Nobody wanted her

I have the right to know

In the morning that followed Addison met Bucky at the gate to complain about how badly zombies were being treated. But, he didn't care.

T: Do I tell him the truth? Do I tell him that I saw my sister? Or would he yell at me to stay out of it, that it was none of my business?

It's best if you don't ask questions he told her carefully sweeping back her hair with a smirk on his face. As she look at him in horror and in worry.

Besides zombies are taking away the real important things that people care about. Cheer, us, me. He said egotistical. You'll do great at the pep rally today though cuz.

Once Bucky went inside, Addison turned to the gate separating her from the rest of us, separating her from me (outfit 3) As we locked eyes before I nearly disappeared out of sight.

F-Ruby! She called after me. But I shuddered in fear, I'd worn a hoodie with me that and put it up over my head. Pretending like I hadn't heard her.

And downstairs my step brother complained to his friends that in addition to totally getting rejected by the football team he had met a cheerleader who he thought was cool but he now thought we was wrong.

I sat at my desk a hand on my cheek with a frown on my face, until he turned to me and asked me if I was ok. Ruby? You ok? I shake my head at him.

What's wrong he asked me kneeling down to my level pulling me into a hug. She saw me last night. I whispered into his ear. What? He pulled away confused. Addison, she and Bree they saw me without my wig, without my contacts with my natural skin.

She heard dad call me by my real name. I could sense the gears turning in her head. AS I silently pleaded with her not to tell anyone. And I would never put you in danger. We suddenly heard her speak up.

I jumped up from my desk and tugged on Zed's arm hiding behind him. It's ok sis he whispered squeezing my hand. Step sister. I mumbled as he rolled his eyes.

What are you doing down here Addison? He asked her after scaring the zombie teacher away since he was still the janitor also. I came to apologize, my cousin he's a jerk about zombies and last night was....

Sorry, it doesn't even matter she cut herself off. F-Ruby. She tried to approach me. You don't need to be afraid of me. I'm not going to hurt you. However, I need to know if I didn't just imagine what I saw last night.

I need to know you are who I think you are. Because if its true than you're my twin sister and I had no idea, because no one ever told me. Until you guys were gonna start school with us.

What do you mean? I asked her peeking around Zed. My parents, they told me to stay away from anyone with red eyes, blue skin and purple hair. I was in the attic the other day and found evidence of my sister. My sister Farrah Ruby.

Is that you? What do you really look like Ruby? There isn't a single thing Ruby about you. But, everyone calls you that. I *sigh* and remove my contacts. T: Red eyes, she checks off in her head. I lick my thumb and rub at my hand and show her.

T: Blue skin. Then, I push a piece of my wig back and show her the purple hair. T: Purple hair. Addison, I get closer to her as she stands there shocked with tears in her eyes.

Hello, my name is Farrah and I'm your sister. And even though I just met you I love you. She throws her arms around me. I love you two she cries into me. I wish we'd had the chance to grow up with each other.

Me too. But then, I would've never met my best friend or had Zed and Zoe as my step brother and sister. Can't you just us brother and sister? He rolled his eyes. No, because this is my sister and if I called you just my brother it would be weird considering I want you guys to end up together.

He rolled his eyes then growled playfully at me trying to grab me into a headlock. I giggled ducking under his arm. Addison smiled at us. Addison there you are.

A new voice said. It was Josh. That's now 3 people that weren't supposed to know my secret to know my secret. I sprayed my skin with the spray on the spot I washed off and stuck my contacts back in.

I see you met your sister. Let's go through this again. Hi, I'm Josh and you are? Hi, my name is Farrah, and I'm Addison's sister nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too I think we're gonna be good friends.

Hey, there's a pep rally about to go on he gestured behind him to the rest of the school and after Kayla wanted you to come to call backs for HSM. She thinks we'll have great chemistry.

I shake my head and frown. I don't take chemistry, and I never have. He gives me this confused look like as if asking is this girl for real. Chemistry is a relationship term Zed mumbles to me. Ohh.... Well, it's certainly worth a shot.

Guys zombies don't do pep rallies. Eliza says to us. We'll think about it Zed tells Addison. Of course my sister and Zed aren't coming to the pep rally, my sister and I just found out we're related there's no way the zombies would come to the pep rally.

Then Bree announces there are zombies coming to the pep rally and Bucky and Tracey, Stacey, and Lacey kneel down to the ground with Addi and Bree over them as they overhear them say something about getting out the spirit sticks.

