Chameleon groaned as he got off his lovely bed .

Monday . Again .

He went to the bathroom and came back after a shower . He changed into a white T-shirt with a red jacket and jeans . He slipped on a pair of sneakers and looked at himself in his small mirror . He had just-got-out-of-bed hair . He didn't even bother fixing it .

He picked his phone from the nightstand and went out of the room . He went to the kitchen and took a seat on the table .

Scarlet was already sitting , her head resting on the surface , her plate had been pushed aside . Cassandra was laying on three chairs placed together , her eyes closed .

He assumed they were asleep since the two didn't look up when he entered the room . He buried his head in his arms and rested them on the table .

He was about to drift off into a peaceful slumber when a voice called out:

"Kids! Get up! It's time for school!" 

A woman in her mid 40s came in . She had scarlet hair in a messy bun and amber eyes . She was wearing a maroon sweater with a black skirt .

But Mama...

She shook Scarlet "Scarlet , honey , wake up" . Scarlet groaned "Five more minutes , Mama" . She sighed and gently patted her arm "Scarlet , it's time for school" .

The redhead removed her head from the table with a huff . Cady smiled and went to Cassandra but Scarlet said "Wait!" .

Cady turned to her "Hm?" . She shook her head "She's having really bad cramps . I think she shouldn't go to school today" .

Chameleon looked at her and saw that she had her arm over her stomach .

He sniffed "No fair . These two can get day offs 'cause of their pain . I get nothing" . His mother rolled her eyes and sat down on a chair "Like I've said before . Being a female has its ups and downs" .

"Agreed"

The copper haired boy frowned "Now you're all ganging up on me" .

His 15 year old sister smirked "I know . 'Cause right now , you're the only male here . Don't know if he would do anything to help you" .

Probably not... he thought .

"Oh C'mon kids . He's not that bad . He's not even here" .

"How is he doing anyway?" Scarlet asked boringly , poking her food with a fork . "He sent a letter last week . He's doing well" She said , pouring water in a glass from a jug .

"I hope he doesn't visit soon" Chameleon muttered just out of his mother's earshot , earning a step on his foot from Scarlet .

He looked at her "What?" . She mouthed "Shut up" .

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"Kestrel!"

Chameleon noticed her and sat down beside her in their chemistry class . Kestrel looked up at him from her book and smiled "Hey Chameleon" .

Oh that smile . He wished he could see that smile everyday . It could brighten his day any time .

"How was your weekend?" He asked her .

"Good . You?"

"It was okay" . She put her book down "Something bad happened?" .

He shook his head "No" .

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Chameleon sat down on a table beside his friends .

"Dude , What's going on between you and Scarlet?" One of them called Matt asked . Matt was in the soccer team of Berry High . He was really popular with the girls . With his silky blonde hair and piercing blue eyes , he had charmed the whole cheerleading team and many other girls . Except for Scarlet and Kestrel of course .

"Why?" He said , taking a sip from his glass of water .

"A-Are you and her secretly dating?"

Chameleon spat his water out . He stared at Henry who had said that "What?" . He was horrified by them thinking that the two are dating .

"I said are you and Scarlet dating?" .

"Gross , guys . We're siblings"

"Oh"

"She's younger?" Matt asked . He nodded .

Henry blushed a bit "Your sister is cute though" .

That triggered Chameleon . 

His overprotective side came out as he grabbed him by the collar "You , stay . Away . From . My . Sister" .

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Kestrel closed her eyes and waited for her back to hit the floor but instead , she hit something very different .

It was comfortable . Really comfortable .

She looked up and saw that Chameleon had his arms wrapped around her shoulders protectively , her back was leaning against his chest . He was glaring at Roy and the others .

Roy glared back but quickly scurried away with his friends .

Chameleon spun her around so she was facing him . He put his hands on her shoulders firmly "You okay?" . She nodded "Yeah" . Her voice came out a bit shaky , not as she wanted it .

He looked at the bruise on her forehead and winced "We should probably get you to the nurse's office" .

The redhead shook her head "No . It's alright . I've dealt with it many times . I can deal with it this once too" .

He clenched his jaw , his shoulders tensing a bit . He wished he could've prevented all of this from happening .

He tucked a lock of her red hair behind her ear "Are you sure?" . She gave him a half smile "I'm sure" .

"You want me to walk you out?"

She bit her lip . She looked so cute when she did that .

"Sure"

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After Kestrel had got in her car , Chameleon sat in his .

He sat in the back where Scarlet was already sitting , by the window . He closed the door and called to their driver , George "We're good to go" .

George started the car and drove off .

"What were you doing with her?" Scarlet asked out of the blue , not even looking at him .

"Who? Kestrel?"

Scarlet nodded , gritting her teeth .

"I was just walking her to her car"

"Are you two close?" She asked . A slight frown appeared on her lips but disappeared quickly .

"We're just friends/partners"

"Oh" she muttered . "Why do you ask? You don't like her?"

"'I don't like her'" She said drily "let me rephrase that , I absolutely hate her" .

"Woah , what happened between you two?" He asked .

"Stuff that you really don't wanna know" she said , her voice emotionless .

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"Boss" a male voice said "We found five people who are perfect for this"

A female voice replied "Tell me their details" .

Another male voice said "First one , Regina George , 18 years old . Blonde hair and blue eyes" .

"Next" She said boringly .

"Dean Martin , 17 . Brown hair and hazel eyes"

"Continue"

"Scarlet Carter , 15 . Scarlet hair and amber eyes"

"The next two ones are a bit weird"

"Just say it"

"Kestrel Blood , 15 . Red hair and yellow eyes"

"Yellow? Don't you mean amber?" She asked .

He shook his head "No , Boss . She has natural yellow eyes" . She blinked before nodding , signaling for him to continue .

"Cassandra Carter , 1-"

"Carter?" . The male nodded .

She chuckled darkly "My my , Sam Carter . You've got some special children" .

"Anyways , Cassandra Carter . 12 . Copper hair and amber eyes" .

"She's 12 . Don't you think she's a bit too young , Boss?" The second male voice asked .

"Pssh . I don't care if she's 2 or 12 or 15 . I'll do it even if she's a newborn"

"Oh" the male said "Okay"

"What are we gonna do with them again?" The first male asked .

She grinned maliciously .

"Experiments"