Disclaimer: The characters of Twilight and the vampire diaries belong to Stephanie Meyer and LJ Smith

Warning: Mentions of threat of spanking

Alice bounded happily into the garage and poked Rosalie with her foot. Rosalie grunted and slid out from under her father's Mercedes, glaring at Alice.

"Oh don't give me that look Rose. Father's about to start"

Rosalie's annoyed look faded all of a sudden as she jumped up. "Really? Where are the boys?"

Alice shrugged. "Emmett and Jasper are where they always are, trying out some new video game. I really don't understand why…"

"Alice" Rosalie interrupted her rambling

"Oh right. So Emmett and Jasper are in the living room, and Edward is playing the piano"

"Ok. Come on" Rosalie said as she led the way to her father's office, pausing in the living room to call her brothers. Emmett and Jasper stood immediately to follow her. Only Edward remained uninterested.

"Come on Eddie. Dad's going to check Stefan out. Don't you wanna see?" Emmett asked his little brother.

Edward shook his head without missing a beat on the tune he was playing.

"Oh come on baby brother. It'll be fun. It's Stefan's first full check up. Don't you want to see all the things that make him different from us? You know the weird eyes and the fangs?" Emmett coaxed

"Sorry Em. It's not as fascinating when the fangs have been mere inches from my face a couple of hours ago" Edward snarled. "And I can tell you with sincerity that it wasn't fun"

Rosalie huffed. They were wasting time. She stalked over to her little brother and dragged him up by his arm. "That was your fault. You shouldn't have provoked him. We're going" she concluded as she dragged a protesting Edward to their father's office, knowing the others will follow.

Carlisle didn't look up as his children entered his office but he hid a smile. He had heard them downstairs as they tried to get Edward to come. He knew Stefan was as much a mystery to them as he was to him and so he understood their curiosity. Even Esme was there. He only hoped Stefan didn't take it badly. He looked at the boy in front of him as he grinned at Emmett and Jasper. He didn't seem to mind. But just in case…

"Stefan if you feel in anyway uncomfortable about your audience, you let me know, okay?"

Stefan nodded. "It's fine Carlisle. There's no problem with them being here"

"Ok then. Take off your shirt. I want to listen to your heartbeat". Stefan pulled off his shirt as Carlisle readied his stethoscope. He listened to Stefan's heart for a couple of seconds. "It seems even though you have a heartbeat, it's slower than that of a human. Rose honey, would you write that down for me? Thank you. Now let's see your temperature… 32 degrees Celsius. Huh. The closest we have managed is 27. Yours is easier to explain. Rose, write that down too. Now open wide. Good boy…"

Edward rolled his eyes in annoyance. This was nothing new. He had been on the receiving end of one of his father's check ups before and this was boring. "Why exactly are we here? I have better things to do" he grumbled

"Edward, give me that light" Carlisle asked without missing a beat. He took the light from a grumbling Edward's hands and flashed it into Stefan's eyes. "Okay. Looks like you are a healthy seventeen year old, no shock there. Now let's have a look at something more complex and less human, shall we?"

Stefan nodded

"Let me see your fangs"

Emmett gave a slight whoa as Stefan dropped his fangs. The curious Cullen children stalked closer to get a better look. Carlisle put a gloved finger to the tip of one fang. "It's very sharp. Are they a different set of retractable teeth or do your normal teeth just elongate to form them?"

"My normal teeth" Stefan answered

"Do you have any control over when they descend or do they come down on their own?" Carlisle prodded

Edward smirked when Stefan looked uncomfortable. Gotcha. "Do tell Salvatore"

"It is usually controlled" Stefan said, ignoring Edward's taunts. "But for me, it's slightly different. Sometimes it drops when I don't want it to, like when there's blood"

"Human or animal?" Edward asked, a happy look on his face

Stefan glared at him. "Both"

"Oh come now Stefan, we both know that's not true"

"I don't want to talk about it"

"Well that's not a choice. Dad needs to know how your body functions and that is part of the information he needs. So spill"

"Edward" Esme admonished, and then turned to Stefan. "I don't think we need to know that Stefan. Do we honey?"

