Aresnic and Antics

[Pheonix791989]

just when you thought this family was dead... haha.....its brought back to life once more. i got this idea about what if we all never grew up together, that Rav and rob are happily married at a young age, but when they had kids they were ready to deal with them so they gave them up for adoption. Then at a chance meeting everyone comes together and Rav and Rob are having problems dealing with their near grown kids. What if even though Rob and Rav want to be parents once more, their kids wont let them in? its just an idea im going off of so bear with me.

prologue

"Rav, do you really think this is a good idea? I mean its just after the first time...."

"Rob, you even said it yourself, we can't deal with children and I don't believe in abortion. They can give our kids a better life then we can."

"alright,"

Rob answered as they looked at their sets of twins.

"But do you think its wise to split up twins?"

"They'll be fine I know they will. There's a nice family set up for Mel here from Pennsylvania, they have two boys so it'll give her someone to play with, Plus Jonathan has agreed to take Sarah here. things will work out you'll see."

"I hope you know what your doing cuz I sure as **** dont."

Rob muttered.

(chapter one)

(Mel's POV)

Mel growled as she snatched up at her skateboard once more, her older brother laughing at her with his obnoxious friends. She was tempted to just blow the lot of them up and be content. She loved skateboarding, just not with her brother.

"Shut up Brandon!"

She snarled at him. Her brother sauntered up to her and jerked her up by the collar.

"How many times do I have to tell you, its Bam."

He smiled at her and then chuckeled, the two busted out laughing, making Bam's friends shake their head in amazement. They never understood how they could fight like that and then make up in an instant. Mel grabbed Bam's wrist and looked at his watch.

"Hey I gotta head over to Jess Jess's place for druming practice, You know how he is about being on time."

"Hey, I'll give you a ride in the lambo! lets get moving."

Mel smirked as she walked with her brother as they set out for their oldest brothers place. Sometimes he could be a real pain in the *** but she loved him just the same. Bam was a pro skater and Jesse was a drummer in the band CKY. Her rents, Ape and phil, were happy that she was the medium between the two extreams. she had a love of pranks and skating while she loved drumming as well. Ape was out side once they tracked to the lambo, checking the mail.

"Ape I wouldnt go in the back yard if I were you."

Bam smirked as he took out his keys and unlocked the car.

"Wait! Bam!"

There was a crash and a loud explosion.

"Bam are you kidding me?! where's my PT Looser?!"

Bam and Mel slid into the lambo quickly as ape started chasing after them. The two of them laughed hysterically as they headed down snake run driveway.

"did you hear? Jesse wants us to come with him for this huge rock festivle in LA in a week"

"Thats kick ***. we're so gonna show 'em up."

The pulled up to Jesses place to see a bunch of cars there. Bam and Mel smirked at eachother, they knew who they were, Deron, chad, and Matt, Jesse's bandmates. Bam then knocked Mel on her head lightly.

"I know what your thinking, keep it G rated for Jesse's sake alright he still dont know."

"Fine. I'm almost an adult and once I turn eighteen next year, jesse caint do a **** thing about it."

She said with a smirk. Mel then got out of the lambo as the other guys came out of the house, Chad, Matt, and deron was out last. Mel brushed up against deron as he walked down the steps.

"You know, I'm glad your better now."

Mel said in a quick whisper. Deron smirked as he slipped a piece of paper in her pocket.

 

[Pheonix791989]

well untill I get the permission from the others, your stuck with my POv. I dont know how im gonna get ahold of fribby though.

(chapter 2 still Mel's POV)

Mel smirked as she headed into Jesse's back room. There was another drum kit set up beside his. She waved to Jesse as he drained a water bottle.

"Deron looks like he's doing fine now that he went to Detox."

"Yeah I wonder what possesed him to go."

Mel smiled to herself. That was just a few months ago and it really looked like he was doing better.

*flashback*

"I just dont know what to do."

Deron said, he was close to tears. Mel sat down with him.

"I just cant control myself anymore. All these medications and alcohol, I just cant keep control."

"look at me Deron"

Mel commanded him as she pulled his face in her hands.

"Your fans are out there and you walked out on them..."

Deron opened his mouth to say something but Mel cut him off.

"I know if you were to walk away from it, you'd miss it. I can tell. You can be the one in control I know it. You CAN take control, I've watched you my whole life."

