Homecoming

[maccaz]

Good chapter. Update soon.

[ezaz8]

make it an extra long chapter to make up

that chapter was still REALLY good though!

[MissOlivia22]

I don't know how to quote but this paragraph was amazing

All he could hear through his head was his grandfather's voice, ringing loud and clear, his voice echoing incessantly around his brain, telling him that Justin hated him, thats why he had left. Telling him he was weak, thats why his mother had died, why he couldn't stop Justin from going, couldn't stop him. Telling him it was his fault, everything was his fault...he made his mum crash the car, he practically put the bottle in his father's hand, he drove Justin away. It was all because of him. He was poison. He destroyed people, he destroyed lives, he deserved everything he got. It was burning up his head and he could feel the weight of it all pushing him down, down, down. Then suddenly, like a light in a darkness he heard Louey's voice saying, 'You have the choice to stop letting him control you.' And he concentrated on that line...forcing himself to hear it over and over, louder and louder until it drowned out his grandfather's voice. He could breathe

Update soon

[honeychild]

okies you want updates, i give you updates!

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His words hung, ominous, in the silence that followed. Justin just couldn't find the words to tell Aden how sorry he was. There were no words.

'Aden-' he started, without a clue as to how he was going to continue, but Aden held up a hand and stopped him.

'No, let me speak...because if i don't do this now i never will.' He took a deep breath, gathering his strength. He would need every ounce of it.

'You left me Justin. I begged you not to go....but you still left. You knew what he would do, you knew, but you still left me there. Alone. I had no one Justin, no one. No one to talk to. No one to help me. No one to tell me that it was going to be ok, that i was going to be ok. Because, you know, it wasn't and i wasn't and dad didnt care and even after he died it wasn't ok and i always told myself it was going to get better, one day it would stop hurting but i never did. Justin. And all i needed was my big brother to tell me it wasn't my fault he did it. Instead i had him telling me it was my fault you left too. I needed you to be with me on ANZAC day every year to share the pain of having to watch him play the hero. You said you would protect me, you promised to protect me from him and dad and everyon else but instead you left. And d'you know what? Watching you walk out that door hurt almost as bad as everything else....' he broke off, choking up with the tears he was trying to prevent from coming, putting up the front he had always succesfully held and perfected over the years.

'I couldn't handle being there anymore, Aden.' Justin said softly, knowing that the pitiful excuse would never be enough.

'You couldn't handle it? YOU couldn't handle it? And you think i could Justin? I was 11 years old. My mum was dead in a car crash that almost killed me too, my dad an alcoholic, my grandfather a frickin paedophile and a brother who abandoned me to deal with it all myself. How in god's name do you think i could've handled it?' he ranted desperately.

'Aden, i know its not going to make any difference but i've spent 7 years regretting the decision i made.' Justin was trying to keep a level head but it was hard when his brother was falling apart in front of him and he knew it was his fault.

'Didn't regret it enough to come back for me.'

'Aden, for the first 18 months i lived on the streets, hitch-hiked and stole food. I could barely support myself, let alone you. It was no life for you.'

'Because the life you left me in was really preferable.' Aden shot sarcastically.

Silence again then, 'Why didn't you ever come back for me?'

Silence, still.

'Justin,' Aden prompted. 'What was it about all those other kids that you could help them but not me?'

'It was because of you!' Justin shouted, finally losing it. 'I hated myself for leaving you behind. I didn't come back because i didn't want to see what my mistake had done to you, seeing your face as i left was enough! And i was right...look at you! All this hatred and anger and agression in you, that's all my fault and i know that. I know that. And i now you hate me but-'

'I don't hate you,' Aden said quietly, drooping resigned into the sofa.

Justin was taken back, 'What? Of course you hate me. I hate me.'

'I hate HIM. And....I hate what you did. But i don't hate you. I missed you so, so much. I've tried to hate you, god knows i've tried but ijust can't. And...i need you right now Justin because...'

he trailed off, head in hands. Justin sat down next to him, 'Aden, what's going on?'

