Hallie and Aiden

Hallie now had two ten year old boys . One who had some problems nad one who was fine. Hallie got them their breakfest and then went and sat in the living room.Lucian had let up on how he treated her for ten years but she knew why and now it would change. He would go back to his normal self.

Kane*Others

With so many years come and gone, so much had changed. Any abuse Lucian offered Hallie was usually behind closed doors, and thankfully usually not in front of the kids. Though he was more often than not absent these days, and it had become quiet apparent to both Hallie and anyone else who knew him that he was having an affair with someone else.

And as it so happened, the twins' father was away this morning, leaving the boys and their mother alone, and young Kane sitting at one corner of the table. As his disabilities often dictated his life to him, the fair-haired brother had grown up a very introverted, quiet boy. there was no doubt that he was very intelligent, but it was so difficult for him to adequately express himself that he oftentimes came across as simple-minded. It was this quiet boy who was sitting at the table, picking at his breakfast, and trying to blot out the noise of his more boisterous brother.

Hallie

Hallie had a feeling lucian was having an affair. So maybe thats why he was so leniant with her he had someone else for the time being. Hallie was so tempted to run away with her twins. She had packed three backpacks and kept them in their sons rooms closet. Lucian almost never went threw their closet not seeing a need to. She stood up and did the dishs after the boys were done.

Aiden then went in the living room and started playing his video games.

Kane

Video games... so noisy and so many flashing lights and colors... they made him quiver in discomfort. Readjusting his thick glasses on the end of his nose, more thoroughly hiding the storm-gray eyes behind the lenses, and moved to help his mother dry the dishes. Though they were twins, the two of them were day and night personality-wise, with Aiden being infinitely loud and exuberant, and somewhat mischievous, and Kane quieter and very shy, almost lifeless in that the most activity he could bear was to bury his nose in a book and keep it there. As with all twins, there was a connection between them, but Aiden was so dominant and Kane so submissive that though they felt each other on a fairly intimate basis, the darker haired brother always got his way.

Hallie

When it didn't seem lucian would be back or so she thought she turned to her sons.Kids go grab those three backpacks in your closet. Hurry upShe spoke finishing the dishs and looking out the window.

Aiden nodded and ran to the bedroom and grabbed his and his mothers bringing them out and putting on his. Hallie took hers and put it on. When Kane came out with his and put his on she picked him up and grabbed Aiden's hand and headed for the front door. She had set bosco free a while back.

Kane

Wordlessly obedient, Kane moved quickly to grab and put on his backpack, already feeling frightened at knowing they were going to have to leave home. She'd gone over the situation with them several times, in explaining that they were not to reveal the bags to their father, and that they should fetch them without delay when she told them to, and so he knew what taking those bags meant. As he made his way back to her and she lifted him to her, he wrapped both arms around her and buried his face into her shoulder, trying to hide from the bright light outside and from the fear of leaving the house, which had almost always kept him inside.

Hallie

She now moved to the front door and opened it. She would then make to run for it down the path...

Hallie

Hallie was just stepping down the last step when she heard bishop and she knew why. She rushed back into the house.Bags back in the rooms boysShe spoke rushing to the twins room and shoving her bag in the closet and Aiden doing the same. She then made to be looking to clean their room.Aiden meanwhile waas attempting to throt his mothers cleaning by throwing things around playfully.Though he had no clue why they had changed their reason.

Kane*Others

Instantly obedient, Kane climbed down from his mother's embrace, burrowing into the closet again and putting his backpack down, hiding it partially behind the hanging clothes and closing the door. He was just grabbing a book off of the shelf and reclining out on the bed when the door opened. As he pretended to be toiling through the letters on the page, his heart was racing. He didn't know why, having never seen what Lucian could do to Hallie, but the boy feared his father.

And that fear came to fruition when the man instantly called out, "Get your asses out here!" Kane's soft gray eyes turned in fear to his mother, not wanting to go out there.

Hallie

Hallie grabed kane and adjusted him on her hip and nodded to Aiden and then walked out. What?She spoke. slightly shaking.

Aiden ran after his mother and watched his father a bit nervously.

Kane*Others

As soon as his mother picked up up again, Kane buried his face in her shoulder again, trying to keep from being afraid, but not really succeeding. Lucian had never beat their mother before in front of them, but he was not shy of screaming at any of them, and Kane was afraid of the noise.

But as soon as they were all lined up in the living room, Lucian instantly started up in cursing. "Put the bastard down. He's ten years old, he can stand on his own two feet." He always called Kane 'the bastard', blaming Hallie's 'faulty genetics' for his learning disability and his general timidity and personality.

