Author's Note ~ Hey everyone enjoy! Special thanks to Ottercub!
Okay sorry for the delay, but we just had a huge track meet. (I came in second!) Anyway that's why there was a holdup. Sorry!
Oh yeah to PapillonStar can't wait for Orphans! Well now time for the story, enjoy!
And Congrats to Becks Michaels on her new chapter! Can't wait for more!!!
Special Shout out to Drea! Thanks girl, I hope I'm making this as realistic as possible. If you have any advice on how to improve this story's reality feel free to e-mail me at charmduchess@yahoo.com that goes for everyone else too!
~Well enjoy~
WildWing was unsure on how to approach his brother. In the car on their way to Pizza Palace Nosedive had decided to gaze out the window. He was badly trying to cover his black and blue arm, and desperately trying to pretend everything was okay. But it wasn't okay.
Sure living with his older brother was the best that could happen to him, but it was the reasons that were bad. The ironic part to Nosedive was the fact that he wasn't mad at his parents. In any way Nosedive Nicholas Flashblade was not angry with his parents. He was terribly upset however and was desperately wanting to seek their approval and their forgiveness although he knew nothing of his crime. His parents loved him, that's for sure, but they didn't like him. That was what hit Nosedive hard. Nosedive physically was a wreck anyone could determine that from looking at him, but his emotional scars were greater than anything.
Nosedive was hurt so very badly inside. He didn't know what he did to deserve that. And although Nosedive had been hit before it was nothing like last night. Something horrendous had happened and he didn't even know what he did to set it off. But he did know how it ended up. He needed to tell someone but he was so very much afraid to.
Like last night Nosedive had tried to get his say in to defend himself and his relationship with his parents. The response he received was excessive beating. He wasn't about to go through that again, regardless of who the person was. Plus it was more than that, sure his parents hit up bad, but they also through nasty words and phrases at him. Nosedive wasn't able to absorb all of this at once.
Not living with a mother or father, no that couldn't be right, especially when they were alive and in perfectly good health, and could easily support him. All of this was a lot to take in, especially when he had been ever so much believing that nothing was wrong.
WildWing on the other hand was as scared as his brother, but in a different respect. He too was finding difficulty in absorbing the newly thrown terms and the newly thrown tales which he had received. Obtaining the fact that his parents had beat his brother and than left him outside, scared him, but what scared him more was that it was so dire that Nosedive could no longer be permitted to live with his parents.
And the scariest part of all, was that WildWing was now in charge, more than ever. Of course WildWing had been the leader to Nosedive, and the big brother, but the guardian? Somehow it didn't flow, but he would make it, somehow and someway he would make it.
"Dive", said WildWing gently, startling his younger brother, "You want to talk?"
"No", snapped Nosedive coldly, "I don't, I'm quite sure of that."
WildWing looked straight ahead at the pavement thinking of how to talk to someone who he was always able to talk to.
"Dive", said WildWing trying the second time, "Look I know this can't be easy for you bu-"
"I don't want to talk about it", said Nosedive harshly.
No Nosedive would not confront the problem that he in his mind where he was struggling to convince himself that there was no problem, and somehow it would blow over.
Now to any one else they would have persisted that they continue the argue to urge the victim to talk. But brothers aren't like that. Brothers (most brothers) have lived with each their entire lives, and these brothers had a special bond. WildWing knew his brother inside and out and making Nosedive talk at the moment was the worst thing possible. It would only worsen the situation and than there would never be peace. Letting time work its way into the equation would and than when the time was right, Nosedive would talk.
"Okay", said WildWing flatly, than in more cheerful tone, "So you want to turn the radio on?"
Nosedive looked at his brother trying to find his plan.
"What", asked WildWing, "I have green hair or something."
"No", replied Nosedive on a better tone, "It's just nothing. I don't know."
Nosedive sighed and looked in front as his older brother studied him. There was a brief pause.
"Yeah", said Nosedive, "Yeah okay I want to hear some music."
Nosedive flicked on the radio to a station that he listened to. At the look WildWing gave him Nosedive questioned the music.
