Thunderstorm

The older man smiled at her with his crooked teeth.

�Well, well, well,� he said. �If it isn�t the little diva herself!� Serenity glared at him.

�What are you doing here?!?� she hissed. Katsuya gave her a little shrug.

�What else?� he asked. �I�m taking my step-son back.�

�You will not!� she snapped. �You will have to get through me!� Her step-father smirked at her.

�Is that right?� he challenged.

�Yes!� the young woman snapped. She even got into the fight stance on those words. Katsuya held up his hand.

�Easy there,� he said. �I�m not a fighter, you know that.�

�Liar,� she hissed.

�Come on now,� Katsuya said. �I just want to talk.� Serenity snorted at him.

�Since when?� she asked. �The only talking you ever did with your hands or fists!� The man gritted his teeth.

�Still have that same attitude, I see,� he said.

�I�m sorry,� she said. �But have you ever stopped to think that this so-called �attitude� is caused by you?�

�Your attitude is your problem, bitch!� he barked.

�And there it is, folks!� Serenity said aloud. �I knew the real douchebag wouldn�t stay away.�

�Take that back right now!� he barked. The man grabbed onto her bright yellow sweater.

�Get your filthy hands off of me!� she barked.

�Or what?� he asked.

�Let me go or I�ll have your arrested for assault!� the stripper yelled. Katsuya let go of her sweater.

�Heh,� he said. �Pathetic cop-out!�

�Get out!� the stripper snapped.

�Not until I have Atsushi with me!� Katsuya yelled.

�Well you can�t have him!� Serenity screamed.

�Are you preventing me from seeing my step-son?� he asked.

�He is nothing to you!� the stripper yelled.

�What�s going on here?� a tired voice asked from behind them. Serenity and Katsuya looked up to see sixteen-year-old Atsushi walking down the hall, rubbing his eyes. He looked as if he had just gotten out of bed.

�Sis,� he complained. �Must you be so loud when you get in? I was trying to�� He stopped when he looked up and saw Katsuya in front of his older sister. The man gave him a twisted grin with his yellowed, crooked teeth.

�Atsushi-kun!� he said with his arms open wide to him. The boy took a step backwards.

�How did you find us?� he asked. The man pulled out a fresh cigarette.

�I tracked you down using your Facebook accounts,� he replied. Atsushi took close to Serenity, almost holding onto her arm. She patted him on the head. Katsuya chuckled with the cigarette between his lips.

�Oh how cute,� he said. �You are just like the little children I had to put up with.�

�You can�t smoke here!� Atsushi pleaded. �Please stop!�

�Why?� the man barked. Serenity kept her young brother behind her.

�Please leave!� she snapped.

�Not until Atsushi-kun comes with me,� the sleazy man told her. The stripper turned to her brother.

�Do you want to go with this douchebag?� she asked. Katsuya clenched his teeth again.

�What did you call me?!?� he snapped. Atsushi shook his head. Serenity turned back to their step-father.

�See?� she asked. �Now, get out or I�m calling the cops.�

�Make me, bitch,� Katsuya hissed as he lit up.

�You asshole!� Serenity snapped as she lunged forward to attack. She would�ve grabbed him, but Atsushi held her back as tightly as he could.

�Serenity, stop!� he pleaded. The boy looked up at their step-father. �Could you please leave us alone? I don�t want her to get into trouble. She might be annoying at times, but I need her. So could you just go?� Katsuya put up his hands and smirked.

�Whatever,� he said. �But I will be back to take you, Atsushi-kun. You remember that. Now, good night.� The man gave them a little bow and walked out of the apartment. The siblings didn�t move until they heard the black hummer pull out of the driveway.

�Over my dead body,� Serenity muttered. Atsushi held her as tight as he could.

�I love you, nee-san,� he whispered. The stripper just patted him on the head.

�I love you too,� she said back in low voice. Her fingers got lost in his short, deep black hair. The one thing that she didn�t want to happen after they ran away from home found them in the end. Serenity gritted her teeth as she hugged her younger brother tightly.

If it�s a fight that bastard wants, a fight is what he damn well get!, she thought. I�d rather die than let Atsushi-kun go back to that Hell!

Fighting Back Against Hell Again