Song: Titanium by Sia

For the past six months I have been overwhelmed with school and trying to work at this local restaurant. I feel like I don't have much time for homework or even Raine for that matter. He found a job as well but it's a second shift job which in a way is good because I'm not home anyway.

However the past week or so he has been bringing friends home after work to stay up and play the Xbox. I don't mind but I do mind. I know he needs to hang out with other people however on the nights I get home late and still have homework to do or just want to go to bed its hard when they are up and practically yelling at each other. I know they are having fun but dear god if they don't shut up I'm going to lose it.

I get home a little after eleven and I can already hear Raine and his few friends playing before I even open the door. A part of me just wants to turn around and go back to my car and sleep at least that way it may be a little quieter. But I don't; I go in and there he is sitting on the couch with three of his so called friends. They are all drinking and not one of them even bothers looking up to see me standing there.

"Seriously! You got to be fucking kidding me." I take off my shoes and huff.

Raine glances up at me and smiles, "Hey babe, we were just starting you want to play?"

I huff again, "No! I'm freaking tired. Raine we talked about this." I throw my hands up in the air.

"We will keep it down alright." Not once does he look my way because his eyes are glued to the screen.

"Yeah right, whatever!" I roll my eyes and then throw my stuff in the hallway closet out of the way. I start to go to the kitchen and some of the guys hoot and holler at the game because one of them won the battle. I grit my teeth.

"Guys...keep it down my girl is home and she is tired." Raine tells them as if that is going to make a freaking difference.

"Dude she is always fucking tired," says one of the other guys, which kind of pisses me off more. I walk back out and glare at them.

"Hell yeah I'm always tired you want to know why because all I freaking do is go to school and work and then come home to this shit. Why can't you guys get a fucking life and do this somewhere else." I don't mean to be rude but seriously go home.

They all stop and look at me for a quick second and then back at the game. Raine glares at me a little longer before turning back to the game. I know it pissed him off but damn we talked about this and he said he wouldn't do it on nights that I have school the next day. I huff and then walk down the hallway to the bathroom. I take a quick shower and then go to bed leaving them all up.

Of course I have a difficult time sleeping and when I do fall asleep I get woke up around two in the morning with them playing around. I drag my ass out of bed and walk down the hallway. I walk over to the TV and turn it off. All of them yell at the same time.

"What the fuck!" Raine gives me a look to kill as if he can't believe I actually did that.

"You promised you would keep it down...dammit I have to get up in the morning to go to school." I glare back at him and then glance at his friends. They are all drinking and someone has been smoking and he knows that I hate people smoking in my place.

"We were fucking playing that. Dammit now we have to start over."

"It's just a game get over it. I want them to leave. NOW! Raine I'm tired of this shit." I walk over and pick up the plate, it is covered in ashes. "And what is this shit? I told you no smoking up in here...seriously!" I raise my voice at him. I feel like I'm about to erupt.

He grabs my arm and pulls me down the hallway so they can't see us arguing. "Don't you ever talk to me like that in front of my friends. This is my house to you know? You can't just order me around." He pushes me up against the wall.

I can feel the tears coming to my eyes...he has never yelled at me before or laid a finger on me in vain and the look in his eyes kinda scares the shit out of me at the moment.

"Yeah well this is my house too. You guys are going to have to do this somewhere else, tell them to leave."

He shakes his head angrily. "No!"

"Whatever, I will tell them to go then." I start to walk back to the living room and he grabs my arm again this time he pushes me against the wall harder. He raises his hand and I feel like he is just trying to scare me but then he does it...his hand slaps the shit out of me and then he places his hand around my neck.

I can't stop the tears from streaming down because my cheek feels like it is on fire. And I am trying to focus on breathing as he is cutting off my airways. We glare back at each other and then he just lets me go. I run to the bedroom and lock the door behind me. I brace myself up against the door. Holy shit, this has to be a nightmare, tell me that just didn't happen.

"Katana...I...I...shit! I didn't mean it. Open the door babe; look I'm sorry."

I don't say anything as I sink to the floor and listen to him begging to get in and see me.