"What", asked Nosedive, "It's good!"
"Nosedive", said WildWing, "A song that consists of only two words , screw you, and than screaming and rage in the background is not music, that is a nuisance."
"You're too old."
"Ha ha, funny. Let me find you my kind of station."
WildWing jokingly turned it to the oldies.
Both brothers laughed. After some debate they found a station to listen to.
"Oh look", commented WildWing, "We finally pick a station and we arrive to the place."
"That's life for ya", replied Nosedive, "Sucks doesn't it?"
"Whatever you say little man", chuckled WildWing trying his best to ignore the hatred in Nosedive's voice. "Let's go in."
Nosedive and WildWing headed into the restaurant.
When Canard first saw Nosedive he dropped his glass, which luckily wasn't filled and was made of plastic. The carefree happy go lucky teenager without a problem in the world was now jumping at everything, clingy to his brother, terrified, hurt, confused, and filled with scars all over his body which made it even more worse. Nosedive's bruises seemed to attract many nosy people's attention and they pointed and stared, it was the lunch break for everyone and everyone's attention and point of gossip was now on Nosedive.
Nosedive didn't react well to whispering between everyone.
"I want to go", whispered Nosedive so you could barely hear him, "WildWing I want to go home now."
WildWing looked down at his pleading brother was scared now, because other people were making a big to do, which in his mind wasn't a big to do. Nosedive wanted it to blow over to forget but he would soon find out that things like this don't blow over.
"Nosedive", said WildWing quietly bending down to his brother's height, "Let's just stay for a little bit, let's give this a chance, okay?"
"Not okay, I want to leave now."
WildWing glanced toward Canard silently begging for help. Canard picked up on the cue and walked over to the brothers.
"You guys are late", sighed Canard, "Again. And once more the Flashblade brothers leave Canard to stay all by himself, and don't think you two are leaving me with the check again."
WildWing laughed, quickly joined by Canard, which seemed to ease Nosedive.
"Come on guys", chuckled Canard, "Let's go sit down."
WildWing and Nosedive walked over to the booth.
"I already ordered", commented Canard.
"Without our consent", replied WildWing.
"WildWing please, I have been eating pizza with the two of you my entire life, I think I know what to order by now."
WildWing gave him a look that told him to explain.
Canard sighed, "Peppers, onions, and sausage for Dive, pepperoni and extra cheese for you."
Nosedive smiled, Canard had their order perfect.
WildWing rolled his eyes. There was an awkward silence until Canard broke it.
"Nosedive", said Canard softly, "Look us living together is going to be a lot of fun. Okay? I understand that what's going on for you can't be easy but don't feel embarrassed to tell something to WildWing or even me because you don't feel at home. Please try to make our poor hole your home. If you need anything, anything at all you tell us you understand?"
WildWing shifted uneasily in the booth anticipating Nosedive's reaction.
"Okay", said Nosedive after some hesitation, "That sounds good with me."
"Nosedive do you want to discuss this now", asked WildWing with out much hope.
"No", cried Nosedive, "I do not want to! I don't ever want to talk about it!"
"Yeah Wing", said Canard trying to take the teen's point of view, "If Nosedive needs to talk to us, or your or me he can do that whenever he wants. He's old enough now to know what he wants."
"I don't think so", snapped WildWing, "Nosedive you're going to talk about this!"
Canard kicked his friend under the table than titled his head towards Nosedive. WildWing saw how upset Nosedive was so he backed off. He placed an arm over his shoulder and brought his brother close in.
"I'm sorry Dive", said WildWing, "We can talk about this whenever you're ready. I shouldn't have yelled like that."
"No you shouldn't have", sniffled Nosedive holding back tears.
Thankfully Nosedive didn't cry thanks to WildWing's reassurance. Nosedive at the time was incredibly weak, (physically), and incredibly emotional. So WildWing let his brother get his way, this time.
"Good", muttered Canard. "I was thinking that tonight we rent some movies and get some popcorn and order dinner in. How's that sound to you two?"
"Great", chorused the brothers.
