61. Child Abuse

Tomoe had finally calmed down as Sobo patted his head and sighed out, he was trembling slightly in her arms as the woman rubbed his lower back, stroaking his white hair as he hiccuped slightly. He didn't know what to do now.. Why?

He slept with his best friend,

He and his father hated each other...

And now He wasn't feeling to well from his cutting and everything else swirling around him. He didn't understand what to do now, Why was it that everything was crashing down on his head, making him sick? Was it the loss of his virginity? Was that it? Or was it the fact that he did it in such a crude way?

He had used Nanami, and now he didn't have the heart to tell her. He felt disgusting and nasty, his heart was aching at the thought. What was wrong with him? It was still so early in the day but he felt tired, maybe from staying up so late the night before..

His chest quivered as the older goddess rubbed his back, his ears flopped slightly as his eyes dropped slightly. It surprised the woman so see his slightly fall asleep, and in the bathroom for no doubt... She sighed out and gently lowered him to the floor before pulling out a few cloths to take care of his arms.

He got both this time, he even clawed at his upper arm.. The woman sighed out as she patched it up and then looked down at the foxes sleeping figure. She was coming in to scold him.. To tell him off for sleeping with Nanami, To stop him from hurting himself.. But..

He had so much remorse for what he did she couldn't help but hold him close and cry as well. To calm him down, she had too... To stop his pain, he was her grandson and she wanted nothing more then to help him through this. He made a mistake.. but everyone did make them from time to time.

Sobo got up and grabbed a pillow off of Tomoe's full sized bed before walking back into the bathroom and putting it under his head; She was an older woman and she knew she couldn't move him to her own will.

He whimpered in his sleep as she lifted his head, but when his head the cloth he tensed, As if ina bad memory of what happened out long ago.. Then he relaxed again.. and drifted back to sleep. He was exhausted but Sobo knew to some extent he would be.. She patted his head and got back up before turning the light off and walking out of the bathroom..

She had to get this under control, How she didn't know. She knew she would though. As for Nanami? She was shocked that the girl was acting the way she was. Sobo saw the guilt on her face, but you'd think she'd still be with Tomoe after what happened.

She knew why Mizuki wouldn't look at her; he knew by putting two and two together. If Mikage ever found out she was fearful things would get bad fast, The older woman winced as she walked down the stairs. She knew she would have rejioned Tomoe back to the school, but she wasn't his guardian, as much as she wanted to be.

The grandmother just wanted the best for him, even though he didn't know himself...

" OW!" A little wail jerked the older woman out of her thoughts as she looked up and blinked. She saw Mizuki wrapping Nanami's leg carefully but the cut was large and the girl was whimpering harshly from all the pain. The woman sighed as she waddled over.

Today looked like it was going to be a bit stressful, what made it worse was that Mikage had bought liquior and it was out in the car. She thought he would have learned after it killed Tomoe's mother; but apparently, when it came down to it he was just addicted to it as any bozo brained idiot who tried to drain their sorrows.

She sighed out as she eamined the large cut, cursing at his son for having a glass coffee table...

She needed a smoke...

Tomoe groaned slightly as he opened his eyes to feel a hard surface, he winced out and reached up, searching for his alarm clock, only surprised to find a toothbrush. He blinked in shock from this but he said nothing as he stood up and winced,

There was a bad pain in his back as he sat up and chewed his lip. Where was he? The fox ruffled his messy hair before sitting up and finding the light switch, when he found it he flicked it up and blinked when he realized where he was..

Thats when memories flooding into his clouded mind as he groaned and his heart sunk to his stomach. He wished he had just slept and stayed there... Honestly he shoulnd't have gotten up; but others woudl say otherwise.

Tomoe took his sleeve and rubbed his eyes as he yawned harshly, he felt so tired.. But he didn't have enough time to think about that. Right now he had to figure out what time it was..

The fox walked into his room and looked at the clock, surprised to see that it was later in the day, he didn't know why he had slept so long... other then a few reasons he didn't want to mention. He bit his lip and cursed when he noticed his teeth normal and fine..

Ugh, he didnt feel well.

The fox swallowed and walked out his room, he heard some rather disturbed screeches coming from hsi fathers room; like a strangled cat singing something about coka cola. He gagged mentally, not wanting to know as he walked down the stairs. When he got down he looked about, not knowing where everyone was..

He walked into the kitchen and paused when Sobo and Nanami looked up at him. Sobo was stirring dinner while Nanami was eating Miso. They eyes caught for a minute before Tomoe looked away awkwardly. He coudln't look at her right now, his stomach hurt..

The teen looked away and Nanami pasued, did he just ignore her? What had she done? Was it something she had done? She didn't mean to if it was.. Unless it was...No, Would he really regret that between them?

She wasn't sure..

