A/N: Here it is. This chapter was in a word... infuriating. I must have rewritten it a hundred times. But here it is, finally finished. I'm introducing some new POV's but they're marked so it doesn't get confusing. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except Cassandra and I don't mind owning her, she's pretty bad ass.
Chapter 7 – Give All My Secrets Away.
Leah's POV
"Leah! Embry! Get over here now!" I heard Jacob scream. He put some alpha behind his tone, though it was unintentional it still set my hairs on end. The one thing I hated about being a wolf, the fact that my alpha had that power over me. Although Jacob never used that power. We had our free will to leave at a moments notice. Embry and I were in the garage changing the oil on Vanessa's beauty of a car when I saw Jacob running out of the forest carrying an unconscious Vanessa. She had blood coming out of her ears. Seth was following behind slowly, his leg was blue and purple. There was a bone sticking out at an angle it should never be in, stretching his skin and making it look like something out of a horror movie. What the fuck happened? An exhausted looking Cassandra was holding Seth up as best she could without looking like she was going to fall.
"What the hell happened? Tell me you idiots didn't phase in front of them." I said as Embry ran up to take Seth off of Cassandra while simultaneously grabbing her before she could fall. I opened the door for them as they ran in to the house. Jacob and Seth where wearing the pair of spare cutoffs we kept in the woods for emergency situations, and nothing else. Yeah, he phased in front of her. The poor girl must have fainted in the spot. What an idiot, Jacob really had no idea what the word tact meant.
"We couldn't help it. We didn't even hear them follow us in to the woods. Some crazy looking vamp walked in to the diner, we had no choice but to go after him." Seth said as Jacob walked up to the second floor. Kicking open the door he made his way to his bedroom and gently laid Vanessa down on his bed. He came back out to the kitchen/dinette and grabbed a chair, then he walked back to his room and quietly shut the door. He never said a word. I walked over to the cabinet and took out our make-shift emergency kit. Complete with splints, gauze and anything else you would need to set a broken bone. Being what we were, we couldn't exactly go to the doctor, and Dr. Fang was most definitely not an option. So I took night classes and got a bachelors in nursing, learning anything I could about taking care of trauma victims, so I could take care of them in case anything like this happened.
"What the hell happened? Whats wrong with Jake?" I rounded on Seth who was being put on the couch by Embry, followed by Cassandra, she sat down next to him and he pulled her so that her head rested on his lap. His hands, the size of dinner plates, touched her as though she was made out of crystal. My little Brother imprinted, and I couldn't be happier. The fact that both Jacob and Seth imprinted in the space of twenty four hours put some hope back in to my heart. I'm not always going to be alone. Somewhere in the back of my mind a nagging voice was telling me that I could still end up alone. Given the fact that I'm the only female of my species, I might never find my imprint. But, what about Embry? Did he have an imprint walking around out there? What if he didn't? What if he ended up alone? My mind was whirling, but one thing kept creeping back in to my mind. A part of me I would never admit existed felt better about the fact that Embry might not find his imprint. Deep down inside I knew I loved him, I just couldn't find it in me to set myself up for a heartbreak again. The first one almost killed me, the second one definitely would.
I snapped my mind back to the situation, walking over to Seth I rolled up a towel that was on the couch and handed it to him. "I'll make it as fast as possible. You ready?" I asked as he put the towel in his mouth while Embry walked behind him and pinned him to the couch. I sat down on the coffee table putting his broken leg on my lap. Cassandra got up and grabbed his hand, she began muttering what I would assume was a spell. Whatever it was, I didn't question it. I positioned my hands, one hand on the back of his ankle, the other on his knee. I pulled until I heard the bone re-break, I cringed expecting to hear Seth's muffled scream. I didn't hear anything.
I looked up to find Embry staring at the pair with his arms crossed watching with wide eyes as Cassandra sat as still as a statue, a little crease between her eyes and sweat beading at her hair line. She and Seth were staring each other in the eyes intently. When Cassandra finished muttering she released her hold on Seth hand while leaning back on the couch and taking some calming breaths. I realized that she must have cast a spell to take away Seth's pain. He was staring at her in awe, a look I never expected to see on my little brothers face. He was already in love with this girl, this girl who on the first date took his pain away, literally. I quickly set a splint, making sure his leg would set right. Seth leaned over and pulled Cassandra down so her head rested on his lap, he looked up at me.
" I'll explain everything, just let her fall asleep first." Seth said while stroking Cassandra's hair. Embry just sat there, staring at them with an unreadable look on his face. Worry briefly flashed in his eyes, but it was gone as fast as it came. Cassandra sat up in that moment, waving Seth off, she got up and walked over to the kitchen. Seth watched her every move, waiting for any sign that she was not as okay as she appeared.
