Broken Moon

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AN: I changed the rating to T, just for now. But the rating will change in the future, sex-o-phobes have been warned.

Recap of Two Lonely Months III

It was a beautiful autumn in Forks, Washington. My family had been staying at the Cullens' Mansion and I had spent the last three weeks with Papa Jacob and Papito. Jared Jay was also in the picture, since he imprinted on Allegra. She was ecstatic and so was Alexis. She rejoiced in knowing that her identical sister was happy.

Addivani was jealous (like always, because she wasn't the center of attention anymore), because now she was married and couldn't do anything fun without bringing her husband in tow. She didn't let me get too close to Cristal, her daughter, because she was afraid that I was going to drink the infant's blood (what an idiot!). What a bunch of crap! I should drink hers and end the poor child's misery. I pity her for having such a witch for a mother.

But then again, I was happy for everyone. I did feel ashamed for kissing Jared Jay a few weeks ago, but Ally forgave me. She said that it was in the past and I was glad that it didn't bother her. I only wished with all my heart that Embry would forgive me too.

In a way, everything was starting to get better. All the pieces of the puzzle were falling in to their corresponding place. I still needed to speak to Embry. I had decided to do it soon. I had been spending all my time with my father and grandfather Jacob, that I didn't have enough time even for myself.

It was a Thursday afternoon and my family had been sitting around the table eating dinner. It was an uncomfortable and awkward silence that filled the atmosphere. Addivani demanded all the attention and I didn't want to start a fight. I just stared at the food in front of me and ignored her senseless babbling. My mother's blue eyes darted from Addivani to me. She was afraid that I would say or do something to ignite a heated conversation. Oh, boy, was she right!

My Papito tried to steer the conversation away from Addivani, but she continued to center the topic around her. Everyone was getting tired. I looked around the table and noticed my Nessie rolling her eyes and shaking her head in annoyance. Daddy Jacob continued to stuff his plate with more food and chewed loudly to ignore my sister rant.

I never understood why I was my grandparents' favorite, but I loved being their center of attention. I loved the adoration that they gave me. I loved Nessie so much! She was like my ray of sunshine. My Jacob was the light of my life. He was always so welcoming and kind.

I gazed at my mother and she smiled tenderly at me. Her blue eyes were shining softly under the lamp light. My mother was my world. I had missed her so much. Staring at her made everything feel better. My eyes were fixated on my father. He looked so handsome and elegant. He was practically my entire universe. I always wanted to tell him how much I adored him, but the gap that stood between us was so grand, that I kept the words to myself. I hoped that one day, I would have the strength to say them.

It was strange, but I still felt like I didn't belong with them, either. I had only felt that I belong with Embry. I didn't feel comfortable around Ruben. He had been an important person in my life, but that was a long time ago. I had not forgotten him, yet. But I wasn't hurting for him. I was suffering and missing Embry.

"Aren't you going to eat Moon?" Ruben asked, bringing me back from my Embry induced stupor. I gazed at him and narrowed my eyes. "I haven't seen you eat, since we got her and that's like almost a month." he said concerned.

Addivani rolled her eyes and huffed. "Leave Mallory alone! She doesn't eat human food." she said haughtily. "She's a weirdo."

Ruben laughed nervous and then looked at me. "What do you eat?" he asked curiously, setting the fork on his plate.

"Ruben," my mother said nervously. "Would you like more meatloaf?" she asked, flashing her eyes at Addivani.

He shook his head and continued to stare at me. "No, thank you, Mrs. Clearwater." he said politely, resting his elbows on the table.

"That's not acceptable!" Diego said, taking a large bite of his meatloaf. "Elbows on the table shows lack of manners." he said with his mouth full.

"Diego," my mother scolded, but Diego just shrugged his shoulders and ignored her.

"And talking with your mouth full shows that you are an idiot!" Allegra said, chuckling as she drank her orange juice.

"Ally," my father said, reprimanding her.

"We should talk about how fast I lost all that baby fat, after Crissy was born." Addivani said cheerfully.

I laughed, nothing had really changed. The only thing that was new, was having Ruben, Nessie, Jacob and baby Cristal with us. It was fun to watch Addivani try to steal the spotlight. I wanted to laugh, but deep down I was empty. I missed Embry.

"Shut up, Addivani!" Allegra said annoyed, serving Jared Jay some salad.

He stared up at me and gave me an understanding gaze. I bobbed my head and grinned.

"Addivani, pass me the mashed potatoes, please." Alexis said. She waited for Addivani to pass her the mashed potatoes, but Addivani was busy, staring at me.

