AN: Honestly I didn't want to start this sequel until the end of October. But your amazing and wonderful reviews didn't let me wait any longer. Thank you so much guys for appreciating the previous story so much. And I am really hoping this one would be better than the previous one. This chapter may leave you all confused and wondering. But that's the fun of this story. You won't be able to guess anything until you read through the chapters. And I am seriously hoping and praying that you would like it. I am also hoping this story will really work for me and be very different than my other works. On with the story then...
Chapter 1: Amelia Wilson
Werewolves were ancient supernatural creatures. Their species emerged in this world over fifteen hundred years ago. With passing time the truth of their beginning became legends and then it just got lost in the ocean of eternity. But werewolf history was as important as the history of the beginning of mankind or vampires or any other living being in this world. However at present world only a few remained with the knowledge of werewolf origin. And they were being hunted down brutally... one by one.
Year 1994:
There was a small village in the furthest side of Romania. The place was almost abandoned and only a few families lived there. The people who couldn't afford to go into towns and live a civil modern life. The village was very dry, no rain, no sun, only gloominess for months and years. Very dense woods surrounded the place. The villagers never dared to go in there believing that some bad spirits live in the woods and if anyone goes inside, he is never going to come out of there alive. However, someone dared to go inside the heart of the woods. Something terrible happened in there. Everyone heard screams from the edge of the darkness.
A girl was running through the woods as fast as she could. Her life was depending on how fast she could reach the small cottage at the end of the woods. Her light brown hair flying everywhere as she ran barefooted towards her protected shelter without even stopping for a moment. Something was after her, chasing her like a prey. The girl desperately needed to breath but she didn't dare to stop. Because if she slowed down at the moment she might never get the chance to breathe again. The girl got out of the woods and the darkness of it. No one was in sight, everyone was inside their houses in fear of what might have happened in the woods. They had their doors locked tightly and not making a single noise. The girl ran straight for her cottage and burst through the door. Then she closed it behind her quickly. She leaned against the wooden door sighing in relief for a moment, breathing in and out heavily. After calming her beating heart down, she went silent completely and slid down the door, dropping herself on the ground slowly. It was as if she completely broke down. Tears started to flow down her face without her noticing it. An old man with white beard and hair came running down from upstairs.
"Revenna, what happened child?" The girl looked up and started sobbing harder as she saw her father at the bottom of the stair case.
"Papa, they got Vanessa. The werewolves, they got her. They killed her. And I couldn't do anything." Vanessa was Revenna's older sister. Both the sisters were witches. Though their father was just a normal human. Their mother was a witch and their grandmother too, and also their great grandmothers were all strong and powerful witches. It was an entire blood line of witches, a very special blood line at that. They were both special and cursed. Vanessa wasn't the only witch of their family who got killed by werewolves. Their mother was killed too. The same thing happened to their grandmother and Revenna's other older ancestors faced the same cruel fate. Werewolves have been hunting down witches from her blood line for fifteen centuries now. And There is a very dangerous reason behind these murders. The history, the truth that only now Revenna and her father possessed could bring down the werewolf species and wipe them out of the world. It was just one of the many reasons that was getting Revenna's family killed by the lycanthrop.
Their old father dropped himself on the stair steps hearing about his daughter. He held his head in his hands in helplessness.
"She should have listened to me. I told her not to go. I forbid her to go." The old man murmured with heavy angry yet sad tone of voice. Revenna got up from the ground and walked to her father then kneel down beside him. She took his hands in hers and kissed them.
"Please papa, don't blame sister. Vanessa just wanted to protect us from them. She wanted to put an end to the nightmare we are all living in since we were born. She thought she could take them down. She thought she could give her two days old daughter a normal life that we never had for ourselves." Revenna was young herself, only nineteen years old. But in all these years she never had a chance to smile even.
"Vanessa was a powerful witch papa." Revenna continued. "And she was succeeding in taking those packs down. Until… he came-" Her father looked at her with shocked wide eyes as she spoke hesitantly.
"He is here?" The old man asked fearfully. Revenna nodded her head feeling afraid herself.
"Yes, papa, that evil monster finally found us. Markus found us papa. He is coming for me now." Revenna said in a stoic voice. A common werewolf ages like humans, they grow old and they die. Werewolves are not immortal beings unlike vampires. However, Markus was both a werewolf and an immortal eternal being. He has been walking down this earth for a very long time now. He is nothing but evil who needs to be stopped. Markus and his soldier werewolves were the ones who have been hunting down the witches mercilessly for centuries.
"God help us!" Revenna's father gasped out loudly and got up immediately to his feet.
