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Prologue - A New Life

Serena walked into her new apartment followed closely by Agent Amara Tenohsin. It was truly a huge space for someone of her size, but the furnishings were beautiful and Serena could see where she could put the personal touches to make it her own. She sighed as she set the last of her things down and sat on the couch.

Agent Tenohsin walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "You know how to reach me if you need to. Is there anything else you need before I leave?"

Serena shook her head. "Thank you so much for everything."

Agent Tenohsin nodded. "I will contact you when the date of the trial has been decided. You will find your class schedule, Identification, new birth certificate and everything else on the coffee table." She watched Serena nod and stare blankly at all of the paperwork. Amara didn't normally get close with those put under her care, but over the course of moving this girl and helping her transition to her new life, she couldn't help but feel a certain pull towards her. From what Amara gathered in talking with the other agent Serena had before her and after seeing the condition Serena was in after the last attack, Amara knew she had gone through more than most and still had so much to face. "Promise me that you will call me if there is anything you need… Even if it's just to talk."

Serena looked up at the woman that she had gotten to know over the past 2 weeks and smiled, "I promise."

Amara smiled back and let herself out of the apartment. Once she heard the door shut, Serena leaned forward and picked up her new driver's license and looked at the name next to her picture. Liliana Avery was who she was from this day forth… At least it was a beautiful name this time, much better than the last one she was stuck with. Brooke Maguile… She never grew fond of that name, but she supposed it was better than ending up in a ditch somewhere with no name.

Serena got up from the couch and wandered out onto her balcony overlooking the city. She idly stroked her long blonde hair as she leaned over the railing, wondering how long she would be here until he found her. No matter how many precautions they took, he always seemed to find her. It seemed like a hopeless race Serena found herself closer and closer to losing.

For the first time in a very long time she let herself cry. Her hands slid down the bars as her knees found the concrete. Her world turned black as she cried herself into another world full of limitless nightmares.


Chapter 1 - A Black Cat


She was thrown back against the wall and slid to the floor. "I'm sorry! Please, stop… Please."

"What have you told them?"

She opened her eyes wide enough to see a hand swinging towards her face.

There was a deafening crash before Serena screamed and sat up straight. She was breathing heavily as she reached up and put her hand to her cheek only to find it wet. She soon felt a drop on her arm and looked up to see a flash of lightning shoot across the sky followed shortly by another loud crash.

Most people, including the old Serena, would have gone indoors to escape the oncoming storm. However, over the years, Serena came to believe that the rain was purifying her soul – for every time it rained, she felt so peaceful. An emotion that was very rare for Serena to feel nowadays. She pulled her knees close to her chest and closed her eyes as the cool drops embraced her – falling closer and closer together until she was encased in a protective stream of rain.

Serena smiled a true Serena-smile towards the sky. As her worries were washed away with the rain, a certain sense of relief overcame her. She stayed like that for a long time before she finally stood and leaned once more over the railing. When she looked down to the street below, there was a sight that took Serena a moment to comprehend. On the sidewalk there was a crescent-shaped light with a black shape in the middle. She looked up towards the street lamp to realize that the wind must have blown something against it to conceal part of the light, creating the crescent-shaped light she was seeing. She looked back down at the sidewalk and saw the small shape in the middle of the light move. On closer inspection, she realized that in the light, out in this pouring rain, was a black kitten.

"Oh my gosh!" Serena immediately ran back through her apartment, down three flights of stairs and out through the lobby. She waved at the manager that she met briefly earlier and dashed through the rotating doors and out into the rain once more. She waited for a car to pass by before she crossed the road to approach the kitten. It meowed up at her and slowly walked towards her before stopping, always remaining within the crescent-shaped light of the streetlamp. Serena bent down and picked up the shivering kitten. She held the poor thing close to her as she hurried to get back inside and out of the rain.

Ken, the apartment manager, met her at the door with a towel. "What on Earth were you doing out there in this weather? You could catch a cold!" He wrapped the towel around her shoulders and was about to get onto her again about being out in this kind of weather when she opened her arms to reveal the kitten.

"I couldn't leave it out there! It looked so miserable!"

On seeing the kitten, Ken immediately fetched another towel and handed it to Serena who then wrapped the kitten tightly in it and smiled as she heard the kitten purring.

"No, you most certainly couldn't leave it out there. It's supposed to rain throughout the night – I'm sure the kitten will be happy with a roof over its head. Is it a boy or a girl?"

"I don't know, I haven't checked yet," She looked down at the kitten in her arms, "What I'm about to do is nothing personal…" Ken tried to keep a straight face as Serena pulled back the towel and peeked between the kitten's legs.

"Congratulations, it's a girl! Are you going to keep her?"

Serena and the kitten stared at each other for a long time before she looked up at Ken, "She's so precious… I'd really like to keep her. I never anticipated on having a pet, so I didn't think to ask what the pet policy was."

"The pet policy is at the manager's discretion, and seeing as I'm the manager – I approve." Only a few of his tenants were allowed to keep pets and most of them because they were able to pay a significant, and refundable, advanced payment in case the pets damaged the apartment. Ken didn't know much at all about the girl standing before him, after all he only met her earlier that day, but from what he did know a look in this girl's eyes told him she needed a companion. If this little furball could give her even half of the comfort that his own cats gave him and his family, he would consider it a worthwhile investment in letting her keep it.

