End of Catalysts
Author: LexysK23
Words: 2,616
Chapter 2 of 32
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.
Author's Note: Okay, so I'm glad you guys enjoyed the first chapter. Here is chapter two. Thanks for waiting and I hope you guys enjoy this chapter as well. This was pretty easy to write, which was shocking because it's hard at times. But I have a lot of inspiration. Anyways, I still don't know how long this story will be, but I have 27 chapters planned out. And it's still not the end of it, so this story seems like it'll be pretty long. Enjoy you guys.
Updated: July 16, 2015
APRIL looked down put her seat belt on. She looked up, at the flashing lights. She was there. She was back at Union City. It hadn't taken them long to arrive. It was still night out, only being a three-hour flight. She looked over, to see everyone prepare for the landing. She sighed, gripped the seat, not because she was afraid of the landing. She was nervous about seeing her parents again. She wasn't going to stay at her parent's home, but they had heard about her visit from the Rolbrose (as April likes to call them) family. And they wanted her to have dinner with them, at least for a week while she was in town.
She felt the plane land on the ground, as she looked over to her friends, and saw that they were all excited. She just took a deep breath as she waited for the plane to come to a full stop. Soon, all too soon, the flight attendant told the passengers that they had arrived, and they could take their seat belts off. April took her off. She waited until her aisle was empty, before trying to get her bags from the top storage. John took over, telling her how she wouldn't reach. She just glared at him, and later left the plane with her friends.
They all went to get the rest of their bags, the ones that weren't carry-ons. They were going to spend the summer, or two months of it in Union City, so they had to bring enough for those sixty days.
April watched as John and Bryan grabbed their bags. Once they were all accounted for, they went to the lobby. She looked around, trying to see if she can find any familiar faces. She grinned when she saw Dean and Seth standing where all the family and friends stood. They had a poster, saying Adorable Killer and Co.
April just ran to the two men, leaving all her things behind. She jumped into their arms. Bryan picked up the bag April dropped when she went to hug her best friends.
Both men wrapped their arms around April, missing their group hugs. April soon moved back and looked at her group of friends. She grinned, as she went to introduce each of them. "Guys, these are my idiotic friends, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Deano, Sethy, these are my great friends, Nikki and Brie Bella. Bryan Danielson, and John Cena."
Dean shot April a glare, before shaking the college student's hands. "Taking care of our little April?"
April elbowed his side, and he smirked. Seth rolled his eyes. "It's nice to meet you. I hope you enjoy your time with us."
Dean shot Seth a look. "Take that stick out your ass. You don't have to be so formal."
"Fuck you Dean."
Dean smirked. "There is the Seth I like."
"If you wanted to suck my—"
"Okay, let's get out of here. I want to meet your girls and sleep."
Dean nodded, and turned. Seth rolled his eyes and asked if he could help with the bags. And soon they were all piled in the car, ready to go to the Ambrose/Rollins home.
End of Me
APRIL smiled, when Seth's mother opened the door. She rushed to April and wrapped her into a hug. Seth's mother, Amanda Ambrose, had known April since she was twelve. The twenty-two year old had been in the Rolbrose house a lot, that she had her own place at the dinner table. She even had her own room. Amanda then turned to April's friends.
"Aren't you going to introduce me?" Amanda asked, as she kept her arm around the college student.
"Amanda, these are my friends, Nikki, Brie, John, and Bryan. Guys, this is my second mom, and those loser's mom, Amanda."
Brie took a step forward. "It's nice to meet you."
"Do you have any embarrassing stories of April here?" Bryan asked, grinning. April shot him a glare, while Amanda laughed.
There was laughter from the door. "Funny stories of Harley Quinn. Of course we do."
April rolled her eyes, the smile on her face growing even more. She turned and walked into the man who was exiting the house's arms.
"I've missed you Mr. A," April whispered, feeling his chest move as he chuckled. She took a step back and walked the rest of the way with him. She introduced Jonathan Ambrose to her friends, and Bryan asked for the stories again.
"Over dinner. I'm assuming you will be joining us?" Amanda asked, as she looked at the group of friends.
"If you insist," April said, giving her surrogated parents a smile.
