Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Family Portrait ❯ Family Portrait ( One-Shot )
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By: Cheddar Bob 
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Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 10.08.2003 | Updated On: 10.08.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 428 | Status: Completed
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Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 10.08.2003 | Updated On: 10.08.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 428 | Status: Completed
'Lo there. I'm back again, with yet ANOTHER angsty songfic! I made this up while doing my homework and listening to the radio. At first I wanted to use Joey's POV, but I'd have to change too much of the song, so I used Serenity's. Oh yeah, the song is "Family Portrait" by Pink. Enjoy!
~Family Portrait lyrics~
Disclaimer: No characters were harmed in the making of this fic.
~*~Family Portrait~*~
~Mama please stop cryin', I can't stand the sound. Your cries are painful and it's tearing me down.~
I'm so scared..... Mommy and Daddy have been fighting an awful lot lately.... and they're yelling again.....
I look up at my brother Joey. He's my role model, the one I turn to for help. He's ten, four years older than I am. He hugs me tight.
"It's alright Serenity..." he whispers to me.
~I hear glasses breaking, as I sit up in my bed. I told God you didn't mean those nasty things you said.~
Loud crashes come from downstairs, and I press closer to my brother. He just whispers to me comfortingly.
"Joey, I'm scared..." I whisper, feeling tears coming to my eyes. He looks at me, and wipes the tears off my face.
"It's ok, I'm here...." he says. I bury my head in his shirt, and hope everything will be alright.
~You fight about money, about me and my brother. And this I come home to, this is my shelter.~
I don't mention my parents to my friends at school. It.... scares me too much.
"You were supposed to pay the electric bill!" daddy yells from downstairs.
"Bullshit! I paid the water bill and the daycare for Serenity!!" I hear mom. Tears streaming down my face, I hug my brother fiercely, seeking strength and help from him. He holds me, still whispering to me.
"It's alright Serenity, it'll be ok....... I hope..." he says the last two words so quietly I can just barely hear it. I look up at him.
"Joey, what's going to happen?" I asked fearfully. He sighs.
"I don't know.....
~It ain't easy, growin' up in World War 3, never knowin' what love could be. You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family.~
More loud crashes. Joey lets go of me, and looks at me.
"Joey, please tell me what's going to happen, please tell me brother..." I whisper, barely hearing myself over the yelling and crashing from downstairs.
"I'm afraid Mom and Dad'll get divorced..." Joey says, looking at the floor.
"Div-orced?" I stumble over the word.
"It means Mom and Dad will split up and not live together anymore..." Joey says quietly.
"Where will we live?" I ask.
"With one of them, I guess..." he says. I hug him again.
"This is all your fault! If you had only paid the electric company!"
"Go to hell you bastard! You were supposed to pay it!" another loud crash.
~Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything. Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better. Daddy please don't leave.~
"Joey, are they fighting because they don't like us?" I ask him. He stares at me again.
"No, they love us.... they just don't love each other, I guess.... I'm not sure Serenity. I have few answers...." he says. Maybe they are fighting because of something we did. If only I hadn't ripped my backpack at school.....
"If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply. Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong, my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high, my baby bird, My angel, my only....." Joey sings quietly.
(A/N: That ^ up there is from Louis Sachar's book, Holes. I absolutely LOVE that little poem thing, and wanted to use it. So I used it here. Notice, I don't own it, or claim ownership over it, so back off!)
It's a song Mommy would sing to us before she and Daddy started to fight. It's been awhile since she sang that to us.
~ Daddy please stop yelling, I can't stand the sound. Make mama stop cryin', 'cause I need you around.~
"Shut up you worthless bitch!" A crash. I wish Daddy would stop yelling. I can hear sobbing from downstairs.
"That's right, keep crying you fucking wuss! Can't even pay your own goddamn bills, can you?"
"Joey, make them stop, please..." I beg, new tears springing from my eyes. He holds me tighter.
"I can't, Serenity.... I'm sorry...." I can feel his tears drop onto my head from him.
~My mama she loves you, no matter what she says it's true. I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you too!~
"Joey, what if they do get divorced? What will happen to us?"
"We'll live with one of them, probably Mom...." he sounds unsure.
"But.... Joey, what if they don't want us?"
"Don't think about that, Serenity. They love us, remember that."
