The Wounded
By Blue Spyral
Rated: R just to be safe
Author's note: Yay!! Your about to read my story that's so great!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
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It's was getting late, purple and orange tinged the sky as the moon took over, banishing the sun until the next day. A young man rode his black motorcycle down the highway towards the city of angels, that's right the big city where no one knew him, where no accusations and rumors flew around like a hot potato, new environment, and most importantly where no one has ever heard the name Darien Shields.
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At the same time a young women sat on her faded pink bedroom carpet, and watched the sun sink into the horizon through the window. Loud crashing sounds could be heard through the paper thin walls of her house as her parents fought. Tears streamed down her face as she heard the faint screams of her mother and the loud raspy voice of her father. This was turning out like a daily routine now; wake up, go to school, come home, make dinner, pray that her father wasn't drunk when he came home, find that he is indeed drunk and lock herself in her room until her father calmed down. But tonight was worst then all the other nights.
"NOOO!!" Serena heard her mother scream out. Terror filled her heart. Mother always made sure her screams were quite enough that Serena never heard what they were saying just mumbles and faint moans and screams. 'Not like other nights' she thought once again.
"Please no...." Serenity begged her husband as she regained some of her control wanting her child to have not one clue to what was going on, but it was useless. Serena always new what happened. The once bright innocent young girl is now turning out to be cold women due to the mistakes that she made. 'It's my entire fault' she thought. Now he was going to hurt Serena.
"Jake, please, no. She's just a girl. I'll be better I promise, just don't hurt her,"
"You'll do better? You've never even tried to be better. Why did I even marry you, you, you piece of dirt," Jake Carter slurred at his wife, "Were did you go this morning huh, where?! I saw you with that man, what's his name Ken! Ken Tsukino, now why did I see you with him this morning huh, you whore!"
"Please I didn't... I don't...It was just..."
"What at a loss of words my dear wife, just tell me what happened nothing will happen to you my love," Jake said a little too calmly after his loud out burst. He leaned down close to Serenity who was on the floor gripping his pant leg with her right hand and her left nursing a darkening bruise on her shoulder, which he caused when he threw her against the wall earlier. He leaned in closer until his lips barely touched hers. Serenity fought the urge to scrunch up her face when his alcohol reeked breathe blew upon her as he exhaled, knowing it would just anger him more. She racked her brain thinking of something to say but couldn't, her mind was completely blank. *What have I done to deserve this? I have never done anything a wife shouldn't do. I'm completely honest to this man; I cook, clean and do everything he asks. What am I doing that makes him this way?*
Jake seeing that his wife wasn't going to answer grabbed her neck and pushed her head to the floor.
"What...were...you....doing." He asked emphasizing every word by putting more pressure on her neck. Tears streamed down her face as she grabbed his hands trying to loosen the vise like grip on her neck but it was no use. She started kicking and punching but nothing stopped him he just kept adding more pressure little by little. Serenity closed her eyes knowing that it was no use fighting him. *What did I do?*
Inside the small pink room Serena cried harder when all she heard was silence. She knew that silence was the worst sound of all. Horrible thoughts entered her mind as images of her mother covered in a pool of blood, dead and her father smiling down at the horrific sight in satisfaction. Willing the morbid images away she grabbed her stuffed teddy named 'Dare Bear' and squeezed him hard. He always used to make feel her better; her father gave it to her before everything bad happened, before he lost his job, before he turned to alcohol every single God damn day, before he took out his anger on his wife, and before he failed in being a father to her.
Jake starred down at his wife's tear stained face and decided that this was no use. He let go of her slowly watching as she gasped and choked on some much needed air. He waited till she was breathing normally to ask one more time.
"Tell me why you were with him, why I saw him starring at you like he was about to ravage you right there, and why you were smiling like a stupid teenage girl!" He yelled at his wife, at seeing his confused wife's face he decided on continuing his earlier threat about hurting Serena. He wasn't going to, but her lying to him like this was the last straw. Couldn't she see that he loved her, that he was just trying to teach her some lessons on how to be a good wife? Jake walked over to the pink door on the other end of the hallway, right foot leading the way because of having to drag his wife with his left leg. He banged on the door yelling at his only daughter to open it. When he didn't hear any movement on the other side of the door he banged harder and yelled louder. "Open this God damn door Serena. Now! Open this door now" getting fed up he kicked it open revealing a young women in a fetal position rocking back and forth clutching a ragged bear to her chest.