"No actually" Carlisle said to Edward's annoyance. "Okay let's continue. Does the eye colour change have any bearing on when the fangs drop?"

"Not exactly" Stefan answered, then changed his face to prove it. "When my fangs drop because I have to feed, then yes, my face changes too. But sometimes I can change my face without dropping my fangs. Like when I'm pissed off at someone but don't want to eat them. And sometimes just to scare people" he added, then looked straight at Edward and let the veins pop out on his face, smirking slightly when Edward took a wary step back.

"Man, that is so cool" Emmett whistled

"Can you do it again?" Jasper asked

Carlisle rolled his eyes. "That's all for now Stefan. We'll finish up later"

Stefan nodded and stood up from the examination table. He quickly put his shirt on and did a back flip, landing lightly in front of Edward. The veins popped on his face for a second before, with a badly concealed smile, he blurred downstairs. His vampire face freaked Edward out. They both knew it and Stefan planned to use it to his advantage.

Carlisle watched as Stefan blurred downstairs and Edward practically stomped off to his room. He sighed. "This is going to be a long week ". Esme agreed.

"Don't worry mom, dad. Stefan and Edward would be best friends before Halloween. I can feel it" Alice spoke from behind them

Her siblings,and their parents looked at her like she had two heads. That possibility was so unrealistic, and with Stefan somehow immune to their powers, they knew Alice couldn't see his future and wondered if she was okay.

Carlisle knew this day would come. As a matter of fact, he had been preparing for it. But no amount of preparation could set him up for this. He gathered the last of his files into his bag and, after a rather hurried call to his wife, made his way to his car and drove towards the school, fervently praying that he was in time.

His Mercedes screeched to a stop in front of Forks High and he ran out of the car, having enough awareness to not blur at vampire speed into the school. He would have been impressed with how well the teachers had managed to keep the rambunctious teens from making this into one large reality show had he not been so worried. He made a mental note to donate a sizeable sum to the school for their diligence as he noticed the low murmurings from the students as they saw him pass through their windows. He also noticed the wrecked classroom that he most likely would be paying for to be repaired. There was not a single piece of furniture that wasn't broken in the room. Even the door was off its hinges. Oh Edward, he sighed inwardly. How was he going to explain all this? He gave a barely there nod to the secretary and walked into the principal's office, barely acknowledging his children sitting on the bench outside it.

If Carlisle was surprised at seeing Billy Black in the office, he didn't show it, instead shaking the principal's hand and nodding to him.

"Mr Cullen. Glad you could make it" the principal greeted

"I'm sorry if I kept you waiting. I came as fast as I could" Carlisle said

Principal Curtis waved him off. "Like I said on the phone, there was an incident at the school today" he said, going straight to business. "It involved two of your boys Mr Cullen, Edward and his cousin Stefan, and your son Jacob Mr Black. From what the teachers and students who were at the scene told me, Edward and Stefan had some kind of argument in the hallway. It had been going on for sometime now. Everyone knew about the hostility between Edward and his southern cousin so no one thought anything about it when they were seen in a heated argument. This time though was different. Edward reacted violently to something Stefan had said, or done, and shoved him into a wall. Stefan in turn retaliated by throwing himself at Edward and sending both of them crashing though the door into one of the classrooms, hard enough to rip off one of its hinges. Honestly I'm surprised their injuries are not more severe. They were very lucky. The force of the door opening had slammed it shut again and this time it couldn't be opened, not without considerable effort. Sounds of chairs and tables breaking and punches being thrown could be heard from outside the door. Then young Mr Black here shouldered the door open, but in their mass destruction of the classroom, Stefan or Edward had pushed a table against the door so there was only just enough space for Jacob to wiggle through. No one is certain what happened after that but some students claimed they heard animalistic growls and other stuff. One even swore she saw a and their wild imagination, right?" Carlisle and Billy Black shared a look. "By the time Emmett finally managed to kick the door open, only Jacob was in the room, and he was half naked. His pants were in tatters and his shirt was completely shredded. Needless to say we were shocked. Something pretty nasty must have gone down for them to lose their heads this way. I've never seen teenage boys behave so aggressively, and Edward was always such a quiet boy it was unbelievable. The glass in the window was shattered and Jacob confirmed our belief that Edward and Stefan left through it. We took Jacob to the infirmary but the nurse said he was fine. Not even a bruise on him. Like I said, very lucky. That is why I called you here. Edward and Stefan haven't returned to the school yet and Jacob said Stefan was injured before jumping out the window. Its going to start raining soon and I'm worried" As if backing the principal thunder boomed across the rapidly darkening skies.

