Chapter 2- Discovery
Jasper POV-
"IT'S NOT THE SAME!" She shouted at me. The fury rolling off her was practically explosive. Then she turned on her heals and sprinted off in the woods with the speed and agility of an experienced soldier, decades old…
My… niece, plus a few generations, but still, technically, my niece. I began to follow her, I got two steps before I felt Alice grab my arm. "Stop." She whispered, "She's just… blowing off some steam."
The air trembled with the emotion she had left behind. Nothing… I had never felt anything like it. It was fury at more than a person, more than a cause or being… it was pure, unfiltered, unrestrained, animalistic fury and hate. My niece. MY GODDAMN NEICE! Now I shared the fury in the air, it was mine to.
"Alice," I said, my voice trembling, "I am going after her."
"Jasper…" she said, "I know what you're thinking, I'm coming with you. She needs us as much as we need her." I could feel her determination, "God only knows what she's been through. Times have changed Jasper, she's right about that, not even we can understand what she's been through." She said softly,
"We need to go now then." I said, "We're losing the trail." She nodded. I inhaled deeply, seeking out the strong scent of lavender, lilacs and fresh ocean spray. Ari's scent. I tore off into the forest where she had disappeared to less than ten minutes ago. The scent took me through the thick trees and deep into thick trees. It lead down a winding path, but her feet traced a steady route, as if she knew it well. I came to the edge of a steed, dropping cliff and jumped. I landed, Alice two steps behind me. I slowed where the scent concentrated and inhaled once more.
I opened my eyes and searched the scene in front of me, my vision finally finding a small structure tucked into the base of a sheer cliff. It was very small, maybe two rooms, probably one. Alice went ahead of me and pressed her ear to the old door. She motioned for me to join her and I went to her side.
"Ari…" Alice whispered, "Ari, we're sorry, okay? Can we come in?" We waited, but there was absolutely no response from inside.
"Should we go in?" I asked, waiting on a vision. I would definitely go in first, protect Alice…
"Guess so." She said and pushed the door open with a small shrug. The inside of the cottage was simple, a hallway leading to a single large room. It had two chairs, a cough and shelves full of small items such as pictures and other small trinkets. Ari was huddled in a corner, between the two walls and the old chair. She was curled up in a ball, hugging her knees, one hand clutching onto a small silver flask. I could sense her new fear, she was vulnerable. I folded myself on the floor in front of her,
"Ari… darlin'… we're sorry." I said quietly, trying to see into her eyes.
"Don't call me that." She whispered and pulled the silver flask closer to her chest. She took a shaky and unnecessary breath, "Would you… care to explain… this?" she said and pulled the small silver object away from her. I recognized it from some memory…
"Oh my…" Alice said,
"Major Jasper Whitlock, 1864…" She whispered, showing it to me, "My great, great, great uncle… so why then… was this flask… in a vampire's possession, and why did she say, that he was her greatest soldier?" Her voice quivered,
"Who are you?" She trembled and shied away from me as she asked, backing further against the wall. I felt a small pain tear at me while I watched her recoil in fear… If she knew who I was… did she consider me a monster to?
"Ari…" I said, my voice strained, "I… we would never hurt you." I reached out to touch her arm and she scrambled away, backed against the corner as tightly as possible.
"What's your real name Jasper Cullen?" She asked. Alice sat down next to her and wrapped her tiny arms around Ari's shoulders. She hugged Ari, giving off a radiating calming and comforting feeling.
"I'm Jasper… Whitlock…" My name sounded so alien to me now, even in my own voice. The words stung a little, like a lie that had grown to come back and haunt you. Ari nodded once and bowed her head to her knees. I knew it, I had lost what little trust she had in me had just disappeared like into nighttime. She would run from… me, and we would be back on our own searching for a half-vampire before time ran out.
