When You See Nothing

Hey guys, this is another story. I think I might be losing my mind but that's alright lol. As long as you guys like my stories then I'll keep writing them. Yes I know I said that this wouldn't be up until I got done with We Are Family but I couldn't help it lol. I really wanted to get this up cause this is my most out there chapter story yet, well beside Mysterious Darkness lol.

Um I'm not gonna say much but I'm liking this story and I usually don't like the stuff I write lol. I'm just weird like that.

A/N-I have no idea where the title came from, it just popped in my head.

Disclaimer-Don't own Step Up 2, that's probably a good thing.

Andie didn't think she'd ever run harder and faster in her life. She was beating her twin Aydan and that rarely happen. But she had to get home, if she didn't get there soon it'd be too late. She and Aydan had been playing in the park when Tyler and Mac came running over to them. They talked quickly as they picked up the nine year old girls and began to run toward the house. Aydan and Andie had squirmed and wiggled until Tyler and Mac informed that the reason they were in such a hurry was because their father was packing a suitcase and telling their mother that he was finished.

Andie had jumped down from Tyler's arms the moment she figured out what he meant by being finished. And she started to run, hard and fast in the direction of her house. This couldn't be happening, why would he do this to them? She heard Tyler yell at her to slow down but Andie wouldn't. If she slowed down they'd miss him. The only time she ever slowed was to cross a street but even then, the moment the light was green she would shoot across the street and continue down the street, toward her home.

The front door of their house was wide open and the trunk of their father's dark red Mercedes was open as well. Two suitcases already packed away in it. Both Andie and Aydan's eyes widened as they looked at it, they shared a shocked look before racing across the grass and into the house, leaving Tyler and Mac outside. They ran up the stairs, taking them two at a time, and when they reached their parents bedroom they found their mother sitting on the bed crying and glaring at the floor.

"Mommy where's Daddy?" Andie panted.

Their mother pointed to the bathroom and the twins hurried over to it. They began to pound their fists on the wooden door, both of them talking at the same time.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Their father exclaimed opening the door. "Where's the fire?"

Neither sibling cracked a smile as they threw their arms around his waist. Knocking him almost back into the bathroom, but he grabbed the frame of the door and held on tightly to it.

"Daddy you can't leave!" Aydan yelled.

"We need you here!" Andie cried.

"Don't leave us!" The twins cried together.

Mr. West looked down at them sadly before looking over at his wife. She didn't say anything, she just continued to cry and glare. He didn't want to leave his children, he loved them, he really did. But parenthood was not for him, he'd stuck it out for so long because he thought he didn't have any other option.

"Tomboy." He pushed Andie's hair away from her face. "Princess." He did the same to Aydan.

Andie and Aydan squeezed their eyes shut. They knew that whenever their father called them that, he was serious about whatever he was doing. They tried hard not to let the tears fall but they couldn't help it.

"Daddy will always be there for you." He said gently. "But I can't stay here."

Their grip tightened around him to the point it was nearly hurting him. He gently, but firmly began to unwrap their arms from around his waist. No matter how much the nine year olds protested and tried to hold onto him even tighter, he somehow was able to get their arms from around him. He pushed them back slightly so that there was at least a foot between them and him.

He patted the tops of their heads before taking a duffel bag from behind the door of the bathroom and heading for the door. Andie and Aydan followed him all the way downstairs, tears leaking from their large brown eyes. When the got to the front door of the house, Mr. West turned to look down at his daughters. He did not notice how Andie's small hands had balled up into fists.

"I guess this is it." He said quietly.

He scratched the back of his head nervously, he'd never been good at this kind of stuff.

"I love you both." He said placing a hand on their shoulders.

Andie's eyes narrowed and she shrugged off his hand.

"No you don't." She snapped, tears still streaming down her round cheeks. "If you loved us you wouldn't be leaving you—you—you asshole!"

Andie began to punch her father hard in the stomach. She didn't know whether or not she was hurting him but she didn't care. She wanted to hit something, someone and since her father was the cause of her angry, why not him?

Mr. West stared down at Andie in shock. He'd never seen her get this angry before. But he had to stop her, those little fist hurt. He grabbed one fist but that didn't stop Andie from hitting him with the other one. He looked to Aydan for help but she'd sat down on the ground and placed her hands over her ears. Her eyes squeezed close tightly.

