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Grace woke up the next morning confused as she opened her eyes to her white canopy bed. She blinked a few times before everything hit her. She had come for a break of all the madness in Forks when Carlisle called her to tell her that some very bad vampires would be visiting her. Grace groaned loudly before flinging the covers back over her head. She began regretting ever even going out to Forks in the first place. She should have just stayed in Brooklyn like her mother told her.
"Grace, you up? You wanted to go to Eddies Diner for breakfast," Damian opened her bedroom door just enough to peer in. He saw the covers move slightly and heard the sigh, she was awake. Grace pulled the covers back and rolled out of bed.
"I'm awake. Let me just shower and change. What's the weather going to be?" Grace asked while opening up her suitcase. She just wanted to hide in bed all day.
"Seventy and sunny," Damian gave a smile before exiting the room to go get ready himself. He always tried to match the effort she put in to her outfits. He knew that she didn't care what he looked like with her but he did. He wanted to fit in with his sister. Blend in. He knew he would never look perfect like her but he could try for her when she was around so people would look less at the greasy teen next to her.
Grace hurried into the hallway bathroom and turned the water on. She pulled out her toothbrush and scrubbed her teeth until her gums bled. She was doing little things daily like that to remind herself that even though she was somehow a vampire she was also human. She stripped quickly and jumped in the shower. She used the soap and shampoo that sat in the shower from her living here. Once she was clean enough she turned the shower off and dried her body off. She pulled on the high waisted jeans she packed along with a vintage Pink Floyd shirt. She tucked the shirt in her pants and began pulling on the socks she had on before. She just pulled her hair up into a messy bun, the air could dry it today. She did no makeup but instead opened up one of the bathroom drawers to find her black heart shaped sunglasses she left before. She threw those on and called it a day. She was about to leave the bathroom when something caught her eye.
The bracelet.
She was still wearing the bracelet Seth gave her for Christmas. Right next to the one Sarah gave her. She sighed before returning to her old room and slipping on her shoes. She grabbed her bag and fished out the phone. She stared at the screen for a long time before finally hitting Seth's contact.
"You've reached Seth. Leave a message at the beep."
"Hey...I'm just calling to say hello I guess? I don't know...I'm still mad but...I'm also really anxious right now about...you know what? Nevermind. I'm sure I'll see you on Friday when I arrive at the Cullens," Grace quickly hung up the phone embarrassed that she got his voicemail. She stuffed her phone back in her purse before shaking off all her stress and heading to find Damian.
"Ready?" Damian asked as he leaned against the kitchen counter. He wore black skinny jeans and a fitted black shirt. He had on a pair of scuffed white converse and a white beanie to cover up his hair.
"Come on," Grace winked at him before the started out for the day. They walked in silence for a long time before Damian finally got up the nerve to ask.
"Who is Seth? When you talked about him yesterday you seemed hurt. Did he hurt you?" Damian started to feel protective over his sister. He knew that he could do nothing but he also knew no one was allowed to hurt Grace.
"Seth was...is...was...I don't know. Seth was a friend that I met at a show. I thought he was something different but I might have been wrong," Grace didn't know how to explain what she felt for Seth. She loved him. She knew that for sure. She could spend every day with him forever and be content. But she also knew he was a liar.
"He hurt you," Damian stated it that time.
"Yes but so did other people. He unfortunately was just involved in it I think," Grace hadn't talked to anyone about this. The only people she talked to for months were the ones who hurt her.
"What do you mean?" Damian stopped walking when they reached the last block they finally needed. Grace sighed and turned to stare at him for a moment before carefully answering.
"Damian what if I told you that I wasn't your real sister?" Grace didn't know if this went against any rules. She didn't know if this would make the bad vampires come sooner or anger them.
"Then it would explain why you're perfect and I'm not," Damian shrugged like it was simple. He loved her no matter if she was blood or not. Although he secretly always wished it was the other way around. Grace fit into the perfect family. Not him.
"What if I told you I met my real family then? And that they were not who they said they were for a long time? They lied for a long time? And then Seth unfortunately got sucked into that lie and was forced to also lie to me?" Grace felt the tears in her eyes and was happy she wore the sunglasses. It was only 10am and she was crying in the middle of the sidewalk. Granted no one was looking because everyone is too busy in the city to look.
"Then I would say...Seth isn't the one to blame them? If he was forced to. I mean...sure he could have come clean and told you but sometimes you have to follow orders," Damian felt pity for his sister. He hated to see her cry.
"I have a twin and they kept her," Grace whispered before turning to continue the walk towards the diner. She wanted pancakes and coffee to fill the void in her heart.
"Then they missed out because you are an amazing person Gray," Damian called our behind her as he ran to catch up. Grace just nodded though. She wanted to die. They reached the doors to the diner but before they could open it Graces phone rang loudly.
"Go ahead and get that. I'll get us a table," Damian smiled before heading inside. He was a great brother. Grace pulled the phone out quickly and saw it was Seth returning her call.
"Hello?" Grace answered as quick as she could. She didn't want it to go to voicemail.
"Grace," Seth sounded breathless as he said her name. Like he was relieved.
"I called you," Grace didn't know what else to say. Maybe Damian had a point. Seth was forced into the lie. He was forced to give her up when she was a baby when no one had to give up Nessie. Maybe Seth was just as a victim as she was.
"I was on patrol, I'm sorry. Look I just-," Seth started but Grace cut him off.
"No, no let me talk. I'm still mad. Like extremely mad. But I also see now that you are not to blame. You had just as little say as I did in all of this. So I'm sorry also," Grace held the door open for an old couple walking into the diner. The old man patted her shoulder.
"Grace, I love you. I do, I love you. I'm sorry that-," Seth was cut off again but this time it was a howl. Seth was breaking the rule that was enforced by Jacob. Seth sighed and wanted to scream but held it together. Grace took the silence as a hint.
"I guess you're still busy. I'll see you on Friday Seth. Until then...stay safe for me," Grace hung up the phone. He had said the words back and in her heart she knew he meant them. Grace went to walk into the diner finally when her phone buzzed.
I'm sorry, I love you. We will talk more Friday night. I can explain everything that happened then.
