A/N: Please, keep in mind that this is a new fiction of mine. I want you to be honest. If you like it, say so, if you dont, say so. I want honesty. So please read and review

SUMMARY: Abused and beaten for the majority of her life, Kikishi's finally had enough. She runs away from her stepfather, but he catches up to her. He beats her again, but this time he lets his anger go too far and hits her over the edge of a cliff. She falls down and falls through a hole in the side. When she wakes up she finds she's in a Whole New World.

-Kikishi-

"Shit!"

I yelled as the water scolded my skin. I ignored the pain and continued making dinner for my mother and stepfather. I'd just barely managed to get it on the table and wash up all the dishes when they came home. They both smelled strongly of beer. I ignored them as they stumbled about the table.

"What the hell is this?"

David, my stepfather, asked as I scooped some noodles onto his plate and covered it with sauce. He had short cropped dark brown hair, and chocolate brown colored eyes. He was slim, but muscular. My mother had long, flowing blonde hair that went down to her waist, cerulean eyes, and a woman's body.

"Spaghetti, just like you asked."

I said as I set his plate down and started to serve my mother.

Suddenly pain shot through my cheek and I dropped the ceramic plate and it shattered.

"You useless girl! I said I wanted Parcheesi, not Spaghetti."

David said before hitting me again. I picked myself up and wiped the blood form my mouth.

"Parcheesi is a game, not a food."

I said before I could stop myself and David slammed me against the wall.

"Don't talk back to me girl."

He said before punching me.

"I'm sorry!"

I screamed, knowing it'd get him to stop.

"That's right, you better be sorry. Now go to bed."

He said and I looked up at him in shock.

"But I haven't eaten all day."

I said and he backhanded me.

"Did I ask if you'd eaten! Go to bed, now!"

He yelled and I scrambled up the stairs and shut the door behind me. It was little comfort, but just having something between me and him made it a little easier to fall asleep.

I groaned as the alarm on my phone went off. I picked it up and my eyes widened as I saw it was two minutes past seven.

"Oh shit! Please let him still be asleep."

I begged as I quickly got dressed in my school's uniform. Normally girls at Karakura High wore grey plaid skirts, leggings to their calves, and short sleeves white blouses. But considering my situation I wore a long sleeved shirt to cover my arms, and black stockings to hide the scars and cuts on my legs. Thank God my hair went down to the middle of my back.

I checked myself in the mirror hanging on my door. I sighed as I saw the huge, ugly bruise on the side of my face from last night. I brushed my hair so it was covering it and the other marks on my face that were slowly starting to heal. I jumped when I heard footsteps on the stairs.

"No, please. Not again."

I begged as I grabbed my bag and crawled out my window onto the roof. I moved out of sight of the window and froze.

"Where the hell are you girl!"

David yelled and I felt tears stinging my eyes.

'Please, don't let him find me. Please.'

I begged as I listened to him tear my room apart looking for me before finally slamming my door and cursing my name.

I sighed in relief and moved to the edge of the roof before jumping off and landing lightly on my feet. I tightened my grip on my bag before walking down the street towards school. On my way to school I passed by a street post with a vase of flowers and a picture sitting below it. The vase had been knocked over and I bent to pick it up.

"Thank you."

A voice said from behind me and I turned to see a small brown haired boy with dark brown eyes. He was completely see-through and had a small hole in his chest with a chain hanging out of it. I smiled at him before ruffling his hair.

"That's quite alright. I hope you rest in peace."

I said and the boy smiled at me before waving me off.

I've always been able to see spirits. Ever since I could remember, but I've only been able to see the monsters with the white masks since the day my father left me. The first night I saw one of them I ran home and told my mother. She told David and that's when the beatings started. He said he didn't want a freak as a stepdaughter, so I stopped saying I could see spirits even though I could. Then he found other reasons to beat me. I did something wrong, I burned the food, spilled his beer, or if he was bored or had a hard day at work he'd beat me. This has been going on since the day my father left and my mother immediately ran to our long time family friend and next door neighbor David. At the time he had been so nice, but as soon as my mother married him he showed his true colors. I was fourteen when he first hit me, I'll be turning eighteen in four months.

