"DAD!" Ava yells. God she's really annoying.

"Ella?" Elliot mutters "Go see what you-"

"No, get of your ass do it yourself I'm not your whore" she murmurs standing and leaving. Now Ella; well her dyed black hair gave away her personality. I try hard not to smirk as Elliot sighs. "What did I do this time?"

"You missed her audition and parents evening" My father murmurs. "She had to ring me"

"Why didn't she ring Kate?"

"She didn't want Kate there she wanted you and you couldn't be there" He sighs.

"I told her-"

"No you promised her you would go"

Eliott sighs. "She remembered that?"

I nod "Just like you promised her that you'd take her to baseball once a week and now I end up taking her she's amazing, you should see her pitch a curve ball"

"Curve ball?"

"Screw ball? No well if you turned up-"

"Teddy stop" My mother smiles "Go to school maybe you'll catch Ella up and give her a lift"

I roll my eyes "Fine, this is your shit though uncle El , she's got another music audition tomorrow at 8"

"8? I have-"

"That's your problem cancel the plans for once" I mutter stormming away.

I watch as both my father and Mother silently scowl "I'll give Els a lift home"

El nods.

I catch up with Ella about 4 blocks from the house. I see her crying as I pull over. "Els?"

She jumps.

"Get in" I murmur.

She opens the door "Thanks" she sniffs. She takes a deep breath steadying herself.

"What was that about back at the house?"

"Does it matter?" she whispers. "He'd rather have Ava to look after than me"

"Els your my cousin I'm gunna look out for you no matter what or who your dad maybe"

"My mom called me a few days back told me ..." she pauses shaking her head "She told me she missed me and that she wanted me to go back, I hadn't even considered it..." she trails off. "All to busy to bother with me" she shrugs smiling "Oh well"

"You've got me Els alway have always will" I murmur turning into the school car park I see Ella's boyfriend Kane they've been together 4 years? It could be 5.

"Thanks Teddy" she smiles, She slaps a fiver on the dash and runs before I can stop her.

I see her shaking her head and ranting whilst sighing with Kane as he holds her close laughing. I get out of my car and see my sister Phoebe "Hi Ted"

"Phee, what's up with mom and dad?"

She shrugs "Same as always"

I smile "Hmm"

"You seen Ava? She was supposed to grab a lift with me but I was running late for debate class"

I shrug "I only saw Els, you'll have to ring her or text her she's obsessed with her phone shes bound to get it"

She smirks "I'll do that" she smiles as she jogs to Ella and hugs her before disappearing.

"Ted!" Kane calls.

I look up and smile walking to them. "Hey"

"I gotta go, thanks for the lift Teddy, see you later Kane" Ella smiles kissing him.

"See ya Els"

"See you later" I mutter. Public school had it's advantages, we got to act normal.

I arrive at lesson feeling somewhat annoyingly disapproving. I can hear girls giggling and then I hear Ava. "Ewww, that's my cousin!"

"You're so lucky!" one girl complains.

I turn and laugh "Hiya Ava, did Phee get ahold of you said she was later for some debate class?"

Ava rolls her eyes and nods "Can't get the staff these days"

I raise an eyebrow. "Staff?"

"Gail couldn't take me either nor Ryan, had to walk no less"

"It's only 7 blocks"

"I'm not Ella" she scowls "I'm not into sport"

I smile "That you're not"

"Teddy" I hear a soft voice say so quietly I almost miss it. I turn and find Ella her black hair swaying and blue eyes training themselves to settle on Ava "Ava" she mutters.

I try not laugh "What's up?"

"I'm gunna head home, not feeling great, umm Uncle Chris said to tell you and to say Ava has to catch a lift with you later"

I nod sighing "Kay, how you getting home?"

"Ryan and Swayer are here, they were taking Uncle Chris to work when I called" she murmurs,

"How come they could take you?" Ava scowls

Ella smiles as a group of boys stare "Hi" she laughs nervously. She quickly hugs me and then turns to Ava. "Get your bitch to take you oh wait that's just our dad and if you spent less time on the phone or in front of that thing that cracks every morning then they probably would"

"Bye" I mutter as she leaves.

She smiles waving. "See ya Teddy"

"Isn't that Ella Grey, I mean THE Ella Grey" One boy whistles.

I shake my head "Don't cal her that, she's a Kavanagh"

"What?" Ava mutters "God she wishes to be assosiated with our whore of a mother"

"Aunt Kate did what she thought was best Ava or did you forget how she had to keep the hot water on for you to bath?"

"Didn't Ella Grey get sick last year, some sort of flu didn't it stop her singing carrer?"

"Els took some time off due to illness and family issues" I murmur.

The boy shrugs as the teacher enters. "Stand" she mutters.

The class stands as one.

"First up, Ava Grey?"

"Yeah?"

