Sorry the last chapter was so short I didn't have a lot of writing time to write, I was helping my mom clean. This one is a lot longer. The Cullens will be entering the story with in the next few chapters I'm still deciding on how I want them meet this family. I hope you are enjoying reading it as much as I am writing it. I started writing this on paper two years ago so now I am finally finishing it. Leave me lots of comments.

Moment of Truth

"Savannah, your awake! Eti exclaimed rushing over to me.

Eti picked me up and hugged me. Catona walked up to Eti and smiled at me.

"I am very happy to see that you are alright." she said and kissed me on the forehead.

Eti carried me to the bed and put me down, then he sat down beside me. I yawned and Eti laughed slightly. He always found me entertaining for some reason, but I had no idea why. He looked at me still smiling and grabbed me by the waist and sat me down just below the pillows.

"I'm sorry you woke up alone, we didn't want to wake you. Why don't you try to get some more sleep and I'll stay here with you." Etuvaine said quietly. "Okay Eti." I said yawning again. "Sweet dreams." Eti replied with a smile. "I loves you Eti." I said sleepily. "I loves you too Savannah." he said kissing my forehead.

He laid down beside me and I curled up next to him. I'm not sure how long I slept but I woke up sitting on Eti's lap wrapped up in a blanket. I moved and he looked down at me but he didn't look very happy to see me awake. I'm pretty sure he had been arguing with someone because he looked angry and upset. I honestly thought he was gong to burst into tears but he didn't. I wanted to know why he looked so sad, but I didn't know what to say. His best friend was standing a few feet away from us and he looked completely evil. He was staring at Eti like he want to rip his throat out. I looked back up at Eti,

"Eti," I whispered, "what's wrong with Trevor?" "We were just talking and he doesn't like my opinion on the topic we were discussing." Eti replied standing me on the hotel room floor. "Go find Catona, she will get you something to eat and help you find some clean clothes." Eti said. "Okay" I replied leaving the room.

I went outside to find Catona. I went to the van to find my suitcase and found Catona standing behind the van with the back hatch open looking for it already.

"It's the purple and green one." I told her.

She looked down and smiled at me while she unzipped my suitcase.

"Is there a certain outfit that you want to wear?" she asked. "No just grab anything" I replied gloomily. "What's the matter Savvy" Catona asked sounding concerned. "Eti is upset about something, him and Trevor were arguing when I woke up." I answered. "Oh." was all she could say.

Catona leaned against the bumper of the van and was staring off into space. I tapped her on her arm.

"Catona, why is everyone acting so weird around me today? I already know my family is gone, I remember everything that happened last night, well I remember everything up till I was thrown against the wall." I told her. "Oh my god, Savannah!" Catona exclaimed. "You remember your family being attacked?" "Yes, I remember the hostess and the waiter and everything." I replied. "Are you sure you remember the attack?" Catona asked. "Yes, the hostess and the waiter attacked us with two other men." I told her. "Okay, I believe you. Just don't let my brother find out that you remember it until after he talks to you about it." She warned. "Okay, I won't tell him that I remember what happened." I promised solemnly. "Okay, here is your outfit, now go upstairs and change clothes and we will go get you something to eat." she instructed. "Okay, I'll be right back"

I went upstairs to the hotel room to change clothes. I walked in the door and saw Etuvaine sitting on the bed with his head in his hands. I didn't want to bother him so I went to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and couldn't believe how bad I looked and how dirty I was. I took a quick bath and washed my hair. When I got out of the tub I heard Catona in the main room talking to Eti, she was waiting for me. I dried off my body and wrapped my hair in my towel and put on my clothes. I walked out of the bathroom and ran to Etuvaine, who was still sitting on the bed, and jumped on him. My plan to cheer him up half way worked because he caught me and smiled down at me.

"Savannah, what are you doing?" Eti asked. "Cheering you up. You look too gloomy." I answered. "Well I'm a lot better now, why don't you go dry your hair so you can get something to eat." He said smiling.

I went to the bathroom to dry my hair with Catona following behind me.

"Do you want me to fix your hair for you?" Catona asked. "Yeah, I want a pony tail." I smiled up at her. "Okay then lets get this hair dried then."

She dried and brushed my hair, and then she pulled it up into a cute pony tail. We went back out to the main room, Eti was gone. Catona yelled for him but he didn't answer. We ran outside and down the stairs to the parking lot and to the van. Eti was sitting in the drivers seat waiting for us to find him. He started laughing,

"Did you miss me?" he asked laughing. "Etuvaine you stupid jackass." Catona yelled at him. Which made me laugh. Catona heard me laughing and turned on me. She grabbed me from behind and started tickling me relentlessly. "Oh, you think that's funny huh." She taunted laughing. "NO, NO. Its not funny, I give, I give." I screamed laughing. Catona put me back on my feet and we climbed into the van and Etuvaine drove us to a restaurant. We went inside to eat and to get away from the hotel for a while. Etuvaine and I went to sit down while Catona ordered our food. I took the few minutes we had alone to my advantage. "Etuvaine, what were you and Trevor arguing about when I woke up?" I asked. "Nothing of importance, why do you ask?" he replied. "Because you were upset and he looked mad enough to kill." "It isn't important right now, I'll tell you later."

