Inoue Miyako was walking toward a place most children would like to go after a long day, home. Not her, though. For the first time in weeks, she was going home by herself, which scared her. She hated going home alone. She had tried asking someone to come with her, failing.
Hikari was busy 'bonding' with Taichi. Daisuke had soccer practice, along with Ken. Irori was ill. Jyuo was in Tokyo. Takeru was grounded for a 'D' in his studies. Yamato was with his band. Sora and Izzy had a date. Mimi was in America. She was still all alone.
Why did she hate going home on her own? Her parents. She hated they way they treated her like a little rag doll.
Son, she was home, walking in the door. She took off her shoes and walked over to wash the dishes. She was luck so far. They weren't home yet. She finished the dishes, then began on the den. Soon, she was busily scrubbing the bathroom floor. That is when she heard the door open.
"Miyako!" came the semi sweet cry of her mother. She walked up to her.
"Yes?" she asked, trying to hide the fear in her voice.
"No friends today?" the younger shook her head. "I see."
"Nice work on cleaning, I must say," the older said, something underlying in her voice.
"I was just getting to my homework," Miyako said. A slap was heard, and Miyako was holding her cheek.
"Well! Hurry up!" the elder barked.
"Yes, mother," was the quick reply from the girl as she dashed to her room.
+++
Taichi felt a little better after getting to know his sister more. He was headed to Miyako's home, for she sounded desperate in having a friend over. It was nearly six o'clock P.M. He quickened his pace a bit.
+++
"What in the Hell are you doing?" came a masculine yell.
"I was cleaning my room, daddy," she said. Her father's fist soon came in contact with her stomach. Salty tears began to leak from her eyelids.
"Crying like a little Bitch, are we? I'll give you something to cry about!" he said in a cruel tone. He kicked her in the stomach, making her fly across the room, into the wall. The wall with the hope chest. She let out a cry of pain when her back slammed into the edge of it. "Now hurry up, and get in here to eat." He walked off.
+++
Taichi rung the door bell to the Inoue home. Mrs. Inoue answered.
"Hello, is Miyako home?" he asked politely.
"She is eating right now, but you can have a seat on the couch until she is done," the woman said in fake sweetness. Taichi complied. Soon, Miyako was done, and excused to go out on a walk with him.
"So, what's up?" he asked the lavender haired maiden.
"Nothing much, you?"
"Nothing," he looked at her. He could tell she had been crying. Her damp cheeks were stained in pink, her eyes bloodshot. "What's wrong?" he asked. She looked at him.
"Nothing," she said.
"Then why have you been crying?" She looked at him in a more relaxed manner.
"Oh! I accidentally slammed my finger in my bedroom door," she said. She showed him her swollen finger.
"That looks really bad, maybe we should go to the park, so I can check it out," he said, making her dash to keep up with him.
+++
"It looks like your finger might be broken," he said. Then he noticed the bruise ringed around her ivory wrist. "Where did this come from?" he asked her, pointing to her wrist.
"I..." she couldn't think of anything to say.
"What happened?" he asked her again.
"I can't tell you," she said.
"Why not?"
"It is personal," she said. Oh, how she longed to tell him, so he could help her, but it would only end up harming her.
"Hmm," he said, looking at her legs. They seemed fine. He noticed the slap mark on her cheek. He knew she was hiding something very big. He had an idea. He pulled her shirt up, revaling her stomach and the two purple bruises etched on her.
"What happened, please tell me," he said. She just began to cry. He tried patting her pack, but a hiss of sharp pain was emitted from her. He lifted her shirt up from the back to see a rad line, some blood dried on it. "Please."
She soon gave in. "Dad.....mom," she whispered almost incoherently. Tai heard her though.
"You aren't going home tonight, you are staying with me," he said to her. "I hope you don't mind if you come to see a doctor?" She shook her head.
"I'll go," she said. They then headed to his house.
+++
The phone rang in Hikari's room. She grumbled before answering it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, sis, it's me," the voice of her brother said.
"Hey! What is it, Tai?" she said.
"I have a favor to ask of you," he said.
"Shoot,"
"Miyako is staying with me tonight, so could you tell her parents she is with you?" he asked.
"Um, ok, why?" she said.
"Because she has a few things to do, nothing sick, so she will be at my house. Ok?"
"Ok," with that, she hung up.
+++
"Well, Miss Inoue, you are telling me the truth, every bruise matches your story," the doctor told her.
"So, can I go?" she asked.
"As soon as I get a cast of that finger."
"Phew," she said.
"And where are you staying?" the doctor looked at her warily.
"She is staying with me," Taichi said. The doctor nodded approvingly, and went back to his work.
+++
"Hello?" Mrs. Inoue asked the phone.
"Um, hello Mrs. Inoue, this is Hikari, Miyako is staying at my house tonight, since we have much homework to study," Hikari rushed out, "it is the weekend."
"I suppose, tell her to be back tomorrow by six o'clock for dinner," with that, the older hung up. Hikari let out a sigh of relief, that was easier than she thought. She was still letting her mind race with why her brother had taken Miyako in for the night. She decided to put her worries aside, and went to bed.
+++
Taichi was looking at Miyako, who was staring at the wall.
"You ok?" he asked her, worry echoing in his voice.
"Oh! Yes, I feel much better, thanks," she said. She even gave him a happy grin. He put his arm around her shoulders, squeezing softly, creating a lopsided hug. The T.V. was soon turned on, and Miyako was drifting into the Land of Nod.
