Alrighty then, I'd like to thank all of the reviewers who basically told me that im a fantastic writer. That makes me feel very dandy, not gonna lie J and I'd like to say sorry for the waitt AGAIN lol. But it's summer vacation, and that doesn't help anything at all because I'm even moe busy than I was during school! So yeah, that's about it lol. Disclaimer: I don't own the Twilight characters/plots/yadda yadda, yadda, I own my girls, and my plots, end of Story. Well… not this story… you get me okay: pleaseee revieww ~ Mooch
Family Reunions Suck.. Especially Mine
It was almost as if I was walking around a house I had not lived in my entire life. I felt a bit confused and lost as I followed behind Gemma keeping my glassy eyes on the back of her head, as if she was my anchor point.
My family? I didn't even know what that meant now. I thought I'd had a normal family up until last night, when I learned that they are all vampires, I'm a wolf… and not just any wolf, a freaking ALPHA of a pack. My pack. Plus, learning that your being hidden from some powerful crazy sounding royal vampires is always a bonus.
I suddenly realized that Gemma had stopped on the outside porch, and I was still concealed behind her. I blinked a few times to try and focus my eyes back in, and finally stepped around Gemma with my head held high. The first person my eyes fell upon was a girl with chocolate brown hair, and silver eyes. Before last night, I would have thought that I was looking in a mirror. She looked only a few years older than me, and she had on a pair of jean shorts and a loose fitting white t-shirt that was speckled in mud. Beside her was a handsome man who looked about a year older than the girl, with jet black hair and deep eyes that could swallow me whole. He was only wearing a pair of frayed cargo shorts, but he didn't seem embarrassed about it.
Standing behind them was a group of very pale people. I realized quickly that they were vampires like Sasha and Noah. There was eight adults, and a young teenage girl standing together, all dressed in very fashionable clothes, and all looking absolutely perfect.
Look like a bunch of magazine models. Stupid idiots. I muttered in my head, slowly growing award that there was complete silence over our group. And then it was broken.
"That was very rude, she's definitely your daughter." said a vampire with bronze hair very similar to the young girl's hair. I felt my jaw drop and I heard Trace chuckle a little bit behind me.
"Oh hell no. You did not just read my mind." I tried to glare at the vampire, but awe seeped into my voice. The boy smiled a little at me.
"Sorry. Bad habit." he replied, "I'm Edward by the way. This is my wife Bella, and our daughter Renesmee." He indicated the petite girl with dark brown hair and a heart shaped face, and the younger girl. They both smiled at me warmly, and I tried not to look creeped out as I moved on to look at a pixie like, dark haired girl.
"I'm Alice, and this is Jasper." she said in a bubbly voice looking at what looked like a panic stricken blonde boy who nodded at me curtly. The pair next to them was made up of the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen, and a very large boy that was almost exactly like Trace.
"I'm Emmett." said the large boy with a boyish smile.
"And I'm Rosalie." said the gorgeous girl in a very serious tone. I nodded to her and then moved to the last vampires.
"I'm Carlisle, and this is my wife Esme, we're a family. We've been helping to hide your parents." Said the blonde man who had looked kind, and the caramel haired woman standing beside him with a motherly smile. And as soon as the word parents fell from his lips, my eyes locked with the girl with chocolate brown hair and silver eyes. My reflection. I didn't say anything and neither did she. We just stared at each other.
Slowly I stepped onto the grass and stopped in front of her only three feet away. I looked straight into her eyes searching for anything I could find. And she stared back, her eyes glinting in the light, almost icy in a way. And I didn't find what I was looking for, and she didn't say what I hoped she would say. So I said something for her.
"Go Away." I said clearly, and the words seemed to echo in the silence that followed. No one moved as I continued to stare evenly at the girl who was apparently my mother.
"Ariella, don't be an idiot." I heard Gemma say sternly.
"I'm not the idiot in this situation," I began, my voice rising slightly, "I'm not the one who abandoned their child and didn't even tell them about their heritage. I am not the idiot here." I snapped back at her and her face immediately fell, but I felt my worries leave me as my hands began to shake.
"Hey, AJ, calm down. They're just here to help." I heard Morgan say quietly.
"I don't need their help! I've been doing pretty damn well for a while without them!" I yelled angrily as I felt my body temperature rise and everything around me began to shake.
"Ariella take a deep breath." Noah's voice sounded like it was underwater, but his advice came to late. I already felt my skin rip away and I felt to the ground again on four feet, snarling and growling as I stared directly at the woman that was my mother. She did not look scared. She looked… pained. Her eyes were glassy and her mouth turned down in a slight grimace. The boy in the cargo shorts came up next to her and held her around the waist looking at me as well.
So here stand my parents. My fearless parents who would give up their child. I snarled again and I heard Edward speak.
"You do not understand." he said to me slowly and I unwillingly ripped my gaze from my parents and walked towards the vampire boy until I stood before him.
I understand perfectly. I growled back at him and then felt the muscles in my thighs coil as I sprung over his figure and landed on the ground behind him, then took off running. I didn't know where too, and I wasn't too sure why, I just ran.
I ran through the forest, and when I felt as if I couldn't take another step from exhaustion, and I felt as if I was all alone in the world, I lay down. It was completely dark, since the sun had gone down almost two hours ago and I had been running all day. My muscles were quivering from exhaustion, but the cold earth felt good on my fur, and I lay my head on my paws… That was weird to say. My paws? I was a wolf… Maybe Lexi was right… I was a freak. I mean, damn, I turned into a giant wolf. That's not exactly normal material.
I sighed and rolled onto my side on the ground, and closed my eyes trying to block out the world… it seemed like in only two seconds, that peace and silence was shattered by a high pitched voice.
