So, how many of you cried since last chapter? Yeah, I thought it was pretty good too! So how do you think things are going to go? Well...find out! Enjoy!

Chapter 24: True Colors

Leo's P.O.V

What was up with Mom? She would never-EVER-dump someone like that. I'm happy and all that I'll have both parents under one roof again, but why don't I feel as complete as I thought I would? Mom had her 'date' with Donald yesterday and I was really curious on how it went. I approached her that morning to ask.

"Mom, how did it go?" I asked. She sighed and sat down. "What color dress should I wear to the rehearsal dinner?" She asked. "Blue, how did it go with Donald?" I asked. She looked at me weird. "I told you he proposed" She said. I looked at her weird. I know that!

"Yeah, but then so did Dad and you said yes to him and dumped Donald" I said. She looked at me like I was crazy. Does she not remember? "What!? Why would I say yes to your Dad? I love Donald!" Ok this is getting weird. "I don't know but-" Soon, Dad came downstairs and Mom looked more than mad at him. "Darrell!? What is our son talking about. Why would you propose to me when you knew I was marrying Donald!?" She asked him. Dad looked pretty nervous. No way. No FREAKIN way! He did something to her didn't he? "Well...you said yes" He said. I stood up and went to go hold Mom back incase she got more than mad.

"You asked" She said while crossing her arms.

"You started it!" Dad said very immaturely. Mom scoffed. "Why would I say yes to an over grown 4 year old?" Mom asked. Dad shrugged his shoulders and walked to the bar to prepare some coffee. He grabbed some weird looking packet and poured it into the coffee.

"Here atleast have your favorite coffee while I explain" He said. She couldn't resist a good cup of coffee. There's something weird about Dad. I need to figure it out. She took a sip and then took a deep breath. "Now, I know it was wrong, but do you still want to marry me?" Dad asked. Mom smiled all lovey dovey. "Of course I do. I guess I was just concerned for Donald" She said. I looked at her then at Dad in pure fury. "But you said you LOVED Donald just seconds ago!" Dad then sent me a glare. "Leo, why don't you go up to your room, your mother and I need to have some...special time" He said. Mom giggled like an idiot. "Oh Darrell, I love it when you act all disciplined" Oh this is disgusting! I walked down to the lab and finished getting ready for school.

I just decided to walk out and not even wait for Mom to take me. Why do I have a bad feeling about this school day?

-School-

I walked in and saw Adam Bree and Chase first thing. I really hope we're still friends. I walked over and smiled. "Hey guys, what's up?" I asked. They all just glared at me and walked off. What if they're mad at me because of what happened? I'll find out next period. Chase's athletics class is merged with my PE class right now, so I'll talk with him then.

Chase's P.O.V

So I've got work after school, meaning I have to skip practice! I can't miss practice. Yes it's February but Coach likes it when we practice year round. I walked into the gym for class when Leo approached me. I'm in no mood to talk to him!

"Chase!" He said while running to me. I just ignored him as I walked into the locker room. He still followed me until. "Chase I ne-" I cut him off by grabbing him by his shirt and thrusting him into a locker. "What!? Can't you see we hate you!?" I screamed. He looked hurt by that, which he should! He tore up our family! "What? Why?" He asked. I glared at him.

Leo's P.O.V

What is up with Chase!? He's so mad! "Oh I don't know, this sick little game! You have your rich Mom date poor people and then after they blow all their money, you have her break up with him and leave them broke!" Oh...I know what he's talking about now. "Don't you think I'd kill to have my Mom and Dad get together? But guess what they can't!" Why not? I looked at him weirdly. "Why?" I asked while momentarily forgetting something important.

"Because my Mom's dead you FREAKIN IDIOT!" He said. I think this is when he's called Spike. I took a gulp. "I know, I'm sorry, but I didn't have a say! She just did!" I said trying to defend myself.

"BULL CRAP!" He yelled as his fist collided with face. I heard large footsteps coming my way, as I felt a wave of relief, but it dissapeared when I saw it was Adam. Great, I hope he's not mad. "Chase stop!" He said while pulling Chase back. "No! He ruinned our lives!" hase said while trying to get to me. His face was burning like a fire. Hatred pouring out his eyes. Adam pulled Chase like a child and faced him dead in the eye.

