Kallos (Kallos Series) - By Khelsey Jackson Page 0,2
in and wraps Kallos in a hug. She quickly avoids it by pushing him away.
“Dad! Not now, I’ll be the laughing stock of the entire school!” It's going to be hard enough being his daughter.
He chuckles and says, “Okay, Sweetie.” He switches to a whisper, “I love you. Have a good day.”
“I love you too, Dad. Now run before anyone sees you.” Her dad laughs and smiles to himself.
He walks to the doors and disappears inside, leaving her standing alone. Glancing around, Kallos realizes she isn't actually alone, although she feels she is. Curious glances from the other students are being thrown in her direction, but no one addresses her. She starts shuffling into the building; there are posters on the deep maroon walls saying “Football,” and “Homecoming Dance.” She walks by a trophy case, and quickly glances at the sport team’s photos. Kallos realizes how much she misses her best friend. Breanna and her grew up together; she hated she had to leave her behind. Their goodbye was the hardest farewell she ever had to endure. Kallos wishes she were here to help her through this. Her parents said Breanna could visit and Kallos plans to hold them to that.
Kallos looks at her schedule to see that homeroom is in room one hundred and eighty six. The room next to her says one hundred and forty. She has no idea which direction she is supposed to go. She hunts for the next door and it says one hundred and forty one. Kallos is too busy noticing the room numbers go by; that she isn’t paying attention as she runs into a dark haired figure. His books drop to the ground as his hand finds Kallos' arm so she doesn’t fall. When she looks up and finds his baby blue eyes looking down at her in amusement, she forgets how to breathe for a moment.
“Are you okay?” He had to be at least six feet tall. He smiles down at Kallos, and she could see the cutest dimples appear on his perfectly smooth cheeks. She can’t form a coherent sentence; so she just nods. “Good. I don’t recognize you; you must be new.” Again, she nods. “I’m Ian Hunter.” As he stares at her she feels as if she has known him for years; as if something deep inside her says he is made for her. Wondering why he keeps staring at her before she realizes he is waiting for her name.
“I’m…Kallos Dean.” She finally manages to stutter out. She realizes his warm hand is still on her arm. Feeling the heat rising to her face; she blushes a perfect shade of pink. She bends down to pick up his books and to hide the pink on her cheeks. Both of them reach at the same time to pick up the books and smack! Their foreheads hit hard enough she is pretty sure they heard it down the hall.
“Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry!” Kallos says as she is holding her head. She cannot believe what just happened.
He just smiles and says, “Don’t worry about it.” Ian says as he rubs his head lightly while wincing at the bruise that is surely forming.
Kallos bends down and starts to gather all of his books and stands up. She hands him his books, but keeps her eyes away from his crystal blue eyes. “Well, I’m sorry I ran into you.” She says quickly and turns to walk away not before she hears him say, “See you later, Kallos.”
****
Ian watches Kallos walk away. He cannot believe that Kallos is so beautiful; he can get lost in her deep crystal blue eyes. When he looked into them he could swear he saw her soul staring back at him. He has seen many pictures of her, but seeing her in person, he almost lost it. He wasn’t paying attention, and he ran right into her, knocking his own books to the ground; he shakes his head at his own stupidity. Ian already found out that she is in his homeroom and hopes he will get to sit next to her. When he was touching her, he could feel the sparks and the prickling in his birthmark. It felt like he shoved his hand into an electrical current. He smiles to himself. This is going to be a great day.
“What has you smiling?” Ian's smile doesn't fade when he hears his brother’s voice it just grows wider.