"Caleb move." I demanded while putting my hands on his tensed back muscles trying to shove him away from me so that he wasn't caging me in the corner of the counter with his tall body. 

The only things in my view were the raw slashes on his back which looked like they were about to burst at any minute due the tenseness of his muscles. 

I sprawled my hands on his hips, avoiding the scars, while trying to move right and left to see who just busted in through the door. His breathing was heavy and short as he kept backing into me until there was no more space for me to even breathe. 

He brought his arms back putting his hands on the counter to block my sides with his elbows keeping me in one place. I soon gave in when my body became numb with fear for him. 

Resting my forehead on the curve of his broad back, I listened to the people shuffling in the living room, right across from us which was only a thin brick wall away.

"Where the FUCK is she?" I heard a very familiar voice which made me even more scared than I was before. Thinking that Caleb's ex 'gang' might have invaded his home and tried to hurt him again was somehow better than knowing that your raging brother was frantically searching for you.

"Shit, that's Shane... Caleb move." I ordered again pushing his hard with all my force which might not have worked due to the amount of strength he possessed but somehow I found myself detached from his body and soon missing the warmth that it radiated.

"Her car is parked outside she must be here." I faintly heard Brody reply back to him when I heard frustrated footsteps charge across the hall way towards the kitchen.

"What do we do?" Caleb asked standing as far as possible away from me, across the kitchen.

"We tell them the truth... cause if those people actually come back you'd need back up." I tried to sound reasonable which seemed to have worked because he nodded back immediately after my suggestion. 

His body was much more relaxed than before when he was standing right in front of me, the scars seemed much smaller than they did when I first saw him because of the lack of dried blood surrounding the wounds. 

Nonetheless, his jaws and fists were tightly clenched while he stood firmly straight reaching to his full height in alert.

"Kira, where are y-" Shane's intimidating stature appeared right in front of the door frame making him halt when his gaze finally landed on me. His expression was hard and irritated with a hint of worry at first which was soon replaced by relief and an annoyed emotion when he stormed towards me with clenched fist.

"WOAH there bro... I-aa'-." My sentence was cut short when his hard chest collided with my face while his arms wrapped around my shoulders so tightly that my breathing stopped for as long as he kept me in his embrace. I wanted to hug him back but my arms were locked to my sides due to his arm's force.

"Can't... breathe..." The muffled noise that exited my mouth must have reached his ears because his grip loosened around me and soon released me after placing a light kiss on my forehead.

"You scared the living shit out of me." He chastised me while gripping my shoulders and lightly shaking them.

"I know... but I'm sorry... Caleb needed me..." I smiled and pointed towards the tall raven haired boy who looked like he was peacefully making out with the sandwich I made him prior to this event. He turned away from the counter with his mouth filled with food and mumbled 'what?' towards us adverting his eyes from me to Shane with a confused and a nervous expression.

"Dude what the fuck happened to you?" Shane released me and walked towards Caleb to inspect the state of his body.

"Did you fin- Woah who the fuck did that?" Brody stalked towards Caleb who was soon followed by an intimidated looking Lacey.

"It's nothing..." Caleb tried to brush it off and turned around to put the clean plate in the sink while he held the other half of the sandwich in his hand.

"Dude it's even worse on your BACK." Brody started fuming when he saw his back.

"Caleb, just tell them..." I swivelled around Shane to go near him for support.

"Ergh... Let me eat first..." He suggested making Brody pace back and forth along the kitchen in order for him to calm down.

"Caleb I swear to GOD I'll kill them... I don't care who the fuck they are... No one touches my family and gets away with it." Brody growled making Lacey at the door wince in shock. 

When Brody and Shane get mad they summon this animalistic aura that everyone gets scared of but because I'm so close to them, I guess I got use to this type of behaviour, which they only brought out of themselves when needed.

"Calm down bro... you know this already." Caleb leaned back on the counter stuffing his face with the last bite of the sandwich before patting his palms together in front of him to get the crumps off his hands. I quickly walked away towards the fridge to grab some cold water for him.

"What do you mean I know... You... No... how?" Brody finally realised what Caleb was hinting. "Seriously?" Although I couldn't see his face or posture, I knew he was more than shocked and angry.

"I don't know... it was some of the new ones that came..." Caleb mumbled.

"It was worse when I came in... Where have you been anyways?" I turned around accusing Brody with frown while I stalked towards Caleb.

"I... Shit..." Brody contemplated his excuse for a split second while running a hand through his average length hair which soon made me miss Caleb's hair because it was similar shade's Brody's "I was with Saira" He sighed in defeat. "I'm so sorry bro... I just didn't... It was my job to pro-"

"DUDE... too emotional..." Caleb tried to scrunch his nose up in disgust but failed due to how bruised his skin was. I quickly handed him the bottle and watched his dense throat muscles bobble up and down as he gulp down half of the water from it.

"I'm being serious... Family comes first." Brody retorted back while standing in the middle of the kitchen, looking like he was ready to pounce at anything that came in his way.

"I'm being serious... I doubt they'll be back any time soon." Caleb pulled the tip of the bottle away from his lips; licking them clean with his tongue in the process while he screwed the cap back on.

"But how exactly did this happen?" I asked turning towards Brody while leaning against the counter next to Caleb. I felt his arm immediately try to wrap itself around my waist but he pulled them away half way through realising that my brother was right next to me on the other side. I couldn't help but smile at the thought of how his body reacts towards me whenever we are close.

"I went to the town centre to get a new jacket because it's supposed to be snowing next week and then I was attacked in the parking lot..." I felt him tense up next to me before continuing. "I just... I tried to fight back but four with knifes against one... I couldn't" The last bit of his sentence came out as a whisper sending Brody and Shane into frenzy.

"Yo, for real, no one touches my family and walks away like that." Brody repeated leaning back while punching his palm with his fist near to his chest.

"I get you... I'll talk to the boys and get back up." Shane seemed calm and poised like he usually did when there was fighting involved.

"W- What do you mean?" Lacey's voice quivered at the new sight of Shane.

"It's nothing Lace... Let me take you home." He gave her a half hearted smile before turning towards me. "Leave the car, it's too dark outside now... Come on-"

"I'm staying." I stated firmly getting up from the counter, folding my arms together in front of my chest. "I'm staying here 'cause this idiot doesn't know how to take care of himself." I pointed at Caleb who raised his arms up in a surrender position with a half smile on his face slightly backing away from me.