Here's the fifth chapter, I think it's longer, not sure by how much, but still.

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Mimi stared at the pepperoni. She had been there for a few minutes, and had to be getting back soon, but still, she just couldn't do it. Sighing, she grabbed the pepperoni, pretended to drop it, and was about to put it in her pocket, when voices caught her attention. Mimi's head snapped up, and her hand was frozen, just above the pepperoni.

"The song was great, but you were a bit slow on the ending Sora." Matt commented, while they walked down an aisle, coming closer to Mimi. Mimi quickly grabbed the package of pepperoni, and shoved it in her pocket, just as they came around the corner. Panicking, Mimi turned around and began to walk down the aisle, but Matt called her name. Pretending not to hear him, Mimi darted around the corner, and breathed a sigh of relief.

A hand touched her shoulder, causing Mimi to jump and the pepperoni to fall out of her pocket. Mimi spun around just in time to see Matt picking up the pepperoni, a confused look on his face. Mimi, not wanting him to ask her questions, snatched the bag out of his hand, and ran out of the store, causing a beeper to go off, indicating something left the store without being paid for.

Matt stared after her, shocked at what he had seen. His friends walked up next to him, giving him a confused look.

"Are you ok dude?" Tai asked, waving his hand in front of Matt's face. Matt swatted Tai's hand away and smiled.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Now let's go get that pizza." Matt said, as they headed off towards the pizza aisle.

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Mimi ran down the street, the pepperoni clutched to her chest tightly. Turning her head to see if she was being followed, Mimi ran into something. Falling down, the pepperoni package fell out of her hands. Looking up, Mimi squeaked in surprise to see a police officer standing there.

"C-Can I help you?" She stuttered, picking up the pepperoni and standing up.

"I saw what you did. You either need to pay for that or return it." He said, staring down at her, causing her knees to start buckling.

"I-I-I was going to pay for it. Just now today." He snatched the bag from her, and opened the backseat of his car.

"I'll return this for you, after I take you home. Get in." He growled, causing her to practically fly into the car. Tears welled up in her eyes as she told him her address. Getting there, Mimi walked behind the police officer as slowly as she could, knowing her father was going to answer the door. As the door opened and Mimi's dad stuck his head out, Mimi tried her best to hide behind the police officer.

"What is it?" He demanded, glaring at the two of them.

"Your daughter here was shop lifting. I'm letting her off with a warning this time, but next time, I'm going to have to do something about it." The police officer then nodded and walked back to his car.

Mimi entered the house, and her father slammed the door behind her. She just stared at her feet as he proceeded to yell at her. Noticing that she wasn't paying attention, he grabbed her by her hair and slammed her against the wall. She cried out in pain, but the worst was yet to come.

"He could have found out about my grass you fucking bitch!!" Grabbing her by her wrists, he picked her up and threw her at the couch, where she hit it, and rolled off, landing on empty beer bottles. He continued to beat upon her, but she hardly felt it, because the only thing she noticed was how darkness was consuming her vision.

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Waking up, Mimi found herself on the kitchen floor, with her Mom attending to her wounds that her father had given her. Her wrists were a dark purple color, her arms had burn marks along with bruises on them, and her legs were an assortment of cuts and bruises.

"How are you feeling, Mi-chan?" Her Mom whispered, while attending to a deep cut on her arm.

"Ok." Mimi replied, her voice barely audible. The doorbell rang, and voices filled the air.

"Get out here!" Her father called, while he and his friends sat down on the couch. Mimi's mom left her side, as she carried out bowls of chips.

Mimi slowly sat up, and held her head in her hands. Her whole body ached, but she had to help her Mom. Standing up, she grabbed some beer bottles, and carried it out to where they were. As she proceeded to hand them their beer, one of them slapped her ass, causing another one to laugh. Finishing up what she was doing, Mimi quickly entered the kitchen, to see her Mom pulling the pizza out of the oven.

Someone rang the doorbell, and Mimi's dad yelled for her to get it. Opening the door, Mimi's heart skipped a beat.

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Ok, I'm really greedy at the moment, so six or seven reviews, not that many.