Author's note- I hope you like this story and Mason is an OC character and the person I envisaged Mason to be is Alexander Ludwig from his teenage years. he's completely my own creation and I think he will fit in well in the 13RW fandom

Lazy Dayz Motel Complex 9th October 2017

Lying awake in the early hours of my motel bed I placed my hands behind my head and stared up at the beige painted ceiling wall, I had trouble getting much sleep last night as part of me was excited to be moving to the town of Crestmont to be living with my Aunt Olivia, Uncle Andy and baby sister Hannah, god I miss them so much when they left Nevada. The other half of me was dreading I wouldn't be able to let go of my past and would finally live up my reputation my father had insisted would become me someday

I closed my eyes tightly and tried my best to calm down my body from trembling and go back to sleep, but all I could hear was my father's cold voice from the last time I spoke to him a few hours ago in Nevada State Prison before I left that life behind me

'You can hit that punch bag as hard as you like Mason in anger but you would have never been able to save your mother and Teddy from me' he laughed, slouching back in his chair

'From a monster like you I wish you were dead instead of them' I snapped back angrily. 'You're no father of mine; I'm too ashamed to admit I even came from you'

'We'll always be family Mason no matter what. You won't be able to let me go no matter how far away you run, Teddy and your mother will always be my family'

'They are no family of yours anymore just like neither am I murderer. I hope you like your new home for years to come father'

I got up from my chair and walked away from that cruel man I call dad, I didn't even give him the satisfaction of even glancing back at him like I cared even an ounce at all about him….

Feeling my eyelids shoot up all I saw was my blurry vision going back to normal when I was looking up at the ceiling, reaching for my phone from the nightstand I opened up the photo gallery and stared at the family selfie of myself, younger brother Teddy and my mother Natalie at the town's annual fun fair.

After reminiscing through some old family photos on my phone I swiped across and looked at the happy moments I spend with my other family. I loved spending any time I could with my baby sister Hannah, Uncle Andy and Aunt Liv when they used to live in Nevada before they moved to California for a better life. Just in a few hours' time I would get to reunite with my other family and see my baby sister again, I've missed hearing from her since she moved to Crestmont last year

I placed my phone back down on the nightstand and thrusted the covers off my body, feeling a few strains of hair fall over my forehead I pushed them back over before entering the bathroom. Turning on the shower I stepped in and felt the warm water gushing over me, I closed my eyes and leaned against the tiled wall

'You can keep calling me a monster all you like Mason but have you looked in the mirror recently'

'What'

'We're not so different you and I' Dad sighed contently. 'You'll never let me forget what I've done to my family but have you forgotten what you done to Jacob Johnstone'

'That was a long time ago I'm not the same….'

'Always excuses with you Mason but you could never take responsibility for your action either kid'

I balled up my hands into fist and raised them up in the air before slamming them down in front of me, all conversation in the room halted and seeking gazes searched where the loud clap came from, I wanted nothing more to leap through the thick glass panel and kill my own father for bring up his name…..

I gasped uncontrollably and choked on my own breath when I realised where I was again and not at Nevada State Prison, dropping my head in shame I let the hot water fall over for a few minutes more before stepping out of the shower….

Changing back into my clothes from the night before I grabbed all my belongings and pulled out my phone from my jean pocket, opening up a fresh message to my Aunt Liv

'I'll be home soon Aunt Liv in a couple of hours, I can't wait to see Hannah's face when she sees me later'

Smiling happily I placed my phone back into my jean pocket again and left my small motel room, dawn was just starting to break for the day when I crossed the car park to the manager's office to sign out and hand back the keys. At the reception desk was the same guy I met last night when I pulled up in here to check in for the night, he wasn't alone in here as an early morning Mexican cleaner was with him tidying up the reception area. Looking more closely at the cleaner I saw she had some unshed tears in her eyes when she went about her duties.

'Good morning Sir' the smartly dressed reception manager greeted

'Morning'

'Checking out sir?'

