Here is the latest chapter of A New Life. I hope you enjoy it because i loved writing it. It's one of the longest chapters yet too.
I would like to thank LVCEBREROS because without her i would have not had the motivation to do this because school is a pain but here it is.
Please enjoy :D
"So what happened exactly?" Freddie asked as he and Ryan helped Dylan walk, Chris walking next to Freddie still rubbing his jaw.
"Not really a conversation I want to have right now. When will we be able to stop? We've been walking for ages." Dylan said.
"It's been like 5 minutes. And we need to get down to the road and my girlfriend will meet us there." Freddie said.
"Is she a vampire too?" Ryan asked.
"No and I hope she never will have to be one." Freddie replied and Ryan looked at Chris and the two shared a look. The four then walked silently away from the cliffs to a dirt road where Sam was leaning against her car.
"Hey. I think Pete is going to kill you now." Sam said as she opened the back door and Ryan and Freddie got Dylan in, Ryan and Chris sliding into the back either side of him.
"Chris turned him. And if Pete tries to kill me I'll run." Freddie said and Sam sighed.
"You can't keep doing this or you could turn the entire of Seattle to vampires." Sam joked and Freddie half smiled.
"I know, but I just, if I can help them why not? And I feel like I owe someone for what I did at the museum, even if I don't remember it." Freddie said and Sam put her hand to his cheek.
"Baby, it wasn't your fault. You don't owe anyone and if I remember correctly, a few of the people that were there are now sitting in the cabin waiting patiently for you to return with yet another vampire." Sam said and Freddie looked down at his hands.
"Hey. It'll be alright. Come on. I'll drive. I got you some spare clothes on the way too so you can change." Sam said and Freddie nodded, giving her a quick kiss before sliding into the passenger seat while Sam walked around the car and got into the driver's seat, looking over at Freddie as she started the car, Ryan, Dylan and Chris staying silent when Sam grabbed Freddie's hand a couple minutes later.
Back at the cabin, once Freddie had changed into a dry pair of jeans and a dark grey-blue zip up hoody, he walked into the living room and walked over to Sam who put her arm around his waist.
"So, what are we supposed to do? We have an overload of vampires in this room right now." Pete said, nodding over to the table where Jasper, Jessica, Kyle, John, Lilah, Yvette, Chris, Ryan and Dylan sat, Freddie pinching the bridge between his nose as Sam squeezed him slightly.
"We bring someone here this time. Blindfold them and tie their hands up so they can't escape and then take them to the hospital saying that you found them outside of the cabin coming back from getting lunch." Freddie said and Pete ran his fingers through his hair.
"This is risky." Pete said.
"Well after what happened last night with Kyle I don't really want to take that chance just yet." Freddie said and Pete sighed, giving a nod and going to walk to the door when Ryan walked over.
"I heard you talking and… and I think that you should just use me instead of going and finding someone. I know that my brother could accidently kill me but I'd rather have him kill me then… I would just rather it." Ryan said and Freddie looked over at Dylan.
"Dylan, are you okay with that?" Freddie asked, knowing he could hear him and Dylan walked over.
"It's his decision." Dylan said and Ryan nodded, staring at his brother as Chris and Kyle walked over.
"You doing better today?" Freddie asked and Kyle nodded.
"John's arm is better as well." Kyle replied and Sam used her free hand to squeeze his shoulder.
"Okay. Let's get this over and done with." Ryan said and Dylan sighed, Chris and Pete standing behind Dylan in case they needed to pull him off, Chris looking away from Ryan when Ryan looked him up and down.
"Okay. Drink his blood until he can't fight anymore and then pull away. If you can't, that's what Chris and Pete are for." Freddie said and Dylan looked unnerved, watching as Kyle stood slightly more in front of Sam and Freddie and stared directly at him with his arms crossed over his chest.
"If you don't do this soon I'm going to fall asleep." Ryan said and Dylan looked back at him, taking a deep breath before leaning forward and biting into his neck, the blood touching his lips and making him grab hold of Ryan arms hard. Staring directly into his eyes, Chris watched as Ryan's eyes began to droop 10 minutes later and watched his body fall limp, Chris turning to Pete who nodded and then grabbed Dylan's shoulders and pulled him back, Chris catching Ryan before he hit the floor and then gently laying him down.
"Definitely went better than expected." Pete said as Dylan wiped his face silently and Freddie nodded, Sam already pulling out her phone.
"Should I call 911 and say he fainted?" She asked and Freddie put his arm around her shoulders.
"No. Move him to the couch and get him to drink a lot of water." Dylan said.
"He needs a hospital." Sam said.
"I know my brother and this isn't the first time he's lost that much blood at once. Just get some water." Dylan said and Pete nodded, looking at Kyle for a moment who sighed and then walked off into the kitchen, Chris and Dylan lifting Ryan up off the floor and dragging him to the couch.
"How much does your brother eat? Jeez." Chris said and Dylan rolled his eyes.
"Shut up and help me get him up onto the couch." Dylan said and Chris sighed, he and Dylan lifting Ryan more onto the couch and then lifting his feet onto it, Chris going around to stand next to Freddie who gave him a weird look.
