I stared at my parents, leaning on the doorway to my room. It had been 5 days since I ran away from them and locked myself in the med ward. They came for me and drove me back to the house I grew up in. They looked pissed today. "You gave Jack a black eye." My mom said and I shrugged.

"He said you just came into his room and hit him." My dad said and I shrugged again. He grabbed my face and squeezed it hard. "Young man you do not hit your brother." He snarled and I rolled my eyes and scoff. He slaps my cheek and I quickly move around them and take off running to the backyard. 

"My parents are in their party clothes so if I jumped into the pool they wouldn't be able to get me." I think and jump in. The shirt I am wearing flew up around me. My shorts just sway in the water as I swam in it. I popped my head up and immediately get pulled out of the water. My parents had gotten one of the guards to haul me out of the water.

"Fuck." I mutter at my parents glare at me. "Go get your suit on." My mom says and they herd me to the basement. I dry off and change, pulling my hair into a braid. I tug on the tie and smile at Rose who looks to be at her hair.

"Here let me help." I say and she let's me brush out her blond hair. "Braid or..?" I ask and she smiles. "Crown Braid please." She says and I smile. My long fingers works swiftly as I put her hair up. It was Jacks birthday. June 10. I smile and lead her downstairs. 

Elly is there along with the other people who love to hate me. Rose clings to my side as we make our way through the throng of people. It's also my moms birthday so they combined the parties. I smile at the people who have showed me kindness and my eyes widen as I see Charlotte,Aaron,Nole, and Luci. 

Rose pulls me to them and I mumble apologies to the people she bumps into. "Your parents invited our parents and us." Nole says and I suddenly understand why I'm not in the basement. I nod and keep my eyes on the floor. "Damien..?" Nole says quietly and steps closer. My head shoots up and I smile weakly.

"I'm fine." I say quickly. "Can you take care of Rose for the rest of the night?" I ask Luci and she nods. "Rosie mom and dad want me. Be a good girl ok." I say to her and she nods. I ignore the questioning looks from the gang and make my way to my parents. "Go change and help in the kitchen." My mom says and I nod.

"After the guests are gone, you will be punished."  I nod and hide the look of fear that crosses my face. I go and change into a shirt and sweatpants. "Damien cut these up." Cas says and I nod. I start chopping up the carrots. "SHIT I HURT MY FINGER." I hear someone yell. "Quiet down we don't want them to hear you." Cas says and thumbs out to the party.

"Here let me help." I say and rush over to them. "Mr.Damien?" They ask. Obviously they are new. "Just call me Damien. Cas will explain later but let me see your hand." I say and bring her over to the sink. It's bleeding pretty bad. "Ok, hold this cloth to it. I'll be right back." I say. I signal to Cas who nods. 

"Start bringing out the food." My mom calls and I make my way to my room upstairs. I find the medic bag and grab it, hurrying downstairs. "Ok so it's not a deep cut. Put this on it. Is there blood on the food?" I hand her a bandage and nod as she shakes her head about the blood being on the food. "No I was sharpening the knife." I nod and clean the work space off.

"Ok so you can cook as long as you have a glove on." I say and she smiles at me. "Thanks." I smile back and Cas motions me over. He hands me food and I smile gratefully at him. "Ok, have you guys eaten?" I ask around the kitchen. They shake their heads and I sigh. "Ok, how much food is left over?" I ask Cas and he sighs. "Not a lot." I nod and motion for them to follow me quietly.

"Cas, take them to my room and find the hidden stash of food. Make sure they all get some." He nods and I eat quickly. They all come back downstairs and thank me. I just nod and smile. They finish the dessert. I lean back on the counter after cleaning everything off.

"DAMIII." I hear Rose scream a hour later. All of the guest that were my parents left so it was just the sleepover Jack was having. "DAMMIEEEE." She wails again and I run up the stairs and open Jack's door. He was just watching as his friends pinned Rose to the floor. "ROSE." I yell and they immediately get off her. She is crying and I scoop her in my arms.

"Rosie Posie it's ok." I whisper and slam Jack's door after I leave. My parents walk out of their room and glare at me. My dad grabs Rose roughly and puts her in her room. I rush into my room and search for something I could use to protect myself. 

"Shit." I mutter as I feel my dad push me to the floor. My mom slammed the door so it was just me and him. I scoot backwards and slam into the bed. He takes off his belt and starts whipping me. I cry out as he takes off my shirt and feel the sting of the belt. "I will stop when you don't cry." He snarled and I tried to hold in the tears.

It got to much at one point and I passed out. I awoke to him laughing and still whipping me. I wriggled away from him and crawled under the bed. He snarled and left,knowing he couldn't get me. I sobbed in relief. My arms and back were bleeding. I waited for a few hours until everyone went to bed.