I rose to my fee and tipped my head to her. I would turn and leave, Alice with me, and I would never see Arianna again. Alice looked up at me, a tiny smile etched onto her face. This confused me…
Then, in a whirlwind of movement, Ari stood up and rushed towards me, wrapping her small arms around my torso. She buried her head in my chest and burst into shaking sobs. I stood for a second, utterly astonished and confused. I could feel the emotions radiating off her, grief, sadness, relief… hope. I wrapped my arms around her, my niece… mine. I made the decision right then. I was going to protect this girl and help her heal, as if she were my own. I kissed the top of her head and withdrew a little,
"Arianna," I said and kneeled in front of her. She was Alice's height, maybe even shorter so that even though I was on my knees I wasn't so much shorter than her, "I, no, we, are going to help you. Alice and I, we'll help you. You're getting out of here Arianna, and you'll never have to go through this ever again." I said, meaning every single word of that.
"How can you be so sure?" She asked with searching eyes,
"He can't," Alice said, "but I can. It's going to be fine Ari, and our family is going to be fine as well." I smiled at my Alice, a new sense of hope instilled in all of us.
"Hey, Ari, if Jasper's sort of like you're uncle…" Alice trailed off and held up her left hand where on her index finger a silver wedding band with four small diamonds sat.
"Holy… oh my god Alice you're like my aunt or something!" Ari burst out and Alice practically tackled Ari,
"I know! How awesome is that?!" Alice squealed. Ari clenched her jaw and stiffly pulled Alice off her,
"It is very cool… but you just can't… jump me like that. Instincts, you know? They're still really strong." She smiled sheepishly,
"Oops, my bad." Alice chirped, "Now, you know the Amazons right?" Alice said, changing gears.
"Yep, their kind of…" She crinkled her nose, "weird."
"How so?" I asked curiously,
"Well I guess they're just really exotic and I'm a girl from South Carolina so we don't get along… super well." She said slowly,
Alice shrugged, "They look okay to me." Ari clucked her tongue in awe,
"You know that it is so awesome you can do that right?" Ari said seriously and Alice burst out laughing. Then Alice zoned again, I knew it was a vision. I stepped to her side and caught her in case she fell over, it's happened before. Ari looked at us like we were crazy.
"Alice? Alice, what do you see?" I asked, gently shaking her shoulder.
"Wow Ari," Alice said, "I didn't know you had a gift."
Ari looked and was feeling utterly confused, "I… don't… have a gift, Alice." She said slowly.
"OH MY GOD YES YOU DO YOU LYING PERSON!!" Alice yelled extremely loudly. Ari rubbed her ears and sighed.
"Hmm… well now that I'm deaf…" she grumbled, "I have no clue what you're talking about!" Alice jumped up and started bouncing up and down in front of Ari who looked a little freaked out,
"Try, try to do something awesome! I'm not telling you what you're gift is! You have to figure it out!" Alice squealed. Ari rolled her eyes
"Alright, since you guys can't hold a train of thought for more than twenty seconds, DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT WANT TO FIND THE AMAZONS??" Ari demanded,
"Oh yeah, about them, we got four days to find them, and two to get back up to Washington State." Alice said. Ari's jaw dropped open,
"Then why are you letting me waste time?" She demanded,
"Because I bet you can find them in one day, and then give us three to find the half vampire and two to get back up and save our entire family." Alice said simply, shrugging.
"Oh my god, you're insane…" Ari mumbled,
"MUMBLER!" Alice shrieked,
"Gah! Let's go, follow me, we're going south, waaaaaaay south." Ari grumbled unhappily.
"Alright, which way?" I asked and took a step in front of her. She stuck her hand out in front of me and frowned,
"Yeah… now way, I'm leading." Ari said and took three steps, I jumped out in front of her,
"Really, why?" I asked and sensed the flicker of annoyance fed by her unchecked and unrestrained instincts.
"Because I know the land, I know the Amazon's and it's you who needs me. Therefore, I am leading." She said, "And I suggest you not test me Jasper Cullen." Her voice dropped a little, creeping towards a growl.
