Chapter 2: Ellie's POV
I sat alone in my room staring at the floor. I couldn't believe what was happening. They were sending me away. I didn't want to believe it. I was being forced to leave the only family I had ever known, and all because my sister was pregnant with a vampire's child.
She told me she was in love with Caius's real son, Lucas, and that they had been in a secret relationship for a long time. Lucas had never known that a male vampire could get a human girl pregnant. However, he loved her so he wouldn't leave her.
Caius told me of a coven in Washington that had been in a similar situation. One of the vampires had fallen in love with a human girl and they had gotten married. He had also gotten her pregnant and she gave birth to a half vampire half human child. She had almost died however, but was changed before her heart completely stopped. Caius was sending us away to learn from the strange animal drinkers. He wanted us to learn how to care for my soon to be nephew since Gianna and Lucas both refused to kill it. He was sending me to keep an eye on things and to also help out with the baby when Gianna was changed. That meant they were going to make me a vampire early.
When I joined the Volturi and they found out about me and my sister's powers (I can control the elements water, wind, fire, and earth and Gianna can make any living being do what she wanted physically) they forced us to sign contracts in our own blood stating that we would never tell another mortal about vampires and that we were to be changed before we turned 25 (I'm only 15 and Gianna is 22). Gianna was never a favorite of the vampires and never really trusted them but to earn off her keep she began doing jobs for them since she was twelve. Since I was only five when our parents were killed, Caius adored me and adopted me as if I were his own daughter. My sister didn't like this but never objected in fear that I would be killed.
Now I was being forced to move to a small Indian reservation outside of Forks, Washington called La Push. There were legends that it was home to shape shifters that greatly resembled werewolves which Caius had a huge fear of. He had them nearly hunted to extinction so it wasn't a pretty sight when everyone arrived back from interrogating the Cullens about their little half vampire child. He only relaxed when he was able to hold his little girl (me) in his arms. But anyway back to the point. I don't want to become a vampire at 15! I don't want to be a grouch like Jane. Speaking of Jane, her and Alec (her twin) are the only people close to my age on the guard and their over 500 years old. I would miss them since they had become my best and only real friends.
I sighed and stared at the floor length mirror that was positioned across from my bed. I focused hard on my reflection. I have peachy skin and bronze hair. My eyes are a piercing yellow green, but sometimes seem more to be a dark hazel, depends on the mood I'm in. I have side bangs that fall just below my eye. My hair also has a slight red tint to it but it's hard to notice. I am abnormally beautiful for a human but I'm not at all vain.
I look up from the mirror to see my mother, Athenodora, open my door. "Hey sweetie" she smiles motherly and sits beside me on the bed. She begins to absentmindedly braid my hair but I don't protest.
"Why are you making me go with them?" I ask her.
She sighs. "I don't know baby. We think it would be best for you. We never liked the idea of forcing you into our world. We want you to get away from all the death and violence."
I place my hand over her chalky white one. "It's not that easy. I grew up with death. It doesn't affect me anymore. I belong here. I want to stay here."
"We realize that, but we think it would be healthier for you to stay with Gianna. It was sort of her idea to take you."
"But I don't want to go with her!"
"I'm sorry baby but it's already been decided. We'll give you tonight to pack up your things and say goodbye." She kissed my head lightly and walked out the door.
I slump my shoulders sadly and got up. I grabbed a duffle bag from my wardrobe and began placing clothes inside. It took a few hours to pack my clothes, accessories, toiletries and other precious things. Tossing my 5 suitcases and 2 duffle bags in the corner I looked around the now barren room. The room was empty except for my queen sized bed, a desk, my wardrobe, vanity, and the floor mirror. I changed into some blue checkered pajama bottoms and a white tank top and went to bed.
I heard light footsteps echo through the corridor. I pulled the comforter tighter around myself as the footsteps approached my door. The door creaked open and I felt somebody sit on the corner of my bed. A cold hand began to stroke my cheek.
"I'm sorry. I don't want to force you to leave but it's best for you. You need to get out and see the world. I can't keep you trapped in the city forever."
"Daddy" I look at him. "I'm not trapped. I love it here. I don't want to leave you and mom."
"I know but it's not healthy for you to be around vampires."
"It doesn't matter. I'm going to be one soon anyway."
He sighed. "I know. I wish it doesn't have to be like this but you know Aro." He ran a hand through his white hair.
I put a hand on his cheek and he instantly calmed down. "Will you love me any less when I'm not human anymore?"
He stares at me in disbelief. "I will always love you. You will always be my daughter."
"Are you ashamed of me?"
"Why do you think this?" he asks me hurt.
"You are always hiding me. You never tell anyone about me and anyone who knows ends up dead. Just please tell me if I am an embarrassment to you."
"I only hide you to keep you safe. If other vampires find out about a human with a special power such as yours you will be killed instantly. You are one of the only humans who can willingly kill a vampire by yourself."
"I guess…" I muttered.
"Ellie…" he says exasperated.
"But what if I need you" I say gripping his arm tight in my hands.
