A/N I keep wanting to write this, so why not? XD Hope you enjoy it! :-D

Thanks to Holly-leaves-in-winter for reviewing. I hope you like what I do with your idea. :-) Again thanks to Linneagb for reviewing once I'd started writing. :-D I seriously really love reviews, and every time I refreshed the page and there was a review it put a huge smile on my face, so really, thank you. :-)

I'm also listening to Dire Straits 'Walk of Life's whilst I write this (it wasn't in the show, but my dad had it on the other day and it's a good song!), which should hopefully make me write happy stuff. XD (During writing I changed this to 'Don't Stop Believing', the last song of the show where I was standing right next to Dani Harmer whilst she sang a solo which nearly made me cry I was so happy, which was not a good idea as I kept mouthing the words (and changing them so they were the ones from the show and not the song), and then doing all the actions, which meant I couldn't write properly! XD)

Mike POV

Tracy woke several times that night.

Each time Charlotte came running to get me, and each time I went to her room, calming her down so she could get back to sleep.

I was just thankful she didn't have another panic attack.

By the morning we were all exhausted, but at least when I went in to check they were both OK that morning when I got up they were both asleep.

I smiled to myself, leaving the room and going down the corridor.

Before I heard a crash, followed by a scream.

I ran back, finding Charlotte in a crumpled heap on the floor, Tracy gasping for air again.

"You OK?" I asked.

Tracy visibly relaxed as I came in, and Charlotte looked up, tears rolling down her cheeks. I gently picked her up and cuddled her, trying to make sure she was alright.

"Are you hurt?" I asked. From what I'd heard as I'd left I presumed she'd fallen out of the bed, probably knocked out as Tracy woke in panic.

She shook her head, but she was still crying, snuggling into me for comfort.

"Are you alright?" I asked, turning to Tracy.

She nodded. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to push her out, I just woke up, and..."

I shook my head. "No, no, it's OK, I understand." I looked down at Charlotte. "I think last night was all a bit much for her though."

Tracy nodded. "Do you want me to stay with her while she sleeps some more? She must be shattered."

I gave her a smile. "Yeah, as long as you don't mind."

Tracy smiled back, before I gently lay Charlotte back on the bed, and put the duvet over her.

"Get some rest," I said gently. "Tracy will be with you the whole time."

Charlotte gave a tired nod, before she fell asleep.

I gave a smile to both of them, before I left the room.

Charlotte POV

I woke a couple of hours later.

Tracy was by my side, still in her pyjamas, smiling at me.

"You alright?" she asked.

I nodded, feeling a lot less tired than I had been.

"Are you OK?" I asked.

Tracy nodded. "Yeah, thanks for getting Mike last night." She smiled at me. "If you get dressed, we can paint your room today."

I nodded, sitting up quickly, a big smile on my face.

Tracy smiled as she saw me smile, before I got out of bed and went to get dressed.

Half an hour later, after getting dressed and having breakfast, we were ready to go shopping for paint.

We'd asked the others if they wanted to help, and Tee said that she would later, but she had homework to do first.

"What colour would you like?" asked Mike, who was coming with us.

I thought for a moment, before I smiled. "Rainbow colours." I paused. "And pink"

Mike smiled. "Good choice." He turned to Tracy, who had just put her shoes on. "You ready?"

Tracy nodded. "Yep."

She stood up, and then we made our way to the shop.

There was a lot paint in that shop.

As we walked in there were tins of paint stacked up on top of each other.

Mike smiled as he saw my shocked face. "We won't buy all of it, don't worry."

I laughed.

"Come on," said Tracy, spotting a colour chart. "Have a look and choose what colours you want."

I went over to her, and started deciding what colours I'd use to paint my room...

We got home an hour later.

It had taken me ages to choose what colours I wanted, because there were so many I liked.

But I had chosen, and when we got all the paint upstairs we stood in my room, me working out what I wanted to paint.

"Can I have three walls pink?" I said, pointing to the three smallest walls. "And then..." I thought for a minute. "Can I have a rainbow on that wall?"

Tracy nodded, smiling. "Yeah, that sounds good." She handed me a brush. "Should we do the pink first?"

I nodded, before Tracy opened the tin of paint.

I dipped my brush in, and began painting the wall.

