Hey guys! this is my first SOA story and I hope you guys like it!

This story, after the first chapter will follow each episode starting with season 1, episode 1!

Please feel free to be brutally honest and critique! I would love to hear how I could write this story better for you all! Criticism is always welcome!

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but Mackenzie :)

Until We Bleed

Chapter 1: Stranded

"Mackenzie!" Dawn called towards the bathroom while she sat on the couch in the living room of Kenzie's house.

"I'm coming, I'm coming," Kenzie said putting her earrings in as she made her way to the living room. Dawn was getting agitated she could tell, it's the only time she used her full name.

"umm, makeup?" Dawn groaned as she looked Kenzie over.

"I have makeup on." Kenzie said turning to look in the mirror.

"Whatever, let's go." Dawn said rolling her eyes before walking out the front door and to her car. Dawn was a character. Yeah, she was mean sometimes but she was Kenzie's friend. It was rare that she was in town and she never stayed very long, but when she needed some place to stay, Kenzie was always her first choice.

"We're going to pick up some money from my dad first, that okay?" Dawn asked starting up her car.

"Sure," Kenzie answered honestly. She was never one to protest much. she was always the kind of person to just roll with it. However, Dawn's dad did kind of put her on edge. She had only met him twice before and even though he was always as nice as can be, he was still rough looking. Not to mention he was a member of the 'Sons of Anarchy' and although she would never show it, anyone involved with that whole deal made her uncomfortable.

"Come on," Dawn said grabbing her things and slamming the door behind her. Kenzie got out and followed her closely to the garage knowing that if she strayed from her too much she might get caught in an awkward situation. She waited patiently...and awkwardly until Dawn and her father were done greeting each other hello. "You remember Kenzie, right?" Dawn asked Tig who now had one arm slung over Dawn's shoulders.

"Of course I do. Thanks for always giving Dawn a place to stay while she's here." He said reaching out a hand to shake Kenzie's.

"It's not a problem Mr. Trager, I enjoy Dawn's company," Kenzie smiled while letting go of his hand to awkwardly tuck a strand of light brown hair behind her ear. He smirked knowing that sometimes the friends got on each others nerves severely.

"Follow me," Tig said walking past both of the girls without another word. Kenzie knew he was talking more to Dawn that to herself so when she spotted a picnic table near where Tig was heading, she took it as an opportunity to let Dawn and her father have some alone time.

She sat on the tabletop with her feet on the bench while she pulled out her cell phone. She stared at her phone trying to decide whether to look up something random on the internet, awkwardly text someone or to play a game. "Have you seen Tig?" His voice made her look up from her phone and give him a curious look. She looked around to make sure he was talking to her before she answered.

"I think he's still inside." She said with a faint smile.

"Thanks!" he said starting to move before stopping. "Wait...who are you?" he asked shoving his hands in his pockets.

"No one," She answered honestly with a shrug. He nodded his head with a slight smile. Kenzie watched the back of his mohawked head disappear behind the same door that Tig and Dawn had gone through. "Interesting," she muttered to herself before turning her attention back to her phone. She was hoping that was the last uncomfortable interaction she would have to go through and that Dawn would hurry up and come out so she could leave.

Her attention was ripped away from her phone again by a car coming to a quick stop almost directly in front of her. Dawn came out of the door she had gone in with Tig and the mohawked guy right behind her. Kenzie breathed a sigh of relief to herself until Dawn walked past her and into the car that just pulled up. "Umm, Dawn!" She yelled catching the attention of her friend who was now settled in the front seat. She put her phone on the table and jumped down moving towards the car. "Where are you going?"

"Out," Dawn answered with a wide smile.

Kenzie tried her best to process what was going on. "Well, leave me your car keys or something Dawn," she yelled getting a little more annoyed.

"Then how would I get back to your house later?" Dawn asked seriously.

"How do I get home right now?!" Kenzie almost screamed. Dawn shrugged her shoulders as the car sped off. "Bitch…" She whispered to herself. She never thought Dawn would put her in a position like this, especially when they had planned Dawn's whole last day in town together.

"Do you have a way to get home?" Kenzie heard Tig's voice behind her.

She composed herself and turned around to face the two men who still stood in the doorway. "Of course I do," She smiled trying to hide her anger towards Dawn.

"Besides walking?" Tig looked at her sternly. She knew she couldn't lie to him, he would be able to tell right away.

She shook her head with a smile. "Have a nice day!" she smiled a little wider before turning to leave. She just wanted to be out of there and home to let off steam and hopefully make herself feel a little better.

"Wait," she heard Tig's voice from behind her once again. She knew she had to stop. "Juice take her home for me? She's a good friend of Dawn's and I'm not letting her walk home."

"Oh no no, don't worry about it really, you don't have to do that. It's not that far anyways, I'll be fine," she informed with a slight smile.

"You got it, Tig," the mohawked guy, who Kenzie now knew to be 'Juice', said patting Tig's shoulder and walking past her gesturing for her to follow.

She turned as she walked away smiling at Tig. "Thanks," she said with a nod. Maybe he wasn't as bad as she originally thought. He nodded back before continuing what he was doing before the girls got there.

Tig knew it upset Kenzie that Dawn had taken off on her. He had only met her a few times but always thought she was a good girl and was thankful for everything she would always do for his daughter. He was glad he could at least give her a ride home, even if it wasn't from him.

Juice patted the seat behind him as he sat on his bike. "Ever been on one of these?" Juice asked her noticing the look on her face.

"Never," she laughed getting on cautiously thanking God in her head that she had decided to wear jeans. She made sure to keep her distance. He was doing her a huge favor taking her home and she didn't want to do anything that may or may not upset him.

