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Aphmau's POV

I wake up to a warm arm wrapped around me. I look around my surroundings. There is a TV playing anime shows, a bright sunrise shining over Mystreet, and a sleeping man. His warm hug is so warm and loving, that I don't want to leave. I stay in his arms until he finally yawns.

"Morning, sleepy." I giggle.

"Wha...what time is it..?" He speaks with a drowsy, monotone voice.

"Um..6:00." I look at the clock.

He shoots up, waking me up completely.

"PM!!?" He exclaims.

"AM. Hehe.." I giggle, backing away from his future tackle.

He turns his head slowly to me, a glare painted on his face. I jump off the couch.

"Bye!" I run off to the secrets of his house.

"Get back here!" He chases after me.

He chases me until I get to tired to even stand anymore. I make it to his room before collapsing on the bed. He tackles me, panting of running. But instead of pinning me down, he hugs me. I hug back, giggling.

"You're fast for how small you are." He snickers.

"Hey! It's not my fault that I don't grow!" I paw at him.

"Heh...want some cake?" A random question pops out of his mouth.

"Le duh!" I smack my head, pointing at him afterwards.

"You gotta find out how to get out first!" He runs out of the room, locking it from the outside.

"Aaron!" I run to the door, slamming my fists on it.

No response. He's obviously trying to teach me how to survive. I think... I look around, seeing of any exit. I look at the bathroom door.

No.

I look at his bed.

Uh, no, Aphmau, what's wrong with your brain!?

You're in my head. That's what.

I look at the window.

Noooo!

Yassss.

Nu.

Yah.

Before my brain speaks again, I go to the window and open it. A chilled wind blows into the room. I shiver then slip out of the window. I close it behind me.

No going back now...

I look down to see a bush covered in snow.

Crap...this is gonna be cold.

I jump down, falling onto the bush.

"Kya!!!" I screech, immediately jumping out of it and to the door.

I run inside, slamming the door immediately. Aaron runs down and looks at me.

"You jumped out the window!?" He exclaims.

"Err, no?" I ask, an obvious questioning voice.

"Are you okay?!" He runs completely down the stairs, kneeling down to my sitting body.

"Uh, I dunno. My whole body is numb of the frozen cold snow." I shiver, my toes frozen to the bone.

"You know...there was a key on my desk, right...?" He lifts me up, bridal style.

"Err...totally." I lie.

Totally NOT.

Shuddup.

He chuckles, obviously at my lie, and lays me down on a fluffy blanket. He wraps me in it and turns on My Little Horsies. He goes into the kitchen, leaving me and the TV. Moments later, he comes back with a mug of hot cocoa. I take it, the warm sensation of the hot mug warming my whole body. Then it hits me.

"Ow!!!" I yelp.

"What?" His body shoots over next to mine.

"My leggie hurts...it hurts badwee..." I speak babyish, my eyes filling with pained tears.

He takes my cocoa and puts in on the table, lifting my leg up onto his lap.

"Ow! That hurts!" I slap him.

"Sorry!" He apologizes, being more careful with his movements.

He looks at my leg, like a doctor would. He pushes on my knee cap, making me gasp. He pushes around me knee cap, making me gasp again.

"1-10 pain?" He asks.

"100,000,000." I say, screaming into a pillow.

He grabs his mask and wraps it around my knee. Out of nowhere, he pulls out an ice pack and places it on my knee. He gives me back my cocoa and wraps my leg with the blanket. I move my leg to the other side, laying my head on his lap. He begins sniffing, making me worry. I look up at him, and his eyes are closed, water streaming out of them.

Aaron's POV

"...Do you wanna talk about it?" She finally says after a long pause.

"No...okay..." I sniffle.

We sit up. I obviously look like I'm trying not to cry, failing miserably. I've really never been fond of talking about my family. But, if Aphmau cares this much, it would honestly be great be actually talk about it. I've never talked in years about them, so now I can let loose.

"Let's start with the good part..." She says, trying to look as positive as she possibly could.

"Good part...I guess is that my sisters safe..." I sigh, knowing only one good thing.

"That's all, isn't it...?" Her positivity slowly fades.

"Yeah..." I sigh.

"Bad part...s." She extends her sentence with a sad tone.

"My mom got murdered by my father. So now, I have no parents..and, last night...I got a call, in the middle of the night...my father escaped prison..and if he hurts anyone, you...I don't know what I'll do, Aph. I don't know..!" I blurt out words, words making me cry, no, I sob.

I feel a warm hug wrap around me, and light, soft lips plant onto my cheek.

"Oh, Aaron! Don't worry about me..! He can't find you here." She cries, hugging me tightly.

(Play music for the dramatic affect!!)

I hear the doorbell. And again. And again. Followed by many more. I get up and lift Aphmau up, running up to my room. I lay her on my bed.

"Stay here." I command her.

"Not like I can go anywhere." She laughs.

I walk downstairs and answer the door. My stomach twists as soon as I open it.

"Aaron! Let me in, dad's chasing me!!" My sister yells, jumping into my house.

I slam the door, lock it, and put the extra shock lock.

"M-Melissa! Where is he!?" I speed to all the windows, closing the blinds.

"He is- Ah!!" She screams, falling back.

"What?!" I pant, freaking out from her shriek.

"What's going on down here- Aah!!!" Aphmau limps down the stairs, then immediately falls backwards, a scream out of her mouth.

I turn behind me and see my father, banging on the window.

"Gah!!!" I fall back, shocked at my sight.

"Aaron!! Let me in!!" He bangs on the window, screaming at me.

"No, dad!" I yelp.

He dissappears from the window and breaks into my house.

"Melissa! You're such a fool, leading me here." My dad spits his words.

I grab my work gun out of my pocket, pointing it at him. It clicks, telling him I'll shoot. He throws his hands up.

"Whoa, there! My dear boy-" He backs away, but I cut him off.

"No, dad! I'm done! I'm done with all of this! If you are the man I used to know, this wouldn't even be happening! What happened to the old you, father!?" I growl, getting up and cornering him to the wall.

"Aaron...don't do this..." Melissa mutters behind me.

"Heh, you think just because you're the man with the gun, doesn't mean that your gonna win..." He chuckles.

He kicks the gun out of my hand, making it slide right into his, clicking. I back away.

"Dad! Please!!" Melissa squeals.

"Shut it! I have the gun, I'm in charge here!" He yells.

I hear a click behind me.

"You think wrong, sir..." The girl I call Aphmau has a voice of complete anger, saying her words so rough, it nearly doesn't sound like her.

I look behind me to see her stand against the railing, holding a gun. She limps down the stairs and shoves the gun into his chest.

"Oh~ho~ho...It's a girl, trying to push me out..? Oh, heh...You messed with the wrong man." He places his finger on the trigger, and holds it down, but only to hear a click.

"You thought wrong about me, sir..." She growls and pushes him to the floor, gun pointed at his head.

I hear cops pull up and run into my house. They cuff my dad, shoving him into their cars.

"Thank you, Chief Aphmau. We'll make sure he doesn't get away again." One of the officers say to her.

They all leave, leaving me, Aph, and Melissa alone.

"Chief!?" I question after a long pause.

"It is classified. Don't tell anyone about this!" She falls back, her knee failing her.

"Can we have details...?" Melissa asks slowly.

"Well, you know something already...ugh, fine." She chuckles.

I get up and pick her up, bringing her to the couch.

~To be continued...~