Chapter 2

"What size are you?" Victoria asked looking through a rack of clothes

"two" Megan said

"wow chick, you gotta eat more"

Megan laughed softly

"You like this?" Victoria asked holding up a black mini skirt.

"Yea" she nodded

"K" they shopped around the mall until they had bought Megan a whole new closet full of clothes.

*****

"Kevin, we're home!" Victoria called walking in with her arms full of bags. Megan followed her in, she was also carrying a whole lot of bags.

"Hey" he said coming out of the kitchen, "Damn, what the hell did you buy?"

"well she needed clothes"

"I know" he said, "well what did you buy?"

"clothes silly" Victoria said sitting on the couch.

"Did you get her any shoes?"

"Yep."

He nodded, "how much did you spend?"

Victoria started pulling out things acting like she didn't hear him.

"Vic" he said

"I dunno" she said, "two, three, maybe four thousand."

Kevin shook his head while sitting down on the other side of the bags. "what did ya buy at Fredereks?"

"Oh" Vic giggled, "I bought that for you, later"

Kevin grinned while peeking in the bag.

*****

Megan sat down on the couch waiting for Kevin and Victoria to come out of their room. She heard the door bell ring. She bit her lip getting up.

"Hi" A blond guy said as she opened it.

"Hi" she said, "Who are you?"

"Nick," he said walking in followed by a shorted guy with dirty blond hair

"Are you Kevin's god-sister?" the guy with the southern accent asked

"Yes" she nodded, "I'm Megan"

"Brian" he said shaking her hand.

"Where's Kevin?"

"He's in his room with Victoria"

"aww gees, how long have they been up there?"

"not that long, I'll go get him" she said gonig up the stairs. "Kevin?" she asked knocking on the door.

"Yea?" he called

"umm...there's some guys here name Nick and Brian"

"Ok hun, I'm comin"

"K" she said walking away. "he said he'll be down in a minute"

"ok, so do you like it here?" Brian asked

"well, I really haven't done anything, I just got here today."

"well don't worry, you'll like it, has Kevin said anything about you coming on tour with us?" Nick asked

"Oh, you guys are backstreet boys too?"

"Yea" they nodded

"Oh" she smiled, "no, he hasn't really talked to me"

"That's odd. Kevin can talk someones ear off"

"Hey now" Kevin said walking down the stairs fixing his shirt, " I don't talk that much"

"You up for a club tonight?"Brian asked as Kevin sat down

"I can't"

"Why not?" Nick asked going into the kitchen

"Megan's only fifteen"

"Well, I wasn't planning on going, so she could stay with me" Nick called

"Naw, it's cool"

"Come on Train, you never pass up a party"

"Megan, do you mind if Vic and I go?"Kevin asked her

"No, it's fine" She said looking away

"You sure? Cause we can stay here, or if you want we can go to the movies or bowling....whatever you want"

"I don't wanna slow down your fun time. I've been taking care of myself for a while." she said standing up and grabbing her purse.

"are those yours?"Kevin asked as he saw a pack of ciggarettes on the table where her purse was.

"Oh...yea" she said grabbing them and walking upstairs.

Kevin got up and followed her into her room.

"Did you need something?" she asked turning around and looking at him.

"Give me the ciggarettes"

"No" she said walking out the the balcony and lighting one up.

"If you're gonna live here, you're gonna have to live by my rules"

"And what might those rules be, Master"

"Don't be a smart ass"

"Just tell me the rules" she said before taking a drag of her ciggarette

"First of all, you can't date until your sixteen"

"Fair, seeing as though I'll be sixteen in two days"

"Alright, No boys in the house while I'm not here, and they have to be out before 10 o'clock"

She shrugged.

"Do you have a permit to drive?"

"Yea" she nodded

"Good, when you turn 16 you get your license, I'll get you a car and you get a job"

"Well how the hell am I susposed to get a job when you're gonna be dragging me around the country?"

"Ok, we'll figure that out later" he said, "If you need something come and ask us and we'll get it for you. Also, you're gonna have to do some type of chore"

"Like what? I did it all at my house"

"Clean the kitchen"

"Fine" she said

"And no smoking"

"Whatever"

"Just don't do it no more"

"You know Kevin, I didn't choose to live with you ok? I didn't want to live here with you and your girlfriend and your dumbass friends!"

