It's safer in the dark

Part 2

Being 17 sucks, being 17 and bullied at school sucks even more, being 17 and having parents who are so rich and famous they don't give a shit about you sucks worst of all. That's my life in a nutshell, my name is Louis Tomlinson. I'm openly gay, 17, Tan, medium height but everything about me is small and petite. I have blue eyes and brown hair, a lot of people outside school call me good looking but I completely disagree.

I have four older brothers who without, I wouldn't know what to do. They literally mean everything to me. We all live together in a Grand Manor in London; Scott is the oldest he is 24 then there is Andy who is 22 and Drew who is 19. Our parents split up when I was 4 and our mum left, we never see her anymore. I get a substitute card with a cheque every Birthday and Christmas, I haven't spoken to her since my 6th birthday though and I don't remember her at all. Our dad Mark is a famous Hollywood actor, he remarried seven years ago to our new mum Trisha, she has a son called Edward who is now our stepbrother, he is also 22.

I love them all to death and we are all really close. Our parents are never around, always across the country filming this or that holidaying here and there, as a result, I've been raised by my brothers. Legally Drew and I still need a guardian, Scott and Andy decided to take on that role, wanting to keep us close together and not wanting Drew and I to be raised by nanny's and maids or worse, left to our own devices, at least until I finish school.

Our house is huge, what you would typically expect from a filthy rich celebrity. Personally, I hate it, even with 5 boys in the house it's so quiet and lonely. We have housekeepers and maids who make sure everything is cleaned and washed. The boys think it's great and absolutely love not having to do their own washing, but that's because they are slobs and never clean up after themselves.

Scott is tall has brown hair with big brown puppy dog eyes, he is a soft teddy bear but is the daddy of the house, always making sure we are eating properly, and our schoolwork is done. He has a Fiancé' Sammy and she is the best; she is the closest thing to a mother I have. She attends university 3 hours away though, so she isn't around as much.

Andy is Tall brown hair and blue eyes. He is an organizational freak and loves having things in order and routine. He is funny and loud, he's single but has his eye on a few girls he is a bit of a player.

Edward is chill so laid back and doesn't take life too seriously, he is gorgeous and looks like a top model even at his worst, he is engaged to his girlfriend Amy, and they are really happy.

All three of them love music and started their own record label and production studio. They are really successful and are getting to be quite big in America as well.

Then there is Drew. Drew and I are very close I tell him everything (well most things) he is short but taller than me, Drew is the party animal of the bunch. He has blonde hair, blue eyes and can eat like a horse. He is always happy and just goes with life, he is literally my best friend, he likes to get into mischief a lot and pull lots of pranks. I'm never on the receiving end though thankfully, Scott is constantly getting phone calls from school telling him Drew is in trouble. His latest prank was pouring blue die into the sprinkler system at school, Drew turned on the sprinklers at the school assembly when the whole school was seated outside on the grass, genius if you ask me, but he nearly got expelled so he has had to tone his pranks down a lot. Drew is finishing his A levels and will be leaving me alone at school next year which I hate him for, he has been with his girlfriend Vanessa for 2 years, she is great for him, and they fit together so well.

The boys all seem to have an endless number of friends and our house is the entertainment house, they constantly have people over, I don't mind at all; I get along with them. I tend to keep to myself though, reading alone in my room and just keeping out of the way. The kids at school don't like me at all and I only have one friend, so the last thing I need is the boy's friends to start hating on me and thinking of me as annoying. It is fun though to watch them being silly idiots, especially when they have a few drinks. I'm constantly treated like a little kid though and I'm known as the 'little brother'. The boys have made it very clear to anyone who comes into the house not to mess with me, I wish it was the same at school.