A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! Just a reminder, I'm co-writing this with Twilight Elena, she wrote this chapter! Sorry for such a long wait! I hope you enjoy :)
Kimberly sighed as she walked downstairs. No more smell of pancakes and syrup or eggs with bacon. She didn't even know if the smell would be good anymore. The only thing she liked to drink was blood. Human blood. Edward told her that Jasper and Carlisle would be helping her train her control. She didn't know why she needed help with eating blood, it wasn't that hard. She didn't attack Bella that had to mean something right? Bella didn't even seem appealing to her at all. "Morning." Her voice was low and not very bouncy as normally was.
"What's wrong Miss Kimmy?" Jasper asked her softly. His power wasn't working on her so he had to calm her down the hard way.
"Just thinking about food… or lack of food. No eggs or bacon in the mornings anymore. Just this stuff…" She held out the bag of animal blood that Carlisle had given her.
"I see what you mean but it's how you have to survive."
Kimberly sighed. "What does the other food taste like?"
"Sand paper." Emmet responded as he walked into the room. "Really dry sand paper."
"That's just gross." Kimberly shook her head as she looked back up at Emmet. "I work with you first right?"
"Yupp. Once you're finished eating."
"I'm not very hungry." She pushed the bag of blood aside and stood. "Ready."
Emmet laughed. "You will be hungry later, I'm sure of it. Let's go."
He led her outside and no one else followed her. It was going to be just like with Edward. No one comes out until the end to watch what she has learned.
"Now…" Emmet began speaking. "Edward tells me that you used to be some kind of fighter."
Kimberly sighed. She hated when people talked about her old life with Tommy. She wanted nothing more than to get back to him and to be with him again. "Can we not talk about that please?" She asked softly as she turned away from him.
Emmet mentally cursed. He hadn't meant to upset her. "Sorry. I'm right though?"
Kimberly nodded. "Yes."
"You know how to fight yes?"
"Yes."
"You know how to defend yourself?"
"Well, I never fought a vampire before."
Emmet laughed. "I'll go easy on you."
Kimberly growled. She hated when guys told her that. "Can we just get on with it?"
Emmet sighed. He was really upsetting her and he wasn't even trying to. He was just trying to be nice. "Alright, I want you to hit me."
"What?"
"Hit me. Right here." He pointed to his chest. "Hit me here… if you can." He smirked and watched her face change from confusion to determination.
"Are you sure I won't hurt you?"
Emmet laughed. "You won't even be able to touch me princess."
"Don't call me princess!" She screamed as she ran towards him, punched him square in the chest and sent him flying, crashing through three trees until he finally hit the ground. Kimberly screamed and ran towards him. "Oh my gosh! I'm so so sorry!" She found him on the ground, his eyes were closed and his body was scratched up. "Hey. Wake up."
Emmet didn't move.
"Hey! Wake up." She shoved him harder and seconds later the rest of the family came out. "He won't wake up."
The Cullen's laughed.
"What's so funny? I think I hurt him bad. Well, I hit him and I-"
"Wait, you hit him?" Edward looked very amused.
"Yea… remind me not to call her princess ever again." Emmet groaned.
"Emmet!" She jumped and turned around to face him but he had grabbed her around the waist and tickled her making her squeal in laughed and then suddenly she started to sniffle.
Emmet froze and let go of her. "I'm sorry… I shouldn't have touched you like that."
"It isn't your fault, just something I used to do with Tommy…"
Emmet sighed. "I understand. Come on. Let's go back to training." He watched the other Cullen's go back inside.
"You're not mad at me?"
"How could I be mad at you?"
"I slammed you into the trees…"
"Exactly why we need to keep practicing. You need to learn to control that strength. Keep it part of you so you can always use it if you're in trouble but never use it unless that happens."
Kimberly nodded and ran forward and tried to punch him again but all she hit was air. "What the…?"
"I said I would go easy on you before I felt your power. I'm not going to treat you like a child anymore. It's on Kimberly." He crouched into his fighting pose and got ready.
Somehow feeling all that strength in her punch, hurting him so badly and then he just hopped back to life seemed to give her a sense of comfort. Almost like she understood Emmet now, she wouldn't get mad at him anymore, he understood her and he knew she was a kick butt girl. Neither of them was being childish anymore. "You best prepare yourself Emmet. I don't hold back in a fight."
"Well, you can tell me that again once you can hit me." He taunted.
Kimberly rushed forward and threw her fist out to hit him but he disappeared again and then re appeared behind her.
Kimberly sighed. "This is stupid. I don't want you to doge and I throw a single punch. Let's actually fight."
Emmet laughed. "Oh yea." He crouched down and then ran towards her punching her rapidly but every punch he threw at her she was able to block.
"Good." He told her once they stopped. "You're much better at defense then offence."
"Well you're not supposed to fight unless you have to right?"
Emmet nodded. "Good girl." He smirked. "Again." He rushed her again and she blocked every single punch he threw at her.
"Dang girl. You're good at this."
Kimberly smiled. "What's next?"
"Your turn. You try to hit me."
