A/N: Nicole's ringtone is the chorus from 'Le Chamin' by Kyo. Here's the translation : 'We have covered the path, We have held the distance, And my whole body hates you, But I adore you, We have covered the path, We have suffered in silence, And my whole body hates you, But I still adore you'. Plan to end the story around chapter 16 or 20, maybe earlier.
This chapter mentions Hawaii and Maui. I mean no offense to the locals but I live here my entire life so don't flame me.
Shout out to MinePluseYoursEqualHarmony. I can't thank you enough for actually reviewing and answering my questions. Go read her Bella/Leah story.
Chapter Six
Leah glanced Nicole's hand and wiggling fingers. The swelling was already going down. Leah swore if she watched long enough she could watch it go down. Instead she looked back at the road, and turned. The hospital was just down the street. "Your dad's a doctor. What about your mom?" The wiggling fingers stopped. Leah feel the air still. A glance and she saw distant green eyes.
"Mother was a tattoo artiest before she died." Leah's head snapped to Nicole so fast she turned the wheel slightly. Leah quickly corrected it. "To answer the question she died in a mugging."
"I wasn't going to ask that." Copper hands flexed around the wheel. "You said your father was married."
"Eavesdrop much?" Nicole sneered. Leah felt her chest rumble, ready to growl at the mocking tone. "You know Leah, if you want to know more about me just ask-" Leah stomped on the break, sending Nicole forward. A soft 'Thud' from her hard head and soft dashboard.
"Sorry. I thought I saw a cat."
"Really?" Nicole's voice seethed with a chilly air. "I saw a bitch."
"Then stop looking in the mirror."
"Oh." Leah heard the smile in the voice and glanced to check. It was a smirked, everything about Nicole's face said amused. "That was a good one."
"Bipolar." Leah sighed. She turned into the hospital. Nicole was unbuckled and out before Leah even pulled her keys out. She quickly followed Nicole into the lounge, watching as the young women threw herself onto the front desk.
"Niki. Please act your age." The nurse giggled slightly. Shaking her head. Both of that stopped when she saw the bruised hand. "What is wrong with you and your family?"
"We're too physical." Nicole shrugged. "So my father free or do I need to pay for the gas?"
"It'd be polite for you to pay for gas even I was free. Stop harassing the nurse." Nicolas hit Nicole's head with his clipboard. Light tap on the bruise still had Nicole cringing. "They aren't cradle robbers." In a few long strides he was then in front of Leah, hand out. "I'm Nicolas Vasvi. Sorry about my punk ass daughter."
That's where Leah lost the grip in her jaw along with whatever she's suppose to stay. She noticed a few things first, Nicolas and Nicole looked nothing alike. The only thing similar was their hair, eyes, and bad eye sight. Second, how to introduce a father that just called their kid a punk ass? Third. This explains Nicole's personality. All this while Leah just shook Nicolas' hand for a few seconds.
"Leah this is my dysfunctional father. Dysfunctional father, Leah." Nicole said walking up to the two. Leah looked at Nicole, "This is the part where defend the person you barely know, Me." Nicole pressed her fingers to her own chest.
"Why? Punk ass seems right." Leah smirked while Nicole frowned. She looked back at Nicolas. "Your daughter might have broken her hand."
"At least it's not something new." Nicolas turned around, waving to another doctor. The familiar face of Carlisle walked up. Scattering nurses and the few patient moving away from the vampire. "Carlisle, this is my daughter I told you about."
"Yes. Nicolas often talks about you." The vampire doctor smiled. Nicole's eyes only cut to her father with a slight glare. "You've met my kids in your class. Sorry if they seem a bit… distant. We've just moved here."
"I'm sure me and my siblings can bring them out in the open." Nicole returned the smile with a deviant one. With a wave from her father Nicole followed, "Tell Alice and Nessie I said 'Bonjour'."
"Carlisle." Leah's voice dropped to a whisper only the vampire's could hear. She walked into a more secluded hallway. "I think Nicole is the witch."
"That's impossible." Carlisle whispered back. "Renesmee all showed us how what happen. The witch's skin tone was lighter, her hair is a dark strawberry blond."
"Magic?" Leah pressed. "Why wouldn't witches be able to change their appearance? I can tu-" She quickly stopped at Carlisle signal. He turned around to see Nicolas pull off his gloves and Nicole glaring at her wrapped hand. She glanced up at Leah and raised a brow. Leah raised her voice to normal volume. "I'll come over your place too night."
