Needing You

Chapter 1

A Child of Fortune

Knock! Knock!

'Who would be knocking on the door so early in the morning?'

Percy thought as he ran his hands through his hair and walked down the long marble steps.

Knock! Knock!

"Coming…yeah yeah…" He wasn't normally that snippy, but it was really early and he had a test in the morning

He opened the door not seeing anyone there. Then he looked down to see a small bundle laying there. It wasn't an infant by no means, although he didn't have much experience with infants to know much difference. She as probably about two or three years old.

Percy stepped out.

"Hello!?" He looked back down at the child who opened her eyes and looked up at him. Her bright blue eyes and bright blond hair matched his perfectly in fact.

"Hello there…do you have a name?" He asked and she blinked up at him and handed him a piece of paper.

Percy looked over it and then down at the girl again. Then went back to reread it

To The Pimpernel,

I'm being hunted by the Republic, I'm afraid they've found me and they're wanting to kill me and my child. I know this might be asking too much of you, but please…please take care of my Eve. She's all I have in this world and if she survives then it'll be okay. She has no further relatives so she has no one to go to. Her father has already been killed a week ago.

She eats anything except tomatoes and fish. She's shown an interest in history, and art. Before you figure it out yourself her intellect is very vast, almost college level. She goes to school at the high school near you. Her bag should be close by with her things. Her birthdate is in March…please tell her that I love her and I've done this for her.

Above all…protect her, the reasoning behind us being killed is because the Republic has figured out that she is by far smarter than most her age. They wanted to use her scientific knowledge to their advantage…and much worse…brainwash her into doing whatever they wish. I want her to grow up with a carefree nature, not someone pushed into doing things that kill people.

Thank you,

Maria Rai

To my beautiful Daughter Eve Rai:

We love you, we always will, we're not abandoning you…we're setting you free. Do anything and everything your heart desires, we'll be watching over you.

Love from Mommy

"She's gone…isn't she?" The question came from someone so small to be talking about things far greater then themselves.

"Yes." Percy said sitting down on the step. Lightning flashed in the back ground.

"My names Percy Blakeney."

"Evangeline Rai. People just call me Eve though." She just continued to sit on the step. Percy glanced at her, not a single tear fell down her cheek. Wasn't she sad that her parents were all dead and she was now deposited on some strange mans front steps.

"Aren't you the least bit scared?" He asked. Eve sighed and shook her head.

"No." She said and ran her fingers over her shoes they looked like they used to be shoes…they had holes in the side of them. Percy finally got a good look at the young girl. She was filthy, and her hair was massed up. They must have been running for quite some time.

"Come on inside…its getting cold outside." He said and watched Eve stand up before he too stood up. He walked inside and looked at her as she just stood there. She didn't look to shy either. But she did have this glare written on her face.

"Are you really the Scarlet Pimpernel?"

"Why? Is that hard to believe?" He asked smiling down at her, she didn't smile back.

"Yes…you just look like any other college student." She said walking inside and took her shoes off at the door. Probably something she was used to doing at home. She narrowed her eyes at Percy as he walked her down the hallway. Sometimes he would look over his shoulder at her.

"I'm not going to run off. Where would I actually run to anyways." She said and looked up when he opened the door to the bathroom. Suddenly it clicked and Eve looked around at where she was, the house was enormous to her.

"Wow…I haven't seen a bath tub that big…unless you count a pool." Eve said and looked at Percy as he pulled out a towel and a robe which actually looked like it belonged to someone twice her height.

"How old are you anyways?" Percy asked her. She blushed and looked in the mirror and shook her head.

"I'll be five in March." She said and looked up at Percy who put the robe and towel down in a chair.

"That's not that far off you know." He said she just shrugged and looked at the pool as it filled with hot water from a whole lot of fossets around it. There were even bubbles forming, the smell coming from it was something floral that Eve couldn't figure out.

"I guess I'll take you to the orphanage tomorrow…it's the best place for you to hide…in a group of a bunch of kids." Percy said dumping a bottle of pink liquid into the water. More bubbles began to form thicker and pink in color.

"Mom thought of that too…but tomorrow is Sunday." She said and looked at Percy who looked at his iPhone and blinked. So okay maybe he didn't have school in the morning. These League jobs have been taking up so much of his time that he's lost track of time.

"Well I guess I could keep an eye on you while we wait for Monday. Is that alright with you?" He asked watching her walk around a curtain.

"Lets get one thing straight first…I am a girl, you're a guy. If you try anything with me I'll instantly call the police. I have a phone too you know." Her phone was instantly taken from her and thrown into the water.

"They can track you with it." He said and gasped when his own cell phone was taken from him and thrown into the water. "Hey!" He looked down angrily at the girl who looked sad now.

"Um…I'm naked." She said softly. Percys suddenly realized that she was in fact naked and ran around the curtain and covered his eyes.

"Sorry Im not used to girls being in this house unless you count the maids and they normally leave around 6pm anyways." He said and looked at his watch since his phone was swimming away.

"Wow…its early…" He said and looked around at Eve for a moment making sure she was alright as she slid into the water. The pool wasn't any deeper than two foot.

"The uh…shampoo is on the left while the conditioner is on the right." He said and heard her dunk herself. Moments later he could hear her stomach growl loudly. "Hungry?" He asked and then heard her grumble before blurting out.

"Haven't eaten in three days." She said. Percy sighed and nodded.
"Alright then." He said and walked toward the door. "Then I'll go make you something to eat." He said and she just sighed and opened the door.

"You don't like me to much do you?" Percy asked. Eve stopped what she was doing and looked at the bubbles.

"You're nice…but that's not enough to trust someone…and I haven't been given any reason to trust anyone…not for a long time. I…I guess I just don't trust you…and it's frustrating me." She said and dunked herself again.

For some reason this made Percy very uneasy. No one has ever…not trusted him before. Normally he flashes that smile of his and its instant swoon. Even from the kids at the childrens center he normally goes to. He looked around to see the girl sitting on the tubs floor. The water was up to her neck so all he could see was her bright blond hair.

He really wanted this girl to trust him. But how was he going to do that within two days? But why did he want to if he was just going to take her to the orphanage anyways? He wasn't sure, he just needed to.