Running from Time

Chapter One

One day, about a year after I ran away, I was escaping a gang somewhere in Downtown Linesville. I was running out of an alley and I crashed into someone. Literally crashed. The black powder he was carrying exploded over the concrete. We both sprawled over the paved floor. The two people behind him helped him up. "Hey! Watch-" He stopped talking. He had thick curly dark hair, pale milky skin. And his eyes. His blue eyes glittered with many emotions. Slight Malice. Experience. But mostly hope. "Come with me, if you want to live."

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I was very confused.
Knock over some random boy on the street. Sure. I was clumsy. Run away with him and two other kids that I met seconds before? Absolutely.
What was I doing with my life?

The other two kids, who were about 10/11 from their height and looks, stayed behind me and the boy as I walked somewhere. "Who are you?" I asked. I peered out from the sides of my hair. He grinned. "I'm you're worst nightmare. But your dreamiest daydream." He said, The tips of his incisors showing over his bottom lip. I shrugged. "What the heck." 
"Then who are you?" He asked.
"I'm a person."
"No shit."
"I'm a living person."
"Never would've guessed."
"I know right?"
This was fun. Driving some random guy crazy? I could get used to this.
"But seriously, Who are you?" The boy asked, His blue eyes suddenly turning dark and threatening.
"I'm Daphne. Who are you?" I rolled my eyes
"I'm Levi."
"AND I'M SUPER YAHOO!" Said one of the kids (teehee. Yw father)
"No you're not, you're Jason." Said the girl, smacking his arm.
"And you're Millie."
I tuned out their conversation.
After about 5 minutes we turned down an alley and arrived at a building. Ivy climbed all over elegant and old the facade. A large wooden door was set in the middle, with the words LILLY BUILDING  over the door. Levi pulled a key out from nowhere and opened the door.

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The first thing I saw were eyes. Not the face they were on, but eyes. They were intense amber, with flecks of brown. "Did you find her?" The eyes asked. I took a step back. The eyes were set in a milky pale face, the sharp yet soft features resembling Levi's. Levi shook his head. "Sorry, Kate." The eyes filled with tears. I looked at Levi quizzically. The girl stomped off up some stairs in the corner, mid-length chestnut brown hair fluttering behind her. "That's Chloe. She's my cousin."
"Then why'd you call her Kate?"
A smile tugged at his lips. "That's a story for another time."
A girl rushed down the stairs. She was a bit younger than me, maybe fourteen. She had dusky skin, with long black hair that had been dyed blue at the tips. Her eyes were startling stormy grey, And they darted around the room like she couldn't find one thing to settle on. "Hey, AV." Levi said. Her lips settled int a slight frown. "My name's Athena." She looked at Millie, who was jumping around with Jason, still on the front steps. "Mills, come inside. You too, Yahoo." Millie rolled her eyes. "Whyyyyyyyyyyy." She complained, coming in with Jason and shutting the door. Athena hesitated. "Kate saw- some stuff." Her eyes settled on me. "She saw you, too." She said.
"Yeah! Who even are you?" Millie asked. Jason pinched her. "Don't be so rude Mills." Millie pouted. "Sorry."
"I'm Daphne." I said
"She's very annoying," Levi contributed. I rolled my eyes. Another person came down the stairs. He was tall, maybe about my age. He had Pale Brown-Blond hair, rounded glasses framing brown eyes. "Levi. I'm hungry." He said. It wasn't a complaint, but it wasn't a statement either. "Yeah, Yeah, Eli. Whatcha want?" 
Eli Shrugged.
"It's take out night, Isn't it?"
Levi nodded.
"Then I'm coming. I'm sick of looking after these little brats." He glanced at Jason and Millie, and briefly up the stairs. 
"I'm coming too." Athena said.
Levi looked at me
"Looks like you're looking after the brats tonight."
"Hooray." I said it with a tone that implied I was so excited.
He grinned, the little pointy tips of his incisors showing over his lips.

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Word count: 707
Published: 16/6/2021

A/N

Eeeeh im really happy with this chapter i published like a day early. Hope you enjoyed >=D