Tracy did the same, and soon the wall was becoming a pretty pink.

"How long do you think it'll take to finish?" I asked.

Tracy looked at her watch. "Um, I think we'll manage this coat today, and then we'll have to do another coat tomorrow.

I smiled, not being able to wait until my room was finished.

Tracy smiled back.

We painted in silence for a few moments, before she spoke up.

"Should I put some music on?" she asked. "It'll be more fun then."

I nodded excitedly, knowing that if we had music on I could sing and dance along.

Tracy smiled, before she got her phone out of her pocket. "What song should we have first?"

I jumped up and down. "'Don't Stop Believing', 'Don't Stop Believing'."

Tracy laughed, before she typed the song into her phone, and then put it on. "Do you mind if we have the 'Glee' one?"

I nodded. "Yeah, that one's my favourite."

Tracy smiled, before she left the song to play.

I started dancing almost straight away, and by the end of the song I was jumping around the room, performing more than I was painting.

Tracy laughed at me. "Come on, you," she said. "You're supposed to be painting your room."

I laughed too, before skipping over to the wall Tracy was painting, and started to help again.

When we got to the end of the song, Tracy asked me what song I wanted on next.

"That one!" I said.

Tracy smiled, before putting the song on again, and turning on the repeat button so it would never stop.

I started dancing around again, and after watching me for a few moments.

"Did you do dance classes or something before you came here?" she asked.

I stopped dancing. "I used to do acting, singing and dancing," I said sadly. "But I had to stop because Mum couldn't afford it."

Tracy rubbed my shoulder, before suddenly pausing.

"I'm just going to go and see Mike," she said. "Are you alright painting for a minute?"

I nodded, before she left the room.

Tracy POV

I left Charlotte to the painting, and went down to the office to find Mike.

"Hey, Tracy," said Mike as I walked in and closed the door. "Are you alright?"

I sat down on a chair. "Yeah, I'm fine." I paused. "I was just talking to Charlotte, and she said she used to go to acting, singing and dancing classes before she came here."

"And..." said Mike, showing me to continue.

"And I was wondering if there would be a way for her to have classes now she's here," I finished.

Mike looked thoughtful. "Um..." He sighed, but then a smile came to his face. "We'll have to look at the budget, but I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

I smiled too, knowing Charlotte would be over the moon.

"Can I get back to painting?" I asked.

Mike nodded, smiling at me.

I stood up, opening the door.

"Tracy?"

I turned as Mike said my name.

"Are you alright, after last night?" he asked.

I nodded, giving him a smile to show him I was OK. "Yeah, I'm fine."

I wasn't looking forward to tonight though.

Mike smiled. "OK." He paused. "You know where I am if you need me."

I nodded, before I left the room.

Mike POV

I was worried about Tracy.

She seemed alright this morning, but last night she'd been awful.

I just wished she'd let me in more.

She hadn't told me anything about Seth calling her until he'd come to the party, even when she'd finally told me about Cam.

I just hoped there wasn't anything else she was hiding.

Because the more she hid from me, the less I could help.

And that was the only thing I wanted to do: help.

Tracy POV

When I got upstairs I had a smile on my face. Charlotte was going to be able to do her classes.

As I opened the door she was dancing around again, the paintbrush on the floor (thankfully on a dustsheet and not the carpet).

She turned to look at me as I came in, the excitement on her face obvious.

My smile widened, and I nodded. "Mike says you can have classes."

Charlotte smiled, jumping up and down in joy.

I laughed at her reaction, before she ran over and hugged me.

And I hugged her back.

Charlotte POV

An hour later we were still painting when Tee came in, Harry following close behind.

"Hey," she said as she came in. "I've finished my homework, so I thought I'd come and help. And Harry can't play with Sapphire because she's got her painting to do, so he said he'd come and help too."

Harry nodded, going over to the paint pot.

I smiled, happy that Tee and Harry had come to help.

"Do you want us to help paint this wall?" asked Tee, looking at the wall we were painting.

I nodded. "Yeah, and then when we've done this wall we can put a rainbow on that one."

Tee thought for a minute. "How about we put splashes of colour on that wall, instead of a rainbow?"

I smiled. "Yeah, that sounds cool!"

