yo AbbiCat4 Well in this story it doesn't talk about what happened to

Kuwabara, but I've actually been toying with the idea of writing a fic where

Kuwabara killed his parents cuz they were abusing him. I'll write that.
How does that sound?
Hope ya'll are enjoying this.

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"This doesn't seem to bad." Yoru snorted after quietly observing his surroundings. "No...this place is evil...it reeks of pain...keep you guard up...there is something very wrong with this place..." Kakaeru growled, eyes suspiciously looking in the depths of the cave. "Look!" Kashi pointed in the darkness of the cave. Inside two figures began to steadily walk out of the dark hell hole. The group walked closer getting in a fighting stance.

Hame's wings ripped through his shirt as he got ready, Yoru prepared himself with small fireballs, Kashi had a lily out which changed to a dagger, sharp and deadly, While Kakaeru had her short swords out, both glowing intensely.

The figures appeared outside the cave and Kakaeru's short swords immediately disappeared. She stepped away pale with fright, a cold sweat rapidly coating her body. "No...you..you...can't..." The others looked at her in surprise. "Kakaeru? Hey...what is it?" Yoru starred at the shaking girl. Her hands had come up to her mouth, and her whole body was wrapped with tremors. He was shocked to see her scared this much. "No...it can't be them!!" Yoru gave one last concerned desperate look at her, and then turned to the two figures.

The two figures were normal people. The woman had sharp blue eyes and blonde hair, and starred down at Kakaeru. She was fat beyond belief, she had to be pushing 380 pounds, and held a broken beer bottle in her hand. Her eyes red from intoxication, fell instantly on Kakaeru.

The man next to her was tall and greasy, his long orange hair hanging in clumps. He held a belt in his hands and, like the woman, a beer bottle, the contents still swirling slowly inside. "Come oer'here gurl..." The man slurred. Kakaeru whimpered taking a step back. "Daddy...." Yoru blinked. "DADDY?" Yoru would have cried out more, but the man threw his bottle at Kakaeru, missing her by at least ten inches, and he shouted, "WHERE IS MY SUPPER!?" The woman snarled out, "You little tramp! COME HERE!" Kakaeru shook her head again and mother yelled, "COME HERE NOW!"

Kakaeru whimpered and walked to them. The other three starred at her pale form as she staggered towards the two people. She looked pale and sick, and she muttered how this couldn't be possible. The man cracked the belt and Kakaeru shut up. "Stupid wretch." He reached out grabbing her by the ear, and threw her into the wall, Kakaeru making a small 'oof' sound after colliding into the wall. He placed his hand and the back of her head, shoving her hard against the stone cave walls, and he smiled as he raised the leather belt high in the air.

The belt began lashing out, and smashing into the girl's back, but Kakaeru did not scream.

Frozen and terrified, Hame, Yoru, and Kashi watched as the man hit her with his belt, over and over, finally ripping her shit on accident with the belt buckle. The woman laughed and the bottle's broken edge jammed into Kakaeru's side, slicing through the tender flesh. "Thought you'd get away with forgetting our meal did'ya?" Still stunned, the others began to shake with anger now. "Why the hell is she just standing there?!" Hame growled enraged.

Even though the girl was annoying beyond what he thought possible she didn't do anything to deserve this! She had done nothing. The only thing that she could have done to upset these foolish humans, was forget their dinner as they had been screaming about not too long ago.

The belt smashed down on her again ripping her shirt once more, her bra now able to be seen. She was released and her father growled, "How dare you, you whore...How dare you let those boys see you like this?" Almost obediently, Kakaeru in shame removed her over shirt and put it on backwards to hide her chest from the others.

Kakaeru slowly sunk to the ground, waiting for the next blow, eyes distant. The bottle was aimed for her again, as was the belt, and her father's hand but, a blast of fire, pure energy, and a dagger stopped the attack. Yoru was grilling fire over his body hair floating up. Hame had also reacted and his wings flared up dangerously while his pointed teeth showed flashing angrily. Kashi's hair floated a bit eyes narrowed her dagger lily now a sword. All 3 attacked in a blind and cold rage. Soon the figures fell on the ground. Yoru calmed down, but his voice shook with rage.

