Aurora's Alpha

CHAPTER 5

Rory POV

"Wait 'work'? You have a job in town?" Damien questions

"Yeah just a part time job at the local supermarket to pay for rent" I smile "oh and I enrolled at the community college a couple blocks over... I'm doing costume design" I twiddle my thumbs unsure how they would respond to my life decisions.

"Costume design? Good for you, before we... left, you didn't know if that's what you wanted to do or not" Dominic said seeming proud that I stuck to something I enjoyed 6 years ago. I just nod politely feeling slightly tense

"Hey so it's getting late I'll need to get back home before Aaron reports me missing" I chuckle but I stop when I realise how morbid that is when it could easily be happening as we speak. My name will be next on the radio.

Monica let's put an 'oooo' noise followed by "Aaron huh"

"No absolutely not... he's just my roommate" i reassure making an icky facial expression at the idea of me being Aaron's patient girlfriend awaiting for his attention when he finally finishes a round on his PC. Gross. Lily catches on to what Monica says and repeats exactly what mon had said and I send my sister a glare.

"Well it's far too dark to be travelling in the woods at this time" Monica says "you can stay with me for the night, like old times" a cheeky grin pulls onto her face.

"That was the only positive of you guys leaving, I got a whole room to myself" I grinned "and your room got converted to an office space" I looked at Damien and Dominic

"How were they? After we left" Damien seemed hesitant to ask, none of my siblings were strangers to the toxicity that flowed through our parents, they were well aware of fathers outburst and mothers crocodile tears. What they didn't know was how they managed to get worst after the triplets disappearance.

"Um not great... you can probably imagine" I don't want to get into it too heavily with them right now after the day I've had - I mean only two hours ago I was almost arguing with a grown man about peanut butter and then I found out I had a niece. Holy shit I'm an aunt. I have the opportunity to be a cool aunt to someone. Nice. Each sibling looks away from each other knowing our parents are a sticky subject that no one wants to touch on. "So I'm staying with you?" I move on looking at Monica

"Yes!" She perks up.

"Is she even allowed to be here?" Dominic asks nervously

"If I need to pay for a room I can I have mone-" I start reaching for my bag to get my purse when Monica grabs my hand and holds it in place

"It's not that it's... private property?" She's lying but I don't know why

"Yeah it's just an issue with the... landlord" Freya steps in but unfortunately I don't know her well enough to know if she's lying.

"Well no one saw her come in including the... landlord" Monica said

"What landlord? Do you mean a-" lily questions looking at Monica but she can't finish her sentence as Damien picks her up off the ground and says loudly

"It's time for someone's bedtime!" She starts to protest but he's already walking to a door on the opposite side of the room "say goodnight auntie Rory! I'll see you later Rory, we'll catch up soon" he smiles a genuine smile then leaves

"I should go help out, she can be quite the nightmare before bed" Freya says standing up "please make yourselves comfortable and stay as long as you like" she smiles

"We'll be heading out soon thank you Frey" Monica smiles and with that Freya exits through the same door her husband disappeared through.

I turn to my remaining siblings "neither of you happen to have any children I don't know about do you?" I ask in a joking manner, they laugh but shake their heads and I nod chuckling.