Whe Genna Hunter and Roxy Montgomery inherit an old house in the country from Genna's beloved Drandmother they have no idea of what waits for them. Suspicious town folk, a strange group of less than friendly men, all of whom warn them off, and a wolf pack living in the woods. Life is definately going to be different for the young women, as they both discover things about themselves which they had no idea of.

I envisage this story as being in three parts and the first part is pretty much complete with the other two planned out, so please I do ask that no one start making suggestions of what could happen or where the story could go, since I have no intention of making any changes.

There are going to be quite a few wrestlers in this story but it will start off with Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Jon and Jimmy Uso, John Cena and Daniel Bryan, along with my two main OC's and some minor ones. There will be other wrestlers appearing in the later parts of the story but for now I am sticking with these six.

Thank you for taking the time to read this I hope you enjoy it, and sadly I have to acknowledge that I don't own any of the wrestlers mentioned in the story their characters belong to the WWE and they belong to themselves.

Natural Selection

Part One

The Pack

Chapter one Arriving at the house

The old fashioned house almost looked as if was trying to get away from the encroaching trees it was so close to the road, its front yard only a few feet long, hardly worth calling a yard in fact. Luckily the driveway was to the side of the house or the car that pulled up to it would have had to park on the narrow strip of dirt road that ran along in front of it, and petered out a little further along from the house. The engine died as the car parked up and then two young women got out of the vehicle.

Genna hunter stretched before walking to the road, turning she stood there surveying the house she had not even known existed until a couple of days ago, now it was hers. She wondered why Grammy Prendergast had never told her about it while she was alive, but had only revealed its existence after her death, by leaving it to her only granddaughter in her will. Genna pushed her honey brown hair out of her face and tucked the strand that had fallen over her face back behind her ear as she stretched her body out again while she admired the property. Taking a long deep breath of air she felt her body begin to relax, after the long drive it had taken to get there.

"It's beautiful why the hell did Grammy never mention this place or bring us here while she was alive?" Roxy Montgomery had joined the woman she thought of as a sister in all but blood, and was also gazing appreciatively at the house.

Genna smiled at the other woman, her eyes searching for any signs of the discomfort that her friend had been suffering from over the last couple of days, glad to see no evidence of it on the other woman's face, as she ran her hand absently through her red hair.

"Who knows, lord knows I loved the woman, but she had her strange little ways." Genna replied to her best friend, feeling the wave of sadness, that came from having someone you loved so much leave you, wash over her, catching her unawares as it so often did.

Roxy reached out to grab her friends hand, lending silent support for a pain that she too felt, but which neither of them could do anything about. The pair of them stood there in a moment or two of silent contemplation, as they thought about the woman who had raised them both. Genna was her Granddaughter, who had been left for Elaine Prendergast to raise, when both her parents were killed in a hunting accident. Roxy had no idea who her Father was, a one night stand of her Mothers was the nearest they could guess, her Mother a depressed and tormented woman had swallowed a bottle of pills one night when Roxy was two and had never woken up again. Elaine had quietly taken Roxy in, rather than see her be raised by a system she had no truck with, since she had been doing most of the caring for Roxy anyway, her Mother not able to cope with the young child.

The two girls were raised together by the older woman and thought of themselves as sisters in all but blood, as well as best friends. As they got older and hit puberty Roxy's health took a turn for the worse and she began to experience severe pain once a month, her joints would ache and she would become feverish and nauseated. The doctors Elaine took her too could give them no concrete answer as to what the problem was, though finally a gynaecologist suggested it had something to do with Roxy's reproductive cycle as it always occurred at the same time of the month. Apart from proscribing her something to help with the temperature and pain killers, there seemed to be very little that anyone could do about it and it quickly became part of the young woman's life, something that she had to live with.

Genna pulled herself out of thoughts of the past and her Grandmother, smiling at her friend, before pulling a bunch of keys out of her pocket as she let go of Roxy's hand. "What do you say we have a look at what Grammy left us?" She asked with a smile.

