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***Hi guys. I'm sorry I've been MIA, but I've been very ill with serious bronchitis and I've barely had the energy to turn on my laptop. I'm on bed rest so I hope to update the stories slowly while I get back on my feet. Please forgive the delay. Enjoy***
CULLEN HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – Esme went out to the supermarket. Hermione Luna Neville Paul Seth and Sunny into the forest to look for special herbs for the potions Snape instructed them to brew. Draco Fred and Harry were huddled together in the dining room, the table covered with potion books, reading up on the ingredients and preparations required to make them. They decided to take a break and go into the living room where Carlisle, Rosalie, Emmett, Michel, Edward, Alice and Jasper were watching the CNN news reporter give an update on the Seattle crisis.
"Seattle is in a state of terror." said the CNN reporter. "Police are baffled by the escalating murders and disappearances. Theories range from a vicious new gang to a wildly active serial killer. Reporting live…"
Carlisle turned the TV off. "It's getting worse. We're going to have to do something."
"It takes more than one of our kind to cause the damage they're reporting." said Jasper. "Quite a few more, and they are undisciplined, conspicuous."
"It's newborns." said Edward. "The first few months after the change."
"That's when we are at our most uncontrollable." said Jasper. "Vicious. Insane with thirst."
"That's good to hear." said Harry. "In the Wizarding World, newborn vampires take six months to a year to control their thirst and aggression."
"It's due to the magic leaving their system, the magic core fights to survive while the vampire blood kills it. The battle between the two that prolong their animalistic behavior." said Draco. "That and the smell of magic in the air, in the earth overpowers their new senses making hard to focus."
"Something to look forward to." said a voice from behind them.
Everyone, Edward first, turned around and there was Caleb. Standing in a long elegant silk black robe. His pale ivory skin seemed to shine, without shinning, like a newborn child. It was flawless, smooth with no scars, bruises or marks of any kind. His body, from what they could tell through the silk fabric, was build strong, like Chris Evans from Captain America. His face was pristine, high cheekbones, thin yet slightly plump lips, with elegant black eyebrows. His is bright iceberg eye had a brighter tone, almost white, if that were possible. He had long smooth, straight, layered 25 inch long raven black hair which was now loose, some of it draped down his left chest to almost his waist, the rest cascaded down his back. Edward could not stop looking at his mate. 'He's stunning!' he thought.
"Caleb!" cried Harry jumping off his chair and running into his brothers arms, who caught him without trouble. "You're back!"
"I am." said Caleb. His eyes got watery at the thought of being his old self again. "Finally!"
Draco ran over. "Damn, you're almost as hot as me." He joked. Caleb punched him on the shoulder. "Ok ok. You're just as hot as me."
"I'm gonna have to work out." said Fred. "I forgot how big you were."
"Oh shut it Fred." joked Caleb hugging Fred.
Carlisle, Rosalie, Emmett, Michel, Alice and Jasper walked over. Edward was still frozen on his spot staring at his, to him, insanely handsome sexy mate.
Caleb turned to Carlisle. "Carlisle, thank you for everything. For letting me stay here and recovering here and for accepting us into your family. It's an honor to meet you."
"Cabe, you know him already." said Fred.
"I know I do." said Caleb. "It's just this is the first time he sees me as me and the first time I feel like me and well… I thought I'd do it again correctly."
"It's ok Fred." said Carlisle. "The honor is mine. This is your home, we are your family. Welcome back."
Rosalie hugged him. "Well…With that new look you're carrying we're gonna have get you some hot new clothes."
"Oh yes!" said Alice.
"As long as you don't go overboard, I'm in." said Caleb.
"Like that's possible with Alice and Rose." said Jasper. He hugged Caleb. "Welcome back."
"Mon Dieu!" exclaimed Michel. "Vous regardez incroyable! Donc, vous êtes bien heureux! (My god! You look incredible! So happy you're well)"
"Merci! Je me sens incroyable! (Thank you! I feel incredible!)" smiled Caleb. He turned to Emmett. "Emmett…"
Emmett ran over and hugged Caleb, lifting him up and spinning around in circles. "Now you've got to teach me how to fly!"
Caleb laughed. "You never forgot?!'
"Hell no!" said Emmett.
Then only one left. Caleb turned to Edward, who was still in shock. "Edward…" Edward was speechless. "Are you alright?"
"Your…you're stunning." said Edward. He approached his mate. "You're…" He was stopped by the most luscious lips he'd ever tasted. He would spend eternity kissing them.
"Thank you for being there." said Caleb. "I don't know what I would've done without you. Thank you for your kindness..." Edward smiled, the same gentle words Caleb told him in Volterra. "…thank you for saving my life and thank you for loving me so much." He smiled, giving Edward another gentle kiss.
Edward melted, the same words Caleb told him in the Hospital Wing at Hogwarts. Nothing had changed, this was the same Caleb, his Caleb. The same beautiful soul was in there only now with a beautiful host body to worship non stop. So he decided to answer just the same as he had before. "Thank you for existing." Caleb smiled, he had no want more than to hug his wizard and he did, breathing in his mates scent. His body and soul needed it. He wanted him and only him. He was happy.
After the rest of the family, wolves included, arrived and gave Caleb their congratulations and welcome backs they all sat down and had their first family dinner. Edward was overjoyed to see his family together and to have his mate back. He relished the moment knowing trouble was just around the corner.
