Jess will have a copy of all the ones she has written in her own book. They will include the ones that are going in here during the summer as well as the ones already up.
This is an AU story because I am messing around with the ages and family dynamics a little bit.
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A nervous five-year old waits outside as his parents' rush around with cardboard boxes. The blonde sighs, they were just moving into a new house and he was going to start a new kindergarten. He knows no one in this new neighborhood. He messes up his curly hair and sits down on the grass, waiting to explore his new home. "Don't worry Matt: we'll be done in an hour. Why don't you see if you can make a new friend, plenty of children your age are playing out today," his mum tells him, pointing to the group of similarly aged children playing in the next yard over.
He watches the four children playing, he was sure a couple of them were a year older than him. He wanted to go and talk to them but he found himself to be too shy to be able to just walk up to them. This was a new state for him, he came from Las Vegas, and he had no idea what the children in Los Angeles were like. They could be bullies for all he knew. His parents were now in the house, unpacking all the essentials and they didn't need Matt to get in the way or anything. One of the boys who were playing stopped as he spotted Matt.
Matt watched as the boy talked to his friends and then started walking over to him. The dark-haired Hispanic boy was a little taller than Matt but had a big smile as he approached the blonde. "Hey, my name is Dylan, I'm guessing you just moved right?" he says, holding his hand out. Matt reluctantly shook it. "Yeah, my name is Matt," he replies a little quieter than Dylan had spoken. Dylan pulls Matt onto his feet. "Come and meet my friends," he says excitedly and drags the shy blonde over to the three other boys.
"Guys this is Matt he just moved, Matt this is Jorel, Jordon and George," Dylan says, pointing to the other boys when he said their names. They all waved and Matt gave a shy wave back. He was nervous at first but an hour later he was quite happy and playing with the four males. He learned that Jorel and George are six and Jordon and Dylan are five like him. His mum had finished the unpacking for a little while and watched as her son made new friends. Dylan's mum was also watching to make sure that no one got hurt.
The mums soon got talking and Matt was allowed to stay at Dylan's for a little while so that his parents could finish getting his room ready and a couple of other rooms in the house like the kitchen and the living room. As Matt and Dylan walked into Dylan's living room his mum stopped them. "Boys it's okay to play but keep the noise down. Your little brother just went down for a nap," Dylan's mum tells them. Matt raises an eyebrow once they make it into the living room. "I have one little brother and two older ones," Dylan says.
"Cool, I have a sister," Matt says. Matt sees the blue blanket before he saw the little boy sleeping underneath it. The little boy had lighter skin than Dylan and slightly lighter brown hair. He was sleeping on his side with a little bunny stuffed animal tucked under one arm. Dylan turned to Matt, "That's Danny, he is three," Dylan says, counting on his fingers to remember how old his little brother is. Danny moved a little in his sleep because his name was called.
"What should we do?" Matt asks the slightly older boy. Dylan looks to his little brother, then around the room. The TV was on but it wasn't playing anything that interested the boys. "Let's watch some cartoons, then if little bro wakes up then we can watch them with him and he'll be a bit calmer, it is also the quietest thing I could think off," Dylan says. Matt makes no objections as Tom and Jerry comes onto the screen. Since the sofa was occupied by the three-year old, the boys decided to lie on the floor and watch the cartoons.
Danny wakes up two and a half hours later, Matt was staying for dinner and it was only 3 pm. The boys were content to watch cartoons but Dylan heard Danny making a little noise. Dylan turned around to see Danny rubbing his eye with one hand and his bunny was still in the other. He didn't look to happy to be awake at that moment but he had only just woken up. "Come here little bro," Dylan says, opening his arms to his little brother. Danny slides off the sofa and walks over to his brother and is cuddled. He hadn't noticed Matt was there as he was laying his head on his brother's shoulder.
"He's so small," Matt comments quietly, Danny was smaller than the average three-year old which allowed his brother to have that cuddle with him. Danny looks at Matt who waves at him. "He doesn't do waking up well," Dylan says, rubbing his little brothers back. "Hi Danny, I'm Matt. I just moved next to your house," Matt says and Danny smiles. "Hi Matt," he says, surprising both boys. Dylan knows his little brother is always shy around his friends. Then their mother walks in, smiling at her two boys.