"Young lady," I reprimanded her, "I am your uncle-"
"As of five minutes ago." She snapped angrily, "I'm not some kid who needs leading, uncle," She sneered at the word uncle, "so, I suggest you keep pace. Because I can and just might leave you behind." She didn't give me a chance to respond, tearing off into the woods.
She did set an abnormally fast pace, it had me and Alice sprinting after her. I no longer doubted that she could leave us behind. We were headed south, with the wind against us. It blew our scent towards anyone who might be in front of us. They would know we were coming before we knew they were there. Ari led us through the thickening forest along the bank of a river. The river slowly grew more and more rapid, and I saw it drop off ahead of us. Ari picked up an even faster speed, as if she had been thrown forward and leapt off the cliff. I followed straight after her and suddenly understood why she had been running so fast. Below us was a huge build-up of water, we needed the speed to clear it. She skidded to a sudden stop, again the water dropped off in another cascading fall. She crouched at the edge and peered down. I looked down trying to see what she was watching.
Three of our kind huddled around a slowly burning fire. Ari pointed to the dark-skinned mysterious vampires, "That's Zafrina, Kachiri and Senna… the Amazons." She whispered. "Now… this is going to be interesting, I don't know exactly how to approach them… The Amazons are not particularly aggressive, but I tend to startle most people I meet." She chuckled and trace one of the scars on her arm slowly.
"Just be… friendly, it'll turn out fine…" I said, she frowned,
"Did I mention that they are territorial and will attack any threat in their land? I think… if we do not appear… weak and open they will not attack. So long as they see we can not be easily disposed off and killed…" She trailed off, I could practically see the plans and tactics flying in front of her eyes.
"Ari, don't do anything stupid." I said quickly,
"See, Jasper," She said, looking up at me, "The trouble with newborns and young vampires is they just never seem to do what they're told." I realized exactly what she was saying and lounged at her, trying to grab her before she jumped. She slipped through my grip like an elusive animal. Ari leapt forward towards the Amazons and off the waterfall. She landed on her feet in a slight crouch, her predatory eyes scrutinizing them. I jumped down after her, my Alice beside me.
"Amazon's." Ari said smoothly, standing up straight. The three vampires advanced one step closer to her, and then looked over at me and Alice,
"Arianna… and company." The one named Zafrina regarded us calmly, as Kachiri and Senna flanked her. The three females formed a small triangle facing us, I did the same, stepping to the left as Alice stepped to the right. Ari was in the center. She was the leader, I sighed heavily, she was the leader for now… only because we needed her.
"Jasper here…" she said pointing to me, "desperately needs a favor. He needs witnesses against the Volturi." Ari said smoothly, "and I will need Kachiri to help me track down something which I am not allowed to mention in front of the others. It is of the utmost importance that Aro does not know." The Amazons talked amongst themselves quietly, "So now we wait to see if they attack us for trespassing." She whispered to Alice and me.
Those words surprised me. This whole time, we were like defendants at a court, awaiting our sentence. The Amazons were deciding whether or not to… attack us? I gripped Alice's hand and squeezed it. She smiled up it me, it was going to be okay.
"We… will not attack…" Zafrina said slowly, "I am… interested by your situation young Arianna. I will go to help my friend Carlisle… and as for Kachiri, it is her decision. However, she will be missed and you must keep her safe." She said sternly.
"Understood… but I would like Kachiri to understand that my Uncle Jasper's family," She said pointing to me, "will die if we can't find something that we need Kachiri to help us find. You're friend Carlisle, his wife, their children and all those who came to help them, including the Denali's and others. Gone." Ari said seriously.
"Jasper is you're uncle?" Senna asked, speaking for the first time, looking at me curiously,
"Well… plus like, ten generations because he was changed during the Civil War and I was changed four years ago… but yeah, I traced my mother straight back to him." Ari said,
"Have you met Carlisle then?" Senna asked,
"Um… no… I haven't met any of them. Jasper and Alice were passing through and they saved me. I figured out the rest from there and in return for helping them, I can finally leave the army." Ari finished with a small smile.