Hallie

She glared at Lucian but put him down next ot his brother.She watched him carefully

Aiden stayed next to his mother. He hated yelling.

Kane*Others

Kane let out the smallest of whimpers when Hallie obediently put him down, but a single glare from his father cut the expression of fear off short. Lucian's eyes followed Hallie as she straightened after putting the boy down, as if daring her to interfere. But his attention turned suddenly back to his disabled son, and his voice got dangerously quiet, in the way it always did before he did something rash. "Mama's boy, aren't you, bastard? A little snot clinging to Mama's skirt because you haven't got the guts to stand on your own two feet. Aren't you?" And when Kane fumbled over his words, the man's voice sharped. "Answer me!"

His voice tiny and mouselike, Kane whispered, "Y-y-yes, sir." And a triumphant grin grew on his father's face, and he flung a finger upward to point to the wall on the other side of the room. "Get your ass over there! You can very well stay there until tomorrow morning... teach you to stand on your own if it kills you."

Hallie

She glared. If she stood up for one thing it was her kids. She let him finish before going off.leave him alone Lucian its not his fault and you know it. Grow some fucking balls.She growled.Aiden,Kane go to your room nowFor she knew what would come eventaully.

Aiden took Kanes hand and led him to their room. Hallie made sure to stand in his way.You will not make him do something he doesn't need to do1 He can stand on his own and He is much better then you

Kane*Others

Kane gratefully followed his brother, clinging to his hand as though it were an anchor in a fierce storm. When they finally got to their room, which was just down the short hall and really only a few feet away, Kane sank down on the floor, all a-tremble and hugging his knees, face buried in his legs, unable to do anything else, as frightened as he was.

But Lucian was beyond furious. Taking a couple of steps closer to her, so that he towered over her and invaded her space dominantly, his voice rose just a notch. "You dare presume to countermand my orders?" That, of course, signaled the backhanded slap that he aimed at her face.

Crouched in the twins' room, Kane flinched at the ringing sound of the man's hand hitting his mother's face, and a soft sob left him as he began to cry.

Aiden

He shut and locked their door. Lucian forgot to remove this lock which could only be unlocked and locked from the inside. Hewalked to his brother and pulled him into a hug.

Hallie shrank down like. She didn't say anything and her head turned as he back handed her. She had also bit her lips causing blood fall from his lips.

Kane*Others

You can't see me
You can't see the tears I cry
You can't see me
Can't see that I want to die
You can't see me
Because I am invisible

Whatever else could be said about the differences between the brothers in personality or in mannerisms, the two were close, and Kane willingly folded into his brother's embrace, crying against him rather than his own knees. He'd reached a point where, if he'd been a social boy, he'd have been teased for crying at the age of ten, but Aiden had never teased him for it, seeming to understand that in his brother.

And Lucian's fury was insatiable. "Well? What do you have to say for yourself, wench?"

Hallie

She glared at him and spat at him.Thats what i Have to say about you you assSHe hissed.

Lucian*Others

She knew well enough that spitting at him always infuriated him, and sure enough he stalked forward with a mind to take hold of her throat in one hand, to press her back against the wall. He was prepared to block her if she tried to dodge or throw an attack at him, but she usually didn't have the guts. Though... the sound of Kane's soft crying in the other room might give her that courage, if she heard it. Either way, he murmured in that soft, deadly voice. "Think I didn't hear that nag hollerin' as I come up the walk? Trained him to do that, didn't you? Though yourself pretty smart... well we'll just see about that monster. I'll have him made to glue before the week's out."

Hallie

She glared at him. She didn't care what he did to her as long as left the kids alone.Yah well don't think I know about you sleeping with other girls? Your fucking one to speak! I shouldn't have to sit around here if your gonna be screwing with other chicksShe snarled.

Lucian*Others

The man sneered at her. "What, you think I wanna make any more retards like the bastard? It's your gene's made him as screwed up as he is, and don't you try to deny it. Useless little cuss that can't even talk straight, and when he does, doesn't come to anything that makes any sense. What excuse can you give me for that bastard?"

Hallie

She glared and snorted.Its not my gene shit face, None of my siblings have anything wrong with them and I was checked for problems that could arise in my kids from my genese and oh guess what the test said, 90% the kid will be perfectly healthy! So I guess that leaves your stupid genes you piece of shit!SHe snarled glareing at him.It not his fault! They shouldn't of even been born!She snarled angerly.