Once Kyle had come back with the water and Dylan had managed to get a passed out Ryan to drink it all, everyone sat around the room, Jasper, Jessica, Yvette, Kyle, John and Lilah left to go to their homes while Chris, Freddie, Pete, Sam, Dylan and Ryan stayed in the cabin.
"So Chris, the look you gave Ryan before Dylan bit him." Freddie said and Chris looked away.
"What look?" He asked feigning ignorance and Freddie rolled his eyes.
"Don't play dumb. I saw the look between you two." Freddie said and Chris elbowed him in the side.
"Don't. Just don't." Chris said.
"Touchy about your sexuality?" Sam asked from next to Freddie and Chris glared at her.
"Very." She said and Freddie put his hand on her knee.
"Yeah, laugh it up. I love it when people decide who I like and who I don't for me. It's just fantastic." Chris snapped before he got up and walked across the room to the hallway, disappearing down it and walking into the bathroom, slamming the door behind him making Freddie and Sam look at each other.
"Hey. Has anyone seen Danny or Cassie today?" Pete asked and Freddie nodded.
"This morning. They're spending the day out and about, mainly for Danny's sake in hopes they don't run into Chelsea again." Freddie said.
"I would have thought he would have been happy to see her." Sam said and Pete shook his head.
"She abandoned him when he needed her most. People don't generally forget that in a hurry." Pete replied.
"Still. It'd have to at least be good to see her." Sam said.
"Depends what happened the last time they spoke." Freddie answered and Sam looked down at his hand on her leg, putting her hand over it and squeezing it.
"I think I might go and check on Chris. Something is up in his head." Freddie said after a moment and Sam nodded, smiling slightly when Freddie kissed her hand and then got up and walked down the hall.
"How's he going?" Sam asked Dylan and Dylan sighed.
"His heart is beating stronger than before. He should be awake later tonight." He replied.
"And if not?" Pete asked.
"Then I call an ambulance and hope that he won't die." Dylan answered and Pete half smirked before turning to Sam.
"What?" Sam asked, narrowing her eyes, and Pete stood up.
"Would you mind if I asked for some help on something?" Pete asked and Sam raised her eyebrows.
"Depends what it is." She replied and Pete's face got a nervous smile on his face.
In the bathroom, Chris was sitting on the toilet seat staring at his hands which were clenched together as he leant forward, his elbows on his knees.
Sitting silently, he sighed when he heard a knock on the door and he stood up to unlock the door, opening it to see Freddie.
"Everything alright?" Freddie asked and Chris sighed, going back and sitting on the toilet seat, watching quietly as Freddie closed the door and then pushed himself up onto the bench that had the basin in it.
"Sorry I snapped before." Chris said.
"It's fine. I'm guessing you're confused about how you feel." Freddie said.
"What gave it away?" Chris asked.
"It isn't a bad thing Chris. You just don't know what you want and that's fine." Freddie replied.
"Yeah, but my family is kind of anti-gay so I'd be disowned if I turned out to be gay." Chris said.
"Then I would hunt them down and knock some sense into them. I'm sure Jasper and Kyle would be happy to help me." Freddie said and Chris half smiled.
"I'm sure they'd listen to someone like you. I mean, you almost got control of me and I was a born vampire so no one should have power over me." Chris said and Freddie frowned, thinking the ending of his words were spoken too quickly but just shaking it off.
"Look, as far as I see it you're still Chris. Who cares who you like. That's your business. Just tell your parents that when you finally figure it all out." Freddie said and Chris looked over at him as Freddie hopped down from the counter.
"I'm going to go and get Dylan ready to help me handle Kyle tonight. I'll get Sam to watch Ryan for him. I'll need his help trying to stop Kyle from trying to kill us again." Freddie said and Chris nodded, smiling when Freddie reached over and ruffled his hair.
"I'll be out there when you finally venture back out. Take your time." Freddie said and Chris nodded, watching him leave, waiting for the door to close before he dropped his shoulders and let out a defeated breath.
Walking along a hiking trail that lead through the park, Danny and Cassie walked quietly holding hands, Cassie rubbing small circles on the back of his hand with her thumb.
"You know you can't avoid her forever." Cassie said eventually and Danny sighed.
"I know. I just, I wish she had of let me know in some way she was coming beforehand." He replied.
"I know honey. Are you still mad at Pete?" She asked and Danny shook his head.
"He was only doing as he was told. And he thought that leaving was the right thing to do the entire time himself." Danny replied.
"True." Cassie replied and Danny looked straight ahead at the trees.
"What are you planning to do about this Danny?" Cassie asked and Danny shrugged.
"All I know is that she abandoned me and I don't want to just forgive her because she miraculously came back." He said and Cassie nodded, the two sitting down on a bench shaded by the trees.
"How did our lives get so messy?" Danny asked after a while and Cassie rested her chin on his shoulder looking at him.
"Everyone's life is messy at some point. Our mess is just harder to clean up is all." She replied, her fingers lightly brushing at the back of his neck and he closed his eyes, leaning his body into her.
"I wish life would just stop you know? Just for a few minutes, a few minutes where you wouldn't have to remember or feel the pain you've been caused or the guilt you feel and you can just be happy." Danny said, his voice cracking slightly at the end and Cassie lifted her head, studying his face for a moment before pulling him into a hug, Danny automatically wrapping his arms around her in return and burying his face in the crook of her neck.
