CHAPTER THREE

"Ghost town"

ADAM

When we arrived at the house my mind was all over place. Was I too harsh on Rebecca?No. I needed her to stay away from me. If i could find a way for her to stay away from Soph as well, that would be perfect. God! I sound just like dad. I'd better just ask for her hand in marriage and get this over with . It would save us a few years of battles,wars and deaths.

I parked on the alley and killed the engine. This whole city-if i can call it a city-looks straight down dreadfull.I can't believe that my parents actually lived here. I climbed out of the car and before I could continue any of my thoughts my eyes were looking straight at Rebecca,well,at least parts of her. Parts of her that i really enjoyed. She was trying to get her purse and another bag from the back seats of the car,so the only thing that was out of the car was her sweet behind. In the next second, she was up on her feet with a bag in each hand,glaring at me like i stabbed her cat. I would give a kidney to find out what she was thinking,for real.

"What?" she asked "Did you decide to insult me some more with the fact that some parts of you were in every girl in our school?" she paused "And then go ahead and say again that I would be that stupid to fall for that too?"

I just stared at her. I couldn't say to her that I was checking her ass,right? And damn, now I got a good look at her other goodies too. Holy Onyx, that T'shirt is white and she is wearing a bathing suit underneath. Those parts of me that she was talking about before, seriously reacted to that sight.

"Eww" Sophie reacted. And then i figured she was in my head. Again.

You see, we have a rule: Never listen to eachother's thoughts. We don't wanna know about each other that much and if we need to lie, we need to have the benefit of a doubt in front of others. But by the looks of it, my sister broke that rule twice in the last 48 hours.

"Not my faut that your nousy" i said amused

"You're not going there Ade. No! She's my friend!" she said. But then i had an idea-listen to her as well.

You jerk,you're gonna ruin it for me. You're gonna stick the little you where it doesn't belong and after that she'll hate me .I swear I'm gonna cut it off.

I couldn't listen to that anymore "And how is that nice Soph?" I asked a little frightened by her unspoken promise

She just flipped me off,but i swear there was pride in her eyes that I let go of my control with her a little bit.

"What the hell are you saying?" Rebecca asked

"Nothing that would hold your interest" I responded,still looking at Soph.

She turned around and walked to the house "Asshole" Rebecca said under her breath

"That was not nice either Rebecca" I responded to her insult

"God" She said and then disappeared inside the house. This could be a fun week. Not that I am gonna slip and let her under my my sister trusted her, that was her mistake,but man,could I tease her.

The house looks clean and it gives away the impression of a summer house. No idea why would anyone want to leave here,but then again,if we talk about Rebecca's parents i would think everything is possible. Rebecca moved around the house, opening windows and walking around the kitchen. Her eyes were really big and that greenish color was suiting her just fine. Her legs were really long, even if she was with one head shorter than me. She was hot.

"Asshole,are you just gonna stay there like an idiot or you're gonna help us with the luggage?" Becca asked with a tensed voice

"Whoa,you kiss your momma with that mouth?"I asked trying really hard to sound unaffected

For a second the whole house started shaking. It looked like an earthquake,but i knew better. Looks like someone with the Source was feeling strong emotions and was unable to keep it under control. So, naturally i shouted after my sister.

"Soph,are you ok?Sophia!" i tried to call her one more time but then I saw something that left me open mouthed. Becca was having an aura of light around her,just for a second,but I saw it. I swear. It was not much,but it was there. It was, right? Becca looked scared for a little bit, but then she went back to just being angry with me.

"There are earthquakes around here,no need to look so frightened" she said trying to cover up what just happened.

Bullshit. I recognize the Source when I see it. Was she a Luxen? Or an Origin? Was this the reason why i couldn't hear anything from her? But it doesn't make any sense, I could hear my parents and my sister. Maybe she was marked by a Luxen, but not enough to make her a hybrid. i decided to not tell her anything, if she knew about all this,it would be too dangerous for us to be in the same house as her,with her knowing what we are. If she did not know and she was marked by mistake recently, me telling her the truth will end with me and my sister in the Nut-House.

