Knocking on Fate's Door

[trish]

Hey pepz!!! this is my first fan fic.. Please comment!!! ;D
Much love..
--Trish

The first day of the sorry thing we must call school. I get ready the same time every year, wake up a half hour early by the sound of my parents beginning world war 3. Ha… that’s all they ever do! So I roll of the edge of my bed and walk to the closet to search for a clean pair of jeans. I quickly try to get dressed on time and began to apply my eyeliner. There was a knock at my door and I find my brothers, Matt, he was 12,and there was Adam he was 5. “What do you guys want???” I asked as nicely as I could.
“Mom and dad are in a fight again,” replied Matt as Adam ran to my bad and crawled in side.
“Really? What’s it over this time??? ”I asked walking over to Adam and put my hand on his shoulder.
“Well… Dad didn’t come home until ten minutes ago… and she thinks he cheating on her.” He finished.
“Was either one of them drinking???” I asked sorrowfully
“Ya. . .Mom had a few drinks this morning, and Dad. . . well he” he ended “Dad what?” I questioned. “well He’s himself.” “Really” I rolled my eyes. My father was the most inconsiderate guy I have ever met. He constantly came home drunk. I looked at Adam who absolutory hated it when they got into fights buried his head in my pillow.
“Is he alright?” I asked Matt.
“Yeah , he’s just scared” Matt replied.
I rubbed his shoulder trying to make it alright, but I knew nothing could. I looked at Matt.
“You guys have to go get ready.” I told them looking at the clock.
Matt nodded.
“Oh and don’t go down stairs.” I warned.
He nodded again.
“Adam, everything’s alright, don’t be scared, but you have to go get ready for school.
Adam looked at me for a minute and then nodded with a sad look on his face. They left my room and closed the door. Yeah, this was my life.
I walked over to my dresser and searched foe my black tank top, and my army jacket. Finding the jacket was easy, but finding a shirt was harder due to the fact that nearly all of my shirts were black. I finally found it. I looked in the mirror. My hair was a mixed color (mostly just red, black and brown) it was a few inches below my shoulders and my bark blue eyes surrounded by a coating of black eyeliner and the occasional sparkle of the black shimmer powder around my eyes as well. My face was pale (I never got much sun) I pulled on the jacket, but I always pulled the left shoulder down so you could see one of the strap to my tank top. My jeans, a dark blue and of course my black and green converse.. Off to the hellhole! I said aloud. Blah!!!!!! I grabbed my bags and left the room. I walked to my brother’s room,
“Are you guys ready??” I asked.
“Almost!” matt said as he pulled a green shirt over his head and spiked his hair.
I waited a few minutes until they were ready to go, after of course I annoy them a little.
They followed me downstairs and found my mom Crying at the kitchen Table. I looked around for my dad; he was in the living room.
“Mom we’re gonna leave now, Okay?” I said shyly.
“Oh yeah . . . have a good day!” she said as she wiped her eyes.
“Yeah we will” I answered.
“Here you need some money.” She said as she walked to the counter and grabbed her wallet. She handed me thirty dollars.
“Share it with your brothers.”
I nodded.
She smiled, and turned to Matt and Adam.
“You guys have a good day she said as she patted Adam on the head.
They nodded as well.

Just then my father came in the kitchen.
He stared at me.
I felt a sharp pain of worry go through my body.
“You go change!” he said firmly.
“What?”
“You heard me! Go change”
“Dad we’re gonna be late” I pleaded.
“I could care less!!!!! You look like a F####### slut!!!!!”
“Dad!”
You heard me!”
“Sorry but I have to go”
I turned and then I felt a shooting pain go to my face.
My dad just hit me! I thought to myself. Omg.
My mom gave a little shriek. Matt had tried to prevent my dad from hitting me. And when I looked at Adam tears filled my eyes. I grabbed Matt and ran out of the house. (Adam too)
We got into my car. I searched for my keys.
Found them!

I drove both of my brothers to schools and now all I had to do was to meet my friend Ellie at school.
I found a parking space and ran into the building as fast as I could to see jess.
“ Crystal!!!!!” I heard a voice exclaim. I turned to find Eillie right there.
“Hey Ellie!” I said happily
Holy ShniiiT” she Exclaimed
“What the hell happened to your face?”
“Oh . . . um, nothing I just … Nothing.” I said at a loss for words.
“Yeah right!!! Your bad at lying!”
“ I’ll tell you later.”
I put my hand to my face to hide whatever it was that had been there from my father.
We walked along the hall discussing our summers until we found that there was only five minutes to Homeroom.
“Who do you have??” I asked.
“Um…she checked her schedule.
“Mr. Houlans.” How about you?”
Oh…I have Mrs. Fonder.”
“That sux!!!!!!!”
“Yeah well I’ll talk to you at lunch”
Our class rooms were in opposite directions so we parted there.
I walked to room #303. I gave one last sigh and walked through the door. I saw a few people I knew as I walked to the back of the room and took a seat. I took out my mirror and examined my face. It was bruised badly. And it was red. How was I supposed to hide this? I thought to myself.

Chapter 2.

