I present Lunar Afternoon! Read and review!
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Chapter One
Jacob Black
Nessie raised her pale little arms up in the air and waved them at me. "One more time, Wolfie!" She said. I looked down at her and smiled, my now long and black hair dangling in the air. "Okay Nessie, but just one more time and that's it." I said, pointing my finger at her. She smiled and jumped into my arms. I held Nessie by her hands and started to spin her around in midair. She laughed sweetly.
Her laughter never failed to warm my heart and make me smile. Even if Blondie was saying that I smell like a dog and wouldn't shut up about it, Nessie could always make my day feel so much better. Her actual name is Renesmee, but that's a real mouthful. Bella hates that her nickname has caught on so well, but what can you do? It's a totally awesome nickname!
We were in the meadow and Nessie's pale skin glowed beautifully in the rare sunlight. She was just so cute! She is the happiest baby in the entire world, but she's not supposed to be a baby for long. In just about seven years, Nessie will want to be called Renesmee and "young lady." Ugh, makes me feel queasy just thinking about it. Of course, that could be from moving in a circle for about five minutes, but I seriously don't know. She loves going in circles.
I set Nessie down and sat down in the tall grass. She started dashing around from place to place. She was a flash of slightly glowing light that moved at an incredible speed. Even for a baby, she was really fast. Nessie came straight at me and attacked me. "Woah, Nessie!" I said, stroking her bronze brown short hair. Nessie looked at me and grinned, her brown eyes twinkling. "Woof!" She shouted and started to walk on her arms and legs. I ran past her and tried to get away, but she launched herself at my back.
When she touched my bare shoulder, I saw the vision of me giving her a piggyback ride while making piggy noises. "Okay, you ready?" I asked. "Yep!" She answered and hiccuped. I laughed and chugged her around the large meadow on my arms and legs while making the oink noises she loved. She giggled hysterically, truly enjoying her simple self.
Nessie jumped off and called, "Rosawe," while running towards a large tree. Blondie popped out from behind the tree and picked her up. She kissed Nessie's head and hugged her. "You smell a little like a dog, Ness." She said in her snoopy voice. I rolled my eyes. "No, I don't." I heard Nessie whisper. Blondie hugged her again. "Of course you don't." She soothed Nessie. She grasped Rosalie's hand and gave her a visual of something.
"Sure, little nudger." Blondie cooed and hoisted her on her back. She ran off in an instant with Nessie, leaving me to do nothing but shift and go find something else to do. I was just about to shift, but Nessie's daddy decided to show up. He had his hands in his pant pockets and wore a thin jacket, though he didn't need it.
"S'up?" I greeted, throwing a rock towards a tree. Edward grabbed it right before it hit and crushed it. "Nothing much. Where's Ness?" He asked. "With Sleepless Beauty." I responded. "Ahhh, right." He added with a blank face. I raised my eyebrows at him. "I just mean, Rosalie is one to hog Renesmee. I swear, if she didn't look anything like me and Bella, I'd think Nessie belonged to Rosalie." I shrugged in disagreement.
Nessie would never be anything like Rosalie. Renesmee is never mean to me, as Blondie usually always is. And Nessie doesn't mind "the smell." "You're right." Edward said, reading my thoughts again. "Jeez, Edward! Could you stay outta my mind for one freaking second?" I demanded.
He looked at toward the green trees. "I would, but your thoughts are loud, and I mean even louder than when you talk." He looked back at me and smiled at me, but I didn't return it. A breeze picked up, wafting his sickly sweet smell towards me. Why do vampires always smell so disgustingly sweet? I can't stand it and I don't know how anyone else could. Of course, to them I smell like a dog that's been out in the rain for hours, but that's them. Nessie doesn't smell like that. She smells sweet, but it's a heavily deluded version of it that comes off as just perfect. "I need to shift." I said, and then ran into the woods.
