Akuroku: Misfortune pt.2

“What are you making?” his little sister asked as she walked into the room.
“Oh it’s just some spaghetti.” He still had that goofy smile on his face and he felt it radiate.
“Roxas? Are you okay?” she walked up to the Roxas and looked up to him with a questioning face.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” He smiled at her before turning and looking at the clock.
“We have 30 minutes, why don’t you get the plates?”
“Okay.” She shook her head and walked over to the cabinet pulling out some dingy plates. Roxas sighed when he looked at them, that reminded him he needed to buy new plates and silverware. She walked over to the table and set down their best plates and silverware she could find.
“There ya go Roxas.” She told him as she set the last fork down.
“Thank you Namine.” He walked over to the sink and drained the water from the pasta. He slowly thought about Axel and everything that happened that day, Axel really had admitted his feelings. Roxas’ smile widened.
“Here, eat it all up Namine.” She shook her head as he placed pasta on their plates.
“Do we have any sauce tonight?” Roxas smiled at Namine and shook his head yes.
“I got this on the way home.” He took it out of his bag and placed it on the table. Namine was jumping up and down with joy in her chair as Roxas poured some of the marina sauce on her spaghetti.
“Thank you Roxas!”
“You’re welcome.” He placed the jar back into his bag as he finished.  He didn’t want them to find it.
Namine enjoyed her food as she tried to savor it as best as she can but she knew she had a time limit. She had to finish it before they came back from the bar.
“Namine give me your plate, we need to clean up before they get back.” Namine shook her head yes and started to help her older brother clean up. They raced against time, placing all the dishes back and the pots.
The clock struck 9:00 and Roxas looked to the clock with fear.
“Come on Namine time for bed.” He told her as she placed the last pot back.
Roxas knew he had to rush her upstairs or she would be caught in this too. Roxas picked up Namine and carried her almost weightless body up the stairs. He got to the last step and heard the door slam open. ’Gotta move faster!’ was all that Roxas thought. He knew he wouldn’t be safe tonight but at least he could get Namine out of it.
Roxas turned the corner and ran into her bedroom. He whispered, “Be quiet and pretend like you’re sleeping.” He laid her down on the bed and took her shoes off quickly.
Namine shook her head and laid down on her side.
“I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
“Roxas!” Roxas turned around and could hear his father’s yells from down the stairs.
“Roxas g-get down h-here you brat!” Roxas quickly turned to his sister and smiled at her.
“I’ll be back.”  Namine turned on her side and did as Roxas told, pretend to be asleep.
Roxas kissed Namine’s forehead before he ran downstairs. As he reached the bottom step smoke was blown into his face from a cigarette his mother was smoking.
“You didn’t make us dinner?!” his father yelled at him.
“I didn’t know you wanted any.” Roxas said with his voice a little shaky.
“You should of expected us to want some!” his father yelled as he took another gulp of vodka.
“I’m sorry.” Roxas apologized looking down to the ground.
His mother reached out and grabbed his face, making him look up. She blew another cloud of smoke at him before she spoke, “Lazy son.” She slapped him across his face and left a red mark on the left side of his cheek.
Roxas looked down and tried not to say anything. He knew he was going to get more.
“What’s with that smile on your face!?” his father asked with a stern and steady voice even though he was drunk.
Roxas placed his hand up to his face and found that he had a slight smile on his face. Roxas shook it off and looked up to them. “Tell me what you did that was so fucking special you can smile about it!?”
“Nothing, I did nothing.” Roxas lied.
“Fucking liar.” His father walked up to him and punched him in his stomach, making Roxas slightly crumple.
“You are the worst child I’ve ever seen!” his mother walked off into the kitchen and started to throw up, taking the after effect of getting drunk.
“You see what your mother does! She gets drunk because she can’t stand you!” his father placed his vodka bottle down and pushed his son back, making him slightly fall on the stairs.
“Fuck!” his father grabbed his head and was also getting the after effect of being alcoholics and drunks.
His father kicked the couch then walked over and kicked Roxas.
“You’re pathetic! You don’t even fucking fight back!”
Roxas looked up to his father and could see his father was not going to go easy tonight.
His father started to kick him repeatedly until he noticed that it was doing anything. Roxas just sat there taking it. His father grabbed him by his hair, Roxas closed his eyes shut not wanting to cry because of the pain. His father punched Roxas across the face. Roxas fell into the stair railing and hit his back on the hard wooden railings and that stuck out. Roxas could feel blood dripping down his back.
Roxas got up and started to crawl up the stairs. His father took his beat off and start to hit Roxas with it as he climbed. The belt buckle whip lashed him multiple times before his father kicked him and made him fall into the wall and let tears stream down his face.
“Fucking sissy.” His father commented as he placed down another blow upon Roxas’ back.
“AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!” Roxas yelled at the top of his lungs.
“Roxas?”
Roxas looked up and found Namine in the doorway of her bedroom looking down to him.
“Oh hello Namine.” His father said.
His father started to walk towards Namine but Roxas couldn’t let him touch her. He placed his arm out in front of his father and made his father slightly stumble.
“Let go of me boy!” his father yelled as he kicked Roxas in the face repeatedly.
“No!” Roxas yelled back.
“What?!” his father kicked Roxas against the wall with force, having Roxas start to cough up blood.
“Roxas!” Namine screamed.
“Namine go back to bed!” Roxas demanded.
“Yes listen to your big brother!” his father yelled.
Namine’s eyes were filled with tears and she stood still she wouldn’t move.
Her father came towards her and was a foot in front of her. She looked up to him in fear and then quickly made a risky move. She ran to Roxas, running right past her father.
“Roxas! Get up Roxas!” Namine told him as he slowly tried to sit up.
“Namine get back in your room!” their father screamed.
“Namine go to Sora.”
She shook her head ‘no’.
“GO!”Roxas yelled as he pushed her to the side as his father swung another kick at him.
Namine watched as her father beat Roxas for three more times before she ran away and obeyed what Roxas had told her.
Roxas watched as his sister ran and he knew it was a good idea to teach her where Sora lived. He knew this day would come.


