Chapter 8 – Thoughts

I closed the book in awe of what I just read. Humans were once slaves to vampires. Darius was older than Aro, but no one knew how old Darius was. Aro was jealous of Darius. He knew Darius refused to create more, so he had them destroyed. But he wasn't completely successful. More importantly, I'm a descendent of Darius. Thinking about it, I was curious to who carried the gene, Rene or Charlie? If it was Charlie, he could have survived. My eyes closed as my breath hitched in my throat. Charlie could have survived regardless if I had some semblance of control. Shaking my head, I dispelled the awful thoughts. I found that it was easy for me to push my emotions away. My emotions didn't rule me anymore, when I didn't want them to. I could shut them off. Opening the book again, I read that Aro wanted to find the Daywalkers, hoping to make an alliance. That was an interesting fact. From what I read, Aro was a cunning man, who loved power. Power was absolute and surrounding himself with the powerful to defend himself, Aro's power was difficult to take. I held no animosity towards the Volturi, so there was no need for me to attack them. Even if the upraise is ordered, I would distance myself from the fight. While researching, I read more about the history of the Volturi. Romanian vampires tried to stand against the Volturi and lost. Aro ordered their castles to be burned. As he got older, Aro continued to show his power and in some ways, abused it. He would send inquisitions and collect the survivors as loyal followers.

While doing more research, the hours waned on into the late night. All the history was so interesting. It was easy to get lost in reading them. Comparing the mortality legends to human history and it was surprising to see how they corresponded. In the 1300-1400's, there was a large decrease in the human population. At the time, the humans contributed that fact to vampire attacks. Looking at the other history, there was another war among vampires. For once, the Volturi weren't one of the fighters. It was written that Aro watched the fights and he wanted collect more powerful allies. He sent out scouts to find more to add to his powerful coven. One of the scouts came across two young humans who had lost their family. Aro met the young ones and was intrigued by them. They hadn't reached their adult years, but they weren't children. Curious to how they would be, Aro made them into immortals. The twins were more than Aro ever hoped for. They had abilities he had never expected. To this day, the witch twins stand at Aro's side.

It was so amazing that humans had so much written information on this hidden world. If only they knew how true it was. The infant mortality rates and the decrease in the humans were because of vampires. I saw it was just pass one in the morning. The burn in my throat was growing. At night, the campus was beautiful. It merged the architectural and natural beauty perfectly. The campus was snuggled in the middle of the mountains. I drove to my new home. After changing to my more durable clothes, I ran into the night to find prey. Running north, where the human population was scarcer, I found a pack of coyotes. That was something I never encountered in Forks. I devoured the blood of all five animals. To make things seem more natural, I ran in a 100 mile radius, spreading out the bodies. On the way home, I picked off a stray dog. While running, I came across an old structure in the middle of the forest. From the looks of it, it was being restored. I could smell recent human scents all around. There was another scent. This scent was different from the others. This scent was reminiscent of apple and pear. This wasn't a human scent. I wasn't nervous. If the wolves could not pick up on my scent, I doubted they would be able to distinguish my scent. Leaving the structure, I headed home.

My house was fairly new and colonial style. It had a few furnishings on the first floor. I had to maintain a public face in the off chance someone came to visit. The only person who knew where I lived was Renee. I would have to get more furniture for her and Phil. I spent the rest of the night studying. I was still in college, after all. Surprisingly, I was enjoying college life immensely. I was at school for a few weeks now and I loved it. This was only a college campus, but it offered so much more than Forks ever did. There was so much more diversity in my life. Dr. Perry was curious to how I was enjoying college life and the information I got from the archives. "This is so different from what I'm used to." The sun was shining bright on campus that day and I was enjoying walking in it. My skin glowed while walking in the light. But being in college was not easy, financially. I got a job on campus at a café. The manager was hesitant, but I used my abilities to get the job. I gladly took late night shifts. It was quieter then and I could read. "She is so beautiful." Hiding my grimace, I turned away from the student looking at me. "I'm going to talk to her." His companion held his wrist, "Dude, she looks busy." He scoffed, "Not too busy to talk to me. Once she sees an upperclassman is talking to her, she'll forget all about that book." Hearing his chair scoot back and his footsteps coming towards me, I sighed in exasperation.

"Hello." "Hi," answering in a flat voice. He put his hand on the table and leaned on his stiffened arm, "You have got to be the most beautiful girl on campus." I feigned a smile, "Why thank you." "Well, you're welcome." My smile disappeared, "Now go away," responding curtly. His body stiffened, "Oh, don't be like that, sugar." I looked at him coldly, remembering that night in Port Angeles. Closing my book, I looked at my suitor, "What's your name?" He smiled, "You don't know who I am?" I noticed he was wearing a letterman's jacket. From the reflection in another student's glass, it showed his name was Coleman. "Not really. But that's because I'm new here." He smiled, "Well, allow me to show you around campus." He reached for a lock of my hair, but I quickly caught his hand, "Look at me." Holding his eyes, my voice became hypnotic, "You will not bother me again. You will know to leave me and you will tell your little friends to leave me alone, too. Do you understand?" He half-blinked, "I understand. Sorry I bothered you." He walked away, back to his friends. The sun was beginning to set and it was almost time for me to go to work.

At the café, it was quiet and slow. I thought about the legends I read and what I learned. If I met someone and we were together, physically, he and I could have a child. A child? I was immortal, so children weren't necessary, but still, it was a nice thought. To have someone who loved me enough, that we would create a new life together. There wasn't much written on how the Daywalkers had children. Thinking about it, I thought that the children were immortal. I was curious to when the child stopped aging? There wasn't much written on Darius after he began plotting his revenge. Was he still alive, old and withered? Did he turn to dust? If the opportunity ever came, I would answer these questions. I knew I wasn't going to age. I was frozen, but the children? They were born vampires. Maybe they didn't age beyond a certain time.

These questions buzzed in my brain for hours. With my immortality, my task will be to answer my unanswered questions. Should I start by finding other Daywalkers? Not vampires. The Volturi mustn't know I exist. They would want to destroy me. It was written Aro sought one for an ally, but there was no telling if that still held up. My eyes scanned the room and the outside of the window as my mind wandered. It was dark outside, but there were some classes still in session. There was a tickling sensation down my spine when my eyes fell on a blond student. He moved so gracefully. Too graceful for me to ignore. He was joined by another blond man, who moved as gracefully as the student did. Recognizing them, my eyes widened and my mouth fell open. Jasper? Carlisle?