"Do you guys want cookies for a snack?" she asks, lifting her youngest son from his brother. Danny nods before resting his head on his mother's shoulder. "Yes please," the older boys say in unison before the follow Dylan's mum into the kitchen. She makes the snacks with Danny on her hip since he wasn't willing to be put down just yet. He still had his little bunny firmly in his grip. She put him down once the snacks were put on the table and he was happy to eat with his brother and their new friend.
Danny never let go of the bunny the entire time he was eating. "How long did he nap this time?" Dylan's mother asks. Matt shrugs since he wasn't really paying attention to the time. "At least two hours," Dylan replies, he was still learning how to tell the time properly. "It might mean Danny will be tired earlier so he will have a little bit of an early bed time, he didn't sleep last night," their mum says and Danny doesn't object. Cookies were his current favorite food so he wasted no time in eating the ones he was given.
After the cookies were eaten they went into the garden and allowed Danny to join them in a game of hide and seek. Danny did fall a couple of times but he didn't cry and he quickly got back onto his feet and carried on with the game. Their mother was proud that they were including the youngest. It turned out Danny was the best at hide and seek and they ended the game when they were called for dinner which was the time they called Danny the champion of hide and seek.
One of the older brothers had come home when the boys were eating their dinner. Rigo was not so keen on his younger brothers and has a tendency to tease them more than was ever necessary. He saw the grazes on Danny's elbows as he ate. "Aw did the little baby fall down and cry?" Rigo asks, teasing like usual. Danny stopped eating for a moment to look at his oldest brother. "I fell down but I didn't cry about it, I am big boy," he tells Rigo who looks surprised. His brother doesn't usually try to defend himself like that.
"Danny is right Rigo, he is a big boy now. He hardly ever cries anymore, only when you play the bully," their mother says, scolding her eldest son. She hates how her eldest son treats the two youngest at the moment and she has tried everything to get it to stop but it wasn't working. She was going to have to call in super nanny to see if she could do anything. She had already put in the application form she just had to wait for a response. She was fairly confident that it would happen. She just had to wait for some form of confirmation.
"You should stop bullying him so much Rigo," Kyle, the other older brother says as he walks in. Danny was very happy to see him there. Kyle was happy to see his younger brothers and their new friend who had gone silent. "Hey, I'm Kyle. I'm Danny and Dylan's older brother," Kyle says, introducing himself to the new boy. "I'm Matt," he replies, shaking Kyle's hand when he offers it. They had finished their dinner and Danny got off his seat and walked over to Kyle's who lifts him up onto his lap. Danny snuggles into his older brother's embrace.
"Did you have fun today?" he asks the three-year-old who nods, then he yawns. "He had a two-hour nap today and I think he is very tired," their mum says as she serves the pudding which was angel delight. "It just means he will have an early bedtime," Kyle says with a smile. Danny was eating his pudding but he was also falling asleep. He managed to finish eating his pudding but moments later he fell asleep on his brother's lap. Kyle laughed because the youngest had fallen asleep into the mostly empty bowl but there was still some pudding around the edges so it had gotten onto his face.
"Someone was tired," Kyle comments as their mum came with baby wipes to clean her youngest son's face. Danny woke up as his face was being cleaned but you could tell he didn't really mean to wake up then, he made grabby hands for his mum who lifted him up and let him snuggle up to her. "He still is, I am sure he'll fall asleep again," she says and then turns to Matt. "Come on Matt, let's go see if your mum is ready for you to be home," she says, offering a free hand out for him to hold which he does. Dylan follows them outside as they go next door.
The older boys will be playing video games when they get back home but she knew she was putting Danny straight to bed as he had fallen asleep once again. Well she had to change him into his pajamas first but dressing the tot was an easy task for her. She knocked on her neighbor's door and was surprised when it was opened almost straight away. "Oh hey, I was just about to come and get Matt," Matt's mother says as she greets Dylan and Danny's mum.
