A girl sat in the office twirling her thumb nervously and waiting for her mother to come out of the principle's office. Three siblings sat in chairs along a wall. The middle child was the only boy who looked to his younger sister. He raised his hand to rub her shoulder. She shied away from him though and stared at the ground.

"Mrs, Inuzuka we will make sure that your children are learning to their fullest capability," The principle told their mother.

"Kiba, Hana, Tess will you follow me," The secretary led them into a large room filled with many filing cabinets and computers.

Kiba was older than than the youngest by a year, but he flunked out in the 6th grade and was in her grade. Hana was 2 years older and a Senior this year. They each had brown hair but Tessa's was the longest. It almost reached her waist considering that Mother never bothered to get it cut. Tessa followed behind Kiba reluctantly in her black hoodie. It had been Kiba's last year, but she didn't care. Finally the woman handed them their schedules and They compared. Tessa and Kiba had 1st together.

Tessa followed Kiba through the wooden door and stood in front of 20 other students. Tessa shoved her hands in her pockets and stared at the floor. Kiba proceeded to talk until they were given permission to sit. She made her way to the back and got a window seat. Kiba sat to her right and she gave him a shy smile. He only smirked in return as a blond boy in front of her turned to say hello.

"Hi, I'm Naruto," He said with a large grin,

"Hn," was her only reply and Kiba just shook his head.

"I'm Kiba and this is Tess," He said with a smile. She always wondered how her brother could talk so much and she wished she could feel comfortable around people enough to talk again. The blond looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"You sound like Sasuke-teme," He muttered and looked at her closer. She only glared at him with enough hate to drag a hundred people to hell. He turned back to Kiba and asked. "Whats up with her,"

"She's not a people person," Kiba told Naruto and he nodded.

"Well Gaara isn't either, but he still talks to me," Naruto said as he motioned to a red head on the other side of the room.

"Well maybe there is a difference between Me and Him. I'm actually sane," Tessa told Naruto lowly with venom in her voice. She turned her gaze to a lonely tree against the far fence. She began to lose yourself in her thoughts and soon she heard the bell ring. She stood and grabbed her backpack and looked at Kiba.

"Art?" He asked and she looked at her schedule.

"Art," She confirmed and they made their way to the art room.

When they walked into the room she noticed there were two teachers and made sure you were in the right room.

"Welcome, You must be our new students. We are happy to have you," A blond man came up with a smile, well she thought he was a man, but now she wasn't so sure. "Hmm, Why don't we have you sit in between Mr. Uchiha and Mr. Hyuuga," He told her and she looked confused. "And you'll sit in between Mrs. Haruno and Mrs. Yamanaka," He instructed Kiba and then he pointed to her seat. She only nodded and took her seat, hoping both ignored her. Deidara handed her a sketch book and some drawing pencils, that she accepted with a nod. She opened it up and began sketching something completely random.

By the time the class was almost over she had drawn a small boy holding his teddy bear, while darkness surrounded him. You looked down at the drawing and sighed inwardly. The boy was crying as he hugged the bear and she drew the darkness toward the boy more. Tessa closed the book and sat it on the table. She finally noticed girls glaring at her, but she ignored them. Her brother was in a conversation with the girls next to him and she just shook her head. The brown haired boy next to her turned and smiled.

"I didn't want to bother you while you were drawing, but I'm Neji," He told her.

"Hm," was her reply as she nodded her head and looked away.

"I guess your not like your brother," He muttered to himself. The bell rang through the class.

"No, not at all," She whispered under her breath. She got up from her seat and met Kiba outside the class.

"Math," He said with an annoyed tone.

"Biology," She scorned. Kiba nodded and gave her a worried look. She waved it off as if it was nothing and made her way to class.

She walked into the room and handed the teacher her schedule without a word. He was a pale man with black hair and beady yellow eyes that reminded her of a snake's. She cringed at the mental image and pushed it away. He told her to sit behind a girl with pink hair and she noticed it was natural. People around here were very weird. The moment she pulled a notebook out of her bag the girl had turned around.

"Okay, listen here. Sasuke is mine. Not yours and if you even think about it I'll kick your ass," She threatened. She only gave her a confused look and shook her head before copying down the work. Biology was over soon as well and then she was off to health.

She walked in and followed the same steps as last time. When he told her to sit wherever she took another window seat. No one acknowledged her in that class and she was glad. She didn't want to deal with anyone unless it was Kiba. Asuma had spent the entire class lecturing them about not smoking, when she had seen a pack in his desk drawer. She smirked to herself at his hypocrisy.

"What's amusing to you Mrs. Inuzuka?" Asuma asked Tessa as he noticed her smirk.

"Your a hypocrite," She told him bluntly. "I know for a fact there is a pack of cigarettes in your desk drawer. I saw them when I handed you my schedule," She continued. She turned her gaze back out the window and ignored the stares. Asuma seemed to be speechless as the bell rang.

She found her way to the lunch room and spotted Kiba sitting with a bunch of people. He had obviously saved her a seat where his bag was. She moved it and took the seat. He looked at her and smiled. Kiba pulled a second brown bag from his backpack and offered it to her. She shook her head 'no' and pushed it back to him. He only gave her a worried look that turned into a laugh at something his friend had said. She sighed and looked at the floor. Tessa wasn't paying attention to the conversation Kiba was involved in, but instead she was thinking of the fate that lay for her once she got home.

