*Sigh* They're at it again... Shadow thinks to herself as she hears her older brother and father telling at each other again. Every day it was a constant thing...her step-mother was never home and her step-brother, Lucif, constantly argued with Father. Father liked to drink which is one of causes of their fights but he refused to admit it. He gets extremely violent when he drank too much and Lucif would take his attention to spare her from Father's wrath but this was worse than normal....

Her classes had been cancelled today because something bout an intruder or something along those lines. That's ok though..... Whenever she was on campus, people would stare and give her weird looks. She'd grown up with the looks they'd give her all her life and the face they'd make of horror and fear when they'd notice her eyes was scarred into her mind just as the kids had scarred her upper left arm with a crucifix after hearing a rumour only holy things could actually cause lasting damage. The scar served as a reminder that she should force down her own voice and hide in the background, tracing it had become a coping mechanism for when she became anxious. Their voices were getting louder and closer as she started tracing the scar only to be interrupted with an ear piercing crash. It was silent. Too silent.... Quickly she got up and peeked through the door crack.

"SHADOW YOU LITTLE BITCH! GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE AND CLEAN THIS UP. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF HIS SHIT! TAKE HIM OUT TO THE WOODS AND DUMP HIM FAR AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE OR SO HELP ME, YOU'LL BE PUNISHED IN A WAY I'LL BE SURE THAT YOUR BODY WON'T FORGET" She shrunk back in fear as she heard Fathers voice.

"Y-Yes Father..." She answered and quickly went down the hall seeing Lucifs limp body lying on the floor while Father stood above him holding a slightly bloody wooden bat. The smell of alcohol filled the air as she picked up Lucif and left before Father chose to fully pay attention to her.

*Time skip bc walking's boring*

Carefully she hiked through the woods to the secret cabin that only she knew about and laid Lucif down before placing her right hand on his head and slowly exhaling as a soft golden light cloaked his head stopping the bleeding and healing him. "Thank you for everything you've done Lucif but I can't risk both our lives just so Father ignores me..." She whispered to him before leaving and making the long trek back home.

As she opened the door, Father was waiting watching for her to come back. "Come here my sweet kitty" he motioned for her to come sit next to him and she unwillingly obliged. Softly he petted her hair with a glazed over look in his eyes "You're still my little kitty, right darling? You'll never leave me, right kitty?"

She knew what could happen if she gave the wrong answer as she noticed the bat he leaned against the chair. "Yes Father. I'll always be your little kitty and stay by your side" .....just saying that made her want to hurl but if she crossed Father, he'd never forgive her as she remembered what he did to her in 4th grade and her side stung.

"That's a good kitty...now I'm going to find your mother. I expect dinner to be ready when I get back with her" he sneered as he took the bat and left.

It was the first time she'd ever actually been left all alone... Lucif was always there with her but now the house was dead silent.

A/N
So how was it? Please be honest! I'm honestly not too sure where I'm going with this story or how long it'll turn out bring since I always struggle ending things... But yeah! So I guess that's it for now, have a good one my lovely specters!