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Chapter two
Thunderstorms and Dark Places
Izaya Orihara
Age: 3
Hair color: Raven black
Eye color: Red
Gender: Female
The night had come quickly that day, the skies got dark before it could even strike the proper hour. The could blocked out the sun before it was ment to set. It sounded like an ocen, but they were no where near the sea. It was raining and howling. Somthing that some people find so thing and can fall asleep to.
But not for Izaya. The sound of rain brought her on edge, and for every reason it should. Rain could easily become a thunderstorm, and sudden loud noises frightened the child. Her father had always been on edge with his temper. With her and her mother. The slightest mistake and he was quick to take action. A violent action. It made her jumpy at loud noises, sudden movements and any form of loudness. Making a thunderstorm, her worst nightmare.
The poor child was only a moment away from falling asleep when a bright flash of lightning lit up her room, her eyes flew open, her body tense and the loud roll of thunder that followed after. Izaya gripped her bed sheets and glanced up at her window, in hoped it would not strike again.
Her room remained dark for only a moment until the lightning lit up her room once more, the thunder rumbiling loudly and echoing off the four walls that made her room. Izaya made a ch8ldish attempt to hide herself from the 'monster'in the sky out her window as she pulled the bed covers over her head.
But of corse it didnt work, it was after all just a blanket, and the lightning easily shinned through the thin fabric. When the thunder roared loudly, its souns vibrated against the windows causing the thin glass to rattle. She sqeaked in fear, flying out of the bed sheets and down the fall, she ran into her parents room small hands grasping her mother's wrist before she could register what she'd done.
"Mommy! There's a monster outside!" She cried, tears running down her cheeks as her mother stirred in her sleep.
"Hmm?" Kyokou hummed, her mind hazy as she faced her daughter, realizing the fear plastered on her face, Kyokou's mother instincts kicked in and she quickly cupped her daughters face. "Sweet heart what's wrong?" She asked in a whisper. Hoping to not wake her horrid husband.
"Th-there's a m-monster o-ou-outside my win-" her hiccuped words were interupted by a clap of thunder, she squeaked in fear and threw herself at her mother, whom was quick to pull her close and onto the bed.
"Oh sweet heart it's only th-" Kyokou started to coo and shush her crying child, but a butter angry voice sent chills down bother Kyokou's and Izaya's spines as the bed shifted and he spoke, "What the hell is this?" He growled. His voice seeming lower than the thunder.
"He-He's-" Kyokou stopped, his glare causing fear to hold her tongue briefly. Izaya and Kyouko both regretted their actions and words. But for some reason, Kyouko just couldn't stop talking. She looked away, breaking eye contact and spoke again, clearing her throat and speaking clearly. "She's scared of the thunder. Just let her sleep with us tonight."
"She?!" Shirou repeated, sitting up in the bed his anger radiating off his body, causing Kyouko to pull her trembling child closer. "Yes she!" Kyouko snapped. Shriou didn't like that one bit. He reached over grabbing Kyouko by the hair, causing her to scream as a pain ran through her scalp.
"What have I told you about calling that thING by female pronouns!" Shirou roared and Izaya was quick to scream in responce, "DON'T HURT HER!" Izaya sobbed. Straining her small lungs as much as she could to make him stop and stop him it did.
Shirou's grip on his wifes scalp losened as his rage was turned to Izaya. "You have the nerve to tell ME what to do?!" He growled. "I-I was scared of-"
"Of what?" Shriou growled lowly, Izaya whimpered in fear, swallowing her nerves she spoke up again. "The th-thunger. It's-" before she coils continue Shirou interupted her, with a narrowed of his eyes. "Izaya." He said voice stern and low. "What have we told you?" He asked releasing his wife and standing on the floor.
Izaya stiffened, feeling every bone in her body go cold as she struffles to find her words. Her head followed his movements as he made his way around the bed. It seemed to take for ever. If she moved now she could run, but where to? She'd only be brought back home. To this hell.
"Th-that boys are to be brave." She murmured, finally speaking as he stood right before her. Izaya pressed her back against her mother. Trying to put as much distance between her and her father as she could. She knew it was useless but yet she still tried.
Even her mother tried to keep her child safe, wrapping bother her arms tightly around her child's chest. Trying to give some form of comfort and safty in her hold. It was all she could do.
"That's right." He said, looking down at his child with disgust and disappointment. It was slightly hidden until a flash of lightning lit up the room, causing his emotions to become clearly visible. A clap of thunder soon followed, causing Izaya to flinch and back more into her mother's hold.
"Are you scared?" Shirou asked, tilting his head to the side as if trying to hear her clearly. But they both knew she would not answer. Her actions aline said enough of her true emotions. Even her eyes showed fear brightly in their bright red color.
Izaya swallowed heavily, trying to gather herself to say no. Hoping saying the words would some how trick him into leaving her alone. She opens her mouth to answer him with a firm 'No' only for a scream of surprise when the thunder shakes the very walls of the house.
"Well then.." Shirou huffs annoyed, having had the slightest hope that Izaya would show what he has so hard tried to make Izaya see. That she was no female, and never would be. But yet here it was, proving himself wrong, her fear. He rolled his neck, popping his joints as he spoke yet again. "I know how to fix that."
Everything happened so fast. Yet the whole experience went unbelievablly slow. Everyone was screaming. All for different reasons. Shirou was shouting profanities at his wife, ordering her to let Izaya go. Izaya begging for her mother and father to stop. Kyouko crying at her husband to stop as she pulled on her daughter, Shriou was pulling as well. His hands forming bruises on Izaya's arms as he tugged, trying to free her from Kyouko's hold.
When Kyouko would let go Shirou moved fast, letting one hand go of Izaya. Only for it to move across his wifes face. The slap of skin caused Izaya's attempt at kicking at her father faulter, Kyouko let a hand slip; unintentionally, and moving to her face as she was thrown back on the bed by the force. Shriou took this moment and forced Izaya in his arm and hauled her to the closet. A tall black closet made of hard wood that seemed unbreakable. Claw marks wereally visible in the wood as lightning lit up its inside.
Izaya screeched in fear, her desperation to get free becoming all that much more desprate. She tried everything, kicking, scratching, screaming and crying. But nothing helped as she was thrown into the closet. It's blast doors shut soon behind her and a heavy sound thudded against the wood as she was locked in. The doors being shuved against the wall keping any attempt to get out useless.
Her head hit against the wood as she was thrown around her screams stopped the moment everything went dark. But only for a moment as her mother began screaming as well.. but this time in pain as Izaya listened to her father 'punish' her mother for trying to help. For standing up to him. For doing what she was supposed to do. For loving her daughter.
End
John: Well, things go down hill for Izaya yet again. Showing one of the ways her father 'punishes' Izaya and Kyouko.
Kyouko: I still don't like this. But I do like the fact I'm more protective of Izaya in this rewrite!
John: As am I really, I don't know what I was thinking the first time..
Shriou: I get a softer side later.. right?