~**~*~**~
It was much later in the day around eight. Despite the early time Nosedive was already asleep on the couch once more laying on WildWing's chest with the soft glow and sound of the t.v. Nosedive raised as WildWing breathed lightly. WildWing was resting, just shutting his eyes absorbing everything about to fall off when Canard came around.
"Hey Wing", said Canard quietly, "I'm so sorry but we have some of our bosses coming over to discuss some paperwork, it's no big deal but they're coming over."
WildWing sighed, "Today of all days", he muttered under his breath. WildWing went to move Nosedive off of him but Canard stopped him.
"No don't worry", said Canard, "You don't even have to get up, I told them some information-"
"How much?!"
"They are like fathers to us Wing, I tell them stuff besides they would have found out anyway. All I said was Nosedive was living with us after a previous abusive incident. That's it. Anyway they're coming over and I told them about you and Dive and they said to stay put."
WildWing sighed, arguing was futile, "Fine, and thanks."
"No prob. Now go back to sleep, or at least try and get some, you look beat."
WildWing nodded and soon drifted off.
A half hour later the doorbell rang.
"That's them", thought Canard to himself, "I'll be getting that."
Canard entered the living room where Nosedive and WildWing were both asleep. Canard shook his head as he opened the door for his bosses.
"Hey guys", said Canard quietly, "Please be quiet, Wing and kid are sleeping."
The men nodded. They saw the teenager and gasped giving one another glances of shock. He had a black eye, black and blue arm, wrap around his wrist, etc. In total he looked like crap. WildWing stirred and awoke.
"Hey there Flashblade", said one of the men gently.
WildWing immediately opened his eyes to absorb his surroundings. He went to get up but was stopped.
"No no", said another man, "You stay put, it's all right."
WildWing nodded and thanked them.
The men made their way into the kitchen, which was centered directly behind the living room, not giving much soundproof.
Nosedive stirred at the commotion but soon fell back to sleep. However this didn't last when debating over which system to use for the computers began.
Nosedive groaned waking up on his elder brother. Once seeing others, especially muscular men in the room he panicked, and began to whimper and shake his brother frantically.
"Dive easy", said Canard rushing over to him.
Nosedive shook his head wildly.
WildWing woke up and discovered what had happened.
"Nosedive what's wrong", asked WildWing.
Nosedive looked at the men.
WildWing got up and walked over to his brother who had placed himself on the opposing end of the room. WildWing placed a shoulder on him.
"Easy there kiddo", he said gently. "These are guys from work, kay Dive?"
Nosedive studied the men and than his brother, no one had anything to hide and everyone seemed more concerned than mad so Nosedive relaxed.
There was an awkward and unwanted silence before WildWing took control, and before WildWing truly "woke up".
"Nosedive", WildWing said, "They are going to be doing some paper work, you want to go see a movie or something?"
"Yeah", said Nosedive, "That sounds good."
"Great. You guys don't mind right? Please excuse us but we need to-"
"That's quite all right", said the boss, "You go ahead."
WildWing smiled, "Thanks."
~**~*~**~
It was around ten thirty when the brothers walked back home.
"Have fun", asked Canard who was waiting (alone) on the couch.
"Yeah I think we did", replied WildWing, "Right Dive?"
Nosedive nodded his head.
"Hey squirt", said Canard, "You want to tell us anything?"
Nosedive shook his head no, practically falling over his own two feet. WildWing caught him but held onto him.
"Canard,", said WildWing, "This one is beat, I'm going to bring this one to bed."
"Okay Wing", replied Canard, "I assume you want me to stay up and wait for you?"
"Yeah", said WildWing, "We have got a lot to discuss. Come on Nosedive let's go."
WildWing's feet moved but Nosedive's didn't. Finally WildWing got so fed up with trying to get Nosedive to walk he picked up his half sleeping brother and brought him into his (meaning WildWing's) bed. He tucked his brother in, and took off his shoes, and shirts. He left his brother's socks on knowing that Nosedive liked sleeping with them on.
He sighed looking at his baby brother and left ready to talk to Canard about how they were going to start their new lives together.
