Prologue
It'd been two years since Cain left his little sister Setsuka with their parents to go pursue acting in Japan, away from their father who always treated him like a disgusting rodent. He needed to get far away and left his beloved little sister behind. He didn't want to, but knew it had been for the best. Before leaving he went to his crying mother's room.
"Mother, I'm sorry."
"I don't understand why you are leaving us. Can you just ignore him and stay with us?" She pleaded. Though her husband held disdain for their son, she loved him unconditionally.
"I can't stand to be around him anymore. I just need to get some space. But I need you to promise me something."
"Anything. You are my son and I will help you in any way."
"If that man ever treats Setsu the way he treated me, please get her out of here. I can't stand to think she'd be in an uninviting environment or any danger."
She bit her lip. "I'll try…" That wasn't enough for him and he raised his tone a little.
"You must protect her. I know you were afraid to stand up to him when it came to me, but Setsu must never know what I felt." He loved his little sister dearly. Another reason he was leaving. His love was a dangerous love. A taboo. He needed to distance himself.
He turned around and grabbed his bags. "Just protect her form that monster you call a husband." And with that he left.
Setsuka was running home as fast as she could like she did every day. She always tried to beat her brother home from his work to greet him. He was always put off a scary aura of kill around him, but she loved him more than anyone ever could. She knew her love was taboo but she didn't care. She wanted him and would do whatever she could. She loved spending time with him and would do anything for her older brother.
When she got home she went to greet her mother before going to the front room to wait for Cain. She head sobs leading from her mother's room. "Mama? What's wrong mama?"
Mrs. Heel looked at her adorable, well-behaved daughter who did anything for her brother and her mother. "Cain left for Japan."
And with that Setsu's world came crashing down.
She sat in her room refusing to eat. What did I do wrong? Is nii-san angry with me? Did I do something wrong? I don't understand. I was always well behaved so I wouldn't cause trouble for nii-san. I don't understand why he left me here all alone…with that monster…
After a week of Cain's absence her father raged into her room.
He'd always treated her like a princess, but she knew his true nature. No one knew she knew about the torture he inflicted on her precious brother. She had accidentally witnessed it when she went to get a glass of water in the middle of the night. She had heard a painful gasp that sounded like her brother. She peaked into the room to find her father beating her precious nii-san on the floor. Before running back to her room she heard her father "You are a bastard! I do not want a son like you. Want to know why I beat you every night!" Every night! She was shocked and upset. "Because you can't stay away from my precious Setsu. It's not natural! It's disgusting!" It was Setsu's fault and she knew it. She ran for her room. She sat on her bed and cried and cried. Hating her father with a bloody passion.
"STOP ACTING LIKE A BRAT AND EAT!"
She gave him a cold stare. "NO!" She yelled. "It's your fault her left, you son of a bitch! You beat him senseless every night like he was a piece of trash! I HATE YOU!"
He stood there stunned for a moment. "How did you know about that!"
She glared at him and said in a dead voice "I fucking hate you. You are a piece of shit and a cruel bastard."
He snapped. He took two long strides and slapped her. "Don't ever talk like that again to me." He said in a cool tone.
She stood her ground. She didn't care her hit her. It was her fault Cain suffered through it for years, so it was her turn to feel what he was running from. "You are a selfish bastard and I hate you!" She said to him in an even tone. That's when her father snapped for good. He beat the shit out of her.
"You are no good just like your fucking brother. You want to talk like that to me, then fine! You can be punished too!" He kicked her in the stomach twice before taking a final blow to her chest. She began to cough when her mother walked in after hearing a commotion.
"STOP IT!" She went to help her daughter when her husband turned to her.
"You will get the same fate as her if you so much as do anything."
Her mother looked at her daughter with sorry eyes and she looked away, as she would for the next two years, never keeping her promise to Cain, and her promise as a mother to keep her children safe.