Three Years Later...

Felyx

It was nearing my fifteenth birthday, or so Quinn claimed. I was starting to doubt my relations to him and begun to question every single move he makes. We did not look alike in the slightest, and mysteriously, I feel a strange tingle that leaves me uncomfortable whenever he touches me. Though it might be because he was the murderer of John the Guard, who was very close to me.

"Felyx! You have some friends over from the village. Come down from your room this instant!" Quinn's voice boomed over the recording of my favourite band, Silent Cries. Groaning, I scampered off my bed before apprehension settled in me. I had no friends, not from the neighbourhood, much less from the village. A dozen questions bubbled to my lips, but I swallowed them down, causing an unpleasant churning in my stomach.

Quinn, as always, was in a formal suit with that hideous green and orange tie hung around his neck. Again, I contemplated whether or not my life would be easier if I grabbed the end of that tie and jerked it behind his head.

"Your friends," He sneered. I almost retorted by saying old coot. Not that his sneer bothered me. All he ever did was sneer anyway. Lately, he has been treating me with contempt, which no proper uncle would do. It irked me off. One day, he's be nice and immediately afterward, he'd make up for it by locking me up in my room and refusing to let me out. That was one of the reasons why I was doubtful of our so called niece, uncle relationship.

Warily, I opened the door.

And standing in front of me, with the widest smiles that has ever been directed at me, were three different people. People I've never seen in my whole life.

"Hi, Felyx! Remember me? We met when you got lost in the forest nearby! I'm glad to see that you're safe!" The only boy in the group said cheerily. I was about to shoo him away, for I had never met him in my life, was never lost in the nearby forest, and even if I did, I did not really care what my younger, carefree self did before that day, when I saw into the green eyes behind cold glasses. It was filled with hope and anxiety, almost as if telling me to play along. Clearing my throat, I decided to follow his lead. He had to have a good reason to plead so hard with his eyes, right?

"Yes, uh, hello, old friend!"I muttered, furiously thinking of many ways to say hi to a complete stranger without feeling awkward. "I... uh... See you've brought your... sisters..." I guess this was the right thing to say. The boy's eyes lit up with amusement as he introduced me to his sister, a girl who had the same features as him.

"This is Sophie, and this is my step-sister, Lania." Each of them did a small wave at me and without further ado, they grabbed my hands and pulled me away from my home, using the momentum to hitch me up on one of their shoulders.

"Bye, Quinn! I'll see you later!" I yelled, hoping that the panic at being forcefully whisked away won't show on my face. Quinn only grumbled in response and slammed the ever-growing smaller door.

When the sisters slowed down, I opened my eyes and blinked furiously. Those two ran so fast, my eyes stung. Not so gently, they let me down as they waited for the boy to catch up. Tense and slightly frightened, we waited. Not long after, he appeared.

"Whew! You guys run fast! Even I can't catch up!" The boy huffed, wiping his brow and effectively removing his honey blond hair from his eyes. One of the girls, Lania I think, mad a disgusted noise.

"Oi, Will. Can you please get rid of that?" She gestured at Will's head. Confused, he wrinkled his nose. Then relaxed his face as he smiled widely.

"Why? I don't look good in yellow?" He teased, shaking his hair for emphasis, even pulling a few strands out and tickling her under her nose. Lania sneezed loudly and glared at him.

"Stupid hunk of Trubbish waste!" She cursed as she got a hold on the yellow hairy mass and yanked it off, with a loud scream from Will. I turned away from them, laughter threatening to burst through sealed , I never knew boys could scream at such a high note! Unable to contain myself, I snickered, immediately drawing their attention to me. Feeling their gaze, I reluctantly faced them, and stifled a gasp. I was expecting bald patched on Will's head, but instead glossy jet black hair, darker than any night I've seen, was there, perfectly intact.

"Why the shocked face, Felyx? Surely, you can't have thought this fool's blond hair was real! He is not worthy of such a beautiful colour!" Lania cried, reading my expression with amazing accuracy. Will pouted in good nature and walked up to me.

"We haven't been properly introduced yet. My name is Will, I'm fifteen years old and I'm single." He deadpanned. Lania scoffed.

"Hey now, it hasn't been years since you've interacted with a stranger, Will. You should know people don't introduce themselves like that," The very quiet girl, Sophie,spoke up. She was silent for so long, I completely forgot about her. She skin was deathly pale, and she kept shivering, although the sun was burning everything into a crisp. Apparently, I wasn't the only one who noticed.

"Oh, Sophie! I'm so sorry! I forgot you can't sustain your form for long..." Will apologised, reaching for Sophie's hand. However, when he did, his limb just phased through Sophie, who shuddered. My jaw dropped. It was like Sophie wasn't there at all!

"But she seemed so tangible just now..." I wondered aloud, catching Sophie's look. Lania exchanged glances with her, and with a quick nod, Sophie retreated into darkness. Thinking that I've finally lost my marbles, I wildly shook my head. Someone sighed.

"We'll explain everything..." I heard Will say. I looked up just to see him pulling off his glasses and crouching in front of me. Will touched my cheek, and a small jolt of electricity hit me. The last thing I heard before hitting the bed was Lania's frustrated scream of "Idiot! Why did you zap her?"

I woke up from a nightmare to the frightening sensation of being smothered. Blindly, I thrashed, and my foot connected to something squishy. A loud groan helped me pinpoint where exactly the person smothering me was. Focusing so much that a bead of sweat dripped into my eye, I brought my foot back as much as I could in this restricted space and like a rubberband, I let it snap forward, pleading with whatever god was out there to connect my feet with the flesh of my attacker. Unfortunately, that never happened. Since I was paralyzed before my kick made contact.

"Whew! Thanks!" That muffled voice was familiar. Reaching out carefully, I manage to throw the cloth off me. Light blinded my eyes, and I breathed in the sweet air. Ah... Freedom...

"We never meant to scare you, you know." Sophie's soft voice whispered in my ear unexpectedly, raising goosebumps. Her breath was cold on my neck, and I rubbed it to get some feeling back into it. "No one blames you, though. Giving Will that kick. He's always a pain in the-" A loud shout drowned out her voice, but she didn't even flinch," when it comes to undercover missions. But once we get home, he'll be a real nice guy, I swear on the Spiritombs-"

"Sh! If anyone hears you saying that, you'll be locked up!" I warned her, shoving tears down my throat. I won't let anyone else get hurt because of the 'P' species after that... After all, Quinn has eyes and ears everywhere, or so he declares. Unexpectedly, Sophie just laughed. A soft tinkling one that seemed a bit too forced, but a small laugh nevertheless.

"Don't worry, we are well away from that wretched place your-" The vehicle I was in hit a bump, and I didn't hear her words. "Of an uncle claimed his own." Sophie continued, as if she did not feel that horrendous bump we hit. A little creeped out, I curled up to sleep, suddenly oh so tired. Shutting my eyes, I counted to ten, wondering why sleep would not take me. As I released a shuddering breath, something warm was slid up until my shoulders, and a cool object brushed my hair away from my face. Carefully, I cracked my eyes open. Two large red eyes, the colour of sunset, blinked at me, and the corners of the eyes crinkled, almost a smile.

"Goodnight, Felyx. We'll see you tomorrow."

The last few things I saw before I blacked out was those scarlet orbs alongside two black beads and wisps of blue covering a fraction of cerulean eyes.