A/N hello all, I'm new to publishing on FanFic, so please bare with me as I normally use Wattpad. As I'm currently having my stories edited at last, I thought I may as well upload on here too!

I don't own any of these characters!

When you think of 30 seconds, you think of it as being a very short amount of time, when in reality, if you count to 30 in silence you begin to realise it's longer than you thought and a lot can happen in 30 seconds. A child can be born. A last breath can take place, a simple 'I do' can be said, a 'goodbye' can be told. You could crash a car, you can board a plane. You can go from one extreme to another and your heart can be broken in seconds... there are so many scenarios that can either happen or be said.

But, for me, 30 seconds is all it took for me to be utterly addicted.

30 seconds is all it took for me to forget about everyone but her.

30 seconds is all it took for someone to shake my world and turn it upside down.

All it took was 30 seconds to fall in love with a stranger.

I am sat on New Year's Eve 2011 in a rundown bar in Chicago, waiting for my dumb ass brother Killian to show up, I can see hundreds of people enjoying themselves and I was sat there cursing every last one of them. I hated seeing people so happy, it wasn't because I was a miserable, hateful person, I just didn't really have anything to be happy about. I lived my life the way I wanted it. I worked in bail bonds and it was an easy job with good pay. I kept fit, had one-night stands... I wasn't one for relationships, the last relationship I had ended up being such a complete disaster that I tended to avoid them like the plague. My parents died, or that's what I like to tell myself... in truth I have no idea who or where they are. My brother Killian is a year older than myself, he is a real ladies man. Speaking of which, he is probably banging an unfortunate girl in the back alley knowing him.

"Want another?" the barmaid said as she came up to me, I nodded and she handed me a whiskey. I went to give her the money but she told me it was paid for.

"Who paid for this?"

She pointed over to a group at the end of the bar.

"Oh, she's gone. She must like to be mysterious," she wiggled her eyebrows at me. A girl ey? Hmm I wonder who it was?

As I turned on my bar stool I scanned the bar, there were a few returned looks my way. I'm not being vain, but I know I'm not ugly, I have never had issues getting with men or women in the past, but I just wasn't feeling it tonight. I took one last look around before turning back to the bar, no one caught my attention, so I went back to the drink that was bought for me.

"Happy New Year to me," I toasted, then raised my glass and threw it down the back of my throat.

"SIS, why such a long face?" I heard Killian approach me, he came up to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

"Christ Killian, you fucking stink of rum, did you pour the bottle on yourself?" as much as he annoyed the hell out of me, I loved him dearly.

"No little sis, I've just drank that much of it, it flows through my veins," he laughed and hugged me again, "Emma, this is Ruby, Ruby this is Emma."

It was then that I noticed someone was latched onto his other arm.

"Hi Emma, God you are so hot," she confidently said to me smirking, I returned the smirk letting my eyes rake over her body, I looked at Killian and raised my eyebrow at him.

"She is mine Emma, get your own," I could see the playful smile in his face.

"You can share me Killy!"

I snorted at the nickname, knowing he hated it.

"EEW!" we both said. Although we were not blood related, I have never seen Killian in that way. "She is my sister Ruby... plus we have rules, we haven't and will never share, so you are stuck with me baby."

"Fine," she looked me in the eyes and leaned closer, "I wish I had come in here an hour earlier now," I playfully pushed her back towards Killian.

"All yours brother!" they both laughed. I ordered a few more drinks, we sat together and to my utter surprise I ended up having a good time with the both of them. Ruby was pretty cool. I found out her Grannie owned the café I go to every morning and when she'd fallen ill last week, Ruby had come back to town to look after the café while she recovers.

As the night went on, I forgot about the drink that was bought for me earlier on that night.

"So why aren't you with someone tonight Emma?" Killian asked me when Ruby went to the bathroom.

"I don't know to be honest, I just felt like spending some time with my brother, seeing the New Year in..." I saw his face drop and knew exactly what he was thinking.

"Don't think that," I backtracked, "I really like Ruby. For once you haven't brought a complete skank along and I can actually talk to her instead of feeling like I am talking to a fucking wet fart."

He spat his rum out.

"Come on they haven't been that bad, have they?" I nodded and smiled, "wow, I didn't know... at least they were a good shag though eh?" we both laughed and clinked drinks.

It was nearing midnight, I was never a fan of New Years Eve, it was always a night of such overkill. I refused to go to big expensive clubs, I refused to make such a big deal of it... you could actually call me the humbug of New Year.

