Okay, so I've posted this before as one whole story. But it was really long, the title and summary weren't very good and not very many people were reading. So, I decided to make this a chapter story instead! So enjoy !(:
Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight Saga, only Alexis, Jeff & Sally (ish)...
APOV
I put my head between my knees, in an attempt to warm myself. My backpack and everything inside it was soaked, including my only blanket. I was suddenly pulled out of my position by the sound of two voices. Men.
"Did you seriously think Rose would let you stay?" asked the first.
"Well, probably not, but I can dream," said the second. The forest was suddenly filled with booming laughter. Beautiful, but loud. I covered my ears.
"Really Nahuel, you should start dreaming for more realistic-" He suddenly cut off. At first I didn't realize why. Then I understood; they had found me. My first reaction was awe. These two men were beautiful. The first was bulging with muscle and the second was more on the skinny side, but still muscular. Then the first growled at me and I felt fear. His growl wasn't one of an animal and it definitely wasn't a human.
I shrank back automatically only to be blocked by a tree. The second man's reaction was slightly more hospitable. His expression was very weird. He looked strangely at ease. He leaned against a nearby tree trunk while the first man glared at me.
"Back off a little Emmett," the second said. His voice was like silk with a hint of an accent.
"You're scaring her." The first man, Emmett, backed off a little, but his expression held.
"Nahuel, what should we do with her," Emmett asked glancing quickly at him.
"I want to keep her," Nahuel said calmly. Emmett whirled around in surprise.
"What!" Emmett strode toward Nahuel quickly; a little too quickly to be human.
"Emmett calm down. You don't have to stay if you don't want to." Nahuel put both his hands on Emmett's shoulders, an obvious gesture to calm him down. It worked.
"No, I'll stay. I want to see what happens." Emmett sighed and stepped back as Nahuel took a few steps closer to me.
"Hello," Nahuel said obviously trying to comfort me, "my name is Nahuel, but it looks like you've figured that out." Nahuel silently took a seat beside me on the dirt. "Would you like to tell me why you're here?"
Anger leaked into my words. "I could be asking you the same thing." Before Nahuel could answer, Emmett did.
"He asked you first," I jumped. I hadn't heard him return.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Nahuel give Emmett a warning glance. Emmett slid back into the shadows.
I sighed. It was pretty obvious I would have to say something. These guys didn't take no for an answer. Nahuel had heard my sigh. He looked at me expectantly, waiting.
"My name is Alexis," I looked shyly at Nahuel, "I ran away from the orphanage I was staying at a few days ago." Nahuel nodded his head, like he understood.
"I see, so you have no family?" I paused for a moment before nodding my head.
"OK then. Would you like to stay with me?" I stared at Nahuel. He wanted me – plain old me – to stay with glorious him?
"Why?" I asked.
"Because you have potential," He looked into my eyes before continuing, "you'd make a great vampire."
The word didn't shock me like it would have other humans. It simply completed my puzzle.
"So is that why you and Emmett are here? You're looking for blood?" The minute I said the words I knew they were true. I could hear Emmett's growl from deeper in the forest.
"Yes, it is," Nahuel looked at me, "would you like to be a vampire?"
He was giving me a choice, weird.
"Sure, sounds like fun," I muttered. If having a family meant becoming a bloodthirsty monster, I was all for it. Nahuel looked at me questionably, but didn't object.
"Alright then. Come with me." He held out his arms. I looked at them for a second before jumping in. Nahuel's arms were very warm. Nahuel ran into the forest. Nahuel's running was lightning bolt fast. It frightened me to the bone. When we finally stopped Emmett was there. He had set up a bed of twigs and leaves. Nahuel set me down there.
"You do know what you're doing right Nahuel." Emmett asked doubtfully. He seemed less hostile.
"Of course," Nahuel said while his hands fluttered aimlessly over my body.
"You have to bite her," Emmett said matter-of-factly.
Nahuel smiled lamely at Emmett before bending his head and biting down just above my collarbone. The first thing I felt was the shock that Nahuel had just bitten me. It sounded quite childish when I thought about it and a small giggle escaped my lips.
"You sure know how to pick 'em Nahuel," Emmett said with a chuckle.
The second thing I felt was pain. Excruciating pain. This was more pain that I had felt in my entire life.
"She should be feeling the pain now," Nahuel said, obviously worried.
"Well if she is, she's doing a great job of hiding it." said Emmett, obviously impressed.
I smiled then grimaced for Emmett's sake. I heard Nahuel chuckle and Emmett huff in frustration.
"I guess I need to leave now, huh Nahuel," Emmett said.
"Yes, wouldn't want to keep Rosalie waiting, would you." Nahuel replied.
"No. So bye Nahuel I'll call you tomorrow," I felt the wind rush past me as he left, "Oh, and feel better Alexis!" I smiled again. I liked Emmett. A bit hostile maybe, but fun.
"Good old Emmett," I felt Nahuel sit at the end of my make shift bed, "always there to cheer me up. Now Rosalie," he laughed, "she's a different story."
