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Forgive me I have been really sick, I haven't worked on any of my stories and hope to get new chapters up for them by Tuesday. Hope you enjoy! Please Review! ~~jaymelynn

Gracie's Story

I couldn't believe it my own father didn't want me. He was sending Rosie and I back to Jacob and Charlie, didn't he love us at all. I mean mom sure left us to Charlie and Jacob, but maybe only because she wasn't sure what his reaction would be. I already made up my mind I wasn't going back to Charlie's house, and Rosie would be staying with me no matter what. No one would be dictating our lives anymore but us. I wasn't going to allow anyone to tear us apart either. I just watched as he walked out of his room, the moment he was gone I fell to the ground weeping. Alice came up beside of me and fell to the ground just to hold me. She held me the whole time I cried. I guess during that time Jacob took Rosie out of the room because when I finally stopped crying we were alone. Alice helped me up as she was already standing.

"Alice thank you for everything you have done for me. I just wish there was some way to change his mind" I said as she looked as if she was spacing out. I waited for a moment until she looked back at me.

"Gracie you know running isn't going to solve anything. You have a lot of people who love and care for you. He will come around to loving you more sooner or later. My bet is sooner, yet for some reason he just disappeared. That brother of mine is so strange" she said as we moved toward the bedroom door, and then began to go down the stairs. I looked for the quickest exit without having to go through anyone. The front door was open; it was the closest and less crowded with people.

"So I see you plunging toward the front door to make a fast getaway. Why don't you be casual and just walk toward it and make a break for it. I mean Gracie it's the safest and most polite way" she said as she looked at me grinning. I thought that the idea that she was helping me escape once again was beyond crazy. I just gave a small giggle, so did she.

Jacob was standing beside of Charlie who was sitting in front of Carlisle and Esme. They turned their heads toward us as we entered the room fully. I saw that Rosie was in Rosalie's arms in the kitchen as she was trying to get her to eat something. When Rosie saw me she jumped down from Rosalie and ran to me. She had a fearful and longing look in her eyes. She touched my face and I began to hear her thoughts, "Gracie you're leaving me, why did I do something wrong."

I shook my head and tried to smile at her, but she already looked like she had been struck my lightening. "Rosie I'm just going to go out for a little while. I will be back later I promise you. I need to think a little before I make any big decisions. You understand that I need this time for myself and it has nothing to do with you at all" I said thinking back to her. She nodded her head and gave me a hug. I wanted to make sure that no one would follow so I walked toward the front door and placed her there. I then pushed my shield out to cover the front door as I ran to the forest to think.

I could hear them yelling for me to come back, but I couldn't. I didn't have anything at the moment left to live for. Rosie didn't need me, my father didn't want me and I wasn't going to be anyone's pity party. I would hate to leave Rosie, but I knew she would be alright. I kept on running until I smelled a familiar smell. I knew it from somewhere, but couldn't place it. I was now in the middle of a meadow. I had reached the end of my rope, and fell to my knees as I broke down filled with sorrow and grief.

I wanted to know that I belonged some how to the people I had just ran from, but I couldn't figure out how I could belong anywhere. I was going to have a hard time trying to figure out my place in this world. I wasn't fully human nor was I fully a vampire; I was a half-breed as that man called me. I was a creature that shouldn't exist in this world or in any other world. Why was I even created if I didn't belong somewhere? I was pulled from my thoughts with the feeling that someone was watching me. I let that thought linger in my head as I heard someone approaching.

"So this is how you end up sweet child. After protecting that family of yours, and then they turn their backs on you. One shouldn't trust any werewolf or vampire for that matter" Aro was saying as he moved into the clearing I was in. I could tell he was happy about something.

"You're still wasting your time Aro. I am not joining you" I said turning from him to walk away. He just stood there and motioned toward the forest until Jane came forth tugging on a cloaked figure.

"Oh, but child you don't have a choice this time" he said with a small chuckle. I turned toward him and looked him directly in the eyes to speak.

"Oh, I do have a choice. There is nothing you could ever do to me to change my decision" I said slightly growling as I spoke. I was getting angry and he was pushing me beyond being pissed. Trying to sense if there was anyone else, I vaguely heard a whisper in my head, "No one else is here. It's only Aro and Jane." I tried to place the speaker of those thoughts but was unable to come up with who they belonged to.

"Come now Gracie, Do you think your mother and brother died to protect you? No they died because they were weak. I can sense that you are strong, much more than you know. You need someone powerful and wise to train you. Do you think the Cullen's know anything about training a young vampire? Do you think those wolves will protect you when you turn into a full vampire? No they wouldn't, they care too much about their legends and tribal ways" He was speaking to fast for me to catch everything he said. I was still trying to digest what he was saying as he motioned for Jane to remove the hood off of the person they held hostage.

I gasped when I saw who had. I hardly could tell who this person was because they had been beaten pretty badly and some of their body pieces where ripped. I winced as I took in the sight before me. I wasn't going to be able to refuse; I cared too much for this person to let them suffer anymore.

