Chapter Seven – Why?

*Flashback*

Stein had received the call from Spirit 10 minutes prior…now he was waiting anxiously in his office, not knowing what to expect. He knew this would happen eventually, still he could feel the stabbing pain of unrelenting guilt in the pit of his stomach. He tried to help but it was no use…he knew she'd seriously hurt him eventually…

"Stein!" yelled Spirit frantically as he burst through the door of Stein's surgery.

In his arms, covered in blood and bruises was the tiny body of Death The Kid, black and blue and beaten within an inch of his life. Stein felt physically ill as he watched Spirit lay the small boy on the bed in the back of the room.

"I found him at the foot of the stairs" said Spirit "I only went over there to see if I could borrow some diapers for Maka…"

Kid was unconscious; he clearly had a big cut on the back of his head which was bleeding, causing the pillow his head rested on to turn red.

"He must have fell down the stairs…" said Spirit sadly "But where was Thana? He's only little, she shouldn't have left him alone…"

Stein said nothing; he simply began to examine the tiny patient. Once he had stopped the bleeding on Kid's head with a bandage, he decided to check for any broken bones. Slowly and carefully, he removed the child's pyjama top and recoiled in horror at what he saw.

"What is it Stein?" asked Spirit as he too looked at the boy

Kid had a huge bruise covering the entire right side of his chest and stomach. As he breathed, Stein could see that his little face was wincing in pain.

"Oh my god…" gasped Stein as he felt Kid's blackened ribs "There are defiantly some broken ribs…"

"Maybe…it happened when he fell?" asked Spirit naively

"Open your eyes Spirit, look at the shape of this bruise…it was definately caused by somebody kicking him as hard as they could"

"But who?" Spirit asked, though deep down he knew the answer, he didn't want to believe that there were some parents in the world that would hurt their children. He thought of his relationship with his little girl, Maka, who was the same age as Kid, and how he would give his own life to save hers.

"Go call Lord Death… he needs to know what's happened…"

Spirit nodded and left the room.

With Kid still laying seemingly lifeless on the bed, Stein reached into the drawer on his desk and pulled out his camera. He had been taking photos of Kid's many injuries every time he treated them as proof for Lord Death. Aiming the camera shutter at the injured little boy, he took his photo, Lord Death wasn't allowed to leave the academy so he would show this picture to him so that he would know the full extent of his son's injuries, plus he hoped it would finally make him understand what a monster his wife truly was.

"Daddy…" whimpered the fragile little boy, though he was still unconscious

Stein's heart melted at the sight of Kid suffering so much.

"Daddy…owie…"

*Flashback Ends*

He stood at the front door of the old wooden house, unsure of what he was going to do next. She lived in an old decrepit community where people were usually sent if Lord Death banished them from Death City. Kid felt physically ill, almost as if he was going to throw up. He'd travelled all the way there without even thinking of a plan. What would he say to her? What would he ask her? In fact, he wasn't sure but, he kind of felt a little twinge of fear course through his body. What would he do if she tried anything? He had no weapons to defend himself…still; he told himself that she couldn't hurt him now he was older…

"Open up!" he demanded as he knocked loudly on the door.

Suddenly, as he pounded his fists angrily against the door, it slowly opened by itself. Shocked and slightly alarmed, Kid entered the house with caution. The inside looked no better than the outside…everywhere was absolutely filthy; cobwebs covered the ceiling like a thick blanket and Thick dust made it almost impossible to see the cold stone floor. He looked around the disgusting living room and he felt almost sad that as he looked around, he could see no photos of him as a baby or anything that suggested he even existed to her…he could feel sadness washing over him as his suspicions were confirmed…she must have never even wanted him.

"YOU?!" roared an angry female voice from behind him.

His heart almost stopped as he quickly turned to face the source of the voice…it was her…

"M-mother…" he gasped quietly, his voice quivering with fear much like his entire body.

"So, you survived did you?!" she scowled, as she spoke, it sounded as if there was so much resentment in her voice.

"You-you left me for dead." Kid said angrily as he tried to hold back his tears, he clenched his fists in anger "How could you do those things to me?! What did I do?!"

Without warning, she forced herself towards him, raising her hand and held it there as if she was going to strike him. Kid fell to his knees and protected his head with his arms before she could even get a chance.

"DON'T!" he begged

Thana began to laugh.

"You're still frightened of me, I see" she sneered "You always were a cry-baby!"

She reached down and grabbed a handful of his hair, pulling him up forcing him to stand once again. He felt terrified, thinking back to the days when she used to pick him up by his hair and throw him onto his bed when he refused to sleep.

Still holding on to his hair, she decided to taunt him even more.

"You used to always scream when I held you like this…maybe you've grown a little braver? Let's see if we can fix that!"

Without warning, she tossed his frightened body against the mouldy stone walls, causing him to cry out in pain. He could feel himself beginning to cry but yet he forced his tears into submission. He scrambled to his knees and though he was shaking with fear, he brought himself to speak out.

"Why…why did you do this to me?!" he cried, finally giving into his emotions "I was only a child! I never did anything to you! Why didn't you love me?!"

Thana picked up an old looking plate off of the floor and threw it at Kid's head, causing it to smash against his skull.

"You want to know why?!" she hissed "Because you look exactly like HIM!"

"H-him?"

"YOUR FATHER!" she screamed "I HATED YOU BECAUSE YOU LOOK LIKE HIM!"

Kid was puzzled now…why did she hate his father so much that she'd take her anger out on her own child.

"B-but…my father loved you…" he sobbed "he worshiped you…he even gave you the benefit of the doubt when he was told about what you did to me!"

"SHUT UP!" she yelled as she gave Kid a hard kick to the stomach, winding him in the process "Yes he loved me…but I never loved him! It was an arranged marriage that I felt trapped in! A marriage I never wanted to be a part of! And you…the child I never wanted!"

Still writhing in pain, Kid slowly brought himself into a sitting position, leaning his back against the wall. He made eye-contact with his mother whom he hadn't seen since he was 2-years-old, his eyes filled with tears and pain. This seemed to make her angrier. She clenched her hand into a fist and punched him straight in the mouth, causing him to cry in pain and fear.

"DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!" she roared "THOSE ARE HIS EYES! STOP LOOKING AT ME WITH HIS EYES!"

He felt weak, why couldn't he fight back? It wasn't like he wasn't physically strong enough. He felt as if he was a child again, flinching at the very sight of her face, and now she was hurting him again…he thought he was alone yet he hoped…, no, prayed for someone to come and save him…

YAHOO! Another chapter :D This one's not doing so bad anymore lol!

Well my birthday is over now so I'll have more time to update :) thank you so much for all the feedback guys I appreciate it :') My fics don't usually get this many views lol

I felt bad writing this chapter, I hate to think of little kiddy-kins getting hurt :( Will his friends help him in time? Next chapter will be up soon :)

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