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Chapter 3

By the time I was finished making the dinner and dessert I was both physically and mentally tired. I really didn't have the energy to accommodate a large number of guests.

"Samara! Hurry up and take a shower!" My mother shouted from the top of the stairs.

I would have taken a shower sooner but I was way to comfortable relaxing on the couch, if it was up to me I would have curled up into a ball and fallen asleep but that wasn't an option. So I mustered up some energy and forced myself up the stairs and into my bathroom. Yes I had my own bathroom, which I was extremely pleased with, we once had to share a bathroom and that did not turn out alright, we all ended up pulling tricks on each other in order to get our bathroom time. One time Kael thought it was funny to put hot sauce into my toothpaste, I may have gotten him back by putting itching powder into his underwear. After those incidents our parents made sure to get a house where we all got our own bathroom in order to stop us from pulling such extreme pranks.

The hot water seemed to peel off the layer of grunge that I had been dealing with for pretty long, being on the road wasn't the most hygienic thing in the world. The shower worked wonders, making me feel refreshed and awake. I walked back into my bedroom and searched through my bags for something to wear.

"Samara I do not want to see you walk out of that room in a hoodie!" My mother exclaimed "We have guests so wear something more presentable! Same goes for you boys"

I looked down at the hoodie in my hand and gave a sigh, she really did not understand the need for comfort.

"But Ma its only dinner!" I heard Hayden reply

"Idiot" I muttered

"It is not 'only dinner' we have guests Hayden Demetrio so we will be respectful and dress properly!" He really set her off on one.

I searched through my bags and picked out a pair of black jeans, a layered blue cami top and a black cardigan. That was about as presentable as I was going to get. I pull on my fluffy socks and flop onto my bed, I wasn't going to move until I had to move.

I was just about getting comfortable when Liana swung open my door.

"Come on Sammi"

"Urghh has that nickname made a comeback?" I groaned

"YUP" Liana shouted "Anyway come downstairs"

"Is anyone here yet?"

"Uh no"

"Then I'm not moving"

"Come on lazy!" She laughs

I raise my eyebrow "I have just spent like an hour or so on my feet cooking for over twenty people, I think I'm allowed this period of laziness" I bury my face into my pillow

I felt her "Yeah your right, I think I'm going to relax too, I'm gonna need the energy to deal with everyone when I tell them the news"

I laughed "Question: Did you leave Jael alone with my family?"

Hear eyes shot open "Crap!"

Her reaction makes me burst out in a fit of laughter. "Urghh come on lets go rescue him"

As we started walking down the stairs I hear the doorbell ring. My mum answered it with a massive grin spread across her face. Standing on the other side of the door was the Maddigan family, Lianas parents and her three little sisters.

"Hello Angeline and Donovan" My mother said

"Hello Sheena" Angeline beams

They both had a little giggle then gave each other a big hug. My father then walked up behind my mother to give Donovan a handshake.

"I was not expecting Liana to give me a call saying that you guys had moved into town and were going to have us round for dinner" Angeline said. Like Liana she had light brown hair but her eyes were chocolate brown. Liana got her blue eyes from her Dad who also had honey blonde hair.

"Hey mum and dad" Liana said from the centre of the stairs. At the same time I gave a wave, it would have been rude if I just stood and stared.

They both gave a smile.

"Samara!" I heard my name from behind Lianas parents. Lianas little sisters, Inaaya, Javeria, Cerlia, all come running into the house to give me a hug. Inaaya was 12, Javeria was 9 and Alana was 7.

"Hey guys" I smiled "You've all gotten so big! Inaaya your going to be taller than me soon" It was true, I didn't just say it to make her laugh

"Samara can we sit next to you at dinner" Alana said

I put my finger onto my chin "Hmm...Okay only if you share your food with me though" I gave them a wink

They all crossed their arms "Nope! Not happening" Javeria said

I gave an exaggerated shocked expression "What? That is so mean!" I said. I wiped away a fake tear "I think I can deal with this betrayal! Come on lets go into the living room" I said and led them into the living room.

I walked into the living room to see Jael sitting on the couch having a conversation with Blake, Hayden and Theo. Okay, it was more a grilling/interrogation than a conversation. "Why are you guys bullying the poor boy?"

"We are not bullying him just interested what it's like to be a Benedict" Hayden said defensively

"And we were wondering how he didn't runaway from you the moment you started talking" Blake added

"Is someone still sour about having a Mummy and Blake day?" I retorted

Blake narrowed his eyes at me whilst Hayden and Theo were literally doubled over in laughter. I grabbed the TV remote and plopped myself onto the floor, I was going to end up on the floor anyway so I thought it would have been a good idea to get used to it.

