AN: This is fun, it really is. Although easy, given the fact that the story was completely planned out for me...
G.W.D. (Graceful White Dragon as many of her previous faithful fans knew her to be) has passed on, quite literally... and her sister, whom I know personally, was kind enough to give ownership of all her stories to me, as well as her username, even when I didn't ask. She just knew I liked reading her stories and I would be more then happy to continue them.
So here I am. Continuity!

So, really, what I wanted to say was: First, review or don't. It doesn't really matter, I can't make you do it, although I would prefer you do.
This story is being made for my historic passion for the legendary film: Predator and the older, scarier movie: Alien.
Both together causes peoples heads to explode from sheer awesomeness.

Second: Anyone reviewing will have an open reply on each chapter. Usernames will be stated then the reply.

Ohmigawd!
I was reading through this chapter and discovered I left one (of thirteen) of my mental notes!
You weren't supposed to see that! -hides-

The fire blazed in front of the now calmer girl who sat, wrapped up in blankets, on the large soft red couch.

Sitting below her gaze on the fire was a tray, one that held a bowl of some kind of liquidy-chunky food that Korrine had fixed for her, along with a steaming hot mug of hot chocolate.

The nameless girl only snuggled into the covers more, enjoying the heat of the fire, the aroma of the food which clearly had some kind of white meat in it. Pleasing her, but not willing to brave the cold, even if the indoor heater was on.

"Are you feeling alright? Sick? Tummy ache?" Korrine held her palm flat against the girls forehead, then placed her hand on either side of her face, taking turns with feeling what heat radiated from her.

The nameless girl shook her head. "Feel good." She replied, using what little English vocabulary she had. "Alright, tell me if you feel any different." Korrine expressed much worry, noting that the child was left in the cold, alone, wearing nothing but a few wraps.

Slowly, trying to keep the quilts on herself as best as she could, the child leaned forward and felt the steam of the food below her.

"Here." Korrine held a spoon in her hand, she placed it in the food.

Stunned by this unexpected placement, the girl simply stared at it, wondering how she would get that liquid and that white meat in her mouth without spilling it or burning herself.

Harvey noticed the struggle the girl hand attempting to find out how she should go about eating the food.

"Use this." Harvey sat next to her with a smooth motion, so as to not startle the girl and took the handle of the spoon and demonstrated how to hold it.
Just as fast as she learned how to speak basic English words, she took the spoon, held it in her left hand and repeated the delicious, mouth-watering action of dipping her spoon, taking out the liquidy contents then putting them along with round metal part in her mouth, slowly drinking it down until satisfied.

The hot chocolate was next, slirping it up after it had cooled down enough. It was easy enough, the mug had a handle, it was warm and not burning her skin when held and all she had to do was tip it in her inner mouth.

"So... Harvey." Korrine sat on the child's right side and Harvey sat of her left. "What shall we name her?"

In deep thought, both the to-be husband and wife tried their best to come up with a name, befitting of the child's persona.

Knowing what the two were doing, the child wanted to add in her own thoughts on the matter.

"Dy'naa." She spoke up, Korrine turned her attention to the child's eyes first. "Day-nah?" She questioned. Dy'naa, that's a name she's never heard before.

"Diane?" Harvey offered, the child smiled again, obviously pleased with the sound of the name.

"No, Diane just doesn't sound right..." Korrine tapped her chin. "Danni?"

"No, Danni is my sister's name." Harvey sighed. "Deena?" Korrine disagreed, the child did as well by shaking her head.

"Donna?" Harvey tried again, the child disliked it again by shaking her head.

Then Korrine snapped her fingers. "Harv, do you know what the name Diane a variant of?" Harvey shook his head, just as the child looked up to Korrine, obvious confusion. However, not the one Harvey expressed, she was more contemplating on the fact that one name could be a variant of another name. Wouldn't that mean one was just naming the child the same thing with an added syllable or letter? Sometimes even a silent letter?

"Diana." Korrine smiled, Harvey instantly lit up. "Sounds beautiful. What do you think of it?" He asked the child. "Dy-aan-ah." She tried to say, she did like the name, but she just wanted to say it.
"Die-an-ah." She smiled, clicking afterwards. "Diana." Korrine clapped and grinned like a monkey, engulfing the child in a hug.

"Diana..." She leaned back again. "Diana what though?"

"What about my Mother's middle name?" Harvey asked, wanting something to commemorate his late Mother.

Korrine smiled warmly, touched by the sight of Harvey being so sentimental. "Of course."

"Diana Matilda Beck." Harvey couldn't help but close his eyes and bit his lip, both anxious and amused at the use of his last name, remembering that now Korrine and Harvey were to be married that Diana would be their first child... technically speaking of course.

Over the next few months, the couple had met their parents, on both sides, their relatives such as Aunt's, Uncle's, brothers, sisters.

