As the sun began to rise I sighed. The stars were all gone now and the sky was so boring without them. I climbed under the covers on the bed and curled up in the warm darkness. This was all too weird, too new, and so crazy. I never got the chance to really think about what happened to me and how my life changed. I was too busy trying to stay alive in that hell hole.
It's been so long since I thought about my human life that I forgot most of it. I remembered how to fight and play my instruments, so why couldn't I remember the important things about my life? I've forgotten what my mother looks like! I hardly even remember what Brooke looked like… I suppose it would be better to forget everything. It would sure make it easier to live this life.
After one day I already know that all the Cullen's regret or miss something from there human lives, except Alice of course. She seems happy; even though she can't remember anything before this. I just wish I could forget Riley and what he's done to me. That would be wonderful!
Unfortunately even if I forget all about my life before I died, I would still remember Riley. I could never forget Riley. I would have to carry that around with me for the rest of eternity… if I live that long.
As if on cue the covers were suddenly ripped from me and tossed to the other side of the room. I let out a hiss of surprise and heard a familiar growl. Jasper… How the hell did he get up here without me hearing him?
"I thought Edward was supposed to watch me today." I said.
"He's spending the day at Bella's." Jasper told me. "Get dressed and meet me down stairs in ten minutes."
I sat up, about to protest, but he was already gone. I sighed and glanced over the closet doors, still a little bit iffy about opening them. I cautiously made my way over to them; I took a deep breath and opened it…. WOW
The closet was half the size of my room and was completely filled with clothes and shoes. There was everything from formal ware to a ratty pair of sweatpants. I let out a low whistle.
A few minutes later I had on a pair of skinny jeans, a black sweatshirt, and red converse. All in the right size of course. I was putting on a gray knit beanie when Jasper yelled for me to hurry up. I made an annoyed sound loud enough for Jasper to hear before I started down stairs.
Jasper was waiting by the door wearing a cute pair of jeans and a blue sweater. His arms were crossed and he was staring at me. I sat on the stairs… Awkward silence.
"Where is everyone?" I asked.
He simple said "Out"… more awkward silence.
"So what are we doing today?"
"Hunting" I hate one word answers!
"We went hunting yesterday." there was a hint of venom in my voice.
"And we're going again today."
"May I ask why?" I said through my teeth
"If you calm down."
I almost snarled but I caught myself and took a deep breath. I made sure my smile showed all my teeth. Jasper smirked and I felt the wave of calm sweep over me. It sent chills down my spine.
"Bella's stopping by later today and you're thirsty." he explained
"In other words, Alice saw me killing Bella and then Edward trying to killing me, right?" Jasper smiled.
"Please, you wouldn't get that far." he laughed.
"I would too!" Calmness gone. Jasper was shaking his head, still laughing.
"No, you would not." I felt my anger flare.
"I got pass you and Emmett." I almost yelled.
"We underestimated you, we won't make that mistake again and then there's Edward, and he will kill you if you try to hurt Bella, don't doubt that."
My face scrunched up in a snarl and I was seeing red.
"You're not a good enough fighter to survive Edward let alone kill him." I was on my feet before I knew it.
"I can kill you." I snarled before I lunged.
I could hear Jasper laughing in the sea of red I was seeing. I'm not sure how but Jasper was somehow holding me off the ground in one hand by my jaw. A snarl ripped through my throat but his was much more terrifying.
"No. You can't." I could hear the smile in his voice. "See how easily I can make you angry? I wasn't even trying. Until you have better control over your emotions you won't be killing anyone." He dropped me without warning. "Now come on little fledgling, I don't have all day." Oh hell no, did he just call me a baby bird!
I waited till his back was turned before I lunged again. I didn't make any noise or hint that I was attacking but Jasper turned around ready all the same. Again there was a rush of movement and Jasper held me from behind.
On arm wrapped around my waist and the other tilted me head to bare my neck to him. My gasp became a scream as his sharp teeth entered my flesh, crushing my wind pipe. I kicked but my feet were a good foot off the ground. He dug his teeth in deeper as I hung uselessly from his jaw. He stepped away dropping me to the floor in a heap.
I couldn't talk and my screams where a gargled mess as my throat healed itself. Jasper stood over me with disgust. He pulled me to my feet by my hair as my wind pipe sealed shut. He brought my face close to his and bared his teeth in a snarled. I cowered away from him.
"That was a warning, try it again and I won't hesitate in killing you. Understand?" when I didn't answer he gripped my hair tighter and snarled.
"I understand." I winced, my throat was sore from being ripped out. He let go of me.
"Now let's go, before you make me angry." I made sure there was a mile between us…
"She shows great promise doesn't she?" The master said.
"Yes, she dose. But she needs to work on that temper of hers." Said the other
"With that temper she'll be the perfect addition to our little witch collection." Said the master.
"If she can find what exactly her gift is." The other mutters.
"Yes, I'm still unsure of what her gift is myself." Said another.
"We'll just have to wait and see now won't we." Master says.
"What game are you playing?" The other asked.
"That, we'll never know." And the master laughed.
Jasper made me drain two deer, a bear, and a lion we happen across. He pointed to another deer, I gave him a look; he said the lion was the last one. He gave me a look back, and then his eyes landed on the fresh bite mark on my neck. I quickly shut up and drained the deer. Be a good little newborn, stay alive; that was my plain.
Even after the deer the dull burn still sat in my throat. I'm not sure if it was Jasper's venom or this messed up diet but either way I could really go for a human right now. I heard a low growl and was surprised it wasn't Jaspers. Edward towered over me… shit.
"I see you've made minimal progress." Edward said.
"I wouldn't say that." He was suddenly at my said, hand on my shoulder; I concentrated on not smashing his face in.