"It's going to be okay Dan." Cassie said as she ran a hand up and down his back and he pulled back to look at her, his eyes red from holding back tears.
"How do you know that?" Danny asked.
"I don't, but I have hope that one day things will look up. Who knows, maybe Freddie will create a vampire army that can take down the people that have made us feel bad and worthless." Cassie joked and Danny let out a shaky laugh, Cassie smiling and resting her hand on the side of his head, running her fingers gently through his hair.
"All we can do is try and find the good side to all of this mess. That's all we can really do." Cassie said and Danny nodded, resting his forehead against hers and closing his eyes again, the two sitting quietly in each other's presence.
Just a small distance away behind a tree, Chelsea stood watching them, having heard their every word, a look of sadness on her face as she let his words sink in, hooping that one day he would be ready enough to forgive her.
Sitting on the armchair in the cabin watching TV, Chris glanced over to the still out of it Ryan and sighed. After leaving the bathroom, Dylan had told him that he wanted him to look after Ryan when he went out that night and, while Chris had tried to say that he should go in case they needed his help, Freddie had told him that he would have Pete and Jasper to help if things went bad and, when Chris had asked why Sam couldn't do it, Sam only said that she was having a sleepover with Carly, kissed Freddie a few times and then left, Freddie walking her out.
Sitting on the couch now, Chris couldn't help but look over at Ryan and stare at his face. It looked so calm and relaxed, two things Chris wasn't, and Chris, against his will, couldn't stop thinking that it was a nice sight to see.
Forcing his eyes back to the television, Chris leant his head on his hand and breathed out heavily. Forcing his mind go blank, Chris sat still for several minutes before a soft groan filled the air and he moved his head to see Ryan open his eyes and going to sit up.
"Where am i?" Ryan asked as Chris got up and handed him a glass of water, Ryan taking it and sipping from it.
"Still at the cabin. Freddie took Dylan out to help him with some stuff. They should be back in a couple of hours." Chris said and Ryan nodded, drinking a few more sips of water before setting the glass down on the coffee table and standing up, moving too fast causing a rush of dizziness to hit him and cause Chris to grab his arms to steady him.
"Whoa. Head rush. Thanks." Ryan said and Chris nodded, staring into his eyes for a moment before letting go of him.
"Uh, no worries." Chris replied and Ryan smiled a dazzling smile, Chris feeling his breath catch in his throat.
What's wrong with you? He just woke up after having most of his blood taken out of his body. You shouldn't want to kiss him! Chris yelled to himself and Ryan frowned, seeing the inner turmoil in his eyes.
"Is everything alright?" Ryan asked and Chris swallowed, quickly trying to avoid his gaze.
"Uh, yeah. Yeah. Totally fine." He said and Ryan raised an eyebrow.
"Sure. And I'm Houdini. What's on your mind?" Ryan asked.
"Nothing." Chris said.
"Okay. I don't believe you but okay." Ryan said and Chris sighed, stepping away and going to sit on the armchair when Ryan grabbed his arm.
"Hang on. I want to see something first." Ryan said with a mischievous look in his eyes and, before Chris had a chance to do anything but look confused, Ryan grabbed his face and kissed him, the kiss lasting ten seconds before he pulled away to see a wide eyed Chris, the look of pure shock on his face.
"W-wha… y-you j-just… you just…"
"I just kissed you yes." Ryan said in an amused voice.
"Wha.. why?" Chris asked and Ryan half smirked.
"Well, I like you for one. You have a nice face." Ryan said and Chris went bright red.
"And also because I thought you liked guys. Although if you don't at least you have kissed a gu-" Ryan's words were cut off by Chris grabbing his shoulders and slamming his lips to his, Ryan standing shocked for all of two seconds before kissing back, one hand going to the back of Chris's head and the other his hip, pulling him closer as their lips moved together, Chris gripping Ryan's shirt in his hands. Kissing for a good few minutes, Chris suddenly pulled back and stumbled into the coffee table, trying to regain himself but tripping over his own foot and falling into Ryan who caught him and tried to steady him.
"Okay. Why don't we just sit down?" Ryan said cautiously and Chris nodded weakly, letting Ryan move him to the couch and then push him into a sitting position, sitting next to him and putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Can I ask what caused that little freak out?" Ryan asked and Chris rubbed his eyes and sighed.
"That… that was my first kiss." Chris said quietly and Ryan's eyes went wide.
"Wait, seriously? You seemed to know what you were doing." Ryan said.
"It's not exactly hard to figure out." Chris said.
"Okay. True." Ryan said and Chris weakly smiled for a second before he wrapped his arms around himself.
"What else is on your mind?" Ryan asked.
"It might sound totally fake and stupid, but until just now I didn't know who I liked, if I was gay or not." Chris said and Ryan nodded.
"And what is the verdict?" Ryan asked and Chris looked up at him.
"What do you think?" Chris asked before he grabbed the back of Ryan's head and pulled him into a kiss, Ryan smiling into it and wrapping his arms around the younger one, pulling him as close as he could.
