Enjoy the fourth chapter mates.

Dusk followed Dawn down the street as cars sped past them. Dawn looked back and frowned at the gloomy boy behind her and frowned, "Hey…it'll be okay Dusk. My dad just wants to talk to you and like I said, mama wants to meet you too,"

"That's nice girly…but I'm not exactly good at meeting total strangers," Dawn frowned and Dusk let out a frustrated sigh as he shook his head, "I don't know, maybe if I pretend you didn't invite me to your house and you pretend you didn't hear about the abuse, we can go home and ignore this and we'll all be-"

"Do I need to knock you down again?" Dawn arched a brow, "One way or another you're going to talk to my parents and they're going to try and help you," Dusk scuffed and looked away as he crossed his arms, "C'mon Dusk, my parents want to help. Mama knows about your abuse and-"

"Yeah, and I'm sure they're so worried…face girly, no one in this world cares about the mysterious loner. It's a stupid cliché in movies, novels, TV shows…you name it. People see a mysterious person and everyone assumes that they're nothing but troublemakers and won't bother to get to know them in the slightest."

"And as it turns out, the mysterious person is just someone who needs help but doesn't know how to ask, I know this cliché, you don't have to recite it to me." Dawn sighed and shook her head, "Just come back to my place with me. Talk to my parents and see if they can help you. If not, we'll never speak of this again and I'll tell my parents to forget everything they've heard today." Dusk growled and narrowed his eyes, "Or we could go to the police. I'm sure we have more than enough evidence to have to investigate your family to see what is-"

"Okay girly, I get it…let's just get to your house." Dawn slightly smiled and nodded before they continued to walk down the street.

The two teenagers sat in the living room, Dawn's parents sitting across from them, "So sweetie, aren't you going to introduce us to your little friend?" her mother asked.

"Oh, right…mama, dad, this is Dusk, my friend from school. Dusk, these are my parents, Flash and Glacial,"

Dawn's father, a man with blonde hair and green eyes smirked and reached his arm out, "Nice to meet you son," Dusk stared at him and Flash sighed, "Not much of a conversationalist, are we?" Dusk blinked, "So…Dusk, our daughter told us that your arms are covered in scars…how exactly did this happen?"

"Like I said, cut myself in shop,"

"Which is why you and Dawn have been walking around the courtyard most of the day yesterday?" Flash arched a brow and Dusk looked away, "Would you like to try again?"

"I don't think I can come up with anything more convincing than shop so…no, I'm sticking with shop." He stood up and stretched, "Well…thank you for inviting me into your home, but I-"

"Sit down!" The light blue-haired woman demanded and Dusk jumped before sitting next to Dawn.

Dusk looked at the pink-haired girl next to him and whispered, "How did she do that?"

"She's mama, and mama can be scary if you try to lie to her. So you might want to tell the truth," Dawn smiled and Dusk groaned, "Look Dusk, my parents are trying to help you, the very least you can do is let them help you."

Dusk frowned and Glacial arched a brow, "So…do you want to try again?" Dusk shook his head, "Show us your arms now, young man," Dusk rolled up his sleeves and the two adults looked on in horror at the number of scars covering his arms, "Boy…what happened? These look too old to be from yesterday…some of these look years old."

"They are…and that's all I'm saying," Dusk rolled his sleeves down and stood up, "Thank you for inviting me into your home, I'm sorry to have wasted your time."

He turned and got ready to walk away when Dawn grabbed him by the hand. He looked back and Dawn narrowed her blue eyes, "Sit down," Dusk arched a brow and Dawn quietly hissed, "Sit down and tell us what is going on,"

Dusk groaned before he sat back down, "So…you say some of these scars are a few years old," Flash hummed and rubbed his chin, "Do you mind explaining what you mean by that?" Dusk sighed and shook his head. Dawn and Glacial glared at him and Flash took a deep breath and smiled, "We don't have to talk about the scars,"

"You don't?" Glacial and Dawn asked in unison.

Dusk looked up and arched a brow, "We don't?"

"No, we can talk about whatever you want to talk about," Dusk growled and looked away, "Do you have any hobbies?" everyone looked at Dusk and Flash sighed, "How about sports? Do you play any sports, son?"

Dusk looked at Flash and narrowed his eyes before looking away, "Well do you have any siblings?" Dusk's fists tightened and his teeth clinched, "Did I hit a nerve we're not supposed to?" Dusk began seething and the three looked at him in confusion, "What happened son?"

"Hunter and Blaze!" Dusk snapped and the family of three jumped slightly, "My brothers! That's all I hear about! Dusk, why aren't you as successful as your brothers! Dusk, your brothers got into Tokyo Prep, why didn't you! Dusk, why are you out of the basement!"

The family looked at the dark-haired boy as he began panting and grabbed his head as he rocked himself back and forth. Dawn reached over and lightly rubbed his back. Dusk looked at her and Dawn slightly smiled, "It's okay Dusk, it's okay," Dusk nodded as he began to calm himself down.

Glacial cleared her throat before standing up, "Well, how about I make us some tea," she looked at Dusk and slightly smiled, "Would you be joining us?"

"Uh…I uh…trouble?"

"It's no trouble at all," she looked at her husband, "Dear, why don't you come and help me?"

"Coming, dear," Flash stood up and the two adults walked out of the living room.

Dawn looked at Dusk and frowned, "Are you going to be okay?"

"You…you see the real me, now…this is what I'm like…I'm not some mysterious teenager…I'm just a panic-stricken kid, terrified…always in his brothers' shadows." Dawn continued to frown and Dusk shook his head, "This…this doesn't get out…not at school,"

Dawn sighed and nodded, "Okay Dusk, my lips are sealed," she continued to comfort Dusk as he hyperventilated.

Okay mates, I decided to take a slight turn on this chapter…enjoy.