Okay, I lost track ofthe chapters. This one is ONLY the back story. The next chapter, I PROMISE, will have more answers.

Data had been created with an emotion chip. But, because of Lore's behavior, Data was also closely watched, and kept on a tight leash.

Unlike his older brother, Data didn't wish to disappoint his father, so he was more than willing to obey the older man.

The villagers feared both androids, but let Dr. Soong keep them online, as long as they stayed away from the village. Data never lost his

curiosity, but kept his word, staying on the property and learning from his father about humanity. Until one day, when his father asked him to

get the mil. He saw a young woman walking by the house. She was beautiful, unlike any woman he'd seen. She'd seen him, too, and smiled at

him in a friendly way. But that smile made Data feel something he'd never imagine he'd feel. At first, he made sure he was outside every day,

around the same time, and soon, the two were on speaking terms. She would walk by, and smile, while calling out, "good morning!" as she

made her way to school.

Data told his father about her, and Dr. Soong couldn't believe how happy this girl made his son, and they'd only seen each other in passing!

So, he decided to help his son out. Giving him a bunch of lilacs from his mother's garden, he gave them to Data, telling him to give them to the

young woman and invite her to dinner the following evening.

So, the following day, he nervously waited by the gates. As she approached, he smiled and said,

"Hello, again." The blond haired woman smiled a huge smile and said,

"Hi. Nice to see you again."

Data handed her the flowers and said,

"I hope I am not being rude by giving you these, and...offering an invitation to join me for dinner tomorrow evening." He did not expect the

reaction he got. She smile brightly, smelling the flowers.

"Oh, they smell heavenly! Of course, I'd love to join you for dinner, Mister..?"

"Ah. Please, call me Data. And what may I ask is your name?" Data asked. She smiled, and replied

"Samantha."

They enjoyed many dinners and lunches the following weeks. It was almost as though they were made for each other. Dr. Soong could get his

son to shut up about the young woman, but he was proud of him for overcoming his dormant programing. He'd even won the trust of the

villagers!

for several months, the happy couple were seen, never apart, in pretty much every part of the village. Data learned that she was being

trained as a teacher for deaf children, and she even taught him to use sign language. He was enthralled by how well she worked with the

children int the village.

Samantha lived with a deaf couple, who had taken her in after they found her among a crash site. She was the only survivor, and the couple

took her and raised her as their own. But when she was about fourteen years old, they too perished. She went off to live on her own, with

very little. As she grew older, she noticed that there were not very many resources for handicapped people on that planet. So she decided to

study, and to pursue a career in whatever she could to help her fellow villagers. When that happened, she found out that there were other

children in the village who had the same disadvantage. So she opened her heart and her arms to them, and became something like a mentor

for them.

Dr. Soong was enraged when he discovered how long she'd been living on her own. By the time she and Data had met, she was twenty one.

But still, fourteen! So he offered her a place with them. At first, she was hesitant. After Data somehow convinced her to move in with them, Dr.

Soong, ever the old fashioned gentleman, set up a lovely room for her, across from Data's study. Sine Data didn't need sleep, he often spent

the night watching over Samantha as she slept.

The two spent a lot of time together, when Samantha was not in school, or Data with his father in the lab. Data soon learned that she enjoyed

drawing. Her favorite subject; Sunsets.

Things couldn't have been better. Everyone loved the young woman who had captured Data's heart. Except Lore. The older brother was

jealous, and for a time tried to hide that fact. Until he over heard Data planning to propose to her, on their year anniversary. Dr. Soong, of

course, was beyond happy for his son, and even gave him a ring. It was a small ring, with a tiny diamond. When Data pointed this out, Dr.

Soong smiled.

"It's small, that is true, but hold up to the light, like this," He held the ring up to the sunlight pouring in through the window. The affect was

breathtaking, even to Data.

"And see how much more brightly it shines."

But that evening, after going to bed, Samantha was dragged out of the house and was not seen for three whole weeks. Lore had tried to

force a hideous, and ridiculously large ring on her hand, and told her that she was now to marry him if she wanted Data to live.

After the three weeks, When Dr. Soong started getting suspicious, Lore ''found'' her and carried her back from the mountains. Barely alive.

Data was a basket case to say the least. He stayed by her side the whole time. Dr. Soong told him of her major injuries, several broken ribs, a

hairline fracture in her elbow, a cracked jaw, and a concussion. But what he kept from his son was that she was raped. He feared his son's

slightly unstable emotions would cause him to go into cascade failure if he knew of that. And Samantha feared the same thing. So they both

decided to wait until she was healed, and he was able to handle it.

Data pulled the ring off her finger, after she begged him to. Her hands were swollen, which meant he had to cut it off. Data wanted to know

who did this to her, but kept his anger in check, somehow. His first concern was her recovery.

After a failed attempt to poison her, Lore became angry, and in a fit of rage, pulled her from her bed a week later, dragging her to the yard.

She didn't give in without a fight. Data and his father heard the ruckus and came running. They came in time to witness Lore plunging the

dagger into the girl's back. Data screamed and caught her, as she fell. But it was too late. blood soaked through Data's pants, onto the

ground, in seconds. She managed a last, weak smile before squeezing his hand before Data watched the life leave her eyes.