Hello again! So, sorry it's been so long. Today's chapter will be a bit longer than my average. Also, question for readers: My chapters are at average a 1000 words. Do you want 2000 words? If so, I won't be able to update so often. Answer in reviews. So here's chapter 10!

12 years later

**Samantha's POV**

"…to Sage and Blaise! Happy birthday to you!" Applause erupted from the few members in the lab. May 1rst. A special day. A birthday. The twins' birthday.

When Sage and Blaise were only a few years old, Sage was always the suave, smiling sweetheart, while Blaise was the silent child who would do anything. Nobody would have guessed the personalities they have morphed into. They are exact opposite of what they were before.

Blaise bowed and gave out air-kisses as if he was a celebrity, while Sage slapped his hand out of the air.

I glanced at Cassie, and we slowly creeped up to them, each of us going to either side of the birthday twins.

Blaise cut the cake and more applause came our way. As he lifted a slice of it to give it Sage, we popped up behind them, dipped our fingers into the frosting, and smeared it on their faces.

When we were finally done, we stood back, stifling our laughter, waiting for them to take their revenge.

Blaise licked his lips slowly, and tasted the frosting. He slowly opened his eyes. "Oookay. Are we done with the birthday child special treatment? Because so far, I don't like it. I don't like it at all."

I covered my mouth to contain my giggles, while Cassandra whispered in my ear, "Stop looking so obvious! You'll give us away.

Sage took a napkin, and gingerly wiped off the majority of the cream. "Who did this?"

Cassandra pointed at Aspen. "She did it. You know how much she hates you guys!"

Aspen looked up from her camera, where she was taking pictures of h twins.

"What?! I didn't do a thing! Although I wish did this. Priceless, I tell you, priceless!"

Cassandra tried one more time. "Oh come on, you seriously believe her? She did- "

Blaise piped up. "Save it, sweetheart. We know you two did it."

I decided to save myself. "She dragged me into this! She went on and on about how she is 11 seconds older than me, and I should use her as my role-model, and I was too goody-2-shoes for my ow good! I had to surrender to her plan!"

Blaise couldn't hold his glare any loner, and laughed out loud. "I have to give It to you Cassie, you are really the best prankster."

Cassandra smiled, "Back at you Blazing-Boy."

He rolled his eyes. "I was 2! I made a simple mistake of calling myself Blazing, and now, 12 years later, you still won't let it go."

Cassie smirked. "It's my life job."

When Blaise frowned and opened his mouth to tell a good comeback, I decided to intervene before this became a full blown fistfight. Again.

"Ok, ok, Sage, Blaise, you guys can go wash up. Aspen, can you cut the cake? And for the rest of us, dinner is ready!"

Blaise scowled, but put his arm around Sage and walked upstairs to the bathroom. Phew. That was close call.

Blaise and Cassandra may sometimes be the best of siblings, or worst of enemies. It was just the fact that Cassie doesn't know when to not cross the line, and Blaise was the most protective sibling on earth.

One round of teasing thrown at Sage, and before you know it, Blaise and Cassandra are yelling terrible words at each other and screaming at how they were both horrible people.

Then the next day, they would walk to the kitchen arms on each other's shoulders. Blaise may be a little younger than us, but he always took the role of the protective older brother we never had.

Sage walked in, changed into a simple light blue dress falling to her knees.

Cassandra grinned, "Looking good Say-jay. Way to bring the attention onto you."

Sage stuck out her tongue, and went over to eat dinner. Blaise came up behind me and lifted me wedding style.

"Put me down!" I exclaimed, surprised by his sudden action. He took my wrist and felt my pulse.

"Not until you stop getting so surprised around me. My dear Sammie, you must learn to expect the unexpected around me. I've surprised you today, what, 6 times already?"

I sighed, knowing he wouldn't put me down anytime soon. He spun me around, and jumped onto the desk.

Suddenly, panic filled me. Blaise gets easily distracted. If someone yelled that there was ice-cream, Blaise would drop me onto the ground and run off. As always. But those times never hurt much. This time, he can drop me from a big height. And that won't feel very good.

I closed my eyes, trying suppress my fear, and managed to tell 3 words in a shaky voice. "Put. Me. Down."

"Aww, I wittle Sammie felling scared?" Using his foot, he managed to put a box on the table. He stepped onto it. Another 3 feet higher.

My brain calculated the possible situations. A concussion and being unconscious for around 6 hours, at the least.

"Blaise, please! Put me down!"

I wish Dad gave me his molecular kinesis or super senses. He said he would add the later, but all I was left with was my brains.

I wrapped my arms tighter around his neck. All the parents were already upstairs. It was only me, Aspen, Cassie, and Blaise.

Cassandra spotted us. "Oh, I see Blazing-Boy, trying to show your big sis how cool you are lifting her all the way up?"

I exclaimed to Cassie, hoping she realized how easily he would drop me, "Cassie, tell Blaise to put me down!"

"Ok big sis, you're scared of heights?"

I groaned. Blaise smiled. "Cassie, would you put that bigger box up here too?" She happily complied and he stepped on the box. Another 5 feet.

Aspen looked up at the commotion. Cassie spoke up. "Should we tell them to come down?"

"Nah. Worst comes worst, Blaise drops our little Sammie, and he will learn his lesson to never do stupid things again. I mean, I know Blaise can be stupid, but it's not like he's going drop her, right?" The both burst out laughing.

I sighed inwardly. Were they blind?

All of a sudden, Blaise walks down with a flourish, sets me upright and grins when Aspen and Cassie applaud.

"Bravo, little brother. Managed to finish your magic trick? We'll be upstairs. Get your dinner." She ruffled his hair absent mindedly and walked upstairs.

The doors closed behind her with a thud. It was just Blaise and me in the room. The silence was tense.

He ran his fingers through his dirty blonde hair. "You can't seriously be mad at me Sammie."

I hesitated. He was my loving cousin brother who would put my life before his any day. But still.

"Maybe I am."

"Sammie, you are my sweet sister who is never mad at me. If you're mad, then who do I have?"

"You have three other sisters; I'm pretty sure you can manage."

He bit his lip. "Sammie, are you actually scared of heights?"

I decided to be frank. "No, I'm scared of you. "

He looked at me incredulously. "Sammie, you are my sister! What would I ever do to you?"

I turned around, not able to look able to look at him directly. "You have dropped me so many times, knocked glass vases over my hand so many times, closed doors on my fingers so many times. Blaise, tell me what going to stop you this time?"

He grabbed my shoulders, turned me around, and pulled me close to him. He put both of my hands around my face and talked in a deadly quit voice.

"I would never hurt you on purpose Samantha. Never."

My voice broke, and a tear threatened to spill. "So you do that all on purpose? Great brother you are," I said sarcastically.

By now he was whispering. "Sammie, when I get in a fight with Cassie, Aspen is mad, Sage is disappointed in me, and Mom and Dad and Uncle Chase are saying I am not being a good brother, and I feel like nobody cares, guess what?

"You are there for me Sammie. Your shoulder is always open for me to rest on while you say that before I know it, they won't be angry. And you know what? You are always right."

I didn't see how this had to do with anything, but I listened anyway.

"See, look Sammie." He put my hand on the table, and hit a mug nearby on it. I barely felt a sting.

"That barely hurt did it? You made me strong Samantha, and so I'm making you strong. You can say that this is how I pay you back."

I smiled. "You know what Blaise; you aren't in debt anymore. You paid everything back"

He grinned, put his arm around my shoulder, and we walked out. Really, these are the best cousins ever.

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