"I'll be fine, stop worrying about me. The spell was just really draining. It's Vanessa I'm worried about. That spell I cast before was meant to bring down a full on vampire, I didn't think it would affect her. She's more human than vampire. SHIT! I'm such an idiot, I should have used the stunning spell instead, I might be responsible for the death of my best friend." she rambled on, seemingly forgetting anyone else was there with her. Suddenly tears filled her eyes and she puttered around the kitchen, looking like she was trying to make tea. I knew she was trying to busy herself. Seth ran up to her and gave her a hug whispering in her ear. I figured he was telling her that everything would be alright.
"Spell? Vampire? Death? Cassandra, excuse my french, but what the fuck are you talking about?" Embry said, his eyes following her every move. He abruptly got up and walked over to Jacob's bar. Grabbing a random bottle he popped the top and took a swig. Even though our high temperature doesn't allow for the alcohol to get us drunk, the burning feeling as it traveled down our throats served as a sort of comfort. He set the bottle down on the coffee table and resumed his seat next to me.
"Okay, no bullshit?" Cassandra asked, looking at all three of us. We all nodded our heads, urging her along. "Seth, you remember how the vampire went down as soon as I threw my hands up?" she asked. He nodded her along, the rest of us listening with rapt attention. " Well, that was a spell my grandmother taught me to stop an attacking vampire." Embry's face split into a mocking smile.
"Check it out, guys. We got Hermione in the house. Hey, where's Harry and Ron?" He said, as he broke out in to giggles.
"Really, Embry? After you just watched her cast a spell to take away my pain?" I didn't feel a thing when Leah re-broke my leg. How can you still be doubting her power?" Seth said. Embry inhaled getting ready with, what was sure to be a very Embry like comment when Cassandra spoke first.
"I didn't really take away the pain. That's the thing about magic if you're taking something away it always has to go somewhere. Someone had to experience that pain so you didn't have to." She said while looking down at her hands.
"Are you saying that you pretty much just had your leg broken?" Seth said. He sounded pissed and for a minute I didn't understand why he would be mad about her wanting to take away his pain. If I had the power I would have done the same thing for him, for a split second Embry's face flashed in my mind and I realized I would have done it for him just as easily. She cocked an eyebrow and answered.
"Because I didn't want you to have to bear it, I couldn't see you in that much pain. When the vampire snapped your leg, I panicked and put more power into the spell than it called for, way more. I got reckless and possibly killed Vanessa. I can't let that happen again whatever this bond is between us it has my power surging, I feel stronger than ever and it could be dangerous." She said.
"Oh my god! Are you guys seriously buying this?" Embry said with a grin. "Are you Ms. Cleo now? Come on, we are so obviously being punked right now." Seth look ready to phase, so I took it upon myself to steer this train wreck in the right direction before he exploded and destroyed his leg completely. "Shut up, Embry. Before I shove my wand up your ass." He instantly snapped his mouth closed.
"You don't believe me, Embry?" Cassandra said while raising an eyebrow. A cocky grin spread across her face as she started speaking in a language I could only assume was Latin. She threw her hands into the air and pointed to the bottle Embry was drinking. She finished muttering and I noticed something moving out of the corner of my eye. I looked over and my jaw dropped. The bottle Embry was holding before was now floating through the room, every eye was on it. Embry got up trying to snatch the bottle out of the air, but it jumped out of his reach, continuing it's path to Cassandra's waiting hands. The bottle finally completed it's journey, Cassandra popped the top and took a swig, she closed it and smiled at Embry. "Still don't believe me?" His mouth was still open and all he could do was shake his head.
"I – I – I..." Embry cleared his throat and tried again. "I believe you." he said staring at the bottle as though it would come to life at any moment and throttle him.
"Lets try again, then. Shall we?" Cassandra asked. "Yes, I am a witch. My magic is passed down from generation to generation. Which makes my..." She hesitated a moment, sending worried looks over at Seth. He nodded his head, letting her know that whatever she would say could not be any bigger than the bomb she just dropped. "Son a witch too." She looked at Seth again, I saw him swallow and then smile. Relief flashed in her eyes as she continued on. I can't believe my little brother is going to be a father figure for some lucky little boy. Our father is probably beaming with pride right now, as am I. "I know what you are, what you're made for. I know the legends. I also know that the decedent of Ephraim Black is sitting in that room. He and Vanessa are destined for great things. He will be the most powerful alpha La Push has ever seen, when he decides it's time to face his demons. I also know that you're not really werewolves at all, but shape shifters pre-destined to be wolves. So yes, You're shape shifters, I'm a witch, and Vanessa... well, she is a vampire human hybrid." she said. Looking around, the rest of the room was speechless, so I took the opportunity to ask what was obviously one everyone's mind.
"How is that even possible? A vampire can't carry a child. Their bodies don't have the capacity. Wait, but a vampire can father a child? Does that mean the little swimmers survive the change? Even if this was possible, which I don't think it is, it means her mother, what? Had sex with a vampire? It couldn't have been willingly" I said, looking over at Cassandra. Of course Embry had to open his stupid mouth.
