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*~Journal Two~*

*~Fourth Earth~*

*~Forks, Washington, 2007~*

I feel horrible, just sitting in this stupid bed while Uncle John might as well be called dead. He was captured by a werewolf, and I knew that that wasn't good by the way the others always snarled when I mentioned the word "werewolf." Becca (I called her Rebecca once… it wasn't pretty) told me all about being a vampire. Super speed, inhuman strength, terrifying climbing skills, and they could regain any part of the body, also being able to heal themselves almost instantaneously… it seemed perfect… until she went to the downsides. Vampires didn't eat or sleep, and they had to keep themselves a secret forever.

Jordan, I hope everything is going good there. For the most part, everything is good where I am in Carlisle's home. I've been here for three days, I believe, and quite a few things happened that really surprised me. Well… one thing I'm not exactly sure you will like. Still, let me just start off from where I left off a few nights ago.

Darkness curled up in the room, and Bella had left already. She obviously wasn't married to Edward, so she shared a house with her father named Charlie. I definitely couldn't sleep thanks to all the anxiety that was balling up inside of me. All I could do was lie awake, staring into the blackness. At one point, I sneaked out of my room into the library, and I noticed that the whole Cullen family was at the dining room table. That still didn't stop me from trying to go to the library, but Edward immediately took notice of me.

"Come here, Cole, please," Carlisle said-more like ordered, I couldn't help but think-to me. Without a second thought, I made long strides to the table. "Please, take a seat," Carlisle added, after noticing that I was standing next to an empty chair. The table was elegant, and the chairs were extremely fancy. It made me not want to sit in it, like I would ruin it if I even touched it. Edward smirked after I took a seat.

"We have… problems," Alice started. Through the glass, I noticed that her feet barely touched the floor. She wore red sweatpants with a bright, red shirt. When I first saw her, she had a gleeful smile on her face. Now she wore a remorseful grin.

"Yes?" I asked. My voice broke.

"Alice has special powers," Emmett said quickly, interrupting Alice. He had most definitely scared me when I first saw him the other day. He beat my height by at least three heads, and his muscles bulged under his shirts. He wore a bright grin the other day, but now his face was grim. If I hadn't known better, I would've thought he was some kind of bear. "She can see somewhat into the future."

Edward sighed at this. "Barely," he muttered under his breath. He then looked up at me. "Not all of her premonitions came true. Don't go all crazy over them or rely on them."

Alice sneaked a dark glare at Edward, and then looked over at me from across the table. "Honey"-it was my turn to share glares-"I saw you. You were being bitten."

"Your point is?" I asked her. "That's supposed to happen, right?"

"No," Esme said quickly. "We were going to… wait."
"What?" I shouted, a little louder than I meant. None of them seemed appalled at all. "I want to become a vampire."

"No," Edward snarled. I looked at him with a sheepish glance and sank into my chair. "Look… you are not becoming a vampire. You have too much to live for. Even though you are staying in a house of vampires, I'm not letting you destroy your soul just because you want to save John. Alice and I are going to take you to school tomorrow with Bella."

"No!" I cried out, leaping from the chair. It took me a second to realize the warm liquid running down my arm and the pain that radiated through a long laceration. A second later, I remembered who I was in company with. Jasper stiffened, and everything went quite quick. He leapt at me with a growl and grabbed my neck. He was right next to me, so it wasn't a quick trip. Everyone else leapt at the same time, but grabbed Jasper instead.

If it wasn't for the pain, I wouldn't have known that I had Jasper had bit me. It was ten times worse then my arm and I heard someone cry out in pain. It took me about five seconds to figure out that I was crying. Jasper snarled and growled, and the others were pulling him out the door. Within a second, Edward, Alice, and Emmett had him out of the door, and Esme quickly shut it. Rosalie and Esme guarded the door as Carlisle raced to me.

He looked at the cut and sighed. It was right over my heart. He looked into my eyes and said, "You get your wish."

Rosalie and Esme stood guard at the door while Carlisle looked over my shirt. I heard more screaming, and didn't notice until I looked around the room that no one else was screaming. Even though I had already taken note that I was the one screaming, it just didn't click in my head. The pain was just too much as it pulsed through my body, and Carlisle didn't do anything about it.

"Let me in!" I barely heard through my cries with pounding at the door.

