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pettyprincessuk · 7 years ago

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Something Familiar ~ Chapter One

Summary: Chris is an Agender individual who is adopted into the Reid family. It shows the everyday life as Chris adjusts to their new family and the new problems that arise. This story is heavily inspired by the Ouran High school Host Club.

Word Count: 3,708

It was easy for anyone to see that the twins were in their own little world. In fact, Zeke and Florence had, and still continue to, described themselves as 'loners.' It had always been just the two of them – as far as they were concerned they only needed each other - they didn't need other people. People that could hurt them seemed illogical to have, they were fine on their own.

Florence was the eldest of the two, they were almost completely identical, the differences between them were usually unnoticed. All anyone ever noticed was the identical features in which they shared. Since people had struggles defining who was who, they both styled their hair differently. Florence opted to style his hair with the parted on the left, his hair sleek and maintained. Zeke, however, parted his hair on the right and left it to be messy.

"I have to tell you something, it's important." Zeke looked up at their father who had just interrupted them from the game they were playing.

"Oh?" Florence was urging their father to continue, knowing he had the tendency to take forever to actually speak at times.

"I spoke to your mother already and she's agreed to it, besides it's already happened so it's too late for you to reject it..." He paused, "I met a girl on my business trip,"

"Are you waiting for someone?" The man sat down next to the brunette. They remembered seeing his face many times throughout the day as he walked through the park in an expensive looking suit. They turned and smiled. He noticed the smile didn't reach her eyes but, didn't mention it.

"No." They paused, "You've been past me quite a few times today, busy day?"

"You could say that. I've had business meetings all day. You're pretty observant." He complimented, " So why have you been sitting here all day?"

"I didn't want to stay there." They were vague, he wondered if they were in trouble.

"School? Home? Sorry, I don't mean to intrude."

"The orphanage, I just hate it there, the kids are loud and my grades are dropping because of them."

"Oh... I'm sorry." What was he supposed to say? " I know I'm a stranger but, you can talk to me. What were your parents like?" They smiled.

"My mother, she died when I was 5, was wonderful. She was a hard-working lawyer, one that truly stood for justice. Even when she was ill, she kept always smiling."

"Your mother was smart."

"She was, my father raised me after she died. He worked hard too, he had to take on multiple jobs just to be able to keep us living. He didn't let the stress bother him though, he wouldn't even let me get a part time job to help us out. He was really supportive of me too, he was so proud when I told him where I was going to study."

"He was a good father, why was he proud?"

"I had gotten a scholarship to Ritchell, it's super hard to get into when you're poor."

"So you're one of the scholarship students I heard about?"

"You heard of me? How?"

"The chairman is a good friend of mine, his son and mine both attend the school. You're very intelligent to be there."

"Oh... well, I don't think I will be there for much longer."

The two of them continued to talk until it was nearly sunset, the man introduced himself as Anthony and Chris told him her name in return as he walked her back to the orphanage. Chris departed to her room and he left to go back to the hotel in which he was staying. He couldn't stop thinking about Chris, they were clearly smart but, the orphanage was pulling her down. He picked up his phone and discussed adopting another child with his wife. She practically accepted right away, she had been wanting a daughter.

The next day, he returned to the orphanage with the papers that he would need.

"Can I help you?" The woman at the reception desk asked.

"I would like to adopt, where would I go?"

"Do you have the papers you need?" He nodded and was directed to an office. Inside was a man he presumed interviewed people who wanted to adopt.

"Do you have children?"

"I have 2 sons, twins."

"Are you financially stable?"

"Very." He showed the woman his business card amplifying that he meant it. The question continued on as the woman investigated if Anthony would be suitable for adopting.

"Thank you for your time, I find you'd be a suitable person to adopt, would you like to visit the children and choose someone to adopt?"

"I want to adopt Chris, I think they're a remarkable teen and would like to help them strive."

"That's wonderful, I'll inform them to pack up all her belongings now, are you ready to take them home right away?"

"Yes, the mansion has plenty of rooms available and my wife already knows about this."

The woman left to inform Chris, Anthony could feel his heart pounding with happiness. He couldn't believe he was actually doing this, he just hoped the boys wouldn't reject her.

Later on, all the details had been set out and Chris was on her way to her new home with Anthony. They were shocked to hear the news but, nevertheless agreed to it, they were beyond excited.