The smile on her face and the sincere happiness he saw in her eyes was enough of a thank you, but she added to that when she launched herself in his arms to hug him – momentarily allowing him to see the girl hidden within. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Ken laughed and hugged her back. For some reason, he could tell that making this girl happy was going to quickly become a new mission in his life. "What will you name her? Blackie?" he paused at the funny expression on her face, "Or not…"

After raising an eyebrow at his suggestion, Serena said "Let's see, I found her in the rain, she's black…" Serena looked behind her, back out into the rain and across the street, "I found her in a crescent-shaped light…" She looked at the kitten in her arms, "Crescent? Hmm, no… I would probably end up calling you Crest for short and you don't look anything like toothpaste, at least no toothpaste I would want to use. Crescent Moon… Mooncat… Moonie… Selena…" after a moment of thinking about that name, she decided it was simply too close to her own. "No… Gato de la Luna… Oh! How about, Luna?" A high-squeaked meow from the kitten confirmed the choice.

"I think she likes it," Ken said trying not to laugh at her method of coming up for names.

"I think so, too. Okay, Luna it is." Serena smiled down at the kitten, excited to have her. She knew she would have to ask Agent Tenohsin before it could be official, but she was fully prepared to beg.

Ken broke the silence. "Liliana, was it?" Serena looked at him blankly for a brief moment before nodding. "Now that you have her taken care of, go upstairs and get yourself dried off, the last thing we want is for you to get sick."

Serena smiled up at Ken. He was probably in his early-to-mid fifties and had the kindest eyes she had ever seen. She could tell immediately that she was going to love it here and refused to acknowledge the thought that popped into her mind wondering how long she would actually be able to stay. After thanking him, she walked back up the stairs. She always took the stairs when she could because it was better for her. She almost laughed when she remembered the things she used to eat. How she stayed thin she will never know.

As she walked up the last flight of stairs she smiled sadly. So many years ago… she turned 22 only a few months before. Fortunately, the school year had just started when he found her so if she studied hard she could get caught up in the classes she transferred into.

Serena was so deep in thought that she barely had the mindset to step aside in time before the door opening could whack her in the face. She looked up and swore she was looking into a mirror.

"Oh, pardon me!" The girl in front of her paused, also seeming to notice the similarities between them. "Not many people use the stairs so I don't even think to open the door slowly! Are you all right? I'm Mina."

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you. I'm Lily," Serena smiled, immediately noticing Mina's British accent. She was brought out of her thoughts by a soft meow. "Oh! I'm sorry – This is Luna."

Mina squealed at how cute the kitten was and scratched behind her ears while she listened to the story of how Serena rescued her and was going to keep her. "Oh, the poor thing! We just have to introduce her to my fur-baby, Artemis!" Serena laughed at the term 'fur-baby' and agreed. "Since you just got her, you probably don't have any kitty litter or food, do you?" Serena shook her head and noticed Mina look down at her watch. "Come on, I'll give you some of mine." She gestured for Serena to follow her and walked back through the door. "Which apartment are you in?"

Serena had to think for a moment, but finally responded, "I'm in 328."

"Oh, we're right down the hall from each other. This is me! Miss. 324." She unlocked the door and was immediately greeted by a white cat that looked to still be in his kitten stage as well. "This is Artemis. Artemis, say hello to Lily and Luna. Ha! Say that 5 times fast." (AN: Admit it, you started to try and say it, didn't you?) Artemis brushed against Serena's leg and Serena bent down to let Artemis sniff Luna. Artemis was quick to start purring and begin to lick Luna's head.

"Oh, Mina, look!" Mina poked her head out of her closet and let out an 'Aww!' before retrieving a small bag of food and kitty litter.

"This should last you until you are able to get to the store."

"I really appreciate this Mina, thank you."

"Not a prob!"

Serena said bye to Artemis before walking back out into the hallway with Mina.

"Well, I'd love to stay and chat but I was just heading to volleyball practice that's fortunately indoors! We should hang out sometime though!" Serena opened her mouth to respond but Mina spoke again, "Oh, I can stop by after practice and take you to the coffee shop down the street – they make the BEST coffee! Oh - and not to mention the guy who works there is almost as delicious as the food!"

Serena laughed. This girl was quickly reminding her of who she used to be and it felt nice to be reminded of the good times in her life. "It sounds like fun."

"See ya around 8!" Mina practically skipped down the hall and Serena continued on to her apartment. Once inside, she set Luna down on the floor and went to the box labeled 'Kitchen'. She tore it open and retrieved a large food container and two bowls. She filled the container with kitty litter and one of the bowls with food. She giggled when Luna chased after her to the kitchen while she filled the other bowl with water. When she set the bowls down, Luna promptly dove into the food.

"You must have been so hungry!" She went to the living room and opened a box labeled 'Bedroom'. She dug through until she found the heating pad and plugged it in near Luna's food. She put some towels over it and headed for the bathroom, looking forward to a nice, long, hot shower before she subjected herself to the process of unpacking. Again.


Who is after Serena? What happened four years ago to put her in this predicament? Find out in the next chapter!

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