" Doing better? Your stomach better?" His grandmother smiled kindly and The fox nodded quietly. The room was quite between both of the teens, it made the older woman wince, Knowing full well how awkward it was between them.

Tomoe nodded, " Yeah. I'm fine.' He whispered out as his Sobo handed him a ginger ail. It tasted good and it soothed his stomach a little more.. but this was to much for him. He wanted something to break the ice, and apparently something did as Nanami swallowed and looked up,

" I'll be gone all day with mom. We're going to another health convention and her job is paying for room and board.' She smiled sheepishly as Tomoe and Sobo looked at her surprised.

Another health convention? That was surpirsing, they had just come from one not to long ago right? Or was that a while ago? Tomoe couldn't remember but the thought of her leaving made him whine slighlty. He blinked when it slipped out of his lips and his whole disposition left him.

He looked down and blushed before he grabbed the orange juice and winced,

" I hope you guys be safe and have fun." He sqeeked before he grabbed the juice and ran out of the room, his heart was throbbing and he hated it! What was going on with him? Was his guilt that bad? So bad that he coduln't look at her anymore? Had he ruined everything?

Tomoe's ears pinned, he didn't want to ruin anything. He knew what he did was wrong and hurtful! What was he thinking really? He didn't know .. Everything was starting to blurr and fuzz together to the lines of the unknown. He did know that he wasn't having his full moon week anymore at the time.. and he knew why too.

He felt sick to the stomach still and he didn't know why.. Its not like he mated with her! he groaned slightly and covered his mouth with his wrist, still feeling a little sick. What was going on with him?

He sighed out and went to walk for his room, when he got to the top of the steps he hear his father singing away, and he wondered why in a way. Why was his father acting like that? it was kind of frightening..

The fox hated the man, he didn't care about Mikage but.. What if he tried t hurt someone in the house? What if he tired to hurt them emotionaly like his father had to him? He ground his teeth slightly before slowly going to his fathers door and turning the knob slightly.

When he turned the knob he gagged when the rooms stale air flooded towards him. His stomach lurched harshly and he whimpered at the smell of alcohol. He wasnt expecting to see his father sitting in the dark, he wasn't expecting his father to give him a dark glare... and he wasn't expecting his father to spit out,

" What are you doing in here!?" He slurred and then chucked an empty bottle at the door. Tomeo yelped and jumped back when it slammed into the frame, two inches from his head. He shook slighty as he shut the door back and fumbled with the lock. Then he bolted to his room, opened the door and then slammed it shut when he knew he was safe.

The fox shook lightly and backed up a bit, why was he suddenly scared?

Why was he panicked on the inisde? Why did he want to puke again? What was wrong with him exactly? He felt so sick.. ever since the night with Nanami. It made him gag slightly and he didn't know why exactly.

He sat on his bed and whimpered, Her scent was still in the room, making him cringe. He was shamed and sickened by what happened; and then there was the fact that he just saw his father, drunk in his bed room..

Tomoe was suddenly scared, and he didn't knwo why. it was always idle fights between his father and him, But why was he shaking?

When the glass nearly shattered into his head?

Somewhere else..

" Weakling! I told you to be home by six! It is Six thirty, Your job coudl not have gone that long!" A deep voice hissed through out a house as a red headed tengu sighed out. So what he had to work a little later?

What was the big deal with earning money for THIS house, that THIS idiot wasn't doing? At least he was taking some responsibilty. This man, his older superoir.

Jiru.

" Shinjirou!' he hissed, " Dont ignore me! Why were you out so late!?"

The red head ground his teeth, what was the pointin dealing with this idiot? He just had one thing coming andhe knew he did. It was simple and there was no way getting out of it really. What was the worse this idiot coudl do to him that he hadn't done already?

" The boss said to stay a little later Jiru.' Kurama sighed out slightly as the older Tengu narrowed his eyes. Kurama didn't even have an atitiude, it was justa tired voice from working so late; but that didn't stop the expected..

Jiru fisted his large hand and pounded it into Kurama's cheek, making the teen wince out and glare at the man who was huffing slightly from his use of power. The younger tengu tasted blood as his older tengu superior smirked,

" Come home again? And I'll hit you so hard there will be no such thing as disobeydiance!" He seethed before turning around and stomping down the hallway in anger. Kurama on the other hand waiting to wince until the the man left.

He cringed and touched his cheek before spitting out blood from his mouth, " Ow..' He cursed out and slowly walked to his room. He was too tired to think, He had worked hard today and what made it worse was that he couldn't talk much to his friends of late because of his job.

It was annoying, He knew Mizuki was going through a few things, and you coudl pick it up that Tomoe was also having some troubles. He wanted to be there for them but he also didn't want to be out on the said streets.