"I've got to put this one to bed so I thought I'd bring him over otherwise I wouldn't have heard you knocking," The boy's mum says as Danny moves a little in his sleep. "How many boys have you got?" Matt's mum asks, seeing Dylan and her own son talking behind them. "Four, Rigo and Kyle are my teens, they are fourteen and fifteen. Dylan is next at five and little Danny is the youngest at three. They can be a handful especially because I am on my own but I manage and at the end of the day I still love all of them the same," she explains.
"You know Danny and Dylan are always welcome to come over and play with Matt when they want to," Matt's mother says which makes the boy's mother smile. "Thank you, I am sure they will want to," she replies. They turn to the older boys who are still talking and not paying attention to the adult's conversation. They were both happy that their sons had become friends that day and they knew the friendship would last a while. "Come on Matt, it is almost your bedtime," Matt's mum says which makes them stop talking.
They hug and then say their goodbyes as Matt goes into his new house and Dylan walks home with his mum and little brother who was still sleeping. "Can I help you get Danny ready for bed?" he asks as they reach their front door. "Of course you can Dylan," she says and he runs into the house to grab the bunny toy which had been left in the kitchen after snack time. He knows his little brother uses the bunny as a security blanket and never sleeps without it for very long unless someone is holding him like his mother or Kyle.
"Good boy Dylan," she says as she sees the bunny toy in his hands. They walk up the stairs and straight to Danny's bedroom. They could hear Rigo swearing at the game he was playing but they had gotten used to it. He does it every night when he doesn't do part of the game right or gets the slightest bit frustrated. Their mother was happy that her younger two had not yet developed this vile vocabulary all though it was only a matter of time before they did. She lays Danny down on his toddler bed and asks Dylan to get the clothes and the pull up.
Danny was almost fully potty trained and wore boxers during the day time. He was yet to master staying dry during the night so he had to wear a pull up until he did but his mum knew he was not that far off. He was a quick learner and he had a lot of encouragement, he could only do it when he was ready to do it. There was no use forcing him into it because it would make him less likely to be able to do it and he'd refuse.
She quickly got the tot changed and under the covers with his trusted bunny tucked under his arm. She made sure it was completely dark before they left the room and closed the door to, making sure they were quiet. Then she helped Dylan get to bed before going to have some relax time.
~Dylan and Matt 10 yrs. old, Danny 8 years old~
The 7 boys were sitting in Dylan and Danny's tree house and were talking about their school and how much they didn't like it. "Why is he here?" Aron asks, pointing to the youngest of the group which was Danny. "Because he has much more of right to be here than you do, he does own this tree house with Dylan and it's not our fault you are the only one who doesn't like him," George says, to which the others agree. Jorel looks to Danny who wants to hide. "You're not leaving Danny, like George says you own this tree house," He says.
Dylan sighed, he was tired of Aron trying to single his little brother out of everything they did. They were planning their futures and that they would be in a band together but Aron quickly dismissed the idea of Danny ever being in a band with him. Luckily Danny knows some people who would be in a band with him so he wasn't upset by that but it angered his older brother who was always a little protective. The others also didn't like Aron's behavior but since he wasn't violent towards Danny then there was nothing the ten, eleven and twelve year olds could do.
"Aron I am getting tired of this, you always try to single Danny out of everything that we do. It's not fair just because he is two years younger than some of us," Matt says, he had a crush on Danny's older brother and would do anything to stick up for the younger boy. "Matt's right Aron, it isn't like you try and hide the fact that you don't like Danny," Jordan says, trying to stick up for the youngest. Aron didn't like that they weren't defending him. "He is pathetic, he can't even fight, he is a wimp and he is just letting you fight his battles for him," Aron says.
This was the last straw for the youngest of the group, he didn't show how upset he was but they knew those words hurt him a lot. "Well at least I am not an ugly bully like you," Danny says and he leaves his own tree house. Jorel didn't hesitate in punching Aron once Danny had left. "You're really stupid Aron," he says and sits down again, trying to contain the anger. "You know my older brother Kyle is home right Aron?" Dylan says he watches his older brother bump into his younger as he tries to run to his room to cry.
