Chapter 2: Pain all over
My feet hurt as I ran as fast as I could through the woods. I was tripped over a root I didn't see and fell to the ground in pain. Not physically but emotionally. I knew if I ran away my family wouldn't be able to see me cry. I hated showing weakness like that. It's just not me. But I also knew that I needed to be with them, not running away from them. My mom and brother would need me know more than anything. I stood up and brushed the dirt off of myself and took off running back in the direction of my house.
"Hello, little one." I stopped dead in my tracks. I didn't know which direction the voice was coming from so I stood still and closed my eyes trying to listen to the sound of trees rustling.
"You won't be able to hear me." The angelic voice said. I turned behind me and saw a white figure staring directly at me.
"Who are you?" I asked. They took a step towards me only making me take a step away from them. My dad's first rule was don't ever talk to strangers. When he stepped into the moonlight I saw his face. So pale, yet so angel like at the same time.
"That you will learn in time." He said. He had jet black hair that corresponded nicely with his ale body.
"Your-you're a vampire." I spat out.
"Good observation." The vampire said. He took a step towards me. I stood completely still, mesmerized by this being as they walked up close to me, so close that their breath touched my cheek.
"Asherah!" I heard someone scream. The vampire looked up and then whispered something quickly into my ear.
"I'm watching you." He said and then he took off running leaving me standing alone.
"Ash?" Alex asked as he came closer to me. I still couldn't turn to look at him. My eyes were glued in the direction that the vampire left in.
"Ash!" Alex's face suddenly appeared in front of me as he shook me wildly.
"What?" I asked my voice distant.
"What are you doing?" Alex asked harshly. I didn't know what to tell him. I couldn't tell him I was talking to a vampire, because then dad would go after him, and for some reason I couldn't let that happen.
"I just needed to go for a run." I said snapping back to reality and looking at Alex's worried face. "Nothing to worry about." I said trying to calm him down.
"Ash, we need you at home right now." Alex said his hands still on my shoulders. "Were heading over to the Cullen's to talk about some things." He said.
"Okay." I said. We walked back towards the cabin and I turned around once to see a figure moving in the night.
"Asherah come here please." Jake said as soon as we stepped foot into the house.
"Coming." I said and quickly rushed to my father's side. My father was not a man to mess with; he was the alpha of the wolf pack here in La Push. Alex was hoping to become a wolf soon but since Alex and I are a mixture of three Carlisle is not sure of our abilities or what we will become just yet.
"Where were you angel? We were so worried." Jake said pulling me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around his body and breathed in his husky smell.
"I just needed to run." I said. Jake pushed me back and looked directly into my eyes.
"Not without one of us going." He said.
"Why not?" I asked quickly. "I always go alone." I said slipping out of his gripping hands.
"Because it's not safe right now." Jake said.
"Not safe?" I asked. "How is it not safe?" Jake shook his head.
"You will find out in time." He said. "But not now." He said.
"Why not?" I asked again.
"Because I said so." Jake said.
"That's not a real reason." I stated.
"Asherah please." Jake said rubbing his head like he does when he gets stressed. That told me to back off.
"Fine." I grumbled and took a seat on the couch. Renesmee wrapped her arms around my shoulders and laid her head on it.
"I love you." She said softly.
"Love you too momma." I said. My mind was racing with questions as to what was so dangerous right now. Nothing came to my mind. Jake came back into the house after talking to Alex outside.
"Are we ready to go?" Jake asked. Renesmee nodded against my head and stood up, she offered me a hand. We walked out of the house together and into our Mercedes. Alex was in the seat next to me on his phone.
"Who you talking to?" I asked.
"Lisa." He said still staring at his phone. Lisa was a girl at school that Alex thinks he is in love with. Shaking my head I rest on my hands looking out at the trees as we past them. We pulled into the Cullen driveway right in front of their mansion. Renesmee used to live in it when she was a child but then decided that a smaller house was perfect for her.
