Hello this is chapter One …I hope its ok please review and let me know. I know its short but I will post longer ones the further I get into the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters

Warnings: abuse

Chapter One : Gabe

Everything was peaceful, Percy was calm and in his arms. Then Percy's phone went, Percy flinched in his arms and shakily pulled out his blue phone reading the text that lay waiting.

"Get home now you fucking bastard, your mom's not here and I'm bored."

"It's Gabe" Percy whispered "I have to go" Nico felt Percy pulling away and started to panic

"No don't, stay here" Percy sighed.

"I wish I could" he wouldn't meet Nico's eyes. "but if I don't go home…it'll only be worse when I do" Percy pulled Nico's arms from his waist placing them on the Italians legs "I'll see you some other time"

"If he doesn't kill you this time" Nico whispered not looking at him and Percy winced at the sharp tone, he sighed and started walking the 10 blocks home.

Percy paused at the door to the small apartment his heart beating at a million miles per hour, he felt sick and afraid. He could hear the TV inside playing some game show, his hand shook as he lifted the key and unlocked the door. He pushed it open and was hit with the stench of beer and smoke. He closed the door and took off his jacket hanging it on the coat rack. He walked through into the living room hoping to be able to sneak into his room unnoticed, he looked up just to find Gabe sat waiting for him.

"You're late" he snapped "I put a roof over your head, the least you can do is get your fucking ass here when I say!" Percy wanted to snap back, say 'he may own the apartment but his mom pays for it'. Gabe had never worked a full day in his life, he sighed to himself why was he so scared?

Fear always captures them, that's what holds him there. Fear of losing someone, fear of someone treating them different, fear of him finding someone else to hurt. If its him then no one else gets hurt. Fear is the ball and chain that holds him in Gabe sadistic grasp, he can never escape.

"Sorry Gabe, it won't happen again" he mumbled.

"Get over here runt!" Percy didn't look up or move as he heard the TV get shut off.

"I have homework…so I'll go to my room" he asked hopefully trying to not let the fear he felt seep into his voice.

"I said get over here!" Percy flinched slightly which didn't go unnoticed by Gabe "or are you too much of a pussy to take what's coming to you!" Percy's head snapped up to glare at Gabe with pure hatred and walked over to him. Gabe smirked, he knew exactly which buttons to press to annoy Percy.

Percy would never tell anyone why but he hated being called a girl or Gabe's favourite 'pussy' . It was too painful to remember the humiliation and pain, the disgust in himself.

That's what they do, they make you feel awful about yourself, crush your spirit slowly till there's nothing left. Embarrass you cause you mental and/or physical pain. Then they take control.

Percy crumpled to the floor as Gabe's fist connected with his stomach. Percy bit his lip hard trying to stop groaning at the pain, Gabe always made it worse when he showed how much pain he was in, he lived off causing Percy pain. Gabe pulled back Percy's head by the dishevelled black locks, glaring hatefully into the sea green eyes, he raised his fist and brought it down on Percy's face making him cry out in pain. His lip was throbbing and he felt dizzy, Gabe pulled back his fist.

"No" Percy pleaded, his step dad smiled a sickly sinister smile "please" Gabe's through him to the floor causing Percy to hit his head. He groaned in pain and cried out when Gabe's boot came in contact with his back. He couldn't help it, tears escaped his eyes causing Gabe to laugh.

"I knew you were a fucking pussy, can't even take it" he spat on Percy's bruised and beaten body "get out of my sight" Percy clawed the ground trying to push himself him, he reached out for the coffee table and was kicked to the ground. Gabe laughed as Percy struggled to get up, supporting himself with his right arm whilst his left held his bruised ribs, he coughed as he stood up and limped out to the room hearing Gabe laughing in the background.

He walked into his room as fast as he could, closing the door and going into his small bathroom, He felt sick at the sight in the mirror. His eye was black and his lip swollen and bust, blood stained his chin from his lip. He lifted his shirt and saw the bruises that marked his skin.

Purple pain stained tanned flesh.

He could feel his spirit crumbling, he saw it when he looked in the mirror. Gabe wasn't just chipping away at his strength and body but at his mind too at his hope. He was nothing, pathetic, he couldn't even fight back against him. How had he even got to this? What had he don't wrong to make Gabe hate him? He had started out nice at first…

~Flashback~

He had come home from school to his mom talking to some man on their couch, he had given Percy a strange smile at Percy it had made him feel nervous but Percy had smiled back.

"hello, I'm Percy"

"Gabe Ugliano" was the short answer he got, his mom gave him a small smile and walked over to him.

"go off to your room sweetie pie, mommy needs to talk to Gabe ok?"

"ok mommy" he hugged her and waved at the strange man on his couch who still gave him an odd smile "bye Gabe"

~end~

It had been a few weeks later when Gabe moved in and as soon as his mom started working later did the problems start. First it was just words then he'd try and humiliate Percy, then the beatings started. He ran his hands down his face in frustration, why him? Why couldn't he live somewhere else, hurt someone else. Percy shook his head, no he didn't wish this on anybody. Maybe he just deserved the pain.

So that was chapter one, what did you think. Please leave a review if you've read this! It helps me improve the story and gives me confidence that people aren't just clicking on it by mistake.

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