Nick walked into the studio and saw Brian. He was looking over the song they were recording that day. Brian looked up when Nick sat down next to him.

"Hey man."

"Hi. Listen Brian I need your help with something."

"Is it about that kid?"

"Uh....yeah. How did you know?"

"Well you did leave yesterday to follow him. What do you need help with?"

"Everything! I have no idea what to do with a teenager in my house."

"He's in your house?!" Brian yelled.

"Well yea....and could you not yell?"

"Alright, but why is he in your house?"

"Because..." Nick sighed. "He's my son and he needed a place to stay."

"Nick, this kid...."

"Damen."

"What?"

"His name is Damen."

"Okay... Damen could be lying to you."

Nick shook his head. "I don't think he is. But that doesn't matter. Can you help me?"

"Maybe..." Brian stood up. "I'll have to meet him first though."

            Nick nodded as Brian walked into the recording booth. He sat there and listened to Brian sing and hoped everything was fine at his house.

~Later~

            Damen was sleeping on the kitchen floor when Brian and Nick walked in. When they walked into the kitchen Nick stopped at Damen's feet. He stared down at him.

"What's wrong with him?" Brian whispered.

"I have no idea."

            Nick knelt down beside Damen to wake him up.

"Hey Damen...." He nudged him slightly.

            Damen's eyes opened and he pushed Nick's hand away.
"Dude do not touch me."

            Damen stood up and saw Brian.

"Who's the old guy?" He asked.

            Nick chuckled and Brian hit him.

"He's my friend, Brian." Nick told him.

            Damen turned away and opened the fridge. He pulled out a diet coke and got a glass from the cabinet.

Nick looked at him, "I thought you hated diet coke."

"I do, but I'll make it taste good. Where's the sugar?"

            Nick gave him a confused look as he got the sugar out for him. Damen took the sugar and set it down by his glass.

"What are you doing?" Brian asked.

"You'll see."

            Damen poured half of the coke into a glass. Then he opened the sugar and dumped it in until the glass was almost full. He sat and watched as the drink fizzed over for a while. Then he got a spoon and stirred it before taking a sip.

"Does that really taste good?" Nick asked him.

"No, but it does taste better."

            With that Damen cleaned up what spilt over and walked out of the room. Brian turned to Nick with a smirk on his face.

"You're not going to try and control him are you?"

"Hell no! I think that would be impossible."

"Maybe not....but you wanted my help right?"

"Right...."

"Okay start by setting some rules and see how that goes."

"Alright...What if he doesn't follow them?"

Brian shrugged, "You're the dad not me."

"Oh thanks. I need to be called that." Nick replied sarcastically.

            Brian laughed as he walked to the door.

"If you need help with anything else just call....dad."

"Yea okay...."

            Nick walked back in the kitchen and opened up the fridge. He heard Damen walk back into the room.

"Did the other guy leave?"

"Yeah...what do you want to eat?"

            Damen was silent as he put his now empty glass on the counter. Then he turned to face Nick.

"I don't care. Anything is fine I guess."

"Alright." Nick just noticed that his dogs didn't greet him at the door when he walked in. "Where are my dogs?"

"You're room."

"What? Why?"

Damen shrugged, "They were just hanging out on your bed the last time I saw them."

            Nick sighed. He looked up and saw Damen trying hard not to laugh.

"What?"

"They're having a partying in your bed."

"You're weird."

            Damen shrugged and kept laughing. Nick shook his head and lightly slapped his arm as he walked past.

"Hey are you leaving again?" Damen asked him.

"Yea. I'm gonna go get some pizza."

"Cool. Can you also get me some blue hair dye and nail polish? Bright blue."

"Uh.... Sure." Nick said uncertainly.

"Thanks."