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Chapter Thirty-Five- Rip Right Through Me

"Tidal waves they rip right through me,

Tears from eyes worn cold and sad,

Pick me up now, I need you so bad,"

-Blink 182- "Down"

"Something is really wrong, Eric, I can't feel Edward at all," Jasper said, pacing in front of the fireplace. It was Tuesday night and they were set to leave for the airport in ten minutes. "I haven't felt him since Sunday and the last emotion I felt from him was fear."

Eric was worrying too, but he internalized it better. Probably because it wasn't his bonded that had been kidnapped. "Jasper, calm down. We'll get to him after sunset tomorrow. Everyone is in place and waiting for my signal."

"I just know something is wrong, why can't I feel him at all? I don't even feel a little flicker to let me know he's even still alive. What if he's dead?"

"If he's dead, you can stake me," Eric said. Pam hissed, but was silenced her with a look from her master. "He'll be fine."

Jasper looked up, his emotions were clear in his eyes. "He better be."

"He will be," Eric promised. He hoped this was a promise he could keep.

Angela awoke at sunset on Wednesday and promptly began digging her way out of the grave. Maria was waiting above with three scared looking humans. A moment after Angela surfaced, Edward crawled out as well. Maria shoved one of the humans his way and he pounced on her.

After he'd drained all three of the humans, he stood up. Maria had slipped on a pair of gloves and was holding silver chains in her hands. "Baby, order your child to kneel before you."

"Kneel before me," Angela commanded. Edward did as he was told. Maria wrapped the silver chains around his wrists and then shoved him in Angela's direction. He landed flat on his face; Angela had to help him up. "Take him inside and tell him the rules. As Jasper's bonded I'm sure he knows some of the rules of being a vampire, but make sure he knows them all. I'm not having the Magister come down on me because you can't control your child." Then she was gone.

Angela guided Edward into her bedroom and had him sit on the bed. He looked so defeated sitting there that she actually felt bad for him. She hadn't meant for everything to go the way it had. Turning Edward against his will made Angela feel awful. "I'm sorry," she said without thinking.

Edward looked up, his sad eyes locked on Angela. "What for?"

"Turning you. I had no choice, Maria ordered me."

"I understand," he said.

"If I could take it all back I would to it. This isn't a life I'd choose for you."

"You don't like being a vampire?"

"I love it," Angela answered. "It's all I can remember being."

"What do you mean? I thought vampires remember everything?" Edward asked.

"They normally do, but something went wrong with me. See, I don't remember my human life at all. Maria said that two of my classmates attacked me one night after I got off work. They beat me so bad I nearly died. She showed up and scared them off, she had to turn me to save my life," Angela said. She didn't know why she was telling him this, but she felt like she had to. She was his maker after all.

Edward was looking at her strangely. He was remembering Luke telling a story very similar to that one, but the ending was different. "What did you say your name is?" Edward asked. Angela looked at him. "You're my maker and I don't even know your name."

"I don't remember what my real name is. Well, Maria said my name is Baby but I have a hard time believing my parents would name me something like Baby. Of course, I can't remember my parents so how would I know what they'd name me." Angela smiled. "Maria told me where my parents 'buried' my body. I lined up the dates on the headstones with the time that Maria found me. I think my real name is Angela."

"Oh my god," Edward said in disbelief. When Angela looked up she saw his mouth was dropped open, his brand new fangs were exposed. "You're Angela. Luke's Angela."

"Who is Luke?" Angela asked.

The door swung open and Maria strolled inside. "Andre found more weres along the perimeter. Get out here and help up find him. Your child will be fine to wait here." She turned and left with Angela following close behind.

Holy shit, I found Angela. Edward bounced on the bed; he couldn't believe it. I found Angela!

Who's Angela?

Sookie! Where are you?

About two miles from you in a hotel room, just outside Maria's "perimeter". Are you okay?

No, Sookie…I've been….He showed her in his head.

Oh god, Edward. I'm so sorry. Did you even want to be a vampire?

I may have considered it in a few years. I'm way too young right now. No going back though, I guess. Tears of blood slipped down his cheeks.

Sookie was quiet. Silent tears started to pour from her eyes. Eric put a hand on her shoulder, "Is Edward okay?"

"Yeah," she lied. Eric knew she was lying, but Jasper didn't. Jasper, Pam, Rose, Luke and Emmett were standing by the door waiting for Eric to tell them when to go.

Eric stared at Sookie with one eyebrow raised, silently asking why she'd lied. Eric moved to block her view from Jasper and Sookie mouthed 'He's been turned'. Eric's eyes widened a bit, but otherwise showed no reaction. His phone went off and he flipped it open, said a few words and closed his phone.

