Kallos (Kallos Series) (16 page)

“You’re in deep thought. What’s on your mind, Babe?” Sean puts his hand on her shoulder to get her to stop. Kallos is still facing forward, and she doesn’t know how to answer his question. There is something that is bothering her.

“How are we going to work this out?” Kallos turns around to look at them. They both are looking at her, and the love she sees in both of their eyes almost knocks her off her feet. She has always seen that same loving look on her parent’s faces. It makes her stop breathing for a moment. Kallos clears her throat, “I mean, what if I want to grab one of your hands, and then later on I want to hold the other’s hand? What are we going to tell people?” Both of them give her an almost identical killer smile.

“Hey, you do what you want. As for what people think of us, I really don’t care. The only thing that matters is that you love us. Kallos, we are meant to be together, and most of those people know that. Why do you think that you got all those strange looks on your first day? It isn’t because of your dad; it was because of us. We thought you were one of our soul mates, but you turned out to be both of ours. I’m not saying it won’t be hard, but I’m not going to let anyone get to me. I’ve waited way too long for you.” She looks at Ian in amazement because everything he just said made so much sense.

The only thing that matters to Kallos is they love her, and they do. Nothing else matters. Ian moves closer to her and puts his left hand on her cheek. “If anyone says anything to you that hurts you, you let Sean and me know.” Her right eyebrow goes up. Did her Ian just give her a demand? She doesn’t like it when someone tells her what to do. Kallos hears Sean clear his throat, and glances at him, and he is feeling how furious she is getting.

“Babe, what my stupid brother means is that if anyone is giving you trouble about us, then, we would like you to tell us.” Ian’s hand is still on her cheek, and she can feel his hand starting to heat up like it did last night. This time he pulls away before anything can happen. Sean is looking at them; he moves up and grabs her hand.

He starts pulling her down the trail towards school. “We need to get going. I really don’t want to get in trouble with your dad.” Kallos can feel Ian following them, and she knows that Sean is giving Ian time to cool down. She just wonders if Ian knows it. It seems that he loses it whenever Sean is showing any kind of feelings toward her.

“I promise to tell you guys if people pick on me, but I don’t want you two to do anything.” She hears Sean snort and Ian growl. “Please, you guys can’t fight with anyone or cause problems. My dad would be so mad, and we don’t want him to have any reason to toss you two out.” Kallos really doesn’t think he would throw them out because he knows that they can save her life.

“Fine,” Ian and Sean mumble together. She starts to walk again. Sean is right; her dad would be so mad if they are late. He might not let her walk to school with them anymore, and she would miss their alone time.

“Kallos, do you still want to come to my party?” Kallos totally forgot about Ian’s party.

“I’m so sorry; I forgot. Where are you doing it? You know that my parents would never let you do it at our place.” Ian catches up to her and starts to laugh.

“Beautiful, I know that. No, our parent’s said we could have a small party at our house.” Now Ian is next to her, but he doesn't take her hand. His hand is close to Kallos, and she can still feel heat coming from of him.

“Why are you having a party tonight?” She asks.

“It’s his birthday,” Sean pipes up, and she is shocked. Kallos looks at Ian and his eyes narrow and glares at Sean. Its Ian’s birthday and she didn’t know. Then, she realizes that she really doesn’t know much about the two boys that she is in love with and destined to be with forever.

“I really want you there, and I want you to meet our parents. Our mom will be so happy to finally meet you.” Ian looks back at Kallos and smiles.

“I have to ask my mom and dad,” she is going to call her mom as soon as she is alone and ask her mom to get something for Ian. She doesn’t want to be the only one at the party without a present, especially since she’s his girlfriend.

“Okay, when we get to school, you can go and ask your dad.”

Kallos is so happy to see the school ahead, but there is something she needs to do, but it has to be just Ian and her. She looks at her cell phone and notices that they still have well over ten minutes before classes start. “Sean, can Ian and I have some time alone?” Sean is in front of them, and he turns to look at her. Kallos knows that he is still worried about Ian losing it with her. She smiles at him, letting him know that she will be fine, and he nods. Kallos blows him a kiss, and he catches it; then places his hand on top of his heart.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Kallos looks at Ian and his beauty still stumps her. She never thought a guy like him could love her. His perfect face should be in the movies. “Why didn’t you tell me it was your birthday?” Ian doesn't smile, but he stands in front of her.

