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(Hope POV)

It was the next day that the Cullens, Bella, and I all gathered in their living room. Obliviously, we were here to finish my story.

As soon as we were all adjusted, Bella asked, "So, who did you mean by "them"?"

I smiled at the inquiring human girl. I gesture I had been doing for her a lot recently. It seems that Bella was growing on me. All the more disappointment I'm going to have in the end. But I dismissed that thought and started my story where I had left off on.

I started, "After Demetri's death, I wandered from town to town. I would always isolate myself from people. I wanted nothing to do with them. I just wanted to wallow in my despair and destroy the monster that had ruined my life. That's when I met the first of them…"

Flashback

I sat on one of the trees outside of the town that I was currently staying in. I was looking up at the sky. A cloudless blue. Very rare to see in the North. Then the wind picked up and blew past me. I smelled blood and other vampire. I jumped from tree to tree like a lion at great speed. I knew it couldn't have been him because the scent was different. I finally arrived at the center of the scent. It was a man feeding on an elk.

He stood up, turned around, and said, "Don't worry. I am no threat."

He turned around and stared at me. He eyes grew slightly big. He was surprised from my young appearance. But he, on the other hand, was older. Thirty, at most. He had wavy sandy brown hair and was very tall.

He smiled a fatherly smile and held out his hand. I could read in his face that he wanted me to come closer but, I on my guard. But regardless, I came closer.

He spoke again, "What's wrong little one? Are you lost?"

I narrowed my eyes and swatted his hand away, "Don't talk to me like a child."

He was taken aback from my hostility but, soon recovered and smiled again.

"I apologize. But, don't you have a family or companion nearby."

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

End of Flashback

"He told me his name was Thomas. We became companions. He was 30 so I would pass off as his daughter. He worked as a morgue doctor. That's when we met the next one. The town we were currently in had an outbreak of cholera. Most of the people died. There was a human who had been sent there because they thought she was already dead. Her name was Katherine. She was 28. Her family had already passed away. She had a faint pulse and heartbeat that only we could hear. Thomas and Katherine fell in love at first sight. He changed her thinking I needed a mother figure in my life, which I did. Because of her near death experience, Katherine was able to sense death. That led us to our other family members. We came across a couple who had been attacked by a mountain lion. Thomas changed them also. Thankfully, they both survived. Their names were Ann and Brandon. They were like a brother and sister to me. They were both 18. I now had a complete family. I was happy. Then I met him."

Bella tilted her head in response.

Hope continued, "I was hunting when a human came running out of the forest. Then three vampires came behind him. I defended him and killed those three vampires. I was going to take him to a hospital and then erase his memories. But then I realized he had already been bitten. It was too late to save him. I stayed with him the entire three days. When it was finished, I taught him to feed on animals. I returned to my family. They welcomed him. His name was Robert. He was 21. Although it seemed like we had an older brother/ younger sister relationship it wasn't. But in reality, we were lovers. I hadn't been that happy since Demetri. I didn't feel guilty for loving Robert. Demetri always wanted me to be happy in every way. He would have wanted it like that. Jonathan completely had been forgotten. One day, I was hunting alone when I sensed him. I ran as fast as I could. But it was already too late. The house we had been leaving in had been burned down and I knew they had been inside when it had been lighted. It was the incident with Demetri all over again. He emerged from the shadows. We fought. And the scar that you saw when you first saw him, I had done that then. But before I could kill him, he ran way like last time. That coward. That's why I have to kill him. He has ruined my life too many times."

"Don't worry Hope. We'll help you find him and get your revenge," promised Edward

He is still an angel. I sense that the end is near.

Read the next chapter.

Farewell,

waitingforEdward