SIN

Chapter 20: Problems and Hope

(6pm at the DCFDTL Mansion)

Lenny drove unto the property slowly. He had to give the gate guard a harsh look before he could even ask how come Lenny was driving. But then Chad lifted his head and started laughing wildly again. That explained everything to the gate guard. Chad was extremely drunk. Lenny now parked the car and got out. He hurried over the other side and helped out a drunk Chad.

"I can help myself!" Chad spat and pushed down Lenny, "I don't need no squirt's help," he muttered.

"Squirt!" Lenny exploded and jumped to his feet, "I'm not the immature mind who drunk himself imbecilic!"

"I'm not a uh…imbecedic!" Chad shouted in a slurred voice.

Lenny slapped his hand over his face. He thought he couldn't sink lower than last night. Now he was arguing with a drunkard.

"Um, never mind Chad," Lenny said, "let's go in the back way," he said in hopes of avoiding Father.

"Don't bother," the butler suddenly said coldly from the front door, "your Father wants to see you," he told Lenny.

"Fuck!" Lenny whispered.

"We did that already remember?" Chad whispered into Lenny's ear then broke out into crazy loud laughter again; "whoop!" he cried suddenly and fell over unto the ground.

Lenny slapped his hand over his reddened face in embarrassment.

"I can deal with him," the butler said suddenly and Lenny raised an eyebrow, "I don't approve of this behaviour," he said frankly, "but this boy is just being an absolute embarrassment," he continued, "and I work here!" he added incredulously.

"Thanks," Lenny muttered then ran into the mansion to find his Father.

Soon Lenny decided to check the study and found Father sitting in there with Chad's parents. Lenny openly gulped and entered carefully.

"Where's Chad?" Chad's Father asked immediately.

"The butler has him," Lenny told him, "Chad had brought along alcohol and got himself drunk," he added and Chad's parents gasped and hurried out of Father's study.

"SIT DOWN!" Father roared immediately after Chad's parents exited the study.

Lenny squeaked and sat down quickly.

"How DARE you!" Father shouted, "after I grounded you!"

"I'm sorry Father!" Lenny cried on the verge of tears, "it's just that.." he tried to explain.

"That WHAT?" Father demanded, "you couldn't wait a couple of days?" he asked, "after the disgrace last night you couldn't wait before running of with a guy who's tree years OLDER than you I might add!"

"We just…" Lenny started to say.

"Fucked each other!" Father shouted, "don't lie to me Lenny," he snapped before could deny it, "you two weren't gone that long to knit and crochet," he said frankly.

"I'm sorry Father," Lenny repeated in a whisper, "I'm really sorry," he added.

"What am I supposed to do with you Lenny!" Father cried angrily, "every time something happens!" he told Lenny, "and sorry has LONG stopped cutting it," he added.

"I know," Lenny admitted.

"You know what?" Father said softly suddenly, "forget about it," he said.

"What?" Lenny asked.

"Forget about it," Father repeated, "it makes no sense," he continued, "I give up," he conceded.

"What, wait Father," Lenny said now fearing his Father's new reaction more than his angry one.

"No, No," Father said calmly, "just go Lenny," he said with a flash of the hand, "do whatever you want."

"Dad, please don't give up on me?" Lenny pleaded.

"What do you want me to do then?" Father asked, "if I continue this way I'm going to go CRAZY Lenny," he said honestly, "I can't take much more of this," he said, "just leave and do whatever you want," he said and started to sort through papers on his desk.

"Please don't do this," Lenny begged knowing that Father was shutting him out, "be angry," he pleaded, "anything but this."

"I'm sorry Lenny," Father apologized, "but this has brought me to the edge of my rope," he said frankly, "and I can't keep beating a dead horse," he told Lenny whose lips started quivering.

Lenny broke into sobs and ran from the study.

(7 pm at the Hospital)

Wally and Kuki smiled at each other as a minister finished praying for Wally. The minister had been known to successfully heal ninety percent of the people he prayed for, seventy percent were healed immediately and most were severely injured like Wally or worse.

"Walk with God my Son," Minister Gordon said and after speaking with Dr. Lincoln at the door, left.

"Feel any different Wally?" Kuki asked.

