Chapter 12

A long gap of time had seduced the world as Christmas came and went and the first set of Semester Exams were given; the vampires and even Bella passed with flying colours and they even began speaking a little more in school and before they would leave to go home. Carlisle had told them that he wanted them to get along and the nine of them tried but Lizette always found an excuse to leave them. Carlisle had came home, during Christmas break saying that Elizabeth's daughter had left town without noticed. A week later she was back. Even in late January into February she hasn't said anything about where she'd been; all the knew was she went somewhere far and they knew it wasn't to hunt because she left for a few days on January again and was making plans every month for the next half year.

Then after the exams were finished Lizette came school the Monday they were finished with them and she came during fourth hour. In eighth hour Cory tapped her should, he now say behind her.

She leaned back, "Why were you late this morning?"

"Me to know, you to find out."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing," she said sat forward again but he grabbed her shirt and pulled her back. "I'm trying to do work Cory," she snapped.

He frowned, "Mom's worried; dad is too-."

"I'll talk to them tonight but everything is fine," she turned to him. "I just have a lot to do right now," she said and turned back around to face the front.

Wyatt urged him to go for more, he frowned. "Basil's scared you know."

"Basil is in school talking to that girl he bit at the beginning of the year. He liked her and she's not sure yet but getting there. Samuel is analyzing a… never mind and Elizabeth is talking with her brother about brain stems," she muttered.

"You don't know that," Arubey interrupted.

She looked at him, "Actually I do." She snapped and looked at her brother, "If you want to play 'big brother' I won't stop you but you're just being over protective right now." She sighed, "I've been looking at school." She said and turned around away from him.

"You mean like universities?"

She nodded looking at him, "Oh, why didn't you say so…."

"Because it's in Paris, France." She said causally, she looked up and grinned. "It's why I was so late this morning," she said cheerfully. She had her excuse, "I got back and was tired and forgot it was Monday," she said and Cory nodded.

"You had me worried a lot more then a little," he told her matter-of-factly.

She bit her lip and looked at Wyatt then back to Cory, "I'm sorry- I just thought you'd be mad at me. I miss France," she said truthfully since she hasn't been in France since she was re-born. "I'm interested in one, but I… I'm not sure yet. Probably just accept the Harvard one finally; they've been waiting for about five years so might as well."

Cory chuckled, his mood nicely advanced now, "Fine," he sighed happily. "Just as long as you stop taking the sudden trips every month."

She shrugged, "A few more yet… to um, um, Spain, Romania," she muttered and turned around. "Italy."

Edward looked up at her, "No." He said and she turned to him, "Italy is where They live." He said referring to the Volturi.

Lizette thought for moment before answering, "You're right. They are mean and completely… er."

"Evil?" Alice suggested.

Lizzie nodded and turned around, "Yeah, evil." She muttered and didn't speak for the rest of the hour.

….

Lizzie ran her fingers through her hair and rubbed her eyes and closed her locked, someone took her shoulder and turned her around. She frowned when she saw it was Edward, "What Edward?"

"Were you really going to go to Italy?"

She smiled, "No, not anymore- eighth hours discussion about my future convinced me that I have to keep that quiet." She said then added and placed her hand on his shoulder, "Edward, I promise I'm going to attend a school in Italy. I'll probably take Harvard," she said and he nodded. She lowered her hand and they went to the parking lot together but stopped to get Bella.

She took his hand and didn't say anything as Edward spoke to Lizette about colleges and universities he had been accepted too in the past and that he and Bella were going to go somewhere together. They reached the cars and Arubey stepped away from them and met them, "Carlisle called," he said to her. "Something happened at Basil's school." Lizette frowned and looked behind her at her own car but her brothers weren't there, he touched her shoulder. "Alice and Jasper took them already, "If you don't mind I can take you myself right now."

She nodded and he went to the driver side and got in as she got the passenger side and didn't say anything as he drove her to the hospital. The others followed close behind them and they went inside, Lizzie left her bag in the car and grabbed Arubey's arm. He helped her walk inside and found Cory and Wyatt sitting with Samuel as he sat with his head bowed down and his hands at his forehead as if praying.

Samuel looked up as soon as he sensed her enter, "What's going on?" he asked her.

"She doesn't know," Bella said.

"Yeah she does," Samuel looked back at Lizette. "Liz what's happening with my son?"

