Chapter Eight: Befriending

The rain pattered down onto the streets, the fog becoming low. The mud stuck onto her clothes and shoes, ruining them to the last piece of thread. Her hair was drenched and could take a wringing out with a towel to dry it out.

Sitting on the edge of the path, getting splashed by passing carriages, she scrunched herself up into a ball. The tears she cried were neither real nor fake. She did not know what was real anymore, he had taken away all the trust, causing her to be heartless.

No,no more, She thought. Being mean is the best way to be, it can be better than anything.

Her face screwed up and she put her face to her hands. Not long after, masculine footsteps could be heard thundering down the street, coming in her direction. The footsteps stopped as soon as they reached her.

"Bit of a weird place to come and rest." She rose her head to take a look at the person who spoke. Standing before her was a giant of a man, soft blue eyes, blonde hair and a handsome face. She had a feeling that she had seen him before but she couldn't remember exactly where.

"I'm fine." She insisted, wiping her eyes to rid herself of her tears.

The man didn't look too convinced. He came to sit beside and looked into the distance. She watched him and saw how he looked at her. She quickly looked away not wanting him to think that she liked him.

"Funny, London is," he sighed. "One minute nice and sunny, the next, dreary." She nodded and let him continue. "It's the same with us humans, we say we're fine, but we're not, we're hurting." He was looking directly at her.

"I guess you're right." She did not meet his gaze.

"So tell me, what is it?" he asked.

She looked down at the cobbles then looked back at him. "I don't think I should tell you," she said. "I shouldn't trouble you with my worries."

"A problem shared is a problem halved."

The glint in this man's eyes gave her courage. She could already tell that this person showed promise, trust, unlike him.

"I was being harassed," She told him. "But I escaped by the hair on my neck; I could have been injured by now, or worse, murdered."

The look on the man's face was empathetic, he could feel what she felt. "So who was this person?" he asked.

The girl shook her head and gulped, loudly. "Another man, which I believe goes by the name of Billy."

"I might have known!" he exclaimed. He violently ground his fist into his palm, lips curling in disgust. "That bastard!"

The girl gasped, her mouth gaping. Never in her entire life had she had such foul language be spoken in front of her just like that. This man was different, and she liked that.

"Beg my pardon," he said. "I should be careful with what I say, I never meant to offend you, Miss. I hope that you can forgive me."

"No," She took hold of both his hands. "There is no need to apologize, I guess you don't like this Billy either?"

The man shook his head and leaned against the brick wall behind him, looking up to the crying sky. "That Billy is a right old...ah, forget it. All you need to know that he is dangerous person, you must stay away from him. You have to go home and stay there, if you want to go out, take somebody with you."

"But I have no home!" she exclaimed. "My parents have gone, they left for Spain; I can't catch up with them, I have no money!"

The man felt pity for the girl, he couldn't just leave her in the cold where she might die. Though, he did have an offer.

"Look here," He took hold of her hand. "Me and my family have a spare room, you can have it if you want, for free."

The girl's face lit up with thanks. "Oh! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You won't be disappointed, I promise!"

The man smiled down at her and lifted her onto her feet. "Well, we can't stay here all night, let's go to my place."

"Wait." The girl tugged on the man's coat sleeve. "I don't think I've properly introduce myself yet. Anyway, I'm Sienna Daniels, and you?"

The man smirked. "I'm Syd Fletcher."

A/N: Hey guys, thank you for reading this chapter, it means a lot. Also, I want to say thank you to my reviewers (which are mostly on Fanfiction), Billyfan, Loveyabilly, Finnannie and Guest. I'm not sure if this is all the same person but thank you anyways.

Finally, I just want to say this: Do you like this storyline? Is there too much mysteriousness? And, do you like the new characters, Victoria and Sienna? Please tell me what you think, best comment gets a virtual chocolate cake (I don't know, don't look at me like that, I couldn't come up with any better prize :/ ).

Once again, thank you for your support, and love you!

~~Sarah x