"What do you want for dinner? Esme would want to know."
"Pork chop."
Nicole looked at the simple two story house then turned around to take in the forest line. She took a deep breath and took in the soft sent of the ocean. It reminded her of her old home.
"I know, it very odd and rural."
"No. I used to live in Hawaii. This reminds me of Up Country." Leah suddenly stopped. The voice so soft and gentle she had to stare at Nicole's moving mouth to make sure she was hearing the right person. "I was to busy to notice the difference. It's so much colder, practically no sun. Sure we were in the middle of the ocean but we weren't isolated like Forks or La Push." Nicole leaned against the car, facing the ocean. "I miss my lil' rock Maui. The annoying hot weather and ocean."
Nicole let out a soft chuckle. "Me and Xander never been up here in the mainland. We always joked how we'll live on that rock until humans sank it with cities."
Leah's eyes immediately narrowed at the word 'Human'. Before she could open her mouth Nicole's phone went off.
On a parcouru le chemin, On a tenu la distance, Et je te hais de tout mon corps, Mais je t'adore.
Leah listen to the soft French Rock while Nicole dug through her bag.
On a parcouru le chemin, On a souffert en silence, Et je te hais de tout mon corps, Mais je t'adore encore –
"Leah! Duck!"
Leah turned, red engulfing her vision before she dropped to her knees. She turned her head fast enough to watch Nicole turn. Water balloon breaking on her face and chest.
"Oh…" The twins gasped, jaw open. They stood at the side of the house, soaking wet, eyes wide. They wore bikini's in the cold weather that had no effect on them. Their fingers immediately pointed at the other. "She did it! I did not! You so did!" They screamed in unison.
"Jo! Mel!" The twins quickly dashed back around the house. With a sigh Leah turned back to Nicole, now shivering slightly as she closed her phone. "You can use my shower. I'll lend you some cloths."
"How about a new phone?" Nicole hissed, holding up the soaked LG Shine.
Raymundo sprinted down the road, redialing to another number. "Niki is still not answering!" A turn down the wrong corner and he was face to face with a certain blue eye vampire. He threw a punch only for it to be grabbed and torn off. The scream was mute over the rushing water but the vision was clear. Clear enough to see the bone, meat and blood and the time on the phone. 4:21.
"There's a vampire on the loose she's going to kill Raymundo! Niki might already be dead!"
Everyone in the house was there in a blink of an eye, Jacob tumbling from the garage in a few seconds later.
"What?"
Alice took a deep breath. Letting Jasper push calmness into her. "There is a vampire –A women with brown hair –in Forks. Raymundo is calling for Nicole when he ran into an ally. She ripped his arm off!! The odd thing was that her eyes were an ice blue!"
"Ice blue?" Bella repeated slowly. "Is that possible?"
"No." Esme answered.
Alice looked up at Edward, his eyes boring into hers and she rethought her vision. "Her skin was as pale as a vampire and she tore his arm off as easily. How many human women can do that?" Edward questioned his doubtful wife.
"None." Bella whispered softly.
"We have 41 minutes to get back to Forks and find him." Edward continued. And everyone was out of the room, everyone but Jacob. He looked around with a confused face. Another spin and Renesmee was glaring at him.
"Jake! Didn't you hear dad?!"
"Uh –No…" Jacob answered slowly. "You guys talk to fast. One second Alice was screaming and in another everyone was gone. What happen?"
"Ugh! Get in the car, I'll explain." And in another blink of an eye Renesmee vanished and a car door slammed closed. "Jake, hurry up!!"
"I'm only human!" Jacob yelled back, dashing back into the garage.
"The only human! Now hurry up you old dog!"
Bella walked out of the ally, after running around the town at blinding speed. She felt a soft force hit her before realizing her feet was stumbling. "Oh! I'm so sorry-"
"Sorry!!" Raymundo's Portuguese accent interrupted. Bella watched as Raymundo quickly ran around her. "Sorry Bella, gotta find a drunk friend."
"Friend? Wait!!" Before Raymundo could get 3 yards Bella grabbed his arm. Glancing down at her hand, remembering her cold temperature against the warm skin, she quickly let go. "You can't –I mean it's dangerous." Bella winced, eyes shutting tight at her words.
