Here is the next chapter. Again, not sure on next update.

Warning: Contains adult content that some might not find appealing (but it is important to the story)

Kazuma had pestered Riley about the busted lip for the two hours after that. Soon, she managed to convince them, but the look her cousin gave her was one of disbelief. He did not follow along with her story. When they were kids, before Youko made his appearance known, they would wrestle and, when he would try to knock her off balance, she always caught herself. She was always agile, so he didn't believe her.

Riley walked up her walkway as the sun slowly made it's way over the horizon. It was 6:30 in the evening. She had put in 8 hours on her first day, a half-hour break for lunch when Sannishi-sensei came back. Opening the door, she watched as Dante ran up the stairs, closely followed by Damian. Their father whipped around the corner they went around and yelled up the stairs.

"Get your lazy asses down here. There are dishes in the kitchen. I had to work today and I don't want to come home and clean. Tomorrow, the two of you will clean this entire house!"

Riley blinked at her father, before moving past him to drop her bag off in her room. She got only a foot from her father before his hand shot out and grabbed her ponytail.

"Where do you think you are going?"

"To drop my bag off. I will clean the kitchen after I do so."

"Hmm..." he released her hair. "I want you to clean this whole house and get food ready. I have friends coming over to play Poker...they are going to like the prize." He seethed as he walked past her to head upstairs.

Her eyes widened. The look he had in his eyes suggested one thing. Shaking her head, she placed her bag by the door and went to the kitchen to clean and make snacks. During that time, her brothers came downstairs.

"Hey boys. How was your day?"

"Dante got dad made...poked him in his sleep." he snickered.

"Hey...he fell asleep ON the counter, alright?"

"On the counter?" Riley inquired. They nodded. "Anyway, hungry?"

"Starving." they responded in unison. They acted so much like twins.

Smiling at them, she grabbed a box of rice, boiled water, and started to make an extra large batch of pork fried rice. She was, aside from her step-mother, the only one who could cook. As she thought that, her step-mother came into the room with Takini in her arms.

"Hey sweeties." she said as she planted a small kiss on Dante and Damian's foreheads. "Well, I'm off to work. Are you sure you have everything under control Riley?"

"It is no problem , Usagi-san. You go take care of all those at the hospital who need it."

"Alright...I will talk to my supervisor about that internship for you."

"Thank you. I made you some dinner before I left this morning. It is on the counter." she replied, pointing to the fabric-wrapped, bento box behind her.

"Aww...sweetie. Take care, all of you."

She gave Takini to Damian, gave all the children a kiss, and grabbed her lunch.

"Keep an eye on them. Your father is...restless." she whispered into Riley's ear.

"I got it, mom."

"Good night."

Giving Riley a kiss on the cheek, she waved bye and hurried out to her car. Riley continued with making dinner while her three brothers went out to the living room to play. Their laughs echoed through the house. After a little, she calls them into the dining room for dinner. She could hear her father on the phone upstairs, pacing around. Ignoring it, she engaged in a conversation on video games with her siblings before a knock on the door interrupted. Hurrying to it, she opened the door to face 3 burly men and a smaller then average man with a muscular build.

"Hello, you must be father's friends."

"Well, don't let them stand their all night. Let them in!" her father yelled as he came down the stairs.

Complying to his orders, she stepped away from the door and allowed the four men inside. Their faces were darkly tanned and their shaggy hair hid parts of their, particularly their eyes. She could feel something strange rolling off of them, but couldn't quite place her finger on it.

"Bitch!" yelled her father, snapping her out of her thinking with a slap across the face. "Get them food and drinks. There is a fresh stock of alcohol in the basement. Hop to it!"

She hurried away from the men as they entered the living room. The boys that sat at the table gazed up at her with curiosity in their eyes.

"Head upstairs, alright? The Playstation 2 is in my room, bottom shelf in my closet."

