Chapter 2: New Home

Nessie's POV

I woke with a start. I had been dreaming of that night again. I've been dreaming of that night almost every day since the day the attack happened.

I could still hear their sick laughter as they each had their turn with me. I flinched as I remembered every punch and kick that I had received that night. I had so many bruises that I lost count after 20. Covering all the injuries so my family wouldn't suspect anything was extremely hard. It was like a chore. A chore that had to be done.

I was sweating profusely. Luckily no one seemed to notice. My grandfather was busy driving, my brother was dead asleep, and my sister was listening to music.

Cookie turned her massive head in my direction so that I was looking directly in her eyes. She licked my face a few times which made me smile. She was a sweet girl. She also loved cookies ever since she was a puppy hence her name.

Twenty minutes later we arrived at our new house. Our grandfather had bought a house out here in Chicago about three months ago. The reason we had decided to move in the first place was because of my brother. We were told that some of the best doctors were here and that he'd get better treatment here then he would in Rochester. It was kind of weird to leave Rochester, New York because that's where I've grown up. As a matter of fact this is the first time any member of the King family has lived outside of Rochester. I think it had something to do with the prosperous bank that had been in the King family for generations. Luckily with technology my grandfather didn't need to be there 100% of the time to run it.

Me and my brother and sister raced each other to the bathroom. Royce had to beat us of course. He was always the fastest out of the three of us.

"Oh come on!" I shouted.

"Ha ha! Try to be a little bit faster and maybe you'll win next time" said my annoying brother.

"Why you-"

"Nessie leave your brother alone" my grandfather said behind me and scared the crap out of me.

"Jesus Christ gramps don't sneak up on me like that"

He just laughed.

"Nessie this house has three bathrooms. Just go upstairs"

"Okay" I said in defeat.

I could have sworn I heard my grandfather say something along the lines of "kids these days" as I ran up the stairs. I suppressed a laugh.

I quickly found a bathroom and relieved myself. I hadn't used the bathroom since the morning so it felt good to finally go again. Let me tell you something being on the road for two days straight sucks. Would have been nicer if we could have just flown here but my grandfather loves to drive so yeah.

When I was done I decided to explore the rest of the house. The house had yet to be furnished so the rooms looked really empty.

It didn't take long for us to decide who was going to get what bedroom. Which was a good thing because we're famous for fighting each other for things that we want.

I set up my laptop in my chosen room. I mainly used it for homework and talking to my friends and family. My other grandfather is actually on Skype. Weird right? If there is one thing I can say about grandpa Charles is that he is not afraid of technology.

I saw my grandfather ordering pizza when I went downstairs.

I heard a whining noise coming from behind me. I looked and saw that it was just my 200 pound dog. I remembered that she hadn't had any food or water in a while.

I went through our bags until I found her bowls and food. I filled the first bowl with water and the second with food. She ate the food in record time and then looked at me expectantly.

I sighed. She's been eating more then usual lately but I have no idea why. I filled her bowl once more before putting the rest of the dog food away.

I grabbed her leash deciding that she was in desperate need of a walk.

"Just where are you going young lady?" grandpa asked as I was about to walk out the door.

"Just taking Cookie for a walk" I said.

"Well you better be back in less then an hour. It's going to get dark soon and I-"

"I know grandpa. You worry about me" Just one of the many reasons why he would completely lose his mind if he knew that I was raped and now pregnant as a result. Grandpa always was extremely protective of us kids especially us girls if he knew what happened he would probably blame himself.

"Just be careful Nessie"

"I will grandpa. I promise"

I didn't know where I was going so I could only hope that I would not end up completely lost..

I had never been to Chicago so I found the city to be quite interesting. What I didn't particularly enjoy was all the people that were here. I tried to stick to areas that were less densely populated.

I was looking at something else when I tripped over an uneven sidewalk that I had not noticed.

Cold arms caught me just in time. When I saw who it was I was stunned into silence.

The pale and cold skin, the gold eyes, the bronze hair. It could only be one person.

"Daddy?"

"Nessie?" he responded.

"Oh Daddy!" I hugged him as tightly as I could. Tears of joy were falling freely from my eyes.

My dad held me tight to his chest. I could hear the sons resonating in his chest. I was sure that if he could cry he would be in a river of tears by now.

"Nessie it's really you? You're really here?" My dad actually seemed shocked.

"I sure am daddy. It's really me"

He just hugged me again. Then he kissed me on my cheek and I did the same to him.

"Nessie I thought that I would never see you again. I was so afraid that you would hate me to if we ever did meet again"

I was shocked. Why would I hate my own father?

"For giving you away. For turning you human" he answered my unspoken question.

"Dad I could never hate you. I know you all did it to keep me safe. You were only thinking of me. All of you were just thinking of my safety. So have you always known that the memory erasing magic didn't work?" I just had to know.

"I've always known that it didn't work. However neither your mother, Jacob, or anyone else in the family know. They all think that you have no memory of us . I never told them that it failed. But Nessie I'm actually glad that it failed. Erasing your memory of us had been your mother's and Carlisle's idea. They thought that it would be best if you had no memory of us. I was against it. I always thought that you deserved to know what you are and where you came from and I never wanted you to forget your family"

"So you've kept that secret all these years?" I asked him.

"Yes" he answered. "Because if I had told them they would have found a way to have your memory erased and I didn't want that. But now that you're here I might have to tell them the truth. I don't know when or how but I might just have to. Just for now though when you see them again just pretend that you don't know them"

"I will dad. As much as it will hurt I promise that I will"

My dad just hugged me again.

"Nessie can you please keep your dog away from me. He's annoying me" dad said for Cookie had started sniffing him.

"Actually my dog's a girl" I said.

"Really?" he said. "Well then that explains why she has eight heartbeats"

"Eight heartbeats?" I asked.

"I'm saying that your dog has eight heartbeats" It took a moment for me to realize what he meant.

Oh no you have got to be kidding me.

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