Naru's POV

It's never been a fun plane ride from Japan to England. It's always been way too long. But here we were, getting off the plane and meeting up with my fathers' driver out in the lobby. Mai had her bag and I had mine, those ended up in the trunk of the car as we got in the back. I looked outside and felt Mai lay her head on my lap as she fell asleep. Like I said, long flight.

I smiled softly at her and pet her head gently as she drifted off. It was about an hour and half ride to the house from the airport, so I let her sleep.

Once we pull up to the house I decide not to wake her and just carry her in.

"Micheal, can you grab the bags?" I asked the drive, he nodded.

"Noll!" I heard my mother yell, I shot her a look as I turned to face her, "oh? Does my heartless son have a girlfriend?" I sighed.

"I'm not completely heartless, mother." She just giggled.

"Yes, I know…" She said softly, motioning me in. The guest room is ma-"

"She'll stay with me." I said bluntly. She laughed again as I walked passed, kissing her cheek softly as a hello and went up to my old room, gently laying Mai down as I got up there. I stretched and yawned before flicking the light off quietly and heading back downstairs.

"So?" My mother asked, practically bouncing up and down. I leaned into the fridge to grab a water. Yes, I drink more than just tea.

"So, what?" I asked, looking at her.

"Who is she?" She asked. I sighed.

"My girlfriend." I said. Honestly, we never established what we were, but it'd get her to shut up. She basically squeals and hugs me tightly.

"Bloody hell Luella?" My father asked as he came out of his office, "Hello Noll."

"Father, help." I said, he chuckled and pulled her off me. "She attacked me when I said I had a girlfriend." I said. He just shook his head.

"Luella, you can't suffocate him after finding that out."

"But Martin! He kept it from me!" She yelled.

"Mother, with all do respect, shut up. You'll wake her. She's not fun when jetlagged." I said. She just looked at me with wide eyes, and my father shook his head.

"Oliver!" She yelled. I groaned and facepalmed.

"Luella, what did he just say. Please be quiet." Father said. I gave him a look saying thank you. He smiled at me and I just went back upstairs to Mai.

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I was sitting next to Mai, three hours after getting here, and reading. I felt her move and looked down at her.

"Naru...?" She said softly. I pet her head gently.

"Hey love…sleep well?" I asked. She smiled and nuzzled me, kissing my cheek. I smiled.

"Mhmm…" She said, rolling over and sitting up, stretching. I gently dragged my finger up her spine and felt her freeze. I stopped as she slowly moved away.

"I'm sorry…did I hit something?" I asked, she shook her head.

"N…No but…maybe not do that please…" She asked. I nodded, "Where's your bathroom?" She asked. I pointed to the left of the two doors across from the bed, she quickly got up and went in, but didn't close the door all the way and I saw as she got ready to shower.

'Noll, what're you doing?' Gene asked.

'Something's wrong with her, I'm worried…' I responded, and he stayed quiet as I peered into the mirror, looking at her back. My eyes widened, 'Scars...? And not just any those are…'

'Whipping scars…' Gene finished, I turned away and covered my mouth as I went back to the bed.

'I'll kill him.' I thought to Gene and he only make a noise in agreement.

Mai's POV

I was shaking when I entered the bathroom. It's not that I don't want to more, I do. But for him to see my back right now…to see the scars and ask…I wasn't ready for the questions. I started a hot bath and stepped in, sitting down and relaxing. Or so I tried.

I never thought in a thousand years I'd suffer this amount of pain…I was dead inside, no life in my eyes when I looked in the mirrors. The cuts kept bleeding through my clothes and the stung bad. I haven't been able to shed any tears in I don't know how long, weeks? Months even?

My mother and siblings were dead. A girl who claims to be my twin that was sent to live with family abroad was trying to contact me through my dreams. I have a stepfather who doesn't care that I'm a kid and forces me to do unspeakable things at the age of 9. I had gotten away for a few months but then he found me. Better yet his men found me. Took me. Raped and whipped me. Then I was made his personal slave.

I stopped sleeping, terrified of what I'd see when I closed my eyes. This lasted a few years, until I was 13. That's when I found my opening. He had finished with for the night but forgot to lock my shackles. So, when he passed out drunk, I fled. I ran and ran and didn't look back until I ended up outside of a house.

'I know this place…' I muttered quietly to myself and knocked. A woman opened the door.

"Hmm? Oh well hello…you must be freezing, come in…" she said gently and led me in. I didn't realize how cold I was until I got into the warmth of the house. Then I realized I was barefoot and wearing rags basically. Her entire face went from kind to concerned and quickly reached for the phone.

"N…No cops…please…" I begged. She looked at me before putting it back down and leading me to the bathroom and cleaning me up, her son, who looked a little older than me, brought me something to sleep in and I let her bathe and change me, wrap my wounds. Showing no emotion this whole time.

I opened my eyes slowly and felt the water had gotten cold. I got out, dressed and put on my smile, leaving the bathroom and saw Naru on the bed. A look on his face I knew all too well.

'Uh-oh…did he see…?' I thought to myself.

'You didn't shut the door all the way…' I heard Gene respond. I paled.

"Nar-"

"Why didn't you tell me Mai? I wouldn't have tried to touch you had you told me you had those scars…I would never want to open up something you didn't want…" He said. My shoulders slumped, and I sighed, sitting next to him.

"Naru…It's not that I didn't want to tell you…I couldn't…I couldn't bring myself to…If I had I would've had to go into what happened and I don't want to do that…Please…don't make me do that…" I said, my voice cracking slightly at the end. He pulled me close to him and I clutched his shirt.

"I won't…not until you're ready…" He said, I sniffled and nuzzled his neck.

"Thank you…" I said in a small voice and curled into him. Now I knew I'd have to tell him soon…