“Because we just met, and I really wanted you there. What would you have said if I told you it was my birthday party?” Hardly knowing him at all, she would have said, “No.”

“Okay, I see your point, but you could have told me in the last few days.” If Kallos had known, she would have gotten him something. She keeps forgetting that they know her feelings because she sees his face light up.

“You already gave me the best present ever. You gave me your heart. What else could top that?” Ian comes closer to her and kisses her. She doesn’t care that he doesn’t want her to get him anything because the first chance she gets, she’s calling her mom. Kallos tangles her fingers in Ian’s black hair. He holds her tighter to him, and she doesn’t think she will ever get tired of him kissing her. He pulls away slowly as if he doesn’t want to. She really doesn’t want the kiss to end either, but they need to get going. She still needs to talk to her dad and mom about his party.

“Well, then, … um … happy birthday.” One side of his mouth lifts up in a half-smile. “I love you, Ian.” That gets his full smile and gets Kallos another kiss. It's still a little strange for her to say she loves him, but she loves the way is sounds when it's going to Ian and Sean.

“Oh, Kallos, I love you. Now let’s get going; you have to talk to your parents.” Ian and Kallos walk hand-in-hand to the school. He lets go right before they enter.

“Kallos, we aren’t going to hide us,” Ian suddenly says as they are walking up to their lockers, and she turns to look at him.

“What do you mean …’hide us’?” She arches an eyebrow.

“I mean Sean and Ian aren’t going to hide being with you. I don’t care what people think, and I already know that Sean doesn’t care either. I just hope you can handle it. Some people won’t say anything, but others will.” Kallos hasn’t thought about what people will think. She has two boyfriends, and she can’t believe she does. She never had a boy look at her until this week, and now she has two boyfriends. She doesn’t want to hide that she is with them either, but it scares her to think what people will say.

“I don’t want to hide us either.” She says.

“Good, because I wouldn’t be happy if we did,” Sean said behind them. Just hearing his voice makes her react. Kallos can feel her skin heat up and her mark tingle. She turns around and sees both of them; the first thing she thinks is how lucky she is. They aren't just beautiful they are caring.

“Kallos is going to go and talk to her dad before class,” Ian said as he grabs his things.

“Well, his office is on my way to class, so I can walk you there,” Sean grins at her.

“Okay, that sounds good. I’ll see you in a little bit, Ian.” Kallos is standing in between Sean and Ian, and she wonders if she is supposed to kiss Ian or not. There are a lot of people around, and Kallos knows that if she does, there will be rumors. Kallos realizes that she doesn't care what anyone besides Sean and Ian thinks. She leans in to Ian and kisses him on the lips. It's a short, sweet kiss. She can't miss how his body relaxes against hers for those few seconds. When she is pulling away, he smiles down at her, and she is smiles back. “Bye,” she whispers.

****

“See you soon,” Ian watches Kallos and Sean walking away. He can't believe that he is in love with her. He knows that she is his soul mate, but he never thought he would love her the way he does. He knew the first time he met her, when she smashed her beautiful head into his forehead. Ian loves how shy she is and how she doesn't realize how beautiful she is. He knows she doesn't think she deserves him and Sean, but the truth is she deserves more. Kallos should have whatever she wants in life, and he knows that won't include both him and his brother. There will be a time when she will pick one of them; Ian prays it's him.

As he is walking to his classroom, he sees Karissa. He hasn't talked to her since he saw her with Kallos. Ian thinks about walking past her, but he can't. They have been best friends for a while, and he doesn't want to lose that. Kallos is one of the only people who truly know about him and his family. She looks up and gives him a half-hearted smile; he continues to walk to her.

“Hey, Karissa,” Ian can see her flinch when he uses her full name. She looks down at her feet, but he doesn't miss the hurt that he’s caused reflected on her face.

“Can we talk?” She mumbles.

“Yeah. I think we should” She glances up at Ian and nods. He decides she should be the one to talk first.