Out in an alley, Freddie and Jasper were each holding one of Kyle's arms, Cassie, Danny, Michael and Dylan standing to the side watching while Pete was holding a girl by the arms.
"Come on man. I didn't even do anything wrong." The girl said.
"You were not only selling drugs but you were going to stab us when we walked down here." Michael said.
"Yeah, but I didn't. I don't think I deserve to die because of it." She said.
"You aren't going to be killed. Hopefully." Jasper said and fear flashed on the girls face.
"Hopefully?" She asked and Freddie sighed.
"We'll try our best to save you. If not then we could turn you." Freddie said, getting a glare from Pete.
"Or not." He muttered under his breath before he looked to Kyle and held his arm a little tighter.
"Okay. Let's do this." Freddie said and Kyle breathed in deep.
"Yes. Let's see what goes on here." A voice came from near the entrance to the alleyway and everyone turned their heads to see an older man, messy light brown hair on his head, his eyes bright red with his arms crossed.
"Who are you?" Cassie asked and the man smiled, walking forward a bit to be closer.
"I'm Nolan. I'm what is called a true vampire." Nolan said.
"You're the one that made me turn crazy. I-I remember your face in the mirror. You were there." Freddie said and Nolan clapped.
"Yes I was and my plan would have worked if you weren't madly in love. Love is annoying in my opinion." Nolan said.
"You're the only one that thinks that." Danny said and Nolan smirked.
"Depends on who you ask really." He replied and the groups attention was turned to Kyle when he let out a low growl.
"Kyle, calm down." Freddie said, Kyle starting to try and get out of his and Jasper's grip, his eyes focused in on the girl.
"Pete, get her out of here." Freddie said and Pete nodded, going to pull the girl along only to be stopped when Nolan spoke.
"Stop. Let her go." He said in an authoritive tone and Pete froze, his eyes going wide and his hands shaking, trying to fight it but eventually letting the girl go, the girl quickly backing away and hiding behind Cassie, Danny, Dylan and Michael.
"What just happened?" Jasper asked.
"You're the one that bit Pete in the woods." Danny said and Nolan laughed.
"Why aren't you smart? I bet it's a bit unnerving to see your creator like this huh?" He asked and Danny growled slightly, Jasper grabbing hold of Kyle's other arm as Freddie let go of it.
"Leave Pete alone." He spat and Nolan looked down at him, amused.
"What is a pretty boy like you going to do about it?" Nolan said and Freddie's lip twitched.
"I can see the anger in your eyes. You try so hard to hold it back. But what's the point? You know what it's like to just want and to let it take over. It's a thrilling feeling." Nolan said as he circled Freddie and Freddie shook his head.
"No it isn't. It makes you feel powerless. You have no control over what you do and when you come out of it, if you come out of it, you remember nothing." Freddie said.
"That's because you haven't embraced it. Pete, grab the girl." Nolan said in his authoritive tone and Pete, whose eyes had gone red, moved slowly forward.
"Pete stop." Freddie said in an equally authoritive voice and Pete stopped dead, Nolan's eyes flashing a little brighter and his nostrils flaring.
"How did you do that? Only one person can control another at a time." Nolan said and Kyle's growls were heard from behind him, this time the growls focused on Nolan.
"I'm guessing he's yours. Issues with remaining in control." Nolan said.
"The only reason he has problems is because his insides fell out of his body and he doesn't feel right inside." Jasper replied and Nolan sighed.
"So loyal to your maker. Unlike some." Nolan growled at Pete who just swayed slightly, his eyes flicking between Nolan and Freddie.
"Pete attack." Nolan said.
"Don't move Pete." Freddie replied, Pete having stepped forward and then stopping again.
"Attack."
"No." Freddie growled and Pete whined, his body shaking.
"Stop it. You're confusing him." Michael yelled and Freddie looked over to Pete, forgetting about Nolan for a moment and walking over to him.
"Pete, it's okay if you don't want to fight it, but you have to try and get in control. It's your mind. Only you are allowed to control it." Freddie said and Pete stared at him, his eyes beginning to flicker between red and their normal colour.
"No." Nolan growled and Kyle snarled at him, Jasper struggling to hold him back.
"You can do this Pete. Think of your family, of Amber. Hold onto all of the happy memories and let them take over." Freddie said and Pete grabbed hold of his hair, his eyes squeezing shut.
"What are you doing? You're ruining everything!" Nolan yelled before lunging at Freddie, almost reaching him when he was slammed backwards by Kyle, Jasper standing close by with an infuriated look on his face.
Snarling loudly, Kyle launched himself at Nolan, hitting him hard in the face with his fist, Nolan snarling back and kicking him hard in the stomach, sending him backwards into the wall and knocking him out, Jasper racing at him only to be round house kicked in the face, sending him to the ground.
"Why are you doing this?" Freddie asked.
"Because I deserve to be in control. Vampires should live their true nature and be feared, not blend into the group like filthy traitors." Nolan growled.
"The only traitor here is you." Freddie yelled back and Nolan leapt at him, going to hit him only to stop when Freddie grabbed his neck, his eyes bright red and his face unreadable, Pete, who was back in control, quickly dragging Kyle and Jasper to the others and standing in front of their limp bodies.
"What's happening?" Cassie asked in a whisper.