When they arrived she waited in the hallway listening to her new adoptive father tell his sons about her. They fiddled with the hem of her jumper as the nerves got to her. They weren't even sure what they were nervous about, They had already met the twins before, They were in their class. Suppose becoming your classmate's sibling all of a sudden gives you a reason to be nervous though. They looked up as they heard the final line being said, her queue to enter. The maid opened the door for her, allowing her to walk in.

"Hello Zeke," They greeted the twin slouched lazily over the sofa with a smile, "Hey Florence," they also greeted the twin sat neatly, "I'm Chris."

"Hey." The twins replied back before they realized what had just happened. " How did you do that?"

Chris tilted their head in confusion, all she said was hello. Florence noticed the scrunched up look on their face.

" How could you tell us apart? Not even our parents can do that." He clarified for them.

"Really? It's not exactly hard... Let's see. Florence tends to sit with a better posture than Zeke. Zeke sits with his feet up on the table a lot." They laughed. "Plus, Florence, you have a broader jaw-line than Zeke does."

"That's amazing." Zeke was in awe. "I don;t think having you as a sibling will be too bad."

The remainder of the night was spent with Chris reading a book for English class. The twins were supposed to be reading it too but, Chris didn't bother saying anything since they knew the twins had excellent grades.

"Chris!" They woke up the sounds of someone banging on their door. They groaned and looked at the clock. 5 am. Seriously?

"Ugh... I don't even need to be awake for another hour." They mumbled in their tired state.

"Chris, wake up!"

Reluctantly they forced themselves out of the warm cocoon of the duvet and instead put on the dressing gown that was draped over the end of the bed. They walked to the door, more like dragged themselves to the door, and opened it. Florence and Zeke stood in front of them with a uniform in Zeke's hand. The uniform consisted of sleek black pants, a white collared shirt with a dark navy tie and a matching blazer. Chris didn't fail to notice the cosmetic bag, comb and hair scissors that Florence was holding.

"Seriously?" They muttered. "Is this necessary?"

Zeke nodded.

"You're our sibling now. You need to be as presentable as a Reid is."

"You don't want to ruin our family's reputation, do you?" Florence added.

Though the wording was harsh the twins spoke in a tone they suggested they were half joking. Still, Chris agreed to what they said and allowed the twins to work their magic.

Their long hair was brushed thoroughly before Zeke started to clip up sections of it. He suggested they had their hair cut shorter, passing just below the shoulders to make it easier to maintain. Zeke eventually finished cutting their hair with the look finished off with a wispy full fringe that gently framed their face.

"If you would like it shorter, I think you'd be able to pull off a pixie cut. I'll be more than happy to cut it for you again."

"Thanks, Zeke. This is really nice."

Their thickly rimmed glasses were taken away and replaced with contact lenses. Chris didn't even want to ask how they had gotten their prescription - it seemed rich people are capable of anything, Florence applied very little brown eyeshadow to their lash line and blended it up and out to subtly bring out their eyes. To finish the whole new look, the twins told them to go change into the uniform.

Once the twins were satisfied with Chris' transformation, and they had all ate, they set off to school in the Mercedes.

Chris walked into homeroom following behind Zeke and Florence. They sat down and shortly after their form tutor arrived.

"Ah, I didn't know we were expecting a new student. Will you please come up front and introduce yourself?" Their tutor said as soon as she noticed Chris.

"Caroline, I've been here since the beginning of the year... I'm Chris."

The room was filled with whispers, did the whole class just think there was a new student?

"My apologies, Chris. You looked like a completely new student." Chris simply nodded to accept the apology.

The morning classes passed as usual. Chris received full marks on their Shakespeare essay and on the latest maths test.

During lunch, they were approached by many students asking where the sudden transformation had come from. It caused them to freeze up. They had this kind of attention in their last school and they hated it. She looked at Florence, trying to indicate that they wanted him to help them out of the situation.

" I suppose you should be thanking Zeke and I." Florence's voice drew the attention of the students towards him. "Our sibling is cuter than you realized, right?"

"Sib- Sibling?" The class president, Ryan, was the first to react to Florence's words. Chris was surprised as well. They'd presumed the twins would've kept it quiet for as long as they could. Chris was wrong.

"Yeah." Zeke spoke as if it was old news that everyone should know by now. " What about them being our sibling?"

Chris spoke up, explaining about the adoption, being careful to leave out any details she didn't wish to share. The students were accepting of it, not really judging them for being adopted.

