Ethan doesn't have the gene.

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For this chapter Cal is smaller than Ethan.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 285.

It was a Friday and the boys were making their way up the stairs, to their flat, after their shift, they were exhausted, and just wanted to chill out and watch some trashy TV, but as Ethan unlocked the door and the boys walked in, Cal spoke.

"We should invite the lads over, "

Ethan looked at him, as he shut the door. "Sure" He said quietly, secretly thinking, "There goes my plans for a quiet evening, "

Cal walked in to the kitchen to see what food they had in, Ethan heard cupboards being opened and items of sweet foods being placed on the counter.

Ethan looked at the food. There was popcorn, swish roll, Kettle crisps, Scotch eggs, potato salad, and sponge cake.

Cal picked up his phone and scrolled through his contacts, ringing their friends one by one.

Jacob was the first one to arrive at the brothers flat, holding out a six pack of larger, which he handed to Cal. "There you go, mate. "

"Thanks Jacob. " Said Cal as he put the phone to his ear as he spoke to the person on the other end of the line. "Hey, Charlie, it's Cal, how do you fancy coming round to mine and Ethan's tonight?"

""Coming round to your flat sounds cool, thanks guys " Said Charlie as the two hung up.

Charlie made his way up the stairs and knocked on the door. Cal opened it. "Hey Charlie. " He greeted as he took the older mans coat and Charlie walked in to the living room.

As Jez and Iain were the third to arrive, the small party was complete. Cal ordered a pizza for them all.

"We should watch a scary movie, " Jez said, opening a can of larger.

Everyone cheered as Ethan grabbed the selection of DVDS they kept by the TV and put them on the table.

"I don't want to," Whispered Cal, but nobody seemed to hear him.

Jez and Iain decided on watching a movie called "Clowns"

Ethan put the CD in the player and pressed "play" on the remote and the screen filled with scary looking clowns, while Iain, Jez, Jacob, Charlie and even Ethan looked interested, Cal was cowering in to the sofa. He started to shake, as tears rolled down his cheeks.

Cal didn't want to watch the movie, as he knew that he would suffer with nightmares, but he didn't want to let their friends down. He had a bit of a secret not even Ethan knew, but that's because he thought his brother would tease him, he slept with a nightlight on as his dad often hunted him with scary stories about clowns.

Cal's flashback

Matilda was in work and was trusting Calvin to keep an eyes on the boys, who were 6 and 8, and Calvin decided to put on a movie for the small lads.

Scary looking faces filled the screen and saw Cal, making scary faces at him.

"Dad!" Cal screamed.

"What?" Calvin shouted at him.

"T-the c- clowns a-re c-coming t- to g- get m-me" He stammered.

"Oh, don't be stupid, Caleb. It isn't real" Calvin accompanied his sentence with a slap around his head. He then left his son, alone, in the dark as he sat up right as the night went on, as if he fell asleep, he knew, thanks to his dad, that the clowns would come out and haunt him.

End of flashback

Jez noticed the tears roll down his cheeks and assumed it was because of the movie.

"Oh, don't be such a baby," Jez jeered at him.

"Only babies are scared of movies. " Iain said, he didn't have a clue why people could be scared of clowns, he found them exciting.

"Yeah it's not that bad Cal, just grow up a bit" Jacob rolled his eyes, taking a bite off his pizza.

"Yeah, I watched it with Duffy a few months ago, it's not bad. " Said Charlie.

Ethan shook his head at his brother, he was such a baby. "Don't ruin it, by acting scared, Cal, it's just a movie. "

Cal wanted to shout that he wasn't acting, he did really have a fear, but something told him he wouldn't be believed.

Cal couldn't believe that the people who were meant to be his friends were turning on him, like this, it seemed cruel.

Charlie laughed at him, then noticed the fear his face. "Guys. " He said, attracting their attention. "Look at him, he's pale and shaking, I think he's genuinely scared."

It was then Ethan put his arms around his brother, slightly rocking him.

At around midnight, the guys left the brothers flat, muttering their apologises to Cal, as they left slightly shamefaced.

Ethan locked the front door and then went to Cal, who was curled up in the corner of the sofa, looking scared. Cal glanced at Ethan, worried that he was going to call him a baby again, he didn't think he could take it any more.

Ethan held his hand out to his brother, Cal looked at him, wondering what he was doing. "Come on, " Said Ethan, still holding out his hand, Cal took it and felt Ethan pull him up as he led him to his room.

Ethan went to his room and sat on his bed, while taking off his glasses and putting them on the side table as he pulled back the covers, and got in.

Cal screamed, unsettling the brothers.

Ethan stared as he wondered what that was, then he swung his legs over the bed, fumbling in the dark for his glasses, and walked in to his brothers bedroom and sat on the side of the bed, stroking his brothers hair. "Shush, Cal, it's ok, "

"D-Dad u-used t-to s-scare m-e, " Cal stuttered, "A- bout C- clowns, " Cal sobbed as he suddenly remembered another flashback.

Cal's flashback

It was Cal's 9th birthday and Matilda had invited his school mates around for a party. There was ice cream, jelly, little sausages and

"Look who it is, kids, " Said Matilda as a figure bust through the back door gate. "It's Calvin the clown. "

Cal, stirred, wide eyed at his father, who was dressed in this scary looking costume.

Calvin, in his costume, went up to Cal and said "Boo. "

Cal screamed and went to hid behind Matilda, who was helping Ethan, with a plate of food.

Matilda stroked her son's back as she whispered. "It's ok, daddy's just playing pretend. "

"But mum, he's scary. "

Matilda kissed her son's head, as Calvin scared his friends, who all laughed .

End of flashback.

Ethan stroked his hair, only leaving him to get some tissue from the bathroom, so that Cal could blow his nose

And that's how the brothers remained, safe and secure in each others arms, silently promising each other that they wouldn't hurt each other as they were the only family that they had.

"We were only messing, Cal, you didn't have to take it seriously, " Ethan said.

Cal was horrified that Ethan would think that. "I was scared, Ethan. "

Ethan sighed. "I know. "

Cal nuzzled himself back in to Ethan as he tried to get back to sleep.

Ethan tightened the duvet around him and kissed his forehead, as he, too fell asleep, making a silent promise to himself that he would never scare Cal like that again, as he could push him too far next time.


Thank you for reading, I hope bronny9, enjoyed the prompt.

Next chapter: Cal, Alicia and their daughter Emma, are involved in a freak accident, will they be ok? Prompted by Leah guest.