Recap: "Embry just came in here pissed as hell about something and shattered Jake's nose." Seth replied, not making a move to really assist Jake. Dekan smiled, taking her backpack and purse and walking out to get into Bella's truck when she honked.
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Jerry woke up to the annoying sound of a telephone ringing right beside his head. Grumbling and knocking over the alarm clock, he picked up the phone.
"H-Hello?!" Jerry half shouted, pissed at someone who would call him at such an early hour.
"Mr. Breckinridge, this is Marianne from George Washington East High School. You came in earlier this week with concerns about your daughter's new school?" the secretary said.
"Yeah, yeah. My apologies, of course." Jerry replied. "Have you located my daughter?"
"Yes, sir. She is currently attending Forks High School in Forks, Washington." the secretary informed him.
"Thank you very much. Have a nice day." Jerry said hanging up the phone. He smiled coldly. It was time to call the travel agent. Jerry was going to have a nice little visit to Forks, Washington.
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Dekan sat at the lunch table with Bella and the Cullens. She pulled out some of the papers her mother sent her and nibbled on the food as she looked through them. Dekan had pulled out a small photo album as well, flipping through it. She saw pictures of her birth parents as well as her older brother and sister. She even saw some baby pictures of herself. Her mother was very pretty, Dekan decided. Alice leaned over and looked at the photo album with Dekan, smiling.
"Your mom was very pretty." Alice whispered.
"Yeah…she was." Dekan replied in a whisper. Dekan put the album away, glancing at the partial family tree her mother had completed in her baby book. Her parents' names were Jasper William Dean and Emma Leigh Whitlock. Bella glanced over and smiled, not immediately recognizing the name.
"Hey Bella, can I come over after school and use your internet? I'd like to do some research." Dekan asked, putting all her papers and such away.
"Of course. How about 6 o'clock?" Bella replied.
"Great, thank you." Dekan replied.
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Embry was waiting outside of Jake's house. He had to apologize. Not that he regretting hitting Jake for what he said about Dekan, but for just losing control like that. Jake was still his best friend. Embry also wanted Jake to be the first he told about his imprinting on Dekan. Jake walked out a few minutes later and stopped, crossing his arms.
"Come to beat me up?" Jake said, walking down the three steps from his porch, facing Embry.
"No. I do apologize though; I shouldn't have lost control like that. But there is something I wan to tell you." Embry said.
"What?" Jake asked.
"I've imprinted on Dekan." Embry said, looking Jake straight in the eyes.
"You what?! Does Sam know? Oh shit…so that's why you nailed me yesterday…she showed you the text messages." Jake said, hanging his head. "I'm sorry about those text messages."
"Hell no Sam doesn't know. He'd kill me. And yeah…it just…someone thinking that about my Dekan…I lost control." Embry said.
"No worries, brother. I'd probably do the same thing if I were you. Or worse." Jake said, clapping Embry on the back and laughing. "How are you going to tell Sam about it? And does Dekan know?"
"Hell if I know. Maybe I'll get Emily to be there so she can stop Sam from killing me." Embry said, chuckling. "And I told her that I liked her. I don't think she believes me though. She thought we were dating!"
"No offense man, but I'm much better looking." Jake said.
"In your dreams, mutt!" Embry said, laughing.
"So let's see. You have to tell Sam you imprinted on his cousin, tell Dekan you're actually a werewolf, and that she's your one and only love and that you've imprinted on her. I do not envy you at all." Jake said, smirking.
"Fine bit of help you are." Embry said, rubbing his head. Jake just laughed.
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Jerry had his bag packed a couple of hours later. He had even arranged to rent a house in the woods near Forks and his guns and knives shipped to the address. All he had left to do was buy a plane ticket to Seattle and scope out Dekan for a few days and memorize her schedule, knowing when the perfect time to strike would be. Jerry had his work cut out for him. Lola wouldn't be there to interfere and he'd just pick the time when she wasn't surrounded by any of her friends and then he'd strike. He would start out by taking her to the cabin he rented, where no one could hear her scream. Maybe start with a few cuts to get his mind in the mood. He couldn't wait. After he got done with her, he'd take her to Ronald and then she would be very sorry she ran off.
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Bella dropped Dekan back off at Sam's house after school. Dekan thanked Bella and got out of the truck and walked inside, seeing the usual gang of guys and gals immediately.
"Hey Dekan, how was your day?" Emily asked, handing her a sandwich and a soda. Dekan sat down on the couch, opening the soda and taking a bite.
"It was pretty good, actually. I'm going over to Bella's later to do some research." Dekan replied.
"Homework already?" Sam asked, pulling Emily into a hug.
"Not so much homework as finding information about my biological family." Dekan said, watching for Sam's reaction.
"Biological family? Did you forget already?" Sam asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No…I uh…Sam, I'm adopted…" Dekan said.
"Ha-ha, funny Dekan." Sam said, not amused.
"I'm not kidding, Sam. My mom adopted me when I was 2."
"No…you have to be kidding me…" Sam said, stunned and surprised.
"I wish I was…" Dekan said, looking up at Sam. Sam looked heartbroken.
Dekan stood up and walked over to Sam. "It doesn't mean we're not family, Sam. You're still my favorite cousin." Dekan said.
Sam sidestepped Emily and pulled Dekan into a back-breaking hug. Dekan wrapped her arms around him, resting her head on his chest. "That doesn't change a damn thing, you hear me? You're still my family, blood or no blood." Sam whispered into Dekan's ear. Dekan nodded."Just promise that when you find your biological family that you won't leave us completely."
