Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Runaways ❯ Chapter 3
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Saiyagurl87 
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Suspense | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 03.29.2009 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.9K | Visits: 191 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Suspense | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 03.29.2009 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.9K | Visits: 191 | Status: Completed
Thanks so much for the reviews! I also re-edited the earlier chapters and inserted scene dividers where they needed to be. Well, hope you enjoy the chapter ^_~
Disclaimer: Don’t own Sm
Setsuna turned off the radio and shifted her eyes to the rear view mirror to look at the girls in the back seat. It unnerved her that they hadn’t spoken a word or even try to sneak a peak at her…just staring blankly out of the window in their own little world. With a sigh, she shifted her car into park and turned off the vehicle, taking the keys out of the ignition and placing them in her purse. She opened the door and stepped out of the vehicle, closing the door behind her and turning towards Officer Furuhata’s police car. She waited as the man stepped out of his vehicle and began to make his way towards her.
“Ready to get them out?” he questioned, running a hand through his short blond locks.
“Yep.” she muttered, adjusting the straps of her purse on her shoulder. “You grab the feisty one and I’ll get the other.”
Officer Furuhata pouted, “Why do I get the feisty one?”
“Because you’re bigger, stronger, and got a gun.”
“I’ll let you hold the gun.”
“She’s all yours big guy.”
“She?” the officer’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Setsuna smiled, making her way around the car to stand before Serena’s car door. “I was surprised too when I seen her, but truth be told…he‘s a she.”
The Officer arched a brow momentarily before taking a hold of the door handle, “Round 2.” he muttered, taking a deep breath as he opened the door. He was quite surprised that Amara was slouched back in her seat staring up at him with a frown upon her face instead of lashing out at him and trying to tear his head off.
He watched as she unbuckled her seatbelt and he kneeled down before her. “You want me to carry you?”
“I can walk.” she murmured scooting away from him.
Confused by her actions, he took a couple steps back from the car. “Well…come on then.”
Amara shifted her eyes towards her sister, seeing that the blonde was unbuckling her own seatbelt and was climbing out of the car towards Setsuna. The tomboy sighed deeply, scooting back over to the open door and stepping out of the vehicle. When the officer reached out to take a hold of her hand, she turned away from him with a snarl.
“Don’t touch me.” she growled and made her way towards Setsuna to stand beside Serena. The officer frowned running a hand through his hair. He trailed his way behind Setsuna and the two girls, eyes narrowed upon Amara’s back. He suddenly began to remember the conversations he had with Setsuna before retrieving the girls. She had told him all she had known from the couple that had taken the girls in, but he was taken aback by seeing their actual injuries with his own eyes. Being a father himself, he knew that a child needed discipline…but he could never bring himself to hurt his son like this…ever!
He sighed heavily, shifting his eyes towards the white building they were walking up to. He waited patiently as Setsuna stood in front of the door and pulled out a card from her purse. She swiped it down in a machine beside the door and the locks were unlocked as the lights flashed green on the contraption. She opened the door and ushered the children inside, the officer trailing in after her.
Amara and Serena looked around them in curiosity as they appeared to be walking through an office, with white walls and bright lighting. There were cubicles aligned neatly around the room and many people occupying them. They soon came up to another door that Setsuna unlocked with a key and the woman flicked on the lights revealing a small room. The room as well had white walls with a long square table in the middle of the room and a few chairs around it. Setsuna ushered the two children to a seat as the officer stood in the corner of the room, propped up against the wall.
“I’ll be right back, I need to get some paperwork.” replied Setsuna as she stepped away from the table and left the room without a word. Amara turned to her sister and the two of them locked eyes for a moment and Serena suddenly nodded her head and shifted her eyes to the floor. The smaller blonde knew what that look meant and that was to keep quiet and let her big sister handle everything. The short haired blonde than turned to the officer who was looking at them puzzled, for he had seen the nod.
Amara glared at him just as Setsuna stepped back into the room with a manila folder in her hands. She took a seat at the table across from the girls and gave them a warm smile. Serena flashed her a half smile as Amara scowled at the woman, crossing her arms over her chest and slouching back in her seat. Setsuna suddenly cleared her throat, placing the manila folder down on the table and opening it up.