"Tell Edward to stay where he is, don't fight anyone, we're on our way. Maria's vampires spotted a few of our weres; a few younger ones got excited and got caught. We've got to go now. Pam, you and Rosalie go to Desmond at the north of the perimeter. Emmett and Luke, you two go the east and meet up with Laurie. Jasper, go to the south and I'll take the west. We move in exactly four minutes. Go." Everyone left the room to go to their designated spots.

Eric hung back for only a moment; just long enough to kiss Sookie and tell her to stay in contact with Edward. Then he was gone as well.

Edward, stay exactly where you are. Don't go anywhere. They're coming to get you right now.

Okay, I'm not moving, Edward replied. Jasper was coming. His Jasper was coming. There was a moment of panic where Edward wondered if Jasper would still want him when he found out he'd been turned.

Don't be silly, of course he will. Now he gets you forever though, Sookie thought to him.

I can only hope. Noises outside caused Edward to look up. Sookie, I think they're here.

Vampires and werewolves were leaping over the fence into Maria's safe area. Newborns were rushing to meet them, and although the newborns were stronger, they couldn't match experience.

Angela had lost sight of Maria long ago. She was probably hiding in her room somewhere, letting everyone else fight while she stood back and watched like she always did.

Angela was running along the north side of the perimeter when two blondes leapt over the fence and into her path. Angela didn't miss a beat and hit one of them in the face. The other leapt toward her, Angela put her foot and kicked her in the chest. The first blonde had recovered by now. She grabbed Angela's arm and flipped her onto the ground.

Angela kicked her in the chest and sent her flying into the fence. The other blonde leapt on Angela as she stood up and tried to sink her fangs into Angela's neck, but Angela slammed a fist into the blonde's ribcage.

The first blonde came at Angela and punched her in the face, hard. Angela went to her knees and the blonde hit her again. Angela stumbled backward against the fence. Both blondes started toward her, but one stretched her arm out to stop the other.

"No, Pam. This bitch is mine. She's got Edward's blood in her," the blonde said.

Pam smiled. "She's all yours." She took a few steps backward.

Angela smiled. "Bring it blondie."

"Oh hell no," Pam exclaimed. "Get this bitch, Rosalie."

Rosalie crouched. Angela crouched as well.

"Rose, no!" shouted a male voice.

"Stay out of this, Luke!" Rosalie yelled back.

Luke? Angela thought. Edward mentioned someone named Luke….

Rosalie crouched lower and started to pounce, but Luke tackled her to the ground. Pam came forward and aimed a kick at Luke's ribs, knocking him off of Rose. "What the hell do you think you're doing, boy?" Pam hissed.

"Get off him, Pam," Rose said, getting to her feet.

Pam backed off a little, but Luke didn't move. He turned his head to look at Angela. "That's Angela."

Rosalie gasped. "Angela? Your Angela?" Rosalie looked at the woman too.

"What the actual fuck?" Pam blurted.

Angela was looking back and forth between Luke, Rosalie and Pam trying to figure out what was happening. "Why are you calling me Angela?"

Luke got to his feet. "Angie, it's me. It's Luke," he said softly.

"I don't know who you are," she replied.

"I was your boyfriend when you were human."

"You're lying," Angela hissed.

"I'm not," Luke insisted. "You were kidnapped from a hospital one night. I haven't seen you in nine years."

Angela's head was spinning. Part of her wanted to believe Luke, but she couldn't get what Maria had told her out of her head. "I don't know you," she repeated.

"Angie!" Luke grabbed for Angela, and she swung at him.

Rosalie lurched forward, but Pam grabbed her. "That's my nephew, Pam, let me go!"

Luke took the punch like a man and turned back to Angie. He grabbed her face and pressed his lips against hers. All at once, everything came rushing back to Angela and she remembered everything.

She found herself knelt down on the ground with Luke's arms around her. Pam and Rosalie were standing behind him.

"You used to have visions, remember? Do you still get them?" Luke asked.

Angela shook her head. "Maria said I was attacked by two of my classmates and I had a head injury when I was turned. That caused me to lose my ability I guess. That's why I didn't remember anything when I rose as a vampire the first time."

"Do you remember who attacked you that night?" Luke asked softly.

"Bella and Mike," Angela answered. "I killed them. Maria told me they were going to kill me, she took me to their house one night and I killed them." She sobbed and Luke tightened his hold on her.

"Angela," Rosalie said softly. "Where is Edward?"

"Edward?" Angela asked. "Oh, god. Edward." She hid her face in her hands. "Maria made me do something awful. She forced me to turn him."

"He's a vampire!" Rosalie shouted.

"I had no choice," Angela defended. "Maria ordered me to do it. I couldn't fight a direct order from her."

