Here technically the last chapter of the story...hope you enjoyed it!
So, I'll write Angela and Ben's chapter after this. Be warned…it isn't the happiest story. After that I'll take a short break (and hopefully come up with a plot for the sequel)
As for the other outtakes- some viewpoints that were mentioned were Carlisle, Esme, and Aro. I really can't do an outtake for them in this story, but you will see them in the next story. And one person asked for me to do Edwards POV from chapter 22.
Chapter 25
Nurse Shirley POV
I was close to ending my eight-hour shift when the administrative assistant filled me in on all the details. I made my way down the corridor toward the double doors. I stopped and signaled Pete to open the entrance and I walked out into the waiting area.
My eyebrows scrunched together when I didn't see anyone right away. I racked my brain trying to remember the name the administrative assistant gave me. Boy, I hope that I'm not getting so old that I cannot even remember something from five minutes ago. I sighed.
"Umm…Marie…Marie Masen?" I said in a questioning tone.
"Right here." A voice announced from around the corner. I turned to see a very lovely lady coming into sight on the arm of a young gentleman. Aww, don't they look cute.
What really stood out were the sunglasses they were wearing. It really wasn't that bright out.
"Hope you don't think it too impolite," the boy said as he motioned to his eyewear. "We just came from the eye doctor and our eyes are a little sensitive to the light," he stated, answering my unspoken question.
Smiling, I said, "No worries Dear, I myself have gone to the eye doctor a time or two. I know what it's like." Closer to 50 times due to my age but no need to tell them that.
He nodded once in response. Reminds me of my George, he also was a man of few words.
I turned back to Marie. "So I was told of your situation and if you would like to follow me Marie then I will be able to fill you in on everything," I said motioning for her to follow.
I started to walk back toward the doors, once again signaling Pete. I turned to see if the young lady was following me, she wasn't. Instead, the young couple was staring intently at each other while he was rubbing her arms in a soothing manner. She nodded once at him. That's funny I didn't hear him say anything. I chuckled inwardly. I wouldn't have been surprised if my hearing was going too.
He brought her hand up, kissed the back of it, and slowly let go. It was sweet, almost like they couldn't be apart for even the shortest amount of time. Well…that's young love for you.
She started to follow me and we made our way back down the corridor in the opposite direction.
"I was told you were her cousin, her next closest living relative?" She seems so young.
"Yes," she replied. "My mom was her mom's sister. My parents and I lived in Southern California. They recently died right after my 18th birthday and I just heard about my dear cousin."
I nodded as we continued our journey down the hallway. "Still, you are so young to deal with all of this. How are you holding up Dear?"
Her expression seemed to stay the same; it was hard to read behind the sunglasses. I hoped I wasn't prying.
"I'm doing the best I can, thank you."
We came up to the door and I stopped a few feet before it. Turning to Marie with a sad expression, I said, "It's not a pretty sight, are you sure you want to see?"
She gave a contemplative expression and then nodded. "Maybe it would be best if I didn't go in there but I wouldn't mind peeking through the window to make sure she's alright."
"All right dear, Jessica is right through this door. Last I checked she was sitting at the table."
Together we peeked through the small window on the door. I followed her gaze to Jessica who happened to be staring off into space. She did not look well at all. No one could negate that, not with all she's been through and not with all the treatment she had received. Her chocolate colored hair was all disheveled and frizzy. She was pale as a ghost and she wore a blank expression on her face as she slowly rocked back and forth.
I looked back to Marie. I didn't know how she was going to handle seeing someone in that state. Her face was frozen; it almost seemed for a second that her lips pulled up into a half smile. Huh, must just be a twitch.
She slowly turned back to me and she let out a breath. In a soft voice she stated, "I haven't heard much of what happened, only hear-say. I was wondering if you could fill me in on everything."
I nodded and motioned for her to sit down with me in the nearby chairs. "You heard about the fire, right?" She must have, Forks was just the town over from us but it made national news.
"Yes, but I've only heard the basics, that there was a fire and that it spread quite rapidly, the papers didn't say what exactly happened or why."
"Yes, a fire did occur and it spread throughout the town very fast. It's sad to say most of the residents died. Only a select few were either out of town or saw the fire in time to flee the area."
I paused and looked at her apologetically. "No one could understand why it happened, it was said that they were going to do a full blown investigation. Until…" I said hesitating.
