Bree's Third Chance

Chapter 2: The Olympic Coven

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For the first time in so long, I actually felt happy. Having Diego back, being able to hold him again, it made me feel like I had never met those in the black cloaks or Riley or Victoria. I buried my face into his chest, inhaling his muscular scent. He smelled like…Diego. I clutched the cloth of his shirt desperately, collecting the material in my fists. His left hand was laid gently on my waist while his right slowly ran through my hair. Just his touch sent a spark of warmth through my body, that I wouldn't have been able to feel if I were still alive. Like Diego was my own personal sun.

At that moment, I heard light footsteps coming from the direction of the living room. I was aware that whoever it was happened to be standing in the doorway, but I refused to look up. No one would ruin this moment for me.

I heard a camera snap and saw the light from the flash engulf Diego and myself. My mind told me to look up and see who had taken the picture. But my heart told me to never let go of Diego. All my life, I'd listened to my mind. Maybe today was the day for me to listen to my heart. But instinct made me listen to my mind. And I could kind of smell Alice anyway.

Reluctantly, I lifted my head and turn to the direction of the camera flash. In the doorway stood Alice, smiling evilly.

"Well, well, Bree. So this is what that little episode in the forest was about…had no idea you actually already had someone." Alice said, playing with the camera in her hands, her smile never leaving her face.

A smile on a face like Alice's may be totally innocent, but at that moment, I was terrified of her. Diego chuckled ather comment, and since we were still holding each other close, I could feel it through his chest. It made me smile.

"Oh, this is gonna be fun." Alice stopped playing with the camera, noticing the smile on my face. She glanced between me and Diego and her smile grew even wider. Over her shoulder, I saw Bella's head. And her eyes looked wide and frightened. But not for herself, for me. Could this pixie like girl honestly be that dangerous?

She had been in the battle. She fought bravely, and didn't need help from anyone. Such force from such a small girl. And her gift of being able to see the future only amplified the possible threat she could hold.

"So, who are you exactly?" Alice asked Diego, entering the kitchen and circling us, eyeing him up and down like he was a piece of meat and she was deciding if there were any flaws on it. Diego released me but kept his arm around my waist.

"I'm Diego." He said simply, trying to be courteous. Alice nodded as if this one bit of information was one of the most important thing in solving a murder case.

"And how do you know Bree?" Alice inquired, already knowing the answer.

"We were both among the other newborns Riley had gathered." Diego said. He was smart, not going too far into detail. Alice didn't need to know what happened that one night…that beautiful night when I finally learned who Diego was...

"Very interesting." Alice commented, and her smile widened either further. She definitely had something in mind. Something I didn't think I would like.

"Bree, you wanna…hang out for a while?" Bella asked, nodding her head towards Alice. I took it as a sort of warning.

"Well, I would've liked to spend some time with Bree, but I think I need to speak with Carlisle. I'll talk to you later." He said. He kissed me on the top of my head before turning and leaving, Edward walking after him, his body tensed and his face betraying no emotions.

Bella stared nervously at Alice, but Alice had her eyes set on me. There were stars dancing in her eyes. For a second, I thought I really saw fireworks dancing in the warm, amber depths.

"Bree, tell me everything!" Alice insisted, grabbing my hand and dragging me behind her to her room. Bella rolled her eyes and followed.

Once we were in Alice's room, she closed the door and locked it, staring at me intently. I felt like a prisoner of sorts.

"There's…nothing to tell." I admitted. Alice frowned a bit. Apparently, my answer didn't satisfy her.

"Oh come on, Bree! There's gotta be something!" Alice tried to make me talk.

"Nothing!" I insisted. Alice sighed in disappointment.

"Well fine then. You're more stubborn than Bella. Come on, let's go!" Alice said, unlocking her door and going downstairs. I looked at Bella quizzically.

"She treated me like a dress up doll. But she's one of the best friends I've ever had, and the best sister in the world." Bella explained while we walked down the stairs.