He looked sharply at Kakaeru who still starred off distantly. "They can't hurt you any more...."

He starred at Kakaeru trying to give her a smile, but his teeth would not unclench. She starred at him with her dead, sad eyes, and Yoru finally calmed completely down as he saw how helpless she looked starring back at him. He smiled, "Your safe Kaki....I won't let them get you." Kakaeru blinked and muttered, "Hmpf! Khaki? its Kakaeru."

"Oh Khaki sounds sooooo cute!" he sneered, trying to get a rise out of her. She struggled to move in a more comfortable seating position, and he instantly helped her, being very careful, not wanting to jostle her wounds. "You..you can't hurt me anymore...I GOT AWAY FROM YOU!" She declared to the figures, the familiar Kakaeru slowly seemed to be coming back. But looking into her eyes, Yoru wondered if it was just the lighting in the woods that seemed to be making her come back. Yoru rubbed the only thing not hurt by her parents, her shoulder, and nodded in agreement telling her she was correct.

She was safe.

The figures burst into flames and disappeared. Hame knelt down, "Don't think you did something wrong. You didn't." She looked away from him ashamed and embarrassed that Hame had seen this. He frowned, knowing what she was thinking and dropping his voice he whispered, "I will not make fun of you for this." She nodded not looking up, but seeming a little more relaxed. Kashi fell on her knees her Kerchief out wiping the blood away. She didn't say a word, but her eyes said many.

Yoru scooted a little closer, and Kakaeru looked up. "Do you still live with them?" She starred blankly, and he assisted again, "Do-you-still-live-with-them?"

"No...I got away."

"You're the bravest girl I ever met...You've got a lot more guts in you than anyone I've ever met." He suddenly had her in a hug. "I will never let anyone hurt you like that again. Okay?"

"It's in the past at what they did...All I have now are scars." Yoru pulled away and touched her scar on her cheek and noticed tears falling down her cheeks from her still dead and empty eyes. "Oh Kakaeru...." He hugged her to him tightly and she lay limp in his arms. As if she was a doll, unable to react to anything. "When they beat me I just lay still. If I was limp they beat me longer, but if I struggled it hurt more. You just roll with the punches...." Her muffled voice whispered. "But hey...the scars make me look dangerous!" She joked trying to be funny, only depressing the group even more.

Kashi's throat grew tight and her eyes narrowed with anger. She looked up to see Hame's reaction, and was almost angry when she saw his calm face, but when she saw his fists were clenched angrily, his finger nails causing his hands to bleed, Kashi reached up and took his hand and he looked down at her startled. She smiled knowingly and his ears went red, but other wise he pretended he didn't know why she smiled. Yoru held her in shock. Kakaeru went through all :that: and still remained like she was...still sweet, noble, gentle, and brave? "How do you do it...your amazing..." He whispered to her soothingly.

She tensed up as if she was trying hard not to cry any more. Yoru remembered what Yusuke had said about not letting Kakaeru die. 'I :SWEAR: Kakaeru will not die...she will live as my :best: friend forever. I was wrong...Yusuke she is going to be my best friend.' It was weird...this was the first time Yoru ever admitted he was wrong.

She still trembled violently holding back the dam that welled in her, and holding her a little closer, being weary of her wounds, he whispered, "Just let it go. Come on Khaki. Let go." At the last syllable, a loud sob emitted from her small shaking frame, and she swung her arms around him tightly crying hard. Kashi pat the girls head gently, and felt tears fill her eyes. Hame closed his eyes, looking angrily away. Her loud sobs bothered him, and made him think of his family. She sounded like one of his sister's when they cried out from any injury they had received.

What seemed like hours ticked by before Kakaeru finally shuddered, and calmed down, arms loosely wrapped around Yoru.

"The next trial is starting..." Kashi whispered as they saw a figure running towards them at full speed. Slowly Kakaeru rose, back raw and bleeding from the beating. "I'm done crying now. I won't cry anymore."

"Just get ready Kaki...here comes another nightmare..." Yoru whispered wondering gravely at what he would see next...

1234 phew....done with this one...Hame is up next...what does nightmares hold?