his green eyes.

"I guess you're right…I have tomorrow off and I invited Brigitta over for the day." Emily said smiling as she closed her eyes with her head leaning against Edmunds chest listening to his heart beat.

"Not going to pull any pranks on me when I get home right?" Edmund asked teasingly remembering the stories that Emily told him about pulling pranks on their governess.

Emily laughed and shook her head. "No, not if you give me a reason to."

Well here is the first chapter. I hope you like it. :)