Chapter 18
Previously
"What have I done Bella? I've just killed someone." She whispered, and turned her body and hugged me back as she started to sob uncontrollably into my dress. I didn't know what to do; I was in utter, complete shock.
Caitlin had an ability and it was extremely dangerous, even worse at the fact she only just discovered it, and had no true control over using it and not using it. Anyone could be an awaiting victim at this time if she had no control over such a harmful power.
"Shh, Caitlin, just calm down ok, we have to get you back to the house. We can figure things out more clearly there." Carlisle would be the best person to speak to about all of these, and it would help if Jasper was able to calm her down without her breaking down crying again.
Caitlin continued crying against my dress but she stood up slowly, her arms securely wrapped around me for support.
"Are you able to run?" I asked. I knew already that she was probably too weak to run, but I asked anyway just incase she needed help of some sort. She shook her head and grasped tightly onto me as I picked her up and sprinted back to the house.
Alice and Nessie must have arrived back a while ago, leaving plenty of time for them to explain the absence of Rosalie, Caitlin and me, and even if they didn't, I was sure that they wouldn't have been able to hide it from Edward. Nessie's emotional nature would give her away I was sure of that. She would be worrying over her daughter, and so it would be clear to anyone that something was wrong.
However they wouldn't be expected to receive the upcoming dilemma that I was about to show to the family. All they knew was that Caitlin was kidnapped by the college guys and that Rose and I had went to find her. All of them would be relieved to see that she was ok, and I am positive that at least Jacob would want to apply some sort of punishment on the two men. It was going to be difficult to explain that one of them was completely destroyed leaving nothing behind to even think a body had been there. Not even the gun, which I quickly destroyed; wouldn't want that to turn up in the wrong hands.
The huge building appeared before me after a couple of minutes, and I slowed my pace down as I reached for the door. Still holding Caitlin, I opened the door and walked into the living room. I expected to see everyone, but instead there was only Carlisle and Esme, standing nervously at the other side of the room. Rosalie had arrived before me and was pacing anxiously besides the couch, where Alice sat holding Nessie who was silently crying.
All there heads turned to me as I entered and a look of relief passed everyone's faces. Renesmee jumped up straight away and ran towards us. I set Caitlin down, keeping my hands placed on her shoulder as she steadied herself. Nessie ran up to her and hugged her. Caitlin started to break down again as Nessie soothed her and was telling her she was ok, a few tears running down both their cheeks.
A few minutes later she pulled away from Caitlin and hugged me, whispering thanks to me and then taking Caitlin back to the couch, where she leaned on Nessie's lap. Her head turned to face me, "What happened?"
I looked over to Caitlin who was still crying. They were probably wondering why she was so upset, and they all knew that something bad had happened. I watched as each of their expressions changed to anger as they imagined what they must have done to make her like this. Oh what a shock they are in for. Caitlin's eyes reached mine and she nodded her head, allowing me to tell the story.
I took a breath and sat down next to Alice. "Where are the others?" I asked first.
"They've gone hunting, Jacob's gone too. Jordan's asleep. He doesn't know what's been happening." Alice said.
"Well, I think we should wait for them. It's bad but it's not what you think." Confusion was shown on there faces, "I'll explain it all when they come back. Can we call them?" I asked, and I saw Alice already picking up the phone and dialling.
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We had waited for about ten minutes in silence waiting for the others to get back. We decided to wake Jordan up since he had the right to know, so he was sitting besides Nessie confused and worried. Caitlin was lying down with her head on Nessie's lap, her body showing no sort of emotion, tears still rolling down her cheeks.
The back door to the house opened and the guys all walked into the room with worried looks on their faces. None of them knew what had happened tonight so it would be worse to tell them everything from the beginning. I decided to stretch my shield over to Caitlin. It was best if the terrifying images she had in her head were kept there and not displayed to Edward.
"What happened?" Jacob asked, looking only at Renesmee and his children, taking in Caitlin's state and moving over towards them. "What happened?" He asked a bit harsher.