Roxy nodded with a grin of her own, though everything had been left to Genna, the other woman knew that as far as her friend was concerned everything belonged to them equally. "I could do with a nice cold drink after that long drive." The two of them had left the city as soon as Roxy was able to travel the considerable distance to the house comfortably.

"Amen to that sister." Genna replied with a good natured laugh as she opened the small white gate of the white picket fence that marked the end of the yard and the beginning of the road.

The pair of them covered the few steps of the dusty yard, to the steps that led up to the porch that lay at the front of the two storey house, and looked to continue on around the sides if not all the way around the property. Putting the key in the lock the brunette turned it, the lock opening smoothly, allowing the door to swing back silently, so the pair of them could step inside.

There was a stuffy, musty smell to the place, as if it had not been aired out in a while, that made them both want to throw open the windows and let in some of the warm air from outside. The door opened onto an entrance hallway the size of a small room, coat hooks hung on one wall, while a large oak table dominated the space and several chairs were pushed back against another wall; however the majestic staircase was what at once drew the eye. Instead of being cluttered though, the entrance gave an air of space and expectance. At one time unexpected guests may have waited here to be announced to the household. There was a heavy looking door in front of them easily eight feet in height and the two of them stepped towards, it their footsteps echoing slightly on the wooden floorboards which gleamed slightly in the light from the sun, which was pouring in the still open front door.

Pushing open the interior door the pair stepped into a long hallway that seemed to run the length of the house with several equally large doors leading off it at intervals. Opening the first door they were greeted by the sight of what could only be a sitting, or maybe receiving room. Several comfortable looking chairs were scattered around, as well as a few small tables suitable for holding drinks or small snacks. Genna walked over to the window and threw back the heavy drapes that were blocking much of the outside light and threw open the French windows that opened out onto the porch. Now she could see that it did in fact extend all the way around the house, she smiled before coming back in and noting that Roxy was trying out a few of the chairs.

"Comfy?" She asked with a smile.

"Very." Came the good natured reply. "Ready to move on?"

Genna nodded her head as they left the room, once more entering the hallway. Opening the door almost opposite the first they found themselves in what could only be a dining room the long table, this time of a paler wood than the oak table in the entrance way, possibly being elm, dominated the room, along with the chairs placed around it. It was a long refectory type table with carver chairs at each end while six dining chairs lined each side allowing for fourteen people to sit comfortably at it. The seats of each chair were upholstered in pale blue fabric that looked to be a type of velvet. A large sideboard of the same wood as the table took up the entire length of one of the walls.

Roxy whistled softly as they looked around again Genna flung back the drapes and revealed another set of French windows that once more opened onto the porch, while smaller sash windows were to either side of them, Genna opened these up letting the air into the room before the pair of them turned to the door to continue exploring.

The next door revealed another smaller dining room with a smaller table, again in what was possibly elm surrounded by two carver and four dining chairs once more upholstered in the blue velvet. Here too was a sideboard; this one however was a lot smaller than the one in the previous room. Again, once Genna pulled back the drapes, a set of French doors that opened onto the porch were revealed, as well as smaller windows to each side. This time it was Roxy who opened them letting in fresh air to drive out the stuffy air inside. Opening a door on the opposite wall from the dining rooms when they stepped back into the hallway the women revealed a library, shelves surrounding the walls all full of books and four sofa's in the middle of the room as well as window seats with cushions in the blue velvet of the dining room chars lining them. Two of the sofas were upholstered in a rich deep red while the other two were dark leather that looked both soft and inviting. The French windows that had been in the other rooms they had seen so far were missing here, and there was no access that they could see to the porch from this room.

After opening the windows up as they had in the other rooms the two women once again entered the hallway continuing their exploration of this floor of the house. The next door they opened revealed another sitting room, though this one contained a television and music centre, that though a little dated, seemed to be in good order, the furniture here seemed a little older and more used as if this were a preferred room over the others. Repeating what they had done in the other rooms the women pulled back the drapes and opened the windows, here once more a set of French windows opened onto the porch.