He took notice of how cautious she was at holding on. "You know," he started catching her attention "I don't bite. Unless you want me to and uh, specify where," he finished with a wide smile.

This made her laugh. She loosened up after laughing for a few seconds. She knew he was joking, she just wasn't expecting it out of someone like Juice. "You're funny," she finally said not wiping the smile from her face.

"Thanks for the ride," Kenzie said hopping off of Juice's bike and straightening out her shirt.

"Sure," He answered with a nod. He watched her grab a key off the porch light and let herself in making sure she was in safely before he took off.

Kenzie went straight to the kitchen and started digging through the cabinets. She found everything she needed to finally start baking. Baking always helps calm her down when she's mad and needs to cool off. She was in the middle of baking when the front door opened. Dawn walked into the kitchen and threw Kenzie's keys on the counter.

"You left your keys and purse in my car. I figured you might need them so, I, uh...stopped by to drop them off" Dawn said not sure if Kenzie was mad or not.

"Thanks," Kenzie said after a few seconds of silence. Dawn slowly turned to leave before stopping.

"I'm leaving tonight instead of tomorrow," Dawn finally said. Kenzie nodded her head and watched as Dawn left. She wasn't sure how she held all the anger she had towards Dawn, but she was glad that she did.

By the time she was finished baking all the batter that she angrily mixed, it was already starting to get dark. She took a breath and started preparing the frosting so it was just the way she liked it. Cupcakes literally covered her entire kitchen. Every open surface was covered with a cupcake. She had half of the cupcakes frosted before she heard a knock at the door. Kenzie wiped her hands on a towel before preparing herself for the fight she thought she was about to have with Dawn.

She was shocked when she didn't find Dawn on the other side of the door, but instead it was Juice. "Oh, hi!" Kenzie said cheerfully and still a bit surprised.

"I thought you might need this, found it on my way out," Juice said holding up her cell phone.

"Oh my phone, I didn't even know I lost it. Where did you find it?" She smiled taking it from Juice's hand.

"On a table outside," he laughed.

"That explains it," she smiled. "Thanks for...bringing it over."

"It's not a problem," he replied slowly turning to leave.

"Do you umm...want a cupcake or two or...ten?" Kenzie laughed finally realizing that she didn't know what she was going to do with the massive amount of cupcakes she had sprawled about her kitchen.

"Umm...sure," he smiled. She could tell he was unsure and it made her want to laugh a little.

"Well come on in, you can pick out what you like," she said moving to the side and gesturing for him to come in. She led the way to her kitchen and watched his eyes widen as he seen the dessert covered kitchen. "I bake when I get angry, I think I went a little overboard."

"Did you...think you were baking for a small country?" He laughed taking a cupcake off the counter and eating half of it in one bite. "These are really...really good though."

"Thanks," Kenzie said looking up from her icing with a smile. "Seriously, take whatever you want, a thank you for giving me a ride home when you really didn't have to. Oh! Here," she started before taking out a small container and putting a four cupcakes in it before grabbing a marker and writing 'Thanks Mr. Trager' on it. "Can you make sure these get to Mr. Trager for me as a thank you for getting me a ride home?"

"Of course, Juice by the way," he smiled. She knew that already but wasn't about to let him know that.

"Mackenzie, or Kenzie," she smiled back packing up a bunch of different cupcakes in a big box and placing Tig's cupcakes in the bottom right corner to save space. "Here you go," she sighed pushing it towards him. A few less cupcakes she had to worry about. "If you want anymore, you know where to get them," she laughed.

"I won't bother you anymore, I promise," he laughed back.

"I'll tell you what, I'll put my number on this box and if you need or want more let me know. I need to get rid of them all and soon so give them to anyone and everyone. Aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, your girlfriend, just...help me get rid of them" she explained focusing on writing her number on the box.

"Deal," he laughed watching her write on the box.

"There," she said lifting up the box and handing it to Juice. "Enjoy."

"Thanks again," he smiled before leaving. Kenzie locked the door behind him. She may have had tension with Dawn and she didn't know quite where their friendship stood but, she may just have found another friend in Juice.

"Good morning," Kenzie smiled putting down a platter of cupcakes in the middle of the lounge. "I made way too many cupcakes last night so please eat them?" All the nurses and doctors in the lounge didn't have to be asked twice. She noticed one doctor didn't make a move for the platter. She grabbed a cupcake and headed to where her friend sat at a table in the back reading a book. "Good morning, Tara," She said flashing a smile. She hand't known Tara very long, but she could tell that something was definitely bothering her.

"Morning, Kenz," Tara smiled.

"Here, cupcake, I figured you'd want one before they were all gone," she said smiling.

"Thanks," she softly said reaching for the cupcake.

"Everything alright?" Kenzie finally asked concerned at the way Tara was acting.

"Yeah, I'm just...worn out I think," she softly smiled. Kenzie knew that something was bothering Tara since the day she started at the hospital. For the most part she was herself, but some days she just seemed...off.

"I have to start my shift but I'll bring you a pick me up during my lunch?" She smiled. Kenzie knew she was always busy so she sometimes brought her coffee or something sweet to keep her going through her shift.

"Do you want to grab dinner instead later? I could use a night out." Tara looked at her with hopeful eyes. Kenzie didn't think she was close enough with Tara to see her outside of work, but she knew Tara needed someone and she could always use more friends.

"I'd like that," Kenzie smiled getting up from the table. "Just call me later?"

Tara smiled nodding her head. "See you later Kenz."

As she left the lounge Kenzie couldn't shake the feeling that there was something different going on with almost everything in her life. Ever since Dawn's visit things were changing in her life, making her look at things in a different perspective. She couldn't help but feel that this was all just the beginning.

So what did you think? good? bad? worth continuing? Thanks for reading! :)