Title: Hidden Secrets

Summary: When someone from the Simpson's past returns, secrets are revealed and hearts are broken.

Author: vegetasbubble

Fandom: The Simpsons

Pairing: If you haven't guessed by now, lol, Nelson/Lisa and Bart/Sherri.

Warnings: Angst, Violence, Rape, Sexual Situations, and Course Language.

Rating: R

Chapter Rating: R

Chapter Title: Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Chapter Summary: Nelson and Bart track down Lisa and Milhouse. Warning: Long chapter, violence and swearing. Also, character death in this chapter so be warned.

Bart scowled at the picture on the screen. His ex-best friend was the one who had hurt his sister. He always knew that Milhouse would do something to her one day. His sick over-powering ambition to make him date her was crazy.

Nelson was seething. He was angry, like he wanted to kill someone.

No. Kill Milhouse.

"Where would he be?" Nelson asked, looking towards Bart.

"I don't know, somewhere – anywhere!" Bart yelled.

"What about Terri?" Nelson asked, "She's his girlfriend." Bart rapidly rang Terri's cell-phone. A minute later, she picked up.

"H-Hello?" Terri said. Bart could tell she was scared. He heard a faint sound in the background.

"Terri, its Bart. Look, I'm looking for Milhouse. Have you seen him?" he asked. Terri made a sound in her throat.

"N-No… I haven't Bart sorry. H-He broke up with me yesterday." Bart could tell something was wrong.

"Terri… is he there with you?"

The line went dead.

"He's at Terri's house!" Bart yelled, realising that Sherri would be there too. Nelson and Bart ran to the twin's house which wasn't far from where they were, hoping the girls would be okay.

Lisa groaned as Terri shut the phone off and passed it to Milhouse. He smiled and crushed the phone in his hand. "Good girl," he said, patting her head. Terri shot a look over to her friend and sister. Sherri was tied up with Lisa, gagged as well and tears were flowing down each of the girl's faces. Milhouse grinned.

"They're gonna come here for you Lisa," he said, pointing the gun at his crush, "And when they do…" Milhouse smiled a sick and crazy smile that Lisa knew.

"You… You're the one who-!"

"Yes you stupid girl. I took you, I took your innocence which should have been mine a long time ago you stupid bitch!" he said, slapping her across the face. Sherri shouted for him to stop and he just turned and pointed the gun at her.

"Goodbye lover."

Bart and Nelson had just reached the twins house when they heard the gun go off. Nelson, gripped with fear that it had been Lisa, yelled "FUCKING ASSHOLE!" and knocked the door down. Bart followed him in and saw the bloody scene before them. Sherri lay against the wall, the bullet wound in her chest seeping out more and more blood. Milhouse stand above her, smirking at his wok. Terri tried to scream. Lisa looked like death.

Nelson screamed and ran towards Milhouse, who heard him at the last minute and turned. Milhouse widened his eyes when he saw the young ma n coming for him and took aim. And fired.

The bullet hit Nelson in the arm and he ignored the pain and tackled Milhouse to the ground, knocking the gun out of his hand and punching him in the face. Nelson continued to hit and hit and punch and punch at Milhouse until his face was barely recognisable. Bart, in the meantime, was untying his sister and girlfriend. He cradled Terri in his arms, not letting her see the scene they had entered in on.

Lisa ran to Nelson and pulled him away from Milhouse. Nelson breathed heavily and looked down at the prone and unconscious form of Milhouse Van Houten. Then he turned and looked at Lisa. There were tears in her eyes and hurt on her face. He grabbed her, hugged her and didn't let go.

And hour later, the police and ambulance arrived and tried to work out what had happened. A dead body, a badly beaten one and two kidnap victims. All in one house. Terri cried as she watched the black bag zip up carrying her sister out of their childhood home. Bart continued to hold her. The police handcuffed Milhouse before he was put on a stretcher and taken into a separate ambulance.

Martin Prince arrived on the scene and took Nelson's statement. Nelson growled the entire time. Lisa held his hand and didn't let go. Martin looked at Lisa and said, "If you need anything, just call," and handed her his card. Lisa took it and shoved it in her pocket. Martin left then to talk to the other police while Nelson, Bart, Lisa and Terri left the house.

Homer and Marge were waiting for them outside, along with the rest of the neighbourhood. Marge ran forward and hugged Bart and Lisa while Terri and Nelson stood off to the side. Nelson felt her fear and loneliness and pulled her against him, hugging his best friend's girlfriend to give her support. She had just watched her sister get killed by her boyfriend. It was so much for one person to bear.

Marge said Terri could stay at their house until her parents returned from New York – Terri's parents were all business – and Terri took them up on the offer. Bart helped her pack some clothes while Lisa and Nelson stood outside and hugged.

He kissed her forehead and whispered, "Don't even do that to me again." Lisa smiled and leaned into him. Bart and Terri soon returned with her bags and hopped in the car. Nelson sat in first and Lisa sat on his lap – there were not enough seats – as the family drove back home. The drive was slow and quiet. They arrived home to Maggie running out the door and hugging each and every one of them.

Bart could tell Terri was tired so he took her upstairs to his bedroom and asked to be left alone for a while. Homer and Marge nodded and left the two alone. Nelson and Lisa sat down with her parents and finally told them what happened. Marge was in tears and Homer was livid but thanked Nelson for looking after her and helping her when he couldn't.

Midnight came and the two were feeling tired. Nelson looked down to see Lisa asleep in his arms so he ever so carefully lifted her and made his way upstairs, lying her down gently on the bed before removing his boots and joining her. They slept for almost two days.

Two weeks later, Sherri's funeral was held at the local church. Almost everyone in town turned up. Lisa had spent four hours deciding what would be appropriate to wear before Nelson had said, "Whatever you wear will be fine." She had finally decided on a simple black skirt and heels. Bart held Terri's' hand as they entered the church and he felt his girlfriend tense when she seen the casket. He had let her stand there a minute, gather her thoughts and take a few breaths before leading her down to the front seat. Nelson and Lisa stayed in the back, holding hands and listening to the service. Afterwards, Sherri's' cousins carried her coffin out to the hearse and to the cemetery. Terri had already said that she didn't want to say goodbye again so the teens headed back to the Simpson house and Bart broke into the bottle of rum hidden at the back of the cupboard.

They sat in Lisa's room, drinking and remembering and laughing together until Terri and Bart went to bed leaving Nelson and Lisa alone again.

They lay in bed, side by side, faces almost touching when Lisa said, "Nelson… make love to me?" He didn't need to be asked twice. He made love to her that night and it was perfect and full of love and she felt perfect and loved. Afterwards, as she lay in his arms, she whispered a soft, "I love you" before falling asleep. Nelson smiled and hugged her, glad he still had her in his life.

The trial was a week later. As Lisa sat upon the witness stand, Mulhouse's lawyer tried to make it sound like he did nothing wrong.

"You were in love with him, weren't you? Your boyfriend came in and beat Mr. Van Houten to unconsciousness? Your friend was trying to attack him so he shot in self defence, am I right Miss Simpson?"

The jury didn't believe him and Milhouse was sentence to twenty-five years in jail for both the rape and the murder. Lisa cried all night in Nelson's arms.

-END CHAPTER –

So, was that a longer chapter to keep everyone happy? Hope I didn't put too much in one chapter. Wanted to kind of to end it on a happy note. Final chapter, the epilogue, up very soon. I am writing it as I upload this chapter.

Please let me know what you thought and if I should write a sequel?