So, I know its kinda predictable about what happens to Nathaniel. I was having serious writers block okay?! BTW Thanks for following me. I WUV you. I changed the summary and category because I'm changing the path of the story a bit. ENJOY! Sorry for the shortness of it. I wanted to post another chapter.

Gwen POV

I covered my eyes from the blazing house that was the Parker's. My covered eyes didn't stop me from hearing Adrianne's screams.

"Our house, Brant! Our house is it's-" Adrianne was screaming and crying now. Amber was also not in good shape.

"My makeup! My clothes!? They are gone!" She yells.

"Everybody calm down! The fire men are here, it may be okay." Mr. Parker AKA Brant's voice was riddled with doubt. I turned to face the house. I could tell it wasn't going to be okay, the house was engulfed in orange flame. The whole street was stank of ash and decay.

"Oh, no it's not, Brant! Where are we going to stay?" Adrianne was wigging out, big time.

"Your sister's?"

"That's a 4 hour drive! She doesn't allow children anyway!"

I spoke up. "We could go to my house. We have two guest bedrooms there. Amber could take my room." Adrianne looked at me.

"We couldn't possibly ask you to do that for us! I mean-"

"It's okay! Auntie won't mind, Mrs. Parker."

"We have nowhere else to go, Adrianne." Brant said, his head hung low.

Adrianne sighed, "Okay."

Brant turned around to go to my house. When we arrived it was 12:04. Auntie was still awake of course. She stayed up to 3 or 4 in the morning doing what ever she does. I knocked on the door and she opened it.

"Oh, Gwen! How are you...?" She stared at the Parkers. "What are you guys doing here?" She let us all in. I explained their situation to Auntie. When I was done she said,

"What a horrible thing to happen! You may stay here as long as you like." She said to the Parkers. "I have only have two guest bedrooms though."

"I told them Amber could stay in my room and I'd sleep on the couch." Auntie nodded. She showed the Parkers their rooms. When they came back down, Auntie had some blankets and pillows for me on the couch. After several minutes of silence, Nate spoke up.

"I think I should take the couch."

"That's absurd!" Auntie and I said at the same time. "You're the guest!"

"But I don't think it's right to let a girl sleep on the couch." Nate said calmly. I glared at him.

"You're sleeping on the bed and that's that." Mr. and Mrs Parker went upstairs, obviously tired from the ordeal. Amber hadn't even come back down from Auntie's tour.

"I don't think so."

"Yes you are." I pulled his arm but he didn't budge. "Fine, be stubborn. I don't care. You can stand there all freaking night. You are not getting the couch." I laid down on the couch and pulled the covers over my head.

When I woke, it was 6:05. I turned over looking at the white sheets.

Wait. Our couch wasn't white?! Nor did we have sheets on our couch. I sat up and looked around. This wasn't our living room!

"Nathaniel, I'm going to kill you." I get up, still in my jeans and t-shirt from last night. I walk down and see Nate on the couch, sleeping. I walked over him and pull him off the couch. He hits the carpeted floor.

"Urghh. Ouch." He looks up at me. "Why'd you do that Gwen?" He rubs his head. I slap him. "OUCH!? What was that for?"

"I told you to take the bed!"

"So, I didn't. What's the big deal?"

"Now I feel bad because you're gonna have back pain. ALL DAY." Nate stands up, half-naked. I slap him again.

"STOP HITTING ME!" Nate rubs his face. "What was that for?"

"Why are you half-naked?!" I look him up and down. I can't help but notice that he has a six-pack.

"This is the way I sleep. So what?"

"It's awkward, really awkward!" I give him a blanket to cover himself up with. "Get a shirt on. Anyway, I'm going to cook breakfast." I go into the kitchen.

"You guys allergic to something?"

"Amber has an allergy to nuts of any kind. It's not bad though, she'll just get a rash." Nate says while slipping on his shirt.

"Okay, then." No famous almond omelet then. I guess we'll go with the regular eggs, bacon and pancakes. I put the bacon on the stove and start mixing the pancake batter. After 10 minutes the bacon is ready. I put it out counter to cool down. I pour the pancake batter on the extra large pan and stuck it on the stove. I got the eggs out of the fridge and crack a lot of eggs. They go in one pan to scramble. I flip the pancakes a couple of times and then they are ready. I scramble the eggs and put them on a plate. I get out the syrup and butte and whipped cream. Blue berries and strawberries too. When I was all done with breakfast it was about 7:30. Mr and Mrs. Parker came down and started to eat breakfast. Amber got up at 7:45 and started to eat too. Nate joined his sister and ate too.

"This is really good, Gwen." Adrianne compliments me.

"Thanks, Mrs. Parker. I always cook for Auntie and I."

"These are the best pancakes I've ever had." Brant stuffs his face.

"Thanks. I do use my own batter, so I guess that would have something to do with it."

Amber doesn't say anything and texts through breakfast. Brant coughs.

