A real life AU based on the Charming siblings.
Trigger Warning: Abuse and Violence
Name changes
Daring- Darius
Dexter- Dexter
Darling- Daphne
Apple- Amy
Raven- Raquel (Rocky)
Sparrow- Sal

"Dexter! Daphne! We're gonna be late come on!" Darius yelled to his younger siblings.

"We're coming! You don't have to yell!" Daphne said as she climbed into the back of her brothers Jeep. Dexter came sprinting out of the house and hopped in the car. "Just go man. He's yelling again" Dexter said. All of the siblings sighed and began their way to school.

Once at school Daphne split off from her brothers to her locker. "Hey Daph" a w face said, approaching. Chase Redford, aka the guy every girl in school was after, and Daphne's best guy friend, though she wanted it to be more. "Oh, hey chase." She said.

Chase put his hand on her shoulder and she flinched. "Sorry. What happened?" He asked curiously. "Oh, um, nothing. Just my brothers rough housing again. They pushed me into a wall this time." She said with a fake smile. Chase's worried face quickly turned into a smile, "Man we gotta get them to stop rough housing. You've got bumps and bruises everywhere." He said jokingly. She laughed and played along before walking off and sitting in the bathroom instead of going to her first class.

Rocky Queen sat in front of her in her next class, history. "I swear sometimes Amy is just annoying" Rocky said to her friend Lizzie. "Well Raquel you can't always judge her, she's got a lot to live up to." Said Lizzie Hearts. Daphne smiled to herself and paid attention for the rest of class.

After football practice one of Darius' teammates patted him on the back in a friendly gesture and Darius flinched. "Hey man you okay?" Chase asked.

"Me? Oh yes I'm fine. Must've just knocked my shoulder in practice today." Darius said plastering a fake smile on. Chase looked a bit suspicious but eventually nodded.

The day went on and the siblings were ready to go home.

When they finally got home each walked in and dropped their bags in the foyer. "Darius! Dexter! Daphne!" Their father called angrily, his words slurred. They all walked into the living room to see their father on the recliner with a bottle of whiskey in his hands. "Hey dad." Daphne said sulkenly.

"You kids did not clean your rooms. What will your mother say when she gets home?" He said and slapped Daphne across the face, causing her to fall on the floor. Daphne cupped her cheek with her hand. Their father got up from his chair and screamed, "Go clean your rooms."

Daphne was still in shock so Dexter pulled her off the ground and all the siblings ran upstairs to Dexter and Darius' room. Darius brought out the first aid kit and went over to Daphne. She grabbed a makeup wipe from the restroom and began to uncover the bruises on her face. Darius started cleaning her newest wound. "Does it hurt anywhere?" Dexter asked.

Daphne, near tears but not allowing any to drop nodded, "It hurts everywhere Dex." A tear broke the barrier and slid down her face, traitor, she thought. "Dad hasn't been the same since Mom died last year. He never used to hit us but now it's like every day. And I want to report him but I don't, I'm so conflicted right now." Daphne said, burying her face in her hands. Glass broke downstairs and there was a thumping sound.

The siblings sat together, quiet, listening for the dreaded footsteps, but they never came. They went downstairs to find their Dad passed out on the couch. The doorbell rang and Daphne ran to get it, forgetting she had no makeup on. When she opened the door there stood Amy White, Raquel Queen, Chase Redford, and Madeline Hatter. She gasped when she saw them and they gasped when they saw her. "Daphne." Amy said in shock.

Darius and Dexter walked up behind her and sighed, knowing the secret was out. "How long have you guys known?" Dexter asked, looking down.

"We've had our suspicions for a few weeks." Raquel said.

"Why didn't you report earlier?" Darius asked, curious.

"We weren't sure. But Chase came up to us worried today and that's when we knew we had to do something. You bunch haven't been the same since last year, but nobody expected you to be." Maddie said.

"How did you assume Chase?" Daphne asked.

"You were hurt on your shoulder this morning and you didn't come to first period. At first I thought you were telling the truth and your brothers really do rough house a lot. I guess I was just kidding myself. But, Darius, you didn't fall or take a single hit today during practice and you flinched when Sal patted you on the back. I thought there might be more to the story than you all were letting on. I knew when I told these guys and they had their own suspicions." Chase explained.

"Oh." Daphne said, "What do we do now?"

"We called the cops guys." Amy said, not wanting to look at either one of them. "Why? Where are we supposed to go? I doubt they'll let dad take us until he's sobered up." Daphne said.

"Daphne what he's doing to you guys isn't right. Plus, you can come stay with me. You know my mom would be more than happy to. She considers you guys family. And so do I. It'll be like a sleepover every day." Amy said trying to lighten the way.

The cops arrived at the house and hauled off a drunken Gregory Charming. "Hey Rocky, What happens next?" Daphne asked.

Rocky put her hand across her friends shoulders. "You decide."