"We have to leave this place, we have to go right now." But Revenna shook her head calmly.
"No papa, we are not going to run anymore. We have been running since we came into this world. It's time we fight back. Vanessa did the right thing papa. We have to stand up to him and not fear that monster anymore. I don't want to live as a coward any more and keep running away. I want to face him like Vanessa did." A fire was burning inside her as she spoke. Revenna was a strong witch herself and her sister's death, her mother's death and her previous generation's death was screaming at her for revenge at the moment.
"Vanessa faced him and died. You will die too. It's not bravery, it's foolishness." Her father snapped at Revenna angrily.
"Then I will be a foolish and die. Markus has taken everything from me. I want to fight him papa, I want him dead." Revenna yelled loudly in anger and rage. A baby started crying from upstairs, waking up hearing that angry voice. Both father and daughter calmed down hearing that. The old man rushed upstairs to get his granddaughter. Meanwhile Revenna tried to calm her anger down. Her father returned after a while with the baby in his arms.
"Revenna child, I understand what you are going through. I lost my wife and today I lost my daughter to that monster. I want him dead more than anything else. But we can't stand up to him like this. Markus is too strong. He could kill you in a blink of an eye. You know the only way to kill him dear." The old man sighed out heavily.
"You and this new born child are the last descendants of Cassandra. It's essential that you stay alive; you must live child. Because you are the only one who could really end it. We have to continue the search your ancestors started." However the mention of the search enraged Revenna once again.
"Search for what father, the original werewolf? My ancestors have been searching for him for fifteen hundred years now. I don't think he really exists, papa." Her angry voice made the baby move uncomfortably in the old man's arm.
"He does exist child. And we have to find him" said the father calmly.
Revenna sighed out heavily. "I want a normal life for us papa, for this innocent infant. Can't we look for another way to kill him?" She asked hopefully. But the old man shook his head.
"If there was another way, then your ancestors would have found it a long time ago. Killing the original werewolf is the only way to kill Markus and you know it, Revenna. And you also know that only a descendant witch of Cassandra could kill the original werewolf. That's why your mother died, and today your sister died." He looked deeply into this daughter's eyes.
"Only you can do it now Revenna, dear. And as the last remaining descendants of Cassandra, Markus would do everything within his power to kill you and this child to end his threats forever. You will fight against that evil Revenna but in the right way on the right path. Don't let your ancestor's death and sacrifices go into vain, child. Let us go somewhere else and be safe for the time being." Revenna sighed out heavily.
"I don't see any hope papa. We can never find the original werewolf. Even Markus hasn't succeeded in finding him." The old man only smiled a little at his daughter.
"If there is no hope dear, then we will create it. Your ancestors didn't have any hope either but they never gave up. It's your responsibility to have faith in your blood line's chosen path." Revenna sighed out again and nodded her head.
"Alright papa, if that's what you want, then we will continue our search. But papa, I don't want Vanessa's daughter, this child to have any part in this. I want her to live normally like other normal children. I want her away from us. That's the only way she can be safe from Markus's wrath that this family has suffered for centuries." Her father only nodded to her, granting her wish silently. As soon as they are able to lose Markus, they would part away from this little baby and give her a normal happy life. Markus had no knowledge about Vanessa's daughter yet. If she is not with them, he will never know of this baby. And that may spare her life.
The three of them flew away from the village and started running through villages to villages, towns to towns and countries to countries. It took them almost three months to lose their enemy and be safe for a while. They reached one of the busiest cities of United States of America, Seattle. The three of them finally stopped there and decided it's high time they give up the little infant to someone else. Revenna kissed the small forehead of the baby in her arms, tears flowing down her eyes uncontrollably. Her heart was crushing inside her chest at the thought of departing away from this angel. But she knew it was for the best for this child. And no matter how hard it is, she has to do it.
"Revenna, are you sure you want to do this?" asked her father for the last time and Revenna nodded firmly.
"Yes, papa, it's for the best. Markus doesn't know about her birth and never will. If I fail to find the original one and kill him, then without any doubt I would get killed by Markus like others. But that will be the end of it. No other descendant of Cassandra would die again at Markus's hands." The old man nodded his head only. Revenna looked down at the bundle of joy and happiness. The baby was smiling widely back at her. Revenna caressed the child's soft cheek affectionately, looking at her big hazel eyes, small red lips, and beautiful face that was full of light.
