Disclaimer: I am NOT rich, therefore I DO NOT own Digimon.
A/N: Sorry I took longer than expected to update. English research papers are killer.
TK sprinted towards the sound. When he got there he saw that it was Mickey who was screaming. She was being restrained by a large man. He saw Hannah unconscious on the ground and being raped by another man. TK dropped the bag and pulled the man off Hannah. He quickly knocked him unconscious, but was then grabbed from behind by the other man who had pushed Mickey to the ground.
TK struggled but could not get away. The man suddenly pulled out a knife and would have cut TK's throat if his hand had not been jerked. Instead a deep cut appeared on TK's right cheek, going from his jawbone to level with the top of his ear. The man had been startled by the sudden jerk and this gave TK the opportunity to pull away and attack. As soon as the man was knocked out TK turned his attention back to the girls.
Mickey was on the ground crying. He went over and helped her up, giving her a reassuring hug before pulling out a blanket and covering Hannah with it. He picked her up and he and Mickey hurried back to 14A.
When they got back TK sent Mickey to get Kira while he took Hannah to a back room. Kira came and told TK to get his cut cleaned up while she took care of Hannah.
Chi bandaged the cut while TK tried to comfort Mickey as she cried into his shirt. She was terrified, and TK couldn't blame her. She had just seen a rape take place and probably would have been raped herself if TK hadn't gotten there.
Kira came out with Hannah, who had regained consciousness, after about half an hour. Hannah looked terrified, like Mickey, but it didn't look like she had cried at all. Kira took Hannah over to Chi and Ro before turning to TK. "We need to talk." she said.
TK nodded and followed her out. "How is she?" he asked when the others were out of earshot.
"Physically, she'll be fine and there's no chance of pregnancy."
"But..." TK prodded.
"But emotionally this was obviously very traumatic for her. She wouldn't talk to me or eat or drink anything. I'm worried. I think you should talk to her, she'll listen to you."
"She will?" TK asked surprised.
"Yeah, she will. You're like everyone's big brother here. We all trust you above anyone else. And besides that, you're the one who saved her. Will you try to talk to her?"
"Of course." TK replied, touched by Kira's words. He then turned and went to find Hannah.
When he found her she was alone in the upper level of the warehouse.
"Hey," he said quietly as he sat down by her. "I understand if you don't want to talk, but at least listen. We're all worried about you and we want to help. We can't change what happened, but we can help you cope. I want you to be able to talk to me. If you don't want to talk to me, then please talk to someone else. I care about you imoutosan, and I hate seeing you hurt."
Hannah had looked up at the word 'imoutosan', but she hadn't said anything. TK was about to leave when she spoke.
"TK..." was all she got out before she started sobbing.
TK held her and let her cry it out. He knew she needed to get her feelings out.
After about 10 minutes Hannah was out of tears and had calmed down a bit.
"Do you feel better at all?" TK asked, sympathy clear in his voice.
"No" she replied, her voice cracking.
"Do you want to talk?"
She nodded. "We were just walking back home when they grabbed us. One held Mickey while the other one raped me. It hurt so bad oniisan; worse than anything else! I guess I passed out because the next thing I remember was somebody carrying me back to the warehouse. That was you wasn't it?" she asked sniffling.
"Yeah, it was." TK replied, trying not to let his anger at the men show. Right now Hannah was the number one priority.
"Thank you for protecting us. If you hadn't come..."
"Don't think about that. I only wish that I could've gotten there sooner. Maybe I could've protected you better."
"It's not your fault; and you did protect us."
"But it is my fault. I'm responsible for everyone's safety."
"You can't be with all of us all the time. You were getting food, which we need."
"I guess so. But I promise I won't let anything bad happen to you, or any of the others, again."
"Thanks oniisan. I trust you."
~
That had all happened two weeks ago and everything had gone back to as normal as possible. The scar on TK's face was the only indication that anything had happened. Hannah and Mickey were back to their old selves, but TK always kept an extra close eye on them. He made sure that they never went out late alone, and it was usually him who went with them. He still felt partially responsible, but this only fueled his desire to protect the others.
But, as he soon found out, it is impossible to protect from everything.
~
It started one and a half months after the rape. Food was scarce, as it was the middle of winter, and the kids hadn't eaten for almost two weeks. TK decided that, in order to keep everyone from starving, he would have to make a food run to the East Side of town. The East Side of town was known gang territory, complete with daily shootouts. To go through there was asking to be shot; you were extremely lucky if you weren't. TK knew he had to go, but he wasn't going to tell the others because they might want to go to.
"TK, where are you going?" Kira asked as he was about to leave.
'Damn!' he thought, 'She knows I can't lie to her.' "I'm going to get food." he answered, hoping she would drop it.
No such luck. "Where?"
"East Side." he muttered.
"East Side! You can't go there by yourself. We're coming to."
"No. It's too dangerous."
"Exactly, there's safety in numbers."
"But--"
"No buts, were going with you." she said stubbornly.
"Fine," TK said knowing he was going to lose this battle. "But if anything happens..."
"Nothing will. Stop worrying."
As the kids set off for East Side TK got a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.
The first half of the trip went fine, but during the second half TK had the gut feeling that they were being followed. He couldn't get a good look, though, without worrying the others.
Suddenly several gunshots fired and TK fell to the ground clutching his stomach. He looked and saw the others on the ground, their blood mixing with his in the snow. Then he blacked out.
