2 years later...
The Braxton trio had moved to Summer Bay, no one really liked them living there. Since they stepped foot on Summer Bay turf there had been an Increase in fights, in public nuisance, violence, all the things the Braxton's could bring, they brought it.
"Oi, you're supposed to be in school" Brax shouted out, surprising Casey as the younger Braxton walked down the hill to the beach.
Casey sighed and turned around, "No, free period". Brax cocked his head and raised his eyebrow, his arms folded across his chest
"Just yesterday you were complaining to me that everyone else had a free period except you"
Casey rolled his eyes and let out a deep huff, "I don't like this stupid school. Everyone is so goody two shoes and the uniform is stupid and-"
"We wouldn't be in this situation if you didn't get expelled from Reefton Lakes"
Casey scoffed, "It takes two to have a fight" he turned away from Brax and began to walk off
"Yeah it does. But we had to move because no other school in Yabbie Creek would take you!" Brax shouted out, getting angry at Casey's attitude.
The younger brother swung around, "Yeah. Well maybe none of that would happen if you and Heath weren't getting into drugs or gangs or getting locked up every week. It's not easy to make friends when people are scared to be your friend because they'll probably get killed!"
Brax was taken back by everything that Casey had just said, "Casey. I've made sure that you haven't been involved in anything like that"
"Are you kidding?" Casey spat back, turning around and looking at Brax. "I've always been involved in it. How can you say that. I'm a Braxton, I always will be" he added quietly
Brax sighed and felt sorry for Casey, "Come on. I'll drive you to school and when you finish we'll go for a surf and talk" he explained, walking up to Casey
"I don't want to go to school" Casey said quietly, Brax bit down in his lip and glanced around the beach
"Case. You are a smart boy when you apply yourself. Your going to be the first Braxton to get his HSC. Don't go to school to make friends, just go there for you, keep your head focused on school work and if anyone messes with you, you tell Heath and I" Brax finished with a smirk and Casey threw his hands up in the air and shook his head
"This is what I'm talking about" He replied, a small smile escaping from his lips.
Casey loaded into Brax's ute, watching everything that passed by on his way to school. The car ride didn't take all that long, the school was so close to everything that it felt like it was only down the road.
Casey sighed and got out, swinging his bag over his shoulder. "Later" He said before walking off and into the school. Everyone was in class and Casey trudged down the corridor, before opening the door to his class. All eyes now focused on him.
"Take a seat Casey" The teacher instructed, Casey nodded and walked through the classroom and took a seat in the back corner.
"What happen, alarm clocks not work in the sewer?" A voice come from beside him, Casey glared over and narrowed his eyes.
"Shut up" Casey snapped back, slowly opening up his book. The teacher stood up, a stack of papers in her hand.
"Class, I have back your test results" She said as she began to hand them back out again. She dropped the test onto Casey's table and smiled lightly, Casey immediately grabbed the test and stuffed it into his bag, not wanting to see what he got
"Dumb too Ey?" Ryan smirked, Casey shut his eyes and let out a deep exhale, trying to hold his anger in, but everyone knew Braxton's couldn't hold their anger in.
Casey stood up abruptly, standing over the desk, the other classmate stood up. "What you going to do Braxton. Word out is your the youngest, you don't do what your brothers do. Your the weak -"
The Braxton sent a punch flying towards the other boys jaw, sweeping him off his feet. Ryan got up and returned the punch to Casey and soon the boys were rolling on the floor, punches getting sent to one another.
The class erupted into a gather of chats, while the teacher tried to break them up. "No I don't do what my brothers get up to, but it doesn't mean they haven't taught me to fight"
Ryan went to interject but the teacher cut in front of him, furious at the boys. "Both of you, principals office, now!" She roared
Casey got up and wiped his busted lip, blood pouring onto his hand. He grabbed his bag and stormed out of the classroom with Ryan and the teacher following close behind.
Heath and Brax walked through the school corridors, before stepping foot into the office where Casey sat, an ice pack pressed to his lip. Heath chuckled, "Good look Case"
Brax shot him a glare and Gina couldn't help but join in too. "Braxton's, can you take a seat please"
Heath and Brax took a seat beside Casey, "As you can see, your brother has gotten into a fight, he hasn't even been here for a month yet and this is happening. I have to suspend Casey for a week and the other student he got into a fight with will also be suspended. I do hope that this doesn't continue Casey, because your teacher gave me your exam" Gina explained, pulling it out from other paper work.
"Mr Braxton. If you'd like to have a look" Gina said as she handed over the test. Brax's eyes widened at the mark on the test and started flipping through the sheets.