Poor Danny was getting incredibly tired of Aron constantly being nasty to him, Rigo did it to him on a daily basis and he didn't need his brother's friend to do the same every time they saw each other. Aron gulped, he was afraid of Kyle because he was a lot smaller than his victim's older brother and he knew Kyle would defend his brothers no matter what. George smirks. "You should also know that he now knows what you said to his brother," he tells Aron, this was going to be interesting when it all kicked off.
Danny had run into his house and straight to his room, ignoring his mum's shouts and her asking him what was wrong. She would give him some space to calm down before she asked again. Kyle was fuming, the nineteen-year-old hated that his eight-year old brother was being bullied. Danny was reduced to tears by what Aron had called him but his comeback was amazing. Jorel saw Kyle heading towards the treehouse.
"He is coming this way Aron so I think you're in big trouble," Jorel adds which makes Aron afraid. "You call my brother the wimp when he does nothing wrong and yet you are the one in the wrong and you're terrified," Dylan says, beginning to show his annoyance at Aron's recent behavior towards his little brother. Kyle appeared in the tree house and you could see he was angry. "Aron, you are coming with me," he says taking the twelve-year old and making sure he came down the ladder and was going to walk with him to the house where he would be explaining to their mother exactly why her youngest was crying.
"I'm going to check on Danny," Matt says and quickly climbs down the ladder and jogs to the house to check on the youngest boy. He knocks softly on the door and "Go away Matt, I'm not worth it," was the reply he received from the younger boy. "Please Danny, let me in," Matt says and he opens the door. Danny didn't stop him but you could tell that he had been crying. Matt walks over and pulls the eight-year old into a hug. Danny starts crying again as Matt holds him. "Shh Danny, Aron was just being mean. There was nothing truthful to what he said, you're tired of fighting with him every time we meet up," he says and rubs the smaller boy's back.
Danny was still on the smaller than average side of the height scale even with some of the growth spurts he had been having but no one really teased him for that apart from Rigo. Danny was trying to stop the tears but it was useless. "But he is right, I ran away and I'm crying," Danny says while he had a small break from the tears. "Your comeback was the best I have ever heard anyone say to Aron. He is just a bully and we aren't scared of him," Matt says
Matt wiped some of the tears away and hugged Danny tightly. "He is just a bully and we aren't scared of him," Danny repeats which makes Matt smile. "That's great Danny, just think of that or even say that next time and they might back off," he says and they stay there until Danny calms down. They decide to go back to the tree house after Danny's mum told them she sent Aron home with a letter for his parents and he was no longer welcome at this house. Dylan hugged his little brother tightly then Matt.
Jorel pulled Danny onto his lap and it was clear to see who was the preferred person between Aron and Danny. They didn't even protest once Aron was taken away by Kyle. "Thanks for helping him Matt," Dylan says and Matt smiles. He hoped that one day Dylan would return the feelings that he had for him and he knew protecting his little brother was a way to get into his good books. "It was nothing Dylan, we all try and protect and look after Danny when we can," Matt replies and Danny smiles. It was still obvious that he had been crying but his mood had improved.
~High school~
Matt had been worried, his best friend/crush Dylan and his younger brother Danny had not been to school in a few days and today was the day he was due to go over to their house for homework help and he was worried that they had suddenly disappeared and they were never going to come back again. The school knew the reason why the boys weren't there but they didn't tell the friends when they had asked, it made Matt think that Dylan and Danny's mum would have told them by now.
As he walked the few short meters to the next house he saw the car in the driveway which he hasn't seen in a few days. Dylan had to be home now and hopefully Danny would be too. He knew Danny had friends his own age he liked spending time with. He still spends time with his brother and their friends but he also spends time with the people closer to his age. Matt knocks on the door and a tired Mrs. Alvarez opens it moments later. "Hello Matt, Dylan is in his room," she says and lets him in. She even sounded tired.
