Disclaimer I do not own the Fosters.
Brandon was in the garage writing when Lou walked in. She was carrying a plate of sandwiches and 2 bottles of water. She sat them down then looked at him. He never looked up at her as he was writing.
"Dude what are we doing?" asked Lou.
"Huh?" asked Brandon not looking up.
Lou got mad at Brandon. She liked Brandon and tried to get him to see that even sleeping with him but he was hung up on Callie who was scared of him simply because he was the biological child. Once he realized he could never have her he want after Sophia who reminded him of the age difference every time.
"Dude look at me!" demanded Lou.
Brandon annoyed looked up about to yell at her when he saw that she pulled her shirt off. Brandon's face turned red.
"Umm Lou what are you doing?" asked Brandon focused on her breast like she wanted him to be.
"Getting your attention, now what the hell are you working on, I haven't seen any of it yet and I've been here since the attack" said Lou putting her shirt back on.
"Um it's not finished yet" said Brandon trying not to look at her chest or the paper.
"Right hand it over!" demanded Lou.
Brandon was little hesitant so Lou who was annoyed with him snatched it off his desk and read it to herself.
"You better not be the greatest of all the knight you ego maniac" warned Lou.
"No that either mom or mama I'm not sure yet" said Brandon.
"Ok you realize Marianna might kill you for calling her a knight and not a princess right?" asked Lou.
"Oh I know but it will just increase the songs popularity" said Brandon Jokingly.
"Whatever, so what's up with this, One knight begged the gods?" asked Lou.
"Marianna's been going to church" said Brandon.
"Wait seriously?, how would you know?" asked Lou as she knew Brandon wasn't one to pay attention.
"I don't know, I mean lately I've seen her wearing a cross and reading a bible, I've also caught her praying" said Brandon.
"Wow do you think she turned to religion because she feels like she's missing something" said Lou speculating.
"Hell if I know, I don't know what's going on around here and I never have" said Brandon.
"Right, ok what about takes the pen in rage?" asked Lou.
"I figured rage worked better and I have been writing" said Brandon.
"So we're doing this song next week with the others?" asked Lou.
"If that's ok with you" said Brandon.
"It'll be fine, though it does seam like the dragon killed the princess in this" said Lou.
"Callie's been hurt a lot" said Brandon sadly.
"Don't worry dude Callie's a phoenix, she'll rise again" said Lou.
"What?" asked Brandon confused.
"A phoenix is a legendary fire bird that bursts into flames when it dies only to be reborn from its ashes, so if Liam is a dragon then Callie's a phoenix because every time she lost she came back stronger" explained Lou.
Brandon's eyes went wide. He quickly took back the paper from Lou and began writing something on it. Lou looked over his shoulder reading what he added.
"Come on lets practice this" said Brandon.
In a broken world built on shattered dreams
a fractured princess stood alone to protect the future king from the nightmare horde,
every battle a fracture upon her form,
every fracture another victory in keeping the hope alive in the young king.
The fractured princess stood alone to protect the hopeful king,
she handed him her heart, protecting his love,
she gave him her soul to protect his innocence,
she gave him her hope so he could live
leaving the fractured princess a hallow shell as she stood alone.
None through out the land wanted the princess
as they saw her as nothing more then trash
but the greatest of all the Knights saw the fractured princess for what she truly was
a little girl who had lost her way.
In a time forgotten a young princess trusted even a beast
but along came a dragon posing a threat to the future king,
the princess did all she could to protect him
but the dragon claimed her and fractured all she could be turning her love to hate,
A family of knights took in the unyielding princess and hopeful king
but alas the dragon returned and shattered the princess.
the hopeful king wept for all that was lost
as the final shards of the princess fell into the abyss where none could go
as the light faded from the knights
One knight begged the gods for help,
another stalks the night unable to rest,
while a third puts down the sword and takes the pen in rage,
Another king with wealth paid the best in all the land to find the fragments of the princess
but even all the money in the world could never truly make her whole again.
for if the shattered princess did return
it would no longer be as she once was
as in place of her heart would be the
jagged pieces of the dragons touch.
But rise she might for she be a
phoenix.
"So Cal what do you think?, I know you like my music, it's the only time you were never afraid of me" said Brandon.
"Stop calling me a princess you asshat!" screamed Callie" thought Brandon.
Callie of course gave no response as she was in a coma. Brandon sat in a chair watching her. This was the first time since the attack that he had come to see her. Brandon got up to leave when a thought struck him. He walked over to her body and lowered his face going in for a kiss when someone yanked him away. Brandon looked up up to find himself staring in the face of a muscular women.
"Brandon?" asked the women.
"Yes?" said Brandon.
"I'm Callie's bodyguard, I've been given 3 extra instructions, 1 report everything to Stef and Lena, 2 See Liam beat Liam, 3 Brandon no touche" said the women.
"Robert wanted to give Callie a bodyguard but moms said no because they wanted her to feel as normal as possible" said Brandon.
"Well this is a special circumstance, now what the hell were you trying to do?" demanded the women.
"Awaken the sleeping princess with a kiss" said Brandon sincerely.
The women just stared at Brandon like he was crazy. She then pointed to the door non verbally telling him to get out. Brandon grabbed his stuff and headed to his car. Mat, Lou and Toby were sitting in the car eating food.
"When did you guys get food?" asked Brandon hungry.
"Soon as you left, so did you kiss her or what you creep?" asked Toby.
"We got you food...I think" said Mat.
