The Anomaly

Chapter One- New Brother

Serenity was walking around the Town of Riverside, Iowa,  when she heard sniffling.  She cautiously followed the sound and found a crying young boy about 13.  She could feel his sadness,  and an edge of fear. She quietly  knelt to his height, and she spoke softly to him.

"What's wrong little one?" Serenity asked.  Immediately she felt his fear spark up,  and his piercing crystalline tear filled blue eyes looked into her own dark brown. A whole world of pain in those azure eyes told her all she needed to know. Abandonment,  aloneness, bullied, torment. These were feelings she knew, and they all reminded her of painful memories from a previous past. "What's your name? Mine is Serenity Valentino," she softly said to him.

"J-James...  James Tiberius Kirk." He whispered. Serenity put her arms around him, and let the feelings of warmth, and contentment wash over the two of them.  Soon his crying subsided, and he hugged her back.

"W-will you stay with me Seren?" He asked hopefully. She gently rubbed his back,  further soothing him. She opened her mouth to speak when a loud shout pierced the  air.

"Come on out,  you brat! I know you're out there!  I'll  teach you not to run away again when I'm through with you!"

In that instant, her instinct to protect him shot red hot within her veins. Her anger grew for she could sense this man's  rage and jealousy for poor Jim.  She had already nicknamed him,  and she vowed from that moment, that she would always protect him. Serenity immediately stood up and gently pulled him behind her.

"Stand behind me, and don't worry about him.  As long as I'm still standing and time ticks on,  I will protect you if it's the last thing I do! " Serenity told him. Jim nodded, and she silently waited.  Around the corner came a drunken middle-aged man,  and she knew this was him. Her eyes narrowed,  and slightly glowed golden. She felt Jim's fear spike higher than before as he slightly  cowered behind her. She suddenly stiffened, and as she sniffed the air,  her blood ran cold.  A low guttural growl, exited her throat,  and her sharp fangs extended.

"How pathetic are you?" She hissed towards the man. The man snarled as he saw her and Jim behind her. 

"Excuse me, slut?  You talking to me?" He asked, giving a haughty laugh. Serenity growled again,  her nails sharpening into claws,  as the man drew nearer.

"Of course I am dimwit.  I'm not going to let you harm him, and certainly not with that gun," she mocked back at him.  He halted for a brief moment, then continued to advance towards them.

"Smart little girl,  so sad you won't be able to stop me," the man said. He cocked the gun and shot.  Serenity quickly stepped in front of the bullet,  and with a soft grunt, stood her ground.  The man was puzzled and he shot two more times, and still she stood firm. Serenity  gave a low chuckle,  as fear now reflected off his face.

"I warned you,  that you couldn't stop me.  Now... Do you have a name?" She asked, grinning widely and showing off her fangs. Using her telekinesis, the gun flew out of his hand into her own,  and then she proceeded to place it in her holster.  The man stuttered,  but could not seem to form even a sentence.  Serenity turned to James.
"Would you like to introduce me to him, Jim?" She asked. Jim smirked,  as he stood next to her.
"Seren,  this is Frank, my so called 'Step-Dad'.  Frank,  this is my new big sister,  Serenity Valentino. " Frank immediately  paled,  and then promptly fainted.