Ok this is just a filler chapter which will help lead up to something big! Im glad Im back to updating again! Part of this chapter came from PrincessSparkleKitty Anyways, here's the update!
Chapter 13: Babysitting part 1
Davis's P.O.V
I was walking down a long hallway, with pictures of me and my family, except it wasn't MY family. It was me and the Harringtons. Well more like the Harringtons and me on the side.
With each picture I passed, insults flew at me.
"Worthless! Useless! Loser! Nothing!" All the pictures said. With each picture I passed, my own picture became more and more distant from the family.
"You'll never have a family!" All paintings came together and shouted. I was on my knees trying to block out the screaming. When suddenly Pierce walked up to me. All the fear in my body jumbled up inside and my heart sank. He began whaling on me with a small wooden bat he got out of nowhere.
"AHHH!" I screamed. "Shut up you worthless brat!" He shouted in a mencaing tone. "If you ever tell anyone I did this, I'll hunt you down and kill you!" He shouted once more.
I felt one enormous beat and...
I woke up on the floor in my room. I was sweating and crying. My whole body was hurting. I wanted to go to someone for comfort, but if I tell them about my dream, then I'll tell them what really did happen. Yeah, he actually DID do that to me.
The scar on my leg didn't actually come from a car accident...well not the accident I said anyway. I was playing in the driveway since that was the one place they let me be happy. Pierce told me to go back inside, but I didn't and told him that I still had an hour left outside. So as my punishment he backed his car into me and told the hospital that I was just stupidly playing in the street and got hit.
I climbed back in my bed, trying to keep my sobs down. It's pretty scary to know that your worst nightmare is only a few houses down the street. I ended up falling asleep.
Donald's P.O.V
I woke up the next morning. Davis was kicking in hid sleep so I brought him back to his room. He keeps having all these nightmares and I feel so bad for him. I wish I knew what they were about. Just so I could help him.
I walked downstairs to get my coffee for the day. I've got a business meeting scheduled for today and Douglas has to come along too and Tasha wants to come so that way we can go eat at a nice resturaunt. I walked back upstairs and got my stuff all set up. Afterwards I walked down to the lab to let the kids know what's going on.
"So Tasha, Douglas and I are going on a business trip and Marcus is staying here. Adam you're going to have to babysit everyone. I trust you..." I said a little shakily. He nodded pretty seriously. I guess he can be responsible when he wants to be. Davis and Leo came down to the lab. I noticed Davis had faint tear stains.
"Hey you two, Davis is everything okay?" I asked. He looked at me and quickly nodded. I wasn't too convinced but oh well.
"So what were you guys talking about?" Leo asked. "Im leaving Adam in charge of you guys while Tasha Douglas and I go on a trip. Marcus will be coming by too" I said. Leo looked mad.
"WHAT!? Why? Can't he just go wherever else?" Leo asked. I sighed. "Both of you need to get along, so just get along!" I said while rising my voice. Davis flinched back a little. Ok somethings seriously wrong with him. Oh well, I'll leave it to his siblings to figure it out, and then I'll get involved after I get home. I walked out of the lab and met Tasha in the living room while we waited for Douglas and Marcus.
"So have you noticed Davis has been a little...off?" I asked. Tasha just looked at me as if I was crazy.
"I don't know, it might just be a phase or something" She said. I nodded and the doorbell went off. I walked over to answer it.
"Douglas, Marcus Hey" I said. They both walked in. "Hey Donnie, you ready for this business trip? A 3 hour drive to Welkerville for a nice long boring meeting" Douglas said sarcastically. I really hate long meetings, especially in Welkerville.
"Ok Marcus be good and listen to Adam...to a certain extent" Douglas said. They both hugged and we all left.
No-One's P.O.V
The adults left the house full of teenagers and a child. What could go wrong?...Oh yeah, EVERYTHING!
Marcus and Leo were already going at it. Davis went upstairs to try and secretly cope with his nightmare.
"What is your problem with eachother!?" Bree asked while standing inbetween the two boys.
