Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters. But I do own Alex, Zander, Alex's dad, Ashley and her coven, and anyone else unrelated to the Twilight series.

Also this is set after Breaking Dawn. Hope ya'll like it and R&R!

Ch. 2- A Painful choice

Alex's POV

I stood in shock. 'Chris knew my father was alive and didn't tell me! I'm going to have to have a talk with him next time we meet!' I thought, fuming. I turned my attention back to my father. By now all the other vampires were standing behind us. Ashley came up beside me, looking ready to fight.

"So you mean to tell me that Chris, the doctor who changed you, new you were alive and watched me grow up and didn't tell me you were alive!" I nearly shouted.

"Yea." Said my father, sounding embarrassed.

"And how come I never saw you when we met up?" I said, taking a few more steps toward him.

"I don't know. I was never involved in any fighting, which was weird." He said, now confused.

'What is up with his sudden change in moods?' I thought almost laughing out loud. Then I shook my head and said, "Well let me take you to meet the rest of the pack, then we will go and have a little talk with Chris."

He just nodded. I started walking again and they followed me. No one spoke a word on the way, except a few whispers from the younger kids. I walked into the clearing and nodded at Sam for him to meet me halfway.

"Stay here." I told the vampires. I meet Sam in the middle. He was in his wolf form, as was the rest of the pack. He had his head tilted a little to the side, confusion in his eyes.

"See that man with the dark hair." Sam looked over my shoulder real quick and nodded. "I know this will sound really confusing, but he is my dad." Sam's eyebrows raised and his head went back a little in a shocked look. I just nodded my head. "I know the feeling. I just found out a few minutes ago. Anyways, we—meaning him and me—are going to go and have a little talk with Chris. I'm pretty sure you guys can handle things here. I mean they are just kids." I said, with a hint of laughter.

Sam just nodded and turned back around. I glanced at Seth and his tail was wagging. I smiled at him, waved, and blew him a kiss then turned back around and walked back straight to my dad.

"Ok. We can go and have our talk with Chris now." I said, with a grin. He grinned back. I thought a hint of eagerness in his eyes, but it quickly faded. I shook my head and turned to Ashley and said, "Will you guys be ok to handle this? They won't do anything unless you do something first. I'll try and be back as soon as I can."

She looked nervous and looked at the pack, then at Zander, which he nodded, then back at me. "Yea. We'll be fine."

"Good. Now if anything happens besides you guys fighting with the pack, have someone come and get me. I'll be here as fast as I can." I said, grabbing her hands lightly in mine and looking her in the eyes.

She just nodded and I turned back to my dad. He nodded and said, "Let's be on our way." And with that, we made our way to Chris's house.

Zander's POV

I barely noticed that Alex and her dad had left, as I stood staring at the most beautiful she-wolf. She had light brown fur with a white stomach and white paws, and her eyes were a dark brown. I felt like everything was going to be ok and that nothing would come between us. Then I was snapped back to reality as I heard Ashley calling my name.

"No! Zander move!" she yelled as she crashed into me.

We hit the ground and I immediately stood back up and saw a shocked look on the she-wolf's face that I was looking at earlier. I looked from her to the two wolves standing in the middle of the clearing. One was Sam, who was solid black and taller than the rest of the pack and their leader. He also had dark blue eyes. The other wolf was a female and she was a darker brown with the same markings as the other she-wolf who was a lighter brown, but she had green eyes instead of brown. Sam looked a little angry but was trying to remain calm and the she-wolf looked furious and kept looking at me. Then after several minutes the she-wolf finally calmed down and walked back to the pack. Sam went into the woods and came back out in his human form, walked towards me, and stopped in front of me. His eyes still had anger in them but they also had calmness.

"What's your name kid?" he asked his voice calm.

"Zander." I said my voice a little shaky.

"Do you mind if I talk to you for a few minutes alone? I give you my word on Alex's grave that I won't harm a hair on your head."

I was shocked that he wanted to talk to me and I could tell that all the wolves respected Alex, even though she wasn't the leader but they respected her as if she was, and to make a statement like that, let alone a promise on her grave, I knew that he was serious about not hurting me.

I looked at him with new found confidence and said, "Ok. I'll go with you."

I could feel the shock coming off Ashley and the rest of the gang but I also felt that they trusted my decision. Sam nodded and we went into the woods. We walked a little ways when Sam stopped and sighed. Then he turned around and looked at me with calmness and kindness.

"Zander, do you know what imprinting is?" he asked me, in a deep voice, but it wasn't commanding, which I was grateful for.

"No. Not a clue." I said shrugging.