"I tried but she has a bodyguard now, get out of my seat I'm driving" said Brandon.
"No you not, Brandon get back here, you and I have to talk" said Lou.
Brandon got into the back seat with Lou wondering what was going on. Both Toby and Mat never looked back and didn't say a word as Mat started driving. Lou grabbed Brandon's face making him look her in the eyes. She unbuttoned his pants then slid her hand under his boxers.
"Brandon I want you to understand when I say this Callie will never love you" said Lou.
"But...she could!" moaned Brandon.
"No she won't, she's to messed up to love you, Liam was a biological child in a foster home and so are you, she will never have a positive thought about that, she will never love you and you need to let go!" said Lou.
"That's why I started with Sophia" moaned Brandon.
"Brandon your 18 and Sophia can barely pass for 15, Robert told you to stop or else" warned Lou.
Lou pulled her hand away and grabbed her drink. Brandon looked at her expectantly but she made no move that implied she would finish.
"Don't worry Brandon blue balls won't kill and besides I have a better chance with Callie then you ever will!" scoffed Lou.
Flashback.
Stef and Lena came into the boys room to find Callie holding Jude's arm tightly. In her other hand she had nail polish remover. They had followed the sound of arguing but they had not been expecting this.
"Callie let go!" yelled Jude.
"Take it off now!" demanded Callie.
"No I like it!" cried Jude.
"I don't care this is for your own good!" hissed Callie.
"Callie let go of him right now!" demanded Stef.
"Mind your own business dyke!" retorted Callie.
Both Stef and Lena were surprised as they had not been expecting Callie to revert to her first day here. Stef walked over and grabbed the nail polish remover and set it down, then she looked Callie right in the eyes causing Callie to let go of Jude as shame burned across her face.
"I'm sorry" whispered Callie.
"What's going on?" asked Lena concerned.
"Nothing" said Callie quickly.
"Marianna painted my nails but when Callie walked in she got mad and yelled at Marianna and dragged me in here to make me take it off" Said Jude.
"Why Callie?, If Jude likes his nails being painted it's ok" said Lena soothingly.
"No it's not, Jude has gotten hurt before for stuff like this, He needs to stop before he gets hurt or worse, I can't always protect him" said Callie.
Stef sighed. They kept trying to reinforce the idea to Callie that it was no longer her job to protect Jude but sometimes it didn't always take.
"Callie if Jude wants to wear nail polish that his choice and you just have to accept that" said Lena.
"But he could get hurt!, Stef is safe because she's a cop and she only has to worry about you and it's easy to pretend your not a couple in public, but a man with nail polish will be caught easily" said Callie.
"It's not easy" sighed Stef.
"What's not easy?" asked Callie confused.
"It's not easy to pretend we're not a couple, it hurts knowing I can't hold your mama's hand because some selfish jerk off will comment saying how wrong we are, It hurts knowing we can't show how much we love each other when one of us needs that comfort the most and just because I'm a cop doesn't mean I'm safe I'n not bulletproof" said Stef referring to her shoulder.
"I'm sorry" whispered Callie.
"Cal this thing with Jude could be a phase or it could be the start of his new life we won't know until he decided himself same as you" said Stef.
"But I'm...straight?" said Callie with very little conviction.
"Callie your 16 years old and you been sexually abused multiple times it's ok if your not sure where you land" said Lena.
"Jude I'm sorry I hurt you" said Callie.
"I still love you" said Jude hugging her.
"OK Callie for trying to force your brother to do something against his will and for insulting Lena and I, your grounded for 3 weeks" said Stef.
Callie and Jude both shared a look that concerned Stef and Lena.
"What does that mean?" asked Jude.
"What?" asked Lena not sure of the question.
"Grounded?, does that mean I have to sleep outside?" asked Callie.
"No?...it means you go to your room and stay there" said Lena not liking where this was going.
"So where will Marianna sleep then or are you locking us both in the room?" asked Callie concerned.
Stef and Lena shared a look both not liking this conversation.
"No ones being locked in any room" said Stef.
"So your not going to lock Callie in a closet?" asked Jude.
"No" said Stef uncomfortably.
"So what does this mean exactly?" asked Callie both curious and confused.
"School and home that's it, no hanging out with friend unless during school hours, you stay in your room unless your doing chores, using the restroom, or eating, No internet access or tv, you can read and write and that's it" said Lena.
"Sooo eating?" propped Callie.
"Whatever was made for dinner that night and your portion size since your, not a big eater" said Lena wanting to cry as she explained this.
"So I don't have to eat an entire box of crackers until I throw up?" asked Callie.
"No not ever!, Callie those are all rather specify did those things happen to you?" asked Stef concerned and angry for what had happened to Callie.
"I'm going to my room now, I think your punishment will be a breeze" said Callie changing the subject with a fake laugh as she left.
"Can I play the video games" asked Jude.
"Yeah sure bud" said Lena as she sat on Jesus bed staring at the wall.
Jude was almost out the door when he stopped. He didn't turn around but he did speak up.
"Callie tried to bring me the box of crackers because I was hungry and the old lady liked me but hated Callie so when she felt like it she locked Callie in the closet" said Jude exiting the room.
Both Stef and Lena watched him go.
"Lena should I be more worried that Callie's idea of punishment is to be beaten in some way or the fact she thinks ours is a joke?" asked Stef confused.
"I don't know but the fact she is going through with it means she respects us" said Lena hopeful.
Author note.
The punishments listed in here are from the Story: Secrets by happylikeafool.