Chapter 6

Ebony


Another sunny day in Canada, the clouds are thin in the blue sky. The sun directs it glow across the pinnacle of the mountains enhancing the white snow to a simmering white. The winds are crisp and cool as the breeze blows with harsh thrusts. Thanks to the vampire life, the cold is never a dilemma.

All night long, Mildred has been speaking at a rapid pace that a human would have no idea what she is saying. Constant chatter about different places they can visit, one particular, Montana, although Bella doesn't know why she is so bent on going there. The relationship between Mildred and Renesemee is growing largely, especially when Mildred knows about Renesemee intriguing ability. Of course her curiosity causes her to pry into the questions if Luken has any special gifts. But Bella can only come up with his great strength; he's even stronger than Bella and possessing venom when sister can not. Nothing else comes to mind, Mildred is most exhilarate about to the possibilities of the twin's powers become great due to age.

"Are you ready, we can miss the morning traffic." Mildred harasses playfully as her patience is growing thin. Standing several feet away from Bella with her hands on her hips, Mildred taps the ball of her foot against the wooden floor. Bella moves at inhuman speed as she paces back and forward through the shack. The twins sit on the couch with their eyes moving side to side as they watch their mother.

Bella has been on the edge about leaving; wondering if this is a good idea. The worries of her children's self-control corrupt her mind. Many scenarios flash through her mind, Bella's small hand cups her chin with her other hand resting against her hip. Furrowing her eyebrows in thought, Bella can't seem to get away from her phobia.

When hearing Mildred's cocking tone she immediately stops with her side facing Mildred and cocks an eyebrow at the word traffic. Since when did they worry about traffic?

"It's a joke." Mildred chimes in defensively before crossing her arms across her chest and slightly stands on one leg. Huffing at Bella's worthless distraught, Mildred's eyes cast over Bella's strange clothing. Slightly tilting her head to the side with an eyebrow lifting, "You need a change. I am definitely not traveling with you looking like that!"

Bella turns in place to fully look at Mildred before glancing down at her stain attire. "Yeah….. But don't worry, I already got clothes yesterday." Bella speaks up as her words are spoken faster towards the end of her sentence. Bella definitely does not want to go shopping anytime soon. "I left the bags out side." Pointing her index finger towards the door before sprinting off to retrieve her bags.

Returning in a flash, Bella drops the bags onto the wooden floor and result in a soft thud. A simple 'hmm' comes from Mildred as her tone is inquiring and curious. Approaching the cold bags that are cover with snow, Mildred draws out a baby outfit and holds it at arm length. Studying the outfit, Mildred purses her lips and wonders if this is good attire.

"It'll do, Mildred." Bella moans before Mildred gets any ideas about shopping

Mildred whips down the clothing revealing an annoying expression with her eyebrows furrowing. "Fine." She says, voice is lowering dramatically compare to her usual chirp tone. Mildred stocks to the twins, "Come on Luken, let's change you." Mildred squeals in delight with her shoulders rising to her jaw line and her face expressing pure stimulation.

Luken returns a fearful expression to Mildred's sudden delight about changing, considering he's never change any clothes before. Glancing his eyes to his mother in hopes to be saved from this soon to be torture.

Bella notices Luken's fearful expression and sends him a small smile of sympathy. Lightly chuckling to herself as Mildred forces Luken to change from his toga to a white shirt and dark blue jeans. Meanwhile, Renesemee watches in amusement.

Bella turns her attention to her clothing and draws out one of her outfits. Pulling out a long sleeve, dark blue shirt that is made of cotton. Small black buttons trail down the front for decorations. Along with her shirt is a pair of khaki knee-length pants. Bella cocks her head to the three at the far wall before walking to the corner of the room.

"There should be a mirror under the trap." Mildred motions her hand to the middle of the room where the unseen trap door is place. Her right arm grasps Renesemee who has her arms wrapping around Mildred's neck and tucking her head in the crock of the Mildred's neckline. Luken clings onto Mildred's back, his small chucky legs encircling her hips and pressing his small check against her back. Mildred sends Bella a soft smile before speaking again, "We're going hunting… be back soon."

With that, Mildred and the children take their leave in a flash of light. Bella watches where they disappear before retrieving the mirror. She opens the small trap door as the wooden door whines to the sudden demand. When the door is widely open, dust rises from the trap and enters into the clean air. A musty smell dwells in the small base, as Bella stares at it from above. The base is completely black, but there is an old, rusty ladder leading to the bottom. Of course, there is no need for the ladder, Bella crunches down to get a better look within before jumping into the unknown. Landing perfectly on her feet, Bella's bare feet land on old hay that is now gruesome, old blood stains the hay. Light from above shines down into the base, lighting up a small area of the base. The dusty air is thick beneath the floor and immediately Bella stops breathing and searches for the mirror. After searching through old material, Bella comes across a full length mirror with an interesting frame. Once completely her mission, Bella slightly crunches with her hands gripping the mirror. Standing under the trap, Bella uses her vampire skills to jump out of the trap and land of the floor board. A soft thud echoes throughout the room. Bella closes the trap door as a steam of dust puffs through the cracks.

Setting the mirror against the wall as the mirror itself is cover in decades of heavy dust and moss. Bella can't even see her shadow in the thick layers of dust. Using the hem of her dress, Bella wipes the mirror thoroughly. But a few streaks of dust outlines the mirror.