Mel said. Deron then started to cry.

"I know, I know..."

he sobbed. Mel realized that he wasnt just a broken man, his soul was shattered.

"I want to help you, but I cant do that unless you let me help you."

"I don't want to be like this any more"

*end flashback*

"No idea, but im just glad he's got more control over himself now."

"Yeah. You ready to practice?"

Mel nodded as she went through her streatches with Jesse, Bam watching contentedly from the couch, playing with Ava, their neice. Bam smirked as He watched them playing back and forth, trying to one up each other on the drums. Jesse grinned as he got a drumstick thrown at him.

"so who's throwing this big party?"

"Some big wigs from the higher up reccord companies, you know that crappy band linkin park? Theyre the ones throwing the party."

Mel raised her eyebrow, she didnt really like the band that much. Sure the music was pretty crappy, but she did like the drum beats.

"Their drummer would be so better off if he was with a better band."

"Thats for **** sure."

Jesse snorted with a laugh. Mel just smirked as she tossed her other drumstick at him.

"You got nothing else to throw at me. Just make sure you're ready for next week alright."

"Fine."

Mel grumbeled as she made to toss a snare drum at him, but was just content with giving him the finger.

"I'm dragging bam along for some serious fun."

 

[Greyfoxx]

OhMyFuckingGodThisLooksSoFuckingCoooooolIWantMoreGodDamnIt!SoPostMoreRightThisSecond!!!!!!

hehe, yeah,i wuv the idea of this story!! so i cant wait for more! i figured Bam would end up yer brother somehow...even if it is by adoption!

I WANT MORE

 

[Ravynlee]

I read that and my jaw dropped! Haha that was great! Where to start? Oh I love Bam's inclusion (of course I do ) and the fact y'all are Margera, if only by adoption I thought was so very suited to your personality. Poor Ape and Phil... well no, poor Ape, Phil's pretty laid back kinda like Rob (the crappy band joke cracked me up, at last some honesty! ) but at least you strike a happy sorta medium as you said between Bam's hyperactivity and Jesse's more introspective nature. Good to see. Thinking that when they all get together its gonna be some sort of minor catastrophe but one to make us laugh to be sure. Bless 'em. I also find it funny (if only myself) that just when Bam made a cameo appearance there in my story here he is here... ***, see, you should never have introduced me to him! Haha... Naw, gotta love it. Ties it all together nicely across the stories huh? There's so many common threads in all these takes on the family that it just makes them all that much more... familiar? Enjoyable? Dysfunctional? Hahaha. Oh I love it. You know I do. And yes I MISS US! Hehe, I want my family back!

*sniffle*

Wondering what the rest of the siblings are up to/how they grew up/where the **** they are! Can't wait! I'm all aquiver with anticipation!!!

And as for reaching Fribby try him on MSN. PM him there If you need help lemmie know

Great and can't wait for more!!! :thumbsup:

~Rav

 

[misspiggy]

niiiiiiice

 

[Greyfoxx]

okayyyy...stilllll waiting for the updateeee

 

[wonderland]

Babe, I love this story. I'm still waiting to get my computer back but you know how to reach me. I can't wait until I can read more. There better be a lot waiting for me when I get my computer back...love ya anywho.

 

[Jeezy]

Nice stuff...do some more

 

[Pheonix791989]

(fox's POV)

"Come on Dad, do I have to go?"

Fox whined as she watched her dad, Sully, the lead singer of godsmack, pack up his clothes from their summer time share in North Carolina.

"Yes, its only once a year alright? You used to want to come before, why not now?"

Fox crossed her tattooed arms in a huff,

"That was back when you signed cool bands like A Perfect Circle and Cold, now you got all these ****** bands like CKY and HIM."

"Look, your favorite singers gonna be there, Ms. Red-head, you can chat with him if it'll make you happy."

"I still don't wanna go, their stupid drummer always makes me feel like im a kid or something."

Sully ruffeled her hair with a coy smirk as he then snatched a pair of keys from her pocket. Fox snatched at them in protest but sully had her beat.

"Fair enough, but if you don't come it'll be three weeks with out your bike."

Fox snorted with an angry grumble as she tried to ****** back her keys once more with no avail.

"Nope,"

Sully said with a grin, jerking them out of her reach once more.

"If you tow the line, you get your bike back."