“My name is Setsuna Meioh and I will be your social worker.” she replied, not taking her eyes off of the contents in her manila folder. She took out a sheet of paper from the folder and laid it down, pulling out a pen from her purse.
“Now, what are your names?” she replied, now looking upon the two girls.
“Bite me!” snapped Amara, looking at the older woman defiantly.
Setsuna smirked, taking a hold of her pen and began to write. “You must be Amara.” She then shifted her eyes onto the younger blonde whose head was downcast and was currently twiddling her thumbs together. “…and you must be Serena.”
Neither girl acknowledged their names being mentioned and Setsuna smiled, reaching down for her purse once more. Amara furrowed her brows and Serena raised her head as the woman placed a black leather wallet and a picture frame down on the table. Setsuna took a hold of the picture frame and admired it for a moment.
“Looks like a happy family.” she replied, placing the picture frame down once again and retrieved the wallet. She opened it up and her eyes settled down on the drivers license of Wallace H. Tenoh. Her eyes than wandered over to the nice amount of $100’s and $50’s within the wallet and she suddenly placed it down beside the picture frame.
“Is you’re father Wallace H. Tenoh?” questioned Setsuna.
“Why?” asked Amara, her frown deepening. “You trying to make us go back?”
Setsuna lost her friendly smile and frowned slightly. “Take you back? Is that what you think I’m trying to do?”
“Why else would you be asking about him?” she questioned logically, Serena nodding in agreement with her.
Setsuna sighed and leaned back in her seat. “You have it all wrong my dear. We’re trying to keep you away from him, but we can’t help you if you don’t tell me what’s going on.”
Amara chewed her bottom lip and chanced a look at her sister who was silently studying Setsuna intently. The smaller blonde suddenly turned towards her big sister and gave a small nod of approval. Amara nodded in return and turned towards Setsuna, cocking her head slightly to the side.
“You promise we’re not going back?”
Setsuna nodded with a smile. “I’ll even pinky swear it.”
A real smile suddenly formed upon the child’s face as she reached her pinky out for Setsuna to take. “Okay.”
Setsuna in return leaned forward and the two hooked pinkies in a silent oath and Amara suddenly sat back in her seat. The short haired blonde sat silently for a moment, staring down at the floor as if lost in thought. She suddenly took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, shifting green eyes upon Setsuna.
“Yes, he’s our dad.” Setsuna nodded, writing the information down on the sheet of paper she pulled out earlier. She then took a moment to look at the address on the license and wrote it down too. Once finished she leaned back, tapping the end of her pen against her chin, eyeing both girls closely.
“Where is your father?” Amara swallowed deeply, clenching her jaw as Serena stiffened and suddenly drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. Setsuna frowned, biting the end of her pen with narrowed eyes.
Amara cleared her throat, adjusting herself in her seat. “He’s at home.”
Setsuna’s frown deepened, finding it odd how the child spoke her words. “I see…is he the one that has been hurting you?”
Amara nodded. “Yes.” Setsuna sat up in her seat and wrote down some more information on the sheet of paper. Lying the pen down, she laced her fingers together and laid her hands down on top of the table.
“Where is your mother?” Amara’s heart began to thump wildly in her chest as she gripped the arm rests of her chair with her hands.
“She died two years ago.”
“How did she die?” Amara furrowed her brows as disturbing flashbacks invaded her mind of her father in a drugged out rage… her mother on the floor beaten and crying…her father grabbing the cordless phone…the blood splashing across her and Serena’s faces...
“In an accident.”
“What kind of accident?” prodded Setsuna. They were hiding something and it was tearing Setsuna apart that these questions were tormenting these kids…but a job was a job and she had a duty to perform. Amara’s composure began to harden as these questions were bringing back things that she didn’t want to remember, things that she had stored away in the deepest darkest crevices of her mind a long time ago.
“A car accident.” she replied coldly. Setsuna arched a brow at the sudden tone of voice and the thick tension that suddenly appeared. She shifted her crimson eyes upon Serena who had her face buried in her knees, shoulders trembling. She then turned and looked at Officer Furuhata, both locking eyes, realizing that this was a lot more serious than they had thought.
Setsuna suddenly stood from her seat and began to head towards the door. “We will be back, A.J. come with me.”