"Left your mark on another newborn, eh Jasper?" He noted the bite that was embedded in my skin. "I think Alice might be jealous." He teased. We both scowled at the douchebag.
"Are you here to take her then?"
"Not yet." Edward looked me over. "I'm going to need your hat." He stated.
"Why?" I asked. Something hit me over the head.
"Don't ask questions; just give him your hat." Again I fought the urge to smash in his face in.
"Damn red neck. I fucking liked this hat." I muttered under my breath as I slip the beanie off my head. Edward chuckled and took it.
"What was that?" Jasper asked. He was irritated; good.
"What was what?" I asked. Jasper growled softly.
"What do you need the hat for anyway?" Jasper asked.
"The mutt needs to sniff out Bella's visitor and he needs to know which one he can kill." Edward said
"You have a dog?" I was confused; if they had a pet wouldn't they eat it?
"You haven't told her about the wolves?" Edward seemed surprised I didn't already know.
"I was getting there." Jasper shrugged.
"Another time then." Edward started to walk away, but paused. "Alice told you about Bella and me dropping by later?" He asked.
"Yes Edward, I've had her hunting all day." Jasper seemed a little insulted Edward had to ask.
"And you?" Edward asked. Wow, way to be a dick about it!
Jasper snarled. Edward shrugged and ran back to his girl. He was so whipped. As soon as Edward was out of view it started to rain. In minutes Jasper and I were soaked.
"Can we go home now?" I asked. Jasper raised a brow.
"'Home'?" he asked
"I mean back to your house. Can we go back to your house now?" I said fixing my mistake. Jasper made a face, clearly upset I'm calling his house home already.
"No, not yet. I still have much to do with you, before we head back." He stood there staring at me, deciding what we should do first. "I guess I'll take you to the boundary line." He paused. "How fast can you run?"
"Um fast I guess." Jasper smiled.
"Line is that way." He pointed in a generally direction behind him. "I'll race you."
"You're going to lose." I told him. He snorted before taking a head start. I didn't hesitate in running after him.
I quickly caught up to him and we paced each other for a minute before I passed him. I felt good to be running. This was my first time running with no one chancing me of wanting to kill me. I felt free for once, like nothing could stop me.
I was vaguely aware of Jasper slowing down behind me or the fact that he stopped and was screaming for me to come back. I didn't understand; weren't we racing? Does this mean I win? Or is Jasper trying to get me to stop so he can get ahead? Either way I'm not stopping. I ran through a wall of a horrible stanch but I kept running. It wasn't till I heard a heartbeat that I stopped. It wasn't human but it wasn't an animal either. Whatever it was coming this way and fast.
My curiosity got the best of me and I climbed into the nearest tree. I sat curled up in the branches, completely hidden in the leaves.
I could hear heavy paws sprinting through the trees, almost as fast as a vampire. After a moment the beast came into view.
It was a wolf, a huge wolf. But you could tell it was young. It was thin and gangly with varies shades of black and brown. The wolf as a cute narrow face and like a puppy it's ears and paws were just a bit too big. Simply the cutest most terrifying thing I'd ever seen.
The pup sniffed around where I was just standing. It sniffed around some more before it started sniffing up the tree I was in. I inched farther back into the growth to stay unnoticed. The branch shook a little and the wolf's head snapped up and stopped me.
The wolf tilted its head to the side and looked at me with big brown eyes; eyes that were way too smart to belong to an animal.
"Hi." I squeaked with a sheepish smile. "You wouldn't know how to get to the Cullen's house would you?" The wolf snarled. "I guess not." Time to go.
I quickly stood up and jumped to the next tree.
Now I've never had bad luck in my entire life, well up to two months ago, but that was beside the point. The point was that I'm a good person, I have good karma and when that tree branch broke leaving my in midair like wile coyote, I was pissed. Screw you universal balance!
The second I hit the ground the wolf was on me, snarling and snapping its teeth. The wolf and I rolled on the ground for a moment and I was using two hands to force its open jaw away from my face. I pushed the wolf's head away and my free hand went for its neck. I quickly found what I was looking for under the mass of fur and pinched it. The wolf fell limp and I pushed the unconscious body off of me.
I was brushing myself off when the rest of the wolves came. Newborn vampire on the wrong side of the border with a "dead" wolf at her feet didn't look good.
"Oh. Come on!" I cried in frustration. What the hell did I do to piss of karma this much!
I turn on my heel and ran in the direction I came in. The wolves were on my heels the whole way.
"Jasper!" I screamed. "Jasper help me!" I was nearing the wall-o-stink and I hope to god to could hear me.
Just as I was about to make it to the other side of the border I tripped… I FUCKING TRIPPED!
The wolves were on me in an instant snarling and biting and then as fast as they were on me, they were gone. The wolves were tense and looking around wildly like they couldn't see. I stood in a flash. A figure- not a Cullen, but definitely a vampire- stood in front of me. His hood was up so I couldn't see his face or any skin for that matter.
"Are you ok?" My savior asked.
"Fine." I said and then after a moment asked, "Who are you?"
"That's not important right-"
"GWEN?" Jasper yelled in the distance. I turned to face the direction Jasper was coming from and when I turned back the figure was gone. I ran to Jasper.
Jasper wrapped me in a tight hug and buried his face in my hair. He kept muttering how stupid I was and how worried I had made him, but I wasn't listening. Who was that?
"Who let him interfere?" The master roared.
"Calm down he saved her life and she's doesn't know who he is." Another chided
"That's beside the point! He defied orders and he's going to pay." The master was seething with frustration.
"Haven't we played this game long enough? Let's just get the girl and leave." Another griped.
"No. Tell the twins to spur the red head into acting early, and make sure my interest isn't near that war when it happens." Master commended.
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