6: Uninvited

Three tall men, dressed in dark cloaks, stopped upon seeing the girls and simply stared. “Why have we stopped?” called a male voice from behind them. Suddenly, a man appeared from behind them, though they followed him like a shadow. “Ah. Company.” Rosalie and Alice looked at each other then back to the men. “No need to fear” the man that had come from behind the three much larger ones said. “We come in peace.”
“All of you?” Rosalie asked wearily, eyeing the three men suspiciously.
The man smiled and turned to the trio. “Stand down” he ব্যক্ত firmly, though his tone had a softness to it. He then sighed and turned around and ব্যক্ত “boys আপনি really are being rude” to the enormous carriage. Out stepped two very different men: one was 6’2’’ with neat reddish brown hair, it barley kicked out in the front and lay straight and flat in the back. Like Rosalie and Alice, he had pale skin, from what they could see on his face and hands as he was dressed in plain black পায়জামা and a white শার্ট with a ছদ্মবেশ that hung open freely. The first two buttons of his শার্ট were open and the start of a finely tuned body were underneath it. Although it was hard to pinpoint, he appeared to be anywhere from his mid to late twenties.
The সেকেন্ড was an inch অথবা so taller than the first one, his hair was dark gold, silky and straight, his skin mirrored the other man’s to a tee. His clothes were আরো neutral than the other’s, plain faded blue Levi jeans and a dark black t-shirt that hugged his body tightly and showed the tight muscle that was underneath it. He appeared to be either the same age as the man অথবা slightly younger though it was hard to tell.
“You know boys, introductions would be nice” ব্যক্ত the first man, though he seemed younger than the other two men.
“You first” ব্যক্ত the one with the reddish-brown hair. He looked at Alice first, his eyes প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে faint interest before they drifted to Rosalie. It was then when she noticed the color: slightly darker than her own but light enough to not be considered dark brown.
“Fine” the man sighed heavily. “Ladies, my name is Tristan Carmichael. Since these two are not going to do it, I’ll introduce them as well. This man” he ব্যক্ত gesturing to the dark haired one “is Michael Hale.”
“Lieutenant Hale” he ব্যক্ত proudly, flashing pearly whites that would make even দেবদূত weep.
“Right. And this one is David Hale. Major Hale, I mean” he quickly corrected himself. Rosalie’s eyes were wide as she heard the names, drifting slowly from one to the other.
“Can’t be” she ব্যক্ত softly. She turned to Michael and walked towards him. As if he understood what she wanted, he lifted the sleeve of his left ছদ্মবেশ and pulled the sleeve of his শার্ট up to his shoulder, turning his arm so the back of it faced her. She gently traced his forearm until she found it: the small but impossible to miss scar that was shaped like a hook almost midway on his forearm. “Oh my god” she ব্যক্ত softly, backing away from him and moving closer to Alice.
“Surprise, sis. Surprise” Michael ব্যক্ত dryly, fixing his clothes before he folded his arms across his chest and stared. He heard Tristan growl under his breath quietly, swearing softly. “What?” he asked, turning to face him.
“Where is he?” he asked the two men. Michael rolled his eyes and David chuckled faintly. “I don’t find this funny” he ব্যক্ত sharply. He turned his face to the sky and softly whispered “Come out wherever আপনি are.”
The five stood there, though all they heard was the sounds of the forest surrounding them: the quiet sounds of jays and an occasional crow, cicadas sang, and mother nature herself was talking, whispering softly through the trees. Tristan growled quietly under his breath, though it wasn’t human, it didn’t sound like a vampire either. At last, a light airy laugh cut through the trees and back down to the five of them. “No” Rosalie hissed quietly. “No. Can’t be.” The laugh came again, sending a shiver down her spine; it appeared much closer this time.
At last he glided towards them from the east, though his feet seemed like they didn’t touch the ground. He stood a head taller than David, his hair black as midnight, his every সরানো could have rivaled Alice, the most graceful vampire she knew, and like the four of them, his skin was pale as could be. He had high and prominent cheekbones and a strong jaw line. His face seemed to hold back a smirk and his copper eyes met hers the সেকেন্ড she lifted them to meet his. “Jack” she breathed nearly silently though everyone else around them could hear it as well.
“Rosalie Lillian Hale” he said, his voice louder than hers though it was soft. She took a breath as she heard him speak-yes; she would have known that voice anywhere. He stayed where he was, standing পরবর্তি to David, Tristan in the middle, and Michael পরবর্তি to him. Her eyes met his for the briefest সেকেন্ড before she broke it, taking a step back and tripping over her own foot. Alice caught her and stood her up-right once more.
Tristan looked concerned then. “I’m sorry. If I would have known that my boys would have brought out such strong emotions I would have kept them at bay” he ব্যক্ত frowning at the two. “Let me make it up to you.”
Alice looked at him suspiciously. “How?”
He gestured towards the carriage. “Allow us to take আপনি to your destination অথবা at least get আপনি closer than where আপনি are now.” The two exchanged a look, প্রদত্ত the days events everything felt off.
“Um…” ব্যক্ত Alice. “Just a second.” She led Rosalie দ্বারা the elbow until they were a good 20 paces অথবা so away from them. “Are আপনি ok?” she asked her, her eyes searching her face slowly.
“Amazing” she finally said. “I lose my family after 76 years and am reunited with my one before my days like this.” She turned back to the four men and saw that only two were staring at them: Tristan and Jack. “Just…amazing.”
“Rose?” Alice asked gently. “Those men…Michael and David…
“Hale. Yes. They’re my brothers though they were younger and well human.”
“Tristan?”
She shrugged. “Never seen him before.”
“Jack?”
She turned back to the four and again only Tristan and Jack looked as well. “I’ll explain on the way” she said, walking towards the group. They stood up-right and at attention as they walked towards them. “We’ll take the offer” Rosalie said.
“Excellent” Tristan said. “Excellent.”