“Hey Chris!” I looked up I was my friend Mike What up?”
“Nothing…” I said.
“Ouch!!! … Are you alight???
“Yeah I’m fine”
“Your parents in a fight??”
“Yup!!” “How could you tell?”
He tried to smile but he knew what my home life was like.
I smiled at him
“How was your summer?”
“Oh, it was great! Lots of fun! Lots of booze!” he smiled.
Just then the hottest person walked through the door.
He had black hair that was spiked all over his head he was wearing a pair of black jeans and a black hoodie.
Just as soon as Mike reminded me to close my mouth, he walked back to the seat in front of mike.
“Hey Mike” he said as he set down his books.
“Hey!” mike answered.
“You look a little tired.” Mike joked.
“ ya… life sucks!!! Addie’s Mad at me and well just the normal” he finished.
“Mike smiled and then seemed to have realized I was there.
“Oh… Sorry...um this is Crystal”
Just then I think I saw the most beautiful Green eyes that existed.
“Hi…” I managed to say.
“Hello” he said back.
“wadja get in a fight or something??”
‘Um…no” I said slowly.
Mike quickly changed the subject.
“So Billie how was your summer?” mike asked.
“Alright …I guess.”
He looked at me but I quickly had driven my head in my book I was reading.
“How Adrienne?” Mike asked.
“Oh…She’s fine…” “She’s pissed at me at the moment.”
“Why wadja do this time???”
“…It’s a long story”
I looked up at the clock. 2 more minutes’… god let them go fast…I need to get out of here.
“What do you have first???” the person in front of mike asked politely.
“Um…” looked at my schedule..
“Mr. Comer’s reading class…oh joy,” I added
“Me too!” he said happily.
“Cool” I answered.
He smiled at me. At least I think he did… nobody… has ever looked at me before.. So I smiled back.
He was really really hot! And he was actually talking to me! I thought to my self.
“You know you guys suck!” mike exclaimed

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[trish]

I'm glad you like it... please comment if you guys read it... i'm really trying to start writing!!! -lol- Well um ok... i updating!!! yay!! lol jk

You guys get to have the same class I have to go Mrs. Dunchat for science.
“Oh lucky you” I said sarcastically.
I smiled at mike. “Don’t worry there are seven other periods!!!!!” I tried to make him happy. Just as I reached to my face ease the pain from the bruise the bell rang causing every one to rush out of the classroom in a rush. It was like a stampede.
Mike and Billie had already left the room.
“Thanks for waiting” I called sarcastically.
Mike turns to me and laughed. “Sorry!!! Maybe you should hurry up a little!”
“I swear to god that I will kick your ass if you ever say that again.” I said playfully. “ Hey are you sure your alright?” Mike asked me.
I looked at him. He was serious. My smile faded.
“Mike I’m fine…and I don’t need you nagging me about it!” I said as I put my arm around his. “ So are you alrigjt?” asked.
“Yes I am fine!” he said happily. “We walked about thirty steps until it was my stop and I left his side and walked into the class room. Billie was in one of the seats in the back. I saw Ellie one seat over from Billie so of course I decided to take that seat.
I saw Ellie mouth “ Look at him!!”
“I know!!!” I mouthed back.
I took the seat between them.

Chapter 3

Billie Looked at me, but I Quickly turned to Ellie who was looking a magazine.

“ So what really happed to day??” she asked before Mr. Comer walked in the room.
“I told you! I don’t want to take about it! And it’s not any of your business.”
“Ya, well when my best friend comes to school with a bruised face, I’m not exactly gonna ignore it!!!!”
“Will you just drop it?” I yelled and I turned to face the front of the room.
“ So Whats up” Billie said as he turned to look at me.
“Huh…Oh nothing!” I answered. “ I ‘m just a little tired.”
He nodded at me and smiled.
Was this really happening?? I thought to myself.
He opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by Mr. Comer started to talk. “My goodness” he said happily. “Already tome for another year of school.” He looked around at the class. “Such excitement I can tell.” He smiled. “well we are going to begin to day a little different than normally. “ he hopped up and sat on the corner of his desk. Billie let out a little laugh from seeing Mr. Comers, who was not the thinnest of all people leap on to the corner of a desk. I couldn’t help but smile.
“Well I want you to get out a piece of paper and write something about yourself. “ he said as he leaped from his desk and walked the chalkboard. Billie once again laughed, as did I. I took out a piece of paper and wrote my name at the top.
Crystal Diamond Skullton
Just then I paused… what was I supposed to write.

My name is Crystal Diamond Skullton… Nothing much to say. I have two brothers. They’re basically my life. My parents are screwed up… I like to write and read. I ‘m 17 my best friends are freaks… but I don’t complain. I do anything to get out of my house…But….

I stopped writing and looked up at the front of the room. There Mr. Comers was looking at the Class contently until everyone looked up.
“Now” he said “I want you to switch with a person around you.”
Before I could look around for some one to switch, Billie Grabbed my paper And gave me his. I saw Ellie automatically jumped out of her seat and try to snatch the paper from my grip.
“Let it go!!!” I whispered angry.
“No!!!!!! Give me it you Bitch!!!!” she said in a soft but harsh tone.
I pulled the paper away from her grip and slam it on my desk..
By now the entire class was staring at up as if we were about to get in to a big fight. Ellie waved at them happily and took a seat. I looked at Billie who had a slight smile on his face as he was reading my paper. I looked down to read.
It read…
Hey this is stupid. I hate this class…blah! Any ways I’m Billie Joe Armstrong… And I think your crystal well I’ll learn soon enough. I like to write… life sucks. My Best friend is Mike their friends I don’t know of. Your Friend is Crazy! But she’s cool! I like her. She seems funny. …
--Billie
I looked up from the paper. There was a part of me that wanted to get up a start jumping around but I held I back. I looked over to him… he took out anther piece of paper and wrote some thing; he handed it to me. I opened it slowly to avoid any contact with the teacher. It read….