"Dangerous? For people or the drunk?" Raymundo repeated as slow as he could while being out of breath. Bella glanced back up at Raymundo, a brow raised with a lost and confused look. His hair was messy… er than usual. Face slightly flushed and chest heaving. "First. I don't die that easily." Bella rolled her eyes. Men always think their invincible. "Second, you're in more danger than me." Bella scoffed but Raymundo continued. "Third, how do you know? Can you see the future?"
"What no! That'll be A –impossible!" Bella said, almost too fast for a human. She winced at herself, almost saying Alice's name.
"Edward seems like the type to be with a more confidant girl…" Bella's eyes narrowed, her vampire ears picking up the soft whisper. "Later Bells!" Bella reached out to grab his arm again but Ray was already running.
"No!!" Bella ran. She could see the wind pushing toward and to Ray's back when she suddenly stopped to human speed. Bella bit her lip but Raymundo didn't seem to notice as he turned to her. "Ray, please! I have this feeling –"
"Bella." Raymundo took a deep breath. "Your nice. But now it's annoying. I need to find Abigail before she does something stupid."
"Uh, um." Bella's eyes looked around, then on her wrist for the time. 4:15. "Can you show me a picture? I might have seen her?"
"Smart idea!" Raymundo smiled, eyes brightening in split second. He quickly dug out his wallet, flipping through several pictures. Bella gasped at the picture he'd shown her. Skin pale, ice blue eyes and brown hair.
"She's gorgeous." Unnaturally so. Obviously a vampire.
"So have you seen her?"
"Um…" Bella glanced at her watch again. 4:18. "I think so. This way." Bella ran, Raymundo quickly by her side.
Edward! Edward! Please hear this! I found Raymundo. The vampire is drunk –their friend but –Ugh! What do I do now? I can't stall him forever!
Edward flipped open his phone. Stopping from his place on the rooftop. "The vampire is apparently drunk and their friend."
"What? Drunk?" Esme's voice whistled into the phone. "That isn't possible."
"Their friend?" Rosalie scowled. "Why would they be friends with a vampire?"
"We just need to find her before she does something." Edward interrupted. "Esme, did Carlisle answer?"
"Yes but he's operating a surgery."
"Then we'll just keep looking. Any new visions Alice?"
"No." Alice whispered, almost too soft for the receiver on her phone. "Ugh! If only my visions work properly! We wouldn't be running out. I'm sorry."
"No need to apologize. It's not your fault." Jasper finally spoke up.
"It's those werewolves and that witch." Rosalie seethed, "I bet they planned this."
"We don't know that Rosalie!" Esme scolded. "At least we know not to kill her."
"Jasper. See if you can convince Raymundo to stop searching." Edward asked.
"Okay."
Edward sighed, hanging up and sliding the phone back into his pocket. He concentrated on the minds around him again.
Money. Sex. Sex. Money. Pet. Dress. Money. Coffee. Books. Romance. Fantasy. Werewolf. Vampires. Video Games.
"Humans…"
You fell in love with one of them.
Edward smiled at the thought. "Bella is different." He glanced down. Jasper looking up with a smile. They exchanged nods and Edward took off. Jasper looked around. Feelings of anxiety rolling off two people, slowly growing larger and larger. A deep breath and he caught Bella's sent, hinted with Edward and an odd forest sent, Raymundo. His ears picked up fast footsteps and a heaving breath. He walked towards the street corner, stopping when Bella dashed around.
"Jasper! You scared me!" Jasper only chuckled slightly, the surprise rolling into relief. He let Bella punch his chest softly. Then a wave of impatience and annoyance, his eyes drifted to Raymundo, huffing slightly out of breath. His brows knitted together, eyes shifting to Jasper and Bella.
"Um? Are you guys just gonna keep popping up cuz it's kinda creepy."
"No. We won't." Jasper answered with a slight smile. "You seem a little winded. Is Bella causing you any trouble?"
"What? No, I'm not!" Bella scowled. The scowl faded when Jasper winked with vampire speed. "Oh –Um…We were just looking for Ray's friend, she's drunk and he's scared something might happen to her."
"I see…" Jasper looked back at Raymundo. "I think you should rest." He pulled at the little exhaustion Raymundo felt. "Me and Bella will look for her." Raymundo quickly stiffen, impatience growing into suspicion and annoyance raising into anger.
