Before Us
Author: LiLkRiSsY
A/N: I know I have an incomplete Las Vegas fanfic but the inspiration for this story came out of nowhere and I just became inspired. I will try to update the other story as soon as my muse comes and when finals are OVER.
Summary: This is a sort of prequel going back to the time when Mary and Danny were younger, from the tribulations they faced together and how they came to be up until the time when they start working together at the Montecito.
Chapter 1: Prologue
Mary hid behind her door praying her father wasn't in one of his moods. She hated him for making her feel so much fear, she hated him for doing what he did, she hated him because he wasn't a father. But she knew deep down, she couldn't permanently hide from him, he was her flesh and blood. Ever since her mother had died, it was her and her father. Mary had been to hell and back. Footsteps trampled up the stairs, each thump matching the hard thump of Mary's heart. The door pounded behind her, as she struggled to keep it locked.
"Mary! Mary, open that door this instant!"
Mary shut her eyes and would not utter a word. She reached for the phone on the dresser near the door and struggled. She dialed the number she had recognized since she was a young child.
"Hello, McCoy residence."
"Danny…" Mary whispered roughly.
"Mary! You open the door right now or I swear to God…" her father ranted behind the door.
"Mary? Is that you, Mary? What's going on? Is it him?" Danny asked quickly and panicking slightly.
"Yes. Danny, please…" Mary whispered as she lost control of the door.
"Mary? Mary?" Danny yelled into the phone when he heard the distinct click of a hang up.
"Dammit!" Danny punched the door as he ran out of the house. He quickly got into the yellow Camaro that once belonged to his mother and tore into the street.
"No… please…" Mary begged.
"Shut up! It's your fault!" Mary's father yelled as he backhanded her in the face.
Mary stumbled backward onto her bed holding on to her cheek.
"You're the reason! You're the reason your mother died. You're the reason that I can't find a job! You're not my daughter!" Mary's father spat at her.
Mary flinched as tears filled her eyes.
"Well I'll give you what's coming to you!" her father yelled.
"No! Stop, don't!" Mary got up from the bed and tried to run out of her bedroom door.
Her father grabbed her arm roughly as he slapped her across the cheek again. He threw her on the bed and began to unhook his belt.
Mary eyed her father fearfully as she prayed for someone to help her.
Danny reached Mary's house within minutes but he was afraid he may be too late. He had to help her. He burst into the locked house and ran up the stairs, which seemed to take him light years to reach Mary's room. He still found it locked as he pounded on it and threw his weight against the door.
At the noise, Mary's father turned around sharply as the door broke in. Danny locked eyes with the man he hated more than anyone he could think of. Danny's face contorted into rage that would have terrified anyone as Mary's father cowered slightly. The punch came immediately and suddenly. The shattering of Mary's father's jaw echoed through the room. As her father fell to the ground, Danny continued to kick the man on the ground, still full of rage.
Mary quickly yelled, "Danny! Danny, stop!" When he continued, Mary got up from the bed and grabbed his arm. When he pulled his arm free from her grasp, she got in between Danny and her father. She looked into his eyes, tears still falling from hers, and grabbed his hand. Danny immediately halted his actions as he grabbed her shoulders and looked over Mary.
"Are you okay?" Danny asked, concerned.
"I'm fine." Mary replied timidly.
"Did he do anything?"
"No, you came just in time."
Danny looked down at Mary's father who was still groaning in pain, and said, disgusted, "I hope you rot in hell. Come on Mary."
Danny led Mary out of the bedroom and while she stood, a little dazed in her own world, Danny wandered back into the room, leaned in close to her father, and whispered deadly, "I swear, if you ever go near her let alone touch her again, I will kill you, make no mistake."
"Mary, let's go." Danny said lightly holding her shoulders as they walked into the sunlight.
Mary looked up at the sky and whimpered lightly. She turned toward Danny as tears suddenly rushed into her face and she collapsed into his chest, crying her eyes out. Danny held on close to Mary, inhaling her scent, feeling helpless.
Continued… please RR!