A Siren's Call

Chapter 1: Do You See What I See?

Bright red curtains, dark walls, and a shimmering chandelier above a bed. This is what Dalton's bedroom looks like to a human. Sirens in Dalton's family can control the way humans see. Bright, red, satin, sheets matching the curtains cover his bed. Above the bed is a canopy colored as dark as the shadows. This creates a sexy, dark, appeal to what Dalton would want his calling or callings to see.

Dalton's family of sirens were like those that you read about in Greek mythology. Sirens were known to call out to sailors and cause them to jump off the ship to their death if the sirens desired it. You would only notice the beauty of the siren and never the dangers and changes of the environment around you. Sirens could make you feel safe to keep you with them and then change what you see to a nightmare when their angered. Dalton's powers are growing and have grown progressively since he was young.

Dalton has chosen his prey and lays upon his bed thinking of him. "Why is it so dark in here!?" He says. Dalton draws the curtain back and takes a peek outside his window. "I know why I shut these curtains now." "It is way too bright out there for me." He takes a look around his dark room. The walls are made of stone and his bed is a tattered mess. The dark brown curtains on his windows are ripped as well. His bedding is of dark black coloring and satin fabric. His canopy is also of black coloring. He has lavender candles for extra lighting and a great scent as well.

Dalton looks down at himself for his clothing and notices it missing from his body. He walks to his mahogany armoire and takes out his best jacket of dark, denim, fabric. He takes out his old Nirvana t-shirt and a pair of his favorite black, ripped, jeans as well. He then picks up his black spiked belt and his black boots. He walks out of his room with the clothing in hand and he continues down his hallway. The hallway has pink rosettes printed on the wallpaper with a blue background and grey carpet is spread on the floor.

As he approaches the bathroom door he notices it is closed and locked. "Shit," he mutters. He knocks and waits. "Hello, get out whoever you are!" Dalton shouts. "Dalton, you have to wait, I need to get ready too," Gabrielle says. "Gabrielle, get out now!" Dalton bellows. Gabrielle is Dalton's sister, she is older than Dalton. Unlike Dalton who is 16, Gabrielle is 18 and finishing her last year of homeschool with their mother. Gabrielle has long, almond, colored hair that hangs down to her shoulders. She always wears flower-print dresses or silk dresses. She usually wears a bright red flower clip in her hair and cannot go without wearing her old, worn-out, black converse. Her eyes are bright blue and her figure is very slender. She has freckles identical to her brother Dalton's. Dalton has black hair, blue eyes, freckles, broad shoulders, and a slim figure.

Dalton consumed by frustration, impatiently sits near the door of the bathroom and waits. The door finally opens and Gabrielle comes out. "There you fag," Gabrielle says. "Gabrielle, shut up and go on with your plastic, self-absorbed, bitchy self," he says. Gabrielle rolls her eyes and struts away flipping her hair into the air with her perfectly manicured, hot-pink, nails.

Dalton enters the bathroom, walks into the shower, and turns on the shower head.Dalton starts to shiver immediately and wraps his arms around his torso."Why, why should I result to a freezing cold shower," He says. He dries himself off and puts his clothes on. His calling would not see him in his clothes he really has on anyway. Dalton heads to the living room full of Victorian furniture to see his mother. The living room looked very antique and dusty.

The room was bright from the sunlight peeking through the windows. The couch was made of a flower print fabric and the chair next to it looked better fit for a castle than a mansion. The walls had bright, red, wall paint, a family color, and the floorboards were of dark maple. Dalton's mother is sitting on the couch, she notices his presence, and then speaks to him. Dalton's mother has long , ebony, hair, blue eyes, and a slender figure. She is wearing a short, red, silk, dress and red pumps. She has her hair up in a bun and her bright, red, lipstick is pressed on her lips.