Tee smiled back, before we carried on painting the wall.

With four of us painting instead of two, the wall was soon finished. Tracy then got us to get two pots of paint each (there was red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple and pink), and two brushes. We then stood in front of the wall.

"Ready, steady, go!" said Tracy.

We began putting the paint brushes into the paint, and then throwing the paint onto the wall, the brushes making it splatter everywhere. We did it in all different directions, so the paint all went on top of each other, making it look amazing.

After about ten minutes we stood back, all smiling.

"Wow," I said. "It looks amazing!" I looked to Tee, smiling. "That was a great idea."

Tee smiled back at me.

"Right," said Tracy, looking down at her watch. "I reckon we should go down for lunch, and then come and do more afterwards."

I nodded, realising how hungry I was, before we went downstairs.

Tracy POV

After lunch we went back to painting Charlotte's room, finishing the first coat of pink paint.

"Right," I said after a couple of hours, "we'll have to do the second coat tomorrow."

I looked at my watch as Charlotte looked around the room, happy it was looking good.

3:30.

Cam should be there.

I hadn't called Cam last night because of the party, and afterwards I'd just been feeling so tired that I'd chatted to Mike for a bit and then had gone to bed.

She'd probably be worried about me.

"Do you want to go and play with Tee?" I said, turning to Charlotte. "I just need to go and do something."

Charlotte nodded, before running off to find Tee.

I followed after her, going down to the office to get my laptop.

When I got there, Mike was doing some paperwork.

"Hey, Tracy," he said, smiling at me as I entered the room. "You alright?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I just came to get my laptop."

Mike nodded. "Are you going to tell her what happened?"

I sat down, realising Mike knew I was going to call Cam. "I don't know." I paused. "Do you think I should?"

Mike sighed. "You don't have to, not if you don't want to," he said. "But she might want to know. She is your mum, after all."

I nodded. "Yeah, that's what I was thinking." I paused again. "I just didn't want to worry her."

Mike gave me a look.

I looked away, before I got my laptop and left the room.

Cam wasn't there anyway.

It was 10:30 in New York, so Cam was probably working.

I'd call her later.

I closed down my laptop, before I went back down to the office to put it away.

Mike was still there when I got back. As I entered he looked at me expectantly.

"She wasn't there," I said, putting my laptop on the floor. I then went to the door.

"Trace?"

I turned around as Mike said my name.

"Take a break," he said. "I'll look after Charlotte, just relax a bit, yeah?"

"But..." I began.

"You've been through a lot these past couple of days, and it's not going to get better if you keep pushing yourself," Mike interrupted. "Bring Charlotte in here, and then make yourself a cup of tea or something and go and sit outside away from everyone for a bit."

I nodded, the idea sounding good.

Mike gave me a smile, before I went to get Charlotte.

Mike POV

Tracy came back into the office with Charlotte a couple of minutes later, before she left the room, closing the door behind her.

I gave Charlotte a smile, gesturing for her to take a seat.

"Where's Tracy gone?" she asked.

"She's just gone into the garden," I said. "She just needs a bit of time on her own. And I need to have a little chat with you."

"OK," said Charlotte.

""We have to make you something called a file," I said, "which means I need to ask you some questions about yourself."

"Like what?" asked Charlotte.

"Just your name and age and things like that," I said, smiling at her. "Nothing too hard."

Charlotte looked happy, and so I started asking questions, finding out about her and why she was here.

Half an hour later we were done. I'd written all Charlotte's information down, and it was ready so I could type it up onto the computer later.

Having talked to Charlotte, it had really shown me why Tracy was so protective of her. After everything that had happened to her yesterday it was understandable.

But neither of us were going to let that happen to Charlotte.

"You can go now if you want," I said, giving her a smile.

Charlotte nodded, giving me a smile back, before she got off the chair and left the room.

I sat there for a few moments, before I followed her out and went into the garden to find Tracy.

When I got to the garden Tracy was crying.

I found her sitting on one of the old car seats like she had been yesterday, tears rolling down her cheeks, quietly sniffling.

"Hey," I said quietly, sitting down beside her. "What's wrong?"

Tracy slowly looked up at me, wiping her tears away as she did so. "I don't know."

"What do you mean, you don't know?" I asked gently.

