*DISCONTINUED* (Sibling AU) A caged songbird to a blight

Study hall

The room was dark but brightly dimmed by the marble fireplaces revealing the oak built room that showed a desk, bookcase, chairs and other decor. But most importantly the fire showed Philip wittabane standing infront of the fire while Lucia stood behind him in his shadow

Both had their masks off but still had the same clothing on as they had just gotten back. Lucia gripped her wrist from behind her keeping it still.
They stood in silence as the only sound present was the sound of the fire flaring and piping while a clock above the fire ticked.

"Do you know why I had a meeting with the blights?" Philip asked as Lucia quietly whispered a no.
" I was sponsoring in their new home protection robot they've been working on. I took them out to your performance today to make the meeting more interesting."

Lucia felt her stomach turn and ache telling her to run. But she knew there was no where to run and the punishment would be worse if she did.
Just as Lucia predicted or had anytime to prepare  Philip turned inward and back handed her as Lucia felt the stinging stroke of her fathers hand.
" you played hideously," he said as Lucia looked backed to him eyes covered as her head faced down.
" if you'd actually tried in your practice maybe you'd have performed better. What everyone said to you was a lie."

" I know..." was all Lucia said as Philip leaned over to her making face to face contact as Lucia face was dull and lifeless.

"Every congratulations you got and every proud handshake given was all a lie."

" I know..."

" then do something!" He said grabbing her face forceing her close to his scarred face as she continued to look dull. Philip was about to slap... no "hit" her before her calmed down and let go of her before he fixed his posture and went to his desk while Lucia stared at him.

" I need you to do everything 100% practice or homework. I'll take with hideous performance as a accident as you did hurt your arm. How did you hurt it?" Philip asked despite knowing how and why she even got it as he grabbed a metal ruler off the desk playing with it menacingly.

".... I got carried away when playing soccer for glandus..." Lucia said reciting the "truth" she was told to tell whenever Philip or anyone else asked.
In reality lucia talked back.... It resulted in a beating by that same ruler philip held that result in swelling that caused her to tendents in hand to be restricted. But that was a lighter punishment in comparison.

"Ah i remember be careful next time.... Everyone is a competitor in this competition called life, do you understand," he said as he let go of the ruler while Lucia nodded. Philip paid no mind to her state as he began to sit down and pull out work on his desk and began working.
" think of this lesson as a new phase, embrace everything I said and succeed, that is all I want for you and your brother, do you understand?"
Lucia nodded, this time making full eye contact with her father as her eye were full of a emotion she couldn't recognize.
But her father did as he smiled.
" good, be glad I'm in a good mood and hunter made up for your lack in performing. you may leave."

Lucia was quick to turn around and slowly walk her way to the exit. But her escape came to a halt when philip spoke. 

"did you know your sister attended your school?" lucia came to a halt as she felt her nervous sweat drip down from her forehead. Lucia stayed quiet not knowing whether or not to tell the truth or lie with the chance of him finding out somehow about the bathroom incident. The thought of amelia telling him made her skin crawl and anxiety spike. "I was being nosy and decided who all attended the school, that's how I made contact with the blights. But to my surprise I saw that your sister would be attending as a freshman. What a coincidence right? her attending the same year you and hunter transfer over...." Lucia's heart stopped as she understood what philip was thinking and what he was understanding.