Chapter five
First of all, who said the pairings were set yet?
Don't judge the story until you've read it… : mischievous grin:
And about Nick/Angel…
I'm not letting them get together (at least not at this point…)
In the last chapter I just wanted to break through Angel's defence and I needed Nick (cute, sensitive one etc.) to be her shoulder to cry on.
Like I said before, don't judge the story… blah blah, etc.
Does that answer your concern?
Sweet, so, I won't talk you to boredom and just continue with the story…
Enjoy
Kevin PoV
I walked back up the stairs after my father and I calmed Joe down. My mother wasn't much of a help. She was just making calls to someone…
I mean, was this the right time to do that? I shook my head in confusion. What had happened there in the kitchen? What did he say that made Angel so, so, destroyed. This wasn't good, we hat just gotten her to trust us a little bit.
I walked up to Angel's bedroom door. It was still open, like I left it 20 minutes ago.
What I saw amazed me. I saw Nick, sitting on the bed with a crying Angel in his arms. I watched, although it looked like a very personal moment. For both Angel and Nick. She finally had let someone in and she finally let some of her pain out.
I couldn't help but smile. This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, this actually was pretty good. Except for the fact that dear Angel was still in pain, but she needed this. Crying it all out. I knew that for a fact and I was glad it was Nick she let in to her pain; he would be able to help her. They were a lot alike.
Both intelligent and quiet, always thinking and I had no doubt that Angel, just like Nick. Had the kindest heart, if only she let people in.
I closed the door with a smile; I could feel a deep bond creating itself here.
Yeah, I could. A lot of people thought I wasn't very smart, but I was. I was just good at playing dumb.
I walked down the stairs to find two anxious girls, Stella and Macie, bombarding me with questions.
'How is she? What happened? Who was that guy? How did he hurt her? Did he hurt her?'
They were both sitting with Joe on the couch. Stella probably trying to comfort her best friend.
'She's okay, I guess, crying, yes. She's very hurt. Nick's with her.'
Macie suddenly started crying. We all looked at her surprised.
'Macie, Macie, shh. What's wrong?' Joe said, looking at her wide eyed.
'I... Just' She sobbed. 'I just feel so… bad for her.' Joe and Stella smiled, just like me.
'Aww Macie, I would hug you if I wasn't sitting on the other side of Joe.' Stella said.
'Joe can hug me.' She innocently said. We all laughed and Joe hugged her.
'There, better?' He said. 'Absolutely.'
Stella was the first to get serious again. 'What I don't understand.' She said to us. 'Is what happened with that creep?'
'I can guess what happened; he told her something about her past.' Macie answered.
'Yeah, but what? We don't know anything about her past.' I stated.
We all thought. I wondered what had happened.
My mother and father entered the room. 'Hey guys, how's she?' My father asked.
'Upstairs, with Nick. I think she's finally letting some of it out.' I answered.
Of course at that moment the subjects of our conversation entered the room.
Angel first. I stared at her. Something was certainly different.
First of all, she was standing way to close to Nick then she usually stood to anyone.
Second. She was looking, good, relaxed. Something had disappeared.
Something in her eyes, usually calm, not showing emotion were now filled with hurt, but also some acceptance.
'Angel.' Mom sighed. She also saw the difference. Nick had broke through her defence.
'Hey kiddo! What did that creep say to you?' Joe said, asking what we all wanted to know.
She looked back at Nick. Something going on between them.
Told you I was right about the bond.
'He told her about her father. His trial is over, he has to go to jail for 25 years.' Nick said.
I cringed and I saw Macie turn to Joe, without thinking seeking comfort in him.
Stella quickly stood up and walked towards her. Stopping about 3 feet in front of Angel.
'I'm so sorry.' She stated, looking at Angel sympathically. Angel looked down, at her feet. She took a deep breath and faced Stella.
She smiled, and all of us immediately relaxed. Why? I don't know. The atmosphere in the room just got lighter.
Even though we just heard her father got 25 years in jail.
'How bout' we all get some sleep. I'm sorry I called you out of bed, but you're the boys' best friends. You can sleep over if you want?' my mom said, but Angel interfered. She pulled my mothers sleeve softly and made some movements I didn't understood. We all didn't except for...
'She asks if they can stay in her room, she'd like some company.' Nick translated.
My mom looked at him in surprise but agreed. 'You can all sleep there if you want.'
I smiled; it would be fun spending some time with the six of us. Especially since we were now even in numbers.