Her eyebrows rose and leaned closer. "Until?"
"Are you sure you want to hear this honey?"
She nodded and stated with certainty, "Definitely."
"Well, the next day they were combing the area and found your cousin wandering around. At first, they thought she was a lucky survivor…until they heard her mumbling. She wasn't making any sense. She kept saying that 'they' were coming to get her and that fire was the only way to stop 'them.' That she needed to light 'them' on fire and then she will be safe. She was saying the names of some of her classmates and other things that really didn't make any sense."
Remembering some things that she displayed here, I shook my head. "She still does mumble a thing or two that doesn't make sense, like the city of Paris, something about shoes and someone called Ken."
"Did you see the bandage on Jessica's arm?" Marie nodded. "It was completely scarred from where she apparently burned herself."
I looked at her to gage her reaction; she still seemed to be holding it together so I continued. "So many people were lost. When the police chief found out about her, he was beyond furious. I heard he wanted to make an example of her." Marie's lip seemed to twitch up again. Poor girl must have a tick, probably from hearing all these horrible things.
"I did visit Jessica when I was younger. I do remember people talking about Charlie Swan. He was a good man," Marie stated sadly.
"Yes, I did hear that about him. Poor man though, daughter was caught in the fire as well. Another reason he wanted to make an example of her however, as you can see, she isn't in the best of states and it was clear that she needed psychiatric help."
"I see," Marie stated as she stood up and walked over to the door. I followed her and she continued to watch Jessica through the glass window. "How has her treatment been going?" she inquired.
"Well the doctor started her out on some pretty intense treatments. I won't go into too much detail but with her state of mind, he had to do a forceful approach."
I turned to look at the young girl sitting in the chair with arm restraints. "She is quite docile now, but if we get too close to her she thinks we are trying to bite her…" I looked down and shook my head "…it's the strangest thing."
I snapped out of my thoughts and looked toward Marie. "Is there anything else that I can answer for you dear?"
"No…thank you. You have been quite…helpful," she said still staring through the small door window.
"All right, if you don't mind filling out some paperwork for us. I'll go get it and be right back."
All she did was nod her head never breaking her gaze from her cousin. I turned and walked over to the desk to find the paper work. Poor girl, been through so much I'm sure this is a lot for her. No one wants to find out that a family member caused countless amounts of lives.
Walking back over to Marie I thought I heard screams, so I picked up my pace when I rounded the corner. I stopped right in front of the door next to where Marie was standing. Jessica seemed to have come out of her passive state and was flaring around in her chair. She was staring right at us through the window and I could hear her screaming.
"SEE!! They are back to get me now. I told you! I need fire…we need to burn them down! Stupid bitch!" Jessica was screeching while pulling at her restraints; even with those, it took two orderlies to restrain her with a sedative.
"Well…we always thought she was a little schizo…" I heard Marie say with what sounded like a smile in her voice. However, when I turned to her I must have been mistaken since her face seemed saddened.
"If you don't mind, I would like to get out of here for right now. This is all a little too much." Her voice sounded sad and sincere. It was strange, her tone actually made me feel as though I couldn't deny her anything that she wanted.
"I completely understand honey, just come back when you get a chance. I'll let the offices know." I touched her upper arm in a comforting gesture and was surprised to find it hard and slightly cold.
She just nodded and I led her down the corridor. Right before she left she turned. "Thank you so much, you've done more for me than you know." She gave me a huge smile, which was weird, I never felt so frightened and paralyzed by a single gesture.
She turned back around and walked through the doors as Pete opened them up. Her young friend was waiting and immediately met to embrace her. He gave one quick glance back in my direction and both of them were gone before the doors even had a chance to close. For whatever reason, I shivered. What a strange couple of people.
Several Weeks Later….
Unknown POV
The fragile human led me through the doors and down the hall. She eyed me warily and I couldn't blame her, it wasn't as if I gave a 'come hug me' vibe.
She opened the door and walked into a huge room. Many different scents assaulted my nose. She motioned for me to stay where I was while she walked closer to the young girl. It wouldn't matter anyways; I could hear the entire conversation with my advanced hearing.
"Jessica, you have a visitor…isn't that nice?" She waited for the girl to respond but only received a little acknowledgment in the form of a grunt. The nurse sighed and continued, "Would you mind speaking with him now?"
