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Chapter 21

Claire

"Come on baby. Talk to mommy." Claire begged for the fifteenth time today. Claire's been worried about Saki's silence for months now and she wants to see why her daughter has been mute for a long time now. Saki stared at her mother as she sat silently on the couch beside her father. Mitzuki was outside playing with Shay and Michael in the pool that they set up about a week or two ago. It was a two weeks till school started. Apparently someone who flooded the school gave the kids more summer time. Claire didn't know how that happened but it did. "Saki why wont you talk baby?" Claire asked.

Saki shrugged.

"Is it your voice?" Claire question. Saki shook her head.

"Are you sick honey?" Shane asked. Saki shook her head no again. Shane and Claire both frowned and looked at each other then back at her before hearing the doors open then closing and footsteps followed after. The kids who were outside came in the living room all drip and wet. Claire stood up looking at the kids. "I told you to go play outside."

"Mitzuki wanted Saki to come." Michael explained. Claire looked down at Saki to see she was shaking her head. Her eyes a bit dead, as usual. They been like that since the kidnapping that Kim and Kenji did. that's when it hit her. Something happened to Saki. She turned to Michael. "Michael….did anything happen to my girls?"

Michael took time processing what she asked. Claire saw Shay looking like Michael did which was embarrassment. "You two know something that we don't." She shifted her eyes toward her daughter who looked uncomfortable. "Make that three…."

Claire felt a hand grab hers, she turned to see Saki looking at her with a frown. "What?"

Saki shook her head. She got down before running off upstairs. Now Claire was really worried. She sat beside a worried Shane and stared at her kids. "Okay you three better spill your guts out now…."

Mitzuki stayed quiet which was really unusual for her. Claire saw tears welled up in her eyes before escaping up the stairs. Michael sighed. He sat on the floor with Shay.

"It happened when we were kidnapped. Kenji knocked me out…when I woke up I heard….screaming…from the girls…..and-"

"No….no…tell me he didn't…" Claire shook her head in disbelief. When Michael didn't say anything she knew it. Her ex husband….took her kids and actually…. "The reason why I staked him was…..he….was raping them….and abusing them in front of me."

Claire couldn't believe this. She knew Kenji was a cruel bastard but was he really this cruel? She looked at Shane who was ghost white. His eyes were filled with rage. Claire shook her head. "Is that why she's been mute?"

Michael nodded. "Mitzuki is the only person she really speaks to. She told me that she doesn't like strangers. And well she's lost her voice."

Claire covered her mouth as she thought that her babies would never experience their first with love. No they had to be…..and by their own father. The thought of him doing that made her burst in tears. "Im such an idiot…..marrying that stupid man!" Claire cried. She felt arms wrap around her.

"Its not your fault baby…." Shane said in a soft voice.

"But it is!"

"Its not mom. If anyones at fault it was mine. I was passed out I was there and I didn't even do much…."Michael spoke.

"Its nobodies fault." a voice said. They all looked towards the voices direction to see the twins standing in the living area. Mitzuki held Saki's hand as they walked up to them. "That man hit Saki in the head when he was having fun…..her brain is broken that's why. She hasn't talked to me at all….I can feel her emotions…..you know how twins are mama."

Claire looked at her daughter with concern. "Saki…..is this true."

She nodded and pointed to her head. Claire looked at Shane with great concern before taking the whole family to the hospital. Arriving Claire rushed passed nurses and doctors to come to the receptionist desk. "I need help."

After a bit of paperwork and explainin the situation they took Saki to get a cat scan and get tested. They all waited in a room nervously waiting for a doctor. Once a doctor came in Shane and Claire jumped to their feet.

"Your daughter is fine she's just traumatized. She has the ability to speak. Its just im guessing for so long she hasn't spoken and now doesn't know how to."

"How do we get her to talk?"

"She will on her own in time. Just keep talking to her. Im writing you a script for meds just to be sure. Just reassure her that everything's going to be fine. As long as you keep talking to her she will acknowledge you….in voice later in time." The doctor jotted down a prescription and left after giving it to them.

After the visit Claire still didn't feel sure. A few days passed and everything's been fine till Michael didn't come home till late at night. That got Saki worried. She started whimpering while looking out the window. "Baby he's fine." Claire pried her daughter away from the window. "Its time for bed."

Saki shook her head. "Saki stop!" Claire ordered when Saki started pulling away from Claire and whining more. "Stop it!" Claire shouted, annoyed. When her daughter looked at her Claire felt bad for yelling. As she looked at her daughter's eyes she frowned. "Im-"

Saki got free from Claire and ran up the stairs crying. Claire sighed. "Way to go Claire…." She muttered.

Later that night Claire was awoken along with Shane by a loud cry. They both looked at each other before leaping up to their feet. They met a sleeping Michael in the hall. They all heard another cry but the cry turned into screaming. Then words. They all heard it from Mitzuki's and Saki's room. They ran in to see Saki screaming with tears and sweat around her face. Her sister scared as ever by her side trying to wake her up. Mitzuki looked at them with fear in her eyes. Claire made her way over to Saki. The boys following. "Saki…."

"Get off….." She cried.

Claire looked at Shane with worry before trying to wake up Saki who was now thrashing. Crying. Sweating and screaming. "Don't hurt me…" She cried with her small voice. It broke Claire's heart. That is the first time she heard her baby's voice in a long time.

"Saki!" She spoke as she gently shook her daughter. "Baby its mommy."

"Saki. Wake up baby." Shane entranced as he stroke Saki's sweaty forehead. Breathing heavy now.

"Shane im worried."

Michael got beside Mitzuki. He took Saki in his arms, taking her hits and little punches till they slowed. Michael stoked her hair, whispering soft words in her ear. Soon enough she woke up. Michael held her a arms length. Saki looked around to see all of them around her. Tears formed in her eyes just before she let out her cries. After hours of comforting Saki finally spoke. "Im scared…."

"Of what baby?" Shane asked.

"of him…" She cried again as she hugged Shane's neck. Shane took her in his arms as Claire rubbed her back. Michael and Mitzuki were just hushing her in a comforting way.

Seeing her daughter crying…..made her want to kill her ex and see him in hell so she could see how her daughter felt being tortured…..

A week passed and things got a bit normal. Thankfully Saki's break through was a success since she's been more talkative but not as much as her sister. Her sister still wins the chatter box style. With that fixed Claire finally had time to focus on her now small wedding. She wanted to get married before Michael started high school. She wanted a new start. And tomorrow evening she will.

It will begin with changing her last name. Claire Collins.

Finally.

Okay so you saw Saki's break through. Its probably wasn't so great but I wanted the wedding to come so I can get on with my new story. =) this story will end in the next chapter. And the next chapter will end with a wedding kiss ;)

I hope you enjoyed! Please review! Thank you and I love you! Again thank you for all the support! I never would of made it with out you guys!

-MIKI-