AUTHORS NOTE: Ok me and my friend were discussing this about how cute Derek and Chloe are when they were little, she will be writing 'Two Stars' soon but she needs a computer and she can't use mine because my mom would KILL me! Anyway this popped in my head while we were talking so I decided to write this. ENJOY!

DISCLAIMER: I wish I owned them when they were little but sadly I have and never will own DP :(

Third person POV

Little five year old Chloe Saunders sat in her backyard playing in her sandbox as her mommy and daddy made lunch while they unpacked. They had just moved to a nice little neighborhood in Buffalo New York (Lets just pretend that it's not as cold) she didn't know anyone in the neighborhood, only that there were kids her age that lived in the house behind hers. Three to be exact; one girl and two boys; Simon, Tori, and Derek, she had heard their voices behind the big private fence that separated the two yards. Tori would yell at Simon and Derek that it was time to eat or that their dad wanted them; she never met them, too scared that they'd make fun of her stutter. One day things changed, a man with black hair and brown eyes around the age of 30 had knocked on their door and welcomed them to the neighborhood, he said he had three kids, the ones that lived behind them; Simon, Tori, and Derek. He had asked if their daughter, Chloe, would like to schedule a play date or come over to meet them, but Chloe didn't want to go she shook her head and stuttered she'd do it later. She went back to the backyard and sat in her sandbox, she didn't like to be alone, but she didn't want to meet them either.

Derek and Simon were outside in the backyard as they tossed around a ball, their dad told them that the new neighbors had a kid about their age, but the problem was she didn't want to come over, and she's a girl.

"Hey Derek, throw the ball far! I'll catch it by the fence!" Simon yelled excitedly.

"You sure?" Derek asked the small blonde running to the fence.

"Yeah!"

"Ok."

He threw the ball, but just a little too hard and it went flying over the fence, they watched it disappear. Then there was a thump and a small, feminine, voice go 'Ow!'

Chloe POV

I was still sitting in my sand box when I saw a shadow; I looked up just in time when a ball hit me right in the face. I let out a cry and stumbled back. I sat up and looked around; there was no one else outside. So I figured that the ball came from over the fence. I got up grabbed the ball, dusted the sand off my green and white dress, (.org/priscilla-of-boston-flower-girl-dresses/priscilla-of-boston-flower-girl-dresses I know the ribbon is blue but I couldn't find a green one :/) and walked over to the fence. I knocked on one of the white wooden planks and waited.

"Who is it?" said a boy voice, a giggle followed.

I huffed a tried my hardest not to stutter, "Y-y-you th-th-threw this b-ball over m-my f-f-f-fence."

"Nooo I diiidnt. Derek did."

There was a frustrated sigh "Could we have our ball back?" another boy voice asked, it was deeper than the first.

"U-u-um, h-h-how?"

Another sigh, "Throw it back over the fence."

"U-u-um o-o-o-ok."

I tried really hard to throw it back, but I wasn't strong enough. I leaned on a plank ready to jump but the plank slid; sending my stumbling forward. I fell flat on my face and felt a small sting followed by something warm and wet on my cheek. I quickly sat up to realize I wasn't in my yard anymore. I looked up as two shadows made their way to me. They were the two boys; one was a little taller than me (Then again, who isn't?) with blonde hair and almond shaped eyes, he was smiling; it was the kind of smile that made everyone want to smile back. The other was a lot taller than me, he had black hair that hung in his eyes; I couldn't see his eye color, so I guessed they were brown like the blonde's.

Wait. I thought, I'm not in my yard anymore, I'm in their yard. What have I gotten myself into?

The blonde looked at me with curiosity while the other had a disgusted face on, like the one I got when my mom made me eat me peas. I looked down and started scooting back towards the fence, scared of their judging eyes.

"Hey, wait! You're the new neighbor aren't you? What's your name? Mines' Simon." He said this in a rush with a smile on his face. I looked up a stuttered out my name.

"C-C-Chl-l-loe-e-e"

"Cool, this is Derek."

I turned and looked at Derek, he still had that disgusted expression on, but when he got a good look at me he stared in awe. I squirmed under his gaze, wishing I had my mommy.

"H-h-h-hello."

"So do you want to play with us?"

I looked up; they were being nice; well Simon was…

But they weren't acting like most kids did; they weren't making fun of my stutter.

Maybe they could be my friends.

I smiled and nodded; when I did Derek placed his hand on his chest a confused expression creeping across his features. He's weird.