CHAPTER 4!
Twelve

I followed Carlisle into his office, and sat down on the desk.
"Yes?" I asked as my eyes fluttered around the office/library. Most of us didn't really come in here much. The room had a very dark glow to it and some of the paintings on the walls kind of freaked me out. Most of the paintings depicted vampires of an earlier era, much earlier from when I was born, probably the 1700's.
"Rose, I'd like to talk to you about some things." He said, taking a seat in a large, ancient chair.
"Alright. . ." I said, wondering what he needed to talk about.
"First, why did you run away when you knew we would miss you?" Carlisle asked as he fiddled with a thick book that was on the shelf behind him.
"I didn't run away, I was going to come home in the morning."
"Ok. Well, are you going to find a new mate?"
"I don't know, Carlisle!" I shouted, which shook some of the paintings on the wall.
"Calm, Rose. It's ok. I was just asking. Please excuse yourself out." Carlisle said as he motioned to the door. I jumped off the desk and slammed the door on the way out. Ugh. Where should I go? , I thought as I wondered around the house aimlessly. I took off into the woods, having no idea where to go. I was about to attack a small deer when a black haired girl jumped out in front of me. Her skin had a luminous glow, and she had golden eyes. She looked like a vampire, but not like the ones who we were fighting earlier in the day.
"Hello?" I asked as I took a step towards her. As I got a closer look, I realized she had black and blue rings under her eyes. She sure looked like a vampire…
"Hello. I'm Angelina. I belong to the Poppy Coven. Has this land already been claimed?" She asked as she took a look at the green forest life around us.
"Yes, actually. I and my family, the Olympic Coven, live right over there." I said as I pointed towards the direction of the house.
"Ah. How many are in your coven?" She questioned.
"Seven. And a half…" I joked.
"A half?"
"Long story. Anyway, how many are in the Poppy Coven?"
"Twelve: me, Angelina, Ness, Geraldine`, Lyric, Lea, Mattie, Hannah, Kenzi, Jayda, Allie, and Jojo." As she finished her sentence, twelve girls appeared from different directions of the woods. All of them seemed to be from different parts of the world, by far the most diverse coven I had ever seen. Angelina had black hair and the whitest skin I had ever seen, even for a vampire. Ness had long dirty-blonde hair and she was tall, maybe 6'2. Geraldine or Gigi as Angelina later explained, was African American (like Lyric, Lea, Jade and Jojo) and had the curliest hair. Lyric and Lea were obviously twins, but somehow, I didn't know how to describe it, they looked different from each other. Mattie had chestnut-colored hair and it was obviously her best feature as she tended to play with it often. Hannah had red-brown hair and her eyes looked like they were blue, but was that possible? Kenzi had light brown hair that was down to her waist and her lips here so red they looked like she had been hunting all morning. Jayda, or Jade as she liked to be called, had very dark skin but it always sparkled. Allie had deep brown hair
and her eyes were a deep, deep gold. And Jojo, who always stood at the back, didn't seem shy and always said that she felt. I glanced at the coven for a second time. There were so many people, but what shocked me most is that they were all girls. Never in my life had I seen a coven with more girls.
"Well," I started, "do any of you have any special abilities?"
"Oh yes, every individual in our family has a power. I, Angelina, have the power of duplication which is very important in a battle."
"Hello, I'm Ness. I am able to I am able to bring past and future versions of myself back to the present. This is often called temporal duplication but I have no name for it." Ness had a very high, soprano voice that sounded like a small bell tinkling.
"I am Gigi. I have the power to generate the acid that we vampires use to change others. Mostly is it caused by touch but I am working on the ability to spray it." As Gigi explained her power, I realized that she loved it, and it left me wishing I had a power. The girls named Lea and Lyric stepped up.
"Hi. I'm Lea and this is Lyric. We have the same power, but it works differently. We have the ability of sonic scream, which is the ability to generate vocal sounds of a higher amplitude than a normal human or vampire, but my pitch is higher and hers is lower." Another girl stepped out from behind the circle.
"Mattie, here. I am a mind controller, it's like mind reading but you go into people's mind and tell them what to do."
"Hey, I'm Hannah. I have Kinetic absorption, which is the ability to absorb forms of kinetic energy into oneself and utilize it in some way, such as by converting it into physical strength or using it to power energy blasts." Hannah's power reminded me of Kate's of the Denali Coven, but with an interesting twist. As the girl's went down the line I wondered how all these talented vampires met. Kenzi had Psychometry, which meant that she had the ability to relate details about the past or future condition of an object or location, usually by being in close contact with it. Jayda had the talent of memory manipulation, or being able to erase or enhance the memories of another. Allie had Omniscience, or the ability to know everything. And Jojo had animation, bringing inanimate objects to life or freeing an individual from the dead. After the girls were done sharing their talents, I offered them to follow me back to the house. They all said yes and were grateful to have a place to stay for a few days. I sprinted off into the distance, excited to show Carlisle what I had found.