Okay sorry for the delay, but we just had a huge track meet. (I came in second!) Anyway that's why there was a holdup. Sorry!
Oh yeah to PapillonStar can't wait for Orphans! Well now time for the story, enjoy!
And Congrats to Becks Michaels on her new chapter! Can't wait for more!!!
Special Shout out to Drea! Thanks girl, I hope I'm making this as realistic as possible. If you have any advice on how to improve this story's reality feel free to e-mail me at charmduchess@yahoo.com that goes for everyone else too!
~Well enjoy~
WildWing was unsure on how to approach his brother. In the car on their way to Pizza Palace Nosedive had decided to gaze out the window. He was badly trying to cover his black and blue arm, and desperately trying to pretend everything was okay. But it wasn't okay.
Sure living with his older brother was the best that could happen to him, but it was the reasons that were bad. The ironic part to Nosedive was the fact that he wasn't mad at his parents. In any way Nosedive Nicholas Flashblade was not angry with his parents. He was terribly upset however and was desperately wanting to seek their approval and their forgiveness although he knew nothing of his crime. His parents loved him, that's for sure, but they didn't like him. That was what hit Nosedive hard. Nosedive physically was a wreck anyone could determine that from looking at him, but his emotional scars were greater than anything.
Nosedive was hurt so very badly inside. He didn't know what he did to deserve that. And although Nosedive had been hit before it was nothing like last night. Something horrendous had happened and he didn't even know what he did to set it off. But he did know how it ended up. He needed to tell someone but he was so very much afraid to.
Like last night Nosedive had tried to get his say in to defend himself and his relationship with his parents. The response he received was excessive beating. He wasn't about to go through that again, regardless of who the person was. Plus it was more than that, sure his parents hit up bad, but they also through nasty words and phrases at him. Nosedive wasn't able to absorb all of this at once.
Not living with a mother or father, no that couldn't be right, especially when they were alive and in perfectly good health, and could easily support him. All of this was a lot to take in, especially when he had been ever so much believing that nothing was wrong.
WildWing on the other hand was as scared as his brother, but in a different respect. He too was finding difficulty in absorbing the newly thrown terms and the newly thrown tales which he had received. Obtaining the fact that his parents had beat his brother and than left him outside, scared him, but what scared him more was that it was so dire that Nosedive could no longer be permitted to live with his parents.
And the scariest part of all, was that WildWing was now in charge, more than ever. Of course WildWing had been the leader to Nosedive, and the big brother, but the guardian? Somehow it didn't flow, but he would make it, somehow and someway he would make it.
"Dive", said WildWing gently, startling his younger brother, "You want to talk?"
"No", snapped Nosedive coldly, "I don't, I'm quite sure of that."
WildWing looked straight ahead at the pavement thinking of how to talk to someone who he was always able to talk to.
"Dive", said WildWing trying the second time, "Look I know this can't be easy for you bu-"
"I don't want to talk about it", said Nosedive harshly.
No Nosedive would not confront the problem that he in his mind where he was struggling to convince himself that there was no problem, and somehow it would blow over.
Now to any one else they would have persisted that they continue the argue to urge the victim to talk. But brothers aren't like that. Brothers (most brothers) have lived with each their entire lives, and these brothers had a special bond. WildWing knew his brother inside and out and making Nosedive talk at the moment was the worst thing possible. It would only worsen the situation and than there would never be peace. Letting time work its way into the equation would and than when the time was right, Nosedive would talk.
"Okay", said WildWing flatly, than in more cheerful tone, "So you want to turn the radio on?"
Nosedive looked at his brother trying to find his plan.
"What", asked WildWing, "I have green hair or something."
"No", replied Nosedive on a better tone, "It's just nothing. I don't know."
Nosedive sighed and looked in front as his older brother studied him. There was a brief pause.
"Yeah", said Nosedive, "Yeah okay I want to hear some music."
Nosedive flicked on the radio to a station that he listened to. At the look WildWing gave him Nosedive questioned the music.
"What", asked Nosedive, "It's good!"