Hello! Hey … so you like to write? That’s cool… so crystal Diamond … that a cool name. .
Write back
--Billie

I smiled to myself… he is talking to you. I thought. I grabbed my pen and wrote back…


Hey…ya writing is cool… it gets me away…oh my friends name is Ellie…and Ya. She is weird but she’s really cool…
Crystal D.

I handed it back to him as Mr. Comings Stood up again…
“ So today was the first day of the rest of this year… I hope you enjoyed it…but now I must ask you to get a piece of paper out and tell me your name, Schedule, and the thing that you find most valuable to your learning education… “ He finished and looked at the class. Where most of them we’re stoned and stared at him like he was from ano0ther planet, or were so utterly enthused by his directions they didn’t take their eyes off of him. But of course there was me and my friend who were the normal students who waited till the last second to do the directions. Her began to laugh …
“ No really just joking…” he said happily. “ that would have been way to much for me to do…” he laughed. Some gave sighs of joy others well god only knows what they were thinking. Billie placed the paper on my desk. As Mr. Coming went on lecturing the class on school work I opened the not and read…


So where dose writing take you??? Ellie? Hih… that’s cool… you guys have cool names. Lol. But anyways… so your fiends are freaks? So if I were your friend would I be a freak? I was just wondering… and who might you be sitting by at lunch???

I looked up… same was going on so I wrote back…

Writing takes me wherever I want to go! Mostly just away into the dark depths of my mind… Are names are those that have been given to us by not exactly the nicest people. They took no more thought than a simple drag on a cigarette. … Srry sometimes I just…srry…
About you being a freak well are you telling me you want to be my friend? And I might just be sitting by mike or I could just follow whatever path my mind sets before me…
Crystal D.


Chapter 4

I gave him the note with a swelling feeling of pride with the boldness of my note … just then I heard the bell ring. Wow I thought this went really fast. I gave him the note and collected my books and ran out of sight so Billie would have no more questions or plans on actually talking.
I sprinted down the hallways till I found mike at his locker.
“Hey.” he said as I caught my breath.
“Hey”
“Are you alright???” he asked.
“Oh… ya fine…great!” I rolled my eyes.
“Only two more periods till lunch,” he said happily.
I smiled “hopefully they’ll go fast


Which to crystals surprise did go very fast… but then there was lunch. Off to find Zena and mike. Zena and mike never really did like each other but I made them do to the fact; mike had no friends. I found mike and Ellie sitting at the table in the very front of the cafeteria…and they were arguing as usual…
“I telling you mike your wasting your time!” Ellie said irritably.
“ It’s my life and I m gonna do what I want!!!” Mike shot back.
Ellie rolled her eyes.
“What are you to fighting about now???” I asked as I sat next to mike.
“Mike has decided that the day after graduation he is on his way to tour the country with his band…”

“ Really?” I asked.
“ Yeah… well we want to… “ He said as he threw a piece of paper at Ellie.
“ We who…” I asked, but as soon as Mike went to answer Billie Arrived at are table.
“ Hello” he said as he took the set next to Ellie w ho almost fell off her chair with excitement.
“ Hi” I said back.
Billie looked at Ellie who was basically shaking at the sight of him.
“ Um… Hello…” he smiled at her…
“ Heh…hi-low…” she said softly.
“Um… are you alright?” He looked like he was gonna laugh…
“Ya…totally I’m fine. Ya no I just have this thing sometimes I just black out… for a minute and I act really weird….”
She smiled as she slapped her hand against her for head.
Billie laughed and then turned to me who was laughing at Ellie, but I quickly calmed my laughter.
“ So how are you?” he said happily.
“ I’m fine… how are you?”
“ Well I m good… but I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight?”
My mouth dropped… my mouth went dry…what do I say?…
“ Um… I.” I said slowly.
Ellie suddenly kicked me under the table.
I should say yes… I want to say yes…
Billie looked me in the eye… (Which were lovely.”
But I had to say no…. Remember this morning…think of Adam I just can’t leave them to night… what if.
I slowly came back to reality.
“ Um… Billie I’m really sorry but…I can’t”
I felt like crying…
“ I’m really srry but my parents got in a fight and well… I have to watch my brothers and … “
He looked me in the eyes…
Have you ever found your self in that position…? It’s not fun…
He nodded.
Maybe some other time” I said hopefully.
“ ya that’d be cool.” He said…

After lunch I walked into the hallway with mike and Ellie who had tried to choke me for saying no to Billie….
‘
“You know exactly why I can’t go with him!!” I told her. “You no my family… both of you do!”
“And its not like I wanted to say no!!!”
“ Cryst… when are you gonna realize it is your life!!!!??” Ellie demanded. “ You’ve been like this since like seventh grade!!!”
“ She is right…” mike added
“ You guys… you no my family!!! I can’t go out tonight anyway!!!!!!!”
“ How would your family even find out?” Ellie questioned. “ Tell them you’ll be at mikes house or something!”
“ No!” I gave up. “ I can’t! I have a screwed up life!! I know it! And I’m sorry but I need to be there for my brothers… “
“No you don’t your being an idiot!!!!” Ellie threw her arms up in the air!
“ ya no if you want to waist your life go right ahead!!! I have other thing to do than watch you blow every opportunity that hits you…”
She walked away.
I sighed sadly.
Mike looked at me. I looked back.
“Mike… I had to… Adam isn’t doing so well and im scared…”
Mike put his arm around me.
“ Adam is going to be fine.” Mike assured me. “Don’t worry.”
“Mike do you remember what I told you a few years ago?”
“ About what?” he asked.
I looked him in the eyes.
“ About my brothers and about me?”
Mike closed his eyes. “Crystal, you shouldn’t be thinki8ng about that.”
I sighed. “Mike we have to stop pretending that it isn’t there…I have to go to the doctors in a few weeks… and I want to be ready.”
A tear was burning in my eye. I hadn’t talked about this in years. But I needed to.
Mike pulled me in to a hug. “Every things going to be fine.”
I tried it smile “I hope”