Fox chucked him the finger angrily as she stormed out of his room to head to hers and start packing.

_______________

Fox grunted as she was knocked into by a couple of skaters. One of them she recognized as Bam, but only from that stupid TV show of his. The other was some stupid chick with a heart-o-gram tattoo on her arm in black and purple wearing a fuCKYou shirt.

"Watch where the **** you're going!"

Fox snarled as she whirled around, her trench coat flying. The two skaters had skidded to a stop a couple of feet away and were laughing at her.

"Go **** yourself!"

Came the girls smart reply. Fox was seething, she then started to count to ten. She felt herself calm down slightly, but when she saw that the skaters were still laughing at her, she broke. Fox charged at her like a bull, tackeling her down off her skateboard. They grappeled to the ground and fox was suprised that her opponant was giving a good fight. Their hands were locked tight as insults flew from each girls mouth as they rolled on the ground, each determined to not be the one on their back. Bam was cheering on the other girl, suddenly they were pulled back. Sully had his arm around Fox, trying to keep her from killing the girl and Rob, the linkin park drummer, was putting up a fight with the other girl. Fox snorted as sully asked if she was ****** up in the head. Rob was having a tough time trying to wrestle the other girl down. Fox laughed as she pulled out her cell phone, getting all of it for a laugh later. The girl barely came up to Rob's shoulders and was on the rather skinny side, which made the struggle all the more comical, being that Rob was built like a solid brick wall. Bam and two other guys pulled Rob off her.

"Christ Mel! Are you ******* crazy?"

The girl gave the speaker a raised eyebrow.

"Why did I even ask that? For once in your life could you please not act like your brother!"

"Shut up Jess! She started it!"

The gruffer of the two guys helped her up to her feet and whispered something in her ear. Fox looked on in intrest as the guy with redish brown hair kept going off on her. Once the gruff guy was done telling her something, she nodded and whiped a bit of blood off her lip from her confrontation with rob.

"Sorry about knocking into you like that. I'm Mel"

She said stiffly, holding her hand out to Fox in a cordial manner.

"Sorry about tackeling you, I have anger issues."

Fox said as she shook Mel's hand. She was starting to like this girl since she almost took down the linkin park drummer by herself.

"well that makes two people present."

Mel said with a snort as she elbowed the gruff guy in the side, making him turn a nice shade of salmon.

"Alright you suds, back to you knitting."

Sully said as he started to shoo away the crowd that had started to form. The guy that Mel had refered to as Jess looked mad still, but it was soon being overcome with a look of uncomfort. He looked from Rob to mel and back. When Fox noticed this, she couldn't believe her eyes, it was almost like she was looking directly at a female version of rob.

"Mel there's something you should know....."

Jesse started to say. Bam shrugged at mel, saying he had no clue what jesse was talking about. Fox could sense the mega uneasiness comming from Rob.

"Mel this is your dad."

Jesse said as he motioned to rob. Mel started laughing.

"No really, what'd ya want to tell me jess jess?"

"Mel I'm serious."

Mel's face darkened into an inherent frown that was mirrored only by the ones that Fox had seen from Rob.

"So am I. You expect me to believe that soem middle-aged-barmy-old-codger from a 4th rate band is my dad? Ape and phil are my parent."

She growled as she snatched up her skateboard and pushed past Jesse. He made to stop her but Bam put an arm on him, making jesse stop in his tracks.

"Deron'll go and find her. we need to talk with rob."

The gruff guy, Fox assumed he was Deron, went into the crowd and dissapeared amongst the throng of bands, people and the tech crew.

"What's going on?"

Fox demanded. Sully put a protective arm around her and led her away from the conversing trio.

"You remember when I told you that you were adopted? Mel's adopted too and she happens to be you half-sister."

Fox recalled the story of her unusual birth, but was still amazed. She had wondered why it felt so familiar when she was grappeling with her. Fox couldn't formulate into words what she was thinking, she just stood there looking at sully in amazement.

"Suddenly I dont feel so alone any more."

That was all Fox said.

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[Pheonix791989]

(mel's POV)

'this is so stupid!' Mel thought with a frown. 'Even if he did give me half his DNA that still dosent make him my dad!' she thought as she drew her knees up to her chest tightly.

