Promises Are Forever

I'm not going to say to much about this story, which is a first for me, lol, but to just let you read it. This one was more written for me personally, not so much for what other people wanted, I like writing stories that I feel like doing and something that other writers don't often touch or write on sometimes. This one's been in my head for a very long time and have had parts written for ages but most often didn't want to put it and didn't know whether it should but thought, why not and let others enjoy it : )

Adam and Jay, AKA. Edge and Christian, are brothers this story, just as a note.

Adam and Jay live horrible lives with their mother and step father in a dead end village. When Jay runs off and bumps into a very dark person that's about to turn their lives upside down, can Adam really keep to his promise to Jay? Vamp fic with Edge and Christian.

Rated for future horror and for the violence and abuse.


Adam quickly paced through the streets with quite a lot of worry and concern installed into him. The much older blonde had come out of his secondary school, finished with classes for the day, only to find that he couldn't find his younger sibling. He went to meet him so he could walk him home, like he so often did, but ended up waiting and waiting to the point of where there was no way that Jay could be that late. He had managed to grab a poor little kid from Jay's class to ask where he was, only to be told that Jay was feeling ill and had been sent home with their step father.

"What was the school thinking?" Adam muttered angrily to himself as he continued to push on through the streets. "Calling our step father? That's only going to piss him off; god knows what he's done with Jay in this amount of time!"

With saying that Adam picked up his speed and ignored all the questioning looks that headed his way.


"I'm fine now! Honest." Jay protested in annoyance.

"You got sent home Jay." Adam frowned, still unsure whether to believe his young brother's words. However....... Jay was looking a lot better from after this morning........

Adam had rushed home the fastest that his long legs would take him. All sorts of thoughts running through his head as he walked at the quickened pace. It was bad enough that his baby brother felt ill at all but for their step father to have to pick him up! Their step father was never in a good mood, even at the best of times. He most certainly wouldn't have enjoyed slogging himself out of bed to pick up a sick child from school. Their step father would most likely not even care if one of them even died at school! He most likely only went to the school to keep a cover on, didn't want Social Services sniffing around because they would soon catch on to the things he gets up to..........

"I had a.... Sleep. I feel much better now." Jay muttered in an unconvincing voice.

"And nothing happened with him while I was out?" Adam asked with cautiousness, feeling that something must have happened because this was their step father they were talking about. He usually did things to them when they'd done nothing at all, let alone when they actually did do something to annoy him.

Jay bit his lip for a split second but quickly bounced back with a reply. "No, he just let me go to my room to sleep."

Adam senses that hesitation and knew automatically something else must have happened. He was really hoping that his little brother wasn't lying to him, especially about something possibly so serious. "Spill it."

"Nothing, really Adam. Nothing, let's just drop the subject now." Jay blurted out quickly and turned away to start walking off.

Adam grabbed the top of his little brother's arm quite softly and pulled him close so that their faces were closely looking deep into the other. "You better not be lying or I'll be very cross Jay." Adam said bluntly, having a stern face to match. "I can take many things and sacrifice what I need to for us but I won't tolerate you lying to me Jay."

With that Adam harshly let go of Jay's arm and walked off. Jay's face only showed a look of concern and now crossed with worry; his small hand hovered over the mid section of his body as he winced ever so slightly.


"This carnival idea was a fabulous plan of yours." The dark figure complimented to his dark male companion.

"Ah, you are to kind." The dark man shrugged. "It was just a simple thought. You made everything happen and come together. Must've been a lot of work, to have arranged something on this level in such a dump like this."

"When you've got the money, you can make anything happen and as quick as you'd like." Smirked the dark figure smugly, knowing he was more than just a little rich. "This place never has things such as carnivals. So, the second little children see the posters they'll immediately start nagging their parents to go. This place isn't too big, there's a high chance that I'll see what I'm looking for."

"You've really thought this out." Commented the dark man.

