I'm so sorry that I haven't been updating lately, I'm so mean and careless...AND NOW I SOUND DEPRESSING! Please don't judge!

Enjoy!

Eve started to drift away from Chelia, Romeo, and Wendy. The three started to get suspicious as he started to ignore them. He wasn't mad at them or anything, he just seemed...depressed.

"Alright," Romeo started, as Chelia, Wendy, and himself were sitting at their regular lunch table. "Has anyone been noticing that Eve's been acting really weird? It can't just be me, because I'm not blind."

"Yeah…" Chelia responded, looking at Romeo. "I think it's because of his Dad."

"Well, duh! We need to do something, and not be standing on the side lines. I bet the police don't suspect a thing."

"Well, does Eve have a Mom?" Wendy asked curiously.

Chelia and Romeo looked down. "She past about a year ago…" Romeo began, "That might be the cause of the abuse."

"Well, if the police don't suspect anything, we need to tell them anyway!" Chelia said. "We have proof, because of all of his scars and bruises."

Romeo looked at Chelia with his eyes wide. "But what if we can't get Eve to come with us to the police?!"

"Let's just say that we want him to see something, or we just want him to hang out. It'll be easy." Chelia shrugged. "Wendy, he'll talk to you, so you go ask him."

Wendy seemed surprised. Chelia knew that she was shy, so why would she pick her?

"Um...ok...but don't blame me if I mess up." she said, as she began to walk towards Eve. He was sitting alone at a table.

As she walked towards Eve, Romeo couldn't help it but to feel a shock of jealousy flowing through him.

Wendy began to talk to Eve as Romeo and Chelia watched her. They were nervous that this wouldn't work, but they also knew that Wendy got this in the bag.

"Great!" Wendy said with a smile. "See you after school!" Wendy began to walk towards her two friends and smiled even more. "Operation Eve is in progress!" she said.

Romeo and Chelia smiled at the bluenette. Chelia pulled her into a tight hug. "YOU'RE AWESOME! THANKS SO MUCH!"

Wendy couldn't really breathe from the hug. "No...problem…" she managed to let out.

"Hey guys!" Eve said when he walked over to his three friends. They were standing near the main doors as they were about to exit. "So...where are we going exactly?"

Romeo shrugged and smiled as they walked out of the main doors. "We don't want to ruin the surprise."

Wendy and Chelia smiled at each other and giggled a little. Eve seemed confused, but he just went along with it and smiled.

The four began to walk around Magnolia, while Eve was totally anxious to find out where they were taking him.

Romeo, Chelia, and Wendy suddenly stopped walking. Eve looked at the big brick building in front of them, and it had big bold letters on the top that said, "MAGNOLIA POLICE STATION."

Eve was very confused at first. "Why did we stop here?" he asked curiously.

Romeo turned around to look at him. "You seriously don't know? Dude, this is about your Dad! He shouldn't be treating you like he is right now."

Then it hit him. He froze up, but then started to back away from the three. "Guys, I got to go. I'm really sorry. See you at school." And just like that, Eve ran off. Romeo tried to chase after him, but Wendy stopped him.

"We can do this ourselves." she said, "Eve's just nervous, but we should still tell the police anyway."

Romeo nodded, and then he began to walk with Chelia and Wendy up to the station.

Chelia, Romeo, and Wendy entered the station. Phones were ringing loudly and people were rushing all around. It was pretty lively. They walked up to a man at a desk. He had slicked back orange hair and a stubby beard.

"Um, sir?" Wendy said shyly. "We would..um…"

"We would like to report an act of abuse." Chelia stepped in. "You see, um...mister…"

"Gildarts," the man said nicely, "Officer Gildarts."

"Ok, Gildarts," Chelia continued, "Our friend Eve isn't here right now, but his father is abusing him and his two older brothers every day, and he just can't take it anymore. We're really worried."

"Alright, I'll have to talk to my boss to see if this is a legit case."

Romeo stepped up. "This IS legit. Please, believe us! Just because were kids doesn't mean that you shouldn't trust us."

Gildarts stared at them for a little while, and then nodded his head. "Ok, but I need his address. You kids can come with me if you'd like, but I need proof that this is real and not some sort of prank. Ok?"

All three of them nodded their heads. "He lives in the Blue Pegasus neighborhood, and his address number is 6092."

Gildarts was driving to the address that he was told where he could find Eve's house. He had Wendy, Chelia, and Romeo in the back.

The drive was pretty awkward, because no one talked. The three just looked down at their feet. To be honest, they were worried about Eve.

"Alright, 6092." Gildarts said. "We're here." He pulled over to the side of the road near the mansion. He didn't want Eve or his father to see that they were basically "spying" on them.

"You guys stay in the car." Gildarts said, motioning them to stay put.

"No way," Romeo said, getting out of the car. "We're coming with."

Chelia and Wendy nodded. They opened the opposite door and walked towards Romeo and Gildarts.

"Alright, fine. But stay quiet, ok?" he asked. The three nodded in agreement and then they began to walk with Gildarts towards the front door. It seemed quiet at first, but then the yelled started.

"You're late…" a voice said. It was very raspy and deep. Eve's father. "How many times have I told you not to procrastinate after school?!"

"I-I'm sorry, I was just hanging out with my friends," a trembling voice said. Eve. "They wanted to take me somewhere, so I just went along with it."

"That is no excuse. I expect you to be home at 3:15 sharp every day after school."

"Dad, it's just-"

SLAP!

"Just what?! Are you tired of coming home every day on time?!"

Gildarts could take this crap anymore, so he kicked open the door. Chelia, Wendy, and Romeo were watching from the sidelines, not wanting to make the situation worse.

"Excuse me, but are you Eve's father?" he asked. It seems as if he was playing good cop, bad cop.

"What the hell is this?!" Eve's Dad responded in anger and rage.

"I'm afraid that you are under arrest, sir." Gildarts walked up to him, and placed his hands on handcuffs. He was cursing loudly as Gildarts took him to the car.

"Kids, can you call your parents or someone else to pick you up?" Gildarts asked as he started to exit the mansion.

"Of course." Wendy responded, smile. Gildarts smiled back and dragged Eve's father into the police car.

Wendy, Chelia, and Romeo ran up to Eve, making sure that he was alright.

"I'm totally fine," Eve said, calming them down. "Really. I'm just glad that he's finally gone...I couldn't take it anymore. Neither could Hibiki or Ren."

"Well, it's good to hear that you're safe." Wendy responded as she wrapped him into a tight hug. Eve smiled and hugged her back.

Lunch. A time like no other where friends got together to chat and all that jazz.

"Hey guys!" Eve said, as he came dashing up to his three friends. It had been a few weeks since Eve's father had been exposed as an abusive parent. "I have great news!"

"Yeah?" Romeo asked. "What's up?"

"The judge arrested my dad."

All three of their faces fell, and then they were surprised when Eve shook his head.

"No, trust me, it's a good thing. He and I have never been very close. He has always been a horrible father to my brothers and I, and when my mom died, it got worse, and...you know. So they said that my brothers and I can move in with our Uncle! He's a little eccentric, but he's a great man! They also said that he volunteered to become our legal guardian, so even when our old man gets out of jail, he'll never be able to get any of us back!"

The other three all smiled and congratulated Eve on his new movement to a new life.

Alright...I'm so sorry for the long wait…

See ya! ~Ava