"Who are you?" the little girl asked.
"I'm Amber, your sitter."
"Oh."
"Who are you?"
"Me? I'm Jessica."
"And who were you fighting with?"
"My sister, Avery."
"Sibling rivalry. That makes sense." Amber thought to herself.
"When did you get here, and from where?" Jessica began again.
"Well, I got here about five minutes ago, and I live next door."
"Oh! You're the family that moved in next door!"
"No, I'm a member of the family." Amber corrected her.
"Whatever." Jessica rolled her eyes, "You live there."
"Yes, I do."
"Hey, do you play Barbies?"
"Well, I haven't since I was about nine.." she started until the front door slammed shut, and Avery appeared.
"Who are you?" She asked surprised to see an unfamiliar face in her living room.
"I'm your sitter, Amber."
"She moved in next door!" Jessica whispered, "She's that girl we keep hearing about!"
"What did you just say?" Amber asked, realizing she was the topic of discussion.
"Nothing." The girls said in unison, and giggled.
"Now, about those Barbies...." Jessica said with ideas.

* * * * * *

I wonder what she looks like..." Tay said.
"Not this again." Ike said, trying to hide that he had said it to himself a number of times.
"Ike! Don't miss our street!" Zac laughed at his brothers.

* * * * * *

"Avery, those yellow high-heels do NOT go with that red dress!" Amber said, trying to teach the girls what the point in fashion outfits was.
"My brother dresses that way." She complained.
"Tell your brother we need to talk... he could use a little bit of fashion help," she stated, "Hey, you guys be good, I'll be right back. I have to go see what your little brother is doing." She stood up.
"He's out back, in the sandbox." a voice said behind her.
She quickly turned around to find herself looking into a pair of familiar brown eyes. Before she could figure out who they belonged to, she felt her knees go weak, and everything went dark.

******

Ike and Tay stepped inside, after Zac had rushed in before them, and not a moment too soon.
"Um... guys...." Zac called to them, sounding a little scared. Isaac and Taylor quickly ran to see what was wrong. They stepped into Jessica and Avery's room, to find a girl sprawled on the floor.
"Zac, you killed her!" Ike exclaimed as he grabbed the nearest pillow and lightly placed it under her head.
"No! I mean, I didn't mean to! I stood here in the doorway, and she said something about checking on Mac. So, I said he was in the sandbox! She turned around and fainted!"
"Great... either she's an obsessed fan, or you really scared her!" Ike said. Tay walked over to her, looking at her. Her hair was dark brown, and her skin was fair.
"Zachy! Isn't she pretty?" Jessica asked. It was then that her eyes opened, signaling that she was once again conscious.

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