A/N: Hey, there everybody! It's me, MBAV fan66! And it's time for...*insert announcement trumpet sound here* chapter 9 of BOM! Yay! *confetti canons go off* :D

So, this it. We've finally reached the flashback points of our story, that explains Jesse's and Ethan's past. So, who's ready for this?! *places a hand to my ear and leans in a little* I can't hear yooouuu?! I said, WHO'S READY FOR THIS?! *waits for you to cheer back first and then fist pumps the air* YEAH! WOOOOO! XD Lol! This chapter and the next will have the flashback stuff in it. And maybe even the one after that, too? It really depends, though. But I do know that this one and the next, will be the flashback chapters, though. And as usual, I've left a little guide down below in case you get confused as to what's flashback mode and what's not throughout it.

I also forgot to mention, that before we get to the flashback stuff, we'll be finishing up hearing about Rebecca and Horace's past, as well! Like, how it is that she managed to survive the fire that wiped out her entire flock, including the love of her life, as well! :D

*WARNING!* Right now, in this chapter. It'll be explaining about Ethan's and Jesse's parents a bit and what happened to one of them, as well. I will warn you, though. Read this chapter at your own discretion. As there will be vile language and behavior taking place in this chapter. As well, as physical abuse. If any of these things greatly bother you or you have a problem with, then I suggest not reading it. You have been warned.

Now, without further ado! Let's get to our shout outs!:

TiredOfBeingNice- Thanks! I'm glad you liked that part and the chapter, too, fanfic buddy! :) Well, hold on tight! Cause here comes the hurricane that is the next chapter, my friend! ;D Lol!

achromatix- Well, that's good! I'm glad it got your adrenaline juices going from reading it! Lol! :D Hopefully, this chapter will do the same, as well! Especially, since now we're getting into Black brothers past, now. ;)

Stretch Snodgrass- Lol! Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :) Yeah, I did that to throw everyone off a bit or to at least start second-guessing themselves about Jesse's relation to Ethan, that is. Lol! Jesse's a very dedicated big brother. Especially, now, since Ethan's all the family he has left in the world. You'll get a glimpse in this here chapter at just far he may be willing to go, too, when it comes to protecting his little brother. Well...more like a bit of foreshadowing for when a certain event comes into play in the chapter that's to come after this one. Thanks! Lol! And I'm glad you seem so interested in Rebecca's character, as well! I'm not sure if I'll give a description of what she looks like, though. Think I'll just leave that up to the reader's imagination. Lol! ;P But in a chapter yet to come, Jesse will be telling the gang more about her, though. For now, I think I'll just leave you with the rest of Rebecca's backstory with Horace Black, though. *giggle* ;P Also, too! I'm thinking about possibly making a bonus chapter at the end of this story that explains the origin of the Cublie Animus, as well. What do you think?

charmedfan120- Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :) He does, doesn't he? But there's a reason behind that. One that will be explained in either the chapter after this one or the one after that. As for whether Ethan's the only seer in the family? I'll leave Jesse to answer that question in the next chapter. *giggle* ;) He might decide to do that. But then again, this is Jesse Black we're talking about here! So, there's no telling with that guy! Lol!

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Regular- in the present time frame/in non-flashback mode

Italics- flashback mode

Bold Italic- voiceover/someone in the present speaking while still in flashback mode

Underline Italics- words/sentences in flashback mode, that would normally be italicized if they weren't in flashback mode (example: thoughts or words with emphasis placed on them when read/said)


The moment the name rolled off Jesse's lips, everyone was stunned speechless for a moment. Not knowing what to say, as they all wondered how it could be that the very same vampire who fell for Horace Black so many years ago, is also the one who turned Jesse?! Wasn't she suppose to be dead with the rest of the flock that burned inside the church, all those centuries ago?!

"B-B-But...how is that even possible?! Didn't she die in the fire along with the rest of her and Horace's flock?!" asked Sarah incredulously in shock.

Jesse grinned. "She would have if it wasn't for her need for blood, stepping in when it did that day." he said to her in that smug know-it-all manner he loves to display all the time. "You see, Horace and Rebecca were on their way to the church for a meeting with the flock, like they usually do every Wednesday evening." explained Jesse, before being interrupted by Rory suddenly.