"That blood… it smells so… delicious," someone said from behind me. Still, I didn't bother to turn about because a) Carlisle didn't seem to mind the person's presence, and b) the pain was just too much. If I comprehended what the person said, I would've had a little bit of a thought to turn around, but I was just in too much pain. It made me want to puke.

"Let me in!" continued the chanting, and I realized that it was Jasper after a few seconds. Someone sniffed around my neck, and a surge of adrenaline rushed through my body. Power seemed to enlighten me, like those Apostles during the Pentecost. Was it the Pentecost? I don't even know. You know me, I'm not that religious. And why should I be? My parents never really cared.

"No," the voice hissed, and I noted it to be a female. "He shouldn't turn into a vampire so fast! It took me days!"

Anger finally slipped into her voice as she backed away. A new sense awakened in my body. I don't know how to explain this, but it felt like the air was rippling around me. The water in the sink started to gush out, and leapt out of the sink. The flames that danced upon the candles that were upon the table hurdled around the candles as the wax dripped off them. They rose into the air as the fire encircled them, so that it made a tiny sphere that protected the candles. The water from the sink leapt to the flames and danced around them with little droplets. The floor broke apart, and strips of the earth blazed towards the sphere. The strips of the earth encircled the sphere. If I were anyone but myself, I'd say it looked almost beautiful.

I flipped around and claws extended from my fingers. Some of them caught the person's face, and Carlisle leapt. The person screamed and Carlisle pushed me out of the way. I fell to the floor (gracefully, may I say), and Carlisle slashed at the person. Esme and Rosalie allowed Jasper, Emmett, Edward, and Alice back into the house. They all leapt at the girl at once, and they worked in perfect unison. The sphere fell to the ground and broke. Thank god the water was there, or the fire would have spread through the house. Carlisle and Esme worked together to throw the girl to the wall, and Jasper and Emmett were able to pin her to the wall.

My mind toppled and turned, and I knew what they were going to do: kill her. For some reason, my mind just couldn't fathom why she should die. Sure, she tried to kill me, but she didn't, even though it was an accident that she didn't kill me. Whatever, you know what I mean, and if you don't, just go hand this off to Amanda. We made an agreement that it is illegal to kill people just because they make you mad or are stupid. This girl is both.

"Stop," I said softly, finally snapping. Everyone looked over at me, but kept the girl pinned to the wall. "Why don't we… help her?"

"Help her?" Rosalie asked. "She took away your soul. She deserves to die."

"It doesn't matter!" I announced. Water and blood was dripping down my body. "Just… please… let her join your family…."

Emmett locked his jaw, and his happy attitude was immediately diminished. "No," he said coldly.

"Why?" I persisted, but none of them seemed to be happy with my suggestion. I immediately changed my attitude. "Fine," I snapped. "Then let's just have a war. All in favor of…"

"Kaitlin," she told me.

"… Kaitlin joining the family, come over here."

I prayed to whatever god was out there and lifted my hands. The floor immediately rose in front of Jasper, Emmett, and Kaitlin. I pictured the form of Kaitlin and the earth dropped, leaving only a small bit that looked exactly like Kaitlin. I jutted my hands forward and Jasper and Emmett leapt out of the way, and the earth slammed into Kaitlin. It wrapped around her arms and legs, attaching her to the wall. Thank you, god, I thought disdainfully.

"Now, come over here if you want Kaitlin to be part of the family," I repeated. To my utter disbelief, Jasper, Alice, and Carlisle walked over to me and stood at my side. They still kept a wary eye on Kaitlin. "Good. Now, we're going to have a bit of a fight. Since we can all heal ourselves, we're going to fight to the… death, so to speak. The winning team makes the decision about Kaitlin."

She seemed to be utterly horrified that I was choosing a bit of a game. I looked into her eyes, and they were pitch-black. Somehow I could feel that she was a new vampire, just born. It is hard to explain, but just believe me. "Go."

I jammed my hands upward to the heavens, making two large earth pieces to fly upward. Rosalie was hit by the earth and was sent flying towards the ceiling. Edward and Emmett flanked on either side, racing towards me with extreme speeds. Carlisle and Alice slashed at both of them, slamming them into the walls.

