A New Beginning

Hugs and kisses

POV Marshall

The light touch at my arm shakes me up right away. I open my closed eyes immediately just to see that Breanna touches my arm. She gives me a hug. That is so not what i expected but did I need it. I was furious that people could do this to each other let alone a harmless girl. She looked so perfect with her hair hanging loose at her waist. The long waves of her chocolate brown hair. The eyes that are haunting me. I never know which color they are. They change depending on her mood or the emotion she has. I hugged her back but because she is so tiny I lifted her off from the ground easily.

She hides her face in the crook of my neck. This feels perfect. She is perfect. I had my troubles I knew that. The anger management classes helping me through each day. I had my friends. All troubles pasts of some sort. I knew she was no different. But hearing some of the things that happened to her makes me think of all the things she didn't. But like Houston said I would never hurt her nor would I let anybody lay a finger on her. She was a gentle breeze to me, my Zephyr. Everything had been hard and people were afraid of me. I knew that. Standing 6'6 I was a force to be reckoned with. I trained hard as I was a fitness instructor these days. I did try to stay out of the way of violence. The only thing I was punching these days were boxing balls and such. 

I loved capoeira and martial arts. I was good at it. I trained school kids to defent themselves. Some adults also had asked for classes because of the intense work-out it was. I made schedules for people to get into shape. Including the food schedules, training and all. I liked being the personal trainer. That is how we all stay fit. Balanced food and all. Yeah call me a health freak. I will admit it right away.

I was still hugging her and I calmed down now. I slowly let Breanna go to the ground. When she was standing stable I let her go. 

"Thank you" I said, "for hugging me and calming me down" I said. I was surprised she even dared to come close.

"You looked like you needed one."

"Yes well I was angry and pissed off. I did not wanna scare you."

"You did not scare me. Otherwise I would not of hugged you in the first place. I may know you just briefly but you all helped me out it only seemed the right thing to do. If you were to hurt me the others would not of left the room."

I looked up and saw she was right. I gazed around and grabbed her hand and taking her to the kitchen. Walker and Austin would probably be nearly done cooking. I pulled out a seat for Breanna and asked "So Zephyr, what would like to do tomorrow?" 

"Well that depends who is home. Tomorrow is Monday, right?"

"Yes that is correct." The others were coming in the kitchen sitting at the table as well. 

"Well I wanted to get my car checked since it's old and battered. Maybe I need to replace it."

"I can check the car over if you like. It is not a problem and I start out late tomorrow. I start at 5 pm so I can check the car and if needed take you to look at another car." I already had seen the car and drove it myself yesterday. I would not let her sit in that car let alone ride it. I looked over at Walker and he slowly shook his head telling me what I needed to know. He would not want her in that car either. 

In the evening we played a game of monopoly and card games. It was quiet and I liked it. This was the best evening in a long time. I felt happy and relaxed. She was going to stay here with us. She belonged and she was not afraid of me. She was sitting next to me on the couch as we watched the game. She fell a sleep a while ago. Her head was resting at my shoulder. I slowly pulled her up and told the guys I was taking her to her room. The room was chilly so I closed the windows because the temperature would drop here considerably. The comforter would not be enough to keep her warm.