Broken Moon

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AN: Here is Ch 5. It explains how she got to La Push. Enjoy and thank you so much for the amazing reviews. I won't update for a while (3-5 days), since I am going to drive back home and stop at every town I get a chance to.

Good Bye: Encounters, Part II

I felt broken, hurt and in pain. There was so much sadness filling me, and consuming my life. I needed to find peace and calm. The pain that surged through my body was indescribable. I have never known physical pain, until today.

I still don't understand, what kind of sadistic game, was life or even destiny, playing with me. I should've been in Alaska. I remember going to the travel agency. I asked the travel agent that I wanted to go to Alaska. I had envisioned a life in the cold landscapes, surrounded by nature. I had picture myself playing in the white snow and hunting mooses , elks and even polar bears.

I wanted to get away from the tropical heat. I wanted to be away from my family, until I was able to find myself, my fucking purpose and reason to live. I still didn't understand or knew what my purpose was, but I bet on my life, that it was going to be difficult.

The next morning, after buying my plane ticket, I had decided that I would be leaving for sure! I left a goodbye note on my parent's doorsteps and left, finally. I didn't look back, but saw Alexis and Allegra waiting for me at the end of the gravel street that led to our house.

I walked passed them and continued walking, not caring what they had to say. For an instance, I felt resentment; I saw Addivani in them, and I didn't want to have my last day in the Dominican Republic, spoiled by them or the bad memories that I had in my mind.

"Moon," Alexis said soft, reaching for my arm, causing me to stop.

"Please, look at us!" she begged, walking in front of me. "We are sorry! We didn't know what Addivani did! She told us…" she cried, tears falling down her tanned face.

I swallowed hard and bit the inside of my cheeks. I didn't want to give in and cry. I had done so much crying in my short existence. I was going to leave with a smile on my lips.

"It's OK, Alexis." I said, fighting the urge to hug my sister. "I forgive you. It wasn't your fault." I said nonchalantly. "I must go now."

I turned to walk away, but Allegra ran passed me and stopped me. I accidentally dropped the backpack I was carrying on the ground.

"Don't go! Please, don't go. We can work everything out!" she said, her eyes clouded with unshed tears.

"Addivani won't be living with us anymore. She is getting married with Ruben; you can come back, Moon. We love you." Allegra chime in, as she pulled me in her arms and hugged me.

I didn't want to be pulled in. I was leaving and there was no point in staying. Ruben still occupied my heart, soul and life. Every time that I closed my eyes, his face would appear. He was engraved in my thoughts. His kisses were tattooed on my lips. I couldn't! I wouldn't! I had to get out of this island.

I would return when I was ready, when I had the strength to stare into Ruben's eyes and see that his betrayal didn't hurt me. I needed to be strong. I would come back, when Addivani's presence didn't hurt me. I would come back to the house, when I was completely healed.

Alexis walked to where we stood and wrapped us in her arms. She was bawling, her little nose was red and her eyes were shut as tears descended down her perfect face. I held on to my sisters and felt perfidy by my tears. I told myself that I was going to be strong, but the minute I felt their love for me, I cried like a little girl.

"Please, Luna (Moon in Spanish), don't go! Please, we love you! Mom is so sad, you were the light of her eyes and she is so sad. Papito is suffering. Mom showed us, your memories and what Addivani did. We're so sorry for always believing her!" Alexis mumbled, sobbing on my shoulder.

"I can't! I am living, little sisters." I cried softly, pulling away from them. I forced a smile. "It will be alright! I promise! I'm fine and I had decided to live my own life. I won't let the past destroy me. My sadness and melancholy is going to stay in the past. Every tear is going to stay behind me!" I said, caressing their identical faces.

I didn't feel hate for them. They weren't responsible for my pain anymore. I was letting go, starting anew. I would let go and fly in a different sky. I knew that my heart would forever hold them dear. Weren't we supposed to live an eternity? There was enough time to make a better life? But right now, was my time to leave. Begin my own life. I would come back! I knew I would, but not yet.