"Wednesday? But I thought church was always held on Sundays? Not Wednesdays?" wondered/pointed out Rory curiously, while scratching his head.

Jesse rolled his eyes and scowled at the annoying blonde before answering him. "It is, doofus. But nowadays, churches sometimes have services on Wednesdays in the evening time, too. For those aren't able to go the regular Sunday morning ones for whatever reason." he replied rather rudely to the blonde vampire. "In any case, after Rebecca and her flock entered his life, Horace decided to have Wednesday evenings as a special time to hold a...'special' service strictly for certain members of the church. In other words, that was when he and Rebecca would have their vampire meetings with the flock. Sundays were still used, though, as the days when he would hold his usual church service for the humans of the town." further elaborated Jesse, then.

"Now, back to what I was saying." declared Jesse, getting back to the topic on how it is that Rebecca Vaile managed to escape the same fate as her flock and beloved had in that fire. "On their way to the church that day, Rebecca had told Horace to go on ahead to the church without her as she was feeling rather hungry and wanted to grab a bite to eat before the meeting. Horace obliged, thus the two went their separate ways, for now, planning to meet up later in a few minutes." explained Jesse.

"That's when the townspeople attacked, huh? While she was busy feasting upon an innocent human." guessed Ethan quietly with a sullen look on his. He figured that whoever the poor soul was that Rebecca decided to make a meal out of that day probably didn't make it, either. That's one of the things he hated about vampires. How they have no consideration for the poor human's life that they feed upon. He gets that even vampires need to eat, but...why do so many of them always wind up leaving the victim dead, though? Ethan had a feeling that his big brother did the same thing, too. Leaving his victim dead once he was through with them. And that worried the seer a little. He knew that the big brother that he always cherished and looked up to back when he was just a young child, wasn't entirely the same person he was back then, anymore.

Jesse looked at Ethan and frowned at his demeanor. Although, he couldn't read his mind to see why Ethan looked so down for, Jesse still didn't like it when his little brother looked upset about something. So, it saddens him a little to see his baby bro look so sad or disappointed, too. Even though Jesse wanted to comfort his little brother right then, for now, he decided against it and instead just pressed on with his explanation on how Rebecca survived the church fire.

"It is." nodded Jesse remorsefully. "While she was out feeding that's when the townsfolk made their move once they were sure that every vampire was inside. Or so they thought. They didn't know that Rebecca was running late and thus hadn't made it inside the church with the rest of her flock and Horace, yet. Poor judgment on their part, I suppose." he replied, giving a small shrug at the end. "Once she was finished with her meal and was about to make her way towards the church, Rebecca accidentally overheard one of the townspeople talking to someone else about how some of the other townspeople plan on trapping Horace and his evil demon followers inside the church and then set it on fire to rid the town of them once and for all. Rebecca was mortified at what she had heard and immediately rushed off towards the church to warn everybody. But...unfortunately, she was too late. The church had already been consumed by a massive fire, as she could hear the screams and cries for help from her fellow vampires trapped inside. And among them was her darling Horace, who also burned to death, as well." stated Jesse remorsefully, as he told them what came next.

"Poor Rebecca." said Sarah sympathetically, as she had this sad and remorseful look on her face. Sure Sarah knew that Rebecca was bad news and was one of those vampires who enjoyed what she is and loved to kill innocent humans without a second thought. But...she still couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor woman, though. Having to just stand there and watch as the love her life burned to death while trapped inside a burning building and there isn't a thing she could do to stop it, either? Or at the very least, save him from such a tragic fate? It was...heartbreaking.

Sarah then looked over at Ethan. "I don't know what I'd do if something bad ever happened to you, Ethan." thought Sarah glumly to herself. "I'd probably lose it." she then scoffed sarcastically to herself in her head, knowing that it was probably true. She would totally lose it if anything bad ever befell upon the seer before his time. Mainly, if his death wasn't a natural or accidental one, but rather more along the lines of someone murdering him, instead. Then she'd be ready to kill the person who did it! Which is...a very unpleasant thought and she'd rather not think about it, either. So, quit thinking about it and instead focused back on Jesse's story.

