Part 2 of the really long chapter
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I was stunned, how did they go from a closed book to an open one in just a few minuets? I figured I should seize the opportunity while it still lingered.
"But first" she said before I could ask anything "the story you told me, was that the whole story? Was there anything you left out? Mainly anything that was out of the ordinary?
I paused, she knew there was something weird going on and in order to prevent from being committed I had to keep my answers vague. "Would you believe me if I told you? I questioned
"Try us" Kate said
"Yes a lot of strange things happened when I came to Forks. First a man broke into my house but I escaped him then I met him again and once again escaped. After that someone killed him…………oh yeah and I broke my phone when I threw it at the wall.
"Anything else?"
"Well……I heard from someone…..close to me that there was something…..bizarre about this man."
"How bizarre?" they urged
I sighed and put my face in my hands "I heard…..that he was a vampire" I said slowly realizing I sounded like an idiot.
"Who told this" they asked still interested to my surprise
Well I'd already gone halfway I might as well spill the whole jar "a group of werewolves" I said through my hands
I lifted my head up and was surprised to find that they were talking fast again then they turned back to me "what did this vampire look like?" Tanya asked slowly
"Oh geez lets see, he had short blonde hair and he was somewhat muscular, and hmm what else, he wore a long sleeved T-shirt with jeans"
"Daniel" Tanya quietly "It figures, he was probably searching and couldn't resist"
This caught my attention "you know this guy?"
"By reputation only"
"Wait so are saying you also…..know about vampires and werewolves?"
"Well of course we do" Kate piped in "It would be hard to have disbelief in something you are"
NO, I may have made one of the worst decisions of my life, I have walked right into the lion's den willingly and I was out numbered. I began to shift, ready to make a sprint for the door. I probably wouldn't get far but I'd try.
"Please clam down, we won't hurt you"
"I'm having trouble believing that"
"were not like Daniel or most vampires in fact, we don't drink human blood, we drink animals now if you want to go you can go but I suggest you stay if you want to find out more" Tanya stared right into my eyes. I was scared beyond belief but the offer was too tempting I couldn't refuse.
"Ok now you may ask your questions"
I paused for the right one "who are my parents?"
"Edward and Isabella Cullen"
"That's not what I meant, I mean in general, are they nice are they short, tall, are they alive?"
"Yes they are alive, your father is, how should I put this, old fashioned. He loves your mother very much as does she to him. Your mother is small, kind and mostly clumsy" everyone seemed to snicker at some inside joke. "They met while they were in high school and shortly after they fell in love. Some hard ships came with it but they over came them and got married and" she smiled "shortly after they had you"
My next question had been bothering me since the barbeque and though I didn't believe it, I had to ask just to be sure
"Are my parents vampires?" I asked quietly
At first I thought they didn't hear me but I could see their expressions and I knew they were ignoring the question
"Tanya, are my parents vampires?" I asked louder
There was a very long pause
"Yes" She answered quietly
I slowly lowered my head, it was true, all of it, I was the monster Jacob had said I was, and my parents were vampires who feasted on innocent people at night, there was the answer, to everything, why they left, why so much secrecy. I couldn't hold it in; I buried my face in my hands and began to quietly sob. I felt arms wrap around me and I looked up to see Kate comforting me "shhh its ok, its ok"
"No it isn't!" I broke away "Everything I heard is true! After that damn werewolf told me my parents were vampires I couldn't believe it! I didn't want to believe that they were the same as that guy…Daniel or whatever the hell his name was! I didn't want to believe that they went around at night feasting on people!"
Everyone looked taken aback "Who said they feasted on humans?" Tanya asked
I looked up from my hands
"There no different then us, they don't feast on humans. They may not have as good of a record as us but for the most part they only feed on animals"
I stared Tanya right in the eye "see" she continued "it's not so bad when there not murderers"
It took me a second to regain my breath, I didn't want to know anymore, I wanted to go back to my bubble and never be let out. But deep down I knew that wasn't true, I did want to see my family, even if they were vampires, and I didn't care what it took.
That led to the next question, the hardest one to ask, yet the one I wanted answered the most "Why did they leave me?" I asked "you said they loved me, even as vampires, if that's the case why would they leave?"
"That" Tanya began "is a long story, I hope you have plenty of time"
I sat there patiently and waited
"Ok, the whole ordeal that began this charade was the fact that your mother wanted to be with your father forever, but she was human and he wasn't exactly willing to change her on account of his own reasons. They finally came to deal where she would marry him first and then he would change her. After many ordeals they finally got married and they planned to spend their honeymoon together and then change you mother when they came back, pretty much a going away present" She giggled then went on "during the honeymoon they……they spent it together and when they came back they were questioned by your grandfather who was a doctor. He had his suspicions about them, that there was a chance your mother had gotten pregnant. Indeed she had and neither her nor your father wanted to give you away. This of course postponed the transformation of your mother because if she had been changed right there you would have forever been in her stomach. After you were born they still waited so that your mother could fully take care of you. Six months after, they figured it was time and you father changed your mother, right in from of your eyes as a matter of fact."
