Chapter one

The day had suddenly become as dark as the darkest night as storm clouds formed heavy across the sky. A brisk wind ripped through the nearly bare branches of the trees and water poured down from the clouds. The sky lit up bright as a beam of light flashed. A few seconds later there came a loud, booming "CRASH" as if the heavens had fallen down crushing the ground below.

"Wow," Dico said after jumping nearly out of his seat from the sound of the thunder "that was really close."
"Yeah it's almost as though the lightening struck the back yard." Commented Bam, who remained lazily curled up on one of the leather couches, wrapped in a blanket

Bam had always hated the rain, and storms were worse to him. It wasn't from fear, but rather from boredom that this hatred was there. He was forced to stay inside to do nothing when the weather was bad, since his favorite out door pastime couldn't be done when the ramps were wet. Bam thought that he was destined to be bored to tears, stuck inside with only the television and his closest friends to entertain him. Music was even out of the question since his jukebox wasn't working for some unexplained reason. (Unexplained, meaning that whoever messed up and got the buttons stuck with whatever substance had not fessed up to Bam yet.)

There came the sound of someone frantically pounding on the front door, and jiggling of the door's handle. One by one, the occupants of the lounge all turned their heads in the direction of the noise.

"Let me in! Somebody please let me in!" Came the cries of a female voice from the other side of the door
"Who the hell could that be?" Bam asked as he stood up, dropping his blanket

He walked to the front door and opened it. Before he could see who it was, someone had rushed past him, soaking wet from the rain. He quickly closed the door and turned to look at his new house guest. She stood there shaking of both cold and fear, ringing out her hair. A smile began to form on Bam's lips as he stood with his back against the closed door.

"Excuse me, um miss?"
"I am very sorry sir." She spoke with a thick Irish accent, as she continued to ring out her hair "I got caught in that dreadful storm, I did, and I needed a place to escape the wind and rain. This was the first place I saw."
Bam nodded "It's all right. Come in… well you're all ready in… I'll help you get dry and warm, and you can stay here until the storm dies down."
"Aye thank you so much." She smiled
"Ok so… let me get you a towel and maybe I'll be able to find some dry clothes for you."
"That would be lovely, thanks again."
"You're welcome." He turned away and then looked at her, outstretching his hand "I'm Bam, by the way."
She shook his hand "Nice to meet you, Bam. I'm Ehrynn."

Ehrynn now in dry clothes sat in the Pirate Bar, warming herself by the fire. April came up to her and handed her a cup of tea, which Ehrynn gladly accepted.

"Here you go sweetie."
"Aye thank you. 'Tis so kind." Ehrynn answered before sipping the tea "Ev'ry one has been so nice to me since I've been here. And all I've done was show up unexpectedly, soaked and chilled to me bones from the rain. It's almost too much for the likes of little me. I hope I'm not bein' too much of a bother."
"A bother? No of course not." April smiled as she placed a tea bag into her cup "You're a nice change to Bam's usual company. It's very refreshing to have someone here for once who doesn't cause insanity or chaos."
"Well then, do I even want to be here?" She asked kind of nervously
"Oh don't get me wrong, this really is a… nice place to visit at most times. But um… well Bam and his friends at times… well they can be a handful to put it lightly."
"A rowdy bunch of lads, eh?"
"Yes you could say that." April grinned, sipping her tea
"Oh well I'm sure I've met lots of lads in pubs back in Ireland who would be just as rowdy, if not worse."
"Well," April chuckled "You obviously haven't gotten to know Bam and His friends yet."
"No, but I can't wait to."
"You say that now, but…"

Raab entered the Pirate bar and went up to Ehrynn. He lightly placed a hand on her shoulder to get her attention.

"Excuse me, um, Ehrynn?"
"Yes?"
"You didn't happen to have a friend or someone following you, did you?"
"A-a friend? No, why?"
"Well someone's standing outside right now and we have no idea who it is."

Ehrynn stood, nearly dropping her tea cup, and looked at Raab in the eye.

"This person… it wouldn't happen to be a woman, would it?" She asked nervously
"Yeah why?"
"I-I have to see if she's, uh, who I think it is. Could you bring me to where you boys saw her?"
Raab nodded and led her upstairs.

There by the glass doors stood Bam, Dico, Dunn and Novak, gazing outside. The rain had died down, but the wind was still going strong. The four men by the doors didn't know why, but they could not take their eyes off of what was outside in the back yard.

"Ehrynn c'mere." Bam said with a wave of his hand. His gaze was still fixed on the sight outside as he spoke "Do you know who that woman is out there?" He asked, pointing

Ehrynn stepped up to the glass doors where they stood and peered out. Standing in the backyard was a woman wearing a long green dress with a gold sash. Her hair was golden-red and wavy. It was long, and appeared to be long enough to touch the ground, and it flowed in the blowing wind. She looked away from the house with a sad expression glued upon her young looking face. They could not see her eyes very well, but if they could they would be able to see that her eyes were bright red.

Ehrynn, upon seeing this mysterious woman, began to shake. Her eyes widened with fear and she backed away from the doors. The guys turned to look at her and saw her frightened expression.

"What's the matter Ehrynn?" Dunn asked
"You know who that woman is?" Bam asked, rephrasing his previously unanswered question
Ehrynn nodded her head "Aye, I do." She looked at all of them seriously "And whatever you do, do not let her in here."