The Gifters

Chapter 8~ Potential Friends

I get up from my chair and walk inside, being mindful of my messy hair and ruby red cheeks. There are a few kids, roughly my age, milling around.

A teenage girl, roughly my age, looks me up and down and scoffs.

She's got black and pink hair, styled into a pixie cut. She has a lot of dark makeup on and several piercings on her face and ears. Her golden eyes shine out from the pitch black coloured eye sockets, lined with eyeliner wings so strong, she could probably fly away if she tried hard enough. You knew she had been through some shit just by looking at her appearance, and how she set herself up.

She mumbles under her breath but I can't make out what she says.

"Aw come on, don't be like that," a younger girl, one half of the twins says sympathetically,"Give her a chance- she is only new."

She has gorgeous bright green eyes and long, wavy copper coloured hair flowing down to the crook of her back. Her twin is identical, with short, more blonder hair. He's a head taller than her, but matching with her bubbly, cheerful personality.

The older girl starts imitating and mocking her,"Oh she's only new, she's only new! Kaila, honey, you know what it's like around here- you can't trust many people." 

As I start setting up my stuff, I try to block out the bickering between them. The other twin and and a younger boy, around eleven or so, come over and approach me. 

"Hi there! Welcome to our dorm!" the younger boy says cheerfully,"Sorry about the noise, them two are always at it for some reason or other. I'm Robert, and this is Kohen."

Robert is young and fresh-faced, with a mop of blond hair, and crystal blue eyes. He appears to always be a happy-go-lucky kinda kid.

"Don't let Maya get to you. She just seems to take longer to trust people, that's all. Don't think you've done anything bad as such," Kohen explains.

These boys seem nice enough, I don't think any of them would be the voice though.

"We can introduce you to the other people in our dorm, if you want," Robert says innocently, his smile never leaving his lively face.

"Th-that would be... nice. Thanks," I stutter out, attempting to crack a decent smile.

They lead me over to an older, silent boy. He is well-built, with longish, blonde hair to just above his shoulders, covering his face like a curtain blocking out sunlight. Dark purple eyes highlight his face and outline his jaw. 

"You've already met Kohens' sister, Kaila, and Maya. This is Ruben, he's 15," Robert says, as I reach my hand out to shake the attractive teenage boys.

They then lead me to a different part of the room, where a boy not much younger than me is napping. 

"That's Carlos, he's thirteen. He's only new as well, by about two months," Kohen explains in a hushed whisper. 

The sleeping boy has a more thickish figure, with short brown hair forming a cowslick. He appears to be quite tall, but I really can't sorta tell.

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That night, as I lie in bed rethinking the days events, the voice comes into play.

"So, how was your meet and greet with everyone?"

I look around the room, only to find six sleeping bodies. 

"It was alright, I guess. I still have to learn the ropes though," I think back.

"I can confirm that I am in fact in your dormitory, however I cannot reveal myself directly. And I can also confirm that the first time I saw you, I thought you were gorgeous. But it will take some time. Get some sleep now. Goodnight." 

That took me extremely by surprise.

As I roll back over onto my side, I see a pair of purple eyes, drifting back to sleep. 

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Thanks guys for reading this chapter! What do you guys think so far? It's not getting very far at the moment, but stuff will start happening within the next few chapters. I promise. Thanks for reading!

~MaximusFangirl99 (i changed my name)