Chapter 12

(This chapter is mostly typing, not a whole lot of talking)

I sigh and realize how stupid I had to be to think that Eddy would do that- kiss me like that. Arubey's hands go over my waist and he steps closer to me. "Why did you trick me?"

"I thought it would be obvious that you wouldn't come with me if you knew it was really me." then he cranes his head to the side slightly, "Did you really think that Eddy and I look that much alike in physical appearances?" he raises his brow at me.

He had a point, I did doubt it was really him but why did I have to fight it off. Fight him off? I didn't and now I was glad I didn't. Instead of answering I wrap my arms around his neck and I kiss him, but then I pull back. "You aren't going to leave me like you did last time are you?"

He smiles and puts his arms around my waist, "Nope. You're mine now; I'm tired of refusing to accept you." He whispers and kisses me more gently then before. His lips move to my neck and his teeth tease me, I smile and he releases me.

I frown a little, "What is it?"

"Someone," he whispers- looking around and takes my hand. I go back inside with him, Jason finds us right away and hits Arubey, barely stunning him.

"Jason!" I yell, barely a holler over the music. I try to go to Arubey but my other brothers stop me and pull me away from him, "Arubey!" I yell, he gets up but we've already disappeared.

The dream is hazy- I didn't want it to end. Arubey was finally admitting he wanted me when I woke up. Jason and my brothers so upset with me- I was glad their anger was a dream. But why did everything else have to be. I rub my eyes and surprised to see Jason asleep on my bedroom floor, I giggle. He did this when we were younger, I had a monster in my closet and stood guard but when I woke up he was asleep and talking in his sleep. When I stepped around him, he jumped up and scared me- I screamed and woke up the entire house and our very young sisters. Jason got grounded to his room and I got hot chocolate with marshmallows.

I remember the dance and dancing with Eddy Gage- that was it. I probably faked an illness because I didn't want to be there. The remembering of talking with Rosalie and Nickolas came back as I went upstairs still in my pajamas; Duane and Lynn were talking laughing at the table as they read the paper. Eric could be heard outside working on a car of a friend of his, it was actually broken this time. I dressed and poured water over my brother and told him to go home, I drove him to Gina and Shane's and dropped him off.

"What do you remember of last night?" he asks.

"Not much, I guess I partied too hard." I chuckled and he smiles and touches my hand. I leave a while later and get to Duane's an hour later, I went to see my deceased relative in the cemetery by the school and I pick a tulip from the garden by the mausoleum and place it on her gravesite. I leave soon after and get to Duane's finally.

Eric calls for my help right when I exit the car, his friend leaves the house but I don't see face as I get on my back and help hold up some metallic thing. "Hold it Erix, hold it." He whispers.

"I know Eric, hurry up." I say, pretending it's heavy.

"Done! Jack it's fixed."

"Jack," I whisper and get out from under the car to see Jack Travis standing there. "Jack what are you doing here?"

"I came to see you and I came up with the car this time," he says and pats the car. "Not a good idea," he teased himself. I shrug, my hands are dirty so I have a good reason not to shake his hand or hug him as he wanted too. "You look great Kyra."

"Not so bad yourself Jack."

He frowns, "I'm leaving tonight right away- do you have time for me on such short notice? It is Saturday, Halloween was last night right?"

"Yeah."

"What did you do, go get free candy?" he teases.

"No, I went to a party with friends and I think drank or something- I can't remember much."

He scowls, "Did you take anything from someone or turn your back-."

"Jack! I wasn't used, no- I didn't have a headache or anything; please just back off when it comes to this and yes I am busy unfortunately. Sorry Jack," I lead him away from Eric. "We decided not to try-."

He smiles at me; his pants are blue jeans and a camouflage shirt in a brown pattern. "Calm down, I'm here as a friend and not as a potential lover for you. Please come with me tonight?"

I interrupt, "I already said I'm busy, I am really, very sorry Jack. But now is not the best time." I mutter depressed and go inside to clean up and shower. When I get out of the shower, Jack and Eric have left for lunch and Duane is out for a jog and Lynn is having lunch with friends. I get homework done and read outside for awhile after the report is done. I look over to see Nickolas talking with someone; I see him and Arubey go past the window. Arubey looks hurt; a large bruise covers most of his face on the left side. I get up and go over to their house, my castle.

I call Arubey's name and he opens the back door before I reach it, "What happened?" I cry and reach up to touch his injury but he steps back.

"Ask your brother, he hit me. Don't you remember?"

I frown, "No. Should I Arubey?"

He growls, "Yes you should." He growls and slams the door in my face.

