(Lea)
Lea stood as she heard her father call. She really didn't want to go home and face his wrath, but she knew it'd be ten times worse if she didn't go and he had to come find her. Angering her father this early in the morning was the very last thing she wanted to do, so she turned and started walking back. She grumbled under her breath about life and calling her father names as she walked, just to make herself feel a little bit better. When her house came into view, she stopped for a moment, hesitating and thinking about just running away. Running away would have it's own challenges and problems, but at least she'd be away from her father. She sighed quietly, breathing misting in the morning air, knowing she could never actually do it. First off, she had nowhere to go. She had no family nearby, and she had no friends who would be willing to take her in. She looked down and walked to the door, slipping inside and closing the door, trying to be as quiet as possible. Unfortunately, it wasn't quiet enough. Her father came storming down the hall and she shied away as he yelled
"You little INSECT! Where have you been?! You worthless brat, you don't deserve to leave this house! Much less without my permission!"
She stayed silent, head down as he yelled at her, knowing this was only the beginning of his rage for the day
(Jack)
Jack followed Lea home for a couple of reasons. First, to make sure she got there safely. The other reason was to satisfy his own curiosity, wondering who had yelled so furiously for her and what was going on. What he found made his blood boil, which was very rare since his blood was almost frozen. However, the way this man was yelling at Lea was unbelievable! No child deserved this, no matter what they did or were going through. He looked to make sure no one was watching, then flicked his staff at the man, freezing his feet to the ground. Jack then used the wind to subtly encourage Lea to get up to her room. Lea's father tried to grab her as she slipped past and fled to her room, beginning to break free since Jack hadn't made the ice too strong. Jack flew upstairs and put himself in front of Lea's door, guarding in case her father tried to come up. Thankfully, he didn't.
"This isn't good"
Jack said to himself. He had seen enough in the last couple hundred years and been around the world enough times to know exactly what was going on in this house. He leaned in the doorway, thinking about the yelling he had heard and the scars on Lea's arms.
"This is going to stop"
He vowed, determined to protect Lea and get her away from her father. He smiled a little as a plan began to form in his mind
(Sorry these chapters are so short. Let me know if you want me to continue this, and I will try to make the chapters longer.)