"Best laid plans have more luck to go on through successfully. No point in doing something so serious unless you're going to do it properly." The dark figure shrugged and answered simply, as if it answered everything.

"Pretty sure this little 6 year old will show up for it then?"

"I would've thought the typical 6 year old would enjoy such....... Childish entertainment." The dark figure continued to reply simply.

"True....... But what the child's parents?" The dark man questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"What of the parents?" The dark figure counter questioned with a frown.

"Well...... It's not like any normal thinking human adult will be willing to hand over their child. Let alone to a person such as ourselves, to never know what becomes of their child or to never see them again."

"It doesn't matter what they think, I really don't care." Answered the figure in a gruff tone of voice.

"But....... How would you feel if someone took your child away? Your own flesh and blood, you were never able to see him or her ever again." The dark man tried to argue his case over, wanting his friend to understand that the scene or scenario might not run as smoothly as he thinks for a certain number of reasons. "Would you really do that to another parent?"

The dark figure for a moment just stared at his hands and gave look of deep thought, showing that he digesting his friend's comments. "I don't care."

"You don't?" The dark man replied, stunned.

"No." The dark figure confirmed with a stern look on his face. "I have been created this way, in a way that means I can't naturally have children ever. But I've finally been given something to aim for, the next best thing to having my own. I'm not going to be sorry for finally having something I desperately want and deserve. They can always have another one; this child is not destined to be with them."

"You really don't have a heart do you?" The dark man commented in a half jokingly way, already knowing the real inside answer to that.

The dark figure just smirked at that comment, knowing his friend most likely wasn't being serious. "Now we both know the answer to that. Do you want me to ask you the same question now so we're even?"

The dark friend smirked back and shook his head, it wasn't necessary. As far as he was concerned he didn't have a heart either. "Still have a few odd feelings left though I guess, if that's what people want to call them."

"Yea. Unfortunately we don't lose those, even over the vast amounts of time." The dark figure sighed, almost a bit annoyed that those feelings didn't fade with time.

The dark man remained quiet for a few moments, seeing no point in making a counter comment to that. But he also wanted to remind his friend of another thing, of what his friend might also have to prepare for and it wasn't just about the child's parents. "What about the child though?" He finally blurted out as quickly as he could manage. He also closed his eyes right after asking the question, showing that he was almost afraid of his friend's reaction.

The dark figure raised his eyebrow in question. "What about him/her?"

"That......" The dark man hesitated, still very wary of what his friend could say in reaction. Almost showing signs that his friend would be tempted to kill him for making such a comment. But he couldn't go back now, he'd started making the comment and now he was going to have to go all the way through with it. "...... Maybe the child won't want it...... Maybe.... He or she won't want what you will forcefully give him or her...... Won't want to be taken aw......."

"Silence." Barked the dark figure with having a face full of thunder, totally enraged by his friend's suggestion. "What you are saying is totally unacceptable. If I hear of this again, you know what will happen."

"Yes...... I'm sorry." Gulped the dark man, immediately wanting the subject dropped. He knew much better than to try and continue the subject after a warning such as that.


Adam had been suspicious for the rest of the day, ever since he had come home from school. He'd been watching Jay like a hawk, even at certain points from afar when he thought Jay wasn't looking. Jay looked fine........ But there was something Adam couldn't quite put his finger on. Was he missing something? Most likely his usual suspicion that he constantly had, which was most often true, you can't trust their step father for anything.

Himself and Jay did what they usually did in their house for the rest of the day, spending as much time as possible in their joint bedroom. Only leaving the bedroom briefly to go to the kitchen to make dinner for himself and Jay, sure as hell couldn't rely on their mother to do it. As also usual their step father was in a foul acting mood and their mother was trying to remain quiet and out of the way.

