Thanks for the 100 reviews guys! I feel so awesome knowing you all like this story so much! Sorry it takes me so long to update. Summers almost here so the time between updates shouldn't be as long anymore! I'm leaving for camp for a week and I just wanted SOMETHING up before I left so this is really short sorry!
I could hear movement inside but couldn't quite tell where every one was in the house. I took a step to go in and winced at the loud creak the door made. Everything went quiet.
The door was yanked open before my hand touched the knob.
Jasper stood almost silhouetted in the doorway, a livid expression touched his features. His jaw flexed and I could feel he was trying very hard to control his anger.
Almost right away his steady eyes focused on the fresh bite mark on my neck that mirrored the one he left. Wordlessly he stepped aside to let me in the house. I hesitated, testing how angry he actually was, before ducking past him.
When I saw the expressions on everyone's face I almost wished Felix had killed me. They all ranged from disappointment to rage. I took a step back only to back into the marble rock that was Jasper. His steely hands gripped my shoulders.
Carlisle stood up, his face blank, his normal bright eyes seemed dead and thirsty; he's been under a lot of stress. He took a deep breath and for a moment his teeth were bared. I felt myself go bone white and I cringed into Jasper.
Carlisle slowly walked towards us to tower over me. I flinched slightly when he reached out to me; Jasper's grip tightened. Carlisle's fingers were light and warm as he tilted my head to the side exposing my neck to him.
He was going to kill me. This is how I'm going to die. Murdered by an angry vampire. Not from old age or sickness or even a car crash. There were so many things I haven't done yet. I'd die before I've had a boyfriend or even a kiss. I had thought that Edward or even Riley was going to be the one to kill me, I never thought Carlisle…
His carefully trained fingers traced my new scare. I let out a soft sigh or relief and joy. He was just looking at the bite.
Carlisle held his thumb in front of my mouth, like a parent about to rub off a smug on his child's face. After a moment I quickly licked it and he rubbed my venom over the scare. I felt my skin close over the bite.
"Who did this?" He muttered. After the silence that engulfed the house since I entered, his voice was piercing.
"I don't know." I said, " He said his name was Felix."
There was a collective growl that rolled through the room.
"He's Volturi," I almost choked, "Isn't he?" Carlisle sighed.
"Yes." He said.
Carlisle turned and went to sit next to Emmett. Jasper released me to sit next to Rose; Alice must be with Bella already, leaving me in the center of the room.
"What happened out there?" Emmett asked.
"He just appered out of no where and-"
"Why were you out there in the first place?" Jasper nearly snarled. The wave of rage lasted a moment before Jasper controlled himself again.
"I was…" the words weren't coming out. "I was thirsty." My eyes were trained on the rug as if the pattern on it was the most fascinating thing I've ever seen.
I was suddenly looking at Edward as he clenched my jaw so tight I was forced to open it. He lightly sniffed my breath.
"There's the scent of human blood on her but she didn't drink any." He let me go and began to walk back to his seat. Edward sounded almost disappointed by the information. Can't kill me yet. He snorted.
Carlisle nodded then gestured for me to continue.
"I was out hunting some bear," I looked at Edward as I put emphasis on 'bear'. "When I felt someone watching me. I was resting in a small field when he found me." I continued to tell the story, leaving out the part when Alec almost kissed me. There was silence after I finished. Jasper was the one to break the silence.
"Felix was prepared to block you." He said, "They must know about you and your gift."
"But how?" Rose asked
"Aro must be keeping a close eye on us." Carlisle said. "A member of the guard or even a nomad could've seen Gwen and told Aro about her."
"He dose have a habit of collecting those such as Gwen." Edward said then looked at me. "Why don't you go clean yourself up upstairs?" he suggested.
I looked down at myself. My shirt and pants were cover in a mixture of blood and dirt and a series of holes.
With out a word I disappeared up stairs to my room. I didn't have to look in the mirror to tell I looked horrific. Blood and bear fur matted my hair, my face streaked with dirt and blood like my clothes.
I walked through my closet to the small bathroom Alice had buried in there.
The room was small but the light yellow-green paint gave the illusion that it was bigger then it really was. Unlike most of the house the wall facing outside was made of mirrors instead of windows, giving it the privacy all bathrooms should have. Other then that it was a very simple bathroom. The stainless steal shower was a glass cage with some high tech system in it that looked very intimidating. The counter was black marble with a steal sink on one end. On the other were rows of hair products and tools… Alice
It took me a moment to figure it out but I some how turned the shower on hot. I didn't care that I couldn't feel the temperature difference it just felt normal and I need normal right now.
I stripped while I watched in slight amazement as the water came down from the ceiling like a waterfall. Although I couldn't really feel the temperature of the water I could tell my skin was warming and it felt good.
