Chapter IX

Dear Diary,

So, Jacob and the wolves have decided to fight the newborns once they come. I wasn't against them helping us, or should I say keeping me away from their grasp, but nor was I happy about it. Something can happen to them and that something is them getting hurt or killed. Same stood for Cullens. I felt like a problem in their family from time to time, mainly because I could protect myself with my magic and witch like me shouldn't need help. But I was young Grey Witch that still needed to get a hold of her powers. I focused my concentration on the small unknown voice in my head. It told me how to control my powers. That voice was familiar from somewhere…but I had no idea from where.

-Mia

Mia closed her diary and placed it into her drawer. She was already dressed in skinny jeans and dark blue shirt tucked into them. Mia walked out of her room and into the bathroom to take her hair out of messy bun and brush it. Her hair was now long and seemed like it was never dyed into jet black. Mia pushed her long wavy hair into a high ponytail and tied it.

She stared at herself in the mirror for a while, staring into her own blue eyes before she stared to notice something appeared behind her shoulder. Mia narrowed her eyes at it while watching it in the mirror and soon enough she noticed a face in that smoke.

With gasp leaving her lips she turned around to see nothing, like smoke was never there. Mia looked back at herself in the mirror and shook her head. I'm just imagining things…Mia commented to herself before she exit out of the bathroom to see Sean walking out of his room with dark bags under his eyes.

"Whoa, you look like you haven't slept the entire night." Mia commented as he passed by her to the bathroom door.

"In fact, I didn't." Sean answered with sleepy voice and thin eyes.

"What kept you up?" Mia wondered with her arms crossed across her chest watching Sean leaning on the door frame with thoughtful look on his face.

"Mia…" Sean stared. "How would you feel…if someone told you something…supernatural?" Mia kept a cool face.

"I…don't know." Mia lied. "I would probably freak out."

"Ah…" Sean nod slightly. "Because Leah told me something…I don't know…weird."

"Oh?"

"Yeah and I…freaked out." Sean added. "I have no idea how to confront her now."

"Just keep cool and…"Mia sighs. "Listen to her." Sean stared at her for a while before her nod.

"Okay." Sean turned around and walked in side her bathroom.

Mia stared at the closed bathroom doors for a while before she let out a sigh and walked inside her room to take her jacket. She heard a horn of Edward's jeep go off once outside her house and she hurried down the stairs while putting on her jacket. She said bye to her aunt who has shift in the afternoon before she walked out of the house.

Edward waited her in his jeep, looking at her as she walked towards the jeep with slow pace and small smile playing on her lips. Mia sat inside in the passenger seat and greeted him by placing a soft kiss on top of his cold lips. As they pulled apart, Edward smiled to her eyes before turning the engine on.

Mia and Edward quietly sat in the car, exchanging a few words from time to time, but it wasn't awkward. Mia was never a talkative type of a person in a car and nor was Edward. Edward drove them towards the path that leaded into the woods which was close to the border.

They arrived to a clearing and Mia saw the rest of the Cullens were already there, but no wolves yet. Edward stopped and turned off the engine of the jeep. Mia stepped out of the car at the same time as Edward. They made their way towards them with Edward's hand wrapping around hers and stopping as he noticed a bracelet handing around her thin wrist. Mia already saw in his eyes as he checked the wolf bracelet on her wrist, which was annoying her because Edward always seemed to be bothered by Jacob's gifts.

"It's just a graduation present." Mia answered in unasked question and quickly lowered her hand together with his.

Edward didn't comment anything because he knew it would annoy Mia even more. The Cullens watched them as they walked quietly besides one another towards them and stopped near them. The quietness continued, until snapping of thin branches was heard behind them. They turned their heads to see a pack of wolves showing themselves from behind a small hill. They stopped many feet away from them, keeping their distance from the vampires.

"They don't trust us enough to be in their human forms." Edward spoke directly to Carlisle who was standing behind Mia as he read wolves' minds.

"They came. That's what matters." Carlisle calmly said. "Will you translate?"

Carlisle and Edward walked forwards towards the wolves, while Mia's eyes immediately drifted towards russet brown wolf with familiar black eyes. Mia smiled to Jacob a sweet smile as she crossed her arms across her chest. Mia noticed Sam snarling at Jacob briefly and Jacob returned the same snarl as if he was saying to mind his own business. The empty space besides Mia was filled with Alice who wrapped her arms around her left arm and gave her brief smile before both of them looked towards Carlisle and the wolves.

"Welcome." Carlisle spoke to them. "Jasper has experience with newborns. He'll teach us how to defeat them."

"They want to know how the newborns' differ from us." Edward said as he read Alpha leader's mind.

"They're great deal stronger than us, because their own human blood lingers in their tissues. Our kind is never more physically powerful that in our first several months of this life." Carlisle answered to them before he gave a nod to Jasper and walked back to other Cullens.