Carlisle straightened in the chair. "I'm really sorry for the actions of my son amd nephew. If its not too much of an issue, I'd like to take the rest of my kids home. Stefan is probably on his way home now. He couldn't have gone very far with his wounds and he hasn't been in town long enough to know the back roads so I'm sure we'll meet him on the way. I've already sent someone after Edward. I have a good idea about where he might be"

Principal Curtis nodded and stood up. "Of course. And Mr Black, you can take Jacob home too. Punishment would be communicated to you later. Thank you for coming Mr Cullen, Mr Black"

Carlisle and Billy shook his hand. "Thank you too principal. We'll be waiting to hear from you". They ushered their children outside into the parking lot. Once they were out of eyesight and earshot, Carlisle turned to Jacob. "Is that all that really happened in there or is there something else we need to know?"

Jacob looked vaguely uncomfortable before a nod from his father boosted his confidence. He nodded at Carlisle. "The fight was intense, and they were going at vampire speed so it was difficult to see their movements. At first I was afraid Edward might somehow hurt Stefan badly, but he was surprisingly very strong. Edward didn't have a chance to throw in a single punch as Stefan kept throwing him around and pummeling him unto the furniture. That was how they got broken. When I finally got an opening I stepped in to pull Stefan off Edward but I couldn't. Not like this. So I shifted, and dug my teeth into Stefan's arm. The pain uncoordinated him for a second and that was when Edward got his chance. He lifted Stefan off the floor and slammed him into one of the few standing tables. It broke of course, but Stefan didn't get up immediately like the other times. Instead he arched his back off the floor and gritted his teeth. I didn't understand until he tried to turn over when I saw why. One of the table pieces had lodged itself into his back. Edward stalked towards him and I pushed him out the window. While I was trying to remove the stick in Stefan's back he climbed back in and pushed me into a wall. Then he...uhm..." Jacob had the uncomfortable look again.

"Then what, Jake?" Emmett asked impatiently

"He broke Stefan's neck and ran off with him into the forest" Jacob said, Alice and Rosalie letting out twin gasps. "I think he killed him"

Carlisle sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Stefan's not dead. Edward just incapacitated him, probably to continue the fight in the forest. Emmett and Alice, see if you can follow their scent. Rosalie, take your brother and go home. They might show up there. Your mother's on her way. I need to call and tell her what happened. I'll take the roads. If you find them, call me immediately. Do you understand?" They nodded and drove separate ways. Carlisle then turned to Billy. "I'm sorry about all this Billy. I'll come see you as soon as I settle this. I don't even know what they were thinking. And in front of so many people too. So many humans"

Billy Black shook his head. "I just hope the Volturi don't decide to come visit. We'll keep our eyes open for them Carlisle" he assured him, then pushed Jacob into the back before climbing in the front. He sat patiently as Sam put away his wheelchair and got behind the wheel. Then with a final wave at Carlisle, they drove off.

"Edward honey, tell us where he is. Where did he go?"

