Chapter 2 - Realizations

Fox

I picked up the newspaper and lord beholds look what we have here, it's a picture of the ex-Crane Heir getting married to his former Fiancée Gwen Hotchkiss. Look like I am going to have to make a trip back to Harmony, well that is as soon as I finish this last game!

The plane ride to Harmony was excruciating and the flight attendant on the Crane private jet was an idiot I am going to have to make a call to Grandfather and have her fired. The limo ride home was long I couldn't wait to get into my bed and sleep we finally pulled into the estate just like I thought the lights were all out the only room that still had it's lights on was Mother's, Father's and Ethan's! Well I guess I am not going to get an open arms welcome, no matter it's not like anyone cared whether I was home or not!

I quietly walked up to my bedroom, strange why does my room smell of lavender no matter I was to tired to even question that at the moment I undress and jump in bed much to my surprise there was some in the bed with me! The person finally felt my presence in the bed and jump up and started screaming like a BANSHEE! God someone shut her up please! I was trying to calm, her down but all she could do was scream!

"HELP, WHO ARE YOU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, SOMEONE HELP ME!" she screams Jeez I wanted to break her neck, through a pillow at her something to shut her up!

"Look it's O.K., I live....................................please be quiet! You'll wake up the house!" I tried to calm her down but it only made the situation worse.

Then I heard someone banging on the door yelling the name Theresa, was this the name of the Banshee that was screaming her head off. I heard the door open loudly and a fist hit my face and I fought back it was the only thing to do I had to protect myself and this guy whoever he was, had the galls to come into my room and hit me of course the logical thing to do was protect myself. We scuffled for a while then someone turn on the light I then realize who this idiot was I came face to face with the one person I despise my whole life Ethan Winthrop my idiot of a half brother.

For as long as I can recall Ethan I had always had our differences, while he was the good boy, the mama's boy and I, I was the black sheep. He who came from Mother's one true love while I came from a night of binged drinking with the one she hated. He was Angel and I was the mistake that should have never happen! It infuriated me that while I had to fend for myself he the GOLDEN CHILD got everything he needed, and if he ever wanted anything it was his, there was never no questions when it came to Ethan.

I remember one time when it was Christmas Eve, I waited until everyone was asleep and I snuck downstairs to open my gift, Ethan had followed me down the stairs and he caught me opening my gift and shaking all the gifts up.

"Fox, you are not suppose to open those until morning, Mother and Father are going to be furious!"

"Ethan, come down and open your gifts!"

"No, Fox we are going to get in trouble!"

"Chicken Shit!'

He started to run up the stairs, as I expected him too he ran straight into our Mother's room and snitch, told my Mother that I was downstairs opening up the gifts, what an asshole, Ethan brought Mother downstairs and I got reprimanded for opening up my gifts to early, they rewarded Ethan by letting him open one of his early and she turned to me and said that good little boys get gifts and bad little boys get coal. How can I ask, can you say that to your own child!

Ever since then I knew Ethan to be a wimp a Mama's boy, when he fell and scrapped his knee instead of sucking it up like 11 year old boys did what did he do he ran to Mother crying. What a baby! I knew then that he was not going to be able to make any decision for himself he was going to have other people do it for him.

" So this is my new Step-Mommy, your pictures in the paper did you no justice" as I gently grabbed his hand and kissed it. I knew she felt the heat pulsating from me I was practically burning a hole through her skin with my eyes, God she was gorgeous, why I don't understand it, that Ethan would leave this Angel, this Goddess for Gwen "Acts Like Her Shit Don't Stink" Hotchkiss. I always knew Ethan to be an imbecile but to be a complete and utter idiot to deny this heavenly vision your love and trust now that takes a moron and a fool which I suppose is what Ethan has become, he who let this Angel fall from heaven into his lap and instead of picking her up and nurturing her he toss her out like yesterday trash. Well you know the old saying one man's trash is another man's treasure.

"Nicholas Foxworth Crane, Fox for short. I'm the second son of...wait a minute, I tell a lie. The truth is I'm the first son of Ivy and Julian Crane."

"Fox what are you doing here in Theresa Room!" Ethan asked

"Good question, half brother I should ask the same, what are you doing in the Crane Mansion if you are no longer a Crane?"

"Stop it Fox" I heard my mother say there she go again always protecting him!

I quickly walked over to my father and noted to him "Father, why may I ask you have Filet Mignon sitting right here and you are settling for yesterday's left-overs!" My Father just snickered and Rebecca Hotchkiss nudged my Father!

I look over to see my mother she didn't look happy to see me home "Mother, that doesn't look like Happiness to see me!" I said sarcastically "What no hug , no Kiss for your son, Oh that's right my name isn't Ethan it's FOX!" I spat

"Fox, What are you doing home!" I heard my father ask

"I got kicked out of school!"

"Fox not another one, when are you going to learn responsibilities!" yelled my Mother

"What like Ethan, you want me not to have an Identity, to be lied to all my life to live one life then find out that the life you have been living has been an complete and utter lie!" I yelled "Before you condemn me you should ask yourself that question Mother!" I spat at her "And what the hell is going on in this house are we playing musical bed partners, and when did the Hotchkiss women move in!"

"Look everyone is tired I think that we should all get some sleep!" I heard the man they called Ethan Father say "Ivy I think there is enough people here to take care of you I have to return to my family"

"Sam, No but........" I heard my mother utter so Mother you are still in love with the Police Chief this is going to be fun!

"Hey Step-Mommy looks like we are going to have to share a bed!"

"Fox I will make you a bed in the Guest Room" I heard Pilar say!

I heard Gwen ordering Ethan to come to bed! "Hold on I need to talk to Fox for a Minute" I heard him tell Gwen

I saw him walk over cocky as ever "Look Fox I want you to stay away from Theresa, and I mean it or you'll have to answer to me, do you understand!'

"She doesn't belong to you ETHAN, she is no Prize to be won, If I chose to date her I will and you will have no say in it, Don't you have a Pregnant Wife to attend to, that's your biggest concern, not worrying over a women who you say you don't love!"

Everyone started to clear Theresa's Room and I headed into the guest room Ethan ugh...............he makes me sick The Prince always getting what he wants, while the mistake has to earn his keep well that was all going to change. I admit I saw that Theresa was still in love with Ethan how was I going to make her love me. Until that moment I didn't realize it I have always hated Ethan because he was the Golden Boy, Untainted, untouchable, The Prince of Crane Empire, a Mama's boy. But at that moment I was jealous of him, why you ask because he had the one thing that I truly wanted he has Theresa's Love and Admiration. At that moment I wanted to be Ethan! I shiver at the thought me wanting to be that imbecile, if it was to get Theresa to love then that is who I was going to be, NO I was going to be better than Ethan I am going to be the one that save Theresa from Ethan! Starting tomorrow all she will know and love is I FOX CRANE!