Chapter 1

"Show Me The World"

Beck's POV

They say there's something special in everyone, that everyone can do something better than everyone else.

Everyone except me.

There's nothing special about me, no talent in me at all. Everyone tells me otherwise, that I just have to try hard enough to figure it out, but I know they don't mean it. They just want to make me feel better. I'm surprisingly ok with not having anything special about me. I mean of course I want to have something that makes me different than everyone else, but I won't be heartbroken if I don't. Everyone relies on being different or finding what makes them unique, but what's the point? Just live your life and one day you'll either find out, or die without figuring it out. I don't really understand what the big deal is about being better than everyone is. All I really care about is doing well in school and spending time with my little sister, Ashlynn. She's seven years old and is possibly the most adorable little girl you could ever meet. She has my mom's long brunette hair and my dad's blue eyes.

My life is fine. I don't need something special about me to make me happy. My family and friends are some of the best people that anyone can meet. My parents are very successful and always try to put aside time for my sister and I. My friends always have something funny to say and are pretty mature for our age. They all absolutely adore Ashlynn and if they are over when she has a tea party, they join in.

The Canadian air was crisp today and probably in the low thirties as usual. After a while, you get used to the cold wind that wipes across your body and swallows you whole. The goose bumps that used to show no longer exist unless it's below zero degrees. The warmth of a fireplace existed in almost every house.

I slowly pull out my key from my jacket and put my key in the lock, hearing the click and pushing my way in.

"Beck!" My sister said running down the stairs with her arms spread wide.

"Hey Cutie," I say as I pick her up and spin around with her squealing and laughing. I place her on my hip and kiss her cheek, making her giggle, "How was your day?"

"It was great! We finger painted in art today and I finished all the questions on the math minute today! How was your day, Becky?" Ashlynn asked lightly poking my chest.

"That's great kiddo! My day was ok. I didn't do so well in math today, but I'm getting better. Oh and I scored the winning goal in gym today and I got a 90 on my science test. Would you mind tutoring me in math though since you're so good at it?" I joked with her making her laugh and swat me with her hand.

"Haha! Silly Beck! I don't know anything about high school math! Could you help me with my science homework though? It's a little confusing." She said tossing her long brunette hair over her shoulder and batting her eyelashes at me and staring at me with wide eyes.

I rolled my eyes in a playful matter, "Well if you need my help then I guess I have no other choice than to give you my knowledge of second grade science."

"Yay! You're the best Becky!" Ashlynn said before throwing her arms around my neck, making me wrap my arms around her waist and pull her against me.

"It's no problem Ash. So do you want to get started now?"

"But Beck! I didn't even have a snack yet!" Ashlynn complained before I chuckled and put her down.

"Ok what do you want?" I said before turning around and walking towards the kitchen.

"Fruit snacks please!" She called out before I walked into the kitchen.

I walked towards the cabinet and was about to open the door when I saw that there was snow falling onto the Canadian grass. I'm not really surprised. It was really cold today. I knew Ash loves to watch snow fall so I called her in.

"Ash! Come in here! There's something I want to show you."

Ashlynn came running in with her hair flowing behind her, with a huge smile on her face. "What do you have to show me Beck?" She asked as I lifted her up onto the counter. She put her face up to the glass and her jaw dropped as she released, "Woah! It's so pretty, Beck! I love snow." Then suddenly her face fell as she watched the snow fall.

"What's the matter Ash?" I asked putting my hand on her back.

"Don't get me wrong Beck, I love snow, but I want to see all the pretty things in the world! Like I want to see Paris, England, New York, and the Hollywood sign. If I can't do it, then I want you to do it Beck. Oh and you'll need to take lots and lots of pictures!" Ash said looking up and me with a wide grin.

I chuckled at her and kissed her forehead, "Ok cutie. Now come on, let's get you that snack then start your science homework." I said before grabbing her snack and walking towards the dining room table where she dropped her bag.

I walked in the double doors of my school texting my friend, Nick, telling him to meet me at my locker so we could talk about a project we were assigned for History class. My high school was pretty bland, nothing ever really happens here. It's just your average high school. There's the popular clique, the nerds, the jocks, then there's the average which consisted of most of the students here including me and my friends. We don't really take part in anything here besides the classes.

I know it's high school. It's supposed to be the time of your life and you're just wasting it not being a part of any sports or anything? Well it's not entirely true. We are a part of Habitat for Humanity which is a club that builds houses for the homeless; it looks really good on college applications. Some of my friends also take part in the arts program. For example, John and Rich are in the school band and Henry is a part of the chorus.

I walked up to my boring locker and put in my combination, taking out my books for my morning classes, when Nick came up to me.

"Hey man," Nick said leaning on the locker next to mine.

"Hey what are we going to do for our history project?" I asked putting my bag on my shoulder and closing my locker.

"Well we could do the French Revolution. It has to do with the people using the Enlightenment era to reform their country and run the buffoon out of the country." Nick stated.

"Yeah ok that sounds great. So when do we start working on it?"

"You need to relax about it, Beck. We have two months to do a very simple project. Besides, you're her favorite student in the class because of your hair. We could give her something completely different than the French Revolution and still get a hundred on this thing. Don't worry about it. Why are you freaking out so much about it anyway?" Nick asked crossing his arms.

"I'm not freaking out about it. I just want to get an idea on what we are doing so that way we can decide who does what." I said as we started walking to our homeroom.

As we were walking a group of cheerleaders looked at me and waved flirtatiously at me and said "Hey" in unison and completely ignored Nick, then continued walking. "I don't understand you. You get cheerleaders asking you out and you always deny them. What is wrong with you man? Those girls are smoking. If one of them ever asks me out, huh, I'll be a new man."

I rolled my eyes at Nick, he was always a bit crazy with girls, "Exactly Nick. They all just want me for my looks. They don't actually know me and come on some of them are pretty irritating."

Nick shrugged in agreement as we walked into homeroom, "I still can't believe that there isn't one girl that interests you. Come on there has to be someone you like."

I shrugged my shoulders in response, "Sorry man. Hey maybe I'll put in a good word for you with the cheerleaders. Since you know they think I'm irresistible." I said putting my hands behind my head and my feet on the basket underneath the desk in front of me.

Nick scoffed at me and looked towards the front of the room before the speaker made a screeching sound, signifying an announcement.

"Good Morning to the students and faculty. The school would like to announce a new program for anyone that wants to see the world. The school is now offering a student exchange program. To join, all you have to do is sign up! Everything else is paid for by the school. There will be a sign up sheet in the main lobby for all that are interested. You will be sent to a different part of the world and come back with the knowledge from another country. You will stay with a host family and they will consist of at least one high school student. Have a good day."

"You going to sign up for that?" Nick asked once the sound was cut off.

"I don't know, maybe I mean my little sister wants me to. She said if she couldn't she wanted me to."

"Well then you have to go man! What other chance are you going to get to see a part of the world, for free! You have to do it!" Nick said before our home base advisor started handing out flyers for a charity event.

Well it is a free vacation and this is what Ashlynn wants. Who knows maybe I'll end up in one of the places she wanted to go to… and take lots and lots of pictures.

A/N Hello everyone! We are BoriUndercover! This is a joint account between Undercoverartist and BorixJannyxoxo! This is our first story together! The idea of this story was basically Kiribati's. BorixJannyxoxo was originally going to do a story similar to this with her, but something came up and Undercoverartist was all for it! So please leave a review letting us know what you think! Hope you guys love it! Tori and everyone else will be introduced next chapter!

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