Rated M for later chapters.

Cant sleep, and I have band camp at 8am. Grrrrrrrrrrr. On a good note I already have 2 followers, I'm sooo happy. So I'm gonna shout out to these guys. Thx ChloeGoesRawrrxX and ajphinney13. I love you guys. ;-D And thanks to my inability to sleep this chapter is very loooong. Oh, oh, oh, before I forget. Disclamers for this whole series.

MY CANDY LOVE CHARACTERS BELONG TO MY CANDY LOVE NOT ME

ALSO SPOILER ALERTS, AND CUSSING

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Venus didn't even wag her tail, she whimpered and started to pull me down the sidewalk. I knew something was up as she usually loved parks.

I knew that dogs had this strange sixth sense for danger, and Venus had a particularly sharp one. When there was trouble, she was very protective. I owe her my life many times over, for she was always there foe me. At first I thought it was her way of giving back, but I soon realized that it was unconditional love. She saved me in that aspect too, and I give every ounce back.

"OK girl, I'll follow you." I said as I set off after my dog.

She dragged me along a few more blocks in a strange direction. I was careful to remember the way we came, but it left my mind when I heard yelling.

"You lowly piece of shit, I'll teach you to run from me!" The gruff shouting came from in front of us, where a man was beating on a blonde boy.

It hit way too close to home.

I unclasped Venus' leash and we sprinted toward the scene, Venus in front of me.

"Get the hell off of him!" I shouted with all my might. When he turned in surprise, Venus attached herself to his arm. Soon after my fist connected with his face, and I jumped on him, clawing and biting everywhere I could reach.

He threw me off and socked me in the eye, and I heard Venus squeal, growl and jump back on him. I saw the boy clutching himself watching the battle unfold.

I got up and ran to him and, just loud enough for him to hear me, said, "To the park!"

I looked over and the still raging battle between Venus and the man, Venus was holding him off. I trusted her enough to know she would be fine.

"Venus, hold him off, we're running!" I yelled at her, helping the boy up. Her bark was all I needed to know that she understood.

The boy grunted as he started to move away from the scene.

I grabbed his hand and whispered, "Look, I know it hurts, but we need to run, now!"

We took off as fast as we could go, at the boys pace. The park was in sight as Venus caught up with us, with only a slight limp.

We stopped in front of the park, and I clipped the leash back on Venus. I was breathing hard when I saw the boy staring at me.

"Hey," I gasped, "cat got you tongue?"

"Maybe" he gasped back.

"Well, hate to say it, but we're not done yet. We're going to my apartment, ok? It's just a block or two away, come on." I grabbed his hand again and started pulling him in the direction of the Renard complex.

He nodded and kept moving, it was hard to tell if it was from the exertion or something else, but his face became scarlet. 'Ha-ha he's blushing, how cute.' I mentally rolled my eyes at him.

He had to be around my age. He was tall, blonde and had gold eyes. His tie and outfit struck me as respectable and responsible. I couldn't figure out why he would be beat, but I had a few ideas. I was lost in my thoughts when we finally reached my door.

"Come on, let's get cleaned up. I'll check and see if anything's broken." I explained to him as I unlocked my door.

We enter my apartment and no sooner than I close the door does the boy collapse on my couch. I kicked off my shoes and unclip Venus' leash before calling her to me. I check her leg and sighed in relief.

"You're ok. Thank you for leading me to him, and fending off the bad guy. You're such a good girl, what would I do without you. I'll make you an extra special breakfast tomorrow." I cradled her head in my hands as she smiled her toothy smile at me.

"Come on, get up. I need you to take a shower, get all that dirt off." I yanked on his hand and dragged him to the bathroom.

"Ow, easy, I haven't even thanked you yet. I don't even know your name!" He shouted at me, yanking his hand away.

"Ann-Marie, and my dog is Venus. If you're gonna thank someone, thank Venus. She led me to you. Anyhow, it was a pleasure saving you mister..." I drew out, hinting for his name as I grabbed his hand again.

"Nathaniel." He said as he follows me into the bathroom.

"Right, nice to meet you Nathan." I answered, closing the door behind me.

I grabbed his tie and lifted it off his neck and over his head as he said, "Actually, could you please call me Nathaniel, I dislike nicknames."

I tossed the tie into the laundry, then put my hands on my hips, and told him, "No, Nathaniel sounds too formal. I saved your ass so I'm gonna call you Nathan, because I dislike being formal. Now, take off your shoes."

He rolled his eyes and sighed, "You're not gonna let that go, are you?"

"Nope, not unless I have a good reason to." I smiled cheekily.

"Fine, but you can't force me to like it." He said, pinching the bridge of his nose, finally taking his shoes off.

"I don't care if you like it, now come here." I said as I started to unbutton his shirt.

"H-H-Hey! What are you doing!" He squealed, grabbing my hands.

I raised my eyebrow at him, "Chill out, I'm just gonna check you out."