"Unless her mother is Bella Swan, in which case, it most definitely was willingly." Embry snorted. I reached over and slapped him in the back of the head. I wasn't sure if the imprint was powerful enough to make Jacob forget Bella completely. We haven't mentioned her in eight years and every time we do we always have to make sure Jacob is not around to hear it. When he would, he would walk around in a depressed haze, always referring to her as if she was dead. We all knew she was alive. If alive was even the right word. She was a full on vampire now, an enemy. That should be all that mattered, but to Jacob she would always be that pale faced girl with the rosy cheeks and big brown eyes that he had made mud pies with.
"That would make her eight, dumbass. Does she look eight to you?" Seth said. Cassandra gave up the search for tea and made her way back to Seth, sitting down she leaned up against him. Even a few hours after the imprint, and already they needed to be touching in some way. Embry opened his mouth, but I quickly cut him off.
"But it just doesn't make sense. Why would Jacob imprint on the one thing we were meant to destroy?" I said, looking up at Cassandra. She shrugged. "I wish I knew, but fate has a fumy sense of humor." She answered. We were quiet for a few minutes. They stretched on for what felt like hours. Cassandra broke the silence.
"Now, that that's out of the way, I feel it would only be right to share what I know with you." She looked between Embry and myself. "As I said, I am a witch but that's not all I am." She said, shooting us an unreadable look. "A long time ago, my grandmother was a medicine women...for the Quileute people. Before you ask, yes, I am half Quileute. My mother was fully Quileute and grew up on the reservation, however she moved to Hawaii with my father right after I was born. That's not the point though, what I'm trying to say is, my grandmother was a seer. She saw the past, present, and future. All of her visions were always presented in dream form. As they are for me. I'd like to show you something, if you can promise to open your minds and try to understand what I'm telling you." She was speaking directly to Embry and myself, so we nodded her along. Seth sat next to her listening intently. She then reached into her clutch and pulled out a little blue notebook. Flipping through it she found a page and then handed the book to me. "I write down all of my dreams first thing after I wake up. I had this one last night, right before Vanessa invited me along on the date." I looked down and saw the date scribbled in the top left corner: October 31st .
I'm standing in a forest watching two lovers in a clearing. A golden ring surrounds them almost hiding them from view and a glowing white cord that connects them heart to heart. The woman a tall lean form about six feet tall, she has two faces: one a beautiful feminine face with shoulder length black hair. Eyes so dark they're almost black and a perfectly proportional nose, leading down to full parted lips. Her second face, a silver colored wolf with a wise stare, teeth sharp enough to tear vampire flesh.
Her lover, a little over six foot five with muscles for days. He has a short cropped head of hair. Eyes the same color as the woman's, a sharp jawline, and a long nose that goes perfectly with his face. He too has two faces, one an overly manly face, but with friendly eyes that become almost adoring when looking at his lover. His second face, also a wolf, slightly bigger than the woman's. His wolf was a darker shade of silver with a black patch over his left eye. They walked closer to each other, than abruptly about faced and walked off in different directions.
They where soul mates in every sense of the word but wherever they where, they didn't know it yet. Does this vision mean I'm meant to lead them to each other?
I looked up at Cassandra, completely speechless. My mind was blank, I wouldn't even allow myself to process this craziness. I passed the notebook to Embry letting him take in what this meant. She is Quileute, she comes from our heritage, our magic, the same thing that made us what we are. The only choice I had was to accept this at face value and hope that it wasn't some cruel joke. Seth was looking at me, he was worried. I heard Embry's breathe hitch as he read the words.
"Can this really be true? Is he really my s-s-..." I struggled to get the words out. They were words that terrified me down to my very core. Embry put the notebook down and looked over at me, putting his hand on my knee he whispered, "Soul Mate?" Cassandra smiled at me, taking my hand in hers.
"Sometimes we're so jaded by our pasts, that we don't take the time to see whats right in front of our faces. You both had so much placed on your shoulders at an age when you weren't strong enough to carry the weight. It made you scared of love, instead of embracing it. Love doesn't always bring pain, sometimes it heals too."
I looked over at Embry who was still holding the notebook, looking at me as though I was his lifeline. I felt something in my heart stir, something I haven't felt since Sam. Something I had never allowed myself to feel for Embry, in fear that he would imprint on some girl and leave me shattered and alone. Could I actually trust in this bitch called fate and come out alive? I looked Embry in the eye and I suddenly knew the answer.
"I should have listened to you. You were right about everything, I'm sorry I didn't believe you, I was just so terrified of being hurt again I didn't even think about the possibility that you might be it for me. I'm sorry." I said, suddenly feeling like I could cry. He took my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.
