Chapter 8
Joey woke up and looked around. She recognized where she was. She was in her room at Quatre's estate. Rolling over she saw Duo asleep in the chair next to her bed. Joey's stomach growled in hunger, so she got up quietly, got dressed and left the room.
She walked down to the bathroom feeling like shit. When Joey got to the bathroom she turned on the light and looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was pale and her violet eyes didn't have the sparkle to them like they normally did. Her long chestnut brown hair, which was usually up in a braid, was out and hanging loosely around her face and down her back to her thighs. She pushed her hair out of her face revealing a black eye and some other bruises on her face from when she had been slapped.
She washed her face and brushed her hair. Joey didn't feel like putting her hair up, so she left it down. Walking down to the kitchen she saw Heero sitting at the table, drinking coffee and using his lap top. He looked up just as Joey walked in. She froze.
"Are you ok Joey?" Heero asked in a concerned voice.
He got up and walked up to Joey, and she started to shiver.
"Hey...I'm not going to hurt you."
Joey hugged Heero and started to cry. "Oh Heero. I-it was so awful. They....they raped me and they hit me and....and..."
"Shhh. Its all over now and I'm never going to let any one hurt you again." Heero said soothingly.
Joey looked up at him, tears still running down her cheeks. Heero leaned in and gave her a small kiss on the lips. He pulled away and looked at Joey. She had a small smile on her face.
"I've been waiting for you to do that for a while now." Joey whispered.
"So your not angry at me for kissing you?" Joey shook her head. Heero smiled. "Well you must be hungry. Can I make you breakfast?"
Joey nodded, and went to sit at the table.
A moment later Duo ran into the kitchen. He looked at Joey sitting at the table, then looked at Heero who was cooking breakfast.
"You're cooking breakfast?" Duo asked Heero in amazement. "You never cook breakfast. Why now?"
Duo looked over at Joey, who had a small smile on her face. "What are you guys not telling me?" Duo asked.
They didn't say anything so Duo slumped down into the chair close to Joey.
"What ever you guys are up to, I'll find out."
Joey chuckled.
After a few minutes Angel walked in and gave Duo a light kiss.
Joey looked at Angel, then looked at her brother and said "Is there something you guys aren't telling me?"
Duo laughed and said "Good one Joey."
Heero served breakfast to everyone, then took his seat next to Joey.
Everyone was chatting happily except for Joey. She ate in silence. No one really seemed to know. She finished her breakfast, excused herself and ran up to her bedroom.
Once in her room, Joey lay down on her bed. She was happy to be back here with her friends, but even that couldn't erase the pain she felt.
Someone knocked on the door, causing her to jump. Joey called to come in, and Angel peeked into the door.
"Hey Joey, how are you feeling?" Angel asked.
"I'm ok...I guess." Joey replied.
"Well that's good. If your up for it, which I'm sure you are, we're all going to the beach. You wanna come?"
"No...not really Angel. I-I'm just not up to anything fun right now."
"Oh please Joey. Just come. You don't have to do anything fun. Just be with me there. Ok?"
Joey thought about it a moment, then sighed and nodded. "Yeah...ok" she said.
"Good. Were leaving in a hour." Angel said and bounced out of the room.
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Joey watched as Angel left her room. 'I'm really not in the mood to go to the beach. It's going to be way too crowded and I don't want to be around people right now. I wish that I could be a happy person once again, but I doubt that's happen any time soon.' she thought to herself as she paced the room.
She needed to do something other then pace, so she walked down to the bathroom. She shut and locked the door behind her. Silently, she sat down on the toilet. 'Why did I have to be raped? It's not like I asked them to rape me.' she thought as tears started to stream down her cheeks.
Joey got up and looked at herself in the mirror. She was pretty, but she didn't feel pretty. Looking back at her was a dirty girl. A tainted girl. One who was raped and beaten. She didn't like the girl in the mirror. Before she knew what she was doing, her fist smashed into the mirror.
Bits of glass fell into the sink and onto the floor. Joey smiled to herself and looked at her fist. Her fist was bleeding, but she didn't care. She picked the glass up of the floor and put it in the sink with the rest.
Joey picked up a nice sharp piece from the sink, rolled up her sleeve, and cut her arm with the glass. It felt good as she watched the blood form. Laughing slightly, did it again, and again. By the time she was done, her arms were covered with cuts, and the blood was falling freely onto the floor.
Quickly wiping the blood off the floor, she then decided to have a shower. She stripped down, turned on the water and got in. It was hot, really hot, but hot water made you clean, so she scrubbed and scrubbed till she was red.
When she got out, she dried herself off with the towel, then wrapped herself with it and left the bathroom. When she got back to her room, and Angel was sitting on her bed.
"What do you want?" Joey asked, crossing her arms over her chest, hoping that Angel didn't see the cuts.
"I just wanted to see if you were ok. I heard a crash when you were in the bathroom." Angel said and looked at Joey with concern.
"Would everyone stop asking me that? I'm fine. And the mirror just broke. I must have shut the mirror too hard cause it shattered." Joey said coolly.
"Alright. I'm sorry Joe. But if you need to talk about anything, I'm here for you."
"Thanks Angel."
"Everyone is waiting for you. Hurry up slow poke." Angel said with a giggle.
'The beach. Shit' Joey thought. "Yeah...ok. I'll be down in a few minutes." Joey said and Angel left. Joey put on a pair of jeans, and a long sleeved shirt to hide her cuts. She braided her hair, and ran downstairs where everyone was waiting.
"You're a little over dressed for the beach sis." Duo said.
"No, I'm just cold...and besides, I don't feel like going in the water." Joey said.
They all looked at Joey with concern, but said nothing. A minute later they got into Quatre's limo and they were on their way to the beach.