"Ok, so at the party a group of college lads came in uninvited and caused a bit of trouble. We decided to just stick together for the rest of the party so they wouldn't come near us. I think we all assumed that Caitlin was with her friends." I paused and saw Alice and Rosalie nod slowly. They didn't know what had happened after the party as well, so they were just as nervous as the others.
"In the end we decided to go home, but Nessie couldn't find Caitlin. After searching the house and then a vision from Alice, we believed that the college guys took her." Jacob tensed and his body shook slightly.
"They tricked me." Caitlin whispered from where she was sitting, it was almost inaudible. Her eyes were still looking off at nothing in particular in the room. "They said that a bunch of us from the party were going to go outside and play some silly games in the wood. I asked if any of you would be there and he answered yes straight away. I thought I might as well have a bit of fun so I followed them. They said they were playing hide and seek or something. I thought it was pretty lame but I went and hid anyway for a laugh." She shut her eyes tightly but continued telling us the story. "The next thing I know I was grabbed by the lad that told me to go with him, and then dragged away."
"Why didn't you fight him off? You're strong enough." Jacob said, his fists clenched.
"There were two of them." I answered for him remembering the guy who had ran away from me, and Jacob's muscles tensed more.
"Three of them." Rosalie corrected. "I caught up with the other guy after following the trail and he was so scared he just told me everything. He had scampered off after realising he didn't want to be a part of it, but he helped the other two kidnap her."
Nessie pulled Caitlin closer to her and Jacob shook again. Nessie placed a hand on his shoulder and he calmed down the tremors.
"Can you carry on Bella?" Caitlin asked. I nodded and reached out to hold her hand to comfort her.
"Rose and I split up, I took one set of scents, and Rose took the other. I reached some streets and it led to various alleys." Edward's eyes flashed with anger as he must have remembered my own personal encounter. Jacob took in Edward's emotion and it seemed to make him even angrier.
"I got there in time. I think." I said looking up to Caitlin. She nodded gratefully and then I continued. "I'm not going into details but I'm guessing you know what their intentions were?" I asked rhetorically and everyone tensed up.
"Like I said, I got there in time. I reasoned with one of them and he surrendered and ran off. The other one stayed and tried to threaten me, bargaining with me to clear off otherwise he would hurt Caitlin. He had pulled out a gun and put it to her head. I think I scared him because he turned the gun onto me."
Edward drew in a ragged breath and I followed his gaze to where it landed on my dress. There were a few holes in the dress where the bullets had entered. "He shot you." He growled.
"Yes." His fists clenched and it was lucky Caitlin killed him because I'm sure Edward would have hunted him down, even if it was over a small thing that didn't harm me at all.
"Anyway, he got freaked out at the fact I wasn't injured and he pushed Caitlin towards me and shot. But then something happened, and Caitlin doesn't know how she's done it exactly but, to put it to you basically, she has a power, but before you all go happy that she has a power," I looked purposefully over to Emmett, "it's extremely powerful, and dangerous."
There was silence as they took into account this information. "But isn't this sort of a good thing." Jordan asked from besides her.
"No it's not!" Caitlin screeched, causing Jordan to jump. "It's not a good thing at all." She buried her head into her hands and started to cry again.
"Bella, tell us what happened?" Jacob asked frantically.
"After he shot at her, well, she used her power."
"Which is…?" Emmett asked curiously.
"I'm not sure. To put into the simplest way possible she made him crumble at first into tiny pieces, literally. She didn't mean to and I know it wasn't intentional but after, she…well she kind of…" I stuttered, not able to say it myself.
"I killed him." Caitlin said, and everyone's faces turned into shock.
"Serves him right the little bast-"
"Shut up dad. Did you just hear me correctly? I just killed another human being. Even if he did try and do that to me, I don't think he had a right to die, and I killed him." She shouted, standing up from the couch to glare at Jacob. She then turned away from him and stormed up the stairs, leaving the rest of us to process the information.
"What happened next?" Edward said quietly.