Leaving this room Genna pushed open the door next to the one for the small dining room revealing this time a large and spacious kitchen. Here instead of drapes, roller binds covered the window and the women wasted no time in putting them up and opening the windows. Here instead of the French windows a stout stable type back door opened up onto the porch and Genna searched the bunch of keys for the one that fitted the lock. Finding the right one she turned it unlocking the back door and throwing it open, the two young women stepped out on the porch, realising that they were now at the back of the house. Several steps led down to the ground, a back yard surrounded by trees, the wood or whatever it was seemed to come up to the back gate and slide around the side of the house somewhat giving them an enclosed feeling even though the back yard was quite big when compared to the front. To one side the porch travelled out a bit further in a grilling deck before heading back down the other side of the house.

Roxy looked longingly towards the trees, while Genna too felt an urge to explore what lay out there, that however could wait a little longer, she wanted to see the rest of the house.

"Shall we carry on with our tour?" She asked before she caught movement just out of the corner of her eye. "Did you see that?"

"Roxy nodded her head yes. "It looked like a patch of dark fur there in the undergrowth, probably some wild animal, it's gone now though."

"We have to go and explore out there later." Genna replied with a smile.

"Yeah wonder what we have for neighbours?" Roxy replied with a laugh as they both headed back inside.

The last door off the hallway opened up into what appeared to be an office, it was dominated by a large oak kneehole desk with had a green leather top to it and a green leather and wooden swivel chair behind it, the desk and chair stood in front of what almost seemed to be the obligatory French windows, that opened onto the porch. There was also a bookcase holding some what appeared to be very old books, as well as knickknacks and odds and ends. Six old fashioned leather winged back chairs completed the furniture in the room; almost as if it were used for meetings of some kind, here alone of the downstairs rooms were there no window coverings of any kind and you could look right out at the tree's surrounding the property.

Genna found herself shivering slightly at the brooding air the office gave off; she actually hesitated before walking over to the windows and opening them. As she finally did so though, she once again thought she saw something moving out in the trees; however it was too fast for her to get more than a vague impression of something large and fast, moving away from her sight.

Roxy was already heading for the door as Genna turned, glad to let the outside air wash over the room and ease the stuffy feeling it gave her. Without a word to each other about the room, they headed back into the hall and retraced their steps to the entrance hall and began climbing up the staircase to explore the next level. Once out of the office Genna felt her mood lighten, and the two women actually raced each other up the wide staircase, laughing as they did so.

On the first floor, the two women found a selection of bedrooms waited for them. As they explored the pair discovered eight bedrooms in all, each one with beds and furniture, four of them having en-suite bath and shower rooms, there were also an additional two bathrooms presumably for the rooms that did not have en-suites.

A simpler set of stairs lay at the end of the hallway and on climbing them they found a locked door. A quick search of Genna's keys produced the one that fitted the lock and they pushed the door open. It creaked in protest, as if it had not been used in a long time, and they found themselves in an attic room. Unlike the rest of the house, which although musty, stuffy and covered in a thin layer of dust, that spoke none the less of upkeep, since the dust was not deep enough to have lain for long, this room spoke of neglect. The air was warm and stale and the dust was thick on the various items that were stored here. A simple pull cord turned on a bare bulb in the ceiling of the room, there should have been some light from a window that nestled under the eaves, but it was dirty and stained and only minimal light managed to filter through it. Both women sneezed as their steps kicked up dust, which quickly entered their noses irritating the nasal mucosa of both of them.

"Let's get out of here." Roxy suggested not wanting to venture further into the dirty attic room right now. "We can come back when we have dust masks and maybe some old clothes on, I really don't want to explore up here right now."