The officer snapped out of his reverie and followed after the woman, taking one more quick glance at the two girls. With a deep sigh, he closed the door quietly behind him and turned to Setsuna as she ran slender fingers through her bangs.
“They’re leaving out things and they’re terrified.” replied Setsuna, beginning to pace before A.J.
“Their actions explains everything…we’ve just stepped into something serious and their’s no turning back now.” replied A.J.
“I wouldn’t dare turn my back on these girls now!”
A.J smiled, placing a hand upon the woman’s shoulder. “I know you wouldn’t.” He paused, sighing deeply and becoming serious. “From what I’m seeing, their father is a lunatic and if he’s where they say he is, then the girls need to get out of town.”
Setsuna nodded at his logic. “Yes, there’s an orphanage on the outskirts of the Juuban district. They can stay there until I found them a foster home.”
“Good, I want to investigate on this Tenoh guy. I also want to check their house to see if he’s there. I want to get this man behind bars as soon as possible.”
“Alright then, I’ll get the girls ready so I can take them to the hospital. They look like they may have some serious injuries and need to be checked out. I can get their living arrangements done when I get to the hospital.”
A.J. nodded, turning and began to walk down the hallway. “I’ll call you if I find anything.”
“Okay.” Replied Setsuna as A.J. walked off and she made her way back into the room.
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Once A.J. and Setsuna stepped out of the room, Amara snapped her head towards her sister as the younger blonde slowly raised her own head from her knees. She turned towards her sister, tears flowing down her pale cheeks. Amara sighed and leaned over, wiping away her sister’s tears and giving her a small smile.
“Look…if they find Dad and start asking about that wound…I did it okay?”
Serena frowned, narrowing her eyes upon her sister. “But I did it…”
“I know Serena…but just say that I did it okay?”
“You can’t always protect me Amara.”
“Yes I can and I will…just do as I say.”
“Okay…I’ll do it.”
“Good.” Amara smiled and ruffled her sister’s bangs. “I hope we really aren’t going back.”
“Me too.” whispered Serena, wiping the tears from her face with her forearm. The duo turned towards the door as Setsuna stepped into the room. The woman smiled upon the children and made her way to the table, gathering up her papers and placing them back in the manila folder.
“Come on girls.”
“Where are we going?” questioned Amara.
“First I am taking you to a doctor so you can get checked out. I also found you a place to stay until I find you a foster home.” replied Setsuna as she gathered all the contents from the table and placed them in her purse.
Serena turned to Amara with a slight shrug. “That sounds good to me.”
The short haired blond chewed on her bottom lip before sliding out of her seat. “Okay, let’s go.”
Setsuna held back a grin, as both girls made their way over to her and took a hold of her hand. “Alright, let’s go.” she replied, leading both girls out of the room.
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Wallace grunted, eyes slowly creeping open. He slowly began to sit up, placing a hand on top of his wounded abdomen, his head pounding painfully in his skull. He looked around his dark room as he remembered what had happened and he clenched a hand into a tight fist.
“Those fucking little bitches,” he growled, slowly but surely climbing to his feet. He slowly made his way out of his bedroom to be met with the darkness of the hallway.
“AMARA! SERENA!” he shouted, only receiving silence in return.
“Where the fuck are you!?” he screamed, walking into their bedroom and not seeing them in sight. With a scowl, he made his way down the hallway and scanned both the living room and kitchen…still no sign of his daughters’ presence within the house.
“Shit…” he growled, walking over to the linen closet and taking a hold of a few towels.
“I swear to God…if they said anything…fuck!” He ranted, making his way into the kitchen where he took his keys from the counter.
“I have to get out of here.” He muttered as he silently made his way out of his house and into his vehicle where he took a moment to press a towel against his bleeding abdomen. He then took a hold of the other towel he held and wrapped it around his head to suppress the bleeding from a gash at the back if his head. He soon placed his keys into the ignition and gunned up his vehicle up and pulled out of the driveway.
“You think you can escape me?!” he growled out to no one in particular, blood shot red eyes staring at the road before him as he drove away from his home.
“You just wait…when I find you I will show you the true meaning of pain!”
