Hey guys! im soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo so very sorry that havn't updated!im truly sorry! but what with traveling and holidays its been so time consuming! I shall update better I promise! But staring this school semester im gonna be pretty busy so the updates may become weekly, im not sure yet. But anyways, im so sorry! enjoy this chapter and please R&R!

~Tyler~

I caught her before she hit the ground and held her tight to me. What triggered that? I look up to see Asher have his hand outstretched. I glared, "there was no reason for that. you didn't have to wipe her memory." Asher shrugged, lowering his arm. "It wasn't extensive. Just the part after she awoke. She'll think she woke up then fell back asleep. But I can't keep doing that, you're gonna have to tell her sooner or later." He said. I growled, "you shouldn't have done it to begin with! I didn't ask you to do it!" "But you're glad I did, she wasnt ready to know, and you know it. both of you do," he said matter of factly.

I shoved past him, her still in my arms, and layed her on the bed. "Stop!" I heard Iris yell. I turned to look at her confused. "I'm gonna bathe her, you can't tell me that sweat smell doesn't bother you," she said pinching her face. I shrugged, she's my mate. I'd love her even if she smelled like crap. I shoved Asher out, claiming he was too young. Even though he is only two years younger than me, I loved to treat him as a kid, mostly to tease him. I went to pick her back up, but Iris was already there. Iris cleared her throat, looking to me then to her. I then noticed she was barely in a bra, the straps falling down her shoulder.

I blushed and turned my head. I heard Iris chuckle, "get the door love poodle." She snickered, holding back laughter. I growled at her, "don't call me that!" I opened the door to the bathroom wider, and helped her in. i avoided looking at Mary and her mostly exposed upper region, though I wanted to look so badly, and focused on turning the water to the Bath on. "Waters warm so hurry and-" I stopped when I turned to look at her to see she was undoing Mary's bra. I felt my face get really red and quickly looked away before anything were seen.

I heard Iris laughing really hard, only making my face get hotter. "Do you need anything else?" I asked quickly. "Yeah, can you take off her pants for me?" I heard her erupt in laughter and could picture her rolling on the floor. I growled at her and stood, leaving the room abruptly and slamming the door. Iris was still in a fit of laughter as I left the room and heading downstairs. I could hear the TV playing and walked in to see who it was. Rosy was laying on her stomach, eyes trained on the television as a big purple dinosaur dance about with other small children. She yelled out answers randomly when he asked questions and she laughed and giggled.

I went and sat on the floor with her, watching without interest, hoping it would distract me from what was happening above my head. Rosy climbed into my lap and leaned against me while still shouting answers to the TV. After awhile I began to say them with her and would act excited when she got them right. she giggled and laughed, tugging on my shirt. "What colors do wed and white make ty-ty?" she said urgently before the other kids said it. "Whats your favorite color rosebud?" I asked. She smiled and yelled out, "Pink!" I nodded and smiled as she said it before the other kids.

The show ended and rosebud got bored as some new show she didn't know came on. I hadn't noticed her get up and remained on the floor, blankly watching the screen as four guys in different colored shirts ran around singing. "I didn't realize you like little kid shows." A voice sounded behind me. I jumped up whirling around to see Mary in shorts and a T-shirt, her hair still wet but thrown in a messy pony-tail; her hair a darker shade of red than usual but still pretty bright. "do you dye your hair?" the question came out of no where and my eyes widened when I realized I had said it.

Her eyes narrowed then softened a bit, "I don't have any memories of dyeing it, and the rest of the hair on my body is red of some sort of shade so I don't think so." She came and looked around the room and hallways possibly leading to here. She sat down casually then after another minute of frigid looking around she looked at me. She showed no signs of remember anything from earlier. "Have a nice bath?" I asked. I mentally murdered myself, that was so lame.

She giggled slightly and nodded. "I woke up halfway through when the water started turning cold. I freaked out not knowing what was going on and almost killed Iris." That last part made me wanna laugh until I remembered she doesn't know anything. I smiled instead and hesitantly sat down on the couch with her, careful not to be too close. "I'm glad you have your voice back. Do you remember anything?" I asked. She looked at me for a moment then looked straight ahead at the wall.

"A dream..with nothing but screaming, and then you and the woods, a barn. A house..on fire and a man. The man was really fast and he had..fangs. Oh gosh he had fangs!" She looked at me scared and I noticed she wasnt really looking at me. she was back in her memory. I put a hand on her shoulder and it seemed to bring her back a little. " it was me, as a child. I was laying on the ground outside the burning house when he came out and tried to eat me. Then a blur, a blur that reminded me of you..and then I was gone. and everything was white, and screaming. nothing."

She began to tremble and I wrapped my arms around her. she didn't protest so we stayed like that. That vampire probably gave her those scars on her back, but as a child? I was confused. She pulled back a little, enough to look at me. Fear was deeply etched into her eyes and she looked distressed, "What happened to me? What happened when I was a child?" She asked in hysteria laced words. "I don't know, but we'll find out, I promise." I smiled hugging her to me. She hugged back and I smiled, breathing in her scent.

Rapid knocks on the front door made us jump apart. Both our faces turned pink as we looked away. I saw mom give us a weird look as she passed us and opened up a door. An elderly couple stood in the door way, distressed looks on their faces. "May we help you?" My mom asked. The elderly man cleared his throat and smiled wearily. "We heard out granddaughter was being kept here for recovery, and we came to take her home." My heart dropped as I looked at Mary. She stared through the open doorway at the elderly couple standing frigidly. "Oh Mary!" the elderly women shouted and ran in hugging her granddaughter. Mary was stunned and halfway hugged her back

"Mary has suffered memory loss, you might wanna hold off a bit.." My mother said quietly. The elderly women looked at the shocked Mary, "You remember me Mary? Grandma Edith? Grammy?" "Or grandpa LeRoy? Papy?" The couple tried to gain a response but Mary stared at them, confused. "Non the less, we're taking her home." Mary quickly back off, why wasn't she remembering them? After an hour or so, Mary was packed and leaving the house. Arguments had arisen but nothing could be done seeing how they were her legal guardians.

it still wasn't settling why she wasn't remembering them, or wouldn't speak. Did Asher erase too much? I watched helpless as the women I loved were being put in a car and being taken away. After awhile i sluggishly walked back upstairs and flopped on my bed. I heard clenching noise beneath me and lifted up my cover to see the picture of Mary and her grandparents. She had left it behind, I should give it back somehow- My thoughts stopped as i gave the picture a closer look. Then my head went off and I clutched the picture growling. I jumped up off the bed and ran downstairs. "Mom! DAD!" I hollered running through the house. They came running from the kitchen, wondering what was up. "Those people, did they leave an address?" I asked out of breath. "No Sweetheart, why?" I growled louder, barring my teeth. I held up the picture to my parents, hearing my mother gasp and father curse under his breath. "Because those weren't her real grandparents."

HAHAHAHAAHA! didn't see that coming did you? Cliff hanger! DUH DUH DUUUUUUUHHHHH so anyways I kinda wanted you all to see a softer more human guy part of josh in this one with his embarrassment in the bathroom and his big brother love with Rosy. anyways, R&R please! I love you all!

-KaiTyler12