Beginning Again

Hey guys! I'm back! Here is the sequel to Another Start! I hope you guys enjoy my new story! Most of my ideas came from watching the movie The Sandlot 2. It reminded me a lot of the Boy/Girl Battle Series. I hope you guys will review on this!

Anyway, here is the full summary:

It's been a week since the boys and the girls had seen each other. Just as they all are about to explode on their parents about that new stupid rule, when they all receive a special surprise: the girl's cousins, Mary and Ruth, and the boys' cousin, Scott, move in with them. Now that each of the groups has more members, their numbers are all equal.

Anyway, school begins again, and now they all have an excuse to see each other again.

Steve Benson realizes that he has a shot with Eddie, so he tries to win her heart, but the problem is, that Eddie isn't free like he thinks- she is secretly dating Jake Hatford. Steve doesn't know of course, so he tries anyway.

Beth and Josh are still trying to make their own secret relationship work, but they are struggling against society. Their relationship comes out to light, and everyone is criticizing them, mainly because of their differences.

Wally and Caroline are both ready to take their own relationship to the next level- becoming exclusive, and becoming official boyfriend and girlfriend. Problem for them is that they are both afraid to ask each other and have the "Talk."

Mary is still dealing with the pain of her and her twin's past. Peter notices, and decides to help her out- only to fall for her. Peter is trying to figure out how to tell the news to his brothers. Mary also falls for Peter and tries to think of a way to tell her twin and her new sisters.

Scott's troubles are also beginning. He is also trying to deal with the pain of losing his parents and being adopted. He isn't used to having brothers, even his favorite cousins, after being an only child. He grows close to Ruth, who is dealing with her own pain of her own past. Their friendship grows and soon, they are the best of friends. Scott and Ruth start to think that there is more to life than they think- especially when they are together.

Big problems right? And yet, there's more. Eddie, Beth, Caroline, Ruth, and Mary are having problems with a mean girl named Belinda. Jake, Josh, Wally, Peter, and Scott on the other hand, are having troubles with Belinda's boyfriend Ben, who happens to be the eldest son of the mayor of Buckman. Eddie and Ben also collide when he refuses accept that Eddie, a girl, is a better sport player than he is. Belinda collides with Mary and Caroline when Belinda doesn't accept that Caroline is a better actress, and that Mary is a better singer and dancer. The pranks are on. Except Ben and Belinda's "pranks" are dangerous and almost evil.

Now, the problem isn't the war between the Malloys and Hatfords. It's a battle within school, and a battle with trying to begin life again.

I DO NOT OWN THE BOY/GIRL BATTLE SERIES, JUST MY OWN FANFICTIONS. I ALSO OWN SCOTT HATFORD, MARY AND RUTH SAYERS MALLOY, AND BEN AND BELINDA.

HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY!

CHAPTER 1:

EDDIE'S POV

I sat on a wooden chair next to my bedroom window. I stared out of my open window and thought. It has been a week since I last saw Jake and his brothers. School was starting soon, and I wasn't very excited that the summer was almost over. I sighed as a soft breeze blew my blonde hair into my eyes. I brushed my hair away from my face and glanced at the clock. 9:15 am. My cousins were going to arrive soon. I close my window and my curtain so I could change out of my pajamas and into some good clothes.

My cousins, Mary and Ruth Sayers were now going to be Mary and Ruth Malloy. We were adopting them. They had a rough past- their mom, my aunt and my mother's sister, died when they were 9. Their father, my uncle, had started to beat them after a week of her death. My cousins had kept it to themselves and hid the bruises, so that we never knew. This had been a big mistake. Last week, not long after we found out Caroline was suffering from dehydration, not cancer, we also received the news that my uncle had gotten drunker than usual, and nearly killed Ruth. Mary in desperation to save her twin had whacked her own father with a vase on the head and then called the cops. Our uncle was taken to prison, Ruth and Mary were sent to the hospital, and remained there until they were sent onto an airplane to Buckman.

Anyway, I decided that this was a special occasion, but not one where I was going to get all dressy. I wore short jeans that went below my knees, my blue converse, and a blue top over a red tank top, and a blue baseball cap which had a red 15 on it. I left my blonde hair loose. Then I went downstairs.