"Come on, time for bed." Adam muttered, breaking the silence that had taken over the most part of their evening. Adam knew Jay must've been rattled by his earlier actions and warning, he was starting to wonder whether he had been a tad bit to harsh with his words or expressions. Plus, he was most likely still grumpy about missing the currently playing carnival, Jay had tried mentioning it earlier again but Adam wasn't going to slide on that one. As far as he was concerned, the freaks come out at night. He wasn't going to expose his baby brother to anymore weirdo's and violence than what he was already getting from their so called 'family'.

Jay sighed to himself, who was still looking out of their bedroom window. He was fascinated and mesmerised by the brightly coloured lights that flashed out from the darkness of the night. To him it looked like magic, something special that yet again he was missing out on.

"It's a school night, Jay." Adam added in a warning tone, knowing what his baby brother was looking at.

Jay once again sighed to himself and continued to look out of the window. The echoes of children laughing and having a good time could easily be heard, it would be hard to sleep with so much noise going on outside. Jay wondered what it would be like to be one of those children, even for just one night. Would it be that different to what he experienced in his life? It surely must be more fun because they all get to go to this carnival where he couldn't. Why did Adam always say freaks come out at night? What could honestly be so evil and bad that was lurking around what looked so magical? Jay came to the conclusion that his big brother really didn't know what he was talking about.

"Come on, Jay." Adam snapped, fed up of asking him. "You can sleep in my bed tonight with me, if that'd help you sleep. You must still be tired from not feeling well earlier, you'll most likely want to back to school tomorrow."

Jay huffed a little to himself and finally closed the curtains and went to get his pyjamas out of his chest of drawers. When he had gotten them out he went ahead to drag them into the bathroom with him, to do his clean his teeth before sleeping like usual.

"What are you doing Jay?" Adam questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Hmm?" Jay questioned back nervously.

"Your pyjamas." Adam answered, hand motioning to the pyjamas that lay in Jay's hands, parts nearly dragging on the floor. "You usually change in here, after you've done your teeth."

"I just want a little privacy, Adam." Jay shrugged off quickly and went into the bathroom before Adam could continue to debate the issue.

Adam had frowned at this a little but continued to get ready for bed himself, followed by getting into bed and waited for Jay to come out. The sounds were still loud and the lights shone even through their thick curtains, sounded like everyone was having a good time. He just felt more at ease that Jay was safely where he could find him, wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Jay and for Jay to be one of these kid's that end up on the packaging of a milk carton. He was sure Jay was thinking of him as a boring old coot and a stick in the mud but when he'd get older he'll understand. Jay at this point was too innocent for his own good, sure it could be an attractive quality to some people but it wouldn't keep him safe and the people who would find that quality attractive could be just the people that could want Jay in a bad way. He personally loved that part of Jay; it's just a shame that it could also be considered a weakness to the outside world.

Adam frowned to himself, wondering what was taking Jay so long to get changed and to brush his teeth. He would call for him but he didn't want to provoke their step father, he hated sudden loud noises and it was best to try and avoid doing that at all times.

Just as he was going into deep thought the door to the bathroom finally opened and a tired looking Jay in his pyjamas emerged. Jay dropped the clothes he was wearing before in a pile near the door and made his way into Adam's bed, next to Adam. Jay turned to lie on his side towards the window; Adam proceeded to lay behind Jay also on that side. In a short space of time both finally managed to fall into a somewhat peaceful sleep, Adam having a protective arm draped around Jay.


Jay shifted about in the bed, naturally trying to unconsciously find the most comfortable position for his body. He finally found it but had obviously caused too much movement because Adam automatically pulled his arm in to be tighter around Jay.

"Ah!!!!" Jay suddenly croaked, eyes shooting open in pain. He winced as he tried to quickly move Adam's hand off the painful spot, his other hand grasping over his mouth; he'd already made to much noise as it is and just hoped he hadn't woken anyone up, especially him.

"Jay......" Came a voice out of the darkness and sounded like it came from behind him. Jay at first remained silent, not knowing whether to pretend that he was asleep or not because he didn't like the fact that he'd woken him. "Jay, I heard you. I know you're awake."