"He's not my family! Ape and Phil are my parents, Bam and Jesse are my brothers, they're my family, even dico and rake too I guess. It changes nothing!"

"That's my girl."

Mel looked over to see Deron climbing up the ladder.

"Deron, what are you doing?! If jesse finds out he'll go nuclear!"

"Bam sent me to find you."

was deron's simple reply. He then sat down beside her and Mel leaned into his touch, it was comforting to her.

"It dosent matter to me where you really come from, you're a margera inside and out, you're still my CKY girl."

Deron paused as he gazed down at the swarming crowd from their position atop one of the large concession buildings.

"That guy has to be your dad, you both have the same eyes and hair, you have his traces in your personality. But you're still a margera, I should know, I watched you grow up."

He said as he jabbed his thumb at his chest. Deron stood up and pulled mel to her feet by her hands.

"Be nice to him. For me?"

"alright..."

Mel grumbeled as Deron pulled her into a bear hug, smothering her against his chest. For a moment she felt like she was going to burst into tears, but the soft material of Deron's shirt rubbing against her tear stained cheek made her smile.

"Why do you always climb up to the highest places?"

Mel gave a smirk as she looked down at the swarms of people below her, rocking out to some random emo band on stage.

"Because I love to fly."

Mel replied to his question with a smile. Every time deron went to look for her, he'd always find her high up in the air, be it in a tree or on a roof top. Then once he'd find her, Deron would always ask the same question, then Mel would give him the same answer.

"I'll make you a deal, just listen to what Rob has to say and the whole world will know why I went to Rehab.I'll play your song and I'll see if Ville will play your favorite HIM song, deal?"

"Deal."

Mel climbed down the side of the building with deron in tow. They flashed their passes at the four burly security gaurds. Behind the back stage area, it was organized chaos. Bands chilling out and drinking water or beer, techs were scrambeling back and forth, their walkie talkies buzzing with static. Mel noticed the Fox girl sitting on an amp with her arms crossed, almost as if she was a queen surveying her domain. Rob came up to her, making mel jump slightly. With an irritated look, she faced him, not happy in the least.

"If you think you can just show up and tell me how to live my life you're wrong."

"I'm sorry alright! Your mother and I were so young at the time and...."

"I hope you aint lookin for a sympathy hand out because I'm fresh out here."

Mel growled, Rob then continued on as if what she said didn't faze him in the least.

"We couldnt give you the perfect life like we wanted to."

"So you just dumped me on someone else? How the **** am I suposed to feel about that?!"

"You're still my daughter!"

"**** off!"

Mel muttered, she cast her gaze downwards. Rob mumbeled something before he stalked off swearing and cursing. Fox lept down from her choice position and swaggered over to mel.

"I don't like him either."

Mel got a look in her eyes that drew out Fox's mischevious smile.

"When's his band going on?"

"in a half hour, why? What are you thinking?"

Mel's smirk grew even bigger as she spied several rolls of ductape.

"Give me a hand with the ductape and you'll see.......where's Bam at? he can help us with this."

(half hour later)

Rob walked onto the stage and a roar of laughter met the band. Glancing around, they were confused. Rob shot a glance at chester, who shrugged, saying that it wasnt anything of his doing. Chester then looked to the back wall of the stage as the crowd laughed and pointed. Rob craned his neck and turned around and looked up. Someone had ductaped a pair of ***** and a large ***** over the backdrop. He then looked over to see Fox, Mel and Bam gasping with laughter. Chester gave a chuckle and Mike rubbed the back of his head with a look that read embarrassment all over his face.

"That's the first time I've see this one."

Mike commented to the still laughing crowd.

"What should we do?"

Chester mused. Brad, the painfully thin guitarest, snatched the mic from Mike and spoke into it.

"Take 'em out and like buy 'em a beer and like congradulate them. this is like the funniest thing I've like ever seen."

Mike snatched the mic back from Brad and then started into the first few notes of 'don't stay'. rob saw mel out of the corner of his eye, holding onto Bam's shoulder for support from laughing so hard.