"As she stood there from a safe distance of the fire with tears of sorrow and heartache in her eyes, anger and hate began to fester within her heart towards the ones responsible for this. Promising to get revenge on the townspeople for destroying her flock, but most of all...for killing the one person she loved most in this world. Rebecca then fled from the town before any of the townspeople were able to discover that they had missed one and that she was still alive." concluded Jesse compassionately and sincerely. Although, his conclusion was a bit...theatrical and intense sounding, though. Considering he really wasn't there and yet he made it sound like as if he was there. But that's Jesse for you. He loves making a big dramatic and poetic performance out of things, sometimes. Even out of something so sad and emotional, like this.

"Ok, then. Well, that concludes Reverend Horace Black and Rebecca's story. But...what about yours? Just what exactly led you into wanting to part ways from Ethan back when he was 3 years old, if you two were so close, then?" pointed out Benny questionably.

"Yeah! And...how is that you managed to cross paths with the one vampire who also happened to know your 4 times great-granddad, as well?" asked Rory curiously. "Oh! And does this also mean that you really do think that reverend guy was a loser, like you originally said to Ethan that night, too?! You know, when you had told him how you knew his grandfather's grandfather and that he was a loser, too!" he then blurted out a bit anxiously/excitedly to older vampire.

"Wait? How do you know about that?" questioned Benny to the blonde vampire perplexingly.

"Ethan told me!" chirped Rory brightly with a smile. "I was curious to know what all had happened after I had left the theater that night. So, I asked him about it before third period started! Since me and him have the same class, then." he said cheerfully.

Benny gave a small nod, meaning that he got it. But Jesse, on the other, simply just scoffed at the blonde.

"Of course, I don't think he's a loser, you idiot!" exclaimed Jesse snidely and insultingly to the blonde. "He was also my great great great great grandfather, too, you dolt! Why would I think that about an ancestor of mine who clearly was a great man and did great things?!"

Rory shrunk a little at the vampire's harsh words towards him, as he simply gave him a small timid shrug. "Because...that's what you had said to Ethan?" replied Rory meekly, though it came out more like a question than a fact.

Still annoyed, but also secretly enjoying seeing the fear in the other vampire's eyes, Jesse stared at the teen vampire with a mean look upon his face. "For one, that was before I had realized that he was a Black and NOT a Morgan. And for two, I had clearly lied about knowing who his grandfather's grandfather was when it comes to the Morgan family tree. I have no idea as to who that would've been back then during Horace's time, whatsoever." stated Jesse bluntly, as he told him the truth about that statement he made to Ethan that night in his backyard during the lunar eclipse.

"I only told Ethan that because I wanted to distract him long enough to lose his train of thought for a split second or two, in the hopes that I'd be able to draw him in close for a counter-attack to finish him off before the lunar eclipse reached it's peak. You know...as in playing mind games with your opponent to gain the upper hand on them in a fight. But of course, he didn't fall for it." Jesse then confessed honestly, but arrogantly with a devilish grin at the end. He was actually proud of his little brother for not falling for it, now that he thinks about it. It just proves how much alike they are, as it seems that being smart runs in the family. Ethan with his geeky smarts and himself with his strategic smarts.

"Now, then! If there are no more dumb questions being asked by stupid people, then I'd like to begin with Ethan's and I's backstory, now." declared Jesse pointedly in a serious tone, though when he said 'stupid people' (emphasis on the word stupid) he shot Rory a look, meaning he meant him. Then Jesse turned his attention towards his little brother and smiled politely at him. "Or would you care to do the honor in telling them, baby brother?" he asked gentlemanly like.

But Ethan just stood there in silence and shook his head 'no' as his reply. He figured it was probably best Jesse do it since he was older than him back then and could remember the details a lot better than he probably could. Also, having Jesse tell the story might help fill in some details about Jesse, too, after their separation. Like how it is he become so powerful so quickly if he was only a vampire for 12 years? And also, why was it him that was trying to resurrect the Black army and not Rebecca since she had survived and was the one who swore vengeance on the town?

