A/N: Please bear with me you guys, every chapter in this story will be short, but that's just the style of it. Other than that, I certainly hope you enjoy my story, and I look forward to your comments and constructive criticism (If you so choose to give me some.)
Title: Consequences of a Rainy Night
Chapter: 1 - In the Rain
It was a cold, dark night. Drops of rain beat against the ground and windows, as people would rush into buildings, holding newspapers over their heads trying vainly to stay dry. Inside, families gathered around a fireplace, trying to stay warm, and mothers told their children stories to scare away the monsters hiding in the shadows. Every so often, a flash of lightning would illuminate the sky, and show a poor stray animal, hiding in a discarded desk in an alley; or a girl. This particular night, a young woman had been forced to work late at her job for some reason or other, and had to walk home. Her escort, a young man about the same age, had been waiting for her to take her home, and in turn had been soaked through every layer of clothing, and splattered with mud every time a truck drove too close to the curb. The two walked close, and paused for a moment when they would pass under shop tarps.
They were both standing at a corner when their silhouettes flashed again from a bolt of lightning. The girl had just stepped off the curb and began crossing when a loud screech rang though the streets. Two headlights beamed around a corner, and a truck veered off the road.
All the girl saw was a river of red draining into the sewer… and then nothing.