"Carlisle's right." Jasper spoke. "That's why they are created. A newborn army, doesn't need thousands like a human army. And no human army could stand against them. The two most important things to remember are, first: Never let them get their arms around you. They'll crush you instantly. Second: Never go for the obvious kill. They'll be expecting that. And you will lose." Jasper carefully spoke almost making shivers go down Mia's back. "Emmett."

And the training began. Mia stayed back, leaning against the jeep while observing how each Cullen fought. Emmett was more of a type that faced danger head on. No fear, no hesitation, just impact the hardest punch into his enemy. Because Emmett's mind was so focused on taking down the enemy, he forgot the things that were important when fighting newborns.

Edward was quick and focused, mainly because he could read mind and knew that his enemy's move was next. But because he was too proud of throwing Carlisle onto the ground fairly quickly, he didn't saw Carlisle getting up from the ground quickly and throwing him down. Carlisle was older vampire, which made his wiser and knew how to react to each attack.

Rosalie was bit inexperience in fighting and Alice was quick and swift. She could get around the enemy and trick him in no time. Esme was the same as Carlisle. She was focused and was ready to react right on any attack. Jasper was the best of them, since of course he had experience with newborns from some part of his life. Wonder from where…

Mia looked over her shoulder as she heard footsteps approaching her from behind. She was Jacob in his wolf form walked besides her and stopping next to her. Mia slightly leaned onto his warm fur as they quietly observed Cullens training.

"Some of you will gonna get hurt." Mia spoke and Jacob looked at her. "And because I'm unable to protect myself, some of you could also end up getting killed. Because of me." Mia sighs lightly and Jacob lowered his head to her.

Mia smiled before she run her long fingers through his warm russet brown fur. She gently patted his head, making Jacob leave silent wolf sounds of enjoyment. From the corner of her eyes Mia noticed Edward approaching them and she slowly took her hand away. Mainly because she wanted to spare Edward from jealousy. Jacob looked at Edward, showing his teeth of dislike towards him before he walked away.

"We're done for the day." Edward said to Mia as he stopped to stand next to her.

Mia merely glanced at Edward before she set her eyes on wolves turning and leaving. She watched as Jacob looked over his shoulder and then walked away. Mia soon left Edward side and went to Jasper who was standing not too far from them.

"Hey, Jasper…"Mia spoke and Jasper turned around to look at her. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Your presence alone, your scent will distract the newborns. Their hunting instinct will take over and drive them crazy." Jasper answered.

"Okay." Mia nod silently and Jasper went to walk away. "How do you know so much about fighting newborns?" Mia asked, making Jasper turn back around to look at her.

"I didn't have quite the same upbringing as my adopted siblings." Jasper removed his jacket from his forearms, showing vampire bits all over his skin.

"Whoa…"Mia silently commented. "What were you? A biting sack?" Jacob silently laughed.

"They are battle scars." Jasper answered and Mia looked at him in wonder. "All the training the Confederate Army gave me was useless against the newborns. Still, I never lost a fight." Jasper started to walk away and Mia followed after him.

"You fought in the Civil War?" Mia asked.

"I was the youngest major in the Texas cavalry. All without having seen any real battle."

"Until…"

"Until I met a certain immortal. Maria." Jasper paused as he spoke her name. "I was riding back to Galveston after evacuating a column of women and children. When I saw them…I immediately offered them my aid. And Maria, she turned me. But I wasn't the only one she turned, there were more."

"More?" Mia exclaimed. "What was she doing? Creating an army?" Jasper slightly nods.

"They were very common in the South. And cost a brutal battles for territory. Maria won them all." There was certain pain behind Jasper's voice as he spoke. "She was smart, careful. And she had me. I was her second in command. My abilities to control emotions served her well. I trained her newborns. An endless occupation since she never let them live beyond their first year. It was my job to dispose of them." Mia listened to Jasper as he drifted off into those memories. "I could feel everything they felt." Jasper paused for a while and if he wasn't a vampire, Mia was sure he would let silent tears drop down his cheeks. "I thought what Maria and I had was love. But I was her puppet. She pulled the strings. I didn't know there was another way…Until I found Alice." A smile appeared on Jasper lips and so did on Mia's as she saw happiness overthrowing sadness. "Oh, she'd seen me coming, of course."

"You kept me waiting long enough." Both of their eyes drifted to Alice standing next to Jasper.

"My apologies, Ma'am." Jasper said to her as he looked at her deeply in her eyes. "I don't know what I'd have become without her."

"Shh." Alice leaned closer to him. "You'll never have to be that again." They kissed and Mia widely smiled as she stared at him.

"Oh my God, you two are too cute!" Mia commented sweetly making them pull away with a laugh before Jasper wrapped his arms around Alice.