Thank you everyone, for your reviews. I stayed up until 4:00 am last night writing this chapter. I had planned on making the chapters way longer, but with my daughter it's a little hard to find time to sit down for a few hours. Sorry for the wait!
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"I was born 23 years ago in Biloxi, Mississippi. I remember everything, just like it was yesterday. My mother was in so much pain. The pregnancy had been extremely difficult for her. She had to find the right balance of blood and food to keep her and myself from dieing. My gestational period was a little over 2 months. My grandmother was the only person my mother trusted to deliver me, they couldn't risk going to the hospital. My grandmother and mother were very....gifted." Emma chose her words carefully. She knew she would have to explain later. From the looks on their faces, she knew they had enough to process already.
"My grandmother did have a doctor friend who was also an administrator at a hospital in town. She allowed my grandmother to use an old ultrasound machine. It's a good thing it wasn't being used anymore because as soon as they tried to use it, it surged with power and was destroyed, it knocked out the hospitals power for 24 hours as well."
Why did she say all of that? They probably saw her more as a freak than she already was. As if he could read her mind at that moment, Edward said "It's okay, we are not going to judge you." She closed her eyes and exhaled. She could do this.
"The labor was hard. I had the overwhelming I needed to dig my way out of her stomach, but I could never hurt my mother. I felt how much she loved me, she was my everything. After a few hours, I was born. My mother was weak, but with some special care from Grandma she survived. I was born with perfect razor sharp teeth and semi-long hair. My skin, like yours, is impenetrable, It does not glow in the sunlight as yours does. I never had any patience for that disgusting formula Grandmother tried to give me. She finally gave up and gave me blood. She had complete access to the blood bank through one of the charities she was in charge of. I can survive on human food , but I would much rather catch it myself."
"At the rate I grew, It was impossible for me to know anyone other than them. By the time I was 3 days old, I was sitting up, crawling, and even standing. By a month old I looked more like a 2 year old. I could speak English and Latin. I could read and write and do pretty much anything an adult could do. I reached full maturity by the age of 7 and I haven't changed since. A short time after that, my Grandmother passed and left us her estate. We auctioned most of it off and donated a lot of the money to charity in her name. Grandma Georgia would have liked it, she was always trying to save the world. We moved to a small town in southern Indiana and built a ranch out in the country."
"When I turned 16. I started having horrible nightmares. For a week it was always the same. A little girl being taken from her bed and flying through the trees. Her captor had red eyes and moved very fast. He took her to small clearing in a the woods and drank her dry. I had never seen a true vampire before, but I knew what he was."
"I began going out at night and searching the borders for any sign of something different. After three nights of doing rounds, I caught a scent of something I had never smelled before. I followed the trail, it was very fresh, to a very densely wooded area. That's when I found her and I was too late. She was lying under and oak tree with half her neck missing. She was so white. Her face was frozen in the horror of her last moments on earth." Tears filled her eyes, threatening to brim over and splash down her cheeks. She tried to forget holding the little girl in her arms, but it wasn't natural. She should have died an old woman, warm in her bed.
"You don't have to talk about it if it upsets you." Edward said squeezing her hand.
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm okay. I don't mind finishing, it will actually make me feel better." She continued.
"He must have heard me coming because he had hidden himself in a tree. I could sense him there, watching me with those narrow red eyes. I'm sure your already aware that my heart beats and that blood flows through my veins. He thought I was just another weak human, there to be his second course. I heard him jump down and I pretended not to hear. That's when he sprinted forward to grab me. I moved fast, spinning up in a fury and backhanding him through a few trees."
"ALRIGHT!" Emmett roared, clapping his hands together. Edward rolled his eyes and shook his head. This entire time his hand had never left hers.
"So I take it you like a good fight, huh Emmett?" she asked. Of course he would. With a ripped body like his she was sure that he relished a good scrap.
"Hell yeah I do, so what happened next?"
Everyone's eyes were on her and she hesitated. Should she be honest about what happened. After all, they weren't so different from herself. They had taken her in and helped her recover without any clue who she was or what she was. They deserved to know. They could understand what it was like to feel like a monster. It was now or never.
