Fate's POV

The rest of the day was fairly boring. We watched TV most of the time and I forced a few chips down for my dinner. I asked my mum for about $30 towards Frank's guitar. It was his birthday in only a few days and we only needed a bit more. I knew how to get that money though.

At around eleven we went upstairs and got ready for bed. We all took turns to shower and get changed and settled into bed, quietly talking to one another in the dark.

"Imagine moving away from here. We'll be sixteen in a few years, we could save up and start a completely knew life." Mikey said, looking distant as if he was imagining getting away from this place.

"Y'know, my aunt has a few quid and brought a holiday home somewhere in Spain, we could ask mum to stay there for a few days, get a little taste of that freedom." I chimed in, smiling slightly as everyone agreed with me, wanting to get a little break. "What about school though?" Mikey asked innocently. I didn't even think him and Gerard went to school.

"Dude, I can't even remember the last time I went to school." I told them. It had been ages but ever since dad died mum didn't seem to push me into anything so I just stopped going for a short while. Of course we have been given a shit load of complaints from the school but... Meh... who really cares?

Frank just doesn't go. His parents tell him to take advantage of the education he is provided but he just doesn't care. He'll always come to mine or go to town. Probably for the best. Every time he actually went to school he would have his face smashed in by those fucking jocks that think they own the whole school.

"Okay, so it's agreed we ask to go there?" Gee asked. Despite the dark I could still see his green eyes and dazzling smile. I couldn't help but smile back at him. I did have to admit, he was completely adorable.

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Three AM. I had hardly slept and, again, I was wide awake. I swear this isn't a normal sleeping pattern. I got up, quietly, and got changed into some loose cloths to go jogging. I had to do it every single night to keep myself fit.

Silently, I walked out of the door and started jogging down the street. Half an hour passed until I collided with something... wait, no, someone.

That someone was not at all friendly. He grabbed my hair and pulled it until it hurt. "You." His voice was gruff and the foul smell of alcohol was on his breath. I tried to get out of his grip but he was to strong and I only ended up hurting myself more. "You have my boys! I want them back you fucking whore!" The man spat at me.

At that moment I said something VERY stupid. "Why do you want them back? So you can beat them up? You're a piece of crap and I hate you." I growled. God knows why my brain decided THAT was a good thing to say but it defiantly wasn't. The next thing I knew was my whole body had collided with the hard, cold concrete sidewalk. I felt dizzy from the impact. A large foot suddenly shoved itself into my side, followed by another and another. I curled up into a ball in attempt to protect myself but as I pulled my knees into my chest I felt shooting pains run up my sides.

Fists suddenly came crashing down onto me, hitting up my arms and along my back, I screamed for it to stop and kept yelling out until it felt like I had needles jammed in my throat. What felt like ours passed until he stopped and pulled me up by my collar, chocking me slightly. He got close to my face and stared at me with his big, scary eyes.

"You tell those assholes to be back at my house in one hour or I'll find 'em and fucking kill those bastards. Don't even try to stop me you piece of shit." His words were crystal clear despite how slurred they were and how disorientated I was feeling. He slapped me, as if to show me he wasn't joking, and then walked off, stumbling slightly.

I was suddenly tired. I wanted to curl up right there on the ground and cry myself into the deepest sleep humanly possible. But I couldn't. I had to get back and warn Gerard.

I don't think I have ever run so fast in my life.

I got back to the house and darted up the stairs into my room. Gerard had Mikey wrapped protectively in his arms and his eyes open, looking at the floor. He fixed them onto me when I walked closer to him."Where have you been? And what happened? Are you okay?" He asked in a small voice. I ignored the question though.

"Your dad, he told me that if you weren't at your house in one hour he would come and kill you." I said, panting from being so out of breath. Gerard shot up, being carful not to wake his brother, and took me out of the room, closing the door gently behind him then turning to look me straight in the eyes.

"Please Fate; tell me he didn't do this to you." He asked, looking me up and down. I nodded and felt the tears start to fall from my eyes. "Oh god, I'm so sorry. I never wonted you to get hurt." He whispered, hugging me tightly. I hugged back. I needed the comfort.

He took me downstairs and got me some water and sat me on the couch. "What did he do?" He asked me, looking guilty. I told him everything I could remember and he sighed, running his hand through his ebony hair. He went back into the kitchen to get a damp cloth and started to dab some of the dirt and blood from my face. I hadn't even felt the cut that was there.

His face was close to mine as he made sure to clean the wound out properly. Suddenly we were both looking each other dead in the eyes and he was inching closer to me and I was slowly moving in closer to him. Are lips brushed against each others.

"Guys?" A small voice came from the doorway, making us both instantly pull away from each other to see Mikey walking in, looking shattered. I knew how he felt.

His eyes travelled over my bruised body for a second before a small gasp escaped his lips and he asked what happened. I didn't know what to tell him. He was twelve; I didn't want to tell him his dad beat me up. I also didn't want to lie to him. I just sat there in silence.

Sorry I'm not updating that much but I just want you guys to know I haven't given up on this story, I still really enjoy writing it and I hope you are liking it. :) Reviews? Thanks for reading guys, Y'know I luv yaa 3