Chapter Four- The Melody

"Please, Kimiko!"

"Not after what you have done yesterday, no!"

"It's to make up for being a jerk last night!"

I had just wanted to take a walk, and Hiro had tracked me down, convincing me to go on a walk with a few other friends.

"It'll be fun," Hiro persuaded.

I crossed my arms, and turned my back against him. I couldn't believe what I was about to say. "What time?" I sighed, giving in.

"Yes! I knew you would say yes! Tomorrow at 12 noon,"

"Noon?" I crinkled up my face. "That's like the hottest time of the day,"

"Then dress light," He said before he ran somewhere else.

I was about to regret what I had said.

As I entered into my house, I saw Dad sprawled onto the couch, snoring incessantly loud. I shook my head at his horrible habit. I wonder how Mom puts up with him when they're sleeping.

I had a great idea creeping into my mind. "So Dad say something if you can hear me,"

More snoring.

I grinned. "Okay. So tell me. Hiro invited me to a walk with his other friends. But…if you say nothing, I guess I have no choice to not go, right? I need parent permission for something like this. But too bad since you aren't approving, I can't go. "

Snoooooore.

Hee Hee. I started towards walking towards my room when I heard a voice. "You're going Kimiko." Dad said firmly.

Damn it! How did he hear me? "I thought you were asleep," I said warily.

"You thought wrong," He said, stretching. "Supernatural senses remember?"

"Figures," I muttered.

X O X O X O

"Kimiko! Door!" Dad yelled in his loud voice.

I grabbed my bag and opened the door, seeing Hiro and a few of his friends.

His guy friends.

Lovely.

"Err, hi," I said to Hiro.

"Hello," He said back. "Ready?"

"Never…but let's go anyways,"

"Well…this is Michael," Michael gave me a huge hug which caught me off-guard, "Joshua," He just gave me a wave and a smirk, "And this is Matt," He gave me a handshake and I pulled back immediately.

"My God, you're hot!" I remarked.

"Why thank you," He flashed me a smile.

"No…I mean you're burning," I rubbed my hand that was scorched for a while.

"Well yeah," Hiro said obviously, looking at me with surprise.

"Ohhhhhh." Damn, I'm slow. Of course he's burning…he's a werewolf.

"So let's get in the car," Matt said.

"Car?" I asked with caution.

"Yes," Michael said. "You don't think we're going to walk to the mountains are we? And waste our energy?"

Hiro avoided my accusing looks. "Hiro! You said we were just going to walk just outside of the reservations."

"Whoops." He said casually. "Too late to back out now. Unless…" he looked at me with a teasing smile. "You're too scared you'll be too weak for this?"

I huffed. "I'm going."

"Then that decides it," Joshua announced.

X O X O X O

Okay it is not fun sitting between two guys. NOT. FUN. AT. ALL.

Anyways back to the story. We started walking towards a mountain that looked really high. I gulped. Matt looked at me with a smile pasted on his face. "So…scared?"

"No," I lied, but my stomach was full of birds yearning to get out. To escape.

Gotta gulp it down, Kimiko.

It started out well, and the sun was unbelievably bright without a cloud in sight. We were lucky.

But then again, all bad things start out well.

"Soo….." Michael said to cut the silence that was floating between us. "You single Kimiko?"

Hiro punched Michael playfully.. "Michael! You perv!"

"What?" He looked innocently at his friends. "It wasn't like I was asking her out or anything, I was just asking,"

I blushed as I avoided eye contact with any of the guys.

"Well it's kind of assuming," Joshua said bluntly.

"You know when you assume, you make an ASS out of you and me," Matt crossed his arms, shaking his head at Michael.

"That is very clever," Hiro said in surprise at the werewolf. "Too clever for a dumb guy like you," He laughed.

"Hey! I'm the one who drove us here, and is the only one who is licensed to drive, so shut up if you don't want to walk home." He threatened lightly, kicking a pebble.

"We are sorry, sir," Michael teased. "So sorry to displeasure you, is there possibly any chance you can forgive us?" He added dryly.

