As for the people that have read the last version of this chapter, the only thing changed was the ending.

Warning: The first scene of this chapter contains mentions of rape and mentions of drug abuse(?) on the first and the last chapter. If your offended, then well----don't read the chapter I guess /. If you skip it, it won't be to hard to pick up the plot eventually.

Stars were burning, twinkiling in the dark night sky like eyes watching down upon the world. Cold was the airs temperature, enough to see your own breath float around you. Most the citizens of Philly were asleep, and the streets emptied out with every half and hour that past. Lights shut out of every building until the cities were plunged into darkness and soon all that could be heard were the crickets drinking upon the night. Shawn did not know where he was. He sat in a truck with Eddie and two other men Shawn didn't recognize. They were parked ouutside of a large building that looked empty and eerie, old and broken.

"Sandwhich?" Eddie asked, handing him a balony sand which.

"Umm no thank you." Shawn shivered. He pulled his jacket tighter around him. Eddie eyed him.

"You know Shawn," he said putting his hand on Shawns shoulder. By instinct, Shawn drew away alittle but Eddie ignored it "that little thing that happened between us...we can put it in the past can't we bro?"

Shawn stared at the ground and put a stray strand of hair behind his ear. He looked behind him. Eddies friends were sitting far from hearing range, talking and enjoying their own sandwhiches.

"Eddie would you mind telling me what we're doing here?"

"I'll awnser your question when you can awnser mine."

Shawn was silent for a few moments.

"I really loved her Eddie. I loved Dana. How could you do something that sick? How can I forget something that sick?"

"You really make it sound like a big--"

"Eddie you tied me to a pole and gang raped my girlfriend right in front of me!" Shawn shouted it so loud, that even the goons behind him spun around. And for the first time Eddie seemed surprised by Shawns outburst. "And on top of that you beat me into this bloody pu----I don't even know what I was! How do you put that behind you?"

"With this." Eddie said grabbing something out of his pocket that was wrapped in a hankercheif, and he shoved it in Shawns face. Shawn, who was taking deep breaths at a time, looked at Eddue and took it. He unwrapped slowly. In the hankercheif was what looked like a small, white, circular pill.

"What is it?"

"Look Shawn, to maintain this new found brotherly relationship, we really need to be able to relax and put all that water under the bridge. This pill might --help you relax a bit"

"So...its a drug."

"No no no! Not at all! Its a pleasure stimulant."

"So...its a drug."

Eddie sighed, "Would I ever feed my little brother drugs?"

"Yes."

"Oh just take it man!"

"Don't try to force me into anything!"

Eddie took a deep breath. In his heard he recited over and over 'Just have patience Eddie...patience..' Eddie opened his mouth to speak again. But before he could even say anything, Shawn took the pill and shoved it into his mouth. Eddie was once again surprised.

"Shawn..."

"Whatever man, I needed the boost." Shawn sighed and his voice lowered. "I mean Cory dosen't even have time for me anymore, hes always too busy with Topanga. And my roomates Eric and Jack, they don't even talk to me either. It just seems like Angelas all I have, but sometimes, she just dosen't get me."

"Yea I feel ya.:" Eddie spoke, "I mean Corky, I didn't like him in the first place. His brothers just retarded and Jack..." Eddie trailed off at that.

"Jack what?" Shawn asked.

"Yes, tell me about Jack. I never got the chance to really talk to him over at the apartment."

"Jacks alright. But I mean he dosent really belong with us Hunters. Hes more what his last name says he is. A Newman. Hes so spoiled with his fathers money, and hes a mamas boy too. I care for him, but hes never really been my brother. He wont even hardly speak to me. I mean what is that?"

"So he has allot of money huh?" Eddie asked.

"Loads of it."

"I see."

Shawn started feeling dizzy. The drug was probably kicking in. He had had nothing to eat since breakfast, which he should have thought about perhaps before taking the thing. And he and Eddie talked on through the night. Shawn started more comforable with Eddie by the minute.So comfortable in fact, that he didn't even feel himself black out.

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There was a knock on the door. Jack rushed to open it. Half of his mind was hoping it was Shawn. He had to admit as the hours passed he became more and more worried of the whereabouts of his younger sibling---and his older.

He turned the doorknob and behind the door was not Shawn, but Cory and Angela.

"Shawns not back yet." Jack informed them, assuming it was what they were here for.

"Thats not what we're here for." Cory said as he and Angela let themselves in.

"So let me get this straight." Angela said slowly, "Eddie is Shawn's older brother. Eddie just got out of jail and Shawns hanging out with him again. So whats the problem?"

"Hold on." Cory ran into Shawns room, and Jack and Angela could hear Cory digging through the rummage.

"Ah ha!" They heard Cory exlaim as though he made some scandalous discovery.

Cory then running out with a video tape in his hand.

"What is that?"

