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annabelle's POV

when dad, aunt rose, aunt alice, and i came downstairs, we saw someone totally unexpected.

krystal. the vampire from the forest.

my grandparents and uncles were all standing up across the room from her, and she was giving them a death glare.

i stepped forward, but dad and aunt rose grabbed my arms and pulled me behind them. by then everyone else had turned their attention to me. especially krystal.

"i knew i'd find you here." she growled at me, and i cowered behind dad, who was getting ready to explode.

"well, that's typically what trackers do." uncle emmett said, and she glared at him. when she turned back to me, he giggled a little at his own joke. dad stepped forward, and krystal stepped back, which made me snicker.

krystal heard me and stepped forward and snarled at me. dad, uncle emmett, and uncle jasper growled at her, and she stepped back again.

"what do you need, anyways?" uncle jasper asked warily. i was wondering the exact same thing.

"that girl ruined my home. she set it on fire! and i won't leave until she is dead!" she screamed, and i flinched into aunt alice, who wrapped a protective arm around my shoulder, as did aunt rose.

"well, i'm afraid that's not going to happen anytime soon." dad said, and i smiled internally. he really did care. but i was too frightened to smile on the outside.

she stepped up into dad's face and hissed. that really set me off i lurched at her, and my aunts tried to hold me back. i must have seemed to much of a challenge, because uncle emmett came and helped.

uncle jasper tried to send waves of calm to me, but my temper was so large, all it did was dim it faintly. dad turned and gave me a reassuring look, and that calmed me back down. he turned back to krystal and hissed, as did everyone else.

"i. want. her. dead!" krystal shrieked, lurching at me. grandma esme was at my side in an instant, and pushed me behind her. dad and uncle emmett shoved krystal out the front door, and grandpa carlisle, uncle jasper, aunt rose, and aunt alice followed.

aunt esme kissed my forehead, but i was too shocked to respond. i burnt down her house? all i remember was us talking, and then i left. i never even set foot inside her house! grandma esme must have guessed the direction of my thoughts, because she sat me down on the steps and hugged me.

"i know you didn't do anything to her home. you're too nice for that." she said, and i smiled at her. we stood up and looked out the window to the front yard.

everyone was crouched into a clearly defensive position, but krystal was clearly outnumbered. it still frightened me, though. what if anyone got hurt?

"are they going to be alright out there?" i asked, holding back those damn venom tears. aunt esme noticed and held me close.

"they'll be fine. there's 6 of them, and 1 of her." she said, and i nodded, letting a few tears escape. i wasn't usually one to cry, but this was scary. i'd never had to face another vampire before. then i realized something.

that's exactly what i thought when i saw dad and the others get defensive at school when i met them. but everything turned out alright. and this time would, too. it had too.

but right as i thought this, dad jumped forward and knocked krystal's head clean off her shoulders. when he did this, aunt alice and uncle jasper proceeded ripping apart the rest of her, while grandpa carlisle and uncle emmett started a fire.

i didn't need to see any more. i was already stressed, i didn't need visions of this fight in my head forever. grandma esme guessed my thoughts once again, and took my hand, leading me to the kitchen.

we sat at the table and stared out the windows blankly. i'm not sure either of us could talk, we were shocked speechless. but about an hour later, everyone came back inside, and came into the kitchen where we were sitting.

the first thing i did was go hug dad. he just risked his life for me, and i owed him BIG TIME. i went around hugging, kissing, and thanking everyone, before taking my seat again. dad picked me up and took my seat, putting me down on his lap.

i rested my head on his chest and he rested his chin on my head as everyone else whirled around the room, looking for water to put out the fire, getting brooms to dispose of the ashes, but i was too overwhelmed to move from my comfortable spot, and dad seemed the same way.

after all was done, he carried me upstairs and set me down on the couch in my room. i curled up in a ball and stared at the wall. dad was the one who was actually in the fight, and he seemed just fine.

but he wasn't the one being hunted.

dad was staring at me, probably wondering if i had been mentally traumatized by the experience. i didn't move at all, didn't blink, swallow, i probably twitched, though, because soon, he put me on his lap again.

i wasn't sure how long i stayed like that, but soon dad's cell phone rang. he reached in his pocket and answered it.

"hello?" he asked. he sounded...oddly worried. was he seriously worried about me? i turned and laid on my back so i was looking up at him.

"well, we had a little problem earlier, but we took care of it, and everyone's alright." he said. only then did i realize he was talking to mom, who sounded scared out of her wits when she answered.

"is annabelle okay? let me talk to her!" demanded, and dad handed me the phone.

"hi, mom." i grumbled, and i was surprised at how depressed i sounded. dad started rubbing circles on my back.

"what happened? are you okay? is everybody else okay? did something happen? you had better tell me the truth, if you don't-" she rambled on. i figured it was time to interfere.

"mom! i'm fine, everyone is fine. all that happened was that a vampire came here and tried to kill me, no biggie..." i trailed off, trying to make it sound like nothing. she screamed, and dad chuckled.

"WHAT!? WHO ARE THEY???" mom yelled, and i shushed her half-heartedly.

"mom, be quiet, you have neighbors." i mumbled. oh my god, i sound like a sleepy human!

"fine. but who was the vampire? do you even know them?" she asked, and i sighed. how to explain...

"yes, i know her. when i went on the rampage, i met another vampire named krystal, and she tracked me back here saying i burnt down her house." i filled her in.

"you burnt down her house!? annabelle loraine swan, i-" her voice was raising again. i groaned loudly. i did NOT want to deal with this right now.

"just talk to dad, i'm not exactly in a good mood right now, mom." i grumbled, and dad took the phone again.

"hello, bella." he said, and i buried my face in his chest. he told mom the whole story, and they hung up.

just like i assumed they would, haunting visions of krystal lurching and snarling at me, suddenly overwhelmed me. i couldn't take it anymore, and i let the venom tears fall. dad just held me closer.

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