Jesse shrugged. "Suit yourself, little bro." he said carelessly. "Guess, I'll be the one to tell them, then, after all." said Jesse, flashing him a gentle smile before beginning the story about their past.


I guess I'll start with our mother. Her name was Amanda Black. From what I can remember while growing up in her care, she was a kind and loving woman.


A woman with black hair and brown eyes was in a kitchen making dinner when suddenly a little boy about 7 years old came running in the room.

"Mommy! Mommy! Look what I drew!" exclaimed the little boy eagerly, bouncing on his heels with excitement at something he did.

The woman stopped what she was doing in the kitchen and turned to face the young boy with a kind smile upon her face. "Yes, Jesse, honey? What is it?" she said sweetly to the child, who was her son.

Little Jesse then proudly held up his colorful drawing to show her with a big smile on his face. "See!" he exclaimed happily, showing off his wonderful artwork. "It's a picture! Of you, Mommy! Cause you're the best mommy in the whole wide world and I love you!" stated Jesse joyously with pride and love in his tone.

The woman gazed down at the picture that her young son just drew of her lovingly and smiled. Feeling so happy that her son thinks she's the best mother in the world. It was every mom's joy to hear those words coming from their child's mouth. "Oh, Jesse, sweetie! It's beautiful! I love it! Thank you!" she said praisingly to the boy, hugging him.

Jesse accepted the hug, feeling so proud of himself to make his mommy feel so happy. "Now, put it up on the fridge, Mommy! I want everybody to see it and how awesome a mommy you are!" he then demanded eagerly but politely, as all children do at that age when feeling proud about something they drew and wanting to show it off.

The woman chuckled amusingly. "Alright! Alright, Jesse! I'll hang it up on the refrigerator, now!" she said musingly in a kind tone to her little artist. She then took the piece of the paper and hung it up on the refrigerator just like she said she would. Placing magnets on each of the paper's four corners to hold it in place."There! Now, all will see the beautiful artwork that my wonderful son drew for me!" she stated happily with a smile.

This made the little boy very happy.


Unfortunately, for her, though, she was also married to a no-good, dirty low-life named Richard Black. Our father.


Suddenly, the two heard the sound of the front door open and then slam shut. Someone had just entered the house and they didn't seem very happy, either.

"AMANDA! AMANDA! WHERE ARE YOU, WOMAN?!" shouted the burly man, as he entered his home.

Amanda and little Jesse immediately recognized that voice, which never brought happiness into their hearts every time they heard his voice whenever he's around.

"I'M IN THE KITCHEN!" hollered back Amanda to her husband. A sense of unease and dread came over her, then as she hated when he got like this.

The man then made his way towards the kitchen, where his wife said she was at. But something was off about the man. And Amanda knew exactly what it was, too.


The man was drunk.

Almost every night, after work he came home drunk. It was no wonder he hadn't gotten into any car accidents or had gotten pulled over by the police while on his way home, intoxicated.

The man was a mess. And what our mother saw in him, to begin with, I'll never know.


On his way towards the kitchen, he was swaying and stumbling a bit, as it was obvious that he was drunk. The air around him reeked of alcohol and when he spoke, he had a bit of a slurring going on in his words, as well.

"Ah! There's my beautiful wife!" he said drunkenly, as if happy to see her. He then came up to her and kissed her on the cheek. Though, the heavy smell of alcohol on his breath was enough to almost make her want to gag.

"Richard, honey! You're home!" greeted Amanda cheerfully with a welcoming smile, though both the cheery tone and the welcoming smile were all fake. To be honest, she wasn't all that happy to see him coming home drunk like this, again. But she chose to try and stay on his good-side, instead, rather than make a big fuss about it. Especially, since their son was in the room with them. That and...she knows how he gets when he's drunk and in a bad mood, as well. "How was your day?" she then asked him sweetly.

But Richard just walked away from her to have a seat at the kitchen table, as he just dismissively waved a hand around. "Ah, you know! The same old this and the same old that! Blah! Blah! Blah! Work my ass to the bone! Yada! Yaha!" he answered complainingly, not caring that he just cursed in front of his son.

