Disclaimer: The Night World and the characters in it belong to L J Smith
Author's Note: My next story, it isn't the sequel to Till Death Do Us Part, but I felt I needed to write a different story line.
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B.
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Chapter 1: The Past!

"I hate you!" The twelve year old Katya Malen shouted to her mother.

"I'm sorry honey. But I need this job, you have to babysit Ok?" Katya's mother asked.

"No mum, I hate you! I hate Delly she gats on my nerves!" Katya yelled.

"I'm sorry Katya, I'll see you later. Bye." Katya's mother then took her coat and put it on, she kissed Delly's blond head, then moved towards Katya to give her a kiss.

"I hate you, leave me alone!"

"Ok, you'll regret saying that later, and you know you will. Bye!" Then Katya's mother walked out of the house, leaving Katya and three year old Delly alone.

Of course Delly and Katya didn't see their mother for an hour, the hour turned to two then three, then four. Katya started to get worried, so did the only thing she knew what to do, she phoned the police.

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"How long has your mum been missing?" A police woman asked.

"She's been gone at least five hours." Katya answered calmly, she was taking this surprisingly well.

""Why did she leave a twelve year old girl with a three year old baby?" A big, beefy, ugly detective asked.

"I...erm...she had to go to a job interview!" Katya replied.

"Kat? Where's mommy?" Delly whispered, grabbing hold of Katya's hand.

"Delly Belly, she'll be home soon." Katya said, sounding tired.

"Do you have any relatives we could cotact in this depressing time for such young girls, Katya? What is Katya actually short for? Katlin? Katrina?" The nosy police woman asked, jotting notes down in her pad.

"No, it's just plain Katya!"

"What about Delly, is that shortened?" The police woman pressed on.

"Yes, it's Delouise." Katya answered, giving the lady a fake smile. "Anything else?"

"Yes, relatives?" The man asked.

"Nope, no living relatives." Katya answered, hating the odd pair every second.

"Well we have to take you to an orphanage for the time being, then." The man said, unconvincingly, there was something these police weren't telling Delly and Katya. There was something about them that Katya didn't trust.

"Thanks but no thanks, I'm sure we can look after ourselves." Katya said, ungratefully.

"Well, sweety, it's the law." The 'police woman' said, taking a firm grip on both girls arms.

"Can we at least pack a few things?" Katya asked, all trust in these two people had gone.

"Yes, sure."

So the 'police and detective' led the girls upstairs.

"We'll go help Delouise pack and you can pack your things, see you in a minute." The woman said, giving Katya a grin.

Katya ran into her room and quickly turned the lock, she grabbed her school bag and started putting her favourite clothes in it. Katya then picked up her photo album and her sketch book, then she climbed on her chair and picked up her piggy bank which held alot of money in it, and emptied the money into her small purse. Katya flung her window open and threw her bag out, luckily Katya's room was the fire escape, so she ladders outside her bedroom window. Katya soundlessly climbed down and ran through the back yard, and crawled through her the broken fence. Katya stopped and looked at her house, tears sprang to her eyes.

"I'll be back for you Delly Belly, I promise."

Katya would make that promise come true. One day.