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Monday, 13th January 2014

Three weeks later, the adoption papers were completed and Leo was, now, officially a Davenport.

The team was having lunch in the school cafeteria.

- "I'm gonna grab an orange." Chase got up. "Anybody wants something?"

The three oldest siblings shook their heads.

- "I'm good, thanks." Maddie smiled.

- "Alright. I'll be right back." The genius boy walked away.

- "Greetings, puke puddles!" Perry walked in. "Tomorrow is yearbook photo day and, while I'm not sure why anyone would want a record of this awkward phase of your lives." She looked at a boy with pimples and frowned, in disgust. "Ugh."

The poor guy. The alien girl frowned.

- "I'll be your photographer. Oh, and don't blink, 'cause homie don't do retakes! Ha ha!" The principal cackled, before leaving.

- "Well, that settles that. I am so getting my hair done right after school." Bree said.

- "Oh! Can you bring me back some clippings off the floor? I need 'em to finish building my 'Taj Mahair'." Adam placed 'Taj Mahair' on the table.

- "Where did all of that hair come from?" The bionic girl asked.

- "Pets, shower drains, brushes. If you want it, you can get it." The tall guy explained.

- "Well, that is disgusting." The Davenport girl replied.

- "Yeah. Well, if you think that's gross, wait until you see 'Buckinghair Palace'." The eldest chuckled.

- "You know that might be disgusting, but you did a great show, big guy." The Matthews girl said.

- "Ha! Thank you, little lady!" Adam exclaimed.

The green hazel-eyed boy walked back to the four and handed a green apple to his best friend.

- "I told you I didn't want anything." The blue-eyed girl said.

- "And I know that you only said that because you didn't want to bother me by asking an apple." Chase replied as he moved the apple in front of her face.

- "You know me so well." Maddie smiled and took the apple. "Thank you."

- "You're very welcome." The genius boy smiled back.

- "Why are you so concerned about a stupid yearbook photo?" Leo asked.

- "I am still trying to live down last year's picture, when I wasn't ready for the flash and my eyes glitched." Bree held her yearbook photo from last year where she looked like a zombie.

- "Ughh." The bionic brothers frowned.

- "Bree, your zombie picture was the least of the problems with the yearbook. Perry photo-bombed every group picture." The youngest Davenport explained. "Drama club..." The bionic girl flipped the page. "Cheerleaders..." She flipped page. "Swim team..."

- "No!" The short boy grabbed the book out of his sister's hands and closed it. "No, no, no! None of us need to see that again."

- "Agreed. I have enough memories of Perry in a bathing suit. I don't need more." The alien girl shook her head.

The bell rang, and the youngest brothers walked into the main hallway.

- "Move thirty-two! Hut! Hut!" Trent yelled.

A football player passed the ball to his captain, who threw it across the room.

- "Yeah! Boom! Yeah!" The players cheered.

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