"He recovered very quickly and was on me in a flash. I dodged his first few attacks easily, but he was a very skilled fighter. One of his blow caught me and sent me flying. Before I had barely landed, he was there grabbing me. He swung me into a tree, pinning my arms with one hand and choke holding me with the other. He hissed through his teeth as he inspected my face. I kneed him in the gut and loosened out of his hold. We flited through the woods, both of us dodging each others blows. We ended back in the clearing where the little girls body lay. My eyes glanced at her and he took me to the ground. He held me by my neck again, then he forced my head to the side. I tried to push him off again, but he kneed me hard in the gut. All I saw was her face, those empty eyes staring back into mine. Such a black rage filled me then, it was unlike anything I had ever felt before. I felt fire burning inside of me, yearning to erupt. I pushed my arms into his chest, knocking him 50 feet into the air. I jumped up as he landed on his feet. I took all the fire that had been building inside of me and threw my hands out at him. A ball of fire erupted from them and set him ablaze. The force knocked him over and he screamed as I burned him to ashes."
"I felt like something had been awakened in me, there was so much power. The shadows around the trees danced in the light, like they were rejoicing. I could feel things now I had not before. The earth and wind called to my body. I could feel water dropping lazily off a leaf above me. I called the wind to me and scattered his ashes into the night. I had inherited my mother and my grandmothers skills. I wasn't just half vampire, half human. I was half vampire, half witch."
"Ah, the plot thickens." Carlilse said chuckling. Emma smiled. They weren't freaking out, that was good. Did she ever expect them to? Maybe they wouldn't be so comfortable after what she had to say next.
"Since the night I found Josie Eveland taken from her home and murdered, I have devoted my life to killing those who try to harm innocent people. I may be part vampire, but I have made a vow to devote my life to help others. I feel like if I can save these people, maybe I won't be such a monster. I don't want you all to think I am here to hurt you, because I wouldn't do that. I respect you all very much for the life you have chosen to lead. Maybe I was meant to meet Edward in the woods. Perhaps there is something bigger at play here." she finished deep in thought. She wasn't going to go any further. Although she was mending fast, she was still in pain. She still had the elixir in her bag that was hidden in the cave. The Restorer would heal her in seconds, but she only had one bottle left and she needed to save it for a life or death situation.
Reliving this last week was not something she wanted to do right now at all. She needed time to heal inside. She decided not to tell them about the murders.
"Emma? You look very tired. Would you like us to let you rest?" Jasper said for his first real sentences in this whole show and tell. She was very tired and worn down. Not just physically, but all the other "ly's" there were. She wanted to hear about them really bad. Maybe just a few questions to hold her over. She always wanted to learn everything about anything.
"I do believe I should rest, but I was wondering if you all might answer a few questions I have? I'm not very good at patience, especially when I am learning something new."
"Sure, by all means ask away." Alice spoke up.
Edwards eyes left her, it was the first time since they had since he came to her side. Alice's eyes had suddenly went blank, she got this far off, day dreaming look that Emma knew all too well. It was rare she herself had visions outside her dreams. Those were the ones that couldn't wait. Edward turned back to her while her eyes were transfixed on his sister's face.
"Well," she began breaking her own concentration, "Do any of you have special abilities like Edward?" her cheeks flushed. It hadn't come out exactly as she wanted it to. Edward answered this question quickly.
"Jasper has the ability to feel and manipulate peoples emotions. Alice has visions of the future. We know I can't see into your mind, but Jasper can feel your emotions like normal. Alice is having some difficulty seeing you, but the harder she concentrates, she sees only glimpses. We have never met anyone like you." he finished.
"I guess that may hold me over until I wake up." she said teasingly and then yawned.
"Get some rest Emma. There is plenty of time to get to know each other." She reluctantly let go of his hand as he stood up. Everyone started filing out quickly, wishing her well and a good rest. Edward was the last one at the door. Before he shut it, he looked at her and spoke.
"I believe you were meant to be here for a reason." He shut the door and left her alone.
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