"If you ever need me we will have Corin watching you." (Corin can see what is going on with other people at the same time, not psychic like Alice though. I'm not sure what his real power is in the book so just go along with it.)
"Okay" I sigh.
"Goodnight." Caius kisses my forehead and then leaves out the door. Sleep overtakes me and I fall into darkness.
I'm running through a forest. There is green everywhere. I'm running so fast it should be a blur but I could still see everything perfectly.
I can hear howls behind me. I recognize those howls. Suddenly I'm surrounded on all sides by gigantic wolves the size of horses. A grey wolf with black spots covering his body steps forward, snarling at me.
"Embry" I plead. The wolf snarls. There is no sign of the love and passion in the deep brown eyes that I had grown to love. He crouches and leaps at me.
My heart breaks as the love of my life rips me apart like the stone creature I had become. My screams pierce through the forest's calm followed by the victorious howls of wolves.
I sit straight up in bed. My tank top sticks to my skin from the sweat. I leap out of bed and run to the bathroom. Splashing water on my face I look at myself in the mirror. My eyes are bruised from little sleep and are bloodshot. My skin is pale and sweaty. I wash my face and then head back to my room. I slip on some dark washed skinny jeans and a black t-shirt. I pull on my leather boots and then apply some eyeliner and mascara.
I hear a knock on my door. I rush to open it and see Jane and Alec standing there with sad expressions. "Were going to miss you" Jane cries and pulls me into a hug. (Even though Jane's normally mean she's really a sweetheart but normally only to me and Alec.)
"I'll miss you guys to" I say hugging her back. Alec just stands there shuffling his feet. He's not really good at expressing his feelings. "Come on Alec. I want a hug from you to." I gesture to my awaiting open arms.
He sighs and hugs me. "Miss you." He squeezed me once before letting go. They helped me grab my bags. I took one more look around my room before shutting the door.
Time Warp – Drive into La Push.
I stared out the window at nothing in particular. Gianna sat in the passenger seat, her stomach now had a noticeable bulge. Lucas was driving way above the speed limit in our new Lexus LFA sports car. I'm shocked he actually got one since there's only 500 models made. However, it was mine now since he had gotten himself a new Ferrari California and Gianna a Corvette ZR1. Great now I was going to be stared at when I start school. I still couldn't believe they were making me go.
We drove along a long winding forest rode until we came to a stop. I looked out the window to see a huge house mostly made of glass. It was painted a medium blue and had a slanted roof and was 2 stories. I immediately fell in love with it.
"There's a river that flows through the backyard that also flows through the Cullen's yard" Lucas said with a grin. I smiled at him.
"Sweet, I love you Lucas!" I hugged him and jumped out of the car. I bounded up the porch steps and into the vast living room. It was a large white room with glass windows scattered here and there. There were 3 large black couches and several chairs and two coffee tables. The living room connected with a porcelain kitchen. There was a staircase at the entrance and under the staircase was an entrance to a study. I ran upstairs. There were 5 rooms. I poked my head in one door and saw it was set up like a nursery. There was a doorway that connected to another room that appeared to be Gianna and Lucas's room. I walked to the end of the hall and saw a door with my name on it. I opened the door and gasped. The walls were painted black and there was a king sized bed in the middle of the room. It was painted white and had a black comforter on it. There were two black nightstands with white lanterns hanging over them. There was a walk in closet, a bathroom, and a huge computer system set up in the corner.
I screamed and started jumping up and down.
"Like it?" Gianna said appearing in the doorway.
"Yes!" I screamed and hugged her gently to avoid hurting the baby. She had a water bottle in her hand that sloshed around when she drank some of it. I felt a wave of nausea. Aro told us from what he read in Edward Cullen's mind about Bella's pregnancy that the baby would only be satisfied by drinking human blood. "Come on Gianna. You should go lay down." She huffed but obeyed me and waddled down the stairs to the couch. Lucas tried to help her but she refused wanting to do it herself.
I changed into some black converse and grabbed a sweatshirt. "I'm going for a walk" I yelled running for the door.
"Wait" Lucas said appearing in front of the door.
"What?" I asked annoyed.
"Be careful. If you need me just think of where you are and I'll come got it?"
I nodded and stepped around him before dashing into the forest. I walked until I found a cliff that overlooked the ocean. I sat down on a rotten log and just enjoyed the view.
I sat there for a while before I heard a branch snap. I turned around quickly. A giant wolf the size of a horse peered at me through the trees. It snarled and walked out into the light. I fumbled off the log and fell to the ground. I was frozen staring up into the brown eyes of the monster wolf. The eyes went from aggressive, to confused, to loving as the wolf looked down at me. "I'm going to die" I thought as the wolf bent its head down to my level. I could see its rows of sharp teeth. "Why can't I harm an animal?" I thought. I loved animals so I certainly couldn't bring myself to set a wolf ablaze.
The large creature sniffed my face. It looked at me again in confusion then licked my face. I laughed. The wolf gave me a goofy grin. I matted my fingers into its fur surprised at how soft it was. The wolf sighed and I looked into its eyes. The wolf became my life. This creature was my reason for existence. I couldn't tear my eyes away from my wolf.