Despite the soothing beat of the water on my head the other's voices carried up to my ears. I looked up, letting the dirt and blood flow off, and listened to the Cullen's talking about me.
"So they sent Felix, Alec, and God knows who else to get her?" Emmett asked.
"It seems so." Carlisle said.
"But nothings stopping them form checking in on Bella." Edward said, "They might even use the fact that she's still human to make us give them Gwen." Is Edward defending me?
"Well we can't let that happen." Rose snapped.
"I agree." Edward defended. "Have you seen today's paper?" I heard something wet hit the table, the newspaper.
I had seen it earlier today before I snuck out, SEATTLE TERRORIZED BY SLAYINGS, it had sent chills down my spine but what scared me worse was a small part of me wanted to be back there at the house with Riley and the others.
"It's getting worse." Edward said. "Gwen might be our only hope at ending this." I knew it was too good to be true. Edward would never defend me, unless it meant the safety of his blood bag.
"You can't possible put that much pressure on her!" Esme chimed in. " She's only 15 for goodness sake."
"Esme's right" Carlisle said. "It's our fault Gwen was turned, we can't put anymore of out problems on her"
There was a silence as everyone took this in. It was their fault I was turned. If Edward didn't… but he did and that's all that matters, I told myself. There was no point getting mad at any of them for what happened to me. None of them could've seen what their decisions would lead to.
I grabbed the comb and started getting the bear fur out of my hair while they launched themselves into a conversation on what they're going to do with the newborns.
When I was finally finished cleaning myself up I dried off and threw on some clothes as I walked through my closet. After tucking my wet hair into a messy ponytail I stepped back into my room to face reality… Reality looked a lot like Jasper.
Jasper stood in the middle of my room leaning on the rail of the stairs. His eyes, like Carlisle's, were dark, lifeless, and thirsty. They bore into me with such intensity I was frozen in place like a bird in front of a snake.
"We thought you ran away." Jasper began. "That you were out on a killing spree in Forks." I was about to snap back a smart remark on their trust in me but if my newborn disappeared I would've thought the same thing.
"I wouldn't do that." I whispered.
"We looked around town for you." He continued like he didn't hear me. "When we didn't hear screaming we checked the forest. Then we found the bear and we figured you just went out of a snack." He said.
"We tried to track you," He stood up from the rail. "But your scent disappeared and Alice couldn't see you." He began to stalk towards me. "A few hours latter you show up with this." He roughly yanked my jaw to the side revealing my new scare.
He stared at it for a few minuets before yanking my jaw back so I had no choice but to look in his eye. His eyes were no longer stressed but worried and vulnerable with a hint of some unknown recognition like he just realized I was someone he knew.
"If you ever," His voice was forceful yet shaky, "Leave without my permission again-" I quickly stepped back and slapped his hand away from me.
"Permission?" I hissed. "You don't own me!"
"Yes Lilly I do." He snarled through his teeth… Lilly? "I won't loss you again. You are my responsibility and you do what I say."
"Or what?" As soon as the words left me mouth I regretted them but I held my ground and stared Jasper down.
I suddenly felt like someone ripped my heart out and it was the worst feeling ever. I felt empty, hallow and a numb ach spread through my body. Then there was pain; a horrible pain. The hole where my heart used to be grew bigger, like something was tearing it apart from the inside and I was falling apart. Along with the pain I felt lost and alone; so alone. Something was missing. Something had left and taken a part of me with it. It was like everything, everyone, had been taken away from me and I was nothing. I was weak. I was a failure. I lost everything. I was nothing.
I fell to my knees and hugged myself trying to keep myself from crumbling to pieces. I tried to scream, to make him stop, but no sound came from my mouth. I gazed up at him, begging with my eyes, his expression was blank and he did nothing. I could hear hurried footsteps and Rose appered in the corner of my vision but my brain wouldn't register what was happening.
"Jasper!" Rose's voice was shocked and angered. "Jasper, stop it!" Rose shook him. "She is not Lilly! Don't you dare take that out on her!"
I had no idea what Rose was talking about but a moment after she said what she did I felt normal again. A gust of air filled my lungs when the hole in my chest was full again.
I opened my eyes, unaware that I had closed them, and Jasper was gone.
"He left with the others to meet with the wolves." Rose said.
"Lilly." I whispered.
"What?"
"He called me Lilly." Rose was quiet. "Who is that?"
I got to my feet and looked Rosalie in the eye.
"Who is she?" I asked again only more firm and demanding.
"She was Jaspers best friend when he was human." She said. "Her name was Lilly Ann Watson."
"My great great great grand mother's name. She disappeared right after she gave birth to my great great grand mother."
Rose gave me a put-two-and-two-together look.
"Jasper's best friend was your great great great grand mother."
SO sorry this is SO short and kind of a random plot twist but hey had to have some filler in there somewhere! See you all in a week and REVIEW!