I screamed so did Eve. Michael and Shane both pushed us behind themselves and stood close together forming a united front.
"Hey!" Nikki said storming in. The five bodies that had fallen from the ceiling looked up and a boy went over to her. He kissed her cheek lightly. He was about the same height as her, which meant she was about three inches shorter without her heels. He had red curls and emerald eyes. "Did you have to scare them? We want them to help not be to afraid to talk." Nikki was close to yelling.
"Sorry, you know us." The boy said smiling meekly.
"I do know you, sadly. Where's Grant." She asked whipping around to look at one of the girls she had cropped black hair and almost pink eyes. What weird contacts, I thought. She was barely wearing anything. All she had on was a mini skirt that had to be shorter than ½ of mine. She wore only a lace bra.
"He's still at work. He can't just leave like us." She said pulling on the bra. Nikki steps over and stands not even six inches away. The girl flinched away.
"Maybe some of us shouldn't have left work." Nikki growled.
"Nik!" The other boy said. He had brown hair down to his shoulders and hazy blue eyes.
"Who the hell are you people?" Shane exploded.
"Hanging out with him a bit to long there Nikki?" the first boy teased.
"Maybe you guys should sit." Nikki says calmly. I follow her instructions for two reasons, first off she's never led me wrong, and second I was so shocked I don't thinks my legs could hold me for another second.
"Claire I know you've always thought I was just "big sis." But the truth is I really am your older sister. You're parents had their memories wiped when I was taken away when I was two months old." Nikki said sitting on the coffee table. The five others wandered about the room, I didn't bother paying much attention.
"I'm confused why were you…how were you…" I trailed off my mind running in so many different directions.
"Claire when I was born I had several different test administered to me. Your parents in college agreed to test an untested drug. They were told that it wouldn't affect them, but their children. A year later I was born. I was brought here to Morganville were I was trained underground to administer—if you touch that guitar you'll have to bring Michael five perfectly in tune one tomorrow. Do you understand Bob?" Nikki suddenly asked. I looked up and saw the red head's hand frozen over the guitar. He nodded and pulled it back and went to go look at the bookcases.
"I was trained until you were born when I was five. After that I was sent back to train with a family above ground while I got to know you. I had to see if there were any lasting effects. Apparently your brain took a hit, but that was it. You don't have any extremes in fact you seem to be lacking them, you're a bit more clumsy than you should be." I could tell that she was trying to hide her smile.
"You were tested on?" Eve said intrigued.
"It's not as fun as it sounds." Another girl says. She has blonde hair and grey eyes. She is dressed in loose fitting clothes that look almost like pajamas.
"Linda," Nikki says lowering her head. "Find Zoey and ask her when Grant is coming. He can explain this better." She rushes out of the room to find the missing girl in the lace bra.
"Nikki, can I ask you something?" The third girl said not looking at her.
"You can ask but I might not answer if the question is rude, or stupid, Jo-Ann." Nikki said picking at her hangnail.
"How much do you think some of these books are worth? I mean some are first edition." I was shocked myself. I didn't think the Glass family were that into reading. Apparently I wasn't the only one shocked, because one second Nikki was sitting calmly on the coffee table. Next thing I know she's across the room with the girl, Jo-Ann, pinned to the ground the books she held were sprawled on the ground.
"That would qualify as a stupid question." Nikki growled. I hadn't noticed this but she held a small silver dagger in her hand it was pressed closely to Jo-Ann's throat. If she so much as swallowed it would cut her throat.
"Nikki, calm down. Get off of Jo-Ann. I'm sure she didn't mean whatever she said." A new voice said from the front hall. I could see Nikki sigh and twist the dagger back into her boot without moving much.
"Don't touch the books." She released Jo-Ann and her head made solid contact with the ground. I thought for sure she would have a concussion. Nikki rolled of her gracefully and went over to the new man. He had golden hair and bright blue eyes to match. The same blue as Nikki.
"So I see you've met the family." He said wrapping his arm around Nikki's waist. She seemed to curl into his body and she relaxed.
"I guess so." I said finally. "Are you guys vampires?" He laughed throwing his head back.
"No, we're not vampires. We're worse, way worse. We're the seven deadly sins."