"What have you done to them? If you want someone to agree to something you don't hurt the people they care for" I said with tears filling and falling from my eyes. I was allowing my feelings to invade my decisions. I began to weigh my options. I could keep my shield up ran away getting a great distance between us, but I couldn't do that to this person. Or my other option was to stand up and fight them. He did say I was powerful; maybe it was time to test my powers.

"I have to admit, you are a lot stronger than I thought. You've seen such horrible things that would destroy any mere human, yet here you still stand not afraid of the scary vampires before you" he was still speaking when the whispering started again in my head, "Run Gracie, save yourself. Don't look back! My death will be fast. I'm not afraid of leaving this world. Go you still need to protect Rosie and the rest of our family." They really did care for me. I couldn't let this person down. I was going to save them and myself, but how.

"Master, tell the girl the truth about her family" Jane said excitedly. I looked at the person next to her their eyes were still pleading with me to run. The longer I stood there, the harder it seemed for me to even think about leaving them. I knew what they wanted me to do, but I also knew what my heart wanted me to do. I would give anything to not have to make a choice that might or could destroy all of our loved ones.

"Oh young Jane, it sure gives me pleasure to know that I have you and can fully trust you. You really are a joy for me. Granted Gracie probably would like to know who she really is. I will tell you child, you don't have to worry about the Cullen's. They aren't related to you at all. Your mother Bella had a gift it was all about love. She was able to procreate through this gift. She was left all alone by the boy, yet in her heart she was madly in love with him. Then when you mix in the lingering venom with this gift, what you have now is a very rare gift. I can only assume that the only reason you and your siblings look like the Cullen boy is because she was holding onto her love for him. She passed on how she saw him to you and your sister. Your brother on the other hand was said to be the spitting image of the boy" he was still speaking when I interrupted him.

"You are lying to me. How could my mother recreate life like that? She couldn't really could she" I was still questioning what Aro was saying. I mean she never had sex. Could it really have been possible, yeah I guess it could be? I mean Rosie was born when Anthony and I were 8 and she never left us alone. That would be a rare gift.

"So you see child sure there are several similarities between Rosie and you with the Cullen boy, but that is all it is. You are my no means related to him. Aren't you glad now there is nothing left here for you to stay? You can let your sister stay and come away with me" he was saying so much and I decided to block him out. I finally made my decision whether I was a Cullen or not I would not leave one of them behind.

"I am not like you or your guard. No matter how or why I was created it wasn't to be some secret weapon for you. I am a human being and you will not treat me like a lower being, if anything you and your people are the lower beings. I may be half human-half vampire but I am still able to co-exist within the human race. Granted I do have certain abilities that give me a little bit more over normal human, but human is what I am. I will not give that part of my life up to go live with you. You would try to turn me and change who I am, I will not let you do that. I have so much more to live for, so I will take my leave and take them with me" as I was still speaking I threw out my shield and captured the person in between Jane and Aro. I began to pull them toward me.

"You will not leave here child, even if I have to kill you" Aro said as he tried to lunge at me, luckily my shield with stood his attacks. I looked at the person now standing beside me and decided to go home. I took it slow as I ran trying not to jostle the person who was hanging on my side passed out. Aro and Jane tried to keep up but stopped chasing us when we came into sight of the Cullen home. I was tried and was hardly able to keep the shield up as I still ran towards the house, but somehow I managed to. Charlie was sitting on the porch, when he saw me he yelled into the house. I could now see the Cullen's and Jacob coming toward me.

I knew I was now safe, I dropped my shield and fell beside my friend. I watched as Alice helped Carlisle check Edward out. He whispered that he was in bad shape but should recover. I smiled at that thought. Jacob picked me up and I didn't even put up a fight. He squeezed me close to him, "I thought we lost you Gracie. I was worried, please don't run off like that again" he asked me as he walked me into the house. I just nodded my head and watched as Emmett carried Edward up the stairs.

"Where are you taking him?" I asked quietly. Emmett turned around to look at me, Alice and Carlisle stopped as well. "I just don't want him to be alone. I will stay with him" I said as I slowly moved out of Jacob's arms. Esme came in and just looked at me.

"Why would you want to do that?" Alice asked still standing by Carlisle.

"I would do that for a friend. Aro told me, Rosie and I are not Edward's children. Bella had a rare gift as a human that when mixed with vampire venom helps one to procreate. So in the sense my mom loved Edward so much that she thought about him the whole time she carried us, so that's why we look like him. It was her trying to remember his beauty" I said as I moved to here Emmett was standing. Then I followed them to Edward's room. I watched quietly as he was patched up. When everyone else had left I moved from my spot and got closer to Edward. I watched as he seemed to sleep.

I was falling in love with him. I was falling in love with the vampire that broke my mother's heart. The one person she trusted and he destroyed her, yet I felt whole when I was near him. I watched as he opened his eyes slowly. I was now afraid. Would he be mad at me? Could he hate me for not leaving him? More over could he love me.