Chapter 40

"You told this leech about my imprint issues?" Jake asks.

"She wasn't a vampire at the time, Jacob, and I was totally vague!" I glare at him and he shuts up.

"Then its true…Nancy was t-telling the truth? I'm really a v-vampire?" Janet stutters.

"Yes, Janet, you are a vampire…as are we…" I say carefully.

"B-Bella…You're a v-vampire too?" She asks in amazement.

"I'll tell you my story if you tell us yours first…" I say to encourage her.

She nods and sits on the floor. "I was leaving the karaoke bar late one night and Ryan had gotten out of jail and began stalking me. He was hiding in the backseat of my car, so when I pulled up to the house, he got out too." Janet says. "He didn't bother to rape me, but he beat me within an inch of my life. Nancy found me the next morning and told me I had one of two choices. I could use this experience to fuel my fire or I could curl up and die. The last thing I remember before I felt a burning fire course through me, was telling her that I didn't want to die."

"So she changed you… Why the hell didn't she call Carlisle when she did that? I swear the mentality of some people is ridiculous!" Edward says, disgruntled.

"Edward, the important thing is to help her adjust properly." Esme says in her motherly voice. "Now, Janet, what happened when you woke up?"

"Well, uhm… the first thing I did was check the house and I didn't notice anything different at first. Then, I remembered Ryan's attack on me, and Nancy, and the fire; but when I woke up it was as if I'd been sleeping…dreaming." Janet frowns. "The house was empty, so I took a shower and then I went to my fridge to make something to eat, not because I was hungry; it's just routine for me. When I opened the door there was a stench like I'd never smelled before in my life. So I went for a walk to the store, to get fresh food. As I walked, I smelled so many differing scents that I didn't know what to do. People were staring but nobody was talking to me and I was so confused. Then I figured I looked like I'd been beaten up."

"Did you not look in the mirror before you left the house?" Rosalie asks.

"No; on my days off I usually just wash and go." Janet answers. "I'm not usually worried about my appearance."

"Not even 3 days after a terrible attack?" I ask.

She just shrugs and moves on. "I didn't know it then, but 4 days had passed…"

"…4 days?" My eyes widen.

"…but anyway, I found Nancy in an alley near the store I usually shopped at and she told me I needed to make the effort to appear human. I was walking around in the rain without an umbrella! She told me then, as she led me into the forest, that I was a vampire. The next thing she did was show me, in a mirror from her purse, what I looked like now. To say that I was stunned is the understatement of the year, but then she asked if I was thirsty…not hungry… but thirsty. I wasn't…not even a little."

"Not even hours after your awakening or after walking around town and being near people? That's strange…stranger then Bella, well almost." Jasper says. "Go on."

Janet nods and says, "We walked along until she found a clearing. We jumped into the trees and a moment later, a small herd of deer came along. Nancy jumped and fed but I didn't even think of jumping down. Nancy's story that I was a vampire was just unbelievable to me."

I bite my lip. "Janet, you… If you haven't fed… How are you functional?"

She frowns. "I don't know…but after she'd finished her, uhmmm, meal…a small group of other vampires came out of the woods and two grabbed me while another one pushed Nancy down. They wore red cloaks…"

"The Volturi…" Esme whispers.

"Anyway, once the two of us were overpowered, a short girl with light brown… almost blonde hair…" Janet says.

"Jane…" Edward says.

"Yes, that's what the others in her group called her. She did this funny little look at me and I fell on the floor feeling like I had just been was just bitten." My friend whispers.

"Yes, she has the ability to make others feel intense pain." Edward explains. "What happened next?"

"They accused Nancy of crimes against the Volturi. She defended herself and then they asked her why she'd turned me. She explained my situation and said she sympathized and wanted to help me. They also said the caught a familiar scent nearby and wanted to talk to the Cullens." Janet says. "I was so confused. I asked them why they wanted to talk to you and they said that I was in no position to ask questions. I asked what I was and they didn't answer. J-Jane said I shouldn't go to a doctor or cop, because if I did they would never believe my story. They'd just think I was crazy…" She trails off.

I look pointedly at my husband, recalling the van episode.

"Jane and the others were going to kill me, I think, but I ran. I was fast…really fast. I knocked into trees left and right not knowing what was going on. One of them fell down and scared me. I didn't think I was that strong…" She says, clearly distressed about the incident.

I remember seeing Edward rip a tree right out of the ground. "Janet, as a vampire, you are really strong and extremely fast…ridiculously so. Most vampires drink human blood, but my family lives on animal blood."

Edward holds me close and takes over the explanation from there. When he's done, he asks her, "Janet, are you sure they didn't say anything about why they're looking for us?"

"I'm positive, they refused to answer and I don't even know what happened to Nancy!" She says; worry is written all over her face.

"How did you find your way here?" Jake demands.

"Jake, stop. She knew where we were because I'd been telling her about Forks for months. Janet, when were you turned?" I ask

"I think it was the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Why?"

I gasp along with the rest of my family. "That's when I was changed!"

Esme takes out her phone and dials Carlisle's number. I hear her telling him the whole story and that he and Emmett need to come back right away. "Carlisle says there are lots of strange things going on all at once. Look at the events: Bella gave birth to 2 babies. Bella and Janet are changed at the same time on the same day. Both of them took 4 days instead of the usual 3 days to make the change…"

"Something is going on, and it's very strange." Edward says hold ing me tightly.

"Carlisle says the Volturi must think it means something. He'll get back here as soon as possible." Esme says.

"With my mom and the babies around…Edward, do you think we should see if she can feed?" I ask.

My husband studies me for a moment. "Her brain doesn't register any thirst at all, love." He says.

Jasper is the next to give his opinion. "I sense no bloodlust, Bella, and no deceit either."

"Alice…?" I ask.

"I can't say for sure, Bells, you know I want to give you a definite answer…" My sister says. "I think you need to use your instincts. She's, like, your vampiric twin, and I think you might have the best guess when it comes to her."

I hadn't thought of it like that, but I start to. "Uhmmm, Janet, have you tried to eat human food?" I ask.

Janet shrugs. "I haven't tried to eat anything, Bella, I haven't had the urge to eat or drink at all."

Something strange is definitely going on here…

AN: I know this is kind of short compared to the chapters I usually post but it just felt right to leave off here for now. Thanks to hnwhitlock2000 for being my beta!

Apparently, we're not allowed to have special stories that are notes to the readers. I was forced to delete that one. So I'll now be forced to do something I hate and put Authors Notes in the chapters of my stories. I think each author should be allowed to have 1 story that is ANs so that their readers know what's happening with them and they don't have to waste chapter space, but the powers that be do not agree, so that's that.

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