A/N: God Advall everyone. I just wanted to say thank you guys for the reviews. It appears there is a slight confusion about James' age. James is about 29 in this series. So, he's technically an adult. When it comes to things like love you tend to forget how old a person is. I'm not saying it's right for adults to fall in love with kids. No, that's not what I meant at all. When it comes to two adults being in love they could be younger or older than one another.

Again, that's just how strange my mind is. I never know how things are going to work out until I write them. I'm also happy to announce that I am working on a crossover story as well. Make sure you check that out.

Without further rambling from me let's continue with the story.

Chapter Five:

James checked his mom over. Her heart rate was a little hard but she was relieved he had come to her aide. "is she okay?" asked Hoshi frantically over the phone. "yeah she's fine. Just a little shaken up. Elvis managed to pull her out of the bus in time." He heard Hoshi sigh. "that's good. Thanks for the update. Keep an eye on her for me okay?" James smiled. "I will." He then hung up the phone. He turned back to his mom. "that was Hoshi. I just told him what happened. He'so glad you're doing okay." James put his phone back on his belt. "is the bus safe to use Trevor?" Trevor shook his head. "no. You'd better phone for help James." Elvis pulled out his radio. "I'll do that." James then gasped. "I forgot to tell Sam that Penny was going to be out for the next few days!" Elvis' radio crackled. "she went ahead and called me anyway, James. I'm sending Arnold with Jupiter to your location shortly." Came Sam's voice over the radio. "alright. Thanks Sam." Elvis put his radio back on his chest. Arnold arrived with Jupiter. James helped his mom and Dilys climb into Jupiter. "we could give you a tow to Joe's garage, Trevor." Trevor shrugged. "if you want." Elvis hooked Phoenix's tow cable up to the front axle of the bus. They towed Trevor to Joe's garage. "Hey Elvis I can drop my mom and Dilys off." Offered James. Elvis nodded. He gave James the keys to Jupiter. "take care. She's a little hard to handle."

James dropped Dilys off in front of her shop. He then went to drop his mom off. They spotted Hoshi's jeep parked outside of the café. His brother was standing by the door with a worried look on his face. He hugged Bronwyn once she got out of Jupiter. "I'm so glad you're okay." He whispered. He laid his head on her shoulder. Bronwyn smiled. She hugged Hoshi just as tight. The two pulled away after a while. "did you come all the way from work?" asked James. Hoshi nodded. "yeah. I came by to check on her. I'm about ready to head back seeing as my break time is over." Bronwyn gasped. "Did you even eat before you came here?" he shook his head. "I didn't really have time." She motioned for him to follow her. Bronwyn quickly made something for him to eat. She put it into a bag for him. "I'm not going to let my children starve." She pecked him on the cheek gently. Hoshi laughed softly. "I'll be home a little late tonight mom. They've got me working as a closure." She hugged him again. "I wished you didn't have to work so hard." He waved her off. "it's nothing to worry about. I don't mind the extra work. Besides it's what's keeping the lights on so I'm not complaining." He walked out of the café. James watched him get back into his jeep. "I'd better head back to the station." Muttered James. "I'll be home later this afternoon."

James came home later that afternoon. His body was weighed down by exhaustion. Dinner went on like usual apart from Hoshi not being there. James was woken up dead in the night by the front door opening. He heard someone moving around downstairs. James carefully made his way downstairs. Hoshi was fumbling around in the kitchen for something to eat. He flicked on the light causing his brother to jump out of his skin. "Son of a- "he put a hand on his chest. "James, don't fucking do that." He snapped. "Sorry. I thought someone was breaking in." Hoshi tossed his house key on the counter. "unless suddenly someone else had the house key." Hoshi sighed. He turned his attention back to the fridge. He grabbed his dinner off the shelf. "you can go back to bed. I'm going to eat, rest up, then head on out to the ORC." James went back to his room. Hoshi turned out the light once he had finished having dinner. He decided to sleep on the couch again.

About a month passes…

Hoshi was on his laptop checking to see which bills needed to be taken care of that month. He sighed. "rent is due, power is due, water is due." He leaned back on the couch. "my paycheck from Newtown is going towards the rent, I guess my other one needs to go to the bills." He closed his laptop. "that means I won't be able to buy food this week." He laid his head on the pillow. He kept from yawning again. James knocked on the door. "hey Hoshi. I've got today off. I was wondering if you wanted to spend some time together." Hoshi shook his head. "nah I have work today sadly. Don't worry there's always next time." He hugged his brother before going off into his room to get changed. James stood there a little broken. He loved his brother more than anything. He rarely got to be with Hoshi apart from when Hoshi had taken days off to rest. Hoshi reappeared again in his server's uniform. "I'm off to Newtown." James nodded. "please be careful." Hoshi ruffled James' hair. "always am."

James headed over to Penny's house. He knocked on the door gently. He got no response. "she's probably at the station." He was about to leave when the door opened. Penny poked her head out. "I thought you were at work." Penny looked at the clock. "I have the night shift tonight. Sorry I didn't respond earlier. I was upstairs sleeping still." James shifted back and forth nervously. "did you want to do something?" he asked. Penny shrugged. "I don't see why not. Come in and give me a few moments to get ready." James walked into her house. He sat down on the couch. Penny quickly got changed into her civical clothes. "alright I'm ready." Penny walked alongside him. "so what do you want to do?" she asked. He shrugged. "it's up to you." She thought for a moment. "how about we find a nice quiet spot in the countryside?" she suggested. He nodded.

Penny and James found a spot underneath a tree on a hill. Penny leaned back against the tree. James laid back in the grass. It felt cool and wet underneath him. He put his arms behind his head. Penny stayed quiet for a while. "time is so short isn't it?" she asked. "almost like it goes the instant it's here." James looked up at her. "we are born one minute and then dead the next." She let go of some of the grass in her hand. James rolled over onto his side to face her. Her hand laid open palm first next to her. "what brought this on?" Penny didn't really say anything. The both of them sat in silence. "nothing it's just a thought." She got up. "we better head back."

Penny and James headed back to Penny's house. His mom was waiting for them outside of Penny's house. "James, we need to go to the hospital now." His mother sounded frantic. "your brother has just been checked in."