Tracy Beaker Returns & The Dumping Ground Imagines

New Girl (Johnny Taylor)

A/N: This was requested by my good friend, ChloeR11 . Hope you like it! xx

You sat up, panting and sweating after a terrible nightmare. A nightmare you were all too familiar with. A nightmare about how your parents abused you for years and years, sexually, physically and emotionally, until a neighbour finally figured out why she heard your screams every night and called the police. Now you were here, at Ashdene Ridge, with a bunch of people you didn't now.

"You alright?" A voice made you jump. You realised you'd fallen asleep on the sofa in the lounge, and Johnny was sat a few feet from you, watching TV. You suddenly sat up and scooted away from him. You curled yourself up into a ball at the end of the sofa, terrified, the nightmare and other flashbacks playing in your mind.

"Hey, it's okay. I won't hurt you." Johnny said softly, shuffling a little closer to you. He'd sensed that you weren't an ordinary girl. You'd been through hell, but he wanted to help you. He and Tee hadn't exactly had the best life before being taken into care, so he thought maybe he could get you to open up and talk to someone who understands.

"Come here," Johnny opened his arms, thinking maybe you just needed a hug, but instead, you flinched and bought your hands up to shield your face. When you didn't feel the pain, you slowly removed your hands to see Johnny looking at you in concern.

"I'm sorry, I thought..." You trailed off, feeling embarrassed.

"It's okay. I-I know how you feel. My stepdad... H-He hit me and my sister before we were taken into care." He told you.

"They didn't just hit me." You whispered, folding your arms over yourself as if you were cold, "They... They did other things to me, too." Tears rolled down your face as you explained. Johnny put his hand on your arm. You flinched at first, but then relaxed slightly.

"You're safe here, they can't hurt you anymore. Mike and May-Li will protect you." He told you. You glanced at him, to see him looking at you with sincerity. You don't quite know what came over you, you'd never done anything like it before, but you wrapped your arms around his torso and hugged him. Johnny was clearly surprised at first, but then wrapped his arms around your small frame. You pulled away after a few seconds and looked at him. Everything around you seemed to disappear and you found yourself leaning in. Johnny leaned in as well and before you knew it, your lips connected.

"What the heck?!" A voice shrieked. You and Johnny leaped apart to see Tee stood there looking at you two, before she ran off.

"Tee, wait!" Johnny leaped off the sofa and ran after his sister. You ran after him and got to Tee's room, where she was sat on her bed.

"Tee, what's the problem?" Johnny asked her.

"Why are you kissing her?!" She asked angrily.

"Because... Because I like her." He replied. You felt your cheeks heat up and tried not to smile, "Why are you so upset? Don't you want me to be happy?"

"Yeah, but, I don't want you to get hurt." Tee admitted.

"I won't hurt him, Tee, I promise." You said, walking over and grabbing Johnny's hand.

"It's going to take some getting used to. You've never had a girlfriend before." She said.

"So, you're okay with this?" Johnny asked hopefully.

"I guess." She said. You and Johnny smiled at each other.