so here it is! chapter 2 aleready!

enjoy people!

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Truths:

Christian had been changed for about ten years and was finally setting in. He was going to be starting a new high school with his brother and sister in a few weeks and could not wait to get back into the usual routine-with supersonic speed, intelligence that was beyond compare and beauty that no-one could resist. Oh, and the transporting thing. Yep. School would be better from now on.

"Chris! Come on! We have to go hunting; Lottie is getting her red eyes again!" Cam shouted from down stairs. Chris smiled. Red eyes with Lottie were not very good. As soon as she got too thirsty to bear, she would start jumping forward and back in time uncontrollably and going slightly crazy. Chris could remember that one time they had not been able to hunt for nearly a month. Lottie was a picture of fright. Eyes a deep red, face paler than a ghost and lips blood red, wanting the blood. That was the time she nearly killed Cam. He was simply laughing outside at the dears running past, she thought she saw him mocking her, telling her he was going to feast; she hissed and lunged at his neck. She started to bite him and suck the deep blood that oozed from his veins. Chris had only just been able to pull her off of him. Then she had started on him though... her teeth had sunk into his chest and her hands wound the way around to his neck. That was when it got dangerous. Cam was too weak to fight back and Jules and Luke were out at a doctor"s conference thing. They were all alone, with a ravenous, immensely strong vampire. She was going to break Chris' neck. That was the only way to kill a vampire, and as she was in a state of utter confusion, she thought that was the only way she could feed. Luckily for him, Lottie had seen this coming and then as her eyes went misty she realized where she was and what she was doing. She had got off of him immediately, wiped her mouth, all the time just staring at him. She was angry at herself. Chris knew that, he could see into her mind. But she was also sad. Sad that she had hurt her new brother, even when she was red-eyed. She had never done it before…

"Chris! Come on! I'm hungry!" Lottie's voice broke his memories. He smiled and grabbed a black jacket.

"Coming!" he called. This was utter bliss. His family loved him, and he was ready for anything… Soon, you'll find out soon! The voice reminded him of the promise his sister had given him every day. There was something that he was going to find out, and it was going to be important. It was something that would change his life.

"What can it be?" he asked himself.

"You'll find out soon enough!" Lottie's voice sung behind him. She did this every single day. Every day for ten years… 3650 times she said it. Every time Chris' heart dropped.

"It's been ten years! Just tell me!" he pleaded. She shook her head.

"Nope." She smiled.

"Then give me a clue at least!" he bargained. This got Lottie thinking. She could put him out of his misery with a small clue! And he would never be able to guess what it was she had seen…

"Okay then. It's to do with you." She said. Chris did not look impressed.

"I have known that for ten years!" he growled.

"Well if you let a girl finish, she would tell you that it is you and someone who is going to be EXTREMELY close to you." She finished, hands on her hips.

"What?" his voice was barley a whisper. Lottie frowned. Her eyes suddenly worried.

"Chris, what's wrong?" she asked, moving closer to him. He did not hear her. He was racking him brain.

"Where's Mel?" he asked. Lottie's eyes widened. She knew this could happen, but had never actually seen it happen. He was returning to the memories of his human life.

"Chris. Please. Don't do this. Come back to me! Come on, don't go off. You are stronger than this!" she cried. Chris closed his eyes and a tear stained tear fell from his eye. It trickled down his cheek leaving a trail or pink behind it.

"Mel… she's dead now." He whispered.

"Chris?" Lottie asked, a little bit scared of the melancholic tone of his voice. His eyes shot to hers. They were not the amber color they normally were. They were a dark black.

"CAM!" she screamed. Chris just stood there and felt his dead heart thump to his throat. Mel was his little sister. She had been in the same fire as he had been in. That was the last time he had seen her. He had been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery because of his cancer. No-one would tell him what had happened to Mel.

"Chris!" a forceful voice snapped him out of his memory. He looked up to see Cam standing with his hand on his shoulder. "Come on. Things are going to be alright." Chris felt him chest tighten as he collapsed into a crying heap in Cam's arms.

