Ok, I am really sorry I took so long to get this out, don't hate me! I have just been really busy, this is my freshmen year in school, its going by a lot faster then expected and I'm having a little trouble keeping up, but just a little. Any way, now I am back, Hooray, yes i know, i am weird. Hahahaha oh well, no one really reads this anyway, if you do great. Know that i am writing this at 11 o'clock at night! Yippee, sorry i get slaphappy at night so here is your story!!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own twilight!

"Babe, could you pass me the disinfecting spray?"

"Yeah, hold on," I grabbed the bottle, tossing it to my mom. She caught it and started to do a little victory dance.

"Ten points for mom, what an awesome catch! The crowd goes wild," she whisper-screams. Laughing, i started to cheer.

"Woo hoo, go super mom!" She laughs.

"Super mom, i think i quite like that!" I giggle, shaking my head. "What, your the one who came up with it, don't you like it?"

"It's just that when I think super mom, it reminds me of those super heroes who think it is flattering to wear the spandex," I chuckle.

"............. Ugh, disturbing image, I have not seen spandex for a while, last time was a David Bowe concert I believe." She stared at the wall, reminiscing. "I was still dating the guitar player back then."

"You dated a famous guitar player?!" She just smirked.

"That counts as a really," she joked. I grumbled, upset that I fell right into her trap. We had this thing in our family called 'really's. You tried to make someone believe a totally bogus story, and if they did, you got a really. It was usually hard to catch one another in the family, everyone slept with one eye open when it came to our little game.

"Your getting too good at that mom," I pout.

"Oh my dear, it's not that, you just need more practice, your getting rusty." I sighed.

"I guess. Maybe I should just stop trusting you guys all together, I mean first there was Alec's stupid little trick, then this. I am going to have trouble trusting anyone in this family from now on." My mom's smile was quickly replaced by a look of guilt.

"Oh honey, I didn't mean to upset you, don't stop trusting me, please!"

".................... That counts as a really." She gasped.

"That wasn't fair, you had me worried." I giggled.

"All is fair in love and war!" She smirked evilly.

"Is that so, then I guess it's fair for me to do this," she grabbed a squirt bottle of the counter and sprayed me down with water. I gasped.

"Oh your so in for it now!" I grabbed the hose from the sink and sprayed her in the face. She laughed.

"Bring it on little girly!"

We continued our water fight until dad and Alec came home. We finished cleaning up the kitchen and started to paint the walls. That turned into a mess, resolving in paint covering not only the walls but the four of us as well. After getting a picture or two for memories sake, we finished the last wall and put a fan on to speed up the drying process. After everyone had taken a shower and changed out of their paint-covered clothes, we went into the living room, the only room that was completely finished, and watched a movie. My dad had ordered two large cheese pizzas and we spent the rest of the night laughing. When I lay in bed that night, I felt like living in this new house wouldn't be so bad, I would always have my family here to make it better. Maybe this move wasn't that bad. That night i fell asleep with a smile gracing my lips.

Friday

"Hey Janie! Wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up! Janie I said wake-"

"I heard you the first time Lily! Wait. LILY!? What are you doing here, oh my god, I've missed you so much!" I hugged my cousins thin shoulders.

"Hahaha my mom and I came early to help set up, this is going to be so much fun, the first big dinner at your new home, I'm so excited."

"Oh I know, me to, I can't wait to see everyone again!"

"Me neither, we had to skip last weeks Friday dinner because you guys were still moving, I have not seen Danny or Nick for two weeks!"

"Oh I miss them, I can't wait 'till we kick their butts in volleyball again!"

"Me either, I've even been practicing my spike, they are so going down!"

"I hope you girls are ready to lose, the guys are gonna win this week."

"Yeah right Al, we all know that's not true!"

"keep telling yourself that! Anyways, mom says chocolate chip pancakes are waiting downstairs for us. She and Aunt Marsha had to get some more soda for this afternoon." I nodded.

"Ok thanks Al," he nods before walking out of my room. "You go ahead Lil, I have to get changed out of my pj's then I'll be down."

"Ok, but you'd better hurry, I'm not sure how many pancakes will be left when you get there." She giggled as she ran out of my room. Throwing off my covers, I walked over to the closet. I grabbed out a pair of skinny jeans and a grey Aeropostle shirt. I also grabbed a black bra and matching underwear from the drawer built into the wall. I went into the bathroom and started to change. I was only in my jeans and bra when I heard a deep chuckle from behind me.

