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I dropped the pan soundlessly on the stove as I placed my left hand over my mouth to mouffle a scream as I shook my right hand to get rid the stinging sensation. I walked over to the freezer and placed my hand on the ice holder and wipped at a few tears as the coldness did little to my over heated hand. After a minute I calmed down not wanting to wake up Chase. I walked to the medicine cabnit and fished out neosporin spray and sprayed my right hand. Sighing in relif as the sting went away I walked back to the stove.

Ms. Richards is going to kill me, I thought as I looked at my burned hand, the red skin thats starting to bubble contrasted with my pale skin quite obviously. There's no way I could hide it from her, maybe I can convince Chase to let me stay home from dance... No he'll just laugh and say how I deserved it. I continued to treat the ham and started to cut it up. This is so wrong, I'm only 16, have a job, do all the bills, clean, cook, and in my spare time hide from Chase. No time for school, oh no! Stupid chase says I'm smart enough and needed at home to take care of things. Because he spends all his money on his stupid alcohol and cigarettes, your probably woundering how I can afford to go to dance class and not school well I don't have a dance class, I teach one for little kids. I major in lyrical, ballroom, contemporary, hip hop, and jazz, then I have exspirence in others but I wouldn't say I mayjor in it. So teaching technique and dance to little ones is easy, then I have a job at a bar as a waitress which can be only a half time job as they think I go to school same as the dance classes. So when the one job thinks I'm at school I'm really just doing my other job. This is possible because the bar thinks I have school in the morning and the dance class thinks I have school at night.

I checked the time it's only 5:30 I need to finish dinner by 6 for Chase and be at work for the bar at 8. Then when I get home I have to quickly shower and get to bed as I wont be home till 2 in the morning. Then in the morning I have to get up at 8 and make Chase breakfast before he goes to his 'work' then clean up the house and do grocery shopping all before 11 so that I can get to dance classes at 11:30. I'll be back by 3:30 ish and will have plenty of time to do what ever before I start the routine all over again.

I sighed before dishing out the ham, potatoes, and corn on a plate for Chase and fishing out one of his Vodoka bottles and places them both on the table. I checked the time to see it was 5:57, I'm gonna head to my room to avoid Chase. Ugh I hate Chase.

You see my Mom and Dad weren't married when my Mom got pregnant, they have known each other for a couple months and started dating. When she found out she was pregnant she went to go visit him but before she could tell him she saw he was packing. He told her that he had to leave to go back to Japan and that he was only here on business, not planing to fall in love. She found out he helped with his brother in a dojo that they owned and she didn't want to burnden him with me, so she kissed him goodbye and kept me a secret. For a while it was just me and my Mom, she was great and I didn't need anyone else, but then Chase came. At first he was sweet and nice and I started to see him like a father, then it happened.

My Mom and I where on are way to a dance compition for me when a drunk driver swerved and hit us, I was 12 at the time. I managed to survive but not my Mom. So then the police dumped me into Chase's custody at first he made it work but when I turned 14 he started to drink, when I was 15 he made me drop out of school to get a job and help pay the bills saying that he will home school me. It worked for a bit but I guess something about me made him slowly start to hate me, if I did something wrong I was punished, beaten. The whole time he would hit me he would cuss me out saying that I wasn't his so he shouldn't have to take care of me, that it was my fault she died, that I took away his Maria. Then when I turned 16 he stopped the home schooling saying that I was smart enough and stopped dance classes and used the money and even more to spend on his drinks. So now I do all the house hold chores, the bills, and pretty much work as Chase's slave that or either get a beating for disobeying him.

I never knew who my real Dad is the only thing I know is that and the picture my Mom gave me of him. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out the locket she gave me it was of the both of them. He was tall standing at what I'd say 6'3, he had dark brown hair and light honey brown eyes, he also had lighter skin but he still had a Japanese skin tone, but not only that he was extremly muscular. I looked nothing like him, I looked more like my mom.

I had deep cherry red hair that flows down to my waist in waves and light grey blue doe eyes. I was dainty standing at 5'4 with pale skin. Honestly if you saw me you wouldn't even think I was part Japanese I guess my moms american side wiped that out, although I do know Japanese and found it rather easy to learn and speak. There really is no difference between my mother and I, if you took a shrink ray and used it on her then you would have me. I froze when I heard the door slam open and Chase stumbling in.

Not soon after I heard him scrapping the chair to the table. I checked the time to see it was 6:03 and started the shower before pulling out the waitressing outfit and winced. Never will I get use to this revealing uniform. It was dark jean booty shorts, a blue and white checkered shirt that are missing the top two buttons, and black knee high boots. Pretty much a stripper outfit. I hopped in the shower and used my strawberry shampoo and conditioner and my mango sunrise body wash from bath and body works. I got out and blow dried my hair before putting on light makeup of foundation, mascara, and lipgloss. I put my thick hair in a pony tail before I checked the time. 7:10 I grabbed my boots and put socks in them before putting on a pair of flip flops. My shift doesn't start till 8 but I have to walk there and it is not that close.

I exited the small baren room that only holds a bed and dresser, told Chase I was off to work and left the small house that consists of two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, and kitchen. I started the long walk of 2 miles and grabbed the mail along the way. I was flipping through when my hand stilled. Their infront of me was the thing that could save me, get me away from this place and never have to look back again. The reply to my application for a dance scholarship to Ouran Acadamy, a private school in Japan that can pay for all my expenses. I continued the walk as I hastily ripped it open.