"My sister!" he shouted through his tears. "She's gone!" Cam stroked his hair and Lottie soothed him.

"Chris, is Mel your sister?" Cam asked softly.

"WAS!" he sobbed? Lottie frowned. He was being very unclear. Then she had an idea.

"Chris. I'm going to go back through your timeline. I'm going to travel back to the day you lost your sister." She told him with a triumphant smile on her face.

"Lottie, are you sure you can do that when your this hungry. You'll be too weak!" Cam told her.

"We have got some fresh in the fridge. I'll use some and then find out what's making it impossible for me to go hunting!" she added jokingly. Cam looked at her stonily. "Okay, not funny. I get it. I'll be back soon."

"Wait…" a small voice said. Chris pulled up his head.

"Chris?" Lottie was surprised.

"I…I want to come as well. I never found out what happened to her. I want, no, I need to know!" he pleaded. Cam was hesitant, but Lottie was grinning like a fool.

"Brilliant idea!" she exclaimed. "I've never done it before, but I really, really want to try it with another person!" Cam was still not impressed by the idea, but did not object.

"Okay. Let's go." Chris said harshly. He grabbed Lottie's hand and she smiled.

"Hang on tight!" she winked at Cam and then closed her eyes forcing all her energy into going back to Chris' history.

Time travel was not an experience Chris wanted to do ever again. It was as if he was being drowned and crushed by time. His ribs were cracking and then as he let out a scream, he was back to the day it all began.

"Come on Mel, go sleep! Mom will be back soon." A familiar voice hit Chris. He opened his eyes to reveal his younger self, tucking his little sister Mel into bed.

"But I haven't had my bedtime story!" she protested. The young Chris sighed in frustration.

"Yes you have. You've made me read about six books already! Now it's getting really late. I need you to go to sleep." He sat on the edge of her bed and brushed her brown curly locks away from her eyes.

"Chris. Where is dad?" she asked, eyes locking with his. The older Chris went ridged. His father. That was what had started it off. He and his dad had not spoken in seven years, but then his mom went to see him. She went crazy at him and told him that she never wanted him near her children ever again. He told her he'll kill her and that's exactly what he did. He had strangled her and then came to our apartment and set the whole thing on fire.

"He's gone away for a bit. Don't worry Mel, now go sleep please!" he said sternly. She smiled a brilliant smile and closed her eyes.

"Lottie. We need to go. I can't watch this…" Chris whispered.

"No Chris, we need to see what happened to your sister." She ordered. "We may just have enough time…" they waited a few moments, before there was a gun shot. This was the start of the chaos that cost Chris his humanity. The fire blazed. Families screamed. Chris was shaking. He had only just finished chemo, but now the fumes were blocking his airways. He tried to scream but the pain was overwhelming.

"MEL!" he was just able to scream. "MEL!" the pair of vampires then went to the little girl's room. She was fast asleep. Breathing softly, eyes closed.

"How can she be alive?" Chris said, tears swelling in his amber eyes.

"Chris, keep watching…" Lottie encouraged him. He did as he was told, and suddenly Mel's eyes shot open. They were not eye balls though, they were light streams. Wings erupted from her shoulder blades and she levitated from the bed. There she was. Not a little girl anymore…

"An angel…" Lottie breathed. "I've only ever seen two of these…"

"Lottie, what's going on?" Chris asked.

"Ooops, looks like we're going back… say goodbye Chris!" she smiled and grabbed his arm again. His eyes flared wildly as he saw the blinding colors surround him again.

"NO! I can't go back yet! I need to see if she made it!" he cried.

"Chris. Look at the white light escaping without even thinking about her brother. That's your sister getting out safe and sound. She never once thought about coming back to save you!" she argued, still gripping his arm. "Now let's go!"

"Mel…" he whispered, before slipping into his own time.

"He's been like that since we got back…" Lottie told Jules and Luke when they arrived home hours later.