"If you go, we want you to have this." Alexis said, wiping her tears with her shirt and pulling a small box out of her pocket.

"Can we come with you?" Allegra asked as she sobbed.

"You can't come with me!" I said with determination, shaking my head. "Mom doesn't need to have her heart broken again! She has suffered enough, because of Addivani and me. I can't carry the burden of knowing that I hurt her again."

"But we can't stay in that house anymore, knowing the kind of injustice that Addivani… we just can't stay in that house, knowing how cruel our sister is." she muttered, looking at Allegra.

"No, don't think like that!" I said, turning to face the gravel path that led to our house.

I started to feel melancholic and miserable again. I could remember how we used to stand in the middle of the road, waiting for Papito to return from work. He would smile and laugh as he saw his children running after his car, chanting and screaming his names. It was wonderful! I would forever treasure those tender memories.

"Addivani is our sister. We should love her! She is your identical sister, Ally and Lexi; love her, forgive her and accept her for who she is! Don't create divisions between the three of you. Help her and keep her safe. Love her unborn baby and spoil him!" I said, smiling behind my treacherous tears.

"Why are you so kind to us? We mistreated you and shun you. Who taught you to be so compassionate and kind?" Allegra asked, taking my hand.

"From our Mom and Dad." I said, letting fresh new tears fall down my face.

"I learned from them! They are great teachers." I said, bending down to pick up my backpack. I remembered how Mom, forgave my father that day in the gymnasium of her old school,

"Stay in the house. Your time to live life on your own will soon come. Make the best of it! I promise to come back and see you again." I said, turning from them and walking down the graveled road.

"Mallory Moon, wait!" Allegra shouted.

I could hear her running after me. I stopped on my tracks and waited for her to reach me. She walked around me, her head hung low as she stared at the ground.

"We... Dad taught us to make this... we made it for your sixteenth birthday, but Addivani said that we shouldn't give it to you." she said, biting her lip and looking up at my face.

"We wanted to give you this for a long time now. It's a small token of our love for you." Alexis said, linking her arm to mine. "We always loved you, Moon!"

I took the small blue box out of her hand and smiled down at her. "Thank you, girls," I said, holding the box closed to my heart. "I'll treasure it forever."

"Don't open it yet, not until you reached your destination." Alexis said, as she smiled wearily, reaching her hand to touch my shoulder. "You'll be closed to our hearts Moon!" she said, her voice breaking.

"When we look at a full moon, we'll see your bright smile, sister." Allegra said, taking a step closer to where we stood, tears falling down her face.

I smiled at them, unable to articulate words. I was too happy. My sisters did love me! It was the best way to leave. I wanted to burn this memory in my mind forever and never forget them!

I hugged them both and kissed their cheeks. "Goodbye!" I whispered, running away without looking back. I had to be strong for them.

Two hours later, I was sitting in an uncomfortable seat, waiting for the pilot to ascend the large airplane and cross the Atlantic Ocean. I was enthralled, scared and excited for the new change of scenery. I was going to be away from the pain. I was going to change and become a happy Moon Black-Clearwater. I was going to be stronger.

On our way to Alaska, the weather got real bad, causing the pilot to stop in Washington, until the fog had cleared. But after four hours of delayed and cancelled flights, we were told that the next flight to Alaska would be for the next day.

I sighed, hating the detoured that my life had taken. I wanted to be in Alaska. I had heard so many tales of our family living in Denali. I wanted to meet them and just create a life, where I was surrounded with people that shared, some sort of similarity to me.

It was a little after two in the morning and I still sat in the lobby of the airport in Washington. I caught the scent of someone. It was different from the few people that surrounded me. It was similar to my father. I could smell the ocean breeze mixed with rain and woods.

I followed the scent. It led me out of the airport, passed the parking lot, down a few streets, then the thick dark woods.