"Ok, that still doesn't explain things"
"Hold on I'm getting to it. First you must know that newborn vampires are very dangerous, they constantly crave blood, anyone's blood. For the first year they are pretty much an addict. And second your blood, is the prime drug for Newborns"
"What do you mean?" I asked
"You see, Edward, half bred vampires aren't that rare there is at least one born every five to ten years. The problem is, there blood is the most addicting blood known and thus they are killed very early in life."
"You remember how I kept twitching in the car?" Kate said next to me "It was because your blood was so close, it's been a long time since I smelled half bred blood and it was very tempting, and I was struggling to resist."
"We have resisted human blood for hundreds of years but even now we had to hold back because your blood is so strong."
"But still" Tanya continued "you mother loved you and she used all her will to keep herself from biting you. It wasn't enough though. Someone, mainly your father, always had to be in the room with her when she was with you and it worked for a long time. Until they came to Anchorage.
"When they came here for the cloudy weather, they weren't the only vampires who had the same idea. One day they were off in the forest, all of them and when they came to an abandoned land fill they stumbled upon another vampire coven who were feeding. There were three in the coven. Their names were Daniel, Anna, and Joseph. And I believe you've already met one of them. At first they went crazy to your blood but they realized they were outnumbered by your family and they went away into the forest. For a while, your family just blew it off, but then they found signs that showed you were being tracked"
"Tracked?" I asked
"It's the vampire term for stalking; a vampire may track a human for months on end traveling hundreds of miles to get what they want. This didn't frighten your family to much because they knew that they could protect you. The real problem was protecting you from themselves" Tanya let out a big sigh "one day your mother came home from hunting, with no success, hunters had killed off most of the wildlife. She saw you in your crib looking up at her smiling. She went to pick you up and she held you there for a few minutes, but then her instincts kicked in. She compulsively started to lean in for a bite, but your father had walked in at just the right time from the kitchen and he was able to stop her at the last second. She never forgave herself for that day and the family agreed that you would never be safe as long as you were around vampires
"It was easier said than done though, Joseph's coven was constantly tracking you and your family had to erase every tie they had to you, they sent you away to some place sunny with few vampires, they asked your grandmother to change your last name to Swan, and they asked anyone who knew about you to never speak a word of it, that's why we were hesitant in telling you. And it did work Joseph went crazy, he sent Anna and Daniel everywhere to find you but they came back with nothing, and they've been searching for you for the last fifteen years. You were an easy secret to keep….until now, since you've exposed yourself"
"I don't get it, if you weren't supposed to tell me, why did you?" I asked after a moment
"Because you may not be human for very much longer" Tanya replied
"WHAT!" I said eyes fully open "what are you talking about you have to be bitten to be turned into a vampire!"
"Half breeds don't have to be bitten" Tanya said slowly "they already have the vampire gene in them but barley any half bred has lived long enough to transform. No one knows for sure when it happens it could be anywhere from ten to fifty years old, it's different for each one. However one vampire did a study on the transformation, he observed what the symptoms were and how it could be detected early……..and he said the first symptom was severe headaches"
Realization struck me, everything was clear now, everything made sense, I had all my ducks lined up. And time was running out.
"How long do I have?" I finally asked
"How long have you had the headaches?"
"About a month, maybe a little longer"
"You don't have long, pretty soon you will feel a severe change, you'll start coughing up blood and your stomach will take a hit. And then finally the three day process will begin, and that you have to really feel to understand."
This was it, time was up, I would become the monster soon, too soon and I had to find my parents, pronto! I had to meet them before I turned into the bloodthirsty vampire I was destined to be from birth.
This brought me to my most important question
"Where are they? Where are my parents? I've got to find them before this all hits the fan"
Everyone grew tense; I had just asked the question that everyone was afraid of answering.
"Wait, wait another month or two then we can contact them and bring them here"
"I can't wait another month" I argued "You said I'm going to change soon and I've got to find them before I do, I've got to see them while I'm still human"
"If you go see them now you may not even make it to them, your chances of getting to them are very slim, you would basically be walking into the lion's den" Tanya answered back
"Yet still, he is in a lot danger right now" Kate said "I'm actually surprised that you haven't run into Anna yet"
I was now worried "what do you mean?"