Good morning Ariella, how are you this morning? Do you mind telling us where you are exactly? asked the voice.
Tia, shut up. She's had a hard night. Snapped a more mature voice that I recognized as Zariah's. The pack. I groaned internally.
That's a bit of an understatement. I snarled deep in my chest and the girls all grew quiet, not wanting to say anything to upset me more. I could sense they were concerned about me.
Don't be, this is my problem guys. I stated firmly and I heard Mel snort.
You're our Alpha, Ariella, you don't get it. You have to deal with shit, then so do we. she replied.
Oh really? So you want to deal with returning parents who had abandoned you since birth? Smart decision guys.
They did not abandon you. They left you with the Diamonds because they knew that they would protect you the best. And you haven't been alone the whole time. We are daughters of the other members of your mother's pack. An all girl pack of werewolves. You've never been alone, Ariella. Zariah said to me in an almost mothering voice. It was the kind of voice that Gemma usually used with me.
Gemma… I felt a pang of shame for the way I had spoken with her, and then I felt embarrassment for the way I had run away from them all.
It's understandable. Blake said suddenly. I was surprised to hear her voice.
Is it really. I ran away from my family. That's sort of low… Like hit me with a baseball bat in the crotch kind of low… I mused and I heard some of the girls snicker under their breath. I then realized that they were all breathing very hard. What the hell are you guys doing?
Coming to meet up with you of course. Tia stated.
Way to be blunt. Blake sighed and rolled her eyes. Tia then retaliated by throwing a donkey kick in her direction since she was running in front of her.
Hey! Cheap shot! Blake growled out.
Don't make me come back there! Zariah snapped as she looked over her shoulder at the other girls. I laughed out loud and it came out as a series of barks. She was acting just like a mother would. I finally stood up and shook out my coat vigorously sending dirt flying everywhere. I stretched out my legs and yawned then looked around. I was in a small area of just dirt with pine trees standing tall all around me. As I turned in a circle, my eyes fell on a large figure standing between two of the trees, with a jolt, I saw two black glinting eyes stare back at me.
The thing made a loud growling noise and my eyes focused in on the sharp teeth that were bared at me. With another jolt, I realized that I was staring at another wolf and it did not look too happy.
You guys aren't anywhere near me, right? I asked in a hard voice, trying not to let my anxiousness show through.
Ariella, just stand your ground. The regular wolves around here back down easily. Don't be scared. Azura tried to assure me mentally. But as I stared at the wolf I knew it wasn't a regular wolf. That thing was just as big as me… possibly bigger. And it looked mean. Really mean… Like PMS mean.
It started walking towards me, and when it came into full light, I saw that it was indeed a bit bigger than me, and it's goat was gray. It snapped viciously at me, and though I didn't want to, a growl escaped my teeth.
The wolf looked surprised for a moment, then sunk down into a low crouch and without knowing so, I mirrored the movement, my ears flat on my head.
We're coming Ariella, just hold on. Don't make it worse for yourself. You can't take on something like this yet. Zariah tried to tell me and I growled again out loud. The wolf the roared deafeningly at me. I didn't flinch.
Ariella, just back away slowly. Mel said to me firmly. I roared back at the other wolf and in my head.
Stop saying my FULL NAME! GOD! I yelled at them all, and then the gray wolf lunged.
I managed to twist to my right and snapped my jaws quickly at the wolf's thigh. My teeth sunk in deep and I heard the wolf yelp out in surprise. I suddenly felt a sharp bit on my back and I let go of it's leg as it let go of me. We then faced each other and jumped at each other at the same time. Biting and snapping at each other's ears and face. Our front legs keeping us apart, but just barely.
We fell to the ground and I landed a sold kick with my back legs into the wolf's stomach and I got up before it did. I then went to pin the wolf down, only to be thrown to the side by it's legs, and it them managed to pin me down before I had a chance to get back up. Without any breath, I stared up into the glinting, fathomless, lonely black eyes of the gray wolf and it snarled in my face.
Well that was fast.. I muttered under my breath, trying to make light of the obvious fact that I was about to die. But suddenly, there was a loud snapping noise and a blur of tan fur flew above my face. The gray wolf was hit directly by the mass of tan and I was freed. I quickly got up and watched as a large tan wolf pinned down the gray wolf, and another white wolf stood directly in front of me in a crouched down position.
Suddenly, the tan wolf stopped moving and got up off the gray wolf, who got up instantly. They both stared at one another for a few silent seconds, and then the gray wolf bolted back into the cover of the forest, leaving the tan wolf looking sad as it stared after it.
What the hell just happened… I managed to ask.
Well… You kicked some ass for about ten seconds, then almost got killed, then was saved. Tia stated the obvious.
Tia, shut UP. Blake snapped at her again, but I was no longer listening to their bickering. The white wolf had turned around and was staring right at me, and the tan wolf stood at it's side. Without even asking the girls, I knew that they were my parents.
I looked down at the ground with shame and let out a soft whine, as if almost asking for forgiveness. When I looked back up at my parents, they both started barking a little bit and I walked towards them carefully, then let my head down. I felt both of them begin to nuzzle the side of my face, and the back of my neck. It was like a hug in wolf language almost.
That has to be the weirdest family reunion I've ever seen. stated Azura plainly and I let out a laugh.
I'm sort of getting used to everything just being weird… I replied to her and the other girls laughed as well. I looked at my parents once more, and without any words, we began to run back through the forest. Together… As a family.
Kind of short, I know. I'm sorry, but you'll be shocked to hear that the next chapter is already under way.. And I'm going to make a REAL effort to get up as many chapters as possible. It's very hard balancing out my writing these days lol so much to do, so little time J Please review, peace outt ~Mooch
