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It’s been two weeks, two average weeks since we went to the beach, and not much has happened....well I say not much as basically all it involves is school.....which I’ll admit has become better, as I’ve got used to my lessons now...and well...it’s not so bad....it’s kinda growing on me.....oh but that’s not the only thing that’s growing on me....

Annoying, most members of the Dean family are too.

Hayden, Noah, Morgan and Darren, NOT April as she’s still her snarky self...but the other four....well.....they aren’t....that bad....especially the younger ones.

Morgan and Darren are really sweet, Darren’s adorable as he’s shy and Morgan’s cute and lively, reminding me of the twins.

Hayden, well really he’s just like another big brother to me, always taking the other’s side when we argue and picking on me...but I’m used to it...and he’s not so bad from what I first thought, and seems to get along well with Evan and Chris....

And Noah, hmm well....he’s a little different....still his unbelievably annoying self but also has those more caring sides of him like back at the beach...but then that goes and he’s still a jerk....

And I’m not even gunna bother talking about April.....there’s not much to say....and quite frankly....I’ll rather not speak about her, she just gets on my nerves every time....

“AHH! Oh my gosh! I LOVE your room!”

Oh yeah, another thing....Charlie and Abby.

 I glance up from my bed to see Charlie grinning widely as she’s walking around my room squealing occasionally excitedly as she sees something she likes.

Abby’s not far behind, sitting on my swivel chair and is smiling as she too gazes around my room.

Why...oh why did I let them come in?...

..I’ve actually got it into my head that...I do...I do have friends...proper friends that don’t use me....

We’ve become closer I think, I hang out with them in school, along with Seth, they like Seth....as in a friendly way thou!....and I’ve come to know them better....

And then also Nathan, who I’ve come to fine is actually really sweet....he’s sorta shy but he’s good to be around...and he’s become more friends with Seth....he’s just not here at the moment as well.....I don’t think they meaning my older siblings would be so happy about having a boy in my room....pff pathetic I know...but trust me.....they wouldn’t like it...

“AH! I just love your house Lexi! Oh my gash! I’m not leaving! Nope! I’m staying right here!” Charlie states grinning and plonks down onto one of the bean bag chairs in my room....

“Say Hello to your new roommate...” Abby chuckles as Charlie makes herself at home, sprawling out on the bean bag grinning happily...

I smirk slightly shaking my head and roll of my bed heading to my closet...

It’s a Friday again, and I can’t believe it’s been at least two weeks since I’ve started this school here....a little over that from since we’ve moved.....and to be honest....it feels so much longer.....and I still haven’t got used to everything yet....even thou I thought I might...

“BOOOOOOO!”

“AHHH!”

I jump back in fright, my hand covering my chest as my heart jumps and my eyes widen as two blonde haired boys jump out of my closet scaring the pants out of me and the two girls....

“AHAHAHA!” Laughter fills my ears and one I’ve recovered from the shock, my eyes turned narrowed to the two boys...

“What the hell were you doing in my clo-OH my gosh! What are you wearing?!” My ears widen as I stare at the familiar clothing they have on their heads...

“Heheh! You can’t catch us!” Jack shouts out grinning and as quick as a flash both him and his little companion race out my room...

I blink opening and closing my mouth turning around....”Wha....g-go....go!...go after them!...their bloody wearing my underwear!” I shriek pointing out the door getting over my shock and seconds later all three of us are rushing out my room, Charlie starting to laugh...

But I would laugh.......if it was in another situation where my six year old brothers aren’t running away with your underwear on their heads! My god! how did they even get in there!

“JOE!” I shout as I sprint down the carpeted hallway, seeing them near the stairs laughing hysterically “JACK!...come back here or I swear to god-“ My threat gets cut off as I come colliding into a wall of muscle....

I groan, pushing away from the chest of muscle, lucky I didn’t fall over but it still hurt and stopped me from catching them before they flee down the stairs.

