Chapter 1
There's a loud rumble of thunder followed by a bright flash of lightning. The rain begins to fall and soaks my hair, that lays just below my shoulders. The water darkening it from honey blonde to dark brunette. Aden just stands there staring at me. I wonder what he's thinking? Whatever it is he's thinking about it hard. Gahh, I can't believe I ever loved him. Actually, I don't think I did... Sigh.
Ugh. Who am I kidding? I did love him... I loved him a lot.. But that's over now. I'm married and love Gatin, my husband, with all of my heart. We plan to start a family in a few years, once we're closer to paying off the house.
"Thinking about something?", Aden asks, pulling me from my thoughts.
"What's it matter to you?", I ask, getting irritated.
He laughs as I pull my favorite blade from my back pocket. Obviously, he has no idea that I now hold my stainless steel knife behind my back. He just watches me as I try to look innocent...
"What's your name?", he asks curiously.
"You have no need to know that", I reply.
He smiles. God, I love his smile. I always did. It's worth at least a million stars. No matter how upset I got, he could smile and I'd cheer up easily. He was the best friend I've ever had, but that's over. I have plenty of friends. They may not be the same, but they are still really good friends to me.
"Where are you from?", Aden asks.
"Alabama", I reply, "It's a small town, you wouldn't know it"
"Try me"
(Aden's P.O.V)
I stare at her beautiful face, her hair darkening due to the rain. She reminds me so much of Lithia... But I don't know, she's different. I watch as she stands there silently, thinking. She even bites her lip when she thinks, like Lithia used to.
"Thinking about something?", I ask.
"What's it matter to you?", she asks, coldly.
I can't help but laugh...especially as she tries looking innocent.
"What's your name?", I can't help but asking.
"You have no need to know that"
I smile. She's beautiful and has an attitude as if she isn't afraid. I watch as she stares at my smile. I wonder if I've ever met her? She seems so familiar...
"Where are you from?"
"Alabama", she replies, "It's a small town, you wouldn't know it"
"Try me", I reply.
That's when she lunges. I grab her wrist, nearly making her drop her knife. She kicks me in the stomach and I release her. Quickly, I recover and regain my breath. I reach into my pocket and pull out my knife. We begin circling each other, blades ready.
It is now raining much harder. I watch as the girl prepares to lunge again. I instantly recognize the form of attack and block her, trying to reverse it. She does the same, obviously knowing what I'm trying. I smile, enjoying this small bit of action.
Normal (Lithia's P.O.V)
He smiles letting his guard down momentarily. And it was a mistake. I kick him in the chest with all of my strength and he flies into the nearest wall, dropping his knife in the process. He gets up looking slightly disorientated and runs at me, leaving his knife on the ground.
I step to the side to avoid being flattened. He comes at me slower and attempts to hit me, I block the punch but he catches my wrist then grabs the other, causing me to drop my blade. I kick his legs from under him then run. Away from the alley, over a few blocks to where my car is parked. Once inside my brand new, black, Ford Mustang V6 Premium Coupe, I speed home.