Genna nodded her agreement, and the pair quickly left the room to the dust motes and bunny's that had lain undisturbed for who knew how long before they had unlocked the door and ventured in.

Heading down the stairs once more the pair laughed and chatted about what they could do with a place like this as they made their way to the kitchen. The state of the house confirmed what the solicitor who had read Grammy Prendergast's will had told them about someone coming in every so often to keep the house in a liveable state. Opening various cupboards until they found glasses Roxy pulled two out and set the cold tap to running for a while, before getting them both a glass of water.

"Let's get our things in from the car and then set about making a list of what we need." Genna suggested once they had finished their water. "With the money that Grammy left us, we could do this place up with some modern stuff and not notice it, I wonder why she never told us just how much money she had, even after paying taxes on what she left we could live on the interest alone and never have to work a day in our lives again."

Roxy looked at Genna considering her words, up until now she had never really thought about that side of things, true living with Grammy they had never wanted for anything, but she had never acted like a person who had millions in the bank, every purchase was carefully considered. Then again, there was never any trouble for them to go away to camp or any trips that they wanted to go on with the school, Grammy just never splurged on things.

"So what you are saying is we could stay here if we wanted to and not worry about how we were going to make ends meet?" Roxy asked studying Genna's face.

The two women looked at each other truth be told they had each felt a pull from the house and the wood when they first arrived, and for both of them it was getting stronger the longer they stayed. Though they had both been city raised, the countryside held a strong pull for them, and they could both see themselves living happily here, if it was possible to fall in love with a place, then they both had.

"Yeah we could stay." Genna replied before asking. "Do you want to stay?"

Roxy nodded her head. "Yeah it feels, I don't know how to describe it, more than right, it feels like home in some strange way."

"Like coming back to somewhere you belong?" Genna asked softly.

Roxy nodded her head, she felt comfortable here with the wood and hopefully maybe a stream out there somewhere. The two of them were smiling at each other now, they did not know why Grammy had not told them about this place, but they were here now and they both thought they could be here to stay.

"Are we going to move in?" Roxy asked seeing Genna's smile before adding. "Oh hell yeah we are moving in."

"Too right we are bye, bye big city, hello country life." Genna replied with a laugh as the pair high fived each other. "Let's get our stuff from the car and then we need to make lists, lots and lots of list."

"The first one better be for food and drink." Roxy said with a laugh. "I'm starving; you know how I get when I start to feel better."

The pair of them headed out to the car, popping the trunk and unloading their bags. "Okay grocery list first, then we can head into town and stock up on supplies." Genna replied shall we check and see if the fridge and freezer work for now or shall we just get new."

"Get new." Roxy replied as they carried their things in, and headed up to the bedrooms to drop their bags off. "Even if what we have works, we don't know how long for, or how well."

"New it is then." Genna replied dropping her bags on one of the beds and looking round the room she had chosen.

The bed was king sized and it also contained a dressing table, chest of drawers wardrobe and a book case, though big heavy items, obviously made to last the test of time, the size of the room made them seem smaller and the room itself uncluttered. The walls were painted a light green that made her think of light airy spaces, maybe a woodland glade under a soft summer sun.

Roxy had picked the room next door and was glad to see that she had a view over the woodland behind and to the side of the house, she felt as if the wood were calling to her and longed to explore amongst the trees maybe she would find a leafy glade hidden under the canopy. The room she had picked was painted a light sky blue making her think of warm summer days, lazing by a sleepy river or stream. This room too contained a king sized bed along with a wardrobe, chest of drawers and dressing table, again though they were old and big they did not make the room seem at all crowded due to the size of it.

Having both dropped their bags off, the women headed down the stairs, taking the time to close up the windows and doors they had opened. A quick detour to the kitchen to check the fridge, freezer and cooker were in working order, then they were out of the front door, which Genna locked behind them before they headed to the car. Though Genna had said they needed a list, they both knew that since they needed pretty much everything they could safely wing it, and make a list later if they needed to go back for anything they forgot.