"Case this is...-" Brax was lost for words, he knew Casey was smart, but this was marked all correct, he'd gotten an A.
Heath went to snatch the test away from Brax, but the elder brother held the test tightly, not wanting Heath to see it.
"His very smart, but if he continues on with his actions he won't be able to continue enrollment here and that would be a disappointment"
"What did you get nerd boy?" Heath teased, Casey recoiled back into his seat, he didn't any one to see his results, he knew what both his brothers would be like.
"Leave it Heath. Is there anything you need signed?"
Gina nodded and handed over some paperwork, Brax reluctantly signed it and then got up, "Come on boys. Lets go home'
The three Braxton's got up and walked out of the school, "Case. If this is your way of trying to get out of going to school it's not the way to go about it"
"He said stuff to me first. I was just defending myself" Casey retaliated
"Wasn't good enough Casey, he should be in hospital" Heath spat, Brax shook his head annoyed and slapped the back of Heaths head.
"Ow!"
"Don't go setting bad examples" Brax warned angered. Heath rolled his eyes and they all jumped into the ute.
"Oi Case. The boys and I are having a party tonight, come have some fun. You're suspended now you can" Heath grinned, Casey instinctively looked at Brax who was already shaking his head
"Yeah I'm in" Casey replied, Brax shook his head again
"No your not going Casey. You're not even eighteen. You can't drink"
"Hasn't stopped him before" Heath shot back, "Let him live a little"
"He was under my supervision when he was drinking" Brax said becoming annoyed. Heath scoffed and threw his hands up in the air
"Well come and "supervise" him then"
"Nah I'm busy tonight, if you didn't realize I'm trying to organize a restaurant" Brax spat back
"Yeah, you're always there now. You don't care about the boys anymore" Heath said before they pulled up at the house and he got out slamming the door shut.
Casey sighed and started to get out, "Case. Promise me that you won't go out while I'm working tonight?"
"Yeah. Fine, whatever" Casey mumbled before getting out of the car and following his brother through the house.
Brax ran his hand over his face and sighed before hitting the steering wheel hard. He was starting to loose grip on his brothers and it felt like they just disregarded him lately and didn't bother to listen to what he said, even though it was beneficial for them.
Brax walked into the houses and got changed into his work clothes, he returned back out to find Casey and Heath fighting over the remote to the television. "Oi!" He shouted grabbing their attention
Both brothers looked over, stopping their childish tiff. "I'm going to work, Heath don't cause too much trouble and get in lock up and Casey, don't you even think about going out. Alright?"
Casey just rolled his eyes and nodded, "Whatever, bye"
It was several hours later, Heath had left to go and kick off his party and Casey sat at home, flicking through his study books. He sighed and got up, slamming his books shut and grabbing his phone before taking off out of the house, ready to meet Heath and his mates.
He didn't care that Brax said no, he didn't really care about anything anymore and he felt that everything Brax would say no to he'd feel the need to rebel against it.
The youngest Braxtns found himself walking along the beach front, he could hear the party from a few hundred meters away
"Hey, Grommit!" Half of the guys there called out, Casey bowed his head in embaressment. Casey slowly walked up and an already intoxicated Heath met with him
"Good choice to come here Case. Now come on, have some drinks, loosen up" Heath grinned,turning to the esky and grabbing a cold can of drink out
Casey took it gratefully and skulled the drink before going and sitting down with the remainder of the group. They'd known Casey since he was little, but it still didn't stop them from forcing drink after drink into the young boy.
Drink after drink, Casey slowly felt way out of his depth. He'd lost count of how many drinks that he'd actually had. The whole place was spinning and he so badly wanted to tell Heath that he wanted to go home, but knew Heath wouldn't take him and would call him all sorts of names.
"Hey Casey. Here have the last one of our mixes the boys and I had" One of the members said handing over a plastic bottle. Casey physically retched at having another drink and shook his head which sent him into another dizzy spell
"I don't want anymore,I feel so ill" Casey said placing his hands onto his stomach, almost doubling over. Heath came swaying over and smirked at Casey
"Looking a bit green there little bro, have another drink. Come on take this. Best mixture of alcohol, it'll make you feel better. Just skull it" Heath ordered.
Casey barely nodded and took his big brothers word for it, he grabbed the drink and quickly skulled it. The drink deffenetly wasn't good and it tasted like it was made up of half bourbon and vodka. The younger brother began retching and Heath started chuckling.
"Aw Casey. You're such a lightweight" He smirked before slapping his back and leaving Casey in the state that he was.
The younger brother ran over to a bush and started vomiting, he wiped the sweat from his head and tried to stand up before falling back down to the ground again. Heath walked by and Casey glanced up.