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[trish]

ya... lol... it is a long story!! i got bored so all i did was write...lol...i'll update later...hopefully...lol
--trish

[trish]

ok... so... ya heres another part... this is a long story ... and alot of it was written at 2 in the morning so if parts don't make sence i was falling asleep while writting... so ya.. sorry! lol
--Trish

Chapter 5
Third person.
The rest of the day went well. I had a lot on my mind. There were things about me that none knew and that I didn’t want them to know either. As I sat in the last class of the day I looked out side the window watching the sunny blue skies turn gray and and rain began to pour on this sorry land. Water splashed against the window hoping to find its way inside. The sky got grayer and I felt drowsy and I slowly drifted to sleep right in the middle of class.

About 20 min later I was awoken by some one tapping my arm. I shot my head up nd tried to focus my eyes. And there I found Billie on his knees with his arm on my desk.
“ Are you ok?” He asked kindly.
“ Yeah! I’m fine!”
“ Um… the bell just rang.” He said.
“ Really.” I looked out the window.
I was still rubbing my eyes. And I found that the raining had greatly accumulated in the last 20 minutes.
I began to pick up my books. Billie handed me my bag.
“Thanks.”
We walked out of the class together.
“ So where are you headen?” he asked as we walked through the halls depleting with people.
“ To get my brothers at school.” I answered.
“ That’s exciting!” he said happily. He opened the door for me.
It was pouring. We walked out in to the rain. It was brilliant! I looked at Billie whose hair even wet still looked amazing. My hair was slowly accepting water. As water droplets ran down my face.
“Well I have to go…” I said slowly.
He nodded still staring into my eyes.
I stared to walk away, and then turned back. Billie looked up from the Ground.
“Do you need a ride?” I said praying to god he did.
“ Um… no. I liker the rain.” He smiled.
I smiled back.
“ Well I’ll see you late” I said.
He nodded.
I walked to my car allowing the rain to soak me. I held my arms out. My jacket sticking to my arms. I always loved the rain. I got into my car. I looked where Billie was standing, he was gone. I shook my head as I started the engine and drove off the streets were flooded and it began to storm worse. lighting flickered as I stopped at a red light to find a person standing on the corner . my windows were fogged , I couldn’t see who it was so I rolled down the window to find Billie staring up at the sky.
It was windy and loud so I had to scream to get his attention.
“ Billie!!!!!” I yelled and he looked over. He walked over to the car.
“What the hell are you doing?” I said. “It’s storming really bad.”
“What? I like the rain!” he reasoned. Water was dripping from his face.
“ Get in the car!” I said.
He opened the door and got in.
“ Your soaked!” I aid looking at his clothes.
“Your not too dry either.” He said as he played with a piece of my hair.
I rolled my eyes.
I pulled out on to the road. There were no cars anywhere. That was odd.
It was starting to rain harder I could barely see the road. But I made it to the school on time. I pulled up to the door and Adam and Matt came out. The got into the back seat and we left.
My phone began to ring as we stopped at the intersection. I looked. It was from home.
“Hello?” I answered.
I could hear my moms voice but It was broken up. “Hello?” I said again hoping every thing was all right.
I heard a scream and knew exactly what that meant.
“ Shit!” I muttered as I slammed my hand on the steering wheel.
“ What?” Billie questioned .
“ We have to go to mikes.” I spun the car out and raced as fast as I could to mikes house. Adam and Matt could go there and I could go home for a minute.
There was gonna be a fight. I could tell my dad was beating up my mum and I had to go there.
“ cryst… what’s going on?” Matt demanded.
“ you and Adam re going over mikes.”
I finally reached mikes driveway.
“Stay here and I’ll be back in a minute.”
“ Why?” Matt demanded.
“ Because I said.!” I told him.
He got out of the car and slammed the door.
“ Aren’t you staying here?” I asked him.
“No… I’ll come with you.”
“I think you might want to stay here.” I explained to him.
“ No… I want to come with you.”
“Ok then”
I pulled out of the drive way and drive to my house.




I parked on the street this time. I hoped that none would be home.
“I’ll be right back.” I said to Billie as I took off my seat belt and got out of the car.
Billie nodded.

