I'm so sorry about not updating my other stories but my mind can't stay on one subject for more than 20 minutes at a time. I mean I literally have 5 journals filled with unfinished stories and that's not including the ones saved to my computer so yeah. Anyways this story is just another one of the many that popped in to my mind so enjoy. I will tell you now it is a little dark


A fourteen year old lay on the ground broken, shivering, and crying as a huge man stood over him obviously drunk. Black cloth covered the teenager's nose, mouth and chin as he breathed heavily desperate for oxygen. "What did you say" the man spat, his breath filled the air with the smell of alcohol making the boy groan in disgust. Then the man chuckled as if at an amusing joke "Oh yeah, that's right, you can't say anything" his words slurred as he spoke before delivering a sharp kick to the boys side making him scream through his nose. "Ah, shut up before I sew your nose closed to" spat spittle flying. With that being said he stumbled away tripping over his own feet leaving the teenager trembling behind him.

The boy lay there unmoving, engulfed in darkness and tears. He felt useless, like he didn't deserve to live. The whole world seemed to hate him, it laughed in his face as unimaginable pain tortured his body. "Why" he thought "Why do I have to endure this." Suddenly a cold feeling took over his body and in his mind he heard one word "Run." It was obviously a female voice but that was the only thing he heard making him uneasy. "Why should I care if it is a trap" he thought "If I die, I die and the same if I escape.

Slowly, painfully he got up as his muscles screamed like they were on fire. If they weren't non-living they would probably be begging him to stop. Instead of the other times he tried to escape though he pushed on as if driven by an unknown power. Finally on his feet his knee's wobbled ready to collapse but he held them up. Slowly, ever so slowly he put one foot in front of the other moving inch by inch before he felt himself fall to the ground weak again. "Get up" the female voice encourage "I'll help you get away from here just get up."

He looked up slowly and saw a glowing woman with wavy black hair and sparkling gold eyes that matched his perfectly. She held out a hand to him concern in her eyes "Hurry, before he returns." Lacking the muscle strength to move he shook his head left to right tears flowing. "Tacito, you are the son of luck just because you've had a little bad luck doesn't mean you give up" She kneeled down and cupped his cloth covered cheek. Quietly she placed her lips upon his brow sending shivers down his back from the familiarity. The woman stood back up her hair rippling before sticking her hand out again "Come Tacito." Nodding he reached his stiff arm up and took her hand enjoying the warmth that flooded his body. His stomach stopped hurting from the lack of nutrition and his tongue didn't burn from the lack of its front half.

Steadily she pulled him up before putting his arm over her shoulder making him grit his teeth in pain. Waiting a couple seconds for him to recoup she studied his body. He had black hair with grime and dirt in it making him look horrible along with his anorexic body. His ribs practically stuck out of his skin obviously causing him pain. A mask like cloth covered all of his head except the top half hiding the stitches that sewed his mouth closed. His golden eyes seemed to be filled with fear and regret as he looked up at her pleadingly. Nodding she continued to help him through the house she owed him that much for not protecting him.

Finally they made it to the front door without disturbing the huge man in the next room and opened it up. Once they stepped out she sighed in disappointment her time was up, she couldn't stay around any longer. "I must leave you" she whispered in his ear "but take this and keep moving." Sticking her closed hand out she opened it to reveal a rabbits foot tied to a string making a necklace. Next to the rabbit's foot a leather bag made of animal skin hung. Inside the bag the gemstone carnelian lay shining in the moon light. Its red tinted surface gave off a feeling of confidence to him before she pulled the strings and closed the bag. Without haste she put the two strings around his neck and tied a knot letting it hang against his chest. "Always keep this with you" The woman whispered in his ear before se faded from his sight. His energy suddenly depleted and he fell to his knees.

"No!" He thought "I will not give up." Pain screaming in his muscles he pushed himself to his feet and began to stumble away from the apartment. His body ached with pain unspeakable in any language yet he dare no give up for if he did that would mean more years of unimaginable torture. After he did not how long he had been walking he came across the forest outside of the city making him shiver in anticipation. He was free, finally free all he had to do was pass that line and he would be out of the range of that horrible man. Taking three steps he crossed the line into forest before continuing to limp away.

Above him however pre-adolescent stood on the tree's watching him intently. They wore silver on their body as if to worship the color. With haste they all drew silver bows off their backs and pulled the string pack with an arrow connected. A black haired 14 year old raised her hand and the girls tightened their strings before she closed it into a fist marking the release of the arrows. Going faster than the eye could follow the arrows flew towards him before a tree fell blocking the arrows from him. Tacito jumped around and saw the tree fall before the silver hunting out fits caught his eye. Seeing the weapons in their hand he did not hesitate to run away from the intruding girls.