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Setsuna pulled up to the orphanage that she had planned on taking the girls to and sighed wearily, looking out into the darkening sky from the windsheild. She looked in the rear view mirror and stared upon Serena’s sleeping form with a small smile. The poor child was knocked out from a heavy dosage of medication for her wounds. Her thoughts suddenly turned towards Amara who was still in the hospital undergoing major surgery on her eye.
The doctors claimed that the child would go blind if she didn’t undergo the procedure, so Setsuna had no choice but to succumb to their wishes. Her mind than lingered on what the doctors had told her about Amara, that the girl had been raped and that she had some severe damages. Setsuna’s eyes watered as she remembered what the doctors had told her next…that Amara could never have children.
Sniffling, Setsuna stepped out of her vehicle and made her way to the back of her car to retrieve Serena. Once she had the sleeping child in her arms, she closed the door and made her way towards the building. She smiled at the woman that greeted her at the door way and was escorted inside. The woman suddenly turned towards Setsuna questioningly.
“I thought there was two of them?”
“Yes, Amara is still in the hospital and will probably be there for a few days.”
The woman nodded, “I see.” They came before a door which the woman opened, flicking on the lights, revealing a massive room with beds aligning the walls; children sleeping peacefully within them.
“You can place her here.” replied the woman, showing Setsuna a vacant bed. Setsuna nodded and brought the sleeping child to the bed and laid her down in it and covered her up within the blankets. She stared upon the blonde for a few moments before turning towards the woman as she rummaged through her purse.
“I have some prescription medicine for Serena; I will give them to you and then I will take my leave.” she replied as she pulled out the paper bag the held Serena’s prescription medicine and handed it to the woman.
“I will keep in touch.” replied the social worker as she turned on her heels and made her way out of the room.
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Setsuna sighed heavily, turning off her vehicle and stepping out. She made her way up the driveway of her home, going through the front door and stepping inside. She was met with darkness as usual and she locked the door behind her and made her way towards to the steps that lead to her bedroom. Standing by the door of her bedroom, she could hear the TV and she opened the door, spotting her lover lying on the bed.
Stepping into the room and closing the door behind her, her lover sat up in the bed with worried violet eyes. Running a hand through her shoulder length black hair, she leaned over and turned on one of the many lamps that decorated the room. She pulled back the blankets and beckoned Setsuna forward.
Setsuna nodded and began stripping down to her undergarments, placing them down on top of her mahogany dresser. She made her way over to the bed and crawled under the covers, snuggling up against her lover. The raven haired woman pulled out the tie that held Setsuna’s hair up and let her tresses fall down her shoulders. She pulled Setsuna closer to her and began running her fingers through her lover’s hair.
“Not a good day today?”
Setsuna sighed. “It wasn’t bad…but it wasn’t good either.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was assigned to another case on two girls today. Hotaru…I’ve never seen a child beaten so badly in my entire career…in my life.” She paused, tightening her hold around her lover’s waist. “The older one was raped and the doctor came to me and told me that she had severe damages…that she’s unable to have children now.”
Hotaru gasped, “Oh my…”
Setsuna nodded. “I told the doctor that she would be told when she gets older.”
“I understand why you did that, but she does have the right to know.”
“I know that and she will know in due time.”
“Well, who is behind the abuse?”
“Their father.”
“He’s behind bars now though…right?”
Setsuna shook her head. “No…he’s disappeared. A.J. called me while I was at the hospital with the girls and told me all that he has found out so far. He went to the house and no one was there, but the house was in shambles and he found traces of blood and a gun. A.J. did some research on him and found out that their father used to be a big time drug trafficker. One of his deals went bad one day and he lost all of his deals and became a washed up cocaine and heroine addict. Two years ago his wife was in a car accident and there was never an investigation done on the accident.”
“Are you serious?”
“Very…I need you to help me with this.”
Hotaru arched a brow, sitting up slightly in the bed. “How can I help?”
“The girls are in need of therapist and I think you should be it?”
“I don’t know Sets.”
“You’re the best in all of Japan, especially with children. If anyone can get them to talk its you.”
“You think they know something.”
“I know that they know something.”
Hotaru sighed and nodded her head. “Okay…I’m only doing this for you.”
Setsuna smiled, leaning up and kissing her lover upon the lips. “Thank you.”
