Alpha Chapter 1 – New Family Member

AN: It’s been 5 years since i last wrote something, so i apologize if i’m rusty, and olny started this story as a hobby right now. I will wait some time to write the rest because i want some feed back. So there you have it.


Alpha Chapter 01 – New Family Member

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Allison was trying to find a way to enjoy that night the most, but Kristen was completely and utterly shooting down her ideas.
“But we could do anything! Mom said she won’t be home tonight!” Allison said with her hands moving fast in front of her.
“No, she said she ‘probably’ won’t be home tonight. Whatever the emergency was I’m sure she will come back tonight” Kristen said not even looking at her twin sister while walking home from school. But Allison would not give up, she wanted to have fun all the time, every chance she got. I won’t give up, she thought. She kept thinking but when they got home her spirits took a dive, because just as Kristen had said, their mother’s car was on the entryway. Walking in, they found their mother, Alice, crying in the couch. They never before had seen such a scene, never thought it possible.
“Mom?! What’s wrong?” Kristen said dropping her things and running to her mother, Allison jus steps behind.
Looking up Alice hugged her daughters. “Your aunt, my sister Melissa is dead” She said between sobs.
“We have an aunt? You have a sister” Allison asked shocked. I did not know that, she thought, looking at her twin, she saw the same surprise on her face.
Releasing both girls, Alice took more tissues from the coffee table. “Yes” She said while wiping her tears. “She kind of drifted away from the family, I went away this morning to go to her funeral, and I only found out last night”
“How come?” Asked Kristen while hugging her mother, trying to comfort her.
Alice could not stop crying. “Our parents did not like the choices she made for herself. They did not even show up for the wake. And the worst part is that Kyle, her son had to take care of everything alone, even when she first got sick. Taking care of paying the bills, getting medical and legal help, and when she died he made sure to invite every single one of her friends, even some that had not seen her for years. He only got a hold of my contact yesterday, that’s why I had to leave on such a short notice. He’s only 16 and has been through so much already. And Mom and Dad said they wanted nothing to do with him. God! I never liked them, but now I swear I HATE them!” Alice spat before going back to crying even harder. Kristen and Allison hugged her harder and through the family solidarity wept together with their mother, Allison felt horrible for wanting to have a party at the house. After a long time the tears stopped and they decided that they should make an early dinner.
While chopping some vegetables, Kristen piped, trying to get her mother out of the dreaded silence she felt. “So, we have a cousin?”
Alice stopped setting the table for just a second before getting a small smile on her face. “Yes. Kyle is so sweet, I wish I had met him sooner” She finished setting the table before continuing. “Well… Since his only 16 and all… and he’s father is… uh… not around or anything, I kind of offered to him to come live here” She said, a little shy.
“What?! Without clearing it out with us first?!” Allison exclaimed, No way we’re getting a boy in this house! She thought.
“That’s exactly what he said” Her mother said with a little chuckle. “He said he would be extremely happy to have some contact with us, but he would hate to impose and said he would only accept if you two were okay with it” Turning to an almost pleading tone. “He’s only 16 and will have to fend for himself, but he’s family, shouldn’t that mean something?”
Kristen who was finishing the salad said. “Well, I don’t exactly have a problem with that, but can we do it? Financially speaking?” She asked serious.
“We could, but that won’t even be a problem, my sister left some money and Kyle said that he only would come if he paid his share and rent, even if it was only a symbolic rent” Alice said as she sat, waiting for her daughters to put the food on the table, which was salad, chicken and rice with garlic bread.
Putting the salad and the bread on the table Kristen smiled at her mother. “Then no problem at all. And with a man around any heavy lifting will become a lot easier. Don’t you agree Allison?”
Allison was mad at her sister, always voicing reason that could not be denied. It would be hard, but she could do it for her mother, and her mother wanted it. “Yeah… Sure. He can come, since he sounds so considerate and everything” She said with a veiled irritated tone, taking the chicken and rice out of the microwave.
Alice was now smiling “Oh! You girls will love him! He’s such a sweet boy!” And they ate dinner. “I’ll call him later and tell him he can come”
Later that night Allison entered her sister’s room fuming. “I can’t believe you could say yes so easily to a boy moving in. I know he’s our cousin but we never met him or anything”
Kristen who was on her computer turned to face her sister. “I know, but there was no way mom would let it up, and think about it, she’s gonna put him in the guest room downstairs, which has it’s own bathroom. You don’t have to worry so much. And didn’t you hear what she said? He would only accept if we said yes, and the talk about paying his share and everything, that sounded like excuses to me, so he’s at least reluctant to come. And even if he really comes, as I said, we’ll have a boy around, that could be useful in many ways” Finishing stating her logic, Kristen turned back to her computer.
Allison thought hard on what her twin said. Yeah… Having a boy around could be useful. With that she went back to her room.
The next day, at break feast her mother told them that she talked with their cousin, and he accepted come live with them, although she admitted having to convince him. With that they made plans and prepared for the arrival of their new family member. He would arrive from Chicago the next Saturday, with his things arriving Monday. So Saturday the three of them went to the airport to pick him up. While waiting Kristen said she had to go to the toilet and that left only Allison and her mother when the gates opened. Just then Allison realized that her mother did not describe her cousin, but when she thought to ask her eyes saw the most handsome man she ever saw. She saw him looking around and realized that she was staring and tried to stop, but couldn’t. His eyes fell on her and on her they stayed. STOP STARING1 YOU’RE EMBERASSING YOURSELF! She yelled at herself in her mind but could not stop staring. The man smiled, and her mind went blank. He started walking in her direction and she started sweating. Just then she saw her mother walking forward and say “Kyle!” and hugging him. She panicked. He is my cousin?!


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Kristen was unsure how she felt about this whole situation. Her mother certainly was happy, considering that she said that if their father had not died she wanted to have a boy, Kristen thought that such feelings were part of the reason why. She walked back to where they were waiting. She found Allison frozen in place with clear shock on her face. Following her gaze she saw why. Their cousin was a god. A Greek god. He was probably 6 feet, maybe 6 1’’, and in contrast with the three of them, that were 5 1’’, he was a giant, a giant with a lean body and a handsome face. He had a smile that was worthy of a toothpaste commercial. Stopping besides Allison, Kristen were also stunned into inaction. She was thinking they were going to have a 16 years old boy in the house. She corrected herself. He’s no BOY, he’s a MAN!
Alice walked him back to them for introductions.