 

[Pheonix791989]

(chapter 4 rav's pov)

Rav's eyes nervously scanned the crowd. It was hard to see with everyone towering over her, but from her vantage point over the railing, she could watch what was going on. Rav's ears perked up at the sound of a crash. A couple of voices started yelling, one belinging to a security gaurd and the other chanting "go go go!" followed by a menical laughter. The chanting voice reminder her much of her husbands. A look of suprise was etched across her face as a guy wizzed past her on a skateboard, soon followed by a laughing teenager in a shopping cart. The cart was headed for the stairs where the skateboarder had dissapeared down, but the cart side swipped an amp and careened off, heading directly for her and the railing. Rav just barely managed to get out of the way before the shopping cart hit the rail, sending the reckless teenager flying. The teen landed on his/her *** on the ground before flopping down. Rav hurried down the stairs to see if the kid was alright. Rav bent over the kid and then recoiled, she knew. It was her gut instinct, this was one of the twins, one of her daughters that Rob had concocted this little rock festivel scheme for.

"**** amp."

The girl muttered.

"Are you alright?"

Rav asked concerned. This was that little baby girl that she had held in her arms when she was born.

"I'm fine, that was so killer! Dude, are you the one thats alright? You look pale."

The girl commented as she sat up and then clambered to her feet. Rav was speechless.

"Have I seen you somewhere before? You look familiar."

Rav stood there as if she was rooted to the spot. back around towards the front of the stage, rav cast a glance at her preforming husband, wondering if he had seen or spoken to her as well.

"Well if your alright, I'm gonna head around front, CKY's playing next and I'm not going to miss the chance to kill my brother for it."

She said as she dissapeared.

(mel's POV)

Mel pushed and shoved her way to the center of the crowd in the front just as the linkin park guys trooped off. Her work that she, fox and bam pulled off was still hanging from the back drop. CKY took the stage, a loud cheer rose from the skater clad group of people that was disperesd through the group of metal heads and headbangers and the occasional group of goths that had made their home in the stadium. The congregating crowd of skaters pushed forward chanting CKY as if it was a war cry. the cry rumbeled and once they started into their first song 'knee deep' it erupted and sounded like a jet engine revving up. Mel was sweating hard as she was pushed over the rail, the rock on sign over her head, cheering and screaming even if she could barely hear herself. After the fifth song, Deron paused to take a drink of water.

"You know, a couple of months ago, about this time in the set I would have just walked off stage. Now things are different for me because of someone who is very close to me. She woke me up and made me see that how I was living was killing me from the inside out. If anything, all you CKY fans better thank Jesse and Bam's little sister for helping me out. Mel, this one's for you, 'Familiar Realm'."

Jesse, matt, and chad looked amazed as they started into the rifts of Mel's favorite song. Jesse saw that her face was in pure heaven. She screamed the lyrics along with Deron and it made jesse wonder if there was really something between them that was deeper then just her being his little sister.

"with the pressure on, intent is to run

if your feeling ineffective and dumb

you bet its true, the event is you.

invaded by a swarm of confliction

I've been penciled in, but never begun

infected sense, the insistent one!

if greiving is today, you've entered a familiar realm

with pessimistic views, you've entered a familiar realm.

break out and carry on

if responsibilities are ignored

then the penalties will soon be endured

potential risks beyond control!"

(rav/robs pov)

Rob wound his way over to Rav as the CKY guys were playing into their fifth song in their set, dedicating it to their youngest born. Rob's usuaul frown darkened as he listened to the words of the song.

"Have you seen Mel? she was here a while ago, she was in a shopping cart and flipped over a rail."

Rav said eagerly as rob dismissed it with a wave.

"Yeah I was talking with her. She dosent seem too keen to the idea that she's adopted. She wants to stay blissfully ignorant."

Rob grunted as he wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and the readjusted his ever present backwards facing cap.

"Then maybe this wasnt such a good idea,"

"Rav, she needs to face the music sooner or later....."

Rob's voice was drowned out by the roaring of the song that was playing from stage.

"fortune isnt fame, you've entered a familiar realm

if they've told you who to be, you've entered a familiar realm

break out and carry on

invaded by a swarm of confliction

I've been penciled in, but never begun

potential risks beyond control.

if nothings left to say, you've entered a familiar realm

if they all get in the way, you've entered a familiar realm!

if greiving is today, you've entered a familiar realm

with pessimistic views, you've entered a familiar realm

fortune isnt fame, you've entered a familiar realm

if they've told you who to be, you've entered a familiar realm"

The song echoed off the stage, but it still was resonating in robs ears and mind. His mind was set and there was no changing it. He was determined to atleast attempt to make up for lost time.