I felt my heart beating fast with excitement. I saw him, undress and quickly phase. It was magnificent. I had seen my father in his wolf form, but I had never seen the initial portion of phasing. It was fast and I wanted to know more. I ran behind him, trailing after him. After two hours of tracking after him, I found myself walking down a different place. It was strange, but I knew this place, I felt comfortable walking down on the moon light covered soil. I could hear the ocean waves crashing against the sea shore. I was near a beach. I followed the shadows the moon casted on the ground and made it to a cliff.

He'd vanished from my sight. I felt the anxiety and anticipation slowing down. I had depleted my strength from following him and I felt weak. Four days of not sleeping, had finally caught up with me. I needed to find a place where I could sleep and regenerate my strength and stamina.

I walked along the beach shore, following the different alluring scents that had lingered in the beach. I felt the peace gather in my heart. I was deep in thought, not paying attention to where I was going. My feet acted on their own accord. I didn't know where I was going, I just felt a silent pull, calling me and guiding me down the deserted shoreline.

That's when I saw him. He was tall; probably taller than my father. He had on cutoff jeans and no shirt, exposing his lean muscular, russet chest. I could feel the cold breeze, blowing my scent towards him. I knew what he was. I could feel my heart wanting to escape my chest. I could make out the features of his face; every outline and dent of his beautiful face. His beauty surpassed my father's and even my grandfather Jacob.

I walked as slow as humanly possible. He was the one that took enormous strides as he walked towards me. Was he feeling the same energy calling, pulling and beckoning? I stopped, when he was a few feet away from me.

His mesmerizing, gray eyes stared at me, with a curious look. His perfect, lush lips were parted, as if he wanted to speak. He raised his hand and I felt scared. I was afraid of his touch. What if I felt a current, surging through my body, making me fall in love with him?

I wanted to be loved, yes! But, was this the way I wanted it to happen? I knew what he was and I knew what happens afterwards; they imprint! They fall in love and they protect you, until death becomes the only enemy that separates those two souls.

He touched me, his skin was hotter than I expected. I heard his thoughts the minute our skins made contact. I had been right all along! I knew what had happened.

I ran away from him. I was afraid of how sudden my dream of finding someone, came true. I didn't run, because I wasn't happy for finding my soul mate. I ran, because I was afraid that I was going to fuck this amazing opportunity that life had given me.

I ran into the woods, coming across a light gray large wolf and two fairly large wolves. They howled and barked at me as I veered off the opposite direction. I jumped from tree to tree, trying to lose them, but they were smarter than me. The light gray wolf would slam against the trees, uprooting them, causing me to lose balance. I fell on the ground, rolling down the hillside. I rapidly stood up and ran further into the woods, but I found what waited for me at the end of my path.

They had ambushed me. What smart creatures! I was amazed, scared and excited! Did Papito hunt like them? Did he have that amazing ability to think so tactical, embedded in his genes?

I swallowed hard as they approached me. The large light gray wolf gnarled at me, gnashing his teeth as it got closer to where I stood. It sniffed me and immediately opened its mouth, showing large dagger-like teeth.

"Please! Don't!" I muttered, stepping away from it. There weren't any tree branches that I could jump to. I was surrounded and ambushed. I gave up! There goes my wish of meeting new people and getting to know my soul mate.

My soul mate, where was he? He should be defending me! Please, come to me! I want to see you again! Protect me!

I felt those teeth sink, crunching on my marble-like flesh, making me cry and whimper in pain. It hurt even more as it dug its teeth deeper into my skin. I smelled the citrus scent of my own blood and felt its heat oozing down the paleness of my skin.

I raised my hand to push the wolf off me, but when I touched it, I saw its true face. It was beautiful and I knew her. She was my beloved Aunt Leah.

"Leah," I said, smiling at her. I felt happy, sad and in pain. She was an extension of my father and I felt only love and admiration towards her.

"I'm Moon Clearwater!" I whispered, closing my eyes and letting the darkness consume me.

AN: Thanks for liking my story. A special thanks to Laurita Cristina, Jen (the most amazing author in the world), Lucianita, ZareenBlack and the rest that inspire me to write!