“Of course my love.” murmured Hotaru, leaning over to turn off the lamp. She then straddled her lover’s waist, pinning her arms above her head. “Now on to much better things.”
Author: ^_^ That’s all for now! Hope you enjoyed and please review!
Disclaimer: Don’t own Sm
Setsuna turned off the radio and shifted her eyes to the rear view mirror to look at the girls in the back seat. It unnerved her that they hadn’t spoken a word or even try to sneak a peak at her…just staring blankly out of the window in their own little world. With a sigh, she shifted her car into park and turned off the vehicle, taking the keys out of the ignition and placing them in her purse. She opened the door and stepped out of the vehicle, closing the door behind her and turning towards Officer Furuhata’s police car. She waited as the man stepped out of his vehicle and began to make his way towards her.
“Ready to get them out?” he questioned, running a hand through his short blond locks.
“Yep.” she muttered, adjusting the straps of her purse on her shoulder. “You grab the feisty one and I’ll get the other.”
Officer Furuhata pouted, “Why do I get the feisty one?”
“Because you’re bigger, stronger, and got a gun.”
“I’ll let you hold the gun.”
“She’s all yours big guy.”
“She?” the officer’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Setsuna smiled, making her way around the car to stand before Serena’s car door. “I was surprised too when I seen her, but truth be told…he‘s a she.”
The Officer arched a brow momentarily before taking a hold of the door handle, “Round 2.” he muttered, taking a deep breath as he opened the door. He was quite surprised that Amara was slouched back in her seat staring up at him with a frown upon her face instead of lashing out at him and trying to tear his head off.
He watched as she unbuckled her seatbelt and he kneeled down before her. “You want me to carry you?”
“I can walk.” she murmured scooting away from him.
Confused by her actions, he took a couple steps back from the car. “Well…come on then.”
Amara shifted her eyes towards her sister, seeing that the blonde was unbuckling her own seatbelt and was climbing out of the car towards Setsuna. The tomboy sighed deeply, scooting back over to the open door and stepping out of the vehicle. When the officer reached out to take a hold of her hand, she turned away from him with a snarl.
“Don’t touch me.” she growled and made her way towards Setsuna to stand beside Serena. The officer frowned running a hand through his hair. He trailed his way behind Setsuna and the two girls, eyes narrowed upon Amara’s back. He suddenly began to remember the conversations he had with Setsuna before retrieving the girls. She had told him all she had known from the couple that had taken the girls in, but he was taken aback by seeing their actual injuries with his own eyes. Being a father himself, he knew that a child needed discipline…but he could never bring himself to hurt his son like this…ever!
He sighed heavily, shifting his eyes towards the white building they were walking up to. He waited patiently as Setsuna stood in front of the door and pulled out a card from her purse. She swiped it down in a machine beside the door and the locks were unlocked as the lights flashed green on the contraption. She opened the door and ushered the children inside, the officer trailing in after her.
Amara and Serena looked around them in curiosity as they appeared to be walking through an office, with white walls and bright lighting. There were cubicles aligned neatly around the room and many people occupying them. They soon came up to another door that Setsuna unlocked with a key and the woman flicked on the lights revealing a small room. The room as well had white walls with a long square table in the middle of the room and a few chairs around it. Setsuna ushered the two children to a seat as the officer stood in the corner of the room, propped up against the wall.
“I’ll be right back, I need to get some paperwork.” replied Setsuna as she stepped away from the table and left the room without a word. Amara turned to her sister and the two of them locked eyes for a moment and Serena suddenly nodded her head and shifted her eyes to the floor. The smaller blonde knew what that look meant and that was to keep quiet and let her big sister handle everything. The short haired blonde than turned to the officer who was looking at them puzzled, for he had seen the nod.
Amara glared at him just as Setsuna stepped back into the room with a manila folder in her hands. She took a seat at the table across from the girls and gave them a warm smile. Serena flashed her a half smile as Amara scowled at the woman, crossing her arms over her chest and slouching back in her seat. Setsuna suddenly cleared her throat, placing the manila folder down on the table and opening it up.
“My name is Setsuna Meioh and I will be your social worker.” she replied, not taking her eyes off of the contents in her manila folder. She took out a sheet of paper from the folder and laid it down, pulling out a pen from her purse.
