My first one… I forgot to add the disclaimer and I must say that I don't own the Ronin Warriors or anything else I use in this story… Except for certain character that I will show at the bottom of this first chapter. Well let's move along.

"When will the night ever brighten," the girl asked as she stared up from her bed. She sat up, still looking forward and sighed heavily. She pulled the covers off of herself and sat at the edge of her bed and tried to find her slippers. "Hmmm," she wondered.

She heard the silent trotting of rather large paws as they shuffled across the soft, warm carpet. She smiled and laughed. "Hello Siege…" she said softly as she reached down and finally found her slippers and slipped them on with a gentle pat to the dog's head, "good boy…"

He barked in happiness, but his eyes were sad and did not twinkle like they did once when they were young and played together. Life for the past six years had been hell for him and his master.

Those six years ago, while he was a pup along with his two masters, his masters' masters, their mother and father, had what they called a "divorce" and his two masters became one master. His older master insisted that the master he had now take him… So he was kept by the younger master. But what was more devastating was that after a few years of the "divorce" his master and her mother were driving down the road and there was a terrible incident and earlier that week they had gotten news of the disappearance of his other master. They were heading up to where her father and brother lived when it happened.

She had been getting letters from her older brother and he explained to her only, that their father was beating him up a lot, but she couldn't tell her mother. But one day while his master was sleeping, her mother found the letters and read them. She called and started to yell at him loudly. His master told him that it was most likely that after the yelling her father would beat her brother up… She began to fear for her brother and then he disappeared… It was happening so fast… Everything was distorting in front of her.

And then it happened, the terrible incident that changed his master's life and his forever. They hit something and the car flipped over many times. Splinters of debris flew through the windshield and impaled themselves into her, but her eyes were the most damaged, but her mother got it worse… Her mother's head had been crushed… Everything was covered in blood and everything was broken… Including his master's life… How he was fortunate to get away with nothing but a broken paw was beyond all of them, but that didn't make him feel any better as he heard the shrill shrieks of his master whaling for her mother to wake up, crimson tears falling from her eyes. Nothing could have prepared them for that tragedy,

But worse of all, now she had to stay with her father.

"Come on," she said as she stood.

She wrapped her hand around the soft collar she had selected for him. She sighed as he guided her toward the door. She reached out to grab the knob and reached her destination with ease, seeing as how she had already memorized it as she was younger, when she lived back with her father.

At that moment though, she had been spending a few great nights at a friend's house as her father was being held at the local jail. She was happy because of this… Her father treated her like she was inferior and stupid… He would tell her that he hated her and her brother, but at least her brother could see and do a lot on his own instead of having to rely on a stupid mutt. She always yelled back, like her brother who couldn't take it all the time, but they were still afraid of him. The worse thing was that she couldn't always tell when he was swinging for her, so she was hurt more. When she lived with her father and mother she had met her friend and she would spend nights at her friends constantly as her parents had little squabbles.

But that night he was returning home.

"Morning Kagimi…" she greeted the small teenager at the bottom of the stairs, "I'm gonna take a shower… Can you feed Siege?"

"You know where the food is… Right?"

"Yes… Just go take your shower, Enya," Kagimi chirped sweetly. She grabbed a dog bowl and called his name. Siege stared up to his master and bark. She nodded and he went barreling down the stairs to eat his food.

"Dogs…"

Enya smiled and made her way down the hall holding onto the wall.

"Here… Let me help you!"

"Thank you, Tetsuha," she said as she felt the support of Kagimi's older brother. He smiled and helped her to the bathroom. She sighed silently and managed to smile happily up to him… Causing him to blush slightly. She opened the door and grabbed a soft green towel and smiled again. She closed the door behind her and walked to the shower. She turned the water on. She undressed and stepped into the warm water.

She loved taking showers, but liked baths most of all, though she never really had time to take one anymore. She felt the steam flowing and gathering around her. She tried to remember the sight of steam… But she couldn't make it out. She sighed and stopped concentrating on the swirling gases.

