Ghost Asylum Imagines @-@

Charlotte Returns

The picture is Charlotte. Surprised? And listen to the Sleeping With Sirens cover of Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls and the acoustic version of Face Down by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus too. Enjoy~

-The guys are in the living room, watching TV. Brannon is not paying attention. He is writing out a long letter, as he has been doing for the past four years to Charlotte, who has not yet returned. He has filled almost twenty notebooks with this long letter. Every day, he fills almost seven pages. Today, that's about to change. Just take a look at the news.-

News Anchor: Shocking news today! Thirty one year old Tylor-James Micheal, also called TJ, has been arrested for a kidnapping four years ago.

The guys: -stares paying more attention-

Brannon: -stops writing and looks at the TV-

News Anchor: Inside his home in Marcus, Tennessee, twenty five year old Charlotte Mei was found chained to a wall of a small room. Her adopted seven month old daughter, Acelyn Smith was found hidden under Charlotte's bed. -the news changes to a live video of Charlotte holding a small baby, hugging a woman and crying at a hospital-

Chris: -stands extremely excitedly- GUYS, THAT'S OUR HOSPITAL!

Brannon: -breathless, -stands and races out of the door, straight to the truck-

Chris: -runs out with his keys and gets into the truck-

Chasey, Porter, and Doogie- -runs out to a separate truck and get in-

-Not trucks race to the local hospital. They arrive nd run inside. A news crew is standing around a door, and Brannon races through that door-

Chris: Wait!

Nurse: You can't be in there!

Chris: That's his girlfriend!

Brannon: -makes it through the news crew and sees a bruised up, dirt covered, still short Charlotte who is holding a small, newborn like baby-

Charlotte: -stares at him. Gives the girl next to her the baby and takes a few barefoot steps closer to Brannon-

Brannon: -stops closer to Charlotte-

Charlotte: -tears up and hugs Brannon tightly- I missed you so much...

Brannon: -holds her protectively and tightly- I missed you more..!

Girl: Is this the one you've been talking about, Charlotte?

Charlotte: -nods and very slowly pulls away- Yeah... It is. -wipes off her tears-

Brannon: -smiling wide as Chris, Chasey, Porter and Doogie walk in, blocking the news crew's shots-

Charlotte: -carefully takes the baby from the girls- Guys, this is Florence. Call her Ren. She's the one who called the cops on TJ. -hugs the girl-

Ren: I just had to do what I had to do for my little sister... -smiles at Charlotte-

Brannon: And the baby...? -looks a little confused-

Charlotte: -wipes off some tears- McKayla... McKayla didn't make it...

Brannon: -looks down slowly-

Charlotte: But... Thanks to Ren, I was able to adopt this little girl... -looks at the baby, softly rubbing the baby's cheek with her finger-

Brannon: -stops closely and looks down at the baby- Her name?

Charlotte: Acelyn... Acelyn Olivia Smith...

Chris: So that's my niece, right? -smiling at the baby-

Charlotte: -nods and carefully hands Acelyn to Brannon- Of course, a little girl like this can't just have a mommy... -looks up at Brannon- She needs a daddy too...

Brannon: -smiles wider and looks down at Acelyn-

Chris: -hugs Charlotte- It's been serious hell without you, Char. -kisses her cheek-

Charlotte: -hugs him back and looks at the other three- And why the hell aren't you in on this hug?

Chasey: Well you didn't ask... -hugs Charlotte and Chris-

Porter: -joins the group hug-

Doogie: There's no room for me ;-;

Charlotte: Make room!

Doogie: -hugs them all somehow-

Ren: This day deserves a beautiful family photo. -pulls out her phone- May I?

Brannon: -smiles at Ren- Of course.

-They all bunch up, Brannon and Charlotte in front.-

Ren: -starts to take a picture-

Charlotte: what are you doing? You're supposed to be in the picture with us.

Ren: Well... I just thought... -is interrupted-

Charlotte: -grabs Ren by the collar and pulls her in view of the camera- Ready?

Ren: Not exactly...

Charlotte: -takes a picture anyway-

Ren: I'll be sure to print some off for all of you. -smiles and puts her phone back-

Charlotte: -tightens her arms around Brannon's arm- I suppose we should all just go home now... Maybe even take nice warm showers... With lots of soap... And warm water... -buries her face in Brannon's chest- I missed all of this so much...