Author's Note: Well here it is, the first chapter of my JunxPyron fic. Enjoy
Dedications: I'd like to dedicate this fic to nayone that has ever experienced hard times in their life.


Empty Without You

Jun sat in the corner of one of her father's cruel and unforgiving torture chambers that he liked to call the downstairs to their house, she had been there for at least three hours; she sat there alone in the dark silent room staring through the metal bars at her brother lying beaten in the prison cell opposite her. Her clothes were ripped and tattered, her hair – a mess, her body ached all over from the stone cold floor and the marks left on both her and Ren's bodies would not fade for weeks.

Why did she have to be born into such a gruel family? Why didn't her father understand that she wasn't like the others? These were things she had been wondering ever since she met Yoh Asakura and his friends. All she wanted was to be free of her family and especially free from her father; free to do whatever she wanted to do. Her brother Ren had given her the courage she needed to put up her fight, but her father himself had given her the weapon, and the weapon she needed, and that weapon was the most important man in her life, Li Pyron.

Jun hugged herself, her knees tucked into her chest, her arms wrapped around her. This was both an attempt to protect herself from any attackers that may have been sent to 'teach her a lesson' and to keep herself from becoming ill from the cold temperatures. "Ren…" she called into the darkness with the strength she had let. "Are you… alive…?" she asked, fearing that the beating her brother had just taken had been too much for him to handle. He hadn't spoken or made any sound at all after the screams he made during his punishment.

"I'm alive alright." He said. "Just about."

Jun knew he was hurt, his voice seemed thin and weak, she hated to know that her little brother was suffering so much from injuries. "How badly are you hurt?" she asked, even though Ren was only a few metres from her, through the darkness she could not see him, nor could she see her own hands.

"I don't know. It's worse than last time." Ren struggled for breath. "But don't worry sis, everything's going to be alright."

Jun rested her head against the stonewalls; she felt a tear drop onto her arm, it was then that she realised she was crying, it was the first this she had felt in a long time. In the corner of her eyes she saw something – someone. She turned her head to see it, but whoever it was, was gone.

"Hey Jun!" a familiar voice called –she knew the voice belonged to one of her friends.

"Yoh?" she asked; what was Yoh doing in her father's castle.

"Yeah Jun. it's me. I'm right here in front of you."

Jun looked forward into the darkness, she saw him – he was standing in front of her. Relieved that someone had come to save her she reached out her hand. As she did, Yoh faded away and in front of her was no longer her friend but instead there was a Spirit Hunter – just one, but without her guardian to protect one was more than enough for her to handle. She shuffled back into he corner she was curled up in, her eyes filled with tears of fear; pleading with the spirit would do no good but it was all she could do.

The Hunter Spirit raised its giant fist, bringing it down towards Jun's head, she attempted to defend herself by pulling her arms around her head to block the impact, but the blow never came. Instead the spirit stopped its attack and put its giant green-coloured hand around Jun's pencil-like wrist.

Jun closed her eyes as the Spirit's grip increased and became unbearable; she was pulled out of the corner and thrown across the floor, hitting her head and back on the solid stone floor. A kick to her stomach made Jun cry out in pain, she rolled over to protect her stomach from more attacks to come. Her screams made her brother forget his pain.

"Jun!" he yelled. "Leave my sister alone you creep!" Ren called, he was now clinging on to the bars of his cell, arm stretched, he was trying to reach his Kwan-do which was leaning against the wall, just out of his reach.

Jun fell to the floor again, clutching her stomach, eyes filled with tears of pain this time; there was nothing she could do to stop the angry spirit or to save herself or her brother – she felt so worthless.

"Are you ready to come home now Jun?" came the voice of her father. "All you have to do is forget this nonsense and I'll dismiss this as a phase, what do you say Jun. It's all up to you."

If she said that she would forget this 'nonsense' she would never be able to see Yoh or Anna again, and she would not be able to live with the emptiness that she felt before she met her friends – the only friends she had ever had in her entire life. "I'm sorry father… but I can't. I can't forget my friends, and if you can't accept that, then I am not prepared to live with you any longer."

"You have made me very sad Jun, but if you will not co-operate, you must be taught another lesson. Spirit do with her as you wish."

Receiving its command the spirit dashed towards Jun through the darkness. She closed her eyes preparing herself for the impact that threw her across the room, her vision blurry, her head felt light. She heard the sound of the wall falling down and someone fighting the spirit. Was it Ren? Or someone else? She didn't have the energy or strength to open her eyes to find out, she felt the wind rush past her body as she fell towards the ground after trying to struggle to her feet; but she never felt her body hit the ground. She had lost consciousness.


Author's Note: Well there it was, hope you liked it and please leave a review. Chapter 2 coming soon where eveything is concluded.