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A/N: hey, this was a really quick update due to me having snow days and hardly any work to do, so it thought i would give you guys a treat!! :D thanks again to Darlingsworld and also to Sexy Stilettos, MAYYY and TheDesertFlowerJade. Hope you enjoy this chapter; so far this is my favourite!!!

Ruby's History

BPOV

After about 20 minutes, Ruby returned and looked perfectly fine. I hoped that when we sat in the dining room to hear their news, and their histories, it wouldn't be too painful to relive.
Alice led the way to the guest room and I followed, out of curiosity and to seem friendly.
"This is where you will be staying for the duration of your stay, and before you say it, I enjoyed every minute of decorating your room. It was no trouble at all," Alice babbled in less than 1 minute.

"Thank you, Alice. We greatly appreciate it," Logan said.

Ruby opened the door and they both walked in. I could tell by Ruby's face that she loved it, and Logan seemed pleased too.

"Oh my god, Alice. I love it, but I do have one question. Do we have any wardrobe space? It just that I packed for like a year. I'm a big packer and I wasn't sure what to bring," Ruby giggled.

"Of course, and I'm planning a shopping trip for next Saturday. Care to join me?" Alice asked sweetly. She already knew the answer. Ruby gave Alice a hug and squealed in a very Alice way.

"I would love to. Thank you, and next Saturday is perfect!" They both squealed together. I simply smiled at Logan and he did the same.

RUBY POV

We were all seated around the dining room table, about to start the dreaded talk of the night on all sides. Renesmee had gone to stay the night at Charlie's house. But only for tonight, due to our meeting and the details it would hold.

"So who would care to begin tonight's discussion?" asked Carlisle, sitting at the head of the table.
Everyone shifted uncomfortable.

I knew this was coming, so I simply cleared my already clear throat, and threw myself to my nightmares.

"I will, Carlisle. Before I was a vampire, I was very happy. I had a husband, who actually loved me, and my beautiful little girl, Annabel. The year was 1892 and I lived in London, England. We weren't the richest family, but we managed to get by. I was on my way home, late one night. I was returning from my friend's home. I walked through the same alley I always used, whenever I walked home as it was only around the corner from my house. It was snowing heavily that night, as it was the middle of January. That weather was uncommon for England, at the time. I suddenly felt a dark presence around me. I looked around, but couldn't see anyone, so I kept my head down and walked a little faster. I was near the alley's exit when a person grabbed hold of my shoulder. I froze, not only from fear or the cold, but because of his hand. He took hold of my arms and spun me round."

I decided to pause, to let them take in what I had said so far, and to prepare myself for the nightmare of that night.

"By that point I was panicking like crazy. I don't think I had one coherent thought running through my head. I looked up and all I saw was red. His eyes were a blazing red, and I knew at that precise moment I was looking into the eyes of my killer. I knew I would die in the snow without saying goodbye to my little girl, and without being held in my husband's arms one last time." I paused again to regain my focus.

"Take your time, there's no rush. It must be a sore subject," Jasper sympathised. He sent a wave of calmness my way, which I thanked him for with a smile. Once I regained my composure and took Logan's hand for support, I felt I could go on.

"He then gave me the most blood curdling smile and whispered in my ear... 'You smell so good, I wish to kill, you but I feel that would be a waste. Instead I'll make you mine, and we can be together forever.'... As he said this, I wanted to run but I still felt frozen, and in the back of my mind, I knew I wouldn't get very far. He then kissed my neck and said... 'It will only hurt for a little while but after you will never feel pain again'... He bit my neck and the pain was excruciating, as you all well know. As the venom slowly spread, all I could think of was never seeing my little girl again. Once he had finished with me, he carried me to a house and left me on the step. He knocked and rushed off, but not before giving me the promise of returning once I was ready. The door opened, but I shut my eyes from the blinding light that greeted me."

Logan's grip on my hand became tighter, and I felt another wave of calmness from Jasper, as well as calming thoughts from Edward, and sympathetic ones from Esme. I simply tried to smile, but I think it looked more forced than I would have liked it to appear.

