Kallos (Kallos Series) - By Khelsey Jackson Page 0,25

for a few minutes; he just typed on his computer.

“You will have one of them in every class.” He looks away from the computer screen and looks at me. “I don't want to see you in pain again, Sweetie. It was so hard to watch you and not be able to do anything. I guess they will just have to stay with us.” She tells herself not to smile even though she wants to. She can tell that he isn’t happy about this, but he knows that it is the only way to relieve her pain.

“Thank you, Dad.” She stands to leave; when she gets to the door, she stops. “By the way, Sean said that they would be there at six.” As she is walking out of the door, she can hear him swear.

Kallos begins walking to her next class when she sees Karissa heading towards her, and Karissa doesn't look happy. Kallos isn't in the mood to deal with drama, so she tells herself to look at the ground and keep walking. Too bad, Karissa stops right in front of Kallos, blocking her path. Kallos slowly looks up her body to meet her hazel eyes.

“So, do you mind telling me what happened at lunch today?” Karissa asks. Kallos knows that living in a small town means that everyone knows your business, but she is not going to tell her. What happened between her and Sean is none of her business.

“I do mind. I need to get to class.” Kallos tries to move around Karissa, but she is faster than Kallos and grabs her arm.

“I told you that Ian is my best friend. I will do anything to protect him. He has had his heart torn out before, and I won’t let it happen again. You're running off with his brother is not a good idea.” Her hold on Kallos tightens. Kallos gasps between the pain and Karissa’s hold on her; she doesn't think she can handle much more. “I want to like you, I really do. But you see you are starting to get this reputation, and it’s not a good one,” Karissa’s face is inches from Kallos'. Looking into Karissa's eyes, Kallos can see that she doesn't think of Ian as a friend. She is in love with him.

“Kallos!” She looks ahead to see Ian coming toward her, and Karissa just turns her head to the side. Karissa is still holding onto her arm tightly when Ian is only a few feet from them. His face shows no emotions. “Kris, what’s going on?” Karissa glares back at Kallos and lets go, but she doesn't step away. Karissa turns around to face him.

“We were having a little girl talk,” she says, sounding sweet as ever. Kallos shakes her head in disgust and looks at Ian. His beautiful sky blue eyes are staring at her.

“Kallos, I’m going to walk you to our class.” He walks to her and holds out his hand. She places hers in his; she feels his heat and calmness pass through her. She can feel Karissa’s eyes on them as they walk to their classroom. Ian teases, “Well, I see that you’re making friends.” Kallos looks over at him and sees that he is grinning.

“I guess you can say that,” she smiles back at him; then, she remembers that Sean told her that Ian had gone home early. “I thought you left.” He stops and looks at her.

“I did, but one of us has to be with you at all times. Your dad caught me right before I found you. He gave me Sean’s and my new class schedule. He also told me that he spoke with each teacher and made sure that we are sitting next to you.” His other hand comes up and caresses her face. “We better get to class before we’re late. I’m pretty sure that would make your dad really mad.” He smiles at her and continues to walk to English class.

The last three hours of the day went by pretty fast. Kallos just opened her locker when a paper with her name falls out. She quickly grabs it, opens it, and smiles when she sees whom it’s from.

My Beauty

I had to head home and grab some things. Please call me if you need me sooner, but I will be there at six. See you soon! Sean

She folds the note back up and puts it in her pocket. The two boys are completely different, but they can both take away