Highschool Story

August and Neil

I was startled awake by heavy banging on the door. I look around for Emma, but she isn't anywhere in sight. I push myself up trying to ignore the pain that followed after. I slowly make my way to the door and ask the anonymous visitor, "who is it?"

"Regina? It's August open up."

"Oh? I thought it was February." I say in my best confused yet joking manor.

"Oh har har." I open the door, being greeted by his arms. I squeak out painfully. "My bad, what happened to you?"

"I got beat up by a bunch of other students for being a mom." I say shrugging like it's no big deal.

"Do they not know it wasn't your choice? You were raped,  it wasn't a decision you could back out of!" He said.

I shrugged and walked slowly back to the couch and sat down, August in tow, and notice a note on the coffee table;

Hey Regina,
I'm going to granny's to pick us up some food. I will be back before you know it. I love you, my Queen.
Your idiot.

I smile at her sweetness before placing the note back where I found it. I lay back down wincing at the pain.

"Be careful, if your in this much pain you should go to the emergency room." August says, his voice laced with concern. I shake my head.

"I can't." I say my eyes watering. I blink back the tears.

"Can I have a look?" August says. I think about it, he's my brother, I lift up my top. And August holds it up enough to see my back and stomach.

He flinched,  "ouch, Regina this looks painful." I give him one of my, duh, glares. He pokes a big bruise, earning him a playful yet serious what the fuck smack, which backfires as a sharp pain radiates through my arm.

"That's because it is painful." I sigh, "but, it'll subside in a few days, as it heals the pain won't be constant." He nods but still looks worried.

"For now though, Emma won't let me move anywhere on my own. I'm looking forward to the time I need the bathroom and Emma isn't around." I chuckle at the panicked Mary Margaret running around aimlessly in my head.

"That's another subject I wanted to approach. Since when was my panda bear gay?"

"Firstly, don't ever refer to me as a panda bear again. Secondly, since forever. Emma was the only person I told before, well, everything." I said enjoying the chat I was having with my brother. It was the first conversation I've had in a while that has not made me remember Leo.

Neil walks through the door and pauses in the door way. He raises an eyebrow and gestures towards me. "I got beat up, I'm okay though. I promise."

He nods and then looks at August, silently sizing him up. "He's not a threat Neil, don't worry."

He disappears into the kitchen and August says, "okay, how about we watch a movie and wait for your knight in rusty armour?" I chuckle and respond with a nod.

He presses play on 'Finding Nemo' which I fell asleep part way through earlier.

Neil comes in shortly, thrusting a hot cocoa into my hands. I look at him and smile, "thank you, but what is this for?"

He shrugs and seems to be internally battling with himself.

He sits next to me and side hugs me briefly. After about 20 minutes, "it always helps me when I'm hurt." I here a quiet almost inaudible voice come from next to me. I gasp, I've never heard Neil talk before.

I look at him and smile genuinely, "well Neil thank you for being my little knight." I don't make a big deal out of the fact that he just spoke, just in case it makes him crawl back into himself again.

I look to my other side to see August snoozing. I roll my eyes at his antics and continue watching the movie with Neil.

Well it looks like it's 3 chapters back to back, I was up a lot of the night bored soooo. Any input will be appreciated, good or bad. Ideas are welcome too. Thank you.
Anyway, enjoy!
Aster 👀