The One

Gregory

She opened the door with an extremely calm expression. Then blinked,

A man donning a dark grey shirt and dark blue dress pant stood in front. His greyish green eyes never left Eli's face. He looked awfully... familiar?

"I-I know you?" Eli whispered. The man took a step forward. He is a little bit taller than her with lean figure and soft features. Eli gave him space to enter but their eyes never left each other. He touched her face tenderly. Adorning a teary smile he whispered,

" Yes. yes you do.." His voice shook with emotions.

" Why?"

She racked her memory and got nothing. But then, his voice, ... his smile.. his eyes.. his smell... everything is too familiar to deny.

Wait... Smell??

She scrunched her nose, "Do you have raisins with you?"

Both the man and her father looked at her, bewildered.. before the man broke into giggles. Eli blinked, confused.

A single tear rolled down the man's cheek, "You can smell me.."

Eli tilted his head.

" Raisins.. that's my smell."

O... "Oh!!!"

It was surprising to think that Eli didn't question this man. As if somewhere in her subconscious she knew who he could be. She can feel the animal that she feel within her, scratching the surface it is laying on in a soothing manner when she inhaled a lungfull air.

Mr. Evans watched the exchange with increasing curiosity. In all these 11 years, he has never seen her daughter to talk with a stranger this way and also she allowed skin ship no matter how fleeting it can be. Even when she was just 10, she had this cold aura around herself that even elder people would approach her cautiously. She always has the correct description of people and they were apprehensive to her cold piercing gaze.

He looked at the man. He can feel that the man is a supernatural, but can't understand from which race. He was a little startled when a hand was waved on his face. Eli looking at him with an amused expression. The man smiled sweetly.

"We haven't been formally introduced. I'm Gregory Devin Evanov. Nice meeting you."

Mr. Evans shook his hand, " William Evans. Pleasure meeting you."

" I believe you have questions. I have answers but i want to talk behind a closed door , preferably in the presence of Mrs. Evans."

Eli moved to the office room with the man while her father went to call her mother. The man turned to her, "I would like to talk with your parents privately. "

Eli frowned with displeasure. The man held her hand softly, "Please princess. you will know it eventually. But before that you need to be prepared accordingly. So please.."

Eli huffed internally, then turned to the door to see her parents standing there already. She went out of the room.