Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me. And the blood thing belongs to Mr. Kripke who writes Supernatural.

Chapter 20- Poison

I stood there in shock for a few seconds. How the hell did that happen? Nicholas looked as shocked as me. " Umm. Did I do that?" I whispered to Lanina. She shook her head no and looked down at her hands.

" I think I did." She whispered back. I walked out of the cell towards Nicholas. He heaved the bars off his chest and stood up; only to have me kick him back down. Then I stormed over to Alice's cell and peeked inside. A vampire was standing over Alice, an evil glint in his eye. She was huddled in a dark corner, whimpering.

" You leave her alone." I growled. He turned to me and smirked. " Lanina." She stepped beside me and waved her hands. Nothing happened. The man grinned and started to face Alice again. She let out a blood curdling scream. " Come on Lan!" I cried.

" I'm trying!" She cried back.

" Try harder! She glanced at me, fire in her eyes.

" Listen, I'm trying as hard as I can!" She shouted. Suddenly the bars flew off. I smiled and tapped her shoulder.

" Geez, control that temper of yours." She scowled as I walked inside the cell and kicked the vampire across the face. He fell to the floor and growled. I whipped out my sword, swung it around my head and then sliced his head right off. I knelt beside Alice; she had burn marks all over her. Fire, one of the only things that can hurt a vampire.

" Noleen." She whispered, her eyes dull.

" Oh Alice." I replied. She whimpered again and put her head on my shoulder.

" He showed me everything. My past." She said quietly in my ear. " It was horrible. . . So much blood."

" It'll be okay Alice. Don't you worry about a thing."

" My mom said the same thing." Her voice trailed off. I nodded my head.

" Yeah well, I'll stand by my word Alice. I'm not going to let anything else happen to you." I helped her up and handed her to Jasper, who was standing right next to me. He wrapped her in his arms and whispered her name over and over, kissing her in between. Everybody was in the cell. Everybody except. . . " Edward." I said softly. " Where's Edward?" No one answered me, they were all crowded around Alice. " Where's Edward!" I shouted. Travis put his hand on my arm.

" He followed Nicholas." He told me. I shook my head and pushed him away.

" And you let him!"

" It's not like I can stop him Noleen!"

" You could've tried damn it." I tore away from the cell and ran up a set of stairs to the house. We were in what looked like a dungeon. I couldn't lose him; I just got him back! A dry sob escaped from my lips. What was he thinking? How strong did he think he was?

I kicked open doors, ran up stairs, went everywhere in that damn mansion and couldn't find them. Everywhere except the great hall. I let out a loud growl and stepped onto the oriental looking rug. Nicholas was holding Edward up against the wall. I flicked a knife and whirled it towards him; it hit him straight in the back. He cried out and dropped Edward. I ran over to him and helped him up. He looked like he had a fever. " I was trying to help you, protect you." He whispered. Nicholas yanked the knife out of his back and laughed.

" We'll see how much you love him when he's dead." He sneered.

" What did you do to him!" I yelled. I glanced at Edward and noticed a small droplet of blood on his lips. I wiped it away and gasped.

" That's right Noleen. Dead man's blood, the only known poison to vampires."

" No!" I cried as Edward fell to his knees, his body convulsing-trying to rid itself of the toxin.

" Yes! He's got maybe four hours left. Excruciating hours of course." I kissed Edward and then lunged towards Nicholas. He chuckled and pushed me into the stairs. He laid on top of me, his breath on my cheek. " You're mine. For the rest of eternity you belong to me." He whispered and kissed my neck.

" Never." I grunted and tried to wiggle out of his grasp. It didn't work.

" You are. Just like Alicia was supposed to be. But then those animal lovers got a hold of her and turned her into something that is no use for me."

" Why? Why did you want her?" A far-away look entered his eyes, he was delving into the past and because of my ability I saw everything he said.

" She was beautiful. She had long, beautiful black hair. She was witty and charming. She would've made a wonderful addition to my family. Her parents promised her to me to pay off a debt of theirs. But when I wasn't looking they ran away." I watched as Alice huddled inside her mother's arms while on a train away from her homeland. Then I saw them in a new house, screaming for their life.

