Walls • Johnny Depp AU

chapter one

The floorboards creaked as my brother made his way to my side. He had helped me move in to my new apartment the night before and so I let him stay over as a thank you. I tried to ignore the annoying sound he made with each step, but it was almost impossible.

"Lo? You awake? I made you breakfast..." He whispered as if he was scared of someone hearing him.

"Ollie, I swear to god if you've caused any sort of mess in my apartment before I have had the chance to spend 24 conscious hours in it, you're dead." I replied, the pillow under my face slightly muffling my words.

I know I probably could have said something much more decent considering that he is my sibling and he actually did something for me, maybe 'thank you' or ' I really appreciate your kind thought' but me being me, I could only be concerned about the state of my apartment. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore my brother, but if you had only just moved in to your new home 12 hours ago and your older brother had been in the kitchen preparing food, wouldn't you be at least a little anxious?

I felt the bed dip beside me and knew he had taken a seat, the delightful scent of fresh coffee filled my senses and a new smile formed on my face. "Two sugars?" I asked, finally sitting up and facing him.

"Of course, I know how much you love your morning coffee with your fruit bagel. Now, if you'll excuse me I guess I have some crumbs to get rid of..." He said before passing me the tray of breakfast and walking into the next room that I considered a kitchen, dining room and living area. He honestly was the sweetest brother in the world, and he always watched over me at any moment he had the opportunity to. I studied the plate before picking a half of the bagel and digesting it.

Within 5 minutes Ollie returned with his own cup of coffee and turned on the TV. Nothing that really interested us was on, so we switched it over to a music channel, the first song we heard being 'Adam's Song' by Blink-182.

"You know, I've never really known why you listen to stuff like this, but quite recently I've also been listening to it too to try and find out, and I think I understand why it means so much to you." Ollie said, breaking the silence between us. His eyes were locked on the screen of the TV as I took a glance at him, and I was quite surprised by the soft expression on his face.

"Oh, you have? Let's hear it, big bro!" I laughed, playfully punching him in the arm to turn his attention back to me whilst he spoke.

"Well, each song has such a deep and great meaning behind it, whether its upsetting or uplifting, and the lyrics are written in a way that make the songs so relatable to yourself, it's like they understand who you are without even actually meeting you. You listen to some good music, kid." He answered, sipping on his coffee.

Just as I got up to take my tray to the kitchen he stopped me and made me sit back down. "Listen, I'm sorry that I haven't always been as supportive of you, you're my baby sister and I just want you to know that I really care about you. You're the only person I feel comfortable enough with to trust, and I don't know where I'd be without you right now. I love you, Logan. Even though some times I have a hard time showing it, I really do love you."

"I love you too Ollie, more than anyone. Now, stop with the big soppy speeches to me and help me with these dishes? Not that I don't find it lovely that you're being like this, but you can't blame me for starting to feel a bit weirded out by it.." I replied with a slight giggle towards the end. He nodded and followed me to clean up.

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"....So he sat next to me and told me about how much he loves me and he's thankful to have me. Usually I would take this as a sign that he's after something from me, but I don't think he is this time. Maybe he genuinely wanted to let me know that he feels so close to me.." I finished explaining to my bed friend, Abbie. She shook her head as I came to the end and placed her hand on my arm.

"Look, he's Ollie, Logan. He's your brother! What sort of brother admits that sort of crap to his sister? If he does really mean it, we're switching siblings! Deal?" Abbie joked, reaching for an apple from my fruit bowl in the centre of the dining table/sitting area (I had a sofa, but it just felt a lot more comfortable to be around the table).

Abbie had two younger brother, and older sister and a dog, and to say she struggled to keep up with her family was an understatement! She tried her bed to involve herself in everything they do together, but sometimes she's honestly just too lazy to even get up out of bed and get ready, never mind go on long 'strolls' and exploring woods and caves and caverns all the time. Laziness was one of the components that kept Abbie and I's friendship so strong, as we probably spent most of our time together either gossiping, watching films or taking naps, but mostly I listened to all the mates drama within our friendship circle as explained by Abbie to keep me up to date.

So we sat there, as usual, starting at the TV screen that displayed the opening scene of Peter Pan (that film never gets old *wink**wink*) and ate whatever we could find around us. I couldn't see Abbie going home that night, meaning I wouldn't have had the chance to meet a few people in the building, but there was always the next day for that to be arranged. Right then, all I was bothered about was revisiting the magical work of Neverland with my best friend.