"Rob you can't just up and one day want to be a father, she's happy with her family, why bother it?"

"She's right rob. you're kindda stuck."

Pheonix said, the soft spoken bassist that was also one of Robs best friends. Pheonix handed him a waterbottle and rob unscrewed the cap of it, draining it in a single gulp. Silence floated through the trio.

"I just don't know what to do."

Rob finally admited. Pheonix smiled at his friend and took a sip of his own waterbottle.

"If you want, I'll try to talk to her, see whats going on. maybe that will be enough help for both parties."

Rob nodded his thanks to his usuauly quiet friend. He didn't want another Fox episode, that was a disaster unto itself. Rob smirked slightly as he recalled his conversation with mel earlier. she had called him a barmy-old-codger from a 4th rate band. it made him chuckle despite the fact it was an insult. Rob sighed as he watched Chester with Fox. Chester was by birth Fox's father, but Rob still considered her to be his daughter. It was something that he never wanted to happen again and the story was mostly kept under the table as it was. Rob always pictured himself setteling down and having a nice family, not this compleatly discombobulated one. **** it was like he didnt even have a family at that.

 

[wonderland]

Babe, awesome updates. Love it. I've been wondering where in the blue **** you've gone to.

 

[Ravynlee]

Awesome! ****... I was starting to wonder myself but now I'm happy. Very happy actually. Now give me a free day or two to return the favour and I shall... til then... (happily sits down to read it again and again)

Noice! The part about Rob being a barmy old codger in a 4rth rate band or whatever cracked me up... love that sense of humour XDDD Missed it.

There's so much I could rant on about (what's stoppin' me?) but if I get started there'd be no time to read and stuff so... yeah. I'll shutup now and wait for more. Now more dagnammit!

 

[Pheonix791989]

go ahead and rant rav, ive missed them for sure

 

[Greyfoxx]

AWESOME!!! ****** brilliant!!! HolyCrapthisissoooofuckingawesomeiwantmoremoremore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hheehehe, i loved it!! i loved everything of it!! GODDAMNITPOSTMORE!!!

 

[Greyfoxx]

Okay, i know i know i'm double posting, but i just re-read it and i reallly want you to update, its not normal to keep me waiting for this long!!!!!

*goes into a panic attack*

 

[Pheonix791989]

it will be up by friday

 

[Pheonix791989]

Mel's Pov

Mel felt slightly better as she mulled around the crowds. her knees hurt and that idiot bassist from linkin park had tried to talk to her, then jesse found her and confronted her about deron. Mel felt bad but she still loved deron so much what she was about to do was going to kill her, but it had to be done because she didn't want to compromise anything that happened with the band or between Deron and his wife. She knew he loved her and he had feelings for her but it would just be best if everything went back to her being the dork sister and him being her brothers best friend. The only problem was she couldnt find Deron anywhere. Neither Matt nor Jesse knew where he was. With a sullen face she was taken under Bam's arm as he pulled her off in the direction of a hotel with promises of a huge party to get her mind off of things. She saw fox sitting on a couch once they got to the suite. The beer was already flowing and there were many skateboarders and bands circling around. Alot of the skaters she knew because of Bam, that also went for some of the bands that were putsing around as well. She was greeted by Jussi69 from the 69 eyes. Mel smiled as she took a can of soda, not really wanting to get hammared that night. She then sat down beside fox.

"*** I hate guy problems."

"I wouldnt know."

Fox said as she waved to a tall gangly guy wearing a hawiian shirt. Mel rolled her eyes as she then spied a shaggy haired, lean skater, which described about half the party population, with an amazing pair of hazel eyes. Fox caught her staring.

"You have the worst taste in guys."

"So do you. your point?"

Fox snorted as she waved at a couple of guys setting up on a makeshift stage.

"You're eyeing a skater and you have the hots for one of Jesse's friends. Baaad taste."

she said as she took another long sip of her beer. Mel shook her head.

"I'm telling Deron that nothing can happen between us and we should just go on like it was before. I'm not going to compromise my brothers band because of me being selfish."

"Wise move. But be carefull."

Mell looked around the room and spotted Deron talking with matt and laughing. Mel swallowed hard as she saw her "parents" hovering in the corner. Fox winked at her as she climbed the stage as the band busted out into a rendition of Godsmacks "Voodoo". Mel took in a deep breath and then walked over to Deron. He was happy to see her but his smile fell once he saw the sad look on her face.