"Here, Lexi." I said, handing her the bowl, still staring at my sister, Addivani. "There's plenty, so eat my serving." I said, turning to face my little sister and smiled at her.

"Thanks, Luna (Moon in Spanish)! You are the best!" she exclaimed, taking the serving spoon and splattering a large amount of mashed potatoes on her plate.

One thing the rest of my sisters and brother had inherited from my father, was his large appetite for food. They ate like wolves!

"You are welcome, Lexi." I said, smiling at her. Ruben was still staring at me, as if he was examining my facial features and complexion.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Moon, b-but I am curious. What do you eat?" he asked intrigued, taking the glass to his lips, but stopped.

"Ruben," my father began. "Leave Moon alone. Concentrate on Addivani and your daughter, please." he said, as he leaned back against his chair.

"It's alright, Papito. Let him asked. He is part of this family, right?" I said nonchalantly, smiling kindly at my father. Papito raised his perfect eyebrow and shook his head.

"Whatever you want, angel." he muttered, taking the fork in his hand.

"Go ahead, Ruben, ask anything that you would want to know about your sister-in-law." I said, slouching on my chair.

"Moon, sit properly, sweetie." Nessie said, pointing at me with her fork. I nodded and sat properly in my seat.

"Sorry, Mama." I said sheepishly.

Ruben looked around the table, then at me. "Moon, is it true what Addison said about you?" he asked skeptically.

"What did she say?" I asked coolly, taking a sip of my water. I watched Alexis quickly shoved a spoonful of mashed potatoes in to her mouth, before my mother would reprimand her for her lack of table manners.

"She said that you are a vampire. I know that your father is a werewolf..." he trailed off, swallowing hard and staring at my father.

"Go ahead son, say what you need to say." Jacob said irritated. "We don't have all day for you."

Leave it to my grandfather's straightforward ways! I loved it! My grandmother pulled at his shirt and reprimanded him with her eyes.

"What?" Jacob mouthed, raising his hands. Nessie just stared at him and narrowed her eyes.

Ruben continued to stare at him and nod. "Did you really tried to kill her?" he asked nervously.

I sighed and glanced at Addivani, she placed her arm over Ruben's shoulder and nodded softly at him. "She did!" Addivani sobbed.

"That's so not true, Addison." Allegra said angrily. "Why would you say that?"

"I said the truth!" Addivani protested.

"No, you did not! I was there and I know the story." Allegra said defiantly. "I think it's time that Papito and Mom knew about it."

Daddy Jacob sat straight; his eyes darting from Addivani to me. "Tell the story Allegra Suzanne." he ordered.

She looked down at her plate and nodded. "I will, Daddy Jacob." she whispered, raising her head and looked at Papito. "I'm sorry, Papito."

"Go ahead, princess." Papito said, motioning her to proceed.

"It was a night when Papito and Mom, went to a banquet in his honor. They had told us not to leave the house, but Addivani convinced me to follow her. Alexis, Diego and Moon stayed in the house and followed our parents' orders. We were playing outside when Addivani and I, picked up a strange scent, similar to Papa Edwards and the rest of our Cullen family." she said, sighing and staring up at me.

"It's alright, Allegra, you don't have to say it. It won't change a thing." I muttered, getting up from my seat.

"Where are you going?" Ruben, Papa Jacob and Papito asked in unison.

"Let her leave. She is such a coward, all she does is run away." Addivani spat, throwing her napkin on the table. "I honestly think, that she should've died." she said angrily, folding her arms over her chest.

"Addivani, shut up!" Jacob said, getting to his feet and striding over to where she stood.

"How could you say that?" Papito asked,pounding his fists on the table.

Addivani jumped, startled by my father's anger. She stared helplessly at my father, but he just narrowed his eyes at her, then turned to face Allegra. "Continue, Allegra. What happened that night?" he grunted.

"We wandered a little far from the house and a vampire attacked Addivani." she blurted out.

"Fuck, Allegra! You weren't supposed to tell! You broke our promise." Addivani shouted, stepping away from Daddy Jacob, ready to launch herself at Allegra. "How could you do that to your identical sister?"

Jared Jay quickly got to his feet and stood in front of Allegra's table, ready to defend her. "You touch her and I personally, will kill you." he grounded out, his nose flaring with anger.

"Calm down, son." Jacob said, walking passed Addivani and touching Jared Jay's shoulder. "Take it easy."

"And you young lady continue." Jacob said to Allegra.

