Bravery is something you are either born with, or can gain. It takes great Courage to gain it though...

Zane's P.O.V.

As soon as Zoe said 'Mom' I wanted to punch something. Our dumb mom almost killed someone! Kai still held Amanda. Both's eyes were wide.

Zoe backed up, and ran into Cole. She stumbled, but he caught her before she could fall. "You okay?" Cole asked. Zoe looked at him, a wild look in her eyes. "Uh-Huh, now if you excuse me, I need to go. Now." Zoe ran to our house, quickly unlocked the door, ran inside, and locked it. I don't blame her. Whenever mom came, she always picked on Zoe, saying that she was weird and useless. I always hate it when mom stops by. Have I mentioned that before?

Cole gave me a look like, 'What the hell?' I gave him a 'I'll tell you later' look. Cole nodded, and looked at our door. I laughed. Looks like someone's in love. I tossed him a key. Cole smiled, and unlocked the door. Crystal walked in too. I heard a door shut. It must've been Crystal.

I looked at mom, A.K.A. Samantha. "Zane!" She said with fake happiness. "Samantha." I growled. Pixal looked at me. We were both good Nindroids. Her markings on her face shone in the moonlight. "Well?" Sam asked. "Aren't you going to let me in?" I threw my head back. I stomped over to the door, and unlocked it. Sam walked inside. I turned to Pixal, and gave her a look. She nodded. "Everyone go home. Oh, and don't forget to lock the door!" She smiled, and walked to her house. The others did the same, holding their food. I took mine, Cole's, and Crystal's. I'd give it to them later.

I walked inside. I heard shouting coming from the kitchen. I avoided that room. I walked upstairs. I knocked on Crystal's door. "Who is it?" She asked. "Your incredibly handsome, awesome, smart,-" Crystal opened the door before I could finish. "We get it." She saw food in my arms. She smiled. I handed her her food. "Thanks! Cole's in Zoe's room." I nodded.

I knew that Zoe could help Cole. Ever since I had met the big guy, I knew that there was sadness in his heart. His sister was dead, and so was his mom. It must've been tough.

I walked in Zoe's room. I saw Cole on the ground with Storm, while Zoe was at her desk. She was drawing something. "Here you go, Cole." I handed him the House Special. Storm sniffed it, and Cole smiled. That was rare. "Sorry girl." He said as he patted her head. I looked at the ceiling. The ceiling was more like a window with a sliding wood panel for during the day.

I looked at the moon. It was a crescent. I walked over to Zoe. She was working on a drawing for an art contest. She was drawing the cover from The House Of Hades. Grand prize winner got 20,000 dollars, and a whole complete set of The Heroes of Olympus books, signed by Rick Riordan. They even included the new book that hasn't even been published yet. Cool, right?

I looked at her sketch. It didn't look like much yet, but I knew better than to underestimate her work. Afterwards, I'm betting that it'll look so real, that she would have to win.

I looked at her desk. It was cluttered as usual. I saw random sketches here and there, and a few complete ones too. Zoe rarely colored them in. She preferred the black and white look. I also saw a few photos of our family. Dad, Zoe, Storm, and I. That was our real family. Not including mom, or some random strangers. No offense to you random strangers, though.

"That's really good." I noted, talking about the sketch. "Thanks." Zoe said. I nodded, and looked at Cole. He was looking at the posters on Zoe's wall. They were mainly of bands and animals.

"You like Escape the Fate?" Cole asked, directing his question at an Escape the Fate poster.

"Yeah," Zoe said. "They rock." She looked up from her sketch. "Why?" She asked. Cole shrugged. "Just curious." I had a feeling that there was more to the question than he was letting on. I raised an eye brow at him.

"It's just that I have an extra ticket to a live concert on Halloween. I was wondering... would you..., like to go with me?" I gave Cole a funny look. "Just as friends!" He added, noticing. Zoe smiled. "Sure." Cole pulled something out of his pocket. "Here. See you tomorrow. I've gotta go. My dad's here. Bye." Giving Storm one last pet, Cole got up and left.

I turned to Zoe. Cole seemed to like her. Did she like him too? I sure hope so. After Cole's past, I had thought that he'd never love again. I guess I was wrong.

I turned to Zoe, who was sorta smiling. "Looks like Cole likes you." I noted. Zoe nodded. "Yeah, I guess he does." I frowned. "But you don't like him back, do you?" I asked. "No! It's nothing like that. I like Cole a lot. He's really nice. It's mom that's bothering me." I nodded, understanding.

