Author's Note: this is set in an alternate universe and is rated T due to swearing, blood and sexual scenes.
Some OOC (especially with Serenity- I decided to make her a little more kick-ass. Please don't hate me.)
Prologue.
When The Rain Falls…
The rain plummeted down as heavy icy cold drops. The streets were deserted of both people and cars, except for the dark blue Mercedes. The driver slammed his foot harder on the gas ignoring the slashing hail outside and as he was going so fast he didn't see the small figure run out into the road.
The driver braked hard and the car skidded before coming to a complete stop inches away from the lunatic who was playing chicken with a speeding sports car. Serenity's only thought was to get to the bus shelter and then get her big brother to pick her up in his truck; she hadn't seen the blue Merc and as it squealed to a stop she had jumped back, slipped on the wet curb and fallen onto her ass.
Deciding to give the foolish kid a piece of his mind, he threw open the car door and strode towards her, heedless of the rain drenching him. He stared down at the girl; she wasn't a child anymore he noticed. She had long auburn hair kept back with a denim bandana; she also wore slightly baggy jeans and matching waistcoat over a small blue halter neck. She wore faded sneakers and was carrying a large pink and purple hippy-flower-print duffel bag. Her face a perfect oval and her eyes were large olive green ones that now stared at him with slight disgust.
"What do you think you are doing?" his voice was cold and unforgiving.
He had warm brown hair that was going darker by the minuet due to the unrelenting rain, his eyes were a sharp piercing blue that were as cold as a winter in Serbia. He wore a dark silk shirt and black leather trousers that fitted snugly over his long legs. To complete the outfit a fossil-grey leather trench coat fanned out behind him.
" You nearly ran me down and you have the nerve to ask me what I think I'm doing! You prick! You should be saying sorry." The girl snapped at him. She had managed to pick herself off of the cold concrete and was now glaring at him because she was a head shorter than him she had to tilt her head up giving her face an even more determined look.
"I'm not the one who ran out in the middle of the road, playing stupid games." His voice was still cool but now there was something underneath it, something that was colder, harder and even more terrifying than his annoyance.
Turning on his heel, the stranger strode back to his car. Serenity realising that he wouldn't look back at her picked up her bag and started heading in the direction she hoped was the one where her brother and his new wife lived. The cars horn jolted her out of her personal dilemma of being completely and totally lost.
That arrogant asshole! She thought seething silently at him. Deciding on the spot to show the rotten pig exactly what she thought of him with a one-finger gesture.
But to her surprise before she could show him, the car stopped beside her and the passenger side door swung open.
"Get in and don't ask questions." The stranger ordered.
If it got her a free ride and out of this bloody storm she was game, Serenity leapt into the car without a moment's hesitation or thought to whom this enigmatic man was.
I know! I left a bit of a cliffhanger. This is my first story and I hope you all enjoyed it and the first chapter Home should be out soon.
Best wishes ShadiSatr13 xxx