Disclaimer: I do not own Four Brothers or any of the characters in Four Brothers

Disclaimer: I do not own Four Brothers or any of the characters in Four Brothers. I do own whatever character that wasn't in Four Brothers, k…thanks.

Author's note: I would like to thank those who reviewed for reviewing. I really hope the story started off well and you weren't confused or anything, but here you go. Another chapter…

PS oh yeah, I am looking for a reallllly good beta, so if anyone is interested just let me know! Kthanks!

Kade Sanders was only person who really understood what Bryant was going through. He was eighteen and had been emancipated from his parents for a year and a half. He grew up with his parents not caring about him. They would rather go out and party than to take care of their two little boys. Many nights they would come home drunk and take all their anger out on Kade before passing out on the couch. This happened for five years, until Kade's seventeenth birthday. He got out of there and took his little brother with him. Skylar had met Bryant in school and introduced her to Kade when she was eleven. He found out quickly the life she was living with her father. He took her in as his own little sister and protected her. Every Tuesday was their day together. She would come over and hang out with them until it was time for her to go home. That's where she met Elijah Rollins, he had changed his name from the time he had left home. He never told Bryant his real last name, he always told her it was his past and he wanted to leave it there. Elijah and Kade were best friends since the sixth grade. When Kade left home, Elijah helped him find a place to live. Elijah had been living out on the streets and needed somewhere to live. As you can see, not everyone is so different. Then there is Micah. The rich boy, whose parents decided living in Cancun would be better and without him, even better. Life wasn't always easy for those three boys, especially with a little girl running around. They made it work though. They know their way around the streets, and they know who to mess with and who not to mess with. I'm not saying they are in a gang, but people know them and know what they are about. They don't take shit from anyone, especially when it comes to messing with family. Kade had done some time in prison for almost killing his father for beating Skylar. He came home one night and Skylar was in the corner, blood pouring from his head. Kade had had enough and took a bat to his father's ribs, crushing each one with each hit. He had tried to kill Bryant's dad, but she stopped him. She couldn't lose him. She was afraid of losing any of them, they were her family and she couldn't see her life without them.

Bryant shot up from the bed to a sound coming from the living room. She looked around. Where was she? She looked down beside her and saw Eli sound asleep. She smiled before slowly lifting herself off the bed. She walked to the door…

"And where do you think you are going?" Eli's voice sounded behind her.

"I heard a noise in the living room." She whispered.

"Well you shouldn't go alone." He replied lifting himself up.

"Where's Kade?" she asked.

"He's probably in his bed. I stayed with you."

"What time is it?"

He looked down at his watch "About two in the morning." He yawned as he stretched his arms in the air. "Well go on." He told her. She laughed before opening the door. She walked into the living room with Elijah behind her.

"What are you doing up?" Kade asked looking up.

"I heard a noise." She told him.

"Go back to bed." He demanded.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I said go back to bed. I will handle this." Kade glared towards.

"What happened?" Eli asked moving Bryant behind him.

"Bryant, go to the room and get back into bed. I will be there in a few minutes."

"I'm scared." Bryant told him.

"Everything is going to be alright." Kade told her.

She looked towards the window and saw blue lights going off. "Kade!" Bryant yelled pointing towards the window. He looked at her before moving over to the window.

"Get back in the room!" he yelled.

"Do as he says!" Elijah told her. She covered her mouth before nodding her head. What was she going to do? She couldn't go back to her father and she couldn't go with the cops. She sat down on the bed and just stared at the door. She heard a loud knock. Her heart stopped as she slowly made her way to the door. She listened closely as it all unfolded just outside that door.

"Open up it's the police!" a loud knock sounded on the door. Kade looked towards the door that Bryant had just walked through. He looked back at Elijah before walking to the door.

"Yes." Kade replied standing in the doorway.

"May we come in?" he police officer asked.

"May I ask why?" Kade asked.

"Do you know a Bryant Stone?"

"Yes sir."

"Do you know where she is?"

"At home with her father, where she should be."

"No. She isn't home. She hasn't been back home since 8:30 this morning."

"Where is she?" Kade asked. "Is she ok?"

"We were just about to ask you the same thing. Stacie Williams had come to Bryant's house earlier to talk to Bryant because she wasn't at school. Bryant took off running and Ms. Williams saw her running the direction of your house. Now would you care to explain that to us?"

"She usually comes to my house after school on Tuesdays. She didn't come today and I just assumed her father came to get her."