"We'll discuss this later, now is not the time." He said as he let me go. Cassandra was smiling, holding Seth's hand. They were having their own conversation, giving us the privacy I didn't think to ask for. Seth turned to me and smiled.
"I always knew you were meant to be happy. As annoying and perverted as you are, Embry, I'm still glad you're the one for my sister." Seth said while standing up, Embry followed and gave him a very manly hug. They both sat down and it became quiet in the room. My mind started whirling with the future that was now laid out in front of me. I could see it all, and for once it didn't terrify me.
A few minutes later we heard what sounded like Vanessa busting out in to gut wrenching, full blown laughter. Shortly after the laughter started we heard what sounded like a body crashing to the floor which was followed by Jacob pleading with Vanessa to explain why she was affected by the spell. We all listened as she explained that her mother was human, and her father a vampire. Proving me wrong once again. Damn, today was just not my day. She then explained that she never tasted human blood, and neither had her family. They survived on animal blood. Huh, I always thought the Cullen's where the only vegi vamps out -, Oh my god. No, fate could not be that cruel. I refuse to believe it.
Jacob was apparently on the same train of thought I was and he was going in the right direction. I heard him ask her her last name, to which she admitted that Vanessa wasn't even her real name. It was Renesmee Cullen. Cullen. On my left Embry busted out laughing so hard I thought his head was going to come off. He was almost blue in the face when he turned to me. "I can't fucking believe I was actually right. Bella and the leech conceived a child, and she's laying in that room. With a wolf who was in love with her mother up until a day ago. Can anyone else smell the shit that's about to hit the fan." He got up as we heard a crash and what sounded like breaking glass.
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Seth's POV
I was laying on the ground, unable to move and just watching the scene unfold around me. Jacob and the Vampire were locked in a slow dance, circling their way closer to each other, neither wanting to give the other the first chance at the death blow. Though one of the vamps arms was missing, the other one was still highly capable of breaking some bones, as proven by my mangled leg and the fact that I couldn't get up to do anything. Cassandra's voice rang loud through the clearing and sent my panic into overdrive. I tried to get up, forgetting about my leg and ended up flopping to the ground with a pitiful whine. Cassandra was muttering something and before I knew what to even make of the situation, she threw her arm up in the air pointing at the vampire. Both Vanessa and the vampire collapsed at the same moment, both letting out screams full of pain.
Jacob took the opportunity and clamped his massive jaws around the vampires neck. With the final crunch of granite, Vanessa slumped to the ground, blood slowly trickling out of her ears. I watched as Jacob quickly phased , set the leech on fire and took off to grab the spare sweats we kept in the woods. He walked back out with two pairs.
"Seth, can you walk?" Jacob growled out as he threw the second pair to me. I phased back to human form and scrambled to get them on as he crouched down to pick up Vanessa who was passed out on the ground. Cassandra turned to him, putting a hand on his arm she whispered.
"I'm so sorry. I panicked and put more power in to the spell then it called for, it was only supposed to bring down a full vampire. I was so scared for Seth I didn't even think about her." She removed her hand and stared at the floor. "I'm such a bad friend." I saw a tear fall to the ground, I tried to get up, forgetting about my leg in the midst of her pain. Of course, in doing so I put weight on my leg and instantly regretted it when I went flopping back to the ground with a snarl of pain. Cassandra ran up to me and helped me up, supporting my more then two hundred pound frame all on her own.
Jacob turned to her with Vanessa laying motionless in his arms. "You just saved us what could have been a very long a dangerous fight. The bloodsucker looked like he wouldn't go down without a one." He walked over and snuffed out the fire as soon as the smoke turned white. "And, why would you have to think about her when you're trying to bring down a leech?" Jacob asked, completely ignoring the fact that Cassandra had come out and pretty much admitted to being a witch. I wasn't surprised at all, I sensed her power the second I heard her voice. It didn't even scare me. Shit, why would it? I'm a werewolf created for the purpose of killing vampires. It still blows my mind. I imprinted, I thought if it hadn't happened in the past eight years then it probably wouldn't happen. This girl threw me for a loop and I couldn't be happier, I kept reliving the imprint in my head wanting to store it in my memory forever.
The second I heard the purr of that Lamborghini engine my mind went completely blank. I watched as the lime green beauty pulled into the drive. As Vanessa parked the car and got out, my eyes stayed glued to the paint job, traveling over the matching custom rims, and landing on the matching black and lime green leather interior. I felt the drool pooling in my mouth, if this car was a woman she'd be Marilyn Monroe. Perfect curves, beauty in every feature. The thing blew my mind and was the only thing I saw. I ran my fingers over the butter smooth interior, loving the feeling under my finger tips. I briefly thought that I should use some of my savings and just splurge in a beauty like this. I stored that thought away for later as I heard the most beautiful sound in the world.
