A/N: Omg! So sorry, people, for not updating! My computer's been a real ass, so I just couldn't be bothered going on it, plus with having a new puppy, I've been having to keep my computer hidden from her, so she doesn't chew the cord, or something... Anyway, I hope this chapter will make up for the mile-long wait! (Man, remember when I'd update practically every day? Sometimes, more than once?) Anywho, this story won't be going on for much longer, so enjoy it while you can! So, let's go!...

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Chapter 25: The Surprise and Moving On

Kevin's PoV:

Once we get home, Mom says to us, "Kevin, Buzz, the rest of you, I have some news for you..." I'm curious, anxious, and kind of scared as to what Mom has to say. I'm sure the others are, too... "Your Father and I discussed this, and it's been decided that we'll be moving to New York..."

"What?! New York?!" we all say, out of shock.

Mom nods and says, "Mmhmm. We thought it'd be best, if we had a new beginning..."

"So, we're leaving here?! Chicago?!" Buzz asks, shocked.

"I have to change schools?!" Linnie asks, also in the same tone as Buzz.

"Leave here?! I don't want to leave here!" Megan complains.

"Oh, come on, guys... I thought this would be exciting news for you..." In a way, it is for me, yet it's not... I have my ups and downs about it...

"Is this because of what happened to Kevin?" Buzz asks. It's like the same old Buzz is back...

"Well..."

"Way to go, Kev..." Buzz sighs and heads upstairs. The others look at me and then follow Buzz up the stairs... Once again, something's my fault... I thought I wasn't going to be treated this way, anymore...

I look at Mom, tears wanting to form in my eyes. "Kevin..." Mom starts to say, but I run upstairs to my room, slamming the door behind me...

Kate's PoV:

I knock on Buzz's bedroom door. "Buzz?" I receive no answer. I knock on the door again. "Buzz?" Still, no answer... I open the door, and I see Buzz, laying on his bed, throwing his baseball up in the air. "Hi," He doesn't acknowledge me. "Buzz, I can understand you not wanting to move to New York, but what you said to Kevin was uncalled for..."

He finally acknowledges me. "Then, why do we have to? We can have a new beginning here, without moving,"

"I think it'd be better, if we did, OK?"

"Well, if you're thinking of having a new beginning, New York isn't the right place... I mean, Kevin was kidnapped there, too,"

"Well, where would you want to go?"

"Florida! Paris! One of those places!"

I just roll my eyes. "I'll talk to your Father about it..."

"Or, we can just not move at all..."

"Kevin doesn't feel safe, OK? You'd have to be him to understand his situation,"

"Ask him, then. Ask him what he wants,"

"Buzz..."

"Mom... just... please..." All's I do is sigh and leave Buzz's room, closing the door behind me...

I stroll down to Kevin's room and knock on his door. "Kevin? Kevin honey, it's me. Open the door," I receive no answer. It seems like everybody's giving me the silent treatment... "Kevin," I open the door, and I see Kevin, sitting on the side of his bed, staring out his window. "Honey, what's wrong? Are you OK?"

He bows his head, then says, "I don't know, Mom..."

I strut over to his bed, sit down beside him, and place my arm around him. "I'm thinking this is what's best for you, OK?"

"I know... I just... I thought Buzz wouldn't do... that... to me, anymore..." He seems so distant...

"Honey, he's just a little upset about moving, that's all,"

"I want to go to New York, Mom, but... I want to stay here, at the same time..."

"Buzz suggested Florida or Paris, but your Father and I already discussed about going to New York..."

"Do Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette know?"

"No, I haven't said anything to them, yet..."

"It doesn't matter to me... where we go... I guess... in New York... it'd be better, because it'll be a new beginning, right?... Nobody knows me or about what happened there..."

"I was also thinking that we'd be closer to your Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette, that way we can visit them more often,"

"That too..."

"Are you sure you're OK, honey?" He doesn't respond. "Kevin?"

"They treated me differently..."

"What?"

"At school, they treated me differently, like they've been met face-to-face with a helpless victim... Hey, if I go to New York, I won't have that..."

"I was thinking that, too..."

"Have you ever killed a man, Mom?"

"What?... Kevin, don't do this to yourself..."

"The next therapist I might go to might want to kill me, too... Who can I talk to about this stuff?!"

"Me! Your Father! Your brothers! Your sisters! Kevin, what's this, all of a sudden?"

"It was worse when I was taken in New York..." Tears form in his eyes. "I was trying to be brave... But, I think about it, Mom... I think about it all the time..." He finally cracks.

"Oh, honey..." I hold him close, as he cries into me. "Just let it out, OK? Just let it all out..."

"I'm scared... I'm scared of what will happen to me..."

"You're just worrying yourself, baby... That's all..."

"I don't wanna go to school tomorrow, Mom..."

"I know you don't, honey..."

"Please, don't make me..."

"We'll be leaving within the next few weeks... You might as well go for some of those days, honey..."

"Don't... Don't make me... They all treat me different..."

"Honey..."

"Leave me alone, Mom... Just... Please... Leave me alone..." He pulls away from me and lays down on his bed, crying. As a Mother, I feel so helpless, when I can't do anything for my son...

"Honey, I want to help you, but you have to cooperate, too..."

"I can't cooperate! I don't wanna cooperate! That's all I had to do when Harry and the others had me: cooperate! But, when I did something wrong, I got beaten for it!"

"Honey, I know, OK? I know..."

"You don't know... Please... Just leave me alone... I don't want to go to school... I want to go to New York... Away from all this... I want to go, where people won't pity me..."

"Kev..."

"Please... Just go away..." he whispers, still crying into his pillow.

I feel just absolutely terrible and helpless, that I couldn't comfort my baby boy, when he needed me the most... But, I do as he wants, and get off the bed and head for the door, walking, feeling heartbroken... But, before I leave the room, I turn around and say, "I'll call the school in the morning..." I then, exit the room, closing the door behind me...

To be Continued...

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AN: Thanks again! Of course, you know what to do! Useless info: I have too much useless info to say... I think the most exciting ones are: I got Home Alone on my computer to watch anytime, and I got a new puppy, named Teeny Tiny Tina! ^_^ Pain in the butt, but I love her! :D

Well, that chapter ended up different than what I was expecting... Though, I do have a plan! But, that plan will have to wait for next chapter! I think next chapter will be an extended chapter... I just hope I'm not too tired to write it tomorrow or whenever... I think it'll have to wait, because I'm too desperate to watch Home Alone! Anyway, Kevin's letting out his emotions, and not everyone's sure how they feel about going to New York... Well, we'll see how that turns out next chapter, OK? Ciao! XD

PS: I hope this makes up for the mile-long wait, peoples! Lol! Sorry about that! :D

- Termina's Hero1234