"Not very curvy are you." Looking in the mirror, I could see the man from the portrait standing behind me. Shrieking, grabbed a nearby vase. Spinning, I threw it at him. Somehow it didn't hurt him, it just shattered as it collided with his chest. "Now now, that's not very nice," he growled, taking a step closer to me. I took a step back, bumping into the counter. He continued to walk forward, not even bothering to avoid the broken ceramic scattered across the floor. I was surprised it didn't cut him, he was barefoot after all. He was only wearing a pair of tight jeans and a fitting white shirt. I could see his muscles through the thin fabric, I had no doubt in my mind that he could easily hurt me no matter how hard I struggled. He was about an inch away from me when a knock broke my gaze from him.

"Janie, is everything ok? We heard something break." The man turned to look back at me.

"Tell them nothing, or else." With that said, he disappeared, the only evidence of his escape was the now open window with a shattered lock hanging off the top.

"Janie?"

"Um, yeah, I'm fine Lil, just broke a vase is all," I said, quickly coming up with a believable lie.

"Ok, I'll go get a broom and dust pan."

"Alright, thanks Lil." With a shaking hand, I reached for my shirt, pulling it over my head. Being careful to step around the shards scattered across the floor, I opened the door and walked into the hall. Lil walked back up the stairs with a little blue dust pan and broom in hand.

"You go eat, I'll take care of it Lil." She nodded, flashing me a smile before hurrying down the staircase once more. Turning to the room, I slowly started to sweep up the little bits of porcelain. Every few seconds I would look around the room, checking to make sure the man wasn't back. I was still shaking from the encounter. My mind was trying to rationalize with me, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't deny the fact that the man wasn't a figment of my imagination or a ghost. The broken vase was proof of that. It would have gone straight through had he been fake or already deceased.

"Jane, come on, the pancakes are getting cold!"

"A-alright, I'm coming," I yelled back to Alec. Quickly disposing of the white shards, I rushed down the stairs. The kitchen was now fully set up, looking perfect with a plate of chocolate chip pancakes as a cherry on top.

"Well, are you just going to stare? Sit, eat," Lily ordered. I nodded, taking a seat next to her and starting to eat my food.

"Are you ok Jane? You seem a little tense," Alec asked. I raised my head.

"Do I? Well I'm p-perfectly fine." They weren't going to believe it, I just knew.

"............... Right, you sound p-perfectly fine. Whats up?" I shook my head.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it," I said with a little to much force. Alec and Lily shared a glance.

"Alright," Alec said, sounding slightly hurt. I sighed.

"Look guys, I'm just tired, moving in has taken it's toll on me, give me an hour or two and I'll be just fine." They nodded. The kitchen stayed silent for the rest of breakfast. Every once and awhile Lily and Alec would look at me before sharing a quick glance. I sighed, they weren't going to stop, no matter how many times I insist I'm fine.

"Were back! You sleepy heads better be up and moving!" Mom and Aunt Marsha walked into the kitchen carrying a few bags. Mom looked at Alec and I before furrowing her brow.

"Is everything ok?" Alec looked at me before answering.

"I don't know, is it Jane?" I sighed.

"Yeah, were fine, I just had an accident, I broke that vase that was in the upstairs bathroom. I'm sorry." She looked shocked.

"Oh honey, that's ok, accidents happen. You guys had me worried for a second there, I thought there was something seriously wrong." I put on the best fake smile I could pull.

"Nope, were all good here." Everyone relaxed at the smile, everyone but Alec. He was looking at me incredulously.

"Well now that that's sorted out, we need to start setting up tables and chairs." We nodded, finishing breakfast and cleaning our dishes.

"I'll be right back, I'm gonna grab my Ipod," I said, racing up the stairs. I walked into my room and scooped my Ipod off of the night stand. A knock on the door caught my attention. It was Alec.

"Ok spill. What's going on."

"I have no idea what your talking about." He grumbled.

"Jane, were twins, I can practically read your mind just by looking at your facial expressions. Somethings bothering you, why wont you tell me?"

"Alec, nothing is wrong, I'm just tired is all, I told you." He growled.

"Why are you lying, you know you can trust me with anything! What are you trying to hide!?" He had raised his voice. I started to get nervous, he was talking loud enough for mom and the others to hear.

"Jane, Alec, is everything ok?" I jerked my head to the door.

