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It didn't take long to find him, he was fairly close, as he promised. I didn't even know if he was still hunting. I just ran towards the dark, cloaked figure that just had to be Felix. "Felix" I asked, a little hesitant. He turned around swiftly "Alec" He said in surprise "Back so soon from the party? Is everything all right?" "It is" I reassured him "But there is a little… complication" Maybe that was the best way to put it, personally I didn't see the situation as such, but apparently my sweet sister thought it was. "Jane thinks it's best if we leave, soon" I told him, his face was confused "Well, what's going on? What happened?"
It didn't matter anyway, I might as well tell him about Lilly, not everything of course. Not my odd concerns for the girl, but I could tell him that I talked to her and that Jane was worried. So I told him, he nodded understandingly "I don't see it as a reason to run off to Volterra, but I guess it's alright, we should leave that particular village. Though I am a little curious, what is she like?" Amazing, I wanted to say, but that wasn't what he wanted to know either"She seems like a… decent girl." But that wasn't what he wanted to know "Does she have any special talent?" He wondered, I paused, did she? I hadn't really thought about it, I thought she was special, fascinating even. But I hadn't detected a gift. "No, I haven't noticed anything like that" I told him,
"Maybe that's better" Felix said "for Daniel I mean, that way the chances of her becoming a vampire are slim" I blinked in surprise, the thought hadn't occurred to me yet, Lilly… a vampire? It sounded great to me, that way I could talk to her, maybe be friends with her. But I knew that wasn't going to happen. Daniel would never allow it, and if she didn't have a gift a newborn was only a burden. But why would Felix even think of it, had Aro spoke of the girl becoming one of us? I couldn't recall such a thing "How come you think of that?" I asked
"Don't know… I was just thinking about it." He said, a little sheepish. "Well, I'm going towards the sea, are you coming with me?" Felix asked? I had to go soon, but I still wanted to talk to Lilly, just one last time. I would visit her in her room, maybe she would think it was a dream when she woke up in the morning. That way I wouldn't endanger her life and expose our secret. "I'm going to check up the others, we'll see you there!" I said, and ran off before he could even answer me.
Felix hadn't been far away from the village, it only took me five minutes to find my way back. I thought it would be best to find my sister and Demetri first, and then go back to the party. Or wait until it was over? Where could they be, somewhere in the forest, I knew they were somewhere no one would see them. I inhaled, trying to find the scent of Jane or Demetri. Demetri's scent wasn't hard to pick up, I blinked in surprise. He wasn't alone, a human scent combined with his, Lilly's scent. What was he doing? With her in the forest, I could only think of one thing… dinnertime! NO! My mind screamed at me, I had to save her, NOW! Before it was too late. I ran towards a little clearing, and within seconds I heard her heartbeat. Strong and healthy, but too fast. She was alive, but she was scared, I knew that my anger would scare her even more. But I just couldn't keep my cool
"What's the meaning of this" I demanded, I realised she could still understand me, I had to talk faster "I thought we agreed on not telling her everything, and I thought we were going to let her live. We agreed on leaving her alone, only the boy…"
"That's not what Jane said" Demetri spoke. Of course Jane had her own vision of things, but couldn't she understand that for once this was bigger than just her will. I sighed and looked at Lilly, who was sitting there, staring at my face. Her brown eyes big, afraid. "What's done is done" I couldn't change what happened, I had to deal with the consequences now "but he won't be pleased. I promised him…" I had to remind myself to keep my voice down "I promised him she wouldn't be harmed" I hissed. Demetri looked offended "I promised you too, remember? She is okay, and she hasn't been hurt" I glared at him "Dan is going to find out, and he'll be furious. He'll demand…"
"He doesn't get a say in this, things are bigger now. Jane talked to Aro about this. We have orders.." I laughed "Aro didn't even know I was going to check up on her. He never told us what we had to do" Demetri shook his head "I didn't mean that kind of orders, I meant our normal laws. She has already seen too much, heard too much" "She didn't" I hissed "She can still go back, now I'm taking her back to the village and don't try to stop me" I knew that if she stayed now, she didn't stand a chance. She had to get away from us, before she had indeed seen too much.
I heard Jane approaching, thank god! She had a lot of explaining to do, I focused on her, "Jane" I said, I was actually angry. That surprised me, I was never angry with Jane. I heard a soft whimper, Lilly was afraid?of Jane? What did she do to her? "Not now Alec" Jane said harshly. She looked at Lilly, and I immediately knew what she wanted. Ugh, I had to hold her under my gift… which meant Jane wasn't done with her yet. "Fine" I hissed, I didn't want to do this, but it was probably better for her. She would drift away in blankness, not feeling a thing. I stared at her face, observing it as I focused on my power. She was confused, I wanted to tell her it was going to be okay, that I would take care of her. I wouldn't let anything hurt her.
When the mist hit her, I felt her presence instantly, I pushed her to the back of my head. Focusing on Jane "Now please, tell me what this is all about" She didn't seem sure what to say. Finally, she spoke "Alec, she already suspected too much, and well, the boy…" Knew too much? She didn't know anything. "She didn't" I said through my teeth.
