So I watched the newest episode of Real O'neals yesterday and I know that we find out that Kenny's mom already knows about Kenny and Bret but i'm my story she didn't. To answer the question is this and AU. I wouldn't say it was. There isn't any changes in this story other than new things that happen in the episodes after this story was started. yes the characters may act differently in this than on the show but I think that anyone would act differently in such a heartrending situation.
Kenny stared blankly at the ceiling above him, ignorant of the family talking around him. "Kenny" his mother said. "Kenny?"
"Mom stop" Shannon said from her seat in the corner. She clicked off the phone in her hand, temporarily pausing the bidding war on a personal interview with her brother. Only out Gay in their school, first out wrestler in their district, Well-liked by most of their school and hated by the other half, and Christian son of what used to be one of their churches best families in a terrible car crash with his boyfriend driving. It was a perfect scoop. Both those who loved and hated him would read it. It was controversial enough to grab the attention of others but not too controversial to push people away. With a few well-placed words and a tiny hint that it might have been a hate crime and she grabbed the news and was willing to sell an interview. "It doesn't work. He's been like that all day. Just let him rest. The doctors say he should be able to talk but standing over him, repeating the same words over and over again isn't helping."
"You're right" The woman sighed, running a hand through her already messy hair. No one who knew would have recognized her with her birds nest on her head. "I just don't understand. He didn't have any brain injuries. He just refuses to speak.
"Have you tried putting on one of his gay musicals?" Jimmy asked, biting down into the stick of mystery meat that the cafeteria was somehow allowed to called food.
"Yes" his mother said, grabbing her hair. "He just won't talk."
"Two thousand!" Shannon gasped staring wide eyed at her phone.
"What?" Her dad asked.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." She said smiling innocently. He didn't believe her for a second but there were more important things to deal with.
"Um... what about that boy?" Pat asked. "Brian?"
"Brett" His mother hissed. "And he's not coming near my son again."
"You know it wasn't his fault. He couldn't have done anything to prevent the crash."
"He moved!" Shannon interrupted, jumping up from her spot. "His hands moved. This is great. Once the media gets this they'll be begging for interviews.
"Shannon!" Her mother snapped. "Are you selling interviews with Kenny!"
"Don't look so surprised mom. I started a bidding war between the Chicago tribune, ABC news and Fox news. It's going great"
"You will do no such thing! This is a family matter and I won't have you blabbing about it to any news station!" She snapped, standing too.
"Fox just set the bar at two thousand dollars." She added.
"Two thousand! No… no. This is not happening." Her mother replied. "Call them and tell them there will be no interview."
"Fine" Shannon groaned. Glancing at her phone she typed an update to the bidders.
Mother of the victim wishes to keep the status of her son confidential. Her motives to do so may be questioning. Bidding will continue but I can only get one interview before she intervenes.
"They know" Shannon grumbled, sitting down with a thump. Her phone immediately buzzed. Internally she smiled. Yes this was going to be great. Thank you ABC."
Brian collapsed onto his knees next to his bed. His parents would be gone for another twenty minutes. He needed to make it to the wheelchair next to the door. His legs burned as he tried to stand and he gave up holding himself up on his hands and knees. His breath came in pants. His eyesight was growing blurry and he felt his stomach twist. Five feet. That's all he needed to move.
Slowly he crawled across the floor, twitching and flinched at every pull on his many stitches. He'd have been allowed to leave if he didn't have stitches across his chest arms and legs. Even now he could feel the stitches in his legs being stretched. He highly doubted that they would stay intact by the time he made it to the wheelchair but he needed to see Kenny with his own eyes. He trusted his mom but her word that he was stable wasn't enough. He liked Kenny a lot, really liked him. It wasn't love. He didn't know what love felt like but he did know how he felt about Kenny and he knew he'd die of anxiety if he couldn't see his kind, caring, adorable boyfriend with his own two eyes.
With a groan his forehead met the cold metal of the weal chair. Now came the even harder part. He had to get himself on the chair. He pained croak left his lips as some of his stitches were pulled from their places. He'd be bleeding soon. If he didn't hurry someone would notice while he was out. It took five long minutes of silent screams held back in fear of being caught and burning wounds but he finally got his butt onto the seat and legs on the foot rests. Next step get to his boyfriend's room.
Eileen once again sat alone by her son's bedside. His wide unmoving eyes were unsettling and she had long ago started looking everywhere but his face. Maybe the others were right. She didn't think it was likely that he'd stop laying there like a braindead patient just because his boyfriend was in the room. And maybe she wasn't angry at him because of the crash. Really she was angry at both of them because Kenny hadn't told her anything. She thought the boys still hated each other but turns out Kenny had been keeping secrets from her again and it hurt.
She still didn't know what she would do when she saw the boy again. He'd probably come to see Kenny when the doctors said he could get out of bed. She'd have to let him. Kenny would never forgive her if she kept him away. With a sigh she put her head in her hands. This was hell. Her poor boy was awake but it was even worse than when he was asleep. At least then the doctors had assured them he would wake up soon. Now no one could find a cause for how he was behaving. Once again she sent out a silent pray to god and hoped he would forgive her for missing Sunday mass.
That was Chapter 4 which was written before I saw the latest episode. Things will turn out difrent and if you want to think of it as an AU you can but right now I'm not thinking of it as such. Please review.