"¡Ah, chica, congratulaciones! ¡Ahorra, estoy muy, muy feliz para ti! ¿Este es un momento muy importante para tu, no? ¡Estas libre finalmente!" Zafrina said rapidly. Ari grinned and the two embraced quickly. (TRANSLATION- Ah, congratulations girl! Now, I am very, very happy for you. This is a very important moment for you, is it not? You are finally free! FYI: I speak Spanish, but it's not perfect, sorry for any mistakes.)
Ari bowed her head, "Muchas gracias Señorita Zafrina. Si, estoy muy feliz también… pero, necesito asisto la familia de Jasper primero. Es muy importante." She said just as quickly. I shot her an impressed look. I didn't know she spoke Spanish. (TRANSLATION- Thank much Miss. Zafrina. Yes, I am very happy as well… but, I need to help Jasper's family first. It is very important.)
Zafrina nodded. "Alright Jasper," she said to me, "we will help, don't you agree Kachiri?" I looked over at her,
"Yes, yes I do." Kachiri said, eyeing Ari curiously,
"No te preocupes Kachiri, este problema estará fácilmente contigo asestando nosotros." Ari said smoothly. I had to admit that I was impressed by her Spanish. After all, she had only four years as an immortal and she had learned a language. (TRANSLATION- Don't worry Kachiri, this problem will be easy with you helping us.)
"Yo comprende…" (I understand) "Ah, I am being rude, English is more favorable with you, is it not Jasper?" Kachiri asked politely. I shrugged,
"I suppose so, I understand Spanish but you speak it very quickly and it takes me a bit of time to translate and respond. English would be faster." I said and she nodded. I saw a smile flicker on Ari's face. "Don't get used to it." I muttered under my breath. Her smile only grew.
"Alright then, we will go. I assume that my old friend Carlisle is still in the state of Washington, is he not?" Zafrina said, tossing us a small grin.
"He is." Alice said, "You can probably pick up the scent from there." Zafrina nodded,
"Take care, oh and, do be careful Ari. You tend to be lacking in the self preservation area." She said seriously, Ari laughed once, "And, I do expect Kachiri to come back in one piece, understand? We will have a problem if she doesn't." Zafrina said seriously.
Ari sighed and rolled her eyes, "Do I ever disappoint you Miss?"
"No… but I am worried that one day you won't come back and I'll be picking up the ashes." Zafrina said seriously. Ari's eyes sparked with indignation.
"The favors I do for you are out of a friendship and I would appreciate it if you gave me some credit for making it back in one piece each time." Ari said slowly,
I couldn't help but laugh. The whole situation was so ridiculous. Zafrina and Ari, one a tall and lanky, exotic vampire in a glaring contest with tiny little Ari. I couldn't decide who was scarier, even with all her scars, Ari emitted a sort of 'angry kitten' aura right now. Not to say she can't be scary… but it would help if she was taller… Ari shot a glare at me for laughing at her.
"Okay… that is so not cool Jasper." Ari said, and then looked like she was remembering something. She smiled at me wickedly. Oh… no…
Next thing I knew I was on the ground and both Ari and Alice had me pinned to the ground… tickling me. Damn… Alice must have told Ari I was ticklish. I was howling with laughter, my sides where absolutely killed me. I saw Ari smirking smugly at me,
"That will teach you to laugh at me." She said, and Alice giggled a wind-chime laugh. Kachiri smiled a little and grabbed Ari by the collar of her shirt.
"Now, what was that was so important?" Kachiri asked, putting Ari down. I noticed a small twitch in her small finger once Kachiri had released her, but dismissed it and figured she was just struggling with her instincts as she always did.
"Oh, we need to find a half human thing by the end of the day or else all the Cullen's and everyone else who's protecting them and their half human daughter will all be killed be the Vol-to-uri." Ari said, rolling he tongue over the word Volturi for an odd effect, that honestly seemed mocking.
