*******I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT********
My mind was frozen in shock. I couldn't seem to form any words. I just jumped into the arms of the woman whos mate died because of me. Can I get more stupid?? I prayed Nic and Edward were following me. I think she read my mind.
"Don't worry they can't follow us. I blurred our scents so we are impossible to find." She told me.
"Please, please let me go!" I begged her.
"I can't Bella. I know you won't believe this but I am trying to save you." I'm not sure I heard her correctly. I tried struggling but it was useless.
"Stop it Bella, you'll only hurt yourself and slow us down." She said gently. "I'm not going to hurt you."
Sure, but your going to kill me.
I was so cold and scared, I couldn't escape and she wasn't slowing down. Heck, I wasn't sure we were even in Washington anymore. The sun was setting so I knew we had been running for miles.
She wouldn't answer any of my questions just kept running. My death keep running through my mind. I planned my funeral and imagined all the people who showed up. I imagined Edward mostly. In my mind he was heartbroken and wanted to avenge me. I was crying and feeling hopeless. There was no way I was getting out of this.
"We are almost there." She shook me out of my fantasies.
She was slowing down so I could actually see the trees we passed by. My teeth had start to rattle and I realized my face was frozen. There was snow on the ground. Where were we??
Up ahead I saw a little house with lights on. She was leading us there. Hopefully I could get warm there, at least until she killed me. I was at peace about that now, what else could I do? I was alone with a vampire who hated me.
She stopped before the door and set me down gently. I wasn't sure why she brought me here to kill me. Maybe she likes to play with her food before eating it.
She had to push me inside the door. I wasn't about to make this easy!
"Bella, I know your scared of me. But please believe me when I tell you I'm NOT going to kill you." She said as she was building a fire in the fireplace.
I just stared at her. Finally I had to ask "Why??"
"It's a long story, that's why I brought you here. Everything you will need is here." She walked to the kitchen and was showing me the cabinets."It's all for you. And there are clothes in your bedroom."
She started pulling out food. She turned around as she said "Please don't go outside. We are in the middle of nowhere and you could get attacked by the wild animals." She went back to cooking something. Fattening me up maybe?
I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming. Nope, that hurt so I'm not. Okay, did I fall down a rabbit's hole? Nope, no bruises. What the heck is going on?? Even though I'm with a killer vampire I realized at some point I stopped being afraid. I have totally lost it. Maybe this is a dream. Wait! My dreams...She feels like the woman from my dreams. I heard her calling me that dinner was ready. I slowly walked to the kitchen and saw she cooked me a whole meal. I found myself sitting down and eating.
After I ate she lead me back into the living room. As I sat on the couch she covered me up with a blanket. Then she sat down across from me and started talking to me.
"Bella, I need to tell you a story so you understand." She looked a little nervous.
I could only look at her.
"I was turned by James and it wasn't by choice. I was on vacation when I meet him. He was so charming and nice but I wasn't interested and I told him. He started following me everywhere I went. I was scared of him so I was ready to go home early. As a matter of fact he kidnapped me the night before I was leaving. Somehow he knew." She had a far away look in her eyes. I didn't want to but I found myself wanting to hear more.
"After he took me he told me I was going to be his mate or he would kill those I loved. Somehow he found out about my family and the man I loved back home. I had my whole future planned out and he destroyed it. I hated James but I also feared him. He was a powerful tracker. So is his twin brother Vincent." She paused to give me moment to let this sink in. Could Vincent of followed us? Now I was terrified.
She continued talking "After he changed me I knew I could never go home and risk those I loved. I hoped in time he would get tired of me but he never did. He was always moving us around and when we would pass by my home state I found a reason to stop. After a few years we were passing by and I just had to see if my love was still around. But I saw you Bella."
Me? "What do you mean you saw me??" I knew I sounded confused. Heck I was!
"I saw you playing in the yard of the house I had plans to live in. And I saw your parents. My heart broke. After that every chance I got I went back to see you. But then you disappeared and I lost track of you. I was heartbroken. I didn't return to the area for years. James was getting more unstable and mean. I was planning my death, it was the only way to escape him. When we met up with Laurent, James had a new partner so I thought maybe I could get away from him. I was wrong. Laurent was just as sick as him but he hide it well. He was a great deceiver "
I shivered thinking of my own run in with James. He almost killed me.
"When we saw you at that baseball game, It took every ounce of control I had not to pick you up and run away with you. I knew if James caught your scent he would want you. Later I tried to lead him in circles back in Forks but he caught on to me. Now he was even more determined to have you. I prayed the Cullens would be able to keep you safe. I stayed back in Forks. I had to protect the man I loved." She was staring at me intently.
Wait, what man...I realized she was handing me something so I took it from her. A photo album. I just stared at it for a few minutes, I finally got the nerve to open it. It was filled with pictures of me! Of when I was a young child and pictures of me now. All kinds of pictures. My hands were shaking as I turned the next page. It was of a young girl with red hair, it was her before she was turned. She had her arms around a man. It was my DAD!! I gasped and dropped the book.
I looked at her, " Your..your.. your Tori!"
And then I finally fainted.
I woke up with her sitting next to me on the couch. My eyes shot to her and she was looking at the photo of my dad. Did she know he was a vampire too?
I had so many questions, things were starting to make sense. She asked if I needed anything and I told her no. I had so many questions for her.
I asked her about the stuff that happened to me, she said she put my jacket in the truck and put the dry outfit on my bed. She didn't leave the broken mirror or the ballet slippers. We decided Vincent did those. She also told me she added the song because she knew it helped me sleep.
We talked for a long time, she asked lots of questions about Charlie. It wasn't til James was hunting me did she find out Charlie was a vampire. She still loved him, I could tell. She told me the plans they made and how devastated she was at losing him. She even told me I was supposed to be her child with Charlie! Of how when she saw me she loved me instantly and wanted to protect me. She told me her gifts of dreams and controlling the air. It explained my dreams of her.
She also told me she knew about Edward. And how she hoped he would change me so I would live forever. She was furious at him for breaking my heart. She asked how I felt about him being back. It felt good to talk and get it all out. I told her how I missed him and still loved him but I also had feelings for Nic. Well, Edward doesn't want me so It didn't matter anyways. Did Nic see me as a sister or as more than a sister. I wasn't sure.
She wanted to join them in protecting me. We would have to be careful when we got back. I wasn't sure they would listen first or just attack her. It was too much to think about and I was starting to get sleepy.
I vaguely realized me carried me to bed. I heard her whisper before she walked out.
"Goodnight Bella, I love you."
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The next morning I awoke to the smell of food. I went to the kitchen and saw she made me breakfast. She told me to eat til I was full. We had a long drive back to Forks. Yay a car!
I was a little nervous about going home. I didn't know what happened to Vincent and Laurent but I just knew they weren't dead. And we were about to face a few extremely angry vampires who didn't know what happened to me. Sigh. This was going to be a long day.
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OK...everyone has been revealed! You all were right Victoria is Tori...This wasn't my favorite chapter but I'd still love to hear from you..
Thank you for reading!!