My sisters, Beth and Caroline, were already down in the kitchen. Beth wore white jean shorts with a green top over a purple tank top, with white Nikes. Her shoulder length blonde hair was pulled into a ponytail. Caroline wore dark blue skinny jeans with black boots, and a yellow tank top. Her long dark hair was pulled out of her face and clipped to the back with a yellow barrette. Beth's blue eyes looked a bit worried, but Caroline's brown eyes looked excited, but bored at the same time.

"What time is it?" Caroline asked.

"9:17. did you already eat?" I asked. Beth shook her head. "We wanted to eat with the twins, but we had a slice of toast," she said. I shrugged and poured myself a glass of orange juice. I was still drinking it when I heard a car pull into our drive way. "They're here!" Caroline said and jumped up. I chugged my juice and then followed Beth and Caroline onto our porch. Caroline nearly tackled Mary and Ruth into a hug.

Startled, Mary dropped her backpack, but then hugged my little sister back. Then Beth hugged the twins, then me, then my mother who just came outside. Mary and Ruth were 11 years old. They are fraternal twins. Mary has chestnut blonde hair and bright apple green eyes. Ruth has dark hair that was so dark, it was black. She also had eyes that were as dark as her hair. Other than their hair color and eye color, they looked exactly alike. They both had fair skin with a few freckles across their nose and their hair was down to below their waists. Mary's talent was music, such as singing and dancing, and Ruth's talent was fashion, as in designing it and actually making it. Beth was a good sewer, but not as good as Ruth.

After we all had a chance to say 'hi' and all, we showed Mary and Ruth their rooms. Originally, they had been guest rooms, but now they became bedrooms.

Mary's room was painted bright green; with bright blue, purple, pink, and red flowers on the walls. She was a nature type of girl, so we had a pot of flowers on her nightstand and a small tree in her corner. Her dresser, desk, and nightstands were a dark brown and had leaves on the drawers and the knobs were green emeralds. Her bed was made with the same wood as the other furniture and was a canopy bed. The comforter was green with bright yellow flowers.

Ruth's room was similar to Mary's. Her walls were painted a bright red with black stars and hearts. Her furniture was made with black wood and had red hearts and stars along the edges of the sides. The drawers had red ruby handles. Her bed was also canopy, and had a black comforter with red sheets and red pillows. Since she likes to design stuff, we also provided a small table with a black sewing machine and one of those mannequins to measure her designs on.

We helped the twins unpack. Then we ate a quick breakfast, and after that, we asked our parents if we could show them around town.

Before we left, Mary changed into a green skirt with a white blouse and green lace up sandals and a light green sweater. Ruth changed into a red t-shirt with red skinny jeans and black converse and a light red sweater. Caroline wore her brown jacket, Beth wore her light blue sweater, and I wore my blue jacket. Then we finally left.

We showed her the swinging bridge first. Then from there we showed them the town of Buckman. We showed the twins the collage, then the elementary school, then the middle and high school, which were connected. The next thing we showed them was the library, then the park, then the bookstore.

Beth insisted to enter the bookstore, and Mary and Ruth agreed, so we went in. We told the twins to just browse. Beth went immediately to the horror section, Caroline went to look at magazines, and I just wandered around. I was heading to the sports section; when I saw someone that made my heart stop, then beat fast. Jake Hatford.

He was flipping through a book on baseball. He wore jeans with black converse and a blue jacket over a plain white t-shirt and a red baseball cap on his dirty blonde hair. I slowly inched closer to him until I was right next to him. When I made sure my sisters weren't looking, I smiled and asked "Find anything good to read?"

He froze and slowly put the book down. Then he glanced at me, but smiled a little. "Hey," he said.

"Hey. How are you guys doing?" I asked.

"Okay. Wally really misses Caroline, Josh misses Beth, I miss you, and Peter misses you girls' cookies," Jake said. I smiled. Peter and his cookies.

"Guess what?" I then explained to him what happened during the past week. He smirked and told me what happened to his family in the past week.

"Eddie?" I heard Beth call for me.

"I have to go. Bye," I said. Then I quickly walked towards Beth.

"Where did you go?" Beth asked. I shook my head. "Nowhere. Come on, let's go," I said.

We left the bookstore and headed back home.

JAKE POV

I walked quickly into town. I wanted to get away from the house and do something. The first place I went was to the bookstore. I knew I had to hurry before my parents arrived with my cousin, who was now my adoptive brother.