“Now, what are your names?” she replied, now looking upon the two girls.
“Bite me!” snapped Amara, looking at the older woman defiantly.
Setsuna smirked, taking a hold of her pen and began to write. “You must be Amara.” She then shifted her eyes onto the younger blonde whose head was downcast and was currently twiddling her thumbs together. “…and you must be Serena.”
Neither girl acknowledged their names being mentioned and Setsuna smiled, reaching down for her purse once more. Amara furrowed her brows and Serena raised her head as the woman placed a black leather wallet and a picture frame down on the table. Setsuna took a hold of the picture frame and admired it for a moment.
“Looks like a happy family.” she replied, placing the picture frame down once again and retrieved the wallet. She opened it up and her eyes settled down on the drivers license of Wallace H. Tenoh. Her eyes than wandered over to the nice amount of $100’s and $50’s within the wallet and she suddenly placed it down beside the picture frame.
“Is you’re father Wallace H. Tenoh?” questioned Setsuna.
“Why?” asked Amara, her frown deepening. “You trying to make us go back?”
Setsuna lost her friendly smile and frowned slightly. “Take you back? Is that what you think I’m trying to do?”
“Why else would you be asking about him?” she questioned logically, Serena nodding in agreement with her.
Setsuna sighed and leaned back in her seat. “You have it all wrong my dear. We’re trying to keep you away from him, but we can’t help you if you don’t tell me what’s going on.”
Amara chewed her bottom lip and chanced a look at her sister who was silently studying Setsuna intently. The smaller blonde suddenly turned towards her big sister and gave a small nod of approval. Amara nodded in return and turned towards Setsuna, cocking her head slightly to the side.
“You promise we’re not going back?”
Setsuna nodded with a smile. “I’ll even pinky swear it.”
A real smile suddenly formed upon the child’s face as she reached her pinky out for Setsuna to take. “Okay.”
Setsuna in return leaned forward and the two hooked pinkies in a silent oath and Amara suddenly sat back in her seat. The short haired blonde sat silently for a moment, staring down at the floor as if lost in thought. She suddenly took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, shifting green eyes upon Setsuna.
“Yes, he’s our dad.” Setsuna nodded, writing the information down on the sheet of paper she pulled out earlier. She then took a moment to look at the address on the license and wrote it down too. Once finished she leaned back, tapping the end of her pen against her chin, eyeing both girls closely.
“Where is your father?” Amara swallowed deeply, clenching her jaw as Serena stiffened and suddenly drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. Setsuna frowned, biting the end of her pen with narrowed eyes.
Amara cleared her throat, adjusting herself in her seat. “He’s at home.”
Setsuna’s frown deepened, finding it odd how the child spoke her words. “I see…is he the one that has been hurting you?”
Amara nodded. “Yes.” Setsuna sat up in her seat and wrote down some more information on the sheet of paper. Lying the pen down, she laced her fingers together and laid her hands down on top of the table.
“Where is your mother?” Amara’s heart began to thump wildly in her chest as she gripped the arm rests of her chair with her hands.
“She died two years ago.”
“How did she die?” Amara furrowed her brows as disturbing flashbacks invaded her mind of her father in a drugged out rage… her mother on the floor beaten and crying…her father grabbing the cordless phone…the blood splashing across her and Serena’s faces...
“In an accident.”
“What kind of accident?” prodded Setsuna. They were hiding something and it was tearing Setsuna apart that these questions were tormenting these kids…but a job was a job and she had a duty to perform. Amara’s composure began to harden as these questions were bringing back things that she didn’t want to remember, things that she had stored away in the deepest darkest crevices of her mind a long time ago.
“A car accident.” she replied coldly. Setsuna arched a brow at the sudden tone of voice and the thick tension that suddenly appeared. She shifted her crimson eyes upon Serena who had her face buried in her knees, shoulders trembling. She then turned and looked at Officer Furuhata, both locking eyes, realizing that this was a lot more serious than they had thought.
Setsuna suddenly stood from her seat and began to head towards the door. “We will be back, A.J. come with me.”
The officer snapped out of his reverie and followed after the woman, taking one more quick glance at the two girls. With a deep sigh, he closed the door quietly behind him and turned to Setsuna as she ran slender fingers through her bangs.
