(Resse's POV)

      I am such a freaking idiot! Ali hates me so much right now. Why didn't I just help her? I mean, I know that she can fight but I also know that she hates to hurt others even in self defence. I should have just ignored every instinct that I had and helped her. So what if Blake was there? I've delt with him before. Ugh! I need to talk to Ali.

I walk into her room and instantly feel like a jerk. I see her sleeping there peaceful but that's the good part. She has a black eye and a split lip thanks to me. My hands bawl into fists and I feel like hitting something. I swear to God, Blake, if you touch her again I'll make you wish you wouldn't have been born. After making my vow I take a deep breath and slightly shake her. She stirs but doesn't wake.

"Ali." I urge.

She takes a pillow and throws it blindly, "Go away." She mumbles but it comes out as, 'Ho huh-jay.'

"No. I have to explain to you."

"What, Resse? Do you want to take me to a wrestling match and throw me in the wring now?" She hisses.

"What?"

"It was lame but still. You can't blame me. You woke me up."

"Not the point."

"Are you sure 'cause it seems like the point to me. You woke me up after watching some creep beat me up. What the Hades is that about?"

"That's why I- Wait. Hades?" 

"I've started to read the Percy Jackson series. Anyway, you were saying..." She gestures for me to continue.

"I came here to explain why I did it." I say.

"Then explain." She said sitting up.

"Where do I start?" I wonder aloud.

"You can start with why you didn't beat the living day lights out of the freak!"

"Geez, Ali, calm down. We don't need the boys coming in here."

"Just explain before I fall asleep again."

"Okay." I took a deep breath and began.

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"Before I met you and you took me in I was living with my mom. My dad had left us when I was born and she had to take care of me alone. She was a great parent for a long time but around the time I turned 10 she started to.... Change. Bills got higher, in-come got lower, and food became a strungle. With all of that going on and the fact that my mom had trouble getting jobs since she didn't have a degree, she had to take me out of school. I left school when I left seventh grade.

"Soon, she was layed-off and had to sell our house and get an appartment and we used the money from the house to put a down-payment on it for 2 months and we got some food to last a few weeks. One day she came back and she seemed... Off in a way. Her clothes had this strange scent and I later found out that it was medical marajana. She became addicted.

"When I was 13, I left. There weren't any news reports or police looking for me so... I didn't turn back. I was homeless and traveling all over England. For a bit I was in Ireland. One day I got lost in the richer side of a town and I tried to get food from a few houses... One of which was Blake's. He got mad that I was snooping around in his part of the town and "put me in my place" as he put it. He broke two of my ribs and knocked me out for two days with the help of his minions. When I came too... I ran. I caught a train to London and didn't go back. Soon, I met your dad and here we are." I finished with a shrug.

"Resse, I-"

"Please don't pity me. I hate pity. It makes me feel weak."

"I wasn't going to. I was going to say I get it. I get why you froze. I'm not too sure that if it was me in your shoes I would have done something."

"Thanks. You're the first person I've told about that. When I saw Blake I was afraid that he would hurt me or tell someone or...or...or hurt Simone and Faith. When he started to hurt you I freaked out. I kept seeing his face from when I was 14 and he was practically killing me. I remembered his face, the ally we were in, the pain, everything. It was too much. Soon enough, I zoned back into reality and he was gone and Simone and Faith were helping you up."

"You're-You're forgiven."

"Ali, no-"

"Stop. Don't tell me to not forgive you because two weeks ago I wouldn't have."

"Okay."

"Good. Now, sing me a song blondie."

"Okay."

So, I laid down next to her and sang 'When I was Your Man' by Bruno Mars. When I thought she was asleep I stopped and tried to pull the covers over us when she spoke.

"Resse?" she mumbled.

"Yeah?"

"Are you wearing the boys new perfume?"

"Goodnight,Princess."

"Goodnight, Fruity," and with that we fell into a nice sleep.

(Ali's POV)

As Resse told me his story I couldn't help but envie him. Even though his mother turned to drugs, she did everything she could to keep him safe. I never felt a love like that. At least, not since my grandparents gave me my first guitar. My grandparents loved me. When I was first pulled from my parents custody, they tried to contact them but soon found out that they had died the year before. I'm just glad that they died in their sleep. No pain, no worry. 

I still have my first guitar. It's too small for me now but at the time I cold play it easily. Music comes naturally.

Soon enough, Resse and I were asleep. I'm happy for once.

***A/N - Please read...

Okay, so, this chapter is like a filler. It explains Resse's past and you get a little part of Ali's happier memories. I'm sooo sorry for not updating and that this is so small but I found it better to give you a small chapter now than a long chapter next month. I will be updating slower because even though it's summer I'm forced to work on math homework and I move around a lot. I hope you enjoy! Feel free to rant about me not updating or about the chapter.

Can I get 5 votes and 10 comments on this chapter?

-Alana<3