"Hey, Chris." Florence poked them drawing their attention to him during their history class. They side glanced him just enough to indicate they were listening. "You're coming to our club with us after school, right?"

They spoke quietly,

"I have to go to the library to study. I'm here on a scholarship and I have to keep my grades at the top of the class if I don't want to lose that."

"Study in the club room, I can guarantee it'll be quieter than any of the libraries here." He promised, pointing out that the libraries were always full of rowdy rich kids who used the place to socialize.

"Okay."

The lessons finished for the day. Chris considered leaving the class before the twins noticed and just walking back to the mansion but, it was too late. Two arms latched onto theirs; one belonging to Florence and the other, Zeke's; and dragged them along to the club room. The club was held in one of the smaller halls - the same hall that was used for year group assemblies rather than the assemblies held for the whole school. The doors were an ivory white shade with gold handles that shone as if there was a ray of the sun inside them. The twins opened the door, inside was an array of tables - off the left-hand side was fancy China cups, tea pots and a selection of finger food - off to the right was a group of attractive males; the club members.

"Florence, Zeke, you're fully aware that guests are not allowed in before the club officially opens." The man was the second tallest in the group, his dark brown locks curled around his face framing it and his thick brows rimmed his eyes in a way that perfectly brought out his icy blue eyes.

"Can't we make an exception?" Another male, a blond man with bright green eyes, practically whined. "Look how cute she is."

"I'm not a girl..."

"If you want to stay then you can." the blond man approached them getting dangerously close.

"They're off limits, Cody." Chris scoffed at Zeke. Over protective or what?

"Benji, they're not a guest. This is the honor student and our sibling." Florence smirked.

"So you're Benji? and you're Cody?" Chris quickly moved the conversation along.

"You remembered!" Cody beamed, Chris had to wonder if he was always this enthusiastic.

"I'm Chris Reid." They explained that they were Agender and used they/them pronouns. The club members nodded along noting what pronouns to use. "I was adopted so I'm Florence and Zeke's sibling now."

Cody blinked trying to take in what was just said. The others, a short male with mousey brown hair that flicked to the left and a tall man with dark hair cut extremely short that it was only a few millimetres off from being considered a buzz cut, and of course Benji, were shocked.

"I think we should introduce ourselves to Chris," The short male spoke up, "I'm Luciell Platt, I'm a third-year student." He smiled, his mouth stretching wide across his face.

"I'm Hadrian. Third-year." The man was quiet in a very endearing way.

"You already know I'm Cody. Cody Dunn if you must know. Second-year student and this is-"

"I'm Benjamin. Vice President of the club and also a second-year. People call me Ben or Benji."

"I'll introduce myself once more. I'm Chris, I'm a first-year."

"I don't think I've seen you around Ritchell before, have I?" Cody asked intrigued by the new face before him.

"I came here on a scholarship. I've been here for a month already." They explained. Most students that came to Ritchell, most meaning everyone par them, had attended Ritchell since they were 4 years old as the school worked as an elevator system where students moved up into rather than coming from different schools.

"No way! You're the honour student?"

"I had sai-"

"I didn't think a commoner could be this beautiful."

A hand rose and sharply smacked Cody across the face leaving a red mark on his cheek.

"Excuse you. What was that."

"I sai-"

"Don't even think of saying that again. How dare you presume my background has anything to do with my looks."

"Interesting..." Benji commentated "It seems Chris doesn't know who they're talking to."

"Oh Ben, you're mistaken there. I'm fully aware that Cody here is the Chairman's son. That isn't going to stop me from defending myself when I feel insulted." They paused. "Still I guess I appreciate the back-handed compliment.

"You know, if they come to the club every day we might get some male customers." Luciel pointed out.

"Hmm, perhaps we will..." Benji turned to Chris, "Are you interested?

"In flirting with people for money? Sorry, but that isn't my style... besides I don't think my girlfriend would appreciate that very much."

"Girlfriend?" Zeke and Florence asked simultaneously. "How come we weren't told about her?"

"I moved into the mansion yesterday. Don't act like we've known each other for years. You two don't need to know my whole life story. It's not necessary information, is it?"

"Of course, it is." Zeke laughed before he and Florence started to take turns to bombard them with questions, "What's her name?"

"Have you got a photo?"

"How long have you two been together?"

