Whatever Rain May Bring

Author's note: None of these characters are my own. I just love TOS so much.

Chapter one: nineteen years ago

A girl with long brown hair and soft looking chocolate brown eyes, shivered in the cold snow as she walked down the street. She was Anna Brown, on her way to work at her job in the Dragonfly inn, where she was a maid.

"Excuse me!" a voice called out from behind her. She turned towards the voice, a young man about twenty-six stood a little ways behind her. He had auburn hair and weird colored eyes, almost like red. He was wearing purple and had a sword at his side. He quickly walked over to her and she saw that his face was almost emotionless, "Do you know where the inn is?" he asked, without a trace of a smile on his face.

"Near the entrance of the town." Anna told him her face bursting in a bright smile." If you want I can take you there." He shrugged in answer.

For a few moments the tow of them walked in complete silence. Anna, not used to walking with someone and staying quiet was squirming with the desire to say something. Then he said, "This is what I get for following a child's advise."

"What?" Anna asked smiling at him.

"Two hours ago I asked a boy the way to the inn and you know what he told me, it's 'near the market, sir.' And guess what I threw him some Gald as a thank-you. I wandered the market all this time and I couldn't find it, but when I find that kid I'm going to kill him." Anna giggled. "Is there anything that can bring your smile down?" he asked as they reached the inn.

Her smile fell a few inches. "If my stepfather comes back."

"Why?"

"He takes all we have, food, Gald…" she rubbed her arms and her face fell all the way, "among other things."

The man felt himself going angry, for some reason he couldn't stand the idea of anyone hurting her. He grabbed her arms stopping her. "Did he rape you?" Anna saw his eyes flashing angrily. "If he did I'll…"

She gave him a brilliant smile. "He didn't rape me." They began to walk again. "What is your name?"

"I'll tell you my name if you'll tell me yours." She nodded. "I am Kratos."

She gave him a small smile. "Anna." Kratos actually smiled at her, slipping his hand into hers they began to run through the snow and towards the inn. Within a few minutes time they were standing outside its door breathing hard. Kratos leaned down and brushed his lips against hers before going in the inn. Anna followed him, her face red from the cold and from his kiss. No one noticed anything different about her.