"Out, phones are of limits and your father has asked that I confiscated it immeditly"

Ava blinks "Say what now?"

"Phone A" I mutter.

"I heard what she said but with heels like that she'll be lucky to get a pen let alone my phone" Ava sits back down.

"Stand I didn't say sit and Miss Grey as it be told you are no longer permitted to talk or say anything until you hand the piece of shit you call a phone over until then outside in the corridoor, next up Theodore Grey"

I blink "Yes M'am?"

"Your father wants you home now so get to it quit disrupting my lesson" she mutters "Before you go here are your home work sheets and catch up hours miss a lesson you make up for it in your own time got it? Name Miss Hyde"

I nod "Pleasure to meet you " I roll my eyes as I leave.

I walk slowly towards my car when I see Ella leaning over clutching a chair. "Els?" I mutter running to her side.

I notice tears and then I notice a group of girls sniggering. They all gasp. "That's Theodore Grey"

I nod "And Ella's my cousin, quit being a group of bitches"

I notice Ava storming towards us "What'd they do?"

"Nothing" Ella cries hugging me.

"Leave it"

"No, no-one hurts my baby sis and gets away with it, which bitch was it Els?"

"None" she mutters sniffing.

"We don't hit shit-" The blonde replies as Ava plants a slap on her face.

"Take it back" Ava warns.

She smirks.

Ava kicks her and they begin to wrestle "Shit" I mumble I notice Kane. "Kane!"

he turns and sees Ava and quickly rips her from the other girl "Shanna don't be a bitch" Kane scowls "You picking on Ella again"

"It's Els" Shanna murmurs. Ava struggles in Kane's grip.

"Quit it Ava" Kane mumbles "Lets just go"

I hear footsteps and see my father and Ryan assesing the situation. Ryan reaches us first "Miss Kavanagh?" he asks softly.

She replies with a soft nod.

"May I lift you?"

She nods as I pass her to Ryan. She's sobbing and Ryan is trying to calm her.

My father walks to me ans turns to Ava " Ava ,Your father is on his way"

ELLA

I'm in Ryan's arms as we walk back to the Audi Suv my uncle is still quiet as I sob. Ryan puts me in the back seat and Taylor hands me a hankie "Here"

I give him a small smile "Thank you"

Christian gets into the car "What happened?"

"Nothing"

"Ted looked worried"

"Just a few nasty comments, Nothing I couldn't have dealt with"

He nods, "Am I dropping you home or?"

I shrug "I don't feel great"

"what's wrong?"

"I..."

"Do you feel sick or just unwell?"

Refering to my flu again. "It's okay, I'm not that sick, just don't feel so good"

He nods "Home then"

I nod.

"I rang your father he said he's sor-"

"I don't want to inconvenence him anyway so it doesn't matter"

He shakes his head "Hows your classes?"

"Good"

"Music? Talent show?"

I smile, I could always count on him. "Music's not going so good, seems I lost a lot of confidence" I shrug "That happens with a year off, plus Ava's in my class so..."

He smiles "She's just like your mother, so stubborn"

I smile "I guess so"

"I heard you had a phone call"

I shrug.

He raises an eyebrow "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought I should take time to consider the proposal at hand before talking to any one"

"Proposal?"

"My mother asked me to move back in with her" I shrug "I've not made my mind up yet"

"You didn't think to tell someone?" he asks softly.

I shrug "I guess, I wanted to make my own mind up, without people giving advice"

"This the reason you feel unwell?"

I shake my head "I think it's PMS" I smirk.

He rolls his eyes "You think that botheres me? I grew up with your aunt Mia"

I smile "How is she?"

He smiles "She's good from what I hear"

We arrive at Christian's business and he smirks "I wasn't taking you home so you could sleep all day, you can help around here"

I blink "Doing what?"

"I need something to annoy"

"Mission completed?"

He smirks.

We exit the car and he walks us through the building. Most people greet me with a soft Hello, where as others watch me in facination.

We arrive at his office and I look around slowly. "Bigger than I remember"

He smiles softly "It would be, I moved rooms, needed a bigger one"

I smirk softly "What doyoua need me to do?"

He points to a sofa "Just sit quietly"

I nod "Easy"

He smiles, he reaches into his desk and chucks me an IPod "You're going to get bored of my voice". I smile "Dad said I couldn't have it"

He sighs "Your father is a very-"

"He doesn't want me, I'm not like him, I'm not perfect little Ella anymore and he can't handle it" I murmur.

My uncle watches me for a moment considering this. "You believe that?"

I nod "I've watched him over the past 4 years; when I was ill, he was so disappointed that I'd taken time off, I can still see his face"

My uncle nods sadly "He was, but only because-"

"I don't want anymore excuses he made his choice" I whisper softly. I don't like losing my temper with my uncle.