"Oh, is that all?" Kachiri huffed, slightly annoyed.
"Well Kachiri, you do know that one… um, the one who's name is… I'm spacing on his name…" Ari pressed her two fingers to her temple and tried to remember a name. Alice looked at me brightly, then I got it.
This was it, this was the half-human who could save Renesmee. Kachiri snapped once in realization,
"Nahuel!" They said at the same time, "Exactly, that's him." Kachiri said, "My, my, turning into quiet the scholar, aren't we Ari?"
"Alright, that was one time! And you still can't let it go, can you?!" Ari demanded,
"Well… no. I can't believe after all that… you what they were called, I mean honestly. If something that big happened, if half my coven was wiped out I-"
"They were never my coven." Ari hissed, "I can't say I was mad that the Volturi wiped them out." Alice's eyes widened,
"Ari," she said, "what happened?" Ari shrugged, completely removed from her emotions, she didn't have any feeling… she was… numb.
"They came and wiped out the newborns that Connor had created, and Ari escaped with the rest of the army, Alec found them though. I don't know why, but Ari and Alec became friends somehow, and he let her off the hook." Kachiri said.
"Huh…" Was all I could manage, "So… who exactly is this 'Nahuel'?" Ari sighed,
"Only Kachiri know, she's friends with his… adoptive mother." She said sourly, "They are very protective of him… they think the Volturi would kill him."
"Which they would." Kachiri insisted, Ari smirked,
"Oh, but if you don't help us now, everyone who has been sent to the Cullen's will die." Ari snapped, Kachiri's already pale face paled further, "Which now includes Zafrina and Senna. So I think it would be in your better interest to help."
"You. Are. So. Pushy." Kachiri grumbled before sighing heavily, "Great… well, I guess Huilen is going to kill me after all."
"No, I don't think so. And I've never been wrong before." Alice said and smiled.
"That's going to get annoying." Ari rolled her eyes and leaned against a close by tree, "So, now we have a bunch of things to do." She said, and completely ceased moving except for her lips, like any vampire could do, "First, we have to find Nahuel before sundown," Ari frowned a bit, but then continued. She was as still as a statue, "With Kachiri it shouldn't be to hard, and don't even think about run Kachi, it won't work."
"And then we have to convince them to come with us," She kept talking, not once pausing,
I stood next to Ari but she seemed not to have noticed. Leaning back, I bumped into her by accident. There was a loud yelp from behind me and something hard slammed into my stomach. I crashed into a large tree behind me and a wide-eyed, panic stricken Ari was staring at me.
"Oh my gosh, sorry!" She said quickly, then she frowned, "But, seriously, what the hell where you thinking?!"
"I… Ari, I didn't mean to…" I said, still in a slight state of shock.
"God Jasper! You should know better! And… and… you touched the back of my neck!" I felt waves of fear, nervousness and mixed anxiety at the last part. Then I looked over at Ari, and noticed the thicker concentration of scars around her neck. Her hands twitched at her sides, she seemed to be fighting some kind of… instinct. Oh, I get it. It was a self-preservation thing to attack and destroy something that gets that close to her neck. Usually, for vampires like her, if someone touches you're neck, you're about to die.
"Alright Kachiri, how far are we from Nahuel anyway?" I asked her, getting us back on track.
"Twenty miles… so, maximum two minutes." Kachiri said, "Follow me." She took off running, Ari ran at an angle beside her, flanking her. As I would if I ran behind Maria… It was odd to think that she was in the same boat I once was. No, I reprimanded myself, somehow it seems worse…
"Nahuel…" Kachiri breathed sometime later as we entered a small village, "NAHUEL!" She called and a dark-skinned boy stepped out of the hut. I could here his strange heart and smell his odd scent, the mixing of the two species. "Ah, Nahuel, Como estas? Este es, Ari, Jasper, y Alice. Tu necesitas ven conmigo para ayudar una niña de tu… species." Kachiri finished explaining why we needed him and that there was a girl of the same species as him who needed his help. I was slightly amused that she didn't know the Spanish word for species.
