Arzu ran down the street in the cold, unforgiving rain. She couldn't belive what she had done. She had gone back to the hell she was forced to call home. She had thought her ass of a step-bastard would be out get himself wasted. She had been wrong. She had to go back to get her amulet, it was the one wordly possestion she had always had with her. He had seen her, which resulted in a swift, but hard puch in the face. She stumbled backward, her had grabbed her by her hiar and threw her down the stairs. She let out a cry of pain, before she could even react she was kicked in the stomach. She was lfet gasping for breath, only to met by another puch in the face. Her insticnts had kicked in, she kicked his hard in the face. The big bastard let out a howl of pain, she truned and tore out the door.

She was running as fast as she could, her lungs burning. She was bleeding for several places, the crimson mixing in with the rain. Hot tears were running down her brusied and bloody face, mixing with the rain. She was running to the one place she knew she would be safe, the one person she could turn to. Her raven hair was sokaing and matted, her eyes bloodshot and brusied, she was a pity sight.

The people in the street stared at her with pity in their eyes, she felt their gaze burning into her. She had alwayd hated pity, espically ones that pitied her. "What are you looking at?!" She spat at them, turning her gaze away from their sad faces. She felt pain all over her body as she ran, begging and screaming for her to stop running. She ignored her agoinized body and kept on running, she wouldn't stop until she was with him.

She knew that when she was with him she would be safe. She would be away from the bastard that had done this to her. The bastard she was forced to call her step-father. She remembered every beating he had ever given her, each one hirting more and more. She was furious at herself for letting to go on this long.

She finally reached his house, calling out his name. He lived alone so she wasn't worried about his parents. Her energy finally ran out and she collasped to her knees. Crying out in pain, she was finally rid of her hell.

Name: John Young
Age: 18
Occupation: Currently works at a garage that his best friend owns, they do regualr maintenance as well as souping up hot rods and classic cars.
Appearance: Deep brown hair, green eyes, deep tan, heavily muscled. 6'2" Always wears black combat boots, a variety of different cammo pants, and a black tank top
Personality: Gets along pretty well with people, can have a quick temper, he really only opens himself up to people he trusts. Can usually be found in his home garage working on his blue classic mustang, or in his room lifting weights, unless he is at work.
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Was that someone crying? John rolled himself out from under the mustang where he had been working on installing a new exhaust system. Rolling himself along the floor on his dolly he looked outside. Someone was kneeling on the sidewalk in front of his house sobbing their eyes out. Whoever it was it looked like they had been through hell, they were bloody, and bruised. Standing up he walked out into the midday sunlight. Suddenly he recognized the person. "Arzu!!", he yelped running to her side, "What happened? Are you ok?" John didn't wait for an answer picking the girl up he carried her inside and laid her on the couch, after getting her a towel and a bag of ice he sat down beside her. "So what happened was it him again?"

"Arzu!!" She heard someone yelp her name, she looked up. John. She gave a sob of refief, he ran to her side. "What happened? Are you ok?" She couldn't even respnd, and he didn't need her to. She felt him left her up in his arms before she could protest. He carred her inside, laying her down gently on the couch. He got something, but she couldn't see what it was because of the tears blurring her vision. She felt him sit down beside her, "So what happened was it him again?" He asked, she nodded. "I-I can't g-go back, h-he almost k-kiled me!" She told him, another sob escaped her throat. She hated acting the way she was, she felt like she was acting like a child. She couldn't belive she was crying infront of John.

John felt his anger rise, he was inches away from storming out of the house driving over and killing that man. He didn't deserve someone as precious as Arzu, he treated her like dirt like filthy scum from a toilet. John sat a moment to get his temper under control. "Your not going back, you can stay here with me. As long as you still go to school and I take care of you I am sure the authorities will allow it. All we have to do is get take you to sign a consent form and then tell them what your father was doing." He stated almost cheerfully, happy that she might be staying with him.

He had never told her before, but he couldn't take his eyes off of her. Yes she was a few years younger then him, so what he loved her wasn't that all that mattered? Yet John was not good at expressing his feelings especially to women, so he left his feelings unsaid. "If you want you can go shower up, then we can go get something to eat and watch some T.V."

