Chapter 6:

A New Nightmare

We listened to every part of Boian's story, but some things didn't add up. He explained to us that he had committed a crime of some sort and "the law" from his country was after him. He has been on the run for quite some time and had plans to come see his sister who had been living in Vancouver for a year. Last he heard of her, she had told him to stay here and that she was planning on joining a work project for money. When he arrived in Vancouver he found that she had been missing for quite some time.

From there he explained that he thinks she enlisted into a program that may not have been what it was made out to be. He said he has important documents stashed in his book bag that he left on a tree near our private garage. These are documents he stole from his sister's apartment that might help find her and the other missing people. He also explained that the documents were detailed but just explained that it's a medical testing facility and where she needed to be and what time. He apparently went to this office building and interrogated the desk lady. She didn't give much information but Boian caught a strong sent of vampire on one of the men who exited an elevator.

We then asked him what he was and how he was so strong, but his coy ways were too much for even Noah to break. He explained that just like our laws, his people have laws of secrecy and that he was breaking enough of them by working with us. Noah tried to pry it out of him but he simply said that he is of a supernatural world and strengths. He was so good at keeping Noah out of his head that Noah even suggested that he might have more than just physical strength that he might be a shield of some sort. When we asked if his "authorities" might travel out this far to find him, he hesitated before answering truthfully.

"Yes, I do believe they will come looking for me, but its harder for them since I do not have a scent. My kind… have a camouflage like ability to block a scent. Instead of having one smell, we blend to the smells all around us."

"Then why is it you smell like a human now and did in the Forrest?" I asked.

"That's because we can recreate the scent when we feel it needed. When those two vampires crossed my path while I slept, I wanted to destroy them so I triggered the human scent to attack them." We sat in amazement listening to him. Jodi and Noah were both too busy drooling to understand the depth behind the words he just spoke. His ability alone is a target. It's the perfect lure to kill a vampire. If his "authority" are anything like the Volturi, they probably want him for his MANY talents.

"I understand that they might come, but I cannot, and will not let my sisters disappearance go unsolved. She is the only family I have left, and if I have to take down any one who stands in my way, including the authority, I will…" his hands were shaking now.

"So there's a possibility that there is company who are kidnapping human teenagers and using them for vampire dinner?" as I said the words out loud I realized how crazy it all sounded, but if it were true, this might end up being larger than any of us expected. Why would they be feeding vampires? What kind of nightmarish things are going on in this city that we didn't know about?

"Well we will do everything in our power to get this solved for you Boian. We do not need any authority type figures visiting. Not yours, not ours." Noah said to him.

"Now let me get you out of these clothes and into better ones." Noah said with a smirk on his face. Boian unaware of Noah's real intentions agreed and stood up.

"Yes I can assist on that one too" Jodi chimed in.

"That won't be necessary. I'll take him upstairs so that he can shower, and ill have some clothes that Seth does not wear waiting for him in the bedroom. That way he can get dressed, in PRIVACY." I said back to Noah with a sarcastic smile on my face. Both him and Jodi looked upset.

"Thank you once again for all your hospitality. Rena, will you be taking me to get my bag after I get cleaned up?" he asked. he was most certainly the most attractive man I've seen outside of Seth. His smile, hair, body and even accent were strongly appealing.

"Yes, I'd gladly ride you… I mean um… drive you over for those documents" if I could blush, I would have been as red as new born eyes after feeding.

He nodded his head and we walked up the stairs towards the bedroom. I showed him where the bathroom was and I walked over to the closet. I picked out something that Seth had a high distaste for and laid it on the bed.

"Do you have a towel?" he asked from the bathroom door. I turned and faced him and I felt my mouth drop. He stood fully naked in front of me like it was the most casual thing to do. Even though I had seen him naked in the woods, it wasn't something I was focused on. Right now however, his naked body was definitely something to stare at.

"Uh um…. Right there next to you, on the chair…" I said turning away quickly.