"Freddie's switched to the Freddie we saw the day of the museum attacks." Pete replied and Cassie's eyes went wide, Danny grabbing hold of her hand and holding it tight as they watched both of Freddie's hands roughly grab Nolan's head right under his jaw.
"It's you." Nolan gasped out, fear covering his face as he stared at Freddie who cocked his head slightly.
"And who is that?" Freddie asked in a strangely calm voice, one that unnerved the others watching.
"You… you don't have to kill me. I-I can stop." Nolan suddenly begged and Freddie sighed.
"You and I both know that's not true." He said and Nolan grabbed his hands, trying to pull them off of him to no avail.
"Freddie, what are you doing?" Cassie asked and Freddie turned to look at her, staring at her blankly before turning back to Nolan, staring at him before he dropped his hands and stepped back, his eyes going back to brown as Nolan began to laugh.
"You couldn't hurt a fly when you know what you're doing. You should have just let him die." He laughed, looking over at Danny and laughing. As his back was turned though, Freddie picked up the knife the girl had dropped earlier that night and threw it, hitting Nolan square in the middle of his back, making his laughter stop and the terrified look come back to his face as he fell to his knees and Freddie grabbed his head from behind.
"You really are." He said and Freddie looked down at him.
"What am I?" Freddie asked as he turned his neck violently, hearing a loud crack that made the others flinch.
"You're King. Chris was right." He whispered before Freddie twisted his head hard the other way and pulled up, Nolan's head ripping clean off of his body which fell forward, Freddie staring at the head in his hands for a moment before it suddenly dawned on him what just happened and he dropped the head in shock, backing up into a dumpster as Pete walked over to Nolan and looked at the body, Cassie, Danny, Dylan, Michael and the girl staring at Freddie in shock and fear.
2 hours later back at the cabin, Chris was laughing at something Ryan had said when the front door busted open and Freddie stumbled in, his breathing fast and ragged and his eyes wide as saucers, Cassie close behind him and quickly going to rub his back as he ripped his coat off, stumbling forward a bit before he suddenly threw up the contents of his stomach onto the floor, Cassie just rubbing his back as Dylan dragged in a passed out Kyle and Michael dragging in Jasper, Chris racing over to help them get the two carefully laid on the floor, Ryan grabbing cushions for their heads to be rested on.
"What happened?" Chris asked and Michael sighed.
"We found out who turned Pete." He said.
"What? Oh my god. Where is he exactly?" Chris asked.
"That's the thing. Freddie ripped his head off. Literally. Danny and Pete are outside trying to figure out what to do with the body." Dylan said and Chris's eyes went wide and his jaw dropped.
"That's not possible." Chris whispered.
"What's not possible?" Ryan asked.
"Vampires are like humans, we can't physically rip a head off of another vampire. Unless… I'll be back." Chris said and he quickly walked out of the cabin, getting outside and pulling his phone out of his pocket. Once he had dialled a number and put the phone to his ear, his breathing getting a little faster when the call was answered.
"Chris? What's wrong?" A deep voice asked and Chris swallowed.
"It's Freddie." Chris replied shakily and there was silence for a moment.
"How do you know?" The voice eventually asked and Chris ran his fingers through his hair.
"Because he tore a head off of another vampire. It's him." Chris said and he heard a scraping sound in the background.
"Where are you?" Came his father's voice a moment later and Chris told him.
"I'll be there in 2 hours. Make sure he doesn't leave." He said and Chris nodded.
"Okay. Bye." Chris said and then he hung up, taking a deep breath and putting his phone away.
"You alright?" A voice asked and Chris spun around to see Ryan.
"Depends what fine is really." Chris said and Ryan put his hand on his shoulder for a moment, dropping it when Danny and Pete pulled up in a car and got out, opening the trunk and pulling something out of the boot wrapped in a blanket.
"Is that the guy?" Ryan asked and Danny nodded, the two dumping it on the ground as Chris and Ryan walked over.
"We're going to bury the body just in the woods." Pete said and Chris nodded, watching as they unwrapped the body. As the body and head which was sitting where the head should be but a little bit above it was revealed however, Chris froze and stared down at it for a moment before he started shaking and fell to his knees.
"Chris?" Ryan asked as he knelt next to him and Chris just stared at Nolan's body, frozen for a moment before he moved closer and shakily lifted up Nolan's wrist, tears forming in his eyes when he saw a silver band on it that said "Once my hero, always my hero".
"Oh my god. No. no." Chris suddenly screamed before he started sobbing and Ryan quickly pulled him into his arms, looking over at Danny and Pete with the same confused look on his face that they had.
As Chris cried into Ryan's shirt, Dylan, Michael, Cassie and Freddie walked out of the cabin, Cassie with her arm around Freddie who was really pale.
"What's going on?" Cassie asked and Danny shrugged, everything silent but Chris's crying until Bianca appeared from the path and hurried over to Chris.
"What happened?" She asked and Chris looked up at her.
"Nolan's dead. He's dead." He sobbed and Bianca quickly hugged him.
"It's going to be okay. Shhh. It'll be alright." She said and Chris buried his face in her neck, sobbing like his life depended on it.
