A Place to Call home

I do not own HOTC or its characters. The only one I own is Lorelli.
Rated M for swearing, abuse, and just to be safe

14 year old Lorelli never really fit in. She knew this as a fact. Not with her foster family which seemed to loathe her, not with her peers, not with anyone. The teen often found herself at the end of her foster family's fists most of the time. The girl didn't mind though. After a while you learned to block out the pain. Lorelli didn't really remember much of her biological family...she was taken from them at the age of 3 and put into this hellhole of a life; if you could even call it that. All Lorelli could remember was that she lived on a farm with at least her parents, older sister, 3 older brothers one of whom was adopted, a grandfather, and some doctor which spent most of his time in the tunnels beneath her home. She knew she was loved there and treated well. Then fucking child services had to come and stick their fucking noses in where it didn't belong. Her loving family was no more. Her foster family called her the unloved bastard child of the hillbillys and allowed her to at least keep her name; not out of pity but as a reminder to her that not even her own family wanted her. She also remembered that her daddy liked to dress as a clown when he went to work. She never could figure that one out. As she prepared to leave her room she was met with a solid fist to the face.
Mike, her foster father had been the one that clobbered her in the nose. "Get up you worthless fucking piece of shit!" Lorelli got up slowly glaring at her foster father with intense hatred. She wished she could kill that piece of dogshit. Him, and his slutty wife.
She made her mind up then and there she would find her biological family even if it killed her.
"Fuck you bastard!" Lorelli screamed in his face. Mike looked at her shocked. Shock turned to rage as he punched the girl in the stomach and proceeded to kick the living shit out her until all she could do was lay there and moan. When he was done kicking her he slammed her head into the cold ground until she was beat unconious. Thinking he had killed the little brat, he gathered her body and tossed it carelessly into the back of his beat up truck. He would dump her somewhere. He didn't care and he knew his wife wouldn't care either. The only reason the agreed to foster the little shit was because of the money they would get. The money was supposed to go to her well being but they used the money for thier own pleasures instead.
Mike drove into Ruggville and tossed the body on the side of the lonely road. She wouldbe considered another kidnapping case or runaway that possibly died of being beat for opening her mouth to the wrong person at the wrong time. By the time Lorelli regained conciousness she realized she was free for the first time in years. She knew her biological family still lived in Ruggsville somewhere...all she had to do now was avoid those fucking cops until she managed to find them.
Prior to being beat senseless she had stolen her birth certificate which held her parents' names and where she was born. If they still lived there she would find them. She looked at the certificate and her parents name was Eve and *John* or Spaulding as she remembered. Cursing to herself she made her way down the long road until she met up with some fat fuck selling chickens. The portly man glanced at the skinny teen studying her. "Kin I help ya?" He asked cautiously. Lorelli looked at him. "Depends. You know a guy named Captain Spaulding...or any of the Fireflys?" She asked boldly. The chicken man stared at her. He didn't know anyone foolish enough to willingly look for the Fireflys...
those who did seek them out never came back. The portly chicken man looked at her. "Head to the gas station 2 miles up the road. YOu'll see a guy named Spaulding. He looks like a clown." Lorelli nodded her thanks and left.
Many things crossed her mind as she neared the gas station. 1. Maybe she was taken from her family for good reason; maybe they were insane. 2. Her family never wanted her 3. Her family would inavertaly kill her not realizing it was their lost daughter. Lorelli made her resolve and went into the station.
Behind the counter sat Captian Spaulding himself. He looked equally surprised to see her as well...no kid has ever come into the gas station with out some sort of parents. To the right of the clown sat a skinny skraggly albino. He glared at the girl with contempt and confusion. This was Otis Driftwood. "Can I help you l'il girl?" Spaulding asked cheerily. Lorelli grinned. "Yep..you are my dad." Lorelli chimed in. Spaulding stared in utter shock. Then groaned inwardly. Some bitch sent her kid to him claiming he was the daddy. He and Eve had an open relationship which suited them just fine. "I got a birth certificate I stole off the shitbag foster family I was staying with." Lorelli added before Spaulding could deny any possibility. Otis chimed in. "Fucking bullshit!
Cutter ain't yo daddy-" "Shut the fuck up you limp wristed fucking pansy cocksucker!" Lorelli snarled back. Otis stared in shock and looked away...trying to hide the grin that was spreading across his face. This kid was alright.
she not only cursed him out she held no fear. Spaulding grabbed the document out of the girl's hands and looked it over. His eyes widened in shock. This girl was definatly his. Quick as a flash he leapt over the counter and grabbed his lost child in his arms half laughing half sobbing. Otis for once in his life didn't know what to say. "Where the...how the fuck...?" was all Spaulding could get out. Lorelli explained everything from her childhood which angered both Otis and Spaulding. No BODY hurt a Firefly and lived. He'd find that family one day...(if they were smart they would stay far away from Ruggsvile)
"We gotta go and meet Baby." Otis chimed in. "She's gonna get a kick outta this."
"Whose Baby?" Lorelli asked. "She's your sister and a bigger pain in the ass than you." Otis commented. "Fuck you!" Lorelli yelled.
"Fuck you!" Otis yelled back. He grimmaced. 'Great! Fan-fucking-tastic!' Now I got two of em'! Otis thought to himself.
Within 3-4 hours the trio made it to the Kahliki Motel. Baby was hiding in one of the rooms there until the action slowed down a bit. "Let's get Sparkie (Lorelli's new nickname) in the room with 'll get a good shock." Otis suggested. Spaulding grunted in agreement. "Ready to meet your sister?" he asked. Sparkie grinned.
Sparkie entered the room which had double beds. She heared singing in the shower which meant Baby had to be in there. Now all she had to do was to figure out what to say to Baby when she came out of the bathroom. Spaulding and Otis waited just outside the door in case there was trouble. Baby wasn't too keen on others entering her space uninvited. Baby came out of the shower and saw the lanky teen sprawled out on the bed. She was about to start yelling when the teen got up and launched herself at Baby giving her a fierce hug. "What the fuck?"
Baby exclaimed. At that time Spaulding and Otis came in and explained everything. Baby had burst in to tears and clutched her sister close by the \
time they were done with everything. "I had a helluva time finding you guys...my fucking prick of a foster father wouldn't give me much info."
Sparkie explained sitting close to her sister. "Well...were together now. Foster father huh? Well...there's this couple a few doors down that told me their "kid" ran away. Said there names were Mike and I forget the bitches name." Baby replied with a grin. "Lets go and say hi." Otis offered.
The four went down a couple doors and found the door was slightly ajar. Lorelli peeked in. "Those are those fuckers that did all this shit to me." Cocksucking sons of bitches!" She hissed. That was all her family needed to know. They waltzed into the room guns drawn. They tied up the couple turned towards Sparkie. "What do you think we should do with these rabbits?" Otis asked. Lorelli didn't know what rabbits were..but she didn't care..not one fucking bit.
"Make em' suffer as I had suffered." Lorelli hissed with an evil smile. She had no idea what her family's intentions were but she knew she would enjoy every single minute of it.

Read and review. If I get positive feedback I will continue. Oh and dont worry. Sparkie will meet Tiny, Rufus, Mother Firefly, Grandpa Hugo, and Dr. Satan. She may even have a run in with Sherrif Wydell when she gets a bit older.