Hiding behind the Wallflowers (Glee Fan-fiction)

Where it begins

It was supposed to be a fun day.

Ma and Pa were rushing to make sure everyone was ready. We were going to go to our friend's wedding today. I was struggling to zip up the back of my dress when Ma entered my bedroom. Her blue eyes (that every child in the family had) glowed as she walked over to me. "Awh, you look so beautiful my baby." She said, grabbing my face with her hands. She kissed my cheeks a couple of times before I had to stop her. "Mama! You have lipstick on, do you want me to show up to the wedding with my cheeks covered by your lipstick?" I asked in a teasing manner.  "If it keeps those boys away then she can kiss you till her heart's desire." My Pa said walking into my room My Ma laughed, before grabbing a wipe from my desk and cleaning my cheek of her bright red lipstick. The twins ran into the room, chasing each other and running around me. While I looked exactly like my Ma, dark skin and black hair, and dark eyes, the twins looked exactly like Pa, pale skin, blue eyes and blonde hair. "Sissy is going to have a boyfriend soon!" Ixia said with a smirk as he and Ixora jumped onto my bed. My Pa frowned, "What makes you say that?" He asked. "That's what happens to all high school students. They start growing hormones and kissing all the time." Ixora said as her brother started to wrestle with her on my bed. "Hey, hey! There will be no kissing! And no wrestling until after the ceremony. We don't want to ruin your outfits." My Ma said, shooing the twins off my bed. The two grabbed each other's hands and ran out of my room, Ma chasing after them, making sure they didn't ruin their outfits. "Who knew that middle school sexual education classes would leave such an impression on your brother and sister?" My Pa asked with sarcasm, smirking at me as he walked over and zipped the back of my dress for me. "Papa, you don't need to worry so much, there are no boys who are interested in me at school anyway." I said, shrugging my shoulders. I looked at myself in the mirror, frowning at myself. "You are as beautiful as your mother." Pa said, twisting me around in a circle. My dress flowed around me till I faced myself in the body length mirror again. I looked at my reflection and smiled, "You have to say that. You're my Papa." Before my Pa could respond Jasmine ran into my room, her dress in her arms. She looked like a mixture of my Ma and Pa, with blonde hair, blue eyes and darker skin (though not as dark as mine or mama's). "Luna! Help me get dressed." She said smiling to me. "Help me get dressed..." I repeated, waiting for the appropriate response. "Pleasssseee." Jasmine said with an eye role that would put every angsty person my age to shame. "I rue the day she's a teenager." My Pa said leaning down and kissing Jazmine's forehead, before leaving us to finish getting ready. I helped Jasmine, who was just entering first grade, get dressed and ready for the wedding, even taking the time to curl the ends of her hair with my curling iron. Even though we were the oldest and youngest siblings we got along really well. Ma and Pa always encouraged all their kids to get along, and never go to bed angry with each other.

"Come on everyone! We're leaving in five minutes!" I heard Ma shout from downstairs. I grabbed my shoes and slipped them on my feet, before following Jasmine to her bedroom and quickly picking a pair of shoes for her as well. We both ran down the steps as the twins ran out the front door with Ma and Pa. I grabbed my purse and Jasmine's hand, locking the front door behind me before walking over to the car where everyone else was already loading in. "Nope, climb in the back Ixia, climb in the back row." I said, seeing my brother sitting in one of the second row seats. "What? No fair! You sat in the second row this morning!" He said with a frown. "Yea, and I'm wearing a dress, so I'm not climbing over the second row seats." I said, folding my arms. "Luna is right Ixia, this is where you are a gentleman and volunteer to take the back seat." Pa said from the driver seat. I smirked at Ixia as he rolled his eyes and climbed over the car seats into the back with Jasmine who was already strapped into her car seat. Ma checked to make sure everyone was in the car and double checked to make sure we had everything for the wedding before Pa pulled out of the driveway and we were on our way. I watched the houses and trees pass by us in a blur through the window for a few moments before I pulled my phone out and put my headphones in my ears. As I pulled my notepad out to doodle in I could hear my siblings talking to each other over my music, but I didn't mind. I looked up and saw Ma reach over and take Pa's hand that wasn't on the steering wheel and I smiled.