Title: Forbidden Love
Rating: Last chapter it was PG-13, and now it's R. ^___^
Disclaimer: I do not own NightWalker.
Warning: Yaoi (CainxShido), Child Abuse.
Thank To The Reviewers
Darkmaster2: Glad you like it so much.
Kana: I'm glad you like it. And I wouldn't kill Shido.
Lady-Sliverkiss: Well, I can't
say that I can make it up at any specific chapter, but I'll try!
Cat Youkai: Um, I'll think about it. ^__^
Duchess of Darkness: Don't cry! That's the last thing I wanted anyone to
do.
Kat: Believe me, I want to kill
them, but I can't. I need them for the
fic, unfortunately. -__-;
demon-chick66: lol Everyone seems
to be happy that Cain is the good guy for once.
Chapter Four
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Blinking, Shido opened his eyes, only to close them when the room went
spinning. He opened his eyes again, only
this time it was one at a time, allowing them to adjust to the light. He looked around, and noticed he wasn't in
his room. He lulled his head to the side,
and saw the IV needle in his arm. Lulling
his head to the other side, he saw the heart monitor.
Rolling his head slightly, he found the nurse call button, and weakly raised
his arm to push it. A few minutes later,
an elderly nurse walked into the room. "Well,
you've finally awaken," She said, smiling sweetly.
"How...did I get here?" Shido asked weakly.
The smile faded on the woman's face. "You
were brought in when you passed out during on of your classes," She
explained. "A Mr. Mantanaga called 911
from the school."
Weakly, Shido pulled himself into the sitting position, grimacing in pain. Noticing the pain, the nurse helped him
up. "When can I leave and go home?" He
asked.
The nurse shook her head. "You won't be
going home. You're parents are now being
investigated for child abuse."
"Child abuse?" Shido asked. "They didn't
abuse me," He stated.
"You say that, but unfortunately, your wounds tell a different story," She
said.
"They don't beat me!" Shido insisted. "I
was mugged!" He said.
The nurse shook her head again. "Your
wounds don't corroborate your story,"
She turned off the heart monitor.
"You have broken ribs, and a boot shaped bruise on your abdomen. Also, according to Mr. Mantanaga said that
the bruise on your cheek has gotten bigger after one day," She smiled again. "You should rest for a little while longer,"
She stated.
"I'm not tried," Shido said, his eyes downcast.
The nurse lovingly rubbed his back. "It'll
be okay. They can't hurt you anymore."
"A-am I going to be put in a foster home?" He asked, looking up at the nurse.
"Yes, you will. But, if you'd like, we
could always send you home with someone who will make sure that you go to
school, if Social Services will let it happen," The Nurse explained. Shido sighed, and laid back down, curling
into the fetal position. He covered his
head with his arms. "Sweetie, can I get
you anything?" The nurse asked, genuinely concerned.
"Just...leave me alone, please," Shido muttered.
"Alright," Smiling, the nurse left the room.
Sniffling softly, Shido wiped away the one tear that rolled down his
cheek. He hadn't cried in years and
refused to do so now. Sniffling again, Shido
rolled over, his hair rolling down the side of the bed.
"You must be very proud of your hair, to have a note saying not to cute it off,"
Shido heard Cain's voice float into the room.
Rolling over onto his other side, Shido saw Cain standing there, his coat
thrown over his shoulder. "What are you
doing here?" He asked.
"I came to check up on you. After all,
you did decide to pass out in the class I teach," Cain responded.
"Why do you care?" Shido asked coldly.
"I care about all of the students in the school," Cain answered, stepping into the
room.
"Whatever," Shido muttered.
"Why have you been hiding it for so long?" Cain asked.
"Hiding what?"
"The abuse."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You can't get any help if you continue to cover it up," Cain stated. He grabbed a chair and placed it next to
Shido's bed, before sitting down in it.
"What does it matter? I'll be out of the house after the school year is over,"
Shido stated.
"Still, you have a little sister; don't you want her to have a good life?"
"No. She's done nothing but make my life
hell," Shido said. "Her, my mother, and my step-father. All of them have made my life hell. I'll be
happy when I'm out of that house. To
know I'll never have to go back, and I won't keep in touch," Shido wiped his
cheek again. "It's not like my mother
ever wanted me anyway."
"Then why are you protecting them?" Cain asked.
"They'll be miserable for the rest of their lives, whereas I plan on doing
something with my life," Shido responded.
"I don't plan ever being like them.
I won't ever drink. I won't ever
be lazy. I'll go off to college, become
a doctor, and live my life as f they were never my parents."
"Those are good goals," Cain stated. "But
don't you want justice for what they did?"
Shido sat there and seemed to think about what Cain was asking. "I do, but I feel my justice will come more
when they try and use guilt to get money from me, and when I don't by into it,
then they'll know how I felt," Shido said, looking up at Cain with melancholy amber
eyes. "But I know that won't be enough."
"So tell the cops, testify against your parents," Cain said. "You'll feel better, knowing they can't do
this to someone else."
"The only other person they could do it too is my sister, and they wouldn't
touch her," Shido stated.
"Then at least put them away from what they did to you."
"Why do you care so much? You don't even know me!"
"You're right," Cain agreed. "But no one
deserves to be treated the way you've been treated."
Sighing, Shido looked back down at the bed sheets. He rubbed his stomach, wincing in pain. "They want to put me in a foster home. It's almost like they think that I can't take
care of myself."
"And you don't want to be put in a foster home?"
Shido
shook his head. "Most people in foster
homes think the kids they get will fall apart at the wrong thing."
"Well, you won't have to worry about that.
I have a friend in social services, and they're putting you in my care,"
Cain said.
Blinking, Shido looked up at Cain, "You're also a foster parent?"
"Yes, I am. My parents were, and once I
turned twenty one, I became one too," Cain explained. "I've been one for almost a year now, but
they haven't placed anyone with me yet because I was still in school myself."
Shido raised an eyebrow, "So, they're putting me with you so I can't skip out
on school?"
"Well, there's that, and the fact that I called 911 after you fainted, and I'm
the one that called the cops yesterday.
I must say that you and your friend have no concept of volume."
Shido glared at Cain, "That was none of your business."
"When you speak loud enough for me to hear, then yes it is." Cain glanced at the watch on his wrist. "Well, food rounds should be soon, and I have
a few things to take care of. You'll be
released tomorrow, which is when you'll be coming over." Cain got out of the chair and returned it to
its original position. "You won't be
going to school tomorrow, I've already cleared it through the principal and attendance."
Shido nodded. "Get some rest." Cain said
before leaving the room. Shido sighed
and laid back down, and allowed darkness to over take his senses.