He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, closing his eyes, then looking at the ground, and crossing his arms. "Imprinting is like love at first sight except it's stronger. See. . . Love at first is just where someone looks at someone else and they fall for that person for no reason, about the same as imprinting, except love at first sight you don't feel that strong calmness and collectiveness as you do in imprinting. And with imprinting you want to be there with that person no matter what. And when you both have to leave it almost seems like your heart is breaking but just know that you will see each other soon."

I stood there for a few seconds, letting it all sink in, and I looked at Sam with a little bit of confusion in my eyes. "So you're saying that I imprinted on that she-wolf—"

"Eva. The darker one who looked like her is her twin sister Eka."

"Ok. Like I was saying before, I imprinted on Eva, correct?" I asked.

"Yes that is correct. I understand that your worried that the pack won't approve of this, but they will in due time, and it's going to be hard for Eka because she feels like she has lost her sister and she is jealous because her sister has found her soul-mate and she hasn't yet." Sam said, smiling and putting his hands on my shoulders.

"Oh ok. Do you think it would be a good idea to try and talk to Eka?" I asked a little scared of her reaction.

"No. Probably not right now. Maybe sometime soon when she gets used to you being around, but just not right now." He said looking me in the eyes, still smiling.

"Ok. I was just wandering. Don't you think we better be getting back?"

"Yea. That might be a good idea." He said, laughing a little and steering me back to the clearing.

I laughed as well and had a feeling that Sam and I were going to be best buds.

Chris's POV

I was sitting on the couch with Cassandra watching TV. I heard her gasp and I looked over and her eyes were staring off into space. I knew she was having a vision so I just sat in front of her on the dining table and held her hands talking in a soft voice. After only a few seconds she returned to normal.

"What did you see?" I asked, calmly.

"Alex is coming with Stephan." She said her eyes curious.

I sighed and cursed myself, then stood up. Cassandra stood up as well and said with anger in her voice but not yelling, "You didn't tell her, did you? You didn't tell her like you said you would!"

I said as calmly as I could, "I did it to protect her! You saw what he could do! He wanted revenge for those guys that killed his wife and we couldn't let him near her for the sake of her life! You know that!"

She just stood there, dumbfounded for a few seconds, then her face got hard. "You could have told her!" she said through clenched teeth. "She could have helped restrain his powers!" she sighed. "Here they come up the walkway. You better tell her Chris. If you don't I can't live with you anymore." And with that she ran out the back door.

I sighed and rubbed the back of my neck. The doorbell rang. I opened the door and saw Alex and Stephan standing there. Alex had her arms crossed over her chest and a confused look in her eyes. Stephan was just standing there with his hands in his pockets. I could see a grin playing at the edge of his lips. I ignored it and turned to Alex.

"What brings you here on such a late night?" I said, smiling.

"May we come in." she said, sternly. She didn't say it as a question. More like a command.

"Of course." I said, as I moved to the side. Alex walked in and Stephan followed right behind her. I shivered as he walked by. Alex looked around, smiling. I closed the door, with a slight smile on my face. I remembered when she came here after school everyday and Ben, Edward, and everyone else took turns playing with her. I shook my head from the memory and turned around to face Alex.

She turned around, standing in the middle of the living room, and said, "How come you didn't tell me I had a father that was still alive?"

'Wow. No mercy.' I sighed and started walking around the living room. "I didn't tell you because I wanted to protect you and the pack as well as my own family." I couldn't meet her eyes.

"What do you mean protect me, the pack, and your family? The guy—I mean my father—almost lived here for more than seventeen years!" she said, shouting.

I sighed again and said, "Can I talk to you in private?" Meeting her eyes.

She seemed to consider this for a minute then nodded her head. I walked out the front door and she followed, closing it behind her. We walked a pretty good ways into the forest so I knew he wouldn't be able to hear us. I turned around to face Alex. She had a confused look on her face, but it was set hard.

"The reason I didn't tell you that your father was still alive, is because we still had to control his blood thirst, and his powers." I said sighing and ran my fingers through my hair.

"Powers? What powers?" she asked now very confused. All the anger gone.

"He has tremendous powers. He can knock down a twelve story building with the sweep of his hand! He can control the elements, just like you. He can control minds and even explode a person from the inside out!" I yelled.

A shocked look planted on her face.

"How do you know he has all these powers? Did you track him down or follow him?" She asked, now pacing back and forth. Still sounding shocked.

"No we didn't track him. Like I said before. We trained with him. We know what he can do!" I said, sighing and trying to get my thoughts straight. "He left for years. We don't know where he has been or what he's done. But whatever it is, it has something to do with you."

She just nodded, still pacing. Then suddenly she stopped and looked in the direction of my house. I couldn't tell what she was doing. Then, just as suddenly she yelled "Get down!"