"Heath?" Casey called out before starting to throw up again, Heath sighed and turned back, trying to stifle his laugh
"What Casey?"
"Can you take me home, I really don't feel well. I think someone spiked my drink" Heath frowned down at Casey
"How dare you say of of the boys spiked it, you're just a lightweight. Why don't you call big Braxy like you always do and let him come save the day" Heath spat before leaving Casey again.
The younger brother shakily pulled out his phone, his phone shaking in his hands. He scrolled through and pressed Brax's numbe
"Casey, what's -" Brax was saying before he was cut off by hearing someone throwing up.
"Casey. Are you alright?" Brax asked worried, holding the phone closer to him as he tried to make out if that was the noise he was making.
"B-B-Brax. I need help. I feel...so...ill" Casey slurred, trying to refrain from throwing up again.
"Okay Case. I'm almost finished at work, just stay home. I'll be there soon"
"I'm sorry...I went...to..Heaths p-p-party-y" Casey slurred back. Brax could tell in his voice that something was deffenetly wrong and he could hear Casey taking shaky breaths.
Brax sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, "Alright. Stay put. I'll be there soon"
Casey was on his knees behind a bush, he couldn't stop throwing up. He could see Heath with his mates laughing at himself throwing up, the younger brother sighed and brought his knees to his chest and sat his head on top, breathing in and out deeply to try and pass the ill feeling in his stomach.
He saw Brax pull up just by the street and get out, walking up to the middle brother. "Oi. Where's Casey. He called me, said he felt sick"
Heath swayed and chuckled pointing over to the bushes, "Over there, throwing up"
Brax sighed, "What did he drink?"
The middle brother put his hands up, "I don't know. I didn't watch him. Probably a mixture of everything"
Brax shook his head and walked over to the bushes, "Hey Case. Lets get you home"
Casey looked up weakly at Brax and started to shakily get up before falling into his arms, "I feel so sick" He slurred, almost falling to the ground again before Brax hoisted his brother up.
"I know, you look like you've seen a ghost"
The older brother led Casey out and helped him into the car, before going around to his side and jumping in. "Just don't throw up in the car"
Casey nodded and felt like he was slowly slipping in and out of consciousness, "Brax" Casey said quietly, Brax glanced over.
"What's wrong, you going to be sick?"
Casey shook his head and the older brother watched as his baby brothers eyes rolled into the back off his head. "Case, Casey. Shit! Wake up!" Brax shouted while he tried to wake Case and keep his eyes on the road at the same time. He quickly swerved and pulled down another street, heading towards the hospital.
"Far out, c'mon Case. Don't do this"
Brax sped down the streets and turned up at the hospital, he slammed his door open and ran to Casey's side, unclipping his seatbelt. He grabbed Casey from inside the car and lifted him up before almost running up into the emergency department.
"Help, something's happened to my brother. His drunk himself stupid"
A nurse nodded and buzzed Brax through, "Here, carry him onto the bed"
Brax nodded and carried Casey onto the bed before doctors started to come through, "Brax" Sid said opening up the curtain, he glanced and saw a nurse rolling Casey onto the side and strapping a mask to his face.
"What happened?" Sid asked, Brax ran his hand over his face and let out a deep exhale
"He was drinking with some mates, I wasn't there. He called me to say he wasn't feeling well. I got there and he was shaking, vomiting"
Sid nodded and started to check out Casey, "Can you run a blood test and hook up and IV drip with fluids, i'll start to pump his stomach too. Brax you can sit over there, just try not to get in the way"
Brax nodded and pulled a chair into the corner, watching closely. The procedure started to take place and Brax couldn't help but grimace at what they were doing to Casey.
"Is he going to be okay?" Brax asked quietly, Sid looked over and nodded, he sighed out
"You got to him just in time, any later and it probably would have been worse" Sid explained
Brax nodded, "I'm going to kill Heath" he muttered, Sid lightheartedly smiled and returned his attention back to Casey who was starting to wake up.
"Brax, his waking. I might need you to calm him down" Sid said, Brax was up in the first few words of hearing that his little brother was awake. He raced to take the few steps to be beside Casey and gently placed a hand on his shoulder
"Case, mate its okay. You're in hospital-" Brax was saying before Casey started to panic that something was down the back of his throat.
"Casey, you can breath normally. We're just pumping your stomach, try and take it easy" Sid instructed, Brax gently held Casey down and turned his head to face him.
"It'll only be for a little longer. You're okay"
Hey all, here's the last chapter, or second last. Sorry it's late again. Hardly got any reviews so I didn't really have the want to write it. I felt you musnt have liked it:( drop a review if you want or I'll leave it here. Thanks:)