"Not really," Wally admitted, "I feel a little bit peaceful with all that praying and meditation," he admitted, "and I feel a bit less stiff, but nothing else."

"Maybe it will be better tomorrow," Kuki suggested cheerily.

"Maybe," Wally agreed, "but I'm keeping my fingers crossed," he added and Kuki laughed.

"I just hope that you feel better soon," Kuki cooed and kissed Wally on the lips.

"Me too," Wally agreed.

(8pm at the Lincoln's Residence)

"So the cops don't have much to go on?" Hoagie asked and Kuki nodded, "so what are we going to do?"

"Find out everything we can," Kuki said confidently, "right Abby?" she asked in a small voice.

"Yes Kuki," Abby agreed, "found out anything helpful Mary Jane?" she asked.

"Well the person who attacked Wally must've had some form of martial arts or physical combat training," Mary Jane announced, "and I'm beginning to wonder if the attacker might've been older," she added.

"Well Abby aint surprised that the attacker probably has trained in physical combat," Abby stated, "but what's this about age difference?" she asked curiously.

"Well this attacker grabbed Wally, right?" Mary Jane asked and Abby nodded, "that already proves that this person was obviously not someone who could tempt Wally to have a conversation or to follow him somewhere," she declared.

"Well it wouldn't exactly be smart to talk to strangers at night," Lizzie countered, "especially in a place like that," she added.

"Do you have a better idea?" Hoagie snapped.

"Hey I can disagree with something said!" Lizzie cried.

"Does it have to be from my girlfriend alone?" Hoagie countered.

"Maybe it's because it's the first time your girlfriend's being allowed to share her evidence," Abby told him.

"And whose fault is that?" Hoagie snapped.

"Mine," Abby spat, "got something to say about it?" she challenged.

"Maybe," Hoagie responded.

"Lizzie," Abby said as she decided to not bother with Hoagie, "explain why you disagreed with Mary Jane."

"I just thought that it would be pretty stupid to speak to someone in an alley as unsafe as Wally was in that night," Lizzie explained, "I mean, that alley's not even very safe during the day," she added.

"But Wally did go there," Mary Jane pointed out, "and at night."

"So you're saying that he'd also talk to some stranger there?" Lizzie asked.

"It's possible," Mary Jane said with a shrug.

Lizzie became silent.

"Anyone else has something to share?" Abby asked.

"I have a question," Hoagie spoke up.

"Ask away," Abby said emotionlessly.

"What are we going to find that the police can't?" Hoagie asked frankly.

"Anything we can," Abby responded.

"We'll just have to do what we can, I guess," Kuki added.

"Yeah," Lizzie agreed.

"The main thing is hoping that Wally gets his memory back," Abby said seriously, "it's not going to be easy without it," she continued, "but we did agree to do an uneasy task."

"Yup," Lizzie said and nodded.

"Um Lizzie?" Mary Jane asked.

"Yes?" Lizzie responded.

"You didn't think that I was insinuating that Wally was stupid, did you?" Mary Jane asked humbly.

"Um I know you wouldn't believe that," Lizzie said unconvincingly.

"Great," Abby said sarcastically as she expected another argument.

Mary Jane looked like she was about to cry and Hoagie looked upset.

"How about a break?" Kuki asked brightly.

"Good I'll just go upstairs," Lizzie said and disappeared before anyone could say anything.

"Good Riddance," Hoagie muttered.

"Do you want to go home?" Abby snapped angrily.

"What!" Hoagie shouted, "she upset my girlfriend!" he cried and pointed at Mary Jane who was now being comforted by Kuki, "if you ask me she's just fat and stupid."

"That's it!" Lizzie cried from the top of the stairs, "I'm ready to take you down pal!" she screamed and came back downstairs.

"Name your game girlie," Hoagie challenged.

"Wrestling!" Lizzie shouted, "backyard, right now!"

"Wrestling?" Hoagie squeaked, "I can't wrestle!" he protested.

"Fine, boxing then," Lizzie said instead.

"What kind of girl are you?" Hoagie demanded, "I didn't mean violence!"

"So what did you think we were going to do?" Lizzie snapped, "stand around and argue like old maids?" she demanded.

"Yes," Hoagie said in a small voice and twiddled his thumbs.

Lizzie's face went emotionless immediately.

