“You're the new guy?” she asks, moving closer to me.
I stutter slightly as she steps into my personal space, placing her hands on my chest as her smile turns devious. Now I have this girl to deal with? Could things get any weirder?
In the next instant, the red-haired girl disappears. Laughter rings in my ears as she appears behind me, wrapping her arms around my neck. Did she just… teleport?
Before I have time to think anything else, Natalie rips the other girl off my back, glaring at her with fierce red orbs.
“Knock it off, Audri!” she says, holding the girl by the hair. Like before, she disappears, then reappears at the other side of the room, wiping her sky-blue eyes with the bottom of her floral tank top. She gives me a wink as she pulls it down over her midriff, making my cheeks flare with warmth.
“Pervert.” Natalie whispers under her breath, making my face even warmer.
“What did I do?” I yell. Natalie glances at me before turning away with a huff. I hang my head down as I let out a quiet groan.
“Sorry, Nat.” Audri says, turning to Angela. “You said he was nice. You didn't say he was cute!” She shoots another wink at me before Angela brings everyone closer. Seriously, what is with these girls?
“Cayne.” Angela calls to me, “You've been wondering about what's been going on here, correct?”
“I think I'm way past 'wondering' at this point.” I say in a deflated voice.
“Well, this is the short version. We aren't human, and, as you could hopefully guess, neither are you.”
Angela and the others raise their hands in front of them, turning the backs of their palms to me. Within seconds, a glow of amber erupts from them, taking the form of a tattoo of a beetle. A burning sensation appears in my own hand. When I look at it, the same marking shows on the back of my palm. What the hell is this thing? This only raises more questions!
“What is this? What the hell did you do to me?” I say, panic obvious in my voice.
The girls lower their hands as the burning in my own disappears. I look at them with wide eyes as I step back towards the wall.
“What are you?” I ask in fear of their response.
“You mean, what are we.” Natalie says, taking a step forward. Angela moves towards me before adding to the statement.
“We are Kheprians, Guardians of Man.”
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