"Please Jake don't, please just leave her out of this." Serenity begged. "Please just hurt me. He is just a friend I swear to God. He helped me carry the groceries inside the house, that's it." While saying this Serenity stared at her daughter trying to control her sobs when she saw the state she was in. Although the position she was in wasn't exactly screaming comfort, she was supposed to protect Serena.
"You might be telling the truth but I still have to reassure myself that you won't ever leave me." Jake said smiling one of his dashing smiles at his wife that in other circumstances would have made her melt, sent a horrifying chill down her spine. He grabbed Serena by the hair and grabbed his belt; he pulled his hand back and whipped the startled girl. Serena cried more tears as she felt the hard leather make impact with her bare leg. Serenity watched helpless as her daughter was being punished for what she had done. Serena fought at first kicking, punching, and yelling for her mother, but then she stopped knowing that if she fought the torture would probably just take longer. She gritted her teeth and just looked at her mother telling her with her eyes that she knew it wasn't her fault he acted this way. He was drunk, violent, and very high tempered. Serenity caught what she was saying and cried harder, this was her fault, how could she be so understanding while she is being beat by her father, oh my little girl.
After Jake tired out mother and daughter huddled close together. Crying and reassuring each other that everything will be okay. Even though they didn't actually believe what they were saying they still felt the need to make the other feel some kind of hope left for them. But reality was cruel and neither could even imagine a life without pain and suffering anymore. At least they had each other, mother and daughter, in this together. They sat for a while longer looking at the stars through the window when they saw a shooting star. They looked at one another and smiled *I wish to be free and to be loved* they both wished. Serena snuggled her mother until she fell asleep. Serenity stayed up a while longer thinking 'Even though I'll never be free at least let her' she stroked her daughters beautiful soft hair lovingly and soon fell asleep herself. ____________________________________
Author's note: Oh my God. You're reading this sentence, and that means you read my story. YAY!!! *does happy dance* Oh yea sorry this story is kind of depressing. It was depressing for me just to write it! But I just posted it to see how people like my writing. So I don't know if I'll finish this or not. So if you like me take a minute and tell me what you think, it'll make my day just knowing you read ^_^
By Blue Spyral
Rated: R just to be safe
Author's note: Yay!! Your about to read my story that's so great!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
~~**~~
It's was getting late, purple and orange tinged the sky as the moon took over, banishing the sun until the next day. A young man rode his black motorcycle down the highway towards the city of angels, that's right the big city where no one knew him, where no accusations and rumors flew around like a hot potato, new environment, and most importantly where no one has ever heard the name Darien Shields.
~~**~~
At the same time a young women sat on her faded pink bedroom carpet, and watched the sun sink into the horizon through the window. Loud crashing sounds could be heard through the paper thin walls of her house as her parents fought. Tears streamed down her face as she heard the faint screams of her mother and the loud raspy voice of her father. This was turning out like a daily routine now; wake up, go to school, come home, make dinner, pray that her father wasn't drunk when he came home, find that he is indeed drunk and lock herself in her room until her father calmed down. But tonight was worst then all the other nights.
"NOOO!!" Serena heard her mother scream out. Terror filled her heart. Mother always made sure her screams were quite enough that Serena never heard what they were saying just mumbles and faint moans and screams. 'Not like other nights' she thought once again.
"Please no...." Serenity begged her husband as she regained some of her control wanting her child to have not one clue to what was going on, but it was useless. Serena always new what happened. The once bright innocent young girl is now turning out to be cold women due to the mistakes that she made. 'It's my entire fault' she thought. Now he was going to hurt Serena.
"Jake, please, no. She's just a girl. I'll be better I promise, just don't hurt her,"
"You'll do better? You've never even tried to be better. Why did I even marry you, you, you piece of dirt," Jake Carter slurred at his wife, "Were did you go this morning huh, where?! I saw you with that man, what's his name Ken! Ken Tsukino, now why did I see you with him this morning huh, you whore!"
"Please I didn't... I don't...It was just..."