"I'm outta here," Lizzie said and slammed the door behind her.

"Thanks a lot Hoagie," Abby said and walked off to the kitchen.

"Come on!" Hoagie cried, "Kuki."

"Get a life," Kuki said frankly and turned her attention back to Mary Jane.

Hoagie's face went red with anger and he stormed out of the house and went after Lizzie.

"Hey!" Hoagie shouted after her, "hey!" he repeated.

Lizzie slowly turned around with clenched fists.

"What?" Lizzie asked dangerously.

"Are you and Abby involved?" Hoagie asked and Lizzie paled, "I thought so," he said coldly and turned around to leave.

"Hoagie wait!" Lizzie cried and ran to catch up with him, "it's not like we're trying to gang up on you or anything."

"That's not why I asked," Hoagie told her, "I was thinking about our phone conversation," he explained.

"Oh," Lizzie said, "so what do you want to do?" she asked.

"What?" Hoagie asked in confusion.

"Um we could go back," Lizzie suggested.

"No way," Hoagie disagreed, "why are we talking civil to each other?" he asked suddenly.

"Actually, I don't know," Lizzie admitted, "I just don't feel angry."

"Neither do I," Hoagie admitted, "I guess Mary Jane will be alright alone with Abby and Kuki," he said with a shrug.

"I just remembered that my parents are gone for the week," Lizzie confessed, "they locked up the house and allowed me to sleep over at either Abby or Kuki's house until they get back," she added.

"So you don't have a key?" Hoagie asked.

"Don't be silly!" Lizzie cried, "why do you ask?"

"I really don't want to go back to Abby's house," Hoagie said almost fearfully.

"Hoagie," Lizzie teased, "you're not trying to get me alone are you?" she asked.

"No!" Hoagie screamed, "I have a girlfriend," he reminded her.

"I was just teasing," Lizzie told him, "but you know we'll be alone right?" she asked him seriously.

"I've been alone with a girl before," Hoagie protested, "just well, not you," he added softly.

"Big bad Lizzie won't hurt you," Lizzie teased and kissed Hoagie on the cheek, "let's go," she said and a surprised Hoagie followed her in silence.

(11pm at the DCFDTL Mansion)

Lenny sat in the mansion's main library reading. Father had found him there earlier and after a short conversation, left him there.

"Books are my only solace," Lenny whispered to himself them felt the bulge of the pistol in his pocket, "this will be my last resort," he said and took out the pistol to look at it.

"No it won't," Father said suddenly and Lenny nearly dropped it, "hand it over," he ordered.

"No," Lenny refused.

"Do you think I want you to die?" Father asked him.

"I want to," Lenny responded, "is there a difference?" he asked Father.

"Don't do it," Father said, "you're still my son Lenny," he added.

"Am I?" Lenny asked in almost a teasing tone.

"I've already lost my wife," Father said softly, "don't let me lose my only son."

Lenny was surprised by Father's words. He handed Father the gun.

"Thank You," Father said and sat beside Lenny, "I've always cared about you, you know," he told Lenny, "even if I sometimes don't act it."

"I know," Lenny responded.

Father took Lenny into his arms and Lenny soon found himself sobbing again. Father just stroked his hair and allowed his son to let it all out.

Done

Death's Soulmate: Will Lenny ever be truly happy? Will Father finally have a normal household? Will Chad learn not to get drunk and let a fourteen-year old have to drive him home? Will Wally be healed? Will Hoagie and Abbie ever get along? Will Kuki get even meaner? Is there something going on with Lizzie? Stay Tuned and please review.

Thanks to all those who've reviewed to help me pass my 100 reviews mark. Thank you! Next goal, past two-hundred (not with this fic). Oh and foam green, I wrote this story purposely with mostly homosexual couples. I wanted to challenge myself since I wasn't to be able to write all types of fiction and had found writing stories with homosexual situations particularly difficult. Always had something in the back of my head telling me I was going to burn for writing it. Kinda makes it hard to write stuff with thoughts of burning and voices ridiculing you in your head. You think I'm nuts don't you? Well no one is totally sane. At least, I'm not. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews and I believe that no more than ten chapters are left for this story. And next chapter should make a lot of fans happy. Let's just say it will make the rapist easier to be found.