~I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away (ran away). Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way.~
Suddenly I break apart from Joey. I want to leave, get away from the yelling. I run downstairs as fast as I possibly can, then dart out the door.
"Serenity, wait!" I hear Mom and Dad yelling to me. I ignore them, and run on, darting into a side alley. I have no idea where I'm going.
After awhile, I stop running and sit on the edge of the road. I don't know where I am. There's no cars.
"Why did this have to happen? Why did you let this happen God?" I ask aloud. No one answers me, and I start to cry again, bringing my knees to my chest and wrapping my arms around them.
A little later, I'm hungry now, and wish I could get home.
~It ain't easy, growin' up in World War 3, never knowin' what love could be. But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family.~
"Serenity?" Joey walks up the road, and sits beside me. "Serenity, I've been looking for you. Come on, let's go home."
"Are they still fighting?" I ask.
"I don't know...." we get up, and walk home.
"Serenity, you shouldn't have run away like that." Mommy tells me. Daddy isn't anywhere I can see. "Go upstairs, I'll be up in a minute." As Joey and I go upstairs, I see a picture of our family in the living room.
~In our family portrait, we look pretty happy. Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes naturally.~
I can hear the door open downstairs, and the yelling starts all over again...
"It's your fault she ran away!"
"It is not! If you hadn't started yelling, we wouldn't have fought!"
"Shut up you worthless piece of shit!"
"Worthless?! My job pays better than yours!" Fresh tears appear on my face. Why won't this end??
"I want a divorce!"
"Fine! I don't need you anyway! I'm leaving right fucking now!"
~I don't wanna have to split the holidays I don't want two addresses, I don't want a stepbrother anyway, and I don't want my momma to have to change her last name!~
Daddy comes up the stairs and goes into his and Mommy's room. When he comes back out, he has a suitcase. Joey is standing at the doorway to his room, and we follow Daddy down the stairs.
"Daddy, don't leave..." I say as we follow him into the kitchen. He turns around and looks at me.
"I have too, honey..." With a slam of the door, he's gone, Joey with him.....
~Mama'll be nicer, I'll be so much better, I'll tell my brother, I won't spill the milk at dinner. I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right, I'll be your little girl forever, I'll go to sleep at night. Daddy don't leave..... Daddy don't leave.... you took my shining star..... Daddy don't leave..... Daddy don't leave.....~
~*~
I really like this story.... Heh. I hope you people enjoyed it! ^^
~Family Portrait lyrics~
Disclaimer: No characters were harmed in the making of this fic.
~*~Family Portrait~*~
~Mama please stop cryin', I can't stand the sound. Your cries are painful and it's tearing me down.~
I'm so scared..... Mommy and Daddy have been fighting an awful lot lately.... and they're yelling again.....
I look up at my brother Joey. He's my role model, the one I turn to for help. He's ten, four years older than I am. He hugs me tight.
"It's alright Serenity..." he whispers to me.
~I hear glasses breaking, as I sit up in my bed. I told God you didn't mean those nasty things you said.~
Loud crashes come from downstairs, and I press closer to my brother. He just whispers to me comfortingly.
"Joey, I'm scared..." I whisper, feeling tears coming to my eyes. He looks at me, and wipes the tears off my face.
"It's ok, I'm here...." he says. I bury my head in his shirt, and hope everything will be alright.
~You fight about money, about me and my brother. And this I come home to, this is my shelter.~
I don't mention my parents to my friends at school. It.... scares me too much.
"You were supposed to pay the electric bill!" daddy yells from downstairs.
"Bullshit! I paid the water bill and the daycare for Serenity!!" I hear mom. Tears streaming down my face, I hug my brother fiercely, seeking strength and help from him. He holds me, still whispering to me.
"It's alright Serenity, it'll be ok....... I hope..." he says the last two words so quietly I can just barely hear it. I look up at him.
"Joey, what's going to happen?" I asked fearfully. He sighs.
"I don't know.....
~It ain't easy, growin' up in World War 3, never knowin' what love could be. You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family.~
More loud crashes. Joey lets go of me, and looks at me.
"Joey, please tell me what's going to happen, please tell me brother..." I whisper, barely hearing myself over the yelling and crashing from downstairs.
"I'm afraid Mom and Dad'll get divorced..." Joey says, looking at the floor.
