"It all started with his father. It was his fault everything was his fault'' those thoughts kept going around and around in his head.
Xxx
''I'm home! Mom? Dad?!''
Aomine kicked his shoes out and walked into the living room. He saw a little note laying on the table with his mother's handwriting on it.
''Daiki I'm grocery shopping
Loves Mom.
''Home alone for now''
He walked to the stairs but stopped as he heard the door slamming shut. Looking around the corner he saw his dad.
''Hey Dad ''
His father looked up and only groaned some sort of response. Aomine looked at his father wondering what happened to him. He would usually say something about his messy way of leaving his shoes at the door and would walk away. But today was a little different. It was not different it was the beginning of hell…
Xxx
''Hey Aomine!''
Kagami was exited. He was going to play his usually one-on-one with Aomine and he had the feeling he would win today. Running towards Aomine he noticed that the tanned teen was wearing something unusual. A long sleeved T-shirt.
''Aomine you know it's like 25° or something and you are wearing long sleeves. Why in god's name are you wearing something like that?''
''Ya well I was feeling a little bit chilly this morning''
Kagami looked at Aomine with wondering eyes but dropped the subject.
''Are you going to play like that?''
''Ya why?''
'' Wouldn't that be hot as hell''
''No''
''If you say so''
They stared their first match. It was going smoothly but then Kagami saw something strange. Running after Aomine Kagami saw something red and blue on the tanned skin. Kagami stopped running
''Hey Aho, What happened to your back?''
''Hah?!''
''You back. It is bruised like hell''
''Oh that ya I fell''
''You fell?''
''Ya, from the stairs''
Kagami looked at Aomine and then back to the bruises. No way in hell someone would get those kind of bruises from falling down some stairs.
''Oh, you alright?''
''Couldn't be better. Why?''
''Looks painful''
''Ya it kinda is''
''Should we stop for today?''
''NO!''
Kagami was shocked by the quick response.
''No not yet I don't want to go home. Nobody is there so I have nothing to do''
Aomine was lying. The not wanting to go home part was true but the reason was something else, something more darker.
''Awwh Aomine-chan wants company from lill o' me''
''Shut up Baka!''
''Love you to sweetheart''
''Ya..ya come on let's play some more!''
Xxx
''I'm home…''
''DAIK! COME HERE RIGHT NOW!''
Aomine sighed. He walked towards the living room. His father sat on the couch watching him while he entered the room. He could smell it. The filthy smell of alcohol hanging in the air. His dad lost his job for some reason. Both he and his mother didn't know the reason but it drove his father into drinking and violence.
''GODDAMMIT IT IS NOT FAIR WHY DID THEY FIRE ME?!''
Loud slapping sound filled the room. Again and again his father hit him. He let him beat him. The reason? He just loved his father simple as that. When his father would hit him his mother would be spared for that day.
''WHY?!''
He punched Aomine in his stomach than grabbed his arm and slapped him in his face. Hard. Again and again and again. He hit Aomine in the face, but this time it was his nose that would receive the painful hit.
Aomine heard the sound of keys unlocking the door.
''Goddammit mom not now go back please go back''
Those were the thoughts Aomine had but of course she wouldn't listen. She couldn't even hear him. Then he saw her. Her shocked expression. For a view seconds nothing happened but then his dad started to walk towards his mother.
"NO!''
Aomine stood before his mother. Protecting her from him.
"You are not going to touch her. I don't care what you do to me but leave her alone''
SLAP!
Xxx
"Aomine…"
"What''
"What happened to you''
"Nothing, Why?''
"You're limping''
"Oh ya that well I..I..uhhm fell''
"What again?''
"Ya I'm such a clutch hehe..''
"Aomine…''
"There nothing wrong really! Can you just drop it!''
"If you say so''
Xxx
Alcohol is a powerful thing. It changes people
"DAIKI YOU SHIT WHERE ARE YOU?!''
"DAD LEAVE ME ALONE. GO AWAY! YOU'RE DRONK GO AWAYY!''
"DAIKI OPEN THE !''
"NO!''
"OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR, DAIKI!''
Aomine knows he needs to open his door otherwise HE will go to his mother and beat her. He walks toward his door.
"Dad please…calm down.. you…you've changed. Please listen to me!''
He unlocked his door. HE stormed into the room. Not even listening to his one and only child he starts to beat Aomine.
Downstairs his mother is crying. She tried to get help. Tried to talk to people but her husband had threated to kill them all if she ever told someone about this.
30 minutes go by.
Hearing her son yell out in pain while her husband keeps hitting him. Than…silence… she looks up and sees her husband walked toward the door. Slamming it shut. Making sure that HE was gone she ran upstairs to look for her child. When she found him, he was lying on the ground. New bruises started to show, blood flowed from his nose alongside his cheeks.
"Daiki… no Daiki..''
"It's oke mom. He didn't touch you?''
"Please Daiki stop this..''
"No…''
"But Daiki…"
Giving her a small smile Aomine hugged his now crying mother. He knew this couldn't go on. Not like this, it needed to stop but but how…
Xxx
"Kagami I can't make it for our one-on-one. My mum needs me for grocery shopping''
"Ah oke well no helping it then.. Next time?''
"Ya sure''
"Oke Bye''
"Kagami..I…I love you''
Kagami giggled.
"Love you to Aho''
Xxx
The bruises were getting harder to hid. People started to notice them. Aomine tried his hardest to hide them. He would never show them. He was THE Aomine Daiki. The proud, strong in mind and body. He would rather die than show people those ugly bruises. He stopped the basketball team, didn't go to any of the gym classes. He just avoided all places where he needed to change clothes. He would only wear long sleeves shirt or vests, never wore shot pants only long ones. He was so ashamed.
Even sex with Kagami stopped. Not only the sex, the meetings for one-on-ones to. Aomine would stay at home. Not talking to anyone. Not until his drunk father would come home and beat the shit out of him. He needed to run. Silent cries every night.
The pain will never leave him. His dad is home so it's just a matter of time before it all starts again.
He can hear them.
…Footsteps…