"So how did Chris know him?" Pete asked a while later when they had all moved back inside and Nolan's body had been wrapped back up and placed in the shed.
"When Chris was young he and his father were close but as time went on they got more distant and when Chris was 10, his dad, my uncle, he got extremely mad at Chris for him trying to help and Chris ran away in tears. Nolan, who was a guard at the time, went and looked for him for 3 hours before he found him hidden somewhere in the castle we lived in. He sat with Chris for the rest of the night playing board games and just being stupid and after that Nolan became the father Chris never really had and always wanted. When Chris was twelve some serial killer tried to kill him and Nolan went berserk and murdered him. Of course no one believed him or Chris so Chris's father and the king banished Nolan. Later that night Chris's father went to talk to him to find that Chris had packed all of his things in a bag and ran, leaving nothing but a note saying something like 'I'm going with Nolan. He's my real family.' Chris and Nolan came to Seattle and Nolan did his best to protect Chris from any harm." Bianca said.
"Well he didn't do a very good job of it." Michael muttered and Chris, who had been sitting curled up on the couch, turned his head and glared at him.
"He did a better job than my own blood father. When I was 16 Nolan started to lose his head and he told me that he had to leave to protect me so I let him go and gave him that silver band on his wrist so that he knew I would always care for him like family and would always be there if he needed me. He called every day even though he lost his true self. I knew everything that he did because he told me. Who do you think lead Katie and Amelia to Pete? He may have done bad things but at least he was always honest about them." Chris snapped before turning away and Ryan, who was sitting next to him, rubbed his arm.
"Chris, I'm sorry. About killing him." Freddie whispered from the armchair and Chris shook his head.
"Don't be. I'm not blaming you. The real him was long gone. It was just a shell that you killed. It doesn't mean it doesn't hurt but I'm not blaming you for it." Chris said and Freddie nodded, wrapping his arms tighter around his knees when Chris wiped another tear away.
"What are we going to do about his body? We can't leave it in the barn forever." Danny said after a minute and Chris sniffed.
"I'll handle it tomorrow. I know a few people who owe me some favours." Chris said and Danny nodded, the room falling silent until Sam walked in followed closely by Gabe and Millie.
"Hey. Sam came and got us on her way here. What happened?" Millie asked as Sam walked over to Freddie and Cassie launched into the story, her, Danny and Bianca telling the story of what had happened over the past few hours and when they were done, Millie went and sat next to Chris, grabbing his hand and squeezing it.
"How much longer until your dad gets here?" Gabe asked and Chris shrugged, his eyes focused down on the ground, Gabe walking over to Kyle and Jasper who were still out of it.
"What happened to these two?" Gabe asked.
"That is none of your business." A deep voice said from the doorway and everyone turned to look as Bianca jumped up and ran over to him.
"Uncle Romeo." She said and Romeo smiled, pulling her into a hug and then looking around the room.
"What happened?" He asked when he noticed Kyle and Jasper lying on the floor and Bianca looked over to Chris.
"It's Nolan. He's the one that had his head ripped off." She said quietly and Romeo looked over to Chris who was staring down at the ground.
"Well, he deserved it." Romeo said and Chris's eyes flicked up to him.
"What did you just say?" He asked as he stood up and Ryan looked at Danny who looked ready to leap.
"I said he deserved it. He was a murderer and he hurt a lot of people. He deserved to be put down." Romeo replied in his booming voice and Chris stared at him, his eyes full of fire but his face blank.
"Chris?" Bianca asked nervously and Dylan, who was somewhat close to her, walked over to her and pulled her away from Romeo who watched him with confusion. However, the confusion was quickly replaced with fear when Chris's eyes suddenly flashed red and he screamed, leaping at Romeo and punching him hard in the face, getting 3 punches in before Gabe and Danny tried to pull him off.
"Te odio! Era un mejor padre de lo que nunca fueron y nunca lo será. Se preocupaba por mí cuando me abandonaste. Tomó me importa después que dejé porque él se preocupaba por mí. Mató a ese hombre porque era un asesino en serie y él trató de matarme! Él me estaba protegiendo, algo que nunca hiciste." (I hate you! He was a better father than you ever were and ever will be. He found me when you abandoned me. He took care me after i left because he cared about me. He killed that man because he was a serial killer and he tried to kill me! He was protecting me, something you never did.) Chris screamed at Romeo who had his hands up in defence, Gabe and Danny struggling to hold Chris back as he tried to hit his father.
"Calm down." Bianca yelled and Chris snarled fiercely, his eyes going a brighter red, Ryan who was standing near the couch seeing the fear grow in Romeo's eyes.
"No me digas qué hacer. Nunca estuviste ahí para mí y usted piensa que usted tiene el derecho a decirme lo que debo y no debo hacer? Yo sólo debería matarte. Nolan sólo alguna vez trató de protegerme y por eso fue el año pasado cuando tuvo problemas para mantener el control. Me gustaría que estuvieras en su lugar, porque al menos entonces el mejor padre no estaría muerto!" (Don't tell me what to do. You were never there for me and you think that you have the right to tell me what i should and shouldn't do? I should just kill you. Nolan only ever tried to protect me which is why he left last year when he had trouble keeping control. I wish you were in his place because at least then the better father wouldn't be dead!) Chris yelled and Romeo backed up slightly, Chris's eyes glowing in fury and rage.