Addivani took a step back and bumped against Daddy Jacob. He turned around and stared daggers at her. "Sit!" he commanded, pointing at her chair. She hurriedly sat on her seat and kept her mouth shut.

"Papito, Mom, Moon... I am so sorry!" Allegra cried, burying her face in her hands. "I didn't know the amount of damage a single lie could do!" she wept.

Jared Jay hugged her softly and rocked her softly, until she stopped crying. The magic of imprinting. Allegra had her own personal comforter.

I could hear Ruben asking Addivani, what the fuck was going on. She told him to shut the fuck up and leave her alone. I pity him, but in a way, he got himself in that situation.

"... Addivani was screaming in pain and... and she was suffering. I screamed and I guess that Moon heard me... She ran to us and defended us... The vampired was going to kill me too. She managed to get him off me. When he ran, we noticed that Addivani was suffering. The poison was slowly spreading, killing her. Moon drank some of her blood, removing the poison and then she stopped. Addivani opened her eyes and started screaming at her. She said that Moon wanted to kill her. I guess that Moon got scared and ran to the woods for a few days, until Papito went to get her. Addivani made me swear not to say anything. She told Papito that Moon tried to kill her." Allegra sobbed.

My Papito slammed his hand against the tabled and ran his hand through his face. "Why did you tell me that your sister was the one that attacked you, Addison Vanessa?" he asked, his voice trembling.

"They are lying, Papito!" Addivani cried, clasping her hands on her mouth.

"She is lying, Papito." Alexis said, shaking her head. "She took advantage of you after that. She began to tell us all this lies about Moon. She would forbid us to play with Mallory Moon. You also forbade us to play with her, remember?" she said, staring at our father.

My father didn't answer. He knew that she had touched a very vulnerable and tender spot in his heart..

"It's OK!" I said nonchalantly, smiling sadly at my father. "I don't blame you. I know that it must be hard to lose another child. I understand, Papito. I never hated you. I just... I didn't like it when you compared me to Addivani." I mumbled.

"How come I couldn't hear their thoughts?" my mother asked sounding miserable.

"Addivani is a shielder, Mom. She covered the little girls' mind, preventing you to hear their thoughts." I said.

Ruben was completely lost... but, I didn't give a fuck!

"Angel, I am so sorry." my father said, standing from the chair and walking towards me. "I feel like a fucking ass. I should have heard you."

I laughed. "How could you? Addivani has a special ability and so do the other three." I said.

Nessie, Jacob, Mom and Papito all stared at me. "What special ability?" my mother asked, getting up from her chair and walking towards Addivani. "And what about the others?"

"Addivani can touch a person and control their mind just by touching them. Allegra can create false sensations and thoughts in a person's mind and Lexi can hypnotize a person just by touching them." I said calmly.

My parents glanced at the triplets then at me.

"That's impossible!" Addivani shouted, shaking her head frantically. "I don't know what she is talking about!"

"Shut up, Addison." Alexis said, taking a bite out of her broccoli. "There is no point in hiding it, any longer."

"Oh, shut up, Addison. You know it's true." Diego said, stuffing a piece of bread in his mouth.

"Did you used it on me?" my father asked, he began to tremble and we knew what that meant.

"Daddy, calm down!" she said softly, pouting at him.

"Addivani, did you used your fucking ability on me?" he asked, emphasizing every syllable.

"No, Papito." Alexis and Allegra said at the same time. "We took advantage of your fear of losing a child and used it against Mallory Moon." they said in unison.

My father couldn't believe his ears. He felt ashamed and so shamelessly confused. "Why? Why would you say that your sister tried to kill you? I was afraid, because..." he said, his voice breaking.

"It's alright, Papito." I said, smiling weakly at him. "It's alright. I don't care anymore. It was better that it happened. I got to grow and experience new things. It had to happen. I needed to get out of the house and live my own life. I was just occupying space that could be used for something better." I said, recalling Addivani's words.

"Why would you say that?" my mother asked hurt. "You were my first love! We loved you just the same."

"Mom and Dad, it's alright. I don't want to speak about it anymore. I don't care about a thing anymore. I just wanted you guys to know that Addivani is a bitch. She is egoistical and selfish. She only cares about herself." I said, staring at Addivani and Ruben.

"Yep!" Diego said, nodding.

"Be quiet, Diego." Allegra said, pulling away from Jared Jay. He still had his arm around her waist. Diego shrugged and continued to eat.

"Addison is jealous of Moon." Diego said nonchalantly. "Moon is the best sister in the world and she does everything better than Addi."

"Shut up! Moon is nothing compared to me." Addivani shouted.