"Fuck! Katana I'm sorry I didn't mean it. Please babe let me in." I hear him as he walks back into the living room and tells the guys that they need to go. He walks back to the bedroom door and knocks again. He tries to open the door but I still have it locked. "Katana, baby they are gone alright. Please open the door."

"Raine...just go away. I'm fine really...just...go," I sob between words.

I knew he had anger issues. I did. I just never thought he would, never imagined that he would ever be aggressive with me. I hear him slam his fist in the door for the millionth time, this time just a little harder and then walk off.

Eventually I fall asleep and my alarm wakes me up to get ready for the day. I open the door quietly and head to the bathroom. I look in the mirror and there is a nice bruise on the side of my face along with a few little fingerprints on my neck. I dig out the makeup trying to hide away the bruises. Then I tip-toe out into the hallway, hoping not to disturb him because I don't feel like starting the day off like shit.

He is sleeping on the couch. I don't bother fixing breakfast; instead I go to the closet to get my things and head out the door. My phone keeps going off with text...apologies from him, not just one but all throughout the day. I don't bother replying back.

I go to work and pretend that my life is going the way I planned it. It's a Friday night and we are super busy. I don't have time to check my phone. I wait on tables, putting on a fake smile for the costumers.

I'm almost done taking this tables order when the one guy touches my hand getting my attention. "Ana right? Are you ok?"

"Excuse me, " I say looking up to him. This guy is always in here, usually doing some kind of business. Tonight he sits with three other guys. "It's actually Katana and everything is ok. Can I get you guys anything else?"

"Yeah! Actually you can give me the number to the guy that did that to you."

"What?" I shake my head no. And then I remember the fight with Raine. Shit I haven't applied more makeup to the bruises, shit it must be showing. My hand quickly goes to my cheek. "Oh this, it's nothing really. I just walked right into the doorframe last night on the way to the bathroom." I lie trough my teeth. But he sees through the lies.

"Do you do that often, walking into the door, hurting yourself?"

I look back into his grey eyes staring back at me. It's like he can see inside of my thoughts. My god this man is a knock out masculine guy. He has broad shoulders and even with the suit on you know underneath he is all muscle. He looks maybe in his early thirties. He has a few grey hairs that are noticeable with his military style cut hair. He is way out of my league that's for sure. I didn't realize I was even looking that long till I heard my name being called from the back.

"I...I...um...sorry I got to go get that order," I say nervously as I watch him smirking back at me. I hurriedly walk away, only to come back to their table with their order. I hand them their plates. "Does everything look alright; can I get you anything else?"

The guys smile back at me. "Guess we got everything. When you have time can you get us all a refill?" He holds up his empty glass.

"Sure thing." I walk off feelinga little embarrassed. I get to the back and before going back out I look at my reflection in the small mirror on the wall. The bruise is visible. I'm surprised no one else has said anything. I walk back to the break room and dig for my makeup in my purse and add a little to the bruise.

When I go back out to the table to fill up their drinks he looks up at me and notices that I added makeup to the bruise. But he doesn't say anything. When they leave I go over to the table to clean. They or should I say he left me a fifty dollar tip and on the ticket he wrote down his phone number with a note, 'Don't hesitate to call me...' I can't help but blush. Some strange guy wants to help me out. Damn and he left me fifty dollars what the hell; like who give someone that much for a tip, this guy has got to be loaded.

When I get home that night, it is really quite. At first I thought no one was even home but as I walk into the kitchen I see the dining room table all set up with candles. I hear music playing lightly in the background. I look up to see him walking down the hallway.

"I fixed you a late dinner, hope you are hungry," Raine says as he comes towards me to hug me. I let him but then pull away.

I try to smile at him but inside I just feel like crying. This is not the dream I had planned for us. I try to put the argument behind us. "Oh yeah, actually I'm starving. How about you warm it up while I jump in the shower?" I tell him as I head down to the bathroom, forcing the tears to stay in.

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Author's Note: Ok... my fellow readers, you know that Raine has anger issues and they just don't go away. Please don't be upset with me. I just felt this needed to be in here because it's life and life is not perfect. Please...let me know your thoughts. Do you think they will work it out or this strange guy is going to come into her life?