I made a family tree of both Lockwood and Fenton's family! I posted the pictures on my Deviantart, so go ahead and check it out.

Remember: A father`s daughter

Secrets

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"Okay, so my family is pretty fucked up and complicated," Claire said taking a piece of paper and drawing something, "So…. Here's the Lockwood family tree up to my great grandparents, George and Susan Lockwood"

"Okay….. I'm still following you for now" Aria said watching her write down some names and connecting them with lines.

"Alright, now the side branch began with my great aunt Rose Lockwood because married a commoner which the family hated, he eventually died when Laura was born" Claire explained striking a line between two names. "Then Laura had my uncle, Christopher with Douglas," she said pointing to their names with her pencil, "Christopher in return had a daughter with Sam which didn't help much….."

"What?" she asked looking up and was surprised her father's old girlfriend was associated with the Lockwood's.

"I'll get to her in a moment," Claire said going back to Laura's name, "Laura passed away several years ago"

"Laura's dead?!" Aria said in shock, even more, she covered her mouth slightly and couldn't believe it. Her father and mother have always told how kind Laura was, she even got the chance to meet her when she was younger and thought she was wonderful.

"Yes….. She had terminal brain cancer" Claire said sighing slightly as she stared at her name, "Douglas tried everything, he spent so much of his fortune to heal her….. but in the end, she passed away. Christopher took her death badly….. they were very close, he eventually was able to move on and named his daughter after his mother"

"I see, Laura II," Aria said pointing to the name under Christopher's name

"Yes," she said and smiled at her, "She's very nice….. believe it or not, but she was born when Christopher's mother died"

"She probably never left her son," Aria said smiling at the idea, that Laura's soul moved into the newborn.

"I hope you'll meet her one day," Claire said moving towards the main family, "Alright, now back to Ashton. Richard has two sons, Jasper and Vincent Lockwood. Vincent is the oldest of the two and was the original heir to the Lockwood estate, fortune, and company. But he wasn't a typical Lockwood, he was a lot like... Well, Ashton. A playboy who didn't care about others only cared about money, and hated the family's idea of perfection."

"Is what why your family separated into two branches?" Aria asked

"Rose, Vincent, and Greta those three were considered weak links," she said and showed three fingers, "Greta simply made it worst with her actions, she is viewed as a disgrace to the family due to her actions, it caused a lot of humiliation and nearly affected the business. And with Christopher marrying Sam, who caused as much trouble as Greta…. well, it's not too hard to see why the main family hates the side"

"Is this why Ashton hates the main family?" she asked

"The main house didn't think Vincent as a 'true Lockwood man' and demanded that Jasper was to become the new head of the company," Claire said moving the paper closer to Aria.

"That doesn't sound like something Richard would do…...?" Aria said thinking to how kind he was to others, and how much he cared about his family.

"He didn't want to treat his son like this but most the main family decided it, he was out voted. It's complicated... Hard to believe but even the side family wanted Jasper to be the heir" Claire said placing her elbow on the desk and her head on her head, "And that's saying something when the side family sides with the main,"

"That's crazy," Aria said as she looked down at the family tree, "I never knew a family could be like this... Hate each other because of three people?!"

"This is how they see it," Claire said taking the paper once more, she placed her finger on Rose "Rose marry a loser and had his child. Laura is Rose worthless child and isn't entitled to anything, she basically followed her mother's footsteps by having a bastard child and not wed. Christopher is also considered another bastard of the family and he married Sam, and I don't have to tell you what she has done. And then there's me... the granddaughter of the most despicable Lockwood ever, my mother married a commoner"

"No offense, Claire," Aria said staring at the family tree before looking up slightly, "But your family is terrible…. It's cruel how they view each other, and how they have higher standards for certain people"

"That's why my family is fucked up," Claire said sighing in frustration and moving the paper away. "But to be honest….. Ashton was the one who suffered the most from the main family"

"What did they do to him?" she asked

"Atticus's dad was the perfect Lockwood man, smart, hardworking, polite, and a bunch of other shit while Vincent wasn't up to their standards since he was... tired of the family's standards" Claire explained and lean back in the chair.

"Did they abandon him or something?" she asked

"Abandon….. hm…. I don't know if that's the right word. Vincent was basically disowned by the family, he lost his heritance, some property he was going to inherit, and a few other things. He left the family and eventually meet a woman, she was the daughter of one of Lockwood's clients. Her family was well off financially, enough to stratified his needs." Claire explained as she stared at the names on the piece of paper.

