Broken Strings: Lurry

Chapter 12

"Luke do you need some help mate?"

"Um no thanks Niall I-AAAh FUCK!" Luke cursed at he tried to sit up.

"Woah take it slow." Liam said.

"I know I know. I just hate fucking sitting here waiting when Harry could be out there."

"Why are we even helping him? What had he done for us other than fuck Luke so he's less of a-"

"Shut up Michael! Just shut up you worthless piece of shit!"

"I'm the worthless one! Take a good look at yours-"

"Dude can you just lay off him he's already been through enough today." Niall said softly but still harshly earning a snarl from Michael.

"And for what! Why the fuck did we get in a fight anyway!"

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Luke said staring Michael down.

Michael stood up and walked toward Luke yelling harshly. "IT MEANS ARE YOU GAY OR NOT?!? EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE FUCKING SCHOOL IS GIVING US SHIT AND FOR WHAT?!? BEING FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE WHO ISN'T EVEN-!"

"I AM MICHAEL I AM OK!!" Lukes voice cracked and he dug the palm of his hands in his eyes.

The whole cottage went silent.

Then Ashton charged out of the cottage murmuring "fuck this." and Michael soon followed. Luke started to cry. Vanessa just then walked in with Chelsea. They both were holding a box of pizza. They just put it on the coffee table in front of Luke when Zayn, Louis, and Daniella walked in. Luke hastily wiped his tears away. They all saw the tears.

Vanessa had wrapped a cloth around Luke's torso so they couldn't see all the cuts and bruises but the way luke was moving showed just how much pain he was in. Plus his eyes were red and puffy, his right cheek had a few scrapes on it but it had swollen up making the cuts look deeper than they actually were.

"Luke hun why are you sitting up?"

"Stop calling me hun your younger than me."Luke snapped. Vanessa blinked not even fazed by lukes rude comment.

"Why are you sitting up Lukey?"

Luke glared at a smiling Vanessa. "Calum why don't you help Luke go to the bathroom."

" Mmmhh?" Calum had just taken a huge mouthful of pizza.

"H-how did you know I had to..."

Vanessa smiled "Because you're squirming like 5 year old hun. "

Luke tried to be pissed but he couldn't take his anger out on Vanessa Like Michael had just done to him. He nodded his head and Calum came to his side and helped him to the bathroom. "I'm sure they'll come around." Liam said when Luke passed by him. Luke tried to smile but it didnt quite get there. Niall elbowed Liam when Luke wasn't looking making Calum chuckle.

Vanessa sighed then stepped outside to find Ash.

He was sitting next to Michael in the middle of the small garden on the black steel bench.

"Why didn't he just fuckig tell me-us we would have been ok with it!"

"HEY speak for yourself man!" Michael snapped.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"He's fucking GAY Ash!"

"Yeah aaaannnnd??" Michael squirmed starting to feel uncomfortable.

"What about it bothers you?" Vanessa said making them jump and turn around. She walked around the bench and sat on Ashtons lap because there wasn't anymore room...... That and she needed to be close to him, being around him makes her feel if possible more powerful knowing that he'll stand by her side no matter what and right now she needed that comfort. Ashton wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. Michael watched with admiration and jealousy as they melted into each other.

"Think about it Mikey. Why does it bother you?"

"Well he-he likes you know!?"

"No I don't know. The only thing different about a male and a female is that females have boods and a vagina while males have a dick. Fuck some men don't even have balls." They all laughed. "Luke likes what I like and that's dick so if you have a problem with him then you have a problem with me, and if you have a problem with me then you have a problem with my boyfriend, and if you have a problem with with my boyfriend then you have a problem with my boyfriends friends and they are some pretty buff bad asses. " Ashton and Michael started laughing shaking their heads while listening to Vanessa's nonsense.

"Ok ok." Michael said when the laughter died down." I guess I just need some time to adjust. NOW I smell pizza where the fuck is it and there better be a box just for me because I aint mothafucking sharing!" Michael jumped off the bench and made his way toward the cottage.

It was silent in the pretty garden. There were some grey clouds that littered the sky masking the sun but every once in a while it would peak out. Vanessa leaned her head further into Ashton's chest as she asked "So what REALLY happened today?"

"Well Calum and I were sleeping when Michael jumped on top of us wanting to eat some Nando's. Demanding me to drive him there so eventually we went. We were all sitting there ordering when we heard some douche yelling. We didn't think anything of it but then Calum had to go to the bathroom and when he passed by the window he sprinted outside. Michael and I followed him realizing that luke was the one yelling. He-He was cornered 3 against one.

But do you know what the scary part was Vanessa? It was the look Luke gave us. He wasn't hiding or rolled up in a ball crying. He was standing tall looking down at them with his hands in tight ready fists. I have no doubt that Luke could have done something-something to them like he did to...." Ashton fated out and held onto Vanessa a little tighter repulsed by the memory. "Calum tackled the first one while I took on the other two. Micahel actually being the smart one ran for help. I guess they had some buddies near by because the next thing I knew Michael and Calum were dragging luke out and into a car while I fought at least 2 other men. Others were on the floor and I can't remember if I put them there or if luke did or what? I just don't know anymore and it amazes me that Luke goes through that almost every week. Usually it happens in different towns and sometimes when its bad enough we'll hear it back over here but...I just don't know how he does it. "

It was quiet for a while and they could hear natures crickets and soft hums of distant cars passing by. The wind was soft and the air was moist signaling that it was going to rain soon. "We should get back inside." Ashton murmured.

"Yeah we should...." They stayed where they were for a couple of minutes enjoying the silence. "Who?"Vanessa whispered almost too afraid to hear the answer.

"Darius, Chris, Daniel, " Vanessa closed her eyes hoping he wouldn't say Trisan but to Vanessa he said something much worse," and Greg."

Vanessa slapped her hand over her mouth and leaned off of Ashton to look at him straight in the eyes. Tears already started to cloud her vision. "GREG!"

Ashton painfuly looked down and nodded.

"Thats why I don't know if it was me or Luke who put him on the floor." Ashton shamefully looked down at his knuckles. Vanessa leaned up and kissed him before leaning back into the safety of his arms.

You see Greg was the drummer before Ashton. He was also Vanessa's boyfriend until Ashton and when greg and Vanessa broke up he also became Vanessas raper. Why else do you think Chelsea and Vanessa get along so well?