Aden looked up at him, his face blank and void of all emotion, 'Dad's drinking again.'

'****,' Justin swore. He went to put a comfortin hand on Aden's shoulder but Aden flinched away.

'Too soon?' Aden nodded.

Justin sighed, 'Ok. We are...going to get through this. Together.' he said firmly. 'And i'm not saying it's going to be easy, nothing in our lives ever has been, but i'm here and i'm not going anywhere.'

'Better not,' Aden muttered.

Justin grinned, 'I'm not sure i want to face your fists again.'

Aden winced as he observed the damage he had done mere hours ago, 'Sorry i hit you.'

'Sorry i abandoned you.'

'Fair's fair i guess.'

Justin nodded in agreement, then, 'What made you change your mind...about me?'

'Something Louey said...about taking back the control...i don't want him ruling my life anymore.'

'Was it really bad?'

'Yeah...it was really bad.'

Neither said anything, there was nothing left to say. Justin reached his arm around Aden's shoulder. This time Aden didn't move away, instead he alloed Justin to draw him gently towards him. There were no tears, no words, nothing. Both boys were tired of having to deal with the horrific legacy their grandfather had left behind. Instead the silence brought them mutual understanding and, more importantly, release.

Finally, just four words, 'Love you, little brother.'

Aden closed his eyes and let go of the pain he had been harbouring in his heart for so long. Justin felt him relaw and inside he wept with relief. Though he didnt deserve to, he had his brother back.

MEANWHILE..

After having a cup of coffee and a chat at Milo and Justin's place, Roman decided to go and look for Nicole. It was getting late and he didn't want her to walk unwittingly in on Justin and Aden. He found her sitting on the beach. Dusk was setting in fast and with the cloudless sky came a chill in the wind. He sat next to her. She was so lost in her own thoughts that she hadn't heard him come up and therefore was surprised when he sat down.

'Oh. It's you.'

'You don't have to sound so thrilled to see me, really.'

'Sorry. Its ...just...' she trailed off.

'Whats up?' he asked, sensing something wasn't quite right.

She shook her head, 'No, nothing, nothing.Everything's fine, good, fine.'

He looked at her suspiciously, 'You sure? I thought you would've been back ages ago. It's getting cold.'

'I hadn't noticed,' it was the truth, she hadn't noticed how cold it was. Se did then though and shivered.

'C'mon,' Roman helped her to her feet. 'We can't go back to our house, Aden and his brother are talking some stuff through, but we can go to theirs till they're done. You can meet Louey and MIlo. You and Louey should get on, i think you're roughly the same age...'

As he talked Nicole just nodded mutely, unhearing. How could she look at Louey without thinking about what she knew, what she wasn't meant to know? She had spent the whole time trying to work out what she was going to do with the information she had. Nicole being Nicole just couldn't let it lie. No, she had knowledge and with that came power. And this power she relished. So Nicole quietly planned her next move. The ball was in her court, and by god she was going to play it.

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[ezaz8]

how ominous. dear lord, hope she doesn't do anything to hurt aden

brill update!

[maccaz]

Good chapter.

Looks like Nic's gonna spill the beans...

Update ASAP.

[honeychild]

okaaay

so i have some bad news and i have some good news

i was going to try and write another chapter and upload tonight, but i've just not had the time.

the bad news is that i'm going away for a month on friday and won't have enough time to write and upload another chapter tomorrow, i don't think.

the only good news is that in this month away i should be able to write loads, therefore meaning lots of lovely updations on my return.

so i ask you just to be patient for this one month, then i'll be back .

if there is enough positive response i'm considering making this a nice long fic, or at least maybe splitting it and giving it a sequel. i dont know.

all i know is that i'm not done with this, so please don't give up on it.

(plus i left you with a sort of cliffhanger....what will nicole do...?) have a great month guessing!!

love, peace and all that jazz,

honeychild

[maccaz]

Don't worry bout it. Have a fun holiday.