" You found them." I stated, suddenly seeing why Alice was put in a mental hospital. " You found them and slaughtered them." I saw their faces as he tore them apart, limb from limb.

" Yes, every one of them except Alicia. Her aunt saved her before I could get to her. Then she changed her name and put her in a mental hospital. I was unable to find her for a long time. By the time I did, she was changed and a. . . Well, what she is now."

" Then who bit her?"

" I don't know my love. Now, less talking." He lowered his lips to mine; I could feel imaginary bile rising in my throat. I snarled and pulled my face from his.

" Get off me!" I cried. Then I lifted my knee to his groin. That hurt vampire and man alike. He groaned and rolled over to the side of me. I darted up and took my sword from its sheath. He grimaced as the pain from my knife multiplied.

" You think you can kill me?" He questioned me. I glanced at Edward who was shivering on the floor. My anger and hatred for Nicholas rose and I turned back to him.

" I know so, or I'll die trying."

" You don't want to pick a fight with me." He growled. His eyes flashing to black. I whirled the sword around me and smiled.

" Wanna make a bet?" I ran towards him and leaped into the air, landing behind him. He turned around and smirked.

" That sword will never pierce my skin."

" It pierced Annebelle's." He growled again and punched me in the stomach. We fought back and forth, going nowhere but circles. When suddenly he made a mistake and I took my chance. I rolled underneath his legs and stood up behind him. Before he could turn around, he was dead. I held the sword tight as I watched his head fall to the floor. It was over. I ran to Edward and put my sword away. He laughed and put his hand on my cheek.

" You know, you're kind of scary when you fight." He whispered. I picked him up, holding him in my arms. " I cannot believe you're carrying me." He mumbled.

" Shut up and focus on battling the blood." I replied. Before I could reach the steps to the dungeon I heard someone clapping from behind me. I slowly turned around and my jaw dropped. A man who looked exactly like Nicholas was coming down the steps, a grin on his face.

" My brother always was a fool." He said to me. I gulped and gave him a questioning look.

" Brother?"

" Yes, can't you tell? We're twins. I believe we've yet to be introduced. I'm Mitchell. The. . . Rebel of the family. You know-" He kicked Nicholas's head aside. " I couldn't quite believe you had the strength of a master vampire. Then I found you were the one to kill Annebelle and did some research."

" What did you find?"

" You're special Noleen. A very special person with very special blood."

" Special blood."

" Yes, I don't know the exact answer yes. But I promise to have one for you the next time we meet."

" Next time?" He smiled and kissed my hand, his eyes flashing.

" Oh yes. We shall be meeting again. Goodbye for now." I watched him leave as fast as he came. I knew he was probably ten times more dangerous than Nicholas, and that thought alone scared me. Just when I thought it was over. . . A new bridge for me to burn appears.

So, that chapter takes care of a lot of questions. Chapter 20! Ah, it's come sooo soon! Haha. Just to let you all know here who thinks Noleen should get softer, she does but only a smidge. Not much. THANKS FOR READING! 313 reviews! You guys are awesome and make me day every day (irish accent there, oh yeah.) Okay, now for some comments from me and questions!

Eilish- the cookie was delicious, thanks :)

Micah- The bars are really heavy, made so the vampire's can't bend them, that's why Noleen couldn't. :)

Elven at Heart- No, there's no more powers for Noleen. Her powers are she can look into your bad deeds from the past and she isn't affected by any other power.

saphyree- No, what Noleen meant is she has only been a vampire for twenty years. So, she's only twenty years old as a vampire. Get it :)

Valajane- Phillip said that, not Nicholas. If I wrote it wrong that's my mistake, but that's a comment from Phillip and Annebelle was his "sister".

All the other questions where answered in this chapter so. Haha. Again, thanks for reading and keep up the reviews! (Hehe) Love y'all, y'all ROCK!

Until next time,

Faith