A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! They all made me smile ) Here's the second chapter.

Chapter 2: REMATCH: Nitro vs. Midnight

I quickly put down the knife and grabbed the envelope from Angel.

"Yo is that that college thing you signed up for?" Bobby asked.

"I applied, Bobby." I replied rolling my eyes and trying to rip my future open.

"Whatever. So what's up?"

I discarded the ripped envelope and scanned the piece of paper in my hands. "She's the only one of us who gave a damn about school." Jerry commented.

"Which is probably why she got more brownie points from Ma than all four of us put together." Jack added. "What does it say, Ta?"

I looked up. "You…are looking at Tatyana Mercer: student at University of Michigan!" I yelled throwing my arms up.

Jack was the first to congratulate me. He took me in his arms and spun me around. "I'm proud of you, baby." He mumbled in my hair.

"Thanks Jackie." I replied. When I turned around, my other brothers were a little less enthusiastic.

"Congrats, Tai." Jerry said smiling and giving me a hug.

"Thanks Jer…but please boys, calm down. Don't get too excited." I said, wondering why they weren't happier for me.

"You're gonna have to move away. I don't think that's a good idea Tatyana." Bobby said. He called me by my full name whenever he was angry or just plain disappointed.

"What? Why not?"

"I don't have a good feeling about this either." Angel said.

I was completely speechless. I could usually defend myself in these types of situations, but this time, there was nothing I could say.

"C'mon…are you all sayin you're not proud of what Tai's accomplished? She's the only one of us givin the Mercers a good name." Jack explained.

"Yeah. I remember when she used to be like you, Bobby." Jerry laughed.

"What was wrong with bein like me?" he asked insulted.

Flashback, Jerry, Bobby, and Me:

"And if you call my little sister a ho again, I may have to mess ya'll up. Is that crystal?"

"Yeah. Fine. Sorry."

"Good. Now, amscray before I knock ya heads together…fuckin idots…" Bobby mumbled. "Jerry you were supposed to watch her. What the hell were you thinking letting an 11 year old walk around downtown?"

"She kicked me man! Then she ran off. What was I supposed to do?" Jerry asked walking with Bobby towards me.

"Catch her! You're fuckin 16 years old and you can't watch your little sister, fool?"

"Don't be callin me no fool, Bobby. I thought I said-"

"UNLESS YOU WANT THIS BOTTLE UP YOUR ASS, I SUGGEST YOU LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!" I yelled at the clerk who was accusing me of loitering.

"…Tatyana! You shouldn't be cussin! What the FUCK is wrong with you? And get that fuckin beer out of your hands! What the shit are you doin?"

End Flashback

"This'll be good for her. We can say that a MERCER is in college. And not just any college. A UNIVERSITY." Jack said.

"Yeah. I can picture it now. Her walkin to her car, then BLAM! Some horny asshole jumps her. Naw I aint havin it." Angel shook his head.

"And since when have I not been able to take care of myself?" I countered. "You guys taught me how to use a gun when I turned 12. Then gave me .38 caliber on my 13th birthday!"

"You still have that?" Bobby asked.

"………Yeah?" I replied questioning what the point was.

"We gotta get you a new one…" he said in deep thought.

"I can't believe what I'm hearin!" I exclaimed walking around the kitchen. "I get accepted into the college I've been wanting to attend since my freshman year, and you guys are punishing me."

Quietness enveloped the kitchen. I can almost hear their four separate heartbeats. Finally, Bobby spoke.

"…You're gonna have to call us everyday. Tell us who's who. Give us some last names." That's Bobby-talk for 'Alright I'm letting you slide.' I walked up to him and embraced him tightly.

"I promise."

"Good. And another thing…make her proud."

"Now I think this calls for a celebration!" Jerry yelled. "Angel, go get the good booze. Cracker, cut up that pot roast."

Everyone did what they were doing before. I continued to cut the carrots and Bobby started loading more gats.

Jerry came up next to me. "We did good didn't we?" he whispered.

"I don't think I could've done this without you, big brother."

Flashback, Study Session:

"What is the basic element of physics?"

"……………"

"Ta. Tatyana Mercer, wake up."

"I don't see the point in this Jer. This is my third time taking the SAT's and I STILL haven't gotten anything higher than a 1080." I stated lazily, twirling my pencil.

"I thought you said you wanted to attend University of Michigan?" Jerry asked sighing.

"I did…but not if I gotta-"

"-What? Gotta what? Work hard? New flash sis, if you wanna be somebody you gotta do the work; Starting with 'What is the basic element of physics?'"

"Ugh…I dunno…atoms?"

"No. Matter. Tai, they taught this to you the first day of physics class. What were you doin?"

"…We're studyin physics now? Damn it." I closed my calculus book and searched for my physics book while Jerry rubbed his temples

End Flashback

"Thanks. For everything." I said.

"No problem." He ruffled my hair as he followed Angel and Bobby into the living room. Bobby sat in his usual place in the couch, Jerry sat on the armchair, and Angel sat next to a record player.

"Man, the TV ain't gonna turn on itself." Bobby told Angel. Angel scowled at him before looking at the record player next to him…and smirking. One by one he found little poker chips.

"Don't start that again, man." Jerry warned.

"Shut up." Angel said throwing them at Jerry's head. Jerry, to lazy to move, got two discs in the forehead.

He started throwing them at Bobby next. "Why you gotta be so aggravatin? Get him Jer." Jerry stayed seated, trying to keep his cool. Jack nudged me and pointed to the living room with the knife.

Angel didn't stop. He kept throwing discs at Jerry until he finally lost it. Jerry stood up and tackled Angel once again.

"Yeah! Get him Jerry! It's MIDNIGHT vs. NITRO once again!" Bobby narrated. "Nitro got Midnight in another headlock, OH! But Midnight breaks free and pins Nitro to the floor, Nitro's fallen and can't get up! And 3, 2, 1! Midnight wins!"

Jack and I are laughing as Angel helps Jerry up. "You ain't got nothin on me…with your big ass teeth."

"Alright that was fun and shit but if someone don't turn on the TV, Ima bout ready to kick someone's ass." Bobby said, putting his feet up.

Pause. Jack and I heard Jerry yelling something like, "And Midnight moves to the next round to take on White Rabbit! Rabbit be screamin like a bitch while Midnight beats his ass with a pillow…Rabbit tackles Midnight to the floor…-"

KNOCK KNOCK The wrestling stopped, as did Jack and I. No one ever comes over…Except for Camille and the kids. Other than that we get some pissed off people, but they don't usually knock.

"If you think I'M going to answer that, you're crazy." Jack said.

A/N: Hope you guys liked it! I'll try making the chapters longer if I can manage. Lol to my reviewers:

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