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I ran back home in wolf form, my pants dangling from the cord wrapped around my ankle. My fur kept hanging in my face, but I shook it away. Dad was in the house with Charlie watching a football game. Sue Clearwater was cooking in the kitchen, not very surprising to me. Her and Charlie are supposed to be going out. I shifted behind a bush and shoved my pants back on before walking in. "Hey, dad. What's the score?" I asked, grabbing a bag of Doritos and sitting down on the couch beside them.
"14-25." Dad answered, not taking his eyes away from the screen. Charlie turned stiffly towards me and nodded slightly. I smiled and tossed a Dorito into my mouth. Charlie was still nervous about the whole Jacob-can-change-into-a-wolf thing. His nodding was very good progress. Before he couldn't even look at me without having to stop himself from shuddering.
I couldn't help but chuckle to myself.
The phone rang then and I waited a second to see if dad was going to get it. He didn't budge. "Don't jump to the phone. I'll get it." I stated sarcastically and walked in there. Sue had gotten to the phone first. "Hello?" She greeted. I heard a female voice on the other end.
Sue put her hand over the receiver. "It's your friend, Bella." She said. I held out my hand and Sue put the phone in it. "Hello?" I greeted and sat down in a chair. "Jacob, we've got a little bit of a problem." I heard Bella's light and musical voice said to me. "What is it?" I asked, almost bored. They could probably take of any problems themselves. She sighed and said, "The only reason I have to tell you is that you're Renesmee's Imprint and I pretty much have to."
I shot up. "What happened?" I asked, sounding much too calm for my own good. "Well… someone tried to kill her." Bella said to me. "Who?" I snarled. "We don't know. We've got him, but we haven't spoken to him yet. We'll-
"Grab him!" I heard Carlisle's voice shout. She dropped her cell phone onto the grassy ground. Someone picked it back up. "You need to get over here." Carlisle's voice surprised me a little, but I slammed the receiver down and ran out the door to run over there.
When I finally got there, Bella and Emmett were holding the man. He was tall and thin although he was very muscular. He had blond hair and bright red eyes that looked at Renesmee with curiosity. His scars looked even worse than Jasper's. Light, half-moon shaped scars literally riddled his chest and arms, along with a particularly ugly light scar that streaked across his chest. I cringed at him and picked up Renesmee.
Nessie looked at the man and waved. He mouthed, "hi," with a smile. I grabbed her waving hand and turned around. I walked back down to the house. Renesmee was starting to get tired and she was dozing off. I took her into Bella and Edward's cottage and set her in her bed. She rolled over and started snoring. Smiling, I sneaked out of the cottage and walked into the Cullen's house. Alice was sitting on the couch staring into space. She noticed me and made her face seem a little more human. "Hi, Jacob. Is Nessie okay?" She asked, concern in her voice. I sat down on the other end of the couch. "Yeah, she's fine. Just someone who thought she was human, I guess." I said, looking for the remote. Alice sat up and tossed the remote to me. One of the things about vampires I have a hard time adjusting to; they always seem to know what you're looking for. "Here, I'm going out." She was gone and I started to watch the game.
For an odd reason, I couldn't get mad at that man. I know that he tried to kill the person who is just like my little sister. Renesmee wouldn't want me to get mad. She sure didn't. Nessie waved at that man and smiled. Maybe she saw something in him that I can't see. Maybe he thought she was just a human. He had plenty of time to kill her, but he didn't. She may have shown him her ability and he was starstruck. I just know that I won't be finding out why he didn't kill her for a while.
A few minutes later, Carlisle and the others came in the door and made me move. They sat the man down on the couch and chained him to the couch's leg. I figured that I wouldn't be much help, so I hightailed it out of there. Edward was outside the house, clearly fuming. He was clenching and unclenching his fists and he kept glaring at the house. If steam could come out of his ears, it would. "You want to kill him, don't you?" I asked.
He glared at me. "Why wouldn't I?" He snarled. I took a step back in surprise. I didn't get mad much anymore. Since Renesmee, I've just been a happier person. I've mostly got my shifting under control finally. He is a very lucky vampire today.