-First Period-

"Hey Kikishi!"

I looked up to see the girl who insists on being my best friend running up to my desk. I double checked to make sure my body was covered and no marks showed before she reached my desk.

"Hey Essai."

I said looking at the pale skinned, blue eyes, brunette standing next to me.

"Guess what?"

She asked excitedly and I sighed.

"A new movie came out and I was wondering if maybe you'd want to-hey, what's that on your face?"

She asked and I froze.

"Umm, nothing."

I said moving so she couldn't see.

"No, that is definitely something. Let me see."

She said and I moved, but she grabbed me around the neck and moved my hair away from my face, exposing the purple bruise.

She gasped and I stood up.

"Don't worry about it, I just….wasn't watching where I was going. It's no big deal, really."

I said and she looked at me skeptically.

"Kikishi, that's the seventh time you 'weren't watching where you were going' this week! Are you sure there's nothing going on at home you want to tell me about?"

She asked and I grabbed my bag before pushing past her.

"There's nothing wrong, just leave me alone."

I said before opening the door and walking out. I walked down the hall and headed for the roof. I sat down and leaned against the side of the building. I sighed and leaned my head back.

'Please Essai, don't say anything.'

I thought, but the feeling in the pit of my stomach told me something bad was going to happen.

-No one-

Kikishi stayed up on the roof for the rest of the school day. During lunch she avoided the people who hung out and waited till they left before leaving herself. As she was headed out of the school to head home one of the teachers stopped her and pulled her to the side.

"Kikishi, I've been informed that you've gotten bruises that you keep explaining away with clumsiness. I called home and asked for a parent teacher conference tomorrow."

"What! No! You really shouldn't have done that!"

Kikishi yelled, fear in her voice which confused the teacher.

"Kikishi-"

"Now he's going to be really mad."

Kikishi said before turning and taking off towards home.

"Kikishi!"

The teacher yelled, but Kikishi ignored them.

When Kikishi reached her block she could hear her stepfather's yelling and slowed her run to a walk. She reluctantly walked up the sidewalk and opened the door.

"I-I'm home."

She called out only to be met with silence.

"You little bitch!"

David yelled as he came into the room. Kikishi tried to back away from him, but he grabbed hold of her hair and pulled her towards him.

"You told your school that I beat you."

David said accusingly and Kikishi shook her head.

"No. I didn't."

She said, but David still hit her.

She went flying into the wall and slid to the ground. She struggled to sit up and felt blood oozing from her head.

'He's going to kill me!'

"Looks like I'm going to have to teach you a lesson."

David said walking towards her.

"No!"

Kikishi yelled, throwing a chair at him and scrambling towards the door. She made it out into the yard and halfway down the sidewalk before David started chasing her.

"Get back here!"

He yelled, but she didn't listen. She kept running, ignoring the throbbing in her head and the pain in her legs.

-Kikishi-

I ran. I could hear David's shouts as he ran after me, but I didn't dare turn around to see how close he was to me. I just ran as fast as I could to the park. The branches and leaves seemed to come out and slap my face and body as I ran. I broke through the foliage and skidded to a stop as I saw the edge of a cliff come into view. It was the place where the city was putting a bridge in, but they had stopped when the funds had ended.

"Kikishi!"

David yelled and I turned around to face the forest. I had no where to run.

"You little bitch. I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget."

David said as he ran up to me and slapped me across the face. Tears spilled over and ran down my face.

"Please….stop."

I begged as he picked me up by the front of my shirt.

"You should have kept your mouth shut."

David said with a sick smirk on his face and hatred in his chocolate brown eyes.

"Please…."

He went to hit me again and for the first time I acted out. I kicked him in the shins and he dropped me.

"Why you little…"

David said before kicking me in the ribs. I doubled over and coughed up some blood. He hit me again and I felt myself losing my footing and falling over the edge of the cliff.

I wanted to scream, but the pain in my side was too much. I closed my eyes and let the darkness claim me.

-No one-

Kikishi fell through the air towards the raging river below. Her body hitting the side of the cliff as she went down. Part of it jutted out more than the rest, a hole lodged between a tree and the cliff itself, and she was heading straight for it. She fell through and was surrounded by darkness once again.