Chapter 9: A Dreamers Fear
(Kysa's POV)

It was getting Darker, so much darker. Why didn't I turn back, I could fell the evil in the air. No, I had to hunt, I needed meat. I ran further and further into the forest, and finally found my prey. I was in my Kitsune form, I remember now, I took down a Wolf. She put up a good fight, but I was so much faster. Her meat was the best I had ever tasted, our 'cousin's' tasted so delightful.

Screaming rose into the air. Smoke filled the sky above my tribe. Fear welled up inside me, and my legs carried me as fast as they could back home. I soon realized it was not fast enough, no, not fast enough.

I ran to my hut, dodging the attackers, not caring about the others. I had to find my mother, and love, oh no I had to find him. The sight before me was a terrible one. Mother, lying on the floor, in her human form. Her eyes were blank, and staring into space, her necklace lay out on her chest. Depression, and anger gathered up inside me. "Mother." I whispered.

I saw the figure lurking in the corner, he was standing over someone. Realization finally found me, and I attacked the Vampire with such rage that he was down within seconds. "Kysa," The boy the had been attacked by the leach whispered. "I love you."

Tears welled up in my eyes, I never realized I could cry in this form. I had never felt so lost in my life, so alone. Everyone, they were dead. Rage, anger, grief, everything, every emotion was with me at that moment. I walked from the hut with my head held high, I would fight to the death.

I don't remember how I ended up back in the forest, but one of them followed me here. I was too injured to fight back, I clutched my mothers necklace in my mouth still, mine still clinging around my neck. He smiled at me, it was such a terrible smile, it sent chills up my spine. Then he stuck at me like snake, so quick I didn't see him move.

Next came the burning, I bet it was worse than hell's consuming fires; so much worse. "Kill me!" I screamed at him. "Kill me now!" He only laughed at me as I lay there in pain. Why didn't death come and take me? I wanted to pass over so badly, it was what I wanted.

"Sorry Darling," He coldly. "You're different then the rest of them. Your destiny is calling." And then he left me, so alone. Burning. It wouldn't stop. Could their venom really affect me this way? I was different than most my kind, I was chosen. But did my destiny require this? Then the worse part came, I felt like I was suffocating. And I finally went under….my world went black.

I woke up screaming, and felt someone's hands holding me down. I could feel the dry tears on my face. I could still feel the burning throughout my body, it made me tremble even more. Tears flowed down once more, like a never ending waterfall. I felt whoever was holding me down pull me to them, and hold me.

I sobbed into his shirt for almost an hour. I couldn't stop. Even though the body was cold, I still felt the warmth of his gentleness. "Its ok." He murmured. It calmed me, and I felt I wave of peace settle on me. I guessed Jasper was the last one to enter the room.

I looked up and found it was Emmett who held me to him. He has such a worried look in his eyes, he reminded me of my father. In a sense I did consider him like my father figure. I don't know how it came to be, but he was in my heart. I'm guessing our bond had grown since I first came to their house. He adopted me despite my being different. He accepted me, and cared.

"I'm fine." I croaked. My voice hardly sounded at all like me. "Just a nightmare." I heard Edward's cold chuckle. I growled.

"Just a nightmare?" He spat at me. "I could see it in my mind from where I was at the cottage." A wave of pain washed over his face as he remembered some of the images. I could tell that he was trying to make it all out. He starred at me, there was a knowledge in his eyes. He knew what I was, and yet he didn't. He didn't even know we existed.

"She's a Kitsune." Carlisle said to him as he entered the room. Joy, more fun for me. "They're suppose to be extinct, but….I guess she's the only one to live." He looked at me, I could tell he wanted some sort of response, so I nodded.

Recognition filled Edward's eyes, as did it Emmett's. They knew what we were, they just didn't know we were real I'm guessing. I felt like everything was closing in around me, like I couldn't breath. Would they shun me now? Throw me out into this new world I know nothing of?

"No," Edward said flatly responding to my thoughts. "We're not throwing you out. You're staying. And yes…I've studied on Kitsune before, I just thought they were a myth." He studied me carefully, I looked human, but I wasn't.

I looked up at Emmett, hoping he would give me the courage to speak. He only starred back at me, probably trying to process everything that had happened this past week. I sighed, finding the courage myself.

"Yes, I'm a Kitsune." I paused trying to sum everything up. "That's all I really know. No one knew whether I was demonic, or angelic." I had everyone's attention now, they whole family was crowded in my room, except Nessie. "The Elders said I was different, that I was both."

Carlisle was absorbing this all in, I could tell he was curious. He was old enough to know about the hunts I was guessing, or at least had been told about them . "I was transformed into somewhat of a Vampire after my tribe was raided. I'm like you, but yet not like you…" I explained to them all I could go out in the sun without problem, unless I was in my Kitsune form, then I would sparkle. And how I didn't have to have blood to live, but I could use it to supply a certain amount of energy; Meat was a must have for me. I could go without breathing, but I still had to sleep. We had our similarities and differences. By the end of it all they were all listening, absorbing every word.

Emmett never let me out of his site after that night. He feared that if others knew what I was, they would hunt me down. I didn't mind him following me day by day, keeping an eye on me. We grew closer, and even Rosalie began to grow closer to me. She liked the idea of having a 'daughter', even though I was older than them; but I was considered a child in Kitsune years - So I guess it works out. It felt nice to be apart of something.

Even the rest of the Cullen's warmed up to me. Alice and I always discussed fashion, and cloths. I don't know why I took such a great interest in it, I'm guessing our love for beauty made me want to be more 'fashionable'. She even took joy out of doing my hair every so often. Rosalie, Bella, and Nessie would join in too.

Esme took joy out of designing a room for me, and then actually adding on to their home. My room was gorgeous. I never knew she was so talented. Rosalie, and Alice picked out my wardrobe. Emmett took care of getting me a car. I don't know why I needed one, but he thought I did. He also took me hunting with him whenever he went.

Edward, Jasper and I enjoyed our daily wrestling matches. I won against Jasper, and found it hard to prevail over Edward; He cheated. I need to learn how to block my mind better. Emmett often got angered at his brothers for wrestling with me; He thought they would harm me. I laughed at the thought.

I would often sit with Carlisle and discuss old history, and he tried to help get me up to date on new world history. I was clueless on so many things; during my hunting years for those spineless men I never did get an education. Last time I checked I was 17 when my schooling, and my world came to an end.

Whoever thought the outcome from my lack of new world education would lead to me, and Nessie trying something new to us; together.