Ryland's P.O.V
We all woke up super late this morning. Late to the point of we missed breakfast and headed out for brunch. It been 3 days since the little kidnapping incident. We all agreed that mom and dad shouldn't be told about this.
Now as the unofficial manager for R5, it's my job to get our band out there. While we ate, I talked to everyone about a promotional East Coast Tour. We did a West Coast Tour a few months back, even though it was short, we all loved it.
We made sure to keep an eye on Ryan now 24/7. He didn't seem to be scared or anything when he came back so we don't think he was hurt. He seemed fine, if not, better.
"Wait...what's today's date?" Ross suddenly asks
I looked at my phone, "the 17th, why?"
"CPS is coming to check on Ryan!" He panicked. We rushed back to the house and made sure everything was as clean as it can be. It wasn't long before the door bell rang and we all scrambled to do some finishing touches.
I went to answer the door while everyone else get settled. I opened the door to an older woman, she looked serious but smiled at me.
"Hi, I'm Jane Queen, I'm with the Child Protective Services" she says showing me a badge.
"Hi, I'm Ryland, please come in" I said moving out of the way. She nodded and walked in with a man behind her. He looked at me blankly then followed Jane to the living room.
"Hi Ryan!" Jane smiled as Ryan looked up from Riker's necklace
"Hi" he whispers
"I am aware that your parents are out of town at the moment but your mother made it very clear that you are capable young people so I will not be treating you any different than all my other cases" she states
We all nodded then she began asking questions.
"So, Ryan, are these people nice to you?" Jane asks as she sat down and opened her notebook then began scribbling
"Yes" he answered
"Did they ever hurt you?" She continued
"No"
"Are you happy here?" She says scanning all our faces. The man standing behind her looked around the room as if looking for weapons or something.
"Yes" he smiled to himself
"What do you like about your new family?"
"They love me" he says snuggling closer to Riker
"Okay now to the adult in the room, to which I assume is you" she says to Riker
"Yes ma'am" he says politely
Riker's P.O.V
"Does he have any problem eating?" She asks
"No" I answers simply
"Does he have problems sleeping?"
"He has nightmares sometimes" I answered slowly
"Do you know what nightmares he has?" She asks intrigued
"He has nightmares about...someone raping him..." I said remember when dad told us what happened
"We are fully aware of that problem, all of the staff who worked in the orphanage were arrested so you have nothing to worry about" she assured us writing more stuff down
"How are his bruises?" She asks lifting Ryan shirt, examining his body.
"They're pretty much gone" I said proudly, "One question, what is that tattoo?" The writing was weird and I have no idea what it says
"The orphanage was deeply involved in a lot of bad things, one of which was selling orphans for a lot of money. Children bought were tattooed a mark somewhere on their body. He was put up for sale and bought by who we identified as a Mrs. Demetri. She has been arrested for buying a child and doing countless other things that I can not tell you about. Tattoo removal is obviously very painful so you do not need to worry about it for now" she explained. It took us all a moment to absorbed what she just said. Ryan was oblivious to what was going on which was perfectly okay, he played with his socks and my fingers.
After a while of silence with only her scribbling, she closed her notebook and got up.
"From my judgement, Ryan is perfectly happy here. You just keep on doing what you are doing and everything should be fine. Have a good day" with that, she and the man left.
I stared at the three year old sitting on my lap. He swung his feet lightly and stared at the painting above the fireplace. I looked around at my siblings and Ratliff...no one said anything.
"Eh em...I'll go call mom and tell her the good news" Ross says breaking the silence.
"I'm gonna go, I got something to do" Ratliff says getting up, "I'll be back later, peace"
"I..I'm gonna go for a swim" Rocky says throwing his phone and wallet down on the couch then ran out the back door. With in a few seconds, we heard a huge splash, I'm pretty sure he didn't bother taking his cloth off.
I think it's just the thought of what could have happened to Ryan that scares us all. I mean, he's been marked! He was sold! He was abused...
Ryland's P.O.V(Yes Ryland again)
"I want swim!" Ryan says suddenly. Riker wasn't listening, he was deep into thought.
"Come in Baby DJ, let's go change" I picked him up and went to get changed, I also grabbed Rocky his swim trunks incase he doesn't wanna swim in his jeans anymore. I got a text from Riker, he said that he needed to go for a drive, a few seconds after I read it, I heard his car start.
"Where papa go?" Ryan asks when I carried him downstairs
"Papa went to do something, he's gonna be back soon" I lied, I don't really know how long it's gonna be until he comes back.
"I'm gonna go to Kelly's house" Rydel says suddenly, I didn't say anything so she left.
I kept an eye on Ryan when he played in the pool, I made sure he stayed on the shallow end. Rocky say on the edge nearby, watching him. I took a seat next to him and covered him with a towel.
"Are you okay?" I asked
"I just can't believe things like this happen" he finally says after a minute, "like you hear it happens but you don't think it would be to someone so close to you"
"I know...let's look at the bright side, he's safe now" I said trying to cheer him up
"But what if he wasn't? What if the orphanage had never shut down? Where would he be how?" Rocky went on ranting about all the things that could happen to Ryan and I finally had enough.
"Stop it" I semi yelled. Rocky looked at me a bit surprised, "stop thinking about the what ifs, there is nothing to think about, he is safe, with all of us protecting him" I paused to check on Ryan, he stood in the shallow end kicking the water. "I think things happen for a reason Rocky, it could just be all the stupid shows I watch but I think it's destiny...it's destiny that he is our brother now, that he is safe and away from all the crap the CPS lady told us about. So just stop worrying about what could have happened and enjoy what is happening now...he's happy, look at him" I said pointing to the smiling boy splashing in the water.
Rocky took a deep breath, "I guess you're right...thanks" he laughed softly, "I never though I would be given a life lesson by my little bro" he admitted
"I have my moments" I laughed
"Yes you do" he says pulling me into a hug, suddenly he pushed me and I fell into the pool. When I came back up he was laughing like crazy so I pulled his leg and he fell in too. When he resurfaced he was still laughing
"Karma" I smirked before swimming away.
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Baby Lynch
FanfictionThe members of R5 are out their dreams, playing shows, meeting fans, having the time of their lives. Stormie, Who has been supportive to her children all her life, been there every step of the way...feels lonely She feels that her babies grew up too...