"What's up lil bit?"

He asked using her childhood skating nickname.

"Deron, I love you, you know that, But I'm not going to compromise your relationship with jesse and the band and your wife for me. I wont let you do the same either."

Deron looked at her with a stunned look on her face. Mel looked back at Fox, who gave her an encouraging smile.

"What are you trying to say?"

Deron said as his brow deepened into a scowl.

"After all that **** we went through together you're just dropping me like that?!"

He roared, making the normally unflappable Mel jump almost out of her skin. He grabbed her hand roughly as she tried to jerk it out of the way. Out of the corner of her eye she heard the hazel eyed kid shout at Deron to let her go and Fox looked like she was going to kill.

(fox's POV)

Fox couldn't have told you what happened next, it was all just a blur in her mind after she saw Deron grab Mel's arm so rough like that. Even if she had just met her half sister a few hours ago, it didnt matter to her. They were blood and nothing would come between that. Fox wouldn't let him hurt her while she was still standing. She stopped singing and brought her fingers to her mouth, giving a shrill whistle, gaining Derons attention for a split moment as she chucked the mic at him from across the room. It smacked him right across the face as the kid Mel was staring at earlier quickly pulled her arm out of Derons now slacked grip, making her stumble and fall. With her trench coat flying out behind her she rushed up to make sure that mel was alright. Fox didnt care who this Deron guy was but if he so much as breathed wrong, she would beat his *** flat.

"Hey are you alright?"

The skater kid asked Mel as she sat up.

"*** my *** is gonna be so sore after the stunt with the amp and now this."

"You are so gonna ******* pay for that!!"

Deron snarled as he wiped the blood off of his lip where the mic had smashed into his face. Fox smirked as she stood erect, her arms low by her sides but ready to spring up at a moments notice.

"I'm not letting you mess with my sister. Over my ******* dead body."

"Der, lets just go."

Matt and Chad said as they both put their arms on derons shoulders. Deron shook them off as he then followed them out of the hotel suite. Fox snorted as she returned to her sister and the skater boy. Rob and Rav looked on anxiously at her to make sure she was alright. Bam was in a hyper state, being more of a nusance then a help as he just bobbed around while Mel rubbed the back of her head where it connected with the wall in the midst of her fall.

"Thanks fox. You have a **** of an arm on ya."

"No one messes with my sister and lives to tell about it."

She said as she offered mel a hand and pulled her up. Fox cast a glacial look at rob that plainly read, 'youre a **** up to not even help her and shes your daughter.' The party then got back into full swing as fox assended the stage once more to start singing with her band, playing more cover songs. They finally ended their set with a Ramones song as the party goers clapped and cheered.

 

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(rob/rav's POV)

"I don't like this party one bit."

Rob snorted under his breath as he watched Fox descend the stage in the arms of her friends. He then cast a wairy eye out over the crowd of skaters swarming around the fire place near the couch, many of them with beers. He didn't aprove of them being Mel's friends but he had no say in her life and that made him frustrated.

"Well its not like they're having drunk *** on a couch."

Rav tried to rationalize in her maternal instincts for her daughters.

"No but Mel's making out with a guy on the couch. Its going so far it looks like *** with their clothes on."

Rob said as he strided over and yanked both of the gangly teens up off of each other.

"Hey you ******! Put me down!"

Mel shouted as rob had nearly lifted her up off of her feet. Rob set her down as he then proceeded to give the other teen the fourth degree.

"You leave Ryan alone! You have no right to say who I date and who I kiss, You're not my father!"

"Oh wake up Melissa! I am biologically your father! You still have to do what I say!"

"No I dont! Who was there when I took my first steps? Bam, Jess, Ape, and Phil! Who was there when I started school? Bam, Jess, Ape and Phil! My first concert they were with me! They heard my first words! You wouldnt know the first thing about me! I don't want you for a father so just leave me alone! C'mon Sheck, lets go somewhere we won't be interrupted."

She took Ryan by the hand as she glared at rob. Once she was out of sight, Rob sank down onto the couch with his head in his hands.

"Way to go rockstar."