"Yeah mom, just fine," I called. In a quieter voice I said to Alec, "I'll tell you later, just don't say anything to anyone else for now, ok?" He nodded, looking curious. Putting in my headphones, I opened the door and walked back downstairs. I couldn't hear him, but I knew Alec was following close on my heels. When I reached the kitchen Lily grabbed my arm and started to drag me towards the door.

"Come on Janie, we have to set up the volleyball net!" I just giggled and followed her to look for the perfect place to set up our court.

Alec and I didn't speak to each other for the rest of the morning. We were either busy or in the company of other people. He would give me glances while we were near each other and each time I would shake my head, sending him the universal sign for 'not yet'. He would just nod and get back to work. Luckily no one noticed our little exchanges. Even when family started to arrive, we were too busy to talk. I was almost thankful for the stalling. The mans words about not telling anyone were still ringing in my ears. For some reason, I really didn't feel like disobeying them was a good idea. It wasn't until two hours into the party that I was dragged off to the study.

"Ok, no one is here. Now talk. What is going on?" I sighed.

"Promise me you wont tell anyone?" He nodded. "Scout's honor?" He raised his right hand as if he were reciting it. "Pinky swear?" He grumbled.

"Jane, I won't tell anyone. My lips are sealed." I let out a deep breath.

"Cross your heart, hope to-"

"Jane!"

"Alright alright. This morning when I was getting dressed in the bathroom, I saw a man in the room. He scared me so I grabbed the vase and threw it at him, but it just shattered when it hit him. It had no effect. He just got angry. If Lily hadn't knocked on the door, I have no doubt in my mind that he would have hurt me. It scary though, he looks exactly like the guy from the portrait, you know the one who disappeared in 1812. Oh and yesterday, while you and dad were at the store, I heard a laugh coming from the room at the end of the hall. I thought it was you but when I went in there, it was empty. I was trying to open the window in there, but it wouldn't budge. Then I heard a voice from behind me. Mom came in before I could turn to look, but when I turned back to the window, It was open. Their were dents at the bottom, they were shaped like fingers. If you go look at the bathroom, you can see the window in there has it's lock shattered." He stared at me for a minute.

"Stay here," he said, walking out of the study. I didn't know what he was doing but I stayed like he asked. When he returned, his eyes were wide. "That lock, it was torn off it's nails. Why the hell didn't you call me when he was in that bathroom. He could have hurt you!" I cringed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't want you or Lily to get hurt. Not to mention I was scared stiff. I don't think I would've been able to yell even if I tried." His eyes softened. He walked over and gathered me in a hug.

"I'm just glad your ok. Next time you see him, you call me, got that?" I nodded.

"Thanks Alec, your the best brother a girl could have," I whispered. He chuckled.

"You got that right! Hahaha we better get back to the party, I believe the volleyball game will be starting soon." I nodded, following him out of the study.

"There you guys are, come on, dinner has already started. As soon as were finished, the volleyball game is gonna start."

"Oh shit, did we miss the prayer?" Lily shook her head.

"Not yet, everyone is still getting their food, so you guys have got to hurry!" We nodded, rushing out the glass doors leading to the large patio. Alec and I grabbed some plates and loaded them up with food before grabbing two chairs in the shade of the weeping willow tree.

"Alright everyone, take a seat and fold your hands." Everyone found a chair and did as they were told. "Dear lord, we want to thank you for this food we are about to receive. We also want to thank you for helping Diane through pregnancy and giving us the adorable little angel, Andrew. We ask that you bless this food we are going to eat, and keep our family in good health. Amen." A chorus of amens followed like an echo.

"Lets eat!" Everyone started to eat and talk with the people at their table. Sitting at my table were Alec, Lily, Jenna, her little sister Ashley, and Peter. The whole dinner conversation was about who would kick who's butt in volleyball.

"You better hurry up and eat Peter, I can't wait to beat you guys for the second time in a row!" He laughed.

"Like you would be that lucky! We guys are so going to win!"

"Now way!"

"Yes way!"

"Care to put your money where your mouth is," Danny said, coming up behind me. I jumped out of my seat and gave him a big hug.

"Danny, I missed you!" He laughed.

"You know, sucking up isn't going to make me go easy on you guys like last time." I pretended to be shocked.

"You were pretending? I can't believe it, you guys played like you do every week, have you always been pretending?" Lily giggled.

"Hahaha, we'll wait to see who is laughing when we start the game!"

"Bring it on!"

