A/N: Hehe... don't kill me! I know, I know, it's been just over 5 months since I've updated and I honestly don't have a good reason, I just didn't. Sorry! So, for now, here's the next chapter! This one is dedicated to eclecticLibra because she wrote the longest review EVER and I really appreciated her thoughts on all things Aro, so thanks! This chapter's shorter than usual, but it kind of has to be since I'm not one to skip material within the same chapter. I hope you like it!
Finally Jamie spoke, "So, how did you like your first hunt?"
"It was...fascinating. Exhilarating, new, but at the same time very natural, instinctive. It's a lot to think about." He didn't respond, so I figured he had left me to do just that. I'd have to thank him later. But for now I was content to be alone with my own thoughts.
Wow. There's so much about this new life that I'm only now discovering, and it definetly helped that I now know everything Marcus knows. But some things you can't fully grasp until you've experienced it. Like my mind reading, if somebody would've told me 12 hours ago that I would be able to know every thought somebody has ever had simply with a touch of the hand, I wouldn't've believed them. Even if they told me what it felt like; that it felt like a brain rush, every thought coming at you at once, seeing nothing and everything in a spilt second, nothing could've prepared me for it. This entire world is so new, but it feels very instinctive; like finding the bathroom in the middle of the night in a house you've lived in for 10 years. Instinctive, but odd.
I've always known I was destined for power, so it's no surprise that I got a gift among the most powerful out there. Next to, of course, mind reading without the need for physical touch and seeing the future. If I had all 3 at my command, I'd be totally omniscient, past, present, and future. Unstoppable. I'm sure somebody out there has those powers, I just need to find them.
And then of course, there's Didyme, what gift will she possess? Of course she'll be changed, I'll even do it myself. Since she shares my DNA I'm sure she'll have an invaluable power once she turns into a vampire. The only question is when. I'm not sure what part Marcus will play in my quest for power, since he only sees relationships and has no control over them. But I'm sure that that too, in time, will prove helpful. Of course, at some point I'll need to find someone who actually has the power to change relationships. Then I need to find the time to look for vampires to help me take down the Romanians. Ha! Time is so inconsequential now, I'm surprised it even crossed my mind, especially since I no longer need to devote 8 full hours to sleep! I'll need both brute force and mental abilities, both to assist me in taking down the Romanians and later to help me rule. I'll need a body guard at some point of course, then people to be in the guard itself, but what gifts must they possess? What abilities are most important? Has Marcus met anybody like this that he might be able to convince to join me? And what power does Caius have? How will he help?
There are so many questions, but of course the only way to get answers is to sit down and talk it all out with Marcus and Caius. I'm sure they'll have invaluable insight and ideas, they always do. Especially Marcus, since he was brought up by a vampire. But wait! Haha, how silly of me! I now know everything Marcus does! All I need to do now is sort it out of all the day-to-day thoughts. And I have all the time in the world to do it! Well, at least the length of the car ride home if I want to look prepared for Marcus and Caius. And that's dwindling every second. There's no time like the present...unless the answers you need...lie in the past...
A/N: AHH! I went to go save this chapter and it just decided to bring me back to my last save and not save anything more at all, so I had to re-write from 256 words which, subsequently, only brings us to the end of the first paragraph. Needless to say, I was quite mad. I feel like my original version was so much better, but I tried to fit everything in and I tried to say things the same way, but it still feels like crap. So, excuse the crap. What my A/N actually was meant to look like was more along the lines of,
DUN-DUN-DUN! Haha, I promise I'll try to update sooner this time, but I have family coming down and that'll hinder my progress. I deleted the chapter that was just me saying I won't write anymore, since clearly I am, and so if you reviewed the last chapter you won't be able to review this chapter, but please feel free to PM me your review because I still want them, and I love them dearly! I want to thank everybody who has encouraged me out of the dumps, and who made me realize that I really do want to see what happens just as much as you do, because I have no plan set up, and everything is one big surprise to me too! So R&R, I love you all!