"Hello." Carlisle said from the doorway with Esme in his arms.
"Grandpa!" I shouted and ran right into their arms.
"Look at you kiddo," he said. "You look just like your mother and father." And every day I look more and more like them. I looked like an exact mix of Jake and Renesmee, my hair is light brown with curls, I have tanish skin but not as dark as Jake's. I have Renesmee's flawless face and her slim body too. Alex on the other hand looks just like Jake. He is tan with the same color hair as me. He also has more of Jake's face than Renesmee's but none the less you can tell that we are there children. I walked into the house to see Aunt Rose and Uncle Emmett sitting together on the couch talking amongst themselves. Alice and Jasper were in the kitchen talking. And Grandma Bella and Grandpa Edward were nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Grammy?" I asked looking at Renesmee. She smiled sadly.
"She had to go to the cottage with grandpa for a little baby." Renesmee said.
"She's sad isn't she momma?" I asked.
"Very." Renesmee said. I sighed and took a seat next to Rose on the couch.
"Hi darling." She said kissing me on the head. I leaned into her side. I was trying my hardest to be brave but deep down I had an aching pain in my stomach. Everyone gathered in the living room and suddenly Bella and Edward arrived at the back door. Grammy Bella looked like she would have tears striking down her face if she could. And as soon as I saw her sad face I burst into tears. Never again would I go fishing with my great grandfather. Never again would I see him screaming at the T.V. when his favorite team lost the game. Never again would I hear I words I love you coming from his mouth. I ran into Grammy Bella's arms and she hugged me back.
"I know angel, I know." She whispered into my ear. We both took a seat on the love couch with Grandpa Edward. Carlisle stood up with Esme and began talking.
"So we all know that Charlie is no longer with us." He said. And Bella whimpered beside me. I bit my lip to keep mine in.
"But most of us here do not know how he died." He said. Renesmee looked to Bella who hung her head in pain.
"But he died from a heart attack." Alex said standing up. Jake put his hand on his shoulder pushing him back down to sit. I looked up to Esme who had her hand over her heart.
"No son, he did not die of a heart attack." Everyone in the room gasped but Edward and Bella. I held my breath as Carlisle continued.
"He was attacked by a vampire." He said the words slowly I screamed out in pain.
"No!" I yelled remembering the vampire I had earlier seen in the woods. Renesmee rushed over to me and pulled me into her arms.
"Shh, baby I've got you." She said into my hair. I screamed out again.
"I'll kill him!" I yelled pushing out of Renesmee's arms and falling to the floor. Bella wrapped her arms around me and Renesmee grabbed my face in her hands. Her tear streaked face looked back at me.
"Who baby?" She asked.
"Him." I yelled out. Everyone had now surrounded me.
"Asherah, who?" Jake asked.
"The-the vampire!" I yelled. Renesmee gasped.
"What vampire Asherah!" She said loudly trying to grab my attention. I was sobbing so hard I could barley talk.
"The one in the woods today." I sobbed.
"You saw a vampire in the woods?" Renesmee asked. She started to freak out. I could only nod.
"Jacob." Carlisle said and Renesmee was carried out of the room until she could calm down.
"Well find him." Carlisle said.
"And will kill him." Emmett said standing up. Rose stood up too.
"No!" I yelled from the floor.
"I want to kill him." Alex said.
"No I do." I yelled back at him.
"Please guys don't." Alice said getting in between us before things got ugly.
"Neither of you will be fighting any vampire." Jake said coming back into the room with a much calmer Renesmee.
"I agree." Renesmee said. I scowled and sat back down on the couch. I wanted to rip that vampires teeth right out of his mouth, but for some reason I couldn't bring myself to do something like that. I felt something else towards him too, empathy? I didn't know. But all I remember was being carried up to a room and laid down on a small bed next to Alex.
"Go to sleep baby girl."My mother whispered. I nodded once and rolled over letting sleep take over.
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