Chapter 8:
Isadora's POV

Of course Alex would be there. He had promised me that. We had become so close; one secret was not shared though. But now I knew that, now I kept that secret.

He had been my best friend until the day I turned twelve, two years ago. We had always had an age gap, he was '10' when I was born, yet he looked 14 in all those photos from then. He had not aged since, I never used to think anything of it, he was special that's all I knew just that he was special to me.

"Who changed you?" he asked holding me close. Looking at my golden eyes and pale white skin.

"It's kind of a long story, Alex." I whispered and was I willing to share my secret with someone who had just walked away with a promise he'd be there when I needed him again? If the person was Alex I was.

"You, you left, Alex." I muttered looking away from his perfect face. He sighed his velvety voice resounded in my ear.

"I know, Iz I had to. I didn't want this life for you, and if you caught on well I'd have to change you. But someone did. Why?" He asked tracing my cheekbone and dazzling me.

"Carter."

"Carter turned you? He's not a vampire! He killed your parents, James Carter wanted their money he would not allow you too live." Alex was confused; his big gold eyes scanned me for signs of danger and trouble. It was his ability I suppose when someone was in trouble, when someone was afraid; when someone he loved was about to die he would appear.

That was why I ran.

"No he stabbed me, Bella found me in the woods when she was hunting and brought me to Carlisle, the leader I suppose of her coven he turned me. If he hadn't I'd be dead. Why are you here? Carter thinks I'm dead!" I cried in pain and fear.

"You nearly died! I should have never left who protected you?" he yelled, pulling me so I faced his eyes.

"I did, I'm strong, I have to be." I replied no hate hid in my voice. Because I couldn't. Hate him I mean, I cannot hate Alex, he came now, he came when I needed him.

I remember the day he left with sadness, my lifeline left.

"Izzy, I'm leaving." He whispered through the darkness, my heart sank. My whole life had crumbled around me the past few years, and my only lifeline was leaving me.

"No Alex! Please!" I cried sinking to the ground beside him and curling up into a ball. "You can't"

"Izzy, I have to. My secret will be exposed." I screamed he was leaving, he hadn't even told me his secret, he hadn't ever talked about him since the day my life changed forever. That was years before. "I promise, I will return to you, when you need me most, when I see you are in danger, I will return to you. And by then you will know everything I have never told you. You're smart, you'll work it out I presume." He said, he bent down kissed my forehead and walked away out of the school gates. I sat on the floor at his feet and tears rolled down my skin. Life was not worth living, but I had to live it, if I died I would never see Alex again.

That was what kept me strong, without knowledge of that fact I would have died one of the many times Carter had tried to kill me.

I shuddered at the pain the memory brought me, Alex noticed this.

"I am so sorry, Iz." We sat in silence for several minutes "I am sorry for this but I have to tell you it." He pushed back my bronze hair to whisper in my ear and I screamed. He held my hand and Bella and Rezzy walked in. they heard me scream.

My life will never be the same again.

A/N so what was the the secret? well I forgot what I was going to say it was, reviews wil help me remember though. (hint hint)

Also I said in the last few chapters Iz was 16, she is actually 14 I just wrote them when I was half asleep. I thought I'd better explain

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