Tracy looked down at the ground again. "I don't know, I just, I'm scared."

"Of what?" I asked.

"Going back to the flat, the same thing happening to Charlotte because her mum's gone as well..." Tracy trailed off, tears making their way down her cheeks again.

I put my hand on her back, knowing that what I'd suspected about Charlotte was true.

And also about Tracy hiding stuff.

She hadn't admitted to me before that she was scared, even though I'd worked it out for myself.

It was clear she still needed me.

And I was never going to say no.

"Charlotte will be fine, because she's got you to look after her," I said. "And she's also got me, and Gina, and everyone else."

I didn't say it aloud, but Tracy had had no one, which is probably why everything had piled up so quickly.

And I was still wishing it hadn't.

I was pulled from my thoughts as Tracy sniffled again, and I gently pulled her in for a hug.

"It's OK," I said gently, rubbing her arm as she cried. "I'm here, you don't need to worry."

We sat like this for a few moments, before Tracy pulled away.

"How's Charlotte?" she asked.

"She's OK," I said. "I was just asking her some things to put in her file."

"Did she tell you about her mum?" asked Tracy.

I nodded. "Yeah." I paused. "She must love her a lot."

Tracy nodded. "It's sad though, that they've been split up." She paused. "Life can be so cruel sometimes."

I rubbed her arm, trying to make her happier. "Do you want me to stay, or do you want to be left on your own?"

"I'll be alright on my own," she said, giving me a smile.

I gave her a smile back, before I got up and headed back to the house.

Tracy POV

I was alright until that night.

Charlotte was supposed to be on a mattress on the floor in my room, but as soon as I'd said goodnight to her she climbed into my bed, and when I went to go to bed that was where I found her.

I'd been sitting with Mike in the kitchen. He'd made us both a cup of tea and then just sat with me for over an hour, obviously sensing my fear.

I'd tried to call Cam that night as well, but she still wasn't answering. I made a mental note to make sure I talked to her tomorrow.

Eventually I'd had to go to bed, and so here I was, still awake at 2:00, gently stroking Charlotte's hair to try and keep calm.

Ten minutes later I carefully climbed over Charlotte, made sure she was still asleep, and then made my way to the start bedroom.

"Mike."

Mike woke up, giving a smile as he saw me. "You alright?"

"I can't sleep," I said.

Mike sat up, gesturing for me to sit next to him. I did so, and he wrapped his arm around me.

"Why can't you sleep?" he asked gently.

I shrugged.

"Do you want me to stay in your room tonight?" asked Mike.

I thought for a moment, before I looked up at Mike questionably, not knowing what to answer.

I wanted Mike there, just so I'd feel safe.

But at the same time I didn't want him to have to, didn't want to be a burden.

"I'll be alright," I said, before Mike could make a decision for me. "I'm feeling better now."

Mike gave me a reassuring smile, before he rubbed my arm. "OK, well you know where I am if you need me."

I nodded, giving him a smile, before I got up. "Night, Mike."

"Night night," said Mike.

I then went back to my room, lay down, and tried to get to sleep.

I woke a few more times that night. I didn't get Mike every time, but when I woke up from a nightmare gasping for air and Charlotte was awake she ran to get Mike, and he helped calm me down so I could get back to sleep.

I was very grateful to Charlotte for staying with me and helping me, and knew that if anything were to happen to her I'd be the first to help.

Little did I know that over the next few months I would be helping her a lot, a lot more than I'd ever thought I would...

A/N I hope this chapter is exciting to read, because some of it was not that interesting to write (which is why I added all the Tracy stuff). Next chapter is set in 'The Visitors', which means everything will be kicking off (including the stair fall, which may be added to to make it more dramatic! :-D). We will (should, in case I don't get round to it XD) also get to see where Alexia (Charlotte's mum) has got to, and there will be hints for a big twist, so you can all look out for that!

The Munchkin bit of this chapter wasn't actually made that obvious, but Tracy, Tee, Charlotte and Harry are the four smallest people in the house, and they are the ones who did the painting. And because Munchkins are supposed to be small and mischievous (like how they threw paint on the wall) it was kind of a link. (It was the best one I could think of anyway! XD)

Anyway, really hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review! :-D