-1I froze when I saw who was sitting on the sofa.
"Hello Cassandra" said Leo, smiling at me. Mark was sitting next to him, also smiling. No, they couldn't be here! They couldn't! I looked around. Jasper was leaning against the wall, arms folded as he felt my emotions. Alice was next to him, her face nervous. Emmett stood on my other side, Rosalie sat on the sofa with Esme. Carlisle was standing by the door with Edward.
"What are you doing here" I asked, fear pulsing through ever part of my body. Paul's hand tightened around mine, sensing my discomfort.
"We came to get you. Rachel's been really worried about you" Leo lied "And so have we, right Mark?"
"Yes. It was keeping us up at night wondering what had happened to you" he grinned "Took us a while to find you but we did eventually"
"Yeah Rachel said you could only be in one of two places. With Renee or Bella"
"Excuse me but who exactly are you two?" Carlisle asked. They looked up at him and Leo smiled.
"We're her stepbrothers" Leo said. He was playing the kind son, worried about her stepsister. Paul growled and let go of my hand, taking a step forward.
"Paul" Edward warned.
"She's not going anywhere" Paul said. Mark stood up, sizing Paul up.
"Who are you then? What right do you have to say if she leaves or not? We're family"
"No you're not" I said, quietly. They heard and both of them looked at me. Leo stood up.
"What do you mean?" Mark said. He had a quick temper and I could see he was getting angry.
"you're not my family and I'm not going with you" I said.
"Now, Cassie let's not joke around" said Leo "your mum's been worried sick about you. Do you really want her to keep worrying?"
"I don't care. She doesn't care. I'm not leaving" Mark moved over to me and grabbed my arm. He whispered, so the Cullen's couldn't hear (even if I knew they could).
"You listen here you little bitch, you're coming with us whether you want to or not so move your arse"
"Take. Your. Hands. Off. Me" I said, quietly and evenly. He didn't, he held tighter. I heard Paul snarling. I looked Mark square in the eye.
"Take. Your. Hands. Off. Me" I repeated. I stared at him, he stared at me. I was dimly aware of the lights flickering, Paul snarling. I was lost in the darkness of his mind.
Let go, let go.
He let go and took a step back.
"Now, both of you" I snarled, looking from one to the other "leave and never come back" I met their eyes, refusing them any way out, holding them still with my will.
LEAVE! I roared inside my head. They turned and walked out. I glared after them until I heard a car starting up. I took a deep breath and looked around the room. It was spinning, I was dizzy and tired. Paul grabbed me before I could fall and placed me on the sofa.
"What happened?" he whispered.
"I don't know"
"I think I do" said Edward. Everyone looked at him "Well, I was reading their minds up until they left. A few seconds before, their minds went completely blank. Then there was like some kind of static and a shout. It wasn't there thoughts. It was someone elses"
"And the lights went funny. Did anyone else notice?" said Emmett.
"yeah. I reckon she's got a power and that's what it is" Jasper said.
"What kind of power?" Rosalie laughed "Mind control?"
"Guess so" said Edward.
"Or it could be some reasonable thing?" Rosalie said.
"If she's got mind powers that would explain how she and Paul can talk mentally" Edward added. Everyone stared at us. I shrugged and so did Paul.
"We thought it was normal for imprints" he said "Anyway, can we please return to the matter at hand. Cassie, are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm just…hungry"
"I could make you some breakfast if you like" Esme offered. I thought but shook my head.
"no. not that kind of hungry"
"You need blood" said Carlisle. Paul growled.
"No, he's right. I need to hunt"
"I'll go with you" he offered. I nodded and he helped me to my feet.
"Be back soon" said Carlisle "we have to do some more tests" I rolled my eyes at him.
"Yes dad" then I took Paul's hand and followed him outside. He took off his shirt and started his trousers.
"Paul!" I said, astounded.
"What? I can't phase with trousers on, they'll tear. And I can't hunt without phasing. Besides when did you get shy?" I blushed and didn't watch as he stripped, folded his clothes and changed. when I next looked he was a grey wolf.
"Come on then wolf boy. Let's go catch some breakfast"
Deer?
"I prefer bear or lion but deer will do" I said.
Come on then. Catch me if you can.
He started to run and I followed. I was tired and my legs hurt but I was still fast and I managed to chase him. When I got to the clearing where Jasper and I had hunted yesterday, I caught a deer and drained it. Paul ate the meat raw. I felt my strength returning. A strange smell assaulted my nostrils.
"God, what is that?" Paul sniffed the air and growled.
Vampire!
"Cullen?"
No. Other vampire.
Where Paul? Where is it?
Over there. He twitched his head in the direction and I looked. I could make out a shape crouched in the bushes.
What do we do? Fight?
No. there might be more. I can't tell, the smell of that one is too strong. We should go back.
If we run, won't he follow?
We'll act like we're still hunting. He howled and dashed into the bushes towards the house. I chased him. We ran in different directions, pretending to be hunting. I could tell that the vampire was following us.
We can't loose him. We have to go home! Now! The other's will help!
Fine! Go! He snarled and took up a fighting position. I paused.
Not without you!
No arguing! GO! I'll follow!
We both run, run now.
We ran through the forest and made it home.
"Carlisle! Jasper!" I called as Paul quickly phased back and dressed. They appeared at the door.
"What is it Cassie?" Jasper asked.
"Vampire. In the woods!" I gasped "he followed us. I think we lost him but he's probably still coming" Alice appeared at the door with Edward.
"It makes sense. I've been seeing things but they didn't make any sense. It does now. The Volturi sent someone to spy on us, now they're all coming to get Cassie"
"Why? What did I do?"
"You're different from everything they know. That makes you a threat at least for now"
"What do we do?" I asked.
"You need to get out of here. Drive somewhere, far away. You can't come back until it's safe. Come on, let's get your clothes" We rushed upstairs and Alice shoved clothes into a bag.
"You can take my car. Drive as far away as you can" she shoved a fistful of money into my hand and we rushed back downstairs. Paul was waiting. He loaded the car with the bags.
"Don't worry Cassie. We'll make sure you can come back" Carlisle kissed my cheek, as did Alice and Jasper. Emmett and Esme hugged me and Edward smiled.
"Come on Paul. Let's go" We went into the car and Paul started the engine. I watched as the Cullen's, my family, disappeared from view.
A/N: That is the end of this fic. More stuff is going to happen but I decided they should be arranged as two different fics. Any suggestions for a sequel title?