The next morning I get ready and head down for breakfast. The room that's mine now is awesome. It has lots of space and has no pink anywhere, which I was worried about honestly. It has a big window seat and balcony too. I'm on the 3rd floor. Apparently to stop me from sneaking out. Good thing they're still underestimating me and my skills. I can get down from three floors. Easy. As soon as I get to the kitchen the twins start shaking their heads no. I'm confused until they start talking,
"Nope. Not going to happen" Rom says
"Sorella, where's the rest of the fabric of your dress?" Says Rod
"The twins are right Lex, why is there a such a big split in that?" Says Rob
"And there's barely any fabric covering your chest" says Roc.
"Go change or put a jacket on" says Ric
Before Raf can join the others I've completely lost patience. I give them all the stink eye and in my calmest - and what my dad used to say scariest- voice tell them all,
"I will not be changing. Not my clothes. Not my hair. Not the way I speak or the way I act. I'm my own person. Do not try to control me. You won't like the consequences if you push me on these."
I see them all swallow loudly and shuffle their feet awkwardly. I sigh and try to reel in my temper. Suddenly Raf bursts into laughter.
"Wow sorella, you are scary as fuck. I like that. Ok, we will try to give you your space, but we can't help the way we are either. You need to try to meet us halfway occasionally."
I grin and kiss him on his cheeks.
"Ok fratello (brother). I'll try too. I've been on my own for a long time. It's a learning curve for us all. Let's go get what we need so I can relax a bit before I have to go deal with a bunch of children."
"You know school isn't so bad" says Rod. I shake my head at him.
"Of course it's not for you. I've seen movies. Girls are either going to try to be my friend to get to you guys, or are going to feel threatened because like I said I'm hot, and nothings worse than jealous bitches. Guys are going to try to get in my pants cause I'm the new girl and again, I'm hot! I have to listen to a bunch of dumbasses who call themselves teachers. And worse than all that, I'll have to eat food that I wouldn't feed a dog."
I seem to have surprised them all again. The four eldest started laughing but the twins were frowning.
"No guy will touch you" says Rom
"No bitch will lay a hand on you either" says Rod
"We can send someone to bring you lunch instead of eating the school food. Try it first and let us know. Some days are better than others." says Ric trying not to laugh again.
"I love how confident you are sis. I really feel sorry for anyone who pisses you off!" Says Raf
"Let's go to the mall then. The twins still have to get their stuff too" says Roc
We say bye to the older two and head to the mall. We get bags and stationery and other relevant school things. Then we go to buy some casual clothes. I'm not really into shopping but just go with the flow to speed things along. After a while my stomach starts growling. Rob laughs and pulls me into his side and kisses the top of my head.
"Sorella, we better get you fed before you start getting hangry. Don't want you biting any more ears" I roll my eyes while they all laugh at me. We make our way to the food court. We sit and start eating and the twins are catching me up on some of the familys dealings right now. Who are allies and who to watch out for. Rob and Roc chimed in once in a while but I've noticed that neither are big talkers. They spent the time keeping an eye on our surroundings, like I was.
Just as we're done eating we see this massive bear of a man grab this guy who looks about 16 or so years old by the throat and starts choking him. People start picking their stuff and leaving. Fast. As I watch this all happen another guy, identical to the first, jumps on Mr Bears back and starts trying to choke him. But Mr Bears neck is so thick that instead of causing him harm, he's just making him angrier. The kid getting choked was turning a nasty shade and looked like his eyes were about to pop out of his head. I couldn't watch this anymore. I was pissed off at all these cowards who ran off and left these two kids to fend for themselves. I stand up fast and move towards Mr Bear. I see the twins go to follow me but Rob stops them.
"I want to see what she can do" he says.
As I round the tables I raise my voice,
"Let the kid go!"
He freezes for a second to look at me, he looks me up and down and laughs,
"Go away little girl, this has nothing to do with you."
"Oh shit hulk, you shouldn't have called her 'little girl', she's going to kill you now" says Rod laughing
This got no reaction from Mr Bear so I grabbed him by his elbow and pressed on this one pressure point and he had no choice but to release the kid he was choking.
As soon as his arm was down and there was room for me to get in, I used a single knuckle strike to his sternum. The sounds of his bones breaking brought a huge smile to my face. He was moved away from the kid on the floor who was still trying to catch his breath. His twin had jumped off the guys back and run to his brother. They were just sitting on the floor at my feet, gawking at me. Mr Bear was struggling to breathe. I think his broken sternum might have knicked his lung. But the stupid man wouldn't give up on going after the kid. He pulled a gun out of his pocket, but before he could even raise his arm, I had kicked it out of his hand, then using the heel of my palm I had striked at his forehead, (lol that's sure to cause a concussion), and then for good measure I did the same thing to his nose, breaking that too. Blood gushed everywhere. It sprayed on my hands and top half too.
"Aww fuck, this was my favourite dress." I yell out. The guys laugh at my worries.
"Don't worry Lexi, there's people who can wash that shit out sorella. If not I'll buy you a new one" says Roc
I knew he was right but it still pissed me off. So I gave a roundhouse kick to Mr Bear and in quite the dramatic fashion he fell backwards and landed on a table which collapsed under him. Shit I thought those things only happened in movies. He must have weighed a ton.
I see Rob has made his way over to the twins by now, I make my way over and see they're still staring at me with their mouths hanging open. Roc has found an ice pack from somewhere and is currently holding it to the first twins throat. I walk over and ask,
"You two ok?"
They nod but say nothing, just staring. The twins and I laugh lightly at their expressions. I try again,
"You two got names?" They nod again but say nothing. I sigh loudly, starting to get impatient now.
"Are you going to tell me what they are? I don't really want to sit here staring at each other." I say this a bit more snappish than I meant to.
They seem to snap out of their dazes suddenly. They stare at one another and it's almost like they're having a conversation. They nod at each other and the second twin apologizes.
"Ummm, sorry, my brothers always say staring is rude and I wasn't trying to be rude or to make you angry by not giving our names, it's just that you're so beautiful and you knocked out that big Russian dude without breaking a sweat, and you were laughing at his bones breaking, and you're not even freaking out at all the blood all over you, and I still haven't told you our names..."
I hold my hands up to stop the kids word vomit. The sight of the blood on them seems to shut him up.
"Kid breathe. Ok now, tell me who you are."
"I'm Owen and this is my brother Colin."
I put my hand out to shake his and see the blood again, as I'm about to pull back, I hear a roar of rage and see a big tattooed body throw themselves at me, I call out to Rob and Roc,
"Protect the kids!",
and then at the last second I flip us so that he's pinned under me. I'm straddling his hips with my knees pressed on his arms so he can't move. I look at Rom and Rod and shout,
"What the fuck is wrong with this bloody food court!"
The guy under me tries to flip me so I start to press on a pressure point behind his collar bone when Owen causes me to stop.
"Please, don't hurt him, he's our brother!"
The words seem to make the guy under me freeze too. He looks over at Owen,
"What? What's going on? I saw Colin on the floor grabbing his throat and some chick reaching for you with blood soaked hands. You sent a text saying you were being chased and that Colin was about to die! If this is a prank I'll kill you myself Owen, I swear I will!!!"
Chick! Who's this wanker calling a chick!?!