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I'm going to give this story one more try, if I don't get any review for this story then I'm not going to waste my time on it. So please review and tell if I should continue it or not.

Dark Deception

Chapter Two

"You have dreams of being someone else, who lived in ancient China? You never told me that." Shawn asked in disbelief.

"It didn't seem important. I figured you would think that I'm nuts." Nathaniel said.

"How long have you had them?" Shawn asked.

Nathaniel shrugged as if to say it wasn't really important. "What about your dream?"

" Mine, it was nothing really"

"We should get back to sleep, I don't want the Dryor's to have a reason to get angry with us," Nathaniel said.

"The Dryor's," Shawn said, as his voice became cold and hard, but in his eyes you could see the raging hatred as he said their name. " Yes we wouldn't want the Dryor's to get mad."

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His fingers began to slip, the sound of rushing water roared below him. He was loosing his gripe on the flute. If he let go, he would fall to his death in the cold murky water. He looked up, at the eyes of the one he was supposed to kill. But in the end it had been her that had saved him. She had rushed to his aid as he descended into the water, grabbing the flute that he held in his hand, saving him. She refused to let go of the flute. She clutched it, her eyes pleading with him, as if saying, please don't let go.

Nathaniel woke with a start, the light from the window shinning in his face. That dream, it was always the same, but different. Who was that girl, why did he almost always see her ever though other parts of the dream change? Nathaniel looked over to where his brother slept. He seemed to be sleeping peacefully, no bad dreams bothering him.

"You two better be awake in there," The voice of Mrs. Dryor yelled.

Nathaniel moaned she sounded irritated and that was not good. Not good for them anyway. When she was irritated that meant that Mr. Dryor was in a bad mood and he would take it out on all the kids.

"Shawn, are you up?" Nathaniel called.

No reply

Nathaniel growled, pulled out his pillow from under his head with his right hand and threw it as hard as he could at his brother. Nathaniel heard the startled yelp, and smirked.

"You up yet?" Nathaniel asks casually.

"I am now," Shawn glared.

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Loud screams, and a kid crying, were what Nathaniel and Shawn heard, as they headed downstairs to wards the kitchen. Carson and Carter must be at it again, Nathaniel thought to himself. He really wished that Carter would stop picking on that poor kid, he already has enough problems without adding a bully to them.

"God dame that rotten kid, Sue, could you shut him up. I'm trying to read the goddamn paper." Mr. Dryor loud rough voice could be heard over the crying.

Mrs. Dryor let out an annoyed sigh, reached out and slapped the kid across his face. Nathaniel and Shawn entered the kitchen just as Carson, a boy of seven landed on the ground. The left side of his face red from her hand's impact, Carson lays very still, not wanting to anger her again. The other kids, who were gathered around the table, immediately quieted. Only a few sniffles now and again could be heard from Carson who lay on the floor. James, a boy about 8 years old hurried over to where his friend laid and helped him up off the floor.

Shawn watched all this with an emotionless expression on his face. He didn't care what the Dryor's did to the other kids, as long as they left Nathaniel alone. But Mr. Dryor took great pleasure in harassing Nathaniel more then the other kids. It made Shawn's blood boil when Mr. Dryor targeted his brother when he got drunk or mad, always lashing out at him with mean words and fists.

It hadn't always been like that. When they had first came here, they though that this foster home would be great. The Dryor's were well known for taking in any kid and giving them a home for awhile. It wasn't until latter that they found out what terrible monsters that the Dryor's were. At the beginning Mr. Dryor would target Shawn, one time Shawn even had to go to the hospital. Mr. Dryor had almost broken his arm. It was after that, that Mr. Dryor started to take his anger out on Nathaniel instead of Shawn.

Shawn wasn't quite sure why, but he had a feeling that Nathaniel had something to do with it. His brother was always trying to protect him. Nathaniel thought since he was the oldest twin, that he needed to protect him. Shawn would give anything or do anything to have the power to protect his brother, as Nathaniel protected him.

Well that's it, this is the second part, so what do you thing. Please review and tell me.