A New Vampire 9

By Rei Edogawa

Mom was super upset by our refusal to get blessed by Father Alex. I was adamant about it. I may have my own problems with potential homicidal tendencies due to extreme thirst, but this was my problem and I accepted the cost. If i just let my conscience go, then I wouldn't feel the things i feel. And then I wouldn't be who i was.

There was a learning curve to this and the death on my head already was more than enough. No amount of prayers could lift that from me. I didn't even want it to. It reminded me of what I was working for. The fact that I could live with my human family and not kill them was miracle enough for me and totally worth it.

Time passed on. Months passed and life changes. The rest of the Cullens moved down and started their lives over again. This time they adopted the name Hale and set up shop. I had to change the memories of Mom, Sara, and Jamie so they wouldn't be suspicious.

I had a long time to think and had several talks with Carlisle. I finally came to a decision not to use my gifts as much. I couldn't alter minds and expect them to have free will. They had the right to their emotions and choices. I would also stop listening in to thoughts of specific people.

Generally I couldn't tune it out. It was a blur of voices in my mind like standing in a room of people and all of them talking at once. It was only when I focused that i could discern more than random thoughts and words. My range was several miles when I focused. I could easily reach across town to talk to whomever I wanted, but altering required closer proximity.

So I wouldn't use my gift except in extreme emergency, when it was unavoidable. So I began to slowly change myself. I had to compromise with my human family more than ever.

So months passed and After the new year, I found myself with a large problem. One none of us saw coming, not even Alice.

It was during the last days of winter break. Mom and Jamie had gone down to the mall to spend some of the gift cards they had gotten for christmas. Sara was not feeling well so I stayed behind with her.

We were talking about school and the problems she was having, when the sound in the room changed in my sensitive ears. A second much faster heartbeat filled the room. It was coming from Sara.

I needed to know, so I skimmed her memories. She didn't know, but she and her boyfriend had been sleeping around since before Thanksgiving. I couldn't say anything, so i waited patiently for her to realize something was wrong. It was mid February before she came to me in tears.

"Nico," she said. "I need your help. I think I'm pregnant."

I comforted her. I promised I would be there for her no matter what. She was my sister. I had Rosalie buy a pregnancy test and she took it at the new house that we purchased outside the city. It came back positive.

She cried. She wasnt ready to be a mother. We all promised to be there for her, no matter her choice. I had taken Rosalie aside beforehand and told her that no matter what Sara chose, whether to keep it, give it up or abort it, she would support her wholeheartedly or i would let her have it. It didn't take much but she agreed.

It took her some time but in the end she decided to keep it. We went to tell Jamie and Mom at the same time. As can be expected, she was not happy. She was adamant that Sara should go away until the baby was born and then she would give it up. Her christian faith refused to contemplate abortion or keeping it.

Jamie was behind his sister 100%. She was his twin. There were some binds that could not be broken.

"SHE WILL GIVE UP THAT CHILD, BECAUSE I AM HER MOTHER AND I SAY WHAT GOES!" Mom yelled. "I SUPPORT HER AND TAKE CARE OF HER. THEN SHE GOES AND DISGRACES US ALL BY SPREADING HER LEGS FOR ANY MAN WHO WOULD HAVE HER. SHE IS GIVING THAT BABY UP OR SHE IS OUT!"

I calmly said, "You cannot force her to give it up, nor can you force her to do anything. It is her decision and I will help her."

"You cannot help her." she snarled. "What money do you have? Those Hales are in Washington and they aren't going to support you forever. You aren't part of their family and they don't love you. They just felt sorry for you and your so-called amnesia. How long will it last?"

"Longer than you think. I have accounts is several banks in my name that have 50 million easy. You have no clue how rich they are, nor should it matter. I understand what you went through when I disappeared. I truly lost myself then. I have tried to piece the puzzle together and rediscover who I was.

"My so-called amnesia is real. If you can't believe that then maybe I should have stayed in Washington. However, the Hales do care about me. They moved down here to support me and make sure I was alright. All of them. You have no right to judge them, me, or Sara. And you can take your high-handed ideals and stuff them."

She tried to hit me. I caught her arm in mid-air before she could touch me.

"If you don't want to support her anymore, I can do so easily." I said. " I will support both of my siblings and my niece or nephew. You don't have to worry about us anymore.

"Jamie, you can decide for yourself. You can stay with Mom, or come with us. No matter what you decide you will always be welcome wherever we call home."

With that Sara and I went to pack, but mom yelled, "You have no right to anything in that room. If you leave, you leave with the clothes on your back and nothing else."

I picked up my keys and said, "The car is in my name. Try to take it and I have no problem having the police decide what to do."

With that the three of us walked out the front door with Jade following and didn't look back.