"Who was she?" Aria asked

"Anna Walker," Claire said pointing to the paper, "Vincent cut all ties from the Lockwood and took Anna's last name, he works with her family's company and did alright with it. They had Ashton too and we're a happy family until Lockwood's company brought them out, the company Vincent had under his control went bankrupt because of Lockwood's influence and corruption. Vincent's company fell under, he lost everything he owned, everything he worked so hard for, everything. He suffered from severe depression and did the most terrible thing…."

"What did he do?" Aria asked a bit worried about what she was about to say.

"Vincent killed his wife and took his own life….. he only spared Ashton, who witness the murder," Claire said; Aria eyes widen in horror, she was simply speechless and unable to believe what she just heard. "Ashton hates the main family with a burning passion, he blames the main family for every that happen! The only reason he hates Atticus is because he's the son of Jasper, the man who started his family's downfall. And the man family who was the cause of everything, the disinheritance, the buyout of Vincent company, and they rejection of Ashton when he sought help after the murders. The main family rejected him! Turned him away like trash! And ever since then he's hated the family and wants nothing but its downfall!"

"Where is he living now?" Aria asked and felt terrible for Ashton and his terrible past.

"He's living with Christopher and Sam" Claire explained and threw the family tree away, "The only two people Ashton doesn't hate... Completely…."

"Why would he hate the side family?!" Aria asked confused

"Before he asked help from the main, he asked help from the side….. and most of them weren't able to help him," Claire said sighing slightly, she looked up slightly and knew her family tried to help but were forced to turn him down over financial issues.

"Well….. no wonder he hates Atticus" Aria said sighing and staring at the window, "I can't believe Ashton lived through such... horrors"

"I hope Ashton will somehow find peace," Claire said standing up and walking around the room, "Maybe he will when Atticus becomes the new head of the main family"

"Atticus wants to changes things, doesn't he?" Aria asked smiling at the mention of his name.

"You got it," Claire said nodding her head, "Times are changing and the view of the family are changing in my mother's time, they would have NEVER let the heir of the main family attend a commoner's high school"

"It's changing," she said smiling some more

"I know over time….. the Lockwood family can put its horrible past behind it, and move forward towards the future! Atticus wants to reunite the branch family, ask forgiveness for the actions of the main family, and stop the fighting"

"I know Atticus will succeed in his dream," Aria said moving some of her hair behind her ear

"Either way…." Claire said opening her bedroom door, "I have to go….. and Ashton doesn't attend Casper high... Just saying"

"I have a feeling we'll see him around," Aria said waving at her friend, "See you tomorrow, Claire"

"Later" Claire waved

The next day – Casper high

"What…. How do you find X?" Aria mumbled staring at her math problem, she sighed and looked around the library and wasn't surprised hardly anyone was here. She sighed and moved her math book away along with her papers, she thought back to Atticus and Ashton.

"They hate each other….. because of the actions of their fathers" Aria looked down slightly and moved her pencil, "Anyone would hate their family if they've done something like that"

"Aria" Aria blink a few times and looked back, she was a bit surprised to see Ashton standing in the library.

"Hey, Ashton….? Why are you here?" Aria asked sitting up and notice how cold his gaze was.

"The gaze of a broken heart…." Aria looked away slightly and didn't want to stare into his cold eyes, his eyes that have seen too much pain in his life.

"Claire told you everything, hasn't she?" he asked walking towards her

"Uh….. yes, but I won't tell anyone," Aria said backing away slightly and felt the table behind her.

"You better not! I'm surprised Claire told you….. not a single Lockwood has ever told an outsider this story" he said and stood in front of her, "But I know I can trust you"

"I'm so sorry for everything that happens, Ashton," she said and looked away slightly, and felt uncomfortable that Ashton was so close to her.

"Don't be….. the main family is the reason I lost everything" he said and moved his hand to her cheek, "Everything I cared about….. is gone"

"Ashton…. What are you doing…..?" Aria asked as she blushed slightly, feeling his hand moving to her neck.

"Leave her alone!" Ashton stops and clenched his hand into a fist, he slowly turned his head with his gaze becoming dark as he stared at Atticus.

"What the hell do you want?! You piece of shit?!" Ashton asked moving away from her, "Are you here to murder and destroy another family for your own benefits?!"

"I'm going to change everything, Ashton!" Atticus said walking towards him as he glared, "You're technically the head of the side branch….. we could work together to unify the family once more"

"I will never help the main family… ever….." Ashton said as the two glared at each other, "My father made the mistake on attempting on helping you when the main family took over his company! And he ended up killing my mother before he shot a bullet in his head! You can shove your unification up your ass, Atticus!"

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Don't forget to check my Deviantart to have a better idea on what Claire drew and her family tree. The site won't let me past the link for some reason, so just go on Deviantart and type Tobizgirl. After that click on a random picture then click my user name, the family trees will be in the newest deviantions