Darkness… That's all I remembered from my dreams. Darkness, pain, a hell without fire to scorch my skin, and yet the fire that I did feel burned inside my skin, inside my own self. This night was not unlike the rest, and for hours after the attempted rape by the drunks, I laid in bed covered in another shower of sweat, breathing heavily as I woke up again from another nightmare. Why was my past haunting me again? No matter how hard I tried to forget it, it always seemed to come back.

I rolled over and watched Ichigo sleeping in the bed next to mine; man, I wish I could sleep that hard… Other than his chest rising up and down, he was dead to the world. I couldn't help but chuckle at his choice of night gowns, though. The room was burning up, and he was wearing sweat pants and a long sleeved button up night shirt. As for me, just a pair of plaid boxers and a white tank top; even with as little clothing as that, I was melting into the sheets.

I closed my eyes to try to go back to sleep, and after what seemed to be days, I finally sank back into my thoughts, dreams… sleep… nightmares…

Pant… "Dad… what are you doing?" pant…

"Come on, Toushirou… Daddy wants to play a game."

"But… I don't want to play… Why am I tied up?"

"That's just part of the game, son."

"Dad, don't touch me. What will Mom do if she finds out?"

Chuckle… "She won't find out."

"Stop it! Let go of me! That's my-"

"Quit squirming; you're making this hard for me."

"Da-aaah!"

"Come on, Toushirou. Let me eat you…"

"… get away from me! D-don't touch me!"

"But Toushirou… with a body like yours, who wouldn't want you?"

"D-don't get close to me! Get away! D-dad!"

"Don't forget, son, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be around. How about giving your father a little payment for the trouble you put me through."

"Please stoAAHH!"

"Mmm… you're better reactive than what your mother was."

Gasp… gasp… "D-dad… please stop… you're hurting me… Dad…"

"How am I hurting you? Damn it son, you feel so good."

"DAD! StoAAHH! It hurts! Ah! Stop it! DADDY!"