"I see." replied Amanda simply, though her facial expression was a bit downcasted for some reason. Probably, because he just cussed in front of their young son without a second thought about it. She always tried to keep him from hearing such bad words the best she could. But when Richard gets like this it's nearly impossible, sometimes.

"You'd think after me busting my ass all the time for those son-of-a-bitches that they'd give me a fucking a raise or promotion by now!" complained Richard some more, as he let loose even more curse words with little Jesse in the room. Richard then looked over to see Jesse just standing there with a disappointed look on his face, as he knew that the words that were coming out of his daddy's mouth were the bad ones that his mommy told him to never say. So, it saddens him a little to hear his daddy say them all the time, like this. Especially, since they're really bad words to say to anybody.

"What are you looking at, you little snot-nose brat?" said Richard snidely with bitterness in this tone, as he looked at his son in disgust.


The man was horrible in the way he spoke to his son. Even at the age of 7, it was clear to me that he didn't like me very much. He never acted like a good father to me. Not even once. Instead, of treating me like his son, he treated me more like something he felt obligated to take care off, instead. Something that he really didn't want to do, but had to. It was like taking care of me was more like a chore that he despises doing every day. The man clearly didn't love me the way a father should. So, me and the old man were never close as father and son. If anything, I was more closer to our mother than him. At least, she loved me as a loving parent should.


Jesse flinched a little from fear at hearing his father's gruff voice speak to him like that. To him, his daddy was scary and mean. And he didn't understand why his daddy didn't like him, very well. He's seen other daddies treat their kids with love and kindness. So, he didn't get why his daddy didn't do the same thing to him. Daddies were supposed to love their children, not be mean to them.

Little Jesse didn't say anything to the man, as he stood there nervously looking down at the floor.

Worried for her child, Amanda then spoke up to intervene. "Jesse, sweetheart. Why don't you go on up and start getting washed up for dinner." she sweetly suggested to the little boy, as she smiled at him.

Jesse nodded but was still frightened of the man in the room. He didn't like leaving Mommy in the room alone with Daddy because bad things usually happen. But the boy obeyed his mother's words, nonetheless, and left the kitchen.

Or so it appeared.

As he rounded the corner to the stairs, Jesse stopped before heading up them. Instead, he hid himself from view by pressing his back against the wall near the kitchen doorway to eavesdrop on his parents.

...

"Where's my food at, woman?!" barked Richard demandingly and impatiently.

"Dinner is almost done, dear. Just give me 5 more minutes and then it'll be ready." answered Amanda calmly back with a smile, before getting back to cooking dinner.

But this didn't please Richard one bit. As he then grew more agitated and hostile in his drunken state. He then abruptly stood up on his feet looking at the woman furiously. "Five more minutes?! I'm hungry now, bitch! So, feed me, dammit!" shouted Richard out of rage to her.

Amanda just kept her cool, like always, in this kind of situation. Knowing that it does nobody any good if both of them were to lose their cool on each other. Especially, with their son right upstairs.

"I told you, already. It'll be done in about five minutes. I can't rush the food and make it hurry up getting done cooking already. It takes time to make a meal, dear." she said to him simply, as she checked whatever it was she had in the oven. After that, she then turned the oven off to let what was is in it, rest for a bit in the heat.

But that's when Richard harshly grabbed her arm and forcibly made her turn around to face him. He stared her down with a nasty look on his face, as his angry eyes bore into hers. "I don't care, bitch!" he said to her coldly. "I how many times must I tell you that I want dinner done before I get home?! Not five minutes after, you lazy whore!" he stated bitterly and furiously at her, tightening his grip on her arm even more.

"Ow, Richard! You're hurting me!" yelped/exclaimed Amanda in fear.

...

That's when little Jesse took the opportunity to peek around the corner to see what was happening.

...

Richard just snarled at his wife, as his voice grew louder. "Hurting you?! Hurting you! Bitch, I'll show you what hurting you feels like!" he yelled angrily at her, right before slapping her across the face hard.

SMACK!

