Just little warning peeps, it's a tad dark and there are a few 'mature' themes. But nothing most of us haven't seen before.

Shattered

-=-by Suki-=-

Chapter 1 -=- Shaken

Yumi woke up to the sudden breeze. Looking around her small room, she saw nothing out of the ordinary. Her room was tidy and looked like it always did. Only a window was open now. 'Odd,' Yumi thought to her self and decided to get up and shut it.

Too late, her sudden movement had alerted someone of her consciousness. A shadowy figure pinned her to her bed and covered her mouth. There was no way for her to call for help. "Thought you were safe 'eh?" a male voice teased. Yumi whimpered. "Awe... the lil' girl's afraid. Don't worry, missy, it'll all be over soon. Just let me have my fun," the man grinned and switched positions. With a free new hand, he slid it down Yumi's night shorts.

"Helmph!" Yumi tried to call, her voice muffled by the hand covering her mouth. "Helmph!"

"No one can help you, my sweet," the man replied, starting to remove her shorts. "You're all mine."

The shrill ring of her cell phone surprised them both. Its ringer set on maximum volume to wake her up incase of a XANA attack. "Damn it," the man muttered and went to power off the phone. As he turned around a lamp came crashing down on his head. Instant black out.

"Yumi! What's wrong?" her father asked, running into the room. "Oh my! Honey, call the cops!"

Yumi sat back down. She had just hit a guy with a lamp. Blood was spilling down on the carpet. Had she killed him? Shivering, she pulled at her blankets. What more, had he tried to rape her? Hot tears began to fall and her heart started to hurt. Sobbing hard, she could hear the cop cars in the distance.

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The next morning, Yumi's eyes were puffy and she hadn't gotten any sleep. Every once and awhile new tears would form and she would end up sobbing hysterically all over again. Her parents didn't know what happened and could only guess. They feared the worst for their poor daughter and had to swallow their pride, to make sure she was safe.

"Yumi," her mother cooed. "Neither I nor your father knows what happened last night, but we want to help you. We've decided that you should start living at Kadic for awhile. That way you'll be safer and someone will be with you. We've also told the school councilor and she says she'll help you work through this as well."

Yumi nodded. She didn't really care about any of it. In fact, she had hardly heard a word her mother had said. "Sweetheart? Do you want me to pack for you?" her mother asked. Nod. "Alright then," her mother hugged her and left.

"He's going to prison, you know?" her father told her. "He'll be there for life. You gave him a pretty good cut though. He'll remember you for a long time, probably for life. He'll think about his big mistake and be haunted by you."

Yumi started to cry again. To her, it was she who would remember him for life. Her dreams would be haunted by his face and voice. Forever more.

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Ulrich, Odd, and Jeremie had no idea what was wrong with Yumi. None whatsoever. But they sure knew something was wrong. Her parents had escorted her to school with a suitcase and gone straight to the principal's office.

"What's going on?" Odd asked.

"I don't know," Jeremie shrugged. "She didn't come to the factory last night. Good thing it was a false alarm."

"Was it?" Ulrich asked. He had a feeling that something wasn't quite right. "I'll see you guys later," he told them and ran off to go and see what the "parade" was all about.

"Oh, Ulrich," Yumi's mom smiled as Ulrich approached. "How are you?"

"Ok," Ulrich smiled back. "What's wrong with Yumi?"

"Err... well we aren't entirely sure. A man broke into our house last night and she's suffering from some trauma," the older woman explained. "She'll be staying here awhile."

"Oh, can I see her?" Ulrich asked.

"She's in with the councilor now," Yumi's mom said. "Perhaps afterwards..." A door opened and Yumi walked out with the councilor. She was crying a little bit and seemed mildly disturbed.

"Yumi!" Ulrich hurried over to her and put his hands on her shoulders.

"Ulrich..." Yumi looked at him, and then broke out into another round of hysterics. Burying herself into his shoulder, she sobbed harder than she ever had.

"Shhhh... Yumi, it's going to be ok," Ulrich hugged her reassuringly. "I promise."

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What do you all think? Kind of dark, I know, but it is drama! . Anywho make sure to review and I'll update soon.