Once her father has been reported killed, the semi-human girl, Astrid is left with no one... Until five young men show up at her doorstep saying they are now her new guardians.
She is forced to live with complete strangers who seem to know more than...
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-Astrid-
I was woken to the sound of an ever insistent banging. Groaning I pulled my pillow over my head, trying to shut out the noise. It didn't stop. Groaning some more, I threw my hair into a quick bun and made my way to the door. The clock read 7:33am. Usually on a break from school I wouldn't wake up for another hour and then I wouldn't actually get out of bed for another hour after that.
The ever-growing sound of banging only got louder the closer I got to the door. What were they trying to do? Break down my door? "I'm coming!" I yelled as I half ran down the stairs. Finally the person stopped banging on my door. Flinging the door open I stopped in my tracks.
Standing beyond the door was a man. Or should I say, several men. I didn't know what to feel as they all stared at me. Just stared. Finally the one closest to me shook his head and smiled.
His vibrant red hair shown in the early morning sun as he said. "You must be Astrid Gafah."
"That would be me." Behind him stood four other men, all of whom looked intimidating as hell.
Five. Five men, all of whom were staring at me as if they could see into my soul. They were some group. The men behind him were a mix of different hair colours; one with blue hair, black, brown, and blond hair.
"Can I help you?" I said as I tore my eyes away from the other males and back to the red head in front of me.
"Yes, I believe that you could!" He said with a bright smile. Wow, this one was awfully cheery at this time of the morning. "You see..." He said, his smile fading. "My friends and I worked with your father." I stilled, but said nothing. My father never really talked about the people that he worked with.
"Why are you here? To tell me what happened to him? They... they only said that it was some work accident." I said quietly. The guy with brown hair noticeably stiffened.
"Um not exactly. My friends and I were rather close with your father. We have been informed of your current circumstances and ummm...." His voice trailed off. "Well, my name is Matt. This is Olly," he gestured to the blond male. "Brandon," he gestured to the one with black hair that was standing at the back of their little pack.
"Ryan," he gestured to the one with the blue hair. "And Aaron," he said finally and gestured to the man with the brown hair.
"We are your new official guardians."
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Oh well, ok then.... Wait.... WHAT?! Five random strangers show up at my door, claim to have worked with my father, and then say that they are my official guardians.
"Uh, I think that you might be mistaken," I said as I slowly started backing away and started closing the door.
Whoever these people were, there was no way that they could be my guardians... that just wasn't possible, was it?
A hand slamming on the door frame jolted me out of my thoughts. My head snapped up and I looked straight to Matt.
"I know that this must seem... improbable." He said as his grey eyes bore into mine. "But, you see, it came as quite a shock to us as well when we heard the news. But like it or not, this is what has happened and we are here to be your... housemates, if you would prefer that term."
I blinked at him, at them all. This was serious, this was real and really happening. My dad was dead, I knew that, and that left me with no one to look out for me. Though I was certain that I could look out for myself, I would admit that I was legally unable to live at home by myself without an adult until I turned eighteen. Which wouldn't happen until fall next year.
"I take it that means you all want to move in?" I said, my voice quiet.
"Well you can't just, legally, live by yourself now, can you?" He said and I noticed the corners of his mouth twitch up in the beginnings if a smile.
I sighed and opened to door farther in a come in gesture. "Then come on in, I guess"
Picture at the top is Hazel
Hello people!! I'm horrible I know.... I don't even know how long it has been since I last posted! I am really sorry for that!
Ok sooo.... The way I am posting this story is that I will always have the next chapter written before I post this chapter. Do you get what I mean?
So before I post chapter three I will have written chapter four and before I post chapter four I will have written chapter five. Get it?
Truth be told I had this chapter written ages ago but I got stuck on chapter four so it delayed this chapter even further.
Again, so sorry it took so long to update! But I hoped that you guys enjoyed this chapter! Ttyl lovelies!
