An hour later, her stepfather returned home
Of course, he was drunk
And he was mad.
"So, what'd you bring me, today?" he asked slurrily. She didn't like to steal, but her stepfather made her. Ever since her mother died and he quit work, he made her steal. If she refused, he would beat her, starve her, or throw her out for the night. At first this devastated her, but she realized she wasn't the worst off. Her old friend, Mischa, was raped and molested by her father.
Daeonara was scared, she didn't know what to say. "I had something great. Armor, jewelry, clothes, I stole from Xena!! And her chakram, I had it, really. But, um, I don't have it any more."
"Oh, and why not?"
"Because Ares gave it back." She prepared to be hit. He wouldn't believe that. And he didn't
"LIAR!" He yelled out in anger. She winced as she saw him draw his hand back, and smacked her across the face.
Oh thank god it wasnt the fist again, was all she could thinik while she touched the blood on her lip.
'You liar! You're just too scared to tell me the truth! You probably didn't get anything! Lying around with that damned worthless mutt of yours, maybe I should kill it and sell his skin hide." He reached for his knife.
"You can't do that!!" SHe yelled out in fear, but realized she'd made a mistake. He turned on her, and hit her again, this time he did make sure to use his fist. She heard a dull thud as his drunken fist smacked into her eye bone, thankfully not breaking it.
She was no longer angry, just very scared. Many people wondered why she didn't fight back. After all, she'd killed many men in battle, but wouldn't hit him. They didn't understand, deep in her heart she feared. It was an insurpassable fear, and she knew she could never fight back."I. . I. . really did, but, I swear to you. . Ares. . " Her voice faded out as his took over.
"What is that?!" He yelled angrily. "Holding out on me, are you? You little wench, ungratetful!!! After all I've done for your sorry ass!?"
She didn't know what he was talking about. "No I'm not!"! She insisted "I haven't got anything left! I told you, Ares . . "
He cut her off again. "And I suppose he gave you this!" Heripped the necklace with the silver pendant off her neck. Now she knew what he was talking about. He thought she stole it and was holding back.
"Actually, yes he did! That was a gift for me!"
"Yeah, well not anymore!" he laughed as he yelled. "I bet it'd fetch a pretty penny. Now, I'm gonna be nice to you. Get your stupid mutt and get out of my house, andI won't beat the hell out of you." He grabbed her around the neck, and growled through clenched teeth. "Kind of me, huh?"
She was actually relieved that he let her off so easily. She wasn't looking foward to telling everyone that her black eye and broken nose was from a drunken bar brawl She couldn't do anytihng, she gave a "Uh-huh" as much as she could, for she couldn't breathe.
He threw her against the closed door, and stomped off to see if dinner had been made.
Oh no, she thought, I didn't get any fish!!. . Those excuses were getting pretty old. But the old excuses were about to come back, because he saw the empty table. The last thing she saw that night was a huge drunken man lumbering towards her, and an enormous fist flying towards her allready bruised face.
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When she awoke, Daeonara could hardly think. She snuck into the house, noticing that he'd thrown her unconscious body out onto the ground. She packed as many things as she could into a bag. Quietly she snuck into his room. It was a one bedroom home, she slept in the living room floor. He was still asleep, becase sunrise was still in a half hour, and no doubt he would be hung over. She found her pendant ansd snuck back out. She grabbed as much fod as she could fit in her bag, put Cerberus on his leash, and left.
She turned aorund to look at her house, and remember what it looked like, because she wasn't planning on ever coming back.
Of course, he was drunk
And he was mad.
"So, what'd you bring me, today?" he asked slurrily. She didn't like to steal, but her stepfather made her. Ever since her mother died and he quit work, he made her steal. If she refused, he would beat her, starve her, or throw her out for the night. At first this devastated her, but she realized she wasn't the worst off. Her old friend, Mischa, was raped and molested by her father.
Daeonara was scared, she didn't know what to say. "I had something great. Armor, jewelry, clothes, I stole from Xena!! And her chakram, I had it, really. But, um, I don't have it any more."
"Oh, and why not?"
"Because Ares gave it back." She prepared to be hit. He wouldn't believe that. And he didn't
"LIAR!" He yelled out in anger. She winced as she saw him draw his hand back, and smacked her across the face.
Oh thank god it wasnt the fist again, was all she could thinik while she touched the blood on her lip.
'You liar! You're just too scared to tell me the truth! You probably didn't get anything! Lying around with that damned worthless mutt of yours, maybe I should kill it and sell his skin hide." He reached for his knife.
"You can't do that!!" SHe yelled out in fear, but realized she'd made a mistake. He turned on her, and hit her again, this time he did make sure to use his fist. She heard a dull thud as his drunken fist smacked into her eye bone, thankfully not breaking it.
She was no longer angry, just very scared. Many people wondered why she didn't fight back. After all, she'd killed many men in battle, but wouldn't hit him. They didn't understand, deep in her heart she feared. It was an insurpassable fear, and she knew she could never fight back."I. . I. . really did, but, I swear to you. . Ares. . " Her voice faded out as his took over.
"What is that?!" He yelled angrily. "Holding out on me, are you? You little wench, ungratetful!!! After all I've done for your sorry ass!?"
She didn't know what he was talking about. "No I'm not!"! She insisted "I haven't got anything left! I told you, Ares . . "
He cut her off again. "And I suppose he gave you this!" Heripped the necklace with the silver pendant off her neck. Now she knew what he was talking about. He thought she stole it and was holding back.
"Actually, yes he did! That was a gift for me!"
"Yeah, well not anymore!" he laughed as he yelled. "I bet it'd fetch a pretty penny. Now, I'm gonna be nice to you. Get your stupid mutt and get out of my house, andI won't beat the hell out of you." He grabbed her around the neck, and growled through clenched teeth. "Kind of me, huh?"
She was actually relieved that he let her off so easily. She wasn't looking foward to telling everyone that her black eye and broken nose was from a drunken bar brawl She couldn't do anytihng, she gave a "Uh-huh" as much as she could, for she couldn't breathe.
He threw her against the closed door, and stomped off to see if dinner had been made.
Oh no, she thought, I didn't get any fish!!. . Those excuses were getting pretty old. But the old excuses were about to come back, because he saw the empty table. The last thing she saw that night was a huge drunken man lumbering towards her, and an enormous fist flying towards her allready bruised face.
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When she awoke, Daeonara could hardly think. She snuck into the house, noticing that he'd thrown her unconscious body out onto the ground. She packed as many things as she could into a bag. Quietly she snuck into his room. It was a one bedroom home, she slept in the living room floor. He was still asleep, becase sunrise was still in a half hour, and no doubt he would be hung over. She found her pendant ansd snuck back out. She grabbed as much fod as she could fit in her bag, put Cerberus on his leash, and left.
She turned aorund to look at her house, and remember what it looked like, because she wasn't planning on ever coming back.