+++
Is the chapter long enough? I hope so, well, get to me on your thoughts!
Hikari was busy 'bonding' with Taichi. Daisuke had soccer practice, along with Ken. Irori was ill. Jyuo was in Tokyo. Takeru was grounded for a 'D' in his studies. Yamato was with his band. Sora and Izzy had a date. Mimi was in America. She was still all alone.
Why did she hate going home on her own? Her parents. She hated they way they treated her like a little rag doll.
Son, she was home, walking in the door. She took off her shoes and walked over to wash the dishes. She was luck so far. They weren't home yet. She finished the dishes, then began on the den. Soon, she was busily scrubbing the bathroom floor. That is when she heard the door open.
"Miyako!" came the semi sweet cry of her mother. She walked up to her.
"Yes?" she asked, trying to hide the fear in her voice.
"No friends today?" the younger shook her head. "I see."
"Nice work on cleaning, I must say," the older said, something underlying in her voice.
"I was just getting to my homework," Miyako said. A slap was heard, and Miyako was holding her cheek.
"Well! Hurry up!" the elder barked.
"Yes, mother," was the quick reply from the girl as she dashed to her room.
+++
Taichi felt a little better after getting to know his sister more. He was headed to Miyako's home, for she sounded desperate in having a friend over. It was nearly six o'clock P.M. He quickened his pace a bit.
+++
"What in the Hell are you doing?" came a masculine yell.
"I was cleaning my room, daddy," she said. Her father's fist soon came in contact with her stomach. Salty tears began to leak from her eyelids.
"Crying like a little Bitch, are we? I'll give you something to cry about!" he said in a cruel tone. He kicked her in the stomach, making her fly across the room, into the wall. The wall with the hope chest. She let out a cry of pain when her back slammed into the edge of it. "Now hurry up, and get in here to eat." He walked off.
+++
Taichi rung the door bell to the Inoue home. Mrs. Inoue answered.
"Hello, is Miyako home?" he asked politely.
"She is eating right now, but you can have a seat on the couch until she is done," the woman said in fake sweetness. Taichi complied. Soon, Miyako was done, and excused to go out on a walk with him.
"So, what's up?" he asked the lavender haired maiden.
"Nothing much, you?"
"Nothing," he looked at her. He could tell she had been crying. Her damp cheeks were stained in pink, her eyes bloodshot. "What's wrong?" he asked. She looked at him.
"Nothing," she said.
"Then why have you been crying?" She looked at him in a more relaxed manner.
"Oh! I accidentally slammed my finger in my bedroom door," she said. She showed him her swollen finger.
"That looks really bad, maybe we should go to the park, so I can check it out," he said, making her dash to keep up with him.
+++
"It looks like your finger might be broken," he said. Then he noticed the bruise ringed around her ivory wrist. "Where did this come from?" he asked her, pointing to her wrist.
"I..." she couldn't think of anything to say.
"What happened?" he asked her again.
"I can't tell you," she said.
"Why not?"
"It is personal," she said. Oh, how she longed to tell him, so he could help her, but it would only end up harming her.
"Hmm," he said, looking at her legs. They seemed fine. He noticed the slap mark on her cheek. He knew she was hiding something very big. He had an idea. He pulled her shirt up, revaling her stomach and the two purple bruises etched on her.
"What happened, please tell me," he said. She just began to cry. He tried patting her pack, but a hiss of sharp pain was emitted from her. He lifted her shirt up from the back to see a rad line, some blood dried on it. "Please."
She soon gave in. "Dad.....mom," she whispered almost incoherently. Tai heard her though.
"You aren't going home tonight, you are staying with me," he said to her. "I hope you don't mind if you come to see a doctor?" She shook her head.
"I'll go," she said. They then headed to his house.
+++
The phone rang in Hikari's room. She grumbled before answering it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, sis, it's me," the voice of her brother said.
"Hey! What is it, Tai?" she said.
"I have a favor to ask of you," he said.
"Shoot,"
"Miyako is staying with me tonight, so could you tell her parents she is with you?" he asked.
"Um, ok, why?" she said.
"Because she has a few things to do, nothing sick, so she will be at my house. Ok?"
"Ok," with that, she hung up.
+++
"Well, Miss Inoue, you are telling me the truth, every bruise matches your story," the doctor told her.
"So, can I go?" she asked.
"As soon as I get a cast of that finger."
"Phew," she said.
"And where are you staying?" the doctor looked at her warily.
"She is staying with me," Taichi said. The doctor nodded approvingly, and went back to his work.
+++
"Hello?" Mrs. Inoue asked the phone.
"Um, hello Mrs. Inoue, this is Hikari, Miyako is staying at my house tonight, since we have much homework to study," Hikari rushed out, "it is the weekend."
"I suppose, tell her to be back tomorrow by six o'clock for dinner," with that, the older hung up. Hikari let out a sigh of relief, that was easier than she thought. She was still letting her mind race with why her brother had taken Miyako in for the night. She decided to put her worries aside, and went to bed.
+++
Taichi was looking at Miyako, who was staring at the wall.
"You ok?" he asked her, worry echoing in his voice.
"Oh! Yes, I feel much better, thanks," she said. She even gave him a happy grin. He put his arm around her shoulders, squeezing softly, creating a lopsided hug. The T.V. was soon turned on, and Miyako was drifting into the Land of Nod.
+++
Is the chapter long enough? I hope so, well, get to me on your thoughts!