"We need to stop him." Millie yelled and Ryan glanced at her, taking a deep breath before walking quickly over to Chris, pulling Gabe out the way, looking at Romeo for a moment before turning to Chris and grabbing his face.
"Ryan." Dylan yelled, but before anyone could do anything, Ryan slammed his lips to Chris's and Chris froze, the entire room falling silent as Ryan held Chris's head to his. It was almost 30 seconds when Ryan pulled away and Chris's eyes had returned to their natural hazel colour.
"Well, that was unexpected." Danny said in a somewhat joking tone, but the room stayed silent as Ryan and Chris stared at each other.
"I'm just a little confused. Is he gay?" Gabe asked and Dylan slapped him on the back of the head, he and Bianca having moved more to the middle of the room.
"I think that's kind of obvious." Freddie said quietly, Sam rubbing his despite the surprised look on her face.
"Why don't we go and sit down?" Ryan asked Chris in a low voice and Chris nodded, a dazed expression on his face as Ryan lead him to the couch and sat him down, sitting down next to him and grabbing his hand. Romeo, who looked the most shocked and also terrified, just stared at Chris who was looking down at his and Ryan's entwined fingers.
Before any real talk could begin again, Jasper and Kyle begun to stir and Cassie walked over to them to help them up, Jasper appreciating the help while Kyle got himself up and then went and sat down on the coffee table which had been pushed to the side.
"How did we get back here exactly?" Jasper asked and Cassie sighed before launching into the story of the night, Sam the only one knowing that tears fell from Freddie's eyes onto her shirt.
The next evening, Pete, Danny, Cassie, Gabe, Millie and Dylan had just arrived at Pete's dad's house as they were having a bonfire and Angelo and Kayla had invited them all.
"I can't believe that we all got invited to this." Dylan said as they got out of the car and Pete half smiled.
"Well, they consider you family since we all kinda live in the same cabin." Pete said.
"So we're family now huh? Okay. I'll remember that for when you pull that whole 'You're under my control' thing." Danny joked and Pete rolled his eyes.
"Well you kinda are." Millie said as Gabe put his arm around her and Cassie sighed.
"Alright. Let's just get into the yard before a brawl starts." She half laughed and Danny shook his head as the gate opened and Amber and Kayla walked out.
"You made it." Amber said and Pete nodded, the two kissing when Amber had reached him.
"Okay. No need for that. That's for when you're alone." Andy said when he walked through the fence and Kayla scoffed.
"Gross dad." She said and he smiled.
"So who are all of these friends of you you've brought?" Andy asked and Pete pulled away from Amber.
"Freddie wasn't feeling too well so he couldn't make it but this is Gabe, Millie, Dylan, the new member of the weird family, Cassie and Danny." Pete said and Andy shook everyone but Danny's hand who he stopped and looked at, a strange look on his face.
"Have you two met before?" Amber asked and Danny blinked.
Walking into the station, Angelo was holding a picture of the 17 year old Pete. He had been missing for 3 months and Angelo was feeling the loss of his son more and more.
As he walked towards the sheriff's office, a loud yelling was heard from inside and after a loud smashing sound, the door slammed open and a teenage boy about Pete's age with darker hair walked out with a bright red mark on his face.
"Daniel Vincent Wyatt. Get back here right now!" Sheriff Wyatt yelled, appearing at the door and the boy flipped him the finger over his shoulder.
"Screw you!" He yelled before he walked away faster, getting near the front desk before he slowed down having almost run into Andy.
"You alright kid? That looks like one shiner." Andy said and the boy touched it, flinching slightly.
"I'm fine. My dad is just a bastard." He muttered and Andy's eyes narrowed.
"Daniel, get your ass back into my office." Wyatt said in a low angry voice as he reached them and Andy stepped slightly in front of Daniel.
"Move Barton. I'm not in the mood to be dealing with you right now." Wyatt growled, getting up in Andy's face and Andy put his hand on his chest and pushed him back slightly.
"I knew there was a reason I never liked you, but now I'm disgusted. To treat your child like that is a crime and it's even worse when you run a force. Why don't you take a step back?" Andy asked and Wyatt's nostrils flared.
"Don't tell me what to do." He said.
"You're making a scene dad. Are you sure you want to continue this conversation?" Daniel sneered and Wyatt glowered at him before stepping back and adjusting the gun on his holster.
"I'll see you when I get home. Be there no later than 10." Wyatt said before he turned and walked back to his office, Andy waiting for the door to close before turning to Daniel and sighing when he saw the bruise on his face.
"You alright?" Andy asked and Daniel nodded, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Your son, he's the one that went missing isn't he?" Daniel asked and Andy looked away.
"My dad isn't someone you can rely on. That's a tip I'm going to give you now. You'd be better off with Margaret at the front desk and she can barely stand on a good day." Daniel said and Andy looked back to him.
"That's why I'm looking myself. Did you know Peter?" Andy asked and Daniel shook his head.
"But I know his friends brother Michael. He said Amber has been locked in her room for the past 3 months." He said and Andy rubbed his eyes.
"Those two were very close." Andy replied and Daniel nodded.