"Well the body sort of exploded so there was nothing left, but a few seconds later she just broke down on the spot. I mean when she was actually doing it, it looked like she wanted him to suffer and die, but then she snapped out of it and just regretted it immediately." Silence followed until in was interrupted by another question.
"But what's the big deal exactly?" Emmett said and we all stared at him incredulously, "I mean most of us have killed people before apart from the two goody-goodies over there," he said pointing at me and Carlisle, "and obviously you four," he said relating to Nessie and Jacob, "I mean why is it so different. It was self defence, she'll get over it right?"
"You see Emmett a lot of your kills were to satiate your thirst," Carlisle said, and Jacob tensed as he said this, being reminded that most of the Cullens had killed someone. "But with Caitlin it was more of a decision, for us it's instinct. From what I'm guessing it was fuelled by anger, and so it made it as intentional as any other murder."
"I think it affects her more because we're brought up to not kill humans as well." Alice said and Carlisle nodded in agreement.
"I just don't understand her power though." Carlisle pondered, "Nessie's was created as a mixture of Bella's and Edward's power. What you have described just seems almost random." He said, leaving the room in silence as the room thought over why Caitlin's power wasn't some sort of adaptation of one of ours. The room continued until Jordan broke the silence.
"So what's going to happen now?" Jordan asked.
"We have to move." Carlisle stated with a sigh. "We'll leave two days from now. Not too early to perhaps arouse suspicion, but gives enough time to tell the school and the hospital."
"So we have to move." Jordan said sadly. "I was really settling in here." He said angrily and ran up to his room.
"Ok, we might as well start packing up the stuff now. We'll talk about bigger things such as cars and that tomorrow." He glanced down at his watch, "well later on today." He then walked away with Esme, and Rosalie and Emmett left followed later by Alice and Jasper.
"Thank you Bella." Jacob said from the silence. "I am really glad you were there tonight." He came and hugged me and I patted him on his back.
"Don't worry Jake, but I think you should be with her. She's really upset right now."
He nodded, "I know, it's just I was so mad. I was imagining the worst."
"I'm surprised you kept your calm."
"Oh no, I'm going for a run in a minute to release my anger. Care to join me Edward?"
"Yes definitely. I'm still mad at the fact he shot you." I rolled my eyes as he got off the couch and headed outside with Jacob.
"I guess that leaves you and me to pack Ness."
"Yeah I guess so." She whispered. She stood up and hugged me. "Thanks again mum." She said.
"It's ok, now do you want to be with Caitlin?"
"No. I think she wants some time alone." She said sadly, but she put a smile on her face, "Come on, let's go pack."
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"I'm confused." Emmett said.
After a couple of hours, Caitlin was able to talk to us about the incident without getting upset. The questions immediately started about her ability, although trying to avoid what the outcome of that power had led to. Emmett had jumped at his chance to find out more about the gift.
"Explain it to me again Cait."
"Look I'm not sure Em, I guess at first I used my mind, but then I think I used my hands."
"Like what?"
"I can't remember exactly. Maybe like this or something." She turned her hand slightly in demonstration but Emmett frowned in disappointment.
"Can you remember what your emotional state was?" Emmett asked.
"Anger. I was definitely angry." She answered immediatley. A grin appeared on his face and he turned his body slightly to the door.
"Hey Jasper could you do me a favour?" He called out.
"Emmett don't." I warned.
"Bella's right," Carlisle said, briefly entering the room, "Caitlin hasn't got full control over her ability. We don't know what destruction it could cause; she could even harm us if we are not careful."
Emmett slumped down in the chair sulking like the big kid he was. We all knew that he was desperate to see Caitlin's power. After we had both helped describe what had happened with as much as detail as possible, Emmett had not stopped harassing Caitlin. She herself didn't notice Emmett's main intention in actually 'seeing' the power, not hearing about it.
"Ok ok, but what did you do with your hands again?" He asked.
"Ugh, I don't know Emmett." She said frustrated, with her voice rising.
