Lucas and her mom were arguing when she got home from school. That was on top of the questions she got about her cheek on school. She lied about that. Saying she slipped on ice. Saying her cat got out and she had to go grab him before he got to far. That bit of poetry was for Blake. But she didn't want her mother to get in trouble. So she figured a lie wouldn't hurt. Probably save her from a whack to the back of the head too.
But now she was home, and she walked into an argument. Blake had asked her to come over again today, and Yang had taken her up on the offer. Knowing that her mother was never angry about one thing for very long. But now she came home and they were fighting. When these two fought in the past, they would often be at their worst afterwards. She thought about turning around and walking out the door, but knew her mother would know she was already home. She decided to just walk past them, going straight for her room. Sadly she wasn't lucky enough.
"Where the hell have you been?" Raven said, turning her attention to Yang.
"I was at Blake's. She invited me over." she replied back. Telling the truth.
"And who approved that?"
"Well I just figured you wouldn't care."
"And what do you mean by that?" her voice was defensive and stern. "I do care."
Yang gritted her teeth. She was getting a bit angry. She just wanted out of this conversation. "Well you don't seem to care about me any other time." she said back without thinking.
"What the hell, Yang. I care about you. You just don't give me the respect I deserve." she said as she smacked at Yang again. Hitting the side of her head. Yang trying to cover with hands as she hit her again. It hurt. And Yang could feel a few tears welling up, but she tried to fight them back. "All you do is back sass me and act like a little crybaby. You need to learn some respect!" Yang took a step back and sniffled. "Now go to your room."
Yang nodded and turned around. Before she could get far, Lucas kicked her in the butt, causing her to fall forward.. "Get out of here." he said as Yang climbed back to her feet and fast walked down the hall to her room. Trying to fight back tears.
"Don't touch my daughter!" she heard Raven scold him.
"Whatever." he said back. From there it all became white noise as Yang climbed into her bed.
A few hours later, after the fight had stopped, Yang heard a commotion in the living room. "Fucking piece of shit cat!" she heard Lucas yell. His voice a drunken slur. "Little bastard just puked on foot!" She got up and moved to the door. "I'm gonna fucking kill it!" he yelled again, causing Yang to move faster and out of her room.
"Fine, whatever. I don't like the damn thing anyways." Raven said back. Same drunken slur as Lucas.
"No!" Yang yelled as she ran down the hall, hearing Thomas whine as Lucas picked him up. Raven stopped her and pulled the fighting girl back. "Stop! She yelled, feeling the tears from earlier coming back. "Stop it!" The whining continued along with Yang's pleading before there was a sudden silence and what sounded like something dropping on the floor. Yang punched up, hitting her mother in the nose. That cause Raven to let go of her and she ran to the room where Lucas was. Seeing a motionless thomas laying on the ground. Yang was angry. Tears in her eyes now. She ran over and punched Lucas in the groin. "Fuck you!" she yelled before grabbing and biting his arm.
He screamed out in pain as Yang's teeth sunk in. Yang wouldn't let go so he punched her in the face. This dazed the ten year old and she fell to the floor, curled up on her side. Holding her head. He looked to his arm to see blood seeping from the bite mark. "Little shit." he said angrily before kicking the lying girl in the stomach. "Think you're tough?" he kicked her again before Raven came over and pulled him back.
Yang was coughing. The wind knocked out of her as she now clutched her stomach. "Stop, stop." Raven said. "I'm sure she won't do it again after that. Come on, let's go get a bandage on that."
The pair walked off, presumably to the bathroom to find a bandage. Yang's whole world was spinning. She didn't know what way was up and what way was down. She just knew everything hurt and Thomas was dead. Thomas… she turned her head slightly to see the animal still motionless near her. Slowly she scooted closer. Now audible crying. When she was next to Thomas, she grabbed him. Pulling him to her chest. Sobbing uncontrollably. Her only comfort in this hell hole was dead. Now she had no one when home.
She laid in that spot until morning. Or whatever time she finally had the strength to stand up. She didn't even notice immediately, but Thomas was no longer in her arms when she woke up. They took him from her before she woke up. She felt the tears returning as she tried to get to her feet. The pain coming back in force. She began to slowly limp to her bedroom. Trying to fight back the tears. Luckily it looked like both her mother and Lucas were gone. So she didn't have to worry about them. She knew it was a school day, but she knew she'd never make it there. She was late anyways, so what was the point.
The day went by in a daze. Yang did nothing but lay in bed. Passing in and out of consciousness. She didn't even notice when her mother got home until she came in to see if Yang was even here. She said something that Yang couldn't remember.