"How about beg for forgiveness?" Matt suggested a little too enthusiastically. "That would be fun to watch."

I sighed. I felt so left out. Especially when I'm the only girl. Something bright caught my eye…a single white flower.

It was fragile and beautiful, and I reached to pick it up, but knew better. I shouldn't deprive it of its beauty. Suddenly, I heard that beautiful song again. That similar flute melody.

It was so luring to hear. Without any notice, I kept walking towards to source of the sound, not caring where it might lead me. I had to know who made it.

Hiro and his friends were long gone in the forest that led to the mountain, but I didn't care. I had to know that song.

Before I knew it, I was at a meadow, where flowers sprouted up, covering the ground with a light blanket of daisies, roses, and other various types of plants.

The song stopped and I snapped out of my alluring state. Where am I? What was I doing?

"Kimiko…what are you doing here?" A voice asked quietly, so soft that it sounded like it belonged to the music of nature.

I saw Ethan, looking at me with mixed emotions in his eyes. Confusion, a little bit of anger, disappointment, and maybe…was that happiness?

Most of what took my breath though…was that his skin was sparkling in the sunlight. He was even more beautiful than he was before.

"Uh…I heard something and…" I muttered some other things along with the words "music", "alluring", and "Hypnotizing".

He paused, and held up a small flute. "I did that." He explained.

I was surprised a little. He could make such beautiful music.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Umm…on a hike with a few of Hiro's friends, but I don't know where they went…I heard the melody, and suddenly I was lured to it. What about you?"

"…Hunting."

"Oh."

"I was using the music to lure animals…and then I found you." His amber quartz eyes looked at me with intensity, although I wasn't sure if he was either mad or happy.

My cheeks tinged with a faint red. "I'm sorry…if I bothered your hunting."

"No, that's fine. I ate a few before you came along, so I'm not that hungry."

"Ethan? Who are you talking to? Yourself?" Another vampire appeared near Ethan, I could tell he was a vampire since of his skin sparkling.

"I'm talking to Kimiko, Emmett," Ethan said with a hint of irritation in his voice. "Privacy please?"

"Ohh." He grinned devilishly as he gave me a look of amusement. "Gotcha. Rosalie, let's go."

A stunningly beautiful blonde-haired vampire gave me a look of seriousness, before she and Emmett disappeared.

"Do you want to hear my flute?" He gestured to the flute and I nodded.

He played a light melody that made me feel very happy, and I closed my eyes, taking in the sweet song and the scent of the flowers surrounded all around me.

But then his tune turned into a sad melody, even sadder than the one that had lured me here. It made me so depressed tears started to stream out of my eyes.

He stopped. "I'm sorry," I said between my tears. "I just feel…so sad when you play that song,"

"It's my fault," He admitted, but I didn't get it. He gave me a small smile as in a flash he sat next to me. I stiffened and he gave me a frown seeing the movement I made.

"Sorry," I apologized again. "You just surprised me. Wait…how is it your fault?" I am confused.

"Okay, so every vampires have special powers." He explained. "I can take away pain," Ohh! That explains the other night…"or give pain to others." I cringed at the thought of seemingly innocent Ethan making someone scream out in agony. "I can also control people's emotions with the flute music, if I put my mind to it."

"Interesting…so that means someone was controlling my emotions every time I was feeling anxious? Were you doing that? I couldn't hear any music."

He smirked. "No, Jasper's special powers are controlling emotions. Alice can see the future, although it's very complicated. Rosalie is extremely beautiful, and Emmett is very strong. I am not really sure about Esme and Carlisle, I don't know much about them.

"And Edward, my 'father', can read minds, and-said by Bella often-dazzle people, and I'm not sure about Bella."

Something popped into my mind. "Wait, what about when your mom said that technically vampires can't have children, but you're their 'child'?"

He sighed. "That's a story for a different time. You really need to get back. I think they'll be worried about you."

"I felt left out anyways, it's just Hiro and his guy friends," I picked up a flower and held it up to my nose. Not as sweet smelling as Ethan, but it still had an aroma.