“Blake!” I whine frowning and shove him out the way, ignoring his confused and startled expression as I continue my sprint towards the stairs...and literally through myself down them, determined to retrieve my...ahem...clothes....before anyone sees...

I jump down the last few steps, not slipping on the wooden floor thank god and turn a sharp right to where giggling sounds are coming from....

Running into the empty living room, I groan in frustration “Where’d you go?!”

“LEXI!” my head turns at Charlie’s shout and I rush back out the living room...

“I caught one!” I see a grinning Charlie looking triumphant holding onto Joe’s shirt tightly as he tries to get free...

I sigh in relief that we’ve got one of them...and walk over glaring at Joe before snatching my underwear of his head, a plain coloured bra stretched over his ears looking a bit like bat man....yeah...okay I’ll admit it’s funny...but if I laugh.....it’ll only encourage them more and I don’t want this to happen again....

“Okay....now where’s your other half?....” I bend down to his level narrowing my eyes at him suspiciously...

Joe just smirks and swings his arms acting innocent and I growl at him...

“Abby went that way to look for him...” Charlie says pointing towards the kitchen...and then looks down at Joe...and smirks mischievously...”Now....what should we do with this one..?” She muses clicking her tongue and tilting her head to me.....I see Joe’s eyes slightly widen and I try to hide a smirk...

I smirk at Charlie as she holds onto him tightly as he tries to make a run for it again “Anything...” I chuckle darkly glancing back to him “Make him pay...” I laugh evilly walking away from them towards the kitchen smirking to myself as I hope Joe’s scared of Charlie...cus she can be very scary when she wants....

I shove my ‘delicates’ into the pocket of my hoddy as I enter the kitchen, to see Aston, Blake, Chris and Daisy in here....but no blonde haired twin.....urrg where did he go?

“Lost something there Lex?” Daisy looks up from her coffee mug and smirks lightly at me...

“Yeah......the other half of the blonde twins...” I mumble looking around the huge kitchen as well as glancing under the tables...

Daisy chuckles “Do you mean your twin or the boys?” She smiles “You’re both blonde..” She adds as she she’s my confused face...

“Oh..” I mentally slap myself...well durr! I lightly smirk and shake my head “The boys..” I say going back to looking and glance out the kitchen window to outside squinting my eyes....

“Well.....they haven’t been through here...” Blake says from the counter raising an questionable eyebrow at me “Are they who you were running after just a minute ago upstairs...?” He asks but properly already knows the answer...

I frown and nod, walking around the counter to the other side near the back door....

“Lexi!....I lost him!” Abby’s voice calls and I turn to see her coming through the darkened door that leads into the garage looking out of breathe as if she’s been running...oh wait...she has...

I frown at her confused for a second before realising she means Jack and my eyes slightly widen.....that means he could be anywhere!...and still with my flippin underwear on his head!

By now everyone in here has looked up to us.... “What they do now?” Daisy sighs shaking her head but lightly smiling and sips her coffee......

I open my mouth to say something but get cut off by a familiar yell...

“OOW! YOU LITTLE S-!” Charlie’s voice echoes down the hall to us in the kitchen and I turn to face the doorway to see Joe grinning and comes rushing through and dashes out the sliding doors, soon followed by a narrowed eyed Charlie...

“He bit me!” She shrieks in utter disbelieve “He fricken bit me! I mean come on! What am I? Some piece of juicy fruit that he can just take a bite out of anytime he wants!?” She shakes her head mumbling something as she walks towards the counter....

I raise my eyebrows and share a glance with Abby....before cracking up laughing over the fact Joe bit her in the first place and her little rant...

Charlie shoots us dirty looks huffing and crossing her arms, and Chris, Blake, Aston and Daisy chuckle....it is pretty funny...you can’t deny it...

I slide open the glass door still chuckling and step out into the garden, followed by a still laughing Abby...and then slowly a grumbling Charlie...

