^^^ Ryder and Juliet
(They are almost 15)

Aiden and Juliet!!!!!❤❤❤

Here's another one shot for ya'll!! Enjoy!

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"What did you do this time?", I asked Aiden as I walked into the Principal's office for the eighth time since this school year started.

"Mr.Burns, your son and young Mr.Rush here, thought it would be funny to fill the chemistry lab with Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. They also thought it was amusing to watch the biology teacher prancing around the lab trying to catch the frogs brought up for dissection", Principal Webber answered in an exasperated tone.

I looked over at Aiden and Hayden, letting out a tired sigh. They have been causing a lot of trouble this year.

"Can both of you please start acting like the seventeen year old, responsible teens that you are supposed to be instead of annoying and immature five year olds??", I reprimanded.

Honestly, it was more for the Principal's benefit then Aiden and Hayden's. I actually find their pranks pretty amazing when Krys and I are are not the victims. Like last month when they made two stink balls explode in my living room. The smell was so bad that we had to crash at Dylan's place that night. Krys was livid.

Before I could say anything more, there was a sharp knock at the door and Dylan stepped in the room, in all his superstar glory. I grinned at him, knowing the outcome of this meeting already.

"Mr.Rush. Glad you could join us today.", Principal Webber gushed.

Dylan simply smiled at him politely and then shifed his gaze to Hayden and glared.

"But, these pranks are not the reason I've called you here today. Harmless pranks can be overlooked but not a fight that resulted in a student having a broken nose. Derek Williams had to  be sent to the nurse's room to get his nose patched up. This kind of behavioural conduct will not be tolerated on school premises. Derek's parents are persistent on filing a lawsuit against Aiden and Hayden", Principal Webber continued, his words shocking me and Dylan greatly. Aiden and Hayden, even though an year apart, are renowned pranksters but they have never gotten involved in a fight on school grounds.

I looked at Aiden and narrowed my eyes at the smug expression on his face.

"Care to explain what this is all about?", I asked, trying to contain my anger.

"Dad, Uncle Jace won't let anything happen, he's like the best lawyer ever", Aiden replied.

'This kid is seriously testing my patience', I thought to myself.

"And does that mean you can keep getting into trouble?", Dylan gritted out, barely controlling his anger. While I am one to never raise my voice, Dylan has always been very expressive about such things.

"That asshole had the audicity to DRAG my sister by her wrist. He asked her out a couple of time but she declined politely. Does he not understand the meaning of the word 'NO'?", Aiden burst out, making my eardrums explode.

Yup, he definitely gets that from his mother's side of the family!

"He did- what?", I snapped, anger seeping into my system.

Dylan rose from his chair and looked at Principal Webber. "I would like to meet with this boy's parents", he demanded.

Principal Webber looked aghast.
"Mr.Rush, I-I myself am hearing of this for the first time. I had no idea of Ms.Burns involvement in this matter", he stuttered.

"His parents have a very clear idea though, Principal Webber. And they should know that if Juliet decides to press charges, Derek will have no chance. Her wrists have his finger prints on them and she has a sprained ankel too", Hayden fumed.

My face hardened at his words. No one harms my daughter and gets away with it.

"Principal Webber, please inform Mr and Mrs. Williams that we'd like to discuss a few things with them, first thing tomorrow morning. And if you expected me to punish my son and my godson for this, then I need you to know that I will never say anything to them for protecting their sister", I declared before nodding at Aiden and Hayden to follow me as I stalked out of the office.

"Where's Juliet?", Dylan asked as soon as we stepped out into the hallway.

"Jayden and Ryder took her home after lunch. I didn't want that creep's eyes following her around throughout the day. Besides, she couldn't walk with a sprained ankle. Ry took her to the hospital. The doctor said its a hairline fracture", Aiden supplied just as the school bell rang and students started filing into the empty hallway. I immediately spotted Tiara making her way towards us.

"Hey Dad.", she said as she hugged Dylan. She smiled up at me as I ruffled her hair.

