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Maria grew very solemn as she heard about what her parents had done to her. "Yes, honey, that's considered abusive. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, dear. Nobody should have to suffer that." She watched Abby for a few moments, then bet her head gently. "Just get some rest, Abby. Get some rest and sleep well. Roland will take care of things."

Abby smiled at Maria and hugged her suddenly. "Thank you for everything Maria," she said quietly and with a smile. Then pulled away and layed back in the bed, burying her head in a pillow. Falling asleep quickly to the comforting sounds of rain.

Maria smiled at the sudden affection and hugged her back. "You're quite welcome, sweetheart. I'm always here for you." She got up and tucked Abby in, smiling gently. "Sleep well." She'd leave the room then, closing the door mostly but leaving it open a crack in case Abby needed something.

A few hours later, Abby would probably wake up to voices. Roland's and Maria's. "You're soaked, let me dry you off before you catch cold!" "I don't want dried off, I want to get dressed. I'm going to call up that sorry excuse of parents and--" "Roland, what are you going to do? You can't just take her, there's legal processes if you want to get her out of their hands." "Screw the damn legal processes, Maria! They're beating her! If I didn't know they'd take her away, I would call child protective services!" "Roland, I know you want to protect her. But some things just aren't your decision. If she wants our help with her parents, she knows she can ask for it. But unless she asks, we can't do anything."

There was a long silence, then Maria spoke again. "All you can do for her right now is stay healthy so that you can be there for her. So please, dry up." "Fine..." The conversation was over.

Abby did wake up to the voices and she sat up as she heard them. Rubbing her eyes sleepily, she slipped silently out of bed and walked over to her bedroom door. Opening it a little wider to hear them better, she listened to the conversation and bit her lower lip before closing the door all the way with a soft click.

Abby got back in bed and frowned as she thought. She was 18 but couldnt leave her parents until school ended. Her parents could careless if she disappeared or not so maybe she should stick around here..but her parents would put up an act to get her back. The only thing her fathers enjoyed more than beating her was his job and his wife. He enjoyed beating her. Now that Abby was thinking about it..he always looked..satisfied after he was done beating her.

Abby groaned softly then shook her head to clear it and layed back on the bed. Forget about it Abs. Just get some sleep. Get better. and forget. she thought to herself with a sigh before she closed her eyes and fell asleep after an hour or so.

After a couple hours more, Roland knocked on her door and then carefully opened it. "Abby?" He stepped inside and closed the door behind him, walking over and sitting down on a chair. "Don't mind me. I'm just around for some company. I know you don't like to be alone in here too much." He smiled a little bit, then just reclined in his seat and took a book out, flipping through the pages before finding his spot and settling in to read it. He wanted to let her rest, but he wanted to be with her, to be that guardian to keep the nightmares away.

Abby woke up slowly as she heard Roland call her name and come inside her room. Sleepily she looked at him, her eyes filled with sleep still. Nodding slowly as he said why he was there, she closed her eyes and sank back into sleep. A couple of times she flinched while she was asleep but the nightmares were never bad enough for her to fully wake up. Right now sleep was too precious to her to bother waking up.

Roland would notice her twitching, so he moved to sit down on the bed and pet her head while she slept, humming a low, comforting tune. He was not going to let her suffer even in her dreams, not if he could help it. Whenever she woke up, he'd just smile down at her gently. "Hey. Want something to eat?" He figured she might be hungry after all this time.

Abby blinked her sleepy eyes open then rubbed the sleep from them as she saw Roland sitting next to her. A small sleepy smile on her lips as she saw his. "Hm...pancakes?" she asked hopefully and with a bright light coming to her eyes. She was very hungry in fact and she felt like she could eat a whole cow. Slowly sitting up, she yawned then suddenly tackled Roland in a hug. Making them both fall off the bed since he was on the edge and she landed on top of him but she still hugged him. "Roland..dont scare me like that.." she said quietly. Last night she had started to get worried when he wasnt back for several hours.