I walked through the grass; there were too many dark memories in this place. The porch was trashed and the wood was rotted.
There was no screen in the front door, and it was of course unlocked.
I opened it and entered the house. A fear came over me as I saw there was blood on the mirror in the living room. And I heard screaming from the upstairs. I knew I should have gone to the car but I had to get things and if possible get my father away from my mother.
I walked up the steps. The door to my parents room was partly opened. I looked through to find my mother being thrown against the wall and my father laughing about it.
I gasped in horror. He didn’t see me. I turned and looked to my bedroom door and across of course my brothers.
If I was fast I could manage to get enough for a few days.
I ran silently to my room. I threw a bag on my bed and began to fill it with clothing for the next few days. My mother gave another loud scream i9 jumped. I ran over to Adam and Matt’s room I managed to get a few things before My heart stopped as my cell phone rang through the room. It all went silent except for the ringing of my phone.
I grabbed the bad and ran out of the room only to find my ad standing right in front of me. His eyes shined black as he pushed me against the wall. What are you doing here?’ he asked slowly.
“Wejj, last time I checked I do live here.” I answered softly.
“Don’t get smart with me” he screamed AS HE slapped me across the face exactly were he had earlier to day.
My father was tall and he stood over me. Glaring at me.
Spit was dangling for his beard. His breath was filled with the stench of alcohol He put his hand around=d my neck.
I quickly tried to pull away.
“Get off of me!” I gasped as I hit him on the shoulder.
He threw me on the floor. I tried to get up but he pushed me back down.
“Why in such a hurry?” he asked.
He slapped me again. The side of my head was pounding and the taste of blood filled my mouth. I tried to squirm free.
“Get off of me I screamed. My mother came in to view. She tried to tackle my father but was kicked in to the wall.
“ get off of her!” she screamed. My father got up and punched my mother across the face. She fell in to into the wall. No emotion. He had obviously knocked her out. . I got up before he could close in on me. I ran to the bed and got the bag. He put his arm around my neck. I let out a loud scream. I grabbed his hair and tried to get free.
He’s going to kill me I thought. Just then I heard the screen door on the porch slam and somebody ran into the room. It was Billie.
Billie jumped on my fathers back. My father let go the grip on me. I fell in to the bed. I looked back to find Billie’s arms around my dads neck. Billie jumped off and landed on the floor. My father tried to lunge at him.
I Grabbed Billie arm and we ran. My father chased afeter us tiring to grab my arm but Billie pulled me faster.
I got into my car and slammed the door. I press the lock button as soon as I could and found my self face to face with my dad once more.
“Crystal get out of the car!”
I started the car. My dad slammed his hand of the hood and walked away.
I spun out. Doing 60 in a 30-mile zone.
“What the fuck was that about?” Billie asked when we were away from the house.
“Nothing!!” I said as I checked the caller i.d. on my phone. It was mike. He could be such an idiot at times.

“ Are you ok?” I asked knowing it was my fault. Seeing the bruise that was soon to be on his face.
“Am I ok? Dude I’m fine, what about you?” he asked.
I looked at him, my face head pounding. “I’m fine”
The taste of blood was still in my mouth and I have noticed some on my head when it ran in my eye.
“So that’s what happened this morning.” He said.
I looked at him. “You weren’t supposed to see that.” My head gave a hard throb. And for a minute there was a sharp pain in my chest. I swerved off the road but quickly corrected it.
“ Why don’t you tell someone?”
“I can’t!” I shouted the pain still growing in my head and chest.
“ Why not?” Billie questioned taking the steering wheel for a moment.
“Are you alright?” he asked again.
“I’m fine, I’m just tied.” I said taking his hand away from the wheel.

We pulled in to mikes driveway. My head throbbing worse than ever, and as I stood up in the rainy air I lost balance and found my self-slamming my head against the driveway. My chest felt as if someone pierced it with a spear.
“Crystal!” Billie exclaimed as he ran over to my side.



Billie POV

Crystal was acting strange her head hadn’t stooped bleeding the whole time in the car and she crept holding her chest. And when we finally got to mikes house she past out on the driveway. She had seemed to slam her head against the concrete. She was squirming around. Ahe started crying. And her breathing quickened.
I picked her up and ran into Mikes house.
Mike greeted me at the door.
“What the hell happened??” Mike Questioned as I walked in the room. Crystal’s brothers were watching Sponge Bob contently in the living room.
“Take her up to my room.”
I nodded.
I walked up the hallway to Mike’s room. It was a dark little area. Covered in posters and of course his bass.
I laid Crystal on the bed. She was shivering.
“What do we do?” I asked.
We have to call her doctor.
“What doctor?”
Mike didn’t answered, he only Picked up the phone and dialed a number.
I sat on the bed next to Crystal. I felt bad. This was a hell of a way to meet someone.
I covered her up with one of mikes blankets. Her hair was wet with a mixture of water and blood. Her face was bruised and she had a bloody lip.


Regular POV.
I woke up to Doctor Milton Sitting on the edge of the bed writing something.
“Crystal.” He said softly.
“Huh?” I could barley manage.
I couldn’t lift my head, or anything else. And I had (once more) a bad head ach.
“Crystal, do you remember what happened?”
“ I think.”
“I don’t know how to tell you this… and I know this my be unreasonable… You always knew that you weren’t going to live as long as the other kids… right?”
A tear was burning in my eye.
“ya…”
“Well…Crystal… it’s gotten bad… “
I looked at the ceiling. Trying not to cry…
“Crystal…well I won’t know… but I think you might… Want to think about…arrangements.”
I lost it those words together…
“so what are you saying?” I managed. “What I’m gonna die now?’
He looked at me with a looked of sorrow.
“Not right now… but not that far away…”
I hid my face in my arms.
Tears running down my face.
“I’m really sorry Crystal…”
After a minute or two he packed up his things and left.
I just laid there for about an hour till. Mike came trough the door.
“Hey Crystal…” he said softly as he sat down 9on the bed.
“Hi.”
I took a deep breath…
My face was wet with tears.
“How are you doing?” He asked looking at me in the eyes; he knew something was wrong.
“I’m okay, I guess.” I managed.
“Crystal there’s something wrong. I can see it.”
I looked at him.
“Are you still worried about…” he motioned his head and I knew exactly what he was talking about.
I rolled over and buried me head in his pillow.
He put his hand on my shoulder.
“Crystal…”
“No!” I shouted as I turned to him.
I sat up and buried my head in my knees.
“ Crystal… you got hurt to day that’s all!!!… Your fine.” He tried to comfort me.
I looked at him.
How did nothing ever anger him? No matter how bad it got he was always there for me.
I nodded. I couldn’t’ keep yelling. It wasn’t his fault.
I wiped the tears from my eyes and looked out the window. It was pitch black.
“What time is it?” I muttered.
“Almost one” he answered.
I gave a short laugh.
“I should get going I have to get to Zena’s.” I said as I tried to get up.
“No you don’t.” he said as he pushed me back into the bed.
“You got to rest, plus you’re in no condition to drive.”
“She ‘s expecting me.” I defended.
“ No I called her a few hours ago.” Mike smiled.
I smirked.
Mike laid down next to me.
“Was Billi8e really there to night?”
“What he muttered.”
“Billie!”
“ Oh! Sorry…yes… he was really worried.”
“Why?”
“Dude! Do you remember what happened?”
”Yeah… my dad…and then I fell.”
“Yeah!”
“Is he alright?”
Mike looked at me.
“Billie’s fine.”
“But he was really worried.”
“So…”
I smiled…
“ Doesn’t he have a Girlfriend?”
“Yes and no…”
“What dose that mean???” I asked impatiently.
“They have been on and off for like six years!”
“Really?”
Mike nodded.
“When did he leave?” I asked
“He didn’t…”
“What?”
“He passed out on my couch, he want to see you before he left.”
I smiled.
“You’re an idiot.” Mike joked.
I laughed.