Another mischievous grin appeared on his face, he must have known he was getting a reaction out of her. "Emmett don't even think about it." I scolded, again realising his intentions, but he ignored my warning and continued. Times like this when I wish Rosalie was by him to put him in place.
He leaned forward slowly, "Can you please show me one more time?" He asked, and this blew it.
She stood up so she was looking down at him, "I DON'T KNOW!" She shouted, and she shook her arms out frantically. At the moment her arm was shook infront of her, her wrist flicked and a familiar orange spark emanated from her palm and was shooting towards Emmett.
Instinctively I looked around frantically to do something about it. There was only us three in the room, and I was too far away to push him out the way without it hitting me. Whilst I was busy thinking of a solution, something small and square like flew through the air and met in time with the orange spark.
The object exploded and turned into particles right infront of Emmett's face. He gulped and turned to where the object came from, I myself turned my head to see who just saved Emmett's life.
Alice stood at the door relieved. "I saw Emmett explode into a million pieces so I gathered I knew what the cause was." She said whilst glancing over to Caitlin who was standing there shocked and looking at her hand. "Lucky I have good aim." She joked. Emmett nodded in agreement, whilst remaining his focus on the spot where the object had exploded infront of him.
"What did you throw?"
"A pillow." Alice answered, "and you are welcome." She said to Emmett before leaving the room.
Emmett was still frozen on his seat. He swallowed nervously and looked upto Caitlin. "Yeah, I'm not going to get on the wrong side of you." He said, and then walked out of the room with plenty of space between himself and Caitlin.
She watched Emmett's retreating figure, back to her hands and then fell down onto the couch, burying her head in her hands.
"Honey, are you ok?" I asked whilst making my way over and sitting down besides her on the couch. I put a comforting arm around her and rubbed her arm soothingly.
"No." She mumbled, and moving her head out of her hands to show her face slightly wet from a tear falling down her cheek. "I've just nearly killed Emmett. I was so close for him turning into tiny pieces. I have no control of this, this thing that I've just discovered. I'm a total risk to anyone who is close to me when I'm angry. What's to say I don't accidently kill my own mum because of a tantrum? Or Jordan because we have another brother-sister fight? Or dad because he won't let me go to another party? I am really dangerous to be around all of you. It'll probably be best if I just leave so that you are all safe."
"What? No! Listen Caitlin-"
"No please Bella, I've had this power for a couple of hours and already I've killed one person, and nearly killed my own Uncle. It would be best if I left for everyone's sake."
"No it wouldn't, and you are not thinking this through. None of us are bothered about this, and it is certainly not a burden on any of us. I'm sure anyone in this family would risk their life for you. Sure Emmett was pretty freaked out by what just happened, but he was warned beforehand so you could just say it was his own fault."
"Yeah but-"
"But nothing, maybe you just need to practise. Learn how to control it so that you can use it at your own command. There's nothing stopping you from doing that here. Outside maybe, but here nonetheless."
"But there's still that chance I could harm someone."
"Well we will sort it out. We can have Jasper around more just incase things do get out of hand, but I promise you they won't. Now promise me you won't think about moving out."
"I promise. Thanks Bella."
"Don't worry about it."
"Ok, but don't tell mum that I said anything, she'll probably flip on me if she heard I wanted to leave."
"Alright, but if you do have any problems it would be best to talk to her about it rather than me okay?" She gave me a quick hug and then we both went back to packing.
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We were all loading last minute things into the various cars before we left later that day. From the moment I had that chat with Caitlin, she has been outside and lined up various bottles, cans and other objects to use as target practise. She hasn't used her power again and this frustrated her. Not because she couldn't use it at her own will, but because she had no true control over her ability, and in her eyes it still made her a risk to everyone.
Jordan had been moping in his room since Carlisle told everyone we had to move. That plus some jealousy perhaps at the fact Caitlin as a power and he doesn't. He only allowed Nessie and Jacob up into his room; he never came down for anything to eat. He just stayed inside and packed.
