The brunette walked aimless and careless, yet still haunted. Being back in New York gave him a sense of misery that he was just trying to avoid. To pretend that it isn't happening; his mother isn't getting married to some rich man from the Bronx, his father was never an alcoholic, and he never spent the past seven years in the ghettos of England with a father who couldn't take complete care of him.
Axel Turner couldn't keep his mind in one place, no matter how hard he tried. As the song came to an end he grabbed his MP3 player and skipped through the songs; his playlist was one riddled with an assortment of artists, from My Chemical Romance to Ed Shereen, to the Weekend, and K-pop artists like BTS and BLACKPINK. He sighed and brushed his fingers through his hair that framed his face perfectly.
To a motel in the outskirts of New York City was where he headed. He was exhausted, emotionally and physically. He almost didn't notice that he'd gotten lost, until he ran straight into one of the last people he thought he would ever see.
"Agatha-" He breathed out, stunned. "I-I'm sorry- I uh- I wasn't watching where I was going-" he stuttered in his shaky accent. He looked down and hurried around the bewildered and for once speechless nanny. It was then that he noticed that he was definitely lost.
He reached for his phone, only to watch helplessly as it died under his panicked brown eyes. "Oh god-" he mumbled, looking around.
His eyes caught the glass doors right across the road from him. It was an apartment building; maybe if he asked nicely, the doorman would let him use the phone. Once he was sure it was safe, he made a mad dash across the road. He kept his head down as he walked in, avoiding eye contact or catching anyone's attention.
"uh- Mr-" Axel mumbled, looking at the taller man's name tag, no tag. "Excuse me- c-can I use the phone?" He asked quietly. "I mean, if you have one- I guess- I-" he slowly started to freak out. Being lost in a city that you haven't seen since you were seven; in a city that much of your bad memories take place in- it's not that good for peace of mind.
"I'm sorry, the phone lines in the building are down- I would let you use my phone, but it's dead" the man said apologetically. Axel nodded in defeat. "O-okay" he said softly. As he looked around for something else, a small group walked in. He recognized two instantly. The nanny and the kid that pretty much dragged Agatha so long ago, while the divorce was hitting hardest.
He dashed for the elevator in a mad panic. As he waited, he mentally kicked himself. They were headed for the elavator as well, obviously. As soon as the elavator opened he was in and pushing the buttons for the doors to close, but just as they started, the nanny waved the doors open and her kids walked into the box with him.
He made eye contact with Zuri, and the two just stared at each other. His heart rate picked up drastically and he gripped onto the railing until his knuckles were white. Lost, panicked and full of regret. Sure, there was a chance that they'd forgotten about him or didn't even recognize him, but everything seemed more dangerous to him.
"Hey kid, are you okay?" Just as the words left her mouth, Axel was on the floor. He had went into a full panic attack and passed out from hyperventilating. "Oh my god-" Zuri backed up in shock.
Jessie didn't speak. She remembered Axel well; he was a snobby rich kid last time she'd seen him. Looking at him then, she would have never guessed that he ever had money. The elavator was dead silent. When the doors opened Jessie looked to where Bertram was on the couch talking to Christina and Morgan.
"Bertram, help" Jessie said, kneeling beside Axel. The kids went over to their parents as Bertram walked over. Bertram was in the middle of complaining when he saw the unconscious teenager. "Oh my god" he said and picked up his pace. He watched as Jessie picked him up and carried him to the couch.
"what do you need?" Bertram asked blankly. "Get some water" Jessie told him calmly.
"What happened?" Morgan asked as he and Christina moved for Jessie to put Axel down. "We got into the elavator with him and he panicked" she answered. Bertram walked back in with the water and set it down.
"That's that kid that was with Agatha when she put you on her blog" Christina realized. She looked over him in awe. He looked almost nothing like he did when she first saw him. His disheveled hair almost covered his eyes, contrasting to the clean cut and probably gelled hair he had before. Instead of the nice and expensive outfit she would've expected from him, he had a baggy white tee shirt with a black long sleeve shirt under it, grey skinny jeans, and black heavy work boots.
Jessie nodded slowly. "It is-" she said softly.
I didn't intend for it to go this way, but oh well, it happened.
So, pre warning: there will be anxiety, mentions of divorce, Axel dealing with his mother getting remarried, him wanting to have a family like the Ross', Axel being a sweet babe instead of a rich prick, mild language, and a growing friendship between Axel and Zuri that would not have happened long ago.
I honestly just really love Max Charles, and him being on Jessie was pretty cool- even though he was a complete asshat- and Axel was only in one episode, so I decided to bring him back in a story that takes place between Summers in the middle of Bunk'd.
Disclaimer, I haven't seen the last episode of Jessie, so I don't know how that happened. I also don't own any of this, only my portrayal of Axel.
Thanks for reading my dudes. Please leave a comment if you like it, leave a comment if you're a bit indifferent, or even if you think I could do better. Just don't flame me.
Peace.