I chuckle lightly as I step onto the short green grass of are back garden, which I still won’t get over how big it is....no matter how long I’ve been here for..

I scan my eyes around the garden, squinting to try and see the other hooligan with a certain pair of clothing on their head....

“Where did he bloody go?” I groan out not seeing him anywhere, only some of the other boys playing some kind of game of football down the garden...

“I don’t know...but when I get my hands on his twin...” Charlie grumbles trailing off and narrowing her eyes, looking angry but I can see amusement lingering in her eyes....

I smirk lightly and shake my head sighing and shrugging “Oh..I don’t know where he went....let’s just hope he gets bored and comes back..” I mumble and slump down into the swinging chair that’s out here, soon joined by Abby and she smiles sitting down carefully next to me...

Charlie huffs and shakes her head, obviously wanting to get her own back on the little six year old who bit her....but he’s disappeared so can’t right now...

I chuckle inwardly to myself thinking that Joe better run cus I know for sure Charlie’s just as bad as them when it comes to revenge...

Charlie joins us over at the swinging chair and squishes in between us, with a kinda tight fight as the bench is only made for two...and it causes me to laugh as me and Abby have to squish right up to the side as Charlie casually places her arse in-between us...

I smile, lightly chuckling and push off on the floor, swinging the chair back and forth slightly as Charlie suddenly goes into a random conversation, her previous anger dropped and is her usual chirpy self...

I smile listening to her chatter away to me and Abby, who occasionally adds her input to the conversation....but I just listen, happy that I’ve finally got some friends that are honestly not just using me....

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“Hey mom” I smile as I pick up the phone.

“Hey hun, is erm one of your brothers there?” She asks from the other line of the phone, and I know she means the older ones...

“Erm..” I look around the empty kitchen and by the loud cheering and some swearing come from the other rooms I can tell their busy as well “No...” I chuckle into the phone propping myself up against the counter glancing at the clock to show it’s just coming up to 8 o’clock...still on Friday evening...

“Ah...okay..” Mom’s light chuckles is heard but then she sighs “Lex, I’m really sorry but I’m gunna be held up here at work..” She says sounding tired...

I feel my face features drop and a frown soon appears “Oh...” I speak...

“I know, I’m sorry hun, but there’s still loads of work to do” She says sighing “tell the others for me yeah? And make sure the little ones get to bed for me too and give them a hug from me...”

“Yeah...okay mom....” I speak quietly still frowning as I thought she was gunna come back soon...but obviously not.

“Sorry again Lexi, I’ll be home much later so I’ll see you tomorrow okay?...night sweetie, love you and tell the others I do too”

“Yeah, love you too mom” I speak quietly tracing random patterns in the spilt sugar that’s on the counter surface...

“Okay sweetie, I’ll see you soon, bye hun...”

I mumble a small ‘bye’ back before hanging up and dropping the phone on the counter standing back up and sighing...

Mom’s been busy recently with work, after all...she is the manager...but I miss her, I’m used to her being home more often, and now she’s not.......it’s just something else that has changed since we’ve moved...

Walking out the kitchen and heading to the living, I kinda wish that Charlie and Abby didn’t go home only like half an hour ago...I kinda wish they stayed longer as then I wouldn’t miss mom too much...

Walking into the living room, where most of my brothers are, playing on some Xbox game, I’m not paying attention to what it is as I walk up behind the couch....

“Mom’s stuck at work...” I say getting their attention “She said she won’t be back till late so she’ll see us tomorrow..” I shrug as if it’s not really a big deal and plonk down on the couch in-between Evan and Blake, snatching some of his crisps.. (A/N: Btw, I’m from UK and this story is set in America...so sorry if some words are mixed up :P I don’t really know American words...if any :P :) )

“Ooh! Really..?” Evan turns his head and grins “Well then....are you thinking what I’m thinking...” he smirks glances to his brothers

“Ooh! Movie time!” Chris yells grinning and I actually laugh at that as he acts like a child...

