-Chapter 3-

~Kayla~

It's not like I wanted to be here. It's just a house. It's an old house. With spiders, and old things, and worst of all, unfashionable people. Shutter. I hate unfashionable people, and here I am, I am probably going to be stuck with them for years. I wanted to go to fashion school in New York, but no, I couldn't do that. I had to go to Anubis, the oldest house on this earth. Lucky me. My mum, for god sakes, she's a designer for a very successful company, and my dad owns this store, with random things, a lot of it's old, some of it is thousands of years old. I don't like his shop.

I'm Kayla Lewis, for crying out loud! I should be in New York! My mum graduated top class there! Why couldn't I get a shot? It was so unfair.

I was greeted by my fear, un-stylish people. 5 of them, 3 kids, and 2 adults.

"Who are you?" I ask.

The oldest man stepped forwards "I'm Fabian Rutter. I am just a parent, so I'll be gone by tonight." He tells me. Fabian Rutter. The name jogged a memory

"I'm Nina Rutter." The woman tells me.

Okay, I might be just going insane. But I've heard of these people before, if not met them.

"Nina? Nina Martin?" I ask

"Yes, why?" Nina questions

"My God, it's Fabian Rutter and Nina Martin! Your the famous Fabina!" I gasp

"Fab- what?" The golden haired girl my age looks at what I presumed where her parents

"I'm guessing your a Lewis? Amber and Alfie?" Nina laughs

" Yep! In the flesh and blood!" I nod "And no offense, but your style is a bit... Average."

"You don't know how many times your mother has says something to us a long the same lines." Fabian laughs.

"Our best friend sometimes." Nina sighs happily

"She hasn't changed much, I presume..." I say as my Mum herself burst through the door with dad

"FABIAN! NINA!" She squeals then runs and engulfs Fabian in a huge hug, where he ends up picking her up off the ground then goes and hugs Nina even tighter, a grin on both there faces. Dad just "man hugs" Fabian and lightly hugs Nina

"It's so good to be back." Dad says

"Your only here for a few hours, calm down." I say

"Why don't you four go into the living room while we catch up." Fabian suggests

We obediently follow the ginger, dirty blonde and dark haired trio into the room

"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch your name..." The ginger asks "I'm Scarlett Jenks."

"I'm Kayla Lewis." I say

"Well, Kayla, I'm Sarah." The dirty blonde tells me "that's my twin Robert."

"Okay," Robert says "the next time someone comes thru that door, let my introduce myself. Please?"

I flip my long bleach blonde hair "our parents were really close." I look back at them "maybe even yours too Scarlett."

"I know my mum really liked Amber, but Amber moved to New York right as Willow came, and Nina had left too. But, apparently they got really close in college. I read Mums diaries." Scarlett explains

"Then they had us..." Sarah says

"Do you think we'll be just as close?" Scarlett asks

"Maybe." Robert shrugs "We won't know until we get there, I guess."

"Except me to try to tweak you fashion." I inform them

"Except me to hind a secret box of normal clothes somewhere, as well." Robert tells me

"Fair enough." I laugh

That's when I hear a loud "Squee"

"That would be my mum." Scarlett half sighs "Willow Jenks."

We look out into the hall and Amber and Willow are jumping around, hugging. They all come in, Mum, Nina, and Willow arm-in-arm. You could almost see the strolling thru Oxford, or Cambridge, or even Frobisher Academy, where I'm standing right now. Fabian and Alfie talking. That's when someone comes in thru the back way, another family.

"Mum." The boy whines

"What?" The woman, with dark aburnish hair asks the boy

"Why can't we just go through the door like normal people?" He asks

"Because, Oliver." The man answers "were not normal. And we want to get back into our rebellious spirit!"

Oliver just shakes his head and sighs

"Trixie!" Amber and Nina yell in unison and they and Willow go greet Patricia

"Hey, Eddie!" Fabian shouts

Oliver escapes over to us "you must be my new house mates?"

"We are!" Robert tells him

"Can you tell me why my parents are so familiar with these strangers?" The sandy, eyebrow length curly haired boy asks

"There our parents. They all went to school together too." Sarah tells him

"Wait, who are you?" He asks

"I'm Kayla." I tell him "This is Scarlett, Sarah and Robert. The last 2 are twins."

"Wow-" Oliver gets cut off by three people arriving.

"Anyone miss me?" The brown haired lady asks

"Joy!" Patricia exclaims and everyone runs and hugs her, while everyone follows

"That's someone I know! Mums best friend!" Oliver says

"Guys, did you forget me?" A blonde haired man asks

"Mr Australia? Never!" Amber laughs and hugs him "How's Mick? My ex doing good?"

"Your ex is doing great! I'm so glad we can laugh at it." Mick grins

Wow. My mum did good, mister Hot-Guy to mister Funny-Guy. Bravo, Amber Millington, Bravo.

"Did you just come, or do you have a child unit?" Alfie asks

A girl with long, think, light brown hair comes in "I'm Lacy Campbell."

"Lacy!" Willow says "The kids are over there!" She points to us

"Well, that was embarrassing." Lacy blushes as she comes over

"Hey, my parents made me come in thru the mud room door." Oliver tells him "Hey, Lace! Long time, no see! The blondes Kayla." I wave "Scarlett's the ginger, and Sarah and Robert are our ever famous twins."

"Hey, your not in diapers anymore!" She tells him

Something tells me they know each other...

"Is there anymore?" Sarah asks

"Two." A dark haired lady comes in

"Trudy!" Joy exclaims

"My lovelies!" Trudy hugs them all "and my new lovelies!" She looks at us

"Still working hard Trudy? Mum away from Mum?" Mick asks

"You know it!" She laughs

"I wouldn't leave my Kayla with anyone else!" Amber tells the lady

"KT'S HERE!" Another girl says from behind, grinning

"And Ray." Her husband says

"Hey guys!" Eddie greets "c'mon in! Where's AJ?"

A darkish-tan boy comes in "I'm here."

"AJ, meet, Sarah and Robert, the twins. Scarlett, Kayla, Lacy, and Oliver." Fabian introduces and AJ walks over

"Hey." AJ says

"Hi." Robert says

"One more!" Lacy says

"Then were complete. The unstoppable eight!" I say

"Please don't tell me that official." Oliver laughs

"No, it's not!" Scarlett reassures

"Trudy! Trudy! Trudy! Tell me where the food is!" A man runs in

"Hair boy, Fashionably late!" Dad jokes

"Where are my friends?" A dark haired, pretty woman walks in

"Mara!" KT smiles and everyone rushes to hug her

"C'mon Poppy!" Mara beckons an unknown person into the room.

Then the unknown person becomes known. A really pretty unknown person. Dark brown, straight hair and blue eyes

"Last time we saw all each other, it was Scarlett's adoption!" Fabian says, I looked at Scarlett and automatically knew Fabian screwed up

"You all should visit this summer!" Willow smiles "we have enough rooms!"

"Scarlett said that too!" Nina laughs

Everyone was happy. Everyone was smiling and laughing. It was just one of those things you didn't know if people were acting or not, but you really care because it felt like a dream. A really nice dream. One I want to last for the next four years...