Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Yu-Hakusho or the characters. Just the plot and the additional (4) characters.

Summary: The secret of Bryin's life is out and Yusuke's blood is boiling.

Warnings: Eh, just some torture. I decided not to take it all the way. You people can't handle what runs through my mind o.O

Miscellaneous: Look out some mind tricks! Haha, I love torture but some of it is just too gruesome so I left it out. I'll leave what happens to your imagination.

~The Secret~

~YUSUKE'S POV~

After school I literally had to chase after Bryin from class to the entrance of the school to the half way point of his house. He wouldn't stop for anything. I swear, if he did talk, he would be yelling at me to leave him alone. But even if he did, not like I would listen. I wanted to know what was going on.

When I did catch up to him I tackled him to the concert ground. Unfortunately we slightly skidded so I knew he was going to have some lovely scratches. I dragged him back to his feet but before I could continue the lovely scene I was interrupted.

"YUSUKE!" Kuwabara called. I turned around to see Kurama by his side. "Huh? Hey, what's going on?" Kuwabara looked to Bryin as the hint.

"Oh yea, I was just about to get the first few words out of him." I redirected my attention back at Bryin.

As usual, no sound, just the widening of his eyes as his words. Again he tried to run off but before he even made the first step I grabbed his collar.

"Yusuke, don't you remember we have to meet up at my house today." Kurama joined in on the conversation.

"Oh yea. Right after I get him to talk!"

Bryin quickly turned his head embracing himself for the worst.

"YUSUKE!" Kurama pried my hands away from Bryin and grabbed my full attention trying to talk me into letting him go and try some other day.

Before I could give my side of the story a sudden wave of…unknown energy flooded the area. As soon as I turned around Bryin was in the air being locked tight in a very large demons hand. Of course Bryin trying to squirm away was useless. The demon gave a small squeeze and Bryin instantly passed out.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Kurama was the first to speak.

The demon only laughed. "I have what I want. Now I just need you out of my way!"

The demon came to swing at us. Kurama dogged successfully, Kuwabara dogged but was flown back by the after-force, and I jumped over his arm and directed my punch right in the middle of the face.

"You picked the wrong people to mess with!" I was just about to land my punch when I heard…

"Yusuke wait!" Kuwabara yelled from the ground.

Whatever it was, it was too late. My punch landed in the middle of the demons head…that exploded. And feel dead. I looked at the dead demon.

'Wait a minute. I didn't use that much power. Do I not know…my own strength? No…something had to have happen. But what…there's nothing else here.' I thought to myself.

I caught eye of Kurama getting Bryin out of the clutch of the dead demon's hand and turned back to Kuwabara.

"Whoa! Yusuke! I didn't know you had that much power." Kuwabara's jaw dropped.

"Yea…neither did I." I looked at my hand then back at the corpse. "Why'd you yell for me to stop?" I changed the subject.

"Oh yea. When you jumped to attack that demon, I felt something really horrible was nearby. For a split second I could have sworn it was right next to me. But it disappeared as soon as it came." Kuwabara questioned himself.

I looked at Kurama who was now carrying Bryin.

"Don't question yourself to much. I felt the same thing." Kurama reassured.

"You're not just saying that to make him feel better are you?" I raised my eyebrow at Kurama.

"No. I didn't feel it next to me. But I defiantly felt something there." Kurama looked at the sky.

"Eh, what are we going to do with Bryin? Shall we take him home? His house isn't much further." Kuwabara pointed back at another problem we had.

"No. We are taking him with us." I couldn't take my eyes off his bandaged hand.

"But Yusuke…"Kurama tried to talk me out of it.

"Look, that demon went after him. Last thing we want is for Bryin not only be unconscious but putting his family in danger. Can't we wait until he gains consciousness?" I pleaded.

"I suppose. That does make sense." Kurama agreed.

Once settled we took Bryin to Kurama's house and continued our meeting.

"But why would a demon be after a human?" Hiei asked not believing our story.

"I don't know! Nothing right now is making any sense!" I yelled pacing back and forth.

"That is one thing I think we all can agree on." Kurama spoke softly.

"So what do we do? We tired putting all the pieces together, but the ones that we already put together only make so much sense that…it just leads to more questions!" Kuwabara practically flipped out.

The room went quite; nothing was said. The sudden sound of rustle caught our attention. Bryin was waking up, holding his head.

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked him kneeling down.

He slightly nodded his head yes.

"Do you remember anything?" I asked a bit worried.

He slowly shook his head no. I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Before I could continue questioning him he pushed me and jumped off the couch. I went to grab his arm but he slipped away and ran out the door.

"I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!" I yelled at Kurama and the rest, chasing after Bryin.

"YUSUKE! WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE?" Kuwabara yelled back, but I didn't respond.

I couldn't catch up to Bryin for anything. I was faster but he was able to go through obstacles like threw was no tomorrow. When I finally did catch up, we ended up in the same spot; fifteen minutes away from his house. But instead of tackling him I was able to stop him by putting all my weight to the ground and pulling on his arm. When he looked turned around …SLAP. My eyes wide, head slightly turned to the left.

