Reni had decided that this seemed like it was going to be a long talk so she went and got her drink and came back and sat on the floor in his room leaning with her back against the wall and listened to his story.  She could not believe that someone would want to hurt their own child the way that his parents had hurt him.<br/><br/>"Going outside would make things worse.  I will just up my drink intake and I will be fine.  At least I know you would be safe in our room.  I cannot say the same for the others."  Reni said with a slight sigh.  This was going to be an interesting journey, but she would work on getting him to trust her enough to try and help him.<br/><br/>"I have seen enough over the years to know that you cannot stop someone from doing something when they have their mind set on it.  It would be nice if we could find another way to release your feelings.  I mean I release mine with the piano, or a nice round in the training pavilion."<br/><br/>Reni knew that this was something that would take time to help him control and realize that cutting himself only is a temporary solution to his problem.  Reni could not understand how causing oneself pain helps relieve pain that was an odd feeling for her.<br/><br/>Reni crawled her way over to Dustin's bed and looked up at him as he talked, she had always been a compassionate person and wanted to do nothing but take this man in her arms and make his pain go away.  That was the one thing her parents and her did fight about, she was too compassionate for a vampire princess or whatever,  she hated that title.<br/><br/>"Did you ever think that maybe there is something you are suppose to do with your life you have yet to learn?  Maybe you are meant to be in this place at this time?"  Reni said as she looked up at him with a soft smile on her face.<br/><br/>Reni leaned on Dustin's bed and thought about how to respond to his question, "Why should I not be nice to you.  Everyone around here treats me like the royal princess I am and I hate it.  I want a friend that can look past that and like me for me."<br/><br/>Reni listened to him some more and the more she heard the more it tore her up inside.  He seemed like he could have been such a sweet and talented man if his parents would have treated him like person instead of some thing they picked up out of a poor house.<br/><br/>Reni reached forward and lightly touch her hand against his hand and smiled at him, "Let's not worry about me, alright.  I can handle myself, I want you to be alright.  Please let me help you."  Reni looked at him pleadingly.