Blood Bonds
Chapter 1: The Glass House
Jakob's P.O.V
Forcing the jammed window open, I smiled with glee. Finally. I was going off on my own, no more parents, and no more problems. Yeh sure, I would miss my friends but hey why not? I looked over to Claire and smiled, Claire was my sister, currently aged nineteen. She agreed to let me come live with her as soon as I turned sixteen because she knew how badly I was treated at home.
We were on our way to Morganville, Texas. Claire had been living here for two years and shared a house with three other people. Shane Collins, he was Claire's boyfriend. He is very protective of Claire and therefore earned my approval. Michael Glass, he technically owned the house but was happy to rent it out to others. He seemed cool too. And last but not least Eve. The gothic girl. Totally hot. But erm yeh, I think her and Michael have got a thing. Damn.
"So, how's school going?" Claire asked.
"Good…I'm going to miss some of my friends though…" I admitted.
"Don't worry," She accelerated, "You'll make plenty in no time.".
I sigh and nod. I sure hope so.
A couple of hours later, I am shook awake by my sister.
"Wha-?" I mumble in an annoyed tone.
"Wake up Jakob!" She replied, "We're nearly here." She says.
I hastily wipe swipe at my eyes trying to get rid of the sleep that had lodged itself there. As I look up we pass a sign that reads 'Welcome to Morganville' and I let out a wolfish grin. This is going to be fun. The sun is just starting to set and Claire looks up worriedly.
"What's up?" I ask her,
"Oh nothing, just need to be back soon…" She replies.
I nod vaguely, too interested in the scenery to notice. "Look at all this place!" I laugh, "It's totally my style!" I point out a gothic, ancient graveyard to her and she joins in my laughter.
"Although I was reluctant to allow you to come at first, I think you'll fir right in." She promises which makes me smile. I don't know much about this place but I agree.
We seen reach a magnificent house, more of a mansion really and my jaw drops with awe. I'm going to be living here…? Clair snaps my jaw shut with her hand and gestures, "Yeh, come on, we're home." She tells me.
I laugh slightly before getting out of the passenger door and, unable to keep my eyes off of the house, I walk over to the trunk of the car. Claire opens it and I take out my things.
Slowly, I trot towards the front door before Claire, impatient as she is, shoots off past me and opens the front door with her keys however, for some reason, she can't seem to keep her eyes off of the shadows. The sun is barely visible now and night is fast approaching. A sudden wind swishes past me, raising goose bumps on my arms as I am only wearing a black short sleeve. I shudder before following Claire into the house.
I am immediately greeted by pitch black. Literally. Either a freak power cut or I just stepped into the entrance of hell. Once my eyes begin adjusting to the darkness, I notice that Claire is no longer by my side.
"Claire?" I call out in a worried tone and taking a few steps forward. My knee crashes against something solid and tears cloud my vision. "Shit!" I murmur in annoyance and give it a quick rub. Stupid table. Without warning, the room is filled with a bright light and I hear a few voices shouting "Surprise!". I jump out of my skin when the shout hits me and four people leap out from behind an expensive looking table, one of them my sister. This only causes an eruption of laughter at my reaction and I frown slightly taking in my bearings. Yeh, it is my eighteenth birthday today but still…
To the right is a tall, well built kind of guy with shaggy brown hair. He grins and sticks a thumb up when he sees me looking at him. First impressions, a fun character. He seems cool, His shirt is a little tight to him showing off powerful abs and a broad chest. Kind of cocky. He smirks and I smirk back, we will get along well.
Next to him is my sister, he has an arm casually slung around her shoulder. After her is a gothic looking girl with jet black, dyed hair and light streaks of turquoise flitting through it. This matches her same blue shirt with a black skull and jewels and her dark jeans. I then look towards her face to see a bright blue eyes staring back at me, her makeup is a dazzling shade of blue which really extends her beautiful features. She bites her lip slightly. Mmm.
Next to, which I'm assuming is, Eve is another tall guy. He isn't as built as the other one but is tall and whereas the other guy is an obvious kind of built, he doesn't show it. His golden curls are a medium length and he wears simple clothing including a dark shirt with blue jeans. He gives me a smile and looks down. Michael. That means the other guy is Shane.
So these are the wacky roommates which Claire speaks so fondly of….This is going to be Awesome. I think and give them a smile and a thumbs up, similar to Shane's, unknowing as to exactly what I was getting myself into.