His body began scream in more pain as he limped faster trying to keep from screaming in pain. The hunters however didn't plan on letting him escape. They bound from branch to branch gracefully as they put their bows on their back. His leg then began to buckle under his weight and he screamed through his nose as he fell to the ground on to his broken arm. The hunters dropped down gracefully and landed without a flaw in their descent. The black haired girl with the tiara took her bow and aimed it at him, "What are you doing in our forest boy?" She snarled angrily. Tacito didn't respond to her for he had no means to. "Well answer" Her upper lip began to curl in anger.

She then tightened her arrow on its string and aimed. A flash then shined through the through the forest making everybody turn away. In the clearing Artemis the goddess of hunt took the place of open air. "Zoe stop" She said harshly making the girl in turn lower her bow. "But milady he is a disrespectful male he refused to answer my questions" Artemis shook her head at this response. "Look at his mouth Zoe" Tacito was now shaking in fear of the girls standing over him who Zoe looked at him disgusted about but analyzed his lips. She then saw in horror that his infected lips were sewn together. "What happened to him" She gasped hoarsely. Artemis shook her head looking down on the trembling 14 year old "I don't know but it must have been some one horrible if his tongue is cut out and his voice box is damaged. Zoe's look of horror doubled at these words and she looked down at the 14 year old in horror.

He however was slowly inching back under the preteens gaze. "I need to escape" he thought, though they were younger they were still scary as Gabe. "What is your name" Artemis asked softly "Just think it and I will know." On response he automatically thought "Tacito" in which Artemis smiled. "Tacito huh, silent or mute" Tacito recoiled at this "How do you know what I'm thinking" was the first thing that passed through his mind. Again Artemis smiled at him "That is my secret" she put a finger to her lips and winked. Phoebe growled and suddenly exclaimed "Can we just kill him milady." Tacito immediately flinched at these words, he knew it he was useless. With much struggle he turned around and began to pull himself away from her but the leaking into his eyes were making them blurry. "Phoebe silence or you will pay for your insolence" Phoebe whined at this "He is just another male scum why can't we kill him." This time it was Zoe who responded "Phoebe we hate males, we aren't heartless murders. If we were than we would be no better that any other male." Phoebe huffed and crossed her arms over her chest "I don't like it." Artemis nodded "You don't have to" her head snapped back towards Tacito when he screamed.

He had tried to pull himself up on a branch but his knee buckled under his weight and he fell on his arm. "Zoe, call my brother, this is one situation where we will need him and Phoebe go to your tent until called out and the rest of you return to camp and do your activities." When the girls walked away she turned towards Tacito and walked over to him. Slowly, so as not to scare him, she bent over and went to pick him up, he immediately flinched away "Stay away he thought." With this Artemis sighed in pity "Tacito, I want to help you but I can't if you don't let me." Tacito shook his head "You're going to hurt me like Gabe did. "So that's who hurt him" she thought "Well I better get him healed up then I'll talk with him about it." Slowly she delved into his mind to try to calm him but what she was me with surprised her.

His mind was one of a 6 year old making him a boy in a man's body. "Tacito, I promise to you I won't hurt you just let me help you." Tacito thought about this for a minute "That Phoebe girl might hurt me though." Artemis shook her head gently "She will not bother you as long as I'm around, now let me get you to my camp so my brother can heal you." After letting her near him she changed to her 18 year old form and scooped him up in her arms. "For a fourteen year old he was surprisingly light" she thought. He then began to tremor in her arms and much to her own surprise she drew him closer to her chest in which the tremors stopped. "Let's go" and with that she head towards her camp away from the city that held Tacito's worst fear.

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When they arrived at the camp the sun had began to rise casting its golden rays upon the silver tents giving them an eerie glow. Artemis avoided her huntresses' looks as she walked towards her tent while Tacito hid his face in his hands. "It's okay you can open your eyes now" she said as they entered her tent. When Tacito did he gawked around at the décor on the walls of the tent. "Wow" he thought staring around before Artemis gently set him down on her bed in which dirt spread from his body but she didn't complain. "Where is that no good brother of mine" Artemis complained under her breath. "You're pretty" Tacito thought in which Artemis blushed. What was wrong with her, she would have killed any other male for saying that but she didn't him. "Thank you Tacito." They sat like that quietly until a bright light filled the room and an over confident voice said "So what you need sis."