Arielle POV

Serving drinks at this bar really grates on my nerves sometimes. Assholes are always smacking my ass like they are allowed too. I wouldn't be working at this place if it weren't for him. He just up and left me, his whole family did. Here I was thinking I was his best friend like a sister. I knew he was a vampire, I knew they all were, but I didnt care. I still loved him like a big brother, but family does not leave family behind.

The only reason I knew they were vampires was because I'm not completely human. I have special gifts, I'm supposed to be a normal human girl.. well i was until turned 16 and then I was in for a huge surprise apparently. I can control some elements, and see mating bonds between people. I'm not that powerful but if I was turned into a vampire my gifts would become stronger.

He could tell i wasn't normal the first day he saw me, he always said "You walked around looking at the other humans like they were nothing." I did, they were weak, always pushing me around trying to get me to do normal teenager things. So he approached me invited me to meet his family, I didnt realise that day they would become my family too.

All of them were friendly, well most. I told them everything and they in turn told me about themselves. I wish I could say I was shocked but I wasn't. I always knew there was other creatures out there from my research about myself. Rosalie she has a bitch front when you first meet her but I love her. I stood up to her and didn't let her act like she was queen. We became sisters after that. Emmett her mate, true mate as i figured out thanks to my gift was like a teddy bear whenever I was down and needed to laugh alot I went to him. Alice, Oh Alice, she tried to fool me with her visions of us being "like totally BFF's" her words not mine. She was a manipulative, hyper pixie and I hate her. Her "mate" was him, Jasper, my big brother, the only one i ever truly trusted enough to love. Imagine my surprise when Alice tells me they are true mates, although there not, he loves her, she controls him. No bond, one-sided love, and I could never tell him the truth without her figuring out. Jasper is amazing, we got along right away, of course we did since he was the one that approached me. He said it was easy to spot me thanks to his years of being part of the newborn army. He thinks he is a monster, i see him as a strong, loving, brave man.

Carlisle and Esme, they were the caring parents, I had parents I didnt need more. So while i loved them we were never extremely close. Edward, he is a pansy. He is just as bad as Alice, manipulative and controlling. I feel sad for whoever gets stuck with him. So like I said big happy family for a year. Then they disappear, people around town heard they were moving to somewhere in Washington. All I got was a note that said "Goodbye Love, Jasper and Rose." My family left and that is all I got. I always thought it was just because they needed to leave before people started questioning there age. But i knew the truth. I was just a girl, "human" girl, toy not needed anymore. Alice probably got jealous because of how close Jasper and I were, made up some story of it not being safe and convinced them to leave. That was four years ago. I'm twenty-two now. I moved to Texas and bought a house with my parents insurance money. I was eighteen when they died in a car accident. I would have went to college but everytime i thought of it I would become depressed.

Jasper and I were planning on going to the same college since he was pretending to be the age I was we could have went together. I had it all planned I was going to move in with them and we would all go to the same school. I wanted to go for a psychology major. Then they left, taking my plans with them and I was alone. So here I am, in Texas, working at a bar wishing i went to college instead.

My best friend/little sister Sophie works here too, she was kicked out of her home when she was sixteen. She needed a job so I hired her as a waitress and she has been working here for the past three years. I gave her a room to stay at my house so I could make sure she was safe. Two years age difference and she says I act like a mom/older sister, i always laugh and bitch at her when she says that.

"Ari, Soph is late go wait on that table over there she should be here soon to take over!" Ah Tommy, my boss. He is a huge bulky guy that people are afraid of, but once you get to know him he is a big softy that watches out for his employees. " Hi, my name is Arielle, wat do ya'll want to drink tonight?" When i looked up i really wished i hadn't, sitting there was none other than Jasper Hale and another guy. The other guy had sandy brown hair and red eyes under his brown contacts, and from the looks of it had a sexy body under that tight black shirt. They were staring at me and I was trying to decide if I wanted to run or confront them. I know i have changed since high school, my body is more toned, my hair is longer and almost black now, and i have a tan. I wear more revealing clothes now too.

"Fucking hell you have got to be kidding me."

The other guy spoke up "Im sorry ma'am I dont believe i know you, my name is Peter."

Jasper finally spoke up, "Ari, is that you?"

"Yes it's me Arielle, girl your little coven left behind, girl who only got a note saying goodbye from her big brother and sister, girls parents who died a year later, girl who moved to Texas and became a bitter bitch, now like i said what would you like to drink tonight, your waitress Sophie should be here soon."

"Ari im so sorry."

Peter was sitting there staring at me with some emotion i couldnt figure out. Jasper looked like i just killed his new puppy.

"Yes well, sorry isnt good enough its been four years, with no word from anyone. I've been alone while my gift has been getting stronger, you always promised to change me when it became to strong for my human body to handle, well guess what for two years now ive been weak because three years ago it strengthened even more."

"Gift?" Peter finally spoke up. If Jasper could cry im pretty sure he would have tears streaming down his face right now.

"Ari i'm so sorry, you have to believe me, the family voted on wether or not we should leave and me,Emmett, and Rose voted no, but everyone else got their choice, they said we would leave the next day and not to say goodbye or it would be harder to leave and you couldnt come with us. But they didnt know we left the note. Had i known your gift would weaken you so soon i would have come back."

"Yeah well you didn't , Sophie is here she is going to take over, I leave in an hour if you want to talk , you can wait till then."

I walked back to the bar completly pissed off, if i didnt calm down i would end up setting something on fire. Finally Soph came in but something was wrong she had huge black sunglasses on and a scarf, its the middle of summer.

"Sophie honey what happened why are you dressed like that?"

"Ari, i need to leave, he did it again but this time he threatened me." In other words Danny her jerk of a boyfriend hit her again and threatened to kill her. If it werent for her i would have already set him on fire.

"Soph you are not leaving, if you go I go. But youre not, I'm going to go set his ass on fire for ever laying a hand on you and this time youre not stopping me."

"ARI NO, if you do that his friends will just hurt you, thats why im leaving, youre my sister and you gave me a place to live and a job these past few years, and i love you for that but im not letting you get killed because of me."

"Sophie im gonna tell Tommy you cant work tonight, he will know why. Now do you remember why I moved here, the guy, my big brother Jasper?"

"Yes I do, you always said when him and his family left you felt like there was no reason to live anymore, that when they left they took the sweet, innocent Ari with them, and left a bitter bitch."

"Yeah well he is here, and I'm going to get you to sit with him and his friend till its time for me to leave, okay? We are not going anywhere, he will help me okay?"

"Okay mom." as she laughed and started walking to their table.

"You little bitch I told you to stop calling me mom" I said while laughing.

Jasper was sitting there waiting for us and he looked pissed, im guessing he was listening to our conversation, but for some reason Peter looked just as mad.

"Jasper can she sit with ya'll till i can leave, I dont want her to go back home without me until i handle some things."

"Ari we will help you, you dont need to do this by yourself."

"whatever i could handle it by myself."

I left to tell Tommy that she couldnt work tonight and that i was leaving so I could make sure she got home safe.

"Come on whore lets go home, ya'll can follow us."