"Thank you Miss Rena." He said as he held the towel in front of his lower region.

"Rena… just Rena." I said. I quickly walked out of the room and felt a flush of emotions run through my body. instantly I knew Noah felt it too. I walked down the steps and turned around towards Noah and Jodi who were both staring at me in disappointment.

"What?" I asked confused.

"When one plays with fire, they almost always get burned" Noah said as he walked past me. Jodi just shook her head and sat down.

"Girl, what is it with you attracting gorgeous men who are freaks?" Jodi asked as she filed her nails. I sat down across from her and stared out the windows. The sun almost never shines on this land because of the way the mountain hugged the house. The trees also covered a lot of it except for one area of the back yard. The sun would always have a beam of light shining in that one area, in a perfect circle. It would be the perfect place to stand during the vow exchange in a wedding. I pictured me there holding hands with the man I'm destined to marry, except for some reason, that man was not Seth. The man in my imagination was faceless.

"Um HELLO? Earth to Rena? Are you ok?" Jodi asked as she waved her hands in my face. I hadn't realized how deep in thought I went for a second.

"Sorry… I was just… thinking about a wedding…"

"OH MY GOD YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND ON MARRYING Seth!" she asked almost jumping out of her chair.

"No, I mean like, the yard would be perfect for a ceremony… if I ever get to that point."

"oh… ok…" she said as she slowly slouched back into the couch. "you know, its not my business or anything but…" I quickly cut her off.

"don't… please…" I said as I put my hand up.

"sorry…" she said as she went back to filing her nails.

"I don't know if… I'm ready to settle down with just one… person." I said after about ten minutes of silence. Jodi looked at me but didn't speak. She understood that she needed to be the one to just listen. I appreciated her for this, she usually isn't the quiet one.

"At times, I feel like I'm doubting everything. I mean… like I don't think I'm doubting Seth as a man, or a husband, however I feel like I'm doubting myself. Whether or not ill be a good wife. I'm still adjusting to this… lifestyle, and its hard for me to even consider adjusting to another one. Marriage is a whole new lifestyle on its own. You know?"

"Seth said something to me before he left that has been replaying in my head ever since. He said that maybe him and are I destined to be together no matter what, but maybe we have to go through things in life before we get to that point. I'm starting to think that's right." Jodi looked at me for a while then sat next to me.

"Rena, only YOU will know when YOUR ready. Its not easy to just say your ready for something so big. I don't want to tell you what to do, but I will say this. When I see you and Seth together I see TRUE, unconditional love; Love I never believed existed, the type of shit you see in old movies. That's real Rena, or at least to me, that's real. I do believe that you and him will be married one day and I do believe you two will be happy for ever. I just think you need something to happen for you to realize that. Maybe this extended time of not seeing each other is that one thing you need. I'm one hundred percent sure, that when he gets back and you see him again, you will fall in love all over again."

It was the times like this, that reminded me of why she is so important to me. She leaned in and hugged me and I wrapped my arms tightly around her.

"Thank you" I whispered.

"Anytime girlie" she said back.

"Would you ladies like me to leave you alone for a bit?" Boian said with a smile on his face. We let go and turned around to face him. Jodi lowered her shirt automatically just to show off her cleavage but Boian didn't seem to notice. We, however noticed Boian. He looked very good in the outfit picked for him. He wore a brown button down that was tight fitting and showed off his muscles. I picked out the shirt thinking he and Seth were the same build size, however after seeing that he left the shirt half unbuttoned, I realized how much bigger Boian was. He had the shirt tucked into his faded denim jeans and wore it with a black belt. I noticed he went into the closet and picked out a pair of black shoes, which seemed to fit him just fine. His smile soon faded and he soon looked confused.

"I'm, sorry… do I look… silly?" he asked almost self conscience. He must have felt that way from our awkward silence.

"No not at all" Jodi said from behind me.

