"W-what?" I asked incredulously. It feels as if my life is going into a strange direction faster than a bullet train.
Last night, I was just binge watching Once Upon a Time while ogling at Captain Hook and now I'm faced with something far more supernatural than Once Upon a Time. I wish that there would a pause button or a skip button somewhere 'cause I am immensely terrified at the situation that I am in. I barely know these guys and now someone tells me that I'm going to live with them. Talk about mental breakdown!
He repeated, "You're going to be living with us."
I shook my head as a response. I can barely make a sound because I feel so frightened. They were all looking at me intensely as if they're ready to chop my body and sell my organs to cannibals. Well, I don't think they'd do that, though. They'd probably the ones to eat me, not the cannibals.
"It's not like you have a choice." Another unfamiliar voice interrupted. He was tall and somehow tanned, unlike the others.
"I d-don't? B-but, w-why?" I quizzed, stuttering slightly as I muttered every word.
"It's going to take quite a while to explain. For now, you just have to trust us. We're going to tell you everything after we sort things out." He clarified while smiling sweetly.
I don't know much about trust but if that's what it takes for me to survive, why not? I know that sooner or later I'm going to regret this but it's better to just go with the flow than to fight it and get a one way ticket to heaven- or hell, if that's where I'll end up.
"Then, would you at least tell me your name?" I muttered.
"I'm Chadwick but I insist you call me Chad. I hate hearing the word 'weak' next to my name." He introduced, emphasizing the word insist. He turned to his back and pointed towards each of the guys. "These people are my brothers. I'm the second youngest, but I'm clearly the brainiest out of everyone in this room."
The vampire guy, who was beside me, spat. "What a fucking blatherskite."
"Nobody uses that word anymore, Charlie." Chad chuckled slightly, which angered vampire guy more.
"Don't call me that! My name's Charlemagne but just Charles is fine." Charles huffed as he sat down the sofa. Charles is a little hot-headed, I think.
"Okay, just Charles." Chad laughed. Before Charles can even reply to Chad's witty remark, Chad continued to speak. "Carry on, little brother."
The cute guy extended his hand while flashing me his sweetest smile. "I'm the cutest one in this family. I'm called Fred, by the way."
I gave Fred an equally sweet smile because he has been nothing but welcoming to me ever since we met. I know he had been a little hostile a while ago but that's because I looked like a threat to them. But I don't think I really look like a threat. A small girl like me who only has fighting skills taken from watching Jackie Chan's and Jet Lee's movies and action anime isn't really much of a threat.
"Next up is the older brother!" Chad exclaimed, pointing to who might be the most hostile of the bunch- Ezra. He doesn't really need to introduce himself, though. I already heard his name a little while ago and his name screams badass.
"I don't need to introduce myself to someone who is of no value to me." He grunted, walking away from the room once again. No one stopped him this time, not even the oldest brother.
Fred smiled at me to relieve myself from the tension that Ezra once again brought. To keep the introductions going, the oldest of the brothers spoke.
"I'm Zachary, the head of the family. As long as you remain in this house, you have nothing to worry because I will assure you that you'll be safe from harm." He greeted gently.
Everyone in this house seems nice, except for the hot-headed Charles and extremely hostile Ezra. I just wish that I'll stay alive until all the issues that Zach and Chad mentioned have been sorted out.
~*~
After the introductions which almost made my shit my pants (mainly because of Ezra), Fred led me to their guest room which was a thousand times better than my room. The floor was made out of marble tiles which complimented the cream brown walls. The room gave off a dainty vibe and I loved every bit of it.
On the other hand, what I don't love is feeling sticky, gross and hungry. I haven't taken a shower since I left my bed and I haven't had breakfast yet. I can already feel my stomach growling since it's almost sundown and I haven't had a meal yet.
I slowly tiptoed towards their kitchen to see if there is anything to eat. Unfortunately, there were no ready-to-eat food so I had to improvise. I took the uncooked beef from the freezer and thawed it while I look for herbs and spices. There is seriously nothing edible for a normal human like me. I was fortunate that I saw salt and pepper in their cupboard or else I'll have to stomach tasteless meat. Then again, they are vampires and they can eat raw meat. They probably don't need to cook anything. Speaking of which, do they even have cooking materials?
I looked over the cupboards and the cabinets under the sink but there were no frying pans or things alike where I can cook. Then, what the hell is their stove and oven for?! Design?! Damn these, vampires!
While muttering a bunch of curses under my breath, I heard a faint sound of laughter behind me. I looked around to see Zach giggling at me like a little child. He looked cute which is definitely far from my first impression of him.
"What are you laughing at?" I pouted instinctively. I normally do that when people laugh at me. I don't know why.
"Nothing really. Thanks for calling me cute, though." He smirked, causing me to blush a little bit.
"W-what? H-how? I mean, no. I didn't call you cute." I lied.
It was so obvious that I lied though. I am seriously such a liar. People say that when you do things often, you become good at it. But I've been lying ever since I could imagine but until now, I'm still so damn bad at it.
"You need to have skills to be good at lying, sweetheart." He, once again, flashed that annoying smirk. I wanted to wipe it off his face immediately but I can only do a thing at a time and right now, I'm thinking whether I say things out loud or I am just easy to read or he could read my mind.
This time, he laughed without inhibitions. Like a full-on laugh with seal clapping. He was even tearing up a bit and I seriously don't know why. I am not even saying anything. Do I look silly? Do I have something on my face? Or maybe, I have something in between my teeth? Oh no!
"Sweetheart, you seriously need to stop making me laugh!" He laughed in between each word. He held his stomach as he heaved up and down.
I worriedly asked, "B-but, I'm not even saying anything! I'm not trying to make a funny face! Seriously, tell me why you're laughing!"
"I can read your thoughts," he answered.
God freaking damn it!
"You just cursed. You know, you've been cursing a lot ever since I've seen you."
I sighed, "I know. I can't help it. I'm tired and sticky and gross and most of all, hungry!"
"So you're hangry?" He joked. I glared at him in response but instead of feeling frightened, he just laughed again.
It's confirmed. he's a heartless laughing monster.
"Aww, I'm so hurt, sweetheart. I'm not a monster. Come, I'll show you that I have a heart of gold." He said as he held out his hand for me to hold. I thought twice as to whether or not I should hold it but he spoke again. "Don't worry. I don't bite."
"Where are we going?" I quizzed, feeling a little hesitant.
"It's a secret."
[ Author's Note ] - 4/28/16
Oh wow! Zach is fast, huh? *wiggles brows* I seriously don't know where this story is heading but I just want you to know that I want to focus on the humor part of the story first before we go onto the fighting and brawling and the sucking. Please comment what you think about my characters~ I started with Zach because he's the eldest but everyone's going to have a chapter which would reveal a little something about themselves such as their personalities, likes, dislikes, and hints about where the story is heading. HEHEHE.
With love and nori,
Sushi <3