They followed her orders and ran upstairs. Making her way down into the basement, the sound of four men laughing echoed throughout the house. Riley gathered up several bottles of alcohol and placed them gently in the apron she was wearing. Her father's yells met her ears and she ran back up to them. Upon entering the living room, their talking ceased. She gazed at the strangers in the room. Two had messy brown hair, around ear length, one had shoulder-blade length flaming red hair and hardly visible brown eyes, and the last man had shoulder-length black hair, but she couldn't see his eyes. He was the strangest of them all. The aura that rolled off of him seemed broken and she could feel something different. He grinned at her, one that sent chills up her spine. He felt familiar to her. Setting the bottles on the table with which the men were sitting around, she went off to get their food. It was a simple spread of fried rice, sushi rolls of varying fishes, and finger snacks. The men delved into the food immediately. As she made her way out of the room, her father's voice stopped her.

"Stay downstairs. We're going to need you soon."

With a nod, she headed to the kitchen, grabbed a soda, and started reading her novel.

"Damn...you're good at Poker, aren't you Kuro?" Riley heard her father say. "Kid, get your ass in here!"

Knowing this meant her, Riley got up from her seat after marking her page, set the book on the counter, and went out to the living room. The 5 men were seated around the fold-able table centered in the middle of the room with the dining room chairs there. Kuro, the man with the black hair and strange aura, sat in his seat with his arms crossed, a look of satisfaction.

"Riley...guess what the prize is?" He asked as he stood up and walked over to her.

The look he had on his face sent her running for the front door, but the other men got to her first. Kicking at them, she managed to wiggle free and tried for the door again. Her father grabbed a lock of her hair and pulled her backwards. A cry of pain escaped her lips and her father wrapped his arms around her chest.

"You will play nice, daughter. Play nice and have fun." he whispered in her ear as he licked it.

A shudder racked her body. Her father had a thing when it came to her. He would have his friends over for Poker games and she would be the prize. Whosoever won got a free night with her...no matter if she wanted it or not. Most of the time her father won and would rape her down in the basement of their old home. She had long suspected that he was not her real father. That would be sick. As he dragged her down the hall to the back bedroom, she tried to pull her hair from his hand, but that only got her kicked in the side. Kuro followed several feet behind, smirking at her. She knew she was in trouble, but who would save her from it? Hearing a door open, she turned her head slightly and gazed into the room. It was just like the basement at the old house...whips, chains, knives, and many other torture toys. Tears came to her eyes as her father released her by throwing her onto the bed. It was a simple mattress on the ground, white sheets covering it and a blue comforter at the foot. Kuro walked in and continued smirking at her. Her father whispered something into Kuro's ear before leaving the room, locking the door behind him.

"Well, what shall we do first?" He asked as he sat beside her.

She had finally got a look at his face. There were no scars like the others that came to her home. His skin was pale and smooth. The color of his eyes were indistinguishable in the darkness that shrouded the room. His finger traced her jawline causing goosebumps to form. As he stroked her cheek, she felt strange. He was gentle to her, not trying to do anything but take in her face. She felt as though small, electrical currents were passing from his to her. A shift in the bed brought her out of her thoughts as Kuro bent forward and claimed her lips for himself. Through she usually fights, this time she didn't and went along with it. He laid her down and towered above her, his hands trailing down her side as he slid his tongue into her mouth. Sliding a hand up her shirt, he lightly caressed her stomach, noting scars on it's surface. Her own hands rested around his neck, the fingers rubbing against the exposed skin at the base of his neck. He pulled her shirt up and over her head, leaving her lips for a minute.

"You trust me so easily, why?" He asked her.

"I...I don't know. You feel different, emotion wise, then the other men father has brought home."

"You don't even know me."

"I could learn. I am a good listener." she whispered timidly.

"You are willing to sleep with me right now?"

"I...umm...If I don't then father will be furious."

"You willingly sleep with the men he brings home?"

"No...I am forced, and if I refuse, I get hurt. I was once out for a week for saying no to it one time. He is scary when angered."

"Some father." he huffs.

"I don't believe he is my real one. He has his fun with me, too."