Cory stopped and stroked the tape a little. It only occured to him now that this could possibly be a big invasion of Shawns privacy. Would Shawn be upset if they knew? Was it really nesscary to show them? How would it make Angela feel anyway? In the tape contained footage of a girl Shawn once fell in love with. Perhaps it would be better left unseen.

"You know what..just never mind." Cory laughed nervously and Jack saw him stuff the tape behind the TV. "Maybe I shouldn't show you guys that it isn't right. Look I guess you just gotta trust me that this Eddie guy is not a good person. At all. If he hasnt changed like I expect he hasn't then Shawn could be in some serious danger. Some really bad things happened back when Shawn lived with Eddie and all I am is a guy trying to protect his best friend from more pain. And if you care about Shawn like I do then you'd help me stop Shawn from seeing this--"

The phone rang.

"Go on." Jack said, "the awsering machine will get it."

"--seeing this monster he calls a brother."

There was a small silence except the ringing of the phone. No one really knew what to say. Angela felt confused and Jack was almost as mixed up. The awnsering machine came on which confused Jack(and Cory) even more. Instead of the usual "leave your message at the beep" it would seem a song came on. Sung by..

"Eric?" Jack said out loud.

It was indeed Eric, singing loudly and dramatically:

(A/N: sing it, I know you want to.p) "When a crime breaks out, all the cute girls shout, get the good looking guy! Good looking guy! When theres a crime out there, hes gonna comb his hair cause hes the good looking guy! Good looking guy! Do do do do do do do! Good looking guy! Hey there, you've reached Eric Matthews good looking detective. Leave your case at the beep and I'll be sure to get back to you." Beep.

Jack, Cory, and Angela looked at each other and shrugged.

The message began, "Umm hello?" Came the voice of the young girl. "This is April, I was looking for Eric Matthews." At that moment, Eric burst out of his room, still wearing the same tuxedo and jumped the stairs and seized the telephone.

"Hey there, April." Eric said in a swave voice as he carried the phone back to his room and slammed the door behind him.

Jack turned to Cory.

"I'll be sure to keep an eye on Shawn."

And Angela nodded in silent agreement.

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Shawn opened his eyes. He looked around. He once again found himself in an unknown area. 'What happened?' Slowly, he remembered Eddie and..that pill. Shawn tried to get up, using his hand to push himself forward. Shawn found that he was in an alley way of sorts. And as his vision slowly came back to him, he realized that he did very well know where he was. He was in the alleyway left of the apartment complex. It was already morning. Shawn figured it would be best to go inside; he felt sick, and weak. It was quite a job getting upstairs. Falling over multiple times he finally reached the door and knocked faintly on it. The door opened.

"Shawn!" Jack exclaimed. He put Shawns arm over his own neck and guided him to the couch. "What happened?"

"I dunno." Shawn managed out, almost hyperventalating. Jack give Shawn the water he had been drinking himself a moment ago, and Shawn drank it down in a matter of seconds.

"Are you alright?" Jack was panicking slightly. Shawn looked in a terrible state.

"I'm alright, I'm alright." Shawn repeated.

"If you say so. man." Jack nodded. "You know Cory came by here earlier."

"Yea? What did he say?"

"He was really worried about you."

"Anything else?"

Jack bit his lip, deciding not to mention the video tape that Cory almost showed them. "Well no...but I did get these lovely purple curtains!' He grinned, pointing to the kitchen window which were now drapped with most hideous curtains Shawn had ever seen.

"Right.."

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Shawn tried to catch some sleep to make up for the sleep he had missed last night. It was not easy. Everytime he closed his eyes it was as though his mind played sort of an old, broken filmstrip of memories he didn't even remember. He could hardly even make out the images. They were blurred and spinning. He heard voices. He tried to sit up and awaken himself, but it was as though shackles trapped him on his own bed. And although he had no knowledge of what was going on, Shawn felt the pain of these new memories. And he sobbed as the pain of the suddenly known abuse dawned on him.

A figure walked into a room. Shawn was lying on what felt like a metal bed. A hand to his forehead rather gently, and squishing could be heard from the amount of sweat that the figure pushed aside. The room around them was dark,but the moonlight coming from a near by window gave shimmer and lighting to the hundreds cobwebs surrounding them.

Shawn felt like he wanted to puke. Bile rose up his throat which he had to swallow down. The hand from the figure roamed around all over Shawn's body and it was only then that Shawn realized his shirt had been removed. He looked up to the figure trying to examine its features. But Shawn could only barely make out two eyes and the outline of nose. In the back of his mind, he knew who this person was.

Shawn was happy.

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Jack unfolded the peice of paper still in his pocket. Eddies number was scribbled on it in shining ink. Hestiation washed over him as he reached for the phone and dialed it slowly. He knew it was wrong. But his thoughts about Shawn and his bloody family had not changed since the first night Eddie came knocking on their door. But still Jack felt slightly stomach sick as he listened to the ringing coming from the reciever.

"Hello?"

Jack took a deep breath.

"Hi this is Jack, Shawn's brother."

END CHAP 5