No one in particulars POV:
"BOO" Axl yelled, jumping out from behind the bushes and tasering Alexa's sides while Natalia squealed and tried to pull her away.
"NOOO" Alexa squealed from her reflexes, shooting her hands down to her sides and running into Natalia's direction.
"Come on Lex" Lydia screamed out of nowhere, appearing, scaring Alexa slightly as she chucked her a water gun at her for protection.
"WAIT FOR ME" Mya energetically sprinted over, attempting to carry about 15 water balloons in her two tiny arms.
That's right.
It was 'the battle of the sexes water balloon fight'.
Lydia, Mya, Natalia and Alexa all stood together in a wall, signing subtly to each other so not only Natalia could join in, but so the boys couldn't hear their plan.
"Alright guys, they seem to be using their tiny fighters at the very front" Josh whispered, signalling Mya and Alexa who were now charging over to them at full speed.
"FIIREEEEEE"Alexa screamed, while her and Mya started to hurl water balloons at all the boys.
"Not so fast Missy" Axl said, his grey t shirt now drenched in water. He picked the two girls up, digging slightly into their sides while he shook his wet hair into them.
"SIHIHIMMMOONNNNNN" Alexa and Mya squealed, knowing full well it was Axl that picked them up, causing him to roll his eyes in mock-hurt.
"You know girls, cockiness is not a good look" he said, before digging his hands further into their stomachs resorting them both to cackle hysterically.
"HEHAHALLLLLPPPPP"
"Girls, do you really think that anyone wil- AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH"
Axl screamed in surprise, dropping both the girls while Alex, Simon, Josh and Ed all doubled over in fits of laughter.
He felt ice cold water, leak down under his top while a shocked, freezing sensation hit his body
Turning round to see what had happened, he saw a giggling Lydia who was currently in fits of laughter, almost unable to control herself, she bought up the ability to point at her mock-angry best friend.
"Right, come here" he said, putting down to two girls carefully, shaking off any excess water, before bolting after Lydia, who took this as her chance to run for her life.
"No no no, Axl, wait..................." Lydia trailed off, running off deeper down their back garden, with Axl hot on her trail.
Alex grinned, shaking his head at his brother, watching Lydia and Axl compete in a really intense shoving match.
Three
Two
One
Natalia signed to Alexa and Mya, as they both aimed their waterguns at Alex's head.
As soon as the water hit the back of his neck, he screamed at the cold sensation that shook though his whole body.
He didn't even have to turn around to know who was behind this as his suspicions were confirmed when he heard soft laughter that belonged to the one and only Natalia.
Pretending he wasn't going to turn around just yet, he wiped his eyes before counting down in his head as well.
Two can play at this game.
3
2
1
"AAAAHHHHHHHH" he yelled, spinning round like a roundabout, scaring poor Natalia before he clutched into her sides and started wiggling his fingers.
Natalias beautiful laughter echoed throughout the garden as she melted onto the ground, taking Alex down with her so she was soon just giggling in his arms
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Breathing heavily slightly, Daniel walked steadily, kicking a rock a cross the cobbled street on the way to Alexa and her brothers house.
Scared he was about to have a panic attack, he stopped, practicing one of the breathing mechanisms his therapist had taught him. Going to the side of the pavement, closing his eyes, putting one hand on his chest trying to slow down his painfully loud breaths, he finally was okay to start walking down again.
Telling himself again and again, this needed to go well, he needed to let Alexa know for the millionth time he was sorry.
He never in a million years wants to force Alexa to see him again.
In fact, he wouldn't blame the girl is she chucked a drink in his face, slammed the door and refused to see him.
He just needed to apologise.
For once in his life, he wasn't going to run away.
Walking up the stairs to the porch, kicking the debris away, standing there for a couple of seconds. Running his hands through his neatly groomed hair, and straightening out his jacket, he finally wracked up the courage to knock on the massive wooden front door.
As he was knocking, Daniel was practicing his apology in his head, so scared to the core that he would somehow mess this up.
But as he was rehearsing his apology, he didn't hear footsteps from the other end like he usually did.
The loud pattering of footsteps, or frantically running up couldn't be heard.
Were they out?
He was about to knock again until-
"FIIREEEEEE"
He heard all of a sudden, followed by a lot of laughter.
Was that Alexa?
Looking around him to make sure no one was watching in case anyone got the wrong idea, he walked down the steps and peered over the front garden fence that overlooked the back garden.
There his young girl was being swung around by Axl, her pure laughter echoing the whole garden.
That sound was music to his ears.
While Axl then started to tickle the girl who just chucked water down him, he saw Alexa, being picked up by Simon.
He swung her up in the air causing her long hair to flail upwards and around while she giggled hysterically from the land.
It was only at that moment when it hit him.
He got up, Alexa's laughter still wringing vividly in his ears.
She hadn't laughed like that since Beatrix had been with them.
A single tear rolled down Daniels cheek.
He didn't want this.
He couldn't do this.
Maybe Alexa was better off with them.
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A couple of hours later:
"And that's why I think I should step back as a parent" Daniel finished his rant to his therapist, sighing when he laid out the whole story.
Pure silence filled the zoom call as Daniels therapist took notes, until the silence ended and she looked up.
"Well come on, say something!" Daniel yelled to the other line.
"Daniel, do you quite understand how brave it is to put someone you love's happiness first, even though you won't be apart of it?" She said, looking at Daniel's expressions while she continued. "You may not think it, but the amount of parents who selfishly try to build a relationship, or take their children away from happiness to fulfil their own?" She questioned.
Daniel sighed, thinking of all the possible options he had, but knew there was one clear one.
"I think Alexa should stay with the brothers" he finally concluded.
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Ed's POV
"I think Alexa should stay with the brothers" Daniel finally concluded.
I know I shouldn't have been eavesdropping.
But WHAT?
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A/N: I'm not even going to apologise, you guys know the drill!!
I'm sorry if this felt rushed.
what do you think about Daniel's realisation?
Do you think he will do the right thing?
What do you think Ed will say?
Will he understand?
Or will he ban Alexa from Daniel completely?
Let me know what you think in the comments!!!!