I didn't know what else to say, so I left. I walked to my room. As I passed over the kitchen, I could hear shouting. I stopped to listen.

"You should care more about them!" Dad shouted. "So? I never even wanted Crystal, much less Zoey!" Sam shouted back. I flinched. I was a droid that Dad had created a long time ago when he was sixteen. So technically, I could be Zoe's dad. Weird, right? I listened some more.

"Why are you even here then?" Dad asked.

"I need to relieve my anger on someone." Sam replied. I don't even think of her as my mom. I like to call her by her real name. Samantha. Too sweet of a name for her.

"You will not hurt the kids." Dad growled.

"Aww, you think that you can stop me." Sam said in a sickly sweet voice.

"I will do what I wish. Nobody will stop me." I've heard enough. I went to my room. After showering, (I stank) and brushing my teeth, I got in bed. I made a promise to myself, and my family. Whatever happens, I will protect my family. I'm a ninja. I have to do what I can.

Crystal's P.O.V.

A week later...

I walked downstairs. Zane had asked me to sing the song 'Just A Kiss' by Lady Antebellum about three days ago. The real reason I'm doing it? The boys are filming a video for it, and two of the singers are gonna kiss. Guess who? Lloyd and I! We made the arrangement a day ago.

I saw Zoe sitting on the couch, watching some TV. Mom was at work, (Yeah, she's still here. Sucks for us) and Dad was at the pet store picking up some dog food. Storm had to stay locked up in Zoe's room, because mom hates animals. Since it's so hot out, Zoe takes Storm out early in the morning, and in the afternoon.

I saw that Zoe was watching Once Upon A Time on ABC 7. She loves that show, and is super psyched for the episode when they do the Frozen characters. Cool, right?

I grabbed a bowl, and poured out some Frosted Flakes. (They're gr8!) I also put some milk in. I grabbed a silver spoon, (Not real silver of course) and sat down on the couch. I pulled my phone out of my pocket. I typed in the lyrics for 'Just A Kiss'. I knew the lyrics already, but I just wanted to make sure that I had gotten them right. Turns out, I had. I just hope that Zoe get's some good shots of us. Oh yeah, she's going to be videoing us. Jay was going to, but he's needed for keyboard. I looked at Zoe. She was holding her phone, a small smile on her face.

"Who are you texting?" I asked.

"You know the kids Oliver and Nick?" She asked. I've heard of them. They were famous on YouTube.

(Made 'em up)

"Well, Nick stole Oliver's stuffed panda, and made out with it, just to annoy Oliver. Here." Zoe showed me the video. It was super funny.

"Aren't you glad that Jay's not like that?" Zoe asked me. I nodded. "Yeah, I don't know what I'd do then. Oh yeah, hide Mr. Cuddles." Mr. Cuddles was my old stuffed Webkinz puppy. I've had him since I was three. I loved Mr. Cuddles. Sure, he was old, but he was one of the few things that mom had ever given me.

Zoe laughed. "Well, I've gotta set up cameras and stuff. Later." Zoe left me to my thoughts. I heard the front door open. I looked, and saw Lloyd. "Oh, hi." I said. Lloyd saw me, and smiled. "Hey! I came to help set up." He said. I nodded. "Zoe's getting the cameras set up." I told him. Lloyd nodded. "Okay, I'll just wait with you then." I glanced over at Lloyd. He looked nervous.

"So, um... are you nervous?" He asked me. I understood what he was talking about. The kiss.

"No. Not really." I answered. "At least I don't have to kiss Zane. That would just be gross." I joked. Lloyd laughed. "Yeah, not to mention awkward." Lloyd and I talked until the others arrived.

"We uh, we should go and get ready." I said. Lloyd nodded. He got up, and offered me his hand. I took it, and got up. I saw that he was looking at my face. "What?" I asked, slightly self-councious. "Huh? Oh, nothing." Lloyd shook his head. "It's just, your eyes are really beautiful." I blushed a little. I had dark blue eyes with hints of orange.

"Thanks." He smiled, and I did too. We walked to the garage together. I saw Cole talking to Zoe. I could see that she was smiling. At least she wasn't still upset about mom.

I walked over to the mic, and set it up. Zoe was playing with her video camera, while Jay played a few notes on his Electric Piano. Kai fiddled with his Bass Guitar, tuning it. Cole and Zane did the same for their Electric Guitars, but they both had capos.

(It just sounds a lot better with a capo. Trust me)

Lloyd was getting his drum set ready. I still can't believe that they have like, only 5,000 subscribers on YouTube. They're so good, they should had 100× that amount. Do I sound like a crazy fangirl? Sorry.

