Chapter 1: New Family

Tears streamed down his eyes, his little body still shaking from the scenerio that played out in his mind. His parents, the people who could less about him in the world. Chared, black as pitch laying flawlessly on the ground.

His milky pale hand firmly touched the ashed cheek of his mother, while the other scowered her hair and found her eye socket. It felt liquidy and squishy and it would have usualy scared him, instead it made him sob as the firefighters were putting out the ablazed house.

Why him? It was always the same question he asked himself at times like this. Why no one else? Raised in a unsupportive family which he loved dearly but never received any back. His vision blurring, spinning in his mind as he achingly moved his stiff neck up to look at his house in flames. No one knew what the cause of it was, or how he was the only one alive.

It only happened momentarly. He woke up and smelled smoke ran screaming into his parents room and found them both on fire, shrieking to which his eyes swelled with fear and panic as he ran down the stairs quickly. The living room, a replicia of what Pepito showed him while he was at his house. That only made his heart pound faster, his breath became ragged and chocked as he risked everything and ran outside to where his knees buckled and the sounds of alarms became noticeable.

Todd closed his eyes, he couldn't stand seeing this happen to him. He let his hands fall off of his mother's face and looked towards his father with squinted eyes. Laying beside him were his glasses, covered with black carbon and cracked slightly. He picked them up and wiped away the carbon showing it's existence on his hands. His breath begain hitching as he opened his mouth and let out his whining and crying.

" LET ME NEAR HIM, PLEASE!" His eyes popped open. His crying, supringinsly had stopped, he turned his attention towards the calming, sweet voice. There fighting with the chief fire fighter was her. Long blonde hair, beautiful black-blue eyes glaring full of anger. Wearing a long black coat with spiraling coat tails and her usual red and black tank top with the black skinnies. Todd opened his mouth and let out a little squee which, thankfully grabbed her attention.

Her eyes popped open alike his, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes. Making illusions of beautiful ponds alas midnight. She bolted towards him, pushing the chief out of the way and towards the cowering little boy. Todd, even though mouring a bit at his loss, found himself opening his arms as she fell to her knees and embraced him in a hug.

" I'm just glad your safe" She sobbed as he found his black hair was getting wet with tears. He too was crying as he managed to squeak out.

" Squee"

" Welll Ma'am we have called his Grandfather and he said he'd take the brat for the parents" The chief explained to an angered Cory and a now petrified Todd. The sudden embrace at the words Grandfather, surprised and startled Squee but he found himself blushing at the warmth and caring withheld in it.

" No way! This poor kids been through enough, if his parents didn't love him then sure as hell his grandfather wouldn't do the same would he not? And second of all Todd is not a brat, he is a sweet kid" Todd smiled a shy, embarrassed smile at her words.

" Well lady, he is now to be passed to the next avaivable family member" The chief gave a look and swiftly pulled Todd out of Cory's arms. Cory pissed, had another swipe and struck the man with an object. Todd fell loosely from the man and into her now blood stained hands. His eyes widened as he looked uncomfortbaly up into her slightly calmed, shoken up eyes. He turned his attention towards the chief who was know laying on the ground with a knife lodged in this throat.

" I'm sorry but it's best for him" Cory whispered quietly as she held Todd close to him. He was still shoken up, however he knew one thing for sure. He was safe, safe in the arms of his deadly angel.