She could visablly see the anger that John was feeling, she didn't know why though. Sh watched him calm down again, "Your not going back, you can stay here with me. As long as you still go to school and I take care of you I am sure the authorities will allow it. All we have to do is get take you to sign a consent form and then tell them what your father was doing." Arzu shook her head violently, her eyes filling with tears. "Y-you can't t-tell anyone!" She yelped, tears falling down her cheeks, she wiped them away furiously.

"H-he'll find out, h-he'll come and k-kill me!" She cried, fear eminet in her voice. She felt like such a child compared to him. He was a few years older, she felt so little. She knew that she had feelings for him, but why would he be interested in a child like her?

"If you want you can go shower up, then we can go get something to eat and watch some T.V."Arzu's stomach turned at the mention of food. She shook her head, then looked at him appologeticlly. "I'm soory I'm being such a cild." She told him softly, her cheeks burning as she lowered her head.

"Alright, alright. Settle down, I won't tell anyone right now. We will have to at some point though, just trust me when we do he won't come for you. He will probably get thrown in jail. But if it makes you feel better we don't have to tell anyone right now.", John smiled at Arzu and stood up. "Alright you go take a shower and relax, I'll make us some food and we can watch some T.V. while we eat." Then John slipped into the kitchen and began fixing up some grilled cheese sandwhiches (his favorite).

Then John remembered Arzu probably didn't know where the shower was, "Showers up the stairs to the right, there should be some towels in there. If theres anything in there just throw it on the floor, if you want some fresh clothes you can take a pair of sweats from my dresser, my rooms just across the hall from the bathroom", he yelled out to Arzu on the couch.

"Alright, alright. Settle down, I won't tell anyone right now. We will have to at some point though, just trust me when we do he won't come for you. He will probably get thrown in jail. But if it makes you feel better we don't have to tell anyone right now."He smiled at her and she smiled softly back. She couldn't belive that she was this lucky to have such a good frind like John.

She smiled as he walked into the kitchen, then he yelled, "Showers up the stairs to the right, there should be some towels in there. If theres anything in there just throw it on the floor, if you want some fresh clothes you can take a pair of sweats from my dresser, my rooms just across the hall from the bathroom."She smiled and got up from the couch, wincing in pain as her sore body moved. But instead of heading to the bathroom she went into the kitchen. She went up to John and higged him, "Thnak you so much," She told him softly, then steppted away and made her way to go take a shower.

John tried to conceal his smile as Arzu hugged him. Feigning a sneeze he turned to the side, then became preoccupied with tending to the sandwhiches grilling on the stove. Soon the sandwhiches were a luscious gold the smell of the melted cheese wafting throughout the house. John poured two glasses of coke and place a pile of chips on both plates. These he carried into the living room and set on a short table that sat in front of the couch.

The living room was one of John's favorite rooms, the walls werep lastered with car parts, and pictures of muscle cars, a large plasma tv sat against a wall the centerpiece of the whole room. In front of the tv was a large leather couch, one of those ones that is shaped like a slight U. Sliding into the sofa John flicked on the T.V. and began surfing the channels not really sure what Arzu liked to watch.

Arzu walked into John's room with dripping wet hair and a towl. She felt a little better now that she wasn't cold and covered with blood. She went over to an open cupboard and grabbed a pair of John's sweats. She pulled them on and smiled. They were about eight sizes to big for her, she rolled up the pants about six times and it wa just enough so she wouldn't trip. She dried her hair and hung the towl up, then walked down the stairs.

She saw John itting in the living room with two grilled cheeses and cokes. She smiled and walked over to him, then sat down next to him. "I feel alot better," She told him with a smile, she hugged him once more. She tried to tried to conceal the big grin that was on her face. "Thank you so much again, this really means alot yo me." She told him, and then smiled. He was like her little pieace of heaven in her life she called hell.

"Your welcome, I won't let anyone hurt you again you can count on that", John said smiling looking down at Arzu for a moment he stared at her then caught himself and coughed looking to the T.V. "So what do you like to watch? Discovery? Westerns? War Movies? Horror? Love Stories? Animal Planet? Your choice."

"Your welcome, I won't let anyone hurt you again you can count on that", He told her, the he smiled. She smiled softly back at him, she turned her attention to the TV. She swore she could feel him watching her, but she shook the feeling off. "So what do you like to watch? Discovery? Westerns? War Movies? Horror? Love Stories? Animal Planet? Your choice." He told her smiling, she smiled back. "Anything, I haven't watched TV in so long anything is wonderful." She told him, then took a bite of her sandwhich. She hadn't eaten in a while, eating felt very good.