Kuro's eyes widened slightly, but closed as he felt Riley claim his lips. He made her feel wanted. He made her feel as though life was alright. She might not know him one bit, but it was the way he treated her that made her feel so relaxed. She helped him out of his shirt and they continued kissing. His hands had long since removed her bra and were currently undoing her pants. He left her lips, trailing soft kisses down her neck and to her chest where he lick her chest, a gasp escaping her lips.

Tongue playing with the nipple and hands sliding off her pants, Kuro busied himself with her body. Pulling away, his eyes scanned her. Her body was covered in scars. They decorated her arms, chest, stomach, and legs. There were old and new ones, bruises dancing with them all over her skin. Despite this, he kissed her stomach, butterflies fluttering within it. She drew in another gasp as he slide her thong off. She was completely exposed to him and she started to get nervous. What if he was playing sweet with her and was really planning on hurting her?

Kuro's warm hands relaxed her as he ran a hand up her leg. His own pants were discarded and Riley was shocked at that. When did those come off? His hand stopped just short of her womanhood. His eyes, though she couldn't tell the color still, looked up at her. A nod from her gave him permission to do as he pleases. His fingers lingered at the opening of her warmth, teasing her. One finger then two slid into her, causing a moan to escape. She got very wet as his fingers followed a rhythm and moved in and out. He pulled up of her legs so he could go in deeper. She moan louder as he hit all the right spots. No one had ever had this affect on her before...and she enjoyed it. Kuro rested his head against her propped up knee and continued to please her. He was getting aroused at her moaning and felt his manhood rub against the skin of her leg. That got her.

She pulled herself up and threw her body onto him, knocking him backwards. She ravished his lips with her own as she teased him, taking his hard member into her hand and rubbing against her mound. This type of love-making was new to her. This could be considered her first time really having sex, it being of her own will, slightly, and not entirely against it. Kuro was surprised at the change in her and immediately complied to what she wanted. Rolling her onto her back, he pulled apart the skin covering the entrance into her body and softly entered. He rolled his body against hers as he moved in to and out of her. Moans of pleasure and slight pain came from her lips, but she moved with him. No noises of the outside world reached their ears as they rolled in the bed for dominance.

Riley opened the door to the bookstore wearily. She ached all over from the night before. She kept wondering to herself what the hell happened to her last night? She barely knew him and she enjoyed the sex they had. A blush creped onto her face as she sat behind the counter, stashing her bag underneath it. Sannishi-sensei came out from the back room and jumped slightly at seeing the blonde girl sitting there.

"Oh, Riley, you startled me."

"I am sorry, I tend to do that a lot." a smile came to her lips, surprising the store owner.

"Quite alright deary. Now, we will be having even more help here in the store."

Riley made to answer but was silence as the door opened. Kurama stood there, a smile on his face as he saw his cousin sitting at the counter.

"Shuichi-kun...you are working here now?" she asked, giving him a hug with a smile.

"Yes...You're smiling? Why?"

"No particular reason." Was her simple response as she returned to her seat.

Sannishi went to the back again, leaving the cousins to talk.

"I told mom you were back." Kurama said as he stood beside her, leaning on the counter with his arms.

"Really? How is everyone?"

"Good. Mother wants you to bring the boys and come to dinner tonight."

"Hmm...I do not see why not. Father is working tonight and Usagi-san has a shift at 5. As long as I ask her, I do not see why not."

"Do you have a car?"

"Well, no. My license transferred here but I do not own a car. Perhaps I could borrow Usagi's. I could pack up the boys, drop her off at the hospital, and pick her up when her shift ends at 5 Monday afternoon."

"Sounds like a plan." he scooted closer to her. "Why are you smiling all of a sudden?"

"Nothing at all Shuichi-kun."

The look on her face convinced him otherwise.

Sooooo? What did everyone think? I know some are thinking..."Where is Hiei! It is suppose to be a Hiei fic?"...well, give me time, he will make his appearance in the next chapter. Keep posted!

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