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EVERYTHING CHANGES

Chapter 4 : Alliance for the better, A Walk To Remember.

Amethyst POV

As we left the site, we kept our spirits free of burdens. My mind was racing through so many things. A part of me felt selfish, another felt as if it was needed. I had too much on my mind that I could even tell Jacen was worried over my thoughts and worries. The meeting also began to dwell in my thoughts. The fear of a fight between us sent me to a rather strange place so dark and eerie.

As we began to walk slowly to the half way point we caught smell of the others. They had been waiting for us, I heard someone say something along the lines of; "Why are we waiting for them? They should be here by now if they wanted to meet."

I saw Jacen smirk from the corner of my eyes. It was full of the contentment knowing that she was arrogant and stubborn, one that we might have problems with in the future. The woman was Rosalie, the tone in her voice matched the one in my dream of the Cullen's. It frightened me that this might truly cost us the alliance we desperately needed.

As we got closer, I held onto Jacen's hand for support. The loving comfort of my brother allowed my worries and fears subside into the back of my mind.

"Let me do the talking Jacen, we do not need for them to find a reason to kill us at this moment." I spoke close to him. He merely nodded before leading me into the clearing. We stood on one side facing them, and they all seemed to observe us as if we were a threat.

"About time they showed up."Rosalie voiced out, scoffing and glaring fiercefully at us, ready to attack.

"Please excuse Rosalie, she is rather moody due to previous family matters." A man spoke up, in his voice there was authority and leadership. I remembered him from my dream; Carlisle was his name the leader of the coven and father figure of the family.

"No, it's perfectly alright. I understand."I glanced over at Jacen before turning back to them. He gave my hand a gentle squeeze as I went on, "We are sorry for our rather late arrival."

"No it is understandable. I am Carlisle and this is my wife Esme. You have met our children; Rosalie, Emmett, Bella, Edward, Alice and Jasper."Carlisle introduced us to his family, most of which we already knew from an encounter in school or in my dream. I was puzzled when we saw no sight of the daughter and the wolf but I didn't further pursue it.

I gave them all a comforting smile though I was unsure how things were. I felt a wave of calm wash over me. My eyes glancing to the empath of the family. I gave him a nod of thanks before proceeding.

"Yes we have. It is a pleasure meeting you all. I am Amethyst as you know and this is my brother, Jacen." I gestured to Jacen before returning my gaze to them.

"I am very grateful you have allowed us to meet with your family. I feel that a peace between your family and mine is necessary to live in the same area. After all, we do not know who claimed the territory first or what we will be truly up against in the future." Jacen kept quiet, but I know in his mind he was mildly boasting about how we had been in the area first, in the contrary I believed it was by fate we had come in the same area at the same time. It was a territory to be shared instead of fought over. We had more battles than who was here first.

There was a moment of silence that elapsed all of us, it wasn't until I saw Edward look at Jacen in disbelief. I looked at my brother curiously but he didn't meet my eyes, instead I was informed about it all when Edward spoke.

"You killed the man who had lived on the edge of the forest by our home?" He accused, the look on his face seemed to be unreasonable. He did not know the circumstances we had to live by.

"It was necessary for us to make sacrifices." I simply answered; my tone was calm and firm. I kept my composure strong and steady; I could not let them see weakness in my brother and I.

"That is ridiculous. Carlisle, you cannot expect us to live in the same area with them. We're putting ourselves in danger." Rosalie spoke out. I felt a spring of hurt as if she's stabbed me with a knife. Her words were strong and accusing, I could not fathom how such hatred could arise from the blonde.

"Rosalie."Carlisle spoke, as if he was ordering her to back down.

"We are sorry if it may seem like we are, but we have spent time making sure we do not cause harm to ourselves or others of our kind. We, unlike you, had no mentor to help us cope with our new life. Truth be told, we learned from watching the more vicious of our kind. There we learned our ways of survival. It is simply a request for peace. After all knowing full well, you do know what is to come."I spoke, beginning to explain many of the hardships my brother and I had gone through. It was the many things they will have to learn about and will be further explained as time comes. However, mentioning what is to come was an important matter.

"And what exactly is coming, Amethyst?"Bella spoke for all of them, though by the looks of it, Carlisle, Alice and Edward were well informed.

"A war." Edward answered in my behalf. I sent him a thought of thanks before looking over at my brother.

"My sister has dreamt of the war. They will be coming after her, as well as the many gifted ones in your family. It will be a war of power."Jacen explained, however the mention of my dream caused an uproar.

"She can sleep and dream?"Emmett questioned, glancing over at his family before looking at me. I felt their eyes on me as they awaited my answer. I simply looked at the ground thinking of how to explain my gift.