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Alexandru Aurel
The smell of fresh blood was intoxicating. It was wafting from a half mile in the northwest area. I jumped down from the tall tree and ran towards the direction. What human shall I get in this small town? I asked my last victim where I was, I think he said Forks. Does not matter to me. All blood tastes just about the same to me. I am a rarity; I am never picky about the taste. Blood is blood. It should taste completely different by my age, but it never seems to.
The scent became stronger and stronger and I started to get excited like I did before every kill. The forest parted and I saw a blond woman playing with a little girl. The blond was a vampire, but she was only about seventy-seven years old. Her name was Rosalie Lillian Hale and her physical age was about eighteen. I could take her and kill the child easily. The female vampire finally noticed me and growled. What gave my intentions away I wonder?
I ran towards her and shoved her into a nearby tree. She fell into it with a sickening thud. I looked at the child. She smiled, and I kneeled down and grabbed her. I just about to sink my teeth into her arm when she touched my forearm. I saw something in my head. It was a vision of her killing something and feeding from it. This young child was basically saying that she wasn't human.
She looked at me with a smile and twinkling eyes. Rain started pouring down in the strange meadow. "What are you?" I asked her. She touched my face. I saw that her father was a vampire and her mother used to be human. They had made a hybrid child! Her name was Renesmee Carlie Cullen and she was part of the Olympic Coven, along with her "family" of nine.
Renesmee looked at me and touched my fingers. How do you know me? She asked, her sentence forming pictures of words inside of my head. "I can read people." I said slowly to her. She looked past me and stopped smiling. "What's wr-
I was grabbed and thrown to the ground. Rosalie jumped on top of me and was just about to try to tear me apart when I heard the movement of other vampires. "Don't kill him." A man said. I looked at him. It was Stregone Benefice. I had known him for a while before he left for America, and by the way he looked at me I figured that he remembered me too. Stregone was over three hundred years old. "Faustino?" He asked me. I easily shoved Rosalie off of me and shot up. "Alexandru Faustino Aurel, Stregone." I said, smirking. A woman walked up beside him. It was Renesmee's mother.
She looked much more like a vampire than she did in her daughter's mind. Her husband, Edward Anthony Masen, stood beside her. He was only about ninety-two. His wife's actual name was Isabella Marie Swan and she was a newborn. "I should call Jacob, Carlisle." She said to Stregone. He nodded in confirmation. She walked away from her group and pulled out a cellphone. I counted all of Stregone's "family." There was just five at the moment. I could run fast enough to get away, but the newborn Isabella. She was probably very fast, but she was on the phone.
I decided to take action. I turned around and ran towards the tree. "Grab him!" Stregone shouted. They were following me, but just couldn't keep up. The newborn barely got me. She snagged my foot and I stumbled. Her and a man pinned my arms and legs. I looked at him. His name was Emmett McCarty, he was seventy-five, and he was from Tennessee.
They picked me up by my arms and dragged me back to where I had been tackled by Rosalie. They held me by my arms and wouldn't let me go, even for a split second. A wolf ran into view and transformed into a human behind a tree. Jacob Black had dark skin and eyes, and he had Imprinted with Renesmee. Not only vampires, but also shifters? This is one busy town. "What are you doing here, Faustino?" Stregone asked me.
"You know me, Stregone. I move from place to place." I shrugged. I looked over at Renesmee. Jacob was hugging her tightly. He looked me up and down and cringed at my scars. She looked at me and waved. I mouthed, "Hi." Jacob grabbed her hand and walked away. "You are not allowed to hunt here, you should know that." Stregone stated. I laughed at him. "I do not care." I retorted.
"You should." Edward said. I wanted to freak out his family a little all of a sudden. "Stregone, could you get Isabella Marie Swan and Emmett McCarty off of me?" I asked. Everyone looked at me in shock. "How do you know them?" Stregone asked, puzzled. I rolled my eyes. "Come on Stregone, you are telling me that you did not know about what I could do?" I asked. "No, not really. We weren't that close and don't call me Stregone anymore. My name is Carlisle Cullen now, Alexandru." Stregone commanded.