"No! She is better than you. Everything she does is ten thousand times better than you!" Diego spat, sticking out his tongue at her.

"Liar!" Addivani said, shaking her head and went to touch her husband. "Baby, they are all lying!"

"I can't defend you!" Ruben said. "They are stronger than me. I can't do a thing to protect you. You lied to your family. You hurt your sister!"

He lifted his eyes to me and gave me a dejected look. "So, you never broke up with me, Moon?" he asked sadly.

"Break up with you?" I asked confused. "When? Wait..." I trailed off. I scratched my head and moved my hands excessively. This was all wrong! "You sent me a letter on the eve of my birthday. It said to meet you at a secluded spot on the beach. I went and saw you, rolling on the fucking sand with her." I said angrily, pointing at Addivani.

"She said that you had someone else." he said, removing Addivani's hand off his arm. "You lied to me." he said weakly, staring at Addivani. "How could you?"

"I-I never..." she paused, turning to face me. "I hate you!" she shouted at me. "You ruined everything!" she cried, getting up her seat and running towards me. She slapped my face and then pulled at my hair.

I wasn't going to stand around and let her abuse me. I grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the floor. I was stronger than her. I could easily snapped her neck and have killed her, but I wasn't going to stain my hands with her filthy blood. I would show her that Mallory Moon Black wasn't afraid to fight. I was the better person.

She was gasping for air and clutched at my hand. She wasn't hurting me. She couldn't inflict no physical pain on me. It would take something stronger, like a werewolf to hurt me. I slammed her against the wall and smiled up at her. Never again, will I let her or anyone else, walk over me. I was going to stand up for myself. I would be someone that Embry would be proud off.

"Don't ever, lay a hand on me." I said calmly, shoving her against the table. She landed over all the food and plates that reseted on the table. "Don't ever fuck with me. Next time I will really do like you said; I will drain you of your damn blood and finish you off." I said, turning around and walking passed Ruben, Daddy Jacob and Nessie.

"Bitch!" she cried, placing her hands on her neck and coughing. "I'll kill you!"

"You had your shot! Just try it and see what will happen." I said, gnashing my teeth angrily. "I just want to see you try!"

"Finally! She stood up for herself!" Papa Jacob said, smiling at me, as he clapped his hands.

"Daddy! Don't say that." my mother said offended.

"Fuck you, Jake." my dad muttered furiously.

Nessie punched his arm and pushed him out of the dining room. "Let's go, Jake."

"But I am just stating the obvious." he said, letting Mama Nessie guide him. "My angel is finally standing up for herself." he said smugly, as Nessie and him walked down the hall.

"Moon, apologize to your sister!" my mother ordered, her blue eyes blazing with anger.

"No." I said, walking so fast towards the door that Ruben got startled.

"How did she do that?" Ruben asked.

"She's part vampire, idiot! Haven't you been listening to the family history." Diego said.

"Diego, be quiet!" my father ordered ireful.

"Sorry." Diego muttered. "It's the truth. He's an idiot. He should pay attention."

"Diego, callate!" Alexis said annoyed.

"Geez, I have a right to my opinion. We are in America after all." Diego said. I turned around to face the table and notcied Diego getting up his chair, muttering something as he exited the dining room.

"Mallory, apologize!" Mom ordered sternly.

"I won't apologize for defending myself. I will not do what you want anymore. She may be my sister, but no one has hurt me more than she has. She destroyed my life; she took my first love. She knew I cared for Ruben... I will not apologize for defending myself!" I said over my shoulders.

"Mallory... she is your sister." she said crying. I turned to face the door and shook my head.

"I don't want her as my sister." I said. My mother gasped. She probably fainted when she heard my words.

"But, she is my daughter... with all her flaws and... she is still my daughter and I love her." she whispered, taking my father's hand in hers.

"I don't want her as my sister." I said defiantly. "Addison Vanessa is dead to me." I said with finality.

"Moon!" my father called. "Moon Clearwater, your mother is talking to you! Don't walk away from her." he said angrily.

"Dad, I don't want to talk about this anymore. I am not walking away from my mother. I am just ignoring the topic. It's useless... Addison won't ever change. She is selfish and conceited. I don't want to talk about her anymore. I am leaving. I will talk to you another day. I have to go see someone." I said casually, opening the door and stepping in to the cold, numbing rain of the night.

AN: So, here is another chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. I hope that you are still enjoying the story. I will post another chapter soon, so stay tune... or is it tuned? By the way, I love you all and thank you for the kind and long and amazing reviews.