Roland flailed a little when he was suddenly tackled, making sure that he indeed did land on the floor and she was ontop of him, so that she wasn't hurt. "Oof! Easy, easy. What's wrong?" He put his hand on her back carefully to help steady her. When she spoke of scaring her, he sighed. "Sorry. I had to get a hold of myself. I'm lucky I got out in time." He rubbed her back gently and kissed her head. "But I'm okay, see? I'm back, I'm fine. Now come on, get up so I can go make those pancakes you want. Want to come sit at the table while I do? You're probably sick of being in the bedroom so much."

Abby blushed slightly as he kissed the top of her head but she didnt say anything. Nodding into his chest, she finally let g of him after a minute then got off of him. Putting her hand out to help him up, she followed him out into the kitchen and happily sat at the table. Watching him as he made the pancakes, a smile gracing her lips as she watched. There was only a month and a week left of school since she came in at the very end but she still sorta missed school. She would probably be stuck here for a while too because of that stupid other alpha. A scowl creased her features as she thought of him and she hadnt noticed that Roland had put the pancakes down on the table.

Roland made the pancakes pretty calmly, and then he set them down in front of her. "...Abby? Pancakes are done." he said, noticing she was lost in thought. He sat down and ate some himself. "What's on your mind?" Obviously something had her distracted, and he wanted to know what. Especially with how she was doing right now, he was worried about her. (brb eating)

Abby jumped slightly as Roland's voice penetrated her thoughts. Realizing the pancakes were done, she smiled and drowned her pancakes in syrup. "Sorry. I was just thinking how we have only a month and a week left of school and i probably wont even be there for it..that stupid alpha and his stupid rules.." she explained then muttered the last part and started eating. (okie dokie)

Roland sighed slightly, propping an elbow on the table and resting his chin in his palm. "You know, that 'stupid alpha' could have killed you. You should be thankful he didn't. You can look at it this way, too; instead of spending it with a bunch of jerks, you'll get to spend it with me." He winked and laughed. "I bet you'll get so bored of me, since I'll be your teacher for everything."

He finished his pancakes and looked at her for a few moments. "I could challenge the alpha, since I'm alpha too. But it could potentially end in death and unrest in the pack." He shrugged. "I think it's reasonable to keep you here. Besides, it's not like you like school anyways, hm?"

Abby blushed slightly as he winked and she laughed softly. "I wont be bored of you because at the end of the day your still Roland Lyall. The caring, sweet, funny guy i know you to be," she said before quickly starting to eat, a bigger blush flaming across her cheeks as she realized what she said. Well at least she never told him she liked him.

Abby shrugged and downed her pancakes with some milk. "At least school is better than being bored all day besides what am i supposed to do all day while your at school?" she complained more and gathered up her dishes. Putting them in the sink and washign them.

Roland chuckled a bit. "Hmm. Well you don't know me all that well, Abby." He smiled as she complained about being bored while he was gone. "There's a bunch of people around the house all day. You know that. It shouldn't be too hard for you to find something to do. You can go outside and stuff, too. But you can't go past the fence. There's a lot of woodland and stuff around though, and since you're in our property, you'll be safe."

Abby shrugged as he said she didnt know him that well. She wished she did but he was right. "Your right i dont. So maybe i shouldnt trust you because i dont," she commented casually as she dried the dishes and put them up. "I suppose i can manage to find something to do. Maybe climb a tree," she said jokingly as a small smile tugged at the corners of her lips.

Roland shrugged. "Well, you could always get to know me, hm? If you ask a question, I don't mind answering." He smiled at her, and laughed when she spoke of climbing a tree. "Absolutely not, missy. There is no tree-climbing for you!" He got up and stretched. "I'm not about to have you fall out when I'm not around to catch you."

Abby laughed softly as he forbid her to climb a tree because she might fall out. "I doubt i would fall from a tree. The only reason i fell off the roof of the school is because some genius decided to sneak up silently behind me and scare me," she said and looked at Roland pointed then smiled as she walked over to him. Poking his side as he stretched then starting back to her room.

Roland frowned at her. "Hey, I did not sneak up! It was an accident! I said your name, that's all." He jumped slightly as he was poked. "Ack! Hey!" He got up and laughed, following after her and poking her back. "Poke me, will you? You're getting in over your head, girlie!"

Abby giggled softly as he poked her and she gently grabbed his hand. "No! No poking," she said with a grin then poked his side again before taking off down the hall so he couldnt poke her back. She laughed and dodged into her room, shutting the door with a smile.