jump right in. rights belong to stepanie meyer though. (sadly cant say its mine except for the storyline). :'(


Nessie's P.O.V:

Serenity has been out for a long time now, that I begin to worry about her. Jacob saw the blank expression on my face, I could feel his stares now. "what's wrong?" he finally asked. I shook my head to shake away the thoughts that haunted me. "she's been gone for some time now," I said, I could hear how hollow I sounded as I spoke. "who?" he asked quietly. "Serenity. I think some things happened." I replied. "don't worry, I'm sure she's safe. How 'bout I go look for her for you?" he offers while placing a comforting hand on my shoulder. I nod silently, then Jake reaches for me and pulls me into his arms. A "special Fido hug" Seren calls them.


Serenity's POV:

after some time in the woods, he carried me in an unfamiliar direction through the forest, snaking his way through branches and old wood. He finally sets me down when we reach an old abandoned cabin. "you aren't going to run are you?" he asked. Tiredly I shook my head in response. "good." was all he said as he pulled out a key from the robe's pocket and unlocked the door. He laid me on a surprisingly comfortable bed and sat in a couch that was faced this way. "if you need to sleep you can go on ahead. I'll wake you up in the morning." he said soothingly. It almost worked.

My droopy eyes snapped themselves open. "the hell you will," I said. "you're a feisty one." he said laughing. Immediately I grabbed a pillow and chucked it at him and then rolled onto my side, the one that faced the opposite end.

I still had no idea what to call him, something else besides stranger, stalker and creep. Oh and vampire. I'll admit he is a hot stalker-ish creep though. I wondered how I got into this mess, thinking back to when I was talking to Nessie about my childhood nemesis. And the new one when I remembered something. "shoot! I'll be late for school!" I groaned. I rolled back over and stared at him and avoided looking at the pockets. "what is your name any how?" I asked as an after thought.

As soon as I asked I regretted it, his lips came together in a smirk. "Demitri, and might I get the chance to know yours?" he asked. "no." I replied defiantly. "besides, I'd never give my name to a stranger." he raised an eyebrow. "well, technically I'm not a stranger, not to your family I'm not." he clarified. Some thing about him just made my heart beat a little faster than usual, his eyes maybe? I asked myself. I still wondered what he meant by that last comment, so I ask him. "how?" he shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "promise you wont scream?" he asked honestly. "ooh, scary." I replied rolling my eyes. "you asked for it. " he said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"if you're related to the Cullens, then you'd be a sibling of Bella and Edward?" he guessed. I was shocked that he actually knew my parents first names. "no." I answered a little slowly. "no?" he repeated questioningly. "then what?" I took my time before replying. "I'm Serenity Cullen, Bella and Edward's daughter actually."i said truthfully. Was it a good idea to tell him who I truly was? Probably not. Did I want him to know? Sort of, I wasn't quite sure yet. Would my sister be hysterical when I got home? Completely and absolutely. Demetri was really good at hiding his emotions, but some how shock still lingered in those crimson eyes.

"dear god, how I wished you weren't." he said, almost afraid for me. "why not?" I asked critically. "because then Aro wouldn't know about you." he replied sadly. It finally registered in my mind who he was with. The Volturi. I might not have been alive for the battle between my family and the Italian coven, but Aro's name was committed to memory. And apparently Demetri also hung on to that memory too. "wish I didn't have to do this." he said quietly. He snapped me out of my train of thought. "Do what?" I asked, fear making my voice quaver. "this," he said as he got up from his seat, coming over next to me and bent down until his lips could graze my neck. I froze, heart pounding harder that when I ran a marathon against aunt Alice. I only had enough control to squeeze my eyes shut.

"don't worry, this isn't going to hurt, promise." he whispered against my skinny then felt a piercing sting, my blood began to gather at the wound and the lips that covered the skin against the small opening. i could only think "I've become prey to a peer, some one stronger than me". It wasn't right, yet it felt so amazing. My eyelids gradually grew ten times heavier, sleep not far behind.


Demerit's POV:

Serenity, a beautiful name for such a beautiful rose, but boy did she have her thorns. I knew I didn't like what I was going to have to do next; it was practically stealing. Once we exchanged just the right amount of blood, she'd more than likely wouldn't remember this night, and that left a pit in my stomach for her not to know. Oh if only she'd been their sibling, but things in life never turn out like that. i know she was scared, just as much as I was as I drew sweet blood from her. I also knew immediately when she went off to sleep, a very faint snore that and a quiet mumbling, some thing about a dog. Guess Carlisle finally perfected his diet to where they could own pets, 'cause last I recall I could still picture the blond and the bulk to have some what have a little trouble with that. Or was it with bears?

What ever it was, it was going to have to wait. When I was done with the whole exchanging process, I lifted serenity from the bed, cradling her in both arms, gentle not as to wake her. I then tried again to look for the Cullen residence, following the trail she left behind. Before I reached the home I went to where I found her, down by the stream, and placed her slumped against a tree. not the best thing but it will have to do, I reasoned with myself. Soon as I took off, I started to hear paws pound against the ground back to Serenity. Instinct told me to go back, but reason said that if I had stayed there longer, what would happen if I didn't get the message out to Aro.

Quickly now at full speed did I make my way upstream and out north west through the ocean. Afterwords it was all down coast till Sacramento, and by that time it was already dark out. A young flight attendant at the airport asked "where to, hon?". She smiled adoringly at me. Once after that, I caught a plane down first class to Voltura trying to beat the sunlight home. It seems like hours later before we land that I began getting up from my seat and started pacing the isles. All the while, she was on my mind, the way her lips quirked together in frustration, how she seemed to smile on an old unshared joke, her entire being really. how I'm going to regret it when she remembers that night. Maybe she's better off being unnoticed by us. And Jane would flip a gasket if she knew how much I loved serenity. In such little time I love every thing about her, where as it took me centuries to learn to love Jane. Was this what the Romans meant by love at first sight?


Nessie's POV:

Jacob came back an hour or two after leaving on his search. I was sitting up in my room watching "One Missed Call". I was still grateful that my parents got me my I-pod and not a cell phone. When Jake knocked on my open room door, I shrieked thinking that it was the girl's mother that came to get her revenge on me. Jake chuckled as he placed a sleeping Serenity on my queen sized bed commenting on my choice of movies. "aren't you a little young to be seeing that?" he asked as he squeezed me against him. Some how I chocked out, "no" as I moved my arms around him and pulled him down to my height so that Jacob could kiss me. When we were done I popped the question that I've been wondering about.

"her usual hiding place by the creek. You know, when she gets in trouble and skulks off to?" he said with a rueful smile. I smiled back at him as I nodded. I got why she'd go there, it's a great place for peace and it's also quite relaxing in reality. Nature at its best. "must have dosed off, huh?" I guessed. It wasn't a first for her, so it made a lot of sense, but I hoped it would be enough to get her up earlier in the morning. "maybe you should take her to her room, then we could both watch 'Scary Movie 3' or something?" I suggested, mentioning Jake's favorite comedy for an added benefit. Jacob picked Serenity back up again, saying "you're wish is my command." and he was gone again.


AN: this might get a little confusing, but i'll try my best to explain. 1) sorta got the idea from vampire diaries, but not exactly. 2) the blood exchange between other vampires doesnt make them a vampire again, just makes them forget the last hour and half depending on how much they drain. 3)and yes, this is the only time that they get to rest from their eternity, so never wake a sleeping bat. i'll try writing more over the weekend, just dont expect it to be posted before sunday. i'll see what i can do. phew! thats alot.