Chapter 7
"I lived with my father in the main house, along with my aunt, uncle, two cousins and after I turned six, my step mother. I attended Ouran Academy's preschool, and after that elementary, and the middle school. I was going to start high school, but Mother made me move here with Bella. I have two best friends, Yasuchika Haninozuka, who is a Martial Arts freak, and the second son of the Haninozuka head. Then Satoshi Morinozuka, who is awesome at fencing and Kendo, but can also do Karate. We all met at Karate club, and Chika's the captain. I mostly do archery and swimming, but I like trying new things. We've been friends since we were seven." Nami smiled happily. Jasper nuzzled her neck, liking her delight.
"My Father died when I was nine. We had gone to the beach house, Papa, Mama - who is actually my stepmother - and I was great friends with mama, more so then my actual mother. We were there for a week, and on the fourth night the house was broken into. I come from an old, very rich family, you see, and everyone knew we owned a summer-house on that beach. So, these five men broke into our house whilst we were asleep. They didn't trigger any alarms until they got into my room. Papa went ballistic, knocking the two who had got into my room out cold. He, Mama and I, stayed together in the library, which was just next door. The last three though, had come prepared. When they got through the library door, and when Papa went at them, they shot at us." Nami explained sadly. Jasper scowled, not liking his newfound mate being upset. Rosalie and Esme frowned, not liking where this was going.
"Papa managed to take one down, before he got shot three times - once in the leg, once in the shoulder, and once in the stomach. Mama was shot in the arm twice, and I was shot in the leg once and the arm once, then they beat us. They got stopped before they got too far. They forget about Papa." She grimaced, rubbing where they presumed the scars to be. Carlisle got up and lifted the sleeve of the shirts she was wearing, and everyone in the room growled when they saw the star-shaped scar. Jasper tightened his hold on his little mate.
"But the attackers were careless, and me and Mama managed to get the guns from the man who Papa had taken down. He had three on him, and me and Mama took all of them. By this time, the men thought we had passed out from our wounds, and had gone to steal from the library." Nami paused and scowled sadly, swallowing loudly.
"Me and Mama shot them. We didn't kill them, but neither of us had ever used a gun before.
The alarm from before had alerted the police, and when they arrived with paramedics, me and Mama had tried to stop our own and Papa's bleeding. But it was too late, and we had to watch as the life drained out of Papa as he bled to death." She choked on a sob, not liking recounting her Fathers death. "After that, me and Mama lived alone in the second house, away from the main family. What we didn't know at the time, was that Mama was pregnant." Nami smiled. "She had twins, Kai and Daichi. They're five next week. They live in the main house now, with Kirimi and the maids."
She took a deep breath.
"Mama died last year of brain cancer. The doctors didn't find it until it was too late. I looked after the twins until I was moved here, and now Aunty looks after them, along with their nanny. I phone them every night. My cousin, Kirimi, is their age, so they spend all day together, and go to school together."
It was silent as Nami finished her story. Rosalie, Esme and Alice couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl. Jasper was running his hands up and down Nami's arms, not wanting to believe all that happened to his mate. Emmett couldn't stop himself, and went and hugged the human tightly, only letting go when Jasper growled threateningly. Carlisle studied the girl with a look only a doctor/father had. Jonathan, who had heard the whole story from down the street, wrapped his arms around Alice's shoulders and looked at the girl wrapped in his blond brothers arms.
The Cullens didn't like what they'd heard so far, but they were sure they would not like the rest of it either.
Nami wriggled around a bit on Jaspers lap, getting comfortable, before she got ready to continue with what she was telling them
"My mother, Renée, never really looked after me, at least, not after I was two. In between the ages of two and four, Bella looked after me mostly. Taught me how to cook and clean when I was three, and when I was four, helped to teach me how to swim, along with one of Mother's boyfriends. She made me go back there for at least two weeks in the spring, one week at new year, and in the summer.
She also doesn't like the fact that I was named something she doesn't like. Papa got to choses my first name, and I took his last name as he is my Father. My mother wanted me to have a middle name, though, and she demanded she be able to chose alone. My full name is Nami Rosemary Nekozawa. It's a nice name, but not many Japanese people have middle names." She took the offered drink from Esme and smiled at the motherly vampire before taking a sip.
"Mother hated the fact I'd rather spend time away from her and Bella, away from what she deems my 'real family'. The only thing is, is that Renée isn't my real family. Bella is, I love her, she practically brought me up. Bella's the one who phoned twice a week when I was in Japan, sent me letters about what she was doing and how she and Mother were. But I have never, not once in my life, heard her tell me she loves me." Nami twisted her mouth in a small grimace.
The Cullens stared at her, surprised by her history. It wasn't too bad, but the part about her family problems, and her attack was horrible. Carlisle stared at his new daughter, surprised at her past, and wanting to go check her medical records. Esme had to restrain herself from going and picking up her baby, and holding her. She was horrified at what the young human had gone through. Rosalie sympathised with the young girl, and couldn't wait to get to know her little sister. Alice, having known what was going to be said already, was still slightly surprised at her best friends past, but couldn't wait to get to know her better. Edward looked at his new sister, surprised at what she had gone through in her short life, and looking forward to getting to know him better. Jonathan frowned, studying his newest little sis, and couldn't help the feeling that she was leaving things out, but decided to let it slide. Emmett grinned at his littlest sis, and felt really excited about getting to know her, but couldn't help but fell slightly sorry for the human. Jasper tightened his arms around his mate; hearing how she was shot and beaten had brought up long-forgotten protective instincts in him, and he buried his nose in Nami's neck and took a deep breath, making sure his vampire knew she was safe and in his arms.