So we all got some pillows, mattresses and sleeping bags and went to angel's room. It wasn't very large, but that made it only better.
We decided to all sleep together on the floor. Mainly because the girls refused to sleep on the bed and the couch in the room. So we just made ourselves comfortable and went to sleep quickly.
Nick PoV
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
I grumbled in the soft material my head was lying on. I heard some other movements next to and behind me.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
'Will somebody, please, turn of the damn clock!' I heard Kevin's sleepy voice. I heard a bump, a sharp tick and a loud crash.
'There, done.' Joe's voice said smugly and I heard him turn around again on my left side.
'Joe, you weren't supposed to destroy the clock.' Stella spoke. Why did girls have to get up easier then boys?
I groaned again and lifted my head. I looked around seeing Stella stretch and Macie yawning loudly.
On my left side Joe was snoring again and I saw Kevin look at me with sleep filled eyes. Behind Kevin sat Angel, with her legs crossed on the couch we had put in her room yesterday so one of the girls could sleep on it. They refused but it looked nice in the room.
I smiled widely at her, remembering what had happened yesterday. I had broke through her defence.
It had been so strange and it still had felt so good. Like I could see in to her head. Feel some of the pain she had been experiencing.
I think it was like something Joe and Stella had. They were so creepy sometimes, exactly feeling where the other was or what the other needed.
Like our minds, scrap that, souls had touched. There was a bond and I could feel it still there.
Something else asked attention in my head, something important, but it refused to get clear. I frowned. What were we supposed to do today?
I looked at Angel and noticed she was writing something on a piece of paper.
She held it up and it said: Aren't you supposed to record today?
My eyes widened, she was right. Shit.
'Thanks!' I mouthed at her and she smiled softly, then looking down at her new pyjamas. White pants and a white tank top. The only one showing her scars. I think she was okay with us seeing that.
I got of trail and shook my head. 'GUYS! Wake up!' I yelled and threw a pillow over to Kevin while I shook Joe.
'We have to record today. What time is it?' Kevin shot up as the pillow hit him, while Joe grumbled and said: 'I don't know, I destroyed the clock remember.'
'Joe!' I whined. 'How're we supposed to know what time it is?'
'Um, what time exactly were you supposed to be there?' Stella asked me. '10:30.' I answered.
Macie grabbed her cell phone and looked at it. 'Um, guys. It's 10:15…' She said.
My eyes, my brothers' too for the matter of fact, widened. I almost shot towards Macie and almost knocked her over again.
'Macie, give me the phone.' She gave it to me and it said 10:16.
'DAMN!' I shot up. 'Dude, go easy on her, she can't help it.' Joe said. 'You guys are the ones that keep knocking her over.'
'I wasn't talking to Macie. We got to go! Now! Thom will be furious.'
Kevin, now looking scared now got up too. 'Joe, stop being lazy, get up!'
Kevin walked to the door fast, disappearing, closely followed by Stella and Macie, clothes in their hands. I pulled Joe up and pushed him to the door.
'Angel, could you bring him to his room, I'm not sure if he can find his own head in this state.' I said to Angel while grabbing my own pile of clothes of the ground and she nodded. Quickly grabbing his wrist and pulling him out.
I was alone in the room now, looking for my left shoe. I eventually found it on Angel's chair and stood up. Noticing a small, brown book lying on her desk. It was the journal I saw the first day. I looked at it, weighting my options.
'Nick! Hurry up man, we have to go! Go!' I heard Kevin's voice yell. I quickly grabbed the journal and I hided it in my T-shirt.
I used Angel's slide to go to our room and dumped the clothes on my bed. Quickly dressing in new clothes and hurrying downstairs.
Everybody was dressed already. 'Macie, Stella and Angel are coming with us okay? Hurry Nick, you were the one telling us we were late!' Joe said.
We hurried out the door and in to Kevin's car. It was a bit too small so we all were a bit pushed together, Macie almost sitting on Joe's lap and I was pressed against the window. Angel got the front seat and looked very pleased with it.
Eventually we made it to the studio, only 7 minutes late.
'hey guys, there you are. Sleepover got late huh.' Thom joked. 'Yeah. Sortof.' I answered.
'That's okay, I got great news you guys!' We all looked at him, Kevin halfway of putting his guitar over his head.
'You know the charity celebrity concert right?' he asked. I rolled my eyes. 'Duh, of course we know the CCC. What about it?'
'Well, I just heard some very popular band with three brothers you might know are performing there.' He said looking at his nails.