"I'm gonna go explore the town" i said all of the sudden. I needed time and space to think.

Rebecca just nodded. She started looking odd, like way older than she was. Like she had shitloads of crap on her shoulders and blood on her hands. Ok,i was about to leave my sister with her in the house,not happening "Actually,i am gonna go upstairs. What room did you say it was mine?"

"The first door on the left" she said obviously thinking at something else.

SOPHIA

What the hell was that? An earthquake? Feels odd. Oh,well,it stopped. Maybe it was one.

And I had more pressing matters at hand. Like the fact that I have to tell my brother that somehow Becca knew Luc. And if we can find Luc, then maybe we will find out what the hell is going on. But if I tell him that,he's going to have a panic attack. I swear, my brother's all hot and juicy,but his temper is shorter than a needle. And by the looks of it,his self control is even shorter.

I grinned. The Becca stuff was new to him, not knowing what to do around her and thinking that he is losing his touch. The only moments when he is vulnerable are when it's just him and those damn books, so seeing him like this,lost, around a girl..well,it entertains me a little bit.

I lost my good mood in a second because i remembered what we are facing. Well,I have no freaking idea what we are facing exactly, but while my loving brother was getting busy with the new girls in school, I did my reasearch. About The War, our parents and what they had to face. Honestly, it broke some part of me. Seeing my mom so carefree now makes it almost impossible to think that she was kidnapped and held prisoner and..Oh my God,I don't even want to think about it. For my brother, ignorance is a bliss indeed. He only heard the sweeten part of the story, told by mom and dad. But I knew better. Since I found out all the stories,one year and a half ago, my whole perspective changed. Finding out the truth was a real bitch and strugling to find it was even worse. I literally had to hack into a buried Gouverment file-yeah,not my finest moment.

Oh, and on top of all that, just imagine how my dear parents will react if they ever find out about all this. Yep, Hell will break loose, i know. Don't you dare look at me like that, you would do the same if your parents were some top-badasses, who won a freaking war. And yes, i know, curiosity killed the cat, but I can't help mysellf and I'm proud about it.

I will tell Ade about all this. I promise I will. But first I need to take a look at the town and find my parents' house. If there is more about this town I need to know before I tell my brother. So I stepped in the bathroom, if I have to go on a mission at least I could look good,right? I won't lie about it, I know I am beautiful, It's the alien DNA i think. My black,wavey hair barely brushes my shoulders, I have the body of a gymnast and the eyes,well, you know the story, purple really is my color-unfortunately we have to wear contacts,my brother and I,because it seems that purple eyes are scary to the little humans. God, that judgy look again. I don't hate humans and really,some of them are more impressive than some of us-like my mom in her old days,but God i hate the hiding part.

I sneaked out of the house one hour later and I went on my way towards our parent old adress. Holy cow, this city is tideous. It was still nice outside,But it seemed lifeless. Some parts of the road and some buildings looked new-maybe because the city never really recovered from The War and they were still builing stuff in the hope it will all be forgoten.I reached the adress written on the piece of paper I held and my heart jumpped in my chest a little. I am not the romantic type, but the thought that my parents started to love eachother here, was moving something inside me,like it was sacred. No matter what happened here, I was about to step into a sacred place for my family. The beggining. The address i had was my mom's I think, that meant that the house across the road belonged to my dear daddy. Well,they looked empty and hollow and the forest around them made the perfect "horror movie scene". Great!

I opened the door to mom's place and stepped in. Weird, the living room looked used. In a moment I had a well-known feeling in my gut,a tingle,That feeling that I always have before hearing someone's thoughts.

Well,well,well. Look who is here.

It was a man's voice and in a minute he appeared from the kitchen. His hair was blonde and he was really tall, but what hit me were the eyes-purple,bright purple.

"Sophia Black". He said more like a whisper.