I crawl out from under the bed and limp to the kitchen. I crash into the counter and Cas looks up. "Damien.. come here." He says and pulls me into his arms. He lowers me to the floor and goes to grab the medic kit. He cleans my wounds and bandages my torso,arms, and legs. I stare at him blankly as he helps me to my room.

I flop on the bed and fall asleep. I awake to someone yelling at me. I sit up and wince at the pain. My mom is yelling at Rose to get out. Rose spots that I'm awake and rushes over to me. I blink slowly at my mom, unresponsive to Rose asking me questions. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM." Rose yells and my dad comes in.

"You will learn your lesson little girl." He snarls and grabs her arm, pulling her out of the room. My mom grabs me and puts me in the downstairs basement. The summer passes quickly. Every night I would go out and have food. Cas would help me with my wounds that were inflicted during the day. I was still grossly under weight but I was alive.

My parents pulled me out of the basement on the day of school. I shower quickly and pull my now elbow length hair into a ponytail. I silently sit in the car while Rose huddles close to me. She has been different and I think I know why. I'm the only one allowed to touch her. 

"Dami you turn 17 in a few months." She whispers and I nod. "And you turn 11." I mutter and she sighs. Jack just gives us glances of disgust. The car stops and Cas turns to look at the two of us. He doesn't day anything but he didn't have to. I got the message either way. Protect Rose and myself. I usher Rose out of the car and we walk into the school quietly. 

"Why don't you find your friends." I say looking down at her. I inherited our dads height while she inherited our moms shortness. "I don't want to." She whispers and presses closer to me. I sigh and ruffle the top of her head. She's only 4'9 so I can pick her up easily. "Let's go see Roberts then." I mumble and we make our way to the med ward. 

"Hey." Roberts says. "I need to you run a test on Rose." I say quietly and he nods. "What type of test?" He asks and I sigh. "Test for Rape." I mutter and his eyes widen and they fill with sadness. "Of course. Your friends are waiting for you up there." He says and points to the upstairs area. I nod quickly. "Rose Roberts is gonna need your for a couple minutes." She nods but looks a bit fearful.

"He's taken care of me since my childhood. He will not hurt you." I say, kneeling down to her height. She nods once again and follows him into a sterile room. I quietly make my way to where my friends are and they all turn when Luci stops mid sentence.

"DAMIEN." Aaron yells and hugs me. I wince and he immediately releases me. Luci looks worried and brings me over to the couch. "Take off your sweatshirt." She says and I blush. "Damien, we took baths together." She said laughing. "The only one who hasn't seen you naked is Nole." I roll my eyes. "Actually I've seen him naked. Just not his ass or dick." Nole pipes up and I sigh.

I pull off my sweatshirt. Luci rolls her eyes and I pull of the long sleeve shirt. I hear a quiet gasp and guess it's from Charlotte. Luci just sighs and Aaron whispers in her ear. Nole is quiet. There are bruises and cuts all on my torso and arms. "Take off your pants." Luci says quietly. Thank god I wore boxers.

I slowly took them off. I wince when my jeans hit one of the cuts and finish taking them off. Luci moves over and starts taking off the bandages. "DAMIEN WHY THE HELL DOES THIS SAY-" I cover her mouth and quickly cover the wound back up. "Damien.... your 'tattoos.'" Nole says. I stand up and pull on the sweatshirt.

"Fuck this shit." I mutter and run downstairs and out the door. I heave a breath and flop on the roof. I probably have more cuts and scars that I gave myself then my parents gave me and I think my friends just figured that out. I chew on my lip and stare at the sky. It was high noon and the sky was crystal blue. 

It was cool, being 69 degrees outside. (I HAD TOO) There was a cold breeze and I shivered a bit. The door opened quietly and Nole came out. He sat beside me and glanced at my face. "Damien?" He asked and I broke down. "G- GO." I screamed. "Damien.." He says softly and trys to grab my wrists. I just pull away from him and get ready to scream. "DAMIEN LOOK AT ME." He bellows, his deep voice ringing in my ears.

I cautiously pick my head up. He's staring at me with those soft grey eyes. I let out a choked sob and fall into his open arms. "Damien Damien. It's ok." He whispers in my ear over and over. I shake and reach out for something that isn't there. He sighs softly and kisses my head. 

I lift my head up and my lips crash into his. It isn't one of those french kisses. It's sweet like him. I pull away and his thumb brushes my cheek. I press my head into his chest and he carried me to the med ward. Roberts sighs in relief as he comes in with me. He places me on my bed and I curl up with him.