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Trapped

The next thing I remembered was pain. My whole head was screaming and I was both dizzy and frightened. I could hear muted voices far away, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. I wanted to see if I could open my eyes. I could. I was laying in the corner of a dark, damp room. In the opposite corner there was a simple bed with no sheets. There was only one window, if you could call it that; high up on the wall there was a tiny square where lights flooded in. It was a large room and it smelled old and closed, it smelled vampire and human and blood – and something else, something vaguely familiar. A door on the other side of the room was open.

I tried to sit up, and the world was swirling before my eyes. I heard movement. Two men appeared in the doorway – they had been the source of the muted voices.

"Renesmee!" the biggest man said as he started to walk towards me, smiling. He was a vampire. I quickly understood that he had the smell that was vaguely familiar. The other man was human, and I had never seen him before. I knew his smell too though; he had been there when I had opened the front door, when someone had hit me in the head.

The vampire stood in front of me, his hands planted firmly on his sides.

"My name is Joham, and it is I who have brought you here. Do not be afraid, I wish you no harm."

Joham. The name stirred something in the back of my mind. And I realized; the smell, his smell, reminded me of Nahuel.

"You're Nahuel's father!" I burst out, finally making the connection.

"Yes" he answered, pleased that I did not seem more afraid.

I remembered Nahuel. I had met him one time since that time with the Volturi; I had once visited Zafrina in the rain forest, and he had come to see me one day. I was not old then. We had played together, and I remembered liking him. He had been shy and gentle.

I looked around.

"Why am I here?" I looked up at Joham. He was still smiling. Nahuel was so kind and polite, and I couldn't quite bring myself to believe that his father could be so different. Maybe that was the reason I wasn't more afraid than I was.

"You are here because... I need you", he said simply.

The human snorted, but Joham silenced him with just a look. Then he smiled back down at me.

"But do not be afraid, I do not wish to harm you." He repeated his words from earlier, and I got instantly alarmed.

"Could you not have asked for my help, instead of hitting me unconscious?" I asked, rubbing my aching head. I was not bleeding, at least.

"Ahh". Joham folded his hands and looked down. Then he shot a look at his friend, or whatever he was. "Leave" he hissed, and made a sharp gesture with his head towards the door. The human left, closing the door firmly behind him. The room got darker, but that didn't bother any of us. My night vision was good, his was better.

"How can you be around him?" I asked out of curiosity, nodding towards the closed door. "You're not a vegetarian". Joham studied me calmly with his blood-red eyes.

"No I am not." he replied. "And that means I will have to replace my employees regularly."

I shuddered. He was actually saying that he killed them regularly, replacing them with new soon-to-be meals. I thought of my human friends and shuddered some more.

"They are easy to find" Joham continued.

He started to walk slowly back and forth between me and the door as he spoke.

" Stupid, little humans, willing to follow a stronger, much more powerful leader. Of course, they do not know what I am, but they know I am something. Different and far above them. Afraid , fascinated and hungry for power, money... they follow." He seemed lost in his own thoughts as he continued the pacing, back and forth. " They do not question things. And I must say, they become handy when I do not wish to leave a trace or scent of me. Like when finding you."

He turned around and smiled. His eyes were blazing with a curiosity, a if he wanted something from me.

A sudden thought hit me.

"It was you!" I burst out.

I tried to sit up more straight. "It was you, wasn't it? That man who attacked me on Saturday. You sent him, right? To...what? Kidnap me?"

"Oh, that little accident." Joham sighed. "I am sorry about your bruises, they were unnecessary." He eyed my face, before he continued "He was only supposed to hit you in the head once, make you unconscious, and bring you here. You were stronger than expected, and much stronger than any human of course. And he is stupid." He paused. "Well, was stupid. He is gone now."

He licked his lips, and I shuddered again.

I had been right. The man had been after something, it wasn't just random. He was trying to kidnap me. I understood why Joham would send a human instead of going himself. Joham would leave a scent of vampire, which would be easily recognizable to me...and Jacob. I got a lump in my throat as I thought of Jacob.

"What am I doing here?" I asked. I tried not to show how afraid I actually was, but my voice was shaking.

"Oh, do not be afraid, my friend!" He stopped the pacing and turned around to face me fully. "You are simply here to help me finish a little experiment of mine. Something I have planned for a long time. It is a brilliant idea, I must say. And you are a crucial part of that plan."

He sent me a hungry smile before he continued.
"As for you earlier question: Why didn't I just ask for your help? Well. The answer is simple. I doubt you would volunteer."

A chill crept down my spine. What was this?

Joham started walking again.

"I have heard rumours of you family. The family that could stand up against the famous Volturi. Vampires, joined by big wolves. The mind-reading father, the human mother – and the child. The child. That's you, Renesmee." he sent me a curious look. "And then I made a plan. A brilliant plan. And it is almost, almost ready to be tested. But as I've told you, to do that I needed you. I found out that your family was going away, leaving you and your wolf-friend behind."

The lump in my throat got bigger as he mentioned Jacob.

Joham continued.
" My employees would have to be very careful. I did not wish to snatch you at your house, that could very easily go wrong. But after all, your wolf-friend is no mind-reader. We tried that night in Port Angeles, with no luck. And I thought to myself: if there only was a way to get the wolf to leave, only for a little while...

So, we produced an excuse to get him out of the house, and it was done. This time, my employees were more prepared, they knew what to do – I had instructed them carefully – and it was so easy. I am sorry if we frightened you, but you see, I simply had to get you here"

He stopped talking and smiled down at me.