"May the light never let the darkness in your life, my beautiful, Amelia." Revenna then put a pendent around Amelia's small neck and kissed her forehead again for one last time and put her down in the basket in front of the door of a house. In there lived a very nice married couple. Revenna watched them for a few days and she was sure that her Amelia would live happily with them and have a normal life that she and Vanessa only wished for. Revenna rang the bell twice then both father and daughter left the porch and disappeared. Again they are going to run through places to places, never stopping, never resting, and never living for once. And they swore not to enter Amelia's life ever again.
The front door opened after a while and a young woman came out searching for the visitor. But she found no one at first. Then her eyes fell on the basket and the beautiful looking baby inside it. The woman cooed at the baby and took Amelia in her arms immediately. She looked around for the baby's mother but found no one. She understood that someone left the little child at her doorsteps for her to take it in.
"Julia, who is at the door, honey?" asked a man from inside the house. It was the woman's husband of course, though Julia didn't reply back to her husband because she was too busy caressing the baby's face. Julia didn't have any kid of her own and never could have any because of some complications. That baby in her arms seemed like a god's gift to her and she immediately felt attached to the child. She felt as if it was her own baby. On the other hand, getting no answer from his wife, Charlie came out to look for himself. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Julia with a baby in her arms.
"Julia, what is going on?" He asked confusingly. Julia looked at him and smiled at her husband brightly.
"Someone has left this baby on our porch honey, it's a girl. Look how beautiful she is!" Julia angled the baby so that Charlie could see her. He had to admit, the baby was very adorable and he too felt an immediate connection to the baby. Of course Revenna did a little magic to make them feel attached to Amelia right away but even though without any magic, they would have liked the baby anyways. Charlie however didn't show his emotions like Julia and remained questionnaire.
"But whose baby is it? Did you see the mother around?" Julia shook her head vehemently.
"No, I didn't and this is our baby now Charlie. Please, can't you see she is sent for us, she is a god's gift?" Charlie sighed out lightly and nodded to his wife. He walked over to Julia and wrapped an arm around her shoulders from behind and kissed her head affectionately.
"Whatever makes you happy love." Julia smiled broadly hearing that and kissed her husband with all the love she felt for him. Charlie went to caress the baby's face and noticed the beautiful pendent on her.
"What is this?" He touched that to checked it and suddenly a piece of paper fell on the ground that seemed, was tucked inside the blanket that was wrapped around the baby. Though it looked to Charlie that the paper popped out of air when he touched the pendent. But that's impossible so he didn't give it a second thought. Charlie bent down and picked up the paper. He looked at it and there was a name written inside.
"Amelia." He said out loud for Julia to hear.
"Amelia, I like the name" said Julia kissing Amelia's cheeks. "She's going to be...Amelia Wilson." Julia said the name out loud and from that very moment Amelia became their one and only daughter. She became their life.
End Of Flashback
Many years have passed after that day. And now Amelia Wilson is a seventeen years old teenage girl. She will be eighteen in four months. Julia and Charlie have spoiled her in every way possible. Being their only daughter, Amelia never lacked attention or affection from them. Charlie a very good, well known surgeon in Seattle and Julia is a party planner. They worked hard to be wealthy enough to full fill their daughter's every need and demand. Amelia was completely oblivion to her witch side. Obviously she had no idea about her family's sufferings and the tragic deaths of her ancestors. She only knew that life was amazing. She enjoyed being the center of attention of everyone.
Amelia considered herself special for her good lucks in getting everything she wishes for one way or another. Amelia couldn't unleash her true powers yet because she didn't have any need for it. She never got threatened by anything supernatural that she needed protection from. However she was really good at guessing things, or finding things out. Though those behaviors in her never made her or her parents wonder, why it is like that? Everyone just considered her special, nothing superior than that. Nothing supernatural. Amelia grew up just as beautifully as expected. Mind boggling big hazel eyes, attention catching red thin lips that looked like blood drops on white snow which was the only fit description of her pale skin. And her bronze colored hair that reached past her mid back in spiral locks looked attractive without any doubt.
There wasn't a single boy in her school who didn't have a crush on her, didn't want to date her, or be her boyfriend. And Amelia enjoyed every bit of it. Amelia's life was all about I, me and myself. She got girl friends as well but only a few and they followed her around like lost puppies. Everything she does is cool and brilliant for them. However if they were ever asked to give up their lives for her, they won't be seen anywhere near for that. They were all friends of benefits. Amelia knew it and was very okay with that. People wanted to be with her for some obvious reasons. First of all, Amelia was gorgeous looking and the center of attention wherever she goes. So who ever stays around her or with her, gets noticed too by others. Second, Amelia didn't have any rival to her because come on who would stand a chance against her in anything. She is the captain of volleyball team, wins in any competition she participates in. And also she is the head cheer leader and runs many clubs at school. She can do anything. Just name it.
