Chapter 11
"So will you tell me now what happened back there?" Jasper asked me once again as we were exiting the car. I groaned because he has been asking that question the whole ride to his house. "No you have to wait until everyone else is back here." I said slamming the car door. "But don't I get any special treatment for finding you? Wait a second did you just dent the car door?" Jasper asked me.
I looked down at the car and saw that I left a small hand shaped dent on the car. Great now I will have to watch my super strength. "All will be revealed in my astonishing tale. And any way I should be getting the special treatment because I was starved for two days and that certainly meant no bathroom breaks at all." I said. "But I did defeat Vincent. And can you just give me a straight answer for once darling?" he asked me.
Instead of giving in like he wanted me to do I just glared at him as my anger rose a little bit. "Hey Leslie watch out! Your eyes just turned red. It must be your mother trying to get inside of you again!" jasper said looking into my eyes. I sighed and rolled my now red eyes. "Once again all will be revealed in my astonishing tale and you better wait until I tell it." I said and I opened the door. Only Esme was still at home and it seemed like Alice or Edward didn't get the memo that I was safe and sound and now they are searching for me.
"Oh Leslie you are all right!" Esme yelled and rushed at me pulling me into a huge bear hug while I stood there stock still because of being so shocked. Okay this is just like one of those motherly moments I see that mothers give to their child's but, its finally happening to me. I still couldn't move and it seemed like Jasper felt my discomfort so he carefully peeled me off of Esme and walked me into the kitchen.
"So Esme can I have some food? I have been starved for two days and I am really hungry right now." I said pointing to my growling stomach. "Oh of course dear I will have some food here as quickly as little Edward I can't believe you were tortured like that! It must have been very nerve racking." Esme said. I shrugged and while she was getting some food ready I rushed into the bathroom and once finally relieved I went back into the kitchen and slurped down all the soup Esme gave me.
"Esme we are back! Sadly we couldn't find a scent trail of Leslie yet but, we did find Vincent's scent and followed it to see that he was just picking up his pieces after being torn apart by Jasper and we killed him quickly." Carlisle said as the rest of the Cullen family walked into the kitchen and stood there shocked looking at me eating my soup. "What you never seen a girl have some soup in your house? Then again you never did because you can't eat." I said and went back to my food.
"Where the heck were you Leslie? We have been looking for you for two days and we find you in the kitchen eating safe and sound. What happened with your mother and the kidnapping and stuff?" asked Rosalie probably disappointed that we wasted her precious time. I glanced side ways at Jasper and he did the same and at the same time we said "all will be revealed in my astonishing tale." "Hey did you guys rehearse that or what?" Emmett asked. "Or what because Jasper here kept asking me questions. So now I will tell you all my tale and I do hope you listen well." I said and took a deep breath.
"So I was taken by Vincent to this really old house and I was tied up and gagged in a room all alone. I couldn't have any food and they didn't even let me go to the bathroom! Also they left a window open right above me so the wind and rain could fall on me. While I was trapped I started to think about that saying like mother like daughter and I decided to see if it was true or not. So I tried to see if I could control the wind like my mother can and it actually worked so I tried out her other powers. I made Vincent let me out of the room and before I could try that taking over the body thing my mother finally made an appearance so Vincent could hunt.
My mother told me that Jasper here was probably dead and as you can see he obviously isn't at all. She also told me it would be too late for anyone to find and save me before she took over my body for good. She tried to torture me which reminds me Carlisle I need you to look at my leg again. Any way I distracted my mother and finally used my half vampire half human strength against her and leapt upon her. She hit the wall and I proceeded to rip off her limbs one by one when Jasper made a very bad entrance and while I was distracted my mother ran away and now here we are." I said.
"So you truly are a half vampire. Well we need to run a few more tests to well test your strength and other powers. Do you by any chance know what today is?" Carlisle asked me. Alice seemed like she was going to burst from excitement and I was too tired to figure it out. "Is it Christmas or what?" I asked in an annoyed voice. Before Carlisle could calmly answer Alice burst out saying 'today is your sixteenth birthday!" I couldn't exactly figure out what her rushed words were but, then I finally got them. "So today is the fifth? No wonder my powers worked so well today. So what has you so excited about Alice?" I asked.