"You guys ready?" Zane asked. We nodded. Everything was working perfectly.

"Okay, Zoe, on three. One... Two... Three." Zoe pressed play. The intro began.

(Key: Crystal: Italics and Bold. Zane: Bold. Both: Bold, Italics, and the line underneath. I'm writing it a different way from how Lady Antebellum had actually sang it.)

"Lying here with you so close to me.

It's hard to fight these feelings when it feels so hard to breathe

Caught up in this moment,

Caught up in your smile."

"I've never opened up to anyone.

So hard to hold back when I'm holding you in my arms."

"We don't need to rush this.

Let's just take it slow."

"Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight.

Just a touch of the fire burning so bright.

No, I don't wanna mess this thing up,

I don't wanna push too far.

Just a shot in the dark that you just might,

Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life."

"So baby I'm alright,"

"With just a kiss goodnight."

"I know that if we give this a little time,

It'll only bring us closer to the love we wanna find.

It's never felt so real,

No it's never felt so right."

"Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight,

Just a touch of the fire burning so bright.

No, I don't wanna mess this thing up,

I don't wanna push too far.

Just a shot in the dark that you just might,

Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life."

"So baby I'm alright,

With just a kiss goodnight."

"No I don't want to say goodnight,

I know it's time to leave, but you'll be in my dreams."

"Tonight."

"Tonight."

"Tonight."

"Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight,

Just a touch of the fire burning so bright.

No, I don't wanna mess this thing up,

I don't wanna push too far.

Just a shot in the dark that you just might,

Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life."

"So baby I'm alright."

"Ooooh, let's do this right,"

"Just a kiss goodnight,"

"With a kiss goodnight,"

"Kiss goodnight."

I looked over at Lloyd. He was smiling. Zoe cut the camera. "Time to get shooting." She said with a semi evil smile on her face. Oh boy. That isn't ever good.

It was now nighttime. Lloyd and I were at the park. That's where Zoe had wanted to film. She had said that it would look more romantic. I had laughed at that. Now, I'm glad that she had set this up. The kiss scene was coming up soon. Right now, we were currently at a scene break.

I looked over at Lloyd. He looked nervous. I smiled. "Are you okay?" I asked. Lloyd nodded. "Just a little nervous." He admitted. "I get it." I said. Lloyd looked at me. "You do?" He asked. I nodded. "Yeah. I guess it's pretty scary. Hey, do you think that your girlfriend would mind you kissing me?" I asked. Lloyd looked at the ground. "I don't have a girlfriend." He admitted. "What about you? Will your boyfriend mind?" I shook my head. "I don't have one. To be honest, this is my first kiss." Lloyd looked at me in surprise. "Really? Me too." I looked into Lloyd's hazel eyes. He looked into my blue ones. He slowly leaned in. I did too. Our lips gently touched. We broke apart four seconds later I think. I looked at Lloyd. He was blushing. My cheeks felt hot. "Sorry..." He muttered I smiled. "It's okay." I leaned in and kissed him again. I heard laughing and whooping behind us. I turned, and saw Zoe, Cole, Zane, Jay, and Kai standing there, smiles on their faces. Oops. I guess we had forgotten that they were there. Zoe bit her knuckle, trying to keep herself from laughing. Jay and Kai weren't as nice. They burst out laughing.

"Took you long enough, Lloyd!" Kai spoke. Jay smiled. "Crystal and Lloyd, sitting in a tree-" He was cut off by Lloyd holding him in a headlock.

"Okay, guys. BREAK IT UP!" Zane shouted. Lloyd released Jay. "Did you, uh..." He looked at Zoe. She grinned. "Yep. All on film." She gave Zane a high five. "Really?" I asked. "Yes. Really." Zoe gave me an innocent look. Man, I hate it when she does that. How can I stay mad at her when she looks at me like that?

I looked at Lloyd again. He looked at me, and knelt onto one knee. "Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked. I smiled. "Of course!"

So, hope ya'll liked! I was listening to music as I wrote this. If you want me to write faster, then suggest some songs in the review page, or PM me. I work faster that way. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

So, I'll be putting a lot more music in this story. Don't worry. None of it is JB. I hate him. He sucks.

Speaking of, this is just a rumor, but I heard that JB got Selena Gomez pregnant! WTF?! Who ever shipped Jelena, well, I got news for you. They might be back together. I dunno. I heard it online. Also, Haylor fans, well, I liked them better than Jelena. Your thoughts? Who is your favorite celebrity couple? Other you favorite fiction couple? Leo and Piper forever!