Apparently, his fever that we thought he might have had the night of the party had progressed, and he had a temperature that was running extremely high and he felt like his body was aching. A few of us suspected what was happening, it was inevitable anyway. He was living in a house full of vampires, with the gene running through his blood; it was just a matter of time before the transformation would fully progress. A few of us guessed that this was the time before he would change. Jacob agreed with us, and spent even more time around Jordan so he would be there when it did happen.
We were loading various remaining boxes into the cars before we were going to head off to our new destination. Larger things such as Edward's piano were going to be delivered. Edward's musical abilities had interested Jordan into the musical world, and at an early age wanted desperately to learn the guitar.
That Christmas, he was treated with his first acoustic guitar. Any spare minute of free time he had he would use it practising various chords and techniques. During the first week of February, he was already playing his first song. Obviously not an advanced piece, but still the speed at which he learnt was impressive, a clear talent that Jordan has in music.
On his thirteenth birthday, our family surprised him with a limited edition gold topped Gibson Les Paul. He was ecstatic at the gift. He tuned the guitar immediately and replayed songs that he had learnt to play over the past years. He even played duets with Edward on occasion, and I remember him trying to compose his own piece. From what we assumed, his Gibson was his most prized possession.
I hadn't seen him load the guitar into any of the cars so I assumed he still had it with him. It was weird because no music was heard playing from his room, and that is what he would usually do if he locked himself away, but in his case currently, he must have been so unwell that he couldn't even do the thing he loved.
"What's taking them so long?" Nessie whined. Jordan and Caitlin had still not finished their packing, and insisted they done it without the need of inhuman speed. Most of the Cullens had already left, leaving myself, Nessie, Caitlin and Jordan.
I offered to stay so I could drive them all back quickly. Edward also offered to stay but I told him to go ahead with the others, as did Jacob, whom however seemed to be more reluctant about leaving Jordan. It was just a matter of time before he would turn into a wolf.
"Caitlin. Jordan. Hurry up, we need to go." Renesmee shouted.
"Hold up a minute mum, Jordan has still got a few more things." Caitlin replied frustrated. She was told to help him seeing as though he complained he was too sick, and also she could help more with a few heavy objects.
"Well if you would just put the things in the right boxes like I told you to we would be gone by now." I heard Jordan tell Caitlin from upstairs, not talking directly to me and Nessie. "How hard is it to just put something in a box?"
The sound of something hit the floor upstairs. "Well why don't you do it yourself then?" Caitlin exclaimed.
"You idiot, that's got fragile things in!" Jordan shouted. Caitlin must have dropped a box on the floor purposefully. "Pick it up and make sure nothings broken."
"Do it yourself. I'm not helping you anymore if I can't do anything right!"
"Well you don't. Why didn't you just put the things I wanted in the right boxes? I had it all organised so it would be easier when I unpack. But nooo, you had to argue with my decisions"
"Yeh but it was lame. You could just stick some things in a box, seal it and then it would be done, without having it all perfect and organised. Mine aren't, and guess what? I've finished!"
"So what if I want to be a bit organised. You should have just listened to me like I asked. But you can't even to that right."
"Well if I can't even listen right I'll just go downstairs and wait with mum and Bella."
"Caitlin, you will help your brother." Nessie called out.
"But mum he's getting on my nerves. Tell him to just let me pack my own way!"
"I'm getting on your nerves? You're getting on mine!" Jordan shouted at Caitlin.
"You two stop arguing and hurry up, we have to get going. Caitlin, just do what your brother asks, and Jordan, stop annoying your sister."
There was some muttering in response and then there was some movement. Jordan was telling Caitlin where to put certain objects and Caitlin seemed to comply. A few minutes passed until Jordan shouted at Caitlin.
"Don't touch my guitar!" Jordan shouted.
"What? We have to pack that as well you know!"
"I'll carry it down myself."
"Oh, you can carry a guitar around but you can't put a couple of things in a box!"
"It's different."
"How?!"
"It just is!"
"I don't see what's so special about it; it's just a stupid guitar." I heard Caitlin mutter to herself; however Jordan seemed to hear it.
