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smirked. “If you really think you can handle this on your own, be my guest. But, don’t come crying to me when you get dropped on your ass, Lachlan.”
                  Lachlan… Lachlan… sounds Irish and old-timey. He looks like a Highlander; tall, extremely muscular and defined, and has the face of an angel; deep blue eyes, long blonde hair, full lips and a pointed nose. I feel extremely attracted to him as well. Actually, I feel extremely attracted to all three of these men… almost like I’m being drawn toward them.
    The third man was slightly scruffier than the others, like he hadn’t bathed in days; long glossy black hair held back in a loose ponytail, crimson colored eyes, dark russet-colored skin, high cheekbones, plain looking lips and nose, and giant-like. He’s bigger than the other two combined. For some reason, I feel as if I know him. A memory I can’t quite reach is trying to surface.
                  The russet-colored man stepped up, “Well Damien, I can always jump in if poor Lachlan can’t handle the big thug.” He turned and winked at me. I stuck my tongue out to him and it was returned with a huge, goofy grin. Lachlan punched his arm. “Shut up, man. I can handle it.”
                  I was more than a little surprised at our simple exchange. I never act that way towards anyone. Something about his presence though makes me want to play. Something about the way he looks at me suggests familiarity. Not just that, but when he does look my way it’s almost as if he’s searching for something and excited that he didn’t find it.
                  Alfonzo seemed quite exasperated by this whole squabble. “Derek, why don’t you just shut that smart mouth of yours? Show me what you’ve got!”
                  So Derek is the name of the Native looking guy. Hmm… when I think of the name Derek I think of the scrawny, curly-haired boy that grew up next to me as a kid. Besides the name though, they are nothing alike.
                  Derek stepped back as if he were trying to get a better view of his prey. This got my attention; his stature was almost like that of an animal. He slinked towards Alfonzo with a gleam in his eye; pure hatred seemed to surge through his body. You could almost see it. He bared his teeth and I swear his canines were abnormally large, even for such a huge man. Abruptly he lunged! It was so fast I almost didn’t see it. Who is he? What is he?
                  He struck Alfonzo with a crushing blow to the chest and sent him flying backwards. It seemed Alfonzo didn’t see it coming either. However, he got up with such elegance that you would think he had. With a smile on his face he lunged forward and swung at Derek with what looked like a brick, struck him in the head and continued to try and bite him. Bite him! Who the hell are these people?
                  Luckily, he missed his neck but managed to scrape his shoulder. Derek hollered and rolled away. He turned around and kicked Alfonzo in the stomach. Alfonzo fell to the ground in a slump. He had just started to get up when Lachlan jumped in. How Lachlan jumped in was absolutely stunning though. He made no move towards Alfonzo. He simply started speaking in what I can only assume was Latin. Whatever it was though… it worked! Alfonzo collapsed to his knees, screaming in agony.
                  This was my chance to run. I held on tightly to Kai, who had been silent through this whole bit, and ran through the door to my right. I ducked under eaves, slid past wrought iron tables, through a rusted archway and out the back. I ran down the alley as fast as I possibly could, jumping over anything that got in my way. I could feel someone pursuing me, but I didn’t bother turning around to see who it was. I fell into a puddle and almost dropped Kai, but again he said nothing; he just hung on for dear life. I lurched back up