Kallos (Kallos Series) - By Khelsey Jackson Page 0,94

a movie.” Kallos smiles. “Sean, do you mind if I talk to my mom? I won’t be long.”

“Yeah, no problem. I should call my parents to see how everything is going.” He kisses her cheek and gets up.

“Dad, can Mom and I have some time?” He narrows his eyes at her and then nods.

“What is it, Sweetie?” Kallos holds out her wrist to show her the bracelet, and her mom gasps. She grabs Kallos’ wrist and brings it closer to her face. Slowly Kallos covers the charm on her new necklace. “Are those real?” Mom looks up and meets Kallos's eyes she nods. “Oh Kallos, that is beautiful.”

“Then, I just got this today from Sean.” She uncovers the charm’ and it's glowing. Her mom's eyes go to the shining charm, and her eyes widen. “Sean says its part of the sun.”

“Oh my!” She reaches for it and smiles. “It’s warm. These boys must love you.” Sean walks back into the room and grins. “Sean, this necklace is lovely.”

“Thank you. I wanted Kallos to have something that’s different.” Kallos can hear the front door opening, and she knows that it’s Ian. He walks into the living room and smiles at them. Sean just glares at him and Ian nods. Three years of this brotherly competition might make Kallos want to kill someone.

“Oh, Ian, the bracelet you gave Kallos is beautiful.”

“Thank you. It has been in the family forever. My grandma gave it to me to give to the woman I fell in love with.” He walks over to Kallos and kisses her on the lips. Her dad must have seen him because she hears Dad clearing his throat.

“What is going on in here? I thought you wanted to talk to your mother, Kallos.” She looks past Ian’s glossy black hair to see her dad. His face is inflamed, and she can tell that he is just about to burst.

“Honey, why don’t we make some tea? I need you to grab the sugar.” He doesn’t take his eyes off Ian and Kallos, but he nods.

“That was dumb; do you remember the rules?” Sean barks and moves to sit next to Kallos. Ian sits on the other side of her. She can feel her body heat rising like it did when she burned them. She quickly stands up and moves away from them.

“That feels strange; it’s like you are burning from the inside out,” Sean says, and Ian just stares at her.

Her breathing starts to get heavy, and her chest gets really tight. Sean and Ian jump up; she puts her hand out to stop them. If they touch her right now, she will burn them. She sucks in some air and chokes on it; as she is coughing, her parents rush in.

“Why aren’t you two doing anything?” Kallos’ dad yells and reaches for her, but Sean stops him.

“Mr. Dean, if you touch her right now, you’ll get burned badly. I think it’s time for her change.” Sean looks at her. She can see the worry and concern in his eyes. Kallos collapses to the ground, and her breathing just got harder. Ian is standing above her and bends down. She shakes her head.

“I don’t care if I get burned, I have to try something.” Her dad puts his hands on her face and pulls away hissing. She wanted to move her face away from him but can’t. Sean is kneeling besides her and puts his hands under her sweater. He closes his eyes to hide the pain. She can feel the hot tears running down her cheeks.

She doesn’t want the people she loves in this much pain. “Can you run a cool bath?” Ian asks her mom, and she nods. “Do you want to carry her, or do you want me to?”

“I’ll do it.” Sean said and his arms go around her. He picks her up and smiles. “Kallos, it will get better; just remember to breathe.” She closes her eyes and more hot tears fall. Sean starts to walk and the pain gets worst. She can feel him walking up the stairs, and as they get closer to the bathroom she can hear the water.

“The water is perfect,” Ian says. “Kallos, do you have a tank top on under your sweater? Blink twice for yes.” She opens her eyes and blinks twice. He walks over to her and takes off her sweater. She is happy that she put on a red tank top today and not a white one. Sean walks