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(Lucas P.O.V)

Lara was on the floor laughing her ass right off after I told her about our little escapade with the cookies. Our dads made it no secret what they were after we had come down from our high. I still can't believe me and my siblings had eaten pot cookies! Even more, that our dads had been eating them behind our backs!

She hadn't stopped laughing yet, and was now starting to hiccup from too much laughter. "YOU ATE POT COOKIES!? OH MY GOD!"

I only growled as I hid my head under my pillow. "Shut up! I had no idea they were laced with drugs!"

"YOU ATE A WHOLE TIN OF THEM!" She burst out. "A WHOLE TIN!"

I just grumbled and shrank into my bed. "They were shared among us. I think I may have only had four… maybe five."

Her laugh had gone into silent mode and Lara was doubled over on the floor clutching her stomach. It looked as though she were out of breath.

"That is priceless!" She wheezed out.

I finally had enough and fell to the floor to start tickling her. I knew she hated it more than anything because every part of her was sensitive, but she'd done it to herself when she started laughing at me. If there had been one more left, I would have shoved a pot cookie down her throat so I could laugh right back at her.

She started to squeal and kick the moment the tickling began. "Lucas! Stop it!"

"Not until you let the pot thing go!" I demanded, giggling at her reactions. She was much smaller than me, and easy to overpower, but she was just adorable when she squeaked or giggled.

She started smacking my hand away and clawing at me. I decided to just end this and hold her hands above her head, making sure to keep myself straddled on her pelvis so she couldn't kick me. She tried to wriggle away, but I had a pretty good grip on her wrists.

"Something you want to say?" I asked, making sure she knew I was boss.

She giggled slightly, heaving a bit from all the laughter she'd wasted. "Yes. You look positively handsome when you're mad."

I scoffed. "You liar."

I let go of her wrists and leaned in to connect my lips to hers. It wasn't a secret that we were an item, but I wasn't exactly allowed to have her in my room with the door closed. But we didn't actually do anything other than make out once or twice. I just didn't feel any need to go faster than that. Lara was… well… delicate, in my eyes. And I didn't want her to rush into something with me unless she really wanted to.

Besides, her brother would most likely kick my ass if he found out anything happened between us. I was too sure the eleven year old was able to do so even if I was five years older than him.

My fathers had always taught me and my brothers to be gentlemen and never rush into something serious like sex. Mason and Andrei didn't really care since neither of them thought sex was necessary – Ink being a little young at the moment for Mason, and Andrei not having anyone at all – but with me I'd made it my duty never to rush myself. I learned when I was younger that rushing into something was a bad thing, and that I really could have hurt Lara in ways I hadn't meant to. So, I never dared to go anywhere above or below her abdomen. And Lara never made any sudden moves either. But I chalked that up to the fear of her father finding out.

Near still wasn't pleased with me dating his daughter, but he never said anything about it. I knew by the way he glared at me, though, that he didn't want me anywhere close to her. With his wife pregnant with another child on the way, however, his mind was occupied elsewhere and Lara was left all to myself.

Well… aside from her brother.

I had no beef with Conner, but he definitely had a problem with me. He always got between me and Lara whenever we tried to be even remotely close to each other, he still never said a word to anyone about anything, and he glared at me like I was the filth beneath his shoes. However, with him studying most times at the Wammy house, I never saw him that often anymore.

And that meant Lara and I were almost always alone.

I felt her hands caress my face and neck before she pulled me in deeper to the kiss. Things were getting just a little more heated when I heard someone knock on my door before entering without my consent. Thankfully it wasn't either of my dads, but Mason. However, seeing that me and Lara were intertwined on the floor, did not make us look good.

Another reason I didn't go anywhere risqué with Lara… my whole family seemed to walk in at all the opportune moments.

He leaned on the archway to my bed chambers. "You two look like you're having fun."

I growled before standing up and helping Lara to stand. "What have I told you about coming into my room without consent?!"

"Oh, well sor-ry!" He said as he spun around, heading back to the door. "I just thought you wanted to spy on Zephyr and Roxanne with me. But, if you're okay with them right now…"

I didn't even let him finish as I rushed past him and through the door to go find my baby sister to see if she was alright.

I still didn't trust Zephyr. With Seth being his older brother there was no telling what he'd learned from the meat head! And I'd be damned if my little sister got hurt because of him!

I made to the hall near the stairway and stopped in my tracks at the banister to peek over and spy on them, Lara following soon after.

They were in the living room and he was looking around in amazement. "Whoa! You should've said something before about living in a mansion!"

"Manor." She corrected. "A mansion is smaller and something you win from a sweepstakes. A manor is something you inherit without spending any money."

"Either way, it's huge! It's more like an estate!"

Roxy paused for a moment before nodding. "Actually, you might be right. I think it's an estate. I never really asked my father."

