Everything We Had (Ryden fan fic)

Chapter 2

Five Years Earlier

Ryan, Brendon, Spencer, and Brent all started a band which they formed earlier in high school.  They were all around the age of nineteen, and they wanted to get signed to a record label more then anything.  It was Ryan's ultimate goal, and it would also prove to his father that he COULD go somewhere with his music.

Ryan and his father were never close at all.  Ryan's father would go out and get really wasted at a bar, and then would come home and abuse Ryan.  No one in high school ever thought that Ryan got abused by his father, but then again, Ryan didn't have very many friends in high school either.  The only three people who knew were Brendon, Spencer, and Brent, his closest friends.

Him and Spencer started the band when they were about fifteen years old, and they ended up meeting Brendon and Brent at about seventeen.

Ryan can recall the first time when he met Brendon.  He swore to himself that he was straight, but at that moment when he saw him he questioned himself for a while.

He even remembers what Brendon was wearing that day: Blue jeans and a white sweatshirt that he almost wore everyday.  Brendon always wore what you can call "ordinary" clothes, while as Ryan was classified as "emo." 

All through out high school, Ryan only really had one close friend, Spencer.  He met Spencer when he was about ten, when he was riding his bike past Spencer's house during their family get together.  He ended up wiping out right at their driveway, and Spencer and his mom came running over.

"Are you alright?" Spencer's mom Ginger said.

Ryan looked around and carefully stood up, brushing the dirt on his jacket, "Yeah."

She smiled at Ryan, "Well do you want to come inside and freshen up a little?  It looks like the chain on your bike has come out of place.  I can have my husband fix it for you!"

Ryan has never had an adult been so nice to him, "Umm..Sure."

Ginger led him into their house, and Spencer came running out.

"Mom, who's that!" He said, pointing at Ryan.

"Spencer!  You know it's not nice to point!" Ginger scolded him.

"Sorry, mom." Spencer replied.

Ginger motioned Ryan to come into the house and Spencer smiled at him, "I'm Spencer!  What's your name?"

Ryan fidgeted nervously, "..I'm Ryan.."

"Nice to meet you Ryan!"

Ryan was very awkward when it came to talking to people.  His dad had a drinking problem, and got very aggressive when he was drunk.  Even when Ryan's father wasn't drunk he would still take his anger out on him.

"..Nice to meet you too, Spencer.."

Ryan was led into the kitchen, and Ginger made him a plate filled with chips, hotdogs, and a glass of Dr. Pepper.  Ryan took the plate and soda from him and smiled.

"Thank you so much." He said.

Ginger smiled, "Go ahead and sit down sweetie!  Take as much food as you'd like!"

Ryan went and slowly sat down at the kitchen table, and Spencer went and filled his plate completely up with food and sat down next to Ryan.

"So where do you live?" Spencer asked through a mouthful of food.

"..Just down a few blocks, actually." Ryan said quietly.

Spencer stared at him then for a little bit, "Are you ok?"

Ryan nodded a little, "You're mom is really nice.."

"What about your mom?  Is she nice?"

Ryan looked down quietly, "..My mom left.."

Spencer's face fell then, and his voice lowered, "Hey, I'm really sorry."

Ryan nodded, "It's ok..I don't blame her."

They were quiet then for a little bit, eating their food.  Ryan saw the time then and his face looked scared, "I-I got to get going.." He started to walk to the front door then.

"Aww you have to go already?" Spencer asked.

"Yeah I do.. Thank you guys for everything." Ryan said and quickly went out the door.  He saw his bike chain was fixed, and he quickly biked home.  His dad was going to kill him.

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Ryan went to school the next day, and new bruise formed onto Ryan's chin.  He kept his head down, and put his hood up, not wanting to look at anyone else.  He was walking in the hallway, and he could feel people staring at him.  Ryan felt a tap on his shoulder then, and he turned around and saw Spencer.

 "Hey Ry-" Spencer cut off then and looked at his bruise.

"What happened to you?" He asked softly.

Ryan shook his head, "It's fine, really.."

Spencer shook his head as well, "Come over after school today, and we can talk then."

Sure enough, Spencer found him after school and they walked back to Spencer's house.  They went into Spencer's room and sat on his bed.

"So tell me what happened." He said.

Ryan fidgeted with his hands a little.  He had never told anyone about what his dad does to him, and he hoped Spencer wouldn't judge him for it.

"..My dad hit me.." He murmured quietly.

Spencer's eyes widened, "Oh God..I'm so sorry Ryan.."

Ryan shrugged his shoulders a little, "It's fine..I get it a lot from him."

"Well you're welcome over here anytime you'd like!" Spencer said cheerfully then.

Ryan smiled softly.  He had never been treated so nicely from people he had just met.  From that on, Ryan and Spencer became the best of friends, always hanging out. 

Ryan wanted to learn how to play the guitar then, and Spencer wanted to learn how to play the drums.  They both got what they wanted by Christmas, and formed a band together.  Little did Ryan know, that he would soon be meeting the person who would drastically change his life forever.

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