'NO WAY!' I screamed. 'THE CCC! SERIOUSLY?' Kevin yelled, high fiving Stella and Macie.
I went over to Angel and hugged her, I knew she wouldn't mind. 'The CCC Angel, it's where I first heard Stevie Wonder play!' I said enthusiastically.
[A/N Yeah, I made that up, sorry, it's needed for the story.]
'The CCC, we're going to perform at the CCC.' I whispered to her. She smiled and hugged me again.
'WHOO YEAH!' Joe screamed walking up to me and hugging me too. 'Joe, can't, breathe.' I told him.
He just grinned and put me down, embracing Angel, lifting her up in the air. She stiffened a bit, but smiled.
After we got calm again, he told us what we were going to do.
One rock song, one more sensitive song and I had to do a duet with a girl.
'Wow, nice, I like that.' Joe sighed. He shot up. 'Stella, you can sing, can't you?'
Stella looked at him. 'A little, why.' Joe smiled hugely.
'Wouldn't a duet with our stylist be like, super awesome!?' He asked.
'Wow, great idea Joe.' I said. 'I like that, Stella, would you like to do a duet with me at the CCC?'
She looked at me; mouth shaped O, before she grabbed Macie and started happy dancing. 'I'm singing at the CCC!' she yelled, laughing.
We all laughed and joined her happy dance. Except for Angel who just smiled and stayed where she was.
After we calmed down, again, Thom said we were going to start and Stella said she had to go. Macie, of course coming with her.
We hugged them goodbye, Macie with quite some force, so she tripped over some standard and I had to keep her up.
After they left Joe looked a bit black.
'Dudes, seriously, why are you guys constantly knocking Macie over?' He asked.
'Dude, seriously, why do you care?' Kevin asked.
'I do not! I just…'
'You care; you wouldn't have asked if you didn't.'
'You're ridiculous, I just feel sorry…'
'You aren't the one knocking her over?'
'Oh come on, I…'
'GUYS!' I yelled. 'Quit it. Okay? Sheesh. You're acting like you're fighting over Teddybun again.'
They both quickly dropped the subject and Angel and I laughed at them.
We quickly finished the songs for today after that, so we were free to go again.
We went back to the car, Joe beating me to the front seat, but I didn't mind. I sort of talked to Angel in the backseats. I could understand her hand movements pretty well now. Maybe I should buy her a notepad for other people.
As we got home, dad had a surprise for Angel. He had bought her some books and her own copies of all our CD's.
'You might as well listen to them; you're a Jonas now too.' He said, but of course she started with the books.
I remembered a certain book upstairs too.
'Guys.' I whispered to my brothers. 'Come with me, it's important.' Kevin and Joe looked confused, but came with me.
Eventually standing at my bed as I searched for the journal. 'Nick, what the..?' Joe began.
'Found it.' I said. Showing the brown journal. Joe looked confused, but Kevin's eyes popped.
'Her journal?' He asked. 'Nick, that's personal. We can't do that.' I smiled at the 'we'.
'It's our only way of finding out what happened.' I brought in.
'Guys, explanation please? What are we talking about?' Joe asked still confused.
'It's Angel's diary. Nick stole it.' Kevin said angrily.
'I did not!' I told him. 'We lend it.' He rolled his eyes.
'Dude, Kev, are you serious, is that her diary? I've never seen her write in it.' Joe said. 'But if it's true, her story might be in it!' He realised.
'Exactly, listen, we need to find out what happened, so we can help her. I know this isn't the best way, but it's the only way right now.'
Kevin looked at the diary; I could see the curiousness in his eyes. 'Well… okay fine.' He finally agreed.
I sat down on the bed, the journal in my lap. Joe on my right side, Kevin on my left.
We started reading.
Cliff hanger! Sorry for that.
You liked it. I hope so.
Next chapter is basically the chapter where this whole story started with. The beginning, where the story just popped in my head.
basically what happened to Angel.
It's pretty heavy stuff, so if you've got a really weak stomach, I wouldn't read it if I were you.
It won't be a problem, I will explain what happened in the chapter coming after that so you won't miss a thing.
Review me, and maybe I will put it up tomorrow, but I'm not sure. friends of ours have just gotten a baby, and it's sort of named after me!
So I'm really hyper right now and really hoping she is coming home fast, she only weights 3 pounds or so right now.
But i still think she's gonna be the most adorable creature in the world.
Plus I've got a whole lot of homework and two big tests coming up already. :sigh:
Push the nice little button, it won't bite =]
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