And All Things Will End

As the thumping got closer the front door flew open with enough force to throw someone much larger than me backwards onto the porch and into the front yard.
i was stumbling backward when a long skinny arm reached out and grabbed me by the wrist.

I fought the urge to scream as it yanked me to my feet
"oh shit, sorry I'm such a klutz" a voice yelled
i wiped my hair from my eyes as a tattooed girl stared at me with wide eyes.

standing before me was a goth girl. Though not one of those 'poor me I'm not cool' kind of girls, this one had pale make up with short ragged hair and mascara and eyeliner to match.
She smiled at me as I shuffled on my feet awkwardly.

the smile on her face faded as she gave me a once over and noticed my battle scars
"wow, that's quite a shiner, what happened?"

"Uh.. Nothing" I sighed
"I had an accident that's all"

"yeah.. I used to have those kinds of accidents all the time, you know the ones where you fall onto someone's fist?" A frown came across her purple lips as she handed me my book bag, I knew she knew I was lying.
"do you need a doctor or something? I could drive you?" She pointed to a car that looked older than me parked in a shabby looking shed to my left.

i slowly shook my head,
"actually I'm here to ask you about the room you have available?"

the goths eyes lightened up as her mouth curled into a huge grin.
she dragged me inside and slammed the door shut with a loud bang. Her stomping shoes clunking on the floor boards of the house as we made our way past a study and into the lounge.

"Brian!!!!" She yelled
"get your ass down here! We have a live one!!"

"oh, I'm chrissie by the way" she beamed
"Kayla" I smiled back

after a few minutes and chrissie tapping her feet on the ground she sent me an apologetic look and walked up the stairs, she poked her head around the corner and placed a finger in the air before mouthing 'one minute please' before disappearing up there.

I heard a door slam open and the faint sound of muffled voices and arguing as feet shuffled on the floor above my head.
A few seconds later the goth materialised at the top of the steps with a bulky guy in tow. She had him by the collar of his grey v neck shirt and was dragging him down the steps two at a time. When she reached the bottom she dusted her hands and sighed.

The guy didn't even really notice I was here, he just walked over to the couch and sprawled across it the only way guys knew how. Legs dangling at one end and his arms above his head hanging loosely at the other.

when she coughed his ears perked up and he sat on the edge of the seat rubbing his head.

"Brian we have company, you could at least introduce yourself" she demanded

I wasn't sure wether to open my mouth to say hello or to turn heel and run for the hills. But when he looked at me I was frozen in place.
I stuttered in place as he silenced me by placing one finger to his mouth and smiling.

"hey" he whispered
"I'm Brian what's up?"
He stared at me for some time, blinking every few seconds before pushing himself off of the edge of the couch and walking over to me, he poked at my cheek where my bruise was beginning to form and I winced at his touch.

"Hurts huh?" He asked

I nodded slightly and placed a hand over my own cheek.
This guy was really stunning to look at, he had long brown shaggy hair that framed his face perfectly and tattoos down both of his arms. I could sort of see that he had brown eyes, but I didn't want to stare for too long or he might catch me gawking.

"so, I guess your guna say the other guy looks worse" he smirked before walking off to their kitchen.

He returned a few seconds later with a bag of freezer peas and a glass of water. He handed me the peas and set the water down on the lamp table beside the couch.

chrissie had already made herself comfortable on the chaise lounge by the window, she looked out over the town with a hand under her chin.
Every now and then she'd look over and smile at me, in a motherly kind of way, it made me feel welcome here.
I liked these guys already, they'd both shown me more kindness than any other person in this whole town.
"Well you might as well have a seat" Brian pointed me over to the couch as he sat cross legged on the lounge floor.
"We don't make any decisions about new room mates until Matt wakes up"

"yeah, he'd better hurry up, it's getting dark out" chrissie closed the blinds and paced the lounge.

"oh it's ok" I smiled "I'm not afraid of the dark, besides I need the excercised and to get back to grab my things anyway"
i didn't want them to think I was some kid who couldn't handle herself.

Chrissie and Brian both looked at me with an expression of sheer horror on their faces.
"Umm what did I say?"
Brian was sitting with his mouth hanging open and elbowed chrissie in the ribs, she winced and slapped him in the back of the head. Did I miss something?

"no one goes out at night" she stated
"why? It's not like there's even that many people around here, and no one said anything about a curfew" I mumbled

"because" a man said from the top of the stairs, I looked up to see a shirtless masculine guy standing with his arms crossed leaning against the hall entrance.
"It's too dangerous around here for anyone to be out at night" he said in a stern and commanding voice.

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