This is one of those stories that I have nothing else to do so decided to see where it goes. If it goes nowhere, which it probably will, oh well. More than likely, I won't spend too much time on it.

House Arrest

Chapter 1

Day 1

Max shook her head as the attorney and police left. Fang gave her a slight smile.

"Come on, Max. This isn't that bad. And you're not even the one on house arrest!"

"Fang, shut up." Max sat down on the kitchen counter.

"Max-"

"I said to shut up! Do you know what this is costing us?"

"It's better than me in jail right?"

Max held her tounge. "Yeah, sure."

Frowning, Fang stretched. "Max, we already talk about this."

"Yeah but that was before it actually happened!" Max shook her head. "Fang what are you going to do all day?"

"Hang out with Iggy…Gasman…watch the kids…eat…poop…eat again….pee-"

"You are really pissing me off."

Fang looked down at the ankle monitor. His new best friend. "You off today?"

"No. I go in at four." Max sighed. "Was it worth it? Beating that guy up?"

Fang looked down. "Yeah, baby, it was."

"He's in jail now, Fang. You didn't have to do that."

Looking up, Fang nodded slightly. "Max, I've taken care of things my way since we were kids. He hurt you, I hurt him. He's luck I didn't kill him."

"No, you're lucky!" Sighing, Max stood up. "One year. Got to love plea bargains, right?"

Fang got up, having heard footsteps. "I know you're there, Rain."

The three year old giggled from the doorway. "Daddy gets him bracelet?"

"Yep!" Fang picked her up. "For one whole year, I'll be here everyday of your life."

Rain smiled. For her, this was wonderful. Daddy always worked, always. Now, Mommy, who was very mean and bossy, would be gone and the best person in the world would take her place. What could be better?

Max sighed. "Work. You know, if you weren't an idiot, I wouldn't have to be working again."

"Shhh, Maxie. The princess doesn't like you to say bad word like 'idiot', does she?"

Rain giggled from his arms. "Yeah."

"I'm hungry!" Caden walked into the room. "Mommy?"

"Daddy makes food now, right Fang?"

"Uh, right." Fang sat Rain on the ground. "Not that you were ever that great of cook anyways."

"Fang, I am not in the mood."

The six year old sat down at the table. "Dad, did you get your monitor thingy yet?"

"Yeah, you missed it, Cad. The police were here to give it to me and everything."

Caden giggled, his brown hair falling in his face, covering his green eyes. "Do I still have to go to school today?"

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"Why wouldn't you?" Max asked, looking at the clock.

"Because Dad is in trouble."

"That has nothing to do with you. And do not go to school talking about it, you hear me?"

"Mom, it's not like it's some big secret." Hayley, their oldest walked into the kitchen. Fang looked at her for a second, not liking what he was seeing at all.

"Those jeans are too tight."

"No they're not."

"Your stomach is showing." Fang turned his head slightly. "And other things."

"What my boobs?"

"Hayley!" Max groaned while Caden made a face.

She smirked, enjoying the teasing she was giving her father. The seventeen year old picked up an apple.

Fang turned towards the refrigerator. "Go change."

"Make me."

"Excuse me?"

The sixteen-year-old girl sighed. "Daddy, leave me alone."

"Then change."

A loud belch made halted the conversation. Skylar walked in, yawing. "You guys are too loud in the morning."

"Burp like that again and you'll be stuck in this house longer than your father." Max looked at the clock. "Fang, hurry up and make breakfast. Hayley, go get changed. Now."

"Mom-"

"Talk back to me and you'll be stuck here too."

Hayley screeched, walking out of the room. Skylar frowned. "She's loud."

As if to reinforce this fact, Ace, the thirteen month old, started crying. Sighing, Max stood up, going to get him.

Fang got out a thing of eggs, starting to make breakfast. Skylar looked down at his father's ankle.

"Dad, damn, you finally got it?"

"Language."

Caden giggled at his fifteen-year-old brother. "Dad, what are you making?"

"Eggs."

Rain climbed up into a chair. "I like eggs, Daddy."

"Yeah, I know."

Skylar's cell rang and he answered. "What up? Nah. Yeah he got it. Dud you have to check it out. I know, right? Man, imagine if he went to jail instead. Instant cred, right?"

Fang rolled his eyes. He didn't understand why his son thought this was cool, especially knowing why he beat the crap out of that guy. Max walked back into the room, cradling Ace in her arms.

"Caden, go brush your teeth."

"But then my food will taste bad."

"Yeah, well, we're late." Max sat down at the table.

"Dude, I know! Nope. Yeah, she so wants me. I know. Nah, not here. He's going to be here for like a year. That's like what? 200 days?"

Max bit her lip, resisting the urge to hit her son in the head. "Sky, no phones in the morning. You'll see whoever you're talking to at school in like thirty minutes."

"I got to go. Yeah, I know, she so is. 'right, bye." He hung up. "Happy?"

Max didn't say anything. Hayley came back into the room, looser jeans and a better fitting t-shirt on.

"Happy Dad?"

Fang looked at her. God, she looked just like Max. He would do anything to have her go back to being a baby, not so grown up. He hoped Rain didn't grow up as fast. The thirty four year old nodded, remembering that he was her age when he had her. "Yeah, now sit down."

"You guys need hair cuts." Max looked at her two oldest sons.

Caden frowned at his mother. "No. We like our hair, right Sky?"

"Whatever."

"Didn't I tell you to go brush your teeth?" Max asked the six year old. He groaned, going to do so. Fang started setting food in front of his kids, giving Max hers last. He kissed her head before walking out of the room.