"If you want any help searching, my grandfather taught me how to hunt and how to track someone." Daniel said and Andy gave him a weak smile.
"That's alright, but thank you. Do you need a lift home or anything?" Andy asked and Daniel shook his head.
"I'm just gonna walk around for a while I think. I appreciate the offer though." He said and Andy nodded before he pulled a card out of his pocket and handed it to Daniel.
"This is my number just in case. If your dad gives you anymore grief, give me a call and I'll help you out. I've dealt with my fair share of abusive people." Andy said and Daniel took the card.
"I'll maybe see you around Daniel." Andy said and Daniel looked up from the card as Andy went to walk out of the station.
"It's Danny." He said and Andy turned back, sporting a small smile before leaving the building.
"Dad? Danny?" Pete asked and Andy shook his head and held his hand out.
'No. I'm Andy." He said and Danny shook his hand.
"Danny. Nice to meet you." He said and Andy nodded, letting their hands drop to their sides and then turning to the others.
"Let's go in and meet the others. It sounds like tonight is going to be an interesting night." Andy said, his eyes trained at Pete who was deliberately looking away.
Once seated around the bonfire, Michael, Elisa, Ariel, Jason and Emma all joined the others into the conversations, music playing softly in the background as they all talked.
"Hey Danny, could you go inside and get the bottle opener? It's in the kitchen in the third draw." Pete said after a couple hours had gone by and Danny sighed before getting up.
"Consider yourself lucky I'm actually feeling nice right now." He said and Pete smirked as Danny walked away from the fire and in the back door, walking into the kitchen and going to the third draw to find the bottle opener, getting it out as Andy walked in.
"I see that my mother took a liking to you." Andy said and Danny gave a small laugh.
"I guess so. I seem to have that effect with older people though." Danny said, going to walk to the back door when Andy grabbed his bicep and made him stop.
"Your dad is looking for you." He said and Danny looked confused.
"What?" He asked.
"I went into the station to tell them that Pete was home and your dad said he was hunting for you. Said something about how you weren't where he left you and there's no trace of you. He's hunting for you and he won't stop until he finds you." Andy said and a dark look filled Danny's eyes.
"Well, he'll be spending the rest of his life hunting for me so wish him good luck for me. I have no intentions of ever seeing him again. Or letting him live if I do." Danny muttered under his breath before he pulled his arm out of Andy's grip and walked out of the house, taking a deep breath and then walking back over to the fire with a smile, dropping the bottle opener on Pete's lap and then seating himself right next to Cassie.
"Time for the party to start." Cassie whispered into his ear and he grinned, putting his arm around her and looking over at Pete who was getting up, Danny's eye catching Andy's for a moment as he sat down but then going back to Pete.
"Okay. I have something I want to say so all of you, stay quiet." Pete said and Danny, Kayla and Cassie all smiled, knowing what was about to happen.
"Okay. So for the past few weeks, I have been enjoying being back with all of you guys in my family, but I have especially enjoyed the company of this young lady right here who I am going to make stand up with me." Pete said and Amber blushed, letting Pete pull her up and then looking up at him as he grabbed both of her hands.
"Amber Parker, the past few weeks has been absolutely amazing. You have made me laugh a lot and I missed that among other things while I was gone. But now that we're back together, I have been doing a lot of thinking and I think it's time I do what I've been wanting to do since I was 16." Pete said and Amber squeezed his hands, nervousness and confusion showing in her eyes.
"I love you. More than I care to admit. The time we have spent together recently has shown me that. I missed the way you laughed, how you smiled, how your eyes shine when you're happy. I missed the way you make my heart pound no matter what and I'm not embarrassed to say that you are the only person that can make me feel so many emotions at once that I want to kiss you and never stop. I love how no matter what the situation you always find time for the people you care about and how you can light up a room just by walking in. I love the way that, even without trying, you can make anyone feel better even if they're having the world's worst day and I admire you in so many ways that it's hard to keep track of all of them sometimes." Pete said and Amber smiled at him, her eyes full of tears. Pulling something out of his pocket, Amber's gasp filled the air when a ring with a large opal in it appeared and Pete knelt down on one knee.
"Amber Marie Parker, will you marry me?" Pete asked and Amber put her hands over her mouth as tears spilled over, taking a moment before nodding.
"Yes. Definitely yes." She said and Pete grinned as everyone at the bonfire cheered and clapped and Pete slid the ring onto her finger, Pete standing up and grinning into the kiss Amber pulled him into.
"I can't believe you got an opal instead of a diamond." Kayla said as she looked at the ring a few minutes later after everyone had hugged the now happy couple.
"Well, her favourite gem is an opal so I thought it would be better." Pete said and Amber grinned, pulling him into a shorter but still quite passionate kiss and then looking at her ring as Pete wrapped his arms around her. On a silver band the large opal sat, 3 small diamonds going down the band on each side of the opal.
"It's so beautiful. I love it and you." Amber said and Pete pulled her closer, kissing her temple.
"I am so happy for you. Everything is falling into place for you and you both deserve it so much." Michael said and Amber smiled at him, reaching out with her right hand and taking his, Michael giving her a toothy smile in response, everyone quickly getting talking again and laughing, the night now perfectly perfect.