Chapter 2

When I woke up I was lying on a bed in a small room. The room had one piece of furniture (a.k.a. the bed), one small closet, a window, and a door that led out to a small hallway. I walked down the hall to find a living room. This room was well lit. It had a TV on one wall. Next to it on the opposite wall stood a book shelf packed with books. I walked over and stroked the spines of the books. I looked around the room once more.

The only other things were a couch and a large comfy chair with Chris sitting in it watching me intently. I looked at him and smiled. He smiled back at me with such kindness all I could do was stare blankly back.

"Good morning. Well, I should say good evening," he said playfully.

I continued to stare at him. His smile dropped at the expression on my face. He let out an uncomfortable cough as he fidgeted in his seat. I let out a small, quiet giggle. He looked up at me again and smiled. I returned the smile. My face crossed in surprise as my stomach let out a low grumble. I looked down then back up at Chris to see him laughing his head off. I narrowed my eyes at him. He looked up at me still laughing.

"Go through that door and you'll be in the kitchen," he said, trying to control the laughter.

I turned and walked through the door. Four people were already crowded around the small table. They were all men. My eyes went wide in surprise. One of them looked up at me. He nudged the others and they all looked up at me. I felt my breath catch in my throat.

One of them stood up. He had the same emerald green eyes that Chris and all the other men had. He was a little bigger than Chris. He had curly, dark brown hair that rested on top of his broad shoulders. He looked no older than 20. He stood in front of me. My nose was barley level with his chest. I looked up at him, my neck hurting from the strain.

"Who do we have here?" he said in a teasing voice.

"My name is Dana," I said softly.

He reached down and grabbed my shoulders, lifting me off the ground. I stared at him with fear. He sneered as he looked over his shoulder. The others all had a sneer on their faces. I could feel myself start to shake.

"CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed.

I heard something crash as he came bursting through the door. His face was beat-red as he stared widely around the room. His eyes fell upon me and the man. Chris narrowed his eyes into cat-like slits.

"Put her down right now Helios," he growled.

Helios set me down gently and went to sit back at the table. I sank down to the floor, my body shaking violently. Chris sank down to his knees and wrapped his arms around me. He turned to glare up at the four sitting at the table. He stood then and put his hands on his hips. A sour look crossed his face.

"How could you let him do that to her??" he demanded. "She's just a girl and a member of this family. So why be so cruel to her??"

I looked at the four. None of them met my gaze. Slowly I stood and walked over the Helios. He looked up at me then. Our eyes met and my hand hit the side of his head. He went flying, crashing through the window. I stared at the empty chair where he had been just seconds ago. I sat down gracefully and reached for the food on the table. I could feel all the eyes on me. I looked up at them all. The only one who held my gaze was Chris. He just shook his head and pulled up a chair for himself.

I ate quietly with the others eyeing me carefully. Helios came stomping in. He stopped right at my side. He grabbed the front of my shirt and lifted me off the ground. I could feel him shaking with rage. I calmly looked at him, showing no fear like I had done earlier. He curled his hand into a fist and reared it back. I took this moment to act quickly.

"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!" I shouted.

He stopped his fist behind his head. He stared at me dumbly. I reached my foot out and kicked him as hard as I could in the groin. He dropped me instantly. Helios crawled slowly into a ball on the floor. I reached down and picked him up by the scruff. I flung him up against a wall and began to punch him in the gut. He let out a cry of pain. I was just about to throw another punch when something warm and wet hit the back of my hand. I stopped and looked down. A small glittering tear shone there.

I looked up to see more tears roll down Helios' face. I let him go and watched him slide down the wall. I stood there before lowering my face into my hands. I could feel my shoulders shake and here the sobs that came. I felt horrible. I leaned my head gently against Helios' shoulder. He flinched then relaxed once he realized that I wasn't going to hit him again.

"I-I-I'm s-s-s-sorry!!!!" I sobbed into his shoulder.

A gentle hand touched my hair. I looked up to see Chris looking down with concern.

"You don't need to apologize Dana," he said softly. "Helios should've been more careful with who he decides to mess with."

I stood up and wiped the tears away. I gave Chris a bright smile. I turned and pulled Helios to his feet. He looked at me warily. I gave him a smile as well.

"It seems that we got off to a wrong start," I said as nicely as possible. "My name is Dana…it's very nice to meet you. All of you!"

I turned around and gave the three at the table a smile as well. They looked at me and each gave me a small, shaky smile.

Great…my first day in the family and they're already scared of me, I thought bitterly.

I sighed and walked out of the room. I made it to the hall before I began to cry. I fell to the floor and wrapped my arms around my legs. I heard the sound of foot steps as the five men came into the hall. I curled closer to the wall and as far away form them as the limited space would allow. One of them kneeled down next to me and put their arms around me. I buried my face into his chest, not caring who it was. I stayed like that for a few more minutes before I pulled away. The man whose arms I was in wasn't Chris or Helios.

He had the same green eyes as everyone else in the house. He was muscular, but not as big as Helios. His soft blond hair fell down below his shoulders. His face looked as if it were carved by angels. His skin had a lovely golden tint to it.

"Hello there," his angelic voice said softly. "My name is Alex. It's very nice to meet you Dana."

I nodded and wiped the tears away. I looked up at the other two. Again, they had green eyes. They were a mirror image of the other. Both were very big and muscular, but still not as big as Helios. One of them was slightly bigger than the other, while one's skin was a pale ivory. Both had the face of a Roman emperor that you would see on an old coin. One of the boys had long black hair while the other had beautiful auburn hair. They stood side by side. I could pick out so many differences in them.

And yet I couldn't help but get the feeling that they were exactly the same. They were different yet alike. They were like yin and yang, each coexisting with the other. Much like darkness and light live in the world, each living of the other. Each trying to survive in the world. They gave me a feeling that one could kill me while the other would sit and comforting me in times of need. Their eyes were got me the most. One of them had eyes that were so clear and innocent while the other's eyes were clouded by darkness. I felt a chill go down my spine as I looked into the clouded gems of the dark twin. They stepped forward, each holding the others hand.

"Hello," they said in unison.

The twin that reminded me of the light stepped forward, away from his counter part.

"My name is Abel." His voice sounded as sweet as honey.

The other twin stood forward, standing next to his twin.

"And I'm Cain." His voice was as sharp and cold as steel.

I nodded to each of them. I looked back and forth between them. I could easily tell them apart, but at the same time I couldn't tell the difference between them. Even though they reminded me of light and dark, they seemed to be the same person. I looked form them to Alex, then to Helios, and then to Chris. This was my family now. A bunch of abnormally beautiful men (even the old man is sexy) and an orphaned midget who has no clue as to who she could have belonged to and could beat you up if necessary.

Damn, I thought. This could get very interesting.