"Thanks but no. You don't know her, how she looks like, how she will react. It's better if you guys stay out of this." Raymundo turned, dashing into the few rare allies. "Oomph! Not cool." He muttered into the dirt before pushing himself up.
"Ray –Isn't that-"
"Abigail!?" Raymundo gasped, quickly kneeling down and pulling the vampire into a sitting position. He winced, seeing drool roll down her chin. Her eyes open but glazed and unmoving. Jasper stared, holding Bella back when she tried to move forward.
"Jasper?! They need our help."
"And if anything happens to you, Edward wouldn't forgive himself." He whispered back, Both speaking to softly and quickly for Raymundo to hear. "We don't know what's going to happen."
"But-" Jasper shook his head, waves of anxiety coming off Raymundo. Nothing from Abigail.
"Abi!!" Raymundo shook the vampire slightly. "Abigail-" Abigail jerked forward, barfing up food onto Raymundo. Raymundo turned his head away, face staunched up in disgust. "So… not cool…"
"Can vampire's throw-up like that?" Bella whispered to Jasper again, Jasper shook his head. "Alice's visions has been bit off lately…"
"Pleas don't say that in front of my wife."
"Bella, Japser! Help me clean her up." Raymundo called, slowly pulling his shirt off, careful not to get food on himself. From his pocket he pulled out his phone. "Alexia, found Abigail. She's unconscious."
Leah slowed down staring at the mansion that looked huge even at the end of the road. So close to the trees it reminded her of the Cullens house, secluded. "I thought you said guys were poor."
"We are." Nicole yawned, head against the window. "That giant house is the reason." She muttered lazily, wrapping her hand in a messy bundle. She then glanced at the open garage.
"What about the jeep, truck, convertible, and four motorcycles."
"My mother won the jeep in an art contest back in Maui, mine. Convertible is the Breg's sisters, brought it over from Germany, ask Monica tomorrow." Nicole yawned without even glancing, "The truck is Raymundo's and Xander's 5 year anniversary and goodbye present from their parents. Motorcycles are gifts from Raymundo and Xander's auto-friends back in Maui."
"Thanks for all the stories by the way. You do realized that the twins won't shut up about going to Hawaii?" Leah smirked voice trying to mimic the Hawaiian accent Nicole let slip earlier. "Brah."
"Ya fakin haole." Nicole raised a brow, falling into the Hawaiian Slang. "Ya like dirdy lickins or wat?" Leah stared at Nicole for a few seconds, Nicole's smile slowly breaking into a laugh. "That's a threat, but I don't think even Tongans and Samoans can beat you."
"You know French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, and now Hawaiian Slang."
"Pidgin."
"Pigeon?"
"Close enough. " Nicole laughed, getting out of the car as Leah stopped in the driveway. "Later!" She yawned walking into the house.
Nicole just got her shoes slipped off when stopped. Raven was covered in mud, dirt, leaves, and the occasional spot of blood. Olivier's chest was bandaged, right arm in a sling. Monica was re-wiring the hole in the house while Raymundo carried wood. Everyone was tried with bags starting to grow under their eyes.
Once the door shut everyone glared at Nicole. "What happen?" She asked slowly.
"What happen?!" Raven screamed. "I ran around in the forest for hours looking for a drunk teleporting vampire!" Nicole flinched back, Raven mere inches from her, "Where the fuck were you!?"
"In La Push at Leah's, teaching her a few card tricks for the presentation." Nicole informed. Raven only scoffed, turning around and pulling the air towards the kitchen. "My phone got wet and isn't working."
"Short version, puppycat." Monica growled, feet marching to Nicole. She watched sharp teeth and large fangs grind against each other as Monica continue to speak. "Abigail got drunk from that Memory Depressant Potion. She forgot she was a vampire and stared to drink and eat because she though Raven was with Olivier." Nicole's eyes shifted to the immortal. Olivier at Nicole and she looked back at Monica.
"We searched Forks and the forest looking for a teleporting vampire when she was unconscious in an ally and threw up on Raymundo. The end."
"Awesome! We got a vampire drunk! Was she still able to teleport? Can we do it again? How about test it on werewolves? Study –Ack!" Monica fist jerked forward, hitting Nicole's throat.
"You mages caused enough trouble for today!"
"I've been in enough pain for today!!" Nicole coughed back, holding her throat.