"I have the gift of sleeping; it is my ability to dream giving me the chance to look into the past, future or present of someone. I cannot see their past, present or future unless they have some importance to my own, or have come in contact with myself."I carefully picked out words that would well describe my ability. However, the look on their faces proved to me that I would have to thoroughly explain the situation some other time.

"Ah, I see."Carlisle replied his hand on his chin as if examining my gift and so many other things.

"This is crazy, Carlisle."Rosalie blurted, breaking the silence with her anger yet again.

"Rosalie, it is fine. Nothing's going to go wrong."A soft voice spoke. I glanced at the short brunette, Alice.

"You must be Alice." I began, but as I was about to go on she interfered.

"I know what you're about to say, but let's talk about that in private when this is all settled."She simply replied and I nodded in understanding.

"As you wish."I responded, bowing my head slightly. I took note that our discussion so far had gotten nowhere; therefore I took the initiative to pursue the alliance. "Now, can we come into agreement with an alliance between us all?"I asked, stepping away from my brother to reach out to the others for a more business like position.

"I see no problem with it. Will you and your brother be willing to attempt our diet?"Carlisle asked, I knew it was for the safety of his family. It could also prove to be a better way of living for Jacen and I.

"We will do our best. We have tried in the past; it might be easier now that we will have someone else other than ourselves to help us cope."I answered politely, coming to terms with a new diet could be difficult, but Jacen and I will do it for a better life. After all we had nothing to lose and more to gain.

"It still won't make up for the deeds you have done in the past."Rosalie scoffed. I felt my brother strain himself from jumping to my defense.

I moved back to his side, holding onto his hand as I spoke, "We had to, by the means of our own survival. We have kept our rules only feeding when completely necessary. We also feed only on those who are old, or sick, and on occasion those who seek relief in death."

"My sister prefers to avoid those whom have more to life to live. She can still see the past of our victims, therefore we attempt not to take those whom have a future ahead of them."Jacen clarified. The tone in his voice was almost blank, as if he didn't want to respond and instead fuel an argument. But I knew he fought against his inner instinct and kept his comments to himself. I glanced over at Edward to see if he was reading my brothers mind, the distained look on his face confirmed my thoughts.

I continued to observe the others; it wasn't until I saw Carlisle take a step towards me, offering a hand as he did so.

"Amethyst? Will you come walk with Alice, Edward, Jasper and I? Esme, Bella, Emmett and Rosalie will stay here with your brother. "I looked at him before looking back at my brother. We shared a silent conversation, one that we didn't have to think about but with a single look know what the other wants to say.

I sighed softly allowing my thoughts to focus back to Edward so he could retain my worries. I thought about how Jacen could easily take them on if a fight was to arise. However, I feared that leaving my brother alone would make him vulnerable to an unnecessary attack.

Edward chuckled, "Rosalie won't do anything."

I nodded before giving my brother a kiss on his cheek and departing to follow the others to another clearing. "Thank you Edward."I spoke to him as we walked. He only nodded in acknowledgement.

As we reached an empty location in the forest, I watched Alice sit comfortably on a tree branch, her legs swinging beneath her. Jasper leaned casually against the tree as Edward and Carlisle stood in front of me. "Have a seat." Carlisle offered, gesturing to a rock but I shook my head.

I preferred to stand; it would make it more formal on my behalf if I stood. Silence elapsed, as everyone waited for the discussion to begin. I assumed Edward was here to convey honest thoughts from myself, Alice was here because this was part of her vision, Jasper was present due to his ability in case anything would arise. And Carlisle was the leader therefore his presence was indeed needed.

"I am sorry if this burdens your family, Dr. Cullen."I spoke, lifting my gaze from the ground to meet his.

"Please call me Carlisle."He answered in a less formal tone. It made me feel much more at ease now that we could settle an agreement in a lighter manner.

"Carlisle."I corrected myself, flashing them a faint smile before continuing, "We have had our share of dark days. We are just asking to live in peace alongside your cover. As you are well aware that a war is brewing beneath our grounds."

"Do you know the outcome of the war?"Edward questioned. I bowed my head and kept my gaze to the ground. I had no idea what the outcome truly will be. I have foreseen it to be a difficult battle, but the events of it were such a blur I couldn't quite decode it just yet.

I shook my head, "No. Things have changed during the course of time and I can no longer see its outcome. However there are many things I did see." With this statement I looked up to Alice. I am sure she was aware of the circumstances.

"Jacen and myself."She said as she fell gracefully back to the ground. She was like a fairy, dancing in her greatest nature.

"Yes, Yes exactly. My brother needs your help Alice. You will help and guide him through many conflicts to come. I know you and my brother are meant to be with each other, despite the rather conflict it has caused your family."Sincerity was clear in my tone. I knew well my brother was going to be in good hands especially when he has let his guard down and let love wash over him. My only worry was the acceptance of Rosalie. She was opposed everything and I could sense the difficulty within her.

