11.

**Daya**




I deeply stared at my own reflection into the clear blue pool water, lost within the confinements of my own mind as the warmth of the setting sunrays once again caressed every area of my bare skin and blood red curls, giving my silhouette an almost otherworldly aura...

I couldn't tell why, but it made me feel so safe and serene, every time I allowed myself moments like this one...Even safer than in the presence of my own brothers...

Ever since we had happily reunited like Wrath's been telling me, I couldn't help but sometimes feel so...incomplete...like my soul was missing such a big part of itself...

It was almost like...I didn't even belong with them...

*Child of the moon...*

My lashes abruptly fluttered in bewilderment, truly believing that my mind was playing tricks on me as I could suddenly notice how those orange rays caressing my shoulders morphed into warm and delicate fingers, holding me into a gentle embrace.

*Child of the moon...*

But before I could even wonder what was that odd whisper that kept reaching my ears everytime I was alone and bathing into the sunlight the air suddenly shifted, making me uncomfortably shiver and blurr my own image into the clear and cold water, disrupting that somewhat magical moment.

"Daya..." My attention averted at the sound of an unfamiliar male voice calling out my mundane name, my curious gaze slowly rising, only to notice a male I have never seen before now standing by the other end of the pool, his tall, lean and suit-clad body holding such a rigid posture whilst his handsome features held what appeared to be an equally stunned yet so filled with emotion expression.

My brows furrowed, entirely apprehensive as my previously dangling feet were now completely out of the water, guarded yet ready to question this stranger how did he know my name when subtle movement drew my attention, noticing a second male standing relatively close to the first one, only this one didn't hold the same stance. Even though his features appeared even more beautifully crafted than the first one's, his equally tall yet more muscular build seemed to be rather designed for violence and pain, the light blue shirt clinging so tightly against his shoulders and dark jeans doing such a poor job at hiding it.

And as soon as my eyes met his deep and so dark blue ones, my breath hitched within my throat as a horrible image flashed before my eyes, paralyzing shock momentarily taking ahold of my entire body.

*Deathly-pale skin, pure white hair, black hollow eyes...*

*Pain...Raw, tormenting pain...*

For some unknown reason, my hand instinctually moved to touch the middle of my chest, feeling a dull and peculiar ache sinking within before my gaze refocused back on the first male, shocked to realize he had actually dared take a few steps closer.

*Oh no...*

I mildly gasped in fright, immediately scrambling a little further away over the cold and smooth concrete, feeling like a cornered little lamb as I was obviously outnumbered and overpowered as well.

"W-who a-are you? W-what do y-you want from me?"

His gentle features quickly morphed after those words left my lips, visible pain glinting in his silvery eyes.

"Daya, please..." He made a few steps closer by the pool, immediately realizing that I truly didn't know who he was as I kept trying to get further away from him.

"No! P-please just leave me alone!"

"No, no, don't be afraid little munchkin, we are not going to hurt you," He gently pleaded, at last remaining rooted to his spot in his desperate yet futile attempt to soothe me.

"Good Heavens, what did those bratty little bastards do to you?" He angrily grumbled under his breath, once again making me curiously stare at him as I watched him run his fingers through his black locks with evident frustration.

"It's ok, just..."

However, he didn't get to finish his sentence as a third male suddenly appeared out of nowhere as well, apparently by the visibly shocked expressions marring both males' features quickly realizing that they weren't expecting to have him here.

Deep silence followed, my body turning completely rigid as I warily trailed my gaze all over his built frame, from his black combat boots and all the way to that black leather jacket hugging his broad shoulders, my lips parting open in surprise as soon as our eyes met, noticing such intensity in his burning brown gaze.

"Red..."

An odd feeling went through my entire body as soon as that specific word left his beautifully designed lips, effectively shaking me raw to the core, its aftermath leaving me so shook and breathless.

Letting out a shuddering breath, my eyes widened in utter terror as I watched him start advancing so determinedly, only to find himself abruptly stopped by the first male's arm.

"No. Raphael, don't,"

Yet to my complete distress that firm command only seemed to have driven him even more set on his goal as he easily avoided the other male's blockage and took another few steps before finding himself once again stopped by the same male, their quarrel soon to turn into a downright fight as they eventually started to skillfully throw and avoid kicks towards each other, my eyes filling up with unshed tears as for a reason unbeknown to me I strangely felt so sad that they were fighting...

Please...stop...

"Raphael, I am commanding you to stop this instant!"

My lips escaped a small sob as I helplessly watched them fight through hot tears, unintentionally also drawing the blond and most scary male's attention as well, his midnight blue eyes momentarily finding my own before taking action.

"ENOUGH!" The midnight blue-eyed male angrily roared as he easily grabbed the riled-up one by the neck and violently slammed his back against the hard concrete, forcefully holding him down right after as he still struggled to free himself and get to me.

"Can't you see that you're scaring her?" He asked between gritted teeth, the raven-haired's dark brown eyes slowly shifting to meet my teary ones, only now realization seeming to dawn upon his features as they visibly softened, however stuck with that soul-burdening expression etched all over them as he only kept gazing at me with those nevertheless captivating dark brown eyes whilst the first male moved to hold him down as well.

Widely staring between them, I could tell the first one was about to say something when something else suddenly drew his attention, his silvery eyes briefly shifting somewhere past me before they fell upon me for the last time, right before my gaze fleetingly shifted to the third male still having a hard time being restrained by the other two, just in time to watch him whisper three simple words,

"I love you,"

My cheeks quickly heated up at the sound of such words coming out of that undeniably attractive male's mouth before they all three simply vanished into thin air, leaving me sitting there over the cold concrete, all frightened yet so...bewildered at the same time...

What...was going on? Why did that male tell me that he loved me?

Did he know me? But how? I didn't even know who they were!

"Sister?" I could only now hear Wrath's voice calling after me, moments before I could feel his presence right next to me.

"Is everything allright?"

I bashfully peered up at him, my eyelashes fluttering for a few moments before hastily nodding my head in response.

"Y-yes...I was just...taking a moment to sit by myself," I surprisingly managed to lie to him, at the same time feeling so scared and yet so confused by my own actions...

What was happening to me? Why was I hiding the truth about those three males to my own brother?

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