A/N: This is what happened later I know you may think Dassie is a biy ooc in this but I don’t. I can see reasons for it and anyway it’s a good plot.

Chapter two.

Talking of Blows.

"Does it hurt?"

"A little," Nyx said quietly. It didn't matter; he was holding her now, very genty. She was hiss.

Dassie sighed behind her. "Say I had a nitemare and started lashing out. I accidently hit you and knoked your cheek into the headboard."

"All right. Shoulder?"

"Don't show your shoulder." He kissed the back of her neck. "If they don't know they, can't ask don't let them know."

It made so much sense. Don't let them know. Shed always hidden her injuries when they were mild why should now be different? Besised, she was protecting her lover. She had to protect him. She had done for years.

She had protected him for years, and now it was burned into her. She did it atomatically. She simply couldn't do anything else.

She understood why he did it anyway. So many, reason;s...

Nyx turned over and went to sleep.

~

"What happened to your face, Nyx."

"Oh! I...er, Dassie had a nightmare and accidently whacked my face into the bedpost, does it look bad?"

"Not awfully," Jared said. They were walking back to Nyxs RC. They'd had a joint mission.

"That's good."

He lookeed at her again, beggining to feel worried. There was something wrong but he didn't know how to ask.

"Here" Nyx stopped. "You go on." She went inside without waiting for a relpy.

Jared didn't go on. He heard an angry voice and a crack. He shivered and huried away

~

"You told him! i told you not to tell anyone!"

"I didn't tell -"

Thud!

"Please..."

"I told you not to tell" Dassie growled kicking her again. She was bleeding on her chest and legs but he didn't seme to car.

"I didnt tell! I sear I said what you wanted me to say!" She didn't think he was listening.

He hit her in the head, on her hair where, it wouldn't show. "Lyre"

"Please, your killing me," Nyx begged getting frightened more than everr. She couldn't stop it though.

The next, punch made her faint with the pain

Dasie kicked her again and then left her in a nunconcius heap in the corner.

A/N: Pleaz R&R! No flames tho!