The One

First broken Bar

Eli was frozen.

She never let anyone this close, but she was shocked by the speed of the man.

She was more shocked looking at his eyes. Did his eyes shine in a different color??

She blinked several times to clear the haze in her head and shook of the man. In her peripheral vision she can see her parents stiffened in their places. Something's not right.

She squared her shoulder and replied, "I don't think it's appropriate to just burge in one's house and make statement like that. So please... get out of my house or shall I call the police to assist you?"

The man snarled at her.

She watched in awe how his eyes flashed in bright red color and the next moment she was held by her neck.

The man gave a little pressure on her neck and growled out, "You low life don't have a choice. I am the superior here and you will listen to me."

Eli bristled in anger.

As usual in her angered mind she felt the itch.

It always happened. Whenever she felt herself belittled or threatened, it made her angry and she'll always feel this itch at the back of her mind like a something is clawing her insides. It felt like an animal caged inside that is asking her assistance to break the bar of the cage. she always did ignore it thinking of keeping her anger on bay. Today she felt it again. The familiar warmth along with the itch spread in her heart.

And someone pushed the man off her.

Her father stood in between and spoke in a firm voice, "I don't think you are doing the right thing sir. you should..."

He was cut off by a snort coming from the man.

The man was definitely over 6 feet who towered over them.

A moment later he kicked her father in stomach. Eli watched in horror that he nearly flew to the other end of the room and landed on floor. He coughed up a good amount of blood. Eli was still frozen when a soft voice broke her stance.

Ariana whimpered, " Eli.."

Eli pushed the man aside and ran to her father. She held his face in her palms then looked back. The man strode towards them with a smug smirk.

Blood boiling in anger for the very first time in life she allowed the caged animal to break a bar.

No one followed the move when she stood up and kicked the man in stomach. The man flew to the other end of the room, hit the wall and bounced on the floor.

Everyone watched her when she took two daggers from the display of her collection and pointed towards the intruders.

" Leave... or ... Die", she snarled with menace in her voice.

The whole room froze for an instance then the two companions of the main offender scrambled to get him on his feet and get out of the house. She turned to her parents.