Kyra's POV

I groaned inwardly…again.

Turning slowly to face them again I smile and take a step backwards. "No, it's fine. I think it's time we leave."

Carlisle steps forward and reaches out a hand. "Please, Kyra. I would really like to know your story." He flashes a dazzling smile. Carlisle has always been charming. Becoming undead has only added to it.

Gripping Nick close to my back, I look at the group of vampires behind him. Trying to decide if I should trust him. It's always good to have friends, especially the undead kind. But friends easily become foes. I didn't reach a decision when a woman, the one who asked me to stay, steps forward and kneels down.

"Who's that hiding behind you?" She asks.

I bared my teeth, ready to fight all of them if I have to. My reaction doesn't sit well with the rest of the group and I see them tense up ready to protect their own. Just like I'm ready to do. I feel Nick peek between my legs. "I'm Nick," he says softly. My heart broke. We have been on our own for so long now. I'm sure he is ready for some better company. Sighing, I steped out from in front of Nick, my hand still firmly gripping his.

"This here is Nick," I say, watching the vampires closely. "He's…uhm…" I hesitate, not ready to give up his secret just yet. I look at Carlisle, wondering if I could trust him. He's never let me down before. Shaking my head and pulling Nick back slightly "His mother was human. His father….wasn't." I leave it as that and I watch, trying to gauge their reaction.

"His father wasn't?" a voice in the back asked. "You mean like he was a vampire?"

I tensed up, not knowing how they were going to take the news.

Carlisle looks at Nick in awe. "Half vampire. Like Renesmee."

Who the hell is Renesmee? I think. I watch all of their faces carefully. They all looked shocked but disgust is nowhere. Their reaction is so unexpected, I'm not sure how to act.

"Now you have to stay. We must catch up." Carlisle says. "We live not too far away. Come."

He turns before I give an answer. The woman who was kneeling gets up and steps toward us. She holds out her hand. "Im Esme, Carlisle's wife." She smiles as I grab her hand and shake.

"Kyra." I say. "Nice to meet you."