"You know you are a real class act. We know your relationship with Bryant Stone. Ms. Williams said she saw you take her home last night after the talent show. Now Mr. Sanders do you want to explain to me where Bryant Stone is, or do I need to take action into our own hands."

Kade didn't flinch. "Like I said I don't know where she is. I went looking for her until it started raining, then I came back."

"Right." The police officer turned away. Kade looked back at Elijah who remained next the door where Bryant was. "Let me explain something to you, Bryant is a twelve year old girl who is outside in this storm by herself. If you are hiding her, you need to let me know. She needs to be in the protection of the police now."

"She is protected fine here." Kade told him.

"You do not have the authority to protect her. You are only eighteen years old."

"She is my family. I love her to death and I would give my life for her." Kade explained.

"Are you going to let me in or am I going to get some back up and force ourselves in?"

"Why? She isn't in here." Kade replied.

"Stop lying!" the police officer yelled. "You know Kade, I can have your records brought up and have your ass put back in jail before you could blink, and your little brother will be in a home before you could do anything about it. Is that what you want?"

Kade glared at the police officer. "My brother has nothing to do with this!"

"He will if you do not give us Bryant. She is in danger and she needs to go in our custody."

"What are you going to do with her huh? Send her to social services and watch her go from home to home until she turns eighteen? She is just a little girl, she doesn't need that."

"That's not up to you."

"She is my life and I will not watch you destroy hers."

"Like I said, it's not your decision to make. We got a call of abuse and now we have to take action." The police officer looked behind him as another police car arrived. Out stepped another police officer staring straight at Kade. The police officer then nodded at the officer standing at the door. "Right, move out of the way."

"What, you can't come in here!" Kade moved in front of him.

"According to the papers in that officer's hand I can. Now I suggest you move before I have you arrested." He pushed Kade aside.

Kade glanced over at Elijah who didn't move from the door.

Bryant moved away from the door as she heard the police enter in the house. "What do I do?" she replied out loud. She moved over to the window and tried to open it up, it wouldn't budge. She got down off the bed and looked towards the door. This was it, she was going to be taken away. She heard the door being opened as she closed her eyes. She shook her head as tears began sliding down her face. She felt hands grab her by the shoulders. "No." she sobbed.

"Shh, it's ok. It's me." She heard Elijah's voice and opened her eyes.

"What's going to happen?" she asked wrapping her arm around his waist.

"I don't know." Elijah replied wrapping his arms around her. "I will not let them take you without a fight."

"Eli, I'm so scared."

"Don't be, everything is going to be alright."

Suddenly a loud knock came on the door. She tightened her grip around Elijah's waist. No one said a word. She buried her head in his stomach as she began crying. The door slowly opened letting light come in from the hallway. "Please…" Bryant sobbed stilling hold on tightly to Elijah.

"Step away son." The officer replied.

"No." Bryant told him tightening her grip.

"I said step away."

"She is just a little girl, leave her alone." Elijah yelled.

"Step away!" the officer yelled.

"Don't let them take me!" Bryant replied lifting her head towards Elijah.

"Can we please talk about this or something, don't take her away."

"I will not ask you again to let the child go and step away." The officer moved closer.

"Eli, please…" Bryant begged.
"I'm so sorry." He replied slowly letting her go and lifting his hands in the air. She looked up and saw that gun was pointing straight at Elijah.

"Don't let them take me!" Bryant yelled. The officer moved over to her and grabbed her hand and began pulling her towards the door. "ELI!" she screamed trying to pull away.

"Stop!" Elijah begged. "You are hurting her!"

"KADE!" Bryant screamed. Kade was sitting on the couch with officers all around him.

"Bryant, settle down. We are trying to help you." The officer told her still pulling her towards the door.

"She doesn't want to go with you." Kade stood up.

"Sit down!"

"No!" Kade yelled.

"I need some help in here!" the officer yelled outside.

Bryant continued to cry as she stared at Kade. "Please…" she begged "I'm so scared."

"Alright everyone who is not an officer needs to step away."

"She is just a little girl." Elijah replied again. "She doesn't understand what is going on."

"You can't take her, I won't let you!" Kade replied. "You will have to kill me first."

"Kade!" Bryant yelled. She shoved the police officer out of the way and ran to Kade. She almost made it to him, when a pair of hands gripped her around the waist and lifted her in the air. "KADE!" she screamed reaching towards him.

"What the hell!?" Kade moved forward. "Let her go!"

"Don't move!" guns were drawn.