"That vampire you talked about back in Forks, Daniel, he had blood ties to his coven. He is Anna's brother. We asked around, about this coven when they were tracking you. It all started when Joseph was looking for a mate, he and Anna crossed paths and he knew he had to have her, after she was transformed she went missing and her family went searching for her, well her brother found her and…..well you can figure it out" Kate then gave me a warning look "Things are going to get very dangerous because word travels fast in the vampire world, I highly suggest that you don't go back to Forks"
"But I didn't actually kill him," I protested
"Whoever she runs into first, either you or them, will pay the price, an eye for an eye they call it" She said in a dark tone
That instant one person came to my mind, Jessica, Jessica was in danger and I had to warn her and the pack as soon as possible. There were enough of them to fight her off as a group, but one on one against her……..I feared for all of them, even Jacob.
"Do you have a phone?" I asked hurriedly
"Yes in the kitchen"
I nearly sprinted to it and dialed Jessica's number as fast as I could. The phone rang, and rang, it kept ringing until the answering machine picked up and I could hear Jessica's recorded voice "Hi this is the Uley residence we are not in right now but please leave a message after the tone" I heard the beep and talked as fast as I could
"Jessica, its Edward please don't let Sam or Jacob erase this. Something dangerous is about to come into Forks and you got to get….." the line was cut short when someone picked up the phone.
"Ah I'm glad you called" a voice I didn't recognize picked up "I need your opinion on this, which part of the little wolf girl should I bite first?"
My entire body froze, I was too late, Anna had gotten to Jessica before I could warn her. I don't know how but she did and she was about to bite Jessica right that very second
"hmm should I got traditionally and bite the neck or should I be more painful and go for the heart, tell me what's your favorite part?"
"Wait!" I shouted "you don't want to bite her"
"Oh I think I do, I'll get to you soon enough but right now I'm in the mood for some vengeance, may not be the best tasting blood but I'll manage"
"Wait, wait!" I had to think fast and find a way to save her "Look lets bargain, let her go and………and I'll come quietly, I simply just give up you wont have to chaise me anymore or anything just let her go, and you can have my blood"
"mmmm, sounds tempting….."
"common Anna the blood you've been looking for and craving for nearly fifteen years, is willing to give up, and all you have to do is let some werewolf with bad tasting blood go" I said in a persuasive voice
"Hmm decisions, decisions"
"And I've just learned I'll be transforming very soon, and if you try to chaise me I'll already be transformed and then all that time will have gone to waste, I guarantee this is the best deal you're going to get."
I hit my mark "ok, you've persuaded me call this number again in fifteen minuets and I will tell you where to go"
"Wait; prove to me that you actually have her"
"Fine" she said I heard a scuffle for a second them a heard a whimper that was very familiar to me, it was all the proof I needed
"Convincing enough?" She then hung up. I walked out of the kitchen and back to the room. Everyone was standing having heard my conversation.
"Are you mad? You're throwing away the safety your parents made for you!" Tanya yelled "even if you do go, she's not going to let you wolf friend go, she'll kill both of you once she has you trapped!"
"You think I don't know that? Of course she's not going to keep her end and neither will I! I have gone too far, I have searched for too long for my family and there isn't a chance that I will let that vampire have my blood." I replied as I went through my bag
"In case you don't remember she's a vampire, her body, is like stone, she is fast, strong, and bloodthirsty"
"That's why I'm coming prepared" and with that I pulled out The Ricochet and slammed it on the table. Every eye was wide. Kate picked up the gun and examined it "Carlisle said he got rid of it" she almost whispered. Everyone stared at it then they handed it back to me and put it in the back of my pants like I had seen in the movies.
"I'm not the best shot but my Grandpa gave me a few lessons, I'm tired of running, and I'm tired of being the victim to a higher piece in the food chain. This girl is a part of me and I won't let her go without fighting for her"
Everyone was quiet for a long time then Kate broke the silence. "The first flight is at 9:00 tomorrow, take my jeep to the airport, I'll get it back later"
"Thank you" I replied gratefully back
The next morning the clouds were starting to clear and as I walked out to the Jeep I heard Tanya calling behind me "Volterra" she said
"What?" I asked confused
"Your parents, they're in Volterra, Italy. If your plan does work, I figure you might as well go for the whole glory and find your parents" she said half smiling
I breathed in heavily "thank you, I'm glad that I finally know everything now"
She somehow found this funny "oh and one more thing" she handed me a small packet
"Energy pills?" I asked
"They'll buy you some time, maybe a day or two but then your body will succumb to the transformation"
"Thanks" I repeated still grateful
"Be careful" she called as I hoped into the Jeep
I began to strategize as I drove toward the airport but I could only focus on one thing
Jessica, hold on, just hold on.
Oooooo……What will happen next?
Next chapter coming soon!
