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Hearing her alarm going off Sheridan slowly sat up in bed before quickly turning the alarm off. Seconds after the alarm was off she heard it, the sound of her father and mother fighting and arguing. Closing her eyes tightly shut for a moment Sheridan tried to drowned out the sounds. Taking a breath she got up and put together all the things she would need to get ready for school. It was the first day at the new school and she had to get there before classes started so she could get her schedule. Laying everything out on her bed Sheridan rushed from her room and into the bathroom, silently and quickly locking the door. She took a quick shower, ignoring the cold water flowing over her body. After wrapping herself in a towel when she was done she unlocked the bathroom door and went to her room, staying as quite as she could be, not wanting to draw the attention of her father. She had just started getting dressed after drying off the rest of the way when her bedroom door was shoved open.

Looking over her shoulder Sheridan saw who was there and before she could even react he was gripping her upper arm and turning her to face him. She didn't hear what he was yelling at her, and honestly she was sure it was just something stupid to give him a reason to abuse her more. Drownding out the sound she nodded her head slightly at his words and soon felt his hand connecting with her cheek. The force of the smack sending her crashing onto her bed and just before she blacked out she heard her bedroom door being slammed shut.

It was a few minutes later when she finally came to again and as she did she looked around the room, the fear of her father in her eyes. Not seeing him she slowly sat up and looked to her clock and sucked in a breath. If she didn't hurry she was going to be late. She bit her lower lip slightly and hissed in pain as she felt the split in her lip that had been caused by his smack. She quickly finished getting dressed before moving to her small mirror and applying some make-up to herself in hopes of hiding the bruise as well as the spilt lip.

With that taken care of she gathered up everything she would need for school and put it into her bag before stepping from her room. She knew her father would be gone, having already left to go to work, and that her mother would be passed out drunk on the couch. She walked into the kitchen and wrote a small and quick note letting her mom know where she was going to be before placing it on the living room table. With that she rushed from the house and quitely closed the door before making her way to the new school.

She had to rush, it was almost time for classes to start, and she still didn't know where her first class was supposed to be. Moving quickly she made it to the new school with a few minutes to spare. Stepping into the office she asked for her schedule and allowed her hair to fall over her face slightly, not wanting any of the staff to notice the swelling of her lip and cheek. Once she had her schedule she looked it over and quickly made it to her first class. Stepping into the classroom and taking a deep breath she silently made her way to the back of the class before sitting down and taking out her notebook and pencil. She hoped no one would talk to her and mess with her. She was already on edge and very jumpy.

Lyn groaned as he looked at his alarm clock. All he wanted to do was skip, but he had to keep up appearances, at least for now. With a scowl, he put on his usual outfit: a black t-shirt with black cargo pants and black combat boots. A black leather jacket was tossed on for good measure and he grabbed his bag. Grabbing a dinner roll on his way out of the door, he munched on that for breakfast. He was new at the school, so he'd arrived a little early to scope it out, making sure he had plenty of exits and places to hide. His eyes flashed as his anger spiked, but he carefully wrestled it back under control. Not good. He was already starting to lose it. For some reason, the pristine hallways and white washed walls pissed him off. It was too perfect. Before he broke his hand trying to punch the wall, he moved on, forcing his anger back. He knew it would get worse as the day wore on, but he had to hold out. He didn't want to get expelled for beating some poor kid to a pulp, like he had last year.

He arrived at the classroom, finally, and walked in, his natural gait seeming almost like a swagger. Syn caught his eye first, and he grinned. That was a nice looking kid right there. Lyn felt a certain sense of lust spike, even before he got the kid's name. He didn't have a chance to ask though, not before Sheridan caught his eye.
"Sheridan," he drawled, making his way over to her. "It's been a good long while since I've seen you last. Grade school, wasn't it?" He sat beside her. "You're looking good, considering." He eyed her cheek, seeing the swelling. Deciding to say nothing, he instead gave her a grin. "We should spend some time later and get caught up."

Sheridan was sitting in her normal seat, in the back of the class away from anyone, when she heard a voice she hadn't heard in years, it was only slightly different though. She tensed as she felt his presence near her and flinched as he sat down at the next to her. She glanced up to him slightly before looking to the desk top. She didn't know what to do, and was so afraid that if she didn't answer he would hurt her, she gave a small nod before speaking in a soft voice that only he would hear. "I....I h-h-have to s-see if I c-c-can f-find t-time L-lyn...I...I d-d-don't get to s-stay out m-much..." She looked back to the desk top, her hand gripping the strap to her bag that was sitting in her lap. She was trying to stay calm when she felt her phone vibrate which caused her to jump slightly. Glancing over to Lyn she quickly took her phone out of the pocket on her bag before opening it. Looking it over she bit her lower lip before sending one back quickly.

To: Elijah
From: Sheridan
Message: I'll be right there.

With that Sheridan quitely excused herself before getting up and walking the halls of the school, still gripping the strap to her bag, with it over her shoulder now instead of in her lap. She made it to the location Elijah had told her to meet him at, having only taken a few minuntes to get there.

Elijah gave Sheridan a lecherous grin when he saw her walk up.
"Let's go," he said, getting down to business. He took her arm and led her into the bathroom. "Take em off," he said, motioning to her pants. Once she'd done so, he saw bruises on her hips. Scowling in disgust, he turned and left, slamming the stall door behind him. "Well that was disappointing. I can't believe that you still let that a*****e touch you. This ruined my morning." Stepping towards the door of the bathroom. "Let me know when they fade. I don't want to see that s**t."

Sheridan flinched just slightly as Elijah spoke but followed him into the bathroom. She bit her lower lip a little at his words but put her bag on the back of the toilet before removing her pants. She bit down a little harder on her lower lip when she heard him speaking about how he couldn't believe she still let her dad touch her. A small spark of anger flashed in her eyes, but thankfully they were hidden by her hair. She put her pants back on as she shook a little and spoke in a soft voice. "I... I'm s-sorry E-Eli...I...I t-try and s-s-stop h-him..." She finished putting her pants and underwear back on before grabbing her bag and putting it over her shoulder again. She stood there in the bathroom stall just hoping Eli wouldn't notice her face and the swelling there.

Lyn looked at Syn, his eyes calculating. Once he heard his name, he blinked a little, liking the sound of it.
"I like it," Lyn said after a moment. "My name is Lyn." He knew that he needed to be a little grumpier, but his targets were on edge enough as it is. He grinned though, the look in his eyes slightly feral as he looked at Syn. "And how come you're sitting all the way over there? I don't bite." He snickered. "Outside of the bedroom that is."

Vanessa walked into the classroom, seeing that there was a new student, and Syn, sitting towards the back of the classroom. She was a little late, so she'd missed the last five or ten minutes of activity. She paused in the doorway, biting her bottom lip. She wasn't sure where to sit, not particularly wanting to sit by the male in the back that looked mean. So she sat in the middle of the classroom, trying to studiously ignore the people around her. She was shy, and she wasn't wanting to introduce herself to everyone. Before she could sit though, someone shoved past her to get into the classroom.
"Get out of the way you dumb b***h," Elijah said. She looked after him in shock, watching as he sat by Lyn, and sighed as she went to sit down. Hopefully she didn't have anyone else try to bother her. Her nerves were frayed enough as it was, having just escaped the fight that had erupted outside her home, gunshots included.