Stregone wanted an answer. "I can read people, Carlisle. Sheesh, I am not that mysterious." I answered. Stregone looked hard at me. "You're coming with us." He said and turned around to leave. I glared at him and fought roughly against Emmett and Isabella. "I shall die before I am taken captive." I snarled at the back of his head. He stopped and turned back around. "You're not being taken captive. We are just going to talk to you." He said. I fought the entire time as they dragged me down to their house.
I was chained to the couch with me sitting on it. Emmett and Isabella were watching me. The room was empty, except for these crazies and I. "So," Emmett began nervously, "you feed on humans?" I looked at him. He was tapping his fingers on the coffee table. They must cater to humans a lot. "Yes I do, Emmett." I answered with a smile. "How's that working out for you?" He asked. Isabella hit him on the head. "Hey, no talking right now!" She exclaimed.
"What? It's just a question, Bells!" He whined. She rolled her eyes and looked out the window. The rain was pouring and I heard thunder rumbling loudly. Stregone and Rosalie walked in. "Bella, Emmett, and Rosalie, leave. I must speak with Alexandru alone." He said to her. Isabella and Emmett stood up and walked out of the room with Rosalie. He sat down beside me.
"My friend, why did you try to kill Renesmee?" Stregone asked me. I looked at the bolt of lightning outside. "I thought she was human." I replied. Stregone groaned in frustration and looked insulted by my simple reply. "But a child!" He asserted. I glowered at him. "Does it matter? Blood is blood, no matter how small the person it comes from!" I shouted vehemently. Stregone stood up. "She's not even a year old!" He shouted. "W-" I closed my mouth. Arguing like children would get us no where. "You did not bring me here to argue, so what do you want?" I asked him. Stregone looked at me and sat back down. He ran a hand through his blond hair. "Will you join us?" Stregone asked me.
I looked at him. Stregone really surprised me. "What?" I demanded. "Just for a while. It's the least you could do, Faustino. You did try to kill my granddaughter. I want to get to know my old friend again." He smiled. I was stuck. I owed it to my used-to-be close friend. "Yes, I will, but do not rename me a Cullen. I am Alexandru Faustino Aurel, not Alexandru Cullen, Carlisle." I hissed. Stregone stood up again and held out his hand. "Deal?" He asked me.
I hesitated for a second, but I did know that I could trust Stregone. I gripped his hand. "Deal, old friend." I said to him. "Could you unchain me now?" I added. He nodded and unchained me. The chains were impossible to break. Must have been a gift from the Volturi. He slapped me on the back. "Welcome back, Alexandru." Stregone said with smile. I looked at him. "If you're going to make me go vegetarian, you can forget about it. I won't hunt here, but I must hunt humans." I said. He nodded and turned around. "Come with me, I should show you where you will be living." He started walking up the stairs, and I followed carefully.
"This is Edward's old room. He lives in the cottage now and you can have this room." I looked around. There were tons of books and music. To my surprise, there was a bed. I nudged Stregone. "Carlisle, why is there a bed in here?" I asked him. "Bella used it when she was human." He answered me. "Oh." I stated and walked out of the room. "Who all lives in your coven?" I questioned. He leaned against the wall and looked at me with his human blood deficient eyes. "There is Edward, Bella, Jasper, Rosalie, Alice, Emmett, Esme, Renesmee, you, and I. That is all of them. Jacob Black stays here for days sometimes also." Stregone explained. "Okay, I can get used to a lot of people living in here." I sighed and looked at the ceiling.
I don't get along well with other vampires. It's a fact. Unless I am the leader, it won't work. Stregone is a good person, though. I think he will make it work for me. He noticed my anxiety and touched my shoulder. "It'll be fine, Faustino. You can make this work." He said.
I sure hoped so.
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