"You look, very handsome Boian." I said. He nodded his head smiled again. "Well lets go get your bag. We should hurry." I said. I walked past him and he soon followed. We walked out of the house and down to the peer. We made it across to the beach fairly quick and as soon as we docked Boian was off the boat. he assisted me getting off and we walked towards the garage.

"Well, where did you hide it?" I asked. He didn't answer me, just nodded his head in the direction of a tree that had grown directly out of the mountain side. Before I could even move, he ran up the cliff side then leaped to the tree. After he got up there, he disappeared. The only thing I saw were the leaves moving around in the branches. After a min or two he leaped from the tree, book bag in tow, and landed on the sand.

"Impressive" I said as he smiled his big pearly whites at me. I walked over and stood next to him. He unzipped the bag and pulled out a manila envelope.

"Here they are." He said as he handed them to me.

"Let's get these over to the house so that Noah can look over them as well." as I started to turn around Boian grabbed my arm. I stopped and turned to face him.

"I wanted to apologize." He said looking down at me. his hand was still on my elbow as I walked closer to him.

"Apologize? For what?" I asked.

"Well, for wanting to kill you of course. I didn't think it was possible to meet a, 'good' vampire. Then you came along and assisted me in killing those vampires. I thank you." His eyes were locked on to mine, his words felt very sincere.

"No need to apologize, if I were in your position I probably would have done the same…" I felt myself getting closer all of a sudden. What are you doing Rena! Stop doing thins to yourself you have a boyfriend who loves you. I tried pulling away but it felt as if I was being pulled in against my will. The magnetic force radiating off of his body would almost be impossible for anyone to fight. Just as I was a good inch away from his chest, my cell phone began to ring. We slowly pulled away as I reached for my phone. The caller ID read "Noah" I turned around and looked towards the island. I knew he was watching so I glared and rolled my eyes.

"Yes Noah." I said with a lot of attitude behind my voice.

"I need to go to the city. Post office just called said we got a certified letter waiting for us. Can you bring the boat back?"

"Be right there"

"Was it your brother?" Boian asked. I looked back at him and smiled.

"Yeah, he needs to head to the city. So we got to head back." As I went to walk away he ran up and stopped in front of me. I almost ran into his massive chest but stopped just in time.

"Well, we can go… cant we?" he suggested.

"Well no, its my turn to stay with Jodi." I replied.

"You act as if shes an infant." He said with a smile.

"Well its not that… its just… she can be a bit chatty when she gets bored… you'll see" I said as I jumped onto the boat. He grabbed his book bag then followed to the boat.

When we arrived at the cave, Noah was waiting for us. The look of disappointment was painted on his face as he walked past me to the boat. There really should be no disappointment since I've done nothing wrong, yet it still bothered me he felt that way.

"Review the paperwork and fill me in when I get back… Jodi is waiting for you at the house. You shouldn't leave her alone too much longer especially with random vampires swimming to the island at free will." He didn't give me a chance to respond before he sped off and into the Strait of Georgia. Boian began walking up the steps as I stood at the end of the pier and watched him ride off.

"You coming?" he asked. I paused for a moment, then walked up the stairs with him.

When we got to the house Jodi preoccupied Boians time by asking him a lot of questions about his country and how he likes North America. I tried to warn him about Jodi, I guess he is now learning the hard way. As I looked over the paper work that was in the manila envelope, I was also comparing some of the people who were missing. I never got to check out the Camps personnel files so for now, I was almost at a road block. The paper work that Boian had stolen from his sister's apartment was a certified letter from a company based in Vancouver. The paper was thicker than most office paper and had a gray tint to it. Other than that, the only other color present on the paper was the office's name. V-Corp Medical Testing Facility; It was typed out in red ink and was almost raised from the paper. There wasn't much to go off of from this paper; it was mainly a thank you letter that was sent to his sister for signing up for the testing. It explained that all payment arrangements would be made on site and gave directions to the office. Something might be going on there, but Boian said the greeters are no help. I can only imagine what security is like in a building like that.

