Dead End

Chapter 4 – Revelation

I checked the book cover. ANCIENT MYTHSwas written in big, bold letters. Well, myths weren't supposed to be true, right? Then I thought of Edward being a vampire and Jacob being a werewolf. I reopened the book to the marked page. I'd read it a couple times to make sure I was seeing the right words. I reread it again. It said:

Srediar vampires are very dangerous. They seek families of civilized vampires. They use their blood which contains animal genes and lacks human blood. This and the strong relationships of the families help them in their quest. Their purpose is to suck as much blood as possible and spit it back into a can so to reunite the blood. Once they will have enough blood, the "potion", so to say, will be able to turn any vampire into a human and vice versa. The Srediar think they are doing a good cause but they wont mention that the substance can cause a horrible sickness called "magnosia". See page 51 for more information.

That passage had been enough. I hadn't read page 51 and I didn't want to. I felt a movement behind me and I turned around abruptly with a gasp to see who – or what – was standing behind me. I let out a sigh of relief once I realized it was Edward. But that sigh was soon cut short when I saw the expression on his face. His beautiful features were contorted in a grimace that showed pain and rage at the same time. I could see his feelings were mixed up and he had trouble dealing with it but why would there be rage?

"Why are you so mad?" I asked, mirroring my thoughts.

"She knew it was coming, why didn't she warn us!? She didn't say a thing!! Did she want us to fall apart?!" he roared.

"Calm down, Edward," I breathed sternly. "I'm sure Alice had a very good reason to stay quiet. Maybe she saw something else."

"She better have," I heard him mutter.

Or maybe she got threatened, I thought. But I didn't voice my thoughts for fear it would hurt Edward even more. He felt closer to Alice more than to any other member of the family. He took the book away from me, probably to check page 51. I sighed and started rearranging stuff, trying to feel useful. When Edward opened his mouth to speak, I knew exactly what would come out.

"I'll look for them, you stay here nice and safe," I could've literally mouthed the words with him.

I tried to look as stubborn as I could and said, "Edward, I'm a vampire raider, do you really think I could ignore this?"

Seeing his hurt face I added, "And anyways, Alex would probably find out."

He looked at me for a moment, then turned and walked away. At human speed this time. I took off after him and held him as tightly as I could. He returned the hug. When he reached to kiss me, I already knew how it would be: craving, ardent, passionate, and hungry. Still, for a moment, I forgot about everything except him. It was like nothing mattered as long as he was with me. I suddenly realized how true that was. When he pulled away; I looked at him straight in the eyes and said, "Promise you'll never leave me."

He hesitated for a moment, then vowed, "I promise."