“They’re leaving out things and they’re terrified.” replied Setsuna, beginning to pace before A.J.
“Their actions explains everything…we’ve just stepped into something serious and their’s no turning back now.” replied A.J.
“I wouldn’t dare turn my back on these girls now!”
A.J smiled, placing a hand upon the woman’s shoulder. “I know you wouldn’t.” He paused, sighing deeply and becoming serious. “From what I’m seeing, their father is a lunatic and if he’s where they say he is, then the girls need to get out of town.”
Setsuna nodded at his logic. “Yes, there’s an orphanage on the outskirts of the Juuban district. They can stay there until I found them a foster home.”
“Good, I want to investigate on this Tenoh guy. I also want to check their house to see if he’s there. I want to get this man behind bars as soon as possible.”
“Alright then, I’ll get the girls ready so I can take them to the hospital. They look like they may have some serious injuries and need to be checked out. I can get their living arrangements done when I get to the hospital.”
A.J. nodded, turning and began to walk down the hallway. “I’ll call you if I find anything.”
“Okay.” Replied Setsuna as A.J. walked off and she made her way back into the room.
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Once A.J. and Setsuna stepped out of the room, Amara snapped her head towards her sister as the younger blonde slowly raised her own head from her knees. She turned towards her sister, tears flowing down her pale cheeks. Amara sighed and leaned over, wiping away her sister’s tears and giving her a small smile.
“Look…if they find Dad and start asking about that wound…I did it okay?”
Serena frowned, narrowing her eyes upon her sister. “But I did it…”
“I know Serena…but just say that I did it okay?”
“You can’t always protect me Amara.”
“Yes I can and I will…just do as I say.”
“Okay…I’ll do it.”
“Good.” Amara smiled and ruffled her sister’s bangs. “I hope we really aren’t going back.”
“Me too.” whispered Serena, wiping the tears from her face with her forearm. The duo turned towards the door as Setsuna stepped into the room. The woman smiled upon the children and made her way to the table, gathering up her papers and placing them back in the manila folder.
“Come on girls.”
“Where are we going?” questioned Amara.
“First I am taking you to a doctor so you can get checked out. I also found you a place to stay until I find you a foster home.” replied Setsuna as she gathered all the contents from the table and placed them in her purse.
Serena turned to Amara with a slight shrug. “That sounds good to me.”
The short haired blond chewed on her bottom lip before sliding out of her seat. “Okay, let’s go.”
Setsuna held back a grin, as both girls made their way over to her and took a hold of her hand. “Alright, let’s go.” she replied, leading both girls out of the room.
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Wallace grunted, eyes slowly creeping open. He slowly began to sit up, placing a hand on top of his wounded abdomen, his head pounding painfully in his skull. He looked around his dark room as he remembered what had happened and he clenched a hand into a tight fist.
“Those fucking little bitches,” he growled, slowly but surely climbing to his feet. He slowly made his way out of his bedroom to be met with the darkness of the hallway.
“AMARA! SERENA!” he shouted, only receiving silence in return.
“Where the fuck are you!?” he screamed, walking into their bedroom and not seeing them in sight. With a scowl, he made his way down the hallway and scanned both the living room and kitchen…still no sign of his daughters’ presence within the house.
“Shit…” he growled, walking over to the linen closet and taking a hold of a few towels.
“I swear to God…if they said anything…fuck!” He ranted, making his way into the kitchen where he took his keys from the counter.
“I have to get out of here.” He muttered as he silently made his way out of his house and into his vehicle where he took a moment to press a towel against his bleeding abdomen. He then took a hold of the other towel he held and wrapped it around his head to suppress the bleeding from a gash at the back if his head. He soon placed his keys into the ignition and gunned up his vehicle up and pulled out of the driveway.
“You think you can escape me?!” he growled out to no one in particular, blood shot red eyes staring at the road before him as he drove away from his home.
“You just wait…when I find you I will show you the true meaning of pain!”
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Setsuna pulled up to the orphanage that she had planned on taking the girls to and sighed wearily, looking out into the darkening sky from the windsheild. She looked in the rear view mirror and stared upon Serena’s sleeping form with a small smile. The poor child was knocked out from a heavy dosage of medication for her wounds. Her thoughts suddenly turned towards Amara who was still in the hospital undergoing major surgery on her eye.