"Wonder why she wanted us to follow…" I wondered aloud.

"Isn't it obvious? She wants Diego to become a part of the Olympic Coven. It'll make life a bit more interesting around here." Bella went on as they entered the living room where Alice was standing in the doorway while Diego sat on the couch, talking to Carlisle and Edward. None of them paid the girls who had just entered the room any mind.

"So, you, Bree, and Fred are all that survived of the newborn army?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes." Diego responded. His eyes flickered to me and then back to Carlisle.

"If you don't mind my asking, why did you come here?" Carlisle asked.

"I had a feeling Bree survived. I've been searching for her, scouring the country. When I picked up her trace and followed it here, it was just…like nothing I'd ever felt before. I'm glad I found her." I wanted to feel my face flush and my heart beat rapidly, but I knew that wouldn't happen. Because I lost the opportunity to do such things with my transformation.

"And you plan on taking her with you?" And with that question, Carlisle seemed to make the room still as stone.

There was a pure silence in the room. Not a golden silence, but a dark silence. No one was breathing. I felt Alice stiffen next to me, and Bella placed a hand on my shoulder.

"No. I don't." Diego responded. Alice exhaled and Bella gently patted my shoulder. I wasn't sure how to feel. Then what was going to happen to Diego? Would he have to leave? Would I ever see him again?

"Actually, Carlisle, I was wondering if I too may join your Coven." Diego went on. I silently prayed that Carlisle would say yes, but before he could respond, Alice stepped in.

"I think the rest of us should vote on it. And by that, I mean all of us. Including Bree, Fred, Nessie, and Jacob." Alice suggested. Her eyes pleaded that Carlisle would approve. After a moment, Carlisle nodded and Alice broke out into a huge smile and ran to go get the others.

In a mere few moments, she returned with Jasper, Rosalie, Esme, and Emmett. Then Jacob walked in with Renesmee.

"Family meeting!" Alice called as she walked into the dining room. The others followed, except for me and Fred. He sat on a chair in the living room, reading a book. Alice popped back in.

"Come on, you two! Here, coven is family, so get your butts in there!" Alice exclaimed. She grabbed my hand and dragged me inside. Fred stood and followed us inside.

Everyone took their places at the table. Carlisle at the head. Esme to his right, and next to her, in order, Rosalie, Emmet, Edward, and Bella. On his left, Jasper, and in order next to him, Alice, myself, Jacob and Renesmee. Next to Jacob was one empty seat, and next to that seat was where Fred sat down.

"Now, we must vote as to whether we should allow Diego join us." Alice announced.

"Another?" Jacob asked. It was odd…having three vampire who wanted to join the Olympic Coven all in one day. Talk about being booked.

"Yes, another. And not just any other vampire. Bree's mate." Alice explained, and I choked on nothing.

"Excuse me?" I asked, turning to her, who smiled apologetically.

"I guess this isn't how she wanted us to find out…"

"Alice!"

"Fine…he's her mate to be. That better, Bree?" She turned to me again. I knew it was useless to argue against her so I just sighed and nodded my head, my lips in a tight line. Alice's smile grew and I saw her eyes twinkle. Somehow, I have a feeling it could get worse. Did she know I actually wanted Diego and I to be that close? Especially now knowing he had searched for me all this time?

"So, now we're taking a vote on whether Diego can also be allowed into the coven." Esme filled in. Alice nodded.

"Exactly. And I vote yes." Alice replied, sitting down. She turned to me, her amber eyes practically glowing. I shifted uncomfortably, lowering my gaze. My answer should be obvious, but I felt everyone else's gaze turn to me, burning holes in my practically indestructible flesh. I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, feeling the strands tickle my cheekbones and my ears felt rough as my fingertips touched lightly over my cartilage. I cleared my throat awkwardly.

