Ch.3 – Arrival

Once the plane landed, Erik grabbed his overcoat and head out the exit, not caring that the storm raged on. He quickly made it through the rain into the airport where he was meeting the only people he had left in this world: his partners Travis, Grace, and Rosalinde Phillips, Travis being the elder brother and Grace and Rosalinde being the younger sisters who were twins. Those 3 were the only ones who truly cared for Erik. They had all worked together as assassins, but when Erik decided to leave, so did they. The sibling had left ahead of Erik to get thing settled for him. And even though Erik was not blood related to them, they all felt like he was family.

Erik stalked into the building, immediately finding Travis waiting near the door. Travis was hard to miss. He stood about 6 feet, with an athletic and muscular build. His light brown hair was styled so it fell into his deep blue eyes. His face was flawless. Though he was 24, he had very boyish features that made him quite handsome. He had a sunny air around him that seemed to float out all around him. He was the very picture to the term "pretty boy." All the females in the room had their eyes on this man.

As soon as Travis caught sight of his friend, a smile lit up his face. "Erik! It's about time!" he shouted, making Erik roll his eyes. Travis was a loud person. He just kept on grinning as Erik made his way through the crowd.

As Travis watched his friend, he shook his head in amazement. Erik had no idea of the effect he had on people…on women most importantly. Yes, the girls had been gazing at him at first, but as soon as they saw Erik, their eyes never left the man. "But, of course, Erik was completely oblivious and thinks that the stares are that of fear or morbid curiosity." Travis thought. But that was for from the truth. Those stares were of complete admiration. Erik was well above 6 feet, even taller than Travis was. He had a strong, lean body, but was more built than his friend. Raven black hair framed his face, reaching a little past his broad shoulders. Erik's eyes were a striking green and the visible, left side of his face was devastatingly handsome. It had perfectly sculpted features, from a long dark brow and strong jaw and slightly dimpled chin to his sensuous lips and slightly dimpled chin. The white half mask on the right side only added to his dark looks. Erik was also an impeccable dresser, always in perfectly tailored clothes. He was in a black, button down dress shirt coupled with form-fitting black dress pants and polished leather boots. His flowing overcoat glided out behind his powerful strides, making him even more mysterious. And the fact that he was dripping with rain didn't help matters either. His black locks hung into his eyes in long wet strands, and the rain made the clothes cling even more to his body. His wardrobe already left little to the imagination, but now there was even less. Overall, it was a very stunning effect. The women were practically devouring him with their eyes. But their stares were only making Erik very annoyed. which made Travis grin.

"What is so amusing?" Erik asked, noticing the small smile on Travis's face.

"Oh, It's nothing really."

Erik glanced at him suspiciously, but let it drop

Suddenly, the masked man found himself in the grasp of two squealing women: Grace and Rosalinde.

"Oh, Erik! It's so good to see you!" The twins said in unison, squeezing him.

Erik coughed. "Yes, I can see that considering I can't breathe right now."

Grace and Rosalinde stepped back and pouted, and Erik couldn't help but smirk at the two. The twins had long, dirty blond locks that each put up in a long braid down their backs. They had matching sets of sapphire eyes, like their brother, and feminine features. They stood about up to the middle of Erik's chest and though they were slight in their build, the twins had supple curves that gave them a nice figure. They were both very pretty, and when coupled with their child-like mischievousness and puppy-dog pout, they could be deadly. Especially when, like today, they dressed alike. Grace and Rosalinde were dressed in a read silk shirt, a mid-thigh length black skirt, and black heels.

"Oh, you two know I'm joking." Erik smirked, ruffling their hair. Even though they were 23 and he was 3 years older, he couldn't help but treat them as if they were much younger. They did not mind. Grace smiled. "Ok, Erik, you are forgiven." She kissed his exposed cheek. His "sisters" were the only ones that could do that without making Erik feel uncomfortable. Rosalinde grinned at Grace.

"I think we are making some people jealous!" She whispered.

Grace looked up and was met with a wave of glares from all the other women in the airport. She gave a sly smile. "I think we can have some fun with this…"

With a quick nod at each other, the sisters linked arms with Erik and Travis and walked out of the airport to the limo waiting out front. Every once and a while, Grace and Rosalinde would wink and grin evilly at the envious females and would break out in snickers. Erik noticed their behavior and raised an eyebrow at Travis. He just rolled his eyes and shrugged.

"Maybe it's best we don't know."

Erik looked down at the girls and sighed, shaking his head. "You're is probably right."

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