"Pampering won't get us anywhere Esme" Carlisle all but growled as he finally got home. Alice had called and said they had found Edward but there was no sight of Stefan and Edward was refusing to answer any of their questions. He either glared at them defiantly or showed no emotion all. They brought him home and their mother tried to coddle the answers out of him and as was evident now, she was not having any luck either. That was until Carlisle arrived. Something that looked like fear flashed across Edward's face at the sight of his father. " ?" Carlisle snarled at his youngest son

Those two words and a menacing eyebrow raise undid Edward as his indifferent façade fell off. He gulped and shifted on the couch, drawing closer to Emmett for protection. "I-It wasn't my f-fault okay? He was being mean..."

"You have been mean to each other since he arrived. What was so different about this time that you had to risk revealing us to the humans? And where is Stefan?"

"I...ahhh...he..."

"You are going to tell me what went on in the forest and where Stefan went or so help me Edward Anthony I would give you a preview of what you'll be getting for this little stunt and I assure you that couch won't be so comfortable after I'm done"Carlisle threatened

Edward's eyes widened at the threat. "I th-threw him over the c-cliff...again"

There were collective gasps around the house.

"Why would you do that Eddie?" Emmett asked. "When you did that the first time he had a nightmare"

"And you saw, didn't you? You saw what happened in his head. There is no other way you could have known. Oh Edward, what did you do?" Carlisle moaned

"Honey, what are you talking about? What did Edward see? He can't read Stefan's mind, right?" Esme asked her husband. She was confused

"He shouldn't be able to. But that night Stefan had the nightmare, he was afraid of something. That would have made it easier for him to let something slip from his thoughts or for Edward to catch some of them. You remember what he said, about feeling so wet?" Esme nodded and Carlisle continued, his entire family looking on with rapt attention. "His reaction baffled me so I called Alaric the next day. He said something happened to Stefan some time ago. The short of it was someone named Silas stabbed him with a branch and locked him in a box, dropping Stefan and the box into a quarry. He wasn't found until three months later. He kept drowning over and over Esme, for three good months. Its a bad memory, so when Edward pushed him over the cliff without warning he remembered..."

"That brought on the nightmare" Esme concluded, looking faintly green. She turned to Edward. "Did you know this Edward? Did you intentionally push Stefan into the waters again?"

Edward had tears in his eyes. "I did... But when I s-saw in the nightmare I t-thought he was afraid of water. That is all. I didn't mean to bring back bad memories. Please. It was just supposed to be a mean prank and he was supposed to come home when he woke up. Honest. I didn't put him in a box or anything so I don't know why he's not here yet"

Jasper suddenly sat up. "What if he can't? Jacob said he was impaled with a stick during the fight and he tried to get up but couldn't. What if it was lodged in his spinal cord?"

"That would induce paralysis. Until that stick is out of his back, Stefan won't be able to move" Carlisle concluded

"So he may be awake but he's just lying there drowning because he can't move?" Rosalie asked. "That is even worse"

Carlisle quickly donned his jacket and threw one each to Emmett and Jasper. "Both of you are coming with me to La Push. Alice, you and your sister take the car. We don't want to have to explain to anyone why we're in the forest without any means of transport, no matter how unlikely. And you" he pointed at Edward. "You will stay here with your mother"

Carlisle and Jasper had to dive about half a dozen times before they finally found Stefan. Even with their vampire vision the rain had clouded the water and it was so murky they found it slightly challenging to see. It was Jasper who got hold of Stefan and hauled him to the shore, where Emmett was waiting. They lay him on the ground and waited for their father. Carlisle gently turned Stefan over and dug out the stick in his spine, then he tried to get the water out of his lungs. He was very happy when it took only two tries and Stefan was spluttering water. He gulped in huge amounts of air as his body shook violently. Carlisle knew it was shock as Stefan couldn't feel the cold. He hugged the boy to his body.

"It's okay, Stefan. Its okay. You're okay" he comforted, getting slightly worried as Stefan's breathing leveled but he still didn't speak. When he finally did though, Carlisle wished he hadn't.

"Ho intenzione di ucciderlo" Stefan announced calmly, the veins popping around his eyes more pronounced against his stark white face.

Carlisle paled.

Italian translation

Ho intenzione di ucciderlo- I'm going to kill him

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