Namine ran out of the hallway and into Roxas’ room. She ran into his closet and pulled up the window that was hidden. She slowly made her way out of the window and landed on the fire escape. Namine sighed and then started to run, she slide down the stairs and ran out onto the street only knowing one thing she had to do.


BANG BANG BANG!
A loud sound came from Sora’s front door. Sora jumped as he heard the noise making Riku slightly jump as well. Sora got up and approached the door as if there was a burgalur on the other side of the door wanting to get in.
BANG BANG BANG!
Another loud mess of thuds came and Sora grew more in fear. Riku stood up and walked over to the door looking out the peep hole. He sighed when he only found it to be Roxas’ little sister.
When Riku turned the door knob and opened the door Namine flew into Riku, having him hug her tightly. She cried and cried until Sora came over and sat down beside them.
“Namine where is Roxas?!” Sora asked with sudden realization that Roxas was nowhere to be seen.
“He-He told me to come here!” she sobbed into Riku’s chest, having her grasp tighten around him.
“Namine please tell us!”
Namine tried to conjure up courage, she swallowed some spit and tears back then blurted out,
“Daddy came home drunk and he started to get angry and Roxas didn’t do anything then daddy started to hit Roxas and then Roxas just sat there then he started to cough up blood then he told me to come here!” Namine said that in about ten seconds and in one breath. She took a deep breath and then continued on sobbing. For Sora and Riku it took a while to comprehend because of how fast Namine had said everything but when finally everything seeped in Sora panicked. What was he going to do? Should he call the police? What should he do?
“Sora we must go.” Riku stood up and put Namine down on the couch.
“Yes.” Sora walked over to Namine, “Will you be alright to stay here by yourself?”
Namine shook her head yes and wiped away some tears.
“Okay, here watch the television while we’re gone. And don’t leave this house!” Sora told her sternly.
She shook her head yes and with that Riku and Sora were off.
“I thought you told him to call if anything was up?” Riku asked Sora as they got into the car.
“I did.” Sora slightly shook, thinking the worst of what was happening right now.

Riku sped downtown and reached Roxas’ house in top time. Riku and Sora jumped out of the car and ran up to his door. Riku banged on it repeatedly but didn’t get a response.
“Roxas please answer!” Sora yelled.
After a few moments Riku decided to kick the door in. He brought his leg up and slammed it open having the door slightly fall off of its hinges. Sora ran in first and started to call out roxas’ name but Riku started to look for clues. Clues to where Roxas may be.
“Sora! Over here!” Riku yelled as Sora was in the other room.
Sora came around the corner and looked down at what Riku saw and found there to be a trail of blood leading up the stair case. The blood wasn’t just a trail anymore if you followed it further. The blood trail led into huge blood spots, then blood was almost everywhere when they met the top of the staircase. There was blood on the railing, the wall, the stairs, everywhere.
“Roxas!” Riku screamed as they walked upstairs.
Sora and Riku ran into his room knowing the layout of this house way to well.
“Roxas!” they screamed as they found a slightly bloody carpet that looked like it was in the shape of a human body.
Sora ran over to Roxas closet and Riku ran to the bathroom. He slammed it open and froze for a moment at what he saw.
Roxas was lying in the bathtub, he was bleeding from almost every part of his body and he was still breathing. He looked like he just came from a bloodshed battle. “Sora! I found him!”
Riku ran into the bathroom and grabbed Roxas slightly picking him up.
“Riku. . .Sora. . .” Roxas whispered.
Sora ran into the bathroom and screamed at the sight.
“Sora call 911!”
Sora shook his head and took out his phone.

“Riku. . .don’t. . .” Roxas whispered.
“Roxas I don’t care what you say this time, it’s gone too far even for your own parents.”
Riku slowly took Roxas out of the bathtub trying to not hurt his friend anymore than he already did.
Roxas slightly opened his eyes and saw the panic in Riku and Sora’s eyes.
“They’re on the way.” Sora told Roxas.
“N-N-Namine?” Roxas muttered out while coughing up some blood.
“She’s fine, she’s safe.”
Roxas shook his head slowly and slightly showing that he approved.
“T-T-Thank you. . .”
Roxas slowly closed his eyes and took in a breath.
“Roxas?” Sora asked.
There was no reply.
“Roxas!?” Sora almost started screaming now.
Riku shook Roxas a little bit and there was still no reply.
“ROXAS!?!!” Sora screamed at the top of his lungs.


To Be continued~