"Ah… Kachiri… and the… somewhat infamous Ari, I assume?" The boy asked, Ari glared at him.
"Damn, I was hoping I wouldn't have a bad rep here to…" She grumbled,
"You have a bad reputation everywhere." A female voice called. A female vampire stepped out. She was not human at all, no heartbeat. She was tall and beautiful, "Hello, my name is Huilen." She said in accented English. "What do you want with Nahuel?"
"Ah, Huilen, I know I made a promise…" Kachiri began, Huilen shot her a glare,
"Yes, one that you obviously have not kept." She snapped angrily, "Now, what would drive you to break it?"
"My brother's daughter, Renesmee, is half vampire and half human. The Volturi wish to exterminate her because they believe she will never grow up to be balanced and reveal our secret. If you came with us, you could show them that she can grow up to be in control of her thirst."
"Sounds simple… enough." Nahuel said,
"Nahuel!" Huilen snapped, and began speaking rapidly in Spanish about acting rashly and considering consequences.
"I'm curious to meet her… if she really is like me." Nahuel said sheepishly, "And it is the right thing to do, this is all a misunderstanding after all, is it not?"
"A big misunderstanding that's going to-" Ari began, but Alice interrupted,
"No need for swearing Ari." Alice said quickly. Ari rolled her eyes, "Alright!" My angel said, clapping her hands together, "We need to get back soon or everyone is going to die!"
"WHAT?!" Several voices demanded,
"Then we will come." Nahuel decided,
"Great… I have been towed into another adventure by you, haven't I?" Huilen sighed.
"Yes, but you love me for it." Nahuel smirked.
"Alright, let's move" Ari said sharply. We began filtering back through the forest, "It won't take forever," Ari said once we had been running for twenty minutes, "To get back to Forks, but we do need one rest day for Nahuel." She apsued "and don't think that…" She froze and glanced over at Kachiri, pointing with her two fingers left, then with her whole hand to her ear, and finally her thumb between her fore and middle finger. Kachiri signaled back, waving her hand twice to the south. Ari's lips pressed into a tight line, her ears twitched a little and she signed numbers to Kachiri. First, she signed five, then seven, then forty two.
I remembered from my years as a soldier what this meant. Five soldiers, seven miles away, ETA in forty-two seconds. ETA means estimated time of arrival. I signed to Ari, soldiers or passers by?
She closed her eyes and listened, then signed back. Soldiers. Kid had good ears, soldiers run differently than normal vampires. Everything about them is different really. They are almost a different species, when I think back to my time in the war, this face becomes clearer to me. I was so distant and cold towards everyone and everything, merciless and cruel. Most importantly, my life was ruled by my instincts, my ability to fight, the urge to fight and attack when something came to close. It was something I fought off for the last handful of decades.
"Alright, they can hear us now, no point in silence. They know we're here." Ari growled, Alice gasped,
"Why didn't I see this?" She muttered worriedly,
"It happens. They probably smelled us and made the snap decision to attack. Also, we're with Nahuel… How's the future look now?" Ari asked, not once looking at my Alice, but rather straight ahead.
"Uh… kind of blurry, but I think we'll be fine." Alice said, I kissed the top of her head. She would be fine. Why? Because whoever was coming would have to go through me to get to her. It would take a lot more than five to do that. Ari cracked her knuckles loudly,
"Alright you cowardly son's of bitches, come out from the shadows and fight." Ari snarled, her lip curled over her teeth. "I don't give a damn who you work for, you're dead either way." She got a small response, a low hiss.
Five vampires stepped from the clearing, all littered with scars, eyes sharp with excitement. "You're on our land." One of them said,
"We are passing through." Ari snapped, one boy looked at her and cowered, Ari snarled at him. "Remember me, Tyler?" She growled,
"Enough!" Their leader shouted, "Stand tall Tyler, today the tides are turned and there are only two soldiers among them instead of thirty."
