Hey guys i've had this story idea in my head now for about three weeks. Please read and review of what you think. I hope you enjoy :)

Flashback:

"Mommy, where do babies come from?" the little six year old girl asked, rubbing her mommy's big tummy, she was seven months along

Shannon Baker chuckled at her curious little girl. "Well when a mommy and a daddy love each other they, well…have fun and have a baby ninth months after." She answered, she didn't really know what to say, Courtney was only six years old, too young to know the whole sex part.

"What's 'fun'?" Courtney air quoting the word 'fun'

"When your older you'll know."

"Mommy, I have another question."

"What is it dear?"

"How do you know when you're in love?"

"Well when you meet that one special person, you'll know."

"How?"

"Heart speeds up every time you see them or think about them, your stomach does back flips, well it feels like it, you have a hard time finding what to say sometimes, you just want to be with that person all the time Courtney."

"Is that how you feel with daddy?"

Shannon blushed at her daughters comment. "Yes, everyday. Just remember, there's someone out there that is in love with you, they may not know it cause they probably don't know you yet, but their heart is saved for you, Courtney Baker."

"Well I love you mommy, but that stuff never happens to me."

Mrs. Baker couldn't help but laugh at that one. "Sweetie that's family love."

Courtney thought her mom was the prettiest person in the world. Her beautiful, exotic tan skin was the smell of vanilla with a mixture of cinnamon sticks. She had the most gorgeous wavy dark brown hair, she has pretty hazel colored eyes, and what Courtney liked the most about her mom was her smile, just one smile cold light up her day. Courtney looked exactly like her except her hair was a light brown, like daddy's and her eyes were onyx, but mommy told her that the most beautiful girls had onyx eyes cause they were rare. Courtney was glad that she had her mothers smile. "I family love you mommy."

They both started to crack up on their front porch for about fifteen minutes. Mrs Baker kissed her daughters forehead. "I family love you too."

Their dad came out with three drumsticks in his hands. "Who wants ice cream?"

"ME!" little Courtney screamed when she knocked her father over

Mrs. Baker smiled at the sight of her husband tickling her daughter in delight and picking her up and just playing with her. Shannon wanted the best for Courtney if it meant going to the best schools and becoming successful lawyers like her and her husband Sam, they were the best lawyers in the Vancouver area of Canada. She hoped that Courtney and her future child would follow in their footsteps someday.

Ten years later:

"JULIE!" Courtney screamed in anger, as she stormed into her ten year old sisters room

"What?" Julie asked innocently

Courtney looked around her room and spotted her favorite baby blue tank top. "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU, STAY OUT OF MY ROOM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!"

"But I wanted to wear it once."

"WERE NOT EVEN THE SAME SIZE, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WEAR SOMETHING THAT IS OVERLY BIG ON YOU!" Courtney couldn't understand why she would borrow her clothes. For one they were six years apart. Hell, Julie could still fit into six year old clothes, then again Courtney could fit into thirteen year old's size. Courtney was average height and average weight while Julie was tall and skinny.

"Sorry I just wanted to try it on you don't need to go all ballistic about it."

Courtney was starting to calm down a little now and let out a big sigh. "Next time ask for permission before taking my stuff."

Julie rolled her eyes. "ok, whatever….."

"I mean it Julie!"

"Ok, jeez!" Julie pouted

Courtney went back into her room and collapsed onto her bed. She noticed that she was lying on another letter from her dad. Courtney didn't like her dad one bit. When Courtney was nine he had walked out on her, Julie, and her mother without any reason. Courtney could never ever forgive him for hurting her, Julie, and especially her mom. Since then her dad would write every month to both Courtney and Julie and give them all of this bullshit excuses about how he never left because of them and how much he loved them blah, blah, blah. She decided to open the letter to see what kind of BS he wrote this time then burn his letter in the fire pit like always.

My dear Angel Courtney,

How are things going lately? I heard that your violin concert was great, sorry I couldn't be there, too much work. How's Julie? Do you have any boyfriends? I'm sure a beautiful girl like you can get a boyfriend real easily. Well thanksgiving break is around the corner and I was hoping that you and Julie would come and visit, I feel lonely without my two favorite girls, so please, I know I'm not the greatest person in the world to you guys, but that doesn't mean I should be isolated from my daughters forever, so please think about visiting, please.

