Chapter 1

Danielle sat on the brown leather couch with Violet on her left side and Destiny on her other. She was reading Cinderella too the two girls, getting them tired enough to go to sleep in a few minutes. Spike and Boa were going at it in a game of checkers, though it sounded like Boa was winning.

"Come on Boa! How do you win so much?" the nine year old complained. Spike was pouting now, apparently not going to play as long as the fifteen and a half year old Boa was going to keep beating him. Violet looked up at Danielle with her big violet eyes and Danielle groaned. That meant Violet wanted something.

"Dani, do you like cats?" she asked innocently. Five year olds can be just too darn cute for their own good. Being the responsible fifteen year old, Danielle had to be the one to tell her she couldn't have a cat. The seven year old giggled. Apparently, Destiny already knew what was going on.

"If I say yes, that still doesn't mean you can have a cat," Danielle said firmly. Violet's eyes started to tear up like they do when she really really wants something. Danielle just looked at her, unaffected.

"Aw, come on Dani, this is something she's thought about before and finally had the courage to go against what you would say and do it anyway," Destiny said, still giggling. Danielle's eyes grew wide as she looked at Violet.

"You already got the cat?" she asked outraged. Violet nodded and went into her room, before coming out with a small black kitten in her arms. "Why on Heaven or Earth would you get a cat? We travel all the time."

"But she was all alone in the front of the building and I couldn't just leave her there," Violet pleaded. Boa and Spike eventually came over and Boa sat next to Danielle. "Can I please keep her?"

"You gave it a name already didn't you?" Danielle asked in a flat tone. Violet nodded and Danielle had reached her breaking point. "Fine, you can keep it." Boa looked at her surprised and Violet's eyes lit up. "Now go to bed, all of you." Spike, Destiny, and Violet went into their rooms. Destiny and Violet had to share a room, and so did Danielle and Boa so Spike got his own room.

"Now why would you let her have a cat?" Boa asked, wrapping his arms around Danielle. Danielle sighed and leaned against him.

"I'm tired right now, I didn't want to argue with her," Danielle murmured, half asleep already. Boa nodded and lifted Danielle into the air. It was apparent that she had a stressful day, with all the planning how to get out if the Erasers attacked and taking care of three smallish children. He carried her to the bed and placed her down gently before getting in next to her. By the time he put her down on the bed she was already asleep. He sighed and closed his eyes.

… … …

Danielle was instantly alert when she heard the sound of glass breaking from outside the room. She got up so quickly, she didn't realized that she had hit Boa. Outside, there were at least five erasers on each side of the hall way and Boa came out, looking crabby.

"Dani, what…" he was cut off by the sight of the erasers. The rest of the kids came out, with the cat in Violet's arms. "Time to go?" Danielle nodded and they all let their wings unfurl. Everyone then flew out of the window in Boa's room and into the forest where they continued to run on foot. Danielle tripped over something and fell down. She was about to get back up when she saw what she tripped over.

It was a boy.

A/N: Well, this is the first chapter of the first story me (Vampire Demon Girl) and MOTH (Maiden of the Heavens) made together. And yes, it is really the both of us.

-VDG & MOTH