She seemed like she deflated from disappointment but, then she popped right back up and said "I'm going to plan your birthday party silly. Unless you don't want me to." Alice said and it looked like she was going to burst out crying even though I don't think vampires can cry. "Sure you can but, um it's already five pm so I don't think there is enough time for a party." I said. "But I can have it ready in two hours. We already got your presents so all I need to do is put up the invitations and invite some people." She said. "Didn't you remember that there isn't anyone to invite?" I asked.
"Well who cares? While I fix the house up you can go to sleep." Alice said and before I could object or even finish my soup I was wheeled up stairs and into Jaspers room. I sat down on his bed and looked around. "Why do you even have a bed if you can't sleep?" I asked him. "It's for appearances and apparently because right now you beat my record of zero times of using that bed. So go to sleep and when you wake up you have to put on some of these clothes Alice got you or she will kill me." Jasper said.
"Aren't you already dead?" I asked and he just shrugged. I got under the covers and fell into a deep sleep. Jasper watched Leslie sleep and smiled softly until he started to think about what had happened to her. She has all these strange new powers and what would the Volturi do if they found out? They would either kill her and make her one of their guards though Jasper doesn't think that would work. Leslie's scent was still very mouth watering but, maybe it was because she was his singer. "It isn't just you!" Edward called out and Jasper gave a silent thank you.
He looked down at the clothes Alice had gotten her and smiled again. He couldn't wait to see Leslie in them and he hoped she would like the too. He looked back at Leslie and saw that she was squirming and gasping in breath. "Mommy please stop! No don't hit me! Jasper please help me, save me before I die!" she cried and Jasper winced when he heard his name. He sat down beside her and stroked her hair softly and then he slowly brought some calmness onto her. Instead of rejecting it like she usually does Leslie used the calmness and she stopped squirming as much. "No please I can't help it! All he is doing is to help me! No don't make it go away please!" Leslie cried and then Jasper's power over her evaporated and her emotions pulled on him.
They were so strong and full f pain that he could barely stand it. He shook her lightly for a second and when she didn't respond he shook her roughly which accidently brought her off the bed and she hit the ground with a soft thump. She sat up and looked at him with red eyes slowly going back to gray. "What happened and why am I on the floor?" she asked. "Oh um you were having one of those nightmares and you fell off the bed." Jasper said and she nodded. Leslie got up and straightened her clothes before looking at the clock.
"Hey it's already seven pm which means the party is supposed to start soon." I said almost jumping up and down and that is really strange for me. "Yes but, before you go storming down the stairs you need to change into those clothes and you aren't allowed to change them." Jasper said and grumbling I picked them up and headed into the bathroom. In there I locked the door and finally looked at the clothes. There was a tight spaghetti strap shirt and I think a mini skirt which didn't seem all that appropriate to wear in October. "You will wear them whether you like them or not!" yelled Alice and it seemed like Edward read my mind and told her.
Sighing I slipped them on and looked in the mirror. Well I guess I look okay except for (after putting on a mind block from Edward) my stupid big nose and that what ever I put on I look ugly in. I sighed and exited the bathroom after brushing my hair and saw Jasper standing there. He was staring at me in shock and I think his mouth was slightly gaping open. "Hey Jasper are you all right?" I asked and nothing changed his state. I walked up to him and waved my hand over his face and that seemed to finally snap him out of that frozen state.
"Wow darling you look wonderful." Jasper said and I had to repress a groan. I already know that I look ugly so I don't need to hear his pathetic sympathy. Oh crap I forgot to put on a mind block from Edward! Edward you had better not tell Jasper what I just thought. I snapped my attention back to Jasper as he was gesturing to the stairs. "Ladies first." He said and I stepped forward. "Then why aren't you going first Jasper?" yelled Emmett and I heard his booming laughter. Jasper groaned and this time I followed him down the stairs.
And once again this time I was shocked beyond belief. The whole place was basically sparkling with wonderful decorations and I almost fainted on the spot. Always on my birthday no one ever remembered and I had to clean still. On those rare moments when they actually remembered I got an extra beating because it was my special day. How did that little pixie do all this in two hours? "Oh it's one of her many gifts." Edward said but, I could see that his eyes were a little pained by my thoughts. I smiled at him and the pain lessened some.
