*I do not own StarCraft or its characters"

Sorry it's a short chapter, but I just started school and I don't have much time, so I'm just gonna continue the story. But I'll try and make the next chapter longer.

Chapter 2

Have you ever wanted to spontaneously combust? Because one look at the angry Duke made you want to. Instant death was all Ehren wished for right now and the feeling became even stronger when her dad slowly got up from the chair and made his way towards her.

"Umm Dad…. Child services frowns upon offspring mutilation"

Ehren was naturally not the sharpest tool in the shed and all her comment seemed to do was piss him off even more.

"What I want to know is who dropped you on your head when you were a baby, cause I sure as hell didn't raise you to be an idiot" Duke drawled, taking closer steps towards Ehren.

One word. Panic.

Ehren bolted towards the front, unfortunately it was locked and by the time she managed to open it, it was already too late.

By the nape of the neck Ehren was dragged into the living room and of course she was fighting the entire way. Once there life took its course, words were exchanged and a harder than normal thrashing ensued.

Back from the doctor with a brand new cast, sore backside and broom in hand; Ehren was surprisingly hard at work cleaning. Many things were "discussed" last night, but one thing was certain. No more parties.

Knowing that the adult thing to do was to just agree with her father, but the teenage thing to do was hate him and life. Ehren wanted to runaway, live life on the edge. She was a brat, but at least she knew it.

The hateful stories her father told about James Raynor were always running through her mind.

They had supposedly fought each other once, in which he described and I quote, "Whooped that mangy dogs backside". According to some of the marines her father had lost, but hey who wanted to argue. Right?

She just needed adventure and going to school every day wasn't exactly adventurous. In fact she hated school with a passion. If there was ever a battle the General couldn't win, it was against Ehren and her struggle with schoolwork.

Back to reality and sweeping the floor with unnecessary force, she was flustered.

"Really? You're the one that's angry? Girl I'll make your angry in a second if you don't pack it up"

And there he was sitting all smug like at the kitchen table drinking his coffee. General Edmund Duke, the great Dominion general. Because of him her life was hell. He was more like an overprotective mother than a dad. Ehren knew all he wanted was for her to be safe, but the way he goes about ensuring her safety is annoying as hell if not brutal.

Finally! The house was as good as new. With a satisfied father, Ehren made her way up to her room. It was a Saturday and even though her dad didn't say if she was grounded or not she knew that she was. Oh look he had even managed to steal the monitor to her computer.

The only thing left to do was lie in bed and wallow in her sorrows.

In what seemed like hours, but in all actuality was only thirty minutes. Ehren was in dire need of something to do. Getting out of bed she made her way back to the kitchen.

Yet again there he sat drinking his coffee.

"Dad?"

"What?"

"Are you still mad at me?"

"Yes"

Wow! Really? Aren't parents supposed to easily forgive their children?

I mean it's not like she killed anyone, it was just a party… a really crazy party.

Staring in disbelief, she was about to turn around when her father spoke up.

"Ehren sit down, we need to talk"

Ehren walked over to the table and sat in the chair Duke was pointing at.

Pinching the bridge of his nose and removing his glasses he shook his head in disbelief, "Ehren….What have I done wrong?"

With nothing to say she just looked at the floor.

"I mean I must have done something wrong in raising you, I just don't understand what gets in your head to make you so…. You!"

She could feel his eyes on her, it was impossible to ignore and what was worse is that she could feel his disappointment.

"You need to find something to do, a goal in life. Quite frankly I don't care what it is. You need to get your act together and stop causing a ruckus"

Still with nothing to say, she continued to look at the floor. With a sigh and another head shake Duke just told her to go to her room.

Mean while walking up the stairs, Ehren was brewing up a plan.

Finally making her way to her room it was final. Her father had told her to get a goal in life and in her head she had decided upon that goal. Even though it would end up causing more of a "ruckus", Ehren just didn't care. Laying in bed and closing her eyes, all she could do was smirk at her idea.

She was going to join Raynor and be a rebel.