Nora was just finishing washing up, when a soft knock sounded at the door. Nora was once again alone in this big house, her mother has run off on a last minute 3 month cruse with her new boyfriend. Nora was now 18 an fully capable of looking after herself. But her personal protectors where always around some place.

'Patch did you forget your key?' she shouted drying her hands on the way to the door.

No answer.

'patch? Rixon? is that you guys, I just put dinner on!' she called approaching the door.

She unlocked the door and at first glance she though it was patch, same build, same all black clothing and a black cap shading his eyes. But on closer inspection Nora noticed it wasn't patch.

'can I help you?' she asked.

The visitor looked her dead in the eyes, 'you Nora grey?'

'who wants to know?' she asked stubborn as always.

'take that as a yes' he said pushing past her through the door into the old but well kept house. Her mum was hardly ever here, she practical lived at her boyfriends place. Patch moved in and they call it there home.

'OI! You can't just waltz into someone's house like that! I need a Explanation who you are!' she demanded following him into the big kitchen.

He placed his jacket and hat on the counter, 'my name is Shane Collins' he said as if she would fall at his feet because everyone new who he was.

'and?' she pushed.

'your sister got me kicked out of a town I helped build, your sister ruined my life, she destroyed a relationship and got the V's to beat the crap out of me. You know they kept me locked in a cell for 5 days strait without anything and a daily beating from a 'best mate'.' this Shane character growled at her.

Nora looked take back, 'my sister and I where parted at birth, and who are the V's?' Nora asked

Shane looked her strait in the face, in a split second he was stood cm away form her face. She flinched back but he latched his huge hands around her small arm. 'hey creep get off me!' she shouted at him.

'when I left that shit of a town I went into further re-search about Clare's past life before she walked in a changed everything, I found out she had a sister, parted at birth, and that she lived right here. So you can probably guess why I'm here. She may be protected now but you're the closest thing she has to family. I know you to talk so imagine her when news spreads of her only family member murdered for sweet revenge.' Shane said low and dangerous in her ear.

Panic setting, Patch and Rixon are at BO's playing Pool. They weren't due back for a further 3 hours. She was trapped, with this psychotic man claiming revenge on his lost love. Nora, thinking fast turned to Shane, grazing her soft lips against his sickly stubble, she felt her insides turn. She closed her eyes, tight and bit down on his ear lob. He moaned in response, when his went down she drover her knee strait into his private area. His face a mix of confusion and pain before he crouched low holding his man part. Before his snapping figures caught her, Nora ran. She pegged it up the the stairs 2 at a time, racing into her room, she lunched on the bed and speed dialled Patch. He picked up on the 3rd ring.

'hello angel' came a familiar voice.

'PATCH!' she shouted out of relief.

He went all serious 'Angel are you aright?'

'Patch please come home, there's a man In the house saying he want revenge on someone for something and my death will surface, Please patch hurry home' she said in a rush hearing the heavy footsteps stomp up the stairs.

'Angel me and Rixon are on out way, I love you angel.' he said,

'I love-' her sentence was cut of short by her feet being dragged off the bed and her chest hitting the floor with a sicking thud. 'PAAAAATTTCCCHHH!' she screamed as she was dragged out the room, Patch's faint shouts could be heard down the hall.

Nora kicked and screamed, as she dragged her back to the kitchen, down each step her head hurt and she wished it to be over. She settled for faint sobs and pleads as Shane dragged her into the kitchen, he through her against the counter her whole body already ached.

He looked down at her small bruised frame, the resemblance to Clare was uncanny, that just made him more mad. Nora pulled herself up from the floor. Shane landed his fist onto her left check, making her head spin. 'bitch' he kept saying, after more punches and when she feel he settled for kicking her. Once she was bruised and bloody he pulled her into the middle of the floor, Nora didn't have the energy to fight him any more.

Shane spread her legs, she mustered up all the strength she had left and kicked him right in the mouth. He feel back to the floor a small trickle of blood forming at his mouth, Nora crawled back against the counter pulling herself up. 'Patch please hurry' she whispered.

Shane recovered from the kicked and pulled her to the floor again, 'no one kicks a Collins' he said but she kept fighting, cut, bleeding and bruising she though of the only person who gave her strength, Patch. She kicked out, hit, bit away from Shane. He punched her down again and kicked her more. She was losing, this was the last of her, Shane was going to kick her to death, then rap her. 'Patch' she managed to whisper around the blood poring out her mouth.

When she thought this was really it the front door flew to the floor and Shane stopped beating her and turned his attention towards the door. Patch and Rixon flew into the house.

They took in Nora lying in a pool of her own blood, cut and bruised ever inch of her body. Patch's eyes flared.

'YOU ASS WHOLE! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!' Patch lunged forward ready to kill Shane but Rixon stepped in his way.

'go to Nora, i'll take care of this sun of a bitch' he said In the heavy Irish accent.

Patch turned toward his and spat in Shane's face, 'Nora is like Rixon's daughter, you're in for it now mother fucked.' he said low and deadly in Shane's ear. Shane gulped and ran for the door.

'I love it when they run!' Rixon smiled and ran out after him.

Patch nelt down next to Nora. 'patch' she said in the faintest whisper.

'shh don't try to talk, i'm here angel' he soothed, his hand flapped around her body, unshore of where to hold her.

Nora used every ounce of strength she could manage and climbed into his arms. 'it hurts, Patch' she said.

He looked down at her pain and love for her all over his face. 'he'll pay don't you worry Angel.'

she lazed her head on his shirt covering it in blood as he lifter her to kitchen table, placing her in a chair. 'Oh angel,' he said as he left eye swelled shut and her lip bled more from being split.

After half and hour of cleaning the blood of and changing her cloths, Patch and Rixon could see the extent of the damage.

She was so tired all she wanted to do was sleep safely in Patch's arms. 'Rix's take her to the jeep and stay with her, we don't know if he had back up' Patch ordered.

'where you going mate?' Rixon asked.

'i'm going to pack out bags, I can get it done fast, we're leaving here, I have to take her somewhere safe.' he explained.

'alright mate' Rixon said carrying Nora out to the jeep, she never loosened her grasp on his shirt as he crawled in the back with her.

Patch packed everything they had and through it in the boot. He replaced Rixon holding Nora on the back seat, wile Rixon drived.

'where are we going?' Nora asked on the verge of sleep.

'Morganville' Patch told her. He adjusted himself to sit with his back against the door and Nora in his lap sleeping soundly and protected in his arms.

It was going to be a long trip and they had to pick up Rixon's stuff + the essentials. Morganville here we come.