If this company has anything to do with these murders and missing people, it could only mean that there is in fact a new night mare to deal with. Things weren't going to be happily ever after in this new life. Instead there would be danger on every corner. People die every day, but I refuse to sit around and let it happen at the hands of a vampire. If I have one goal in this new life, it is to make things right for us. I plan to never meet these Volturi but if I'm living in an area where other vampires are becoming sloppy, I might one day meet them. I glanced up and watched Boian from the table. His chin length hair was think and laid down in his face. His eyes focused on Jodi as she spoke, but his mind was else where. What was it like for him to be just sitting here while his sister was missing? If the tables were turned, I probably would have turned that entire building inside out looking for some sort of answers, however he was taking a different approach to it.

I looked outside as the sun was setting. I wondered if Seth was watching the sun set down in La Push. I wonder what he was thinking, if he was thinking at all. The trees were slightly moving from the small winds that were blowing and the water seemed to be picking up speed. It reminded me almost of when a storm rolls through. In the distance I heard a boat, our boat. Noah was pulling into our cave entrance into the island as I stood up. I gathered my findings and prepared to hand them to him. As I watched him walk towards the door, I noticed a letter in his hand. The envelope was not opened but I knew he knew what it was. I greeted him at the door as he was walking in. he glanced at everyone and nodded his head, then saw me and stood still.

"Hows the research going?" he asked as he sat down across from me.

"Its going nowhere, I still need to get to that camp to check out these personnel files. Something isn't right." I said as he over looked the files that Boian provided.

"Yeah, that vampire bond fire you two really created a stir earlier. The helicopters are still out and there are lots of camp officials coming to the island. Im guessing theyre making sure that the fire didn't reach their lands." He said smiling.

"Yea well… you have Boian to blame for that one. What are your thoughts on his story." I asked.

"Well, he's lying about something, that's for sure. He keeps blocking me out of his thoughts so I cant really read his emotions."

"Do you think hes lying about the whole thing?"

"No. he was definitely sincere with everything he said. its just when it comes to the subject of his strengths and his authority, things get a little fuzzy. I mean he explained his ability to cover up his scent, but did you notice that he is still covering up his scent?" he had a very good point. I looked over at Boian who was now falling asleep as Jodi talked.

"This is for your Rena." Noah said as he flung the envelope my direction. I caught it with my right hand and smiled.

"it's a certified letter from Seth,… you might want to read it." He said as Jodi and Boian both glanced over at me from the couch. I felt the butterflies weld up in my stomach and I got excited to read this. My questions of whether or not he was thinking about me have been answered. I wanted to read this but didn't want to do it right now. Noah looked at me in an understanding way and stood up.

"I'll be in my room if you need anything." He stopped and looked as if he had another question.

"Is everything ok?" I asked. he leaned in slowly and whispered so low that a normal persons ear would not have caught it.

"where will our other house guest be sleeping?" we both looked over at Boian and said the same thing at the same exact time…

"Your room" we both laughed as we both knew that he would be unsafe in both situations.

"Well Noah, your apartment sized bedroom is probably more accommodating to him then mines. Especially being that Jodi is in my room for the time being as well." He nodded and stood up.

"Boian, you'll be in my room tonight. I'll set up the sofa bed for you." Noah said.

"Thank you" Boian said. Noah walked out of the kitchen and upstairs.

The sun was now completely set and the starry night skies casted a dark sheet around the house. The moon was out but no longer full like it had been the night prior. The houses automatic lights shined on and lit up the kitchen. I packed up the paper work and walked towards the stairs. As I passed Jodi, her scent caused a burn in my throat which meant I needed to drink. I walked up the stairs and I walked into the master suite that is my bedroom. I put the letter down on the computer desk and walked into the bathroom. I was going to read it but not until I was alone and not in the house. For now, I will take a long hot shower and prep for my hunting tonight.