Rob looked up to see a dark haired man that looked to be a tad bit older then Mel with a girl who also looked a couple of years older then his daughter.

"Who the **** are you?"

"I'm Jussi 69 and this is my girlfriend Renee. We're Mel's best friends other then her brothers. You just dont have the right way of doing things."

Jussi said with a thick accent as rob eyed the shirtless drummer with a skeptical look. Rob at least had to give the guy props. He was short and to the point. Renee nodded.

"No ****. Tell me what to do. I just want to be accepted by her and my other daughters."

Rob said wearily as he looked up at the two.

"For starters, Mel might live on the edge, but you gotta ease your way into her heart. If you force it on her, she'll bite back too hard and you wont be able to play drums anymore."

"And be carefull what you say to her about Bam and Jesse. They're close and tight knit so if you even look like your trying to rock their little boat, your probably going to have your ******* snapped in a mouse trap and strung up by your ****. Give it some time."

Renee advised as she walked away with Jussi. Rav came and sat down with him on the couch and handed him a water bottle.

"You're stressing too much. Just give it time."

Rav said as she watched him drain the bottle in about seven gulps.

"Thats what that finn said. I think he was finnish but he was creepy. I hope I didnt look like that when I was a young drummer."

"Well he has some truth to what he's saying. Your such a stubborn capricorn, always trying to **** your way through things. Slow down."

Rav said as she handed him another bottle of water. Rob took off his hat and rubbed his brow before replacing it.

"I'm starting to regret ever breaking up this family. Have you heard from Jonathan about Sarah?"

Rav shook her head and sighed.

"Jonathan had strep throat and Sarah came down with the flu. They are comming for christmas though."

"If its going to be like this, its going to be about as much fun as a barrel of dead monkies."

Rob grumbeled as he leaned his head back on teh couch, closing his eyes for a breif moment.

"It cant be worse then that one time..."

"Oh yes it can. Believe me."

Rob said with an exasperated sigh.

(Mel's POV)

"Sorry about that Ryan. Its been one **** of a night. I'm glad that you did decide to come."

"Bam issued a specail invite to me. He said there was someone important that wanted me here."

Mel rolled her eyes at the thought of Bam doing something like that to her. Atleast Ryan was her age, not like deron, a thirty something with a wife and kid.

"Remember when we skated together when we were little? You were always throwing **** at me while I was on my skateboard."

Mel chuckeled as she reminiced back on when she and ryan were little. Bam had taken the two of them under his wing at the same time.

"Yeah I also remember you shoving my drumsticks up my nose when we were nine."

"I was nine, what did you expect? It sure seemed much more simpler when the whole world was devided into girls have cooties and boys dont."

"Hey!"

Mel said with a smirk as she slid her eyes over at him. She leaned backwards on the rail of the balcony as she stared up at the stars. Ryan leaned over the rail with his elbows propping him up. The low thumping of the bass could be heard, playing some random song that Mel recognized as Avenged Sevenfold's Second Heartbeat. It was one of her favorite songs.

"Its kind of funny, Bam's thought we were perfect for each other and has been trying to get us together for the longest time. Who would have thought we'd hook up on our own?"

"Deron was an ******* for doing that to you. You were just thinking of him with what you said."

Mel looked away in the oppasite direction at the blinking lights of Los Angeles. The city was brightly lit up and in the distance she could see Dogtown, the spot where skating was born.

"So did you loose your mind about all of this at once or was it a gradual process?"

"Ry, I live with bam remember? I've been that way since day one on planet margera."

Mel said as she gave him a slight punch on the shoulder.

"Good point."

Ryan said as he turned his head in her direction.

"Ryan Allen Sheckler did I just hear your voice crack?"

"Only cuz I'm frustrated over something."

"Over what?! Don't tell me that it was that ******* giving you the fourth degree."

"No its just that well, like skateboarding, rejection can lead to emotional stress for both parties involved and emotional stress can lead to physical complications such as headache, ulcers, cancerous tumers, and even death. So for the sake of my health and yours, just say yes to my question alright? I've been buggin out about it over the last two years."

"Just spit it out already."

Mel said as she laughed at Ryan's frustration.

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

Mel stayed silent for a moment. She was actually thinking things over about him. With all the **** that was going on at the moment, she needed someone there that she could go to and someone that could make her feel better about things.

"Alright."

"You don't know how happy you just made me."