30. Mort

For those who do not know, Mort means death in French. -Kate

"Come on pass the pie." Trevor whined, trying to be as tall as Skylar, who was holding the pie away from him. Clearly he was being unfair, but it was pretty funny. Skylar let him have it and Trevor sat down with it in his hands, pleased.

It was sunrise. The shadows of the night were fading as the light bathed us. Glimmering sparkles danced on the ground with every slight movement we made.

"I don't understand how you can eat pie in the morning, but it's your stomachs." Angel said, a look of disgust was plain on her features.

We sat on a blanket back in the deep forest. The trees were thick, but the sun was able to find it's way to penetrate it. This was sort of a picnic. You know if normal people had picnic's at six in the morning. We were all still in our pj's.

"I love you."

Jason came up behind me and kissed my cheek. He wrapped his arms around me.

Then it all happened so fast.

Food went flying, but there was no food fight. Jason was ripped from my arms, I was punched in the gut and I saw Keith run off with him. I tried to follow, but my limbs wouldn't obey. It was like I was holding myself back, without being in control of the action. I was finally able to get up when a hand came down on my shoulder.

"It's too late. We can't get him." Skylar walked over to Trevor. He looked alright, but I was too distracted to care.

Jason. My love. Gone.

"We have to find him!" I yelled to no one.

"I'm already tracking them, Claire. We need to get home." Angel touched everyone and then we were at our house. Everyone rushed in a blur. I changed my clothes and put on some hiking boots. I had a feeling I was going to need them.

The anger washed through my body, making me move faster, making me think better. When I went downstairs everyone was already making plans. Angel was on the couch with her eyes closed, concentrating on where Keith was going. Her lips were moving, but no words came out.

That's when I heard a pair of feet moving quickly to our spot. They were moving too quickly; it wasn't human. Everyone paused, but Angel was so into it that she must not have noticed. The vampire came closer, running so fast it had to have had a purpose.

Nick, Cody, and Skylar got into position, theirs lips barred. Growls came form both of them, just edging whoever this was to come closer. I just stood there, ready to fight.

The door slammed open, but it wasn't the person I was ready to see. I didn't expect her to be here. There was no way she could be. But there she was. Dark brown hair, short and she was supposed to be dead.

"Syd." Nick whispered, slowly emerging from his crouch. Skylar was next to come up, then Cody. Angel slowly opened her eyes as she took on her sister's face.

Syd beamed. She walked over to us, clearly not dead. She was wearing the same clothes I last saw her in.

"How in the world-" I began.

"We don't have time for explanations." Syd said cutting me off. "We have to find Jason."

"How did you know?" Skylar edged around me, a little defensive.

"I had to pretend I was dead so Keith wouldn't come after me. If you guys thought I was dead then he would believe I really was. That way I could come here to help you. Now we don't have much time! Hurry!" she was already out the door.

"Trevor stay here and this time I mean it!" I ordered as we all flew out the door in a flurry. We followed her for about an hour, until she came to a complete stop in Lewistown, Montana.

Then she veered west and headed toward the forest at full speed. It took us about 5 minutes as we passed tree after tree. It began to rain and we were completely soggy by the time we stopped again.

I knew it was a trap the moment I saw Jason. But I went anyway. He was bleeding and out cold, but that didn't stop me from throwing him to Skylar.

"Angel get them all out. Leave only me." I yelled, waiting for the others to come out. They needed to leave fast.

"Claire you need us." Angel whined.

"Angel just listen to me. You have to trust me." I looked at Jason. I kissed his forehead. "If I don't live make sure he knows I love him."

"Claire." Skylar protested, but he was gone. Everyone was gone. I was all alone. Or so I thought.

"So noble." a voice came from the bushes. Taylor came out from the trees. Her eyes were empty and her smile was way off.

Then Sam came out in her wolf form, flanked by Keith and Ben. Everyone's eyes were blank, except Keith's. He was smiling. I knew he was the leader of this. Ever since Edward slaughtered Sierra I always knew this would come back to bite me in the butt.

I was going to die. I would fight, but I would die. My brother would protect my love, but I wasn't going to make it. I crouched, poised to kill, but unwilling. My family knew that. They were going to use my weakness against me.

Sam was the first to strike. I flipped her over, rammed my elbow into Ben's side and kicked Keith in the gut. I swung Sam's foot that she kicked at me and threw her at Taylor, who blocked it like she had a shield in front of her. I couldn't win against her, but I never thought I would have to fight her.

Taylor pinned me down, about to rip my head off when Keith yelled.

"Leave her." he hissed. She got up like she was some sort of robot. "She's mine."

I got up. Keith and I circled-for five minutes-, ready for the other to make the first move. He just smiled that evil smile he had. He shook his head and glared at me.

"Don't you get it? I was going to kill Jason so Cody could have you and you would have lost your love. Cody won't like me for killing you, but I need my justice." he snarled.

"I'm going to kill you, Claire."

"You wish." it was like some ignited a fire inside me. I pounced on Keith and I used the same kind of fury I had used on Edward. I threw punch after punch, kick after kick and I never once during the fight got tired of it. He writhed in agony like Shadow did and I used all of that misery and Anger and I pushed it all on him. I tore his arm off and I watched him scream some more. I smiled in pleasure at his pain, but I was nowhere near done. His limbs went everywhere. Somewhere in the middle of this he tried to fight back, but I was too quick and way too infuriated to let him.

Then I took away his life. He stopped twitching and the screaming stopped. His mouth went slack and his limbs no longer tried to put itself together again.