"KADE!!" He heard her screaming as they took her outside. She grabbed hold of the doorframe and wouldn't let go. She was sobbing and screaming trying her hardest not to let them take her away. "KADE!" she sobbed.

"Stop!" Kade yelled. "She doesn't want to go!"

"I don't care, you stay there." The officer replied. He started to unhook Bryant's hands from the doorframe.

"No!" she screamed. The officer lifted her over his shoulders and took her outside into the rain. "KADE!!" she screamed. She began fighting the officer as he opened the police car. "Don't let them take me!" she yelled.

Kade pushed the officer aside and ran outside. He shoved the officer out of the way from the car and grabbed Bryant's arms. He tried pulling her to him, but the officer jerked him back. "No!" she cried. "Kade, help me!"

"She's not going!" he fought.

"Cuff him!"

"KADE!" Bryant screamed. "No, please!" she begged. They pushed her inside and shut the door. She began fighting to get out. She started kicking the window and tries to unlock them, but nothing happened.

"Get her out of here!" the officer yelled who was reframing Kade on the ground.

"BASTARD!" Kade yelled from the ground.

"Get off of him!" Elijah was outside in a second. He jumped on top of the cop who let go of Kade. Kade began running after the cop car that had taken off with Bryant in the back seat. She was banging on the back window, still begging him to help her. He continued to run after her until the car was out of sight. He was full of rage. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to kill someone. He turned around towards the house and saw that the officers had Elijah on the ground in handcuffs. Without thinking, Kade took off running towards the officer, who was on Elijah and knocked him to the ground. He began punching the officer in the face until he was knocked to the ground. Gunshots sounded in the air causing everyone to stop.

"Take them in!"

That was the last time in four years that Bryant had seen Kade and Elijah. She didn't know what happened to them and she hasn't been in touch since that night. Bryant looked away from the window to look at her bedroom door. "What you doing in here?" a voice sounded.

"Just thinking." She replied.

"About what?"

"Life."

"Well are you going to come to the store with me or do I have to go by myself?"

"What for?"

"Thanksgiving is in two days and your brothers are coming home."

"That's right, Thanksgiving."

"So get up and let's go."

Bryant smiled. "Ma, will Bobby be here?"

"I think so. I think you convinced him to come on the phone the other day. You've always had a way of convincing that boy to do anything. He would probably kill for you if you ask, if he hasn't already."

Bryant couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, what can I say? I have him wrapped around my finger."

"Yeah you sure do. Now get up and let's go."

"Ok." Bryant looked out the window again. It had finally stopped snowing. She hates the snow. She hated Michigan. She missed West Virginia. She missed Kade the most. She hated herself for not getting in touch with him. She had tried calling once, but he wasn't there. It was like he had forgotten about her that night. He never tried to come get her or even stop them for shipping her off to a foster home in South Carolina. She hated him for letting her go.

"Bryant!" Evelyn's voice sounded from down the stairs.

"I'm coming!" Bryant jumped off the windowsill and grabbed her coat before heading downstairs. As she walked to the door, her cell phone started to ring. "Sorry." Bryant apologized to her mother. She looked down at it and stared.

"Who is it?" Evelyn asked.

"Kade." Bryant took a deep breath. "I'm going to stay here ok. You go on ahead and I will help you when you get back ok."

"Are you ok?"

"Ma, I just….I need to talk to him."

"Ok, I will be right back." Evelyn turned around to the door. "Call me and I will be right back."

Bryant gave a little smile. "Thanks ma. I love you."

"I love you too." Evelyn kissed Bryant on the cheek before leaving the house.

Bryant took a deep breath. "Hello." Bryant answered. At first there wasn't a sound. "Is someone there?" she asked.

"Bry?" Kade asked.

"Yes." She answered.

"It's Kade." She didn't move. "Are you there?"

"Yes." She replied.

"How are you?"

"I'm good." She replied. She walked slowly over to the couch and sat down.

"That's good." He replied. She didn't say anything. "I'm doing well, so is Skylar, Elijah."

"What do you want Kade?" Bryant asked softly.

There was a pause. "I just wanted to see how you were doing. I haven't talked to you in…"

"Three years, seven months, and twenty three days." Bryant interrupted.

Kade sighed on the other side of the phone. "You've been counting?"

"Yes. I have." Bryant spat. "What happened Kade?"

"We couldn't find you for a year in a half Bry. When we finally did, you were placed in Detroit. Do you know how far Michigan is from West Virginia?"

"Yes as a matter of fact I do." Bryant spat again.