"Nonsense, you will all be joining us. We'll have a barbeque. Are Emma and Summer coming over? I love those girls. You'll get to meet them. You'll love them. Out little boys know how to chose women," Amanda gushed, as she grinned at her husband.
"Mom!" Both sons complained, making their mother roll their eyes. April just laughed.
"Where are they staying?" April asked, as she looked at the woman she saw as a mother.
Amanda smiled. "They are staying here, with the boys. They were going to stay in a hotel, but I didn't want them to. They had to get to know this family if they were going to be in those boys' lives."
"Are they here now?"
"No. They went to the market so we could have the barbeque. They will back in an hour or so. You will really like those girls. Summer, she might take while. She is like those girls that you think you know when you first meet them but they blow your mind. She wants to be a teacher. And Emma, she is a very lovely girl, the opposite of Seth. You know, I never thought I would see him so happy, but he is. Emma makes him happy," Amanda told her, as she watched everyone talk.
Seth and Dean were talking to John about something April didn't care about. But she was happy that they were getting along. They were laughing, and giving each other playful glares. She looked over to see Brie, Nikki, and Bryan laugh at something Jonathan said, probably about the time April, Dean, and Seth decided it would be fun to jump the wooden fence, and the back of April's pants got stuck. She was stuck for an hour or two. Dean and Seth weren't able to help her get off, and Jonathan decided it would be hilarious to take pictures of the moment.
She looked at Amanda, who was smiling. April was home. And she was happy.
End of Me
APRIL had a great time at the barbeque. She had met Summer Rae. At first she thought the girl was a stuck up bitch, but then, April remembered her conversation with Amanda. And she remembered Nikki and Brie, and how she had the same thoughts about them. She decided to get to know the woman, and found her to be funny, and smart. She was not what she expected. She helped Amanda serve the food. She helped clean after.
Emma was different. She was refreshing. She cracked jokes with Jonathan. She whispered things in Seth's ear to make him laugh. And involved everyone in her conversations. April found out that Emma wanted to be a therapist. She wanted to help people through their problems. And April approved of that.
John, Nikki, Brie, and Bryan talked about their lives. About their homes, and how they met April. They talked about what they wanted to do, and what they saw in their future. They then changed the subject to Seth and Dean.
Seth told them about how he wanted to be an architect, but he also wanted to be a businessman. He wanted to build things, and how it had caught his attention as a kid. Amanda didn't know how many Lego pieces she had stepped on as Seth grew up. Everyone laughed when Amanda the group about the time Seth wanted to build his own house out of Legos, and almost succeeded, but then Dean knocked it down.
Their attention turned to Dean, who looked away. He wasn't ready to tell them what he wanted to tell him. Summer grabbed his hand and gave him an encouraging smile. Seth gave him a nod and a smile. Emma patted his other hand. Dean took a deep breath and looked at his parents.
"I dropped out," he said, causing all the humor to fly out the window.
"Wh-what?" Amanda asked, as she stared at her stepson, who was just her son because she had seen the young man grow up.
"I'm sorry, college wasn't for me. And I couldn't go there anymore," Dean said, looking from his mother to his father.
Jonathan decided to chip in. "What are you going to do for your future? What are you going to do for a career?"
Dean shrugged. "I don't know. And I wasn't doing so great in school either. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guy earlier. I didn't want to disappoint you."
Jonathan sighed, before smiling at his son. "You'll never disappoint us. As long as you do what you love, and follow your dreams. So you don't have any right now, it's okay. We'll be behind you the entire time."
Dean smiled and nodded. He had great parents.
Seth looked at his parents. "Deano here has me. And we're sticking together."
"How are your parents?" Amanda asked, changing the subject. Everything went back to normal, as they ate and continued to converse.
"They are good. I think they went to a business trip. And won't be back for another month. But I'm going to have dinner with them."
Amanda nodded, knowing about the strained relationship the young woman had with her parents. She changed the subject again, and soon, the night ended in a good note.
End of Me
NIKKI, Brie, Emma, and Summer wanted to go sightseeing. So John and Bryan wanted to see the town too. April, Dean, and Seth decided to show them around. They were walking passed a place with flowers. Emma decided to go and check what it was about. There, they saw it was a memorial for the five year old that was taken. April sighed, knowing that they were standing at the last spot she was seen.
