You Are Loved, You Are Heard

by Tif S

AU Callie Jacob doesn't speak, understood by no one but her brother, since an incident at the age of thirteen drove her voice from her. AJ is the newly adopted son of Mike Foster. When Mike's ex-wife Stef takes in the broken girl and her brother, AJ is drawn to her, and into the chaos that is the Adams-Foster clan. Can AJ help Callie and find a place in his new family? Callie/AJ

1. Prologue

A/N: Okay, so yes, this is another new story. I really like Callie and AJ, so I decided to try my hand at writing a Callie/AJ story and this idea wouldn't leave me alone. This is just a short prologue. Once again I do not own the Fosters, at all, nada, just the crazy plot bunnies.

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Prologue

AJ's POV

It's been about a month since I was adopted by Mike, but it still feels like my first days with him. He's cool for sure. He's helped me a lot, but no matter what he tries to tell me, I'm not a Foster. Paper doesn't mean anything. I'm safe… yeah I'm safe with him, but it's still just a cop trying to do charity work with a street kid, at least that's what Brandon, his bio kid, seems to think. Sure, I haven't exactly given him a reason to trust me, instinct you know, but it still sucks. School's about to start. It's my first school year with them, so I'll be seeing a lot of Brandon and his siblings. I'm going to the same school, Anchor Beach. I just hope things go well, but things usually explode before they go smooth so its just a matter of waiting for the boom.

Jude's POV

It's been three years since I've heard my older sister's voice. I'm not even totally sure what happened, she just shut herself off. I've always had to fight for her and now… well now we're moving to another new foster home. I'm scared, I don't want to see her get hurt again. I have no idea what to expect. They seem nice, but then again so did he before he started spending time with Callie and then she just shut down. I don't think it was a coincidence even though all the adults, even Bill, said it was. I really want this time to be different for both of our sakes, but especially for Callie. It has to be doesn't it? We can't always get the short end of the stick. I really want this to work out. I guess we just have to see.

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A/N: Okay, so, what do you think? Callie's POV will come in eventually, but I haven't quite decided how I'm going to approach it, maybe journal entries. I really want it to feel like she's closed off and not speaking, so I will probably be filtering most of it through the other characters: AJ, Jude, Stef, Lena, etc... As per usual with my stories, most all of the Adams-Fosters will be getting POVs at one point or another. Although the crux of the drama lies with Callie, AJ will be a focus as well as will his relationships with Brandon and Mike and the Adams-Fosters Any thoughts on that? How should I approach it? I'd love your thoughts Fosters friends! :)