Chapter 4:
With the last lessons of the day all over with it was time for the Cullen's to come over.
"Emmett and I will nip home to grab Carine and Earnest, then we'll meet you at your place." Rosalie told us.
"Here's the address." I handed her the slip of paper, and with that her an Emmett were gone.
"Okay so Edward you come with me in my car, and Edythe you go with Beau. Is that alright?" They both nodded and we all went our separate ways.
Beau's POV:
"So, what's your house like?" Edythe asked shyly.
"It's a little extravagant to say the least, but when you've got all the money in the world you might as well gain a few luxuries right?" I winked looking at her out of the corner of my eye.
"I suppose that's right." She was quiet which wasn't out of the ordinary for her based on what I know of her so far, I was reluctant to read her thoughts because I didn't want to invade her privacy, so I resisted the urge.
"And here we are."
If I did say so myself, our house, owned by Bella and I, was like something straight out of the movies, in fact it was better. Three stories, four separate buildings, a underground carpark which held all 367 of our cars, a huge swimming pool along with jacuzzis and a sauna, 24 bedrooms, what for you may ask? No reason at all apart for indulgence. I parked the car in the underground lot, taking the elevator up to the main building, floor 1. I heard the familiar sound of Bella's car, followed by the unfamiliar hum of Rosalie's car, the timing couldn't have been much better.
I introduced myself to Carine and Earnest and we retired to the front room sweet so that we could talk in a relaxed and comfortable manner. We spoke mostly about age before Carine's pager made a loins high pitched noise.
" I'm afraid that's the hospital, there has been an accident and I need to rush back, would you care to drop me off Rosalie?"
"Of course, Carine. Emmett, Jessamine, Archie? Let's go."
And with that it was just Bella, Edward, Edythe and I.
"Edythe would you like a tour?" I offered.
"That'd be lovely, yes please." She smiled at me timidly.
"Okay then follow me." I showed her around the main building, and parts of the ground before we decided just to retire to my bedroom and listen to music. We had sat in silence for 12 minutes and 56 seconds, when I heard Edythe beautiful voice slicing through it.
"Beau?" Edythe whispered shyly, her eyes darting from mine back to her hands in her lap.
"Yes, Edythe?" I shut my book giving her my attention.
"Do you... Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? You don't have to answer, I'm just curious." She shrugged her shoulders attempting to appear indifferent but failing miserably. I knew that to humans and many vampires actually, she was an expert at lying but I could see through her act.
"I don't mind, but I am warning you that there are some questions that I am simple forbidden to answer." I was having a hard time, however, seeing how I could ever deny her of anything she wanted.
"You and Beau were around for basically everything, the creation of earth, the evolutions of humans, why do you not drink human blood?" The question was quiet but I heard it.
"Blood is more of an indulgence for Bella and I, we went nearly 10 billion years without it and it did nothing to us. But when the time came that it was available to us there was no such thing as humans, and so we became accustomed to it. When humans did finally evolve there were not enough of them that we could feed off them. We may have considered it but we soon came to realise that we had finally found our dominant species and we were not about to let them slip through our fingers again. But that is another story before you even ask. We helped the humans evolve into what they are today. Gave them tools and clothes, shelter and warmth. Without our encouragement they wouldn't have survived to make a new generation and trust me, they were constantly trying, even insisting that Edythe join them in the task. That however was where we drew the line."
"Wait, you mean to tell me that without yours and Edythe's help, then humans would have never survived, would've died out?"
"Yes, that is correct." I nodded, encouraging her to ask another question.
"Wow." Was all she said, and then she sat silently trying to come up with a new question. "So, if you and Bella don't crave human blood, then why do the rest of us?" That was a good question, thankfully I had the answer.
"Because, you and all other vampires were created by a vampire biting a human and allowing the venom to spread, Bella and I however, were not. And so my theory is that because you all had blood in you when you were turned, human blood, you crave it more to make you stronger. Blood stains you tissues and veins when you are turned and it can take up to six years for it to be used up, but once it has been used you no longer have the immense strength you had. Human blood makes a vampire stronger at first, but after about ten thousand years the effect starts to wear off and you begin to lose strength. The effects of animal blood are the opposite. At first you will not be as strong as the vampires around you but after about 2 millennia, you begin to gain strength, some deem that a worthy reason to chose the same lifestyle as you and your family but many see it as a great sacrifice. The reason for this is that at first your body sees the animal blood as a foreign entity, and rejects it, but then once it becomes natural your body stops rejecting it and allows you to absorb all that is wanted from the blood. Whereas after the ten thousand years, your body begins you grow to accustomed to human blood and it loses its effect. Animal blood does not because of the variety of animal you are drinking, but if you only lived off elk then this too would happen to you. We haven't told any human blood drinking vampires that in a while, not even the Volturi know so do not speak a word of this to any nomads passing through and also do not tell them about us. We are putting a lot of trust in you." I was very serious and she knew it.
"I promise" I could tell that she was not lying about this and nodded satisfied."And your powers?"
"Endless, whatever we want we can have. Empathy, telekinesis, mind reading the list goes on and on and on. We like to call our selves 'coveters' if we want what another has, we get it."
"Wow... How many powers do you have?" She asked timidly.
"About 7650, quite a few of them are very similar, but they all have different aspects, so they are all useful in some way or another."
"I didn't even know that there was that many vampires, let alone vampires with powers."
"They come and go, typical vampires are very aggressive, specifically in the early years of life, so many of them don't even make it past a single millennia. It is what it is I suppose." I sighed, suddenly sad thinking of a future in which Edythe didn't make it past 1000. I didn't really know what I'd do if he died, and I had only met her a few short hours ago.
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