Kimberly took a breath and nodded. Seconds later their fists connected as they fought, he blocked every one of her punches a lot easier than she did. A few seconds later her back was to a tree and his fist was inches from her face. She pushed is hand away and huffed in annoyance.
"Do you know why I beat you?" He asked her curiously.
"You're too fast." She breathed out. She was out of breath and there was no doubt in her mind she would be hungry once she was done with Emmet.
"Do you believe that me being stronger or faster has anything to do with your own speed and strength?" He looked at Kimberly. "I'm a monster Kimberly! I'm a really bad guy that wants to hurt the ones you love! Now hit me!" He roared out angrily as he ran towards Kimberly.
Her instant reaction was to defend from his punches but as soon as he stopped for a split second it was her turn. She punched and kicked at him with all of her strength but he turned it around and in seconds he had her pinned again.
Kimberly growled.
"What are you waiting for? You know you can beat me. You're faster than this."
"What?"
"You're a lot faster than I am. You're faster than Edward and he is the fastest person I know. Use that speed, you have to use all of your powers at once to help control your strength."
"Okay." She took some more deep breaths and looked up at him again.
"Don't think you are… know you are…"
Kimberly giggled. "You totally took that line from The Matrix movie."
Emmet laughed and it made him realize that even though she was a vampire she was still a teenage girl. She wasn't as old as the rest of them were. He had to tone it down and keep it more real and more her level. "Think about it Kimberly. Listen to what I just said, think about it and apply it."
Kimberly nods and thinks for a few minutes and then rushes towards him. Kicking, punching hard but he blocks every single one.
Emmet growls. "Stop trying to hit me and hit me."
They both throw punches and are both equally blocking. "You're faster than this Kimberly." He told her over the sound of her punches. "Use your speed in your punches."
Kimberly screamed as she used her speed for the first time, she was able to slam him into the tree and she managed to slow her fist down centimeters from his nose.
Emmet grinned. "Atta girl. Alright! "
Kimberly cheered and threw her fists into the air. "I did it! I hit you! "
Emmet laughed. "Again..."
A few hours later…
"Dude… Kimberly is an amazing fighter. She just had to learn to use her speed to help her with her strength. She can control it now so easily."
"… and man am I hungry." she grinned as she walked inside with Emmet.
Jasper smiled at her. "Good. Let's get you something to eat shall we?"
Emmet laughed. "She's all yours man. Good luck."
Jasper shook his head. "Don't worry. This part won't require you to use your strength or speed at all."
"What do I have to do?"
"Nothing."
"What?"
"I'm going to show you some blood and you can't have it."
"That's easy. Especially if it is the same stuff as this morning. That stuff was nasty."
Jasper sighed. "It isn't the stuff from this morning. It's what you have been craving."
Kimberly looked confused and followed him anyway.
He led her into the kitchen and had her sit at the table. "I want you to sit here and do not leave the chair. Do not shatter the table. Do you understand?"
Kimberly nodded.
He placed a small red Dixie cup of human blood on the table. "Do NOT drink this…"
Within seconds it was like she was the only person in the room. Her and the small cup of blood. It tempted her, called out for her; the smell of it was overwhelming. "Jasper…" she croaked out. Her hands shook so hard they were shaking the table so she quickly moved them into fists at her sides. She clenched her eyes shut quickly and held her breath.
"No. Open your eyes and breathe." Jasper commanded.
Kimberly's eyes flashed open and she grabbed the cup but froze. Her hand shook around the cup until she used her speed to slam her hand back into her lap. "Can't… Jasper…" she whimpered. Her breathing was heavy and her eyes were bright red with hunger. "Please…" she begged. Her eyes on the cup.
"Keep fighting it Kimberly." Jasper encouraged.
"No more…" she pleaded.
"Little longer…"
"Jasper… please… I need…"
"I know…" He cooed. "Just hang in there."
Kimberly let out a small scream of frustration and desperation as she stared at the cup. Seconds later there was another small Dixie cup next to the first one. A blue cup filled with animal blood.
"Drink that one." Jasper commanded her.
Kimberly snatched up the blue cup instantly and downed it in one gulp. When she looked at the table again, the red cup was gone and there was another blue cup. "Drink it Kimberly…" he spoke softly. The torment was over; it was time to reward her.
He had laid out an entire row of the blue Dixie cups. "Have as much as you like… you don't need to rush." Jasper smiled. She was so good and she learned very fast. Her control was unbelievable. "You did so well."
"Yes Kimberly. That was impressive." Carlisle stood in front of her watching her drink the animal blood. He had been watching the entire time. "You did good Kimberly. We will try again tomorrow."
"What? I have to do that again?"
Carlisle nodded. "I'm afraid so."
"For how long?"
"Until you are in control of it and it isn't so hard for you to hold back."
Kimberly sighed. "I understand."
A few more days passed and soon enough she was able to control her thirst and she actually preferred the animal blood. All of her training had gone perfectly.
A/N next chapter is the moment you've all been waiting for a Tommy and Kimberly reunion, how will he handle the news of her new change, will she be able to control herself around him or will she attack him? Leave me your thoughts in a review.
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