“Yes, yes....come on Lex!” Blake chimes in smirking and pushes me up from the couch tapping my ass which I scowl at him for but smirk shaking my head as I get up...

“Lexi! You and Seth go get all the pillows and-“ I cut Evan off rolling my eyes

“Yes, yes I know...we always have the same job everytime..” I grab Seth’s arm and pull him out the living room with a small smile and head up the stairs with Seth to grab as many pillows, blankets and cushions as we can...

I’m actually surprised we haven’t had a movie night since we moved here....we always used to have one in our old house, mostly whenever mom went out...or sometimes when she was in...but whenever we did, me and Seth always had the job of getting all the pillows and things for us to sit or lay on.....

And I’m actually glad we are now....as then It’ll mean I think of something else rather than mom not being here...

Going into everyone’s room, even the kids, we grab everyone’s pillows, duvets, blankets and even some bean bag chairs....and literally throw them down the stairs so they land on a heap at the bottom as we collect everything we can find...

I chuckle as I look down at the pile of material at the bottom of the stairs “I really wanna jump on that...” I smirk as me and Seth stand only a few steps up from it...

Seth smirks at me raising an eyebrow knowingly “Go on then..” He smirks and before I can think he suddenly pushes me causing me to lose my balance and as I wasn’t expecting it I yelp out and grab hold of the first thing I reach out for.....which happens to be Seth’s arm...

And he wasn’t expecting me to do that either cus we both fall from the few steps we are up from and tumble down onto the pile of pillows, blankets, beanbags and cushions...

I laugh as I roll over, rolling off the mound of material thankful that didn’t hurt and I hear Seth chuckle and mumble slightly sarcastically “Well that was fun..”

I smirk, still laughing and stand up, with a slight struggle as my feet get dangled in the blankets and I try to collect it all up in my arms....which is surprisingly easy...the hard part is to move as I can’t see over it..

“Oh....” I speak suddenly realising something then groan “We’re only on the second floor...” I frown thinking we were on the bottom floor....we still gotta go down the next set of stairs and then collect all the things on that level....

Seth chuckles “Yep..” He says popping the ‘p’...and I huff shifting the pile in my arms as he chucks the rest of his onto my pile, adding to the not seeing thing and I start to blindly walk...

“You know, I have no idea where I’m going...so if I fall and seriously injure myself...or possibly die it’s gunna be your fault as you just added to my-“ my sentence gets cut off as do exactly just that...I trip and tumble forward...

I let out a squeak of surprise as I fall forward right forward, landing onto of all the pillows and blankets that fall out my arms and my face is squished between them...

“URRG!....help me then?!” I grumble out but it comes out muffled as the blankets cover my face and I hear Seth’s laugh but then feel him pull at my hand...

I huff shaking my head as I sit up, Seth suddenly letting go of my hand and I open my eyes slowly...to be met by pitch darkness....

My eyes widen and I blink rapidly “Wha-..” I mumble shaking my head and rubbing my eyes......”Oh my gosh.....have I gone blind or something?! Was it because I fell?...I can’t see anything!...where’s the lights!?” I start to feel slightly panicked as I literally can’t see a thing...

“Seth!?” I call out looking around in the darkness to see him..

I hear his chuckle beside me “Relax.....you haven’t gone blind....I think the lights have gone out..” I can tell he’s smirking and he bends down to my level and pulls me up from the floor...

I grab onto his hand to make sure he’s not just gunna suddenly disappear..and then squeak...”What?”...no lights?...the lights have gone out?!

Just then I hear crash from downstairs causing me to jump into Seth my eyes wide with fear.....I hate the dark.

“LEXXI! SEETH!” I hear Chris’s shout from downstairs “You guys okay!?”

“Yeah!...we’re fine...just coming back down now!” Seth calls back and lets go off my hand to bundle up the pillows and blankets and I grasp my hand in mid hair not wanting him to let go...

“Okay....but erm....the powers gone out...”