She shook her head, "I can't. I don't want to know," she whispered and he took her hand and hugged her. Outside it began thundering and Samuel looked over at Cory, Lizzie spoke gently, "Cory please calm down. You'll cause an accident somewhere in the city," she whispered and he glared at her.

Samuel suddenly let go of Lizzie and Arubey asked if he could take her hand for comfort and she took his hand as they followed Samuel over to Carlisle as he came to meet them. "Carlisle, my son-."

"Is hurt, more then I like but I think he'll be alright. He's strong and very stubborn; Elizabeth is managing his heart right now."

"What happened?" Arubey asked and Carlisle shrugged.

He took a breath first, "From what I can tell, he was impaled by a hollow metal rod or something. He has a hole in his body Samuel and he lost a lot of blood but we've already taken care of that."

Samuel nodded.

"Um, he's been going in and out and asking for Wyatt. Wyatt do you mind coming in with me?"

"Of course, do I need to wear a green gown?"

"I'll get you one," Carlisle said and led Wyatt down a restricted hallway for only medical staff and janitors. Lizzie leaned against Arubey; he looked down at her just as her legs gave out. Cory came to help but Arubey already picked her up and carried her over to the couches and set her down.

"What if he doesn't make-." She whispered hoarsely.

Arubey smiled, "That will make bad stiff happen. The bad energy you give off," he smiled and knelt down next to her. He rubbed her cheek gently with the back of his finger, "He'll be alright."

"He fell or something," Cory said to himself. "If he was pushed, I'll personally kill that little cretin-."

"Cory, stop it!" Lizzie snapped and he looked at her as she looked away from him.

Arubey touched her nose, "Basil'll be alright." he told her and lifted her by the shoulders and sat down and lay her down on his lap.

Samuel began pacing but went outside for nearly and hour and came back. He smelled of cigarettes but no one said anything; he paced for another twenty minutes. Lizette had fallen asleep as she used Arubey Karew as a pillow and he continued to stroke her face and hair. Wyatt had returned and let Samuel go in this time. He said that Basil was unconscious and asleep; Basil told them that he tripped over something and fell off the stage.

Wyatt translated: Basil had been thrown and fell ten feet.

Edward looked at him, "How do you know that?"

Wyatt shrugged, "I know the truth about things." He said

Cory smirked, "He knows when someone lying. It's like with your mind reading or Alice's vision thing." He said and looked away from them as Wyatt went over and sat down, "They're our talents." He whispered. "I control weather, I like thunder." He muttered and glanced at his sleeping sister and turned back to Wyatt. "Remember when she said her line?"

He nodded, "Something's wrong." He agreed and looked at Arubey, "Can you get into her head or not?"

Arubey frowned, "No and why?"

Wyatt frowned and hoped she wasn't faking, "She only says 'for me to know and you to find out' when she's being threatened. She caught on the pattern years ago. She's not taking these trips to visit universities," he said and Arubey moved Lizette closer to him as if Wyatt threatened her life. "She can also see the present." He said and Alice giggled.

"You mean when she said she heard us talking about Carlisle and Elizabeth?"

Cory and Wyatt nodded.

…

Basil was watching TV when they entered and he smiled but he looked high on the meds he'd been given. Arubey walked behind Lizette and she ran to him, he reached out for her. She hugged him, "I missed you." he said, "Stay with me Lizzie!" he cried.

"Of course sweetie, of course I'll stay." She said and Elizabeth touched her shoulder.

"Let him breathe," she reminded her and Lizzie let him go. Basil reached for her and wiped away her tears from her cheeks.

She bent down again, "I love you boy." She whispered and hugged him around the neck.

"I love you too Lizzie, did you bring be a present?" he asked and Lizzie stepped back as Cory gave him a gift he got for Basil….

Lizzie looked around for Arubey but didn't see him, she went into the hall way. He was leaning against the wall, he glanced at her. "Too many people in there for now," he shrugged and lifted a cigarette to his mouth.

"You can't have those in here?"

"Yes Doc," he mocked gently and walked down the hall to the stairs. She followed him, "Now who's following who?" he asked her.

"If I stay I'll cry again, Basil doesn't like that."

She closed the door after her and sat down in the steps across from his standing-self. "Kids hate it when older people cry in front of them," he said and puffed for a moment then lowered his hand. "They, um, they feel guilty because of it…."

Lizzie pondered that and said, "It's like when parents get divorced. The kids think it's there fault?" she asked.

He nodded.

"That's stupid," she said and set her head against the wall. "Divorce is never the children's fault," she said and he sat down next to her. He leaned on his knees and blew out smoke it hovered then floated up and disappeared, "What were your parents-."