A few more reasons for which you should definitely try to be friends with Amelia is that staying in her friend circle meant being safe from bully, pranks, and all her female friends were highly noticeable to the male population of the student body. And her friends could get to be in good terms with all the teachers too. However it was not so easy being friends with her. Because Amelia didn't make friends with everyone she comes across and everyone knew that very well. And everyone also knew that she is kind of a spoiled stuck up bitch who thinks so high of herself that anyone else seems less to her compared to herself. But no one ever dared to say that in front of her ever and take on her wrath.
Another thing about Amelia is even without witch powers she has a very good influence on people around her. Whenever a new boy transfers to school, if he is hot and good looking, and catches Amelia's attention, she would have him no matter what. Even if the boy looked difficult to get or already had a girlfriend, but Amelia would somehow get him for herself. But there is a thing though, she never truly fell in love with any one of those boys. And Amelia is still waiting for that one and only for her. Basically, except for her parents' love which is very pure and true, Amelia had nothing solid in her life. Everything was fake and pretentious, not that real at all. Even the boys she dated, though they claimed to love her forever but no one loved her enough to die for her or do anything for her. And Amelia Wilson wanted and craved for that kind of love. She wanted the kind of love that would consume her completely. Amelia loved her parents dearly; there was no doubt in that. But she also wanted a man's romantic love in her life. That she never got before in the way she wants it.
Even though Amelia really loves her parents however at the moment, she was very pissed at them. The family was in their car and moving to Mystic Falls from Seattle, the city where she grew up and lived her whole life. Where she has her so called friends and king size good reputation and above all that's the place where she is a queen bee and could boss around people all she wants. But now they are going to a new place, moreover a small town. Where she knows no one and no one knows her let alone be the center of attention to all. God it was a nightmare for Amelia.
"Here we are honey, Welcome to Mystic Falls." Julia read the welcome sign out loud cheerfully. Amelia rolled her eyes and stayed quiet. The only reason she was going with them was because after graduation her dad promised her that she could go to Sydney for her college graduation. But that doesn't mean she has to act all cheerful for being in this new place and go to a stranger high school for a whole year. She is going to hate the whole year, she just knew it. Julia noticed her daughter's sour mood and sighed out heavily.
"Amelia honey, I know you are not happy about moving in here, and leaving all your friends behind is saddening. But now that we are here, please give this place a chance at least. I am sure you are gonna like it here eventually." Amelia scoffed at that without any hesitation.
"Yeah, sure mom, a place where there is no big malls, good places to hang out. No huge buildings at all. I don't even know anyone here. Please tell me, why we are moving here in this god forsaken place?" asked Amelia crossing her arms over her chest. Julia sighed; she didn't want to give Amelia the answer to this same question that her daughter has asked her five times already. She looked at her husband who was driving the car very attentively actually trying to avoid the mother-daughter conversation Julia and Amelia were having at the time. Julia pleaded him with her eyes. Charlie not having any other choice, sighed heavily out and spoke up.
"Sweetheart, the hospital in Mystic falls really needs a good experienced doctor. People often get attacked by animals here, and get into terrible accidents. I rejected their council's requests of coming here many times before. However, this time they made a really good offer to me for joining them. I don't want to let it go honey. I will be an idiot if I do that." Amelia got curious this time.
"What kind of offer dad?" Charlie breathed out a small laugh.
"Something that will easily let me get my sweetheart through her graduation in Sydney University." They didn't want to tell her at first because they didn't want Amelia to think that her parents are making a great sacrifice for her. She is a very sensitive girl. And it could make her forget about the dream of going to abroad. That neither Julia nor Charlie wanted. Amelia is extreme in everything. When she loves someone she loves them extremely, when she hates someone she hates extremely. It's just the way she was. And she loves her parents so much.
"Amelia honey, we are not millionaires. We have to work to get the money you will need for studying overseas. That's why I encouraged your dad to take the offer too. You happiness means the world to us." Amelia stared at them for a while in amusement. Then a smile appeared on her lips.
"You are the best parents in the world." And she jumped up on them from behind, kissing both her mom and dad on their cheeks. She decided to give the place a chance; after all she has to stay here for only a year anyway. But Amelia would make sure that she still gets the spot light here in Mystic Falls.
"Mystic Falls, here I come" said Amelia in her mind loudly. Little did she know that her life is about to turn three sixty degree in this stupid small town.
AN: I am really looking forward for your responses my wonderful readers. Next update will come up soon. Love you all very, very much.
