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It's been a while so i'll recap:
I finally decided to close my eyes and let everything work its course around me. Let the fates decide what happens to me.
I woke in and out of fires I couldn't put out. I often screamed, though it didn't help. I just felt better to get my anger and pain out of my system.
Then I started breathing faster and faster. Soon it was all black. My eyes were shut. I just felt like resting. Then I was unconscious, though everything felt bright around me.
Was I dead? Is this what it feels like to be dead? I suddenly felt bad for Great Grandma Huffison. She was frail and old. Near her 90's. She shouldn't have had to suffer like this. It was hard enough for me.
More questions filled my mind. Why aren't I in heaven or something? Is there more to dying?
I quickly answered my own questions. Maybe this was the first stage to death. I was so certain I was dead. I wasn't breathing, hearing anything or seeing (that may have been because my eyes were closed.). I couldn't feel anything. Or maybe I just didn't want too.
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I woke up from my trance. The white ceiling with mysterious yellow spots was above me. It was strange because I could see the ever little crack in the misshaped ceiling. Every dot encrusted, every outline of the yellow spots. I could see that the spots had many colors in them. This was odd because I have never had 20- 20 vision, even though it was never enough for me to require glasses.
I turned my head to see my other surroundings.
I saw Emmeline. She was sitting up in the "pretzel" form. There was something different about her now. Something different than yesterday - If that did happen yesterday. Did it? Maybe it was just a dream.
I noticed we were in the parks' bathroom. The floor was cold. It had ice on it. And I was lying on the ice. Freezing, cold ice. Why do I have a short sleeved shirt on? Am I crazy? I get colds faster than any other normal human being.
Wait. I'm not cold. I don't feel anything. No coldness, no warmth, no pins and needles in my legs.
It was then I realized I was wearing a yellow jacket…. let's call it yesterday. Where is it? Ah, Ha! The shirt was under my jacket. That explains the shirt.
A new question arose in my mind. Where's my jacket?
Oh, Em has it. Good. That's my favorite jacket. It is my favorite color. I slowly got up, expecting to hurt. I didn't. I guess that's good…
"Good. You're awake. I was worried." Emmeline said motherly like. As always. She is always trying to keep us in line even though we don't need it. We stared at each other for a moment in awkward silence.
Why is there ice around her? I wonder if she has a talent from the vampire bites.
"What'd you say?" I asked. The voice sounded a lot like Em so, she probably said something. There was a questioned look on her face.
"I just said that I was glad-"
"No, after that. You asked something about ice. How many vampire bites do I have? Two? I thought-" We were going on a cut off your sentence streak. Not something polite Em usually did…
"Wow!! I thought that in my mind! Kayley, you can read minds! You did get a talent!" Em said, swiftly coming over to hug me.
"Where's Allison?" I managed to say.
Actually it wasn't that hard. According to the book, Twilight, vampires don't have to breathe. Em didn't say anything so I look at her to see her expression. Her face was hard, thoughtful.
Her "voice" said She's been- Ummm- The- A door opened. I turned around to see who had come in. It was Allison. Good.
Kayley! You're finally awake! I heard the surprise in her voice. I wonder why there's ice around her. It's summer. She continued after looking under me.
I wanted to answer her question properly. Should I say 'I don't know'? I thought, still looking at Allison, a smile on her face and mine.
Before I could say it, Allison stopped in her tracks toward me. Why? Did I scare her with my returning smile? I couldn't see why it would. Oh yeah, vampire.
"Allison? What's the matter?" Em said worried. I was frightened. More ice formed under me. I was right. Two talents. Ice forming- when I'm scared- and…. I think telepathy.
I've always had telepathy with my friends. My cousin says it just because I know them very well. My mom never had believed me. She pretended to, but I could see she didn't.
"Well, I thought up something to a question in my mind. It was 'I don't know'." Allison said summing up what just happened.
"I thought it." I said so quietly I didn't think they would hear me. But they did. They both instantly gazed at me. I froze. Their faces were so still, concentrating.
"Why did she get 2 talents and we both got none?! She has telepathy and ice making while we have NOTHING!" Allison screamed and ran out the door, her A-line bob bouncing behind her.
I didn't feel like talking, so I decided to test my telepathy. Em was the only one around and it seemed like she always had the answers.
Em, why do I get two? I don't want them. She can have them if she'd like. I thought in my mind, then listened to Em's response. It was nothing. She didn't say anything or think anything.
I tried to remember how I did it previously. How did it happen? It was too quickly plotted. Did it necessitate looking at the "victim"?
I tried that. I looked at Emmeline this time and then thought the phrase. She seemed to get the message when she responded a few seconds later.
"Can you please not do that? I mean the telepathy. It's kind of weird. And I don't think you can just give them out." Emmeline said out loud.
"How many did you get, Em? And where did Allison go?" I asked hopeful for an answer to every question. Then I stuck another question on the end, hoping she could answer it. "What time is it?"
Em's mind was twirling. I don't think she wanted to say the answers out loud, so I listened, like a good telepather would.
Well- neither of us has one …. I think. But by what happened so far, we would know by now. Umm.. Good way to put this. You heard that, huh. I smirked out loud. Ugh.
"Well at least I'm trying to refrain from using telepathy." I said very proud of not using it…. So far.
She continued Allison… has… no… ummm… she… she's probably jealous from… OF you. I think she's trying to get her anger out without destroying anything. And it's around midnight. I'm not quite sure of the day…
I understood maybe I should… SLAM!! The door opened to see Allison. She seemed have cooled down, though the door opening didn't remedy the situation.
"Sorry. I'm not use to the total awesomeness of my strength yet." Allison confessed with a light smile. We all laughed.
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"What are we going to do?" I asked looking at everyone. We were sitting in a circle, looking at each other.
I don't know what they were doing, but I was looking for some answers… in their brains. Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson was stuck in my head. I was trying to get answers from the song.
"I don't know. It's true what Emmeline was saying 'we can't just be vampires in a world of humans all alone'." I said. I didn't realize until after I said it that Em said that in her mind. Ooops.
"Just stop looking at us. Apparently you can only read minds when you look a people!" Em said, yelling. More ice formed under me. I guess I wasn't use to her yelling. She was usually sweet and kind.
I'm sorry. She said sincerely. I nodded at her as a sign of it being ok.
They backed up a bit, going away from my ice puddle. Now they were at least 5 feet away from me.
"I was thinking… never mind." Allison started to say. We could move somewhere else… that doesn't work! We're only 17! She thought. I agreed with her. My parents wouldn't let there baby go away at 17… unless…
"Well, maybe we could try out being vampires for a week. If anyone feels like they need to have any family members' blood, this will be our sanctuary. Just come here." I suggested.
"Yeah, that might work." Em said hopefully.
"Yep. And every night we'll bring games here and all of us can play." Allison said smartly, trying to help out.
We all agreed and did our secret hand shake. Well, I felt better about this whole being-a-vampire and-living-for-the-rest-of-the-existence-of-the-world thing. One out of 50 questions was answered… finally.
We talked about non- vampirey stuff for the rest of the night. I guess we wanted to get that out of our minds
Finally, the sun came up. Probably around 6 AM. We all got up at the same time and started walking for the door.
We all had the same thoughts (when I looked at them) 'get home before our parents wake up and freak that we were gone all night!' We were at the door. I opened it and let everyone else go before me. I was a bit scared of what my parents would say, therefore, a little bit of ice formed under my feet and I fell. Being the first out the door and letting the warm, bright sun hit me.
