Ch. 37 Charged and Dangerous

"Laurent?" Holy Hell. Where am I? I had my back pressed against the wall, and it looked like I was in some kind of cave. What the...? "What's going on?"

He ignored my confusion. "Did you know that everything in this world must follow the laws of physics?"

What? Why is he talking about this? He's lost his mind. Can vampires lose their mind? If so, I'm in trouble. "Very interesting...but uh, I'm kind of busy right now..." I tried to move, but I couldn't. It was like I was being held back by twenty Emmett sized vampires. Shit! What did he do? I tried to drift, but nothing. Holy fucking shit. "What did you do?!"

He must have seen the anxiety on my face, and he laughed lightly. "As a human, I took a special interest in physics. The longer I have been in this existence, I have maintained interest in the topic. I find electromagnetism especially compelling. Did you ever study the subject much?"

"No..." Where is this going...?

"Electromagnetism is the force that keeps atomic matter together. It is what keeps you from...slipping through the cracks so to speak. It is the reason that you are not floating around as separate atoms rather than maintaining a solid shape."

"Cool, man, now what the hell does this have to do with anything??" Let me fucking go!

"Because of my enthusiasm in the matter as a human, I developed a curious side effect after I was changed. I can see and alter other things' electronic fields. It's a rather boring ability, not much use for it besides a shock of static electricity every now and again—Kate's ability is very similar actually, but anyway I digress. However, this ability of mine has become very useful as of late. I noticed when I met you that very first time with the Cullens, that your electron field is charged where most humans have a general neutrality to them. I didn't know what to make of it then. In the last year, I have tried a thousand ways to get to Isabella Swan, not realizing that it wasn't you."

"What the fuck are you going on about?! Let me go!"

"Well, you see, I didn't realize that you had this little gift of disappearing until I saw Isabella a little while ago, and I noticed her field was different. Her scent was different too, and, of course, the wolves and the Cullens were all referring to her as 'Bella.' I came to the conclusion that I was missing something. Then I overheard our friend Eleazar speaking to his mate about someone with an amazing ability...a 'drifter' he called this someone."

"Ok, great, you figured it out. Kudos to you. Can I go now?" My God!

"No, no. Let me finish. There is a point to this. I figured out what happened, yes, but then I needed to find you."

"Why?" I knew this guy was fucking psycho.

"To destroy you, of course." He answered simply. Oh, to kill me? Of course. Why would I think any differently?

Shit. "What? Why? Let me go!" How is he holding me here?!

"You killed James and Victoria. The coven may have been the ones to physically end them, but your involvement is what killed them. They were my mates, and you destroyed them!" Huh? Fuck. I can't even right now. This is some bullshit. What the fuck was going on in this universe?? I guess that makes sense of why he trailed around with them all the time. Ok, Twilight. You get the points this round.

"What about Irina?" How many mates can one man have?

"She kept me distracted for a while as I tried to get past the Cullens, but there's no comparison to James and Victoria." How sweet. Ugh..

"So it's a mate for a mate—or two mates—then?" I sounded resigned. Of course this had to happen sometime in the plot. I should have chosen a Dr. Seuss book to fall into.

"You're a fast learner." There was a smile in his voice.

"Can I ask you something first?" You know, before you kill me...? Fuck. Sorry Edward...

"I don't see how one question could hurt."

"Why can't I move or drift?" I was still trying as we spoke, but nothing.

"Oh, forgive me, I didn't tell you the most important part. Let's see, where did I stop? Oh right, your field. So your field is charged. That is, you carry fewer electrons with you and apparently you can alter your level of attractiveness—to electrons." Thanks for making sure I knew that I couldn't get any better looking...

He continued, "After thinking and thinking about what Eleazar said and figuring out that it was you he spoke of, I tried to make a list all the differences about you that I knew. I came to the conclusion that your electron field had to play a part in your ability..." he appeared pensive for a second. "I found you about a month ago. When Eleazar mentioned you, he also said that the Volturi would be after you, so I came to Italy in search of you. I found it rather difficult to remain inconspicuous while also attempting to track Volturi property." Hey now, they don't own me! "But that's where your friend comes in. I've been mentoring him for several months now. Matt? Could you come here?" Matt? McDouche? What the fucking hell? How many sub-plots can this story create?

"Hello Iris. Nice to finally meet you...as you." Yup. It was him and now he was red-eyed as the rest of us. Shit.

"Ok, I give up. What the hell is he doing here?" I would have been shaking my head at this point, but I couldn't move. This is like the never-ending story.

"I changed him on accident when I was feeding and the wolves surprised me. I came back to collect him once I had lost them. I had left the Denali's at that point, and I was rather lonely. Fate intervened, though, because he has a very convenient ability."

Just kill me already. "What's that?" This would never stop. He was going to kill me from boredom.

"He can subconsciously follow anyone of his liking without detection." So he's the ultimate stalker? Holy shit. Of course McDouche is a fucking vampire stalker. Fucking creep.

"So he's been tracking me?" This was getting ridiculous.

"Yes, and he helped me piece together what I was missing by following you place to place these few last weeks. You are altering your field—neutralizing it—when you drift. It allows you to defy the laws of physics, and lose your electromagnetism momentarily, so that you can move seamlessly across time, space, and matter. It's amazing. I've never imagined such a thing to exist." What? "But you see, I can do something similar, but not as powerfully. But where it was relatively ineffective before, it's especially advantageous here because I can keep you from leaving by counteracting your ability. You're immobilized." Good God.

I knew it. This is some Star Wars, sci-fi bullshit just like I said before when those stupid voices were taking about neutralizing...blah blah blah...I didn't sign up for this. How do I compete with that? I'm going to die because I wasn't the right kind of fucking nerd. Shitity fucking bullshit!

"So...I'm about to die?" The defeat was evident in my tone.

"Yes, I'm sorry, but it's only right." He almost sounded sympathetic. Psycho.

"And Matt?"

"He said I could kill him when he's done with you. It's too bad, though, cuz you're super hot. Like I'd take you in a second." He was just as charming as ever...

Why is my life like this? Who did I piss off in my last life? Why?? I finally find the love of my life, and I'm ready to get over myself and spend eternity with him and this happens. Edward won't even know how I died. He's on the other side of the world. No ones coming to save me. Shit.

Just then, I heard the sound of rock crumbling, fists pounding through the wall. There was no way that the Cullens had come across the pond that quickly, so there were only a couple of people who would want to find me...here it goes.

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