I was so engrossed with her voice, I didn't comprehend a word she said. She had her back to me and all I could see was black hair that hung down to her waist. And what a waist it was, this girl had the perfect hourglass shape and an ass I'd want to sculpt and hang on the wall. She was talking to Leah, but I needed to see her face, her eyes. It was the most intense need I had ever experienced in my life. I briefly noticed the others turn toward me all but Vanessa with the knowing look in their eyes. Finally, she turned towards me and my whole world shifted. I felt an unmistakeable pull toward her and instantly knew she was my imprint. There was no glow or white string like there was for Jake. Just this beautiful woman taking my heart out of my chest and making it hers forever.
I stared into her gorgeous eyes, a shade I had never seen before. Purple with gold flecks surrounding the pupil. I noticed we somehow ended up within inches of each other when moments before we were separated by what felt like miles. It was amazing and terrifying all at he same time. I briefly felt a flare of what could only be described as raw power. The hairs on my body stood on end, it was a strangely comforting feeling.
If she was sparking in that moment, then she was positively exploding with power now. I felt the energy of her spell flowing through the air, sending goosebumps through my body. She grabbed on tighter to my waist as we began slowly making our way back to the house. My mind started whirling with the possibilities of what Cassandra had just said, she's a witch. Not only is she a witch, but Vanessa is apparently a vampire. How? I have no idea. She doesn't sparkle like some fairy, she's not ice cold. She has a heartbeat for fucks sake. So how is it that a spell meant to incapacitate a vampire, brought down a seemingly human girl. Whatever sound the leech and Vanessa heard, it brought them both down quick. Without so much as touching our eardrums.
As we approached the door Jacob barked an order for Leah and Embry to meet us downstairs. He put some Alpha behind it, probably not meaning to. His imprint was laying motionless in his arms and my heart broke for him. How is he keeping his cool? It blew my mind, I would be going crazy trying to figure out what to do. It was killing me just knowing she was struggling under my weight, I was trying as hard as I could to stay upright, and failed miserably when Embry took her place and I all but collapsed on him when I accidentally put my injured leg down. I noticed Embry grab Cassandra around the waist to keep her from collapsing from the sheer exhaustion evident on her face. Instinct took over and for a second I wanted to punch him in the face screaming "Mine!". But thankfully I snapped my mind back before I could make good on that thought.
Getting up the stairs and into the house was a feat in and of itself, Embry basically had to carry me while he kept a steady hand on her lower back just in case she wasn't as okay as she tried to look.
"Embry, you should worry about holding Seth up, I'm fine." She said. I opened my mouth to protest but she cut me off before I could get a word out. "Really, Seth. I'm okay." Leah walked around us and put her arm around Cassandra's shoulders.
"Yeah, little bro. She's okay, but you're so obviously not. Worry about getting up the rest of these stairs." She winked at me and continued up the stairs, I noticed she was casually letting Cassandra rest her weight on her. Even at this moment, with my leg throbbing, watching them together made me happier than I could ever be. Leah already approving of her right off the bat made me feel like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. Though we still spoke to our mom once a week, she wasn't here to know Cassandra, I would change that. That sent my mind whirling thinking about the day I would bring her back to La Push.
Jacob headed straight to his room with Vanessa, coming out only to grab a chair and then he locked himself in the room with her. A sinking feeling was starting in my gut, I knew today was not going to end well. Something big was coming and it would affect us all. Embry helped me sit down as Leah walked Cassandra over to the couch. As soon as her beautiful ass was on the seat I pulled her down so she could rest her head on my lap. I watched Leah walking over to the cabinet where we kept our version of a first aid kit, I knew what was coming and instantly felt my body tense up. Leah walked over to the couch and grabbed a towel, rolling it up she handed it to me and I put it in my mouth. Taking a deep breath, as she positioned her hands to break my leg. Cassandra sat up and grabbed my hand, muttering words in a language I never thought I'd ever hear spoken out loud. Latin. She was casting a spell. I felt the power flow through her and it made all of the hair on my body stand on end.
"I promise I'll make this as fast as possible, you ready?" Embry was already behind me pinning to the couch in case I jumped and made my leg even worse. I could tell Leah was counting down in her head so I looked over at Cassandra who head sweat beading at her brow, she looked extremely concentrated on what she was doing. I briefly felt my leg jerk and then I noticed that I wasn't being pinned to the couch anymore. I looked down to see Leah already setting the splint. What in the fuck? I didn't feel a thing, not even a pinch. I just had my leg broken and I didn't feel anything. I looked back at Cassandra who had stopped muttering, she gave a me a piercing look that I somehow knew meant "We'll talk about this later." Did she actually just cast a spell to take away my pain? I couldn't wrap my mind around it so I stored it in the back of my head for later. She heaved a giant sigh and leaned back on the couch.