"Stop..." Adam said in a...it's hard to explain. Like a fierce, stern, soft but deadly tone. Chase quit as his face turned to a regular shade of red, and his breathing became heavy. "Now, go get some water and sit down" Adam said. Chase nodded as he walked into the gym. I turned to look at Adam who was walking over to me.

"Are you mad at me?" I asked. He shook his head. "I'm sorry about Chase. He has slight anger issues and he's just so...change scares him. He's not mad at you, he's just scared" He said. I looked at Adam weirdly. Chase? Spike? Scared? "Ok..." I said. Adam walked over to the locker room sinka nd grabbed a few paper towels. He then got them wet and walked back to me while dabbing my eye a little. Why is he so nice? "I'm sorry about my Mom and Dad. But I swear something's up with them!" I said. Adam nodded. "Ok well for now, just don't worry about it" He said while patting shoulder. "Thanks" He smiled at me while Chase walked back in. I knew that was time for me to leave, so I did. I walked passed Chase, but I didn't really have a vibe of fear. Pity was more like it. I pretended to completely leave the room, but I hid behind the wall and minutes later, I took a peek inside and saw Chase engulfed in Adam's arms.

I've never seen that side of Chase. The weak side of him. The REAL side.

Adam's P.O.V

Chase walked back in and Leo left. "Better?" I asked. He nodded and walked up to me. "I'm sorry. I just..." He couldn't bring himself to finish. So I naturally did what I do best. I wrapped my arms around him tightly and pulled him close to me. "It's ok" I said as I heard my younger brother sniffle. "Everything will be alright Chasey" I said. He looked at me with a little anger at that name, but I just laughed. His angry face matched Davis's so much. "Are you ok now?" I asked. His eyes were still blood shot and he was still breathing weirdly, so I grabbed him my water bottle I originally had for a test today, but it was unopened and cold. He needs it more. I handed it to hm as he began to drink. He's actually a lot like Davis. They both can get so worked up that it affects them weirdly. Davis's weirdness is caused by his Asthma, and Chase's is caused by fear and stress. Believe me. I've seen their medical records. Wait...Davis's inhaler!

"You drink that, I have to go give something to Davis" I said. Chase grabbed my arm real quick. I looked at him and he started to look sick like. Like he's about to throw up. Oh no, he must've gotten what Davis has. I helped him up and brought him to the nurse.

-Nurses Office-

"Alright Chase, I think you're just feeling nauseous from stress and nervousness. Just relax and you should be fine. Feel free to stay in here if you like" She said. Chase nodded and sat on the bed. "Do you want me to stay?" I asked. He shook his head. "No I'm fine. Go give Davis his inhaler" He said. I nodded and left the school. We had to walk to school today since my car's out of gas. So I've got a long, cold walk ahead.

-Home-

When I got home I noticed my car was gone! Did Dad leave Davis here alone? I walked to the door and walked in. What happened? I saw almost all of our stuff gone. We only had our couch, tv, a couple blankets and food. I walked further into the apartment and heard something.

"Dad?" I asked. I saw him on the couch. He had a small jacket on and he had Davis, who was wearing one of my hoodies, wrapped in his arms. "What happened here?" I asked. He looked up.

"Landlord"

It began to feel kind of cold. "They also cut off the heat" He said. No heat? Seriously!? I looked down at Dad who was desperately trying to keep Davis warm and well. "Why are you here?" He asked. I handed him Davis's inhaler. "Just incase" I said. Dad took it and sat up. He placed Davis on the warmest part of the couch and wrapped a blanket around him. "Thanks. How's school going?" He asked. How do I tell him that Chase got into a fight?

"Well, Chase took out some anger on Leo but he got all worked up again" I said. Dad nodded like he understood. "Well, look I'm too exhausted to deal with that. Davis kept me up all night with caughing. I didn't get the other job, and I've been trying to keep him from freezing" He said. It's not fair that Davis has to suffer again. "I have another interview that I need to cancel, so there's like 2 or 3 more jobs left available" He said. I looked at Davis quickly and back at Dad. "Go, I'll stay here with Dav-" I got cut off by Bree walked through the front door carrying Chase on her side. "Are any of my kids at school?" Dad asked.