"Div-orced?" I stumble over the word.
"It means Mom and Dad will split up and not live together anymore..." Joey says quietly.
"Where will we live?" I ask.
"With one of them, I guess..." he says. I hug him again.
"This is all your fault! If you had only paid the electric company!"
"Go to hell you bastard! You were supposed to pay it!" another loud crash.
~Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything. Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better. Daddy please don't leave.~
"Joey, are they fighting because they don't like us?" I ask him. He stares at me again.
"No, they love us.... they just don't love each other, I guess.... I'm not sure Serenity. I have few answers...." he says. Maybe they are fighting because of something we did. If only I hadn't ripped my backpack at school.....
"If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply. Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong, my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high, my baby bird, My angel, my only....." Joey sings quietly.
(A/N: That ^ up there is from Louis Sachar's book, Holes. I absolutely LOVE that little poem thing, and wanted to use it. So I used it here. Notice, I don't own it, or claim ownership over it, so back off!)
It's a song Mommy would sing to us before she and Daddy started to fight. It's been awhile since she sang that to us.
~ Daddy please stop yelling, I can't stand the sound. Make mama stop cryin', 'cause I need you around.~
"Shut up you worthless bitch!" A crash. I wish Daddy would stop yelling. I can hear sobbing from downstairs.
"That's right, keep crying you fucking wuss! Can't even pay your own goddamn bills, can you?"
"Joey, make them stop, please..." I beg, new tears springing from my eyes. He holds me tighter.
"I can't, Serenity.... I'm sorry...." I can feel his tears drop onto my head from him.
~My mama she loves you, no matter what she says it's true. I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you too!~
"Joey, what if they do get divorced? What will happen to us?"
"We'll live with one of them, probably Mom...." he sounds unsure.
"But.... Joey, what if they don't want us?"
"Don't think about that, Serenity. They love us, remember that."
~I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away (ran away). Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way.~
Suddenly I break apart from Joey. I want to leave, get away from the yelling. I run downstairs as fast as I possibly can, then dart out the door.
"Serenity, wait!" I hear Mom and Dad yelling to me. I ignore them, and run on, darting into a side alley. I have no idea where I'm going.
After awhile, I stop running and sit on the edge of the road. I don't know where I am. There's no cars.
"Why did this have to happen? Why did you let this happen God?" I ask aloud. No one answers me, and I start to cry again, bringing my knees to my chest and wrapping my arms around them.
A little later, I'm hungry now, and wish I could get home.
~It ain't easy, growin' up in World War 3, never knowin' what love could be. But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family.~
"Serenity?" Joey walks up the road, and sits beside me. "Serenity, I've been looking for you. Come on, let's go home."
"Are they still fighting?" I ask.
"I don't know...." we get up, and walk home.
"Serenity, you shouldn't have run away like that." Mommy tells me. Daddy isn't anywhere I can see. "Go upstairs, I'll be up in a minute." As Joey and I go upstairs, I see a picture of our family in the living room.
~In our family portrait, we look pretty happy. Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes naturally.~
I can hear the door open downstairs, and the yelling starts all over again...
"It's your fault she ran away!"
"It is not! If you hadn't started yelling, we wouldn't have fought!"
"Shut up you worthless piece of shit!"
"Worthless?! My job pays better than yours!" Fresh tears appear on my face. Why won't this end??
"I want a divorce!"
"Fine! I don't need you anyway! I'm leaving right fucking now!"
~I don't wanna have to split the holidays I don't want two addresses, I don't want a stepbrother anyway, and I don't want my momma to have to change her last name!~
Daddy comes up the stairs and goes into his and Mommy's room. When he comes back out, he has a suitcase. Joey is standing at the doorway to his room, and we follow Daddy down the stairs.
"Daddy, don't leave..." I say as we follow him into the kitchen. He turns around and looks at me.
"I have too, honey..." With a slam of the door, he's gone, Joey with him.....
~Mama'll be nicer, I'll be so much better, I'll tell my brother, I won't spill the milk at dinner. I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right, I'll be your little girl forever, I'll go to sleep at night. Daddy don't leave..... Daddy don't leave.... you took my shining star..... Daddy don't leave..... Daddy don't leave.....~
~*~
I really like this story.... Heh. I hope you people enjoyed it! ^^