Daisy: (Guest) Thank you for the review

Jay: (Guest) Thank you for both of the reviews. The extra details were good, thank you. I love Cal as well, here is the chapter, I hope you enjoy it.

bronny9 and C: Thank you for the double review.

Ethan doesn't have the gene.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 277.

"Bye Cal. " Ethan waved as he stood in the doorway of the living room.

"Bye Ethan" Cal called back as the younger man put his coat on, while Cal had the day off, he was planning to watch some TV and maybe have some beers.

The door closed as Ethan walked down the stairs and through the door as he started the short walk to work.

Back at the flat, Cal was watching a footie match when the lights flicked on and off, before going out completely. Cal felt tears roll down his cheeks. He was paralysed with fear as memories come flooding back to him.

Flashback.

Matilda had taken Ethan out for the day, leaving Cal with his father. His father was "nice" to him in front of his wife and youngest son, but as soon as Matilda had left the house, pushing Ethan in his pram, his dad started on him.

"Get out of my sight!" Calvin shouted at his son.

"Dad.." Cal whispered.

"Now!" He gripped Cal's shoulders so tightly Cal knew he would leave bruises. He let go as Cal ran up the stairs. He crawled under the covers on the bed as Calvin called him horrible names.

Young Cal's eyes welled up with tears as his Dad unscrewed the bulb in his room, as the room plunged in to darkness. Monsters appeared on the wall, taunting Cal for being weak.

"Cal?" A voice could be heard as the door opened, it was Matilda.

Cal said nothing.

Matilda hugged her son. "What happened?"

"Daddy was mean to me"

"Oh, Cal, it's ok. " Matilda hugged him.

End of flashback.

Ethan walked up the stairs and across the floor, until he got to his front door. He got his keys out and put them in to the lock, surprised to see the hallway in darkness.

"Ethan. " Cal sobbed as he stood in the doorway.

"Cal. " Ethan walked over to him and hugged him tightly, unsure what had got him in to such a state. He rubbed his back and whispered soothing words to him.

Ethan opened the kitchen draw and looked for the spare bulbs that they kept in there.

Ethan hugged him as he stroked his hair. "Shh, Cal. "

Cal buried his face in to his brothers scrub top as Ethan stroked his hair. "It's OK. "

"I had a nightmare about dad, " Cal whispered.

Ethan tightened his grip on his brother. His dad was nice to him, but horrible to Cal. Ethan hadn't understood why Cal had had left home when he was 18 and Ethan was 16

"Everything's going to be ok Cal" He whispered, kissing the top of his head.

Ethan got Cal a drink and encouraged him to take small sips. When he was finished Ethan took the glass from him and hugged him tightly as he slept on him.


Thank you for reading and thank you to Jay for the prompt, I hope this is what you wanted and I apologise if it wasn't. Sorry for the short length.

Next chapter: Cal finds out he has the gene, instead of Ethan. Will he accept comfort from Ethan? Prompted by Guest. I'll try and have it up later.