A complicated family

This is my first Waterloo Road fanfic, please review.

I don't own Waterloo Road the BBC do.

This is the story of Melissa Ryan and her Kids, I have tried to base the story slightly on this current season, but I have added a new character so it's a bit different.

Aimee Ryan is the Daughter of Melissa Ryan and Derek Ryan, she is 12 years old at the start of the story.

Philip Ryan is the daughter of Melissa Ryan and Peter Walker he is 15 years old at the start of the story

Melissa married Peter in 1992 and had Philip in 1993, they split without divorcing in 1994 when she met Derek. She married Derek in 1995 and son Philip changed his name to match his mothers. Aimee was born in 1996.

Rachael Mason woke up in the hospital, she felt groggy and disorientated, she didn't know where she was, a few moments later and she had came around, a nurse came to her and took the tube which had been helping her breath out of her throat.

Nurse - Hi Rachel, your in hospital you were in a fire and have been unconscious for the past few weeks

Rachael - How are the kids, how's the school

She was worried that someone or something really bad had happened

Nurse - Everyone is fine, why don't you relax, you shouldn't talk to much yet

A few weeks later Rachael was home and ready for her first day back at school, all the kids in the school were really excited for her to be coming back, they didn't always show it but they really appreciated all that Miss Mason does for them, she may be strict, but she is always fair.

On her first day back, she met a new family, the Kellys, she knew they were going to be trouble, the youngest was still a baby, but the other 4 would be coming to Waterloo road. The day was very eventful with the youngest kid yielding a gun.

Although Rachel was glad to be back she wished this one day would have been calmer.

Later that day, Rachael met with her sister Melissa, she was moving from Scotland after a breakup with her husband. Rachael was really excited about it, she and Melissa hadn't seen each other in almost a year, she really missed her niece and nephew.

Melissa had bought a small 2 bedroom house about half a mile from Rachael, she hadn't actually visited it yet, but Rachael had picked up the keys and met with the delivery men before Mel got there.

They were finishing to unpack when Rachael noticed that none of her nieces stuff was here. She asked the delivery men about it, but they said that was everything.

Rachael looked at her watch, Mel said she would be here about six it was now half past and she wasn't there yet, she looked out the window and saw her old ford fiesta drive up the drive way. Rachael was surprised when she only seen Philip, she wondered why Aimee wasn't there as well.

Rachael went out the door and greeted her sister and nephew.

Rachael – its so nice to see you both

Melissa – You too, can't wait to get settled into the new house, that flat in Glasgow was tiny.

Rachael – Where's Aimee

Melissa – She wanted to stay with her Dad, and I could only afford a 2 bedroom house, so thought it was best.

Rachael was shocked Aimee had always for some reason clung to her mother, she was always a shy neverous child. And Rachael had been looking forward to see her niece.

A few days later Rachel and Eddie interviewed a few people for the job of Adult training co-ordinator although she knew her sister was not qualified she though she would do a good job, and convinced Eddie that she was the right person for the job, Eddie had no idea that Melissa was her sister. The next week, Mel started her job, and Philip started Waterloo Road as a year 11. Rachael was nervous for him, Philip was a nervous boy much like his sister, but he also lacked social interactions and sometimes acted geeky, which Rachael knew would not go down well with some of the kids like Bolton and Paul.

Mel was pretty good at her job and eventually it came out that she was Rachael's sister and Philip her nephew which was pretty hard for poor Phil.

One day Philp was passing Rachaels office, she took this as an opportunity to talk to him, he had been pretty quiet around her, and she had a feeling there was more to Aimees disappearance than met the eye.

Rachael - Philip, could I have a word please

Philip – The bells just went and I have Budgen for English, I can't be late.

Rachael – Im glad you are taking school so seriously, but I really want to talk to you, can you sit down.

Philip entered the office and sat down on the seat across from his aunts, Rachael sat on the big brown office chair, she leant back and swivelled slightly before looking at her newphew

Rachael – So hows your first few weeks been here, we don't seen to have had a chance to catch up

Philip – Its fine, I spoke to you yesterday, everything is fine

Rachael had indeed spoke to him yesterday, but Mel was there, she wanted to speak to hime on his own.

Rachael – I know, I just wanted to make sure, in case you want to tell me anything without your Mum being around.

Philip – Aunt Rachael, everything is fine, I promise

Rachael – OK, I just wanted to make sure, I thought may be you would be missing your sister

Philp – No, its pretty good without her, means I can get into the bathroom in the morning

Rachael – Do you really mean that?

Philip – No, but she can't stay with us, its just the way it is. I wish sometimes that it wasn't. but it's the right thing

Rachael – Why can't she stay with you?

Philip was getting nervous, he wanted to be honest with his aunt, but she just could not know.

Philip – She just can't, look can I please get to class

Rachael knew not to push it Philip was getting agitated, it would be better to leave it, all she knew was that he really did miss his sister and Mel was refusing to talk to her on the subject,