"Did…did you actually just…hit me?" I stood up straight look at him in disbelief.

Bryin took a step back in trembling fear.

"Bryin!"

Looking behind Bryin an adult stood there, pure rage written all over his face. Bryin took two steps back from the man, more towards me.

"And who are you?" I asked him.

"I'm his father." The man grunted forcefully grabbing Bryin by his forearm.

Lifted from the grown Bryin winced in pain. Still he made no noise but it was clear in his face he was in complete pain.

"Put him down!" I couldn't believe how much rage filled my blood.

"When you become this boy's parent, you can tell me what to do." The guy dragged Bryin with him.

Something told me to chase after him…but at the same time the man was right.

Screaming in frustration I stomped back to Kurama's house.

~BRYIN'S POV~

My lounges drowned in screams, my ears rang with the shattering of glass, my arm starting to drip with blood.

As soon as I was brought inside my house I was flung to the glass case on the far end of the living room. Slowly I got up trembling.

"So, what were you thinking Bryin? Go out and have some fun with some friends? Ignore your dear ol' parents and their rules? I mean, yea! What the hell do we know, right?" My father walked slowly to me every time he spoke.

"N-n-no father." My voice trembling more than ever.

I only spoke at home with my parents around. I feared that if I spoke outside that I would accidently allow something to slip, and the last time that happened not only was I punished but so was the person I told. Put it simply, they were never heard from again.

Slapped across the face I had to regain my balance or it would have been a face plant to the ground.

"I was knocked out. They took me in. That is all!" I pleaded.

"Oh yes, because everyone loves you Bryin. That's why you have zero friends."

Grabbed by my throat I was risen at least two inches from the floor.

"Now… to think of your punishment."

His punishments weren't limited. Anything that could get me to scream was where the starting line was. Unfortunately that did include sexual harassment. According to his usual procedures this didn't seem like something he would use that kind of force with though. But then again…he was unpredictable sometimes.

"Come on." He finally spoke.

He dropped me from the air. I wasn't able to catch myself so I stumbled all the way down. He grabbed me by my hair as I kicked around grabbing his wrist. He dragged me to my room as if I was nothing but extra weight he was use to being attached to his arm.

Tied to the bed my father left the room. It was his famous mind trick. Nothing involved. Just simple time alone was all it was. But when he first played it I screamed until my lunges gave way. All the possible things he could do would always run through my mind during this time. Just thinking about it drove me insane. First I tried sleeping it away. Turns out it only gave me an additional punishment. For the first year I tried untying myself. Turns out every time he tied me it was a new way. And if it was the same way he never did it back to back.

Arching my back in anticipation the plans started running through my head of what he would do and how I would take it. It's only been five minutes and yet it felt like forever. I was going to go insane. I only knew he was still planning because I could hear rattling going around in the kitchen.

Finally busting threw my door my father slowly walked in. Closing my door gently, he walked up to me and pulled out a butcher knife that nicely gleamed in the small light that came into my room.

"Do you remember this knife, Bryin?"

He twirled it in his hand. I nodded my head.

That knife was the same knife he used to stab threw my hand three nights ago when I simply forgot to cut my mother's steak. Yes…the slightest mistake called for a punishment with my parents.

"This knife made you sing so…beautifully. I wonder…if it can produce the same sound." He eyed me still twirling the knife.

I slowly shook my head praying that, that knife wouldn't come anywhere close to my body. It took me five hours to fix my hand. I couldn't even begin to think how long it would take to heal my body with that knife's damage.

My father jumped on the bed. "Come on Bryin. Aren't you the least bit curious?" I could see fun hanging in his eyes.

Again I shook my head no, my eyes not leaving the blade.

"Good. I wanted to have fun with this anyways."

My father whipped out his home made studded belt.

'Crap…' was all I thought…

~YUSUKE'S POV: SAKYO HIGH~

It's been three days since Bryin came to class. I even asked the teachers, but they stated that they received no notice of his absences. Without any missions on my mind, it was all him. His fake smile…his real smile…the dull eyes…I couldn't take it. I had to see him.

As soon as school let out, Bryin's house was my first stop. I was hoping the simple "Hello, I'm Yusuke. I was hoping Bryin could hang out today" would suffice. But it wasn't. When I got to his house all I could hear was yelling and screaming. Bryin came busting out of his door onto the lawn tripping on his own wobbly legs. His father came out with a bat and his mother came out with a black eye cussing out Bryin and yet begging his father to stop chasing him. Not hesitating I stepped over Bryin's fallen body and stopped the swinging bat with a punch; it broke in half.

"You again!" His father yelled out.

"Yea, I find I'm like a roach. Can't exactly get rid of me." I snarled at him.

"Get the fuck out of here!" He looked like he could give a rat's ass.

"And let you beat on him? I don't think so." I growled.

As soon as he pulled his arm back I took the extra time to punch him…three times in the stomach. I think I might-of even heard a rib crack. But surprisingly he got back up as if it was nothing and charged back at me. This time I punched him in the face and made him fly back. I went to charge at him…

"Stop!"

A voice near me…a voice I never heard. I turned my head to see Bryin grabbing my arm with all the power he had.