My new brother, Scott became orphan a few weeks ago. The police had been frantic to find us, his legal guardian family. Apparently, my uncle and aunt were driving threw a heavy rain fall coming back from a business dinner they had been invited to. A drunk driver hit them at nearly 95 miles per hour. It hit the front of the car, so my uncle and aunt had gotten most of the impact. Scott had a few injuries, but was okay.

Now, my parents were informed about what happened, but they couldn't pick Scott up until two weeks, so they had to keep Scott in an orphanage. My parents received the paperwork from the orphanage here in Buckman, and had gone to the airport to pick him up.

I entered Oldaker's Bookstore and wandered around. A book on baseball caught my eye, so I went over and flipped through the pages. I only got about halfway through the book when I heard a voice that made me and my heart freeze for a minute. I recognized that voice anywhere. "Find anything good to read?" the voice asked.

I slowly put the book down and glanced at her. Once I confirmed it was her, I gave a soft smile. Eddie Malloy, my one enemy, and yet the only girl I have ever fell in love with. Her warm brown eyes were sparkling which meant she was happy to see me. I wanted to kiss her so bad, but I couldn't. Not in the bookstore where people might see us and tell our parents. "Hey," I said.

"Hey. How are you guys doing?" Eddie asked.

"Okay. Wally really misses Caroline, Josh misses Beth, I miss you, and Peter misses you girls' cookies," I said. Eddie smiled at the Peter and his cookies part.

"Guess what?" She then explained to me what happened during the past week to her family. I smirked and told her what happened to my family in the past week.

"Eddie?" I heard Beth call for her.

"I have to go. Bye," Eddie said. Then she quickly walked towards Beth. I sighed as I watched her, her sisters, and her adoptive sisters leave Oldaker's.

I placed the book down and left for home. When I got there, I was greeted by my parents who were already there with my new brother. Scott was a skinny 11 year old with black hair and black eyes. HE had fair skin and was a few inches taller than Peter, being a month older than him.

We showed Scott his new room. My parents turned the guest room into a bedroom. We painted it black with red along the windows and corners. The furniture was also black with red handles. His bed was red with black sheets and pillows. We let Scott unpack. We didn't really need to show him around since he has been here before.

We asked him if he wanted to do anything, but he simply replied that he wanted to be left alone for a while. We left him in his room and we went downstairs.

"I saw the girls today," I said to my brothers. They turned and stared at me. "Where at?" Josh asked.

I told them how I saw the Malloy girls and what Eddie had told me about their new sisters. "Wow. Now we really are even with them," Peter said. I shrugged.

Josh shook his head. "How did the new girls look like?" he asked. I described the two girls I had seen with the Malloy sisters.

Josh was my twin brother. We have the same dirty blonde hair, and we were both string bean skinny and tall. The only difference between us was our eyes. Josh has deep dark blue eyes, while mine are a golden hazel.

Wally and Peter on the other hand were the opposite of Josh and I. They both were square shaped, but not really stocky anymore, and they both had dark hair. Wally had hazel eyes like mine, and Peter had dark brown eyes that reminded me of dark chocolate. If Wally wasn't taller than Peter, and if you switched around some parts of their faces, they could have been twins.

While we were discussing stuff about the girls, my mom walked in. "Boys, did you know school starts next week?" she asked.

We looked at each other. We did know, but we didn't like to mention school during the summer. We nodded anyway.

"I have to take you five boys out for school supply shopping," she said.

"What for?" Peter asked.

"Well, you need new notebooks, and pencils, and lets not mention clothes and shoes," my mom replied. We groaned. Half of the stuff she buys us for school ends up in the corner of our closets and then they are never worn.

"Now boys, be reasonable. You all need knew clothes and you know it. We'll go tomorrow," she said to us, then left out of the room.

"Great. A shopping trip to look forward to. Yay." Josh said lamely.

But who knew that the shopping trip wouldn't turn out to be so bad?

Sorry if it sucks guys. I was in a rush because I was about to go to sleep to walk the Race for the Cure walk. It's a 3.5 mile walk marathon for support to people who have or had cancer. My teacher just got cancer and so did her husband, plus cancer killed 5 of my elder family members. Which means cancer is a huge part of my life and I am going to walk that race. So right now at Five o' clock in the morning, I am updating this. Wish me luck guys!

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Love you all!

-Lia XD