The slap was so hard that it knocked her off her feet and onto the floor. Leaving a red mark on her cheek and tears in her eyes.

Richard stood there glaring down at her with a scowl on his face. "Let that be a lesson to you, woman. To have my dinner ready and waiting for me by the time I get home from work. You filthy little bitch, you." he declared spitefully to her as he looked down at her in disgust with a sneer. "Now, get the fuck up!" he ordered, before going back over to the table to set down, again.

Amanda said nothing, as she slowly got up from the floor like she was told to do and quietly got back to finishing dinner.

...

Having witnessed the whole thing, Jesse's little heart broke for his mother. He had tears of his own welling up in his eyes at the scene he just witnessed in front of him. How could his own father be so...so...cruel? Bullying and hurting his wife, like that? Without even batting an eye? It was despicable!

Wiping the tears from his eyes, Jesse then ran upstairs to the bathroom to wash up for dinner while also trying to gather his emotions, right now.


"That's right, folks. Richard Black was a mean drunk who would abuse his wife when at home." stated Jesse frankly.

Sarah, Benny, and Rory were all speechless and shocked at learning what kind of man Jesse's father was. Ethan, too! And no matter how much Sarah may hate Jesse, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the man for having to grow up with a horrible father like that. It almost made her want to hug him. Keyword being, 'almost'.

Even Ethan felt bad for Jesse. He had no idea that their father was so mean and angry all of the time. Mainly, from the alcohol, he loved to drink each day. It made Ethan sorta glad that he doesn't have any memories of the guy. Unlike his big brother. Who'll carry around those awful memories he has of the man for the rest of his life. No child should ever witness their father hitting their mother, like that.

Jesse saw the remorseful he got from Ethan and frowned sullenly. "I'm just glad that you weren't born, yet while that sorry excuse for a human being was still in our lives, little brother. The man was a monster. He had even gotten pretty rough with me on a few occasions, as well." he said thankfully, but in a downhearted tone, as he remembered all the terrible things that man has ever done to him and their mother.

Now, Sarah was outraged! Not only did this scumbag abuse his own wife, but he would also sometimes abuse his own son, too?! That's just going too far, in Sarah's opinion!

"Why didn't anybody say anything to the authorities?!" shouted Sarah furiously.

Jesse just shrugged. "As a kid, some of my injuries could be simply explained away as me being a reckless and carefree child. Who tends to get himself hurt a lot. At least...that's what Richard always had us to say to everybody, that is. More like threaten us into saying, really." answered Jesse regrettably.

"Why on Earth would your mother want to stay with a douchebag like that, for anyway?!" wondered Benny.

Jesse stayed quiet for a little while before finally giving his answer. "I had her that very same question one time when I was nine." he said, thinking back to that time. Then he sighed. "And she told me it was because she loved him. That...she held out hope that maybe...maybe one day he'd wake up and want to change from the person he is today to a better person, husband, and father that everyone can feel proud of." he recalled sorrowfully, as he remembered her words to him from back then. "Clearly, that wasn't going to happen, though." he then scoffed sarcastically. "Our mother was also a very nieve person, as well. But...I give her points for holding out hope that someday her husband would become a better man in the world. Even if it means having to endure a few beatings and harsh words thrown her way from the man she loves, along the way. Talk about commitment." he said wryly, as he spoke his thoughts out loud to everyone.

"But still! She should've at least reported him to the authorities for physically hurting you on purpose, though!" blurted out Sarah angrily.

"She couldn't. She loved the man way too much to see him wind up in jail or prison. So, she just...went along with whatever he told her. Including, talking me into going along with it to the point it just became normal for me to lie to anybody who asked about my injuries." replied Jesse ashamedly.

"What happened to him? Our...dad, I mean. You said you were glad that he wasn't around when I was born. Why was that? Did...did something happen to him?" asked Ethan out of curiosity but with a bit of reluctance as he said it.

"You could say that." smirked Jesse knowingly. "In fact, you could say that it might've been a blessing in disguise for our little family." he hinted at intriguingly.

Ethan looked at him with a confused expression on his face, then.