"What did you just say? This is a limited edition guitar, a Les Paul, how is it not special. And it is not stupid; I'd like to see you play something."
"Oh I would, except no one is allowed to touch your precious guitar." Caitlin exclaimed. There was silence until Caitlin said, "Are you being serious?" Mine and Nessie's eyes widened at what we assumed was Jordan offering his guitar. Caitlin was right when she said no one was allowed to touch it, only Edward occasionally held his guitar to help tune or help with any difficult techniques. I think it was the first time ever he had given it to another person, especially his sister.
"I've got to see this." Nessie whispered and left my side by the car to walk inside the house. I followed her and we quietly watched from outside Jordan's room. They mustn't have realise we were there.
Jordan had managed to stand up and was holding his guitar out carefully towards Caitlin. Her eyes were wide as mine and Nessie's were before. She must have been as shocked.
"Go on." Jordan pressed, "Let's see if you can even hold the guitar correctly, never mind playing a song."
Caitlin scowled and put her hand forward and took the guitar out of his hand. He glared at her when she nearly wrenched it out, and not being overly careful in holding the guitar.
She held the guitar in an awkward position; one hand was gripped far down on the neck, the body dangling without complete support. Caitlin had the strength to hold it up like that without straining, but Jordan forgot that for a moment and stepped forward.
"No Caitlin, you're going to drop it!" She rolled her eyes but he continued, "Put the strap on." He ordered, holding the strap out infront of her face. She grabbed it and put it over her head whilst Jordan held the guitar.
I almost laughed at how low the guitar was on her because of the strap. Caitlin looked older than Jordan, however Jordan was taller than her. He had been having the rapid growth spurts and grew taller than her in no time.
"How the hell am I supposed to play this?" Caitlin asked whilst looking down to the guitar which was dangling at her thighs.
"Adjust the strap." Jordan said irritated.
She looked at the strap and tugged on a part of it. She tugged on the part that made the strap loosen and the guitar dropped slightly. Jordan's eyes widened in terror but Caitlin had hold of it.
"Give me a break Jord, it's not as though it would break if I dropped it."
Jordan relaxed slightly, "Just leave the strap, it's adjusted to my height, just play something quickly. I don't like you abusing my guitar."
She rolled her eyes again but fixed her arm to strum, and then stopped. "Do you have one of those egg shaped thingies that I use to play?"
"A plectrum." He corrected, "It's at the top of the neck there." He pointed to were it was interlaced with the strings. She pulled it out, and strummed the guitar. She placed her fingers on her left hand in random positions up and down the neck whilst continuously strumming. Jordan had connected the guitar quickly to his amp and the music – well definitely not music but just sound – blared out. She finished after a while and looked up to Jordan with a smile. Jordan however had his hands covering his ears.
"That was not a song, not even music. You just physically abused my guitar."
"It was a song."
"No it wasn't, it was just noise."
"Yes it was. I just composed one on the spot then. It's called Caitlin's song. Looks like I proved you wrong."
She smiled smugly at him while he just looked angry. She lifted the strap back over her head and held the guitar out. Jordan stepped forward to take it from her, but instead she ignored him and threw it onto the bed a few feet away from her. Instead of staying on, it bounced off and onto the other side.
Jordan walked over to the other side of the bed and picked up the guitar and inspected it for any damage. He placed it on the guitar stand and turned to Caitlin.
"Why did you just throw the guitar?" Jordan said through clenched teeth, his face fixed in anger. His whole body was tense as I looked at him, his fists were clenched.
"Oh for God's sake Jordan you're overreacting, it's not like I broke your stupid guitar."
Jordan's body shook slightly.
I turned to my side to tell Nessie to stop her son before anything happened, but when I turned she wasn't there. I was surprised I didn't hear her move. I listened carefully and heard her walking down the stairs and dialling on her phone. "Jake it's me. I need you to get home quickly, it's Jordan…" her conversation continued but faded as she moved outside of the house. She must have seen Jordan's tremor as well.
