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Chapter 15

Montreal

After school Thursday…

Nick and I were all set to leave Thursday after school. Originally, we were going to leave Friday after school, but it was supposed to be sunny all day. We used the excuse that we had business about our adoption to deal with. The story I had developed for me was that I still had family living and after my parents had died, had given me to Tom and Karen, as a baby. This had been against my family's, who wanted to raise me themselves, wishes.

"See you Monday after school." The plan was, barring weather, we would get back in time for school. This just meant more time with the Cullens. Tom and Karen would have joined us, but Tom had to work most of the weekend, and Karen wanted to wait until Tom could go. We ran to the edge of the forest and then broke out into our full out run.

I had planned to call the Cullens Monday after we had firmly decided we would go, but Alice called as I was about to pick up the phone. Everyone but Edward, Bella, Jacob and Nessie would be there. The four of them were going to visit Bella's dad and Jacob's friends in Washington. I was at first surprised to learn that Bella's dad knew about us, but they had explained in full detail, and I was okay with it.

By the time the sun had set, we were well across the border and into Canada. We reached their house by midnight and I was greeted with a hug by Alice. "Come in," she said. I followed her inside. I was surprised to see the Denalis in there with the rest of the Cullens. I gave them all a hug.

"This is a surprise," I said.

"We were thinking about making a visit," said Kate. "When Alice mentioned you were coming, we decided to come."
"So how is South Dakota?" asked Rose.

"Fine," I replied.

"Alice had originally said you were going to be here tomorrow."

"It is supposed to be sunny in Floyd tomorrow, or I guess today," I said after seeing the clock."

"We still haven't met Tom and Karen," said Esme.

"Tom had to work a lot this weekend, and Karen won't come until Tom can. Besides, I think they wanted some alone time. They're still getting used to having 'children.'" I had added air quotes around "children," just for the fun of it. "So how have you been?"

"Great," said Carlisle. "We're all enjoying it up here. So I'm curious on how you got out of school for today?"

"Court and adoption," I replied. I had actually gotten the idea from my dad's family, who for some time when I was growing up, had the same situation with a couple of my cousins. They hadn't exactly lost, but they didn't win either. My two cousins did what so many children of divorced parents do, and spent time with both families.

"So what do you want to do now?" asked Emmett.

"We're here until early morning Monday," Nick replied. "There is no rush."

"I actually need to go hunt," I said. It had been Sunday afternoon since I last fed. Nick who had fed yesterday with Karen while I worked on a couple of assignments, packed for a trip and ran into town. I had considered going with them, but I also wanted some alone time.

"I'll go," said Kate. In the end, it turned into a girls only trip. In between feedings we conversed.

"So have you and Nick, you know?" asked Rose. I just rolled my eyes at her.

"Even I can answer that," said Kate, with Tanya and Carmen nodding.

"I take that as a no."

"No, we have. We're just not like you and Emmett." That got a laugh out of everyone, even Rose. We did not stay out long, as I had grown tired of how personal the conversation had gotten. Nick was waiting at the door for me and greeted me with a kiss.

"I missed you," he said.

"We've only been gone two hours," I replied.

"That does not change the fact that I missed you." I kissed him back before returning to the couch and continuing talking with the Cullens and Denalis. Eventually, the Cullen kids who were here had to go to school. Nick and I spent the day helping Esme with various projects, after the Denalis went back to their own home. Though our visit with them was brief, I was glad to see them.

2 days later…

"Come visit soon," I said, as Nick and I were leaving the Cullens.

"We will," said Alice. She had a smile on her face, which I knew meant she had seen them visiting us. Nick and I ran into the woods, the trees whirling past us as we ran.

Soon after we crossed the border back into the US, I picked up the smell of blood. Apparently, Nick had smelt it and we stopped. We followed the scent to a small clearing. The source of the smell was obvious. There was a young girl, covered in blood laying on the ground.

Though it was faint, I could still hear her breathing. We got closer and I looked her over. She had light brown hair, blue eyes and couldn't have been more than sixteen or seventeen. It did not take a genius to figure out that her injuries were serious and she would die if we left her. I knelt down next to her, her eyes looking at me. "What are you doing?" asked Nick.

"We just can't leave her," I said. "I'm not sure why, but I get the strangest feeling like I know her."

"People die, Chloe. That is how life is. There is nothing we can do about it."

"I saved your life," I said. "How is this any different?"

"Yeah in the end, it turned out for the better. It's not like you and her can become mates."

"I know. I'm going to do it."

"I can see there is no stopping you. So fine." I leaned closer to her.

"This is going to hurt, but it will save your life," I said softly to her, as a mother would to her child. I looked into her eyes, and there seemed to be a nonverbal yes in them. I then bit into her neck.

I drank more than I had with Nick, as she was closer to death. When I stopped, I went a distance away and spit what blood was in my mouth into the creek. By the time I had returned, the girl was starting to scream.

Nick and I sat on the ground, a short distance away from here, as she screamed in agony over the pain of the venom in her veins.

Time seemed to pass slowly as the girl writhed in agony. I spoke to her, promising it would be over soon and any other words of comfort I could give her.

On the third day, I could hear her heart beat accelerating and soon the transformation was complete. Nick and I walked over to her and knelt beside her. Eventually, she opened her eyes and took in her surroundings. "Where am I?" she asked.

"In some woods in North Dakota, north of Bismarck," I replied. She started to sit up. "Take it slowly, this will take some getting used to."

"What happened?"

"We found you, close to death, lying where you are now," said Nick.

"What did you do to me? All I remember is a lot of pain and burning."

"I turned you into a vampire," I said. She stared at me as if I was speaking some foreign language.

"You're kidding me?"

"No," said Nick.

"So blood sucking, burn in the sun, no stakes and crosses vampire?"

"Blood sucking and sun, but not burning, yes," I replied. She looked down at her pale arms and slowly began to realize the truth about what we were saying. She looked at Nick and then at me.

"Chloe?" she asked. I was shocked when she said my name. Now that she was sitting, I got a much better look at her.

"Sara?"

A/N. Please R&R. Hope you are enjoying. Cliffhanger. Just like various things in this story, I'm moving them up a little. The end of this chapter was originally going to be during the summer, but I decided to bump it up.

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