A small fox hid in her closet and curls into a ball and cried silently to herself as her parents yelled at each other.

"IM CHEATING?! YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING ALL TYPE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ESPECIALLY MY OWN BROTHER!!"

"Oh please, at least I'm not doing no fucking witchcraft and teaching it to our daughter!!"

The fox hid deeper in her closet, trying to block out the negative yelling and the cursing from her parents. But it felt like it's getting louder.

"Vix.."

She gasped quietly, she hid herself in a bundle of clothes as she heard her brother calling her.

"Vixen come on.. Get out of the closet.." her brother says in a soothing tone, as if telling her that it's safe to come out.

Afraid of what will happen if she doesn't come out, she slowly opens her closet door and peeks out to look at her older brother.

Baron smiles and carried her close, "it'll be over soon, mum and dad will stop.." he whispers and strokes her raven black hair.

Vixen purrs and looks up at baron, "W-will mummy and daddy be happy again..?" she asks in a hushed tone, her brother sighs.

"I don't know.. But I hope they'll be happy soon.." he nuzzles her hair and purrs, the small fox snuggles in his chest and sighs. "I wish grandmama and papa was here.."

"Me too.."

The arguments soon quiet down and the father storms out of the house, leaving the mother and the kids alone in the cottage.

It wasn't the first time, the father would storm out just to speak with his other voodoo colleagues as the mother would sleep with other men as the father expected.

Leaving the two children to either sneak out in the woods and to their treehouse, or stay in the room and make dreamcatchers.

The mother groans in annoyance and sat in a rocking chair, staring into space. Baron and vixen walks downstairs quietly as they can, but not quietly enough.

"What are you two doing out of bed...?" the mother asked in a tired, and annoyed tone. Both of the children flinched slightly as they were both caught.

"Mother.. We haven't ate.. Vixen is hungry.." the older brother said as the mother scoffed, "you two ate twenty minutes ago.."

Baron frowned, "Yes mother but-"

"Go to bed.. Now.."

"Mother! Vixen just want to get soup, then we'll-"

The mother stands and glared at her children, "Don't you dare talk back baron!! I don't care if vixen is hungry she needs to lose weight anyways!!"

Vixen's ears flattens, tears form into her eyes as the hurtful words from her own mother penetrates her fragile heart.

Her brother however, yelled back, "SHE'S NOT EVEN FAT!! HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEL TO US?! TO FATHER?! WHY MUST YOU FUCK WITH MEN THAT DOESN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT YOU?!"

By that, he earned a hard and loud slap from his mother and Vixen gasped but he didn't dare to cry or even show any hint of sadness but hatred.

The mother yelled in anger, "what do you know about love?! You know nothing!!"

"Mummy stop!!" vixen cried and blocks her mother Away from baron, baron held Vixen close away from their mother. "Get out of my sight!"

Baron snarls slightly, he walked back upstairs with his young and scarred sister.

Vixen sniffled and hugs her knees to her chest as she sat on her uncomfortable bed that she shares with her brother.

Baron sat and rubbed his cheek that his mother slapped and winced as he felt a stinging and burning sensation rush through the blood of his cheeks as if blushing.

"D-did it hurt?" the small fox asked, sniffling through her tears. "No.." it was a lie, it hurt him, it hurts that his cheek still sting everytime he touched it.

But it hurts him more to live with a mother who doesn't love her own children, but enjoys alcohol, lust for men, and abuse her children.

Vixen crawled to her older brother and hugs his waist, causing him to flinch slightly. "...... I want to leave mummy..." she whispered, her brother heard.

The older brother held her close, "one day.. We will leave.." he whispers.

Baron then lays down on the bed that was never really comfortable to lay on and vixen snuggles into his arms for warmth. He then pulls a blanket over them to keep them warm as they both went to slumber through a cold night...