"So I might be overreacting, but you don't just throw around other people's guitars Caitlin, other people know to not do that. Oh I forgot, you don't act like everyone else do you? You can't do anything right at all! You can't listen properly or even follow simple orders. You get on everybody's nerves because you can't even keep yourself safe at something as simple as a party."
He moved forward again so he was almost in her face, which was upset at what he was taking out on her. The argument had changed from playing the guitar to something completely different. His expression never changed, his anger was just being fuelled, and if something wasn't done the outcome of his anger would be extremely dangerous, i.e. the confined space he would be in if he transformed into a wolf, (which I presumed would happen), the half-human who could be injured if he transformed, and on a small chance, the vampire that was watching the argument instead of stopping it, could be in trouble if a scared wolf happened to catch the scent of his naturally born enemy and let his instincts take over.
I stood up and entered the room just as Jordan said to Caitlin, "You've ruined a life here so we have to move again. You killed a human being Caitlin, you killed someone on purpose and nothing will bring him back, you ruined someone's life!"
"Jordan Black apologise to her right now."
He took a few steps away from her but said harshly, "Why? It's all true."
I was about to tell him off again when something on the other side of me stopped me. Caitlin looked furious, tears ran down her cheeks and her eyes were black. Her stance was so familiar that I was surprised that I didn't hear Jordan fall down in pain and start screaming. Her eyes were black again like the first time, but unlike the incident with Emmett.
Jordan's face fell and was suddenly scared. He froze on the spot and couldn't move his eyes away from Caitlin's dark ones.
One of Caitlin's clenched fists opened and a small orange ball appeared and was hovering in her palm, small flicks from the orange orb connected with her own skin but leaving no damage, like an electric charge making contact with another conductive source.
Jordan took a step towards me, afraid of the threat that was his sister. I was scared as well. I had seen the outcome of this orange spark twice now, the first being the most devastating. I knew what would happen if it connected with something, and I didn't even know if she could make it disappear without even leaving the palm of her hand.
Jordan was still infront of Caitlin. His feet were making small steps towards me without making Caitlin notice. "Caitlin," I said calmly, my eyes not moving away from the orange ball at her hand, "Stop this, you don't want to harm anyone."
Caitlin's black eyes bored into Jordan's terrified ones and he was shaking, but not from anger but from fear.
"I bet you regret those things now huh?" Caitlin asked Jordan, her voice unnaturally calm given the situation that she was threatening her own brother, and she knew the power she had. Jordan nodded slowly.
"If I'm so different then what does that make you. You're just a tiny little human being. You're boringly human. You probably won't even become a wolf that's how normal you are." She mocked.
I had never heard the two of them tell each other such horrible things. Never. They had to be lying to get the other one aggravated, to get some sort of reaction out of the other. Or perhaps that Jordan meant it in an evil brotherly way, something a brother might say when they have an argument with their other siblings. But Caitlin had never spoken to Jordan in this way before. The evil look her dark eyes suddenly possess when they cover ever part of her eye could be fuelling this side to her that might make her say things that she would never mean to say.
Jordan tensed beside me, and if it wasn't for the threatening power she was using against him, I was sure there would be a fight between the two.
Caitlin kept her gaze with Jordan but her arm extended out so quickly Jordan's human eyes wouldn't have seen it, her hand flicked out sending the orange spark out of her hand.
I moved forward immediately and reached for Jordan, and pulled him next to me in what I was hoping was the safety from Caitlin's deathly spark. He fell at the floor by my feet and I looked up to see what her next target would be seeing as Jordan was in one piece rather than a million next to me. I was surprised to see Caitlin with a look of achievement on her face, smiling happily.
I followed her gaze to the opposite side of the room, and down into the now empty guitar stand. That won't be good. It was clear that she had never actually intended to harm her brother, but instead his possession that he valued the most. I could faintly see gold particles floating in the air nearby where his guitar once stood.
Caitlin looked back to Jordan and said, "Maybe in your free time now you can make some friends rather than Les Paul."