Hugs and kisses, Dad

Courtney laughed at the fact of visiting her father, never in a million years would she ever visit him, she didn't care about his feelings and neither did Julie. She would have to show her mom the letter first before burning it. Courtney and Julie would show their mother their letter from dad and they have a fun time laughing about the idiot. Come to think of it, where was her mother? Mrs. Baker was suppose to work late tonight for some murder trial, but she was suppose to be home at around midnight and right now it was two in the morning. Courtney couldn't decide weather or not to wait up for her mother or to just fall asleep. Courtney decided to wait, but failed when she fell asleep five minutes afterwards.

Courtney was woken up by a knock at the door. She looked towards the clock, six in the morning. ' Who the hell would knock on someone's door this early?' Courtney thought. She went to see if the person at the door had woken up Julie, nope, figures, Julie is a heavy sleeper, hurricane Katrina could come by and Julie would still be asleep. Courtney's heart started to pound when she noticed two police officers at her door. One was a big fat pale guy with a brown beard and the other was a small, skinny, black guy with a black mustache.

"Excuse me, is this the Bakers residents?" The Big police guy asked

Courtney felt like she was about to have a heart attack. Her legs were turning into jelly. Something bad had happened to her mom. She prayed that if anything her mother was still alive and is now safe, she tried not to jinx it.

"I'm afraid you're mother, Shannon, was found dead in the girls bathroom at Wendy's at around two in the morning. We think that she was murdered with a gun shot at her head. Were still looking for the murderer right now. Anyways were so sorry." The smaller black policeman said, patting Courtney's shoulder.

Courtney slammed the door and went up into her closet so Julie wouldn't hear her cry. She couldn't believe it, her mother dead. The policeman's words 'you're mother, Shannon. was found dead.' was ringing in her ears. Each time she said it in her mind, her heart was throbbing more and more. She wanted to rip the throat out of the person who murdered her mom. The thought of her mom's murderer running loose made Courtney angry. She picked up a little pink vase that she had made in fifth grade and threw it at her door watching it shatter. Courtney thought about were her and Julie would stay now since they were both still minors, she was just hoping that it wasn't going to be with her dad. How was she ever going to tell Julie? She better break the news when Julie wakes up. She remembered all of the good times she had with her mom. Courtney had stopped crying for now, but her eyes were still filled with tears.

"COURTNEY!" Julie yelled

Courtney took a deep breath before coming out of her closet. Courtney tried to wipe the tears from her eyes because she had to be strong in front of Julie. "What?"

"Aunt Valerie is coming over today at around elev-" Julie stopped rambling when she noticed her sisters eyes all red and puffy. "What's wrong Courtney?"

"Mom died last night. She was found in the girls bathroom at Wendy's with a bullet in her head. That's probably why Aunt Valerie is coming over, to talk about who gets custody over us. "

"Oh…."

I was about to give Julie a hug when she pulled away and put her sneakers on. "Excuse me, but I think I'm going to take a walk right now."

Julie always took walks whenever she was depressed about anything so she could go to a private place and cry her eyes out. She never let anyone see her cry, Julie tried to have a tough look on her 24/7. Courtney looked at the clock, ten. That meant she only had an hour to get ready, crap! Courtney quickly hopped in the shower and put on a dark green sweater that her aunt Valerie had got her, dark blue denim jeans, and her green Aeropostle flip flops.

Aunt Valerie walked right into the Bakers house right when Courtney finished getting ready. Her makeup was running down her shirt as she cried and she went over and gave Courtney a tight hug that almost suffocated her. Aunt Valerie was a bit chubby, but she still looked good. She was her moms little sister. Her dark brown, almost black hair was pulled into a neat little bun, she had light mocha colored skin, her eyes were a dark green, and her smile was kind of creepy in Courtney's opinion. She had a dark blue blazer on with a black shirt underneath, long black skirt, and black high heels.

"I'm home." Julie said when she walked through the door

Aunt Valerie smiled. "Julie! My god you girls are growing up and becoming such beautiful girls."

"So who gets custody over us?" I immediately asked

"Your father."

"WHAT!" Me and Julie shrieked at the same time

"I know he's not the greatest person in the world, but he is your father and he still loves you guys to death and just because he walked out on your mother doesn't mean you should detach him from your life forever."

"Cant we stay with you Aunt Val?" Julie whined

"Oh I wish, but parents come before anyone else."

Courtney figured that her dad would take custody over them. She tried to act mature and not whine unlike Julie. Deep down Courtney was getting angry. He was going to have to try really hard to earn trust and mutual liking from her and Julie. "When do we leave?"

"The flight to Toronto departs at five tonight. So get packing ladies."

My name is Courtney Baker and my life has officially been ruined.

So not the best chapter to start off with but hey, i tried! anyways Duncan and other tdi characters well be introduced in the next chapter or the third... Anyways please review NO FLAMES PLEASE!