This town had two good looking men, which was a record. Then again, my social experiences consisted of three people.
I stood corrected as another figure appeared on my other side. A small sound tumbled out as I looked at two matching people.Twins.My heart began to work overtime, the feeling of safety expanded and allowed for something more. It made my face flush as I resisted the urge to bounce on my toes with excitement. I felt hyper and manic. What the heck was going on with me? The back of my neck felt cool and my body hot with chills. Something inside of me fluttered around dangerously back and forth, back and forth.
“Alright Ledger,” Lorn scoffed before leaving. I couldn’t look away from the matching people though. My eyes trailed from their lean lethal bodies and categorized the small differences.
“He’s such an asshole,” the second one growled. I jumped just enough that his eyes snapped down to me and softened. The effect was beautiful.
Unlike his brother’s indigo eyes, bright blue eyes like two crystals looked back at me. They were framed by thick dark lashes and matched the diamond piercing in his dark brow. The white polo he wore stretched across his shoulders, but didn’t cover the shadow of extensive dark tattoos that trailed from shoulder to shoulder. I let my eyes wander on how they wrapped around his arms. I didn’t understand the words within the tattoo, but found the swirled pattern to be comforting, almost reminiscent of something familiar. I noticed that they possibly extended over his shoulders and down his back. I found I wanted to trace each one of them until I met their end. It was like a shirt under a shirt.
“Anani.” He offered a hand and flashed me a brilliant smile which reminded me of the lightning that use to bounce off the church grounds. I met his hand and was surrounded by the scent of electricity. It made me breathless.
“Maya,” I mumbled. I was completely enamored.
“Ledger,” the orange-tipped man offered. I noticed small differences between his brother and him. I couldn’t tell if tattoos adorned his body because of the comfortable hoodie he wore. While Anani seemed to spark like something dangerous in the air, Ledger reminded me of strength and warmth. It was in his comfortable demeanor and oversized clothing. It encouraged me to trust him. Plus his orange-tipped hair reminded me of fire.
I bit my lip while looking between Anani and Ledger. How could they be twins?One was clearly a lip-biting experience and the other a lazy Sunday afternoon. I had read about both in Cosmo!
I really couldn’t tell you what either of those really meant, but it just seemed like a good description and it matched the type of men shown pictured in the magazine. Cosmo magazine was one of the first things my mother had purchased on the road.
“Beautiful name for a heartbreaking woman,” Anani winked, making me blush.
“So sorry about Lorn,” Ledger explained softly after his brother finished, “he’s a bit of an ass.”
I smiled, “I gathered that, thanks for helping out.”
“Your voice, are you sick?” Anani asked with a frown that didn’t match his normal velvety voice.
I shook my head. I didn’t offer more than that but smiled as the bell rang. I turned on my heel and glided away from the handsome men. I was thankful for them helping out, but had no idea what to say next. I felt like the normal thing to do was just to leave. That made sense, right?
“Maya,” Ledger chuckled and spoke louder, “where are you going, firefly?”
“Firefly?” I scrunched my nose up. Anani laughed as Ledger’s easy smile grew bigger. There was a light pink to his cheekbones.
“Yeah, little one, where are you going?” Anani tried instead. I frowned at that as well. I wasn’t that little. I mean, I wasn’t a giant like them, but ‘little one.’Come on!
“Class,” I responded quietly with a head tilt. “Don’t you have class as well?”
“With you, yes,” Anani offered me a smile that made my chest bubble with excitement.
“How do you know my schedule?” I rose a brow.
Ledger chuckled but threw him a look. “Everyone knows what classes the new kid gets tossed into. We’ve been in school a week, so the teachers announced it.”
I nodded. Maybe that was how that worked?
“Henry!” Ledger grinned knowingly. My head snapped from the relaxed yet playful twins to the person I assumed was Henry.
“Hey, guys,” the more relaxed voice said from the closed door of the classroom, “and girl.” His pale face flushed pink as the twins both chuckled. Henry was leaner than the twins, and shorter. Yet his chest and shoulder were built like the swimmer I had seen in the school’s brochure. I wondered if he was a swimmer.
His hair was a soft blonde that waved over his light grey eyes. He had a pair of dark-framed glasses that seemed to glint slightly in the gloomy school lighting. I noticed the slight spatter of freckles that covered his pale nose. He was a total cutie.
“This is Maya,” Anani winked at Henry. “Isn’t she just the cutest?”
I heard a growl escape my lips that made all three of them freeze.
I flushed because I knew that sound often made an appearance when I was frustrated. It didn’t help when they all broke into a fit of laughter. Loud laughter that echoed through the hall.
“She just growled.” Anani could barely breathe with how hard he laughed.