[honeychild]

okay, so new chapter FINALLY!! i dont really know how i feel bout this chapter, i regard it mostly as just a filler chapter, but it means i've started again and hopefully i'll get the momentum to start writing a lot more and see where this fic goes...anyways, hope yous enjoy it!!!

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About a week later and Aden and Louey were walking side by side on their way to school. Aden, ever the gentleman, had offered to walk Louey to school as it was her first day at Summer Bay High. Well, actually, he hadn’t offered, Justin had asked him to do it. Not because he thought Louey would need the moral support for starting at a new school, but mostly because he knew that if left to go on her own Louey was liable not to even make it there. So there they were, Aden escorting her to school.

‘I don’t see why I need my own personal bodyguard,’ Louey grumbled to him.

‘Justin thinks you do, in case you decide to wander off and not turn up at school.’ Aden grinned at her.

‘Would I do a thing like that?’ she scowled, knowing that Justin was right. She had been planning to ditch school and find something a whole lot more interesting to do instead. She didn’t know what she would’ve done, mind you, but that whole plan was down the drain now.

Aden laughed at her, ‘From your face I can see you were planning on it.’

‘Was not.’ She stuck her tongue out at him.

‘Was too.’ He retaliated.

‘Was not!!’

‘Was too!!’

This went on for several minutes until Louey finally threw up her hands in frustration and said, ‘Urgh!! Stop being such a…such a…’

Aden smirked at her, ‘A what?!’

‘A…a….a BOY!!’

‘Oooh what a comeback!!’ Aden mocked. ‘I’m a boy! I feel so, so insulted. I don’t think I’ve ever been so hurt in my entire life!’

‘Oh screw you.’ Louey pushed him away from her and kept walking.

He ran a few paces to catch up with her again, ‘Y’know, seriously, I don’t care if you ditch school. I mean, I would totally be up for joining you if it wasn’t for the fact that I’m already repeating this year and I don’t want to be stuck in school for the rest of my life. But Justin does care, so just…do it for him, yeah?’

Louey smiled at him, ‘Aww look at you! A week ago you wouldn’t even talk to him and now you’re fighting his corner on this.’

Aden smiled sheepishly, shrugging it off, ‘Yeah, well, things’ve been good this past week…really good.’

‘I’m glad my boys are getting along,’ she grinned, ruffling his hair and this time it was his turn to push her away as he rapidly attempted to readjust his hair as they approached the school. ‘Seriously though, Aden, just let me go and run free! Like Lassie…or whatever…’ she looked up at him pleadingly.

He laughed evilly at her obvious desire to avoid school and steered her towards the gates, ‘No chance, Louisiana, you’re going even if I have to personally escort you to each class.’

‘Aren’t we the good little boy…so not as much fun as the Aden from all the stories…’

‘What stories?’ he narrowed his eyes at her.

‘Just…stories…I’ve heard…’ she smiled innocently at him.

He groaned, ‘Nicole?’

‘That girl seriously has to learn when to shut up…it’s all blah blah blah, me me me, then a fair bit about you and then back to her again. As long as you just nod and smile and look vaguely interested she’ll keep going...I honestly don’t know how you can stick living with her!!’

Aden shrugged, ‘You get used to her after a while. Telling her to **** off usually works for me.’

Louey tutted, ‘I’m far too nice for that!’

‘Debatable, Louey, debatable.’ Aden shook his head at her.

Nicole watched from a distance as Aden and Louey entered school, laughing and joking with each other. In the space of a week Louey had managed to get closer to Aden than she had ever managed and jealousy was digging a bitter hole within her. The truth was, though she didn’t want to admit it, she had been wanting after that beautiful boy ever since she had first set eyes on him. Love at first sight, however, it was not. That had to work both ways and to Nicole’s great annoyance Aden seemed oblivious to her. She was going to get her own back, she decided, and today was the day!!

[MissOlivia22]

Why is everyone being mean to me

You leave me with Nicole wanting revenge

and Frogg leavs me with melody asking Aden if he's thought about suicide

STOP MOCKING ME

XD

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