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A/N: Another chapter is here, my faithful readers, hope it pleases; here's Chapter Fourteen.

IMPORTANT: I edited the last paragraph in the previous chapter. Please read it otherwise this chapter will not make sense.

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CHAPTER 14 - Denial

•~Annabelle Cullen~•

"Get away from us!" the boy snarled.

"We only want to help you," I said, stepping forward. "You're Javonn and Eysha right?" I asked, noting that the girl on the floor has yet to react to my presence.

He slowly nodded, still very cautious of us.

"I'm Annie. These two here are Arla and Niklas; we're friends with Doctor Platt." I told him. It was now I noticed that Javonn seemed to be sensitive to something as he flinches every now and then and is also holding his head, up against the wall, chanting quietly 'Make it stop,' over and over. I looked down at Eysha – she was beginning to worry me. She's not moving and she's holding her breath.

Sparing a warning glance at the twins I approached Javonn, ignoring the few warning hissed that he sent at me. He didn't scare me.

Crouching down slowly to his level slowly, glancing quickly towards where the girl is laying, he looked up at me. "I need you to do something for me Javonn. I want you to guess what you think I'm feeling. Can you do that for me?" he seemed confused at my request, but nodded anyway.

To start with I thought back to my transformation: the fire, the burning, and the pain. He flinched, "Pain..." he choked out. Quickly I change it to when Yvon entertained us one evening with her animal impressions. At that Javonn relaxed instantly from the previous one. "Hysterical...I think," he stated, slightly unsure. Moving on to when I watched Carleton as he died in my arms that dreadful night. I saw Javonn's eyes glaze over as if about to cry. "Distraught, but guilty too." He whispered. The last one was to cheer him up. I remember back to when Daddy was alive and we were playing in the golden fields – the smiles on our faces. Javonn had a growing smile on his face as he closed his eyes and breathed out slowly, "Pure happiness. It feels really warm," I nodded to him to let him know that he was right. "What was that, Annie?" he asks still on a happy-high.

"I was remembering a particular time during my childhood," I said smiling. "You hold something special within you, Javonn, which will allow you to understand people and connect with them more." I explain, successfully gaining his attention and distracting him. "Could you try something else for me?" I asked. He agreed; I'm already gaining his trust. "I would like to see if you can change what I'm feeling to the opposite." A determined look crossed his features. I quickly looked over my shoulder at the twins. They were going from looking at us in wonder, to glancing at Eysha on the floor who has yet to move, then back to us. I gave them a sad curve of my lips.

I start off with feeling sad; he sent out a wave of happiness to me. I switched to feel anxious; he sent a calming wave my way.

"How did you know to do that?" Javonn asked.

"It's part of my gift. I can sense what abilities a vampire has or will have just by concentrating when my shield brushes over them," I explain. "You're an empathic sense,"

Arla decided to speak, "Annie did the same with us, but out gifts hadn't surfaced at the time," she smiled at him.

"What can you guys do?" Javonn asked hesitantly.

It was Niklas' who spoke this time, "I'm a self-replicator – I can create copies of myself - and Arla here is a teleporter – just give her an image of where to go and she's off." He explains lightly.

Javonn turns to his sister, "Come on Eysha," he shakes her gently on her shoulder. "It's time to go. These really nice people are going to help us." She wasn't even moving...

"Javonn...your sister isn't going to wake up," I said sorrowfully.

"I know; she's always been a lazy one. She could sleep through a bomb attack if one happened to hit," he said smiling at his little sister.

Oh dear, he's in denial. The twins and I both knew she was gone just a few minutes of being here. She must have been too far drained for the venom to change her.

"Javonn," I tried again. "Eysha is no longer with us," I said quietly and gently.

"What are you talking about? She's right here, see?" he replied confused.

"In body, yes. But in mind and soul...she's moved on to her next great adventure." I explain, venom pooling in my eyes.

He sat there for a moment before moving away from me shaking his head, "No..." he chokes out. "No..." he repeats quietly.

"Javonn I'm so sorry..." I said depressingly.

"NO!" Javonn roars. "No, you're lying!" he shouted accusingly.

"God how I wish I was," I told him gravely. I watch as he crawls over to his sister's body and takes her into his arms. Pulling her close to him, his shoulders shaking from where he was sobbing into her hair.

I slide myself down the wall opposite him and the twins walk over to join me. We sat there for eighteen hours watching Javonn grieve for Eysha. He spoke to her, laughing sadly as he recounted all the good times that they had together. How he loves her like there's not tomorrow and will miss her but never forget her.

"Javonn?" I called. "We need to give your family closure with Eysha. If they cannot bury both of their children, allow them to bury your sister." I said carefully. "It will also provide a cover story for you too..." I finish trailing off at the end.

"Could you just do one thing for me...please?" he asked me desperately.

"Anything that I'm capable of," I replied.

"Find the monster who did this to my sister, I owe her that much," he said in such a calm manner it was scary.

Taking a minute to think over his question, "I promise I will find who did this, but only because you have the right to avenge her death, understood?" I made my point very clear.

"Yes." Javonn agreed. "Would it be possible to get some of our things from my house? Or someone get them if I cannot?" he asked.

"Of course, I'll send the twins over once we're back home," I replied with a small smile.

"Thank you," he breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you all so much..." he slumped back against the wall; Eysha resting peacefully in is arms.

Not long afterwards we all go home. I wait with Javonn, who's cradling his sister in his arms, while Arla teleported her brother to Javonn's home. It wasn't long before they were back with the possessions he'd asked for.

With Eysha's body, Javonn asked if we could place her in a spot they used to hang out a lot in the woodlands and have a trail for the humans to be lead to. We all thought was a lovely resting place for her and that's what we did.

"Come on, let's go home," I smiled at them once we all said our goodbyes to Eysha. "Arla? Do you mind?" she nodded and we all connected hands. Before we know it we are all back home – in the garden to be exact.

Walking through the back door I could only see Yvon in sight. The other three must be upstairs or something. Arla went to the storage room to get some blood for the newest newborn in our family and Niklas went to go find Adalynn. Yvon waved to be when she spotted me but then her eyes locked o Javonn's. She stepped towards him,

"Hi, I'm Javonn Gilbert," he introduced himself nervously.

Yvon's hair flared deep pink, "I'm Yvonica Platt-Cullen – Yvon for short," she replied shyly.

Javonn has just found his mate. Things are on the up already, I smiled.

A/N:

What did you like about this chapter?

Was I right in writing the death of Eysha?

Comments from Reviews for Chapter Thirteen:

- lis3011 - Hope with this chapter you won't die now :P Thanks anyway.

- Nematocera - Thank you for this review, I've tried my best to take and use your advice. With Javonn's gift, it's not going to be as complex as Jaspers. He can only sense the emotion and make it the opposite of what they're feeling; he will not be able to make them feel a completely different emotion, so pretty basic. You said every vampire character they meet joins her coven, but James and Victoria didn't. But thank you a lot for this.

- Shellshell13 - Thank you, glad you're liking it.

- Megz7398 - It's okay, I don't mind telling you and honestly I don't remember if you did ask or not. Just two more chapter's until Annie's family meet the Cullen's. Thank you so much, I'm happy that you are :D