AN: admitedly its been a rocky ride so far, and this is another long chapter to make up for the time being. ;) like i said before, help with filles, pm me if you want or review it. still not sure how to go about it for the fillers... -_- somehow we'll all manage right? haha, its been a while but a word from serenity. :D ("jeeze jake, if it weren't for you maybe i wouldnt be out here being chased by this pyhcotic person" {s}"hey they pick you for a reason, its a miracle that it took this long to find you."{j}"oh hush wolf boy... be happy you tail's still alive. unless..."{S}) 0.0
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Demetri's POV:
the party was starting to die down, a few girls slipping out here and there along with their dates, but still no sign of Serenity. Casually I sipped the contents of my orange cup in wonder. Heels broke me out of my retrieve and before turning to face them, I knew it wasn't her. Judging from the sound of her heels alone, she was heavier, not too big, but not light either. Miranda stood behind me taking in my appearance with philological thoughts, almost coming up with a decision for my choice of outfit and came up with a blank. I shrugged her off, wondering what she could still possibly want with me.
"will you reconsider going to the dance with me?" of course she would ask it is only natural for her, but it wasn't for me. I had no such use for it other than if I wanted to feed. cup forgotten, I left the room, her high pitched voice following behind me. "think about it." annoyed, I kept hidden among the other partiers, my intrigue shooting up as I passed Miranda's ring of friends. Their huddled whispers were contagious, an epidemic full of infections. Their spiteful glee brought me to a stop with another drink in hand. Any other time of gossiping would've disgusted me, but this one spurred me on with further rage, but also captivated me as well.
"OMG, Cindy! And do you know what her problem is with her? I'll tell you. It's jealousy. Too desperate." a ginger said quietly. "are you sure Tiff? 'cause I never would've thought she could stoop that low." Cindy replied. "I mean yeah. Come on, you guys know how Miranda gets, especially when there's newbies and a good competition that endangers her status." admittedly, it was a sight to behold and a slap in the face. The night when a group of girls that held cheer leading status would use high vocabulary and understand it's actual meaning. four or five other girls switched their focus back to who I assumed was Tiffany. "I don't know, tiff? What if you're wrong and she has some reason for doing it? What I don't get is why she would choose to steal him from Serenity? She's so nice to us even when Miranda does something horrible." others turned to a brunette. "Sandra, how can you doubt what I'm saying's true? What other reason would lead Miranda to believe that her title was on the line other than the fact that Serenity could get Julian so easily as of her first day when Miranda's work for months, or how she practically pulls up in designer clothes every day? Basically what I'm trying to say is let us not forget what happened to that one girl a few years back when Miranda had barely felt threatened. And I still don't think Jonathan's forgiven her for making Marlene move away."
I had enough to hear. It was all high school drama, drama that Serenity was oblivious to. Gossip always got under my skin, but it was obvious even to a caveman that they were sticking up for Serenity. Instead of letting anything else bother me, I moved out into the dark night. The age old woods always soothed what ever tension that I had. The sun came away from its usual point in the sky as the moon settled in it's spot with a radiant soft glow. There was no urgency, no rush or hurry, just the simple wandering that could be provided when you had all the time in the world. That was when I heard it, quieter foot steps on the leaves as Serenity came closer to where I stood. Although I felt sad as we talked and she suddenly took off in the opposite direction. It became a chase, one that I was certain to win.
Quietly I sped closer, not a single leaf making a sound as I drew up in front over her, bringing the game to an end. "now do you believe me?" I asked her as I stepped closer. Her whole frame shook with shock, paralyzing her in place. "Serenity, I'm not going to hurt you. See?" I drew my self closer to her with open palms. Quietly, I wondered how I was able to scare her so badly when she wasn't frightened of me during gym. "i haven't changed, see? I'm still the same person,the one you'd play lacrosse with and joke around with." I looked at her, reached closer as I pulled her into an embrace. My free hands placed them selves under her chin, prompting he to look up. "are you still scared?" I asked softly.
Serenity' POV:
the further I ran, the less I was able to hear him. Quickly my feet came to an absolute stop, giving Demetri and I a few feet of breathing space. My heart pounded franticly in my chest, a swift movement that resembled the speed found in a hummingbird. My toes rooted them selves into the earth, keeping me in place like some ancient statue. I should have been faster, this is my life on the line and if I cant outrun him, then how could I survive? I couldn't move, shivers welded me to the forest as I tried getting away from Demetri's now approaching body.
Almost like a whisper, he spoke. "now do you believe me?"so badly did I want to run from him, but one part of my mind wanted me to stay, be with him, and never leave his side. And a very small portion of me wondered, how much of this was a lie? How much of it was true? "Serenity, I'm not going to hurt you. See?" he reached his palms toward me. Inwardly I both cringed and craved his touch. "i haven't changed, see? I'm still the same person,the one you'd play lacrosse with and joke around with."he said soothingly. I wanted to believe him, he made it so easy, with a small comforting smile that I tried so hard to resist that it hurt. His arms came around me, sending smaller tremors of heat and electricity through my bones, and pulled my chin up to look him directly in the eyes. "are you still scared?" he asked, his voice slightly hoarse.
Slowly, I shook my head, as I continued to gaze at him. I didn't want to answer, too caught up in the moment. A misty fog clouded my thoughts, making it almost impossible to think of anything else except the simplest amenities that life had to offer. Some where in the back of my mind I heard whimpering. It wasn't his nor was it me, not by a long shot, but it was some one I was close to. Previous thoughts came rushing back as the haze melted away. Her tears reminded me why I was out here, why I couldn't forgive Jacob, why I had to get away from Demetri right now or some thing worst would happen if I stayed here any longer. I was the first to look away from him muttering, "i have to go." and pulling myself from him I ran into the night. This time, no one followed after me, the night was still and quiet.
