Sadie stared into the shadows, dreading what she would see.
Two red eyes appeared. In the dark, they reminded Sadie of a horror movie. Slowly, the rest of the figure appeared.
It was a man, that much Sadie could tell. He was hooded and cloaked, yet the bit Sadie saw, was enough to help her determine that this was no ordinary person. The man, instead of walking erect, crouched along the ground, bringing to mind a lion stalking a gazelle. His crimson eyes glowed from the dark under his hood.
The wolf growled louder, the sound reverberated in Sadie's ears. She trembled as the man and the wolf faced each other.
"I believe you have something that is of interest to me," the man said softly.
In answer, the wolf snarled, showing most of his teeth. He seemed to be challenging the man to take whatever the thing was.
"Just give her to me, and neither of us will get hurt," the man motioned towards Sadie, and the wolf snapped at the outstretched arm.
The man's mouth opened slightly, showing shiny white teeth. He growled slightly.
Sadie shivered violently at the sound. It wasn't like anything she had heard before. It was coming out of the mouth of a person, but it wasn't human.
The man prepared to leap onto the wolf's back, when suddenly a rushing sound was heard.
Sadie blinked at the wind and opened her eyes. The whole Cullen family was standing between the man and her. Every member of it was growling savagely.
Sadie began to crawl backwards. Her hand landed on a twig and she hissed as the small stick entered her skin.
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One of the Cullens turned around at the sound. Esme looked at Sadie with her golden-brown eyes, and approached her. She picked the girl up, and looked behind her. The family was preparing to fight against the lone vampire.
Carlisle looked behind him, towards his wife. His face seemed to be telling her to run, to save them all.
Esme ran at full speed back to the house.
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Sadie felt the sudden rush of speed and gasped. It was impossible for a person to travel that quickly. The trees flashed by, wind blew strongly into Sadie's face.
Frightened, Sadie held on tightly to Esme's cold and hard arms.
The terror got too much to bear, and it overwhelmed her. Sadie gasped once more, and fainted.
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Esme arrived at her house safely, holding the unconscious girl in her arms.
Esme sighed as she watched Sadie. It was too much for this innocent girl to handle, it wasn't fair to drag her into a world that wasn't her own.
Esme went into the house and lay Sadie down on a sofa. She went upstairs quickly for a blanket and then placed it on top of the girl.
She sat in a couch close to Sadie's figure, and closed her eyes to listen better.
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Back in the woods, the Cullen family prepared to attack the vampire. Mark, in his wolf form, growled violently.
"Why do you insist on protecting such a weak and useless human?" Demetri asked them, his voice slippery. "Just give her up, and we'll leave you alone."
Mark barked at him, as if saying that they would never give Sadie up.
"You know why," Carlisle answered the vampire.
"You're just wasting your time. You know that the Volturi always get what they want, no matter what it is."
"Well, they didn't get me two years ago, and they're not getting Sadie now!" Bella declared rashly.
Anger twisted across Demetri's perfect features. He began to slowly slink into the shadows.
"I'll be back, and with some help. We'll get the girl, you can count on that."
Demetri turned and ran. Mark, Jasper and Emmett took off after him. Carlisle, Bella, Edward, Rosalie, and Alice went to their home, wondering what to do next.
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Esme sighed gratefully as she heard the footsteps of her family approach. She went to open the door.
"Did you get him?" she asked. Esme was not a violent person, and it sickened her to kill anyone, but she knew that if Demetri was free, none of them would be safe.
"Emmett, Jasper and Mark went after him," Carlisle answered.
"Uh oh," Alice said, "Sadie will wake up in precisely fifty seconds."
"What are we going to tell her?" Bella asked.
Carlisle sighed, "The truth."
Edward nodded, "There's no other way to explain it all to her, she's seen too much, and she has to be prepared."
"Prepared for what?" Bella asked.
Edward looked at his wife sadly. "Bella, it is very probable that Sadie might not survive a vampire war over her. And if she does, she won't make it human."
"You mean… Are we going to turn her?"
"No!" Carlisle said. "We will not take her freedom of choice away. Besides, the same risks still exist, only magnified since the Volturi and close by."
"Um, guys?" Alice interrupted. "Not to disturb you or anything, but Sadie's waking up."
A moan was heard in the living room, and the vampires looked at each other before entering the room. It was time for the truth.
(A/N) Yay! Another chappie! Sorry it took me a while to update, but I've been really busy. I took time off watching to game to write this. Soccer, Mexico vs. USA. Mexico won, 5-0!!!!!!! WOOOOO!!! I'm pretty hoarse from all the yelling in triumph. I'm sorry to all those who didn't like Mexico's victory, but I've got Mexican blood, so I can't help feeling really excited!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.
PS: Yay Mexico!!!!!