"I looked for you Bryant. I wanted you back. I went to jail for you."

"You act like I should give you some freakin medal."

"Stop!" Kade yelled.

"No!" Bryant yelled. "I went through hell and I had no one there. I waited for you Kade! I was thirteen years old and didn't know shit about the world around me. I was moved from home to home because no one wanted a teenage girl. They all wanted babies. You just let that car drive away." Bryant began to cry. "You didn't do anything after that car left your house."

"Bry…"

"I waited for you."

"I know you did."

"You were my big brother and I felt like I was abandoned by the one person who I thought still loved me."

"I do still love you. You mean the world to me."

"It's too late."

"Why?"

"I've been adopted."

"What?"

"I've been adopted by the most wonderful woman in the world. She took me in three years ago and I have never been so happy in my entire life. I have four brothers who love me with all their heart and would do anything for me. I have a life now Kade."

"There's no room for your old family?"

"You live in West Virginia and like you said, it's too far." With that Bryant hung up the phone. She looked over at the clock, her mother had been gone for an hour. She looked back down at the phone and threw it across the room before slamming herself against the back of the couch. She was pissed. She was pissed that Kade had the nerve to call her. After all these years, he finally decides to call her. She grabbed the remote and turned the TV on.

Bryant looked at the clock again, an hour and a half had pasted. Where was her mother? She looked outside, nothing. Bryant sighed before turning back to the TV. She heard a noise outside. "Finally!" she replied turning the TV off and getting off the couch. She walked over to the door and opened it.

"I was wondering…Jerry!" Bryant replied. She wrapped her arms around him. "I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow."

"Yeah, there's been a change of plans." Jerry walked in with his hands by his side.

"Well ma went to the store, but she should be back any time now. You want to watch some TV with me? Come on I was watching…" Grabbing his arm, Bryant began pulling him towards the living room.

"Bryant!" Jerry yelled. She let go of his arm.

"What?" she asked softly.

"I have to tell you something."

"What is it?" she asked staring at him.

"Come on lets go sit on the couch."

"I don't want to. What's wrong with you?"

"Bryant, go sit on the couch."

"No, tell me."

"Bryant I need you to go sit on the couch for me."

"Jerry, what's wrong?" tears filled up her eyes.

"Something bad happened tonight and I don't know how to tell you ok." Jerry whispered. She could hear in his voice he was about cry.

"Is it Jack? Bobby? Angel? Who?"

"Please…" he begged. He slowly walked her over to the couch and sat her down.

"Jerry, I'm scared."

"Ma was shot tonight Bry."

"What?" Bryant looked up her brother.

"Ma was shot tonight at the grocery store."

Bryant looked around the room. "She's dead baby." Jerry told his baby sister as tears ran down his cheek. Bryant wouldn't look at him as tears streamed down her face. "Awe sweetheart, what are we going to do?"

"I'm really tired." She told him. "I think I am going to go to bed now."

"Bryant…"

"I'll see you later Jerry." She got up from the couch and made her way to the stairs.

"Bryant." Jerry called after her. She slowly walked up the stairs to her room. She walked to her bed and laid down without even covering up. She reached for her phone on the side table and dialed a number. She waited and waited, until…

"You've reached Evelyn Mercer's phone. I'm sorry I missed your call, but if you could leave a message, I will definitely get back with you. Have a blessed day." Evelyn's voice sounded on the voicemail.

"Ma." Bryant replied. She hung up the phone and dialed it again. "You've reached Evelyn Mercer's phone. I'm sorry I missed your call, but if you could leave a message, I will definitely get back with you. Have a blessed day" Bryant hung up the phone and dialed Evelyn's number again. Jerry slowly made his way to her door.

Bryant had began dialing the number again as tears ran down her face. "She said to call if I needed her and she would be right here." She replied when she saw him in the doorway.

"Baby…" Jerry whispered. He watched as she dialed the phone again and listened to her mother's voicemail. He walked over to her bed and sat down as Bryant dialed it again. He slowly reached over and grabbed the phone from her ear. Bryant let go of the phone as she began to sob. Jerry hung the phone up and picked his sister up in his arms. "We are going to get through this together." Bryant continued to sob in her brother's chest.

"Ma…" Bryant sobbed. "This cant be happening." She replied softly. First Kade and now her mother was dead. Her life was starting all over again the way it was when she was twelve years old.

Authors Note: There you go, another chapter. Let me know what you think and if any of you would like to my beta for this story. Hope you enjoyed it!

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