"Rosalie will come to understand in time."Edward spoke up. I nodded smiling faintly at him.

"Thank you for that reassurance Edward. I know family is important to you all, as it is to me." I answered. Jacen was my only family left, he was my rock but knowing he will be perfectly fine in the arms of Alice, in the comfort of her love made me believe that it will be alright.

"Will you tell us more about yourself and Jacen? Edward tells me you are extraordinary and my son, Jasper has taken quite an interest in your emotions."Carlisle spoke, the leadership in him seemed to reflect on his composure. It was none like others, it was not arrogant or powerful, but one who held authority when needed. He seemed like a father, a great one at that.

"Jacen and I were changed March 31st 1983, It was more of an accident than anything. One of our kind had slipped into Jacen's room attacking him. I entered the room when I heard him scream in pain. It was then; I knew I had to fend him off. He attacked me, as soon as my scent was lifted to him. As he did, he only spread the venom through my body, unable to drain me. My brother and I were turned that night. We awoke three days later in the room, unknown to the world we had been brought into."I explained, the memory was fresh in my mind as I recalled my dream of the event.

"We fled our home, and it was then we found a few of our kind. They guided us to the ways of living however; they were not the greatest mentors. We soon left them when they had taken interest in me. From then on we lived on our own. Guiding ourselves in the new world, coping as much as we could. I worried that we did not learn enough but it is why I am thankful to have crossed paths with your family."

"Will you tell us about your gift?"Edward asked curiosity clear on his face.

"It was a year after we were changed did I discover I could sleep. We were traveling, when I had managed to fall asleep. Jacen was worried that I had died but when we reached our destination I awoke from my dream. I saw the future and where exactly we would be heading in my dream. After that, I began to cope with my new ability. My emotions might be different as my thoughts are rather deeper than most. It could also be affected by my gift. Jacen does not have any abilities; however he is a great fighter and protector for me."I answered to the best of my ability. It was hard attempting to explain something I have yet to learn to explain to myself. I often pondered if my gift had more to it, or why is it I had received this gift in the midst of a curse.

"You feed on humans; do you think you and your brother could perhaps cope with our diet?"Carlisle asked. I knew my previous statement regarding this was taken into consideration but they needed more than that. Reassurance that their family would be and will be safe was their priority.

"Yes, I believe so. I've seen Jacen struggle with it but with love by his side I believe he can. I couldn't do it on my own helping Jacen but now I am sure we will be able to change our ways. For the better."I reassured them; I looked at every single one of them making my promise.

"That is good to hear."Carlisle said giving me a smile that assured me our agreement for an alliance is set.

"Now, the war."Alice spoke up, it seemed as if she knew the circumstances of the war have been changing drastically. Even I was having a hard time keeping an eye on its events.

"The war has been constantly changing. They are after myself and my gift, however they also want to obtain power from your family. They know you have strong alliances with others, based on the past battles they have fought against you. However this time around they are determined to gain power and win. The factors of the war are unstable I should say, it seems as if there was no sure variable in it."I answered; a soft sigh escaped my lips. If only I knew what was to come, it would better prepare us all. I took a glance at Edward sending him an apology.

"Don't apologize." He began. "They will use your ability to their advantage. If you can reach into the past, present and future surely the Volturi has a place for you in their guard."

"Yes, I believe so."I murmured. It pained me to know I was to cause a war, but in my mind the war was necessary. I had heard of the Volturi during our travels, it worried me they had so much control and power. They were influential to our kind.

"We cannot have the Volturi gain power."Carlisle stated firmly. I knew that in his heart he was not keen on battles and wars, but he knew that the power could not be handed to the Volturi.

We all stood in silence, we all felt speechless. We would not surrender power, but the mere thought of a war had us all thinking. It was never great to engage in battle with those whom do have strength and power like the Volturi, but judging by the past encounters of the Cullen's and the Volturi, we could triumph with the help of those whom will fight for good. It however, didn't help that we had doubts in our mind.

Alice leaned in to Jasper, whispering something in his ear. I barely focused on the fact to bother listening in. It wasn't long until she broke the elapsed silence. "Carlisle, do you think I could perhaps talk to Jacen? I think I have delayed our meeting far too long."

Alice took a glance at me as did Carlisle before he nodded," Yes, Alice you may."

"Thank you. "She answered in an angelic voice; I knew it was the voice my brother would soon love to hear. I smiled at my thoughts before snapping out of them as I noticed her moved towards me. "Amethyst, I know we'll be great friends."She stated, bringing me into a warm comforting embrace.

I felt as if for once, I had someone other than my brother to turn to. It felt rather nice, rather soft and nurturing.

"As do I."I finally said as I pulled away from her, a soft smile gracing my face. She beamed at me before she began to walk away to where my brother was. It made me know I was finding something better for my brother and I, a small start would be with something along the lines of an alliance the Cullens.