"I was placed into a bed with lots of blankets. The venom was slowly getting worse and was consuming the whole of my body. The only thing I could do was scream, so I did. By the end of the first day of my transformation, I realised the screaming didn't help with my pain or the pain of the person helping me. So I listened for a way to figure out where I was and who was looking after me. Sometime during the night, I felt a small warm hand take hold of mine. I then heard crying and I wanted to cry for the person's pain and my own. The person then kissed my cheek and said in the sweetest voice I could ever hear... 'I love you Mummy, please get better. The doctor doesn't know what's wrong, and Daddy is angry and crying all the time. When you were screaming, he was holding you and talking to you to try and calm you down. Wake up Mummy; you can't leave me and Daddy alone. We need you too much. You're getting colder every time you're checked on, but you'll get better, you always do. Love you forever and ever, I promise. Get better. I'll sneak down tomorrow night; Daddy says I shouldn't see you like this but I wanted to. I'll be back soon and I hope you feel better. Night night Mummy, sweet dreams.'"

A small sob escaped my lips but before I let it continue I held it together and carried on.
"It was Annabel. That monster had placed me in front of my home, and now my family were living through hell because of what he did to me. It was the third night of my transformation and I felt much stronger and attuned with my surroundings. I didn't feel any more pain. My daughter and husband were crying beside me because I had just been declared dead. But I felt more alive than dead. My throat was aching and something near smelt so good. I opened my eyes and saw them. I totally gave into my instincts without a second thought."

I began to sob and Logan pulled me into his chest. Esme put her arm around my shoulder and rubbed soothing circles into my back.

I didn't dare to look at the rest of the Cullen's and see the looks of pity, disgust and horror in their eyes. I had already felt it, I didn't need more. I blocked out their thoughts. I knew I had to continue. With Esme taking a seat beside me, and Logan making me lean into him, I felt I should continue before I felt the need to run.

"I lunged for the closest person to me and sunk my teeth into their tender flesh. As I did this heard a horrific scream and turned to see the source of it. It was my beautiful girl with horror filled eyes. I grabbed her and before I thought what I was doing, her... her...her blood was gliding its way down to my aching throat. Once I had finished I realised what I had done. I killed the only family I had, all because of that monster. Disgusted with myself, I ran. I kept running until I could no longer smell those bloody treats I once was.

"Disgusted with my actions I ran to the only place I knew humans wouldn't be; the woods. It was quite a journey, but as a vampire, I made the journey from London to the rural regions in no time at all. It had been three days since I had killed my family, when the burning in my throat become too much to bear. But I didn't want to kill another human; the guilt was too much to bear. So I found the next best thing.

There was a nearby herd of deer roaming by a clearing in the forest. Without a second thought I lunged and killed the whole herd, as quickly as blinking. I had just finished my meal, when I heard a nearby voice. I looked around, but couldn't find the source, even though it was still there. After a few more seconds, I recognised who it belonged to. My maker.

"He appeared, and he had the smile of a proud father on his gruesome face. He came to me, and went in for a kiss, but a hiss escaped my lips. I leaned in for his neck and bit as hard as I could, making him scream in pain. In that moment I felt triumphant, he knew he had met his match. But he had deluded himself into thinking I was playing hard to get, and I was just playing dirty. I noticed while he was speaking these things, his mouth wasn't moving at all. I thought he may have been doing some kind of ventriloquist act, but why?

"He came closer and I took a step back; he didn't like this move. Taking a chance I ran, but he managed to cut me off. I was trapped, and I knew he would make me pay for running. He came closer and grabbed me, the same way he did the night we first met. I looked into his eyes and he chuckled... 'You're a feisty one, but there's fun to be gained from that. I suppose we should become more acquainted'... But before he said his name, I threw myself on him and ripped off one of his arms.

"His screams filled the forest and deafened me. He tried to stand, but I held him down and with one last statement, I said in the most menacing way I could... 'Find me, and I will kill you. Hunt me, and you'll regret it. One day I'll find you and the last thing you'll see is my smile as you die' ... I left him there writhing on the ground, as I fled to find a place I could find refuge, and try a hand at this new life my cards had dealt me.

"I went from country to country, slowly testing myself with humans. After a few decades, I was walking the streets like a human and the smell didn't affect me in any way. I ended up in Volterra during the 1940s. There I met Logan, but not in the best of circumstances."
I turned to my mate and smiled. Emmett interrupted me.

"Ruby, who was the vampire who made you?" he asked as delicately as he could, which I appreciated.

"I found out his name later. He was Laurent." Suddenly the whole room was filled with hisses, but Carlisle silenced them.

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