Killian knew how I felt so never pushed it, we always just sat and had a good drink together. "Emma, I am going to go outside with Ruby for the count down, will you be ok?"

I snorted at him.

"Killian, you know I'm not bothered, go and enjoy yourself brother!" he leant down and kissed my cheek.

"Happy New Year Sis!"

I smiled at his cheesiness.

"Yeah, yeah, go on... she is waiting for you," I pointed to the door where Ruby was waiting, there were a few people pushing past her to get outside for the countdown.

There was a TV above the door which had the count down on, as I watched Killian walk towards the exit, he turned back around and smiled. I raised my glass to him, laughing at his apparent joy of New Year... God he can be such a child.

As he left I glanced up at the count down.

00:00:31 seconds

I looked down towards to the door, as I started to turn back towards the bar something caught my attention, as everyone was leaving there was one person fighting to come back in.

When I say "caught my attention," what I meant to say is caught my breath.

00:00:30 seconds

She looked frustrated as if she couldn't find someone, I couldn't take my eyes off her and my jaw must have been on the floor. The more I looked at her, the more of her appearance I took in... she had brunette hair and even from a distance I just knew she had brown eyes. I carried on watching her as she fully entered the bar, she was looking around. She entered the bathroom. I couldn't peal my eyes away from the bathroom door, I didn't want to miss a single second of looking at her. So creepy old me just sat and watched and waited for her to come out.

00:00:15

She wasn't in there long as she came out only seconds later, she looked even more flustered. I was sure now that she was looking for someone, she had to be. She was moving with such grace, wearing black skinny jeans with some... stilettos? I'm assuming stilettos. I just couldn't take my eyes off of her face for long enough to see. She had on a black top that, my God, showed off her wonderful cleavage... it was practically waving at me. I looked back up to her eyes and she was looking right at me.

10

Wow, she looks calmer now, I noticed a small smile lift on her lips.

9

OK, so do I look away? Am I being creepy just staring at her? Fuck. She is sexy as fuck.

8

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. She is walking towards me.

7

Maybe it's someone behind me? I mean... I don't know her. God I hope its me though.

6

She is still coming towards me, what do I do? What do I do?! Crap.

5

OK. It can't be anyone behind me... she's too close now, it would be impossible for her to be looking at someone behind me.

4

God, she is beautiful. I don't think I've blinked this entire time I've been looking at her.

3

"Hi."

Her voice literally sent shivers through my whole body.

2

"H-Hey!" Fucking dumbass stuttering.

I heard her giggle and I smiled a goofy smile at her.

1

She placed her hands on my legs, I didn't realise how close she was... surprisingly she pushed herself up against me, making me gasp in shock.

"Happy New Year Gorgeous!" she said.

She leant towards me and before I can even react, or breathe for that matter, she is brushing her lips against mine. Holy fuck. I am suddenly deaf and cannot hear a damn soul. The whole world has stopped moving and it is only myself and this perfect specimen of a human kissing me. I brought my hands up to her hips after regaining control of my body, in the process, I deepened the kiss. She ran her hands from my legs to my arms, as she reached my neck she pulled me closer. To say this is THEE best kiss of my life is an understatement. I feel like I have died and gone to heaven... I can actually imagine that this is EXACTLY what heaven feels like.

I cannot get enough of her lips, we fit so well together. She tastes delicious... she bites my lower lip asking for entrance, which I of course, immediately give her. This is one hot make out session. Totally forgetting my surroundings I moan into the kiss, bringing my hands around her back, then to her ass, pulling her closer against me. I can feel myself getting more turned on than I have been in my entire life, I can feel her lower core slowly pressing between my own legs. If I had an inner wolf it would have been screaming, "fuck her! FUCK HER!" by now.

She slowly stopped kissing me, resting her head on my forehead, my eyes are still closed trying to catch my breath.

We both stay like that for God knows how long.

"I hope you enjoyed your drink?" she smiled, before turning around and walking away.

Wow, just fucking wow. I love New Year's Eve. I turned back to the bar, shock still evident on my face and noticed the barmaid stood with the most shocked expression on her face also. "I know right?" is all I could say, bringing my drink up to my lips.

"Well go after her you daft cow! It's not every day a woman like that... does something that that!" she said telling me off.

I jolted back to reality.

"Fuck you're right."

I stood up, grabbed my coat and ran out the bar after her.

I looked everywhere... but she was gone.

I need to find this girl.