AN: Hope u enjoy this story. There maybe some surprises that i try to throw in but this is my first time. The ch titles will be named after my favorite songs such as the story title belongs to One of my Fav bands named in this moment. this ch title belongs to coheed and cambria.

CH 1: Running Free

I walked down the stairs quietly to get to the door ready to run out of the front yard. Thank god he was still asleep so I picked up my bag and my red ipod. I opened the door and felt a nice cool midnight breeze on face while walked out shutting the door behind me. The stars were bright as I looked up in the sky while walking down the sidewalk.

This was the path of a loner, no one paid attention to me no matter what I did or where I went. The world would take just one look and turn their head from a domestic disgrace. I never could turn back after this point because of the suffering would return to me and make my blood pump from the intense pulse.

I found my older sister, Namine's house and started to walk up the porch steps. After 2hrs. Of walking, I was tired and ready to go back to sleep. Hopefully she was awake and would answer the door.

"Namine, it's me Roxas. Can you open the door please?" I asked.

"Hang on, I'm coming." she answered.

I heard the door unlock as it started to open after a few seconds. She was dressed in her long white sleeping gown with a robe tied in front of it. Her hair was blonde and worn down as usual.

"Come on in and please wipe your feet on the rug. I'll get some tea going." she politely greeted.

I laid down on the black sofa waiting for Namine to finish the tea while watching her set the teapot off the burner. She grabbed 2 white glass teacups that had small flower designs on them with small brass handles on their side. She walked into the living room as I sat up when she came to sit down in the chair that was in front of the wooden coffee table that separated the distance in the chair and sofa.

"Now what brings you here my little brother? It's 2am and you look like you just walked out of a war zone." Namine asked.

"Dad got mad because I wanted to finish my homework. He punched me in the gut and called me a faggot. So I packed up and left the house, that's why I'm here. I need a place to stay until I can figure something out or find another place to live."

"Hate to ask you but can you show the bruise on your gut?" she asked.

I lifted my shirt and in seconds she made a shocked face seeing a purple mark on my stomach. Raising up from her chair she walked over to examine the bruise some more. A few seconds after I put my shirt down and started to lay down on the couch. I felt sleepy but I couldn't without letting a soft wet tear run down my face. Namine got me a cover and wrapped me in it while putting a pillow under my head. She said goodnight and walked down the hallway to her bedroom. I was hoping tomorrow would be a better day where me and Axel runaway together and possibly marry each other, but I knew that's just a dream that'll turn into a nightmare if I kept dreaming.

"Roxas, are you ok? ROXAS!" a familiar voice shouted trying to wake me up. I opened my eyes real fast as I awoke from the dream. I felt like I was drowning and Axel tried to pull me out. Namine came in the room with what she had on last night saying it was time to get up for school. I really didn't feel like but I had no choice unless I wanted to stay and do chores. So I got up and put my Green day shirt with black skinny jeans. I left my

Black and white checkered slip on shoes under the couch from last night so I grabbed them and put them on my feet.

I got up and went to the kitchen and grabbed a piece of toast Namine left on the kitchen table.

" Have a good day at school, and be careful." Namine said as I walked out the door with a half eaten toast in my mouth. The school bus pulled up allowing me to walk close to its door.