As I was getting comfortable, Liana, her parents and my parents walked into the living room. Liana plopped herself down next to Jael, trying not to look like they were hiding something, which they totally failed at by the way.

I changed the channel until I found a show that I liked, Criminal minds. Nerdy show I know, but Garcia was absolutely amazing, JJ was a badass, and Morgan was just goddamn sexy. As the show was just getting to the good part, I heard two cars park up in the driveway.

"Jael what cars do your family drive"

"Uhh my dad drives a Land Rover, my oldest brother, Cassiel, drives a Citroën and-"

I cut him off before he finished "Yup it's your family that has arrived, they only brought two cars though"

Jael looked at me stunned and a bit confused, I bit the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing.

"Samara couldn't you of heard the conversation and decided from that, why did you go for something like the kind of cars they drove" Hayden asked

"I did hear the conversations" I said I leaned back on my hands "by the way, I'm not sure which brother, I'm guessing Cassiel because he was driving the Citroën, cannot sing to save his life" at this Jael started laughing his head off, I was being dead serious, I thought my ears were going to fall off. "Anyway, because I hadn't met them before I couldn't tell if it was actually them I was hearing or someone else so I was checking with the kind of cars they were driving"

"Ohh" Hayden said

"Ma! The Benedict's are here!" I shouted to my mother, who was in the kitchen with the Maddigan's

"Go get the door then"

"Do you really want ME, the most anti-social person in this house to open the door to people I have never met before?" I asked. I was not in the mood for embarrassing myself once again that day.

"Good point" She said, revealing that she had missed that point. She walked out of the kitchen and to the door.

"Hello, I'm Sheena Demetrio, it's a pleasure to meet you" My mother said in a sickly sweet voice.

I heard my father saunter up behind her. "and I'm Antonio Demetrio" his voice was deep and ruff

"Good evening, I'm Kareena Benedict, these are five of my sons, Raphael, Raziel, Mihael, Zadkeil and Cassiel." Jael's mother had a soft voice, that sounded like it could melt butter

"And I'm Naheul Benedict" His voice was deep like my fathers but his American accent seeped through whilst he spoke

I blanked out their conversation and looked around the living room, the two beauty queens still weren't downstairs.

Boys the Benedict's are hear. I sent to Isaac and Kael. But I was met by a load of shields. I gave a sigh and got up.

I ran past the Benedict's, who were all bloody tall might I add, and up the stairs. I was hoping that I had gone unnoticed, but apparently the odds were not in my favour.

"Samara where are you going?" My father asked

I'm-

"No Samara, speak normally" He was such a bully, he knew I hated it but still pushed

"But Dad-"

"No buts! Now tell me where you are going"

I gave a sigh, looking only at my dad. I was trying to blur out the other Benedict's "I'm going to get the two beauty queens who aren't downstairs yet" I muttered, hoping only my dad would hear

"Isaac and Kael?" He sighed

I nodded

"Okay, hurry up." I smiled, I had permission. I spun around and started to run up the stairs again when my Dad said "And Samara"

I turned around. "Yes?" I said innocently

"No pranks, like throwing cold water at them or scaring them. No powers like hitting them with a ball or anything like that." He said with a slight smile, probably because my face showed disappointment at the rules he set.

I continued up the stairs and went into what I had guessed was Kael's room. He was standing in front of a mirror doing his hair "Kael the Benedict's are downstairs, you've spent enough time getting ready" I said

"But my hair is not right" he complained, the guy was obsessed with his hair. He had every single hair product he could get his hands on and had been through every single hair style that was possible, at that moment he had the 'spiky' hairstyle going on.

"If you don't hurry up you will find that your hair products will disappear one by one" His head snapped around, in complete shock. His reaction made a mischievous smile appear on my face.

"You wouldn't dare"

"Oh wouldn't I?" I raised an eyebrow "I've done a lot worse"

"Oh alright! I'll be ready by the time you get Isaac" He said

I walked out of the room and followed the sound of Isaac singing, ughh. He was worse than Cassiel, but at least Jael's brother had decent taste in music. For heavens sake the guy liked the flipping Crazy frog song.

I swung open the door to see Isaac looking at a load of blazers and singing a long to what sounded like Paparazzi by Lady Gaga.