"But you're going to be in trouble." He growled, anger and worry in his voice.

"Yeah, but I've been in trouble a lot of times," I added. "What's one more?"

He grabbed my hand, sending a cold chill throughout my skin. "Come on," He beckoned.

Ethan lifted me on his back. He was giving me a piggyback ride. "Hold on…" Ethan whispered.

We were suddenly flying through the forest and the trees whipped past us by, barely touching me. Ethan would always part them from my face.

It was a little dizzying, but then we stopped. He laid me down. "I can't go past the borderline. They're over there a few feet away," He pointed at a path to the left.

"Oh. Okay." I kind of felt sad for leaving Ethan. "Umm…I'll see you at school."

He nodded back before he left without a single trace. I walked down the path and eventually saw Hiro and his friends.

"KIMIKOO!!!" Hiro said, running to me. "WHERE THE HELL WAS YOU?!?!??!"

I bit my lip. "Um…I got lost."

"What?! How did you get lost?? We were right beside you!"

"You guys went too fast," I pouted.

Matt sniffed the air and gave out a low growl. "How come I smell vampire on you?"

I grimaced. "Because I was talking to Ethan…"

Every guy's eyes focused on me, stunned. "Vampires?! Again?!" Hiro said outraged. "I can't believe you!"

"So what's wrong with vampires huh?" I said, my eyes burning with anger.

Hiro sighed and stared at the sky, his hands reached out, obviously exasperated. "Don't you see? We're supposed to stick together. Werewolves are natural born enemies of vampires!"

"I'm not a werewolf," I crossed my arms.

"But people in our tribe is!" Hiro said, pointing at Matt. "Your father is! My father is! You're not supposed to hang out with the enemy like everything is okay!"

"I can do whatever I damn well want!" I screamed while I stormed off, not looking back to see their reactions.

I was fuming. How could they say that? They don't know Ethan like I do. He's not evil…just misunderstood. No one would listen to a girl like me…I'm just helpless…

My eyes blurred with tears, and I felt a different amount of emotions in myself. Rage, regret, and sadness. I was so angry with myself for crying like a little girl. That's all I was to the world.

The atmosphere changed all of a sudden, and I stopped crying to take a glance at where I was. Everything was really deathly quiet. Something was just not settling.

All of a sudden, I heard a roar and my stomach rose up just like on a roller coaster. A bear was here.

It got on its hind legs and rushed towards me, and I froze on the ground, not knowing what to do.

This was the end for me.

It really was.

The bear pushed me with strength. I flinched as I fell on the ground, and felt a searing pain on my back. The bear had cut me with its claws and I let out a shriek of pain.

Fresh tears rolled down my already tear-stained cheek as I still faced the ground. I just wanted it to be all over. Please…

But nothing else happened. The bear let out a sickening yell before I heard a loud thump. I attempted to get up to see why I was not dead.

Did someone just save me?

"Don't get up," That chocolate-coated voice ordered, and relief filled my heart. Ethan saved me.

The pain on my back slowly disappeared, and Ethan gently pulled me up, worry filling his soft amber quartz eyes. He really was panicking.

"Why are you still here?" He asked.

"Because…I ran away from the guys,"

"Again?" He raised his eyebrows. "What did they do?"

"They badmouthed vampires," I explained.

He widened his eyes and on his face grew a smile. "Thanks,"

"You're welcome," I breathlessly said. His eyes were glowing with happiness, radiating onto me.

But then he turned serious. "I need to get you to Carlisle. I only took away the pain of your back that the bear did to you, but it's not healed yet."

"I'll be in trouble though…Dad will be furious that when I come home smelling of vampires," I protested. "No offense of course," I added. "And I'm fine anyways,"

"No, you're not," He firmly said.

"Yes I am,"

"Well look then," He let me stand up and a shot of pain burst through my back.

I flinched. "OW!!!" I cried out.

The pain disappeared again. "Told ya so," He said.

"Did you just give me pain?" I asked accusingly.