For the first time, Bella steals a glance at herself. White pale skin stands contrast to her dark brown hair that slightly waves down to her chest. A quality of her hair is draping down her chest with a few long bangs cupping her heart shape head. Golden eyes stare back at Bella, a few dirt stains clouds her face but none of the less her beauty is still radiate.

Bella draws forth her hand to her cheek. Her fingertips gently brush against her cold, hard face. Sighing deeply before pulling off her toga attire as her eyes momentarily, stare at her body. Glancing away from the mirror before sudden her reflect draws her attention again. Staring at her bare stomach, Bella notices three small teeth marks. The bite marks circle around her navel. Trailing her scares with her index finger as she furrows her eyebrows in disbelief. Her body itself is slender, not as curvy as Mildred's body. "Could Luken have….?" Bella whispers to herself, lips barely moving. Her body had a story of it own, it seem cryptic to Bella's distaste. Even the bite mark on her hand remains mystery. Small scars here and there appear on her pale skin and of course, Bella can't remember any of them.

Dropping her eyes from her reflect as her reflect mimics her actions. Drawing forth her clothing, Bella begins to get dress before leaving her home to adventure out to the real world of temptation and onto her quest of discovering past.

Running back over to the United States is easy; facing what is about to come their way is going to be difficult. Sprinting through the woods at an inhuman speed, Mildred and Bella dodge everything that promotes their downfall. With ease, they hop over ravines and large logs. Their presents are only a flash to any human eyes.

Renesemee clings onto Mildred's hard back with her head stick above Mildred's shoulder. A large grin grows on her tiny face as the wind whips across her, blowing her small curls to the back of her head. Luken is on Bella's back expressing the same feature as his sister but is more verbal about his exhilaration. Once a while, he squeals with delight to the whipping wind.

Flashing through the forest of North Dakota, the clan crosses over the border and enter into the state of Montana. Mildred's most wanted place to be at. The mountains are continual, wide open space. The sun is rising over the clan as they run across acres of land. The darkness of the sky slowly fades away along with the glittering stars to welcome a new sunrise. The sun slowly anchors over the mountains, shining it glorious light across the grass landscape. The bright sun hits the vampire's skin, forcing them to glitter like diamonds. Thanks to their speed, any human nearby would see nothing.

After a long run, the clan arrives miles away from the city of Chester. Mildred leads the family into a deep forest where the mountains are low and bumpy. Tall trees rise up; a thin morning fog coats the forest grounds. Flashing through the fog as it momentarily trails behind them.

Finally, Mildred slowly reduces to a vampire brisk walk. The clan travels through the mist as Bella's golden eyes comes across a two story cottage within the mist of the forest. A thin layer of fog covers her vision but only a little. Skipping over branches and logs, the clan approaches the cottage.

Glittering light from the sunrise shines through branches of trees and illuminate the cottage as the windows reflect the radiant glow. The cottage is built of fine wood and neatly cut brown bricks. A door with a circle window stands in the front of the house with a small porch that contains a swinging chair. Many roses are outlining the front of the house with the colors of red, white and blue. There's even flower in pots that stand on the open window seal.

Mildred's face lights up to the sight as her eyes glitter to some emotional enthusiasm. Luken stare at the cottage with wide eyes considering he's never seen anything like it. The young boy releases a long 'Oo' in a voice of admiration. Renesemee remains quiet by her face expression curiosity.

"Mildred? What are we doing here?" Bella asks curiously, voice is full of wonder and appraise to the beauty scenery. Her eyes can't be drawn from the beautiful picture. Who ever built this place has skills.

"I want you to meet someone who can help us the children." Mildred confesses with her voice showing appeal to the idea. Her eyes stare at Bella before turning back to the cottage.

Mildred sprints off into a skip with her arms swinging a few inches from her body. Approaching the door with Bella on her heels, Mildred turns the knob. A soft whine bellows quietly as she widens the door.

Bella eyes absorb the room with her eyes widening in surprise. A long wooden table is in the middle of the room with beautiful carved legs. A small kitchen is to the left but no machinery for cooking food. Portraits of people cover the cream wall and other beautiful art work of vases, small statue sprawl across the room. A staircase is set in the far corner of the room with a light illuminating the hall. The light from outside shines into the living room, lighting up the shadows. The table glows against the light, looking as if it's been polish every four seconds. The floor is of light brown stones.

Luken's eyes widen even more to the beautiful place as he continues to release his 'oo's' and 'aw's'.

"Ebony?" Mildred calls out in a hush tone; voice is sweet and has a hint of anticipation. Within a second, winds whooshes through the room as a woman appears before them with a sweet and kind smile.

Ebony has a tint olive skin color to her flesh; pitch black hair is tie into a bun in the back of her head. A few strands of black bangs drape over her temples. Her eyes glow a golden copper as the copper brightens to the sunlight. Wearing a white blouse that is long sleeve and is fit at the ends. Ebony's blouse is loose around her upper body with two buttons trailing down the front. A light long brown skirt is tucking under her blouse as Ebony's feet are bare. A silver locket wraps around her neck with a long chain that drapes down to her rip cage. Her body is slightly heavy but has no affect on her speed. The woman seems to be of middle age but none of the less, beautiful. Clasping her hands before herself, Ebony tilts her head to the side with her sweet grin growing.

"Hello, I am Ebony." Her voice is like ringing bells that sends the sweetest note to anyone who is lucky to hear.

Ok, I know I said I wasn't going to write for two weeks but I just wanted to write this out. So, now it time for me to go to bed! I have a road trip tomorrow and I' not even