Chapter 7: The Truth About Me

Ava's POV

My heart sped up rapidly as I felt everyone's eyes boring holes into my body and, perhaps, my sister's as well. I knew that the time had come for me to explain the truth to Eveyln's family. I just was not ready to give those explanations yet. Being looked at as an actual person for once in my life had been nice while it lasted. For once I had not been the subject of merciless bullying by people who thought of me as nothing more than a freak. For once I had not been seen as "the clone girl,". For once I had just been viewed as a normal person. I had enjoyed it all while it lasted but now it was time for the truth about me.

"Can someone please explain what's going on?" Nessie was the first one to speak and break the silence. "Did I have twins? Did my father get rid of two babies?"

"No you didn't have two babies," Carlisle said. "I am sure of it. Which begs the question why is there two of them?" he looked toward the two of us, aiming that question directly at us both.

Evelyn and I looked at each other. Neither one of us quite sure what to say or how to even begin the story. I wasn't even sure if they would believe the story since cloning, as far as most people were concerned, just wasn't possible for humans. Then again vampires were mythical creatures so they were well aware of the fact that many things considered impossible by most were, in fact, possible.

"I guess," I began. Taking deep calming breaths to choke back my tears and keep myself from falling apart. "I guess if you all can trust me with your secret I can trust you all with mine," I said a little too fast. "Ours I mean," I added as I looked at Evelyn.

"I'm not really Nessie's and Jacob's daughter. Evelyn here is. The reason my DNA was a match is because I'm one hundred percent genetically identical to Evelyn,"

"How is that possible?" Carlisle asked curiously.

"Cloning," as soon as I said the word the house went dead silent once more. "Our dad is a scientist who was obsessed with the idea of human cloning. After adopting Evelyn he used her DNA to create me successfully. I am just a mere copy of her. She's the real deal,"

"You're a clone?" Nessie asked me.

I took a deep breath before saying "yes,"

There was a flurry of activity following the revelation the revelation that my sister was their real relative. All of mine, I mean Evelyn's family, were solely focused on her. Watching Evelyn be embraced by her real mother, father, grandparents, aunts, and uncles was almost to much to bare for me.

I slipped out of the house unnoticed by anyone. I was pretty much quickly forgotten. Almost as soon as I was out the door I could feel the tears falling down my face.

When I was far enough away I broke down completely. I jumped when I felt an ice cold hand on my shoulder.

I looked up and suddenly found myself gazing into Derek's golden eyes. Something in me changed instantly. I'd gazed into Derek's eyes a thousand times before but something was different about this time. Suddenly it wasn't gravity holding me to the Earth anymore. It was him. It felt as if a million steel cables had tied me to one thing and one thing only. Him. I'd been crushing on him since he moved to Spokane in February but this was different.

"Are you okay Ava?"

I couldn't speak so I just shook my head.

"Good. You have no idea how worried I've been since you ran away,"

"Why?"

"Because I care about you. That's why,"

"Why when we've barely even spoken to each other?"

He thought about it for a moment before saying "I don't know why but I just do,"

"Wait a minute what are you doing here?"

"Looking for you that's what. I came with Evelyn to find you,"

I looked at Derek in amazement. Then I really looked at him and took in his appearance. Pale skin, golden eyes, and ice cold skin...I felt the blood almost drain from my face when I realized what he was. A vampire.

"You're a vampire," oddly enough that thought didn't scare me at all.

"and you're a werewolf," he said with a smile.

"But how?"

"My mother. Well biologically speaking she isn't my mother. But she's been like a mom to me the past two years,"

"Why did she turn you?"

"It was the only one way to save my life. I had been in a really bad car accident. I had lost so much blood and my heart rate dropped so low that the doctors mistakenly declared me dead. But mom knew otherwise. So she sneaked into the morgue and got me out of the hospital without anyone noticing. Then she turned me. I've been with her ever since,"

"But why? I mean she could've just let you die,"

"Up until me my mother had been alone since she was turned in the 1700s. My mother didn't want to feed on humans and she tried to find other vampires that shared her morals but sadly she never found anyone. So instead she got the idea to create a companion since she couldn't find one. So when she found me dying in that hospital she chose me,"

"Your mother has been a vampire since the 1700s?"

"Yeah I know. Sometimes I can't even believe it myself. She's been a nurse all this time. Honestly she probably knows more about medicine than most doctors do today," he said fondly.

"You love your mom don't you?"

"She's been a second mom to me this whole time. I miss my human mom but she fills that void," he said.

"I'm so sorry,"

"It's okay. She still wishes our family was bigger though,"

"Why can't you be?" I asked.

"She's adamant that they have to have the same beliefs as us. That human life is important and should be preserved. But most would rather kill humans in an instant for their blood,"

His phone buzzed. "It's my mom. She's freaking out because she hasn't heard from me since yesterday,"

"You didn't tell her you were coming after me?"

"Just like you didn't tell your parents that you were running away?"

I shivered. I didn't even want to imagine how badly my parents were freaking out with both my sister and I missing.

"Hey why did you stay behind and let Evelyn go off by herself from here?"

"Because this is another vampire's territory and if there's one thing you should know about our kind it's that we're extremely territorial. I'd rather not get into a fight with a bunch of vampires,"

"There you are!" I looked over to see Nessie running toward me. To my surprise she threw her arms around me. "We've been worried sick about you since you disappeared don't do that to me again!"

"But-wait you worried about me? Why-"

"Because you're my daughter and a member of this family that's why!"

"But I'm just a clone. Evelyn is your real daughter not me-"

"No you are not 'just a clone'. You are a person just like the rest of us and a member of this family as well. To me you're my daughter just as much as she is,"

I stood there shocked as she hugged me fiercely.

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