-In the Shadows Chapter 5-

New Beginnings

Once again…there is no ownership…none…at all. *sigh* sad day.

ONWARD!!

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12 years ago…

Greg's POV

"GREGORY!"

I heard him yelling. He was always yelling. I didn't like it when he yelled. That always meant that I had done something wrong and needed to be punished. It was like this everyday. I either did badly in school, or forgot a chore, or I was being too loud. It seemed that all he wanted me to do was sit in my room and stare at the wall.

I heard the footsteps coming down the hall and sensed the door open before I actually saw it. I also sensed that I was in some deep shit. The look on my dad's face said it all. He was mad. And not the mad that saying I'm sorry will make better. No, I knew what was coming, and I knew I wasn't going to like it.

So when I first felt the flesh on flesh I was prepared, but I wasn't prepared for what he did next. I didn't know he was going to throw me against the wall. I didn't know that I was going to the hospital that night with two broken bones and a dislocated jaw.

That's when mom left him. She didn't know what had been happening. I wanted to go with her. I begged to go with her but he would have none of it. I was his and I was staying with him. So in the end I stayed. The beating continued and when I was old enough I got away from him. Or so I thought…

Present Time

There's light everywhere. It really, REALLY hurts. Everything is a dull white and there's a constant beeping that won't stop. It's really rather annoying. It reminds me of that time I was in college and fell down the stairs. Hospital…that's it. I'm in the hospital. Wait a second, why am I in the hospital? OK. Sitting up. Not good. Remind me not to do that again.

As the memories came flooding back Greg paled considerably and thought about passing out again. Luckily a nurse walked in at that moment and noticed that he was awake

"Ah, Mr. Sanders. How do you feel?"

"Bad."

"How very blunt of you Greg.." said Grissom as he came walking in the door with Nick and Sara. Greg then made a sort of sqwaking noise and decided it was best if he didn't say anything. So he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

"When you wake up, were gonna have a talk. We know Greg."

He knows? What could he possibly know. He's looking at me with…is that sympathy? Oh God. He can't know about that. I did so good at keeping it a secret. Damn hospitals. They never know how to keep things quiet. Oh well. At least I can sleep before I have to re live my childhood. So that's what I'm gonna do.

*~Dream world*~

"Hi Gregory." That voice. That one voice that made Greg so scared to wake up in the mornings. Of course, going to sleep wasn't a very good idea either. If he went to sleep then his dad would just come in here and…well…let's not say what he'd do. Let's just say it isn't very nice and be done with it.

My door opens and I know who it is. I hide under the covers in hopes that he'll be nice and let me sleep.

*Authors POV*

Greg's dad pulled the covers off of the 12 year old boy and yanked him out of the bed. "What did I tell you about sleeping in?!" asked him with a hard slap to Greg's face.

"N..n..not to…" answered Greg in a shaky voice that just upset his father even more.

"Why can't you grow up? I swear you are such a girl! You little weasel!" Each sentence ended with a punch or a kick and suddenly Greg found himself pinned to the wall unable to move…

Hehehe. I hope you like. I know Greg wont. Well. I'll update at some point in the future…depends on what you think of this chapter.