"Nosedive", said WildWing, "A song that consists of only two words , screw you, and than screaming and rage in the background is not music, that is a nuisance."
"You're too old."
"Ha ha, funny. Let me find you my kind of station."
WildWing jokingly turned it to the oldies.
Both brothers laughed. After some debate they found a station to listen to.
"Oh look", commented WildWing, "We finally pick a station and we arrive to the place."
"That's life for ya", replied Nosedive, "Sucks doesn't it?"
"Whatever you say little man", chuckled WildWing trying his best to ignore the hatred in Nosedive's voice. "Let's go in."
Nosedive and WildWing headed into the restaurant.
When Canard first saw Nosedive he dropped his glass, which luckily wasn't filled and was made of plastic. The carefree happy go lucky teenager without a problem in the world was now jumping at everything, clingy to his brother, terrified, hurt, confused, and filled with scars all over his body which made it even more worse. Nosedive's bruises seemed to attract many nosy people's attention and they pointed and stared, it was the lunch break for everyone and everyone's attention and point of gossip was now on Nosedive.
Nosedive didn't react well to whispering between everyone.
"I want to go", whispered Nosedive so you could barely hear him, "WildWing I want to go home now."
WildWing looked down at his pleading brother was scared now, because other people were making a big to do, which in his mind wasn't a big to do. Nosedive wanted it to blow over to forget but he would soon find out that things like this don't blow over.
"Nosedive", said WildWing quietly bending down to his brother's height, "Let's just stay for a little bit, let's give this a chance, okay?"
"Not okay, I want to leave now."
WildWing glanced toward Canard silently begging for help. Canard picked up on the cue and walked over to the brothers.
"You guys are late", sighed Canard, "Again. And once more the Flashblade brothers leave Canard to stay all by himself, and don't think you two are leaving me with the check again."
WildWing laughed, quickly joined by Canard, which seemed to ease Nosedive.
"Come on guys", chuckled Canard, "Let's go sit down."
WildWing and Nosedive walked over to the booth.
"I already ordered", commented Canard.
"Without our consent", replied WildWing.
"WildWing please, I have been eating pizza with the two of you my entire life, I think I know what to order by now."
WildWing gave him a look that told him to explain.
Canard sighed, "Peppers, onions, and sausage for Dive, pepperoni and extra cheese for you."
Nosedive smiled, Canard had their order perfect.
WildWing rolled his eyes. There was an awkward silence until Canard broke it.
"Nosedive", said Canard softly, "Look us living together is going to be a lot of fun. Okay? I understand that what's going on for you can't be easy but don't feel embarrassed to tell something to WildWing or even me because you don't feel at home. Please try to make our poor hole your home. If you need anything, anything at all you tell us you understand?"
WildWing shifted uneasily in the booth anticipating Nosedive's reaction.
"Okay", said Nosedive after some hesitation, "That sounds good with me."
"Nosedive do you want to discuss this now", asked WildWing with out much hope.
"No", cried Nosedive, "I do not want to! I don't ever want to talk about it!"
"Yeah Wing", said Canard trying to take the teen's point of view, "If Nosedive needs to talk to us, or your or me he can do that whenever he wants. He's old enough now to know what he wants."
"I don't think so", snapped WildWing, "Nosedive you're going to talk about this!"
Canard kicked his friend under the table than titled his head towards Nosedive. WildWing saw how upset Nosedive was so he backed off. He placed an arm over his shoulder and brought his brother close in.
"I'm sorry Dive", said WildWing, "We can talk about this whenever you're ready. I shouldn't have yelled like that."
"No you shouldn't have", sniffled Nosedive holding back tears.
Thankfully Nosedive didn't cry thanks to WildWing's reassurance. Nosedive at the time was incredibly weak, (physically), and incredibly emotional. So WildWing let his brother get his way, this time.
"Good", muttered Canard. "I was thinking that tonight we rent some movies and get some popcorn and order dinner in. How's that sound to you two?"
"Great", chorused the brothers.
