Someone punched you, hard in the head. It was like a rapid hit, a sledgehammer to the skull, white noise ringing in your ear. You could hear someone shouting, hear yourself sobbing and crying, clutching your head as it bleeds red from the heavy punch. The man that punched you looked down at you with livid eyes, a man that had already hurt you before and now he was doing just the same, all because you talked back and defended Sunita from being assaulted

You couldn’t remember much after that, you only remembered the familiar soft hand clutching your bleeding head and dragging you away from the market place, feeling the familiar soft hands of Sunita as he guided you back to the carriage, you don’t know what happened to your abuser but the distant yelling was proof enough that April was giving him an earful. Little Mathew was already also by your side as you rode home back to the Hamato estate, the little boy clutching your skirt as he cried from the harsh moment, even when you all were back inside the mansion using the back door and April quickly cleaning the injury, Sunita giving you medicine from a nearby cabinet before leaving, the boy just clings tight and comfort you as best as a child can do. A moment of silence, hearing only the rustling of bandages as April gently wrapped the thick white fabric around your head, feeling the small hands of Mathew as he still held close,before..

“What happened?”

Dread was not the right word you could explain as you saw Master Leonardo standing right in the entrance of the kitchen doorway. He had an odd blank look, tight beak and almost delated eyes, and you know from experience that it was only to hide the hidden murder and rage from his face,he was looking directly at you, and his tone was no different from his expression. ‘Why was he here?!?’ was just one of the questions bouncing in your head when you tried to stand up to greet him as usual, probably heard from Sunita as you know how she could be a tattle tale when she was worried or in fear but you didn’t hate her