"Hey Kiddo!", I smiled. "Did you talk to Juliet after the incident?"

Her face fell. "She didn't say much. She said she'll talk to me later."

I sighed."Its alright honey. Come to our place after school, okay? Then you can talk to her."

"Yup!", she grinned, brightening up at that.

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"Jules!!", I called out as soon as I stepped into the foyer of our home.
Ryder came running down the stairs.

"Hey dad! Jules is sleeping. I just tucked her in actually", he said. "How did it go? What did Webber say?"

"He didn't have a clue that the fight was about Juliet. He thought these two randomly just start beating the shit out of people in their free time", I informed him.

"Language control ,Douglas!!", Krys yelled from the kitchen. My eyes widened.

"Your mom's home already? Didn't she have a meeting with her publisher?", I whisper yelled at Ryder.

"Yeah, about that; I called her to tell her about Jules and she cancelled her meeting to come home early", he said sheepishly.

"By the way, Ry. Where were you when some douche was dragging your twin around?", Dylan asked glaring at him. He never lets Juliet go anywhere alone. I was pretty curious about his whereabouts too.

"I-I uhh", he stuttered. I raised my eyebrow suspiciously.

"I bet he was oggling his crush in the library", Aiden interrupted.

"Shut up asshole", Ryder hissed at him. I simply chuckled at their banter and walked into the kitchen.

Krys was standing at the oven, making her famous 'therapy' cookies. They have the power to magically improve Juliet's mood at any given time.

"Hey babe", I said, leaning in to peck her lips.
"Hey! Our sons have picked up quiet a vulgar vocabulary, don't you think so?", she asked with a frown settling on her beautiful features.

"Maybe because they hang out at Phil's place a lot!", I joked.

She laughed at my words, the musical sound echoing throughout the kitchen. I couldn't help myself as I pecked her lips once more.

"Where's Jayden? I thought he drove Ry and Jules home?", I questioned.

"He got a call from Jace and ran out of the house like a mad man. You know how much he fears his father", she laughed.

I chuckled.Jace definitely liked to keep Jay on his toes all the time.

"So, what did you decide about all this? Jules is pretty shaken up", Krys enquired with a troubled look on her face.

"Dylan and I are going to meet this boy's parents tomorrow morning. I don't think they are in any position to press charges. Their son has been harassing Jules for a date for quiet a lomg time and his reaction proves that he isn't in the right state of mind", I affirmed.

Krys placed her hand on my cheek, carassing my face. "You look pretty tired. You should go rest while I finish up with these cookies. Remind Dylan that he has a shoot at 4 p.m. Alex called me and asked me to remind him. Tell Hayden that he should stay here tonight. I just got his room cleaned up yesterday."

I smiled at the way she said 'his room' since the kid practically stays at our place.

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After taking a quick shower, I went down to the twins room and peeped in to find Juliet sprawled across her bed as Ryder typed away on his laptop.

Their room was divided by a translucent glass since they both need their privacy and gods forbid my daughter ever hears Ryder and his girlfriend going at it!

"Jules? Baby?", I whispered as I walked further into the room.

"Hey daddy!", she exclaimed weakly. My heart broke watching my baby in so much pain. Krystal always likes to tell people about how protective I was when Juliet was born and I can assure you that the feeling hasn't faded even a little after all these years. The twins were an unexpected but welcomed surprise.

"Does your ankle hurt?", I asked as I cautiously perched next to her on the bed.
"A little. There's a cast on to immobilize it. The doctor said that it'll take around three weeks to heal", she answered quietly.

"I told you not to worry about ypur school work. I'll make sure you don't miss any assignments", Ryder assured her, finally looking up from whatever he was doing on his laptop at Juliet's desk.

"And I'll explain all the concepts to you! I am, after all three years ahead of you", Hayden smirked from where he was leaning against the doorway.

"You know what, Hayden? Of all my brothers, you are the one with the biggest ego. I am afraid your head won't fit through the doors in our house if it inflates anymore", Juliet responded sassily.