"Please…stop…" His voice trembled.

Bryin…spoke.

"You're actually protecting this guy?" I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"What he might be doing is wrong…but he is still my father. Please stop." Bryin continued to beg.

I looked back at the man that was groaning to get up but the lady held him back.

"Fine." I compromised. "But you're coming with me."

I grabbed Bryin by his wrist and ran off with him to Kurama's house.

~LATER~

"But Yusuke!" Kurama practically fell out of his seat when I brought Bryin over and told him what happened. "As much as I can sympathies, you can't just bring someone to my house and expect me to just take him in!"

"And I understand that. But you are my only choice! I would take him to mine, but my house doesn't even have a carpet with all the cans lying around! Kuwabara lives with his sister so that's already pulling it tight. And you and I both know Hiei's situation. You're the best bet." I tried talking the fox into letting Bryin stay until I figured what I was going to do with Bryin's father.

"But what about the mission? What if it suddenly explodes into something?" Kurama quickly turned to his hush voice.

"We'll deal with it somewhere else." I tried to equal his hush tone.

Taking a deep sigh Kurama smiled and agreed to take Bryin in until something happened.

"Thanks Kurama." I said with a huge smile.

He laughed nervously. "Suichi…Yusuke." He reminded me of the company.

"Oh right." I said in-between greeted teeth.

When I told Bryin of the good news I couldn't help but say it with full excitement. Bryin had both happiness and fear in his eyes. I knew he was thinking about his father finding him, but I wasn't going to allow that to happen.

Kuwabara and Hiei came walking through the door and stopped in their mid walk.

"Bryin …hi." Kuwabara said stunned.

"Hello. …Kuwabara…" Bryin said slowly.

"HOLY CRAP HE TALKS!" He jumped back.

"Of course he talks." I laughed my ass off.

Bryin even let out a small laugh at Kuwabara's reaction.

"What are you doing here?" Kuwabara was the first to ask.

"I found he is having some problems at home and decided he needs a break." I growled thinking of what I caught his father doing.

"Oh." Was all Kuwabara mumbled. "So how long is he going to be here?" He asked in a hush tone.

"Until I find a new place for him to stay." I hushed back.

Kuwabara's mouth just dropped.

"Well I'm going to get some rest. So I'll see you guys later." I walked out the door waving good-bye to everyone.

~BRYIN'S POV~

Left in silence I couldn't help but shift in uneasiness. Kuwabara grabbed what he came for and left as quickly as possible. The one they called Hiei went to a room and I didn't see him for the rest of the night.

Suichi came out of the kitchen, handing me a plate of food and sat across from me. The last time I had a real dinner was a month ago. Even though I could cook my father didn't allow me to eat. I only made enough for two. I had either left over's, nothing, or a small bag of whatever my father brought home. I slowly ate what Suichi handed me, savoring every taste I could.

"So…Bryin. I'm not stupid. Yusuke said difficulties as if it was a simple fight. But according to your stance and visibile bandages I'd say it's a one way fight."

I didn't dare look at him. I could tell Suichi was one of those all he needed was one good look and he would see the whole story.

"I'm not saying you have to tell me. But if you do need to talk I am here."

I bit my bottom lip. I could feel my body tremble.

"I don't know what I did to deserve this. I am…what they call…the perfect child. And yet they are still not happy." I couldn't believe I was chocking up. But this thought was always on my mind.

"Some parents are just bad parents. It's not you. It's them." Suichi reassured.

I shook my head. "I'm not allowed to have friends, because it supposedly changes me to the worst. I'm not allowed to ask for help, I am to only help myself. Half of my injuries don't heal right because of the way they are suppose to heal has to be done by someone else. The people I do come in contact with just…disappear. Father…he gets rid of anyone that gives me hope. Just like Detective Johns." I stopped breathing when I realized what I said as the last sentence.

"Detective Johns?" Suichi asked.

Detective Johns was not only my savior…but my nightmare.

"Yes. I had finally got the courage to go to the police. Not surprisingly my father found out…punished me…and thought of a clever lie to lead them away. All of them but Mr. Johns. He tried to set up secretive appointments with me. Because I feared what would happen so I skipped most of them. But Johns didn't give up. With the meetings I did go to he got hard-core evidence. Four months later, he gathered enough evidence to take my parents to court. But my father somehow knew. Of course I didn't, so when my father dragged me out of my room into his car and to his construction site I had to wonder what was going on. That was…until I saw Detective Johns there. I tried to get him out of there now knowing that my father knew…"

"Bryin, I have enough evidence to lock your parents away. I'm going to get you out of here. You'll be free." His words rang threw my head.

"I was too late. While I was still trying to convince him to leave I realized he had grabbed me…then pushed me. Within a split second a box feel from the crane above us…killing Detective Johns. It was proven that the crane malfunctioned. So of course my father got away scare free. But Detective Johns' partner didn't believe. When my father heard the investigation on him was going to continue he packed our bags and…"

"Now you're here." Suichi finished.

I slowly nodded my head.

"I see." Was SAuichi's only response.

We ate the rest of the dinner in silence.