The young tengu ground his perfect teeth before going to the bathroom and checking his now forming bruise, It was nothing that skin cover up couldn't do. Mizuki had sensitive smell so he knew what the smell was like when Kurama wore it. He always asked if he was okay but he woudl rub it off.

He was used to this already, but if anybody else went through it he would have came over in a hearts beat. He knew it hurt and stung to the core, not just in a physical sense, but in a emotional one as well.

The tengu winced and bit his lip, tryng to think and refocus his mind on better things but not being able to. He had to breath and carry on, like he always did. He had to hide his brusies, even if it meant burning up and spacing out because of the heat. He was the one that gave out advice, he was the oldest..

He was the oldest brother..

Tomoe groaned, It had a hectic day so far and he didn't even know why! Nanami had ran off with her mom earlier that day for their convention and now Sobo was fussing about needing more smokes. He could of sworn she got some not to long ago so it surprised him when she walked out the door.

So now he was alone in the house, his father hadn't come down since the other day and in a way it relaxed the fox. He didn't want to see that man, or even smell the alcohol that was coming off of him. He knew that his father was drinking, and it reminded him of terrible things. Terrible things of his mother.

How she died, what he had to see.. The metal sticking out of her stomach, blood seeping out. The fox winced and shook his head slightly, not wanting to rememeber, if he did he would have a break down again.

Something he didn't want, So Tomoe sat down on the couch with his knees pulled to his chest, hoping that His Sobo got home quickly, so that he didn't have to see hsi father come out of his room.

He hoped this would happen, but he wasn't so lucky. Instead he heard the door creak open upstairs, and he instantly felt the cold wind hit his back, as if something fightening had entered the room.

He was frozen stiff and he sucked his breath in, Tomoe didn't move a muscle as he froze up. He didn't want to say anything as he heard the footsteps, he slowly turned his head. Mikage was walking down the stairs slowly, as if he was tired; that or he had a major hangover.

Tomoe guessed it was just but he didn't say anything as the man entered the living room. When he he looked around, slightly seeing the white haired teen. When he did he paused, their eyes met and Tomoe sucked in his fragil breath.

His stomach was hurtig him still but he didn't care..

He couldn't speak, he coduln't. If he did he'd proabably yell at the man; but maybe he was lucky and then man woudl leave him alone? Why was he so scared right now?

His body was shaking and he wondered wat time it was, he didn't move to see. Tomoe didn't want to take his eyes off his father at all. They stared for a while before Mikage shook his head and looked away.

Tomoe felt himself relax a little, Thank goodness. Maybe he was just overreacting. He had never been afaraid of his father before, but the night before that scared him; when his father threw his empty bottle at his head. The teen was chilled to the core when he remembered that...

To think his father was that close to hitting him in the head.. The fox shook a bit before hugging his knees some more, what he wasn't aware of was when his father came up and stood in front of him. The only thing that shocked Tomeo was the fact that he felt something hot seep into his clothes.

He gasped out and looked up at his father to see him with a weird look in his eye, he was holding the coffee mug above his head. He poured his coffee on him? What did that prove for him? Tomeo felt himself seeth slightly, forgetting the fact that Mikage could be drunk.

He ground his teeth and jerked his head up to look at Mikage annoyed, ' What was that Abou-' But before he could finish his sentence? His father shot him a glare, his eyes narrowed and he gripped Tomoe's shirt, yanking the teen up slightly.

Tomoe suddenly shut his mouth in shock, His eyes grew wide when his father glared at him, he smelt alcohol and the fox was shocked that his father was still drinking since last night; but he was also really shcoked that his father was holding him up harshly by the front of his shirt.

" What are you looking at!?" Mikage fumed and Tomoe's felt his ears flatten. Why coduln't he answer? He didn't know why but his throat was dry, and he felt sick. What was this man doing?

" I.." Tomoe choked but Mikage sent him a glare. The fox snapped hsi mouth shut before He was shocked, Mikage yanked his hair harshly making Tomoe yelp out in pain.. He was pulled to the grond and his shoulder hit the ground as his father threw his coffee cup down on him.

Tomoe yelped and stared at his father in complete shock, What was he doing?! The fox felt his body shake a bit as he tried to crawl. He scammpered up rather quickly before running for the stairs. Mikage lunged for him and grabbed his ankle.

The fox slipped and his body hit the steps harshly, making him gasp out in severe pain; a tingling pain shot through his rib cage. He gasped and wailed out as his father glared

" Where are you going?" He slurred as Tomoe clawed at the carpet. He kicked and lifted his leg before kicking his father harshly in the face, Mikage wailed out and let go of Tomoe as the fox ran up the stairs and screamed when his father followed him from behind.

Tomoe ran into his room but his door didn't shut correctly as Mikage slammed it open. The white haired teen shook violently as he stared at his father, he backed up; his stomach turning. W-What was this man going to do to him?

