'Cassandra had a complacent attitude towards the teacher today.' I thought to myself as I walked home. "I wonder what's wrong..." I mutter to myself, sighing in the process. You see, Cassandra is my sister... Twin sister actually. She's sixteen years old like me, has gigantic blue orbs, and long black hair. Though it's easy to tell us apart since I have short, curly black hair instead.

Oh, where are my manners? My name is Miku... Not Hatsune Miku sadly. I'm just your average sixteen year old girl in her second year of high school, just like my sister I guess. Haha, it's funny how i'm one of the most inquisitive students at the school, yet the complete opposite of my sister. Oh well, I guess it's just life.

As I enter my yard, I notice something in the bushes. It wasn't quite discernible, but I knew that it was a person. Cautiously, I crept towards the bush and peeked through to find out it was, "Cassandra?"

She looked up at me with dreadful, puffy red eyes. I knew she had been crying just from looking at her. Yet i'm very meticulous, so I scanned her entire being with my icy blue orbs. She stared back, almost as if I discovered her secret... Which I was hoping to find out soon.

Crawling through the bushes, I just hugged my sister close. No words, no sound, just a simple hug. She embraced me as well, but it was such a weak hug. I became even more worried that something happened to her. Taking a deep breath, I pulled away slightly and whispered, "why were you crying?"

Cassandra sniffled and gripped my shirt; death grip actually. "M-mom and dad are very f-f-fallacious..." She whispered to me. I growled and death glared the snow white planks in front of the house. I just couldn't believe those bastards were at it again. They just couldn't stop themselves could they?

'I'll kill them both someday.' I think as I rub her back and rock her like you would in a rocking chair. Our parents use to be drug addicts; very bad drug addicts. It would get worse and worse everyday. More abuse, physical and emotional, less time at the house, just anything you can imagine.

Cassandra and I tried to make a conciliatory approach. Tried to show them that doing all the drugs and alcohol was wrong. That didn't turn out pretty though. I... I just don't want to talk about it okay? Well okay, lets just say it led to me and Cas being whipped and beaten.

I sigh as I recall those days and hum a song that grandma Lucy sung to us recently when we visited. The song was very capricious, or whimsical if I may say. It was a song that made us forget all the bad things, that made us forget the sorrow we had... Even the pain. It was a playful tune indeed.

Just imagine you and a friend or sibling gracefully twirling around in a field of vibrant yellow. Gorgeous, tall, peaceful sunflowers shielded you from the harsh rays of the enormous golden ball in the sky. Ah, the mental pictures give you a great aesthetic picture doesn't it?

I'm sure it does.

As I ended the song, I couldn't help but notice a smile tugging at my lips. It was odd since it has been a while since i've had a genuine smile. Pulling away, I also noticed a childish grin on Cas's face. It was adorable to see her unique smile again. I then stood up and looked at the door to the house.

I knew that dad was very dogmatic.... Always making assumptions like he's the king of the world. It really pisses me off to a very high extent. Biting my lip, I crouched down in front of my younger twin and squeezed her hand. She knew what that meant, and her smile instantly went to a blank face.

I could sense the fear radiating from her as she began to tremble. I rubbed her back as I embraced her once again. I was scared too... I admit that. Yet, i'm not letting those two ignoramuses bully us around anymore. I pulled back and looked at Cassandra with a soft, warm, reassuring smile.

"Sis, I know this is gonna be hard, but we have to do something if we want this to end." I whisper to her in a loving tone.

"M-miku.... The-they'd b-beat us to a p-pulp." She barely stuttered out. I shook my head and stood up once more, bringing Cassandra along with me. "No they won't. If they threaten to touch you, those hags are going through me first. Understand?" I stated with a confidence i've never had before.

It must've shocked Cas as well as she nodded with a stunned face. I smiled and linked our arms, thinking of the plan. We walked up to the door, but before we walked in I stopped. 'How can we do this?' I wonder to myself.

Then it hits me! I smirk wickedly and then chuckle. Cassandra was actually worried about me, I knew that much. But I had a perfect game plan. Turning to my sister, I nodded and whispered into her ear, "we have to be plausible." She seemed hesitant at first, but then she smirked as well and nodded.

With enough persuasion, it would annoy them greatly. They hated when we tried to persuade them into doing something... Or just toying with them. If we can pull this off, they'd probably make us pack our belongings and leave.

'Perfect!' I think, nearly squealing and jumping in delight.

If we can do this, then we can go to the police and tell them about this ordeal, and the abuse that's been going on in our house. Glancing to Cas one more time, she nodded and I nodded back. We both took deep breaths before slowly entering into the wretched place known as home, where the toughest battle yet will go down.