I can't believe we're doing this. Eliza grumbled. We went into the gym and took our seats as I waved to her and she smiled and waved back at me. Come Eliza cheer is contagious he tried to encourage. Yeah, so is pink eye she crossed her arms.

As the cheerleaders went through their routine Bucky got out the spirit sticks Bonzo saw the fire as did the other zombies and Eliza tried to calm Bonzo down before he could cause a scene, but he pushed into Zed making him fall....

As his Z-band went unstable, and he knocked into me causing me to go off balance. He ran into the spotters when they tossed Addison up in the air.

Zed's band went unstable and I made the mistake of stepping back to get a better footing thinking there would be something solid behind me and Zed wasn't up yet still trying to process everything when I screamed and fell.

But, got caught in someone's arms and I was safe. He saw Addison flying through the air and charged forward into the football guys and reached out to catch her as she fell safely into his arms and me in Josh's.

Nice catch Josh. Thank you. He smirked. I think that probably concludes our pep rally, and look over there your sister is safe and your brother is being called over by the coach.

Maybe he'll get put on the team after all. But for now Kayla is waiting for us in the theatre let's go he said pulling my hand behind him.

Looks like everyone except Bucky the cheer captains were getting what they wanted now. Zed made a deal with Ms. Lee to be on the team and get us cafeteria privileges and we'd have liberation for zombies if we won a game and Kayla made me her female lead.

Things were looking up. At least we sure hoped so. Being in the play and on the football team? This was what we both wanted, and now I also had a sister, a real sister that was actually related to me. I love Zed he's my step brother and my best friend, but we're not blood related, same with my step dad and step sister.

For 14 years we were forced to be family because my human family didn't want me, and now that I knew Addison was my sister and vice versa maybe Addison could talk to our parents and make them take me back.

I could finally belong somewhere. They could meet me and give me a second chance. We could be a family again if they just got to know me. That would be hard. They didn't want me to begin with. My step dad says he wants me, but I'm no fool.

I'm different than even them. And Bonzo was easily convinced to be my friend but Eliza and I still have that one way friendship. I think maybe she feels like I could be a spy for the humans that maybe my parents didn't really want to give me up but that I was only being used.

Every year on my birthday I always think the same thing. My sister is different you know what her real hair looks like. Zed and Zoe and dad aren't my family, they're only my "family" they didn't give birth to me and they didn't need to take me in.

And now that I'm a teenager my step dad has every right to send me away. I don't belong there. I don't belong in Seabrook either, but I was born here.

Addison is right, we deserve some answers. Can I really call my step family my real family? Even now still when I know who my real family is? Addison is my sister.

But, still for 14 years at least after I knew the truth and that they weren't my real family that they had adopted me, that I know that I see a hint of sadness every time I just use the words "step" fill in the blank around my step dad and Zed, but Zoe just sees me as her sister, she didn't know her mom.

She's known me ever since she was born. And after all this time I still don't think she understands I'm not really her sister. And every night when I shower and take my disguise apart I cry.

That I'm not sure if I'm honestly loved or wanted her, that my birth family gave me away without getting to know me, that my sister didn't know me. That I'm not human and I'm not a zombie, I don't have brown or blonde hair and peach colored skin, and blue, green, or brown eyes.

I don't have green hair, unhealthy pale skin, or zombie colored green eyes. My eyes are red, my skin is blue and my hair is purple. But I was born a human and live with zombies.

I just want to find my place in this world. I just want someone to love me genuinely for me. And I know they say and that they believe that they believe that it's true, but I'm still questioning it.

The real serious non teasing reason why I won't dare call Zed just my brother or my step dad my dad or Zoe my sister. That I add step to everything. I have learned to love them, but a big part of me longs for my real family to love me too.

Hearing Addison say she loved me and telling her that I loved her too was like adding another piece to my broken family puzzle, a piece of the puzzle of me trying to figure out where I belong and what - who I am.

Before our first day of school my step dad told my step brother he wasn't sure about this whole football thing and Zed had told him that it was ok because they just hadn't met him yet.

That's how I felt about my birth family. I've watched OUAT I know the typical questions that every adopted child wants to know. Why did they give me up? Did they love me? Was it my fault? In this case I already know the answers.

Because I don't look human, I am unsure if they love me and yes, it was my fault for being born not looking like a "normal" human being, and for not being born a zombie. I am a mix of both.