Hi y'all! I'm in a hotel boring my brains out, waiting for the morning to come when I fly out to Hawaii. Ugh!! Such anticipation! And to top it all off, my grandparents are snoring a bed away like there's no tomorrow. Halp!
Well, I have nothing more to say, so I'll let ya get on with the reading :o)
Chapter Seven: The Note
Footsteps thundered down the hall, at least four pair, continuing like an echo, until Jason, Brad, and my foster parents burst in my room.
"What is it?" They yelled in unison.
I pointed a shaking figure at the TV screen. "The n-news. Just now," I couldn't seem to catch my breath. "Nick got kidnapped."
"Now, really, Sienna, you shouldn't be screaming for silly little things like that. Why, I bet you don't even know the boy," My foster mother gave me a very stern look.
"But I do know him!"
Both of my foster parents left the room, Jason and Brad remaining. I stared at them with shocked eyes.
Brad walked up to me, laying a comforting hand on my shoulder. "They'll find him, don't worry about it."
"This is Washington. The cops here are the best," Jason said (not so truthfully, though. What does being in Washington have to do with the ratings of cops?).
I sighed. "Okay, okay, just let me think." My brothers cleared the room in various stages of depression.
Damn. What happened to my life in such a short period of time? One minute I was a semi-happy foster vamp-child, the next there are werewolves, more vampires, a whole other family, and strange La Push men who seem to be fixated on meeting my "mother".
I decided it was time to pay my "family" a visit. No more of this childish crap.
A few minutes later, I put on a brave face as I marched up the front steps to the Cullen's sprawling white mansion.
A lone figure bounced down the steps. "Sienna! How are you?" Alice cried happily.
I sighed. "Were you watching the news?"
Alice seemed to sense my reluctance to be cheery. "Yes, I'm sorry. I know you and Nick got along rather well. But don't worry, we'll help you find him."
She nearly read my mind. A huge grin lit up my face. "Really?"
In the blink of a human eye, the rest of the Cullens were standing there, smiling.
"Of course, Sienna, dear," Esme said. "Do come in."
We traipsed into their large entryway and into a slightly smaller room with a highly technical-looking computer and a large bookshelf full of what looked like classics. Most of the Cullens went down the hall and upstairs. Carlisle stayed and rifled through some immaculately kept antique drawers and emerged with a phone book. "Found it," he grunted, his thumb holding a spot in the large book.
"Er... who exactly are you looking for?"
"Jacob Black's house. Yes, there it is. Due to the treaty, we won't be able to assist you. But we'll tell you how to react."
I stared at him curiously but he didn't elaborate.
Carlisle resumed his rummaging through numerous drawers. Finally, he stood up gracefully and walked out the door, beckoning for me to follow him. He handed me a slip of paper with an address written in neat handwriting. I assumed it led to Jacob's house. When we emerged into the family room, the remainder of the family were sitting on the couch, waiting.
Bella smiled at me, trying to catch my eye. I ignored her.
"Sienna, Jacob might just know something about Nick's kidnapping. They were always very close, even before Gunthrick murdered his mother," Edward said.
"Um, so are we going? And what's with this treaty?" I asked irritatedly.
"We can't. The treaty states that the Cullens are not to set foot in La Push, for fear of injuring–or worse– its occupants." Rosalie replied.
"Okay, so first of all, why have I never had any problem with going to the rez, and second, you don't even eat humans," I was extremely confused.
"Maybe they weren't aware that you were a vamp. It seams that once all of the vampires are cleared out of their area, they lose their wolfishness. And being vegetarians is what saved us," Jasper said.
I raised an eyebrow. "'Wolfishness?'"
Bella and Edward exchanged a look. "Er, Sienna, we meant to tell you later, but because of the slippage of somebody," Bella shot an annoyed look at Jasper, who returned one of pure innocence. "We have to earlier than planned."
Emmet took over. "Yeah, well, to make a long story short, a few La Push people are descendants from werewolves, and when a vampire enters their domain, all hell breaks loose."
I laughed. Now really, this was too much. Maybe this was all some twisted joke made up by my equally twisted foster family. Damn, this was so not funny. If they think they take me as that much of a fool, they have way underestimated me. I mean, I may be a bit morbid, but I wasn't stupid.
"Okay, guys, this really is not funny. Cut the crap and tell me who you really are."
The Cullens stared at me in shocked silence. "Sienna, we've been telling the truth the whole time. I know it's kind of much all at once, but that doesn't mean we're lying. Seriously," Alice added when I gave her a disbelieving look.
"Yeah, okay," I rolled my eyes.
"Sienna! What do we have to do to make you believe us?"
I mock-pretended to search the back of my head for answers. "Hm, let me think, why don't you start with telling me why Bella left me all those years ago?"
Rosalie sighed. "Damn, The Duke."
The Cullens squirmed uncomfortably in their seats.
I raised an inquiring eyebrow. "'The Duke'?"
What the hell kind of name was that? It so reminded of me of that movie Jill was near obsessed with, with hot Kurt Russel as a criminal turned good guy. Woohoo!
"Yes, The Duke. Back before you were born was The Duke's reign of terror. While he was a human, he had an extremely powerful assistant, who did all of the dirty work. He wasn't so well known in the south, but the north was where it all went on. The Duke made a collection of all the murderers in the area, changed them, and used them to destroy all of the vampires. He made it his goal to annihilate every single vampire in the world. Sounds impossible, I know, but he grew more and more powerful as the years passed. We suspect that he was Rosalie's ex husband --" Emmet growled. "--and that's why he has such a grudge against our family. We had a couple of very close calls. When you were born, The Duke was fixated on getting back with Rosalie, and he made threats to kill you. We never told you were a vampire, and put you in the orphanage. We had no choice," Bella nearly had tears in her eyes.
I looked at them through new eyes. "And you think he discovered me again and kidnapped Nick to lure me to him."
"Yes," Edward said, worry etched in his voice.
I got up, smoothed down my skirt, and said, "Well, I've got not a moment to lose. Thanks for giving me the directions, Carlisle," and I was out of there quick as a flash. I heard my name being called, but I was faster than most, so I easily outran them. But instead of going to La Push to pay Jacob a much-needed visit, I turned to the forest.
It had been a long time since I hunted. Too long.
...:...
Later, when I was laying on my bed contemplating the major turn of events that day, my window exploded inward. Just like that. I shrieked and ran to the window, but could see no one. Turning around, I suddenly smelled the acute stench of rotting flesh. Nearly gagging, I kneeled down to examine what lay in the glass rubble. It was a dead rat. With a note pinned to its ears.
What the hell is this, the Navy? Except instead of using a bottle, someone used a dead rat. Fantastic.
Unrolling the piece of paper, I slowly read it, then again. I sank down onto the glass-strewn floor.
Dear Sienna,
Hello, I haven't seen you in quite a while. We'll be meeting again soon, very soon.
If you want to see the boy again, go to the abandoned warehouse on Flix Street at midnight.
See you soon, my sweet.
The Duke
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Hee hee, sorry for the cheesy part with the Cullens. I just couldn't resist!
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Oh, and I know many of you may be thinking Sienna is a huge bitch, but she's not, really. She's just under a lot of stress.
AND if you were wondering what the movie with Kurt Russel was called, it's Escape from New York.
