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I hated my weakness. I hated how I was at the mercy of this man. I hated how a complete stranger was making me cry. Most of all, I hated the man who had done this to me.

I tried to put all my hatred into the glare that I sent at him. He merely laughed and slung me over his shoulder. He carried me out of the basement and into the front hall of the great house.

Skye was sitting on the steps. When he saw us, his eyes widened and he stood.

"Skye, you good for nothing. Here. She's worthless now." The Uncle strode right up to Skye and threw me, still tied up and helpless, right on top of him. Skye immediately fell over, causing me to fall with him. The Uncle laughed when my head made a loud THUNK on the tiled floor. He then went into a different room, where judging by the noises that soon started up, held a TV.

Skye pushed himself up and glared in his uncle's general direction. He then knelt down and picked me up in his arms. He avoided my gaze the whole way up the stairs. I closed my eyes, unable to keep them open any longer. I was just too exhausted. Somewhere a voice began to worry what Skye would do to me... But then another voice would mutter that it couldn't be worse than that fat uncle.

I felt a falling sensation, and I opened my eyes to see that Skye was setting me down. I struggled weakly against the ropes, but they were just too tight. I watched as Skye went over to a door. He opened it and dug around. From where I was laying, I couldn't see inside.

Soon, Skye pulled out a knife. My eyes widened, and I struggled harder. I squeezed my eyes shut so I wouldn't have to see anything.

Suddenly, my bonds loosened; first around my elbows, then everything else except for my wrists and ankles. Skye sat me upright and removed my gag.

"My uncle... He's..." Skye stared at me, his eyes pleading. "He's a jerk, I know, but..." he sighed.

"H-he..." I tried to say something, but my voice was raspy. Probably from having the gag in for too long. "He ra-raped... me..."

Skye closed his eyes for a moment. "I know. But he won't do it again. He's done this to others... before." He grew quiet. I stared at him, waiting for him to continue.

He would have been handsome... on other circumstances. He had freckles, which I usually liked. He was tall and slender, which I usually found quite attractive. Unfortunately, I was still tied up, just not as heavily or painfully. I was quite comfortable, actually... just pissed that I couldn't move.

"Anyway, you know my name already... Good for nothing Skye. But if you must call me something, just stick with Skye." He chuckled. "What's your name?"

I hesitated for a moment, reluctant to say. "A... Arameria..."

"That's a beautiful name." He glanced at me. "Oh!" he turned his head away, his face getting red. I looked down and realized I was still half-naked. I squeezed my eyes shut in embarrassment.

Skye got up and rummaged in the closet again, this time pulling out a shirt and shorts. He the ropes with his knife and handed me the clothes. I quickly stood up...

Then sat right back down again. "What's wrong?" Skye asked.

"D-dizzy..." I muttered. Skye helped me stand up as I pulled the clothes on, then sat back on the bed. There was no way I was going anywhere. But, at least I wasn't tied up anymore. That was a plus. I guess.

"Arameria... Let's escape together. I hate this place. I just haven't left because I am nothing without another person. I can't do anything by myself." He glanced at me. "Would you help me?"

I nodded. He helped me, why shouldn't I help him in return? Besides, he was nice, unlike his uncle.

"Great! We can go whenever you've recovered."

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"Ara, Daddy says he's gonna be back in five minutes. How much is five?"

I held up my hand. "I have five fingers. If each of my fingers was one minute, then I would have five minutes!"

Jay clapped his hands, then held up both of them. "I have ten minutes," he declared, waggling his fingers at me. He then stared at me and started giggling uncontrollably. I figured it was just part of his 'annoying little brother' mind at work and thought nothing of it.

Someone grabbed me from behind. I jumped and whirled around. "Skye!! I will kill you if you do that again!!"

"Sorry, Mera. Hey Jay, how was that for funny? Here, guys. I brought gifts!" To my brother, he handed a toy car. "And guess what's cool about it? It makes noises that were scientifically proven to annoy older sisters!"

"Skye!!"

"And Mera, for you... Come with me."

He took my hand and led me into our garden, where we have spent so much of our time together. He sat me down on a bench, then dug around in his pocket.

He broke into a wide grin. Obviously, he had found what he was looking for. I gasped when he pulled out a little white box. "Arameria Celerin... Will you marry me?"

Tears came to my eyes. "Yes."