“I'm sorry I freaked out at Kallos. But I do have a good reason for it,” Karissa said when they are almost to the classroom. “You can't tell me that you are okay with sharing her with your brother. I know you two, and you guys barely get along.”

“Kris, we are both her soul mates. I have to deal with Sean if I want to be with Kallos.” She takes a chance and looks him in the eyes. Ian can see so much in her face, from hurt and sadness to love and wanting.

Karissa clears her throat, “Did you know that Brandon is back?” His eyes widen, and he shakes his head. He knew that Brandon would come back. They are cousins, but Brandon is a full demon. They get to the classroom and almost all the chairs are full. “Do you mind if I sit with you? I still have something I want to tell you.”

“Sure,” Ian says and heads to the back of the classroom. Karissa sits next to him, and he looks up to see Brandon walking in. Ian glares at him as Brandon smiles. “Start talking, Kris.” He knows that his voice sounds hateful.

“Well, I need you to look at me Ian.” Ian turns his gaze to Karissa. “Um… I thought this was going to easy. But it isn't.” She pauses and looks down. “I am in love with you. I know that you have Kallos and she is your soul mate. But I have loved you since I met you. Whenever I need strength, I just think of you, and I can do anything.” The whole time she is talking, she is looking down, but he can't take his eyes off of her. Ian knows that he should say something, but he doesn't know what to say to her. Karissa looks up and stares into Ian's eyes, “Say something!”

“I don't know what to say.” Ian has never thought of Karissa like that. She was with his brother, and he thought she was in love with Sean, not him. “I do love you, but I don't know if I love you more than a sister.” He knows that hurt her but he isn't going to lie to her.

“I understand,” she looks down again.

“I need to think about things, Okay?” She doesn't look up at Ian, but she nods. He keeps his eyes on the door and on Brandon. His being back isn't a good thing.

****

Sean and Kallos have been walking together, and she grabs Sean’s hand. He tightens his hold for a second. Walking in silence; she is completely content just holding his hand and being near him.

“You’re really okay with all this?” Sean finally breaks the silence. Kallos knows that they really do care about her, but it will take some time for her to get used to it.

“I am. I’m not going to say that it’s going to be easy, but I don’t want to lose you or Ian.” It hurt Kallos too much to even think about that.

“Good. We can’t wait for you to meet our parents.” Now that is terrifying, she thought.

“How are they going to take me being with both of you?”

“My mom would always tell us that you would have to choose one of us. Now that you are meant for both of us, I think they’ll both love it. When we asked to stay with you, she told us not to let you break our hearts. I think she knew that we were in love with you, and she thought you would have to choose just one.” That takes a big weight off Kallos’ shoulder. At least she doesn’t have to worry about Sean and Ian’s parents hating her. Then, they realized they were in front of her dad’s office.

“So, I’ll see you later.” Sean grins and brings her hand to his lips. He kisses her knuckles.

“Later, my love” he whispers along her knuckles, and she feels the blush spreading all over her body. He walks to his class, and she heads to her dad’s office. She knocks once on his door and doesn’t have to wait long. He is there before she can knock again.

“Is everything okay?” Kallos smiles and nods. She walks past him and sits down.

“Dad, I have a question for you and Mom.” He moves behind his desk and gives her a questioning look. “Can you call mom and put her on speaker?”

“Will you tell me what this is about?” Kallos shakes her head. “Please, Dad, I don’t want to repeat myself.” He picks up his phone and types in their house number.

“Hello?” Her mother answers.

“Hello, Honey. Kallos has a question for both of us. She said that she needed to speak to us at the same time. You’re on speaker, Honey.” Kallos has a feeling that he is warning her mom that she is speaking to both of them. She loves how loving her parents are to each other, but she doesn’t always want to see or hear it.

“Hello, Kallos. Is everything all right?”

“Yes, Mom, I just have to ask you and dad something. Then, I have to ask you to do something for me, and then, I have something to tell you” Her dad just nods at all the “something’s.”

“Okay, what is it?”

“Well, today is Ian’s birthday, and he asked me earlier if I could go to his party. At the time, I didn’t know it was his birthday, and now I do. I’m wondering if I could go. It’s at his house.”