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I ran with Emmett through the forest. If my heart was beating it would be coming out of my chest right now. The only thing flying through my mind was, please let it be Diego! It might be him… or I might be getting myself all worked up over nothing. After running for what seemed like an hour we slowed to a jog. I saw Jasper crouched behind a bush right before the forest opened up into a clearing. He turned around at the sound of our approach.
"They are in the house," Jasper said. It never even processed in my mind because I was running. Running to the door. When I threw it open I heard myself breathe in deeply. There on the couch sat Fred, reading a book. I looked frantically around the room for the other vampire, trying to calm my beating heart. Fred stood up and sent the repelling aura at me, almost making me stumble backwards. I heard a loud growl from the corner and my eyes flashed there immediately.
He was tall with dark hair and red eyes… but he was not Diego. I sighed and faced what I had not wanted to think about much lately. Diego was dead and he wasn't coming back. Fred stood up and said something I didn't comprehend, the intense pain burning my chest. To my surprise Fred grabbed me and pulled me into a bone crushing hug.
"Fred," I said, smiling a little. He set me down and looked down at me.
"Bree, you're ok!" I nodded.
"What took you so long?" Fred asked. Emmett poked his head in the door and Fred growled sinking into a crouch.
"No, Fred. This is Emmett. He, well he saved me. Him and his coven. They protected me from vampires who wanted to kill me. He won't hurt you," I said. Jasper pushed Emmett into the door. "Jasper, Emmett, this is Fred. Fred, Jasper and Emmett," I said motioning to each person. He looked at me wearily and I nodded encouragingly.
"Hello," Fred said. Emmett and Jasper mumbled greetings and then started towards the door.
"We just wanted to make sure you were ok Bree. We heard the growling," Jasper said.
"Ok. Thanks Jasper," I said. He nodded and left with Emmett.
"Bree, this is Jonathan. Johnny, this is my friend Bree," Fred said. I looked at Jonathan again. I realized that his hair was light brown, not back like Diego's and that he looked a little younger, closer to my age.
"Hi," I said shyly. He just started at me.
"Oh," he said after a second. His voice sounded like the flow of water, smooth and easy. "Hi Bree." We just looked at each other for a second.
"So, you're gonna stay with us from now on?" Fred asked hopefully. I frowned. My mind raced. I thought about the good things. Alice and I, the way Edward played the piano, Esme's loving heart, the way the Cullens had already made me feel like part of the family. Then I looked at Fred again, and saw his face. It was something familiar, something I knew would never stop being true. I thought about Jonathan, he was beautiful and nice to me and… wait what? I barely know him. How could I think about him like that? I mean that just popped into my head like I had known him for years. How could I even think of someone like that after losing Diego just two days ago? But when Jonathan looked at me I felt like I was drowning in his eyes. My mind soared and I shook it, trying to make sense of everything. I was so confused and upset. "Bree?"
"I-I don't know," I said. "Let me think for a second." I felt pressured and I tried to make up my mind, but every time I thought about how fun life would be living with Fred and Jonathan, I found a counter argument about what I had with the Cullens. I could drink from humans with Fred, but I could learn to control myself and restrain from killing people who had families waiting for them with the Cullens. I could play around with Fred, but I could always play rough with Emmett back at the house. Alice had already considered me a part of the family. I had a whole family waiting for me. How could I leave that behind?
Then again, how could I just walk away after finding Fred? He had always been my protection. He already thought I would join him, no doubt. I was hurting him by making him think that I didn't want to live with him. I had known Fred longer than I had known the Cullens, and I knew that he liked me. But I knew that the Cullens cared about what happened to me. I felt like I was going to scream. My head spun and I felt like crying. I wanted to sit down somewhere and cry about everything in my life that was so messed up; about losing Diego, being lied to all of my existence by Riley, about having to choose between two groups of people who cared about me, and about how I was suddenly attracted to Jonathan like metal to a magnet. Before I knew what I was doing I ran out the door. To my surprise I didn't run away, but right into Emmett's waiting arms.
"Bree, what's wrong?" Emmett asked. I realized that I was sobbing. I shook my head and let Emmett and Jasper try to comfort me. Fred and Jonathan walked out the door and Emmett let go of me. Jasper caught me and I continued to cry. With his touch I felt a calming sensation. "What did you do to her?" I heard Emmett yell. "What did you do to my sister you jerk?" I cried as Fred yelled back.
"I didn't do anything to her. What did you and your crazy coven do to her?" I wondered why Fred wasn't using his power, but I realized it was because I had told him not to hurt Emmett and Jasper. It was because they had saved me. This made me sob again and Jasper hugged me a little.
"We saved her! Something you didn't have the guts to do," Emmett said. Fred yelled something in response but I didn't hear. I had left Jasper and was walking towards them now.
"Stop it, Emmett, leave him alone!" I cried. Emmett gave Fred one last angry glance and then he came over to me and hugged me.
"I'm sorry Bree," he said. I shook my head.
"Can we just go home?" I asked. Emmett nodded and started to lead me back to the forest, but I walked back to Fred first.
"Listen; give me some time to think about things. Stay here and I'll come talk to you tomorrow," I said.
"Where are you going?" he asked. Jonathan looked at me and I thought I saw a flash of worry.
"I'm going home with my brothers."
AN:
So what did you think? Don't worry, Bree isn't mad at anyone and she will go back to talk to Fred. She just feels a little overwhelmed. Did you like it? Hate it? Suggestions? Review! Love you all,
Caity
