Broken (Edited edition)

Missing Father

Danny has given me his bed to sleep, and he slept in Barry's bed since he was out of town. I've borrowed a t-shirt of his to sleep in, and have a pillow clutched to my chest. I don't leave the bedroom in the morning, I just stare at the wall while I listen to Danny making breakfast in the kitchen." Lyca? You up sweetie?" He calls, and I sit up slowly." Yeah." I say softly, and he opens the door. He's carrying a tray of food, and he sets it down next to me before sitting down himself. The tray is holding eggs, sausage, and toast for the two of us." Mark didn't answer yet, so we'll just have to wait." He says, and places a plate of food on my lap. My hair drops in front of my face, and Danny brushes my hair behind my hair." He'll come back. He would never abandon you." Danny smiles at me, and hugs me softly around the shoulders. I eat slowly with him, and he takes the tray away." Now get dressed, and we'll go to the Grump Station." He says, and I nod." Okay." I tell him, and he leaves. I put on my old clothes, and walk out to the living room. Danny has on skinny jeans with holes, cargo jacket, and sneakers.

"You ready to go?" He asks, and I nod. I grab my book bag, and we go out to the car. He turns the car on, and asks if I wanted some coffee." Yeah sure, I would enjoy that." I tell him, and we drive to the nearest cafe for coffee. Danny swirls some sugar into his cup, and we get back into the car. Danny drives us to the Grump Station. Arin is already there, and so is Kevin. They are slumped over their computers, and are tapping the keys slowly while trying to edit videos. Arin has a cup of coffee near his arm, and he takes a sip of it every few seconds. It must be cold or not tasty, because he keeps making a disgusted face toward the cup he just drank out of. Kevin has a bottle of Mountain Dew beside him, and it still isn't opened. He licks his lips every few seconds, but ignores the bottle.

"Hey guys, have you seen Mark?" Danny asks, and Arin looks up." Hey Cupcake, no we haven't. Why?" Arin asks, and I feel my hand shake while trying to keep my grip on my coffee cup. Danny tells me to go sit down on the couch, and I do as he says. I take out my laptop, and start playing some games. Danny asks Arin to watch me while he went to talk to Brian about some things. Arin says no problem, and Danny walks up to the second floor." Lyca? You okay over there?" Arin asks, his voice all groggy, and I nod at him." Yeah, I'm okay." I tell him, and continue playing some games. I guess my music was playing, because Kevin comes over with a box of headphones." Oh sorry, I didn't realize." I tell him, taking the headphones." Don't worry about it, just please use these." He says, and I plug them in. I listen to my music while the day passes, and Arin taps my shoulder at around noon.

I pull the headphones off my head, and he brushes his fingers through my hairs. I smile at him, and he pulls me into his arms. He walks me around the couch, and up the stairs. Danny is waiting for him, and I notice there is a talking in the room he's in front of. Arin sets me down on the ground, and Danny takes my hand. In the room is Daniel and Ryan of Cyndago, and I'm confused why they're here." Hey Lyca." Daniel says, and I grin at him." Hey Daniel, how are you?"

"I'm good, and you?"

"I'm okay. Have you seen Mark?" I ask, and Daniel looks over at Ryan. Ryan puts his head down, and scratches his head." That's why we're here, we were looking for him. He didn't show up for making video ideas this morning." Ryan says, and I put my head down. I feel my hands shaking, and my lips are quivering." Lyca..." Danny tries to touch me, and I grab a lamp from the nearest table." He said he would always be there!" I scream, and throw the lamp onto the ground. It breaks into tiny pieces, and I storm down the stairs. I shut myself in the Grump recording room, and sit there on the couch with my head in my arms. A Guardian is suppose to be there for their child, even if they are busy. Now nobody knows where he is, basically making me an orphan.

I start crying when the door opens, and Suzy walks in." I know you're scared, and I know you don't know if you'll ever see him. But I'm here to tell you, we will find him. I'll make sure we do, that's a promise." She says, and I look up at her. She wipes my eyes for me, and gives me a warm smile." Mark wouldn't like to see you cry." She whispers, and I stare at her with wide eyes." Sometimes I can't help it." I remember telling Mark so clearly that day I killed Todd, it's like it was yesterday we were in the back of Danny's car. Blood still covering my clothes, and I still having that distinct memory of Todd's dead eyes. Suzy says she's going to make hot chocolate, and then she'll come back in here to watch a movie with me and the others.

Danny, Arin, Kevin, and Suzy come in with blankets and pillows. We sit on the couch together, all with hot chocolate, and watch Silence of the Lambs. It's a really old movie with Hannibal Lecter, and I actually really enjoy it." You like this type of stuff?" Ross asks, and I nod." Maybe I should buy the TV show of it, I hear it's really good as well." I watch him buy it on Amazon, and I thank him so many times I can't remember how many it is." It's really my pleasure Lyca, it'll be a super late Christmas gift." He says, and I grin." Or a congrats present because I just won that competition."

"Oh yeah, forgot about that. Yeah, I'll say it's that." I start laughing, and Ross smiles at me. After the movie is over, they all have to get back to work." I'll let you stay in here while we record." Danny says, and I lean against him as Arin starts to set up things." You tired?" He asks, and I nod." Super tired." I tell him, and he kisses my head." Then get some sleep Angel, I'll wake you up when we're ready to go." He says, and I yawn. I slowly shut my eyes, and fall asleep.

When I wake up, Danny is shaking me really hard." Stop! I'm awake!" I say, and my head is spinning when he finally stops." Hey, Mark just texted us." Danny says, and I stare at him." What! Really! Where is he? Where has he been?" I ask Danny as many questions I can get out, and he calms me down." He's on his way, he'll be here soon. I want you to stay in here, because I'm going to give him some of his own medicine." Danny has an evil grin on his face, and it scares me a little bit." What are you going to do exactly?"

"Just keep this door opened a little bit, and I'll do the rest." I nod, and he leaves the room. I open the door just a tad, and press my ear up against the crack. I hear a car door shut, then the front door opening." Mark! Where the hell have you been!" Danny yells, I hear Mark's voice. It's been two days since I've heard it, but it feels like centuries." Doesn't matter, where's Lyca?" He asks, and I smile softly at the idea of him worried about me." She ran off Mark! She went Black when she thought you had left, and she ran away. Luckily! I was able to catch up with her by car, and found her unconscious on the side of the street. You should be ashamed of yourself Mark Fischbach! For making your beautiful baby girl worry so much, she was crying almost all day and last night!" He yells, and I hear Mark pacing back and forth." You don't want to know where I was, because it was to keep her." He says, and I stare through the small crack in the door.

"Now where is she?" He asks again, and Danny finally calls my name." Okay Lyca, you can come out now. I think he's had enough." Danny says, and I open the door. Mark is standing there with a bag over one of his shoulders, and a tired look on his face. All the anger I had toward him a few moments ago has vanished, and all the love and care I have with him fills where the anger was. I run into his arms, and he picks me up after dropping his bag." I missed you, you asshole." I tell him, and he smiles." I missed you too." He says, and kisses my cheek." Don't ever scare me like that again, promise me you'll never do that again." I tell him, and he grins at me. He places another kiss on my forehead, and hugs me tighter." I promise that I will never scare you like that again." He says, and I hug him even tighter.