She had better not have an issue. It took longer than I wanted to get a chance to talk to this pathetic girl and I will not tolerate waiting any longer.
I heard the girl scoff. "Yeah, whatever."
The nurse looked up and motioned for me. I made my way over, making sure to do so at human pace. I slowly lowered myself in the chair across from the girl. The nurse looked back and forth suspiciously and then slowly walked away.
"Ohh…Lisssaaa," Jessica said waving around what seemed to be a magazine. "Don't forget this issue of Cosmo is old, tell them not to be cheap and get the new one. I may not be able to buy nice clothes anymore but I can still be aware of what is in fashion!" Her voice rose as she ended the sentence.
The nurse, apparently whose name was Lisa, continued walking away and I heard her mutter under her breath in a sarcastic tone, "Oh sooo glad she is better…preferred her when she was catatonic and trying to scratch my eyes out."
I raised an eyebrow and looked back at the girl. She seemed to finally take notice of me and eyed me up and down. I felt disgusted with this creature. Not in a million years girly.
Smiling, she said, "Don't I know you? Well that isn't important; it's nice to see some new meat around here. Jason over there usually has my attention but I can only stand so many personalities, two or three at the max. Even then, it's unbearable when he starts to sing to the potted plants!"
I slowly released a breath. I knew then it was going to take all my patience to deal with this girl. She smiled and gave me a look that probably was meant to be seductive. She reached out to touch my arm and out the window it went, the last bit of patience I had. I quickly grabbed her arm. I don't have time for this shit.
"Listen here girly. I don't have the patience for this. Shut up! Listen to me and answer my questions!"
She went to speak but I tighten my grip on her arm, I hoped causing her an immense amount of pain. I leaned closer. "And don't even think about calling for help or I will make this very difficult for you."
Her eyes popped open and her mouth slammed shut with a great deal of force. "All right, first off, I want you to tell me exactly what happened the night of the fire!"
She stared at me all wide-eyed and then…nothing…she didn't fucking speak! A snarl was about to erupt out my throat. Easy…hold it together. Holding back as much anger as possible, I spat out, "You can speak now."
She squealed and started to stutter, "Oh please no, I don't want to go back to my treatments. I know what will happen! I've learned my lesson…doctors just think I'm crazy and they will put me back on all those drugs…yeah some of them were fun but most of them were just downers and I hate it when my mouth becomes all dry…"
I shook her hard. She was quite the annoying female. "You insufferable girl! Do I look like a doctor? You are going to tell me one way or another, what really happened! So do yourself a favor, save me some patience and you some pain and tell me what happened!"
"Fine! But if you put me back on the crazy drugs at least give me those orange pills, they make being crazy almost worth it."
I let go of my grip and leaned back in the chair, waiting for her to continue.
She huffed and crossed her arms. "Vampires," she muttered.
My eyebrows rose. My suspicions were confirmed. I just needed more details. My face hardened and I gave her a look, telling her she had better continue.
"Vampires I said! Geez what do you want from me? They came and they are the reason Forks went up in flames and now everyone thinks I'm crazy and you just made me say it again! Do you have any idea how bad my hair looked when I was kept sedated?"
I may have to kill her if she doesn't shut her annoying little trap!
This was what I wanted to know, the information I was waiting for. I didn't know how I was going to use it but I had time to figure it out. I went to stand up but that was before I heard her mutter, "Fucking Bella Swan..."
I stopped my movements, my eyebrows rose and I questioned her, "What was that girly?"
"I said fucking Bella Swan, this is all her fault! If those stupid vampires didn't come here for her than I would be married to Mike and have my nice pearls and my own hot personal trainer named Carlos!"
"What are you saying? They came here for…"
She scoffed. "What are you deaf, the 'vampires' or as the doctors say, 'the delusions I made up that manifested from my childhood as a result of my father leaving at an early age' came here to get Bella Swan and that hunk Jasper. They said they came for their mates and they practically killed everyone in the process and look…" she held up her arm to show me her burn marks "…they scarred me! And now they are off running around being a vampire couple with their stupid hot plastic surgery looks…"
I couldn't hear anymore of this bullshit. I hadn't realized how much my grip tightened until I glanced down to see that my handprint was indented into the table. They came and got their mates. I stood up and hastily left the room trying best to walk in a semi-believable pace.