When April was younger, she would stand there and stare at the flowers and picture. She would try to imagine what the girl would look like. She would imagine saving the girl and becoming her best friend. She would imagine a lot of things, but that was all they were, imagines.
Emma looked over at her boyfriend. "What is this about?"
Seth looked at April. "She knows more than the rest of us. Dean and I moved here five years after she was taken."
April sighed. "Saraya Bevis. She was just five years old. Her parents were visiting the States. She was from Britain. And was here, playing. Her parents took their eyes off her for one second, and she was gone. There were search parties. There was a curfew. Once the sun went down, no child was allowed to be outdoors. They searched for two years, before her parents went back home. After the ten-year mark, and no response, we all just assumed she was dead. That's the story of five year old Saraya."
"Do you really think she's dead?" Summer asked, her voice a whispered. She stared into the picture of the five-year-old girl, her heart breaking for her parents. The girl, Saraya, looked like a cute girl.
"Yeah, I mean, it's been fifteen years. The bastard probably tossed her body in a river or something. Never to be found again."
"Who would do such a thing?" Nikki questioned, blinking the tears that were appearing in her eyes. She didn't know what she would feel if she ever lost her daughter. Hell, she didn't know what she would do if she, herself was taken.
"I don't know. But I did have a list of suspects, at my house. People who I thought had taken her. I never got to investigate, but I always felt like I should have. Like one of them had taken her."
"Did they ever find a picture? A video or something?"
April looked at them. "If they did, don't you think they would have surfaced in the news?"
April stood up and looked at the picture. It was old, and it was always taken down by the end of the month. It was surrounded by flowers. April looked at her friends, who had small smiles on their face. They were all thinking the same thing. They were hoping for Saraya to not be dead, and for her to be found.
"We can go to New York next week. We can stay there if you guys want?" April asked, as she started to move away from the memorial.
The group started talking about what they wanted to do in New York. April looked back at the spot she was in before. She could imagine Saraya fight against her kidnapper. Kicking and trying to scream, but he had his hand over her mouth. She shook her head and turned away. It was not the moment. She turned her attention to Emma, who had asked her a question. April smiled and answered the question.
End of Me
APRIL looked at Seth and Dean. It was past midnight and everyone was asleep after the long day they had. Seth and Dean were sharing a room with John and Bryan. They didn't mind, but Seth was lucky as it was his room. He called dibs in the bed. Emma and Summer were staying in Dean's room. They were sharing his bed, while Nikki and Brie were sleeping in April's room. They were also sharing a bed.
"So what do you think? And be honest. What do you think about Summer?" Dean asked, as he sat down in front of April, a beer in his hand.
April smiled. "She's perfect for you. Really. I like her. She defended me from that asshole from earlier. And we haven't known each other long. So that was nice to see."
Dean grinned, looking proud. He turned to Seth, who was getting them some food. "And Emma? What about her?"
"I like her too. She's really friendly and she seems to want to be friends. I don't know how to explain it. She has this energy around her, that make you like her."
Dean grinned. "Did you know that Emma was my girlfriend first? But we weren't as great. She introduced me to Summer, who was her roommate. So I introduced her to Seth. We've been friends since. But I thought she was perfect for Seth. Someone to make him less uptight."
"I am not uptight. You're just an asshole," Seth muttered, as he placed the sandwiches he made in the middle of the room.
"Want to watch cartoons?" Dean suggested, looking from Seth to April. Both of them nodded, and grabbed their things. They headed to the living room and turned the television on. They got on the couch. It was something they would do. They would just stay on the couch and watch whatever they could find. April was always in the middle. It was the only spot they would give her.
Half an hour later, Seth and Dean were already asleep, snoring on either side of her. She rolled her eyes and turned the television off before leaning back, and closing her eyes, letting the sleep take over as well.
Okay, so there are some points in the chapter that will come back later in the story. Three more chapters and Paige/Saraya makes her official appearance. This is still kind of slow, but I'm still setting up the story. Things will get better after next chapter. If not, the chapter after that. It's when things pick up.
Review and see you in a week, nerds. –LK
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