"Where is he?" Luke asked softly.

Angela stood up and led the group toward the building Edward was being kept in. She stopped several feet away. Maria was leaning against the door waiting.

"Wait here," Angela said. She walked away before Luke could stop her.

"Perimeter secure?" Maria asked without looking up.

"Perimeter secure," Angela confirmed.

"Have you found Jasper?"

"Not yet," Angela answered at the same time Jasper stepped out of the shadows and said, "I'm right here."

Emmett and Eric were right behind him, both looking rather amused with the whole situation. He knew these two women would be no match for the three of them; this battle would be over in just minutes.

"Where is Edward?" Jasper asked.

"Get him," Maria said to Angela. "It's good to see you again, Jasper. I hope you see what you could have had. You could have owned all this land with me; you could have ruled this place with me. Instead, you betrayed me, ran off, ignored my call and bonded yourself to a human. I'm very disappointed in you."

Angela exited the door with Edward, his hands still bound in silver chains. Jasper was filled with relief when he saw Edward, and the next second he was filled with anger. "You turned him."

"No, I didn't. Not me." Maria smiled evilly. "I'd like you to meet my new protégé and Edward's maker. I call her Baby. So, Jasper, Northman, surrender to me, on your knees right now. Both of you."

Eric actually laughed. "What makes you think we're going to do that?"

"Because, Northman, if you don't, then I'll order Baby to kill you, she'll order Edward to kill you and I'll order Jasper to kill you. Then I'll kill Jasper myself for betraying me. I'm giving you a chance here, Jasper. Kneel. Now," she demanded.

There was a flash of movement from Angela and then Maria's eyes bugged out of her head, blood started to pour from her eyes and the wound in her back where Angela had driven a stake between her shoulder blades. Her body began to melt into a puddle off goo. Angela dropped the stake.

Jasper sank into a crouch, prepared to leap at Angela. Edward stood in front of her. "Jasper, don't!"

"Edward, move," Jasper hissed through his fangs.

"Don't hurt her."

"Edward, do you have Stockholm Syndrome?" Eric asked.

"What? No, my throat isn't sore. You can't hurt Angela," Edward said.

"Angela?" Jasper asked.

Luke, Pam and Rosalie chose that moment to step from the shadows. "Yes," Luke said. "My Angela." He reached out and Angela took his hand.

"Well, fuck me," Eric said. "Angie! Luke told us all about you. You can't imagine how much he talks about you."

Angela looked down with a small smile. "I think you all should tell me what he says about me. And I need an update on what you've been up to these past few years."

"Let's get back to the hotel so you can meet Sookie," Rosalie said.

Angela smiled. "So I know Luke, obviously. I know Edward and Jasper, but who are you all?"

"I'm Rosalie, Jasper's only child," Rosalie said with a proud smile. "That's my mate Emmett. This is Eric and this is his only child, Pam. Sookie is Eric's bonded, she's back at the hotel."

"Actually, they already met," Edward said. "When Angela kidnapped me, she met Sookie then."

"Not exactly the best introduction," Pam deadpanned.

"I was acting on orders," Angela said, looking at her feet again.

"We understand," Rosalie said.

"Well, I hate to break up this party, but I have some bad news," Eric said. "Angela staked Maria, which means she inherited the territory. Which means I have to kill her now."

Luke stepped in front of Angela to protect her, but there wasn't a need to.

"You can have it," Angela said. "I don't want anything to do with this. I just want to go somewhere quiet and live in a cave if I have to."

Eric smiled. "Excellent news. You may live." Pam laughed. "Are we going now? Sookie is waiting."

"Actually she's enjoying our banter," Edward said.

"Holy shit, you can hear her all they way out here," Pam said.

"Great reception," Rosalie joked.

"Sookie and I happen to take offense to that Rosalie," Edward said rather haughtily.

"I don't get it," Angela said.

Luke explained, "Sookie and Edward are telepaths."

"Can you read my mind right now?" Angela asked.

"I can't read vampire minds," Edward said.

"That could change actually," Eric said. "You're a vampire now, you may be able to read vampire minds in the future."

"I don't want to. Some vampires have been through wars and I just don't want to see all of that in my head," Edward said, remembering the one time he'd read Jasper's mind. "Okay, Sookie wants us to come back now." Edward laughed. "She wants to take a shower and can't reach the towels. She needs you, Eric."

Eric smiled and inhaled proudly. "It feels good to be needed. Let's roll out, troops." He turned and walked away, Pam, Rosalie, Emmett, Luke and Angela followed him.

Jasper held his hand out to Edward who walked over and stepped into his arms. "I think we need to talk," Jasper said.

"Let's talk then."