'Please' I nodded gently. 'Do you know anywhere around here that would be open for breakfast'

'Our kitchen won't be open for breakfast for a couple hours yet but there is a diner a few miles down the road or there's a McDonalds a couple of miles from here on the highway'

'Thanks buddy for the help' I replied. 'Early bird catches the worm and all that'

'My pleasure sir, if there anything else you would like to know then…..' he replied sweetly in an ass kissing voice

A small bump of the small circular wooden table caused the large glass vase that rested upon it to roll and smash into millions of tiny pieces, the cleaner bent down quickly to start cleaning up the mess she accidently caused

'God sake Maria, can you not do anything right?' The receptionist shouted loudly. 'Fucking bitch'

'I'm so sorry señor, I mean sir' she stuttered tearfully

'You best be sorry or you're fired Maria, I've had enough of your shit' he snapped back angrily

I knew they were conversing in Spanish to hide their true meaning of their private conversation, whatever hold the receptionist had over Maria I didn't like it at all and it drove me up the wrong way. I had to do something to teach the guy a lesson on how to treat people fairly and not to abuse their powers of authority. I looked over to Maria and saw her picking up the glass and putting the broken shards into one pile, she clenched her left hand tightly as I saw her blood trickle out of her closed fist

'I'd apologies if I were you' I spoke up, clearing my throat and making eye contact with Maria first before turning back to the receptionist

'Yes I would Maria' the receptionist stated

'I'm sorry sir for the mess in here' she apologised again

'I wasn't talking to you Maria' I exclaimed

They both widen their eyes when I replied back in Spanish to them, the look of horror ascend over the receptionist face as he knew I understood what he said to Maria. The sheepish look plastered over his face as soon as the ball dropped and he became unsure what to say next

'She may be foreign but Maria isn't deaf. There's no need to speak to her like that' I proclaimed, flashing Maria a quick smile. 'Call her an ambulance you selfish prick, can't you see she's bleeding'

'Yes…oh course Sir' he mumbled

'You go take care of your hand Maria I'll sort out this mess'

'Thank you Sir' she sighed deeply

'Call me Mason' I introduced

'Thank you again Mason' Maria smiled happily

Maria left the reception area of the small motel complex and headed towards the staffroom at the back, I brushed up the broken glass on the floor and disposed of it safely into a bag and placed it in the trash can. I walked back up to the reception desk as the clerk held out his hand in front of me; I cupped his hand gently and shook it

'I'm sorry for any inconvenience here again Sir' he apologised

'That's no problem' I smiled broadly

With my hand wrapped around the clerk's I tightened my grip and squeezed firmly, I saw the clerk bite his bottom lip and twitch in pain from my death grip, easing off from the pressure he made eye contact with me whilst trying to pull his hand back towards him

'If I ever hear from Maria that you've treating her or any other foreign employees like dirt I'll come back from wherever the hell I'm going and I'll break you, do you hear me'

The clerk just nodded his head at me hoping that I would let go from his shake of the head, I added more pressure on my grip and twisted his wrist to make him squeal his answer out that he understood my threat

'Let's hear it' I demanded

'I understand, just let me go'

'Louder dipshit I can't hear you' I exclaimed

'I understand' the receptionist whimpered

'That's better'

I released my grip from his wrist as he took his hand back and held it carefully from the intense pressure I put it under, walking away from the clerk I could feel his footsteps behind me getting closer, knowing deep inside of him the rage that burnt fierce he wanted to make me hurt just like how I hurt him. I stopped in my tracks and turned back around to face the man that wanted a beating to occur

'You arrogant prick' he slurred

The clerk clenched his right hand into a fist and swung for my cheek to land a powerful jab, raising my forearms quickly to my face to defend the punch I knocked his arm movement past me, quickly hooking his arm in my cubital fossa of my right arm and pushed with my left arm on the back of the receptionist's arm with sheer force, detaching his bicep muscle and breaking his two forearm bones in his arm I learnt from self-defence training a few years ago

'I warm you what would happen'

'I've got it on tape that you broke my arm' he gasped uncontrollably

Letting go of his arm and watching the clerk moved away to the empty chair in reception, clutching his whole right arm with his left as he sat down in one of the comfy chairs as I made my way behind the desk, ejecting out the dvd from the surveillance footage and placing it into my black leather jacket pocket

'No one is gonna believe you now'

I walked out of the small reception area of the motel to the car park while dawn had started to break for the day, Maria had joined me outside as well moments later to bid goodbye as she waited for her ambulance to arrive, I gave her my phone number just in case I needed to repay another visit here and teach another lesson to that asshole behind the desk.