Lara giggled. "Aw, he's cute! I think they look good together!"

"Who's side are you on?!" I demanded from from her in a whisper.

The girl just smiled at me. "Are you sure you aren't just being overprotective?"

"She's my little sister!" I reminded her. "And that kid's brother is a complete womanizer! He even has this list that has ratings from one to ten on how good his previous one night stands were at sex! The bastard was raving about it to his buds in the locker room yesterday! I won't have my little sisters be part of it!"

The moment Roxy left to go grab a snack, I decided to have a one-on-one with the little bastard. Lara tried to stop me, but I was too pissed to listen. My sister deserved better than him, and I'd make sure he knew this too.

I strode down the stairs, my eyes narrowed and lips tight, and the black haired kid noticed me immediately. I could see cross his eyes before forcing out a nervous smile.

"Hi!" He said politely. "Err… nice to see you again!"

My eyes slit more, making me look dangerous. "Look kid, we aren't at school anymore. We're in my territory, and I'm laying down a few of the laws here. One: don't you dare touch my sister! Above all else, you do not touch her! Two: don't even think about her, or I will tear off your limbs! And lastly: if I even think that you've disobeyed the first two rules, I won't have any trouble giving you a black eye to match that emo hair of yours! Got it!"

The kid looked terrified as he nodded slightly. "O-okay. Um… can I still rehearse my scene here though? My brother has a girl over right now and I'm kinda locked out of the room for a few hours."

I don't know why this made me angry, but I picked him up by the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the wall.

"You saying that if he weren't in there it'd be I don't know why this made me angry, but I picked him up by the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the wall.

"You saying that if he weren't in there it'd be YOUR turn!? Would you bring my sister there!?"

His eyes shot open and he lifted his hands in defence. "What! NO! NO, no I promise you I don't have any intentions like that about Roxanne! I just… I have to share a room with my brother when we live with our dad, and he always kicks me out when he has a girl over! That's why I asked that Roxanne and I work at her place!"

Something didn't sound right about what he said, but before I could ask…

"Look, if you're really that uncomfortable with my being here… I'll leave." He offered. "I just… I kinda don't like being at home all the time. Not when my parents are fighting like this."

I finally let him go and calmed down slightly. "Why are your parents fighting?"

He rubbed his shoulder and avoided my eyes. "They got a divorce a few months ago and both me and Seth have been travelling back and forth between homes every week. It's even worse because I have to share a room with him when we go to my dad's and he always has a girl over so I'm kicked out of the room almost weekly… if not daily."

His sob story was heartfelt, yes, but I still didn't trust him. "Forgive me if I've been more than overprotective about my sister, but your brother has a past-"

"That makes even me look bad." He finished. "You think I don't know that? That's why I don't always tell people we're brothers. Especially if I really like a girl. It's just not fair that I get type-casted because of my stupid brother." He glanced up at me. "I suppose you know about the list as well?"

My eyes narrowed again.

A good enough answer for him. "Yeah, well, I posted it online on his blog before I left if that makes you feel any better."

"You what!?" I exclaimed. "Why would you…?"

"Tons of girls finding out that they were nothing more than an experiment for him? Most of which are still at school?" He snickered. "I'm not sure he'll live to see graduation. Plus, it gets rid of my problem about being kicked out of our room every so often."

"And if he gets expelled from school?" I asked, vaguely intrigued.

His grin turned wicked. "Like he did twice already? He'll be sent to military school. I get my own room at both my parent's houses now."

I had nothing more to say about him. The kid was dark, smart, critically thinking, and vindictive…

…

I held out my hand. "Welcome to the family!"

He chuckled slightly before taking my hand, but I brought him in closer to warn him. "But I'm still serious about you touching my sister."

His smile turned nervous. "Noted."

(Lara P.O.V)

I rolled my eyes at the blonde but was happy to see him back off a little on his sister's date.

I'd known Lucas for close to my whole life and he was always protective of his brothers and sisters. He was technically the oldest of the batch and his fathers trusted him more than the others since he never gave them a reason not to. I never understood the bond between him and his siblings, and I was scared of it now more than ever with my mother being pregnant with another child. I was fifteen, close to sixteen, and I'd be having a new baby brother or sister in the next month or so. Conner wasn't much of a handful, but this one would be completely new. Would they like me? Would I like them? Would everything change now that I had two younger siblings?

My dad had stopped worrying about me so much now, which was a good thing I suppose, but I was already missing him making sure that I was alright or if Lucas had left any hickeys on me….

…he had… but my dad never found them.

I was scared… but excited. I was going to be an older sister again!

…but… would I be forgotten?

Looking at how uncle Mello and Matt handled six kids, they never favoured one over the other. So, would my parents be able to do the same?

Maybe I was just over thinking this too much. My parents would always love and care for me, no matter if they had a third child or not…

…right?