Chapter 6.
I woke up next to mike.
He had fallen asleep while we were talking.
I looked at the clock.
2:30
I quietly got up out of bed. My jeans were sticking to my skin and my jacket was stained with blood. I had to change. And my bag was where ever my brothers were.
So I began looking through mikes draws looking for something descent. Finally I found an old purple shirt of his and a pair of shorts.
I changed quickly trying not to wake mike up.
I went to leave the room when I heard mike.
Try to be quiet… your brothers are in my sisters room…and they wouldn’t go to sleep for hours.”
“Ok “ I laughed.
I walked down the dark hallway. I looked in on my brothers.
Matt shot up.
“Crystal?” he asked.
“Yeah. Why are you up?”
He rolled his eyes.
“Are you ok?”
“I’m Fine… we can talk tomorrow!” I said,” go to sleep.
He rolled his eyes again and lay back down.
I smiled and walked down the steps to find Billie rolled up on Mikes couch.
I stood there for a minute looking at him.
He was still in his cloths and his shoes were still on. He looked so peaceful.
His black eyeliner was smeared, but non the less attractive.
I walked in to the kitchen and looked for something to drink.
I opened the fridge.
There was two bottles of water I grabbed one and walked back into the living room.
And sat on the edge of the couch looking out into space until I heard Billie.
“Hey “ he mumbled.
“Oh… I’m sorry … I didn’t mean to wake you up.”
“No… No its okay.” He said as he rubbed his eyes.
“I’m sorry.” I said again.
“Don’t worry about it.” he said as he laid back down.” Hoe is you…?”
“I’m fine.” I said as I opened the bottle of water.
“ I mean really? I feel really bad I couldn’t have been there sooner.”
“It’s not your fault, don’t feel bad.”
“Yeah but still.”
“I wanted to thank you though.”
“For what?” he asked.
“ If you hadn’t come or when I fell I would have probly got hurt really bad”
He sat up.
“Why don’t you tell any one?” he said softly.
I thought for a minute looking for the right words.
“Billie I can’t…he’s our only source of income. My brothers and me can’t be separated”
“What about your mother?”
“She’s a drunk with a history of prostitution and drug abuse. We’d be taken away from her.”
Billie looked at me. “ You’re a really strong person.”
I looked in his eyes. For a moment I was nonexistent. Every thing paused.
Billie slowly leaned in and kissed me on the cheek. He paused and I looked at him and kissed him in the lips. It was magic as he put his arm around me.
I didn’t know what I was doing, I was lost it was something that I have never experienced before but was broken when mike came fumbling down the stairs. He turned on the lights, which made me and Billie both squint.
“Hello…. um did I interrupt anything?”
I looked at Billie and said. I better go to bed. He nodded. I slowly got up.
And once I was out of Billie vision I ran up the stairs. I jumped on Mikes bed laughing. “Oh My God!!!” I laughed. I could heasr Mike Coming once more up the stairs.
“You’re a slut!!!” he said jokingly.

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lol, omg!! so much drama. i love it!

[deathbyconverse]

Oh this story is good. *claps*

[trish]

ok... this part is short but i will probly update again to day...lol....
- Trish

I laughed again.
When I said “be quite” I meant going down the stairs not doing Billie.”
“Hey I didn’t know that was gonna happen.”
Mike rolled his eyes and laid down next to me and turned off the lights.
“You need to rest!!” he said into his pillow. “so go to sleep…. And leave Billie alone.”
I rolled over and found myself drifting away…to sleep… once… More.

Chapter 7.
I couldn’t go to school the next morning be cause of Doctors orders. But that was stupid… I was fine. Billie came in before he left for school. He barrowed one of mikes shirts.
I was really tired and didn’t say much but before he left he did kiss me on the cheek.
Now I was home alone in mikes house. So I decided to call Ellie. She always had her call phone it was her child.
Because …
A. She totally tried to get pics of all the guys she thought were pretty. (Billie now being on that list.)
B. She thought she had way better thing to do than listen to the teacher…
C. To text me in the middle of class to tell me she had tater tot’s last night for dinner.
I dialed her number and waited for her tot answer….
“Hello?” she answered the phone.
“Hey!” I said.
“Hey! How are you?” she asked. “ I heard about what happened.”
“Oh… I’m fine! I just hit my head.”
“ Yeah, someone needs to knock some sense into that father of yours…”
“Dude don’t worry about that. Every things fine.”
“Really? Did you happen to know that your father came up the school looking for you?”
“Are you serious?”
“Yup… Luckily he didn’t know what Billie’s name was or atleast didn’t… or that you were over Mikes and that you weren’t here…”
“ Dude, its gonna get to you eventually…”
“I’ll be fine I ‘m just dreading going home.”