As Genna backed the car off the makeshift driveway, movement caught her eye in the woods and for the third time since they got here she could have sworn there was some animal there, and she got the distinct impression it was watching them. She glanced over at Roxy to see if her friend had been aware of it too and saw that her eyes were fixed on the woodland where she herself had seen movement.

"What was it?" She asked knowing Roxy knew what she was talking about.

"I'm not sure, not enough light to see and it was hiding, but I'm sure it was the same animal as before, I hope there's nothing dangerous in those woods Gen." Roxy was staring at the spot she had seen movement even though she was pretty sure that the animal was long gone, it was then she could have sworn she saw an eye and the shape of a head, a distinctly canine head. She blinked involuntarily and when she looked again there was nothing there and she wondered if it had been a trick of the light and the undergrowth.

Hitting the gas, Genna pulled the car down the road and away from the house, neither of the women looked back, if they had they would have seen a dirty brown coloured wolf emerge from the trees and sit on the road watching the car, almost as if it was studying it, and possibly them.

It did not take long to turn off the track and onto a real road, a few minutes later saw them hit the edge of the town and the two women began to look for somewhere to park up so they could begin their shopping.

Manoeuvring into a space on the side of the road between two already parked cars Genna killed the engine and the pair got out. They were aware almost at once of the way people were eyeing them, as if strangers were not often seen here, and they were not at all sure they wanted them here either. Locking the car Genna looked around and seeing a small store pointed it out to Roxy, they grinned at each other and made their way over ignoring the looks they were getting. It felt strange to them both to stand out like this as strangers, both being used to the anonymity of the big city. Still they squared their shoulders determinedly and entered the store grabbing a trolley as they did so and beginning to load it up. Both of them grabbed their favourite items, loading up with familiar things, as well as plenty of steak, since Roxy always had a taste for red meat when she was getting over her monthly illness.

Once they were loaded up with everything they thought they would want, as well as cleaning supplies and drinks they headed to the counter to get checked out. The woman behind the register seemed a little shocked at the amount of their purchases but began to ring them up, placing them in bags as she did so. Roxy slipped out to get another trolley to load their bagged shopping in as the woman began to run out of room on the counter, and the two women were soon loading up the second trolley.

"Don't think I've seen either of you before." The woman said by way of conversation as she worked. "Passing through on your way to somewhere else?"

"No actually we inherited a house out on Pine road and we are stocking up." Genna replied not wanting to be rude.

"Pine road, only house up there is Meadow House and that's a misnomer if there ever was one, since it's practically surrounded by the wood up there." The woman replied.

"Yeah that's the place." Roxy confirmed. "The road just sort of peters out after the house, about a hundred yards or so down the way it just kind of stops."

The woman shivered. "I wouldn't want to live out there." She placed the last item in the bag and Genna handed over her card and entered her pin into the reader. "There are wolves in those woods you know, and a group of crazy men out there studying them, you make sure you stay away from both of them." She handed the card back. "Those woods are no place for normal people, you take my advice and go back to where you came from ladies, things happen in those woods, people go in and they don't always come out."

Genna and Roxy smiled at her and hurried out of the store, however when they glanced back, the woman had come to the door of her store and was watching them with worried eyes.

"Do you think it's true, we have wolves in the woods?" Roxy asked her eyes shining, both the girls loved wolves and it would be a dream come true for both of them to have them actually on the property.

"Who knows?" Genna replied. "Wouldn't it be wonderful though, we've always said we would love to see wolves in the wild, maybe they are actually right on our new doorstep?"

"Well, there was something in the wood at the back of the house." Roxy replied as they loaded up the trunk of the car, before she took the trolley back.