"I promise, Sam. You all come first." Dekan whispered. The rest of the pack heard the whispering, each looking a bit surprised.
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Six o'clock rolled around and Bella's truck horn honked. "I'll be back later, Sam!" Dekan shouted as she grabbed her backpack and headed out and got into Bella's truck. Sam nodded and waved.
"Alice insisted we come over to her house when she found out about you wanting to use my slow internet. They have that super fast internet and Alice figured you'd actually want to get some work done without having to wait for years on my slow connection." Bella said, pulling out and heading towards the Cullen residence.
"Aw, that's fantastic. They are so nice." Dekan said, smiling.
"They are, they're just…fantastic." Bella replied.
Ten minutes passed before Bella pulled into the Cullen's driveway. Alice was waiting for them on the porch, smiling and waving.
"Hey guys! Come on in! You can use Jasper's computer. I don't think you want to use Emmett's or Rosalie's." Alice said, laughing. Her laugh always sounded so melodic Dekan thought.
"Thanks, Alice." Dekan said as the three girls walked in. Alice took her to Jasper's office. Jasper was getting some books off one of his many bookshelves when the girls walked in. Dekan smiled.
"Thank you for letting me use your computer, Jasper. I really appreciate it." Dekan said.
"Anytime you need to use my computer it will be yours." Jasper said, studying Dekan's features. Where did he know her from? It was driving him crazy.
Dekan smiled and walked over to sit behind the desk and started getting her papers out, organizing them into neat little piles on top of the desk. The computer was already booted up and an internet page opened.
"If you get lonely or bored or anything just come downstairs. We'll leave you to your privacy." Alice said, pulling Jasper and Bella downstairs with her. Dekan nodded.
Dekan spent a couple of hours searching through ancestry websites, filling in bits and pieces of information. So far in addition to the names of her parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, Dekan added her great-great grandparents and her great-great-great grandparents. After another hour of searching, she came up on the name of her great-great-great-great grandmother, but nothing concrete on her great-great-great-great grandfather. The website said he had died in his early 20's in the Civil war, around 1863. The only information besides that was his status in the military; Major J. Whitlock. Dekan sighed and rubbed her head. She had spent a little over 3 hours up here. She needed a break. Dekan left the computer and her papers as they were, walking downstairs.
"Hey guys." Dekan said, stretching.
"Hey girl, we thought maybe you got lost up there." Alice said, attempting to fix Bella's hair into a very intricate hair-style.
Jasper excused himself quietly, taking his books back to his office upstairs. After setting the books on the shelf in their proper place, he walked over to the computer. Jasper glanced down at what Dekan was working on. It was some kind of family tree. 'I guess Dekan was adopted.' Jasper thought, looking at all the names. He frowned in confusion. Almost all of the names on her family tree were Whitlock's. His jaw dropped when he came to the top of the list. It was his name!
"Holy…shit…" Jasper said, walking backwards. Dekan was related to him!
Alice and Edward ran upstairs with Bella and Dekan in tow. Alice ran over to Jasper, taking in his shocked expression.
"Jazz? What's wrong?" Alice asked.
Dekan walked in and went over to the desk, gathering her papers. "I'm sorry I left a mess up here, let me clean it up." Dekan said. Jasper stopped her.
"Alice, look at her family tree. Does anything…seem familiar to you?" Jasper said.
Alice picked up Dekan's family tree, quickly scanning it. Her eyes went wide as she read the names. Dekan was related to Jasper! She looked up Jasper. Edward's own eyes went wide, having read Alice's thoughts.
"Dekan…did you find any living relatives?" Edward asked.
"No, just some names. Most of them have passed away." Dekan said, her tone sad.
"Not all of them…" Jasper muttered. Dekan turned to look at him.
"Did you recognize any names on there?" Dekan asked, getting excited.
"Yes…I do." Jasper replied.
"Fantastic! Who?" Dekan asked.
"Me…Dekan…Sasha…you're related to me." Jasper said.
Dekan raised an eyebrow. "Uh, Jasper, your last name is Hale. They have your first name." Dekan said.
"Hale is not my given last name. My real name is Jasper Whitlock. I was Major Jasper Whitlock in the Civil War." Jasper said.
Dekan narrowed her eyes. "You jerk! You had me believing you knew someone I was related to! How could you be so mean you…you…jerk!" Dekan shouted. Dekan grabbed her papers and stuffed them into her backpack, walking downstairs, and tears falling from her eyes. Jasper was waiting at the bottom of the stairs on her. Dekan startled and bit back a scream.
"How…why…how did you do that? You were just upstairs!" Dekan said, trying to flatten against the wall.
"I'm not exactly…normal. You're my great-great-great-great granddaughter, Dekan." Jasper said.
"How? You'd have to be almost 150 years old! You're only 18!" Dekan said, slowly stepping upstairs.
"I've been 20 for over one hundred years. I'm…a vampire." Jasper said, opening his mouth and showing her his fangs for emphasis.
Dekan promptly passed out.
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Author's note: A super long chapter! But it was worth it, yes? Now you know! The mystery is solved! I will post her family tree tomorrow so you can see how it all pans out. Thanks to my lovely reviewers, you all know who you are! Mwaaaah! Leave me some reviews and tell me if you like or hate my chapter! I want to hear it all!