Just then Catona walked up with our food and we both let the conversation drop. We ate in silence while everyone else in the restaurant was staring at us, mostly at Catona and Etuvaine. After we finished eating we left and went back to the hotel. We went inside the hotel room to get our things so we could leave. We went back down stairs to put our things in the van. Etuvaine went to the main office to turn in the room keys while Catona got into the drivers seat and I got into back. Etuvaine was driving their car back home.

As we pulled off from the hotel reality finally set in. My parents were dead as well as my brother and sister. I had no idea how it really happened, all I remembered was being attacked in the alley. I started crying and I curled up on the backseat of the van. Catona glanced back at me but didn't say anything, she just kept driving. The next thing I remember I woke up in Etuvaine's arms, he was carrying me inside their house. I looked up at him, his face was blank and he wouldn't look at me. He took me to his room and put me down on an oversized chair in the corner, then he backed away staring at my tear stained face and I realized that I was still crying. I sat there like a scolded pup waiting for Etuvaine to talk.

"Savannah, there is something I have to tell you." He started.

Which only made me cry harder because I knew what he was going to say, I will never forget the look on his face. He looked like someone was torturing him, and he looked scared and he looked like he was going to burst into tears at any second.

"Eti, I already know that they are dead, I remember the attack, up until I was thrown against a wall." I managed to squeak out between floods of tears. "OH." was all he could say. "Savvy you understand what happened, right?" he asked. "Not completely, I remember mom being grabbed by the hostess and she threw her, and I remember dad trying to save her while me, Caden and Latisha tried to run but the three men caught us before we got very far and they carried us to the alley and then the waiter threw me against the wall and I remember waking up in the van and thinking it was a dream until I realized I was alone and the van wasn't moving then I went to the hotel room and found you." I answered as best as I could. "Savannah do you what attacked you?" Eti asked with a horrified expression. "No." I answered. "Savannah, they, they were…. Vampires. Me and my family are vampires as well." he responded.

I couldn't believe what I had just heard. He was telling me that all the horror stories that I had heard throughout my childhood were true. I didn't realize that I was shaking until Eti picked me up.

"Savvy, my family tried to save them, but we were too late. The other vampires had already drank too much from them for them to survive. You were the only one they hadn't bitten, so I grabbed you and ran as fast as I could to get you away from them. After I got you away Catona, Trevor, and the others killed them." he blurted everything out before his brain could stop him.

I sat there staring at the floor in front of me for what seemed like an eternity before I found my voice.

Etuvaine, you're a monster?" I questioned. "But no, that can't be true. You can't be a monster, you're my best friend. You, you just can't." I reasoned bursting into tears.

Eti pulled me in tighter, closer to his chest. My cheek was resting over where his heart should have been, but I didn't feel it beating. I pulled back and put my hand where my cheek had been, nothing. I put my ear to his chest, I heard nothing. My Eti didn't have a heart! But how is that possible I asked my self. If he doesn't have a heart then can he love, does he love, is he capable of loving someone I thought then I asked him those questions.

"Eti, if you don't have a heart how can you love anyone?" I asked. "Love doesn't come from your heart sweetie, it comes from your mind. You'll understand all of that more when you are older, I don't think you want a biology lesson right now." he answered. "But why, how is any of this possible?" I countered. "Savannah I will not tell you how my sister and I were turned into vampires, but I will tell you this. We are not monsters like the vampires that killed your family, we do not drink human blood, we drink from animals. Which is how and why I can enjoy your presence, and also why I enjoyed being around your family. Its also why the rest of my family likes being around you, it makes use feel less alien, less like monsters, it makes us feel human. Savvy no matter what the future brings always remember this, things aren't always what they seem and that I love you very, very much." Eti said. "I love you too Eti." I replied. "Savannah can I ask you something?" Eti inquired. "Ask me anything." I answered. "Would it be okay with you if you came to live with us for a while?" he asked. "I would love to live with you and Catona." I answered. "Okay I will take care of it first thing Monday morning." he said.

I sat there on Etuvaine's lap pondering what the future held while he hummed almost under his breath. I felt the rumbling of his chest against my arm and shoulder. I laid my head on his shoulder and he hummed louder. I fell asleep listening to him hum his favorite song.