I mounted my Harley Davidson Street 750 bike and drove away from the motel car park, leaving to find the nearest McDonalds for an early breakfast to start my long journey ahead to the town of Crestmont, starting a new life for myself after the difficult one I had in Nevada…..

After a few hours on the road I finally passed the border sign of the county that I had arrived in Crestmont, crossing above bridges that over looked the docks in the distance as this part of the town was getting refurbished. I rode my bike into the town centre and took in my new surroundings, finally finding my aunt and uncle's pharmacy store.

I hopped off my Harley Davidson and peered through the windows of the store, I couldn't help but smile like a little child when they saw their favourite aunt and uncle. Part of me wanted to go inside and hug them but the other half wanted to surprise them when they arrived home at midday for lunch, pulling myself away from the glass window I mounted my bike again and explore what else the town of Crestmont had to offer….

After lunch and cycling around the town and getting myself familiarised with everything here I decided to head home to the Baker residence. I pulled up into the street and could see an ambulance in the distance, my eyes widen when I saw it parked up outside the house I was going too as I sped down the road quickly. Watching two paramedics wheeling a gurney out of the house I parked up hurriedly and ran towards the medical staff

'What's happened' I cried out loudly, looking down at the gurney and seeing Hannah

A few short moments later I saw my Aunt Liv and Uncle Andy step out of the house and followed quickly to the ambulance, they both widen their eyes when they saw me stood outside their house

'Aunt Liv what's happened' I exclaimed

Aunt Liv couldn't say a word as she was still in shock over whatever had happened in there, she followed the two paramedics into the back of the ambulance as it pulled away from the house and headed to the hospital. I placed my hands on Uncle Andy shoulders to gain his attention back to me, he stopped looking down the road when the ambulance was out of sight and faced me eventually

'What's happened Uncle Andy'

'It's Hannah' he sobbed. 'She tried to commit suicide'

I couldn't remember if I was still breathing when Uncle Andy told me what had happened as I could feel my heart break into millions of little pieces over what my little sister had done, she seem ok the last time we talked over a year ago but what could have happened to her to want to end it all. Taking deep breathes I looked up at my uncle again

'But she's gonna be ok right?' I asked

'I honestly don't know son, I really don't'

'What did the paramedics say when they got here'

'She had twenty eighty chance of making it alive to the hospital but it's going to drop fast on the way there if they don't get there in time' he explained

'What are we waiting for? Let's go Uncle Andy' I proclaimed, ushering him towards the Jeep

I chained up my Harley Davidson to the wooden fence inside of the front lawn and rushed over to the Jeep, climbing inside the passenger seat quickly as I didn't even have time to proper shut the door as Uncle Andy sped away from the house….

For whatever felt like a lifetime on the small journey to the hospital I only dried the worst for my little sister, I made a small prayer to God to let Hannah live and give her another chance at life. We finally arrived at the Horizon Hospital Medical centre and parked up in the nearest bay we could find, Uncle Andy and I rushed through the front doors to the reception desk and got the details where we could find Hannah Baker.

The journey up the lift elevator I could only think of the worst news that we didn't made it time and Hannah had passed away in the back of the ambulance, the metal doors slid open to one side and we stepped out onto the floor. Counting down on the numbers placed above the doors as we past them to room 777, where Hannah was located in this giant medical building.

I pushed down on the handle of the door and entered the room; Aunt Liv was sat in a chair besides Hannah holding her hand and petting her hair as she looked like she was unconscious, I heard the monitor beeping beside her bed and the drip stand of blood connect to her arm, pumping new blood into her body I finally sighed in relief that she was still with us. Uncle Andy went by Hannah's side and took his daughter's hand as Aunt Liv came up out of her chair and embraced me tightly, I wrapped my arms around my favourite aunt and held her close

'Why didn't you let us know you were here babe?' she asked sweetly

'I wanted to surprise you guys' I sighed deeply. 'Do you guys want me to leave and give you some space since Hannah?'

