AN: to my pacient story deprived readers, sorry for not updating sooner. been really busy with the start of school and loads of homework some ppl like to give, but i've been wondering if any of you have been reviewing and i must say, i'll be very disappointed if i dont see more than 5 reviews. nothing personal but i wont post more chapters unless i see that i'm aking progress. anyway, i know this isnt as long as i'd like it to be, but it'll have to do.
Demetri's POV:
"he's on to us," Alec replied as I walked in. "who, their parents?" I asked, looking in the fridge for some left over blood. Since a certain brother got tired of driving to the jail, we had to make do and come up with a better feeding source, which resulted in a few raids to the L.A county hospital. Looked like we were due soon for another drive as ten bottles stared us in the face, and at this rate, I doubted that they were going to last us another week now that Jane was with us here. "no, I meant the overgrown mutt, you know, the one with the huge floppy ears?" he added seriously. Now that had my attention, we had to do something before he said anything to the family about us and everything was thrown out the window.
"what happened exactly Alec? And where were you?" I asked. Jane sauntered into the kitchen and took a seat as she answered for her brother. "he went out on a date, while you guys left me all alone and defenseless," she replied sarcastically. "for starters, you weren't even here when I got home and you definitely aren't defenseless, dear sister." Alec threw her way. She shrugged her shoulders, then got up crouching over into the fridge as she pulled out a bottle before taking a sip. "ugh! What is this stuff? Its nasty," she complained handing me the rest of its contents. "that, was my dinner." I answered dully. "well, you can certainly have it. Gross," Jane muttered with a barely composed expression.
I couldn't enjoy her disgust with the serious moment that was at hand, and waited for Alec to continue. "well, I was on a date with a very important person before he showed up." Alec acknowledged. But from the way he spoke, I could tell he was having a wonderful time until Renesmee's Ex showed up. "poor girl," I said sighing. "why? I thought being with a coven of vampires made her pretty rich." Jane added. "not in that sense Jane. See, her uh... what is he to her?" I paused wondering what the right word for him was. "any way, it doesn't matter what he is to her, but the fact that used to be in a relationship." I explained. "until the party that was." Alec said grudgingly, thinking of something else.
"well, what happened to her?" she questioned eagerly. "we heard from some juniors that after the dog went and got some water while she checked her phone and ran off crying afterwards." Jane nodded. "so, you going to tell us what happened Alec?" I asked impatiently. "i would, if you guys would stop bombarding me with all these questions." he replied, giving both his sister and I a meaningful look. "we might not have to worry about it for long, but dog breath had ran into us as we were exiting the Cold Stone's in Port Angels with a girly companion. Renesmee handled him pretty well and then well," he paused, looking at the stove clock. "I should be getting ready for when we leave," Alec muttered, looking like he was about to exit the room.
"hold on, where are we going?" I asked surprised. "I'll let Alec explain that part; I'm going to be late for one of my soap operas." Jane said, leaving her brother and I alone in the room. "Alec?" I raised my eyebrow at him. "she wanted to make everything up to me, so I thought going back to Italy was a good idea." he said quietly. "and she said yes?" I pressed. "well, she doesn't know where I'm going except that its in Europe." oh, well I couldn't do that with Serenity.
"will her sister be joining us?" he returned as I went for the computer. Solemnly, I shook my head, "i really don't know."
Serenity's POV:
My brain started functioning again hours after he had gone, my fingers skimming over my lips to feel the trail he had left behind, and I stood there, contemplating whether or not I should've stayed. It was all wrong. I shouldn't have wanted him to stay, he shouldn't have kissed me, and I shouldn't have made it so easy for him when I know he's not the one that I'm with. There were rules and penalties if you broke them, but there was only one exception, and that's what I'd given Julian. What was wrong with me? Did I really feel something for him or was I overreacting?
Subconsciously my feet skimmed the forest floor in random patterns, moving easily with ease and traced back to the estate. As soon as I had a clear vision, I noticed all the lights were on as I looked down at my forgotten watch. It was almost midnight, the moon shining above the ground as distant clouds moved up front in its path. I stumbled to the door, wanting nothing more than to plop onto my bed and fall asleep. But before I could do that, my mother ran to the mouth of the doorway at full speed demanding, "what in the world happened to you? I've been worried sick," finally registering some thought patterns, I looked down and saw the mud that clang to the soles of my bare feet and felt the twigs and leaves that clung to my hair.
Only for a moment my mother reminded me of my grandma Esme, but I knew she would right this off, or so I'd hope. "I was… uh… cliff diving?" I smiled shyly. "go change, and your father told me what happened today," she sighed. Before I could stop it, the words fell out from my lips. "he did?" she nodded. "yes, and between you and I, I think he had a right to know." huh? Had mom just said what I though she said? "but remember, if he's truly going to be the one that you're going to be with, its a good choice. If not, we might have to do something the we will all one day regret." she added sadly. I stared wide eyed, until she motioned me forward and I went back up to my room, trying to make some sort of sense of today.
The next day was uneventful, time passing slowly for all vampires in the area as they spent it fighting in their normal routine. Dad went out to go hunt big game, while mom left aunt Rose, uncle Emmett, and uncle Jasper in charge while she went to run a few errands. My sister was no where to be found as she left the house hours before I had gotten up, my phone in the hands of the infamous Emmett, and my i-pod had mysteriously vanished. Yup, today was going to be a living nightmare. I sat on the couch, pawing through the channels, changing them at alarmingly fast speeds until I was board.
"Serenity, calm down. Go grab a book," uncle Jasper suggested. "but I've already read all of them," I replied. "read them again." letting out a gust of air, I muttered under my breath, "5649th time reading them and you'd think I'd know every single line by heart by now." uncle Emmett laughed as he searched though my in-box. "that's not funny!" I growled, anger striking dangerously high. He still chuckled, vibrations ripping through his muscular chest. "that's it, I'm heading to my room, where I can sleep. Now if you'll excuse me," I stretched up from the couch and started for the stairs.
Jasper stayed where he sat, but the soothingly foreign thoughts calmed my upset nerves, causing me to turn back around with a little more clarity. "Please uncle, I appreciate that you're worried about me, but I can take care of my self," I replied to Jasper. "only trying to keep the emotions at bay," he said nodding in my direction. "I'll be fine," I insisted. Aunt Rose stepped from the shadows, saying "come on, you are in serious need of shopping," and started for the door. My eyes simply followed her out in disbelief until she had to come back asking, "Serenity, I hardly give second chances, so I suggest you take 'em when you can." she advised. Quickly I followed suit to her M3.
The were only very few places that we could go to to get books, the closest being right off of the Seattle exit. As soon as we arrived, I flew from the door into the entrance and right into the YA section, Aunt Rose lagging not to far behind. I checked all the rows for any new titles, coming up with only 10 great new releases. Plucking each one from the shelf, Rosalie and I made our way to the check out line, paid the sales person and left for the mall.
"maybe you should have gotten that journal," she added observantly. I sighed, looking back to the shelf with loving eyes to the one she had pointed out earlier. "maybe." I agreed. She shook her head and motioned for me to sit tight as she retraced our steps, coming back out five minutes later with another book bag. "here," she handed me the leather bounded diary, gold gilding its cover and accenting each leaf of paper. The imprint of a lion bared its claws as it looked ready for a fight, but I loved everything about it and wondered for a moment if it was such a good idea to keep record of everything. "thank you Aunt Rose." I whispered quietly. She smiled slightly as she turned for the car, "now you can't say I don't do anything, but um, you can't let your uncle get a hold of it." her warning was enough for me.
