OUAD CH.13

Hello all, sorry for the late update but recently there have been some health issues with a member of my family that is someone very special to me, however, she recently was diagnosed cancer-free so I finally felt the need to write again! I know you all were waiting on this update and it may not be the best one I've written but I promise you it all leads up to the big picture! Thank you all for your love and support on OUAD, you've kept me sane these last few weeks! I would also like to ask you guys to chime in on a familiar for Morticia! I would love to hear your thoughts on who she should adopt as her furry companion!

Best wishes to all and as usual, enjoy!

Previously on OUAD:

Walking closer to her, Fauna gave her a serious look that made Morticia's blood run cold.

"That would be all fine and dandy, dear, except for just...one...thing..."

She finally came close enough to Morticia's side to lean in and whisper in her ear.

"You aren't human."

Morticia POV:

Morticia stared at Fauna in disbelief.

"Not human?! What the fuck do you mean I'm not human?! I've been human for nearly 21 years thank you very much !"

Fauna just smiled at her but said nothing, which irritated the fuck out of her.

"Don't sit there being all-knowing and give me that bullshit smile! Alright then, go on and tell me. If I'm not human then what the fuck am I?!"

Fauna circled her slowly.

"You haven't reached maturity so of course, your powers haven't fully manifested yet...I wonder..." Fauna murmured as she came to face Morticia.

"What do you mean' Manifested my powers..' what powers?"

The tiny brunette raised an eyebrow, "I heard from my 'cousin' that you had a little accident. She said it was an animal attack but knowing the history of this town and the fact that you haven't fled from your vampires... I can assume you ran into something with wicked claws, a wolf perhaps. Odd, isn't it that I see no wound?"

Fauna's voice took a more crisp tone with a British dialect as she stared knowingly at Morticia's supposed injured shoulder. 'That's not creepy at all...'

"I'll bet that you had a nasty few days after that... but did your wound miraculously heal...almost as if it were never there in the first place?"

Her words made Morticia's spine straighten and her eyes turn cold.

"How the fuck do you know all of that?! Have you been spying on me?"

This was all becoming way too creepy for her taste. Vampires and werewolves, those she could handle, but mysterious creepy girls with British accents- nuh-uh, she'd pass on that.

"Morticia dear, I've been watching you your entire life. From the day you were born, I tasked myself with your care."

"But...why? What am I to you?"

Fauna took a deep breath before taking a moment to find her thoughts.

"I think to understand, I might as well just tell you."

Morticia grew increasingly frustrated at the other girl's evasion.

"Tell me what?! What the hell is so secretive that you have to send me creepy-ass dreams every night?! Does it have to do with me being 'not human?' Whatever the fuck that means..."

The other girl stared at Morticia for a very long time before she spoke.

"I wasn't lying when I said that you weren't human, Morticia. In fact, you are far from it. The reason I was placed to take over your care was that, well, when you were born it was during a terrible war. A war that took the lives of many of our own, including your parents. The monsters that slaughtered our brothers and sisters would stop at nothing to see our entire race eradicated so that they may gain more power. There was a prophecy, however, that spoke of a babe born out of love so powerful that she would have the power to make things right. I was the only one who believed it- everyone else thought that I was crazy. Your parents entrusted me with you in the event that anything should happen. You could call me your godmother of sorts. I knew that moment your mother put you in my arms that you would be the babe to save us- that you held the power, So to protect you, I sent you away- to another dimension where our kind was nothing but a fairy tale, to keep you safe, but then I knew I had to bring you back when you were ready."

There was a look in Fauna's eyes that told Morticia that what she said was true, but Morticia just couldn't wrap her head around all of this.

"Hold up... Are you saying that those dreams were actually, some kind of visions of my past?" Her voice held much disbelief but Fauna smiled a tight smile and nodded her head.

"I apologize for interrupting your sleep but that was the only time your mind was vulnerable enough to bypass the blocks that I placed on you to protect you. I knew if I could tempt you curiosity that everything else would fall into place as needed."

Morticia raised her brow in thought for a moment.

"This still doesn't answer my questions. You say that you sent me those visions and that you sent me here? Can you please just start from the beginning? Why did you bring me here now of all times?! I had a family back home and they're probably worried sick!"

She thought back to her brother Damon, and all those happy times they played pranks on her parents or cut off the heads of her Barbie dolls to burry them in the back yard...

Fauna brought her out of her thoughts, "Oh dear, That was all an illusion. It was a powerful spell I concocted but a necessary one. I sent you away to another dimension to live with your ideal family- the Addams. I wanted you to be able to have a stable, loving home environment so that when the time was right you wouldn't feel isolated or alone when you came back to us! You needn't worry about the Addams' dear- they aren't real. Once you were transported back here that entire illusion dissolved."

It was as if a rock had fallen in Morticia's stomach.

