Adopted by Luke

Who are you...really?

Natalie's pov.

Luke ran upstairs and ran next to my side.

"What happened?"
Luke asked Michael

"I'm not sure, but he shot her wi-"

"How long ago?"
He cut in

"I'm not sure...maybe 2 minutes ago"

Luke looked at me in the eyes, and he could feel all the worry in me.

"I'm going to have to find it ok?"

Find what?!

He slowly lifted my shirt and I could feel the cold air against my stomach.

He winched at the sight of scares on my hips, and brushed over them searching for the
Michael looked on my arms and hands as Luke searched my back.

"Michael...there's something wrong"

Michael immediately stopped and looked over to him.

I was laying in my side, and they flipped me on my stomach.

"This shouldn't be there.  went to deep."
Luke said really quite.

"This isn't right"
He continued

"What's her faction?"
Michael muffled out

"I can't make it out, but Thomas can. We need to get her to him as quickly as possible"

"Oh god Ashton. What did u do? "
Luke breathed out trying to hold himself back from tearing up.

"This wasn't supposed to happen"
Like said with his voice cracking
......

Ashton woke up.

Oh god... I could sense that he was awake, but I still couldn't move to tell the boys. Oh god...he's not going to miss this time.

He is going to kill me.

Luke was about to pick me up just as Ashton busted through the door.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HER?!"
Ashton said while looking like hulk, but then again, his voice was of concern.

Luke immediately turned around and pushed him out of the room, and went to his room to talk.

Just me, Michael, and the bullet stuck apparently in my back.

Awkward...

"Would it be weird if I talked to you about something...like...being an orphan?"

I wish he could hear me...

"One blink yes, two blinks no"
He says

I blinked twice to start off

"I want to talk to you about foster homes..."

I closed my eyes unable to move and kept them shut until he automatically started talking.

"Have you ever been in a foster home?"

I opened my eyes and blinked once.

I've been in one once...it was the definition of hell
(Sorry)

Oh god. Is he saying this is a foster home?!

"It really sucks huh?"
He said

I blinked once

Omg is he trying to tell me something?!?!

"I was in one...but my people, ended up adopting me. I didn't like them, and I made their life really hard. I've felt this emptiness whenever my friends talk about their mom,brother, sister, uncle. I just feel so left out."

I heard him sniffle a little and I opened my eyes to see him on the floor next to me wiping his eye.

A little part or me wanted to die inside, just for one reason.

I understood.

With his voice cracking, he muttered out something I've always wanted to here.

"Ever since I met you, I have felt a connection. I'm not sure how or why, but...I think we are somehow related.
I love you so much, and all I want is to be cared about in the same way you do. I'm your guy! Just give me a chance. I will find a way to prove it, I will make some connection, I will be there for you as long as you are there for me."

I opened my eyes thinking about how this was nothing on what I expecting.

"I have a theory...but it's just gonna make us really awkward if it doesn't add up. With your permission, can I please check your leg for a mark?"

I blinked once in tears, but not of sadness, happiness.

I am happy.

This is new.

He scoots over to the back of my leg, and rolls up my jeans, just enough to see my scar.

6 inches long, 2 inches deep.

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FLASHBACK

I cried in my pillow after I got in from the kitchen for standing on my knees for about 2 hours, on salt.

My legs where all bloody, and I could barely stand.

I heard a knock on my door, and my brother came in.

Startled, he looked at my legs, and my face full of tears.

"Can I sleep with you in here tonight? Mom and dad are arguing again...but it's so loud I can hear it through my bedroom."

I wiped my face, and scooted over so he could jump in.

He had the biggest smile on his face, and literally JUMPED in my bed, causing me to fall off, and cut my leg open on the metal bed frame.

^worst pain ever^

I screamed in my pillow, and put a towel over it. I saw some super glue and grabbed it off my desk, I put the glue in-between the cut and held it together until it dried.

"It burns"
I said while my brother held my hand and leg together, while he tried to cheer me up.

FLASHBACK OVER
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He covered his mouth in a gasp.
And I start thinking about what type of family member he is.
Cousin?
Step brother?
Uncles kid?

BANG!

Calum busts through door, picks me up, carries me to the door, and keeps going.

He hit my head on the door a little, and I immediately regained feeling.

I can talk!!!!

"Where are you taking me?"