Serenity

I was in my room playing with my dolls. My sister wasn't here. She was probably out with her boy friend.

Today has been really quiet. I think it's always quiet right before something bad happens. Mommy and daddy were always quiet before they started fighting.

Today I hadn't seen daddy at all. I hadn't seen my siblings or mommy either. I was worried and scared, that's why I decided to play with my dolls so I can calm myself down.

Mommy said I was a quiet kid and she was okay with leaving me home alone for a few minutes.

I was only four though, I didn't understand what she meant.

Suddenly I heard my door thrown open and my sister Lisa came in looking around the room in a hurry.

She pulled out a suitcase from under her bed and started throwing clothes in there.

"Get up and pick any clothes you like" She said giving me a weak smile.

"Why-"

"Just do it Ren! No questions please!"

I obeyed holding back tears and started picking up my favorite clothes. I heard fighting downstairs and someone rushing up the stairs.

My mommy and my brothers appeared and came into my room locking the door behind them.

"Quick open the window" Mommy told Leah. She opened the window and threw the suitcases down.

I didn't know what was happing but I heard banging on the door.

"Open the door or I'll break it down!" I heard daddy yell. Daddy was always very calm, mommy was the one screaming when they fought. It was the first time hearing daddy scream.

"Quick!" Mommy whispered. They all jumped down and just when mommy was about to pick me up so we can jump together, daddy broke the door and got in.

Mommy let me down and jumped down alone.

"Mom what are you doing! Serenity is still up there!" the youngest of my brothers, Devin, yelled.

I'll never forget the last words I even heard my mommy say.

"Leave her. We need to save ourselves"

My daddy hugged me tight as I cried. I heard him sob a little too.

They took my favorite outfits too.

*****

I was shaking when I finished the story, I was sobbing and choking on my tears and Ares held me tighter than ever. He was whispering sweet nothings into my ear trying to calm me down.

All the anger was back, all the rage and disappointment.

If that woman is my mother, I don't want to know her.

"I don't understand why I was so hated" I said sobbing, "My mother didn't care about me, my siblings never came back for me, my father started hating me too"

"Hush baby it's over" He whispered. "They don't deserve your tears, no one does. You deserve all the happiness in the world and I'll give it to you"

"You've already done so much" I said hugging him.

"I want to do so much more" He whispered and kissing my forehead.

"I'm happy they never came back for me" I said smiling, "Because if they did, I wouldn't have met you"

There was a long pause. I had stopped sobbing and was holding onto him like he was my lifeline.

"I care about you a lot" He whispered. I looked up at him startled. He kissed my forehead and smiled weakly, "Don't think to much into it. Let's go take a nap, what do you say?"

I nodded and he picked me up and walked me to the living room where he put me down and we cuddled. I loved cuddling with him, he was like my personal stuffy.

I bet he could have any girl he wanted cuddling with him and doing more stuff. He could have any girl swooning with his looks alone. Not to mention his body. I was sure he had a six pack. I could feel it pressing against my back everytime we cuddled.

And his thighs-

I should stop.

"Seren?" I heard him say as I felt his cool minty breath on my hot cheeks. "Why are you blushing?" He asked making me blush even more.

"N-nothing"

He kissed my cheek lingering there before he moved to my jaw.

And then my neck.

He kept leaving kisses there, they seemed innocent but he suddenly sucked on a spot and I let out a whimper. I quickly slapped a hand to my lips and he chuckled and kissed it one last time before nuzzling there.

"Sleep baby"

___________

"I hate this" Tessa whispered.

"Chill, only a few minutes more"

We were in English class, Tessa's "favorite". The teacher was really bitchy and I didn't like her either, but I tried to get on her good side. Tessa however didn't really care.

"Miss Laurence?" She called out and Tessa's head snapped up, "What do you say?"

"Could you repeat the question please?" Tessa asked politely.

"No. Next time try to pay attention instead of sulking" She said in a strict tone and went back to "teaching".

The bell rang after a few minutes and Tessa let out a sigh of relief before hurriedly taking her bag and walking out of the classroom with me following behind her.

She stopped when she bumped into something making me bump into her.

"Leo?" She said confused. "Why are you here?"

"Not happy to see me?" He asked with a smirk on his face. "Oh hi Serenity" He waved at me.

"Hi" I said quietly.

"I'm sorry, I'll see you tomorrow I guess" She said and walked away with him.

Jane was absent today so I guess I had to walk out alone. It felt kind of awkward and I was a little distracted. That's when I bumped into someone.

"Oh hi Ren!"

I looked up and saw Al, a guy from my class.

"Hi Al" I said waving at him. I started walking and he walked beside me.

"So how was your day?" He asked.

"It was okay, how about yours?"

We kept up the small talk till we were out of school grounds. I saw Ares leaning against his sleek black car as always. The moment he spotted me his face darkened and he pressed his tongue against his inner cheek.

That looks hot-

"I-I have to go" I said and turned to walk away but Ares was right in front of us now looking very angry and I wasn't sure why. "Hi" I said.

"Who's that?" He asked gesturing towards Al.

"He's my classmate"

"Who are you?" Al asked.

Oh no, shouldn't have said that.

Al was a brave kid. He was in the football team, but he wasn't bigger than Ares. The fact that he was challenging him right now wasn't good.

"None of your fucking business" Ares said and grabbed my hand walking away with me.

"Why are you so angry?" I asked, but didn't get an answer. We got in the car and he started driving still looking very angry.

"Do you like him?" He asked suddenly.

"No, of course not"

"Do you like someone else?"

"No!"

Why was he asking all these things?

"Why?" I asked him.

"I don't like it" He confessed.

"But why?"

"Those little boys will only hurt you"

"You don't know any of them" I shook my head not believing my ears. "What's your problem?"

"Nothing"

"Then why do you mind it so much?"

He suddenly pulled over and looked down clutching the wheel.

"I don't want other guys around you" He whispered. "You're mine"

I gasped and my eyes widened.

What does he mean? Why was he acting so possessive?

He didn't say another word and just started driving again. When we got home he said had some work to do and left me home alone again.