"Why are you being so defensive?" Jane asked "She's just human, why does it matter to you?" I paused, I had been wondering that myself too, why did I care? I never cared, I already knew that the answer is was going to give wasn't true, there was so much more to it. I didn't want her dead, I wanted her to be safe and happy. Not just because she was Dan's sister, but I wanted it. I just couldn't explain why I wanted it
"Because I promised Daniel that I would keep her safe, and honestly, I wouldn't enjoy killing her." "Alec… we can't just bring her back now" Demetri said, his voice calm "What do you suggest we do, kill her?" I asked skeptically, he wouldn't want to hurt Daniel that way. "No, he can make the call, let him decide" Demetri spoke, and I immediately understood what he meant. Taking her… taking her to Volterra would certainly leave only one option. Death…
But then… a small part of me thought that it was perhaps the best chance for her, Jane and Demetri thought she knew too much, if she wasn't coming with us she had to be killed. In Volterra she could see Daniel, Dan and I could fight for her. Persuade the others that she would make an amazing vampire. And she could join us.
I knew I didn't need Aro's permission of creating a new vampire, I could do so whenever I wanted to. But this situation was different, in this case she had to go to Volterra. I would take her myself, I would bring her, under my gift, she wouldn't even notice she was traveling. "That is a good idea" I said, relieved. Jane glared at Lilly, "Why bother? I'm certainly not going to carry her there, I want to go back, now. You decide whatever to do with her, I'm out of here" She was mad, clearly because she just lost an argument of killing someone. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem. She would kill the person anyway, and deal with the consequences. But that was because I always agreed with her, I never cared before. I was always behind her decisions, but not this time. It surprised me too,
Demetri looked down at the girl, it was almost as if she was sleeping, laying in the grass. A peaceful expression on her face. I could still feel her under my gift. "We could just take her back" I said, reluctant. I didn't want to leave her, on the other hand, I knew that she could go on with her life, she had a home, a future. I was going to take all of it away, just because I wanted it.
Any good person would've left her here, with her kind. But I was never like that, I was selfish, and something deep within me told me I could make her happy, even with vampires around. Demetri shook his head "We can't let her go" He truly believed that she had guessed our secret, it all depended on what Jane had said to her. Now I was a little curious "What exactly did you do to her?" I asked Demetri
"To her?" Demetri said in surprise "I already told you, we didn't do anything. Sure, Jane wanted to do something, but I told her that you would be furious. She decided to finish of the boy first, she was thirsty…" So Maxwell was dead, I was actually glad that he was gone, I really hated that boy. But I was also a little sad. Not for him, but she really couldn't go back now, if she did, everyone would think she murdered him. "… Jane wasn't sure what to do about her, she told me to take Lilly away and we would decide here"
"Did she say anything to you?" I wondered "I told you, Jane said…" "Not Jane" I cut him off "Lilly of course" Demetri looked shocked, that I actually was interested "No, she didn't. She screamed a lot, and she was really afraid. Her heart was beating so loudly, it was almost hard to control myself. She smells good" He added matter of factly.
She smelled delicious indeed, I listened to her heartbeat, calm and steady. She was completely at peace. She would only see nothingness now, not even aware of anything, not the time passing, not the soft wind that blew through the grass. "Where is Felix?" Demetri suddenly asked, Demetri and Felix had a close friendship. Of course he would be more interested in his friend than in the human girl.
"He was fine, he's already gone towards the sea. I'm guessing that Jane's going to meet up with him. I'm not going with them, not if she has to come along" and I nodded towards Lilly "She smells too good. Felix was never good in controlling himself. Especially not when some members might say it's better if she's dead" I added, thinking about Jane. Demetri considered that for a moment "Probably" He agreed. "But I'm not going to let you go alone" I laughed "Are you afraid that I might be killed? And besides, I'm not alone. I've got company" I smiled a little, not very talkative company, but company none the less.
Demetri laughed now too "Well I won't go with you if you don't want me to, but at least let me take care of something… a boat for instance? We can lay her in it and push the boat to shore" He suggested. That actually was a good idea, swimming in the cold North Sea for a long time probably wasn't healthy for humans. And she could drown easily without me noticing . I nodded "That sounds great, I'll meet you at the coast. I'm going to make sure that Jane cleaned up and I'm going to take some stuff for Lilly."
Demetri nodded and ran away, fast as lightning. I looked at the girl again, her chest moving slowly up and down, breathing steadily. I kneeled beside her, and I inhaled. It was so tempting. No one around to see, no one who would judge me, not anyone who cared, except for Daniel. And now I cared too. I couldn't help myself and before I knew it, my hand ran through her blond hair. It was soft and silky.
I sat there for a while, just thinking. It felt good, running my hands through her hair. I decided it was time to go, I picked her up. She was feather light. I almost didn't notice her presence, if it weren't for the fact that I felt the pulse beneath my hands. I sighed and darted after Demetri's scent. Watching out for the branches of the trees, they might feel like nothing to my skin, but if they hit her, she would probably start to bleed. If she did, I couldn't control myself anymore. This was going to be harder than I thought.