"Sorry Adam. I didn't mean to wake you." Jay muttered softly, feeling a little embarrassed by making such a noise that was loud enough to wake his big brother from his slumber.

"Why did my slight hug from behind hurt?" Adam questioned, trying to keep his voice down at the same time. Bright lights and noise still came through the curtains from the carnival, still obviously in full swing.

"You were awake?" Jay questioned back, a bit surprised that his brother had been with it enough to realise his sudden yelp of pain.

"Yes, kind of. Just like half awake I guess." Adam shrugged off and waited for an answer to his earlier question.

"It's nothing, just go back to sleep." Jay muttered, trying to wriggle out of giving Adam a real explanation.

"It's obviously is more than nothing, Jay." Adam continued in an as much hushed voice as possible, clearly not believing Jay's words. "You sounded as if you were in pain when I touched that area, sounded quite bad. Thought you were feeling better from earlier."

"I am." Jay replied, trying to hide the mystery in his voice. Truth was there was a secret and he preferred Adam to not have any knowing of it, was best to just shrug it off. "Like I said, nothing."

Even though it couldn't overly be seen in the darkness Adam raised an eyebrow and clearly didn't believe Jay even more. He could tell when Jay was lying and trying to cover up, unfortunately for Jay Adam could very easily read him like an open book. He could see that Jay wasn't going to openly admit to it, something must be holding him back from speaking..........

"Argh!! Adam, what are you doing!?" Jay exclaimed, finding it extraordinarily hard to keep the tone of his voice under control. Wincing in what he considered harsh pain as Adam touched the area that seemed to be holding the criminal evidence in this mini story. He tried rolling up in a ball, trying to either get Adam to stop touching the area or to at least ease the pain slightly from the touching.

"Ah ha, just as I thought." Adam said, giving himself a personal little pat on the back for being correct. He then went on to lift Jay's top half of the pyjamas up, his eyes soon stared in shock and horror when he saw what was on Jay's stomach. "Jay..... What's that?"

Jay did an involuntary shiver when he saw the look of question and horror on his big brother's face. He looked at the culprit area that Adam was still looking at, seemed that Adam could barely take his eyes off the unbelievable area. His stomach was totally black and blue all over and clearly looked overly swollen as hell, and that was just describing the surface. There was also the worry of any internal damage that could've happened at the same time, he wouldn't at all be surprised if there was something else. How was he going to explain this?

"I said, what is this!?" Adam snapped angrily, clearly getting more madder over the time with staring at the exposed area, unable to hold control of his temper.

Jay squirmed a little away from him but wasn't doing to well of a job when Adam had virtually pinned him down. He was now getting scared with Adam's reaction; he had never seen his big brother so mad before. "Shh..... You don't want to wake him up." Jay whispered his plea, wishing Adam was calm down.

"Answer the question, Jay." Adam gritted his teeth, trying to hold back from yelling at the highest tip of his voice.

"Ok, ok." Jay quickly blurted. "It happened a bit after I got back from school earlier......."

"I knew it. I knew it was that scumbag." Adam hissed, venom virtually dripping off his words. "What did I tell you about lying?"

"I....... Adam......" Jay spluttered, finding it next to impossible to get his words out. He'd never seen Adam so frightening before, he was usually so calm and laid back. "Ugh.... I didn't want...... To lie to you."

"Then why did you?" Adam snapped in the harshest low tone of voice he could mutter. "Especially after I warned you earlier. Do my words mean nothing to you now?"

"He threatened me." Jay managed to mutter out, not daring to look at Adam in the eye. Now that he heard it out loud it did sound stupid, why didn't he tell Adam? It wouldn't have overly gotten him in to trouble if he had only told Adam; their step father wouldn't have had to of known that he had told the very person he was forbad from telling. He had been just so scared though....... He had threatened that he would've been taken away from Adam if he so much as uttered a breath about today's incident. Jay didn't want that..... His life was already a living hell, without Adam it would be next to unbearable.