Joey woke up and looked around. She recognized where she was. She was in her room at Quatre's estate. Rolling over she saw Duo asleep in the chair next to her bed. Joey's stomach growled in hunger, so she got up quietly, got dressed and left the room.
She walked down to the bathroom feeling like shit. When Joey got to the bathroom she turned on the light and looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was pale and her violet eyes didn't have the sparkle to them like they normally did. Her long chestnut brown hair, which was usually up in a braid, was out and hanging loosely around her face and down her back to her thighs. She pushed her hair out of her face revealing a black eye and some other bruises on her face from when she had been slapped.
She washed her face and brushed her hair. Joey didn't feel like putting her hair up, so she left it down. Walking down to the kitchen she saw Heero sitting at the table, drinking coffee and using his lap top. He looked up just as Joey walked in. She froze.
"Are you ok Joey?" Heero asked in a concerned voice.
He got up and walked up to Joey, and she started to shiver.
"Hey...I'm not going to hurt you."
Joey hugged Heero and started to cry. "Oh Heero. I-it was so awful. They....they raped me and they hit me and....and..."
"Shhh. Its all over now and I'm never going to let any one hurt you again." Heero said soothingly.
Joey looked up at him, tears still running down her cheeks. Heero leaned in and gave her a small kiss on the lips. He pulled away and looked at Joey. She had a small smile on her face.
"I've been waiting for you to do that for a while now." Joey whispered.
"So your not angry at me for kissing you?" Joey shook her head. Heero smiled. "Well you must be hungry. Can I make you breakfast?"
Joey nodded, and went to sit at the table.
A moment later Duo ran into the kitchen. He looked at Joey sitting at the table, then looked at Heero who was cooking breakfast.
"You're cooking breakfast?" Duo asked Heero in amazement. "You never cook breakfast. Why now?"
Duo looked over at Joey, who had a small smile on her face. "What are you guys not telling me?" Duo asked.
They didn't say anything so Duo slumped down into the chair close to Joey.
"What ever you guys are up to, I'll find out."
Joey chuckled.
After a few minutes Angel walked in and gave Duo a light kiss.
Joey looked at Angel, then looked at her brother and said "Is there something you guys aren't telling me?"
Duo laughed and said "Good one Joey."
Heero served breakfast to everyone, then took his seat next to Joey.
Everyone was chatting happily except for Joey. She ate in silence. No one really seemed to know. She finished her breakfast, excused herself and ran up to her bedroom.
Once in her room, Joey lay down on her bed. She was happy to be back here with her friends, but even that couldn't erase the pain she felt.
Someone knocked on the door, causing her to jump. Joey called to come in, and Angel peeked into the door.
"Hey Joey, how are you feeling?" Angel asked.
"I'm ok...I guess." Joey replied.
"Well that's good. If your up for it, which I'm sure you are, we're all going to the beach. You wanna come?"
"No...not really Angel. I-I'm just not up to anything fun right now."
"Oh please Joey. Just come. You don't have to do anything fun. Just be with me there. Ok?"
Joey thought about it a moment, then sighed and nodded. "Yeah...ok" she said.
"Good. Were leaving in a hour." Angel said and bounced out of the room.
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Joey watched as Angel left her room. 'I'm really not in the mood to go to the beach. It's going to be way too crowded and I don't want to be around people right now. I wish that I could be a happy person once again, but I doubt that's happen any time soon.' she thought to herself as she paced the room.
She needed to do something other then pace, so she walked down to the bathroom. She shut and locked the door behind her. Silently, she sat down on the toilet. 'Why did I have to be raped? It's not like I asked them to rape me.' she thought as tears started to stream down her cheeks.
Joey got up and looked at herself in the mirror. She was pretty, but she didn't feel pretty. Looking back at her was a dirty girl. A tainted girl. One who was raped and beaten. She didn't like the girl in the mirror. Before she knew what she was doing, her fist smashed into the mirror.
Bits of glass fell into the sink and onto the floor. Joey smiled to herself and looked at her fist. Her fist was bleeding, but she didn't care. She picked the glass up of the floor and put it in the sink with the rest.
Joey picked up a nice sharp piece from the sink, rolled up her sleeve, and cut her arm with the glass. It felt good as she watched the blood form. Laughing slightly, did it again, and again. By the time she was done, her arms were covered with cuts, and the blood was falling freely onto the floor.
Quickly wiping the blood off the floor, she then decided to have a shower. She stripped down, turned on the water and got in. It was hot, really hot, but hot water made you clean, so she scrubbed and scrubbed till she was red.
When she got out, she dried herself off with the towel, then wrapped herself with it and left the bathroom. When she got back to her room, and Angel was sitting on her bed.
"What do you want?" Joey asked, crossing her arms over her chest, hoping that Angel didn't see the cuts.
"I just wanted to see if you were ok. I heard a crash when you were in the bathroom." Angel said and looked at Joey with concern.
"Would everyone stop asking me that? I'm fine. And the mirror just broke. I must have shut the mirror too hard cause it shattered." Joey said coolly.
"Alright. I'm sorry Joe. But if you need to talk about anything, I'm here for you."
"Thanks Angel."
"Everyone is waiting for you. Hurry up slow poke." Angel said with a giggle.
'The beach. Shit' Joey thought. "Yeah...ok. I'll be down in a few minutes." Joey said and Angel left. Joey put on a pair of jeans, and a long sleeved shirt to hide her cuts. She braided her hair, and ran downstairs where everyone was waiting.
"You're a little over dressed for the beach sis." Duo said.
"No, I'm just cold...and besides, I don't feel like going in the water." Joey said.
They all looked at Joey with concern, but said nothing. A minute later they got into Quatre's limo and they were on their way to the beach.