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uh oh

[trish]

lol...ya...
--Trish

“Are you seriously going back there?”
“I can’t just hide out at mikes for the rest of my life. And Plus I have to help my mom.” I explained.
“Very well”


The next few weeks went smooth. Nothing really happened…
My brothers and me did go back home… I guess my dad went out of state.
Billie and me had gotten close. He was really nice to me.
I’m not sure if it was considered dating but oh well. I liked him a lot and I think he liked me.
School was normal… Ellie was totally mad at me because of Billie, and I did eventually find out about Mikes band, the sweet Children. The were really good, not to mention Billie was the lead singer, and they had recently gotten a new drummer Tr’e Cool. And mike was base. They were all going over Billie’s house to night And Billie wanted me to go so I brought Ellie who was most depressed.
I walked into Billie house. It was nice. Billie was in the fridge as I walked in the kitchen.
“What are you doing? “ I asked him as he sang the words to is songs he wrote.
“ Oh, hello he said as he turned around with a bottle of root beer in his hand.
Ellie was in the living room with Tr’e, who she found very attractive.
“ You look lovely,” he said as he wrapped one of his arms round me.
I smiled “ so do you”
HE kissed me on the cheek.
“ Well their waiting in the living room.” He said as motioned his head there.
I nodded.
I followed him in the living where Ellie and Tr’e could barley keep their hand off each other and Mike was very into the animal planet learning about the mongoose.
“So what are we doing?” Billie asked as he sat on the couch.
None answered. Billie threw a pillow at Mike’s head.
“Huh… what?”
“I laughed.
“C’mon we got to practice.”
T’re broke apart from EIllie.
Mike also tore himself away from the TV. Screen.
They got up band went down to the basement where Tr’es drums were set up and Billie’s Guitars was already plugged in and ready to go.
Ellie and me sat on the steps as they practiced.
They were really good and you just knew they would go far.
Billie had been playing since he was eleven. It was really personal to him. It was more than just music it was a way to cope with the passing of his father.
They knew what they were doing and hopefully they would get signed on to reprise records. That would help them

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[trish]

I BAAAACK!! lol... ya well i havew an update! yay! Toarrow my birfday!! yay !! lol... so i hope you like this....

They stopped practice at around 11:00. When they decided to just chill.

Billie’s mom was working really late and his siblings were out. We had decided to watch one of tr’e’s horror movies. It was point less. Tre and Ellie couldn’t keep their hands off each other. And mike was passed out on the floor. Billie and me were the only ones that were actually coherent.
“So how are you he asked?”
“Ok… how bout you?” I asked back.
“Cool…juss chillin.”
I nodded happily.
“You wanna go for a walk?” he asked.
“Sure.”
I was a really clear night. Is silent other than the laughter of us as we walked down the street. The stars were out too. They looked almost like diamonds. We walked to the play ground down the street from him and sat on a swing.
We joked with each other for a little while but then Billie looked me in the eyes.
“I wanted to ask you something,” he said quietly.
I looked at him. His skin was pale in the moonlight and his eyes shown bright green. (A masterpiece.)
We didn’t speak for a minute. Just sat they’re enjoying the darkness and the stars.
He took my hand. We only knew each other for a few weeks but it felt like eternity.
“If it came to a point… when I left this town… will you come to me?”
I looked into his eyes…and smiled.
“Of course.”
He smiled at me back. We walked to the slides and sat on the spiral one.
He pulled me close to him wrapping his arms around me. He kissed me on my lips. The world slowed down. For once nothing mattered. My father was gone out of my mind and my brothers were ok. No worries in the world were in my heart.



Chapter 8.

The night slowly wound down and Billie walked me home.

I entered my front door. Matt was on the computer talking to his dorky friends and Adam was watching a rerun of “who’s the boss” on nick at night.
It was the only thing on a two in the morning. He could watch.
I walked over to Matt to ask why him and Adam were both awake at this hour.
“ Matt… what are you two doing up?” I demanded.
“Why do you care?” he shot back.
“You don’t need to talk to me that way.”
“Where were you?” I asked not even turning around.
“I was out with friends!” I shouted at him.
“Till two in the morning?”
“ Hey! Wait a minute I don’t need to be answering to you!!!! Now you better get off that thing!!!”
He suddenly stood up and faced me.
“ Or what??? What are you going to do???”
I looked at him for a minute I just slapped him upside his head.
I turned from him and walked over to Adam.
“Hey.”
He looked up at me.
“ I think you better get to bed.
He got up and walked up to the TV and turned if off. He walked up the stairs and hopefully went to bed. Matt on the other hand was had turned on the computer and was now in the kitchen looking out the widow.
“ So what’s up with you?”
“Dads coming back to marrow.” He said.
“ Your joking right?”
‘No… he called to day.” She sighed, “ Mom went nuts! She drank like two six packs!”
“ Where is she now?” I asked.
“ She’s passed out in her room.”
“ Is she ok???”
“Yeah, she’s fine.” He said.
“ Crystal we have to get out of here!” he warned. “ There’s nothing for us.”
“ Matt, I know but we just can’t up and leave!”
“ Why not?”
“ You know we can’t!” I said. “ We have no money!”
Matt shook his head.
Listen I can’t help that.