I kept my gaze at Alice's retreating figure before Carlisle began to speak to me, "Well then, As long as you and Jacen are willing to adapt to our diet, I do not see any harm in forming an alliance. After all you and Jacen will be like family to us."

"Thank you Carlisle. It means so much to us."I extended my hand out to formally shake his, I wasn't quite sure how I should act, after all I wasn't willing to cross lines just yet.

"When the time comes, we will fight the Volturi and protect you by all means. The Volturi cannot gain anymore power as it is." He took my hand and shook it. I felt relieved that we have come to negotiations.

"Jacen and I will fight alongside you all. We have nothing and you all have given us something, it is the least we could do for family."I reassured, the battle was a serious matter and one that would affect us all.

"Very well then, we will see you and Jacen. If you ever need anything, feel free to ask."Carlisle finished and I simply nodded. He released my hand and began to head back to the others.

"Thank you."I called out before turning to Edward who had a comforting smile to offer to me."And Thank you Edward for helping this meeting come about."

"I have read your thoughts; your mind is far more complicated for someone who only has a few years on this planet."He stated informing me of my rather complex mind. I laughed lightly at his underestimation, I was young compared to many in his family, but I saw far more than they could imagine.

"Contrary, I have seen far too many to believe I am still young."I spoke, smirking as I knew I would prove it to him one day.

He placed a hand on my shoulder, "Time will tell if you are wise beyond your years." He said simply before looking over to Jasper. It wasn't long seeing as he began to follow suit of Carlisle.

I offered a faint smile at the honey haired man; He stood unmoved leaning on the tree as he had when the discussion began. "Thank you, for coming. I know you have sent a wave of calm towards Rosalie earlier to protect my brother."

"Anything for Alice." He spoke simply. I could tell he was hurt by the situation that has risen, I couldn't help but feel guilt for letting it come about.

"You love her don't you?"I asked as I walked towards him, my hands slipped casually into the pockets of the jacket I wore. I wasn't cold, but the weather told me humans would be.

"Yes, very much so." He answered; he still stood the same way. It seemed as if he was contemplating thoughts as we talked. Thoughts I couldn't decipher just yet.

I nodded, I had never experienced love to be honest. I was considerably young when I was turned, even then I didn't consider dating or anything of that matter then. I shouldn't be the one talking about love, but yet I understood love. I had seen from a distance how lovers cared for each other enough to understand what it was like to be in love. It was a selfless, sacred act. From what I have seen from Alice and Jasper, they had something meaningful and powerful. But that bond was broken as Jacen came into the equation.

"It must be hard then. Watching someone you love, love someone else."I spoke out, I knew it must have hurt in more ways than one. The heart aches and even with our lifeless souls we can love as much as a human does, however in our cases the pain of love could be eternal.

"If you truly love someone you wish them well and happiness. Not wallow in what could have been."Jasper informed me, shifting from his position so he stood before me. I looked up at him, He was towering over me and I knew he was at least Jacen's height if not taller. Though his height did not matter, but what did was the reflection of pain his eyes held. Pain he was keeping to himself because he knew better than to burden others.

"Ah you are correct. Seeing the one you love happy is part of it all."I agreed. He and I kept our eyes locked together, questioning each other in silence. However, I was the one to break it, "Seeing as Alice will take my brother for the day I should be heading home." I spoke as I moved away from him, "Thank you again."I added as I turned on my heels and began to walk home.

I had a lot on my mind so I had decided to walk in a human pace, rather than taking the chance and running at my usual inhuman speed. I needed time to think, a lot to ponder about and walking would be the perfect time. It was relaxing and calming, peaceful and serene.

As I was walking, I felt someone following me, I wasn't alarmed. His scent was like vanilla and sugar; It was rather easy to catch.

"Mind if I walked you home?"Jasper asked, it was then I realized he had an accent, a southern one actually. He was acting like a gentleman and offering to walk me home, even being indestructible meant walking a female of your kind home I supposed. Though, it felt rather pleasant.

I smiled as I turned to him, "I won't be walking at a hastened pace, are you sure you want to?"I questioned him; my focus was mostly on him.

I saw him smile faintly, one I haven't seen from him yet. It was nice to see him smile even if it was only brief. "I have plenty to think about." He answered, glancing down at me.

I nodded, "Well, if you wish."

I lead him to the direction of the house; It was going to be a long walk to be honest. I didn't mind it at all and by the looks of it he didn't either. We walked in silence; the only sounds that echoed were those of the forest. It was calming, and beautiful in every aspect of it. It was like a soft melody, a ballad. Stripped of the unneeded and all that was left was the ones that mattered. As my mind drifted off into thoughts, I felt safer by Jasper's side. However, what I was unaware of was that this was to be the beginning of something new. This was only the first of many silent walks we would take together. The first shift of fate that will change everything.

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