The Daughter of Zacky Vengeace

**Sofie's P.O.V.** I woke up to someone shaking me. I looked up and saw my dad. "Hey sweetie we're here," he said. I nodded and stood up. We got our carry on bags then exited the plane. We went through the terminal then left the airport. All of mine and Jj's stuff was being sent to our dad's houses. When we got outside I saw 3 girls waving at us that I assumed were the ladies of Avenged. We walked over to them and each girl gave their guy a hug and a kiss. "Everyone this is my daughter Sofia and Matt's daughter Justice who goes by Jj," my dad said. "Girls this is Matt's wife Val, Jimmy's girlfriend Leana, and Johnny's girlfriend Lacey," he said. "Hi it's nice to meet you all. I'm Sofie," I said quietly. "It's nice to meet you guys I'm Jj," Jj said. They all returned the greeting and gave us hugs. "Ok who's going in what cars?" My dad asked. "Me, you, Jimmy, Leana and Sofie in one car and Matt, Val, Jj, Johnny, and Lacey in the other," Brian answered. Everyone nodded and we got in the cars. Brian was driving with Jimmy up front and I was in the back between my dad and Leana. I laid my head on my dad's shoulder and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "I miss her," I said quietly and he knew I was talking about my mom. "I know baby but you have me now," he said softly and kissed the top of my head. I nodded and closed my eyes trying not to cry. "It's ok to cry and to be sad and I'm here if you need me," he said. I looked up at him through my watery eyes and he wiped away the tear that fell. "Is everything ok?" Leana asked, concerned. I couldn't answer, I just buried my face in my dad's chest and squeezed his hand. "Her mom died yesterday," my dad answered softly then rubbed my arm as I started to cry harder. "Sweetie I'm so sorry," she said. "Thanks," I said quietly. "It makes it worse that I hadn't seen her since I was 4," I cried. He ran his fingers through my hair and rubbed my back. I sniffled then closed my eyes. I slowly fell asleep listening to them talking quietly. I woke up to someone picking me up. I looked up and saw my dad carrying me inside a house. He walked into the house and into the living room then laid me down on the couch. He sat down on the end of the couch and I laid my head on his thigh. He looked down at me and smiled. "Hey baby girl how you feeling?" He asked. "Ok, where are we?" I asked. "We're at home," he answered. I nodded and looked around the spacious living room. "Where is everyone?" I asked. "They're all at home. We decided to let you and Jj get settled in then we're gonna have everyone over," he replied. I nodded and sat up. I leaned against him and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders. Someone came down the stairs and we looked over. I saw a tall girl that had short blonde hair and blue-green eyes. I assumed this was my dad's girlfriend. My dad stood up, pulling me up along with him. He led us over to her and I looked down. "Gena this is my daughter Sofia, Sofie this is my girlfriend Gena," my dad said. I looked up at her and smiled lightly. "Hi I'm Sofie it's nice to meet you," I said quietly while extending my hand for her to shake. She looked at my hand in disgust then back at me. She rolled her eyes and walked away. I dropped my hand and looked at my dad. "I'm sorry," I said. "Why are you sorry?" He asked confused. "Because I'm sure you want us to get along and it's not going so good," I said. "Hey it's not your fault you were being nice and she wasn't," he said as he pulled me in for a hug. "I feel like I mess up everything," I said. "Shh that's not true. You didn't ruin anything," he cooed softly. "Sofe why did your mom send you to the foster home?" He asked quietly. "When I was 4 almost 5 my sister died and my mom couldn't deal with it so she sent me to the foster home," I answered. "I'm sorry," he said as I laid my head on his chest. "This isn't fair I'm a foot shorter than you," I said and he laughed. "Your mom was really little too," he said and I nodded. "Well do you want a tour of the house?" He asked. "Sure," I said while smiling. He showed me around the first floor which was the living room, kitchen, dining room, my dad's office, the laundry room, a half bathroom, and my dad's studio. Then we went downstairs which was just the large basement. "Do you use this for something?" I asked. "No we just hang out down here sometimes why?" He asked. "Umm I was wondering if I could have the basement as my room?" I asked. "Are you sure you want this as your room? It gets pretty creepy down here at night. You can make it your room if you want but you could also turn it into like a hangout out for you and Jj and your friends," he said. I smiled and nodded. We went upstairs to the 2nd floor which had his room, my room, the guest rooms, and the entrance to the attic. We walked by his room and saw Gena sitting on the bed. She called my name so I stopped and looked at her. I thought she was gonna say something nice or apologize but she didn't. All she did was tell me how she didn't like me or want me here. I looked down at my feet and didn't say anything. My dad grabbed my hand and led me down the hall. "Don't listen to her ok. I'm gonna talk to her later," he said and I nodded. "Ok here's your room," he said as he opened up a dark brown wooden door. What surprised me was that the room was empty. "I know the room's empty but I decided to take you shopping so you can pick out furniture for your room and the basement and you can get whatever you want and decorate the way you want," he said. "Thank you," I said as I hugged him. "Do you think...it'd be ok...if I called you dad?" I asked timidly. "Of course that'd be ok. I would love it if you did," he answered. I smiled and he smiled back. "Ok anyway you have an ensuite bathroom there and a walk in closet there," he said. I smiled and nodded. He showed me the guest rooms then the attic. Once we were done we went back downstairs and we went to the kitchen. "Ok anything that's in the cabinets or fridge you can have and you don't have to ask to get food or anything like that. I want you to be as comfortable as possible here," he said. "Thank you dad, for everything," I said as I hugged him then kissed his cheek. "You're welcome," he said and hugged me back then kissed my forehead. "I love you," I said. "I love you too," he said. We went to the living room and everyone came over. We were all sitting around the living room except for Gena who was upstairs. My dad stood up and went to the kitchen. I was thirsty so I went too. He walked over to the fridge and opened it. "Do you want anything?" He asked. I walked over to the fridge and saw a lot of Monsters. I pointed at a green one then looked at him. He laughed and nodded. "Yeah like I