BRAX'S POV:
Ricky and I were stood in the kitchen organising dinner when we heard Bianca's voice as she made her way up to the house. Making our way through to the living room as the front door opened, Casey made his way inside, Bianca following…
"You can't behave like that and expect to get away with it just because I'm your Principal, Casey." she sighed
"Behave like what?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at her
"Like a vandal," she informed me "caught him and some other idiots spraying graffiti onto school property."
"Case…?" I inquired
"It was just a laugh." he admitted
"You call vandalising school property a laugh?" Ricky questioned
He shrugged his shoulders in reply… "Can I go to my room now?"
"No," I informed him "you can finish sorting dinner for us. Go on, off you go."
"What? You've gotta be kidding?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at me
"Do I look like I'm kidding?" I questioned "go on, and we'll deal with you later."
Shaking my head as he dumped his bag and made his way into the kitchen, Ricky and I followed Bianca to the front door as she made her way out of the house…
"We're sorry, B…" Ricky informed her
"It's not him," she admitted "it's the people he hangs out with, and I'm worried that if he continues to be influenced by them, he'll get himself into even more trouble."
"I'll walk you home." I informed Bianca
"You don't have to." she replied, smiling at me warmly
"I know, but I wanna find out more about these people he's hanging out with." I admitted "Are you gonna be okay, Ric?"
She nodded her head, signalling yes. Smiling at her warmly, I grabbed my keys from the table and kissed her gently, following Bianca out of the house…
RICKY'S POV:
Making my way back into the kitchen after Brax and Bianca had left, I saw Casey chopping vegetables… "You can stop for a bit. Brax has taken Bianca home."
"Thank God." he sighed
"What's going on, Case?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him as he turned to face me
"Don't know what you mean…" he informed me
"Don't play dumb with me, Case," I begged "why are you hanging around with people who are influencing you to behave this way?"
"Maybe because they're my friends?" he suggested
"They're not your friends if they're pressuring you to behave like an idiot." I informed him
"Have you ever thought that maybe I'm behaving like an idiot to get some attention?" he inquired
"Is this what it's all about? Attention?" I questioned
"It wasn't so bad when it was just me and Aaron but now it's Aaron and Caitilyn, I hardly get a look in." he admitted
"Case…" I sighed
"Don't. I don't want pity," he informed me "but I do want you to read this."
Moving from the kitchen, he made his way to his school bag and handed me a booklet…
"Your school report?" I questioned "when did you get this?"
"Last week." he informed me
Nodding my head in understanding, I sighed heavily… "I'll finish off dinner. You go get changed and do your homework please."
"Okay." he replied, smiling at me weakly as he made his way into his bedroom
BRAX'S POV:
I arrived back at the house half-an-hour or so later, finding Ricky sat at the kitchen table, reading a booklet… "What's that?"
"Casey's school report," she informed me "Brax, he's doing amazingly well!"
"Why's he screwing it all up then by hanging around with idiots?" I inquired
"For attention." she replied "He says now that it's him, Aaron and Caitilyn, he hardly gets a look in..."
"That's not true!" I proclaimed
"Isn't it?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me "I think it is, Brax. Now he's older, we've been letting him pretty much do what he wants, and if we don't get him back on the straight and narrow soon, I'm scared to think what might happen."
"What do you suggest we do then?" I asked
"Well the dinner's in the oven now, but once it's done and cooled down I'll put it in the fridge for tomorrow and I was thinking we could go out?" she suggested "just me, you and Case? Irene's said she'll have Aaron and Caitilyn, so I think it'd be nice to celebrate his school report."
"Case..." I shouted
"Yeah?" he asked as he walked into the kitchen
"Do you fancy going for a surf before we go out for dinner?" I questioned
"I should be doing my homework…" he admitted, pursing his lips together nervously
"Leave it for a couple of hours," I replied "we're going to go out and celebrate your school report."
"We are?" he inquired
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "Just me, you and Ric. How does that sound?"
"Great!" he proclaimed "I'll go and get my boardies on."
Smiling at him warmly as he made his way back into his bedroom, I leant across the table and kissed Ricky softly…
"And that was for?" she inquired
"For just being you." he informed me "Are you okay to organise the kids and get them to Irene's?"
She nodded her head, signalling yes… "I'll pick them up, bring them back here and get them sorted and meet you and Case at Angelo's?"
"Okay," I replied as Casey made his way out of his bedroom once again "we'll see you later."
"Bye, Ricky." Casey proclaimed as we made our way to the front door
So Casey's bad behaviour was a cry for attention, but do you think that's the end of it?