John heard small cries coming from outside. Knowing that it was Annie, he got up quickly to see happened. She was on the couch still asleep. John guessed that she was having a bad dream.

"Annie," He shook her softly. Her face was frightened as she still wasn't awakened by her nightmare.

"Annie bear." He pushed her hair back. Her forehead was hot and sweaty. She jolted awake, forgetting where she was until she saw John. She threw the covers off and put her hair into a pony tail, fanning her face. John got up and opened a window for her.

"You ok kid?" He came and sat with her.

"Now I am. I was having a bad dream… I think."

"You think?"

"I can't really remember it. Know what I mean?" She laid back down and stared at the ceiling.

"Yeah, I know. Well since you up you want to help me make breakfast? I'll make John toast." He said smiling.

"John toast is the only thing you know how to make." She said laughing.

"No its not, but if you don't want it and going to be picky…"

"No! I want John toast. Last time I had some I think I was 9." She said remembering the 1st time she had it.

FLASHBACK

"What is it Johnny?" 6 year old Annie asked as john put the plate in front of her.

"Its toast." He said sitting at the built-in-bar table in the kitchen. Annie poked it a couple of times and then sniffed it.

"Quit looking at it like there's a bomb in it." He pushed it closer to her. "Trust me, you'll like it."

"And what if I don't?"

"Then…Then I'll take you to the playground tonight after work. Now try it." Annie took a bite and smiled.

"It's good." Was all she said as she inhaled her 1st piece and started working on her 2nd. "But can we still go to the playground?" She poked out her bottom lip knowing his weakness.

"Alright…but one condition."

"What?"

"You have to push me on the swings where we get there."

"You're so silly Johnny" She said as she giggled." Your to big to push."

Kacey came rushing in the kitchen. Running late for work. She looked at Annie's toast.

"John what are you feeding my child?" She said with a look of disgust on her face.

"Mommy it's good." She held it up for Kacey to take a bite.

"Hmm. Not to bad. What is it?" She asked as she was putting her hair up.

"Peanut butter and ketchup on toast. I was experimenting."

"Well I'm goanna call it John toast." John picked her up and tossed the bundle of joy into the air.

"Well I guess were just going to have to listen to the princess and call it John toast." He smiled at her.

"John toast it is." Kacey said as she took one more bite.

"Mommy's got to go to work. Give me kiss." She stuck her cheek out. John leaned Annie over to kiss.

"Bye Mommy." She said waving.

"Bye baby. Don't give John a hard time." She said shutting the door.

"Me? I think it's the other way around Johnny. I always have to keep you in line."

"Gee, thanks kid."

END OF FLASHBACK

Annie got up and stretched, her shirt razed with her.

"What the fuck is in you navel?" John asked looking at her stomach and seeing her piercing.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She said pulling down her shirt and walking the other direction.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about. When did you get that?" He turned her around.

"Like 4 months ago."

"Who did it?"

"My friend's brother has a tattoo shop. What are you bugign for?" She kept it short and sweet. She knew he would freak if she found out it was a boyfriend's brother.

"I'm buggin because you're not old enough to have that. Now take it out." He said getting the food ready.

"No, it's body; I choose what I want to do with it." John silently cursed. 'Why were you blessed with your mother's stubbornness?' he thought.

"As long as you're living here its out. Either you take it out or I will." He said sternly.

"Fine," She said taking it out. "I'm just glad you didn't see the tattoo I got on my ass." John stopped what he was doing and turned around slowly.

"I'm just kidding." She laughed.

"You better be, and stop cursing."

"You do." She sassed back. John waved the knife in the air like a sword.

"Yes but I'm the adult. Now knock that shit off." He said getting back to making breakfast.

"Why are you acting this way Johnny?" She asked.

"Acting what way?" He splatered the peanut butter on the bread.

"So strict."

"I am not."

"Oh my god." She gasped. "You think I'm going to turn out like my mom did don't you? She told me how you freaked when she got her tounge periced.

"Yeah I disaproved of that shit too." He said remembering the fight

FLASHBACK

Kacey shut the door to her house quietly. She locked the door and made her way to her room, tip-toeing.

"What are you doing strolling in here at 3:00 in the morning?" John was sitting on the couch waiting for her.

"John you scared the shit out of me! Where's my mom?" She sat her stuff down and sat on the couch next to him.

"The Hospital called her in and she asked me to stay with you and watch you."

"Oh...ok well I'm tired so...night." She leaped off the couch."

"Hold it." He said putting his hand up in her face. " You don't give up that easily. Your hiding somthing." He smirked.

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are cuz you twril your hair when your hiding somthing." He pointed to what she was doing.

"I am not twril..." She realized he was right. John folded his arms. "You promise you won't get mad?"

"Oh boy..." John started. "Thats never good when you say that."

"Just promise."

"Fine, I promise." Kacey stuck her tounge out. At first, John didn't know what she was doing untill he saw the metal stick hanging in her tounge.

"Oh My God! You periced you tounge?" He yelled.

"You promised you wouldn't get mad."

"Yeah but I didn't think you would have a tounge pericing in you. Why the fuck would you do somthing so stupid?" He threw his arms in the air.

Well I'm not taking it out." She walked away leaving him in the living room.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Look Annie I just want you safe. If boundaries will do it then so be it." She was angery with him. She knew John was hiding somthing from her, but couldn't place her finger on it. Her cell phone rang bringing her out of her thoughts.

"Hello?"

"Where the hell are you and where's my car?" It was Joey. Her facey turned to stone, but not her lips.

"You caught me. I have it and I'm not telling you where I am. Its none of your bussness." John turned around, getting concerned on how the conversatioon was going.

"Tell me where the fuck you are. If you don't when I find you I'll beat your ass so hard..." He didn't get to finish his sentence. John over heard everything that he had said to Annie. He grabbed the phone from her hand.

"You will never touch that child again as long as I'm around. You've screwed up her life enough. I'll be damned if you hurt her ever again."

"Who is this? Oh I know. Good Ol' Johnny boy coming to the rescue. I knew she would come crawling back to you. Like mother like daughter. I'm coming to get her. She'll never see you again." He hung up the phone. John slammed the phone down. He had to get Annie out of his Apartment. He knew Joey had the phone traced. He looked back at Annie. He forgot the anger he had because of the pericing and cursing when he saw her crying silently. He put his hands on her shoulders.

"He's not going to hurt you anymore. Not while I'm here." He lifted her chin. "You got that?" Her eyes were shut.

"Annie." He whispered.

"I got you." She whispered back. He walked passed her and opened the door to his bedroom. He shooke Natalie awake.

"John? She questioned. She rubbed her eyes and saw the fear and concern in his. "What is it? What's wrong?"

"I need your help."

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I think that if One Life To Live was not on ABC and was on like HBO or somthing...John would be a curing man.

I'll try and update when I can. I'm studying for exams and there just stupid. but I'm lucky I only have like 4 to study for out of 7 classes.

As for my other fan fiction, there is some type of block on it and I can't get into it. I'll try and figure out what's wrong.

oh Yeah tell me what you guys think!!!