A/N: This first chapter is when Serenity first meets Tristan. At this point they are at a posh garden party at Serenity's home and Tristan is a spoilt little rich boy a few years older then her.

Chapter 1 - Nothing But A Distant Memory

Serenity felt herself going red as she walked along the corridor, despite only being seven years old she still knew she was wearing a pastel pink and white frilly dress, that made her stand out like a fat strawberry that had lost it's colour. She walked along the corridor and watched her pink-shoed feet drag along the marble floor.

"Miss Serenity?" a maid inquired as she walked along beside the girl. "Is anything wrong?"

Serenity looked up, "No . . ." she sighed, "Nothing at all"

As they walked along again and through the windows saw many 'posh', rich, educated people like herself. Serenity had grown up into that life, her parents were Lord and Lady Wheeler and the owned a huge country estate with acres upon acres of land. Her and her elder brother Joey were educated well and to put it bluntly, damn spoilt. They had everything they wanted, everything they needed . . . But sometimes Serenity would wonder if there was more . . .

"Ma'am" the maid said and curtsied before Serenity's mother who stood wearing a flowing red dress, at the end of the corridor. Serenity looked up at her mother who smiled down at her little girl.

"How are you sweety?" she asked, bending down to be roughly the same high as the little daughter.

"Fine mother" Serenity sighed. Her mother put out her hand and offered it too Serenity who smiled weekly and took it. Hand in hand they turned to face the door, where two butlers opened it, onto a scene of a garden party. People turned and looked at them as Serenity's mother led her out into the huge garden. People stood near the buffet whilst their children played near the fountain and many stood talking with glasses of wine and etc . . .Her brother Joseph, known as Joey, was stood looking bored, next to her father in a new white suit. He looked around and smiled at Serenity, offering her his reassurance that it would all be over soon . . .No matter how rich they were what child would enjoy such a party?

Serenity and her mother walked over to some of their friends and began to talk. Joey looked up at his father, who was lost in conversation about stock plans. Seeing his chance, Joey moved away to find her friend who had not seen in a long time. Without much effort he found him, there stood a boy of his own age with gelled brown hair wearing a suit much similar to Joey's, but black. "TRISTAN!" Joey cried, running up to him.

The boy looked round in surprise, "Huh? Joey?!" they both seemed very happy to be re-united after such a long time.

"Yeah1" Joey cried, smiling. "How have you been?"

Then they began to talk. It seemed like the only person who was bored now was Serenity who looked up into the cloudless sky, wising for a storm. She walked away from her mother who didn't seem to care much. Not knowing what else to do she made her way to the buffet and poured herself some orange.

Upon turning round she felt the juice being pushed back into her face and she fell back, just avoiding messing up the table. Looking up she saw Tristan who had stopped, dead in his tracks, Joey came running and stopped behind him. "TRISTAN!" he cried, helping his puzzled sister up. "What were you doing?"

"Please Joey, I'm ok-" Serenity said, but no one listened to her, which was usual as she was always ignored.

"I'm sorry Miss, I didn't mean to do anything. I was running you see-" He began but behind them a crowed had come to gather and Serenity's mother pushed through to the front and looked at Tristan and Serenity in horror.

"Master Tylor!" she cried, grabbing her daughter from Joey. "What on earth do you think you are doing?!"

Serenity looked at the nervous looking boy and felt sorry for him, "Mum- please, it was only an accident-" but with her quiet voice no one seemed to hear her, accept for Tristan herself and that was when he noticed her properly . . .

"Butler!" her mother screamed, seeming outraged at the event. "Fetch this boy's father, I need to get Serenity cleaned up . . ." taking Serenity by the hand she dragged her away, walking too fast so as that Serenity almost had to run. She looked behind to see the boy gradually getting smaller . . .

Joey turned to his friend and said something, but Tristan did not hear because he wasn't listening, he was watching Serenity drift, further out of sight and away . . .