Chapter 2

Wanda's POV

I lie on the forest floor waiting to die.

Ian, forgive me. I should never have wandered up. Mel, I'm sorry. Jamie...

Jamie. How could I say sorry to him? He'd loved me all the time I was in Mel's body, even when I'd taken over her body, except for a few rare seconds. I didn't deserve the kindness he gave me.

"There she is!" A male voice called.

"Is that her, Alice?"

"Yes." the one called Alice said "That's her."

"Wanda." the male voice called. "What happened? If you don't want to talk, just think."

Mauled by a bear.

"A lot like Emmett." the male voice chuckle "We should get her home to Carlisle."

"Shouldn't we bite her before..."

"No. It's her choice." the male voice said. "I'll carry her, Bella, go on ahead and get Carlisle prepared."

"Okay, Edward."

Edward picked me up. his skin was cold, but I was to tired to make anything of it...

"Don't go to sleep, Wanda." Edward warned "We'll be home to Carlisle soon."

And then we moving so fast. I could have been flying. In my tens lives I've never experienced anything like this.

"Carlisle!" Edward called.

"I'm ready Edward. bring her inside."

I was inside in seconds. Edward layed me gently on the operating table.

Carlisle layed no-pain on my toungue. Instantly the pain faded, and I noticed he was using clean on the cuts.

"Inhale this." he said. He sprayed inside clean over my face, and I inhaled it.

"You're all done, Wanda." Carlisle said, helping me up. I noticed his skin was ice cold too.

"You're not souls." I said, looking into his eyes. They didn't reflect the light.

"No, but we're not human either. Have you ever heard of Vampires, Wanda?"

I thought about it, and nodded. "My host knew about them. They drink blood..."

"That's right. And that what we are. Though don't be afraid. We only drink the blood of animals." Carlisle quickly assured me, "Ever since the souls took over the world, we've been hiding among them, looking for humans, and trying to resurrect them. You know there are more."

"Yes." I said "There is."

Carlisle smiled. "My name is Carlisle Cullen. This is my son, Edward. We are all Vampire. Wells, Nessie's a half vampire and Jacobs a werewolf."

"Werewolves exist to?" my voice was a shriek.

Edward smiled. "It's a mad world isn't it-Vampires, Werewolves, Aliens...really wouldn't surprise me if I found dragon eggs in our attic."

Alices POV

Carlisle took Wanda down into the living room and sat her down on the long sofa. She had golden hair and silvery skin. Her eyes glinted with the silver of the souls, which us vampires could see without the light. Her blood smelled metallic almost, and there was an edge to it that made the blood better smelling...and it probably tasted better to.

"This is Wanda everyone." Carlisle said "You already know that I am Carlisle. This is my wife Esme. This is Rosalie, and her husband Emmett, Jasper and his wife Alice, You already know Edward, and this is his wife Bella, this is there daughter Renesme, and the werewolf Jacob, who imprinted on her."

"Um...hi..." Wanda said.

Emmett laughed. Carlisle smiled kindly. "Wanda, there is no need to be afraid. Tell us where the humans are."

"Somewhere in Arizona." Wanda said nervously. "We came up Seattle on a raid...only it wasn't really a raid, seeing as I only have to get supplies the way people normally do...and then we came up to Forks...and I got lost in the forests...and got mauled by a bear."

"My dear!" Esme exclaimed.

"There are humans hiding in the desert?" Jacob gasped.

"There lots of them. We thought are cell was the only one, but then just as we were driving away, we saw another cell, and there was another native...Burns living flowers."

"The fire world?" Nessie guessed.

"Yeah..." Wanda said "Strange really. I mean, ever since we discovered that the food on the fire world were actually sentient species, there been a lot of controversy about it. A lot of souls are wandering why they don't shut it down."

"I know." Nessie said "How many worlds have you lived on if you're Wanderer?"

"9. Including the Origin." she said. I knew what the origin was...the home planet of the souls, where they should have stayed.

"The Origin? Wow!" Nessie gasped. "Obviously, I haven't been anywhere else. I was born on earth. I belong here unlike someone."

Wanda's eyes looked sad. "You don't know how much I hate..."

"No we don't. And I'm not just talking about you in particular. I'm talking about the caterpillars in general." Nessie's eyes flashed.

"Wanda!" Bella said, shocked.

"It's true, Mum! If she hadn't come, then that girl would have had a life" Nessie protested "I don't understand why Carlisle didn't get rid of it..."

"Because, as Alice has explained, she is our only hope of saving the human race." Edward snapped. "And guess what, Nessie? She's already sacrificed herself for a host. She didn't choose this host, her human friends did. No-one came to claim this body, so they gave it to Wanderer."

Nessie muttered something. Wanda looked shocked and was staring at Edward in confusion.

"I apologize, Wanderer." Edward said "My vampire ability is telepathy."

"R-right." Wanda said nervously "Does anyone else happen to have any..."

"Alice can see the future." Carlisle explained "But its not permanent. It can change depending on course of action a person is on. Jasper can manipulate a persons feelings...like calm someone down....Bella has a mental shield, in other words, she blocks out Edward and any other Vampires who have mental abilities, and Renesme can break through any shield and can send her thoughts to someone with a touch."

Wanda nodded. "And the speed?"

Edward laughed. "Vampires have inhuman speed and strength. Our senses are magnified."

"Are there...Vampires...who...drink the blood of...of..."

"Of humans? Of souls? Unfortunately Wanda there are." Carlisle sighed "And...i'm afraid of got bad news for you...There's a group of Vampires many people used to consider as Royalty, and a lot still do. They're called the Volturi. They have a new member who can find things, and Aro's asked him to look for a human who will be an extremely powerful vampire...and he found you."

"Me?" Wanda squeaked "Why is it always me?"

Edward shrugged. "Unfortunately, without Bella's protection, Demetri will find you. And even with Bella's protection, this newborn has your scent, what you look like, what you sound like...he knows everything about you. Even your weakness."

"Ian, Jamie, Mel...any of those humans." Wanda sighed. "I've gotta get back. they need to be warned...evacuate or something."

I looked at Bella, and we both laughed. "Wanda, if you think we're letting you out of are sight or Bella's shield radius, then I'm a werewolf and Jacobs a vampire." I said "obviously, your coven needs to be protected, and the others are probably still wandering around Forks."

"Probably." Wanda agreed. "Ok...So we find them, and then?"

"We go south." Carlisle said simply.