She washed her light blue hair and body, but stayed in the downpour a little while longer. She listened to the thumping droplets on her body and the floor. She began to remember a rainy day she spent inside with her family, before her father began to drink. She saw herself playing with her brother and Siege's dad. Her mother and father on the couch watching TV, when the phone rang. Her father picked up and the person on the other line said he needed his help. Her mom asked him why, but he refused to say anything.

Enya quickly covered her ears and bent over as she blocked out the image of them arguing. Her mind changed back to the falling droplets as she breathed deeply. She turned the water off and grabbed her towel. She wiped her face and then her body. She wrapped the towel around herself and proceeded out of the bathroom door and closed her eyes.

She jumped as she heard Kagimi's brother ask if she needed help again. She turned to him, in which he blushed bright red as he stared at her in her towel. She turned quickly as she remembered she was in a towel. He helped her to her room where she got dressed and ready for school. She came out as she was greeted by Siege. She grabbed his collar and he led her downstairs. She pet him on the head and sat at the table where she received nourishments and proceeded eating. Kagimi's mother was a great cook… Enya was gonna miss that cooking. She stood and thanked her with a polite bow.

"Oh… Enya… I'd be glad to cook for you," Kagimi's mother said with a smile, "if you ever need anything… We'll always be here."

Enya walked to the living room, where she stepped down and put her shoes on… "Oops," she said as she put her shoe on the wrong foot, "now I feel like a child."

Kagimi helped her up and smiled as she latched onto her arm. "Thanks Kagimi," Enya said as they walked outside. Kagimi shook her head quickly.

"I'll always be here!"

They walked to school and entered. It was their first day of high school and Kagimi was chirpy, while Enya felt differently. She never was a social person after her mother died. People always asked what was wrong with her and when she didn't want to reply, they would try to pry… Which she hated the most. People would also make fun of her as she turned away from them. She could hear the criticism every time. She sighed heavily and they went into their first class. They sat next to each other and talked for a bit, Enya with her head in her arms sideway looking toward Kagimi.

"Hi, ladies," she heard a young man say. "It's your first year here at this school… Am I right?"

"Yeah," they said together, Kagimi smiled to him, while Enya remained the same. She shifted in her seat slightly and sat up. She pulled at the uniform she wore, which was not the female's but the males. She laid her head in her arms again.

"Yo… Why're you wearing the guys uniform," he asked. She shifted slightly, without answering him, "uh, hello… Are you deaf or just ignoring me?" She said nothing again. "Hello…" he said loudly in her ear.

"I hear you fine," she yelled as she held her hand over his mouth, "I was just ignoring you!"

He looked down at her and growled. "What's your problem," he asked as he sat in front of her. He looked at her and smiled. She turned her head quickly as she felt him staring at her. He followed, so he could look at her better. He looked closer to her and sighed. "Fine… If you don't want me to know," he shrugged and started to get up… Kagimi had stepped away to go talk to someone quickly.

Enya sighed and put her head forward and faced the front of the class.

"Hah…" the same guy said as he got a good look at her face, "hey! You're not bad looking… Why did you want to hide your face?!" She glared at him, her pale blue eyes sharp. He shrank and got up from his seat and faced the other way.

The rest of the day was okay, they met up at the library, where Enya was going to spend the rest of the year during P.E. "Today went by fast," Kagimi said as she helped her friend.

"Yeah… Time just flies as you're having fun," Enya said sarcastically with slight boredom and bitterness. Kagimi sighed and looked to her with a sad look.

"Enya," they heard a man call. They turned around and looked back, despite the fact she couldn't see, Enya knew exactly who it was. She closed her eyes and heard Siege bark toward her. She kneeled down and pet the big dog on the head and hugged him. She sighed and grabbed the collar and started toward the car that the man sat in.

"Bye Kagimi," Enya said as she looked to her friend sadly, "thank you for letting me stay for the passed five nights." Kagimi waved good-bye, a sinking feeling in her heart. She turned and started to run home as fast as she could.