I looked around ready for the others to attack as well, but they were all on the ground. I went over to Taylor first ready for her to spring, but she was just panting, like something had drained her but she was just not getting her strength back. Then she looked at me. I saw the difference like someone had switched on a light bulb. She had emotion. I could see her soul when she gazed at me. My sister was back. We didn't move for a while, just looking at each other.

Everyone else looked at me with the same expression that looked almost like gratitude. Maybe it was.

In a short two minutes Ben explained everything. He told me how Keith was controlling them. He told me how they we still present in their bodies and they were screaming inside, trying to gain control. I knew how they felt. Taylor was the most sad. She couldn't believe how she had almost killed me. She kept saying how hard she was fighting at that point, how loud she was just yelling, that's why Keith was frowning. She was giving him a head ache.

I smiled. Then they said how Syd got free. They didn't know if she was really dead or not so they were relieved that she was alright. Then Ben was saying how that Summer girl was dead and Cody killed her. They didn't know why though. Ash and Justin ran off, thinking he was going to kill them too.

We ran for another hour, trying to get home faster to share the news. Ben was all for scaring them by making them think I was dead, but that was out of the question. I knew fighting would break out and someone would really die.

Arriving at home we stepped into a sad place. I thought I was because they thought I was dead, but they said the words I was most fearing.

"Cody has Jason."

That was all I needed to hear.

I ran faster than I ever knew I could. I didn't know where I was going, but it beat just sitting around waiting for some answers. That was when I popped into a unfamiliar place. I wasn't running and I knew I was nowhere near home. Cody must have brought me here. How else would I have ended up here? If it was Angel she would have brought everyone else here as well. To fight as a family.

"My do you catch on quick." Cody smirked, coming out from the darkness. He held Jason by the neck. He was awake and struggling for his life. He closed a door and stepped closer.

I looked around the metal warehouse. "Give him to me." I said already knowing the answer.

Cody laughed. "My silly girl, do you really think I would just hand him to you? Alive?" he plunged a knife into Jason heart. I heard his muffled yelps of agony. I snarled, but growing weak as his life dimmed away. I could feel Cody keeping him alive, just to placate me I guess. He probably wanted him to suffer more before he was really dead.

"Claire, love." he murmured, more gently this time. I jerked away from his hand.

"Don't touch me." I hissed. Cody dropped Jason on the floor and his whimpers were the only noise for a minute.

"Stop this! Just let go of your foolishness. You think you love him, but you don't, Claire! You love me remember? All those nights we shared?" he came closer but I backed up, my eyes on Jason. I hated leaving him, but I knew Cody wouldn't fully kill him until I was his.

"The only night I remember was when you raped me, changed me, and left me for dead. Is that the night you're talking about?" he looked hurt by my words. Good. I hoped he heard every piece of steel I threw into my tone. I hope he dangled on these words forever. I hope he knew I truly hated him.

I didn't love him anymore. I thought I did, but I didn't. The moment he told me to say I loved him, I lied. I was just such a good liar that I didn't even notice it at the time and neither did he. He pushed me to my very limit. From the moment he tore me apart, to when he came back into my life. To when he killed my best friend. To when he made me a monster. To when he destroyed me. At least on good thing came out of his mistake.

I was able to find and fall in love with Jason.

"You love me." he growled, grabbing my arm. He made me look at him. Cody's face looked pathetic. He looked like a scared boy who thought he knew everything, but was dead wrong.

"No I don't." I made every word clear. I yelled them in my head, knowing he would hear it. He jumped away, shaking his head.

"You're wrong!" he shouted, lying to himself. "You love me and you know it." he looked at me again, but not with the same confidence that he once had.

"Not anymore."

Jason yelled in pain. Cody looked at him and then he turned to smile at me. My eyes went wide. I didn't need to read minds to know what he was thinking.

I couldn't believe he was going to do it. I lunged for him, throwing him to the ground. He kicked my side, sending me to crash into the solid metal wall. It cracked, but it didn't break down. I jumped for him again. I got him in a head lock and shoved his face into the concrete floor, making in crack and break. He growled and he pushed me off.

I knew he was going easy on me. He didn't want to really hurt me, but if Jason was going to die then I was going to make Cody kill me as well. I twisted in the air as he tried to throw me away again, but this time I used it to put some real power behind my foot that I smashed into his jaw. I twirled and did a round house kick to send him flying away.

I then scooped up Jason and tried to run. I saw Cody lunge for me with such hate and fury in his eyes I knew it was over. I had my hands full and I couldn't fight him now. I was going to die protecting the one I love. That was the best way to die.

I heard his fist coming towards Jason and I when suddenly it went away with a crash that sounded like lightning. My eyes flew open to see what had happened.

White fur was all over Cody so I knew that Sam had come to save me. But I knew that she wanted me to run. She didn't expect to some out alive, she came to save Jason and me; a suicide mission.

With Jason's life fading fast I ran hard and I ran away.

This was it. I was done. My life was over. But I knew this was far from ending. Jason was dying and I couldn't do anything about it.

Right?

THE END

Yeah I know I left you with a big cliffy here, but don't worry this series is far from over. I'm going to take a little brake, but I hoped you enjoyed this story. Tell your friends to read it and as always reviews are love.

Thanks for reading and helping me keep going. And whoever said in a review that Sam should die, well you gave me the idea for the ending so thanks! But I didn't say she was dead yet did I? haha well I'll write as soon as I can feel my fingers again.

Kate

Oh btw I just did two chapters in one day. Can I get a whoop whoop? Lolz.