"Oi, Madonna!" I said sarcastically "The Benedict's are here, you needa come down stairs like now"

He looked up at me and narrowed his eyes "I heard the sarcasm, Samara! And I will be down as soon as I choose a blazer"

"It's just a dinner, why are you stressing over a blazer?" I asked, Isaac and Blake were really starting to stress me out.

"One needs to dress properly when having guests, and a Blazer can make or break an outfit!" He retorted

I walked into the room and looked at the blazers "Just choose the black one, black goes with everything" I said, not that I actually knew what i was talking about, it was just something I had heard when I was watching some TV show.

"Like I need fashion advice from you! I'll be down real soon" he said as he rushed me out of the room.

I stood in the hallway waiting for at least one of them to come out of their room, no one came. I started to walk down the stairs then i turned around and shouted "If you guys don't hurry up you will be dealing with a week of itching powder and I will eat both of your dinners!" I ran down the stairs as soon as I said it.

A few seconds later I heard both of their doors slam shut and both of them run down the stairs in a hurry. I bit back a smile as I entered the living room. All eyes were on me, great, bloody great.

"Samara dear did you just threaten your brothers?" My mum said

"Ma we both know that it wasn't just a threat because we know that she would have done what she said" I heard Isaac say behind me

I shot him a poisonous look. If there weren't strangers in the living room I would have said something, but as there were strangers in the room I bit the inside of my cheek and just stared at the ground

"Ohh the anti-social, shy Samara is hear people" I heard Blake say

I was so going to kill him and Isaac. Maybe I could put Talcum powder in their shampoo, put flour on the top of their doors or I could make over their room into a pink explosion. Either way I was going to get them back

"She is thinking of pranks to pull on you in order to get you two back!" Theo said

That made three people on my hit list.

"Ohh I'm on the hit list" Theo said

"Lil bro, lemme just warn you. You do not want to be on that list." Hayden said rubbing his temples "I'm still suffering from the last time I was on that list"

Theo gulped. I would have smiled but I was very aware of all the eyes on me.

Mum! Dinner please! I was literally pleading.

"Okay lets get dinner! Samara and Kael cut up the Lasagnes and put all of the food onto the table!" She said

Thank you

I sprinted out of the room and took the Lasagnes out of the oven , where they were left in order to stay warm. After I cut up the Lasagnes, I made a salad made up of cucumber, sweet peppers and lettuce. Kael placed all of the food on the centre if the table and I got out a jug of water. Our table was extendable so we could make it larger and smaller whenever we wanted.

I sat down at the end of the table and waited for everyone else to get comfortable. I ended up sitting next to Hayden and opposite one of Jael's brothers. He had really tanned skin, curly black hair and grey eyes, that almost seemed silver under the lighting of the dinning room. His lips were soft and plump, they seemed perfect for killing. Crap Samara what are you thinking! I thought to myself.

I quickly looked at Theo who seemed, pretty busy talking to another one of Jael's brothers and looking at the food in front of him. I gave a sigh of relief when I realised that he didn't hear my thoughts.

Alright everyone dig in. Under any other circumstance I would have fought my brothers to get a piece of Lasagne, but because we had guests I waited until everyone else got their food and then decided to share out my food. Boy did I hate big tables, I literally had to stretch in order to get the salad. I sat down and focused on my food and just listening to the conversation at the table.

"Now children, would you mind telling us why we are all gathered here? We were all pretty suspicious to begin with, but we have gotten more suspicious as time has gone by" Naheul said

Everyone was looking at me, Liana and Jael. I started wondering why I was being looked at, I was uninvolved, it was their idea not mine.

"Samara says she's not involved" Theo said, whilst digging into my food

I gave him a sweet smile that made my brothers laughed

"You just keep digging yourself a hole, Theo" Isaac said

"Yup, when everyone is gone be prepared" Blake said

Their words of warnings seemed to make Theo's mouth drop open, when he was just about to devour another fork of lasagne. I'm sorry even though I was the shyest person in the world, that sight was one that I was incapable of not laughing at. So when I saw it I gave out a snort and grabbed my glass of water.

"OH she made a sound!" Hayden said

"You really want to get back on the list" I muttered, in the hopes that only Hayden would hear. But apparently everyone heard because everyone at the table started to laugh their head off, which made me blush.

"Okay let's get back on topic" Kareena said, still giggling slightly

"Liana? Jael?" Angeline questioned

Liana and Jael looked at each other and grinned, then looked at their parents and said in unison "We are Soulfinder's"