So it's boxing day today and guess what I did? I played boxing on the nintendo wii lol :D

Anyway, I am VERY pleased toa nounce that this is my LONGEST chapter, I had alot to do and well I produced ALMOST 1,000 words, so I'm quite happy :D :D

alicemarybrandonjones - thanks for the answeres and reviews, I hope that you enjoy the story

j dizzel - :)) Great answer on who Jake is, but Jake is not in actual fact Jake Asker, you'll see in this chapter and thanks for the review :D

Allreader - I have taken you up on that advise lol :D and u guessed wot I had planning in this chapter :D and yes it IS intense.

Anyway, I DO NOT own CHERUB or any of the characters (Except Ted and Collin of course)

Chapter 8

One week later

Zara

I looked upon the sleeping five year old that had chocolate brown hair and an angelic face. Ted Holmes had been a CHERUB for about two weeks now and he was still to settle in.

Ted was harassed daily with nightmares and scenes from the past. He was never left to live his own life. Never left to live a life that he would want to live and both Zara and the CHERUB staff had to ask the same question. 'Is he well enough to become a CHERUB?'

Zara sat beside Ted on his bed, stroking his short hair in comfort as the small boy's face scrunched up in discomfort. She new Ted was in the middle of a nightmare and was glad that no one was around to hear him or be annoyed by him.

Zara had bought Ted back to where she lived with Joshua, Ewart and her youngest child Tiffany. After a few days of counselling and a few more accidents that involved water, heights and fighting Zara had decided to pull Ted away from life at the CHERUB campus until he was perfectly settled and his fears.

She remembered the fighting incident rather well, one of the older kids had got rid of their anger through picking on kids, namely Ted Holmes who was already traumatized from being beaten, but she wondered why Ted was so fearful unlike his older brother, but then Ted was only five years of age.

Ted

'Collin you get back here right this instant!' Dad screamed at my older brother who shared my dad's temper and had a look of utter rage on his face. 'No! Why should I?' Collin screamed back, now in front of Dad in defiance. 'Because I own you Collin, you're my son!' Dad screamed back at Collin. 'Remind me to tell you that when your slapping my face!' Collin screamed back.

'I only do it to keep you in line!' My father retorted and grabbed Collin by his neck and slamming him into the wall. 'No!' I howled and ran over to where my father and brother were fighting. 'Edward don't you dare come anywhere near me!' Dad shouted back and dropped Collin.

He turned around and picked me up instead. 'He's my son and I'll do what I like, unlike you, you aren't my son!' Dad threw me across the room making me, luckily, land on the sofa opposite where he was now holding my brother up by his neck. 'Why don't you pick on someone else, he's only five!' Collin retorted and slammed his fist into my father's head, propelling him backwards and over the coffee table...

"Ted, Ted honey, wake up." Zara asker stood over Ted, shaking his arm in effort to wake him up from his nightmare. Ted woke up groggy and scrubbed his eyes with his finger, he looked around the room he was in, it was his friend Joshua's room.

"I made lunch but then I have to head back to campus, you wanna come?" She asked Ted, not wanting to leave the fearful five year old alone. "Will I see Collin?" Ted asked shyly, hoping that he would see his older brother. "Sure, I can arrange that," Zara smiled and held out her hand for Ted to take hold of. Ted just needed a little help and she was going to help him.

Collin

"Holmes! Over here!" Speaks shouted, she was standing opposite the trainees who had been pushed out into the cold to eat d lunch. Collin groaned, he had hoped to eat all of his lunch today, even if it was slop with a leaf on top.

"You're wanted by Zara she's gonna meet you by the exit gate." Collin was wary of Speaks, she was the one that was the easiest instructor and the one that lifted the cherub's spirits. Speaks rolled her eyes, "Don't worry it's not a trick, honest!" She replied and walked back into the building muttering under her breath.

He jogged away from the hut and over to the gate that a couple of trainees had exited and quit basic training before running back and begging to be let back in. He looked outside of the gate and sure enough Zara Asker the chair woman of CHERUB stood outside with his younger brother clinging onto her left leg.

He walked at the gate and was still wary as he cautiously placed his foot outside of the compound. "Don't worry Collin, this won't affect your training." Collin smiled and walked over to where Zara and Ted were. "Cole!" Ted shouted as he ran up to his older brother and hugged him with all of his tiny strength. "Well hey there Ted," Collin smiled which Ted soon plastered onto his face.

Yes Colin is back, and he shall be back for chapter 9 as well, so next chapter there will be:

Ted and Collin having fun

Collin talking to Zara

What did you guys get for christmas? I got a new iPod touch 'causr I broke my last one lol

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