"Hey!" I heard Jessica scream behind me, "You promised me if I said it, I would at least get the orange pills! You promised!"
Quickly, I was out the building and into the parking lot. I made my way over to my people, they were waiting and ready for me to give them orders.
I scanned the group and quickly found who I was looking for. I grasped his shoulder, "You're the best tracker. I need you and one other, to follow any trails that may still be around that lead away from Forks. Human or not, we need to find out any information. If you find anything, contact me and I will give you further instructions." He turned and left without another word.
I turned to another member. "I need you to return home and gather anything and anyone that is important, we are going to be on the move."
I could tell he was upset with that particular order but made no motion to disagree with me. Damn right because I AM in charge. He nodded and left immediately.
A had to take a step back; my breathing was becoming irregular as I went over the information I just learned. The rest of my people were watching and waiting to be told what was happening or what to do. My second in command came over and placed a hand on my shoulder in an attempt to calm me.
I whipped around and growled at him. He stepped back and gave me a questioning look.
"It was what we expected!" I barked out.
He nodded. "Then what is the issue? Aren't we still going to deal with this the way we discussed?"
"YES!" Insufferable idiot. "However…some things have changed."
He waited, as he should, for me to continue. Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore I erupted in anger.
"They weren't here just to kill and destroy like we thought! They had another plan, another purpose! They came here to get…their mates! And now they have them."
He looked at me confusingly. I know he should have no idea what I was talking about but it didn't stop me from wanting to rip out his throat.
"I'm sorry…I don't get what the issue is here. What exactly has changed Jake?"
I moved up to him and grabbed his shirt forcefully. My eyes shooting daggers into his. "The issue? This issue is that I didn't find out they destroyed what was rightfully mine, no…I find out they came and took what was MINE!"
His eyes widened in recognition, he finally understood what I was saying to him. As if finally, all the pieces were falling into place. About damn time!
I dropped him from my grasp, turned around and stepped away. I was doing my best not to phase in public. I couldn't believe that the vampires came and took what was mine. A loud growl projected out of my throat when I thought about her.
Bella, you made one sad mistake ever leaving me. If you don't think you are mine still, well… you have one hell of a surprise heading your way. I don't fucking care if you are human, vampire or any other stupid fucking supernatural being. I'm getting you back and nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will get in my way. I will take pleasure in ripping apart the bloodsucker that claims you as his, piece by piece. You will be mine again and after I'm through with you, you'll NEVER forget the plain and simple fact that You. Belong. To. Me!
The End! So honestly….what did you think? Did you see that coming? I tried to be all stealthy with that one. I only semi mentioned Jake once in chapter 8 when Bella referred to her ex from La Push. Bella and he broke up and it ended badly enough that she didn't even want to chance going to La Push.
Some may wonder why he is all worked up about her now. Well back story…he started to change, becoming cruel and possessive. Bella broke up with him, he didn't accept it but decided to let it be for the time being since he was dealing with some changes…*cough* becoming a werewolf *cough*…and eventually was going to get her back but then the events of this story happened and…well, you'll just have to wait for the sequel for that one.
Speaking of the sequel…haha umm… I still haven't thought of the plot. Honestly, would love to hear ideas. When I finished with the chapter, I started to think about the wolves and a friggin' story laid itself out for me from their POV. I really don't want to do a story from their POV and I won't haha. I guess I will have to wait for my brain to sync up with the right characters. *sigh*
So…let me know if you guys have any questions. Like what's up with Jasper's dreams and such. You may already know, but I don't remember anyone saying it in a review. Well remember when Alice said "I can't believe it's already started to happen" and Edward said that Vampires true mates share their gift with each other…etc etc.
Well Jasper already started to bond with Alice so he was experiencing tiny portion of her gift when he slept. Since he was only human and not fully bonded with her yet, he was able to see the future through the interpretations of his dreams. Like when Bella and he were in the ballroom, it was Jasper seeing eventually that Bella and he belonged there and what he was destined to become. So…now that he is a vampire, it's slightly stronger… he will be able to some times see his future and only the future the directly corresponds with him.
As for Bella…she too showed signs of sharing a gained gift but I was less obvious about hers. There is a show/hint of it in chapters 3, 22, 23 and 24! But, I guess that I could just go into detail about this in the next story. But…anything else you want to know just ask!