And that's how it went, he told me of the Cullen's, his "family". He told me of his deceased aunt and of his crazy father. He spoke of his mother and sisters lovingly. Even though he had never met his mother and only knew one of his three sisters. On occasion he would get a call from Emmett or Carlisle. It was nearing the end of the second day and I could feel the temperature dropping. That was my first hint something was happening. Nahuel was talking to Emmett on the phone.
"No, she hasn't made a sound," a pause, "yes I talked to Carlisle; he said that she must have done really well hiding her pain as a human." Another pause. "Yes Emmett I accept your apology." Nahuel laughed then sighed. That's when I woke up I couldn't stand to hear Nahuel in anything remotely close to pain. The first thing that registered with me was the unbearable thirst. My throat felt as though it was on fire. I quickly found my water bottle and downed the contents. All the water did was make the flame in my throat burst into an inferno. I let out and ear splitting scream. I heard Nahuel's phone fall, and then Nahuel quickly caught it. He looked at me, surprised. I backed up, (it took just a sixteenth of a second) ashamed.
"Alexis, what's wrong?" Nahuel asked, alarm in every perfect line of his face.
I felt like I couldn't speak. So I simply pointed to my throat.
"I see," he whispered, but it felt to me as if he had yelled it.
"Nahuel," I stopped, what had happened to me? I looked at Nahuel, my eyes full of questions.
"You're a vampire now," Nahuel said with a weary smile, "welcome to your new world."
I spent the next ten years of my existence with Nahuel, his sister Sally and her human husband, Jeff. During those ten years I learned a lot. I learned Nahuel's way of living, why he hunted animals instead of humans etc. I also learned a few things about myself. The first thing came very early. When I first met Sally I didn't know anything about her. At least I thought I hadn't. A few days after Nahuel and I moved in with Sally and Jeff I said something that would change everything.
"Sally, it's not your fault your sisters wanted to stay with your father. I bet they wouldn't be too thrilled if they found out that you married a human." It had all come to me in a day dream. I had been watching Sally cook when all these pictures flashed into my head.
"How would you know that?" Sally said incredulously. I just shrugged and looked down at my feet. Hopefully everyone would forget what I had said.
"Do me next," my head snapped up. Nahuel was looking at me curiously from across the yard.
"Um, OK," I looked straight at Nahuel and a string of pictures, memories, words and emotions flooded my head. I crumpled to my knees at the onslaught of information. Then I laughed. Sally was looking at me like I was crazy. Nahuel only smiled.
"You wanted to be Rosalie's hair stylist," another wave of laughter hit me. Another picture entered my head. I gasped.
"What did you do to her hair?" I giggled then full out laughed when Nahuel showed me Rosalie's reaction.
"I feel left out," Sally's complaint broke through Nahuel and I conversation.
"Sorry," I worked hard to control my laughter while Nahuel filled Sally in on what he had told me.
"OK, but I still don't get it," Sally looked confusedly at me then at Nahuel, "if you were remembering something, then how did she see it?"
"I have a theory," Sally and I looked at Nahuel, "Its like Alice's talent. Except Alexis can only see someone's past."
His theory made sense, sort of. I nodded my head. I had a special talent. Cool.
Not much else happened after that. We all lived happily together. It was a few weeks later that we got the disturbing news. Another vampire that lived west of us brought it. There had been a sighting of the Volturi. Heading our way. Nahuel was convinced that it had nothing to do with us. Sally wasn't so sure.
Sally and I did everything we could to get ready for a Volturi attack. Nahuel was still at ease. Hunting during the night and sleeping during the day. A few days later a different vampire came by us with his entire family. They were leaving the country. The Volturi had been searching around for a couple of vampire hybrids. That finally woke up Nahuel. The vampire family had said that the Volturi would be passing by us in a day's time. Sally and I tried our best to hide Jeff, Nahuel tried his best to convince Sally to leave with Jeff, but she said she would stay by Nahuel until the end.
The next night Nahuel, Sally and I prepared for the Volturi attack.
"Alexis," Nahuel whispered looking straight ahead.
"Yes Nahuel," I said, I could feel the emotions in the night air. Nahuel was trying very hard to hide something from me.
"I need you to leave," I had known he was going to ask me to leave, but when he did it was a blow to the chest, "go somewhere where you know is safe."
"Why," I whispered, even though I knew the answer. Nahuel looked at me, emotion brimming over.
"Because it would hurt me more if you stayed here and died," he took a deep breath, "than if you left me now and lived a long and happy life." He looked away from me again. I could feel the tears welling behind my eyes.
"No," I said stubbornly. Nahuel looked at me again. Anger flashed in his eyes.
"Alexis, I love you like a sister," He stared at me. "I need you to leave. Please."
I looked at Nahuel then at Sally. Then I turned around and started to run into the trees. I turned, with one last thing to say.
"Nahuel, Sally I love you. Thank you." Nahuel didn't even turn. Sally turned and blew me kiss before she turned back to face her death. I turned before I could see anything, crying the whole time.
Nahuel had said to go somewhere safe. I didn't know anybody other than Nahuel and Sally. OK, I thought, where would Nahuel think is safe? I took a sharp left and headed north. The only safe place Nahuel knew would be across many borders and boundaries.
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