Broken

A/N: Ok I know that the chapter is short and I am sorry however that is all I had time to write today. I promise that the chapters will be longer later on. I also promise to update every weekend. Oh and later on some of the chapters will be very bloody and graphic so if you have a weak stomach I would not read this story. Also I own no one...as of yet. There may or may not be OCs in later chapters I haven't decided yet. Now on with the show.

Rachel Roth, Raven or Rae to her friends, was waking up for the day. The sun was shining through the window. Rachel grumbled about having to get up. The morning peace was broken when her 'father,' if the man could be called that, came up the steps to wake Rachel.

"You better be up you lazy, good for nothing brat, or last nights' beating will seem like child's play." Trent Roth, or Trigon as everyone called him, said while loosening his belt in preparation for beating the young woman.

"I'm up. I'm getting dressed now." Rachel said hopping out of bed, hoping to avoid getting a beating this early in the morning. Trent glared at Rachel. Rachel flinched at the look of raw anger in his eyes. "Good make sure that you are ready to go in the next ten minutes or else." Then he walked back down the stairs to get ready for the new day himself.

Rachel was glad that she had woken up earlier than she normally does, for those few moments has saved her from getting a belt across her back for a wake up call. She heaved a sigh. That was too close. She thought with a slight feeling of relief. Dressing quickly she ran down the stairs to where her tormentor waited for her.

"Well well think your smart by getting down here as quickly as you could huh?" Trent said with a cruel smile upon his lips. "Unfortunately you are fifteen seconds late." Rachel never saw him move. She only know that suddenly his fist was buried into her stomach. She went to her knees gasping for the breath that was just so rudely driven from her lungs. "When I say ten minutes I mean ten minutes, not ten minutes and fifteen seconds." Trent said with a cruel laugh. "Now get to school before your late."

Rachel still unable to breath properly only nodded and got to her feet and began walking to school. As soon as she stepped out of the door she began to wonder if this was the life that her mother had envisioned for herself and her children when she had agreed to marry Trent Roth. Probably not however its too late now. Rachel sighed and began rubbing her bruised stomach to try and relive some of the pain.

After a half an hour walk to the school Rachel started to think that the day might only get better from here on out. The hope that maybe today she would make a friend to talk to gave her a small smile. She could almost take the looks of pure hate, that were given to her because of who her father was.

Though as the day progressed she began to realize that today would be no different than any other day. Rachel sighed and began to wish that she had a different father instead of the one she had. Walking to her locker to get her books for the next class she ran into the captain of the JV football team, Garfield Logan. Rachel looked at the mess she made running into him and apologized. "I am so sorry," she said, "let me help you with that."

Garfield, or Gar, looked over at Rachel and said. "No big deal." Rachel feeling brave at the fact that he was not angry at her for making him drop most of his books said. "I'm Rachel Roth." Gar smiled at Rachel and replied. "Gar Logan." Rachel managed a small smile and said. "I know you lead the JV team to victory last night." Gar blushed some saying. "It wasn't all my doing my buddies Dick Grayson and Vic Stone helped out a lot." Before Rachel could say another word Gar's girlfriend Terra Markov came up.

Terra was only a few feet from the two before she called out to Gar. "Baby what is taking you so long?" Rachel saw Gar flinch at the nick name that his girlfriend called him. "I'm coming Terra." He called back to the blond bimbo. He look at Rachel for a moment and then asked. "Do you…I mean would you like to go get a burger some time just for the sake of having someone to talk to?" Rachel fought hard not to jump into the air with joy. "Sure." She said happy to have finally made a friend. "Great how about tomorrow at say right after school?" Rachel nodded her head in agreement.

After the school day was over she walked home. Afraid that Trent was still angry with her from this morning Rachel sat outside, under the oak tree that grew in her yard, and did her homework. I can't wait till tomorrow. She thought with a smile. I finally have a friend to talk to. As the sun started to set Rachel looked up to the sky and smiled widely.