Chapter Two - An Unexpected Visitor

Darwin knocked softly on the bedroom door. '' Gumball, what happened? Please talk to me. '' Darwin pleaded. Gumball blew his nose. Darwin knocked again. '' Gumball? '' Gumball sniffled and opened the door a crack. '' What? '' He asked, his eyes red from crying. Darwin motioned for Gumball to open the door completely. Gumball did as he was told and Darwin stepped inside. Gumball closed the door quickly and locked it. He walked over to his brother hanging his head. '' Penny's moving away. Out of the Elmore area. '' He said, tears starting to travel down his face once more. Darwin frowned. ''Gumball, I'm so sorry. '' He sat down next to his brother on the bottom bunk. They shared the bedroom with Anais, so Gumball and Anais had a bunk bed and Darwin still slept in his tiny fish bowl.

''But, you know. You could always have a long-distance relationship.'' Darwin said. Gumball shook his head. '' P-Penny says those n-never work o-o-out.'' Gumball stuttered, tears still flowing down his face onto Anais's mattress. Darwin knew right away that Penny had broken up with Gumball. He just didn't know why Gumball was crying: The move? Or the breakup? Darwin scooted closer. '' Why are you so upset? Is it Penny's move? Or the fact that you're experiencing your first break up? '' Darwin asked, almost sounding like Nicole. Gumball grabbed a tissue and dabbed his eyes. '' Both. '' He began sobbing into Anais's pillow. Darwin didn't know what else to do besides put his arm around Gumball, giving him a small hug.

Richard ran inside and slammed the door behind him. ''Richard, honey. What's wrong? Did the kids start throwing sticks at you again? '' Nicole joked. Richard looked at her with seriousness, a face he rarely ever gave anyone. '' This is no time for jokes, Nicole! He's coming! '' Richard began to breathe heavily. Nicole told him to calm down. She placed her hand on his right shoulder. '' Who's coming? '' She asked calmly. The front door burst open. A tall, thin purple bunny about Richard's age came flying into the house. '' Richard. Still a bit on the obese side, I see. '' The purple bunny commented. Richard's face turned red with anger. '' Ricky.'' He said, a sour tone in his voice. Nicole whispered into her husband's ear. '' Richard, who is that guy? Why did you call him Ricky? '' ''I can answer that. '' Ricky answered, obviously eavesdropping in the conversation. '' I'm Richard's brother. ''

Gumball and Darwin began to head down the stairs. Gumball had finally been able to calm down and he looked back to his normal self. ''What's going on? '' He asked, a little sadness still in his voice. Ricky turned and looked at the two kids coming into the room. He darted towards Darwin and knocked him to the floor, causing Darwin to hit his head on the bottom step of the wooden staircase. ''Ow! '' Darwin began to rub his head. Richard got to his feet. ''Ricky, stop it! '' Ricky zoomed over to Richard. '' Who the fuck are these children?! Why are they in this house?! '' He yelled. Richard frowned, not approving of Ricky's language or attitude. '' Their names are Gumball and Darwin, and they live here! They're my sons! '' Richard yelled back. Gumball ran to his brother's aide. He stuck out his hand and Darwin gripped it. Gumball gently pulled him up.'' Are you okay, Darwin? '' Gumball asked. Darwin nodded. '' Yeah, I'm fine. '' Anais ran over and they all watched as their father and uncle continued to argue.

'' You promised you would never have kids! You swore to mom and myself that you would never, under any circumstances, ever have kids! '' Ricky hollered. '' Yeah, when I was Anais's age! '' Richard shot back. '' Who is Anais? I thought you only had two fucking boys! '' ''Well, I have a little girl too! And who are you to tell me that I can't have children?! It was my choice! Not yours! '' Nicole motioned for the kids to go up to their room. They all nodded and ran up to their room as fast as they could.

A/N:I just want to take a moment to say why this series is rated T. That abuse scene with Darwin and Ricky wasn't the worst. It will get more violent later on in the story around chapter three. The foul language will also get more serious towards the third chapter. So there's the reason for the T rating.