"I'd like Diego to join." I mumbled, but I knew everyone heard me. They had to have. I glanced to my left and looked through my curtain of jet black hair into Jacob's deep brown eyes. He turns away from me and back to facing all of the Cullens.

"There's enough of you blood suckers around, I don't see the problem in adding one more." He said jokingly, winking. I saw Bella roll her eyes. Eyes turned to Renesmee, who smiled and nodded. I'll take that as a yes.

I moved my hair from my vision to face Fred. His curly blonde hair hid the lids of his crimson eyes, and I felt my heart slow down. Fred would say yes, right? He looked to me, and I looked away quickly, towards Jasper. Who seemed to be watching me intently. Awkward. Suddenly, the lavish tablecloth became eye catching and extremely interesting. Yet I still felt both powerful gazes boring into me and I bit my lip nervously, wringing my hands below the table. I waited for Fred's answer, but instead I heard Bella's voice.

"I think Diego should join." She said simply. My head shot up, and I looked at Fred, whose eyes were still fixed on me. His gaze was so intent, I felt a shivering cold seep into my bones, and I couldn't help but visibly shiver.

"He approved."

I jumped at the sound of Jacob's voice and looked into his eye's in confusion. Then I realized it. He was talking about Fred. He'd silently agreed. I couldn't help the smile that crept its way to my lips. Jacob just shook his head and muttered something under his breath that even I couldn't understand. And none of the members of the Olympic Coven seemed to be paying us any mind. Everyone else was still voting as if nothing was out of the ordinary. And it probably wasn't. Not for them, anyways. I turned to look at Edward next, who seemed tense, still unsure of his decision. His arms were crossed over his chest, and his golden eyes clouded. I felt my breath stop. The best it could anyway.

What would Edward say? I did want Diego to stay. Desperately. Knowing he was alive after thinking he'd been brutally murdered by Riley and Victoria was probably one of the only bright places in my life of darkness and sadness. I'd already been through so much, I didn't want the one good thing that had come to me, during both my life spans, to be taken away. Seeing Edward tense even more, I realized he'd been listening in on my thoughts the whole time. Or at least the past few minutes where I'd been reminiscing my lives and thinking about my feelings towards Diego. That was probably a bad thing.

But at Edward's tiny smile, I felt my uneasiness melt away. Not really a smile, but the corners of his mouth curled upward in the smallest of motions. I nibbled on my lower lip nervously, watching as he closed his eyes and took a small breath. He opened his amber eyes and stared straight into my crimson ones as he spoke.

"Maybe it would be best if Diego did join us. We don't know how we can help him…or how he can help us."

I felt as though my cheeks would begin to burn any second now. If blood still flowed in my veins. If I were still human. If I were still alive. Still, I couldn't help but smile at him. Carlisle nodded, his face impassive so that I could not see what he was feeling.

So the voting went on. Emmett and Rosalie both voted no, and I felt my heart sink at their words. Jasper also piped in with his vote, I'd had yet to notice Alice had practically skipped him, which also happened to be a no. I couldn't help but smile. As long as Esme and Carlisle voted yes, well, it seemed as if a definite yes was in Diego's future. I could feel, er, imagine feeling my heart flutter.

"Well, I personally feel that perhaps adding so many vampires who seem to still be like newborns, other then Bella of course, may not be such a good idea. But I still seem to hold a soft spot for Bree, especially after all she has experienced. Perhaps it would be better for her to feel more comfortable with us with those she knows and trusts. So, my vote is a yes." Esme explained, her amber eyes boring into mine, yet I couldn't force myself to look away. Or for the large smile on my face to disappear. Diego was here. And he'd stay!

"Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter where my vote is cast, for the majority already rules. Diego will now also become a member of the Olympic Coven." Carlisle stated, and it took all my self control not to leap into the air. Diego was staying! Here! With me! Alice winked at me, and I felt a shiver travel down my spine, but I didn't care. Rosalie shook her head at me with a scowl on her face, and Emmett placed a comforting hand over hers, intertwining his fingers with her own. Bella sent me a small smile and got up to take Renesmee from Jacob and into the next room, where Diego awaited. Diego…

I stood up slowly, trying not to follow my instincts and leap after the not-so-long-ago former human and into the living room, where Diego awaited me. I walked at a steady, average pace. I smiled as I saw diego sitting there on a chair, staring intently at the floor. His thick black curls hung limply over his crimson red eyes, blending with his thick eyelashes. For some reason, though the window, sunlight filtered in onto his faint olive skin, making him shimmer and glow. His full lips were pursed in thought, but he looked up the second I entered the room, not really paying much attention to Bella or Renesmee. He crossed the distance and stood before me in a matter of second, looking down at me with anxious eyes.

"So?" He asked, his voice more quiet and nervous then I'd ever heard him. Did he really care this much about me that he feared he would lose me? But even if they had voted no, I know I would've needed to break my promise to be with him. He meant too much to leave behind. I smiled at his consideration to not listen in and hear our votes, but to wait until I told him the news myself. I looked up at him, meeting his burgundy eyes with my own.

"Welcome to the Olympic Coven." I murmured, and Diego broke into a wide smile.

He wrapped his arms tightly around me, burying his face in my hair. I couldn't help but smile as I hugged him back. I knew that while our skin was cold and clammy to humans, but still average to us, I'd never felt this…warm. Like Diego himself was supplying my body with heat, not really burning my flesh but comforting my soul. I realized just at that moment how much I'd really missed him…how much I truly loved him.

Never again did I want to visit that dark time where I felt I would forget his face, his scent, the warmth I felt only when he was close. When I thought I'd never see him again. When I thought he was dead.

I wanted to be angry at him for making me believe he was gone forever. But I couldn't bring myself to. I was too overwhelmed with happiness at seeing his face again, that my anger was buried deep inside myself. And I hoped that it would never again resurface.

That was when it hit me.

Diego was here. With me. And we were both now members of Carlisle's peaceful coven. The Olympic Coven. Which meant that we could now spend eternity together. Blissfully.

"Told ya so…" Alice's voice sung as she walked by beside Jasper. She smiled at me, sending a quick wink my way. Diego chuckled, and pressed his lips to my forehead. I smiled as I leaned into his touch, my forehead warm from his kiss. The warmth traveled throughout my body until it felt as though all of me was on fire. Like the fire I'd felt during my transformation. Only better.

Much, much better.

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Two months. It had been two months since Diego, Fred and I had joined the Olympic Coven. Not much had changed.

Renesmee had grown, her rate had slowed apparently, but she'd still grown. She looked to be around at least a year now to a year and a half. And despite having half human blood, she still seemed to be able to 'keep up' with the best of us, including occasionally racing her Uncle Emmett.

Bella did not have glowing gold eyes like the rest of the Cullen's, save Renesmee, Fred, Diego and myself (we were still discussing whether or not Fred should be a Hale and if so, what of Diego and I), but they were obviously close to turning that color. Actually, they were a strange, yet appealing mix between a scarlet red and flashing amber. The color seemed to fit her, though I knew it would change. And fairly soon, it seemed.

Diego, Fred and myself had come to respect the Cullen's desire to feed on the blood of animals. I was settling into that routine quite well, having not desired to drink the blood of humans since that incident in the woods in Jacksonville I'd had. I'd actually told Bella about the incident, where she informed me that the woman, Renee, had been her mother and Phil was her step-father. Apparently I had been right about their relations. Fred hunted animals to he best of his ability, but his eyes were often black from not feasting often enough. Diego on the other hand set into the routine alright, but sometimes he'd get some cheating help from Renesmee, where she'd share the human donated blood she sometimes got from Carlisle. He never drunk a lot of it, just enough to feed him for a little bit of time. According to both him and Renesmee, human blood had a more appealing taste. I on the other hand didn't miss it, and preferred animal blood, always remembering the time where I had once been human, something I couldn't exactly ask Renesmee to do and wasn't sure how to ask Diego to do.

