Ex malo bonum Chapter 5
Good out of evil
Raven and her sister went to school alone and the oldest drove in silence. Bella glanced at her and shifted oddly. Raven winced- she'd moved away from her. Raven turned down the music and faced her sister. Bella didn't answer her question if something happened last night when Edward Cullen dropped her off.
"Bella you have to tell me," she said. "Eventually I'll find out," she promised.
Bella rolled up her window, "He told me- he told me what you and Eric and his family were. I know why he left on our first day and he acts so weird around me… we talked about Aubrey and why he joined their family. Aubrey was wanted to murder I guess in Africa and he came here to stay out of their mud prisons." Raven giggled and repeated the last two words, "He explained to me that you were all vampires and that your mom died protecting your secret-."
"Bella- I'm sorry I didn't tell you," Raven began but Bella held up her hand.
"I understand that you didn't tell me Raven- where did Eric really go?"
"To Arizona- I guess his girlfriend called last night and he took off." She paused, "What else did your new friend tell you about our kind?"
Bella shrugged, "He said I could tell you everything we discussed so… um, he said that you and Eric didn't hunt because something went wrong."
Raven sighed, "He told you how we became vampires." She whispered and Bella nodded.
"Was it wrong?" she asked. Raven forced the tears to stay off her face, "That's not what happened is it?"
Raven shook her head, "No- I turned Eric because he was dying- I swear it turned him only because of that. Bella it's complicated of how I became a vampire- but I did lie to Dr. Cullen and his family. I hate lying, especially to them- Eric doesn't know hundred percent and someday I'll tell him." Bella stared at her, "Are you angry with me?"
"Is this why you can eat people or animals like the Cullens do? Are you a real vampire?"
Raven forced her lips to smile, "Yes- I'm a real vampire but my abilities are limited because I was turned so late." She whispered as the Cullens arrived and pulled into the parking lot close by, "Bella please let me tell them that I lied; I owe them that. Please Bells, let me tell them-I won't today, but I will soon. I promise," Bella nodded and jumped when Edward tapped on the window. She motioned for one more minute and he nodded slightly, "I appreciate your understand sis."
"Who turned you?"
"Kyle," she muttered.
Bella frowned, she remember seeing a boy named Kyle hang around Raven and her group of friends. "Kyle seemed so normal."
"So does Eric and me," Raven pointed out. "He turned me, I saved Eric." She said and got out of the car, she looked at Edward. "You are in so much trouble!"
He frowned, "Why? What did I do?" He asked her and Raven only went into the building, he looked at Bella. "You told her about last night didn't you?"
"She's my sister," she muttered but he took her hand anyway and held it tightly. "She asked me what happened and I had to tell her something- it sort a spilled out." Raven waited just inside the building, "Raven, don't be angry." She began but Raven shrugged,
"I got over it," she muttered. "Bella-."
"Eric will be back by Saturday," Alice interrupted and Raven only nodded. Aubrey went forward and took her arm gently.
"I'll walk with you to class," he said and she nodded.
"Why?" she asked him and he chuckled and glanced back at Edward who grinned at him and Bella stared after them.
She turned to Edward, "Edward? does he-?"
"Yes, our Aubrey is after your sister. I wonder how Eric will take this news when he returns." He chuckled and they all parted to get classes. Bella grinned after her sister and said good bye to Edward and went into her classroom where her friends were waiting to hear about the previous night with Edward Cullen.
To speed up to the parts I want to get to we skip to get to when we're in the Field behind the Cullen house; Raven hasn't told them yet about that night.
Eric hasn't returned yet and no word has come from him.
Thank you for reading.
~GDR