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(?'s POV)
As soon as the last bell rang, I gathered my things and began my walk to the school parking lot. I walked strait to the shiny, silver Volvo farthest from the door. At this point I didn't care who was watching me, I needed to tell someone and he was my best bet. I knew he wouldn't tell anyone until necessary, but this definitely wouldn't be easy.
Alice and Jasper were standing next to her Porsche, which was parked between Edward's Volvo and Rosalie's Convertible. Alice waved as I walked around to where she was. "Hello Cassandra." Jasper greeted, in his usual southern accent, with a smile. I returned their sentiments and smiled at Rosalie and Emmett who were sitting in her car and holding Renesmee. She looked ten right now but really she was two. And a half, as she kept reminding me. This was their daily routine, Edward and Bella dropped Renesme off at Tanya's and Rosalie and Emmett picked her up after school.
Sooner than I expected Edward and Bella joined us at Alice's Porsche. Edward smiled but I knew that he noticed something was going on. Bella didn't seem to notice though. "Edward, may I speak with you in private later today?" I asked even though it seemed out of the blue, he agreed to meet me later.
I waved goodbye to everyone and walked over to my motorcycle. It was a beautiful pink and green Ducati 848 165. Emmett had gotten it for me for my 18th birthday. The parking lot was almost empty now so I didn't worry about how fast I was going when I left. The truth though, is that I never worry about how fast I'm going. It's one of the things that got me kicked out of my last foster home. My foster mom would always fuss about how fast I was going. She always told me if I didn't slow down then a car wreck would be my demise. I never really listened to her, I mean I've never been pulled over so I don't really feel the need to go slow, but hey that's just me.
As, I was driving I began thinking about all the good times I've had with Edward and his family since I met them. I also know all about their gifts. My gift had helped me figure it out but Alice and I convinced Carlisle that no one would find out if they stayed, so after much consideration and 'future-gazing' Carlisle agreed they could stay.
When I say my gift helped me find out what they were, I wanted you to know, I am, by no means, a vampire. I really am a vegetarian though, I wont eat meat at all. Yes I know it's kind of ironic that the "special" vegetarian got to meet the only two vegetarian vampire covens in Healy, Alaska. Oh and when I said two I meant it. A year and a half ago the Cullen coven moved to Healy and joined up with the Denali coven.
My gift is really strange though because the first time I ever knew I had one was the first time I was attacked by a vampire. I was six and my mom and I were walking home from the store where she worked. We took a short cut through the park and were ambushed by five very hungry, non-vegetarian, vampires. My mom froze up and was attacked by one of the larger vampires. I saw him hug her and then I noticed a burning feeling in my hands. When the first vampire grabbed me I put my hands on his arm and he burst into flames. I did this to every vampire that attacked me but I didn't get the one that attacked my mom. When he left he took my mom with him and I haven't seen her since. Soon after that my father died from a 'self-induced' gun accident.
Ever since then I've been in foster care, bouncing from one house to another. But that was when I found out I can borrow powers. It's very rare but if a vampire with a special power crosses my path I can borrow his power for up to three weeks after he leaves. That's how I found out about everyone's powers. Edward read my mind the first day they arrived and when he did my power activated.
(Edward's POV)
I watched as Cassandra walked over to her motorcycle and took off. I could barely keep myself from wondering about what she needed to talk to me about. It must be important or she wouldn't have asked me here. I pulled out my cell phone and texted her to meet me at the library that was just a few moments away. I asked Bella to take Renesmee with her and to ride with Alice. She agreed and I took my Volvo to meet Cassandra at the library.
(Cassandra's POV)
I was driving to the gas station when my phone began to blare "Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold. It was a text from Edward . He said to meet him at the library so I quickly pulled into the gas station and filled up my tank before turning around and going to meet Edward at the library.
When I pulled up Edward had yet to arrive. He must have gotten caught up in something. I had already got gas, so I got off my bike and went inside. As usual Mrs. Windleman was the only person in the library. She looked up from her magazine and when she saw it was only me she went back to her reading.
This is where I always met Edward when we needed to talk. The last time we were here was right before the fight with the newborns. Edward had asked me to leave for a few days, so being the good friend I am, I took the Three Days Grace tickets he offered and left. I made him fill me in when he got back but he went a little fuzzy on the details.
I took two books off of the nearest shelf and went to the very back table. The books were of course just props, I mean I don't think Bella would be too happy to hear that Edward and I were in the library staring at each other.
(Edward's POV)
Damn, she had beat me again. She drove faster than I did and she was only human. She didn't even heal fast by human standards, not to mention she never wears a helmet. Emmett had given her three already, but she refused to wear them. I would hate to see what it would look like if she had a wreck.
Her Ducati was sitting out front. She was probably waiting inside for me. I pulled up next to her bike and got out. When I walked in she was already waiting for me at the back table. I sat down across from her and picked up the book that was laying on the table.
I felt it when it happened. She didn't let her mental block down, but she thought around it. "Hi Edward."
"How did you do that?" I was confused. "I've been practicing," was her reply. She said it without emotion, which put me on edge. "What did you want to talk to me about?" I asked after a few moments of silence.
She gave me a look that was stressed. This was the first time that I actually looked at her lately. She looked like she hadn't slept in a few days. She had bags under her eyes and she was considerably pale for someone of her heritage.
(Cassandra's POV)
Oh no, maybe I shouldn't have asked him to talk. It took me a minute to weigh the pro's and con's of the situation and I decided to tell him.
"Edward I'm leaving Healy." I said this out loud. I knew this would upset him and of course I was right.
"What?! What do you mean leaving? Please tell me you mean that its just a vacation or something." He was screaming all of this in his head, but if looks could kill. His eyes were overflowing with anger.
"Edward, calm down!" I screamed back. "I'm coming back!" This caught his attention. He looked at me with a slightly confused but pleased look.
"Then why tell me about it? Why not just leave then explain when you get back? He asked as though he were perplexed.
"Because Edward I'll be gone too long to do that. And I had to tell someone or else someone will come looking for me." He waited a moment before he said anything. "How long?" he asked in a flat tone. "Till I leave or till I come back?" I answered his question with one of my own. "Both." I could tell how angry he was just by the look he had in his eyes. It made it a lot harder for me to answer. I looked at my feet wondering if I should tell him or not.
"I leave today after I pick some things up, and I come back in a year." I barely whispered knowing he would still hear me. "A YEAR!" He was furious, and now I knew I had told him too much. He always had a way of making me do that.