"Mom," she yelled as she ran in, leaving her shoes behind, "did Enya's dad come and get Siege and her stuff?!" Her mother looked over and nodded sadly.

"I couldn't keep her here… He said that I had no right to keep her away from his house… She is his daughter, not mine… I had to let him take Siege," her mother explained. They both looked down as Tetsuha walked in. By the expressions on their faces, he knew it was bad.

"He finally came to get her," he guessed. They looked to him and nodded sadly, "I hope she'll be okay with him watching over her…" They all sighed and headed to their rooms. Kagimi and Tetsuha sat in his room and began to talk, while working on their homework.

Enya stepped out of the car and waited for Siege to come up next to her. The dog walked up, but before she could grab onto his collar her father grabbed her arm. He started to pull her into the house. She managed to get in without falling or tripping. He dragged her up the stairs and pushed her into her room and almost slammed the door on Siege as he ran in to his master. She looked to the door from the spot on her ground and hugged Siege as he nuzzled her arm.

Later on in the night, or morning, around 2 in the morning, he opened her door and stormed, with a slight stumble in his step, into her room and stared at her as she laid in her bed. She could smell a foul odor. He reached down and grabbed her by the arm. He ripped her from her bed and pulled her downstairs into the living room. The putrid odor smacked her in the face and she couldn't breathe for a moment… The odor of liquor and smoke choked her and squeezed her lungs. She tried to get out of his grasp.

"Ow… That hurts," she yelled as he gripped tighter onto her arm, "daddy!"

"Shut up," he yelled. He turned to her and grabbed her wrists. "You! You are the ones who told thems that I was drinking," he yelled. "You told them that I beat you up," he yelled angrily. She closed her eyes tightly as he glared upon her.

"No! No, I didn't," she yelled. "I never said anything about that!"

"So you did talk to the police you little shit," he sneered sharply as he brought her to her toes.

Siege began to bark angrily. Her father looked over to the dog and growled angrily. "Don't touch Siege," she yelled. He looked to her and slapped her with the back of his hand. She stepped back, but remained on her feet. "Siege," she said. The dog jumped over to her and she hugged him. "Don't you dare touch him," she glared to her father. Something in him snapped and he glared down upon her even more.

"Don't worry I have no plans on hurting you precious Siege," he said as he grabbed a hand full of her bangs. He pulled her up by the hair and kicked Siege hard enough to knock him out. He looked to her and smiled. He slapped her in the face as she began to cry out. "I guess I lied when I said I wouldn't do anything to your doggy," he laughed.

"Stop…" she cried. He grabbed a knife from the table. "Daddy… Did you drink," she asked him as a puff of his breath rushed into her face, "were you drinking!"

He stared at her and nodded. "I just nodded, but I doubt you saw that," he laughed. She heard the blade of the knife glide across the table. "Daddy," she shrieked, "Don't!" He held the blade to her. He placed it upon her face and ran the tip softly along her neck. "Daddy," she cried once more.

"Kagimi, Tetsuha, Siege, M-mother… Help!" she called wildly in her mind. She stopped and her eyes widened as she felt the cold steel enter her gut. She gasped slowly and fell to her knees as his grasp loosened and her hair slipped through his fingers, holding the spot where the blade resided. He stared at her with a wild grin. "B-brother," she stuttered softly as everything began to blur.

"R-Rowen…"

Yes, Rowen has a sister… And she is blind. His mother is dead and he's with the ronins, having a wonderful time with his friends. She is home with the man he was happy to leave.

This is not my first Ronin fanfic, but it's my first one that I actually thought was a little good. I'm gonna actually work on the next chapter of my other story… I haven't really had time to write a lot, so yeah…

Oh and the people I made up are: Siege, Enya, Kagimi, Tetsuha, Kagimi's mother, the guy who was hitting on them and there will probably be others!

Okay… Later I guess. I have the next chapter soon.