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[trish]

HEllo!!! sorry i haven't updated but i am no!! yay!! i've been busy!! o-well no here it ges again.
--Tricia

The next morning awoke up to Adam screaming in the next room.
I jolted from my bed and ran across the hall to his room.
I entered the room to find him and Matt wrestling playfully. They quickly stopped as I ran in.
“ What the hell, dudes?” I breathed.
Matt laughed as he walked over to me. He stood there for a minute… and then just slapped me upside my head.
“ You little freak!!!!” I exclaimed as I tackled him to the floor.
I hadn’t seen my brothers happy in a long time. It was funny.
We used to play a lot until my dad turned.
But the rumbling of a car engine in our driveway quieted our laughter. Matt and I looked at each other and quickly ran into my room and looked out the window.
My dad stepped out of the car and waved to the driver. He looked normal. But then again I haven’t seen him in weeks.
He walked up t o the door and came in.
Mother was still asleep. He walked in.
We listened cautiously. Then to my horror I heard footsteps coming up the stairs (My father).
I looked at my brother.
“ What do we do?” he whispered.
I shrugged nervously. He walked to my door. I looked to find him smiling at us.
“ What are you three up to?” he said as he walked over and sat on my bed. None of us answered. We were scared. “ Why so quiet.” My father asked.
My father looked at me.
“So Crystal, who was your friend”
I looked at him. “what ?” I asked.
“You no that boy that was here a few weeks ago.” He explained.
I picture of Billie came in my mind.
“He’s just a friend.” I explained.
My father just looked at me as he crossed his arms on his chest.
“ And where were you for that week?”
“ Listen, I ‘m not talking about. “ I said as I got up. I picked up Adam and started to walk out my room when I came face to face with one of my dads best friends..

He grinned at me… his red eyes staring at me.
“ Hello crystal.” He said as he pushed me back.

“Crystal I don’t know if you have met my friend Phil.” My father said.
I looked at him. This was a really fat guy, he was a lot bigger that me. And I had Adam scared to death in my arms.
“ Put the kid down crystal.” Phil said to me..
I shook my head nervously.
He put his hand around my neck.
Matt rushed up to help me. But my father grabbed him and threw him in the hallway. Then he came over to me and tried to get Adam out of my arms.
“ No! Leave him alone. I said as I pulled away from my father.
My father just smiled and Phil tightens his grip on my throat. I let go of Adam and once again my father put him in the hallway.

“ I know your friend Billie.” My father said.
I looked at him. Terror in my eyes.
“I hate to do this.” My father paced back and forth as I struggled to get away from Phil.
“Something has really gotten into you this year.” He said slowly.
I tried to kick at Phil, he only moved away.
“And I hate to be this way but it has to come to something.” He pulled a knife out of his pocket and opened it.
He held it in front of my eyes, swinging it back and forth slowly finding its way to my face. My eyes followed it.
“You seem to have gotten rather close to this boy…” he whispered. “ and I can’t say I’m that happy.”
The Knife brushed against my face.
“His name is Billie right?” he asked.
I didn’t look at him.
“What do you think your going to do.” I couldn’t be afraid of him. Fear couldn’t be my weakness anymore.
He took hold of my arm and brushed the knife against it. “Tell me about him Crystal.”
I didn’t answer. I just rolled my eyes.
He shrugged and the cut my arm slowly. Blood dripped from the wound. It dripped slowly down my arm. The pain quickly came with it.
“Will you tell me now?”
“Tell you what?? If you even try to go near him I’ll call the cops… you won’t get away with anything.”
I knew what he was up to. He wanted Billie now! He was gonna kill hi if he got the chance.
I didn’t answer again.
My father then dug the blade deeper into my flesh. Blood still streaming down my arm. It burned with pain as I tried to pull away.
“Your still not gonna tell me?”
“ I not telling you anything.” I said. The pain in my arm growing.
“Fine!!!” he shouts. He threw my arm to me.
Blood splattered on my shirt.
I grabbed my arm.
Then my father walked to the door. He opened it Matt and Adam had been trying to get in but couldn’t.
Mt father grabbed Adams neck and pulled him in.
He put the knife up to his throat. “No!!” I gasped.
“ Now tell!”
Adam looked at me. He was helpless. What should I do, I thought. The knife went closer and closer to his threat. Would he really do it.
Finally I cracked.
“You have his name! That’s all you need isn’t it???” I laughed. My father threw Adam to the floor. Holding my arm a tear came into my eye. Phil backed away as my father motioned his head to do so.
“Don’t you go near him!!!!” I warningly screamed at my father.
He laughed. “ And how is going to stop me? You? You might have heart trouble.”
He laughed.
“Your doctor called, kid.” he said. “I know the story.”
I watched as my dad pushed Adam back to the floor, as he walked out of the room.
“If you Touch him I swear to god I’ll have your head.” I screamed as I ran to the door.” He just turned and smiled at me. he walked closer and pushed me down. With out thinking I grabbed the knife thatwashalf out of his pocket and slash the side of his face open. He ushed me down once again. Into the floor, and left.
Matt rushed over to me.
Anger was burning inside of me. Hell was nothing to what I could have gave to my father now.
A passionate hatred burned in my heart, as I watched the blood dripped from the cut.
Tears fell out of my eyes.
Not even Death would disappoint me more than to have Billie dead. I felt my heart begin to race as I got up. Holding my arm gingerly.
Matt tried to pull me back but I ran through. I ran out of the house tears falling from my face. A screaming voice was exploding in my mind. My feet hit the pavement. Blood still slowly dripping from my hand. Tears ran furiously in to my eyes.