" Pfft, Don't run from me!" The man slurred and Tomoe backed up a bit, What scared him more was when he closed the white door and clicked the lock, " You think you can hurt your daddy? You make me sick.' " He fussed out , " Your always conplaining.. and acting like you know whats what. I wish.. I didn't have you!" He slurred and Tomoe felt his heart retch.

He felt sick to the stomach, he hated this man.. and now he knew that he hated him; but why? Why did it hurt so much? Why did he want to scream out and kick something? Why did his heart hurt so much? He had wanted the truth but why did the truth stab him like that!?

He whimpered but his father cursed, " Dont' you DARE cry!" Tomoe choked, he couldn't stop it from pouring out of his mouth. He whimpered, This man wasn't his father! He was drunk that was all. he didn't know why he was defending him all of a sudden.

He knew he hated his father, but he never thought that..

" I told you not to cry!" The man slurred and Tomoe felt himself back up only to feel a wall behind him, he whimered as his ears flattened to his head. He was scared, he was so sacred..

" I'll give you something to cry about!" The man huffed and Tomoe felt his blood run cold. What was he going to do to him? His eras flattened in shock until the man pulled out a belt and appraoched him...

Tomoe whimpered as he got closer and closer to him, no, NO. What was he doing?! The white haired fox then screamed out in pain as the leather hit his legs, he yelped and cried out in pain.. He just wanted out of all of this... So maybe when his vision grew blurry he felt kind of relieved. He would be okay, because he'd be gone. He woudln't have to deal with all of this anymore...

His dad wouldn't hate him...

Any...More...

Tomoe felt his cnscious slip a bit before the man even stopped beating him. The fox had blood surfaced, his lip was bleeding and his body was screaming from the welts he now had everywhere. He was shaking from the shock of what just happened, but.

Right now he felt dull on the inside, like the world lost all its color. Like everything died right then and there.

' I'll always be there for you.'

Tomoe ground his teeth as tears welled up in his eyes. He burired his face in the carpet and wailed in pain and sorrow; but his father didn't show any concern. He threw the belt at the teens head and slammed the door with Tomoe in the room. He left him alone in there...

Tomoe choked and screamed out in pain, his body was throbbing and stinging. His head was ringing from what just happened and he felt sick to the core. why was he feeling sick? Why was he shaking and begging for answers when he KNEW he would not get them.

" D-Dad..." Tomoe choked and whispered a bit as his blurry vision grew, " Why? Daddy why?" Tomoe wailed out in pain.. He was starting to feel his body sting in pain; but his vision was to blurry. He laid there on the floor blankly, he couldn't move due to the pain.

No one loved him.. and no one cared...

Thsi only made the fox WISH he woudl fall alseep. WISH it would all be over. he hated himself, and he hated his father. He wanted to be alone... he wanted to die; but..

Nanami, Mizuki and Gwen.

The girl and the women at the convention, the boy at the school, The older brother who worked.

Tomoe felt a whimper leave his bloody lips as he slowly reached for the phone in his pocket. His hands shook violently, and he didn't know who he was calling but he knew he needed help in this matter. He didn't feel to well...

So shaky hands he dialed a number, But even the person who answered was hard to make out. All Tomoe could manage to choke out was,

"Help me.'

Kurama sighed out as he locked his room door and sunk down on his bed. His superior was pounding on the door, demading to knoe why the teen had ordered take out. The younger tengu told him tons of time that he wasn't cooking when he came in from long days.

Now he was hiding in his room so he didn't get to many more bruises.

He sunk down on his bed and wondered why he had to put with this; he just hoped everyone else was okay. Miuki and his smile, Tomoe and his atittude, that everyone had grown used too. Even Kurama knew they couldn't do without Tomoe's spunk.

The tengu laughed a bit at his thoughts before his phone started to vibrate. He maoned out, it was probably his superior calling and screaming at him for locking the door. When he could very well yell it through the wall.

But...

Kurama looked at his phone and arched his brow when he saw the called ID as Tomoe. He looked at the time and then the ID before anwsering,

" Hey?"

There was no response and he blinked, " Hello?"

Then bone chilling words nearly stopped his heart as a heard a deadly whimper. He whine of bad pain as the person he knew all to well whimpered out,

" Help me.."

" H-Help you!? Where are you? Tomoe?" Kurama nearly screamed but there was no answer. No, NO! Where was he? The tengu hopped up and grabbed his coat, he slipped it on and bit his lip. He was going to the house first...

He had to help Tomoe.

What was going on? And Why?

Little did he know that... Tomoe was Wondering the same thing..

And There you Have it! Don't hate Mikage to much okay? Again, He's just drunk and not in his right mind. He does love Tomoe very much.. But he took a bad turn and drank which led to this. Tomoe hates him even more for what he had done, but he doesn't want his father to do this to him..

So Yeah..

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