Chapter Three
"You will have time to meet each one of us here. For now, we must arrange something to be done about your presence here. There is only one thing to do. You have no choice but to live with us until the day you die," said the leader.
"No. I can't. I have to get back to my family where I belong. I'm sorry for finding your hideout here but I can't stay. I have to go home. If you let me go I promise to never speak of anything about this place to anyone. I'll just think of it as just a dream when I go back. Please just let me go back to the hotel," I said.
I still had my room key in my robe pocket just incase. I'd prefer to go home in my normal clothes though.
"I'm sorry, Melanie. But right now you have to stay for some time. Maybe not forever. But for a while," said the leader.
I was about to freak out on that old guy when suddenly two more guys walked into the room and sat down.
Both of them looked exactly the same. Extremely beautiful.
"Fine," I said to the leader guy.
I couldn't argue anymore. I was too amazed by how beautiful the two guys looked.
My life would be complete if they were there.
"For now, you are a guest. Not a member. Just a follower," said the leader.
"Okay," I replied.
"Everyone! I have an announcement to make!" yelled the leader.
All the guys stopped what they were doing and looked over at me and the leader.
"This is our new friend, Melanie. She is not a member, but merely a guest. Please welcome her and be respectful," he said.
Everyone was silent for a while then they all started to talk loudly to one another.
I watched the two guys carefully. They looked over at me every now and then and seemed to be speaking of me.
I wondered what they were saying.
Just then a girl walked over to me.
"Hey. Name's Elvira. I'm glad I'm not the only female around here anymore. I think we'll get along," she said to me.
"Oh, hello. Uh…I think we'll be friends too hopefully," I said.
"The guy who saved you was Jeremiah right? Well stay away from me if you want to keep your head. He's mine," she said.
"Well sure. I kind of like someone else instead," I said.
"Good. I'll see ya around, kid," she said walking away.
Rufus came to me next.
"Don't mind her. She's always like that. She loves Jeremiah. Now she also has a brother named Ephraim. Our leader's name is Melathiah. Um…then there's me and Jeremiah and the twins…oh yeah the twins! The one in the green, that's Elijah. The blue one is Josiah. They don't really get along too well," he said.
"I think I would like to meet them," I said.
Rufus smiled.
"Now you're coming around! Later I'll take you to meet them. I am sure they would absolutely love to meet you," he said.
I hoped so.
Rufus sat down at an empty table.
"Come sit down, Melanie," he said.
I sat down next to him.
Melathiah sat across from us.
"Melanie, you do realize that soon you will have to join us?" he asked.
"Um…why?" I asked.
"Once you enter our cave, our magic overwhelms you. Within twenty-four hours you will be immortal like us, meaning you will never die," he said.
I knew what immortal was. I wasn't stupid.
"The eight saviors!" yelled Rufus, excitedly.
Everyone in the room heard that and turned to stare at us.
"Well looks like I must tell everyone now," mumbled Melathiah.
"My sons and daughters," he started.
Saying the word "daughters" being plural made Elvira jump up.
"She's one of us?" she asked.
"Yes, she is. Maybe not quite yet. But the magic in our cave is beginning to come over her. She will become immortal and invincible like us. Treat her as a sister, Melanie, treat the boys as your brothers and Elvira as your sister. When in our home, we are all one family," said Melathiah.
"Wait a minute, Master, you said if we loved someone here we could be in a relationship other than brother/sister. That is true right?" asked Elvira.
"…Yes, I suppose so. Don't make it obvious though. Though everyone here already knows that you are in love with Jeremiah," he said.
Elvira's face turned red.
Ephraim started laughing along with Elijah.
"Shut up! I've liked Jerry since the day I first saw him!" Elvira yelled.
I looked over at big Jeremiah.
He was just smiling as if he liked Elvira too.
I noticed Josiah was the only one being silent and not paying any attention to the loud conversation.
Elijah turned to talk to him quietly.
It looked as if Elijah said "What's wrong brother?" to Josiah.
Josiah sighed and glanced over at me.
I pretended I wasn't watching them.
"Hey, Melanie, are you gonna come participate in family newcomer night tonight?" Rufus asked me.
I turned back around to face Rufus and Melathiah.
"Well she has to come to family newcomer night. She's the newcomer. We all must participate," said Melathiah.