Shattered

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters or any aspect of Yu Yu Hakusho. I got inspiration for Jeff from the book Forest of Fire that I read in middle school. I forgot the author but if you've heard of the book it's a good one.

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'... ' thought

"OK Corina time to walk to school"

"Okey Dokey artichokey"

Corina jumped from the table and ran upstairs to get her orange backpack while Janice waited by the door. 5 minutes passed and Janice was getting impatient.

"Hurry up Corina we're going to be late!"

"Hold on I can't find my backpack!"

Janice gave an annoyed sigh knowing that her sister probably left it in the laundry basket or something. She knew it would be at least another 5 minutes and went to wash the rest of the dishes from breakfast. Janice looked at her reflection in the kitchen window and brushed back a strand of hair. She wasn't drop dead gorgeous but she liked the way she looked. She was

5' 6 "and had wavy chestnut hair that reached her mid-back. Her body was slender and she had slight curves. Her eyes were mostly a shade of dark blue but Janice could've sworn they changed violet once. Corina looked somewhat like her sister but not much. Corina had very light brown hair that framed her face in messy locks and soft clear blue eyes. The little girl was so skinny it looked as if the slightest push would break her. Janice was always over protective of her sister

Janice started humming to a tune she heard on the radio while running water over a soapy plate. She dried it off and was about to put it back in the cupboard when it literally slipped through her fingers to the floor cracking into pieces.

'No not again!'

She looked at her hands and poked her palm. It was solid again.

"Found it, it was in the laundry ba..."

Corina ran into the kitchen and saw the shattered plate. Corina then saw her older sister's shocked expression and knew the plate had not been dropped out of clumsiness. Janice got a broom and was about to sweep up the mess when she heard the door swing open.

'shit he's home'

A tall drunk man swaggered into the house. He had on a grey muscle shirt that had been stretched over his heavy form and a pair of faded blue jeans. New brown cowboy boots with sharp silver spurs completed his ensemble. Janice looked over at her sister who was standing beside her eyes wide with fear. Jeff was in the kitchen now looking at Janice with a glazed look in his eyes.

"Run Corina" Janice sternly whispered as Jeff came closer to her. She was clutching a piece of broken plate behind her back.

Corina didn't move.

"Run Corina!" she yelled more urgently.

This time Corina obeyed. She ran passed Jeff but stopped and hid at the doorway reluctant to leave her sister.

"What in hell did you break this time you worthless little whore!"

Jeff was big but he still moved quite fast as he grabbed Janice's wrist as she tried to dart around him. He pinned her to the wall and looked her over. Her uniform wasn't helping at all as she felt his hand moving from her thigh up her skirt. The stench of alcohol mixed with cigarette smoke was suffocating as he breathed on her face.

"Come on girly what's wrong I know you do this all the time for money" he snarled.

"Let go of me you sick son of a bitch" she yelled, spitting in his eye to blind him momentarily.

This caused Jeff to let go of one of her pinned arms to wipe his eye. Janice seized the moment and took the sharp shard of plate she was hiding behind her back and dug it deep into his shoulder squirming at the feel of blood flowing over her hand. To her horror Jeff did not let go.

"You bitch I'm gonna kill you for that!"

Jeff threw her hard on the ground on top off upswept pieces of plate and repeatedly kicked her in the stomach with the sharp toe of his boot. Janice struggled to get away moaning pitiful cries of agony as he pulled her back this time bringing his leg down backwards sending the spur of his boot forcefully into her side. As he raised his leg to kick her again his cigarettes fell out of his pocket. A sick psychotic smile spread on his face as he lit one up and took a puff. Then he took the burning end of it and pressed it against her skin. This went on for hours. Only when he stopped to tend to his own wound in the bathroom did the torture end.

Corina had seen the whole gruesome spectacle and rushed from her hiding place to her sister's side. Janice knew they had to get out of there and fast. Her sister was hysterical tears streaming down her small face. Janice winced in pain and wiped her sister's cheek

"Come on Corina we're going to be fine. Now you gotta be brave now and help me walk"

"Oooo-ooo-ook" stammered Corina.

They had made it about five blocks away until Janice shuddered violently from blood loss and collapsed in pain.

'Damn it all! If there ever was a time for me to puncture something with ice daggers that should've been it! Why couldn't I do it!'

Janice berated herself mentally while trying to regain her strength. Corina had been hugging her painfully around the waist trying to support her weight even now that she was sitting.

"Corina, you can let go of me now" whispered Janice, gently stroking her sister's hair.

"Now listen to me Corina you've been very brave so far," Janice breathed in painfully "I need you to go get help "

Corina stood up and nodded giving her sister a light hug before running as fast as she could looking for someone anyone with a friendly face. Corina had been running several blocks when she came across a school courtyard where she saw girls that dressed in pink uniforms like her sister. She ran into the school yelling for help. She was near tears when she ran into a tall boy with long red hair and vibrant green eyes.

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