"Hey guys, were starting the volleyball game," Jenna yelled so everyone heard. The kids all jumped up, running to get to the court in the middle of the yard. The older kids formed two teams, girls vs. boys. There were 9 girls and 8 boys. The little kids were sitting around the court, eagerly waiting for the game to start. Alec passed the ball to me.

"Ladies first," he said mockingly. I mimicked him before serving the ball clear over the net. Nick jumped up and set it.

"Got it!" Lily jumped up, spiking the ball back. It hit the ground on the boys side.

"Yeah! Way to go Lil!" The little girls were cheering us on while the little boys were shouting at the guys for letting girls beat them.

"Better be ready girls, you wont stay ahead for long!" Peter served the ball overhand, making it fly.

"That's yours Rachel!" She nodded, bumping the ball up. It needed a little helping hand, so Tonya set it over the net. Tyler laughed.

"Not gonna get away with it that easy," he yelled, bumping it back over. I dove for the ball, but regrettably I missed it. The boys cheered while the girls were telling me it was ok that I missed the ball.

"Don't get too confident boys, were still gonna win!" I grinned, getting ready for the next serve.

The ball traveled back over.

"Got it!" I set it over to Alec, who bumped it over into the nearby trees. "Hahaha out! Our serve!" I laughed, running over to where the ball flew into the trees. Walking into the bushes, I stopped, peering around for the ball. It was no where in sight. Sighing, I walked in farther. By now I couldn't see the house.

"Where is that damn ball?" I grumbled to myself.

"Looking for this?" I spun around, gasping. There stood portrait man, the volleyball in hand. I gulped.

"W-what do you want?" He chuckled.

"I do believe I told you not to tell anyone about our little encounter. Care to explain to me why you told your brother?" I stayed silent. The corner of his mouth slid down. "I don't like it when people ignore my orders 'Janie'," he said, sneering at my nickname.

"Y-you better leave me alone, I-i will call to my family, they will hear me!" He growled.

"That's the problem with you impudent little humans, you believe that with greater numbers you can hurt my kind. Your first mistake. Your second is dragging the people you love into your problems. You creatures are so selfish, willing to throw the people who love you under the bus to save your own ass. Do you really want to call your family? I'll just hurt them." I paused.

'I'm just glad your ok. Next time you see him, you call me, got that?' Alec's words rang like a bell in my head.

"If I call them, it's not because I'm trying to save my ass, It's because I made a promise," I said before letting out an ear-splitting scream.

"Your funeral," he said before everything went dark.

"Jane, Jane wake up, please, please wake up!" My eyes fluttered open. Alec was running, carrying me bridal style.

"Alec, he came back, we need to warn the family." He nodded.

"I know, your were in here pretty far, everyone heard you scream, I had to come up with an excuse to come alone, if they ask, you hit your head on a rock and freaked when you saw the blood." I nodded.

"What if the man is there?"

"We tell them the truth," he said. I realized he was still carrying me.

"I can run, you can put me down." He looked unsure. "What?"

"Do you happen to feel the huge bump on the side of your face that's bleeding? 'Cause it's there, in case you have not noticed yet." I reached up and felt the side of my head. He was right.

"..... Ow," I said, sounding surprised.

"Haha yeah, ow is right. You sure you want me to put you down?" I nodded, despite the quickly growing headache. He set me on the ground, holding my arm until I was sure the world wasn't spinning. He eyed me warily. "Come on, lets go see if everyone else is okay." I started running after him. When we broke through the tree line, I couldn't see anything at first because the sun had blinded me, the forest was surprisingly dark. Apparently Alec was having the same problem because he was shielding his eyes and squinting. I walked forward, despite my lack of sight. Mental hint, don't walk blind, it's not smart. I had tripped over something and now had a mouthful of dirt.

"What the heck did I... trip... o-over, OH MY GOD!!!!" I shrank back from Lily's body, which was lying crumpled on the ground.

"Lil?" No response. "Lily?" Nothing but quiet. "LILY!?" I gripped her shoulders, gently shaking her.

"J-jane," I looked up at Alec, who was looking around the yard. Taking my eyes off Lily, I followed his example. I didn't know whether I should scream in rage, shake in fear, or sob in distress.

My families' bodies were strewn across the lawn, none of them moving.

The man was standing on the patio, my mom in his arms. His lips were at her neck. From this distance I thought he was kissing her, but when he pulled away, I could see blood dripping from her neck and his lips. He looked over at Alec and I, smirked evilly, and threw my mother to the bottom of the patio stairs. She was limp.