"Good to see you to Alejandro." Ari snorted,
"Where is your leader then? He is your best fighter after all, without him you will surely loose." Alejandro sneered,
"Oh, he's dead, along with a team of his executioners who he sent after me." Ari said defiantly, holding her head high,
"You… killed Connor? You are nothing but a worthless rebel!" He shouted angrily, "How dare you kill you're creator!"
"I killed him." I said suddenly, "And Ari is my niece, my family."
"How sweet…" Alejandro sneered, "Attack them, burn the remains." He said with a casual toss of his hand. "Kill the human thing first." Ari tensed in front of Nahuel and growled furiously.
One of them leapt eagerly at Ari. She launched herself into the air and plucked him from the sky mid-leap. He hit three ground seconds later… on fire. Ari twirled her bright blue lighter in her hands and looked at Alejandro coldly,
"You might consider leaving now." She said,
"You might consider protecting you're family." He snapped, I saw one of his soldiers attack me from the side. I stepped out of the way and grabbed his wrist so he wouldn't get to my Alice. He recoiled from me, and attacked again. This time I was ready and launched myself after him, pinning him to the ground. I was a soldier again as I killed him…
I was not proud. But I could still hear Ari fighting off Alejandro. Ari was deftly maneuvering herself in front of Nahuel, protecting him while Alice and Kachiri circled the two female soldiers. I jumped in and helped Alice, well… made sure Alice wasn't in danger. Alice froze, her eyes glazed over,
"Ari…" She mouthed. My eyes flicked up to my niece,
"I don't want to do this Alejandro." Ari said slowly, she had the boy from behind, her arm caught around his neck, "We were all great friends, you… me, Tyler, Dawn, Emily… what happened?" She asked him as he tried to escape.
"You left first." Alejandro snarled, "What happened later was retaliation… and payback. And somehow we all ended up immortal, so you tell me Arianna." He sneered at her name.
A low snarl rolled from Ari's clenched teeth, "I. Never. Left. You attacked first, it was self defense you worthless…" Ari trailed off and closed her eyes, exhaling, trying to control her raging fury.
"I should have taken advantage of the situation when it was there, then you would have never been a problem in my life." Alejandro snapped sharply. Ari whipped out her lighter and pressed the flame very close to the boys name.
"Excuse me?" Ari demanded, I shifted uncomfortably as her anger came to a boil, "What would you have done then, huh!?"
"I should have killed you." He said sounding bored.
"WHAT?!"
"I should have killed you six years ago when I had the chance." Alejandro said coldly.
"I was your friend…" Ari said slowly, "Your best friend…" Her eyes glazed over slowly. They became a darker and thicker grey as if clouds gathered in her irises. I looked and realized that… clouds where gathering in the sky. Curious.
"You. Were. Nothing." The boy snarled back. Ari's eyes were grey, and she growled fiercely, the clouds above use collided.
"I'll kill you…" Ari whispered, her voice was broken. There was a sudden and blinding flash that left me reeling for a second. Electricity coursed through anyone who was touching the ground as the lightning jumped from the clouds to us. I stumbled for a step and looked franticly over at Alice who was rubbing her temples. Then she looked up and met my eyes, a frantic message conveyed in them.
Ari, my niece. Her entire figure went limp. The lighter dropped from her fingers and she fell backwards, almost slowly. The lighter cracked when Alejandro landed on it and, he caught fire immediately. The flames spread quickly and I forced myself out of my state of shock and raced to Ari's side. She lay unmoving on the ground, eyes wide open and still clouded grey.
"Ari?" I said, sweeping her up and away from the flames as they spread. She didn't move at all… Could lightning kill us?
"Ari!"
Dun dun dah! Sorry for not updating, I just spent the last while in Israel with my grandmarie, aunt and uncle, no computers allowed. Sorry, but here's the next chapter, I hope you liked it because I think it's pretty long. Love you if you review! Peace out,
Akari B. (skiracer)