I realized in that moment how irreversibly in love I was with her, after a few hours this girl proved that she could not only handle my secrets, but that she could, and would protect me, the big bad wolf, from the pain that this life will inexplicably dish out. Somewhere deep down it didn't sit right with me, that in one day I could be given my imprint, have her see me for who I really am, and then after all is said and done she takes away the pain of having to get my leg broken twice in one day. It was too good to be true, hence Vanessa the unconscious in the other room. I pulled Cassandra back down so she could hopefully fall asleep. She looked exhausted and it killed me that it was my fault. Leah looked ready to tear me to pieces so I beat her to the but I beat her to it.
"I'll tell you everything, just let her fall asleep first." I said as I ran my fingers through her hair, I barely had time to let go before she shot up to her feet and bustled into the kitchen, waving me off on the way. She started p-uttering around the kitchen looking for something. She went on a rant about using too much power in her spell, how she should have taken Vanessa in to consideration. I didn't understand why she would even need to take her into consideration, it's not like Vanessa is a vampire. Cassandra continued on with her rant, blaming herself for what just happened. I made a move to get up but Leah put her hand on my shoulder and shook her head.
Embry then opened his mouth and had me ready to ring his neck, I asked him how it was possible that he didn't believe in Cassandra's powers when she had just so blatantly cast a spell to take away my pain. He was getting ready with an answer when Cassandra opened her mouth, sending my mind through a tailspin.
"I didn't really take away the pain. That's the thing about magic, if you're taking something away it always has to go somewhere. Someone had to experience that pain so you didn't have to." she said. So she sent the pain somewhere else? Where? To who? And then it hit me. Although I didn't know her well enough, I somehow knew that she would never inflict pain on anyone who didn't deserve it. I looked around to Leah and Embry and they looked fine. So if she didn't send it away, and she didn't send it on to them...No. No, absolutely not, she couldn't – wouldn't do that. I turn around to take a look at her face and she's staring back at me, waiting for the question she knew I would ask.
"Are you saying that you pretty much just had your leg broken?" I said. No. No, No, No, No, No. I would have much rather felt every hellish minute of it, hell I would rather have my leg broken a hundred times over, than to have her feel everything I would have felt in those few minutes. A feeling of guilt grips me and I can't seem to shake it. Is that why she was my imprint? So she could use her powers to help the pack? I refused to believe it, I would never let her be used in that way, If I had to I would make sure she never used that particular spell again.
"Because I didn't want you to have to bear it, I couldn't see you in that much pain. When the vampire snapped your leg, I panicked and put more power into the spell than it called for, way more. I got reckless and possibly killed Vanessa. I can't let that happen again whatever this bond is between us it has my power surging, I feel stronger than ever and it could be dangerous." She said. Before I could ask why the spell affected Vanessa, Embry had to open his mouth again. He obviously had some trouble keeping his thoughts inside his head and that little problem was about to get him punched right in the mouth.
Leah saved the day by shutting him up before I could do anything about it. Cassandra then took it upon herself to prove her powers to him. She made a bottle levitate the through the room and into her hands. Casandra smirked and took a swig from the bottle of cognac, she asked Embry if he still didn't believe her. He stuttered out his reply, letting her know that he would not be opening his mouth again.
Another hour or so passed before we heard Vanessa wake up. An hour filled with the most mind boggling conversation I had ever heard. So much was brought to my attention, like the fact Embry and Leah were soul mates... soul mates! When the fuck did that happen and why was I not aware of it? How long were they keeping this a secret from me? I guess I should have known though, all those years of flirting and shooting secret looks at each other when they thought no one was watching. It almost made me laugh. Leah, my sister and Embry, the most perverted person I'd eve known in my life, are soul mates. It hurt me a little that Leah felt she couldn't trust me with something as big as this. Apparently Cassandra is not only a witch but a seer as well, she came from Quileute magic, another thing that blew my mind. She was meant to bring Leah and Embry together. Also, Vanessa was somehow affected by a spell that was only meant for the vampire. I couldn't help but feel that something big was coming,something that was going to have us all reeling.
The second I had that thought Vanessa bust in to giggles, followed by a crash, and then even stronger giggles. Their conversation lasted no more than ten minutes, I tried to give them as much privacy as I could, trying to concentrate on anything but the voices coming out of the other room. I looked around at the others and noticed a shocked expression on both Leah and Embry's faces and instantly tuned in. Vanessa had just told Jacob that she was a vampire/human hybrid. He asked for her last name, his thoughts taking him to the same place mine were. She admitted that her name wasn't even really Vanessa, it was Renesmee...Cullen? Embry busted out laughing while Leah looked worried. Oh, shit. It was quiet for a minute and then it sounded as though something was thrown and breaking glass was raining down on to the floor. Yeah, all hell just broke loose. I don;t know why I thought we could run from the past, but here it is, so obviously ready to bite us all in the ass
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RPOV
"Jacob, Vanessa isn't my real name. It's Renesmee. Renesmee Cullen." His faced drained of color as he sat down hard on the chair. Burying his face in his hands I heard him mutter. "I can't fucking believe this." He sat as still as a statue, face still buried on his hands. I couldn't understand why he was so upset. Yes, I lied about my name but why does it affect him so much? It's not as if I told him I wasn't actually female, that would be a reason to react the way he did.
I walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. Obviously that was the worst thing I could have possibly thought of to do. He jumped up out of the chair, grabbing a thick book off the table and throwing it against the wall where it just so happened to hit the portrait of me, sending the glass raining down to the floor.
"When were you planning on telling me all of this? Were you just going to wait until it was too late? Or maybe you were planning to just keep lying to me, Renesmee?" The way he said my name made it sound like it left a terrible taste in his mouth. It broke my heart and had my eyes brimming with tears. I was sad for all of two seconds before I realized that he was lying to me just as much as I was to him.
"Are you fucking kidding me? When were you going to tell me that you just so happen to burst into a giant wolf that hunts vampires? Don't be a hypocrite Jacob, its not attractive." I said. I realized I was an inch away from him, poking him in the chest. Looking down I also noticed his hands start shaking and took it as a sign to back away. I backed up a few steps and he clenched his fists to stop the shaking. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Pinching the bridge of his nose he looked back at me.
"You have no idea how much your secret affects me. Yeah, my secret is huge but yours has its own gravitational pull. God! Just when I thought I could finally forget her, when I could finally close my eyes and not see her face. Did you know that last night was the first time I didn't think of her? The first time that I didn't wonder whether she was cold and dead. For eleven years I've been thinking about her, it was such a relief to finally, for once, have her out of my head. Now, here you are helping the past bite me square in the ass." he finished rambling and all I could do was stand there and stare.
Who is he talking about? Who is this woman that hurt him so bad, and why am I the reason that it's paining him again. I'm about to ask but he cuts me off. Apparently he wasn't done with his rant.
"You said your mom was human? Is she not anymore?" He asked. Why in all that is holy, would he want to know that? And why does he look like the world depends on my answer. I raise an eyebrow, taking a few steps back towards him but still keeping the bed between us.
"Why are you so interested? Do you know my family? I saw your reaction when I said Cullen." I saw his eye twitch, but his faced remained perfectly composed. "Tell me the truth." I finished. Sitting down on the bed. He moved to sit back on the chair, avoiding sitting next to me. It stung a little and I teared up.
"Answer my question first." I saw his eyes harden. He crossed his arms, looking ready for war. I heaved a sigh and answered him.
"No, she did not survive my birth". He inhaled sharply but otherwise remained stoic. "My father saved her life, he injected her with venom straight to the heart, she wouldn't have lived otherwise." I finished. By the time I finished the sentence his face had transformed into a mask, his eyes glazed over. He was guarding his emotions, trying to hide away whatever it was that he was feeling. He remained quiet for a few minutes and I started wondering if I should remind him of my question again. Before I could go through with that thought he opened his mouth.
"I do know your family, I have a long and painful history with your family. God, Nessie. How did this happen? The man up there must have a sick sense of humor." He smirks, but it doesn't stay on his face for too long. "Bella." Another smirk, but this one stays in place a little longer.
Bella. As in my mother Bella? What the fuck is going on. I turn to look at him and find that he's no longer in the chair, now he's pacing the room, unconsciously avoiding the glassy area. He turns to face me and I notice that the smirk is still there.
"It's been years since I've said her name out loud, and you know what? It doesn't feel like I'm dying anymore. Matter of fact I don't feel anything anymore. It doesn't hurt anymore." He lifts his eyes to meet mine they're brimming with tears. He sits down next to me and takes my hand.
" I can't believe I didn't even notice it. Now that I look at you though, you have her eyes and his hair color. His nose and her lips. A perfect combination of the two people I hated with every fiber of my being. Wait, this makes no sense. If you're Bella and Edward's daughter." He stopped for a moment scrunching his eyebrows as though he was trying figure out a math problem. Finally he spoke up. "That would make you eight years old, but you look twenty three at most. Ness, please help me understand this." He looked up at me, almost pleading with me to help him understand.
It was too much to take in, so I sat there contemplating everything I had just learned. The way he talked about my mother it almost sounded like he was in love with her. That didn't sit well with me, it felt almost as if death itself had gripped my heart. My soul mate used to be in love with my mother. Fate, you're fucking queen bitch, raining supreme. Just when I thought I had finally gotten what I'd been wishing for, she goes and pulls the rug right out from under me. I felt a gentle squeeze on my hand and realized I must have been quiet for too long. "Say something." He pleads with me.