He walked up to Dylan's room to see him packing some stuff into a backpack. "Hey Dylan, I'm sorry if this is a bad time," Matt says, being as kind and quiet as ever. Dylan turned around and walked over to Matt and suddenly hugged him and then broke down in tears. Matt walked over to the bed and took Dylan with him. He was rubbing Dylan's back and tried to stop the tears. "What's wrong Dylan?" he asks and Dylan tries his best to stop crying. "It's Danny, some bastard attacked him on his way home from his friends, he is in a coma and they don't think he is going to wake up again," Dylan says and starts crying again.
Matt does his best to comfort his crush while keeping his own emotions at bay. He loved Danny like he was his little brother and here such horrible news upset him a lot but he needed to be strong for Dylan's sake. Dylan needs someone to support him and be there for him and that person was going to be Matt. "That's horrible. I'm so sorry Dylan, he is strong though. I think he will pull through," he says, rubbing Dylan's back as the tears slowly start to stop.
"It's not your fault, we all know you care about my little brother and you wouldn't send someone to attack him. I just hope you're right about him being strong. The doctors are not so sure on his recovery chances right now," Dylan says and uses his jumper sleeves to wipe the few remaining tears away. Matt gives him a small smile. "I know he will be and you know something I will always be right here whenever you need me to be," he tells the other boy who smiles despite the amount he had just cried moments ago.
"You'll come with me to see him later then?" Dylan asks, sounding a little hopeful. "Of course I will Dylan, would you like me to tell the others? We are all worried, the teachers wouldn't tell us why you two weren't in this week," Matt says. Dylan looks to his phone which had been lying on his bedside table charging the entire week and it was constantly buzzing from all the incoming texts. "That's okay Matt, I'll do it now," he says and he texts everyone but Aron to let them know what has been going on during the past five or six days.
After the incident with Danny when he was eight the guys slowly started to end their friendship with Aron and bring Danny into their master plan of becoming one of the coolest rock bands out there. It had started with Dylan telling Aron that he didn't want to be his friend anymore then soon enough the rest followed. Danny had never been friends with Aron so that part was the easiest. George stopping being friends with Aron was one of the more difficult ones since they had known each other for a very long time and George had thought Aron was better than his stupidity but he was proven wrong.
Then it was time to go and visit Danny in the hospital, Matt's mother decided to take the boys since Dylan's mother had fallen asleep and no one else wanted to go. Matt was sure that Dylan's family was appreciating the help they were getting at this very difficult time in their lives. The car ride was silent and the boys stared out of the windows. Matt wasn't sure what to expect when he got there but he knew he was going to the pediatric ICU so it wasn't going to be good.
Danny had a lot of dressings on his exposed torso and he was hooked up to various pieces of hospital equipment which was going to be vital to saving his life and keeping him alive as his body healed from the injuries he had received. Dylan went first and held Danny's hand in one of his and let his little brother know that he was there. He spoke for a while and then moved back so Matt could have his turn. Matt held Danny's hand and was talking to him about some random things that would make Danny smile if he was awake.
Then he felt it, the slightest twitch as Danny's finger moved. "Dylan, his finger moved," Matt tells him which makes Dylan smile. "He did it yesterday too but the doctor's never believed me," Dylan says and then they see Danny's eyelids flutter slightly. He had been in a coma for six days so he was bound to be a little weaker than usual. "Come on Danny, you can do it," Matt encouraged. Then Danny opened his eyes for a brief moment before closing them again. He opened them a second time and this time he kept them open.
"Hey Danny, good to see you awake again," Dylan says and Matt smiled. "I'm glad you're getting better Danny," Matt adds. Danny was still hooked up to a ventilator so he couldn't speak or smile but the other boys knew he was happy to be awake and alive still. "I'll go get the doctor, Dylan says and quickly leaves the room. Matt's mum was in a corner of the room, trying to give the boys as much privacy as she could without being stuck in the car for the duration of the visit. She was happy that Danny had improved a lot in the small amount of time she knew about the whole incident.