"Yeah both of you stop, before I make you sit in the corner!" Adam said. Marcus and Leo just laughed a little, until Adam sent a death glare to them. They both stopped for a minute.
Adam's P.O.V
Ok Im in charge, and Leo and Marcus are making it super difficult! Davis went just went upstairs. He's been super quite all morning and he flinched when Davenpport snapped at Leo. I decided to walk upstairs, but Bree stopped me.
"Where are you going?" She asked. "Something's up with Davis" I said. Bree looked like she understood.
"Good you've noticed it too. You go talk to him, I'll deal with bozo's 1 and 2" She said while gesturing to Leo and Marcus who were on the floor fighting and Chase was trying to break it up.
"Thanks" I walked upstairs and went into Davis's room. He was lying on his bed facing the ceiling.
"Hey" I said. He looked at me. "Hey" He said that kind of sadly. Ok something's definately wrong here.
"What's wrong?" I asked. He just kept facing the wall not wanting to tell me.
"Davis come on. you have to tell me what's wrong or I can't help" I said while taking a seat on his bed. He sat up.
"I can't tell you..." He said. I put my arm around him. "Davis, I know you grew up where you had to hold everything in, but you don't have to anymore. Please tell me" I pleaded. He looked up at me. That usual look he had of fun and happiness was gone.
"You have to swear to not tell anyone else" He said. im starting to get a little worried. I nodded, letting him know he could trust me. He got up and shut his door. He then came back and sat down next to me.
"Ok, I got adopted by the Harringtons a few years ago" He said. They adopted him!?
"Really? I bet you lived it up over there" I said trying to make him laugh. Instead he was about to cry.
"No I didn't. Pierce and Clayton would abuse me to no end and just treated me like dirt. The only reason they adopted me was for publicity!" He said. WHAT!? I was trying to keep my anger in.
"Why would they do that to you?" I asked, my anger slipping out a little. "Because, they said I was worthless, stupid and completely irrelavent, whatever that means" He said. He already had tears running down his face. I have no idea what that word means either, but it still hurt him. I tightened my grip around him and looked him in the eyes.
"No you're not. You're the awesomest (AN: I know that's not a word, but it's Adam so..) kid I know. And you're a Davenport, which makes you 10 times more awesome. Not to mention, so many people love you. Me, Chase, Bree, Leo, Tasha, Davenport, Douglas, Marcus, Mrs Rooney, Grandma Rose, and tons more people. Now why didn't you say anything before?" He sniffled a little.
"Well one time after he got done hitting me with a bat, he told me if I ever told anyone, before or after I go back to the foster home, that he'd hunt me down and kill me" He said. I full on hugged him as he cried into my shirt.
"Davis, we're not going to let anyone kill you, or even come near you. You're safe here, but when Davenport get's home, we have to tell him" I said. Davis tensed up.
"Please no! You're the only person I actually trusted with this, please don't tell Dad!" He said. I nodded.
"Ok I won't, but if he ever makes another threat,or even looks at you funny, let me know and I'll take care of them, and maybe leave some left over for Bree and Chase" I said. He hugged me tighter. He just shared some pretty intense stuff with me, not to mention he trusts me more than the others.
"ok, now let's go downstairs and help Bree and Chase pry Leo away from Marcus" I said. He smiled and wiped away his tears. We got up and walked down to the lab. Once we got there Marcus was holding his nose and his hand had blood runnig down it, and Leo was clutching his arm which looked a little weird. This cannot be good.
"What happened?!" I asked. Marcus and Leo looked at me.
"Heh heh..Hey Adam...we had a little disagreement" Leo said whiel laughing away the paint that was obviously there.
Ok there's the chapter. I decided to cut this into two parts. This chapter was pretty hard to write for me since I've never none anything revolving around abuse and it was in this chapter. Again thanks to PrincessSparkleKitty, she came up with the whole trip thing for Douglas Donald and Tasha and Marcus and Leo fighting part. Enjoy and see you next chapter!