Lions ~~~ An Adopted by Skillet Fic (COMPLETE)

Come My Way

A few hours later we pulled at to a little Mom-and-Pop resturaunt that John said was half an hour from the new house. He got out of the car and helped me out. After a second of considering it, I left Scratch on the front seat. John walked beside me as we reached the front doors. A teenager inside saw us and got excited, he looked like a younger version of John. I could hear John laugh as he opened the door, the teen running up to us and hugging him.

"Aria, this is Xavier, your brother, and Alex, your sister," John introduced. I waved shyly, and Alex's face lit up.

"Hey! I like your shirt," Alex said.

I could feel my cheeks heat up, "Thank you."

A waitress called our family, so Alex, Xavier and I'm assuming Korey stood and we all walked to the table together. Alex sat sat on one side of me, and John sat on the other. Korey sat next to him, and Xavier sat between her and Alex.

"Aria, this is Korey," John introduced, grabbing onto her hand.

"Nice to meet you," I whispered.

"Nice to meet you too honey. Oh, John, Jen and Seth wanted to come to our house after we get home from dinner. Seth would bring Hillary too," Korey said to John.

"I'm okay with that if Aria is comfortable. Aria, Seth and Jen are members of Skillet. Jen is our drummer and Seth is the guitarist. Are you okay with meeting them tonight or do you want to settle in first?" John turned to me.

I sighed, looking between them, "I think I'll be okay with them coming."

"Yes! Aunt Jen and Uncle Seth!" Xavier shouted, pumping his fists in the air. I smiled as everyone else laughed. I didn't know these people. I didn't want to talk to these people. I just wanted to go and recharge somewhere where there was no one talking to me.

"Aria, you like fashion right?" Korey asked, looking at me while eating bread that had been served.

"Fashion, interior design and photography," I said, picking at my piece. Please just leave me alone.

"That's cool. Do you think that maybe you could help us get dressed for a photo shoot coming up? We have an album being released soon and our stylist just called in sick," Korey explained.

I thought it over. It actually sounded kind of fun, fashion was my safe space, "Sure."

"Sweet, thank you," Korey smiled at me as the waitress came over to take our order. 

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We finished our dinner around 8 o'clock. Korey said that Seth, Hillary and Jen were already there. John and I rode back in his car by ourselves, and Korey, Alex and Xavier would meet us there. He sampled some of his music, and I fell in love instantly. 

We pulled up to the house and I stepped out. John accompanied me to the back and opened the truck for me. I held Scratch in my hand as I pulled the small suitcase out, dragging it behind me as I walked into the house behind John.

"So, I'll give you the tour really quick. Just so you know, there's currently no furniture in your room because we were waiting for you to decide what you wanted, so you'll be spending tonight in Alex's room," John explained, opening the door. I could hear laughter coming from some room downstairs, but I took a second to look around.

The house was huge, with hardwood flooring and leather couches. The kitchen looked fancy, like a professional chef worked in there. John led me up the stairs and showed me all the bedrooms, then back down the the stairs to show me the basement.

When I got there, Korey had arrived with Alex and Xavier. Three other adults were in there as well, two women and a man. I assumed the man was Seth, and that one of the women was Hillary and the other was Jen. I just didn't know which was Jen and which was Hillary. They were all dressed like John; rich with a taste of lazy. 

The one with lavender hair sprung up, "'Ello! I'm Jen. It's nice to meet you."

"You too," I mumbled for what had to be the fifth time that day.

Jen looked me over, "I love the outfit."

I blushed, smiling, "Thank you."

After a while, Jen, Seth and Hillary had to go back to their homes. Jen would be back tomorrow to go shopping with Korey, Alex and I for stuff in my room. It was just a little bigger than average, and I would be sharing a bathroom with Alex and Xavier. The closet was definitely bigger than the one I had at the orphanage. 

I followed Alex to her room, watching as she pulled the trundle out on her bed. We worked together to make the shorter bed, and afterwards I was exhausted. 

I collapsed into the bed just as Alex did the same in the bed next to me. I could hear her play some music quietly, it sounded like for KING & COUNTRY. I smiled before shutting my eyes and falling asleep soon after. 

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The next morning I awoke to a lot of pain in my back. I groaned, it wasn't unusual but it really sucked. 

Alex's head appeared over the side of her bed, "You okay sis?"

I assessed the amount of pain that there was, "I'll be okay. My back just hurts a little bit." I moved to sit up and winced when the muscles began to ache once more.

"Let me help you," Alex offered, holding her hand out.

I can do it. I gently pushed past her hand, despite the pain I was in. She shrugged and climbed out of her bed, helping me clear the bed and push the trundle back in so we could go get breakfast. From whatever the smell was, whoever was down there was probably making something good.