"Don't go there." He advised, she asked it anyway. He grunted and looked at her, she was watching him carefully. She didn't look as tired anymore, "My father was a bastard; he liked to drink mead and my mother was one of the world's first sluts. Do any man with money; ancient times called for ancient measures they would say now if they lived."

She frowned a little, "You killed them?"

"And my sister," he said and Lizette sat forward a little. "She was supposed to marry the Pharaoh's oldest son and I didn't like that; I hated her because she could have a life, family, future." He muttered.

Lizzie put her arm around his waist and leaned her head on his arm, "Arubey that's so sweet," she whispered. "And yet so dumb," she told him and he nodded. He pinched the cigarette between two fingers and flicked down the first floor, "Did you love your sister?"

He nodded, "More then my parents ever could. Our dad likes to beat us; we were already slaves building pyramids and tombs in the sand. We didn't need our father doing that." he smiled as if it was a wonderful memory, "Then one night, I'm lured into this alley after I get done drinking and I'm killed and turned into a vampire." He sighed happily; Lizette took his shirt in her fingers. He didn't notice yet, "I came back a vampire and bit my dad and mom and turned my sister the day before her wedding."

Lizzie frowned a little, "That was rude." She muttered and he chuckled.

He nodded, "Sure it was but I needed to do something." She sat up and he turned to her, "What?"

"You were jealous weren't you?" she asked smiling a little at him and he frowned.

He shook his head, "Of her yeah-right!" he laughed and she raised her brow, he stopped laughing and nodded a little. "Alright fine, I was-."

"What the being married to a prince got ya or something?"

Arubey shrugged, "I know that his sister was cute." He remembered and Lizzie rolled her eyes and went to get up but he grabbed her arm, "Basil will be alright Lizette. I promise," he told her.

She smiled and nodded, "I know. He's a strong little shit and takes pain better then any nine year old I know," as she spoke Arubey had slid his hand down to her wrist and separated her fingers. Now he slid their fingers together, "Arubey I didn't want you then and I don't-." he stood up. "Now," she finished slowly.

He stated plainly, "You'll let a human do this to you, but not me?"

"Seth wasn't anything to me then and he isn't now either. We're friends," she whispered as he pulled her with him they went to the set of stairs going up but he pushed her against the wall. He lowered his mouth to hers and stepped closer toward her; her fingers found his jean pockets and held them at the top slightly.

He smiled against her skin, "You were afraid when he said he loved you."

"He didn't mean it, he just thought he did." She whispered and looked up at him, "Just like you and your brothers still think you want me."

Arubey shook his head, "I wanted you then because I thought you'd be hard to control. Hardy just wanted the sex," he said to her and she broke out into an embarrassed smile. "You wouldn't let him feel your heart beat," he told her and lifted her head to look at him.

"It's broken," she teased and he smiled.

Arubey remember the roof top, "You told me to on the roof top-."

"I was tricking you so I could get away," she told him and he shrugged.

He touched his fingertips to her lips and she kissed them, she frowned and took his hand and let him touch her face. He stepped a little closer, "Let me take you away?" he begged, "Please Lizzie." He asked and she shook her head.

"Basil- I said I wouldn't leave." Arubey held her firmly and kissed her temple; his hands took her and pressed them against the wall. He pressed her hands so hardly that they dug into the plaster and form slight indentations confirming their presence. She gasped and he kissed her and released her hands; he lowered his hands to rest on her waist and held her hips. One of her hands came to his neck and the other to his face; he pulled away from her for a moment but kissed her again. He tasted the inside of her mouth and felt her skin under his hands as his fingers broke under her shirt and felt her spine and her body stiffen when she felt his hands under her shirt.

Arubey dropped his hands suddenly onto to lift her up off the ground and pinned her against his body to the wall like how Seth had on the platform. Lizette felt his hands on her again as he kept his mouth at hers; she knew he wanted her more then ever.

"I have to go," she said and he dropped her, they were breathing heavily. "Arubey, I don't deserve you," she told him. "I'll take your trust and ruin it-."

He nodded, "Yes, yes you do just like you deserve me." he said and reached out for her but she moved past him and left him alone. Her lips and skin fumed as she waited at the doorway to Basil's room. Arubey followed her but went past her and sat by the window, he'd catch her eye but she looked away every time.

He was almost thinking that he was in love with her; he wasn't sure yet.