Rosalie and I didn't often speak, but we were mostly civil with each other. Mostly. I was on pretty good terms with Esme. But wasn't everyone? Her natural unparalleled capacity for passionate love for those around her

made her like the perfect maternal figure. Like what I'd never had in my first life.

Alice was actually quite fun to be with. I learned what Bella had meant when she'd once told me over a month ago that Alice had once, and sometimes still did, treated her like a three-dimensional doll. Well, while Bella was still one of her dolls, as well as Renesmee, I was obviously her newest guinea pig Barbie. And as I'd learned from Edward and my own experience, one of the worst things you could do was question Alice. She normally did her own thing without anyone influencing her, but it did normally work out in a better solution.

Jasper and I did not interact all too often, but from what I knew of him, he was quite an interesting character. While I was fascinated with everyone's abilities, including Fred's power of physical repulsion, Jasper's seemed the most interesting to me. His ability to manipulate emotions was so incredible, so…unique, in my opinion. But he and I only spoke because he often watched over Diego, Fred in myself to make sure our power, because they still considered us newborns, stayed steady and that we did not lose control. Something I tried my best not to do.

Emmett was like a big brother, despite casting his vote against Diego joining the coven…my coven…our coven. He was quite fun to be with most of the time, fun to goof around with. I also liked spending time with Jacob and Sam's pack. Despite their somewhat revolting scent, they were still quite exciting to spend time with. Almost always something was going on when they and the Cullen's were in the same room. For too long a time. Renesmee was like the little sister I'd never had, and it was quite interesting with her being a human-vampire hybrid. Despite her age, she could hold a conversation just as well as the rest of us. According to Carlisle, she was doing well in her growth.

Carlisle himself was actually quite helpful in keeping the three of us on our trying to be strict animal blood only diet. He was quite proud of my progress, and my new turn at life and the dead desire to feast on humans. Edward, Bella and Renesmee often spent time in their little cottage in the woods. It wasn't far, and they did come over just near every day for hours on end. It was extremely rare when they didn't join us in Carlisle's large home. Edward himself had often 'volunteered' to help Alice help us adjust to this life. I'd be lying if I said I felt they favored no one, but I believe that Alice did have a good connection with me. She automatically stepped in to fill the position of a sister that I'd always wanted. She, and Bella did.

Fred himself didn't talk much. Which was normal, I suppose. But he did talk more than he had when we'd been in the Seattle newborn army. Mostly to me, sometimes to Diego, and on occasion to Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett.

Diego and I were another story. He, too, had grown to often hold friendly conversations and just have fun with Renesmee, Esme, Carlisle, Alice, Bella, and Edward. I conversed with the same people, except that I could add Emmett and Jasper to my list. I often just asked Jasper questions about the rules of vampire life, the black cloaked ones known as the Volturi, what the newborns he'd dealt with were like, and everyone's back stories. I mostly got the last from whom ever was willing to tell me their back story. Their first life. All but Rosalie had seemed willing, so she was the only person I really asked him about often, even though he always told me he only knew what she'd told him. Which was actually enough for me, to know I wasn't the only one who had suffered. That we were in some way united by a kind of mutual pain from our first lives.

Actually, I spent my time with Diego more so than anyone else, which I suppose doesn't really surprise me. Alice followed with a close second, another thing that didn't surprise me. I'd told Alice, Esme and Bella how we'd come to be and they (especially Alice) quickly encouraged the relationship. It wasn't filled with trials and romance like the relationship of Bella and Edward, or some special meeting like Alice and Jasper, or an instant connection like Rosalie or Emmett, or even a quick past meeting, like Carlisle and Esme. Diego and I just were, and I was perfectly content with that. We were mates. And I loved it.