'My family wasn't real? All those memories are...fake?'

It was as if her entire world had shifted and she soon realized it was because Morticia had fallen to her knees.

Fauna gave the girl a pitiful look. "Now dear, come on now, there's no need to get teary-eyed. Your memories are still yours to keep."

Morticia gasped for air as the tears kept streaming down her face and her entire form shook with grief.

"H-How is this p-possible? T-they were r-real!" She uttered through her sobs.

Fauna wrapped her arms around the girl, "Yes they were dear, to you. They will always be a part of your past...but you need to be prepared for your future."

Morticia looked at her in disbelief and wiped her eyes angrily.

"You expect me to fight some fucking war, all for what?! To save a race that I know nothing about?! You haven't even told me what the hell I am or who I am for that matter?! All you've done since you brought me here is be a pain in my ass! So why the fuck would I help you?!"

Morticia stood up as she ranted and paced angrily.

Fauna slowly stood and approached the young girl.

"You are Morticia Rose Addams. You were born on the 31st of October during a full moon. I should know because I was there as I held your mother's hand when she brought you into this world. I was also there when you were given your title at your christening... Princess Morticia Rose- Protector of the fae..."

Morticia stopped in her tracks, "Excuse me? Did you just say, princess? Wait, Fae? What the hell is a Fae?"

Fauna stepped closer and Morticia could see her form begin to shimmer. There was a bright green light and suddenly Fauna was standing in front of her...at least she thought it was still Fauna

She had iridescent wings fluttering behind her, they reminded Morticia of butterfly wings, Her clothes had transformed into a long green tunic dress that shimmered under the light and her face had become more angular as well as her ears.

Fauna gave her a gentle smile and raised her hand, "I am no danger to you, Morticia. I've been your protector for many years and I will continue to do so until you take your place among our people."

Morticia stared at her in shock, "Uh... please tell me I'm not gonna sprout butterfly wings too..."

The thought made her skin crawl. Yes, her parents made her watch Barbie Mariposa when she was little but the bright pink colors reminded her of Pepto Bismol so she only watched it once.

Fauna giggled and it reminded Morticia of tinkering bells, "Well we won't know dear until you manifest all of your powers! Speaking of, that is why I'm here! You've already unlocked some of your gifts, but there will be more to come and if you don't have someone to help you control them- things may get a bit tricky."

To be honest, Morticia was just halfway paying attention at this point because she was blatantly staring at Fauna's wings that were still fluttering behind her.

"Dear staring is rude you know."Fauna chided, bringing Morticia's attention back to her face.

Morticia shook her head a bit, "Well can you blame me?! You just told me that I'm going to be sprouting some kind of wings and I'm some mythical creature!"

Fauna crossed her arms gently, "What were you expecting, dear? You've been surrounded by Vampires and werewolves!"

Morticia rolled her eyes and grumbled, "Well zombies would've been a nice change."

Fauna tutted her tongue but gave her a gentle smile.

"Alright, I think I've shocked you enough for today. Also, I can feel your vampire's anxiety so I think we need to get you back to the real world."

Morticia's eyes widened, She's nearly forgotten Edward had no idea where she was or how long she'd been gone.

'Well, fuck. Looks like I'll have a vampire shadow for the next month...great.'

"Um...you're not gonna leave, are you? Just in case I have any questions about this stuff?"

Fauna gently cupped her cheek and stared deeply into her eyes, "Whenever you need me... You'll know how to call me...Besides, I have to play the dutiful cousin to the Swan girl, so you'll see me around campus at least."

Fauna winked at her and then swirled her hands around. The ground shifted under Morticia's feet and the walls began to spin around them.

It was nearly too much for Morticia, but quickly everything settled and she found herself alone in a familiar clearing behind the football field of Forks High school.

Morticia only had a moment to gather her thoughts before she was grabbed from behind and brought into an embrace. Her first instinct was to fight whoever it was but when she took a deep breath she knew it was her Loverboy vampire.

Edward's arms tightened around her and he buried his nose in her hair, inhaling deeply.

"NEVER...never leave for that long again! I was so worried, thinking of every horrible thing that might have happened to you...It was agony..." His voice trailed off from angry to desperate and it made Morticia's heart ache a bit.

She turned gently in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Hey, I thought I told you that you're never getting rid of me! That includes weird lapses of time as well." She tried to convince herself more than him at the moment.

Morticia knew that she couldn't tell Edward everything Fauna had just told her, that would send him in a deep possessive spiral and she really didn't want to deal with that at the moment.

But she also knew she needed a way to explain her disappearing act to loverboy, who looked like he was on the verge of bursting a blood vessel in anticipation- if he had any that worked.

"Hey, look, I'm here right now! Nothing happened loverboy, girls just need some girl time- that's all."