"I do also feel sorry for that poor wolf – imagine when he comes home to find you gone! With no trace, no track to follow. He must be devastated."

Joham got a concerned look on his face, but I didn't believe him for one second. On the contrary, I got the impression he was enjoying himself. Jacob would find me, I repeated over and over in my head. Jacob would find me, he would not give up until he found me.

"Again, back to your question: What are you doing here." Joham started walking again. "This is the core of my plan. For many years now, I have had a goal. I am creating something new. Something unique, I thought, until I heard of you. And you are, indeed, unique, Renesmee. With you, this will explode. You can make this possible, you can make this function. My goal, Renesmee, is to create a whole new race. The race of half human – half vampire. So far there is only you, Nahuel, and all of my other children."

"But what do you need me for? You're not, like, a collector, are you?" I was starting to get sick.

"No, not quite" He sent me a look. " You see, you are the only half vampire I know of that is not my own child. I need you.. to create."

I got it then, and if I could have vomited I would have. He needed me. To create. To reproduce. To make birth to half-vampires. The world was spinning again. I could not think, I must have been on the edge of fainting. I could not breathe, could not do anything but suffocate. Jacob, I thought. JacobJacobJacob. I drew a deep breath. Jacob would come. I would get out of here. This would not happen. Jacob would find me.

"No" I growled. I looked up at Joham with hateful eyes. No.

" Yes." he said, simply. "There is no choice in this for you. To complete my plan I needed another male half-vampire, of course. I don't know where Nahuel is or if he is even alive, but I know he would not make this easy if I tried to use him as a part of my plan. Instead, I did create another child all those years ago, a son. He will be fully grown in just a couple of days, so you will have some time to adjust to the thought. On his seventh birthday – we will put the plan into action".

I didn't dare think about what he meant by that. It would not happen. I would not allow it. I was so angry my hands were shaking. What did he think he was? Some kind of God, with the right to rule everything? To rule other people, other lives?

In one movement I got up on my feet. I wanted to knock him down and storm out the door, but as soon as I moved towards him, he hit me in the face and I fell back on the floor again. My vision got blurry for a couple of seconds and I felt something warm spread in my hair. I was bleeding, this time. Joham did not longer smile.

"You will do as I tell you." he said firmly. "You do not have any other option. You will only make it worse for yourself if you protest, so it is better that you don't. For your own good, Renesmee. Behave."

Then he turned around and walked out of the room with firm steps. He closed the door behind him and I heard him lock it.

I fell down on the floor and cried. I cried for hours, or at least it felt like hours. The light outside the little window grew darker and it became night. When I couldn't cry any more I slumped up against the wall.

I thought of Jacob. Where he was. He was probably looking for me. Maybe the pack helped. Maybe he'd alerted my family. They would come. They would find me. I just hoped that he was okay. That they all were.

I had not chance of getting out of here on my own. Joham was much stronger than me, and he well knew that. He also knew I was much stronger than all his human "employees". He would not leave me unguarded with them for one second. And he didn't need to wait long apparently, in only a couple of days...

I didn't even know if it was possible. If I could give birth. No other half-human had ever tried, and I had never thought about it. I did have a period, but I didn't know if that made any difference to me. The thought of children hadn't really crossed my mind. I after all, had very recently stopped being a child myself. I hadn't even ever had a real boyfriend, if you could call it that, and Jacob... I cried through the rest of that night. The next morning came and I was exhausted. I laid down on the floor, closing my eyes, but not to sleep. I couldn't hear anything. The walls must be soundproof. Didn't make much of a difference.

The day passed. I cried, I closed my eyes, I prayed and I begged. I replayed memories in my head over and over. Memories of me and Jacob, of my mom, my dad, my aunts and uncles, my grandparents, my friends. Me and Jacob laying in the sun, me snuggling up next to his wolf-form. He was rumbling, enjoying himself. My dad teaching me how to play the piano, smiling whenever he heard my thoughts drift away to boys and non-essentials. My mom telling me how much she loved me. Jacob hugging me tight to his chest, whispering my name, kissing my hair.

I lost track of time, but some time before it got real dark outside the window, the lock was unbolted. I sat up and stared towards the door with tired, wet eyes. I would have to try to get out. The door opened and Joham entered.

"Renesmee" he greeted me. The door was still open. If I could distract him somehow...

Joham walked towards me and stood in front of me.

"I hope you have been thinking about what is wise of you to do."

I didn't answer.

"It will make things easier for you, if you accept your situation."

I didn't answer. He eyed me for one second.

"I see your mind is set. Too bad"

He turned around and headed towards the door. I couldn't let him close the door, not again. I got up on my feet, but just when I planned to leap he turned to me with resigned eyes.

"I thought you knew better than that"

I ignored him, but didn't make more than two steps before he slapped me in the face. I could taste blood in my mouth. My vision got all blurry again. He hit me again, with such force I slammed into the wall behind me. My pulse felt like a drum in my head. I expected him to leave but he didn't, I could see his feet standing in front of me.

"I do not wish to do this" he said. "But you must understand there is no other way for you. The next time I enter I will bring my son. "

He turned on his heel and walked towards the door. I got up again. I wasn't thinking straight, I wasn't thinking at all. It was a miracle I even saw where I was running. All I could see was the door, the light. I reached towards it but something hard and painful hit my shoulder and forced me down on my knees. I realized it was Johams hand. His eyes were angry. His hands was squeezing me shoulder so hard tears escaped from my eyes.

"Enough" he said. He let go of me and I fell down on the cold floor. I heard the door close and lock and everything went black again.