"Lottie, why did you take him back?" Jules asked. Chris has been sitting in the same position all day. He did not speak. He did not eat. He just sat.

"He wanted to!" Lottie whined. It wasn't her fault, she was helping her brother!

"She left me, when I thought I had left her…" Chris' voice surprised them all.

"Chris, hun, please, talk to me." Jules said softly, pulling him into a hug. He was rigid at first, but then threw his powerful arms around her, nearly winding her.

"For about fifteen years, I have been worried about her!" he said.

"I know… I know…" Jules soothed.

"But she was fine! She could have saved me!" he whimpered.

"What do you mean Chris?" Jules asked.

"She grew wings and flew. I don't know what it means, but Lottie said she'd only seen it twice before." He said, looking hopefully to Lottie. She was grinning like an idiot.

"Oh yeah, erm, his sister was a hidden angel. She's gone now obviously, but yeah…" she hopped around and threw her arms above her head. "She's an angel in disguise, hidden under the earth!" she sung. Chris flinched at the words.

"Chris. We need to get you some food." Jules declared.

"No offense, but I really don't fancy a burger or fries at the moment." He replied sarcastically.

"You know what I meant." Jules said hitting him softly on the arm. "Let's go hunt."

"Yeah, you made me miss my slot earlier! I need FOOD!" Lottie moaned. Chris laughed and stood up.

"Thank you…" he whispered to Jules. "Mom." Jules' eyes welled up. Chris had always been hesitant to calling her or Luke mom or dad. He had never got on with his human parents, and as soon as his mom had been killed by his dad, he swore he would never have parents ever again. This one word whispered in her ear told Jules' that he was finally accepting them as his family. It made her so glad…

"Jules? Are you coming or what?" Lottie's voice broke her beaming thoughts. She nodded and turned to her adopted children smiling. Even though she could never ever have children, this was as close to perfect as anything she had ever experienced.

"Chris." She smiled softly. "Thank you." Chris winked and then, in a flash, he was gone, running after Lottie.

"Jules…" Luke's voice was softer than usual, coming from behind her.

"Oh Luke…" she fell against his rock shoulder.

"I know Jules… I can feel it too." He answered.

"Why can we never have anything perfect, for just a few years?" she moaned as Luke's lips found her brown hair.

"We're vampires… you know that nothing will ever be able to be normal, let alone perfect for us." Luke comforted.

"They're going to get him, aren't they?" Jules' eyes were now full of worry. Luke sighed. Both of the parent's eyes found the young boy running around without a care in the world. His strong arms held his sister and his white teeth flashed in a smile that sent Jules' into a breakdown.

"Jules, calm down! You know he'll be alright. He has us!" Luke comforted.

"But we can't protect him from himself!" she cried.

"Yes we can. Don't worry my darling. He'll be safe!"

"We need to tell them don't we?" Jules' turned around to face her husband. Her eyes were brimming with pink tears.

"Soon. Not now. When it's closer to the time it will happen..." Luke anticipated.

"Are you sure? What if Lottie sees' it when she jumps? What if Chris realizes he can transport in time as well? Will he go there? Will he try and find out about his future?" Jules argued.

"Jules. Nothing will happen if we keep our mouths shut!" his voice was raising now. It was very occasional that Luke got angry, but when he did…

"Erm, Jules, Luke, are you coming or what?" Chris' smile flared in front of them. Jules grabbed her non-beating heart and gasped.

"Chris! You need to stop transporting right in front of me!" she smiled as he looked sheepishly at her.

"We'll be right out son. Tell your sister that you two need to stop eating so much! We need some as well!" Luke joked as he slapped Chris on the back. "Get Cam as well, he can't stay in his room every hour of each day! Transport there and give him a scare as well." He winked as Chris disappeared.

"He's going to find out before isn't he?" Jules asked nothingness. She did not get a verbal response, but she could sense Luke nodding slowly.

"Truths… they kill us inside…" Jules spoke the wise words calmly, even though she was dying inside at the thought that she was going to lose her son soon no matter what. But to what, they still had yet to find out…