Krilaia: Well here is the final chapter! I hope you all like it. Yes, there is going to be a sequel. I would have continued on in this one, but I felt this was a good place to end. I'm also going to be working on a Seth story, so stayed tuned for that, too. Reenie will be making appearances in that one. Enjoy.
Thank twilightluver919 for the double update.
I wondered, idly, if this is what it felt like to be in a coma. Nothing going correctly through your brain, everything buzzing in a disorganized fashion, and the world simply seeming to stop existing. I always thought it was some sort of joke when I would hear girls gush about guys, over trivial things like this. Yet here I was, completely devastated. I was devastated because I wanted to be with him. And I knew, above everything, there was no way that could happen. Ever. I was a murdering half-demon, and he, he was a protector. Or something like that.
The concept of times truly becomes a concept when you simple ignore the fact that moments pass. You can simple stay in a single moment and never realize the world outside is passing by, and if while in this state you attempt to analyze the fact it will simply confuse you. I should know, because in my inner madness of comatose state I truly attempted to restart my motor by remembering people were going about their day on the outside, but it wouldn't work, and I couldn't.
I knew I should return to school if I wanted to continue living in this world, but I couldn't find the will to move. What reason did I have for school? It would do nothing for me. Instead I stayed curled up in the same position in the woods in Forks.
I'd lost everything in the span of twenty-four hours. I'd lost my parents. I'd lost a roof over my head, I'd lost my only source of income, I'd lost my best friend, and I'd lost Embry.
At some point in my void of nothing, a registered a person trying to talk to me, and I looked at who had spoken. My heart jumped to my throat and the world came crashing down on me, as time sped up to where I was.
"Nee-oh?" My voice came out cracked, and I uncurled from my position. My muscles ached and groaned in protest, and I felt dizzy at the stress. It couldn't be… my brother wouldn't disobey my parents. But I couldn't squash the hope and as I stumbled my gaze fell to the other person and my eyes widened and tears leaked from my eyes.
"Em…Embry?" I rubbed my eyes, unable to believe it. Embry, my Embry. No, he wasn't mine. Couldn't be, he didn't want me anymore.
"Don't. I'm not here by choice. He," Embry jerked a finger at Nee-oh, "took me before I had time to register anything."
I saw Embry shiver, and I couldn't help but smile. I remembered the first time I traveled by our demons powers. It wasn't pleasant. It still felt weird, and often caused a head ach. As it words caught up, I felt my heart drop a little.
"Embry, please listen to me." I begged. I hated begging, but it seemed like I was doing it more and more lately. I had never been this weak, but I was learning that with Embry Call things were different. Something about this "imprint" thing was crushing my spirit, and I couldn't find it in me as long as he took me back. If we had ever officially had enough of a thing to call it a thing.
Embry turned his back to me, and I wondered if what he had said was true. If I was his soul mate he thought the world revolved around, he sure managed to turn his back on me. I heard my breathe catch and felt the tears before I realized I was crying.
If I had seen Nee-oh at that moment I would have seem the shock pass over his face. The last time he had seen me crying was six years ago. And yet here I was, bawling like a child over someone rejecting me.
"You walk away and I will kill you, boy." Nee-oh snarled, turning to Embry.
"That is what you guys do, isn't it." Embry stated rudely, staring at Nee-oh as if he were dirt beneath his nails. I saw the fist going towards his face but it wasn't until I heard the noise did the fact that my brother hit Embry click in.
"Nee-oh!" I cried, covering my mouth.
"Reenie, you've lost your mind. Shut up." Nee-oh stated before turning to Embry. I could do nothing but watch.
"This girl, my sister cares about you a lot more than she should. Reenie, who up until she moved here, could care less what people think about her. She did what she wanted, now look at her." Nee-oh grabbed Embry's chin and turned it to me, "I said look at her. Do you see what you've done? Never, never, have I ever seen her like this. She hasn't cried in six years. And here she is, completely broken. Let me give you a little history, dog. She was supposed to die instead of give information away. That's how it is. We have one rule, never fail."
"My father grew up in the old Greek days. You either came back the victor or on your shield. He kept that mentality, and the fact he was a demon didn't help. I don't think Mom always agreed with him, but I haven't known her to think differently. Maybe it has something to do with the change she underwent, or maybe she was just that crazy."
"Either way, the only way you failed was you die. But Reenie? Reenie has never listened to people. So instead of trying to kill the Cullens and probably killing herself in the process, she gave away the mission for you. So she could be with you. You know what my parents thought of that? They disowned her. And kicked her out with just the clothes on her back."
"And now what do you do? You turn away from her. If you were going for asshole of the year, you won it. You really don't deserve her, but for some reason she's willing to give up everything for you. Or rather, did. " Nee-oh finished, letting go of Embry.
I felt Embry's eyes on me, and after my brother's speech I felt naked before his eyes. It was true, completely, but it wasn't something I wanted Embry to know. None of it. I was an embarrassment. And now Embry would know how much of one I was. My own family didn't even want me.
I heard the ground crunch beside me, and a warm hand grasp my chin and gently lift it up. Wincing my eyes shut I refused to look him in the eye. I didn't want to see the disappointment. To my utter shock I felt his warm lips touch mine, and my eyes fluttered wide in shock. Before I could put a coherent thought behind it he pulled back and stared my in the eyes, rubbing his thumb down my cheek.
"It's all up to Sam, now." I prayed to the gods Sam would allow me to stay.
I found out I had been out an entire week. How I survived, I give to some odd twist of fate. Looking back I feel kind of disgusted with myself for acting so helpless.
Sam gave me a chance to redeem myself and stay with Embry. I was on watch, and if I screwed up I would be out of here. To ensure my watch being truly instated I was living with Sam and Emily for the moment. Embry had wanted me to live with him, and although Sam was iffy about having me around Emily, it was she who convinced them it was okay. She was truly a saint. She reminded me of my mother when she was still completely human.
Nee-oh was another subject I wasn't sure about. I wasn't sure if his aid with Embry would mean his defiance against our parents or if he would just keep it a secret and no longer associate with me. What I did know; however, was that my story was far from over.
