Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except for Skyler and a few other minor charcacter which I'm sure you will be able to distinguish.

A/N: This is my first fanfiction so there may be some things I don't do right. I am okay with constructive criticism. I would also like to thank the people who reveiwed, because personally I didn't think my story would be good enough to get reveiws but since getting the reviews I got it has really made me want to continue the story. Also, I will try to get this story updated before school starts and hopefully get it finished before then. Please R&R.

Please enjoy the story. I also want to remind you that this story is rated M for some of the things that go on during Skyler and Jacks lives. I.E. Child abuse and other stuff like that. Of course I won't make those parts too graphic but they have to be in the story so you can see what kind of stuff went on and so you can get to know my character Skyler and how she copes with everything going on around her. I also hope my story isn't to slow for anyone, it's going to move along, but the kids will have a lot more struggles before they get to safety.

Chapter 2

The car ride home wasn't an easy one. During the whole car ride all Doug Kramer did was yell at his two very frightened children. For the first five minutes his rage was centered on his son, who he kept telling was worthless and deserved everything that he had to do to keep him in line. Later, however, his rage turned to his daughter who was in the backseat with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Skyler, what in the hell are you crying about. Stop crying or I'll really give you something to cry about. Shit both you kids are so unappreciative, your mother and I spent money on you so you could have an enjoyable day and this is how you repay us." He yelled. "Never in my life have I met more undeserving, worthless children. I should call and have someone come to take you two away from us and from each other."

As hard as Skyler tried to quit crying, she couldn't. She tried everything that usually worked. She pretended to be an angel floating in the sky looking down on the world. When that didn't work she tried to envision what life would really be like if her daddy wasn't the way he was. Imagine him being nice everyday of their lives. However the tears came streaming out of her eyes anyways. All she could think about was how her daddy had changed in just one instant over a stupid thing she had done. That's always how it happened though she kept telling herself; she couldn't go one day without messing something up. I'm stupid, stupid, stupid. How she had gotten her hopes up because she was stupid and hadn't listened to Jack.

Suddenly her father turned around a little bit and slapped Skyler hard on the face and said "I told you to quit crying but since you don't seem to want to listen once we get home I will give you and Jackie Boy something to cry about."

As her father was hitting her and yelling at her Skyler wanted to yell for her mommy and ask her for help, but she knew deep within herself that her mother wouldn't do anything. Not only did her mother enjoy the pain the two children suffered at the hands of their father, but, when their father was concerned about "punishing" the kids he completely forgot about his wife and almost everytime he finished wiht his two children his anger had mellowed.Therefore,he had no desire to do anything to his wife. Except maybe enjoy a pleasurable night with her; if he hadn't already enjoyed his night with his daughter.

When Doug Kramer and his family first arrived at home all he did was shove them into their room and locked the door, leaving them in terror to imagine what he might have planned for them. They both stared in space afraid to move from the spot they were in and afraid to talk to each other in fear of their father getting angrier. They were in their room for a good forty-five minutes when they both started thinking that maybe their father wasn't going to punish them after all. Finally it was Skyler who ventured a conversation.

"Jack" she whispered. "I'm sorry that I spilled the drink.It was a stupid thing for me to do. Thats me though, stupid, stupid Skyler." shesaid sadly" and Jack I'm sorry that I...uh...ever thought that daddy would change."

"Skye, it's okay. Dad would've found something else to get mad at us anyways. You are not stupid. You are the smartest girl I know" Jack whispered back.

"Yeah. Maybe." she had said sadly. "Jack I...why.." she hesitated at first but then she just blurted it out " why did you tell daddy you had tripped me. I mean you and me both knew it wasn't the truth."

"Skye, I...your my little sister and I will always try to protect you as much as I can." Jack had simply stated.

"Oh...I..." But before she could finish Jack had cut her off and told her to be quite because he could hear someone coming up the stairs.

As the door burst open both kids cowered and got as close to the wall as they could. Slowly their father entered the room holding a belt. Both kids could tell from the look in their fathers eyes he had been drinkinf or possibly doing something else. they could also tell that he was going to have pleasure in punishing them. He montioned for Jack to get up. Jack rose and went to stand by his father and once he reached him his father grabbed him and started hitting him as hard as he could with the belt. Their father hit Jack with the belt for what seemed like an eternity before he stopped and motioned for Skyler. Skyler could tell by the look on Jack's face that the punishment had really hurt him and she was scared to go to her father, but she didn't want to anger him even worse.Obediently Skyler went to her father, who started hitting her with the belt too.

As the belt hit her, Skyler felt the pain sear through her small fragile body, she knew she couldn't let any sound escape from her mouth or she would recieve an even greater punishment. So she bit her bottom lip as hard as she could and let the pain of the belt sear through her fragile body. Also to keep from crying she kept telling herself that she deserved what she was getting and her father was only trying to make her a more grateful and obedientkid.Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Skyler her father quit hitting her with the belt.

As Doug Kramer left the room the only thing he said to his two children was "See what you kids get for acting up after everything we do for you two. That better teach you because next time it will be twice as painful."