"I'm sorry," I whisper and leave to go back to my spot in the grass, I pull out my cell phone and look at the pictures I hopefully took to get back my memory. I only have the couple of my brothers and sisters, of Devin and Andy. Then one was taken of the Karews, all five of them were dressed as what they were. They held Josh's opinion, they hid what they are so they can hide who they are; the five dressed in normal clothes.

I sigh and go inside to my room to download the photos to my computer and I print them off right away and keep them on my desk to dry. I sit down and begin on a Brett Dark book. I spend my Saturday and entire Sunday working and have something for my editor the following Friday. I drop it off 'as the assistant' and the woman still thinks of me as a hero or something. By December it'll be on the shelves and the second of my other series is written by the tenth of December as well.

I went over a month without even speaking to one of the Karews or Cullens, but when the Cullens were told I wrote the Brett Dark Series, Jasper came up to me at lunch while I was outside. Working on the outline of book five for Brett Erikson, and also the last one. My editor wanted me to wait for at least a year to get this one out but I handed it in anyway and the date was set for August 11, when I would turn eighteen. I agreed with that and when word hit the human ears they began to preorder copies. It made records and made the top five within a week of the release date being posted. The third of my second series was going by just as good and I was pleased with it as well, but not as much as Brett and his lover.

My brothers and family asked what I was doing so much on the computer and I said I was keeping busy. I did end up going out for a sport, I played in every game and I didn't mind that. I liked it, I was the one to accept the award and in January when my Mock Trial team won the Tournament- they gave me the trophy. Our picture was in the city paper and school paper with a story typed up by our leader. A real lawyer, my mother; Gina led us to victory and I acted as a prosecutor and convinced the 'jury'. In Mock Trial there isn't a real jury, but there is a real judge and real cases. Our team won against forty other schools of surrounding counties and in Los Angeles. With my school work, my books, and the sport that was now done- I had kept my promise and back down from everything. I spent my Christmas break with my brother Jared as we took a road trip to see Isabella in Arizona; Jared was as excited as I was. Whenever we stopped to take a bathroom break for the boy people complimented me and my son- how well behaved he was. I had given up and thanked them, getting an odd look from my little brother. He told Bella this the day after we got there and she laughed. She said we did look alike.

I knew we had similarities but I did consider Jared my son for the few days. My ex-aunt Renée and I got along better then I thought we would and she treated Jared like her own son when Bella and I went to the movies two nights in a row. She let him eat candy and stay up late. More like a grandmother, then of a mom.

When the New Year started we have final exams and I passed each one with an A- or better; my brothers did somewhat just as good but only Terry got straight A's on all of them. Our parents were too pleased and bragged about us at their jobs and with friends; Duane gave me what I wanted, a 'Good job' and 'Keep it up Kyra Erix'. Eric proudly announced my good scores on the phone to Jack and I heard him congratulate me. I hated that Jack was befriending my uncle so suddenly.

But when we learned of something- that hate was washed away: Eric's tumour had come back.

I cried for hours when I was told that it was worse this time- I sat outside and begged- prayed that Arubey would come and save me for a little while. Tell me stories, anything he could to make me feel better. He never came to me and when that sunk in- that he never would- I went to my room and sobbed into my pillow as Lynn and Duane cried silently upstairs and Eric was asleep. His niece and parents were the three that didn't sleep that night. Over the next few days at school, I knew I looked like the walking dead- I've slept barely ten hours in the last four nights combined. My brothers were as sad as me but didn't understand why I was so scared. I've been dreaming it for week before it was voiced: Eric dies from a tumor in my dreams, he did there, he will here. my uncle has just turned 38 and he was way too young to die. Carlisle was the one who told Eric about it.

I took off school in February to take Eric to the hospital for a check up. When I had a chance I asked Dr. Cullen something strange. "I know you're a vampire, an old one." He raised his brow at me, defeated and yet intrigued. "Is there a way I can save him from this?"

"He has a tumor, Kyra not a worm. Half his brain is already missing, he can barely function and it's getting worse by the day-."

"Is there or not?" I ask.

He frowns and shakes his head. Thankfully, he hugs me, but whispers, "I'm truly sorry. Eric has less then a year," he tells me and I cry on the way home as my fantabulous uncle sleeps. I tell Duane that his son will be dead before I start senior year and he leaves the house for a good twenty hours. I don't call him and he didn't call me, Eric is unaware of how much time he had left because he ask not to know but know that based on his father's reaction, it's not long and decides to call it a good life and acts like nothing's wrong. He convinces me to do the same and I promise to make the most of it.

I still don't sleep as much however, whenever we watch a movie in class, I'm awakened by a student or the teacher. My mother has been called at work about it and she convinces me to stay home for two days so I can sleep in peace.

(March) I go back to school as Charlie pulls into the school parking lot, I wave and smile- fully, non-sleepy and I gasp as I see Bella get out. She smiles and I run to her as the Cullens and Karews pull up.