"Cole, get Emmett down!" Alice cried out through the madness. I sprinted to Emmett and hurdled to the wall, attaching my feet to it with my newfound powers. Why wasn't anyone else using these vampire powers? I used my earth powers to attach Emmett to the wall, and almost got Edward, but he slipped away, bounding towards Carlisle and Jasper. Alice stayed put in the back of the room and had her eyes closed.

"Carlisle, right flank!" she announced, and Carlisle switched directions to Rosalie. With a strong kick, she slammed into a wall. I immediately took the chance to trap her, using my ever-so-useful powers. "Jasper, get down!" Edward kicked at the air as Jasper took his leg, making him lose his balance. Edward fell to the ground and I attacked, trapping him on the ground.

Who was missing?

"Cole, look out!"

I turned around and Becca leapt on me, slamming me into a wall. The house was definitely a mess by then, and I had a tinge of guilt. With a single swipe, Carlisle was slammed into the wall, and Alice looked straight at me. "Go straight at her," she told me, but gave me cold eyes. I looked back at Becca who was already sprinting towards me. I went on all-fours and barrel-rolled into Becca's legs, and I used my air powers. The air rippled around her and caught her in midflight. This was definitely more amusing than video games. It actually made me laugh a little bit.

"I guess that Kaitlin is staying…," I muttered.

Carlisle looked cheerily at me while Edward and Rosalie gave me sour faces. My life was getting really complicated, and I was making other people's lives just as bad. It made me feel absolutely horrible to know that I was the cause of someone's damaged house.

"Lock both of these two up in a room," Carlisle ordered Jasper and Emmett.

"What? Why?" I asked, dumbfounded.

"You're both newborn vampires," Alice explained in a happy voice. Jasper was looking at us quite seriously. Jasper has the power to change people's emotions, I remember Becca saying. So he can make you feel happy and joyous as you spilled your guts? I asked her. "You're both irking for human blood, which you can't have. Edward and I are going to go hunting for you to get you some blood."

With that, she jumped out a window with Edward, who was muttering something about Bella. Somehow I could hear him even though he was a few feet away from me. Oops, don't tell Mrs. Semsel I made that mistake; I mean meters.

I'm sorry about that. Just, it's the only thing that is keeping me human. Wait. Did I really just say that? I'm not human anymore, and never will be again. It actually made me a little depressed….

My mind fluttered around, and it felt like everything in me was just going to explode. "Can you please use your… powers to push Kaitlin with his?" wondered Emmett. I nodded and willed the earth around Kaitlin to follow Jasper, Emmett, and I as I was being led to the room in which I stayed for a few hours to write my first journal. Jasper and Emmett waved us a good bye, shutting the door on their way out. I looked over at Kaitlin. She seemed nice enough.

"Sorry about that… nearly-killing-you thing…," she murmured.

"It is fine," I told her, being absolutely honest. "Because of you, I got my wish: I'm a vampire."

This seemed to brighten her up a little, and I allowed the earth to fall around her. We talked for hours upon hours, about becoming a vampire. I told her everything about not eating and sleep, and she told me about how she became a vampire. There were three vampires that surrounded her, she told me seriously; an African-American who had an Australian accent, a pretty red-head, and some honey-brown haired guy. One of them bit her, and then a pack of wolves drove them off. But they weren't wolves. They were about ten times bigger, and scarier.

I excused myself after she finished the story, grabbing some of the paper Becca had given me before and I started this journal. Within a few hours, Becca and Edward arrived with the animals. There were four deer; two for Kaitlin, two for me. For some reason, the blood just smelled so good to be. As soon as Kaitlin saw the animals, she took her two and sucked the blood out of them. I did the same, but with more caution. Becca and Edward immediately locked the door on their way out, leaving Kaitlin and I alone to finish our meal.

Well, I guess I should finish my journal here. I mean, nothing much happened for the next two days. Kaitlin and I are still locked in the room, and I'm really hoping that once we get out, all of us are going on a hunt for Uncle John. If not, I guess I can kiss the Cullen family goodbye. I was going to find Uncle John one way or another, and those wolves were not going to keep him.

I really hope you are doing okay, Jordan.

Until next time, I guess,

~~~Cole Burns

P.S. If you hear from Taylor, tell her I went out to visit you. Tell anyone else who might ask you the same….

Burns