Days went by and more news was reported on TV about the attacks in Seattle.
CULLEN HOUSE – LIVINGROOM – After the 8 o clock news, at night, the talk turned to war once again. "No one's trained these newborns, but this isn't random." said Jasper.
"Someone's creating an army." Said Carlisle. "Incredibly fast, too fast even for a vampire."
"Well now we're definitely going to Seattle." said Emmett.
"An army of vampires." said Hermione.
"They've been created to fight someone." said Michel.
"We're the only coven even close to Seattle." Said Edward.
"Regardless of why they were made, if we don't put a stop to them, the Volturi will." said Carlisle. "I'm surprised they let it go on this long."
"Maybe they're behind it." said Edward. "In Italy, I read Aro's mind. He wants me and Alice to join him, but he knows we'll never choose him as long as our family's still alive."
"An army could solve that for him." said Jasper.
"Not just that, but he knows I'm with you." said Caleb. "He wants me too, maybe even dead, considering what I know."
Draco turned to him. "What do you know?"
Caleb looked around the room. He sighed. "When you left, Draco, I took advantage of my freedom to visit the library to gather as much information as I could. I learned that the Volturi made a pact with a dark witch named Morgana, during the late 1600s."
"What pact?" asked Harry.
"Aro wanted absolute power over the vampire world, he had destroyed and defeated all of his enemies in battle, all except one." said Caleb. His eyes turned to Carlisle. "You."
"Me?" asked Carisle. "That's not possible. I don't remember…"
"Because Morgana made sure you didn't. She casted a forgetting curse on you, one of the darkest curses first created. Whiping your memories of your true past and giving you new ones." He took a breath. "You turned in 1663, this is true, but your creator was not a homeless sewer dweller named Phil Cullen, as you believe. Your creator was King Horace Cullen, King of the Vampires who resided in Britain. He was a kind man and wise ruler of his people, he knew your father was a hunter of vampires and werewolves so he was ready to kill you all on the spot. But when you caught his eye, he knew there was more to you. He watched you for years, seeing your kindess and compassion for others. During one of the Volturis attacks you were hurt, and he chose you, having no worthy heirs, he turned you and chose you as his heir. He turned you. Your kind heart accepted the circumstances and soon you were trained and educated in the way of the vampire and you loved him very much like a father. Your compassion and gentle leadership did not go unnoticed and soon you became a threat to Aros plans."
"That's when he went to Morgana." added Hermione.
"She changed your memories, you left England, enabling Aro to take the throne." Said Caleb. "He then charmed you to come into his world and welcomed you as a subject. He relished the thought of you standing next to him while he occupied your throne without you knowing it." He leaned forward. "During your fathers reign, Aro started butchering and killing werewolves on the spot, but you Carlisle created an alliance between vampries and werewolves. Wolves were his biggest threat and your loyal allies, so Aro had to put a stop to that. He asked Morgana to create the foulcrog hex, which caused all wolves to smell bad to vampires and vise versa. It was the first rift between the species and the beginning of the end of the alliance."
"So we actually don't really smell bad?" asked Jacob.
Draco hugged him. "No. In a normal magical world you two would smell good to each other, normal."
"Wow…" said Emmett.
"He stole your life, your throne and your title and has been ruling the vampire world through fear and terror. You are King Carlisle Cullen, the true King of the Vampires."
"That is why he hates you so much." said Harry. "It makes sense. Even with you an ocean away, you are still well respected all over the world by the vampire community thanks to your compassion, kindness and gentle heart. Qualities Aro knows nothing about and he hates that."
"What better way to destroy you than to destroy your family, taking your children by force into his guard after killing you in the process." said Jasper. "Once you're dead, your entire coven dead and Edward and Alice in his hands, he knows the rest of the vampire world will follow."
"The wizards caught Morgana and sent her to Azkaban, she got the Dementors kiss. After her death, Aros reign of terror was so horrible that the wizarding world condemned the entire vampire race, labeling them as dark creatures." said Caleb.
"It's thanks to Aro that your kind has no rights in the wizarding world, and that the wolves and vampires have been at war for centuries." said Draco.
Caleb took a glass vial out of his pocket with a glowing smoke like hair inside it. "Here are your memories, the ones he stole from you." He offered it to Carlisle. "I can put them back if you want."
Carlisle was speechless. Esme turned to him. "Honey?"
"I…yes." said Carlisle. "Please." Caleb took out his wand, magically pulled out the memories and dropped them into Carlisles head, Carlisle closed his eyes and fell limp on the couch.
"Carlisle?!" asked Esme frightened.
"Esme, it's fine." said Caleb. "He's asleep. It will take time for all his memories to sink into his mind."
"How long will he be asleep?" asked Rosalie.
"A few days." said Caleb. "It's centuries of memories."
Harry turned to Esme. "I'd call the hospital and tell them he's sick. That way they can rearrange his patients until he returns."
"Yeah." said Esme. "Could you please take your father to his room." She got up and headed for the phone. Emmett and Michel lifted Carlisle and carried him upstairs.
***This is a short chapter, I know. But more is coming. I'm still sick so forgive me if I don't upload so quickly. I hope to upload the next chapter tomorrow. PLEASE REVIEW!***