Solar Flares Chapter 28
It was ten o'clock at night and there was some traffic on the highway, but not a lot.
It is supposed to take an hour and fifteen minutes to get home, however I made it in forty-five minutes. I kept my speed at fourteen miles over the speed limit and dodged in and out of traffic the whole way there. I ignored the honking and people flipping me the bird as I weaved between them, since that was the least of my problems.
When I finally reached the Cullens house, I drove my bike to my cottage and parked the bike. I cut the engine and started walking inside, when I felt my phone buzz in my purse. After fishing it out, I looked down and saw it was Carlisle calling me.
I answered it. "Yes," I said hoarsely.
"Will you come to the big house please?" he said.
"Zio, I am tired. Can we do this tomorrow?"
"I am afraid I am adamant, cara mia."
I sighed. "Of course," I said, "see you in a minute."
I sprinted to the big house, and noticed that there were some unknown cars there, Bella's red chevy truck, and Jacob Black's red Volkswagen rabbit. I blinked through my tears. Why were they here?
I walked into the house, and saw them there, Bella, the Cullen Family, Old Quil, Sue Clearwater, Billy Black, and the Pack. The faces of the Cullen family and Seth was a look of shock and despair, Bella and the Quileute Council looked horrified, and the rest of the pack was seething with anger.
"Serina, please sit," said my uncle.
I shook my head. "I feel like I need to be prepared to run if I need to."
"They won't do anything to you," said Bella, standing up to walk towards me.
"Bella no!" yelled Edward, grabbing at her hand.
"Are you crazy?!" asked Paul. "She just feed on someone."
"I did not do anything!" I protested.
"Oh really?" asked Emmett, and he turned to flip on the news.
"We are reporting live outside of a club in downtown Port Angeles," said the news anchor, "where a man named Alexander White has been found dead in the club parking lot. Police have not ruled out foul play due to his broken neck, but his alcohol level was found to be at 0.5, where 0.4 is considered deadly."
"He drank too much, did something stupid, and got himself killed," I stated. "Case closed."
"What did you do to him bloodsucker?!" sneered Paul.
"I was clear when you came that you must live in the Cullens lifestyle," said Billy.
"I did not feed on him," I protested through my tears.
"But you killed him," sneered Leah. "You went bar hopping in Port Angeles get drunk and take out a couple of humans. You think that since it's not in the territory we are not going to care?"
"No! That is not it at all. I went to enjoy the human experience. I had no idea things would get out of hand. I can explain all of this. I went into the club, he was a few seats a away, he bought me a drink, and we started flirting, but-"
"He came on to you, so that justified what you did to him?" asked Sam, his hands shaking.
"What did I do to him? You mean what did he do to me?" I whispered, tears falling down my cheeks.
"What happened?" asked Carlisle.
I took a shaky breath, steeling myself. "We talked, he bought me a drink, walked me to the car, tried to kiss me, and when I said no he-he-" I trailed off. "I can't do this," I thought, "Edward finish for me," and played the scene where the man touched me in my head.
"He tried to rape her," whispered Edward. "She killed him to make him stop."
"Oh my God!" said Sue.
"I told you there was an explanation!" said Bella. "She would not break the treaty over a silly human without an explanation."
Quickly, Rosalie was by my side, hugging me. I cried on her shoulder, and she rubbed my back. When we finally broke away, she looked at me and whispered, "Its over. He can't hurt you anymore."
"Honey, come sit down," said Sue, now in full sympathetic nurse mode.
Rosalie lead me to the large couch, and I curled up. I was supposed to be the shrink, the one in control, but by this time tears were streaming down my face, and I was the one who needed help. Suddenly, I was very cold, and I wrapped my arms around my torso and pulled my feet up to my chest.
"I will get you a blanket," said Edward, and he walked out of the room and down the hall.
"Are you hungry?" said Esme. "We have a fully stocked kitchen for you and Bella."
"Do we have tea?" I asked, horsley.
"We have Chai, Lavender, and Green tea."
"Lavender, please," I said.
She walked away to go work on the tea.
Billy pulled his chair around to me and studied me. "Did he hurt you, Sisi?" he asked.
"He pinned me to the truck and started to kiss me. I started to remember Ciaus, and I just panicked for a second. Then I remembered that I could do something about it this time. So I killed him."
"Who is Caius?" asked Seth.
"All of the vampires are subject to the Volturi rule. They were created in Greece in ancient times, and have survived for centuries. They are the epitome of being a vampire. My mother was sold to the Vulturi to settle a debt by my human grandfather. Somehow, she got pregnant, and they looked into my future with a witch and saw I would be a powerful Vampire. They cast lots to see who got to raise me and be responsible for my Vampire training. Caius won. He is the youngest of the three, ambitious, powerful, and vengeful. Starting when I was sixteen, he began taking me to his bedroom, and pushing me my limit sexually. He was going to bite me when my body could not take it anymore. Most humans die the first night, but I lasted three months because of my werewolf nature."
I looked up into Billy Black's eyes and saw pain there and could not tell if it was sympathy that he tried to hurt me, or anguish that a life was lost. "I am sorry I broke the treaty," I said, ``I understand if you need to do something."
"We were angry at first," said Sam, speaking for the pack and the Council, "because we did not know the whole story. It was clearly self-defence. If Leah was in the same position, I would not have cared if she killed the prick. You are clearly innocent."
Billy, Sue, and Old Quil nodded in agreement.
"I have a request," said Edward, "I understand that you want to go out and observe human interaction, and if the man would have been a gentleman you would have had a pleasant evening, but I would like to request you do not go out after 8:30 at night unaccompanied. I would hate to kill more than one person."
Several nodded in agreement.
"We can make it a girls night!" squealed Alice, trying to get me to cheer up. I smiled at her and nodded.
"It is late," said Carlisle. "Unless you need medical attention, I suggest you get some rest."
I nodded and rose. "I will move my bike so you can get out. I hope everyone has a restful Sunday, sessions will resume Monday."
"Are you sure?" asked Jacob.
"Take the day off,'' said Bella.
"And let you get off that easy?" I said, grinning at her. "Oh no. Besides I can rest tomorrow and be fine by Monday. I will see you all later." And with that I withdrew to my beautiful cottage.