"What at a loss of words my dear wife, just tell me what happened nothing will happen to you my love," Jake said a little too calmly after his loud out burst. He leaned down close to Serenity who was on the floor gripping his pant leg with her right hand and her left nursing a darkening bruise on her shoulder, which he caused when he threw her against the wall earlier. He leaned in closer until his lips barely touched hers. Serenity fought the urge to scrunch up her face when his alcohol reeked breathe blew upon her as he exhaled, knowing it would just anger him more. She racked her brain thinking of something to say but couldn't, her mind was completely blank. *What have I done to deserve this? I have never done anything a wife shouldn't do. I'm completely honest to this man; I cook, clean and do everything he asks. What am I doing that makes him this way?*
Jake seeing that his wife wasn't going to answer grabbed her neck and pushed her head to the floor.
"What...were...you....doing." He asked emphasizing every word by putting more pressure on her neck. Tears streamed down her face as she grabbed his hands trying to loosen the vise like grip on her neck but it was no use. She started kicking and punching but nothing stopped him he just kept adding more pressure little by little. Serenity closed her eyes knowing that it was no use fighting him. *What did I do?*
Inside the small pink room Serena cried harder when all she heard was silence. She knew that silence was the worst sound of all. Horrible thoughts entered her mind as images of her mother covered in a pool of blood, dead and her father smiling down at the horrific sight in satisfaction. Willing the morbid images away she grabbed her stuffed teddy named 'Dare Bear' and squeezed him hard. He always used to make feel her better; her father gave it to her before everything bad happened, before he lost his job, before he turned to alcohol every single God damn day, before he took out his anger on his wife, and before he failed in being a father to her.
Jake starred down at his wife's tear stained face and decided that this was no use. He let go of her slowly watching as she gasped and choked on some much needed air. He waited till she was breathing normally to ask one more time.
"Tell me why you were with him, why I saw him starring at you like he was about to ravage you right there, and why you were smiling like a stupid teenage girl!" He yelled at his wife, at seeing his confused wife's face he decided on continuing his earlier threat about hurting Serena. He wasn't going to, but her lying to him like this was the last straw. Couldn't she see that he loved her, that he was just trying to teach her some lessons on how to be a good wife? Jake walked over to the pink door on the other end of the hallway, right foot leading the way because of having to drag his wife with his left leg. He banged on the door yelling at his only daughter to open it. When he didn't hear any movement on the other side of the door he banged harder and yelled louder. "Open this God damn door Serena. Now! Open this door now" getting fed up he kicked it open revealing a young women in a fetal position rocking back and forth clutching a ragged bear to her chest.
"Please Jake don't, please just leave her out of this." Serenity begged. "Please just hurt me. He is just a friend I swear to God. He helped me carry the groceries inside the house, that's it." While saying this Serenity stared at her daughter trying to control her sobs when she saw the state she was in. Although the position she was in wasn't exactly screaming comfort, she was supposed to protect Serena.
"You might be telling the truth but I still have to reassure myself that you won't ever leave me." Jake said smiling one of his dashing smiles at his wife that in other circumstances would have made her melt, sent a horrifying chill down her spine. He grabbed Serena by the hair and grabbed his belt; he pulled his hand back and whipped the startled girl. Serena cried more tears as she felt the hard leather make impact with her bare leg. Serenity watched helpless as her daughter was being punished for what she had done. Serena fought at first kicking, punching, and yelling for her mother, but then she stopped knowing that if she fought the torture would probably just take longer. She gritted her teeth and just looked at her mother telling her with her eyes that she knew it wasn't her fault he acted this way. He was drunk, violent, and very high tempered. Serenity caught what she was saying and cried harder, this was her fault, how could she be so understanding while she is being beat by her father, oh my little girl.
After Jake tired out mother and daughter huddled close together. Crying and reassuring each other that everything will be okay. Even though they didn't actually believe what they were saying they still felt the need to make the other feel some kind of hope left for them. But reality was cruel and neither could even imagine a life without pain and suffering anymore. At least they had each other, mother and daughter, in this together. They sat for a while longer looking at the stars through the window when they saw a shooting star. They looked at one another and smiled *I wish to be free and to be loved* they both wished. Serena snuggled her mother until she fell asleep. Serenity stayed up a while longer thinking 'Even though I'll never be free at least let her' she stroked her daughters beautiful soft hair lovingly and soon fell asleep herself. ____________________________________
Author's note: Oh my God. You're reading this sentence, and that means you read my story. YAY!!! *does happy dance* Oh yea sorry this story is kind of depressing. It was depressing for me just to write it! But I just posted it to see how people like my writing. So I don't know if I'll finish this or not. So if you like me take a minute and tell me what you think, it'll make my day just knowing you read ^_^