"What have I told you before?" Adam snapped, his annoyance getting the better of him. "I said to not trust what he says, he speaks lies. Sometimes, your stupidity amazes me. How many times do I need to tell you before you catch on, Jay?"

"Adam......" Jay tried to reply in a low and pathetic voice but was instantly cut off; just that look from Adam did the trick of him not wanting to continue.

"No, no more 'Adam....', Jay." Adam said harshly, clearly very angry. "You not telling me of this just shows me that you don't trust me, I even gave you every chance to say something to me in private but you just continued to hide it. Sometimes your innocence really does get in the way, Jay; it makes you naive and believe things that you shouldn't. I mean, what if there's more injuries there than what meets the eye? You'd need to be checked, Jay. You couldn't and shouldn't have just figured it as being alright all by yourself! I'm 17, Jay; you should've told me and let me handle it. I'm just so........ Disappointed in you."

"Adam! I'm sorry." Jay pleaded, tears stinging his eyes from what he found very hurtful comments from his big brother. Nothing felt worse than disappointing the closest person in your life...... Makes you feel ashamed of yourself......

"Just go to your bed, Jay." Adam replied sharply with a sharp look to match.

"Can't I get back in with you, Addy?" Jay asked in a childish voice, trying hard to hold back the tears that threatened to burst out.

"No, just go to your own." Adam said quite coldly, possibly more coldly than he had meant it to be. "We'll talk about it more in the morning."

With that Adam just started turning onto his side away from Jay. He felt Jay hop out of bed, he could almost hear the sadness just from that alone, and heard him walk across the floor and get into his own bed. A few moments later he could hear Jay's faint sobs from the other bed, at any other time he would've gotten out of his bed and gotten into Jay's to comfort him but not this time, he was to cross with him. Maybe it'll even teach him to grow up a little in some ways........ Adam just closed his eyes and soon found the stresses from his day catch up with him and force him into a deep sleep.

Jay however remained wide awake, tear soaked and his stomach area really hurting. His stomach was hurting even worse than before now, it was a pain coming from deep within his stomach, making it next to impossible to even get comfortable, let alone actually sleep. And now Adam wasn't even speaking to him, only showing his angry side, and won't even come over and at least soothe or comfort him.

After a while Jay felt like he couldn't take it anymore, he felt the pains were worse when he was lying down, and all the bright lights and noise were still vibrantly coming into their room through the curtains. His tears had started to dry up and all he could focus on was either the pain or the excitement that was happening outside. It must be so much fun out there compared to in here....... Maybe it'll even take his mind off the pain in his stomach..... Plus, for once, he didn't feel like being in the same room as Adam, it felt uncomfortable and even with Adam being asleep you could feel the tension. He'd been a lot of things to a lot of different people before but he'd never had anyone disappointed in him before, and it came from the person he treasured most...... This was the first time Adam had ever booted him out of his bed and not console him when he was in pain. Maybe Adam was right that he messed things up..... Maybe Adam didn't need him anymore, especially a disappointment like him. What of possible use could he be to him or to anyone for that matter?

With letting out a few extra tears he got out of bed and grabbed his coat, trainers and a little rucksack from nearby, carefully placing them over his pyjamas.

"I'm sorry, Addy........." Jay whispered softly over his shoulder and at the sleeping form. "Maybe sometimes you'd better without me for a brother......"

Jay crept out of their tiny little house without waking a soul and went off into the night. He didn't know where he was going to go or what he was going to do but he could at least enjoy the carnival first.


That's the end of the third chapter of this story, hope you enjoyed reading it and will stayed tuned for the next chapter. And sorry for the late delay on posting this one, mostly due to lack of time and feeling the need to revise parts of this chapter, so I made this chapter a bit longer than the others for you to enjoy : ) Some parts of this story have been hard personally to write but I still enjoy writing it. Sad that I had to make Adam so mean in this one though! Thanks for your comments and reviews on the last two chapters : ) Reviews and such would be appreciated.