"Andrea Miklya West!" He said firmly. "Stop hitting me!"

When he grabbed her other arm, Andie started to kick at him.

"Let go of me!" She yelled, her tears blurring her vision and making her hair stick to her wet cheeks. "Get off of me, I hate you!"

Mr. West let go of Andie the moment those last three words left her mouth. He had not been expecting her to say that. Andie glared up at him before pushing past him and running out the door. He watched her go before looking down at Aydan, she was staring up him.

"Do you hate me too?" He asked tiredly.

Aydan simple stared at him. She didn't speak as she stood up and walked around him as well. But when she reached the door, she turned around to face him.

"Goodbye Dad." She whispered.

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Andie ran past Tyler and Mac, not stopping to answer their quick questions or tell them what happened inside. She wasn't too sure at first where she was going, but the more she thought it the more she figured the park would have to do. The sun was just about to set and the park was starting to empty out. The smaller children had gone home a while ago but even now the teenagers and adults were starting to head home.

When Andie got to the middle of the park, she glanced around before looking above her. The branch was higher than she remembered it to be but she jumped up and grabbed a hold of it none the less. After a moment of simply hanging there, Andie began to pull herself up into the tree. She took the branches slowly, every once in a while stopping to wipe away the tears that were still making tracks down her cheeks.

By the time she got to very top of the tree, the sun had already set and the street lamps were starting to flicker to life. Andie sat on the top branch and looked out over the park. She watched as people began to go into their houses and lights in windows began to come on.

Andie's thoughts drifted back to what had just happened moments ago and her fists balled up once more. She meant what she'd said. She hated her father. He was leaving them for what? Someone better? Another woman who had better children than her and Aydan? Or was he just being evil and leaving them was his way of proving to their mother how much she relied on him.

Andie wasn't stupid, she knew that their father brought in most of the money for them. She knew that if that money didn't start showing up soon they'd probably be kicked out of their house and have to live on the streets.

Without thinking, Andie shifted her weight on the branch of the tree. She was debating on whether or not she wanted to sit there a while longer or head back home. But her thoughts where interrupted by the deafening sound of the branch underneath her cracking. Andie closed her eyes and breathed out slowly.

"Crap."

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When Andie woke up, her head hurt. She wasn't too sure what had happened but she knew that whatever it was it couldn't have been good. She kept her eyes closed, thinking that it probably wasn't the best to open them at the moment. There was warm liquid all over her face and her arm was bent at an unnatural angle. Using her other hand, Andie brought it up to touch her face. She whimpered when pain seared through entire face the moment the tips of her fingers brushed against it. The warm liquid slid into her mouth and if Andie would have been able to frown without feeling pain she would have. There was blood on her face, she'd know the taste of blood anywhere.

"Andie?"

Andie tried to speak but nothing came out at first. She cleared her throat and swallowed.

"Ay—Aydan?"

There were soft footsteps on the ground but the soon picked up into what sounded like running footsteps.

"Andie! What happened?!" There was a thud and suddenly a small hand on her shoulder.

"I'm not sure." Andie whispered. "But I think I fell."

She heard her twin give a slight gasp, then pain seared through Andie's face again.

"Whatever you're doing stop it!" Andie just about squeaked. "That hurts!"

"I'm sorry!" Aydan exclaimed. "I'm gonna go get Tyler, don't move Andie and don't fall asleep."

Andie couldn't even nod, it hurt too bad. She simply grimaced,

"Please hurry." She whispered.

Andie listened to her twin run away from her, back toward their house. Where help was. Andie brought her hand but up to face and ignoring the pain, she began to wipe the blood away from her eyes. It hurt the most there but she wanted to open them. After a few moments of wiping and crying out from pain, Andie slowly parted her eyelids. She gasped when suddenly air could be felt blowing through her right eyelid. She didn't understand why but that's not what worried her.

Andie was more concerned about the fact that her eyes were open.

And she couldn't see anything.

Right, that's the first chapter. What did you guys think? I hope you like it cause if I get lots of reviews from those who like it I'll post the second chapter because it's already written and finished.

Reviews keep my fingers typing chapters!

Danyi