~**~*~**~
It was much later in the day around eight. Despite the early time Nosedive was already asleep on the couch once more laying on WildWing's chest with the soft glow and sound of the t.v. Nosedive raised as WildWing breathed lightly. WildWing was resting, just shutting his eyes absorbing everything about to fall off when Canard came around.
"Hey Wing", said Canard quietly, "I'm so sorry but we have some of our bosses coming over to discuss some paperwork, it's no big deal but they're coming over."
WildWing sighed, "Today of all days", he muttered under his breath. WildWing went to move Nosedive off of him but Canard stopped him.
"No don't worry", said Canard, "You don't even have to get up, I told them some information-"
"How much?!"
"They are like fathers to us Wing, I tell them stuff besides they would have found out anyway. All I said was Nosedive was living with us after a previous abusive incident. That's it. Anyway they're coming over and I told them about you and Dive and they said to stay put."
WildWing sighed, arguing was futile, "Fine, and thanks."
"No prob. Now go back to sleep, or at least try and get some, you look beat."
WildWing nodded and soon drifted off.
A half hour later the doorbell rang.
"That's them", thought Canard to himself, "I'll be getting that."
Canard entered the living room where Nosedive and WildWing were both asleep. Canard shook his head as he opened the door for his bosses.
"Hey guys", said Canard quietly, "Please be quiet, Wing and kid are sleeping."
The men nodded. They saw the teenager and gasped giving one another glances of shock. He had a black eye, black and blue arm, wrap around his wrist, etc. In total he looked like crap. WildWing stirred and awoke.
"Hey there Flashblade", said one of the men gently.
WildWing immediately opened his eyes to absorb his surroundings. He went to get up but was stopped.
"No no", said another man, "You stay put, it's all right."
WildWing nodded and thanked them.
The men made their way into the kitchen, which was centered directly behind the living room, not giving much soundproof.
Nosedive stirred at the commotion but soon fell back to sleep. However this didn't last when debating over which system to use for the computers began.
Nosedive groaned waking up on his elder brother. Once seeing others, especially muscular men in the room he panicked, and began to whimper and shake his brother frantically.
"Dive easy", said Canard rushing over to him.
Nosedive shook his head wildly.
WildWing woke up and discovered what had happened.
"Nosedive what's wrong", asked WildWing.
Nosedive looked at the men.
WildWing got up and walked over to his brother who had placed himself on the opposing end of the room. WildWing placed a shoulder on him.
"Easy there kiddo", he said gently. "These are guys from work, kay Dive?"
Nosedive studied the men and than his brother, no one had anything to hide and everyone seemed more concerned than mad so Nosedive relaxed.
There was an awkward and unwanted silence before WildWing took control, and before WildWing truly "woke up".
"Nosedive", WildWing said, "They are going to be doing some paper work, you want to go see a movie or something?"
"Yeah", said Nosedive, "That sounds good."
"Great. You guys don't mind right? Please excuse us but we need to-"
"That's quite all right", said the boss, "You go ahead."
WildWing smiled, "Thanks."
~**~*~**~
It was around ten thirty when the brothers walked back home.
"Have fun", asked Canard who was waiting (alone) on the couch.
"Yeah I think we did", replied WildWing, "Right Dive?"
Nosedive nodded his head.
"Hey squirt", said Canard, "You want to tell us anything?"
Nosedive shook his head no, practically falling over his own two feet. WildWing caught him but held onto him.
"Canard,", said WildWing, "This one is beat, I'm going to bring this one to bed."
"Okay Wing", replied Canard, "I assume you want me to stay up and wait for you?"
"Yeah", said WildWing, "We have got a lot to discuss. Come on Nosedive let's go."
WildWing's feet moved but Nosedive's didn't. Finally WildWing got so fed up with trying to get Nosedive to walk he picked up his half sleeping brother and brought him into his (meaning WildWing's) bed. He tucked his brother in, and took off his shoes, and shirts. He left his brother's socks on knowing that Nosedive liked sleeping with them on.
He sighed looking at his baby brother and left ready to talk to Canard about how they were going to start their new lives together.