"GET UP!! FILTHY PIECE OF SHIT!!!" Another kick to the head, then my get, and then finally, he leaves. I lay there on my floor, bleeding and unable to cry. Slowly, I sit up, my head spinning from the multiple blows to the head. I stager to my bathroom and look at myself in the mirror, cracked by the many times my head has collided with it. Blonde hair matted down and covered in fresh blood, probably from the gash somewhere on my head left by the Louisville Slugger. My once bright honey eyes now glazed over with the pain that I kept bottled inside, afraid that if I cried out to release my pain, my dad would hear me and beat me for doing so. My tan face, covered in cuts and bruises, probably made by slaps and various knives I knew my dad kept on him. Sighing, I decided to take a shower, maybe try and get some of this blood off.

Just another day in paradise.

I finally got most of the blood off and got out of the shower. Deciding against standing stark naked in the middle of the hallway, I went into my room and put on the cleanest clothes I could find. Then I trudged down stairs, noticing the many pools of blood scattered around, I went to fetch a mop. As I dug around in the closet, the doorbell rang.

"Hey Jou? You in there?" 'Oh crap! Kaiba? Why the hell is he here? I thought he hade me?' I ran to the door, being mindful of the blood on the floor. I cautiously opened the door a crack. The sunlight hurt my eyes, having not seen it in a wile.

" Ummmmmmmmm… can you come back another time maybe? I'm kinda busy." I prayed with all my heart that he would just leave. But apparently the Gods hated me as much as my dad did.

" Damnit Jou! Open the damed door!!" I staggered back away from the now pissed CEO. 'He sounds like dad…' Just then, the door comes crashing down with a load SMASH! Kaiba stands there like a fish out of water.

"Jou? What happened here? Whose blood is that?" I lower my head,

"Mine." I whisper. The next thing I know is I'm being carried bridal style by Kaiba out to his silver Austin Martian.

" Kaiba? Where are-"

"Hospital. With that much blood on the floor, I'm guessing that you don't have much left." I look up at him stunned.

"Why?" I choke out.

" Because of the great Seto Kaiba don't lose that much blood." He looked down at me, his Sapphire eyes contrasting with his brown hair. Then I did something I haven't done for anyone;

I cried, big rivers of tears flowing from my eyes. Then I started laughing. Kaiba looked confused, but then soon caught on. HE set me down in the passenger seat and ran to the other side. We took off, going way over the speed limit, and arriving in record time. They took me into a room and hooked me up to some monitoring devices. I closed my eyes and listened to the doctor ask Kaiba some questions, that he answered as best he could. Then someone came in and asked to speak with me and Kaiba alone. Soon all the doctors were out and it was just the three of us.

The man worked for the Police, and said that they had caught my dad trying to break in to a store. When they saw that he had blood on him, they put him in a cell. I felt so relieved. But then he had some bad news. Now that my dad was no longer able to care (or not care) fro me, I had no place to go. Then Kaiba spoke up.

"He'll stay with me and my brother. I'm sure that Mokuba will be thrilled to have another brother at the house." The man agreed, and said his goodbyes. I looked at Kaiba with amazement. How did he know that I looked after Mokuba like a little brother?

"So? What do you say brother?" I smiled a cheek-spitting smile.

" Ok big brother!"

I guess… this will be my new life in true paradise.

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