Author's Note: Wow! First off, a huge thank you to all of you for making the first chapter even more successful than I'd hoped! I was going to wait a little while longer to post this chapter, but I mean, it's written, so why not?

Today is the 1 year anniversary of TOR, which is super sad because we've gone a full year without new Anubis :( But, of course I'll be re-watching TOR for some good memories :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter. I give you a couple clues as to what's going on with Patricia, but in the next chapter you'll get way more answers!

Disclaimer: I don't own HOA

"Hhhhiii Mom," Tyler mumbled, scared as hell.

Patricia crossed her arms, surveying her family. Alexa hadn't changed a bit. Still the same innocent face she'd always had. Patricia had always thought of Alexa as the best parts of Eddie, and almost none of herself, which made her that much prouder of her youngest daughter. Tyler looked slightly shaggier than when she left. He was in clear need of a hair cut. Patricia figured Eddie didn't have the time to go to the barber. Kate looked distinctively older. The scowl on her face reminded Patricia so much of herself, she felt sick. Patricia had scarred Kate, and she knew it well. When it came to Kate and Patricia, people would always use the expression "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" because they were so similar.

Eddie looked tired, and that broke Patricia's heart. His eyes had the same gloomy glow as they did back in high school (with all the Osirion stuff weighing him down). The same glow Patricia had promised herself she'd never allow to come back exactly twelve years ago today. Just thinking about the fact that it was her anniversary made her feel sick.

It had been happening a lot lately, the sick feeling. Most of the time of was guilt, Other times extreme sadness Or worry. She couldn't shake the feeling. It was the same feeling she'd felt after it happened. But thinking about it made her sickest of all. Just the mention made her eyes water.

"Hi Tyler," she said, biting her lip. Remembering that she was supposed to be angry, she added, "Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

"You think you have the right to come back here and be angry with us when it's you who ruined this family?" Kate scoffed.

"Kate, don't pester-"

"No, she's right. I don't really have the right to be angry, and I did ruin everything. I admit it. Ok? You win, sassy pants. But one day you'll end up just like me-so think about how you'd feel in my situation," Patricia retorted.

Kate closed her watering eyes tightly, hoping that when she opened them her mother would be gone, but unfortunately, she was still there. Kate buried her face in her hands and started to cry. No- not cry, sob. Completely sob into her hands, afraid to look up at her siblings or parents.

Alexa, unsure of how to react, was the first to stand up and hug her distressed mother. Patricia picked up her daughter and cradled her in her arms.

"You smell like mommy," Alexa mumbled.

Eddie, who still hadn't moved a muscle, sat down on the couch and buried his face in his hands, just as Kate had. Tyler, scared by the behavior of his family, began to feel angry. It was an anger that he inherited from Eddie, and it was the same type of anger he'd had for his father when he left.

"WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!" Tyler cried. "Am I supposed to cry? Am I supposed to welcome you home? As of you're even staying?! What- what- how am I even supposed to feel?!"

He stormed out of the living room and locked himself in his bedroom, alarming Patricia, who was still cuddling Alexa.

"I'm sorry I faked sick Mommy," Alexa said.

"Don't apologize to me," Patricia said, setting Alexa down. "I don't deserve an apology."

"Daddy?" Alexa said, trying to peel Eddie's hands of his face.

"Yes princess?"

"Sorry."

"It's alright. Why don't you- why don't you go play, alright?" Eddie croaked.

Alexa nodded, unaware of why everyone was so sad, or angry.

Patricia knelt down onto her knees, wincing at the pain it still caused her, in front of Kate.

"What do you want?" Kate asked, uncovering her face. "I needed you mom. And you weren't here."

"I know-"

"I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU LEFT!" Kate said, standing up. "YOU AND DAD WERE REALLY HAPPY, AND THEN SUDDENLY ONE NIGHT YOU GUYS DIDN'T COME HOME. THE NEXT DAY, DAD CAME HOME, BUT YOU NEVER CAME BACK. YOU JUST LEFT. Don't tell me 'you know' because you don't know."

"Kate, you have no idea what your mother's been through," Eddie said, blocking Kate's exit.

"You're actually sticking up for that bitch? She's the one that left you, remember?"

Eddie stepped out of Kate's way, allowing her to escape the family room.

Patricia winced once more as she climbed from the floor onto the couch.

"Patricia, lemme help you- god you look like you're in so much pain-"

"You don't need to help me," Patricia snapped, settling herself onto the couch. "I can't believe you didn't tell them." She shook her head.

"I didn't want to think about it. I only have time to think about it at night. Patricia, I don't sleep-"

"Neither do I. I don't sleep, or eat, and every time I try to I can't keep anything down because I'm so messed up."

Eddie sat down beside his wife, noticing for the first time how much thinner and sicker she looked than when he last saw her. He took her hand, while keeping a small distance between the two of them.

"Is because of-is it because of you know what? Have you seen a doctor lately?" he asked, voice filled with concern.

"They said that in my condition I'd be in pain for a while, I just didn't know it would be this long. After the first time, they said if it happened again it could be really bad. I never told you that because I knew you wanted more. But I also never told you that they- the doctors told me that after Alexa it wasn't safe."

"So I was putting your life in danger, and you let me?"

"I made a lot of mistakes. I didn't take care of myself at all," Patricia said with a sigh. "And you're totally allowed to kick me out- you know-if you want to."

"Why would I kick you out?"

"I don't know, I would."

"If our parents found out we were doing this- damn we'd be so screwed," Kate chuckled.

