Dan POV
"So, what has my favorite sister been up to?" James asked, looking at her in his mirror.
"Well, I got sponsored by YouTube so that's pretty much my job, I can't say I've had a steady relationship in a while but that whole field has been completely hectic, and I have been moving back and forth from London to L.A." She listed off with her usual elaboration and hand gestures.
"Calvin and Cameron have been waiting to see you for ages. I think they're at the house." He said, looking back at the road.
"Calvin and Cameron are home! Yes!" She yelled, then she turned to me and said "Cousins, well closer to brothers."
"By the way Aunt Jen is planning a huge makeup party for you, her, and Jas. Have fun with that." He said with a chuckle.
"No. No way am I doing that. Oh! I can say that my piercings are too new for too much make up! Yes!" She said happily as she pulled her hair into a messy bun.
"What is the problem with that?" I asked no one in particular.
They both looked back at me with the same expression and James responded with, "I know you are from England or whatever, but have you met my sister?"
"We're home!" Jenni yelled, getting out of the truck before James had stopped it. A man who I assume was her dad was waiting outside the house and she ran up to give him a hug.
I walked up to them with our bags and said, "Hello Mr. Lancaster. How are you?" As I shook his hand.
"Hi there Daniel. Jay has told me a lot about you." He said, grabbing a bag and leading us inside.
"Dad! Is my room still how I left it?" She asked, looking up a flight of stairs.
"Of course Jaybird." He said with a smile.
"Yes!" She yelled before running upstairs, but grabbing my hand to drag me with her. She opened a door at the end of a long hallway to reveal a black and white room with posters everywhere. Movie posters, YouTube Posters, Music posters, anything. She ran to the corner of the room where a guitar, a cello, and piccolo were waiting, seemingly hoping to be played by her. She sat and put the cello between her legs and played a quick melody before moving to the guitar, then the piccolo. She looked at the small instrument and smiled.
"What?" I asked, walking up to her.
"When I was younger, I used to write movement after movement for you, switching between instruments but I remember that this one was always, always my favorite." She said, smiling up at me before putting the instrument up to her mouth and playing a small tune, not breaking her stare into my eyes. She sighed as she put it back on its stand. "Little did I know things weren't as they seemed with the ones I thought I knew everything about." She whispered before leaving.
I turned around and looked around the room, and I came across a small book. I knew I shouldn't have opened it, but I did anyway. On the first page, it said my name, over and over in all different colors and styles. I turned another page and it had all of these little stories of me and a girl named Juliet. One particularly caught my eye though. In carefully written black ink it said,
I will one day move to London and be with Dan. I hope he is as amazing as he seems.
Jenni POV
"So, Daniel is a nice guy." My dad said as he opened a can of Pepsi.
"Guess so." I said with a shrug.
"Oh. My. Gosh. Your hair!" I heard a too familiar voice yell from behind me. I turned to see my not so twin, who had dyed her hair blonde, with her fake eyelashes and drawn on eyebrows almost shimmering in the light. She was wearing a pink tshirt with a grey skirt that barely covered anything. Quite a contrast compared to my black skinny jeans and Dan's circle tshirt.
"Yeah, it's our natural color, remember?" I said pulling it out of its bun and letting it fall down to my waist.
"You got piercings too." She said, turning up her nose at me.
"Yup, I did it so I wouldn't look like you." I said as I stood up.
"Whatever, how are things going with Dan?" She asked, looking at her manicured nails.
"What?" Dan asked as he walked down the stairs and quickly stopped, looking at me then at my sister.
"Dan, hi. I'm Jascianna." She said walking over to him and giving him a hug pulling down her v-neck on the way over, her trademark move.
"Hi." He said as he walked over to stand next to me. I looked over to him and smiled. He was still staring back and fourth from me to her and finally he looked to me and whispered in my ear, "You are a million times more beautiful than her."
Jas must have heard because I could practically see the smoke pouring out of her ears. "Guess you were wrong huh sis?" I asked with a devilish smile.
"Whatever. It doesn't even matter what he thinks because I got with Thomas." She said, crossing her arms like the spoiled brat she was.
"Good for you, you got with the prom king." I said as I mocked enthusiasm and clapped.
"Ugh, I'm gonna go home. Have fun with your friend." She said angrily before leaving.
"Dad, can we put her up for adoption?" I asked, turning back to my dad who had the most surprised expression on his face.
"I have already told you no. It's not her fault that you are our favorite Bird." He said, leaning against the counter, then looking at his watch. "I'm gonna get to bed now. You coming to fireworks tomorrow?" He asked at the bottom of the stairs.
"Of course. Sleep well Dad." I said as he walked up the stairs.
Dan POV
"So, what do you want to do?" Jenni asked, leaning against the counter top.
"We could go to my refuge." She said with a smile before she grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the house.
She lead me out of the neighborhood and down a long path with forest on one side and road on the other. I could hear the leaves whispering little nothings with the wind as we crossed the road to get to a huge opening with a large lake that had trees surrounding it at all sides.
"I thought I would never see this place again." She whispered before she started running and taking off her tshirt and shorts revealing a black bikini. She then ran onto the long dock and dove into the dark water.
"What are you doing?" I asked once she resurfaced. "You could get like. . . Hypothermia."
"I have been doing this ever since I've been thirteen. Except this time I have someone here in case I drown." She said before slowly sinking back down into the water. After about ten seconds I started to get a little concerned so I looked closer to the water to try and see her.
"I'm right here Howell." She whispered in my ear, causing me to jump.
"I almost fell off the edge."I said, leaning back and sitting on the edge of the dock.
"Oh man up. The water is so nice tonight." She said with a laugh as she started to tread.
"Jenni! I haven't seen you since Prom!" A voice yelled from behind me.
"Oh, hi Kade." She said, looking up at the tall blonde guy behind me.
"How are you?" He asked before looking up and down as much of her as he could. "You look great."
"Stop being a douche. I thought you dumped me because I was ugly." She snapped, bobbing in the water.
"Still the same sass you've always had babe." He replied.
"Don't call me that. I have about twenty people including myself that could kick your butt with both hands tied behind their back."
"Fine. Text me if you're looking for a fun time." He said before leaving.
"I hate him so much." She mumbled before going underwater for a moment then coming back up.
"Who was he?" I asked, laying on my stomach and putting my hands under my chin.
"My one boyfriend before Caspar. It didn't end well." She said with a shrug. "Why do all guys have to be disrespectful jerks?" She yelled.
"You would be surprised. Some of us are actually quite amazing." I said as she pulled herself up onto the dock, laying on her back next to me.
"Doubt it. The ones that are amazing don't show an interest." She said, shaking her head.
"Like who?" I asked as I turned to face her.
"You." She whispered before standing up and putting her clothes back on. "Let's go home."