"Alright then Western it is", John said. Westerns were his favorite turning to the western channel he settled in, luckily his favorite movie "El Dorado", staring John Wayne was on. Content John stared in awe at the greatness of 'The Duke' (John Wayne), nibbling at his sandwhich every now and then. Soon the movie ended, John glanced out thw window. It had grown dark, 11:00 the clock read. "Well time to hit the sack.....shit...only one bed", John cursed. "Oh well it's ok you go take the bed I'll sleep on the couch till we can fix something up."

"Alright then Western it is" John said smiling, changing the channel. Arzu had neverr seen a Western movie, but John looked like he was obsessed. She smiled as he watched in awe, he seemed very content with Westerns. They watched the Western movie for a very long time. She looked outside and saw that it was pitch black, she looked at the clock and saw that it read 11:00. She yanwed, "Well time to hit the sack.....shit...only one bed", John cursed. "Oh well it's ok you go take the bed I'll sleep on the couch till we can fix something up." John said, Arzy shook her head. "No, I will sleep on the couch and you will sleep in your bed." She told him sternly, "I have intruded on you enough, I will not kick you out of your own bed." She told him with a smile, she sounded like a mother for Christ's sake.

"HAHA! Nice try, but its my house you do what I say", John said laughing. Then he picked Arzu up and carried her upstairs and playfully threw her on the bed. "Alright now you stay here!", then he gathered some blankets and a pillow from the closet turning to the door he started to leave then stepped back in. "You don't need me to check for monsters or tuck you in now do ya?", he asked jokingly.

"HAHA! Nice try, but its my house you do what I say", He told her laughing, she smiled back at him. "But-" She was cut off when John picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. "John! Put me down!" She prptested while laughing. He took her up the stairs into his bedroom and threw her on the bed playfully. "Alright now you stay here!", He told her, then grabbed a blanket and a pillow from his closet. He started to walk out and then he turned back to her. "You don't need me to check for monsters or tuck you in now do ya?" He asked her jokingly, she smiled up at him. John, I don't want to kick you out of your own bed." She whined, sitting up.

OOC: You know you don't have to repeat eaverything I say since we are just to people standing there I will know who you are talking to.
"Well fromwhat I just saw your not kicking me out, I threw you in there. Now good night, if you need anything I'll be right downstairs." John flicked the light off leaving the door open a crack before running downstairs launching himself onto the couch where he promptly fell asleep.

OOC: Sorry, it's just how I've always Role-Played. It's something that I just have to do.

IC: "Well fromwhat I just saw your not kicking me out, I threw you in there. Now good night, if you need anything I'll be right downstairs." He told her, then he walked out the door flicking off the lights as he went. He left the door crakcked, Arzu sighed. She felt like such a child, but she did feel safe. She was so tried, she yawned. And she was asleep before her head hit the pillow.

She feel asleep quickly, but it was not a peaceful sleep. She was thrashing around John's bed, trying not to scream. Tears were running down her face, and sat up gasping for breath. She had drempt about her step-father, and all he had done to her. She was shaking, she thought all of her comotion had woken up John. She gave a shakey sigh, and sat up. She knew she wouldn't be able to go bac to sleep. She got up from bed and sat on the floor, hugging her knees to her chest. Her hand found her way to her amulet, it was the one thing she had to remember her mother, the one thing that she would always have.

John was a light sleeper, he always had been. About one in the morning he woke up and unable to go back to sleep began reading a western novel. Soon the sound of whimpering and thrashing about came from upstairs in his bedroom, then it stopped. Slowly John got up and creeped up the stairs. Sticking his head in the door he glanced around finding Arzu on the floor tears trailing down her face. "You ok? You want me to stay with you for awhile?", he asked quietly.

Arzu was still crying quietly when she heard John coming up the stairs. He poked his head in, "You ok? You want me to stay with you for awhile?" He asked her quietly, all she could do was nod. She felt so bad for acting like such a child, but with John their she did feel safer.

John slowly creeped into the room sitting down beside Arzu he wrapped a consoling arm around her. They sat in the dark a faint light trickling in from under the door. John didn't say anything for about an hour there really wasn't much to say, he didn't know what he could say. "Umm...not o soudn perverted or anything, but don't you think it would be more comfortable on the bed?", John asked arching his aching back.