"That's exactly what Georgia used to say to Dylan", I laughed. There was no question about the fact that Hayden was exactly the younger version of Gregory. Oops. I mean Dylan.

Maybe I've been spending too much time with Alex. And that scares me. A LOT!

"Anyway, where's Aiden?", Ry asked Hayden.

"Around, I guess", he replied.

"Wow, vague much?", Juliet said dryly.

"That's enough you two!", I reprimanded, trying to hide my smile.
"Did you inform your dad that you're staying over before he left?

"Nah. I'll just text him. By the way, Jayden wanted to come too but Uncle Jace ordered him to come home straight. Something about being grounded indefinitely", Hayden supplied, looking smug as ever.

I wonder what he has to do with Jayden being grounded.

I smiled to myself. Hayden had definitely done something and Jayden had probably been blamed. Like always.

"I want to come to meet the Williams tomorrow ", Ry piped up from the desk chair where he was slumped against the table.

"And why would you want to come?", I questioned.
"Maybe because Juliet is my twin? Or maybe because I was there with her everytime she had an encounter with Derek?", he said, raising an eyebrow as if challenging me. I would've liked to show him who's the dad here, but Krys chose exactly that moment to call us down for dinner.

Well then. Next time.

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I stirred as I felt something soft on my arm. Groaning slightly, I rolled over, rubbing my face with my palm and patted the empty space next to me. I frowned. Where was Krys? I bolted upright and looked around, only to find her kneeling by my side of the bed with a devilish grin and a spray can of whipped cream in her hand.

Startled, I looked around once again and noticed the little shits sitting in the corner of our bedroom.

My eyes widened as realization dawned on me. I brought both my hands up to my eyes and saw the smeared whipped cream. Groaning, I fell back into the bed and the little conniving monsters started laughing their small asses off.

"I hate you all so much!!!! Get out of my room before I get up!", I warned, sliding the covers off my body and sitting on the edge of the bed. I slowly put my hands on Krystal's cheek and she shrieked. She started running towards the door but I grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"Not so fast Mrs.Burns. How about you hold good on the 'many kids' promise?", I whispered and placed a small kiss behind her ear.

I kissed my way up her jaw to her lips.

"Uhmm....Dooooug! We have to go to meet the Williams!", she whined. I pulled away and pouted at her.

"Nu-uh! Get dressed. We need to leave soon", she chided. I watched her as she stalked out of our room.

Sighing, I got up and walked into the ensuite.

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After a quick breakfast, we drove to the  kids' school and walked to the principal's office with Juliet, Ryder, Hayden and Aiden in tow.

"Looks like one of our usual family gatherings", Alex joked as she walked into the office and grabbed Hayden from my side, giving him a nasty glare.

"Dylan had an early morning shoot. Hopefully he'll be here soon", she said, noticing my questioning gaze.

I turned to Ryder."Go to your class", I ordered.

"But dad-", he started.

"Now", I glared at him. Ryder glared right back but sensing a lost battle he moodily strutted down the hallway towards his class.

Huh. Teenagers.

Principal Webber walked in and settled down on the other end of the office table.

"The Williams will be here soon", he informed.
"How are you doing, Miss.Burns?", he asked Juliet.

"I've certainly been better Principal Webber", she said with a weak smile.

I looked at her from the side of my eyes and noticed the blue black bruises decorating her wrist.
Anger flared inside me at the sight of those bruises.

Just then, there was a sharp knock on the door.

"Come in", Principal Webber answered in a grave manner as all eyes turned to the door.

A petite, mousy looking woman entered the room followed by a tall, bulky man with a moustache. He reminded me of Mr.Dursley from Harry Potter. Derek entered the room, silently following his parents with his face looking downwards. I subconsciously tensed up. Krys placed her hand on my arm and I turned to look at her.

"Calm down. Don't be impulsive here", she whispered. I simply nodded. I couldn't make any such promises when it came to my daughter's safety.

I glared at the three of them as the sat down on the other side of the table.