"W-what kind of monster are you?!" He laughed darkly.

"The kind that Hell itself rejected my dear." In seconds, he was behind Alec. I dove towards them as his hand wrapped around the back of his neck.

Crack

Alec's eyes widened. His neck was jutting out wrong, snapped off of the spine. He looked at me with frightened eyes before crumpling to the ground.

"Ah, I just love that sound," The man cheered loudly. I was gasping, my hands fluttering over Alec, trying to find something to do that would help him, but even I knew it was too late. "You see my dear, this is what happens when you get my kind angry, but I'm not done yet, oh no. This is only the half of it. Now we make sure you can't escape from the fact that your family is dead, all because you screamed." Grabbing my wrist, he dragged me to my feet, which collapsed from beneath me immediately. Laughing, he placed his mouth at my throat. I felt a sting before flames engulfed my neck. I screamed, writhing as he dropped me to the ground. I stared up at him through teary eyes, watching as he walked away. "Nice to meet you 'Janie'!" I was left to die in the fire.

I wish could say that unconsciousness blessed me, but it didn't. For two days I had been burning, feeling like I was a witch in the Salem witch trials. I was dropped in the worst position possible, it was made so that I could see Alec's glazed over eyes. It hurt to move, but I forced my hand to take hold of his. I was silently praying for death to come quickly.

I don't know what time of night it was that I first heard the voices, but I knew I wasn't imagining them. My hearing was sharper then normal, I could make out their words.

"Damn, I thought we took care of Viktor already. Call Aro and tell him we need to hunt down his old friend."

"Oh that will be a fun conversation."

"Just do it."

"Yeah yeah, whatev-"

"Wait, be quiet for a second." They stopped talking.

"Is that?"

"Yeah, it is. Someone is still alive." I heard footsteps moving around on the soft grass. The noise came to a halt five feet to my left.

"Hey, I found her," he called. The other set of footsteps quickly came to a halt near me as well.

"Shit, he bit her," he said, "great, now we are going to have to babysit a new born." The other voice sighed. A vibration silenced them both. The phone was flipped open.

"Hello? Yes, sir........... we have one new born, the rest are dead...... yes.... yes... alright." He turned to his partner. "Grab her, Aro wants to see her." He brought the phone back to his ear. "Yes sir, were grabbing her now." Arms wrapped under my knees and lower waist. The feeling of grass disappeared, signaling that I had been picked up.

"Hey, help me get her hand of this corpse. She wont let the boy's hand go." I felt fingers prying at my grip around Alec's wrist, but I refused to let go. There was a growl.

"Chop the things hand off if she wont let it go."

"No," I hissed. It was silent. "I'm..... not letting........ Alec.. go!" A voice could be heard from the other side of the phone.

"Uh, yes yes I'm here..... Sir the girl is awake........ yes, she is responding to us. She says she won't let the corpse go."

I was mildly surprised to find that my fingers were cool, as well as my toes. Unfortunately my chest was getting warmer.

"Aro, she is in the last stage of transformation, I think were just going to wait till it's through then take her hunting while were still here..... yes sir, I'll bring her as soon as were done. Alright, we will see you in a few days." The man hung up the phone.

The temporary distraction was nice, but now I had nothing to concentrate on but the pain, the agonizing pain. My arms and legs were cold, but my heart was burning. I felt like a jack hammer was beating in my chest. Slowly, the rest of my body cooled off, and just as slowly, the warmth in my chest grew to an unbearable temperature.

"I'm surprised she isn't screaming, she must have been awake this whole time." I ignored the comment, concentrating on getting rid of the pain. It wasn't working. Then my heart thudded awkwardly, almost like missing a step to an important dance. It couldn't stop fumbling. Finally it fell with one last thud. I opened my eyes. My throat hurt, bad.

"I'm thirsty," I whispered. I could feel a weird beating run through my hand. It was coming from Alec. I didn't realize what I was doing, I acted on impulse. It wasn't until Alec started to whimper that i looked at what was happening. My mouth was clamped to his wrist, a fluid flowing down my throat.

"Oh shit, the boy is still alive, get her off, Aro will want him to." I didn't need the assistance to remove myself from him though. I had already released him, kicking myself out of the guys arms and backed away. I was staring at my hands in disgust, Alec's blood was smeared all over them. I was just like the creature who murdered my family. I was a monster.

All done, hope you liked it. Please R&R! Constructive critisim accepted!

Love,

Nettie