Open Your Eyes

Welcoming the Originals

Liam followed Aeren worriedly and sighed, 'There a reason you don't answer Lester?' He asked, getting a look of unease from Aeren. Liam glanced away and nodded. 'Alright, so you don't want to tell them about that girl and their gang, huh?' He nodded understandingly. Aeren sighed quietly and opened his mouth to talk, but Lyla and Lester marched in together, stopping him before he said anything. 'There is someone here to talk to you. They don't seem like harm, shall we send them in?' Lester asked Aeren, answered by a nod.

Liam and Aeren exchanged worried looks as the two others left. Who wanted to see him? 'I want you to stay. I trust you, more than them, to be honest.' Aeren admitted. Liam listened and grinned softly, 'Holy shit- sure-!' He replied brightly. The two of them sat down at a table on one side, waiting for the visitors.

Lyla walked them in. By them, it meant teens he hadn't seen before. His age, but they looked stronger and more logical. The six of them sat down. There was a girl with brown hair, holding a cat. HIS CAT-?!

'Welcome.. I'm sorry if they gave you a hard time downstairs..' Aeren said sternly, nodding Lyla off.
As she left, She cast a questioning glance in Liam's direction. Wondering why he hadn't been sent out too.

'No. They treated us as expected in this sudden mess.' The female with Dusk in her arms, spoke up. Was she their leader?
'My name is Samï, these here, are Isaac with dyed hair, my medic, Isaiah, my second in command, Dama, our blood loving fighter, Kuro, the supplier, and this is Nicole, or plan maker and our smartest member.' She introduced, smiling. They all either smiled or gave warning glares as their names were called. Aeren glanced at the cat in Sami's arms, and took in a deep breath. 'This is your cat, isn't it?' The final member ask as she walked into the room. 'Ah, this is Sin. She is uh.. She's an expert in certain areas. Weapons an fighting mostly.' Samï introduced and shrugged.

Aeren nodded quietly, 'Yeah.. It is. It's Dusk.' He smiled softly as Samï set the cat on the table and he instantly darted to Aeren, purring and curling up on his shoulder. Liam smiled and thought for a moment, before looking at Sin.

'Who are you guys?' Liam asked suddenly, causing the seven to freeze and go quiet. Isaiah and Samï exchanged looks, before she smiled back at Liam. 'We are.. Uh... Just a group of friends. That kinda got through this, is all.' She nodded. The group all agreed and looked around nervously. 'So how many do you watch over here?' Isaac asked.

It took a moment for Liam and Aeren to think, but Liam answered first, 'One hundred.. Fifty Six..' He left out Hayley, seeing as she was gone. Aeren seemed saddened at the unmentioned beautiful girl. Samï seemed to pick up on it, and frowned, 'I'm sorry for your loss.' She said softly. Isaiah and Nicole looked at each other and the female smiled brightly, to reassure him.

'Why did you want to know?' Aeren asked calmly. Dama spoke up this time. 'We want to take a few from you so you have less to worry about.' He responded in a neutral tone. He thought about it for a moment. 'This place isn't safe anymore, would you take 10 of them for now and get them to somewhere safe?' Aeren asked with a smile.