Daddy!Eren x Mommy!Reader MORE THAN LOVE...

Part 31 Cadence

*Cadence's PoV*

I'm walking back home from school.

Today's school day was kind of slow. I'm still wondering why those kids tried picking on me and Jr.

'Do they not like Jr?'

No it can't be that. The other kid that kept asking about me seemed like he cared a lot about Jr.

'Maybe it's family problems?'

Yeah that's probably it. He doesn't get along with somebody in their family is the most probable answer.

'Or maybe it's me,again?'

It's usually always me. So I wouldn't be surprised if it's me again. Hmmm...

"Yep! That makes more sense!"

I said out loud. I tripped on a rock,and some kids behind me laughed. I smiled and waved at them. I twitched too,but I can't hold that back. They stared,and I kept walking.

I just really want to get home. I hope mom's home too today! That would make me happy.

I am home. I go down the hall to put my backpack into my closet,and come back out hoping to see mom. Instead I see something really tall in front of me. It's a person. He throws me back into my room and yells at me.

"Your mom isn't home yet! Stay in there till she's back!"

I stand back up and I have a cut on my hand. Ouch...it hurts. I ignore it noticing my dog walk into my room. I pick him up and walk to the door. I show him to the man at the door with a smile. My dad - adoptive dad. I tell him I want to feed him. I doubt he hears me because I feel pain in my stomach. He kicked me in the stomach. He grabbed me by my hair and threw me back into my room shutting it,and locking me in there with a key.

"I ain't taking care of no kid that ain't mine! So stay in there 'till that woman gets back!"

I bang on the door,and then stop myself. I look down at my dog. He's a shiba. That's what my mom said.

"He's not going to open,is he?" I talk to Alfie,my dog.

I like talking to animals. They don't laugh at you. They don't hurt you either. They can actually hear me. In my imagination they can.

I cry. I smile. I don't want to feel sad.

"Dad is scary...but my real dad was even scarier." I wipe tears.

"We can't be sad,Alfie. Mommy said that when you're sad bad things happen,remember?" I hug Alfie. He licks my face.

I see blood. My wound is still bleeding. I'm scared. I'm cold. I'm really tired. I fall asleep with Alfie on my lap.

-Timeskip-

I feel warm so I open my eyes. I'm in bed with Alfie above my head. I hear a noise so I turn toward it. It's mom. She's sitting next to me on the edge of the bed. I hug her waist realizing she's crying. She jumps a bit then starts brushing my hair with her hand.

"I'm sorry." She smiles "I'm sad."

She always talks to me like a little kid. In small choppy sentences like I don't understand.

"I was sad too." I didn't get a response. She didn't hear me. "Smile!" I say louder. She hears and smiles.

I'm pretty sure mom thinks I'm stupid. I know she thinks I'm slow. She's told me before.

"You're not like the other kids,but that's okay....I'll always love you no matter who doesn't. You might be slower than other kids,but it doesn't matter because you're amazing in your own way. You might get picked on,but don't listen to them. Smile! Just smile! Bad things happen when you get unhappy-I mean sad! So if you're ever unha-sad...just...smile!"  She said when she found out why I was in need of a home.

"You're parents might have been mean,but I won't. I'll protect you. I'll care for you even more than your parents. I know it's hard because...because of what you saw,but...but if you need help I'm here. People are there. We'll get you as much help as you want-and need!" She said when she found out my dad was killed,and my mom sent to jail.

"Shhhhh. I'm sorry you had to see that,but you have to keep quiet. Cry. You can cry as much as you want. Being sad helps you get over things to be happy again! So cry. I'll be here to help you through it. Every time you cry I'll be there for you. Just please keep quiet. If people find out about this I might get in trouble. So...please...people can only make things worse...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...I love you,okay?"  That's what my real mom said when she murdered my father right in front of me. I cried and wailed even screamed. It was too much...I started to twitch,and I couldn't stop.

"I'm sorry. I can't be with you now. This is the last time I'll see you,baby. These people will take me away,but that's okay...I'll never forget you. I love you so please remember your mother,okay kiddo?"  Was what my real mother said as she was being taken by those people. 

I knew mom did it for me and her well being so why were these people taking her away from me? Dad is a mean person. Mom was a good person so why is she being put in time-out? Dad beat me. Dad hit her. Mom hit him back. So why was this happening? Why were we being separated? I couldn't handle it. While they put me in a car,and mom in another I started screaming,crying,yelling. I was having a mental break down. I saw my mom cry. I saw her smile,too. So when they injected something in my arm and laid me in the car I felt like sleeping. As I saw the red and blue lights on the car I started closing my eyes. I cried. I smiled.

I spent a whole of 8 years in that orphanage. Picked on. Crying. Screaming. Ignoring people. It was true people make things worse....Then I met the woman who I call mom now. I smiled again. Whether it was fake or real it was still a smile. She told me people were here to help. Were they? Maybe...maybe not,but I still haven't forgotten mom's words,and I never will. No matter what nobody will replace her or her love. One day I know I will get her back no matter what I have to do to get her back. So for now I'll cry. I'll smile...

Okay so if you guys haven't catched on yet Cadence's thoughts are kind of messed up - he's  just a messed up kid in general. He narrates what's happening at the moment while at the same time narrating what happened in the past and occasionally narrates his thoughts as well - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. So take the beginning of his PoV for example: "I'm walking home from school.   Today's school day was kind of slow. I'm still wondering why those kids tried to pick on me and Jr." He's telling you what's happening - walking home after school - while at the same time saying what happened - Daxton and Ken tried picking on him and Jr. Then an example of him narrating his thoughts on something would be: "I just really want to get home. I hope mom's home! That would make me happy." The reason this isn't written in italics is because these aren't his actual thoughts,I mean they are,but he's still narrating them,and making it into more of his feelings than thoughts. It's kind of confusing,but nothing you guys need to worry about. So yeah I just had to explain it in case you guys were confused or just haven't even noticed - which I can bet almost no one has XD

Hope you enjoyed~!