Edward looked pained, "But Alice couldn't even see you. Your future went blank, just like when you went to visit the wolves."

Morticia feigned confusion, "Hmmm, maybe Alice is losing her touch. Either way, there's nothing to worry about, I was just taking some time to myself. Can we go now? I'm super exhausted from today, too much socializing with annoying teenagers!"

Edward looked as if he was going to keep pressing her but she grabbed his hand and all but dragged him to the parking lot.

The rest of the vampire gang were there waiting for them, but what shocked Morticia the most was that they each held some form of worry on their faces.

"You scared us, Little sister. Not cool!" Emmett muttered as he crossed his arms over his chest.

Morticia scoffed, "Oh come on Brother Bear, it's not like Rosalie has ever wanted some well needed alone time? Would you be scolding her too?"

Emmett took a glance at his wife who shot him a death glare that made him visibly shrink.

"Fair enough, come on let's go. Esme said she wanted to try out some recipes she saw on the food network for you." Emmett said quickly as he all but ran to the Jeep, Rosalie muttering behind him as she followed.

Morticia smiled at the unique dynamic of the couple, but her smile wanned as she saw Jasper's concerned gaze.

She sighed, "Hey Edward, Can you give Jasper and me a minute? Just a second, I promise," her eyes locked on the blonde, southern vampire.

Edward gave her a confused look but Jasper must have sent him something in his thoughts because he nodded wordlessly. Before he could walk towards the Volvo, Morticia reached up to quickly peck him on the lips. Edward's smile brightened as he turned to make his way over to his car.

Morticia was also beaming as she watched him go, lost in her thoughts of what the unknown future would be now that she knew of her supposed 'lineage.' In fact, she was so lost in her thoughts that Jasper's sudden questioning made her jump slightly.

"So, are we just gonna ignore the fact that you disappeared for over 2 hours and even my Ali couldn't see where the hell you were at?"

Morticia was shocked at how relaxed Jasper had become around her, the stiff southern soldier was gone and had been replaced with this southern charmer. She could understand why Alice was so smitten with him.

She raised her eyebrow, "Why, Major Whitlock, didn't your mamma ever tell you that it's rude to ask a lady where she's been? I've heard it's like asking about her age!"

He gave her an unamused look and she sighed, " Alright, I knew that wouldn't work. Look, just like I told Edward- I'm fine! Can we just move on, you have to admit this is a little overwhelming...don't I deserve a break once in a while."

Jasper's face pinched slightly, as if in pain, and he stepped toward her slightly.

"This is the first time I've ever felt deceit from you, Morticia. In the short time, you've known our family, you've never shown any signs of deception...so what has you so afraid that you choose to do so now?" His amber eyes stared into hers with such intensity that Morticia nearly caved right there.

'No, I can't. I won't worry them until I have more information. I won't burden them with this.'

Morticia forced a smile, "Jasper, I've trusted you and your family with horrors of my past and possibly the craziest thing that has ever happened to me...you put your trust in me then to not tell anyone about your secret, I'm asking you to trust me one more time. It's nothing fatal, I promise you. I just need to work through this on my own...Can you understand or accept that?"

Jasper looked unconvinced and the look reminded her of Edward on some level. It made her chuckle inwardly, even if they weren't related by blood, the Cullen children did play the part of siblings very well.

Morticia grabbed his hand gently, "Please, Jasper. Trust me."

Jasper sighed and pulled her in for a hug, he spoke so quietly she was sure the others had a hard time hearing it as well, "whatever it is your hiding, I trust that you can handle it yourself, but please don't be afraid to ask for help. You're strong Morticia but you don't have to carry the weight of the entire world alone, that's what family is for."

The words made Morticia tear up slightly as they pulled away, she smiled gratefully at him and moved to walk towards Edward's car.

Jasper quickly grabbed her hand as she passed. She looked up at him, confused to see him sporting a wide grin.

"Morticia, just to let you know, I may accept your secrecy...but my brother on the other hand, well, he may not be so patient," with a wink he all but skipped to the Jeep, leaving Morticia to stare at his back dumbfounded

'Great. So now I have to try to keep a colossal secret from a bunch of nosy vampires. Just. Fucking. Great.'

With a resigned sigh, she turned and hurried over to Edward's car. As she settled in the passenger seat she immediately took notice of the tension Edward was emitting.

"So... You and Jasper seemed pretty cozy. Discuss anything interesting."

The Jealousy in his voice was obvious, he did little to hide it. If his tone didn't give him away, the gritting of his teeth most certainly did.

Morticia sighed and rested her forehead against the cool glass window, watching the scenery fly by, "Dear God, please tell me you are not jealous of your empath brother because he asked me about my emotions? Seriously? You can be more subtle than that, Edward Anthony."