Dear Brook, yadda yadda yadda, big word... we are pleased to tell you that you have been accepted as a transfer student on a dance scholarship all expenses paid! You will take the private jet on August 7th school will start the 10th. You will stay in a hotel that the school owns with the other transfer students while you stay with us! Ahhh, ok breath Brook, in... out... We will pay for you to fly back to New York on holiday breaks and back, oh lame what if I don't want to come back to Chase though? I continued to read and it informed me that I was to join the dance team and auditions will be held to see what level I will be placed in. I quickly walked the rest of the way to Mally's Bar.

When I reached Mally's I ran in to see a 18 year old with blond hair green eyes and tan skin wiping the tables. Kevin.

"Ahhh! Kevin you won't believe what happened!" I screamed as I ran up and tackled him in a hug.

He cuckled as he wrapped his strong arms around me "What happened my little two side" he asked and smirked as I glared at the nickname.

I hate that nickname he calls me that because of how bold, weird, and comfterable I am with my friends yet act like a mouse around strangers. Claiming that I have two completely different attitudes earning me the nickname two side. "I got in!" I announced with a smile ready to challenge the Cheshire cats, I was to happy to stay mad at him.

His arms tightened around me "Congrats I knew you would" he said with a smile. But something seemed off like he was being forced to smile.

"Is something wrong?" I asked him as I slowly let him go.

"No! It's just that I'm going to miss you is all" he told me as he grabbed me in another hug. Awww!

"Don't worry Kevin you will always be my best friend!" I told him before braking the hug and putting my boots on. Walking to the counter I turned the radio on before and gasped as my favorite song came on just in time for the chorus. I Love You So Much Better When Your Naked by Ida Maria was now blaring through the stereo of the closed bar. I quickly jumped on one of the tables and sang along, I love to sing but suck at it so I only sing when the raido is on and I'm just messing around.

"Cuase I won't mi-ind if you take me home

Come on take me home!

I won't mi-ind if you take off all you clothes

Come on take them off!" I sang before jumping off the table and doing stupid dance moves around the bar.

"Cause I like you so much better when your naked

And I like me so much better when your naked" I contiued to sing and dance around when I brilliant idea came to mind as I made my way over to Kevin. The innocent bystander laughing as I made a fool of my self, I arrived just in time for the beginning of the last chorus.

"I'm so nervous

I dont know what to do!

Light a cigarette

Only smoke when I'm with you!

Woah!

Why the - did I do this for" I paused when she cussed and continued on as I threw my self on top of Kevin and sang to him.

"Your just another guy!

Woah!

Ok fine you kinda sexy...

But your not really speacial.

Woah!" I then jumped away from Kevin who was pretty much on the flour laughing by now as I jumped in circles doing air guitar.

" Cause I like you so much better when your naked!

And I like me so much better when your naked!

Cause I like you so much better when your naked!

And I like me so much better when your naked!

Cause I like you so much better when your naked!

And I like me so much better when your naked!" I stopped jumping as the lyrics were over but continued to play air gutair with the song. When the song ended I stopped to see Kevin luaghing so hard he had tears.

"Gosh Kevin get a hold of your self we're at work" I told him shaking my head. At that he stopped and glared at me with a playfullness in his eyes.

"Oh really now" he said before charging at me and picking me up before throwing me over his shoulder and spinning me around. It was now my turn to laugh hysterically as I pounded his back.

"When did you to become a couple?" I heard behind me and Kevin put me down, turning around I saw one of our regulars.

"Oh we're not dating, just friends" I told him my voice going quiet, and I mentally kicked myself for how I sound. Why can't I just be able to talk to strangers without acting like a mouse, I guess this is why I'm a dancer not a singer or actor.

Kelvin and I quickly got to work, him at the bar and me taking orders as more and more peole came.

I was walking back home with a smile on my face, even though I was dead tired and it was 1:30 in the morning making it to Ouran made me so happy. I knew it sounds ridiculous but I applied for it to see if I could find my father, and hope that he'll save me from Chase. Just the thought of it made me so happy. Just then I thought of something that chilled me to the bone. How am I going to tell Chase, he doesn't even know I applied for Ouran Acadamy.

When I made it home I walked in hoping Chase was asleep or passed out but just my luck he was watching TV in the living room. I slowly walked up to him.

"Chase,"

"Hmm?" He grunted

"I applied to a academy in japan and made it in on a dance scholarship, I leave August 7th" I told him afraid of what he would do.

He slowly turned the TV off and stood up and raised his hand before slapping me making me fall to the ground. He started to kick me repeatedly in the stomic and ribs and I felt like my stomic was about to explode. He leaned down and grabbed me by the throught to pin me down. I scratched at his hands hating that I can't help myself. That I was weak.

"Why would you do that. I told you, you don't need school your already smart enough, but you didn't listen to me enstead you go get a scholarship half way around the world. Now how am I suppose to pay the bills. But its to late now you already went and applied. Your the biggest screw up I ever met. First you killed your mother and now this. If you come back and there's no room for you because I had to move or rent out your room don't come crying to me." He said in a deadly whisper before banging my head against the ground as I blacked ou