Hello guys. First of all I just need to write some A/N's.

You know the page where I was doing edits for characters and stuff? Polyvore? That page has been taken down. And instead I have put up an Instagram account where I put up pictures of fanfiction-related stuff. Such as pictures of celebrity look-alike's, updates about what chapters I'm working on and more. If you are interested in following it then you can find it under the name "Linneagbfanfiction"

And then, I'm sorry for not updating in a while. I have a tad too many stories going on right now. Good news are several of my stories are close to their endings. And those are this story, and the five listed here. So you can expect these getting updated frequently until they're all finished.

-Unpretty hurts
-How far I'll go
-Dancing in the rain
-The little girl
-The one where rawr means I love you in dinosaur.

And when I've finished all of these I can get to updating the stories left more.

So, now finally all of that is done. Onto the chapter.

"Get in there."

The mall security guards, each of them holding dad's, Tasha and Simon's hands cuffed and behind their bucks I had to almost run to keep up with them. Through the mall, into a hallway only for staff and through a door.

"And who may you be?"

The one of the guards that wasn't holding onto anyone stopped me in the door and I swore under my breath. I had hoped I could just continue like this and everybody would just get I kind of was the deal in all of this.

"Well…" I pointed to dad. "His daughter, her best friend. And his…" I pointed to Simon. "…I'm not so sure. It's quite a long story. And it might not seem like it to you but I promise. I really do have a part in all of that fighting and I really need to know what happens next."

The guard raised an eyebrow at me, but moved away from the door and showed me where to sit in the room. While he got on the other side of the desk from the rest of us, each guard still standing behind us and handcuffs still on. Dad sat next to me, Tasha on the other side of him. And then Simon, they looked equally furious. While the guard on the other side of the table looked from one to the other in silence.

The silence was thick all around us. But if I was the one who would start talking I would have to start where my and Simon's story began. And I didn't quite want to do that- it was in the past after all. I had no intention of sharing it with the world after all this time.

Meanwhile I hoped anyone would say anything. It didn't matter if it had any meaning to it or if anyone suddenly started singing on twinkle, twinkle little star. As long as it was something to fill that awkward silence with.

"Does anyone want to start this long story and explain what is going on?"

"I haven't done anything." Simon almost shouted. "I was hanging out with my friends for shopping and all of a sudden these two were all over me. I have never seen any of them ever before in my life. I swear."

Of course I, dad and Tasha knew the truth. But it didn't exactly look like anyone else in the room believed in him when the guard slowly looked from one to the other and then leaned back.

"Anyone want to tell me your truth about the story?"

While silence filled the room again Simon was pouting like a baby of not having been believed. I, dad and Tasha looked to the other as several seconds ticked by in silence. Then, as dad's expression changed and he turned his head he finally continued.

"He- Simon has been… harassing Lux." Dad nodded towards me. "And… I just couldn't bear the thought of anyone doing that and getting away with it. I guess I could call it being a protective dad… Do you have children sir?"

"As people say, that is none of your business." The guard noted something on a notebook on the table and looked around without saying anything for a few moments. "Do you, Mr. Tucker want to call the police and press charges against Mr. Bazile and Miss Siviac after what happened and what they did today?"

Simon didn't say anything at last, but looking from dad, to Tasha and then to me I stared back at him. Of course I couldn't say anything or I would too be in trouble. But I could hope that he knew that if he told them then I'd tell everybody that asked about what he and his friends did that day so long ago.

(Well, of course I could pretend as if it wasn't me who would get the blame from that.)

"No."

"Will you start fighting again if we remove the handcuffs?"

Wouldn't he get the exact same answer from anyone he asked? Nobody would ruin their chances of being free would they?

Simon shook his head first, then dad, then Natasha and the guards behind us took each step forward and unlocked the cuffs. Simon hissed and rubbed his wrists, Natasha only clenched her hands in her lap, dad still looked as if he wanted to punch Simon in the face. But luckily didn't and with clenched fists laid both his hands on his lap and waited for the guard to finish whatever he was noting.

"Now. You are not welcome into this mall more today and not for the rest of the weekend. And that means none of you three… is there anything else or can we leave now calmly and trust you not to start a fist fight again?"

Now it was dad's turn to look mostly like a little child who knew they'd done something wrong. He lowered his chin slightly and looked away from the man, then shook his head and filled the silence with only a few words.

"No. You can trust me sir."

"Well then. I'll escort you out. Or is there anyone who'd like to add anything." The man turned to me but I only shook my head in silence. "Let's go." The man got up and walked ahead of Simon through the door, a hallway and into the mall close to their doors. After Simon walked Tasha and after her I and dad.

And it just all sounded so quiet.

Of course, it was black Friday and we were still at the mall. Pushing our way through the crowd the silence shouldn't have felt so thick. There were sounds everywhere. People were talking and laughing all around. There were beeps from cash machines and others when costumers paid with cards and then more chattering and laughing.

So why did the silence seem so unbelievably thick while we made our way in the middle of it. And even more so when I felt dad's arm around my shoulders as he pulled me close.

"There are days that I wish I could just hold you like this forever." He said, as quietly as he could for me still to hear it as the guard left and I, Tasha and dad went in one direction and Simon in another. "After all the time I missed and all of those things you went through I'd just want to hold you and protect you so that nothing could ever hurt you again. So sometimes… when I found out people- like this Simon- guy has then…"

I only looked up on dad in silence when he couldn't find the words. He nodded back and as I snuggled the side of my face into his soft- fabric scarf the silence would only have to fill itself.

Random fact

I'm not sure how things would work after Natasha and Baze started fighting Simon in the mall as I am boringly well- behaved. So I'll just be doing it to suit the storylines and hope that it ends up somewhat correct.

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