"He over exerted himself and he's too exhausted" Bree said. Chase stood and nodded. Dad walked over to him and helped him to the couch. He then lifted Davis up and sat him on the pile of blankets. "I think we have a sleeping bag or something for him" Bree said while going to the closet. She brought out a blue camo sleeping bag and sat in on the floor. Dad handed it to Chase while he snuggled inside. "That should help" Bree said. I brought a blanket over to Davis and looked back to Chase. He should be fine in about an hour or so. I picked Davis up and began to carry him to his room.

"Adam, you might not want to do that" Dad said. I looked back at him. "Why not?" I asked. Dad sighed. "There's only an air matress in each room" He said. Air matressess!? What's wrong with our landlord!?

Bree's P.O.V

We hardly have any heat, Davis is sick, Chase is in no condition to go to his first day of work, and I broke a nail during science today! This day has sincerely sucked. Not to mention, Adam and I have our jobs in a couple of hours. I sat next to Chase, who was beginning to gain his energy back. "Why is it so cold in here?" He asked while bringing the sleeping bag closer to himself.

"Our dumb landlord cut off most of our heat" Dad said. Adam had sat Davis next to me and went to go get ready for his job. I pulled him closer to me, to help keep him warm. He looked kind of cute in the oversized hoodie. I looked over to Chase, who was regaining his color. "drink some water" I said while handing him a water bottle. He accepted it. Dad came back in all dressed up and he seemed like he was in a slightly better mood. "Okay I actually feel good about this job, so hopefully we can get back on track" He said. He put on a small coat and walked to Chase.

"Gunther said don't worry about coming to work, I need you to stay here and watch Davis" He said. Chase nodded and got out of the sleepingbag, and walked into the kitchen for a gatorade. "Make sure Davis drinks some gatorade. It'll restore his electrolytes" Chase nodded and looked around. "What happened to Marcus?" He asked. Dad sighed. "Marcus left early this morning" He said. Davis hardly opened his eyes and groaned. "What's wrong sweety?" I asked. He started to breath pretty heavily and then bolted to the bathroom. Dad quickly followed him there and started to rub his back. We could here him choking on the vomit and and gasp for air. It looks so awful. Dad helped him back up and wiped his face with a towel. I looked to Chase and mouthed 'Good luck'.

Dad brought Davis back in the living room. Except he wasn't carrying him, Davis was slowly limping in the room. Adam's hoodie had vomit stains all over it which I don't think Adam would care.

"Okay, Bree I'm gonna take you and Adam to your jobs. Chase watch him and make sure he stays well" Dad said while Adam walked in with a Bucky's-Burgers t-shirt. I walked over to Davis and kissed his forehead. Adam did the same and walked over to Chase and hugged him, as if he were Davis's age. He let go and walked out to the car. I turned back to see Dad looking at Chase weirdly. He then followed us to the car as we all got into the car.

Davis's P.O.V

I sat on the couch, or on something anyway. It was now Chase and I. Normally I'd be scared, but I don't really feel that way around him anymore. He walked over to me and adjusted the pillows. "What are you doing?" I asked weakly. He was silent while fixating me to where I was laying against them, of course I was too sick to protest. He brought a blanket over to me and tucked me in it. "If you need anything, let me know" He said. I smiled and nodded. "Ok" I then shifted into the pillows and tried to fall asleep. Of course, I couldn't. I saw Chase sititng next to me, wrapped in a blanket. "Chase?" I said. He looked at me with concern. "Did you do anything to Leo? Like you said you would?" I asked. I didn't want him to. Leo didn't deserve it. He nodded. "Yeah, but I said I was sorry afterwards. I feel bad about it. But don't worry about it Runt" He said while using his nickname for me. "Now lay down and go to sleep" He said. I went back to the cold pillow and tried to fall asleep. I hope this isn't permanent.

Okay so howw as that? Sorry about the wait. So how do you think Adam and Bree will deal with their new jobs? Find out next chapter! Bye!