A/N: Sorry I took longer than expected to update. English research papers are killer.
TK sprinted towards the sound. When he got there he saw that it was Mickey who was screaming. She was being restrained by a large man. He saw Hannah unconscious on the ground and being raped by another man. TK dropped the bag and pulled the man off Hannah. He quickly knocked him unconscious, but was then grabbed from behind by the other man who had pushed Mickey to the ground.
TK struggled but could not get away. The man suddenly pulled out a knife and would have cut TK's throat if his hand had not been jerked. Instead a deep cut appeared on TK's right cheek, going from his jawbone to level with the top of his ear. The man had been startled by the sudden jerk and this gave TK the opportunity to pull away and attack. As soon as the man was knocked out TK turned his attention back to the girls.
Mickey was on the ground crying. He went over and helped her up, giving her a reassuring hug before pulling out a blanket and covering Hannah with it. He picked her up and he and Mickey hurried back to 14A.
When they got back TK sent Mickey to get Kira while he took Hannah to a back room. Kira came and told TK to get his cut cleaned up while she took care of Hannah.
Chi bandaged the cut while TK tried to comfort Mickey as she cried into his shirt. She was terrified, and TK couldn't blame her. She had just seen a rape take place and probably would have been raped herself if TK hadn't gotten there.
Kira came out with Hannah, who had regained consciousness, after about half an hour. Hannah looked terrified, like Mickey, but it didn't look like she had cried at all. Kira took Hannah over to Chi and Ro before turning to TK. "We need to talk." she said.
TK nodded and followed her out. "How is she?" he asked when the others were out of earshot.
"Physically, she'll be fine and there's no chance of pregnancy."
"But..." TK prodded.
"But emotionally this was obviously very traumatic for her. She wouldn't talk to me or eat or drink anything. I'm worried. I think you should talk to her, she'll listen to you."
"She will?" TK asked surprised.
"Yeah, she will. You're like everyone's big brother here. We all trust you above anyone else. And besides that, you're the one who saved her. Will you try to talk to her?"
"Of course." TK replied, touched by Kira's words. He then turned and went to find Hannah.
When he found her she was alone in the upper level of the warehouse.
"Hey," he said quietly as he sat down by her. "I understand if you don't want to talk, but at least listen. We're all worried about you and we want to help. We can't change what happened, but we can help you cope. I want you to be able to talk to me. If you don't want to talk to me, then please talk to someone else. I care about you imoutosan, and I hate seeing you hurt."
Hannah had looked up at the word 'imoutosan', but she hadn't said anything. TK was about to leave when she spoke.
"TK..." was all she got out before she started sobbing.
TK held her and let her cry it out. He knew she needed to get her feelings out.
After about 10 minutes Hannah was out of tears and had calmed down a bit.
"Do you feel better at all?" TK asked, sympathy clear in his voice.
"No" she replied, her voice cracking.
"Do you want to talk?"
She nodded. "We were just walking back home when they grabbed us. One held Mickey while the other one raped me. It hurt so bad oniisan; worse than anything else! I guess I passed out because the next thing I remember was somebody carrying me back to the warehouse. That was you wasn't it?" she asked sniffling.
"Yeah, it was." TK replied, trying not to let his anger at the men show. Right now Hannah was the number one priority.
"Thank you for protecting us. If you hadn't come..."
"Don't think about that. I only wish that I could've gotten there sooner. Maybe I could've protected you better."
"It's not your fault; and you did protect us."
"But it is my fault. I'm responsible for everyone's safety."
"You can't be with all of us all the time. You were getting food, which we need."
"I guess so. But I promise I won't let anything bad happen to you, or any of the others, again."
"Thanks oniisan. I trust you."
~
That had all happened two weeks ago and everything had gone back to as normal as possible. The scar on TK's face was the only indication that anything had happened. Hannah and Mickey were back to their old selves, but TK always kept an extra close eye on them. He made sure that they never went out late alone, and it was usually him who went with them. He still felt partially responsible, but this only fueled his desire to protect the others.
But, as he soon found out, it is impossible to protect from everything.
~
It started one and a half months after the rape. Food was scarce, as it was the middle of winter, and the kids hadn't eaten for almost two weeks. TK decided that, in order to keep everyone from starving, he would have to make a food run to the East Side of town. The East Side of town was known gang territory, complete with daily shootouts. To go through there was asking to be shot; you were extremely lucky if you weren't. TK knew he had to go, but he wasn't going to tell the others because they might want to go to.
"TK, where are you going?" Kira asked as he was about to leave.
'Damn!' he thought, 'She knows I can't lie to her.' "I'm going to get food." he answered, hoping she would drop it.
No such luck. "Where?"
"East Side." he muttered.
"East Side! You can't go there by yourself. We're coming to."
"No. It's too dangerous."
"Exactly, there's safety in numbers."
"But--"
"No buts, were going with you." she said stubbornly.
"Fine," TK said knowing he was going to lose this battle. "But if anything happens..."
"Nothing will. Stop worrying."
As the kids set off for East Side TK got a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.
The first half of the trip went fine, but during the second half TK had the gut feeling that they were being followed. He couldn't get a good look, though, without worrying the others.
Suddenly several gunshots fired and TK fell to the ground clutching his stomach. He looked and saw the others on the ground, their blood mixing with his in the snow. Then he blacked out.