Dylan soon returned with a doctor at his heels. The doctor was surprised to see Danny had woken up but he was starting to show some signs of improvement and he could be in a coma forever or they would have to pull the plug and that would be another patient lost. He asks the visitors to leave the room for a moment and even though Danny's heart rate spikes with fear the doctor assures him that they would be coming back. He needed to do some checks on Danny and his injuries and didn't really want them to see.
It wasn't long before they were allowed back to see him and Dylan went for a hug straight away. "Oh Danny I was so scared. They said you weren't going to wake again and I can't lose you," Dylan says and the others knew he was close to crying again. "You know me bro, I'm hard to get rid of. They can try all they want but you can't get rid of me that easy," Danny says, his voice slightly hoarse but he had a drink and took another sip after he talked to Dylan. He hugged his older brother back and smiled at Matt. "Hey Matt," he tells his brother's crush who hugs him after Dylan stopped.
Danny hugged Matt back and felt the dark curls tickling his face slightly. "So how do you feel?" Matt asks once the hugging was over. "I'm hurting a little bit but I am sure I will be fine," Danny answers. They would have given him some strong pain killers to help him stay comfortable and he could rest. He only just woken up and he was going to be tired, his body was using a lot of energy to heal and get better. At least they all know he would wake up again if he fell asleep and he was out of the woods. He was a lot better than he was at the start but he still had a bit of healing left before he was a hundred percent.
"Well the pain killers should work better in a minute and you might be able to have something to eat," Matt says and Danny leans back on the pillows. Dylan climbed onto bed and rested his head against his brothers. Danny closed his eyes and snuggled up to his brother as much as he could while he was in a bit of pain. "Go to sleep Danny, I'll be here when you wake up," Dylan says, wrapping his arm around his younger brother as he dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
"I'm getting you guys some drinks," Matt's mum says and leaves the room. This left Dylan and Matt alone to talk. Danny was not going to wake up any time soon so they knew they could talk about anything they wanted to. "I'm glad your brother is doing better Dylan," Matt says and Dylan smiles. "Me too, I was so worried. Listen there is something I have been meaning to tell you," he says which worries Matt a little bit. There is a lot of things someone could want to say at a time like this and they aren't good.
"I have always liked you from the very first time we met, I didn't know why but something about you was just perfect in every way possible. I'm not really good at these kind of things, but I was wonder if you would ever love me in the same way that I love you and if you would like to be my boyfriend," Dylan says and focuses on his brother's face while he waits for an answer off his friend. "Dylan I have been thinking the exact same thing and of course I will be your boyfriend," Matt replies and they share a kiss. They had to be careful so that they didn't wake Danny up.
They loved the kiss and they didn't wake Danny up in the process. Then Matt's mum returns with the drinks. "So you two are finally together then?" Matt's mum asks as she passes them the drinks and leaves the bottle of cola on the table for Danny when he wakes up from his nap. The boys looked shocked but they didn't bother denying the fact they had only just gotten into a relationship. "How did you know mum?" Matt asks as he recovers and takes a swig off his drink.
"A mother always knows Matt, the way that you two are looking at each other is a giveaway," she says. Both boys start blushing and she just chuckles. "The doctor is letting you stay here overnight Dylan but we are going to have to go once visiting time is over," she says after a minute. She had bumped into the doctor who was in charge of Danny's care and told her this when she was coming back with the drinks. She knew they would let Dylan stay after the reaction Danny had to potentially being on his own there but Matt was not yet family so they couldn't.
Danny was clearly scared of being on his own and he had been that way since Matt found him when Aron had beaten Danny up and left him passed out in the tree house. Matt went to the tree house and found him there and stayed until he woke up and even then he stayed with Danny until he was okay to go back into the house where his mum and brothers were waiting and looking for him. Everyone was searching for Danny and were about to call the cops when Matt appeared with an injured Danny following closely behind.
Now they were in an intensive care room and Danny was once again injured only this time it was more life threatening. He was now dating the brother of Danny and it was a relationship which was hopefully going to last a while. This day started out bad at first but it turned out okay in the end. It usually does.
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