I didn't question her. I hit the deck and as soon as I did I felt a wave of heat close to my back, but it didn't burn me and I heard a muffled oof. I looked to where Alex was supposed to be but she wasn't there. I stood up and looked around the edge of the forest and in the trees. Then I heard a groan from behind me. I turned around and saw Alex getting up. There was a ring of black smoke on the tree and a plain spot in the middle. I figured that she had gotten hit with the fireball and was slammed against the tree. I went over to her and helped her stand up.

"You ok?" I asked checking her for wounds. She had a few little burns on her arms and burn holes on her shorts. There were black patches from the smoke on her face, bra, and legs but other than that she was fine.

"I'm fine. Been worse." She said looking at herself. Then she looked at me with fire in her eyes. "You should look for the others. And stay home. This is between me and my father."

She said with such anger and fierceness, that the only thing I could do was obey. I turned and ran to find the others, but not before I caught one last look at Alex. She was saying something but I couldn't hear her and her fists were clenched. I hoped she would be alright. I turned back around and focused on finding my family.

Alex's POV

My father was standing only inches from me. He was fast. Probably even faster than a normal vampire! He had me up against a tree, by my neck, growling.

"I have more powers than you can imagine! More powers than you can handle!" he growled, his eyes burning with hunger. His grip tightening around my neck.

"Sometimes wisdom is better than power!" I said, through clenched teeth and trying not to pass out. "Who sent you?"

"How do you know someone sent me?" he said very surprised. But his grip only tightened.

I knew I had to think fast. "Because you wouldn't be here attacking me if you weren't sent by someone." I said, now seeing black spots playing at the edge of my vision. "Let me guess. . . It was the Volturi?"

His anger softened in his eyes and he let me go. I gasped for breath. He stepped back a few feet. He was looking at the ground. Then he looked back up with the same fire in his eyes that were in them just a few seconds ago.

"Yes." I stood up, not really surprised. "It was the Volturi. They told me that if I found you and killed you that I would be worthy to join them."

I just stood there in shock. Then my anger came out.

"You would kill your own daughter just to join the Volturi!"

"Yes! I would!" He said, yelling.

"You are not my father! My father would never kill his own daughter for power! My father was a kind, gentle, smart man! My father would never have abandoned me! You are none of those!" I yelled, shivering and clenching my fists, growling.

"That man is no more! He is forgotten! Now I only desire power! Let's get this over with." He said, making some hand signs.

I made some hand signs as well. "Water Style Tiger Jutsu!"

"Fire Style Dragon Jutsu!" he yelled.

Water came out from my hands in the form of a Tiger and Fire came out of his hands in the form of a dragon. Our jutsu's collided sending a big ball of steam in the air. The force almost knocked me off my feet, but I gained my balance. I pushed harder. So did he. We were evenly matched. Then only after a few minutes the weight was lifted and saw a shadow at the corner of my eye, but didn't get to see what it was, or even block the attack. I went sailing and slammed against a tree. My head hit it with a sickening thud. I got back up quickly and staggered to the center of the clearing. I closed my eyes and willed the wind to whip threw here and clear away the steam. When I opened my eyes again, the clearing was normal.

"Show yourself!" I yelled, looking around.

"Gladly!" he said, to my left and with enough menace to shake you out of your boots. But I held my ground.

Even before I could look to my left his fist collided with my face. I went flying again, and tumbled on the ground until my back slammed into another tree. I wanted to cry out, but I bit my lip and took a few breaths. I felt blood run over my lip. I wiped it away and stood, staggering a little bit, but balancing myself against the tree.

"I thought you could do better!" he said, walking towards me, sneering.

I just stood there for a few more seconds, looking weak and vulnerable. Then I lunged at him, hitting him square in the temple. He had a shocked look and went flying across the clearing into a tree, almost breaking it. I felt dizzy and leaned against the tree. He was getting up and he swung his hand out and the wind picked up and became as fast as hurricane wind and also became like sharp wind blades, cutting anything and everything. I put a shield around me, just as the wind whipped past me.

"You think your little shield will hold up against these winds!" He yelled over the wind.

'He's right. My shield won't hold up long against these whipping winds. I have to think of something! Wait! I got it! I can turn his element against him!' I thought. I willed the wind to turn around and attack my dad and show no mercy. The wind turned the opposite direction and I saw him put up his hands. I saw red lines appear and knew he was getting cut. Then he yelled and the winds died down, and then finally stopped blowing. I let down my shield and walked to the middle of the clearing.

He met me half-way. He was grinning and it sent a shiver down my spine, but I looked him square in the eyes with all the hatred and love in my eyes.

"Why is it that you hate me so much?" he asked, as if he wanted a civil conversation.

"Lets see," I said, crossing my arms, tapping my foot, and pretending to think, "You show up out of the blue after like seventeen years wanting to kill me, just to get power and to be accepted by the Volturi! And if you kill me then the only thing they are going to do is probably use you to destroy all vampires that they don't see fit, and they'll probably start with the Cullen's, then create new vampires, and if they don't see them fit, then they will kill them and eventually you."

