Hey, this is my first FanFic so please be gentle! It's Josef/OC and a little bit of Mick/Beth. Please Review or how else will I learn? (Insert your guilt here) Hope you enjoy.

Prologue

2004 - Downtown LA just a little after two in the morning. The flashing lights of fire engines, cop cars and an ambulance reflect onto the face of Mick St. John. He already knows why the ambulance isn't hurrying off; he was there when it happened. The bloody and charred body of Laura Clark is packed into the ambulance as her daughter, May, tightens her arms around Mick's neck and buries her head deeper into his shoulder.

"He wouldn't stop, she screamed, she even begged him but he just kept hitting and cutting and ripping and biting her. Mick he just wouldn't stop, her blood was everywhere."

May started crying again and Mick held her closer. He was furious with himself for not arriving sooner; if he had he might have been able to save Laura from the rouge vampire that used to be May's father. He'd been on the rouge's tail for a while now and had been keeping an eye on Laura and May for a couple of months, ever since he got the call from Laura about her Ex who kept making threatening phone calls and unannounced visits that usually ended in violence. But he'd been too late to save Laura and now she was dead and May, who had unfortunately seen it all, was basically an orphan. Her father had managed to escape the fire that a knocked over candle had caused during the tussle between him and Mick. But he was still a rogue vampire and that left May all alone in the world. Mick looked down at the sixteen year old who only yesterday was full of joy and a sharp black wit, she was red eyed and shivering slightly. She looked up into Mick's face, took a deep breath and changed before his eyes. May was suddenly calm and collected.

"We're going to kill him"

She spoke in a whisper but her voice was full of conviction. Mick thought about what this once innocent girl said for a moment before making up his mind.

"Yes, but not today and not until I think you're ready."

"Okay"

Mick felt immediate guilt over his decision, but he had little choice, he knew May would have just gone after her father herself if he hadn't agreed. He quickly made another verdict.

"You're going to live with me, I'm going to keep you safe"

May nodded and Mick noticed the look of relief on her face that was quickly overtaken by grief.

"She really is gone isn't she?"

"I'm so sorry May"

She buried her head into his shoulder once more and Mick picked her up and carried her to his car. They were going home.

One Year later

"What? You're sending me where?" May looked incredibly hurt and Mick knew she was close to tears.

"It's for your own good; you need to be around humans, around girls your own age. You need to go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning, but most importantly you need to go finish school. May you know I love you and I love having you here, but you need a little normalcy for a while"

Mick hated himself so much, he hated that she was about to cry and looked like she was going to run out the door, but May just sighed heavily and turned away from him.

"Fine, I'll go to your precious boarding school...but...can I come back home when I finish?"

Mick realised she now was crying, tears streamed down her cheeks and dripped off her chin.

"Of course, I'd want to kill myself if you didn't"

May looked up at Mick and grabbed him in a fierce hug, which he effortlessly returned.

"I love you Mick, I'm gonna miss having a Dad"

Now Mick was getting misty eyed and he didn't even have tear ducts.

"I Love you too Baby. You better call me every five minutes and e-mail me every day"

May cracked up laughing.

"Yeah like you know how to use a computer"

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AN: So I know it was short but it was just the Prologue after all, hope you liked it, please Review.