"I'm sorry, but this is just way too much to take in all at once. You're telling me, that years ago, before I was born. You knew my mother, from the way you talk about her it almost sounds like you were in love with her." I felt him stiffen and whatever was left of my heart shattered. My fears were confirmed. He looked at me with a guilty expression. My eyes welled up with tears and I snatched my hand away. This time I was the one pacing as I walked around the room. Avoiding him as well as the glassy area. Then I started on him.
"How come they never spoke of you? How come she never spoke of you? Yet here you are, telling me that you have some sort of long twisted history with my family, particularly my mom. So excuse me if I don't quite know what to say." I stood up and walked over to the door way of his adjoining bathroom, I was standing there watching his face twist into a sneer.
"So she never spoke about me? She just ran away to her happily ever after and forgot about all the people that loved her, that cared about her. Tell me, do you know you have grandfather who believes his daughter to be dead? God, she destroyed so many lives with her decisions, she was so selfish. Yet here I am imprinted on her daughter." He looked up at the ceiling. "Fuck you, Fate. You're one evil bitch." He took a deep breath and his face relaxed. "Maybe I always felt such a strong connection to her because she was supposed to bring you into the world. You have to understand what I'm feeling Ness. She was my best friend, I fought so hard for her, I loved her. Huh, loved. I don't anymore, what an amazing feeling." He finished, the last of his rant fading off until the last word was barely above a whisper.
I had a grandfather? Besides Charlisle? Why was I never told of this? Oh, my parents have so much explaining to do. How could my mother be so selfish as to just up and leave her father, my grandfather without so much a a word. If I had known about him sooner, I would have demanded that they let me meet him, I would have begged and pleaded. Or maybe, I would have went back to forks instead of coming to Hawaii. Since I had a grandfather, does that mean I have a human Grandmother out there too? It was all too much to think about. I'll leave it for tomorrow, my mother is in for one rude awakening tomorrow. She has no idea whats coming her way.
I let out an exasperated sigh. "Yes, technically I'm eight. Physically I'm in my early twenties and that's how I'll stay...I guess forever. Mentally though, I'm probably older than you. Being a hybrid, I mature at a much faster pace than a normal human. As you discovered earlier, yes I have a heartbeat, and I have blood flowing through my veins. I need to feed once a month to survive, other than that I can get sustenance from human food. Which I love. And since I'm all about the truth tonight, I also have a couple of abilities." I finished, crossing my arms over my chest. His mouth had fallen open.
"Oh my god." He fisted his hands in his hair. "Please tell me you didn't inherit Edward's power, have you been reading my mind this whole time?" He looked to me, apparently wordlessly begging for me to tell him his worries were unfounded.
"No I can't read minds, though I did get my power from my father, it's sort of his ability but in reverse, I could show you if you'd like." I held out my hand to him, palm up. He looked unsure but stood up and walked over to me taking my hand in his anyway. I opened up the connection and let all my feelings for him flow through, throwing in images from my dreams ( Only the PG ones. ) I showed him my family and how much they loved me, I felt him tense when I brought my mother into the forefront of my mind letting him see her as she was now. He didn't comment. I finished off the preview with the night we met. How I felt the second I laid eyes on him and how happy I was to have finally found my "Prince Charming".
All of the sudden his hand was pulled from mine as I was gently pushed up against the wall. His lips covered mine and I forgot all about the connection I had left open. He pried my lips apart with his tongue, I granted him entrance and so begun a slow, delicious, and completely all consuming kiss. His hands came down to my ass as he cupped it, pulling me up to wrap my legs around his waist. His tongue fought for dominance with mine as his arms traveled up my thighs and my hips. He brought one hand up to fist in my hair. The other was making slow, intoxicating little patterns on my hip. I wrapped my arms around his neck completely forgetting that, Yes, the connection was still open.
His kisses where waking something in me I had yet to experience. Something that I only ever heard about from my science book. The need was becoming dangerously strong, strong enough to make me buck my hips, grinding my crotch against his. I felt a surge of pure pleasure shoot through me, Jacob let out a sound that sound like a snarl turned moan. He then used the hand on my hip and took over control. The way he was pushing my body down on his made me shudder, I didn't notice that I was pouring every ounce of my need onto him. I felt something new between my legs. Something big. Too big if I was being truthful but I stored that thought away for later. Jacob growled low in his throat and the sound stirred feelings in me that I had never felt before. Instantly I felt moistness between my legs, but I couldn't bring myself to stop his assault on my mouth.
He suddenly stopped the kiss, pulling away just enough to look me in the eyes. He took a long breath through his nose, his nostrils flared and his pupils dilated. He growled again and attacked my neck, this time with renewed vigor. He nipped at my earlobe, earning him a growl from me. He whispered in my ear.
"If I had known about you, I would have never ran. I would have followed her to the ends of the earth, I would have waited patiently for you to enter my life. You are the most amazing thing to ever happen to me, Renesmee Cullen." He then captured my mouth and all I knew was bliss.
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