"C-Check me out?! Are you mad, we only just met, and besides-" I cut him off by bonking upside the head with the paper fan I always had on me.

"Get your mind out of the gutter, I swear. I was checking you to see if anything's broken. Hey! Look found one," I said thunking him again on the head before putting it back into my pocket, "it's your mind! And while I'm at it, I might as well check you out, you're kind of cute. Besides, you obviously wanted me to." I added in a sickly sweet voice, getting closer to him.

Sweat formed on his forehead as I undid another button, and another. He was frozen in fear and shock. I was about half-way down his shirt before I fell over laughing.

"H-Hey, hey! That wasn't funny!" He blushed and crossed his arms.

"Ha ha, yes it was. It was the funniest thing I've seen in years." I laughed for a bit more before controlling myself, "Ok, ahem, ok. Chill out, it was funny."

"No it wasn't, I thought you really were going to follow through." He replied defensively.

"So, answer me a few questions," I said getting up and opening the medicine cabinet, "one, have you ever been with a woman?"

"No, and I don't plan to anytime soon. I'm too focused on school to have that kind of relationship." He retorted.

"So, no girlfriend?" I asked, feigning interest while shuffling through the cabinet. "Ah, here it is." I pulled out a large bottle of Advil, taking out a few pills.

"No, and I don't want one." He answered, looking over my shoulder as I filled two Dixie cups.

"Here," I turned abruptly, and gave the startled Nathan a few pills, "two for me, and three for you. And when I'm done with you I'll call a friend of mine, so I can see if I can get some pajamas for you."

He downed the pills gratefully, "Thanks, sorry to impose."

"No, it's fine," I said, swallowing my pills, "but, I need you to answer one more question. Hey, take off your shirt before I do it for you."

Nathan threw away his Dixie cup and finished what I started, "Ok, shoot."

"Who was that man?" I asked slowly, seeing Nathan freeze.

"I, I don't want to talk about it." He answered quietly.

We were quiet for a bit, Nathan had thrown his shirt in the laundry basket and was now on the toilet seat. His head was down so I couldn't see his face.

I took a seat directly under him, looking up at him, I could see tears forming. I already knew the answer.

"It was your dad, wasn't it?" I carefully, sympathetically told him.

He covered his face with his hands as his face twisted in pain. His emotions poured out like a broken dam.

I rose up on my knees and embraced him, resting his head on my chest.

"It's ok, everything's going to be ok." I rubbed his back and comforted him, "It hurts, I know."

I held him like that for a while, thinking to myself. 'He reminds me of myself, one that I buried deep down.'

When he calmed down enough to speak, he grasped my arms tightly and said one word.

"Why?"

"Hm? Why what?" I asked him.

'Was he asking why he was being abused?'

"Why, why did you save me? Out of pity? Or because you wanted to be some hero?" He asked, painfully tightening his grip.

I was silent for a while; a hard battle was tearing me apart inside. Why did I save him? Yet I knew why. I wanted to tell him, but I didn't want him to see either, the less people knew, the easier it was to forget. Could I tell him?

"Why?" It wasn't until he asked again, that I could decide.

I took his hand and led him to my room, I felt exposed without Venus in the room. I sat on my bed, and Nathan followed.

"Because no one should ever, ever suffer alone." I turned around and took off my own shirt. His gasps were enough to make me feel ashamed. The monster I knew he saw were ragged scars completely obliterating my back, including burns, slash marks, tears, whip marks, everything. I knew that the worst was two bullet holes on my left shoulder, the main display. They were still healing.

"You're not alone," I told him, putting my shirt back on before turning around again, "you reminded me of my own pain, no one should ever have to go through that. I did, alone for almost twelve years, ever since my mother left. I know what it's like, to be left alone, defenseless, under threats, in pain." I choked up on the last part.

I felt something warm run down my cheek, and I just let it. I hadn't cried since Auntie took over my custody six months ago. I had moved in with her, then got my own place closer to the school, and now I'm repeating my sophomore year.

I cried, and cried. I barely noticed the warmth that enveloped me. When I did, I felt warm droplets fall on my shoulder. Both of us leaned on, cried with, and supported each other until we fell asleep.

Wow that got a bit intemate real quick. Punctuation doesnt count in the bold. MWAHAHA.

Castiel: So, when you gonna do my route?

Anime: Don't worry, I just need an idea.

Castiel: So, I'll invent a time machine, travel 500 years in the future, come back, and tell you what your idea is. K? Much faster.

Anime: You're so mean!

Castiel: Also, isn't Nate allergic to dogs?

Anime: errrrrrr... You know what, lets pertends Venus is hypo allergenic or something, or that in Nathans route he isnt allergic. If your that worried about it then I'll make him allergic in your route, ok?

Castiel: Fine with me, but he has to be allergic in Lysanders too.

Anime:*sigh* Fine.

For the record, I'm team Castiel... sorry Nathan