The doctors claimed that the child would go blind if she didn’t undergo the procedure, so Setsuna had no choice but to succumb to their wishes. Her mind than lingered on what the doctors had told her about Amara, that the girl had been raped and that she had some severe damages. Setsuna’s eyes watered as she remembered what the doctors had told her next…that Amara could never have children.
Sniffling, Setsuna stepped out of her vehicle and made her way to the back of her car to retrieve Serena. Once she had the sleeping child in her arms, she closed the door and made her way towards the building. She smiled at the woman that greeted her at the door way and was escorted inside. The woman suddenly turned towards Setsuna questioningly.
“I thought there was two of them?”
“Yes, Amara is still in the hospital and will probably be there for a few days.”
The woman nodded, “I see.” They came before a door which the woman opened, flicking on the lights, revealing a massive room with beds aligning the walls; children sleeping peacefully within them.
“You can place her here.” replied the woman, showing Setsuna a vacant bed. Setsuna nodded and brought the sleeping child to the bed and laid her down in it and covered her up within the blankets. She stared upon the blonde for a few moments before turning towards the woman as she rummaged through her purse.
“I have some prescription medicine for Serena; I will give them to you and then I will take my leave.” she replied as she pulled out the paper bag the held Serena’s prescription medicine and handed it to the woman.
“I will keep in touch.” replied the social worker as she turned on her heels and made her way out of the room.
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Setsuna sighed heavily, turning off her vehicle and stepping out. She made her way up the driveway of her home, going through the front door and stepping inside. She was met with darkness as usual and she locked the door behind her and made her way towards to the steps that lead to her bedroom. Standing by the door of her bedroom, she could hear the TV and she opened the door, spotting her lover lying on the bed.
Stepping into the room and closing the door behind her, her lover sat up in the bed with worried violet eyes. Running a hand through her shoulder length black hair, she leaned over and turned on one of the many lamps that decorated the room. She pulled back the blankets and beckoned Setsuna forward.
Setsuna nodded and began stripping down to her undergarments, placing them down on top of her mahogany dresser. She made her way over to the bed and crawled under the covers, snuggling up against her lover. The raven haired woman pulled out the tie that held Setsuna’s hair up and let her tresses fall down her shoulders. She pulled Setsuna closer to her and began running her fingers through her lover’s hair.
“Not a good day today?”
Setsuna sighed. “It wasn’t bad…but it wasn’t good either.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was assigned to another case on two girls today. Hotaru…I’ve never seen a child beaten so badly in my entire career…in my life.” She paused, tightening her hold around her lover’s waist. “The older one was raped and the doctor came to me and told me that she had severe damages…that she’s unable to have children now.”
Hotaru gasped, “Oh my…”
Setsuna nodded. “I told the doctor that she would be told when she gets older.”
“I understand why you did that, but she does have the right to know.”
“I know that and she will know in due time.”
“Well, who is behind the abuse?”
“Their father.”
“He’s behind bars now though…right?”
Setsuna shook her head. “No…he’s disappeared. A.J. called me while I was at the hospital with the girls and told me all that he has found out so far. He went to the house and no one was there, but the house was in shambles and he found traces of blood and a gun. A.J. did some research on him and found out that their father used to be a big time drug trafficker. One of his deals went bad one day and he lost all of his deals and became a washed up cocaine and heroine addict. Two years ago his wife was in a car accident and there was never an investigation done on the accident.”
“Are you serious?”
“Very…I need you to help me with this.”
Hotaru arched a brow, sitting up slightly in the bed. “How can I help?”
“The girls are in need of therapist and I think you should be it?”
“I don’t know Sets.”
“You’re the best in all of Japan, especially with children. If anyone can get them to talk its you.”
“You think they know something.”
“I know that they know something.”
Hotaru sighed and nodded her head. “Okay…I’m only doing this for you.”
Setsuna smiled, leaning up and kissing her lover upon the lips. “Thank you.”
“Of course my love.” murmured Hotaru, leaning over to turn off the lamp. She then straddled her lover’s waist, pinning her arms above her head. “Now on to much better things.”
Author: ^_^ That’s all for now! Hope you enjoyed and please review!