Edward scoffed, "Well, I can't be sure. I can't read your thoughts, but you always seem to open up to Jasper! Why is that, hmm?!"

Morticia turned and gave him a glare, "Do you hear yourself right now. You're jealous that Jasper can feel my emotions but you can't hear my thoughts?! This isn't some pissing contest! Jasper has been helping me deal with some things, things that took me ages to deal with myself!"

Edward calmed slightly, "I should be the one helping you through those types of things."

Morticia rolled her eyes, "Edward, if you can't trust me enough to handle me having a civil yet emotional conversation with your BROTHER, then maybe we need to take some time to reevaluate the dynamics of this relationship."

Edward slammed on the breaks, nearly throwing her into the windshield.

'Thank god for seatbelts.'

He turned to her with disbelief in his eyes, "Don't say that, please. Anything but that."

Morticia rubbed her temples, already feeling the migraine forming. "It's not something I want to do willingly, but if you can't handle something as simple and unthreatening as this... how can I know you won't fly off the handle later? I told you, I am not Bella Swan. If you want a sweet submissive type girl who will follow you and do whatever you say, she's probably still waiting for you so take your shot." Morticia quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and threw open the door, stomping out into the middle of the road.

'Probably not the best choice right now, Tishia. Very stupid idea.'

She knew she was probably acting immature, but being stuck with him inside that car made her thoughts all muddled. She needed to have a clear head if she was ever going to find out about her past, but she wasn't about to have the wrath of the Volturi come down on the Cullens in doing so.

Morticia was almost at the stop sign when it suddenly began pouring the rain.

'Well, fuck me. Isn't this just great? Why don't we throw in some lightning while we're at it?'

Accepting her fate of becoming a drowned rat, she prepared to continue walking when she felt an ice-cold hand grab her arm. She didn't have to turn around to know who that arm belonged to.

"How many times do I have to tell you that I will never want Bella Swan. The only woman I want is trying to break up with me, I think? She's sending me some weird signals lately."

Morticia scoffed and turned around, "Well she sounds like an amazing woman who can keep you on your toes if only you wouldn't be a jealous neanderthal."

Edward gave her a sheepish smile and laughed gently, "Would the amazing woman please not break this neanderthal's heart? I promise he only gets jealous...every other week, but it's only because he has to hear teenage boys thoughts about said amazing woman and it makes him crazy."

Morticia laughed gently, "You better make that every other month buddy, I'm not stroking your ego every other week."

Edward took her hand in his, "I think I can deal with that...does this mean you forgive me?"

Morticia took a moment to think, "Edward, I understand that you've never had a relationship in the 100 or so years you've been alive, but a huge dynamic is a trust and communication with your partner. You have to trust me, especially around your BROTHERS."

'hypocrite, hypocrite, HYPOCRITE. I am a fucking hypocrite right now. I should tell him...nope I really should not, that would be bad...very bad, shit this is hard.'

Edward opened his mouth to respond but a different voice interrupted him.

"Awe, aren't you guys just the cutest couple, talking about each other in the third person?! Morticia I knew you knabbed a hunky vampire but gosh I never knew you grabbed a funny one too!"

Morticia looked at Edward mortified before turning to face Fauna.

Fauna was standing in the middle of the street...bone dry?

'How the hell is that possible, Edward and I are soaking wet?'

Fauna seemingly guessed her confusion, "Oh honey, this is a simple charm- I can teach it to you later. The real important issue here is... you're too afraid to let your loverboy in on your little secret? Can I be the one to tell him? I love seeing the reaction I can get out of people!" Her perky smile made Morticia even more uncomfortable than she had been when she met the brunette...pixie? fairy?

Edward's hand tightened around her arm and he pulled her behind him, shielding her from an attack.

"Morticia, what is she talking about? Do you know her?...wait, isn't that Bella Swan's cousin?"

Morticia's brain was moving a hundred miles a minute, she tried to come up with an explanation that wouldn't make this entire situation seem crazy, but she came up with nothing.

Her mouth tried to form a response but Fauna beat her to it, "Geez Morticia, You're taking too long, I thought you would've spilled the beans after our little chat this morning. Suprise loverboy, you're mated to a fae! Oh, and lose the tough snarly Vampire act, I'm not going to hurt her!"

Edward did a double-take and turned to look at Morticia who just shrugged and weakly replied, "huh...surprise?"

For a moment, Morticia was worried that he was going to faint. Could Vampires even faint?

"Fae? I thought they didn't exist? Carlisle said..." He kept muttering to himself as he lost himself in his thoughts.

'Did I break Edward Cullen? Is this really what does him in? Seriously?'

Eventually, he gathered his bearings, pacing the deserted street and muttered, "We need to call Carlisle. Now."

Morticia inwardly groaned, 'Oh shit, here we go again...another family meeting, yay! This one should be fun.'