The rest of the day, including PE passed rather quickly and soon she was walking out the school doors following her siblings. She walked in silence behind Hana and Kiba. She didn't want to go home and found that she never really considered it a home. Just a house that suited for hell. She made her way up the sidewalk and through the front door.

"What took you so long?" Their Mother asked as she sat in the recliner. Tessa's eyes widened slightly. She had expected her to be at work. "I bet you were holding them up. You little bitch," Mother cursed at her and Tessa shook her head.

"S-Sc- School j-just l-l-let ou-out," She stuttered.

"No school got out 20 minutes ago. Meaning you were holding them up for 10 minutes you little wench," She could hear the anger rising in her voice.

"N-N-No I d-d-" Tessa was cutoff by Mother's hand slapping her fiercely.

"You two go to your rooms," She told the others. She heard their feet moving up the stairs and Mother began to beat her with a studded leather belt. Each blow hit her harder and harder. She was on her knees as her mother continued to hit her back and arms with the belt. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she silently sobbed. Her throat was so constricted that if she wanted to cry out she wouldn't be able to. The blows stopped as she was hauled to her feet and pushed into the kitchen.

"Do the dishes you little whore," She told her and Tessa looked at the mess in front of her. Her shaking hands washed and rinsed dishes. Her mother was standing over her the entire time. She bit her lip and tried to ignore the pain on her sides. Her hands fumbled and a glass plate shattered in the sink. Before she could pick up the pieces her mother was slapping the back of her legs with the belt. Each blow leaving bruises and each blow getting harder with her anger. She gripped the counter to keep herself standing.

"Pick it up," Her mother shouted. She hurriedly picked up the pieces and cut her palms. She tossed the pieces into the garbage and washed the rest of the dishes. Her mother stopped her attacks and Tessa leaned on the counter for support. Tears streamed down her cheeks as Mother cursed at her. "Whats wrong you little cunt? Does it hurt to pay for your sins?" She asked Tessa coldly. Tessa nodded her head up and down and was left standing there. She limped up the stairs and went to her room. Kiba came in a moment later and she pulled off his jacket.

"Tess," He breathed and she looked up at him ashamed.

"I'm sorry Nii-san," Tessa told him and turned her gaze to the floor. Tessa's palms were in her lap, still bleeding.

"Shh, It's alright. You didn't do anything wrong. Let me see your hands Tess," He told her and she raised her hands for him. He grabbed a clean bandage and a washcloth to clean up the wounds. He put peroxide on the cuts and it burned, but she knew it would help. He wrapped her hands up skillfully. All she could see of her hands was her fingers. All else was bandaged. "Here lay down," He told her and Tessa turned to the futon mattress on the floor and crawled over. Wincing at every movement.

"Where does it hurt?" Kiba asked.

"Everywhere," She told him breathlessly.

"Does it feel like anything is broken Tess," She shook her head as she lay on her stomach. He lifted the back of her shirt carefully and looked at her scars and bruises. He grimaced to himself and brushed his fingers lightly over her ribs. She bit down on her lip to keep from crying out. "Sh, You're going to be fine Tess,"

"Why, does she do this to me," Tessa choked out even though it hurt to speak.

"Do you wanna go lay down in my room?" He ignored her question. Tessa nodded her head in response and he carefully turned her over and lifted her into his arms. Her jaw was clenched shut as he walked to his room.

"I don't see why you care for that pathetic piece of shit," Mother said as Kiba took Tessa into his room. He put her down on the soft bed and pulled the covers over her.

"You want something to eat?" He asked and she shook her head. He frowned. "You have to eat something Tess or your won't get better," He told her and She stared at the ceiling. Tessa felt Kiba's dog, Akamaru, jump on the bed. He cuddled up next to her shoulder and placed his nose in her hair. She reached up and to softly pet the dog. Kiba smiled at her and went down stairs.

He came up with two sandwiches and a big glass of milk for them to share. He forced her to sit up with a pillow behind her head and told her to eat the sandwich. She nibbled at it before it was all gone. She took only a few gulps of milk before Kiba drank the rest.

"TV?" He asked and she only nodded. He flipped through the channels and found a movie that looked a little interesting and crawled up in the bed next to her. Being siblings it never got weird for them to lay in the same bed. She would always go to Kiba after Mother got angry and took it out on her. She knew Hana didn't care for her that much, but if she had something broken Hana always seemed to know how to fix it and what medicine she should take. Hana was going to medical school next year and soon would leave for good. Then it would only be her and Kiba. The thought of having one less person to protect her made Tessa nervous, but she inwardly sighed and fell asleep.

Tessa woke later to the pitch black of Kiba's room. Everything was quiet and it scared her. She could feel Akamaru beside her but that didn't help. She began shaking and crying.

"Tess, what's wrong?" She heard Kiba say from beside her, still half asleep.

"K-K-Ki-Kiba i-is t-th-that y-y-you?" She stuttered, fearful that it wasn't.

"Shit Tess I'm sorry," He said as he quickly got up and turned a lamp on. He was kneeling down in front of her now rubbing her shoulder softly. "Hey, Shh, I'm here. No one's gonna hurt you Tess," He told the small girl softly. She nodded her head up and down as she tried to gain control of herself again. Kiba pulled Tessa into a hug as he comforted her. He avoided touching her back, knowing it would only hurt he and rubbed soft circles on her shoulder as he held her.

Tessa was extremely scared of the dark and Kiba knew this. He must have forgotten to turn on his small lamp for her. Mother used to leave her in the basement in the dark, at their old house, and that's where it started. Ever since then she couldn't stand the dark. It scared her more than anything else.