Nessie's POV:
all that night and an eternity of days later, my heart still ached. I still hadn't gone home, both my parents knew I was with grandpa and Sue. They were fine with that, but they weren't happy about what Jake had done to me. In fact, I think dad wanted to rip him to shreds if he could, if Serenity hadn't done that yet. Every time I thought about him, icy pain would go through my heart, leaving behind an empty coldness in the pit of my stomach. All I could remember from that night was the photo, Seth's comforting words, the dress aunt Alice picked for us, and the giant moon that hung in the sky. I didn't even see Leah there.
"pain lingers where happiness once roamed. Only trust and time will rebuild love's walls again." Seth said as I cried all I could cry. For a moment I forgot; why was I crying, why was I here and not at home, where was my future leading me to? What he said made so much sense. Pain did take the place of my happiness, and it was only a matter of time before the pain would go away. Wounds weren't permanent, but the scares they left behind were the age old reminders. I know I wouldn't be completely healed, logic told me I would get over Jacob, but it still hurt. This had never happened to me before, he was my first love, and never had I experienced a heartbreak that others have gone through time and time again. Now that I knew what it felt like, I never wanted to go through it again.
"how could he do this to me?" I asked my self numbly. Seth shook his head, lingering traces of rage still burned in his irises as he said, "i don't know Renesmee, I really don't know." he replied uncertainly. Exhaustion took over, making it difficult to stay awake. Quietly I made my way for the bed that my mother once resided in when she was with grandpa and pulled the blankets over my head. Seth had left me alone and went back to go on his watch of the reservation. One thought was clear though, I had to go back to school soon and face what ever the world threw at me.
Serenity's POV:
another day, morning shining brightly through the glass windows and snow melted in slush as birds chirped happily. I was still too shell-shocked at the turn of events that things had taken, how much school I must have avoided, how much my sister must have avoided. No one knew the reason for our absences except for my sister and I. Desperately I tried to remember the dream I had after my first day of school, trying to recall what happened, pulling and dissecting the distant memory. nothing was clear, it was a dream that blurred with reality; one minute I was at the lake watching the sunset, the next I was in a cabin, and then I woke up. Nothing really popped out out me, except for the woods that surrounded me, and strangely enough, a key.
A migraine seemed to work its way to my head, I groaned out lout as I got up from bed and went to my bathroom. Hammers pounded loudly against my skull, a ringing started developing against my ears as I reached for the medicine cabinet and pulled out some Tylenol. On my way out, I grabbed a brush and started brushing my hair, the strands coming out in its usual waviness as I walked to the closet. Quickly I pulled out a thick designer leather jacket that only covered the top half of the abdomen, a hot pink scrunch tube-top, and a black and pink plaid skirt that went to the mid thigh. Would mom highly disapprove of my taste was more than likely a yes; did I care? Not today. I stripped out of my kitty covered pj's and put the clothes that I pulled out on, walked over to the mirror to take a quick assessment over everything before walking back into the closet to pick out shoes. Gleamming like jewels, the greek silver laced sandals spoke to me. Not such a bad way to start off my day if I do say so myself. On my way downstairs aunt alice trew the keys to the fararri to my open fingers with an approving smile.
"looks like someones ready for school." uncle emmett said in a booming voice. Looking down at my feet, my cheeks burned scarlet. "i didnt know you guys came back from your honeymoon brother,." dad said to him quietly. I looked up to see my father smiling ruefully at his adoptive brother. Uncle emmett chuckled. "looks more like you and Bells could use one Ed. If you want, rose and I could babby sit the kids." he offered with a devious smile. I couldnt believe what I was hearring, my eyebrows rose and as I was bout to protest, aunt alice jumped in to save the day.
"we would love to have them, edward. And it has been a while since Serenity and Renesmee stayed with us." scratch earlier about aunt alice saving the day; aunt rosalie shocked me and those who werent in the loop completely, and made me wish I had something besides skintenna. "well, only god knows how true that is, and its not like the girls would mind, but one condition," my father stated as he overlooked the daughter that was in question. "okay, and that is?" emmett replied now with mysterious grin. "i cant say no wild parties that cant be controlled, no. but serenity and nessie will be driven to and from school, you need to pick up nessie from the reservation, and somehow emmet is going to help convince... or maybe rose, you should talk to bella about that instead. Other than that, you are good to go." dad finished.
Gasp! No! Traitor! I cant go, I wont go, you cant make me! I thought too loudly. My dads bushy eyebrow rose as he cleared his throat. "and why cant we, Serenity?" he asked sternly. The head ache returned in full force. Oh fine! Go ahead, send us with them, its not like we need a break too. I grumbled in my mind, too embarrassed to make it a vocalized conversation. He heard and in his most sincerest of voices said, "we'll make it up to you sweetie, maybe not right now, but when we get back okay?" my eyes lit up, knowing my parents would make up a trip for us meant we could go anywhere that we wanted as long as it wasn't Italy. Parisian lights, Eiffel tower, London bridge, all the different possibilities were there shining on the golden platter, and like any young kid I wanted to explore it all, the lights, the city, the country side. Of course it all came with a small painful and yet simple price to my ego.
aN: you guys know the drill, comment review, n i wont post another chapter till i get the results. am i serious? you bet ya. and hey, its summer, so it might be more time for typing, we'll see how that one goes, but for now you can have a cookie. (:;) chocolate chip, peanut butter, or macadamian, ur pick. if theres any thing else that might entertain you besides this lovely story take a look at the poll i posted. if you dont feel like leaving a review, this will at least give me some ideas ;) i luv you guys ur great3 seren.