At the moment, Diego and I were laying in wait for a hunt. We were stalking our prey, preparing to attack. We were with Renesmee, who was of course with Jacob for motivation, Jasper, Alice, Edward and Bella. Big hunting party, I know, but we were a big coven.

We split up. Diego and I were with Alice and Jasper. Edward and Bella were with Jacob and Renesmee. Bella and Edward weren't really supposed to come, but it had been quite a time since they'd gone hunting, especially with us. And whenever one of the newborns went hunting, Jasper came with just to make sure we stuck to our vegetarian diet. Which we did.

There were many deer in that small forest, and we'd happen to come upon a small herd, no more than seventeen, but enough to feed us. Definitely enough.

I crouched low in the bushes beside Diego, one hand on his bicep to make sure he didn't senselessly leap in there and chase off the rest of the prey for us, though I had some faith that he wouldn't. I knew Jacob and Renesmee were crouched not far from us, hidden in the woods as well. Jasper, Edward, Bella, and Alice were all taking a 'higher' approach and were going to spring from branches of the trees and attack from above. Jacob wasn't really hunting with us, but Renesmee still sometimes needed his 'motivation' to go after animals, despite her love and compassion for humans. I was suppose to technically 'lead' the attack and go in first, I was just waiting for the right moment.

All of the deer were grazing. Some would occasionally look up and glance around, as if suspecting something was wrong. I couldn't help but smirk. They wouldn't get away. Careful not to make any sounds, I slightly shifted my position so that I could spring, and I felt Diego tense up beside me. I glanced at him, and he turned to face me. We both nodded and I turned back to the clearing, silently mouthing to Diego.

"One…two…three!"

And once I mouthed the three, I leapt forward and latched onto the back of a large doe, dragging her down with me. I immediately bit down into her and I saw from the corner of my eye that the rest of the herd was preparing to take off, as Diego and Renesmee shot out from the trees and Bella and Jasper leapt down from one tree, Edward and Alice leaping down from the other. Jacob, in his 10' long wolf form appeared to stop the deer from fleeing. I supposed it was just to be helpful, keep the deer from fleeing to the forest. His russet brown fur shone in the sunlight, his nearly black eyes narrowed, lips curled in a snarl. The deer stopped in their tracks and fled back towards us, only to find themselves trapped. I threw the limp body of the doe away from me and lunged for larger buck. Within minutes, our attack was done, and seventeen limp deer bodies flooding the clearing, not a single drop of blood flowing from the small wounds in their necks. I rose to my feet and stood beside Bella as we surveyed the field. We'd have to clean up our mess.

As we started to do just that, Edward suddenly froze staring into the trees. Jacob, in his human form, turned to him, eyes wide. That scent. Another vampire. Two to be exact.

And just as we predicted, two vampires burst into the clearing. One male, one female. The male had sandy blonde hair and red eyes stained gold, much like Bella's, but with a bit more red. The woman had long, pale blonde hair. Her eyes were a shimmering gold like the Cullen's. Bella looked surprised, if not pleased.

"Garrett…Kate…what are you doing here?" She asked, a small smile on her face.

I blinked in confusion, turning to Alice, who's face was even more pale than usual. Her eyes were filled with fear and confusion. She was shaking her head slightly, looking at the two new vampires, I presumed to be Garrett and Kate, and Jasper, who was holding her hand in a small attempt to calm her down. Kate looked frightened, and turned to Garrett to speak for her.

He gave her a small reassuring smile and turned back to face us. His crimson-gold eyes surveyed us, pausing on Diego and I more than once, before facing Edward and Bella, who had moved to Edward's side along with Jacob and Renesmee. Diego, Jasper, Alice and I all moved up along with them. Garrett blinked once, taking us all in before looking at Edward again.

"We need to meet with Carlisle. Now."

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