"It's worth it. Your family sucks, my family sucks. You, me, and a bag of weed can make the world go round," Blake (Kate's "special friend") said slyly.

"Sometimes I am so jealous of you. I mean, your mom is dead. You don't have to deal with her. My mom is probably the worst person on the planet, and she doesn't even care. I know she left because of me, and she can't even find the fucking courage to admit it."

"Your mom is hot," Blake said, leaning against the alley wall between their houses. "Like smoking hot."

"Gross," Kate giggled. "Seriously, she's an old cow."

"She's only like 35," Blake insisted.

"She's actually 32. Go ahead, do the math. I'm 14, she's 32, she got married 12 years ago..."

"Is your dad even like- your real father?" Blake asked, between smokes.

Kate paused. Though she was high and knew she couldn't think straight, she realized that she'd always just assumed Eddie was her biological father. She'd never considered the possibility that her mother could've had her with someone else. They'd never talked about how Kate "came to be" before, and she was curious.

"You know she had Tyler before she got married too? I've seen the wedding photos and we're both there."

Blake snorted at her comment, causing Kate to shoot him a glare, but burst out in laughter herself.

"I should go," she said, handing him the bag full of the green plant. "My dad will probably come looking for me eventually."

After smashing all of his family photos hung on the walls of his room, Tyler proceeded to rip up his photo albums. His face was red and blotchy from his hysterical crying, and his eyes were puffy as ever.

He reached into the sleeve of the photo album, pulling out a picture of him with his parents and sisters. He proceeded to rip the picture at an angle so that Patricia was isolated from the rest of the family. He then took the picture of his mother and ripped it into as many pieces as he possibly could, and threw the pieces in the trash. Tyler the threw the trash can at the wall and let out a loud wail.

"STOP," Alexa cried from her bedroom next door.

"SHUT UP YOU LITTLE TWIG."

"DADDY! TYLER TOLD ME TO SHUT UP!"

Tyler then heard heavy, angry footsteps coming up the stairs. Two sets actually, signaling that both his mom and dad were coming to scold his banging.

"Tyler, open this door," Eddie demanded.

"NO."

"I don't know who you think you're helping by smashing things in your bedroom, but it's certainly not yourself," Eddie said.

Tyler quickly unlocked his door and grabbed the photo albums. He then sprinted into his closet where he hid behind a lump of clothes, not moving a muscle. He thought with his "clever" hiding spot, his parents would never find him.

He was wrong.

"Come out of the closet," Patricia said, almost instantly.

Tyler couldn't help but to chuckle. Come out of the closet? That was really what she decided to say?

"We can hear you laughing," Eddie said.

"WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AWAY?"

"It's your sister's bedtime. She can't sleep with all this noise you're making. Stop being so selfish Tyler, get out of there," Eddie said harshly.

"If it's bedtime, then why hasn't mom left to go to wherever she sleeps?" Tyler scoffed.

When Alexa woke up in the middle up the night (as she always did) screaming for her mother, Tyler couldn't help but feel guilty for kicking Patricia out. Alexa just wanted her mom. He just wanted his mom.

He listened against he wall as his dad tried to soothe Alexa's crying, mumbling "Daddy's here," and "Go back to sleep," but unlike every other time, Eddie's comforting didn't work.

"I WANT MY MOM," Alexa moaned.

Tyler hugged himself up against the wall and began to cry once again, this time, out of sadness. No matter how his mom had betrayed him, or the family, she was still his mother. He still loved her, and he still needed her in his life.

"Kate?" Tyler mumbled, stumbling into his sister's room.

Kate sat up in her bed, turning on the light.

"What?" she groaned sleepily.

"Can I stay with you? Just for the rest of the night?"

"Tyler, you're twelve. Go sleep in your own bed. There aren't any monsters."

But Tyler didn't want to be in his room. He didn't want to be anywhere near the smashed photos and ripped photo albums. He didn't want to be next door to Alexa as she cried. So he slept in the hallway, lying on the floor.

Author's Note: Poor Tyler :( Sleeping on the floor.

I apologize if there are any errors that I missed, I'm kind of speed editing at the moment! I hope to get the next update up fairly soon, I'm almost finished writing it. Keep your guesses about Patty coming!

Those of you who know me know that I always like to do responses...

Peddie213: Patricia's so mysterious, popping up out of no where! You will get a lot of answers in the next chapter, and even more in the next, I promise! It's actually a complicated story as to why she left, and I hope you'll be surprised!

houseofanubisfan2: I'm really glad you like it and thank you! You'll find out what's up with Patricia soon ;)

IThinkImFallingForYouYacker: (I seriously love your username so much) But thank you so much! Her reason for leaving is actually pretty complex (and sad). I'm actually writing it right now and it's some pretty emotional stuff.

Guest: Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

ninja-of-books: I can't tell you why she left just yet... gotta keep everyone waiting :) But, there's a bunch of hints in this chapter!

LoveWillRemember: I'm really glad to be back too! But, I don't know about Patty. I guess you have to figure her kids are gonna be pretty mad. I'm definitely exploring a lot of anger in the next chapter ;)

Guest: Thanks! I'm really glad :)

Gummy-bears28: Yay! Haha you only have to wait a little longer to find out why she left. But it's pretty sad :(

xXAquaMangoXx: Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

MspNatalia: You definitely have a good theory! Eddie actually knows why she left (little hint for you) and I will tell you it primarily has to do with family.

sheerio4ever: I'm glad you're new though because you've got the spirit that we've lost in the US!