Run From My Family

Run from my family

Akuji was so young when it started

He had to have been around.. 7?8? When his dad took him to a 'friends' house for the first time

When he talked to the man, the man Akuji barely recognized from the balls and dinners he and his family attended oh so much, when his father nodded then turned to Akuji

"Be good, and listen to him, I'll pick you up in a few hours"

Then he just left, before Akuji was even able to mutter a question, he was so confused as he stood in the middle of this strangers living room, slowly turning to look at the man

Who was staring at him like he was a piece of meat, like he was gonna eat him alive.. then he unbuckled his pants..

That night, when his father returned, Akuji was a mess, his clothes hastily back on, his hair a mess, and his eyes puffy from crying, his throat hurt so much because of the screaming

They got home late, when everyone in the house was asleep, as soon as they stepped in Akuji's room, he started to sob again, trying to tell his father of the horrible things that happened

But his father just looked to the side "Don't tell anyone else" was all he said before walking out

It continued, for years.. each time he begged his father to not let them touch him, to stop this from happening, but his father always told him the same

So he did, keep this to himself, he honestly didn't think anyone would believe him either, so he never mentioned it, even when he would run into these same men at balls and events,he would hastily run out of the room and hide to break down

His mom once found his bruises on his back, and the deep scratches on his back.. after all the Areani had such sensitive skin, he was able to play off most of it

"Oh i got in a spar with a few fencing students.. I ended up falling on some metal" excuses excuses

After so many years of the same thing over and over

Once a week.. usually Saturday night, he ended up in some older mans bedroom

He was 16, his eyes never looked up, he was numb as he started to feel the man touch his skin

He just wanted it over, just for everything to be over, he was tired of it, of being used like this, he couldn't handle it, he was so afraid

Before the man is even able to take off Akuji's pants, he noticed a whiskey bottle on the nightstand, his instinct kicks in and he quickly grabs it and slams it against the man's head

He felt the man go limp over his body

After a few seconds that felt like hours to Akuji, he drops the bottle, realizing what he had done, he had blood splayed out on his chest, he was starting to feel his breathing quickened, and his heart felt tight

He looked at the motionless body that layed on top of him, and quickly scrambled away, falling off of the bed and onto the glass that had fallen on the ground, yelling out in pain when the glass carved into his back

He scrambles to sit in the corner of the room, holding his chest while he stares at the body, tears filling his eyes as he realized what he has done

No no no no no no

He couldn't have killed him right? Fuck fuck fuck

He didn't know how long he was sitting there staring, he noticed the body's lips went from pink to blue, and his eyes glossed over, Akuji must have been there for hours before he heard the lock click and his father's steps

He heard his father pause and drop something, Barek couldn't even look over, his eyes were stuck on the body

The father didn't really react, he quickly grabbed ahold of his son, roughly picking him up from his arm "Get your clothes on. Now" he said to him before turning to the body again

Akuji quickly put on his shirt and coat, sliding his boots on before turning back to the scene

His father had wrapped up the man in two blankets, and grabbing a cigar from his own coat, and lighting it with a candle that had been burning nearby "Go outside"

Akuji didn't have to be told twice, he was outside by the blink of an eye

After a few moments he heard crashing and weird noises from inside, he had flinches and turned to look at the door, to see his father walking out, meanwhile it was noticeable that a certain room in the house began to burst into flames

Fuck- that house is gonna burn quick

Akuji didn't have enough time to pause and freak out, because as he was watching the smoke house come out of the house, and the flames engulf everything in the house, he felt his arm being dragged away by his father

Once they're quite a ways away from the burning house, and well the town in general, his father finally spoke

"Get out of the city.. get off the island if you need to fuck"

"Wha-.."

"Get the fuck out of here, okay? Tonight.. now, your not Akulji anymore, I don't care who you say you are, but you not him anymore, from this night forward Akulji is dead, died in his sleep"

Akulji didn't even know what to say he didn't even know what to do

As his father turned to leave he turned one last time toward him "Never tell anyone who you were.. your not Akulji anymore" and with that he left

Akulji began to tear up, but he couldn't scream or cry, he just stood there and let tears run down his face

Eventually he did make it out of town, he was able to get to another town a few hours away, walking distance though of course,

He spent a week living on the street, begging for money, and stealing when he needed to, he never really spoke to anyone

Up until the newly formed Watery Skies docked into town

Akulji tried to steal from someone he assumed was part of the crew, a tall lady with short hair and Abit of muscle, some of the others called her Lydia, it didn't matter to him

He just needed a few more coins for some food

He was caught, and Lydia was going to just get her money and leave but she noticed how.. hurt and uncared for he look

He definitely had been sleeping on the streets.. and when she found out how young he was, she couldn't just leave him there, so eventually she offers him a spot in the crew

She was the captainz and offering him a place to stay

He said yes, without hesitation

When she was taking him to the crew, she had a supportive arm around his shoulder, and she introduced him to the crew

"Everyone welcome.. uh- what's your name?"

"..Barek"