said you can get anything you want," he answered. I nodded and grabbed a Monster. He grabbed a Coke and we went back to the living room. He sat down and I tentatively sat down next to him. "What's wrong?" He asked concerned. "You're still being shy and timid," he said softly. "I'm sorry, I've always been shy and the fact the Gena doesn't like me has me a little on edge because I don't wanna make her mad or anything," I answered. He pulled me close to him and looked down at me. "Why would you be scared to make her mad?" He asked. He looked down at me and tilted his head to the side. "Did someone hurt you?" He asked quietly. I looked down and didn't say anything. "Babygirl you know you can tell me anything," he said. I looked up and a few tears fell down my face. "Hey what happened?" He asked softly as he titled up my chin. "I was raped at the foster home," I said as I started to cry. Everyone besides Jj gasped. "When did it happen?" Jimmy asked. "When I was 13. There was an older boy there that was 17. At first he was nice to me and looked after me. Then one night when everyone else was asleep he came in my room. Jj had fallen asleep on the couch that night. First he smacked me around a couple times then undressed me. "He told me I was beautiful and that he couldn't wait to hear me scream. He slammed himself in me and held a pillow over my face to muffle my scream and cries. One he was done he did it again but this time in my butt. I eventually passed out from the pillow over my face and from the pain. I woke up later to Rose screaming. She had walked in my room and saw me and called 911. Then we had to go to court and I had to testify. I was so scared and so humiliated. His lawyer tried to make it seem like I wanted it but I didn't. It was awful sitting up there telling everyone in the room what that bastard did to me. After waiting what seemed like forever he went to jail. I always felt disgusting. I would take shower after shower after shower but it never helped. It was to the point where I was gonna bathe in bleach and rubbing alcohol but Jj took them away. It still makes me a little paranoid sometimes. I had nightmares about it for years and I was diagnosed with PTSD. I would wake up screaming but Jj was there to comfort me every time and Rose would always come in and check on me. And as if that wasn't bad enough I found out I was pregnant. I was going to keep my baby and raise it with the help of everyone in the foster home but I miscarried. It totally fucked me up. Even to this day I'm scared of getting into a relationship with someone out of fear that they'll want sex. The thought of having sex brings back the memories so I can only imagine what would happen to me if I did. I'm also afraid of ever having kids out of fear of losing another child," I said. "I'm sorry wasn't there and that you went through all of that," my dad said. "It's ok you didn't know daddy," I said. "No it's not ok!" He yelled, standing up and pushing me over in the process. He looked down at me cowering on the couch and his face softened. He kneeled down in front of me and grabbed my hands. "Please don't be afraid of me. I'm sorry I scared you," he said. "I'm not," I said softly and he nodded. "I just wish I would have been there to prevent this. If you lived with me it wouldn't have happened," he said. "We can't change the past so there's no pint in beating yourself up over it. It took me a very long time to come to terms with this and I'm still doing it. I still have nightmares every once in a while but usually only when something triggers the memory. A few months after it happened, I cut down to one shower a day and I started eating regularly again and laughing and smiling like I had before. The nightmares came less often and weren't as awful and things went pretty much back to the way they were except the few nightmares, the PTSD which goes along with the nightmares, and the fears I still had," I said. My dad pulled me into his side and wrapped his arms around me. All the sudden Gena cane downstairs and looked at me and my dad. "Look I don't want you here," she said and I hid behind my dad. "Gena stop she's staying here," he said as he pulled me into his side. "Why cant you go back to the foster home or better yet stay with your mother?!" She yelled. "Or does she not want you either?!" She yelled again. "I can't stay with my mom you stupid fucking bitch!!! She died yesterday!!" I screamed as tears streamed down my face. I ran upstairs to my room and slammed the door. I locked it and slid down it. I pulled my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them. I laid my chin on top of my knees and cried. I heard yelling then footsteps walking upstairs then a knock on the door. "Sofie it's dad let me in," my dad said softly. I moved away from the door and got up on my knees. I unlocked the door but made no move to open it. I sat back down on the floor against the wall as my dad opened the door. He looked down at me then sat down next to me. He pulled me over onto his lap and I laid my head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry. I didn't know she was gonna say that," he said. "It's ok it's not your fault," I said. "Gena and I broke up," he said. "Why?" I asked. "I couldn't be with someone who's mean to my daughter," he answered. "I'm sorry it's all my fault," I said. "No it's not your fault. It's hers. You were nothing but nice to her and if she can't get along with my daughter, even for me then I don't wanna be with her. She had no reason not to like you because she didn't know you and even if she had a reason, you will always come first," he said. I nodded and sniffled. "Thank you daddy," I whispered. "You're welcome," he said and kissed my forehead. "Can I go to sleep?" I asked tiredly. "Yeah you can go to sleep in one of the guest rooms," he answered as he picked me up in his arms. He left my room and walked down the hall. Gena was getting her stuff out of the house so she was going back and forth from upstairs to downstairs. She stopped when she saw us. "This is all your fault you little bitch!" She yelled at me and I hid my face in my dad's chest. "Shut the fuck up Gena this is no one's fault but yours! She was nothing but nice to you and you were a bitch to her! You have no reason not to like her because you don't know her but you already ruined the chance so get your shit and get out!" My dad said then walked passed her to the guest room. He walked in and laid me down on the bed. "Will you stay with me at least until she's gone?" I asked. He nodded and laid down next to me. He wrapped his arm around me and I laid my head on his chest. "Goodnight baby," he said. "Goodnight daddy," I replied then fell asleep.

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