Jordan looked at her in confusion, his body though still tense from her comments before. He turned his head slowly and then his fists clenched on the floor. His muscles in his face tensed and it looked like his own eyes had turned dark in anger. "What have you done to my guitar?" He growled through clenched teeth, he lifted himself up and faced Caitlin, a murderous glare fixed upon his face.
Caitlin's eye colour had returned to normal but her stance was still hostile, like she was prepared for a fight.
"I didn't touch your guitar, in all honesty I never done anything but made a decision."
"Which was what?" Jordan asked through his clenched teeth.
"To destroy your guitar." She answered simply.
Jordan went to lunge for Caitlin but I stepped in the way, "Jordan stop it right now, you too Caitlin. Nessie get up here now."
The room was filled with tension. Jordan was trying to get past me but couldn't, whilst Caitlin stood with her arms crossed, and smiling at the fact she was taunting him. Her expression seemed to make Jordan angrier and I had to hold him to stop him from fighting with his sister. That's when then the shudders started.
"Let him go Bella, let him have a swing, he won't have a chance against me, after all he is human."
Jordan growled again and struggled hopelessly against my grip. Another shudder rippled through his body. This time it was more visible and recognition filled Caitlin's eyes as she realised what was happening. Jordan continued to tremble in my arms, his body shaking violently and uncontrollably. Caitlin took a step back, her usual self seemed to be present and not the power-controlling one who angered her brother. Jordan continued to shake, and I knew within a few seconds he would turn into a wolf.
His anger towards Caitlin was still there, so if I let go to give him room to transform he would charge immediately for Caitlin. His body would then be close to Caitlin, a transformation close to her would insure an injury. She was half-human after all. Jacob had never lost control around Nessie so we didn't know what a wolf transformation would do to a hybrid.
I thought back to before and whilst Nessie was pregnant. The fight in the woods that nearly cost my life, my wounds sustained by the wolves had healed completely, although they had done a lot of damage towards my tough skin. Then I thought back to the day before she gave birth, and Jacob had transformed with me too close to him. The force sent me through a window and crashing our dining room table.
I looked up to Caitlin who seemed more fragile now then I thought was possible. Could she somehow die if Jordan transformed close to her? And let's just say he doesn't transform near her, but then we have an angry and confused wolf, whose instincts would probably be to attack me, but his thoughts may still be focused on Caitlin. What happens then? I wasn't sure if Jacob was here yet because we need him to be there for Jordan. Sure enough Jordan eventually knew what would happen to him, but he would be shocked for the first time it would happen, and he would need his dad to help guide him through it.
"Caitlin leave now, and go tell Ness that we need Jacob now." I ordered. She looked back at Jordan sadly and ran out of the room. Once she left Jordan let out a cry of pain.
"Arghh, what's happening to me?" He screamed, "It hurts everywhere." I released my grip on him and he fell to the floor, still shaking. I made my way slowly to the door of the bedroom.
"I'm sorry Jordan, you're going to change." He looked at me and nodded in acceptance. I turned out of the room to the hallway where Nessie was running to me, "What's happening?" She answered frantically, trying to push past me and into the room. I held onto her whilst keeping her away from looking into the room, she wouldn't want to see him suffer.
"He's changing Ness, there's nothing we can do until Jake comes. Is he on his way?" She nodded and tried to look around me but I wouldn't let her. We were interrupted by the sound of clothes ripping and various things crashing to the floor. I pulled Nessie's hand to lead her down the hallway. There was growling and whimpering at the same time. He was scared and trying to follow his instincts at the same time.
Caitlin met us by the door, a sad look on her face; I pulled her with us outside to wait for Jacob to arrive.
"Why didn't you let me help him?" Renesmee asked looking up to the window which was Jordan's room.
"He needs Jacob right now Ness, when he comes then you can help." She nodded, I'm sure she didn't want to agree with me but she knew it would be best to wait for Jacob.
We all looked up to the window as a howl echoed through the air.
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