"Well too bad cause that's the way it is"

"No" she said putting out her ciggarette, "Fuck you"

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. I'm not staying here anymore"

"Yea? and where are you gonna go?"

"Anywhere but here"

"fine go, I didn't want you here anyway."

She took back out her suitcase and started throwing stuff in it.

"What's going on?" Victoria asked coming up behind Kevin

"She's leaving" Kevin said turning around and looking at Victoria

"What? where are you going sweetie"

"Away" she said as tears came to her eyes.

"Well why?"

"Cause he said that he didn't want me here"

"Kev!" she said hitting his arm, "Honny" she said turning to Megan, "That's not true, he really does want you here"

"No he doesn't, Nobody wanted me and he was the only one who would take me" she cried zipping up her bag.

"sweetie, just put your stuff away and you and I will go out to see a movie"

"No, it's ok" she said shaking her head.

"Well, where do you wanna go? Do you wanna go to Kevin's mom's house?"

"No" she said, "I can survive"

"Megan, you're our responsibility"

"Well just say I ran away" she said wiping her tears away.

"Please stay here" Victoria said

"No, all I am is a burden to him"

"No you're not" Kevin spoke up

"Then why did you tell me that you didn't want me?"

"I just have to get used to having a teenager in my house"

"Can I take a walk?" Megan asked sitting on her bed

"You don't know your way around here"Vic said

"I can manage" she said

"well, take the dog with you ok?"

"The little one I saw running around?"

"Yes"

"He's sure gonna do a lot to protect me"

"Just take him" Vic laughed walking out.

Megan slipped on her thong sandals and tried to walk past Kevin until he grabbed her arm. "What?"

"We both owe each other an apology"

"I don't apoligize" she muttered

"Why not?"

"Cause, I don't know you, you don't know me"

"If you'd put down that guard you have, we would get along a lot better"

"I'll think about it" she said walking downstairs and scooping up the dog that was laying in his bed.

"Here" Vic said handing her a leash, "be careful and come back before it gets dark out"

"k" she nodded

*****

Megan sat on a bench at a park well past dark

"Excuse me" a boy about her age said

"Yes" she asked looking up from petting the dog.

"Mind if I sit here?"

"go ahead"

"Thanks, what's a pretty girl like you doing sitting all alone at this time of night?"

"Just thinking"

"About?"

"Nothing..."

"What's your name?"

"Megan"

"I'm Mark"

She smiled as the moonlight hit his face, "you have nice eyes"

"Thanks" he grinned

"So what time is it anyway?"

"11:30" he said looking at his watch

"Oh shit!" she exclaimed standing up, " I have to go home"

"Want a ride?"

"No, it's ok"

"Aww come on"

"no really, I'll walk"

"Can I get your number?"

"I just moved there, give me yours and I'll call"

"Ok" he said writing down his number.

"Ok bye" she said picking up the dog and jogging back to the house. She got up to the door and saw one single light on in the living room. She turned the knob and sighed as she found it open. She quietly walked in the house

"Where were you?" A deep voice said

"I loss track of time"

"We told you to be home before dark"

"I know,I was just sitting there thinking and then i realized that it was late"

"go to your room, your grounded"

"What!"

"You're grounded"

"why? you're just being stupid!"

"No I'm not"

"You know, you're taking this autority thing too far! I'm not a baby"

"Just go to your room"

"here, take your fuckin dog" she said putting the dog on the floor she stormed up the stairs and slammed her door.

Kevin shook his head while walking up the stairs to his room. He opened the door to see Vic laying on the bed reading a book

"Are you gonna argue with her the whole three years that she's here?"

"I will until she starts listening to me"

"Shit kevin" she said standing up, "you're gonna run that girl crazy"

"What are you talking about?"

"Her parents have been dead for three weeks, do you think she got over it that fast?"

"what does that have to do with anything?"

"It has to do with the fact that she's not in the right state of mind and all she needs is some STRANGER getting down her throught for everything that she does"

"I'm not doing that"

"Yes you are, I swear if you can't be civil to that girl I'm gonna tell the social worker and have her put somewhere where she'll be treated right"

"Let's just go to bed" Kevin said quietly while taking off his shirt and pants leaving him in his boxers. Victoria sccoted over giving him room before turning out the light