"Well....Mr. Williams, Mr. Burns here wanted to meet with you regarding the....incident. Since we all are here, maybe the boys can explain what actually happened", Principal Webber   said while settling his gaze on Aiden.

All eyes turned to Aiden as he cleared his throat and clenched his fists that were resting on the table.

"What do you expect me to say? He mistreated my sister and manhandled her so I punched him. End of story", he gritted out.

Mr. Williams glared at Aiden. "My son would never mistreat a girl! You punched him because you were jealous of him."

Hayden laughed out loud and Alex narrowed her eyes at him.  He immediately sobered up and said, "Excuse me for pointing this out sir, but for Aiden to be jealous of a your son, Derek has to have some qualities that Aiden doesn't and as far as I know, Aiden is the hockey captain and his academics are making it pretty clear that he'll probably be the valedictorian. So if someone has to be jealous, it will most probably be your son."

My lips turned upwards. I had to bite down on my cheek to stop a shit- eating grin from breaking out on my face.

Mrs. Williams looked like she would burst with anger any moment.
"H-How...how dare you! How dare you say that about my son?!", she yelled.

Juliet abruptly stood up and pushed her chair back. Aiden held her hand as she opened her mouth to speak.

"Its his fault!!", Dylan yelled as he banged the door open. Alex turned to look at him and grinned. The Williams simply gaped at him, looking seemingly awestruck.

Principal Webber cleared his troat. "Please have a seat, Mr.Rush", he said.

"Uh, yeah. Sorry I am late", Dylan said as he plopped down in a chair next to Alex.

"Well, it seems that the hotshot actor had more pressing matter to attend to than his own son. No wonder he turned out like he did", Mr.Williams commented snidely after he finished fangirling over Dylan.

Huh. It seems like someone finally got over seeing an actor in real life.

"Actually, Mr.Williams, all of us had more pressing matters to attend to than to sit here and listen to you defend such actions of your son. Do you even realise what would happen if my daughter decides to press charges against Derek? He will be arrested for assault and will be sent to Juvenile prison for 3 to 6 months depending on the severity of the case", I commented coolly.

He narrowed his eyes at me in a disbelieving manner.

"Actually, I spoke to Uncle Jace last night and he said that the case I am presenting with my severely sprained ankle and fingerprint marks on my wrists along with the video evidence is enough to send Derek to Juvie for 4 months and be added to his permenant record. So, now if you'll please excuse us, my parents need to get back to work. Which they actually do", Juliet finished as she walked towards the door.

Surprisingly,  Derek was silent this whole time.

"Thank you for your time Principal Webber", Hayden said before following them. Aiden thanked him and walked out soon after.

"We do not wish to press any charges, Principal Webber. But I do not want Derek anywhere near my daughter anytime soon", Krys said firmly.

"Of course Mrs.Burns", he responded immediately.

"If it counts for anything, I really am sorry", Derek said quietly, finally looking up.

Mrs. Williams looked at her son, surprised.

"You do not need to apologise for something you didn't do, honey ", she said stiffly.

"I didn't mean to hurt Juliet. It was a dare and I was forced to get her to say yes to a date by my friends. I acted rashly and I sincerely apologise. And if you don't mind I would like to apologise to Juliet too", Derek requested, choosing to ignore his mother.

Mr.Williams gritted his teeth but chose to keep quiet.

I looked at Derek. He looked like he actually meant it. Who knows how his so-called friends were treating him.

"You can apologise for your behaviour but I still am not comfortable with you being around her. Make sure to clean up your act and get better friends", I said, surprising myself and everyone else in the room.

I nodded at the Principal and walked out with Krys , Alex and Dylan close behind me.

We found the kids sitting on the office bench. They stood up as we approached them, while Ryder helped Juliet up. Looks like he didn't go to his classes after all.

"Well then, who wants ice-cream?", Dylan asked, breaking the silence.

Everyone burst out laughing.

Some things never change. And there are fewer things still, that we can't bear to see being changed. Family, is one of those.

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Hope you guys like it! And I'm really sorry for making you wait. I haven't proof read this chapter so feel free to point out the mistakes.
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