Selene: I can't believe you made yourself 5 years old.

Me: This is what happened to me during my entire life. Except that you and Michael are the fiction part.

Michael: I've seen pictures of her when she was 5, Selene. She was adorable just like any other kid.

Me: Thank you, Michael. Now, on with the story.

I felt better and safe more now that Selene had saved me from the lycans. But remembering my parents screaming at each other then the sudden silence, I was afraid of what had happened. Were they kidnapped or hurt? Could they have possibly been murdered? These were the questions that ran through my little mind. I wanted to know.

"Selene, where's Mommy and Daddy?" I asked worried.

"Umm, Miranda, I'm not sure how to make this easy for you, so I'm just going to tell you. I didn't make it in time to save Mommy and Daddy." She said with concern in her voice.

"What do you mean?" I asked nervously, scared of the answer.

"I'm afraid the lycans killed them, Sweetheart. Mommy and Daddy are dead. I'm so sorry." She said sympathetically.

I was scared of that truth. This isn't what I wanted to hear. I wanted to hear that they were ok, that I wasn't left alone for real. I ran to a corner in the room and cried my eyes out. I felt like dying. I didn't want to live. What's going to happen to me now? I can't live on the streets and I can't live in an orphanage. I wouldn't make it.

Michael and Selene were talking about what to do with me once this is all over. I couldn't hear what they were saying. I only heard the sound of my screaming sobs. Tears poured down my face and I curled up into a ball with my face in my hands. All of sudden, Selene came over and looked at me with complete worry on her face.

"Miranda, Hunny, it's going to be ok. You're safe now. That's what's important." She said trying to comfort me.

I unraveled myself and hugged her tight crying hard into her shoulder. She hugged me back and picked me up. "It's going to be alright, Hunny. I promise. Michael and I will take care of you. We're here for you. You're not alone." She said gently rubbing my back while I sobbed.

"I think putting her in an orphanage is a really bad idea. There's no way she'll make it." Michael said. "She needs parents."

"I have to agree. No kid her age deserves to be alone and have their parents stripped away from them." Selene replied. "I had my parents stripped from me. My entire family brutally murdered. And by none other than the man that turned me."

"I know, Selene. I know you did." He said walking over and hugging Selene from behind as if to comfort her and calm her down. "You didn't deserve that. Nobody does. Maybe we can do something to change that by helping Miranda."

"What do you suggest we do?"

"Well, how much do you love me?"

"Michael, I love you with all my heart. You know that. If I lost you, I wouldn't be able to bare it. My heart would be so shattered that I don't know what I'd do." She confessed.

"And I feel the same about you. I won't ever leave you, Selene." He said then kissed her on the forehead.

My sobs started to slow down and I wiped my tears. My eyes were bright red from all the crying. I was tired and yawned starting to fall asleep.

"Are you tired, Sweetheart?" Selene asked as she looked at me.

I nodded and closed my eyes as I layed my head on her chest cuddling into her motherly embrace. She took me back to their room and layed me on the bed and tucked me in. "Good nite, Little One." She said and kissed my temple.

Selene turned around when she heard I was asleep and Michael was standing in the doorway of the bedroom smiling. "You'd make a really good mother." He whispered as so not to wake me.

"You really think so?" Selene whispered back.

"I know so." He replied still smiling. "Just seeing you with her, I can already see how much she means to you."

"What do you suggest we do with her when all this is over?" She asked wearily.

"Well, what do you think about having kids?"

"Wait, kids? You want to have a family with me?" She asked surprised.

"Yes. I do. I would want no one else to be the mother of my children, but you, Selene." He said with a serious tone.

"Then, I would love to." She said smiling at the thought.

"To start it out, how would you feel about adopting Miranda?" He asked making his point.