Although their wedding was planned to be soon, Korrine and Harvey had worried much about Diana's safety with them.
Not saying they didn't want Diana there, simply they wished that through all their love and caring for her that her own family would return and take her home themselves. It would have been better that way.

Diana would have learned how to live as one of her own kind, even though they had no clue what she was.

For all they knew she could be the next step in evolution. A new sentient race on Earth. Or she could very well be from elsewhere then from Earth. Maybe she was an alien?

After all, there was that unexplained phenomenon in the park just before the couple took it upon themselves to guard this child with their lives.

Naturally, Korrine and Harvey took their time explaining to their family members what had happened the night he proposed. Not just because it was quite the surreal moment for them both, but the fact they found a freezing child in the snow, wearing nothing but a wrap over her chest and a torn skirt, turning more into a loincloth then an actual short skirt.

"... And we took her home." Harvey finished.

The couple had finally gotten the right time for their entire family to show up and sit at a table to listen to the story. Knowing that if taken the wrong way then no one would understand their concern for said homeless child.

At first, every person in the room remained silent.

A possible alien life form? And it's a child? Impossible, right?

"So... Where is she?" Harvey's sister, Danni Beck, had spoken up first. Relaxing the couple. "In her room upstairs. Do you want to meet her?" Korrine offered, Harvey had talked with Korri about them meeting Diana earlier. That it just could be too soon, too shocking for Diana to accept for now.

"I do, want to meet her that is." Korrine's brother, Steaphan Maddison, quickly replied, he wanted to see the child for himself. He was always quite the logical type. Seeing Diana and calculating her chances with anyone in the world other then Korrine and Harvey he would come to agree. Diana wouldn't stand a chance with a typical bystandard and especially not the government.

"Anyone else?" Korrine asked.

Harvey's sister stood. "I want to meet her." Steaphan raised with her, then slowly the rest of the family did.

"We all do." Korrine's Mother, Ella, answered Korrine and Harvey's very pleased faces.

"Come on then."

Harvey led the way, out the living room in the main hall then straight to the staircase. At which point they made their way quietly up the stairs and into the second floor halls, right to Diana's room door.

"One at a time, Korrine and Danni first." Harvey whispered.

Korring stepped in first, Danni at her side.

The room was covered in childhood treasures, toys and games were stacked already. Diana had her way with every last game she could play, at times she even mixed the games to point where Korrine and Harvey couldn't keep up with her anymore.

The colourful walls and carpet were only compliments to her skin colour, which remained bright and powerful, even as a child.

Diana sat on the floor, toy Hot Wheel cars in her hand and the plastic toy car rink in front of her. She drove her cars around the lots and raised them in small elevators then watched as they rolled up and down the ramps, occasionally being boosted by the speed belts on the track.

"Diana?" Korrine asked for, which she turned around and upon seeing Korrine stood and ran to her. "Mum." She smiled, hugging Korrine's leg.

"Diana honey, this is Danni. She's Dad's sister." Korrine crouched down to Diana, who took her time examining the woman that was slightly shorter, had dirty blond hair and wore glasses.

"Hi there. I'm Danni, you must be Diana." Danni crouched down for Diana to examine her better.

"I'm Diana." The child tilted her head as Danni too took in Diana's appearance.

Danni took Diana's hand in hers a shook it softly. "A pleasure to meet you Diana." Danni smiled and this kind action pleased Diana's curious senses and finally Diana brightened up. "Nice to meet you too Miss Danni."

Korrine was so relived that Diana had relaxed and taken to Danni so quickly.

"Well Diana. I'm your Daddy's sister, that makes me your Aunt." Danni grinned, Harvey had opened the door fully to witness Diana's willing behavior.

Soon enough, the entire family rushed in to meet her. Korrine's Mother couldn't pinch Diana's cheeks, seeings how they were not exactly normal ones, she simply improvised and gently hooked her index fingers behind Diana's upper and sometimes lower mandibles. Diana was not bothered by this display, simply astonished how many people wanted to get to know her.

And with those few hours of getting to know Diana, her life changed, as well as her outlook on human life and how she's to be a part of it.

Not to mention years of possible childhood trauma whipped away in one fell swoop.

After a few years Diana had grown slightly, but had ranged in height.

Now the typical size (with some exceptions) of a seventeen year old, she had the mind of a ten year old. However, Diana's real age remained a mystery, but she was guessed to be nine years of age and that made her currently nineteen years old.

Her birthday became the day Korrine and Harvey found her and from there on was celebrated as if she was not of another, still unknown, race.

Diana had learned flawlessly English language and then some. Diana knew words even Korrine, who had gone to a private school for girls and then made English literature and the English language arts her main priority.
She even knew different languages, French was necessary as was Latin, both were required in Korrine's old private school so she thought it would be best for Diana to learn something they knew, mostly because they were beginning to run out of things to teach her that she didn't already know.

Yet through all their teachings, Diana still knew nothing of her own kind. She had searched the internet then asked favors by her relatives to bring her books on extraterrestrials and science fiction.

All left no clues.

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