And then I saw the huge birthday cake on the table and my mouth hung open. "Okay how in the world am I going to eat all of that? None of you can eat it and this is made for a football team." I said and chuckling Carlisle came up beside me. "Jasper is actually going to brave it out and actually eat a few bites of the cake." "Yeah even if I have to stay in the bathroom all night." Jasper said and I hugged him. "So what do we do at parties?" I asked and immediately in front of me was Alice's shocked face and I had to step back to get actual breathing room.
"You never went to a birthday party ever in your life?" she asked her eyes widened. "Oh sure I went to a couple of parties but, I was never invited. My parents wanted to save some money on caterers for my step sisters birthdays so they made me serve all the food at their parties. I never experienced much of the party because I was too busy feeding cocktail weenies to a team of hungry football players." I said. "Well it will be my new missions to make sure this is your best birthday party ever!" Alice said and bouncing she sat down on a couch with Dylan's arm around her.
"So then what do we do first?" I asked sitting down beside Jasper. "I vote on playing spin on the bottle! I can't wait until it lands on you Leslie so you better pucker up." Emmett said and Rosalie slapped his arm and he finally shut up. "I think we will do the presents first and then possibly spin the bottle but, if anyone lands on you I will punch them." Jasper said and he pulled off a blanket on this suspicious looking pile on the ground. Once again my mouth hung open as I stared shocked at what lay in front of me.
There on the ground was a huge pile of silver wrapped presents and I never experienced all of this ever before and even my step sisters didn't get this much stuff on their birthdays. And it's a whole lot better for me because everyone here is rich. "This is heaven to me." I said looking at them. "The mall is my heaven." Alice said and everyone laughed at that. "Here you open Carlisle's and Esme's present first." Jasper said pulling a small box towards me. Hesitantly I pulled off the paper and stared at what lay in it. It was a beautiful necklace that had a strange symbol on it. Carlisle must have noticed the confused look on my face because he said "the symbol is the Cullen family sign." He said and still shocked I hugged them.
I got another necklace and a C.D from Edward and he said it had some of his piano music on it and from Bella I was told that it was simply amazing. The last present of all was from Jasper and I could barely stand waiting for it. I pulled off the wrapping paper trying to make sure I wasn't too eager and stared at the present. It was a silver and gold bracelet with a symbol which looked like the wind and a silver heart. Also there was a silver ring with an opal stone which was absolutely breath taking. "There is some engraving on the inside." Jasper said and I looked on the back.
There on the back it read I will love you for eternity Jasper and Leslie forever. My eyes started to tear up and I hugged Jasper with all of my might. He was surprised at first but, then he hugged me back. After that I kissed him and then when I heard a throat clear I embarrassed moved away from Jasper. I looked at Alice and saw that her eyes were glazed and it seemed like she was having a vision. Her eyes cleared and she stared at me worriedly.
"Run Leslie you have to hide!" Alice said and I looked at her confused. "Your father is coming back and he is really drunk and angry." She said. "Why is he coming for me?" I asked still confused but, also angry. "He heard about what happened in school from your step sisters and of course most of it wasn't true except for the part about you dating Jasper and he wants to teach you a lesson. Your sisters told him where we live and I have no idea where they got our address but, he is coming right now." She said and I jumped up. "Oh where am I going to hide? He will destroy your house by trying to find me. He might even set the house on fire just like last time." I said.
"Wait what about just like last time?" Jasper asked. "Oh once I was at a gas station and went to the bathroom because I was still getting used to having a new step mother so I kind of cried in the bathroom for a while and my father finally noticed that I was missing. He had drunk an awful lot that morning so when he couldn't find me he went ballistic. He eventually found out I was in the bathroom and when he banged on the door I locked it because I was scared. He then used his lighter to set fire to the whole gas station but, thankfully no one was killed and the only one who got hurt was me. I was burned on my side but, that was all." I said.
"Did you get a scar?" Jasper asked. "Oh yeah it looks pretty gruesome though." I said frowning. "As bad as these?" he asked and showed me his arm and I gasped out loud. All over his arms were white crescent mooned scars. "Um well I think mine is a little worse than yours." I said and lifted my shirt a little to reveal my scar. It was black and green and the skin surrounding it looked terrible like a never ending bruise. "Oh man that looks terrible. Why can't we just kill your father? He deserves it that little scum bag." Jasper said and I could almost feel the anger and hatred rolling off of him.
