Astrix

Who are you??!

I gasped slightly, feeling a hand on my shoulder. Who was this guy? Why was he watching us? Why is he touching me? My mind was racing, I was genuinely scared. I dont know much about this place and I had no clue what to do. I took a deep breath to refocus my thoughts and calm down. I turned slightly to look at the stranger who thought it was okay to be touching me.
"Who are you" I spoke flatly, trying to show no emotions. He seemed to see right through my act because he lightly rubbed my shoulder, instantly calming me. I took in his features, lost in his gaze. He was tall, 6'5 or 6'6. Me being 5'6 had to look up at him. I couldnt avert my eyes. Whoever this guy was, he was gorgeous. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but all I heard was a high pitched shriek. Alexa dropped her ice cream and shrieked when she had turned to see us. "ELLIOTTTTTTT!!!!!" She ran over and pushed me out of the way almost knocking me to the floor just so she could hug him. I stared at them, unsure what to say or do. He and picked her up and was holding her. They were talking like they hadn't seen eachother in years and they needed to catch up, but by what I heard, it had only been a week since they last saw eachother. I was stuck staring at them, dumbfounded and unsure of what to do. I let out a "ahem" to get them to snap out of their little world. The man, or Elliott as Alexa called him, just turned to look at me and smiled. He set Alexa down and held out his hand. "Hi! I'm Elliott!" He was so cheery and his smile was captivating. I would normally be somewhat frightened by his demeanor but he had this way of calming me with just a smile or a glance. I reluctantly took his hand and to my suprise, he kissed my hand. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks and I quickly looked away. "I'm Astrix" I managed to mutter. He gently lifted my head to look at him, my cheeks still bright red. He smiled once more, not helping my face at all, and spoke in his smooth, deep voice. "Nice to meet you Astrix." I felt like I was falling off the edge all over again, but this time I felt surrounded by color, emotions, happiness. Is this what a crush feels like? I cleared my thoughts and forced myself to turn away from Elliott and look at Alexa. "Lexa... who is this" She just giggled as if I was supposed to know. I forgot that she didnt know I'm not from here. "That's Elliott. He is my big brother!" I glanced between the two. There was no way that they were related. He has dark, raven hair and Alexa has a bright red, sunkissed ruby colored hair. Elliot has ocean blue eyes while Alexa has a beautiful color hazel eye color. I would assume that Elliott simply got his fathers hair and eyes, but Molly couldnt be more than thirty two. Elliott looked to be around twenty. I was once again dumbfounded. I heard Elliott laugh and I felt like I was going to melt. "I know what your thinking. But no I wasnt adopted. My mother is thirty four. She had me when she was sixteen. My dad wasnt any more ready for a child than she was. He abandoned her when he found out. Her parents supported her through it all, and helped take care of me. They all hated the thought of me going into adoption. At twelve, mom got pregnant with little Alex over here." He smiled and ruffled Alexas hair, making it messy. I was still a little confused. From the ages he said, he would be eighteen. Why didnt I see him at the house? Why isnt he Alexas sitter? What am I really doing here? A dozen questions rattled around my head, and as if he could hear them, he continued. "Alex and mom live with my step dad. He managed to convince my mother to throw me out, that I was a bad influence on Alex and such. I now only get to see her once a week. The separation is hard because she is all I have now. I managed to get a job and a place to stay thanks to her." He pointed at the ad. I looked up and suddenly got extremely dizzy. Something about that woman, hurt.