"Ahem. As you know our house has burnt down. We have decided to build a house this time. The only place we can stay is Aunt Lanie's house, though. We talked it over with 'Auntie' last night and she said that you kids could stay here for the time being."

"What?! No way am I staying with her."Amber glares at me. "Can't I just stay at Li or Charlotte's?"

Adrianne slams her fist on the table. "Amber Mildred Parker, these people are giving their home to you out of the goodness of their hearts. If they hadn't you would probably be sleeping in a cramped hotel room right now. Gwen gave you her BED. Gwen didn't ask for anything in return. Heck, she even made this delicious breakfast for us! I refuse to tolerate your rudeness to her and Auntie."

This is the first time I've seen Adrianne actually get mad at Amber. I didn't think Adrianne had a mean bone in her body. Amber sniffs.

"I hate you guys! You're so mean!" Amber runs off. Not as mean as she is though. Adrianne coughs into her hands.

"Please excuse my daughter's behavior, I don't know what has gotten into her." I smile at her.

"It's okay, Mrs. Parker."

"From now one, Gwen, they will be staying there. Treat them like your family. Do what you do on a regular basis. Punishments, curfews,chores. I don't want my children to affect your everyday lifestyle." Brant says. Adrianne and him stand up.

"We have to be going now. My sister is waiting for us." Adrianne kisses Nathaniel on the cheek and leaves to the door. Brant follows. I gather their plates and start to put them in the sink. Nate grabs a couple too.

"I'll help."

Nate grabs a couple of plates and starts washing them. I take the plates from him

"Have you ever washed a dish in your life?" I said, eyeing him.

"Yes! Well, kinda. Ok, no. But it can't be that hard."

"Rich people." I muttered. Nate tried to grab the plates from me. "Hey what are you doing?!" Nate grabs for the plates again and I try to turn around.

Smash.

"Oops." Nate looks down at the pieces of the plate. I glare at him. "I'm sorry."

"Yeah, but sorry doesn't fix the plate." I get out the broom and dust pan. "Put the plate shards in the trash please." I finish up the plates and grab my purse.

"Where are you going?"

"Out into town." I go to the door.

"Wait, I'll come with you."

Nathaniel POV

I walked with Gwen into the market. "Eggs, tomatoes, ham..." Gwen looks at the grocery list. "Hey, Nate, could you get these spices in that store?" She points to the store and hands me the list. "I think it'd be faster if we split up."

"Ok, but.." My voice trails off. This doesn't look like a good part of town. It was.. dirty. I saw a some guys standing outside the liquor store. They glared at me and I walked a bit faster.

"I'll be fine, Nate." Gwen rolled her eyes and pushed me towards the store.

I was just finishing up when I saw Gwen standing outside the store across the street. She wasn't alone. The guys from the liquor store surrounded her.

"Gwen!" I shouted when I felt a dirty hand cover my mouth and drag me into the alley.

"Yer better shut up if ya know what's good fer ya." A raspy voice said. "We gonna take that pretty girl of yer's, prissy rich boy." I felt a shiver run down my spine. I wiggled but his grip was tight. I was positioned so I could see what was happening.

Gwen was cornered with three guys. They were talking and making hand gestures. I saw Gwen shake her head no, and one took out his pocketknife. I squeezed my eyes shut, not wanting to see what happened next. I heard shouts of surprise when I saw Gwen kick the pocketknife out of his hand. It landed somewhere far away. I saw the others make a move to hit her. Gwen kicked one in the chest, causing him to fall over in shock, she pushed the other one over. The third one was still looking for his knife. Gwen sat on top of the guy she pushed and throwed punches at him. He was bruised and knocked out when Gwen got up. The guy she kicked in the chest got up when she kicked in the crotch, hard. The guy winced in pain and fell back down again. The third one snuck up on her, restraining her to the other alley wall. He was speaking again, much angrier now. Gwen was struggling to get out of his grip. Gwen suddenly looked at the man, smirking. The man looked back in surprise when she head bonked him.

Let me repeat that.

She head-bonked him. He fell to the ground, still surprised. She took his arm and twisted his arm behind his back. He winced in pain. Gwen held that arm bending it farther and farther back. I could see tears rolling down his cheeks. Gwen said something, and he nodded. She let go of his arm and got up. She then disappeared. The man's, who was behind me, face was twisted in shock.

"I suggest you let him go, unless you want to end up like your friends." Gwen spoke behind me.

"Gwen!" I twisted around, trying to face her. The man loosened his grip on me and backed away. Then he took off. "Gwen!? I was so worried!" I gripped her tight, to make sure she was still there. What happened, it was like a dream.

"I told you, I'm okay." Gwen said.

"How did you do that? Where did you learn that?"

Gwen froze. "N-nowhere. It's nothing Nate." Gwen walked off.

I realized I almost know nothing about Gwen.

She was hiding so many secrets.