He looked taken aback. "They wouldn't! They are too scared of me to try and kill me!"

I laughed and said, "Well then you don't know the Volturi as well as you think you do."

Stephan clenched his fists and bared his fangs. "You better stop talking all that nonsense!"

"Or you'll what? Beat me until I stop?" I said, sarcastically. Then I got serious. "I'm only trying to help you. I'm telling you this because what they promise and what they actually do are way two completely different things and there is no sense in this battle."

He shook his head and swung at me. "Stop saying that! They will let me have a place in their coven! They promised!"

I dodged it and said, "If you believe that then your more stupider than I thought."

He turned around, swinging wildly, yelling, "Shut up!"

I dodged all his punches and took a swing, hitting him square in the jaw. He flew a few feet then landed heavily on the ground.

I knew I had to kill him. But I couldn't get my muscles to work. When I saw him getting up, I saw pictures flash threw my head like a slide show. There were burning buildings, people running, women carrying children, dead bodies everywhere, and vampires chasing people. Then a voice came in my head, 'You have to kill him. You are the only one who can! This is what the world will look like if he lives. This all happens within a few years from now. You have to do it Alex! You have to save the world from destruction!'

I snapped out of my vision and looked across the clearing at Stephan. 'Whoa! Where did that name come from?' I thought, bewildered.

'That's his name. It means evil one.' Said the voice again. It sounded so sweet and soft. Kind of like an angels voice.

'Nice. Well I guess I had better get this over with. . .' I thought. Then I looked back at Stephan. He was standing there, not moving. It looked like that some invisible force was holding him there. I felt tears starting to roll down my face. I looked at the ground and summoned my sword to my hand. My heart was slowly tearing. It felt like some was pulling it apart as slow and agonizing as they could. More tears fell like a water fall. "Forgive me, father. . ." I whispered. Then lunged.

It felt like time had slowed down. I could hear him yell. Hear the sword breaking through skin, through muscles, through veins, and bone. I heard him gasp then scream at the top of his lungs. Tears were still falling down my face. Finally what seemed like forever the screaming stopped. I leaned against the tree, feeling like my heart was in a million pieces.

"I'm so sorry father. . . I'm so sorry. . ." I said, pounding my fist against the tree.

Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked and saw the most beautiful woman. She had long wavy brown hair, green eyes, and was wearing a white dress that looked like it was glowing like a million stars.

"You have done well. We are so proud of you! But your destiny is not yet complete. Now you have to destroy Cauius, Marcus, and most importantly, Aro. If you kill these three, the other vampires who joined them should choose a different path. But you must not help them decide what path." She said, in that angelic voice.

"But I just killed my father and you're telling me that now I have to go and kill three more Vampires! And let me guess. . . It's to save the world, right!" I yelled. Furious at myself and at this whole saving the world thing.

"I know you are upset, but it's what has been written down in the stars and in the heavens. You can't change it." She paused and took a breath, and then put her hands on either side of my face. Immediately I felt calmer. "Do this and your life after will be a peaceful one. And yes there will be some battles, but none as important as this one." Then she kissed my forehead and backed up a few steps, and then she started fading.

"Wait! I didn't get your name!" I said, putting my hand out for her to wait. Tears started falling again. And my heart felt like it was in pieces.

"Zoë. Guardian of Hunters and Fighters alike." She said, with a small smile. The she faded completely.

After a few minutes of staring at where she had faded, I yelled out in pain and agony, grabbed my sword from the tree and flung it as hard as I could. I don't know where it landed and I didn't care at that point. I heard leaves rustling behind me.

"Alex? Are you ok?" Asked Chris, putting a hand on my shoulder.

I didn't move or gave any knowledge that I heard him or felt him. I just shrugged his hand off and ran. I didn't know were I was going, but I didn't care, as long as I got away from that place. I ran for a few minutes but it felt like forever. I stopped to catch my breath and saw dirt and rocks at my feet. I could hear the waves crashing. I could smell the salty sea. I looked around and realized that I was on the special cliff. The cliff had some weird name but I never could remember it, so I gave it the special cliff name. I was shocked to even be up here. Only Elders were allowed up here, unless you had permission from one of them.

The only reason I would be up here is if I was becoming an Elder. I don't know what age you become an Elder, but I know it wasn't at 18. I looked out over the cliff towards the horizon. The sun was just above the line. As the sun rose, I felt stronger. Then the feeling stopped. I closed my eyes and thanked the Goddess for helping me. My face, back, and ribs still hurt, but none of that mattered now. I turned and went back to the clearing, to talk to the Carlisle's, smiling.