Flash back.
Aquarius is about 8 and she is sitting on the steps to go upstairs. Her mother and a man at the bottom.
The man is holding her mother by the shirt with one hand while he slaps her, and yells at her.
Aquarius is terrified. She's shaking while she watches. The man yells and yells, until he finally let's her go. But he looks up at Aquarius.
Her mother stops him and tells him to leave and never come back.
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Aquarius is terrified once again. She started trembling and is pressed against the wall. Watching Justin's father hitting him and yelling at him.
His mother was holding Hailey, who was crying.
Justin just let his father hit him. He had tears in his eyes.
Aquarius couldn't watch anymore. She slides down the wall and sits on the floor. She brought her knees up to her chest and buries her head in her knees.
Finally his father stopped yelling and immediately left the kitchen.
His mother went after him, with Hailey going back upstairs.
Justin's eyes were closed. He opens them and looks to his left. He sees Aquarius on the floor with her knees in her chest, and crying into them.
"Aquarius? What's wrong?" He asks getting out of his chair and crouching in front of her.
She looks up, revealing tears streaming down her face.
"Aquarius. Tell me what's wrong. What happened?" He insists.
She's sobbing now too.
"Y-Your father.....r-reminded me of....a guy my mom dated." She explains.
"How?"
"H-He hit her. A-And me sometimes. He yelled at us. Finally, she hold him to go."
"Aquarius. I'm sorry. But that's not going to happen to you again." He assures her.
"I...know. But....your father, doing that to you....I couldn't stand it. It reminded me of those times." She puts her head back between her knees.
"Hey." He puts his hand on her leg. He now kneeling on one knee.
She looks up a bit. He lifts her chin up with his hand. She looks into his eyes. They were filled with worry and kindness. She could feel him looking into hers.
He wipes away her tears with his thumb. She smiles. He gives a small smile back. Aquarius blushes slightly. She also gets onto her knees and hugs Justin. He hugs her back. Stroking and rubbing her back in the process. Calming her down more.
When she stops crying, she let's him go.
"Thank you...Scorpio." She whispers.
He looks down. She lifts up his chin with her finger, and looks at his sad eyes.
"I'm not like you. I'm not comfortable with people calling me by that name."
"But it's your real name. You should start letting people call you by your real name. Scorpio....I like your real name."
He stares at her. Then takes her hand. She blushes a bit.
"I'm glad you do. But I don't think so." He looks down again.
"Scorpio...."
"Don't call me that."
"But...."
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Zodiac Lovers
RomanceAquarius moves a lot. Since she does she doesn't make any friends. She thinks she doesn't need any. But, when she meets kids like her, her life changes. For good and bad.