Genna thought about what her friend had said, something had been out there close to the house, it had been a big animal it might have been a wolf. Roxy climbed back into the car and the two women headed back to the house both of them thinking. Once there they unloaded the car, the fridge was thankfully nice and cold and the freezer was beginning to ice up, Genna was glad they had checked them before they went shopping, though she put both on a list of things that they needed to buy. They packed the rest of the things away in the cupboards, whilst also checking what there was in the way of cutlery and flatware they had brought a few items with them. However it seemed that they had pretty much everything they needed, even if some of it was a bit dated.

The two women made a sandwich for a quick lunch, before heading upstairs and unpacking their bags and then making a few phone calls to start on preparations for moving. Thankfully Grammy's solicitor was more than happy to help in making arrangements for the city property to be mothballed and to arrange for a cleaner once every couple of months to keep the place in order and ticking over. They decided to hang onto it for now just to see how things went; Genna could always sell it if they decided to make the decision to move here permanent. The pair decided to give themselves a few months just to make sure of their decision, in case everything was not as idyllic as it seemed.

While they were looking around the house to see what they had Genna had noticed a few small faults, a light switch that did not work and a leaking tap. After checking the phone listings, she had called an electrician and a plumber, both of whom said they would be with her before four, which was a little surprising to both the young women, since they imagined they would have to wait several days.

Roxy was feeling restless, so since the solicitor had provided a map showing the extent of the property, which extended well out into the woods, she decided to walk the boundary and maybe look for any signs of the wolf pack. Leaving Genna at the house baking cookies for something to do while she waited for the workmen, Roxy map in hand set off. First she walked along by the road before turning into the woods and following, or at least she hoped so the map. Making her way between the trees, she was quickly surrounded by the woods and could no longer see the house or the road.

She felt as if she were surrounded by nature and could hear all manner of bird's insects and small animals in the area around her. Walking on she was surprised to startle a dear from the undergrowth, she watched as it ran off vanishing between the trees before carrying on with her exploration. Soon she ran across a stream just like she had imagined she would find out here, and a little glade where the sunlight filtered through the trees. She laughed softly spinning round and seeing the beauty all around her; here and now she knew she never wanted to go back to the city.

"What do you think you are doing here this is private property, you are trespassing, you should leave before you run afoul of the owner." The voice made her jump and she turned to see a guy about six foot three or four with short dirty blond hair and a slight amount of scruff on his face looking at her. He was dressed in blue jeans and a black T-shirt; she also could not help noticing he was a very handsome man.

"I know its private property." Roxy replied as he looked her up and down. "It belongs to my friend and I."

He strode towards her and she backed up not sure why, there was just something about him that made her at both nervous and excited all at the same time. How she did not lose her footing on the uneven ground she was not sure, however her back hit a tree stopping her progress, while the man stopped just inches from her.

"You and your friend should leave here and go back to where you came from, bad things can happen to people in these woods." He told her looking at her from his blue eyes.

She gazed at him, for some reason her mouth was dry and her heart was pounding, this was the second time in a few hours she had been warned bad things could happen to people in these woods. She would have liked nothing more than to reach out and touch him, or to have him touch her, however he turned on his heel walking away into the trees leaving her for some reason strangely bereft. Roxy shook her head wondering why the man had affected her the way he did, yes she had, had boyfriends, but none of them had made her feel the way the strange man she had just met had. Map in hand she followed it on her way, thinking that they should put up markers for the boarder of the property.

Genna meanwhile was busy baking in the kitchen, when she heard a noise outside; putting her cookies aside she went to the front door and opened it looking out. With the door she could hear shouting and was shocked to see a girl of about twelve years of age being chased by a gang of boys. The girl had tears streaking her cheeks and looked scared. Running to the gate Genna placed herself between the girl, and the boys who had almost reached her since she had fallen and was trying to pick herself up.

"What the devil do you think you are doing, you little hooligans?" Genna demanded the boys had to be at least fourteen and there were six of them.

"She's a freak." One of the boys spat at her. "What's to you anyway?"

"This is my property." Genna replied trying to keep her temper if there was one thing she hated it was bully's. "And if you don't beat it right now I will be contacting your parents with a complaint about your trespassing."

