Lily ran sobbing down the street in nothing but a white vest top and a pair of white pants, blood was splattered across her chest and down her arms and across her face, she needed to find help she needed to get away from what had happened in her home. Hot tears ran down her blood splattered bruised face; her hysterics masked the pain of her bare feet running on the hot tarmac and stones on the pavement. Her panicked running was suddenly brought to a halt as she ran into something solid and was knocked off her feet and she landed on her behind on the floor, she snivelled and looked up at what she had bumped into. She looked up and gasped at the terrifying but somehow kind and friendly looking face looking down at her with his hand outstretched offering to help her up, she grabbed his hand hesitantly and he pulled her up. The man's eyes scanned Lily's blood splattered body and ran a hand across his bold head.

"Sweet baby Jesus, girl. What the hell happened to you?" He said concerned. Lily looked down to look at herself not in hysterics anymore her mind cleared and she suddenly realised how terrible she must look and became suddenly embarrassed with how undressed she was.

"My, My dad raped me, I, I killed them, I killed them both" Lily managed to stutter her hand on the front of her pants trying to cover her modesty.

"Jesus girl, you ok I mean are you hurt?" Lily slowly shook her head.

"I, I don't think so"

"You got anywhere to go girl?" He said wrapping his brown jacket around her; Lily pulled the jacket tightly around her and slowly shook her head.
"I'm going to jail, I killed my parents" Lily sobbed "I've got nowhere else to go that was the only place I know"

"Jesus girl don't cry, just let me think for a minute" He sighed deeply "Alright come on you're coming home with me, get you cleaned up, get some food in you" Lily shook her head.

"I, I don't want to be a bother" She sobbed.

"Don't be silly, Eve won't mind she'll like someone new to fuss over" He smiled, she wasn't sure about him he looked so sinister but he was being so kind to her, how could she refuse? Slowly she nodded, smiled and said ok.

"That's a girl" He said taking her arm and leading her to his car.

Lily sat in the car as the man drove staring out of the passenger side window, she looked at the driver not saying a word as he watched the road, she saw his tattoos on his arms and the love hate ones on his knuckles, he sure did look scary but he had been kinder to her than anyone had been to her in her entire life.

"Names Cutter" He said not taking his eyes of the road he must have noticed her looking at him.

"Lily" she managed to say

"Well Lily welcome to the Firefly family, you can stay with us as long as you want" Cutter said smiling.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" She asked.

"Because us and you we're not so different people like us have gotta help each other out"

"People like us?" Lily asked confused.
"Killers, murderers whatever you wanna call it"

"But I'm not, I didn't..." she went to protest but realised he was right she was a murderer now and if that's why they were keeping her safe so be it, anything so long as she didn't go to jail.

When Cutter lead her into the Firefly home Lily was shaking like a leaf she had never been so terrified, Cutters earlier conversation hinted that his family consisted of murderers and that frightened her to death, but she one of them now she was part of that world so why did she feel so scared?

"Hay look mama daddy found us a new girl to play with" A young blonde shrieked excitedly.

"Quiet down baby this girl's not for playin' with" Cutter exclaimed back. Baby shut up and pouted folding her arms in disappointment. An elder blonde lady enters the room and looks at Lily.

"Oh she looks like a scared little rabbit she's trembling" The elder woman said touching her cheek.
"I found her in down covered in blood, she killed her family and has got nowhere else to go, thought we could take her in?"

"Hi Angel what's your name?" The kind woman asked.
"L, Lily" She managed to stutter.
"Well now Lily, my names Eve, this is my daughter Vera everyone calls her baby and you've met Cutter" Lily nodded smiling feeling more at ease now there has been an introduction.

Heavy footsteps announced the arrival of another family member Lily tried not to shy away but she couldn't help move closer to Cutter for protection.

"Don't be scared Sweetie it's just Otis" Eve said smiling.

"What's with all the noise I'm trying to work?" Otis yelled, Lily clung to Cutters arm as she saw the tall terrifying figure standing on the stairs leaning over the banister. She stared up with wide eyes at the angry man staring down at her with his long wavy blonde hair flowing down over the banister and his piercing green eyes staring at her, his face hidden behind a bushy beard but she could still tell he was angry.

"Otis this is Lily she's one of the family now" Eve announced.

"She looks like a scared little rabbit, fuck Cutter what were you thinking? She's not one of us" Otis growled causing Lily to flinch.

"Fuck you talking about Otis she's covered in her parents' blood for fuck sake she really did a number on them"

"Still doesn't mean she's cut out to be here"
"Well she's your responsibility now Otis you show her the way" Cutter said grinning.

"What!" Lily and Otis yelled in unison looking shocked and outraged at Cutter then at each other, Lily saw Cutter grinning and she knew he had done that on purpose just to annoy Otis. Lily groaned maybe she would have been better off on the streets.

"Come on then let's get you cleaned up" Otis said moving hair out from in front of his face. Lily looked up at Cutter for reassurance he nodded his head in Otis's direction telling her to go.
"Thank you for everything Cutter" She said tiptoeing and pecking him on the cheek before nervously following Otis up the stairs.

Otis didn't say a word to her as he led her to the bathroom, you could cut the tension with a knife was Otis a killer too? She thought to herself he certainly looked scary enough to be one. But those eyes she thought those beautiful greeny/blue eyes that seemed to look through to her very soul they were the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen.

"Bathrooms on the left, I'll get you some clothes" He mumbled.

"Thank you" Lily said smiling she closed the bathroom door behind her.

Lily stood under the cascade of hot water with her head back and her eyes clothes, red swirled at the bottom of the shower as the blood slowly washed off her. She began to feel relaxed she had been made welcome in the Firefly home been given a shower and then she would have fresh clothes; these strangers had been nicer to her than her own family had been. Otis intrigued her he was a man of mystery, a man of few words she couldn't tell if Otis liked her or not he had been so distant and off towards her but he was being very kind and getting her some clean clothes. Lily sighed happily had she finally found something that she could finally call a family, people who could love her and she could love in return? As a child that was all she ever wanted.

Otis knocked on the door but Lily was too deep in thought, Otis opened the door and walked into the bathroom that was full of steam. He saw Lily in the shower behind the glass shower screen he saw her ample curvy silhouette through the steam, he swallowed hard he couldn't take his eyes off her. Slowly he put the clothes on the toilet seat still not taking his eyes off her, part of him wanted to jump in that shower and savagely take her whether she was willing or not but he couldn't do that his mother would hit the roof if she found out he had attacked a family member. Otis knocked on the door and coughed.
"Clothes are on the Loo" He announced from inside the bathroom, his voice startled her she looked around the shower blind and looked at Otis.
"Thank you" She said smiling, Otis turned and left closing the door behind her. It was only when she got out of the shower and started drying herself that she realised the shower blind was glass. He had seen her! He had seen her!