He put on a smirk. "I just returned the pain to you for a moment there. To tell you what's it like," He sighed in mock disappointment. "It was the only way I could show you. You're so stubborn."

"But…Dad won't be happy. I don't think my Mom will either. And the people I know on the reservation…" I trailed off.

"How about you say you were going to a hospital because of an accident? Carlisle is a doctor you know,"

"Then what about Hiro and his friends?" I'm an expert at loopholes, I know.

"Umm…leave a note?" He shrugged. "You really need to heal that wound though."

"Sure, I'll just write them a piece of paper about me going to the hospital and they'll skip back to home just like happy little children and it will all turn out to be a happy ending," I said sarcastically.

Ethan let out a long sigh. "Okay fine. I'll just ask Carlisle to come here."

"He's with you? I don't want him to come all the way from home just to tend to me."

"He and Esme went hunting with Rosalie, Emmett, and I too."

"Oh. Well that's cool."

"Carlisle," He called out and in a flash he came.

"Yes Ethan?" He noticed the wound on my back and he came to me immediately. "Oh dear…what is this?"

"Umm…got attacked by a bear?" I said nervously. He was really close, examining it. It feels weird to have a vampire near you.

"Oh. Well…nothing like a little antiseptic to fix. Please take off your shirt."

"What?!" I widened my eyes. "What…do you want me to do?!"

I think some color was painted on Ethan's cheeks, a hint of red. But…vampires don't blush…do they?

"How else do you think I can apply this?" He asked, completely calm, gesturing to a bottle of antiseptic.

"Ah fine…" I grumbled as Ethan looked away. I had a bra on, but still…this was pretty embarrassing.

"This might sting…wait…unless Ethan took the pain away?" I could hear the smile in his voice.

Ethan's back was still turned on me. "So what if I did?" Ethan asked.

"Ethan rarely does that," Carlisle explained, applying the antiseptic on me, the cold liquid that soaked in the cotton ball transferring to me. "You must be special to him,"

I blushed too. I didn't know what to say.

Ethan was fidgeting before he played that same melody that drawn me to him. Now it made me calm.

Carlisle finally said, "Alright, you can put your shirt back on." Ethan stopped playing his flute, sending a wave of disappointment over me.

As soon as I did, Ethan faced us again. I avoided eye contact, still feeling a little awkward around him.

"Here. So you won't get in trouble with your Dad." He handed me a slip, which was a prescription for some medicine to take. "I'll be going."

When he was gone, Ethan spoke. "Your friends are gone, they went back to the reservation, I'll take you back home,"

"They're not really my friends," I replied back as he let me on his back. His icy skin made me shiver a little. He froze.

"You're not cold are you?"

"No…I'm fine."

X O X O X O

When I got home, I prepared for the worst. Dad was sitting on the couch and he yelled at me as soon I set foot in the house.

"Where in hell were you Kimiko! You ran off from Hiro and his friends, and…do I smell vampire?" He sneered.

I flinched. He rarely cussed. So that meant he really was pissed.

"Dad…a vampire saved me from a bear…and helped me mend my back. Why don't you not judge a book by its cover and give them a chance?" I snapped.

"You still can't trust them! Who knows, I could arrive home and find you dead! Because of them! Those savages!" His voice made the ground shook.

"Isn't Bella a vampire, Dad?" I said in my regular voice. I knew I hit a nerve.

"I don't want you to be making the same mistake like my only love!" He burst out.

I paused. "What? Only? Don't you love Mom?"

Fear colored his face, but before he could answer, a new voice had joined this lovely conversation.

"Jacob…?" Mom said, close to tears. She gave one horrified look at her husband before she ran off into their bedroom.

"Wait, Ivy," He looked at me then back at the door where she disappeared behind. "We'll finish this later," He hissed.

X O X O End Chapter X O X O

Author's Note- -Sighs- a lot of things has happened in this chapter…I hope it wasn't too repetitive…I'm trying to think what I should do for the next chapter...sorry for the wait!!

Poor Ivy…WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?!?!? Even I don't know…what should I make it...hmm…this is horrible. Tsk. Tsk.

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