'No' both Aunt Liv and Uncle Andy replied in unison

'If Hannah knew you were here she would be over the moon that you came and more excited that you're staying with us'

'You really want me to stay' I asked

'Of course Mason' she smiled weakly. 'I made a promise to my sister when you were born I would always take care of you till my last breath and I vow to keep that promise even when you're old enough to take care of yourself'

'Thanks Aunt Liv' I smiled happily

I hugged my Aunt Liv more tightly while burying my face in the crook of her neck, pulling away moments later and returning back to Hannah's bedside as Aunt Liv sat in the empty chair and retook her daughter's hand, I stood behind my aunt and placed a reassuring hand on her should as she placed her free hand on top of mine….

After a few hours of sitting around in Hannah's room and no sign of her waking up any time soon I left to get us some refreshments from the vending machine in the lobby of the hospital, a teenager walked through the doors while adjusting his navy hoodie and taking off his helmet before bending over to retie his converse shoes laces, after fixing his appearance he went straight up to the reception desk and I hooved close by to hear who he was here to see in such a rush

'Hi, could you tell me what room Hannah Baker is in please' the teenage boy asked

'Of course but is your relation to the patient'

'Umm….she's a…friend' he stammered together

'Just a friend' I stated loudly gaining the attention of the receptionist and the teenage boy, raising a brow slightly. 'I'm sorry but who are you exactly?'

'I'm Clay Jensen' the teenager introduced

'Just go home kid'

'I'm not going till I have seen her' he requested

'This aint an argument it's happening. Now leave please' I instructed

I turned the teenager around from the reception desk and ushered him outside of the building, pushing him to a quite alleyway so I could have a private chat with this kid alone

'What the hell man, just get off me' Clay argued

'How do you know what happened to Hannah?' I enquired

'Tony told me she was in the hospital I had to come see her straight away; I'm a friend of hers'

I remembered seeing Tony come by the hospital an hour after I had arrived with Uncle Andy; he had been in a right state of panic and looked like he had seen a ghost or some other paranormal activity shit, he stayed by Hannah's side for a while before he had to leave but he promised he would check in on her every now and again till she woke up

'Did he tell you what happened?'

'No he didn't' Clay admitted. 'That's why I came here so I can see Hannah myself and that's what I'm gonna do'

'No you're not Clay'

'Yes I am' he demanded

Clay tried to push past me in the alleyway but something deep inside of me snapped by his persistence to see Hannah, I grabbed a hold of his hoodie in tight fists and slammed him back into the brick wall. Clay's sense of fear dripped from his body as I held him at arm's length; clearly this has happened to him before and I felt sorry for the kid

'Please just let me go' Clay whimpered

As I stared into the hooded teen's eye my soundings changed before my very eyes and I placed back in Nevada, I wasn't holding Clay up against the wall any more but Jacob Johnstone and loud cheers of teenagers hung in the air as I held a closed fist, ready to strike him in the face after what had happened

'Please just let me go' Jacob cried out

I watched as my ex best friend pleaded to me to let him go but I couldn't let him off that easy, anger burned the fire in me deeper as I wanted him to feel the pain I did over what he had done to me. I striked his jaw with a powerful punch which sent his head back into the brick wall, that awful sound forever staying with me till I die

The reality around me shifted back to present day and I saw I had Clay Jensen pressed up against the brick wall and not my ex best friend. Loosen the tight grip I had over the teenager I slid my hands down his chest before they fell off him while I hung my head in shame

'Now's not a good time to see her Clay' I informed him. Straightening out his hoodie from where I grabbed him. 'Just come back tomorrow and you can see her then if you say you're a friend of hers'

'I will' he nodded quickly. 'I can assure you that but could you please let her know I stopped by'

'I will Clay when she wakes up'

'Ok thanks mate' he walked away from the alleyway a few steps before stopping in his track and turned back around. 'I didn't catch your name by the way, who are you I've never seen you before'