"The day mom found out about being pregnant with you, was the day we were finally rid of that piece of garbage of a man from our lives for good. You see, when she told him about being pregnant again, that was the last straw for him. He hated the idea of being a father again to another snot-nosed brat because that meant another mouth to feed and another unwanted responsibility he had to take care of. So, he just...left. He packed his things and walked right out of the front door. Never to return, again. I was only 13 when it happened." elaborated Jesse with a hint of glee his voice. But then his smiling face soon fell to a frown at what happened next after his father's departure from their lives.

"Although...when he had left, it broke our mother. She felt lost without him. She didn't know what to do or how she'll be able to raise and support 2 kids on her own. Thus, she fell into a state of depression soon after." explained Jesse some more, but in a sad tone.

Hearing that kinda broke Ethan's own heart a little. To know that his own biological dad didn't want him. But he was grateful, though, that at least when he found out about her being pregnant with him that he didn't physically abuse her this time around. Enough to case her to have a miscarriage, because then he wouldn't be here if he did. So, there was that. And on the plus side, he wouldn't have to go through any kind of child abuse of his own growing up, like Jesse did.

"Thankfully, though, within a couple of weeks she was able to snap out of it, finally." said Jesse.

"Really? What brought her out of it?" wondered Ethan quizzically.

Jesse simply smiled fondly at him before giving his answer. "We did." he said. "Eventually, she realized that she can't let her heartache for the man ruin the two good things she has left in her life. Her son and the baby on the way. Mom realized that she needed to be strong for not only herself but for her children, as well. She didn't need the love of a man to make herself feel complete. All she needed was the love of her kids and that would be enough for her. So, she pulled herself together and started focusing more on taking care of you and me, little brother." elaborated Jesse in a kind and caring tone.

"The day you were born, I was the happiest big brother around. Promising to always be there for you and to be the best big brother ever." stated Jesse fondly out of admiration and love for his baby brother. He then ruffled Ethan's hair playfully with a smile.

"So, what happened to Richard after he left? Did he change his mind about being a father?" asked Rory curiously.

Jesse then turned his head to look in Rory's direction with a wicked grin on his face. "Nope." he answered simply. "Three months after Ethan was born, we found out that dear old Dad had died in a car accident one night. Apparently, he was trying to drive home drunk again, only this time...his luck ran out." he then said with that big devilish grin still plastered onto his face. There was even seemed to be a twinkle in his eye, too, when he said it.


A/N: And there you go, folks! A taste of what it was like for Jesse growing up while his parents were still alive! :D And now we know what happened to their father and why he's marked as deceased on Ethan's adoption papers, as well! He died in a car accident while driving home one night drunk. Also, according to Jesse, he was a terrible father and husband who had a bit of a violent streak in him, too. Not to mention, HE WALKED OUT ON HIS FAMILY ALL BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE A FATHER AGAIN! THUS, LEAVING HER TO RAISE A KID (WITH ANOTHER ON THE WAY) ALL BY HER LONESOME SELF WITH NO HELP, WHATSOEVER! DESPICABLE! I'll tell ya this. Jesse had one father of the year, right there! That's for sure! *sarcasm* :/

Anyway, what are your thoughts about Jesse and Ethan's parents, Amanda and Richard Black? Learning what kind of man Richard was, makes you want to feel kinda bad for Jesse with the way he grew up, huh? But just because Richard's now out of their lives doesn't mean the misery he endured in his younger years, is over with, though. You'll see in either the next chapter or after that one. ;)

But for now, that concludes Part 1 of The Past Of Two Brothers! I hoped you enjoyed reading it! :D

Oh, yeah! I want to ask you all now before I forget! I'm thinking of maybe adding a bonus chapter at the end of the story, once it's finished, about the origin of the Cublie Animus. And I wanted your opinion on whether or not you think I should? I've already got all the key details mapped out for it. I just wanted to know if you guys would be interested in me making it a bonus chapter, is all. I couldn't really fit it into the main story, so making it a bonus chapter just seemed more logical to me, for those who were wondering. So, please let me know what you think about the idea! :)

Anyway, that's it from me, for now! Until next time, I'll be seeing you all around! Bye! ;D