A/N Hey everyone! I hope you like this story so far. I feel a little silly for admitting this, but when I first joined , I was pretty clueless on a lot of stuff, and it included where to put an author's note. So I just realized, into the 6th chapter, (yes yes, I know) that I could write a note on the actual chapter itself, so yeah. *awkward chuckle* I do appreciate reviews, good or bad, but please be easy on me, it is my first time here. Enjoy the 6th chapter!

-starstruck02

Cress could only stare at her father in shock. Her brain was jumping around, trying to make sense of the words that had come out of her father's mouth. She tried to speak.

"So, so, I have a brother?" Cress croaked out. She took a sip of the water that her father had given her. Dr. Darnel looked up at Cress.

"Yes my dear Crescent Moon. You have a lovely twin brother. A lovely twin brother that I never had the chance of knowing." Dr. Darnel sighed, and laid his head down on the table. Cress, knowing that her dad would probably wouldn't be in the mood to talk some more, went up, kissed him on the head, and walked out the house, trying to gather her thoughts.

Jacin was taking a walk along his parent's house's street, and was whistling to himself. After the war, Cinder, no, Queen Cinder, had constructed a small village for the palace staff, which included guards. Jacin's parents had moved in the house opposite of Cress's father, Dr. Darnel.

Jacin didn't know much about the eccentric scientist, only that he was Cress's father, and that his mother was friends with Cress's mother, who had died long ago. Josie Clay did not talk much about her old friend. Whenever Jacin asked about the picture of her and Cylia on the mantle to honour the dead, Jose would brush off the topic, saying that the memory of her deceased friend was a sad thought, and talking about Cylia made her cry. It was a pretty pathetic excuse to not talk about an old friend, but Jacin accepted it, since Josie was his mother.

Wrapped up in his thoughts, Jacin started thinking about Cress. They had talked in the morning, agreeing to meet up after Cress had visited her father. Jacin had already met his parents earlier. Cress and Jacin had talked, about everything, it seemed. Jacin smiled to himself,. A conversation with Cress was never dull. Cress had agreed to even teach Jacin coding, something he had always wanted to secretly learn. That was why they had agreed to meet in the afternoon.

Jacin was so into thinking, that he almost stumbled into someone. That someone was, coincidently, Cress.

"Hey Cress, you came out early. Hope you and Dr. Darnel had fun-wait Cress, are you okay?" Jacin had just noticed the tears forming in Cress's sky coloured eyes.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Jacin asked gently, leading Cress to a bench in a park. Another one of Queen Cinder's ideas.

Cress sniffled, and looked up, gratefully taking the hankerchief that Jacin was holding out to her. She took it, and dabbed her eyes with it. She started, "Well, I just found out some pretty big news. It sort of affected me. I've always been pretty emotional, it's nothing to worry about, Jacin, and thanks for the hankerchief." Cress smiled through her tears.

Despite what Cress said, Jacin was still a little worried. "Do you want to talk about it?" Cress, shook her head, but then thought better of it.

"I think it would help if I did that Jacin," Jacin settled down on the bench, and waited for Cress to tell her story.

"Well, it looks like I have a long lost twin brother," Cress started, "Originally, my twin and I were supposed to be given to different families, because back then, scientists weren't allowed to have kids. Well anyways, my dad was in charge of me, and my mom, my brother. When we were both born, I turned out to be a shell, and I was given to Sybil, and my brother went to a guard's family. And that's all I know," Cress sniffled. "It just seems so weird, and for some reason, emotional. To have a brother would be great! But it seems so unreal, like it's all a joke."

Cress sat quietly, and Jacin too, who was trying to process all this. He mouthed wow softly, and got up. 'Come on Cress, I'll help you find him," Cress stood up too.

"What do you mean?"

"I'll help you find your lost brother. Come let's go back to your father's house. We can ask him some questions. And then we can go to my friend. Liam Kinney. He might be able to help us." Jacin was sure it would be easy to find Cress's brother. Kinney was in charge of all government files and documents, a new job appointed to him by Queen Cinder. With Cress's technology skills, she would be able to find a copy of her and her brother's birth certificate. It would have all the information they needed.

Jacin pulled Cress along with him. "I can smell a new adventure," Behind him, he could almost see Cress's smile.