'I'm Mason. I'm Hannah's older cousin'

Clay nodded his head before turning back around and went to the bike shelter; he locked his bike and rode away from Horizon Hospital, I took a deep breath to compose myself before re-entering the hospital again…

On the way back to Hannah's room while carrying three hot beverages I spotted a dark skinned girl sitting alone out in the hallway on a small bench not that far from the room I was going to. I walked up to the beautiful young woman and coughed lightly to gain her attention, she finally looked up at me with tears in her eyes

'You ok Miss' I asked politely while taking a seat on the bench, placing my three hot drinks between us

'Yeah I'm fine' she replied coldly, wiping a tear away

'You don't look fine' I stated, seeing the young woman raise her brow suggestively. 'What I mean is you look great, honest to god you do but you don't seem ok'

The young dark skinned woman didn't reply back and just continued starring down at the floor with unshed tears still in her eyes; she must have been really upset visiting someone here on this ward. I guess she will become a familiar face I'll see here often around here and I might as well start getting to know her now

'Are you visiting someone here' I inquired

'Maybe' she exclaimed. 'I don't even know why I'm telling you this but I had heard some bad news about a friend I was once close too'

'I'm sure that friend would be glad to know that you're here for them right now in their hour of need'

'That's the thing I can't face her after everything that has happened between us, I'm pretty sure she hates my guts inside and out'

'I'm sure she doesn't, you can see her Miss' I assured her, smile weakly.

'My name is Jessica not Miss' she introduced herself, holding out her hand

'And mine is Mason' I replied back and shook her hand 'What room is your friend in?'

'The receptionist told me it's Room 777'

'That's where I'm going right now, come on I'll come with you' I informed her

I stood back up from the bench and grabbed a hold of the three plastic cups I had placed down, waiting for Jessica to come by my side as she got up from the bench. I was kinda intrigued to know more about her and what her relationship with Hannah was like that she couldn't face her, I started walking down the corridor towards Hannah's room

'So what have you done so bad to end a friendship that you can't even see this friend' I asked

I looked to my left hand side to see Jessica wasn't walking besides me down the corridor, turning around I saw Jessica was still stood by the bench and hadn't moved an inch from the spot, taking a step back towards her I was shocked by what she did next. Jessica had literally turn on her heels and ran the other way down the corridor, running as far away as she could from Hannah's room

'Jessica' I shouted after her to no avail

That's another thing I'll have to ask Hannah about if she wakes up who are these so called friends of her and what they had done to her. The door to Hannah's room open and Aunt Liv stepped out into the hallway after probably hearing my shouting in the quiet ward

'Get lost on your travels did you Mason' she asked

'No I was talking to some girl who seemed a bit upset, she just ran away from me just now' I explained. 'That never really happens to me, normally girls run towards me instead of the exact opposite'

'She probably came to her senses then and there's always a first for everything Mason'

Aunt Liv and I chuckled lightly before I handed her a hot cup of coffee and we re-entered the hospital room, I passed Uncle Andy his hot beverage drink to him as I perched on the edge of the bed, god knows how long we would have to wait for Hannah to wake up again….

Into the early hours of the next day I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink at all so I didn't even bother trying to sleep, Aunt Liv and Uncle Andy had wanted to stay by Hannah's side but I sent them home from how shattered they looked from the worry of their daughter and the stress of the store, they needed to go home and rest themselves. I promised to them I would stay by Hannah's side all night long and call them straight away if anything new happened during the night

'Please wake up Hannah' I sighed deeply

Taking her hand in mind I gave them a gentle squeeze and rose up from my bedside chair, I hovered over an unconscious Hannah and softly pressed my lips against her forehead. As I sat back down in my chair I felt a small amount of pressure against my hand, seeing Hannah gently squeeze my hand back and I looked up towards her. Hannah's eye lid's fluttered open slowly and I watched her gaze travel down her arm to who was holding her hand as she was just coming aware of her surroundings

'Mason?' she smiled tirelessly after her deep sleep

'Hey Sleeping Beauty'