"Calm down. I'll answer your questions. Her name is Mika." Chris took out her phone and showed them all the phone screen, "She's the red haired one next to me. We've been dating for two years." They explained, "Anyway, besides that, when does this club open?"

"Oh crap, we need to open now." Benji rushed the boys to get into their positions as he opened the doors to let the ladies in. As he was doing so, Chris made their way to the window and sat on the ledge. They had their math paper beside them. As they tried to solve the algebraic problems, they kept getting stuck on one of the questions.

The doors were opened and the men chorused a "welcome" to the ladies that entered.the room filled with murmurs as the ladies tried to figure out how Chris had gotten into the club room before the club had started,

"Why can't I be in the club before you start, Cody?" The short girl's voice was one with an irritating high pitch that hurt your ears.

"My apologies, Chris is only allowed in on the grounds of being Zeke and Florence's sibling." Fortunately, the girl accepted Benji's explanation.

Chris was soon absorbed in their studies once more, they were currently trying to figure out how the quadratic formula was supposed to be applied to the question.

"Chris?" They looked up to see Hadrian standing in front of them. "The answer is two, not four. you added here instead of subtracting." He pointed to the 2nd question.

"Oh right. Thank you, Hadrian. You're finished with your guests?"

"Club finished." He told them. Sure enough, all that remained were the members and an array of dirty cups that were waiting to be cleaned.

The Reid Mansion was in every sense of the word 'fancy,' from the hallway with the golden chandelier made with the rarest gemstones, to the library that was filled with thousands upon thousands of books on bookshelves carved from the finest mahogany. When Anthony, Chris's adoptive father had shown them the library, they were in awe.

"You're free to read any of the books whenever you wish. I have a large collection of classic English literature if you are interested."

"I love them, I particularly enjoyed 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' and 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." They beamed.

Chris spent the rest of the evening in the library browsing through the books. They found books on Law that they would definitely be reading to help with their studies.

Dinner was a 3-course event with pumpkin soup to start, roasted duck in an orange sauce for the main and a crème brûlée for dessert.

"Thank you for the meal." Chris smiled at Jennifer, their adoptive mother. The smile was returned as Jennifer told Chris that all the thanks should be given to their chef, Miss South. Chris mentally noted that and told themselves that they would thank Miss South later.

Soon, they all retired to do as they each pleased. Zeke and Florence went to the game room where they trolled people on their favourite platform as if they were 12-year-olds. Their father went to his office to take an important call and their mother went to bathe.

Chris picked up 2 of the dirty plates off of the table and carried them to the kitchen, Before long, they had cleared the table and were filling the sink with hot, soapy water. They put a few dishes into the basin, but made sure not to over fill, and began to clean.

"Oh!" A voice from behind caused them to jump. "There's no need for you to do that."

"It's okay, I really don't mind doing housework. Besides, I'm thankful I got to eat the delicious meals made by Miss South. I should show my gratitude."

"No-one has ever thanked me before..."

"Well thank you very much, Miss South."

"Please call me Emma." The woman smiled, she was around 30 and had dark brown hair that was styled in a low hanging bun."

"Sure, Emma. Call me Chris."

Emma smiled at Chris, this was the first times she had really spoken to a member of the household outside of getting work orders. She found it was pleasant. Emma picked up a dirty dish and started to clean. She washed and Chris dried them. The two of them made quick work as they spoke about each other's interests.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Emma."

As Chris walked out of the kitchen, they were grabbed by the twins.

"What were you doing in the kitchen?" Florence asked.

"Talking to Emma. Now, will you let me go so I can shower?"

Zeke smirked, his mouth stretching across his face as a thought entered his mind.

"Can I join you?" He joked. Chris shoved Zeke away and sent him a death glare that made him make the gap between them all that much bigger.

"I know that was a joke but, are you not forgetting I have a girlfriend, you fucking perv."

"Are you sure you weren't lying so people wouldn't flirt with you?" Florence teased, however, Chris was not in the mood for it. Chris pulled out their phone and started to call their girlfriend, making sure they had the phone on loud speaker.

"Hey, baby." A feminine voice answered in a bright tone.

"Mim I've not seen you for ages, I miss you~"

"I miss you too, I want to see you so badly right now."

"Want to meet at the park?"

"Really?"

"Really, I have some people I want to introduce to you. It's okay if they come, right?"

"Of course, babe. I can't wait to see you. I'm leaving my apartment right now, okay. I love you~"

"I love you too, darling. I'll be there soon."

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