Chapter Ten
A months later
"The family will pick you up at the airport in the US and will be your new family, Marinna. May god watch over you and help you find your way in the world as you learn to use your gift and hide your family history," the nun said, as she helped me into the car that was taking to the airport in Venice. I waved goodbye to two of my friends that were being adopted to families in Italy. They waited until the car was no longer in their sight and I felt the tears fall as I sat down and looked at the driver.
"Do you think they will like me, Claude?" I asked the driver that had been with me since I was brought to the orphanage.
"They will love you because you are an amazing person," Claude said with a smile.
I sit up in my bed and gasp as I look around my room to check my surroundings. The person next to me grumbles as they rolls over on the bed. I look to see Embry sleeping peacefully next me and he has an arm around my waist. He goes back to snoring and I smile as I lay back down to go back to sleep.
"Mama, wake up please," I cried as I held her blood head in my lap. The men from earlier are gone and have taken all of our valuables to pawn off. Mama is dead with her blood all over the floor as I hold her and cry. "Mama, please wake back up! Do not leave me like papa did! MAMA!"
The neighbours enter the house and pull me from mama so the police can look at her. I scream as I am handed to one of mama's best friend and taken away from the house. Mama's body is covered with a white sheet as she is brought out and he hand is dangling from the rolling bed. I run to grab it and feel that she is cold and no longer warm like she used to be every day.
"NO!" I scream, as I sit up in the bed once more and thrash at the air. Embry runs into the room and pulls me into his arms to clam me down.
"Hey, you are going to be alright," Embry coos to me. I sob into his chest and holds onto Embry for a moment. "You had the dream again, didn't you?"
"Yes, I saw mama again," I sob. Embry pulls me back and kisses my forehead a few times. I try to calm myself down before someone comes in and sees me crying. Embry moves his kisses to my lips and pulls me closer to him. "Embry, not here in my dad's house."
"Come on, just real quick," Embry says, as he slowly pushes back against the bed. Someone knocks on the door and waits to be let in, Embry growls as he put his head on my chest and I giggle at him. "Go away, Jacob!"
"I want to spend some time with my sister too!" Jacob growls, as he bangs on the door. "She has been gone for six months now and I am her brother!"
"Jacob, leave your sister alone," dad says from somewhere in the house. I laugh at Embry and Jacob fighting over me once again since I arrived back from Italy to see how my mother's estate was doing. Embry helps me off the bed and we get ready to go see the Cullens and Jacob's imprint. "Marinna, Sam and Emily want to see you later when you are free."
"Dad, it is not that I do not like Sam, it is just that he is always pestering me about making sure I never consume blood of any kind. It is the same lecture every time I go and see him and he is not even my father!" I say, as I grab my jacket and get ready to go for a quick run.
"Marinna, Sam is your cousin and he is only looking out for his cousin since he lost his favourite aunt years ago," dad says.
"I am only seventeen and I am not going to going off do something stupid like my mother did," I say. Dad smiles as he watches me walk over to kiss his cheek. "But, if my mother had not made her stupid mistake of mating with a vampire, then I would have been born and brought into your family. I will be back later, dad."
"Marinna, stay on the reservation and on the known paths," dad shouts out the front door. I wave to him and take off down my old route to restart my old routine. Everyone waves to me as I go by and they welcome me back home after so long. Dad has kept me far from the Cullens in fear they would want to have me killed for being half leech and half Quilette wolf. The forest remains silent as I take a few steps back and jump the river to see if there are some deer to chase for fun. I smile as my conscious yells at me for not listening to dad once more and putting myself in danger. Something starts to move in the corner of my eye and my heart starts to race as I finally get the urge to run. I take in a deep breathe as the figure starts to follow me through the forest and they start to gain a few more people. My heart keeps racing as I run faster, only to run into a bulky man with a smug look on his face. I scream as I quickly turn to the left to avoid him and keep going. One figure tackles me and sits on my stomach as they hold my throat.
"Why are you on our side of the line?!" the person growls. I keep my left eye closed to hide my second eye colour and my mind screams out for Jacob, Embry or Sam to help me. A few others join them and I see the Bella girl that Jacob loved so much not too long ago.
"Jasper, she is scared now," a spiky haired girl says as she crouches down. "Did you hurt your eye while you were running from us?"
"Alice, she does not have a smell that is familiar to me," the bulky guy form earlier says. I began to tremble as tears started to well up, just moments before a loud roar interrupted everything.
'I told you to never cross this border!' Sam says, as he approaches the border in wolf form. I see Jacob and Embry jump the border to retrieve me and they are not very happy with me. The leech that has me pinned, Jasper, lets me go and I scurry over to Jacob and Embry as tears stream down my face. Embry opens his arms for me as I run to him and hug him in fear.
"She is not one of us, but she does not seem one of you either. Who is she?" one of the leeches asks. I hide my face in Embry chest as he caresses my blonde hair and coos to me. Jacob puts his hand on my back and he sighs as we wait for Sam to let them know about me.
'She is no concern of yours because she is not supposed to over the treaty line in the first place. I shall make sure she never crosses over again,' Sam says. 'Take her back to Billy's and keep her there until I get there.'
"Sam, I am sorry! Please do not lock me in my room," I beg. A loud roar echoes and I cringe at his anger to me. Embry picks me up in his arms and carries me back to Emily's house instead of Billy's. Emily steps outside with a smile on her face, but it disappears when she see Sam's angry face and me in Embry's arms.
"Marinna, are you alright?" Emily asks with fear in her voice. Sam shoots me a glance when I get ready to answer and I shrink at his look. "Sam, let her talk to me at least!"
"Emily, please let me handle this," Sam says. Embry puts me down on a chair and he checks my neck for any bruises form Jasper. Emily leaves us to go upstairs before Sam explodes on her and me at once. "MARINNA BELLE ULEY-BLACK, WHAT IN THIS WORLD MADE YOU CROSS THE TREATY LINE AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES TO REMAIN AWAY FROM THE CULLENS AT ALL COSTS?!"
"I am sorry Sam, I am just used to having freedom these past six months and not having much to fear! My mind was used to that that I had to see what would happen if I crossed the treaty line just once! I did not think I would come out terrified and petrified!" I sob into my hands. Jacob puts his hand on my shoulder and I lean against him for support.
"Sam, I think she has been through enough for one morning," Embry says. He stands behind me and puts his hands on my shoulder. He has been kind to me even though I broke his heart. But, tonight is the only night we get off together and we are going to spend it together. Sam drops the topic and the continues on another topic, which is about my trip and any plans of me leaving. I missed this family very much.
A/N: As promised, pieces of the original story in here. I will add more later on, keep reading and leave your comments down below.