The boys took one look at Genna's angry face, and quickly took off leaving her alone with the young girl. Seeing that the boys were leaving she turned her attention to the figure who was pulling herself up.

"Are you okay did they hurt you?" Genna asked as she helped the youngster up.

The girl wiped at her eyes with a dirt streaked hand and Genna crouched down looking at her face, she had skinned knees and hands that needed at least to be washed, plus a nasty bruise on the side of her face.

"I'm okay." The girl sniffed looking into the green eyes of the brunette.

"Those knees and hands look sore, how about you come into the house and I'll clean them up for you?" The woman offered.

The young girl stiffened up looking at the house and then back at her. "I'm not allowed in there." She stated a hint of fear in her voice.

Genna nodded her head; she understood, the girl's parents must have warned her about stranger's even ones that saved her from bullies. "Okay how about you come and sit on the porch steps and I will take a look at your knees and hands for you, then I could walk you home just to make sure you stay safe?"

She watched as the girl considered her words, before nodding her head and shyly offering Genna her hand, the pair walked to the porch the girl sat down while Genna went inside to get water a cloth and some antiseptic cream, as well as a plate of the freshly baked cookies. The girl's eyes widened when she saw the plate of cookies and she looked shocked when Genna handed them to her, smiling at the woman as she took one in her small grubby hand and took a bite. As she began to clean the child's knees the woman reflected that chocolate chip cookies made a lot of things better, including scraped knees.

"I'm Genna." She told the girl as she spread antiseptic cream on the scrapes satisfied that they were clean and dirt free now thinking she should start on the hands. "How about you?"

"Melanie what are you doing?" The child flinched slightly at the man's voice and Genna turned her head to see the source of the deep voice.

He stood at about six foot three, he had long dark hair that was pulled back in a pony tail, he had a goatee beard and she could tell he had Samoan ancestry; however he was too far away for her to see what colour his eyes were. He stood at the fence watching them, by the way he was looking, he was not happy.

"She was being chased by some boys and she fell, I was just looking after her scrapes." Genna told him standing up and swallowing slightly, she felt as if her body were tingling all over as she looked at him, never had a man had this sort of affect on her.

"Thank you but we should be getting home." He did not smile at her and she wondered if he was one of the group of men studying the wolves. "Come along Melanie."

Melanie stood up and gave Genna a slight smile. "Thank you for looking after me miss Genna and for the cookie."

"Here take the rest of them with you to eat on the way." Genna handed her the plate. "Maybe your Dad would like one too?"

"Oh he's not my Dad." The girl replied taking the plate. "But I bet he'd like one." She hurried to him and Genna followed her to the man who stood at the gate.

"I'm Genna." She held her hand out to him, however he ignored it, instead looking her up and down.

"You should leave here Genna, this is not a safe place for you." He told her before taking a cookie off the plate and biting into it giving a slight moan of pleasure as he chewed. "You should go back to wherever it is you came from, nice cookies, thanks."

Leaving her slightly shocked at his words and actions, he bent and lifted Melanie into his arms and walked off into the woods. Shaking her head and wondering if everyone in the area was weird, Genna went back in and hoped the workmen would show up soon.

She was glad that they both turned up when they said they would, and less than half an hour later the problems were fixed and she had paid out a little more money. She was just pulling another batch of cookies out of the oven when she heard the door open and then Roxy footsteps in the hallway, the door opened and her friend walked in grabbing a warm cookie off the tray.

After she had eaten it Roxy said seriously. "We need to put up some boundary markers I met some strange guy in the woods who warned me off the place told me things can happen to people in the woods."

"Yeah I just got warned off again too; maybe the people around here just don't like strangers." Genna replied.

If they had looked out of the windows into the woods they would have seen two shapes watching the house and possibly them.

Okay so there you have it the first chapter of my new story what do you think love it hate it let me know by leaving me a review or you can always pm me. Again thank you all for reading.