He then left the room but a couple of seconds passed and he entered the room again. At first both kids feared that their father was back to punish them some more; but all he wanted was to tell them a little something "Jackie Boy and Skye Girl you better not make a fucking peep tonight cause im having some friends over nad i don't want you worthless asses ruining me and your mother's fun.

When her father had first mentioned the word party fear surged through her body, becuase she knew that everytime her father had a party it led to someone coming up to her and Jack's room and hurting either her or them in ways their father never could with a belt. The way her father did at night to her sometimes, during daddy's special time with his special angel. She could hear the arrival of the guest downstair and the music blaring. Her stomach started getting even more knots in it.

After a little while of thinking someone, Jack, broke her thoughts with a question. "Skye, why are you so quiet. Did dad hit you really hard do you think somethings worng with you." he said with concern in his voice.

At first Skye didn't say anything, but she didn't wantto frighten Jack so she finally responded. "No, daddy didn't hurt me to bad. I was just thinking."

"Thinking about the party dad's having, right."

"Yeah, I...just...I...uh...I don't like daddy's parties. You or me always get hurt by one of the bad men." she said meekly.

"Skye...I...uh..." jack didn't know what to say. He knew his sister was right and he knew that during one of his dad's parties no amount of lying could keep Skyler safe from the party mates.

" Jack" Skyler finally mused "do you remeber grampy? How nice he was?" she was trying to drop the subject of the party, so she brought up the one subject that could ease some of fear.

"Yeah" Jack said with a smile. "I remember how he used to take us out and even though we would do bad things he would never hit us or anything he would jsut sit us down and talk to him."

"Yeah. I remeber that too. He was the best Grandpa ever. He never did one thing mean to us."

"Yeah, but remeber what dad said. He told us that Grampy wanted to take us away from him and mom. If he really loved us he wouldn't do that, would he?" Jack said

"Yeah, Iguess. But, maybe he..."

"Maybe he what Skye. Maybe he loved us. He wanted to take us away from our parents and not too long after that he left us and never came back he didn't love us.Dad and mom are the only people who love us and that's why they do what they do to us, to tach us to be good kids. We deserve what we get because we are bad and ungrateful." Jack said irritably

Yeah. You're right Jack. Dad and mom are the only people who care for us." she said with a sigh.

After the conversation both children lay in bed think about everything that had happend that day and about everything that didn't change.

"Skye" Jack said. "night and don't worry, I don't think anythig is going to happen tonight, I think dad and mom will have other plans." Jack said trying to make Skye feel better even though he didn't beleive it himself.

"Night Jack." Skye said softly. "and you're probably right. Dad and mom do seem to have othe plans for tonight." Skyler said dreamily.

Skyler slowly started drifting into a deep sleep, putting all her worries and fears behind her and going into a world of peace.

Skyler drifted into a world of peace. She drifted into a world filled with a beautiful garden a world where no one could ever hurt her. In her dream world there were flowers of every color Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink and Orange. There were roses, her favorite flower, all over the place alnog with Chrysanthemum's, Lily's, and Carnation's. Also in her dream was a man who's face she couldn't see, a man who was swinging her all around causing her to laugh and feel happy. He was also talking to her,but she couldn't make out his words. The only thing she could make out was the word "love". She had always had this dreamsince she could remember dreaming. It was the one dream she had that made her happy. Whenever she woke up she would think about the dream and imagine that the man in it was her daddy and he had changed and was never going to hitJack or heragain. Eventhough she knew it was never going to happen she could always pretend.
Skyler wasn't in her dream world for long because her bedroom door was suddenly yanked open to reveal a tall looming figure. At first she didnt register what was going on but it slowly hit her once she saw her father and another man enter the room and once she realized what was going on fear seized her. She knew that either Jack or her were going to be hurt by a stranger worse then any kind of punishment their father had ever exhibited with the belt or any other object.

Once the man and her father got into her room they immediately went over to Jack's bed. At first Skyler assumed that Jack was the one that was going to be hurt, but then she saw her father shake Jack to get him up, even though he had already been awake, and then her father motioned for Jack to leave the room. That's when Skyler knew it was her who was going to have this unknown person do things to her that she hated.

Jack slowly rose out of bed and as he was leaving his eyes met Skyler's and she could see in them a pain. She could also see that he was saying "sorry" with his eyes "sorry but there wasn't any amount of lying or trouble he could get into that would stop her from being hurt." Skyler, of course, didn't want Jack to feel sorry for something he had no control over so she simply gave him a weak smile and nodded her head a little bit towards the door, hoping he would get her message. Skyler knew she deserved whateer she got and she didn't want Jack to feel like he always had to protect her from things she deserved.

When Jack and her father left the room only one person remained, man she didn't know. The man slowly walked towards her bed and slowly sat down on it. He proceeded to tell Skyler how much fun they were going to have tonight.

Skyler, however didn't think tit was going to be any fun. All she thought it was going to be was a painful and scary night. Slowly the man lowered himself closer and closer to Skyler, but she barely noticed because she was in her garden with the man who was swinging her and easing her fear.