No one was really sure how it happened at first.
There was just a loud crash in the middle of the night, waking up many of the residents of Stanford. Nicholas was woken up by his cell phone. He woke startled before realizing it was just his phone. He grumbled something about being woken up at this hour (which was 5:36AM) and answered groggily. "Hello?" He cursed himself for not checking the ID.
"Sorry to wake you love but we need you and Danny to come to the station a bit early." Nick got up quickly, walking about the room, turning the bedside lamp on which roused Danny from his sleep with a groan. "What's the situation?" He said as he went to the closest to gather his work cloths. "Theres been an accident in the fountain." "Don't you mean at the fountain?" "No love, it's in." Nicholas sighed. "We'll be down there right away Doris." He hung up, putting the phone on a nearby desk and starting to dress for work.
Danny groaned. "What happened Nick?" Nick threw over Danny's shirt from the closest. "Car accident." Danny sat up, catching it. "Dosnt official vocab guidelines state-" He was cut off by a yawn. Nick fixed his tie. "I don't think another car was involved." Danny just nodded, starting to put his work shirt on. "I'l make the coffee."
They got to the station and got there nightsticks and holstered there weapons before meeting everyone else at the fountain.
The fountain which now had a small sedan inbeded in the front. Rubble was everywhere and water leaking. The engine completely destroyed. It attracted many townspeople to watch in curiosity. Nicholas and Danny got to the scene, getting out of the cruiser. The Andys and Doris keeping some of the watchers under control and talking to them while first responders got the jaws of life to get the bodies out of the car. Doris came up when she saw them. "Sorry to wake you loves." Danny frowned, seeing the destruction. "What happened?" Doris frowned. "We're not sure right now. The first responders are saying the people might be dead but we're not sure of anything right now. Thought you might work your police magic Nicholas, you always know what to do." Nick just nodded. "We'l have a look around. Sergeant Butterman, with me."
He started to walk away, Danny following. Danny spoke. "What'do think happened?" "Not sure until we can find some clues. See anything?" Danny looked, seeing a mailbox down a small distance that got ran over and on it's side. "Down there." Danny pointed, going over.
Thats when Nick also spotted skid marks. "There as well." "They lost control?" Danny asked. "Possibly. Looks like they swerved, likely to avoid hitting an animal, we have racoons and deer in this area." Danny nodded then suddenly they heard yelling. "He's alive! Get him out!" Nick and Danny ran over, seeing all the commotion of the first responders.
First thing Nicholas noticed was the two adult sized bodies on the ground with whites sheets over top of them. The next was the first responders taking a red headed child out of the back seat who was whimpering and terrified and hurt, badly. They moved too fast for Nick and Danny to really get a good look but with the child alive the crowd got worse, wanting to get as close as possible. Nick and Danny got to work with crowd control.
Hours later the scene was cleaned, reporters talked to, the crowd controlled and a safety fence put around the half destroyed fountain. Once they got back to the station to put in the paper work Nicholas wanted to collapse into bed. He saw Danny shake out a cramp from his hand. "Damn paper work." Nicholas sighed. "Give it here." Danny sighed, giving Nick his hand. Quickly Nicholas started to massage Danny's hand. One of the Andys spoke up. "Poor kid. Must have been terrified." Nick spoke, still massaging Danny's hand. "What happened to him?" Wainwright spoke. "Couple broken bones in his legs, bruised rib, whiplash and a mild concussion." Nick nodded, before he released Danny hand. Danny spoke. "Poor kid. How old?" "Eleven and a half. Twelfth birthday next month. Names Aaron." Nicholas nodded, feeling sorry for the kid, making plans to visit at some point.
But that red hair was very familiar.
It was too soon to visit so he kept it at the back of his mind.
On a day off while he was making breakfast for he and Danny he spoke, flipping the eggs over. "I think we should visit Aaron." Danny looked up. "You mean that kid from the crash a few days ago?" Nick nodded. "Yeah. I think it would do him well to have some visitors that arnt doctors." Danny smiled. "Sure. I feel terrible for him,maybe we should take him a peace lily?" Nicholas nodded with a small smile. "Maybe."
Later that day they stopped at the floral shop and got the peace lily before making there way to the hospital. Danny held the plant while Nick went up to the desk. "yes, I'm looking for a young boy, Aaron, about eleven years old, he came in from a car crash a week ago." The nurse typed it in. "Who are you in relation?" "Sergeant Nicholas Angel and PC Danny Butterman. We were at the scene of crash to help. We thought it might do some good to visit and check on him." The nurse nodded. She got up, coming around the counter. "Follow me."
They followed her down the hall to the children's ward, stopping at a door, opening it gently. She went inside first before turning to Nick and Danny. "He's awake." She walked in. "Aaron, you've got some visitors." Nick heard a some grumble as he nurse lead them inside.
Then suddenly Nick knew where he saw that red hair.
The kid from the model village, the kid that almost got killed if not for his smart thinking, biting Skinner's hand. He had never been more proud of a kid in his life then that very moment. He knew the kid remembered him as well. He seemed confused and a little scared. Danny spoke first. "Don't be scared, your not in trouble, we just wanted to check on you." Aaron nodded, moving his too large glasses up his face. Nick spoke with a small smile. "You know who I am?" Aaron nodded. "You beat up that other guy in the model village. You're really good at fighting." "Your not so bad yourself."
Danny spoke. "You two know each other?" Nick turned. "Yeah, at the fight for the village in the model village he was just wondering, looking around when Skinner took him hostage. Luckily he was quick thinking, bit his hand so I could go at him." Danny nodded.
They left shortly after that, Nick not having a second thought about his well-being after that. Until one day he realized the two adults that were in the car with Aaron were his parents. Aaron was an orphan. Aaron was going to go through the adoption system and fostered. He knew those systems and fostering wasn't the best. And he may never get adopted because he's so old. Suddenly Nick wasn't so sure what to do. In his heart he knew what it was. He and Danny should adopt Aaron but having a kid is a big responsibility and something that needs discussed.
They had alot of talking and thinking to do.