"Cam down Jasper this is my battle and I need to deal with him alone." I said putting a hand on his shoulder. "But he is a grown man and you are just you." He said. "Well can a regular human accidently dent the car without paying any attention? Is there anyone else that is a half vampire? I can do this but, you just have to trust me. After I take care of my father I will come back to the house and it will be fine." I said and Jasper nodded.
"Wait a second you dented my Porsche?" Edward asked and we all laughed until there was a loud knocking on the door. "You better come out now you freak! Or I will break down this door and drag you out now!" my father yelled and I gulped. One last kiss from Jasper I turned from them and opened the door. There stood my father huffing and puffing but, at least he didn't blow the house down. He was really drunk and swayed on his feet.
"You come here girl. You are in deep trouble you monster. I heard that you were the newest skank at the school and I can see that it's right. Did you know that you look like a hoar in those clothes? Just like your mother I guess. Well you better come on now." My father said and I winced at his words. I looked behind me and saw that Edward and Emmett were forcing Jasper to sit down instead of leaping out at my father. I smiled weakly at them before I entered the car with my father. He drove terribly and we almost crashed about five times.
Half way to my house he pulled out to the side of the road and pushed me out to the ground. I landed on my knees and I scraped my hands on the hard gravel. My father picked me up and threw me out into the trees and my head hit a tree pretty hard. I was kicked on my back and I groaned from the pain and I looked up at my father. He slapped me hard on the face and I saw his eyes glint from something shiny. I looked down and I saw that I was still wearing one of the necklaces from the party and I wonder what my father would do to them.
He saw it and grinned evilly at me. "So you stole some jewelry too did you? Well you're never going to see them again your freak." He said and gripped at my necklace. He ripped it off my neck and I gasped from pain. He ripped it into two and ground it to the ground and fresh tears fell out of my eyes. He then saw the ring Jasper gave me and I won't let him destroy it. It is the only thing that reminded me how much Jasper loved me.
He grabbed my hand and nearly dislocated it and I gasped from pain. Okay enough is enough and he is going to finally learn his lesson. I kicked at him with my one good leg and I actually hit him on the face. As he gripped it I leapt away from him and as I stared at him I let out a feral growl. The wind howled around me and I decided to use it against my father. I made the wind pin my father against a tree and for the first time ever there was fear in his eyes because of me. I grinned at him and I saw my red eyes glint off of his own.
"This is for hitting me and this is for almost killing me. This is for forgetting me and this is for all those terrible things you made me go through. You made me want to never be born and this time it's your turn. You will live in a world of pain if you even survive this." I kept punching him and I heard a couple of ribs crack and break. Blood ran off the corner of his mouth and I felt this dull ache at the back of my throat. As I stared at his blood all I wanted to do was suck him dry and finally let him feel the pain he caused me all these years.
Wait I can't and won't suck any blood. Even if it's my evil father that I want to kill. I will never drink any blood. As I thought these things the dull ache at the back of my throat lessened enough that I could barely feel it. I got off of my father and left him unconscious in the woods to possibly reach his probable doom. I walked to the Cullen house and it seemed like they were really worried about me. Don't they trust me at all?
As soon as I stepped through the door I was bombarded by hugs and questions. "Okay one at a time but, then again I won't be able to understand you even then. Let me explain please." I had to practically yell for them to actually listen to me and I sat down. "Okay my father was driving pretty bad from being drunk and all and half way to our house he pulled the car over and threw me into the woods. After being hit a couple of times he noticed the necklace that I had on and before I could fight back he grabbed it and shattered it into a million pieces before grounding it into the dirt. He was just about to break my ring when I finally had enough.
I kicked my dad in the face and while he stood there stunned I leapt away from him and then I pinned him against the tree with the wind. I hit him a couple of times and broke quite a few ribs when I finally paid attention to the blood around his mouth. As I looked at it I felt a dull ache at the back of my throat. Oh I actually wanted to drink his blood." I said lowering my head into my hands. Jasper patted me on the back and gathered me into his arms. The doorbell rang and Carlisle groaned. "What can it be now?" he asked and walked slowly to the door. Before he could open it someone broke it down and there stood two people with blood red eyes. "Hello we are part of the Volturi and we were told to bring a Miss Leslie back to Volterri (I don't know if I spelled that right) so we can question and possibly kill her." Said one and everyone gasped. Oh great this is just too great.