A/N: I got less reviews then last time, but I am updating anyway. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to the Twilight series
Kathrynn POV
I was having dreams of a perfect life, when I was suddenly waken up by the guard, Embry.
"Its time to go," was all he said to me. I knew exactly what he meant, and I just stood up, now feeling nothing but pure depression and emptiness. He grabbed my arm firmly and escorted me out of the cell.
The warden was waiting right outside the execution chamber. He told Embry he could go home now, and escorted me into the chamber.
Jasper POV
It was time. It was time for the transformation to take place. It was time for me to perform my task of injecting three doses of one single substance that everyone thought was three lethal drugs. The substance is lethal in its own way, but not lethal in the way everyone expected.
The last witnesses walked in, and then Kathrynn was escorted into the execution chamber where I was waiting. She felt numb and depressed. Her emotions were extreme. I felt really terrible for her; at least I could control her emotions as I did this. As soon as the warden let her go, I sent a wave of calm toward her, and told Bella in a very low volume to put the shield around Kathrynn. I hoped it would give her comfort.
Bella POV
When I heard Jasper tell me to put the shield around Kathrynn, I didn't hesitate. I lifted the shield up, and pulled it through the execution chamber. I still had protection on my mind somehow though. When my shield was around Kathrynn, Edward told me he still couldn't read my mind. I thought I had rapped the entire thing around her. I guess there is one part that is just on me that only I can control. Before the procedure started, I lifted that part of my shield off my mind and sent an "I love you," to Edward. He smiled, and the procedure began.
Kathrynn POV
Once escorting me into the chamber, the warden left me with a very pale looking man. I guess he was the person that was administering the injections. As soon as the warden was out of the chamber, I felt a wave of calm come over me. Then, I realized I felt the feeling of protection on my mind again. Suddenly, I heard the man in the chamber with me tell me to lie down on the gurney. I felt very reluctant and nervous; it wasn't something I was ready for yet. I just stayed where I was for a minute feeling very depressed. Suddenly, I felt the man gently but firmly grab my arm, and assist me onto the gurney. I realized one thing, his hand was freezing cold. It sent a shiver down my back.
As soon as I was lying down, the man began putting restraining straps on my arms and legs. He was very gentile putting on the straps. As soon as that was finished, he started looking at my arm. His icy touch made shivers go down my spine. Somehow though, whenever I would begin feeling very upset, I would feel a wave of calm wash over me. It felt good, it almost felt, empathic? Suddenly, my thoughts were interrupted as the needle was entered into my arm. It didn't hurt that much, but it did cause me to flinch. At least it wasn't the end yet though, just normal saline solution was entering my body for now. At least that is what I learned from the research. I figured it was right, I was still conscious. I knew that very soon, the Sodium thiopental would be injected, and I would be asleep.
Before I knew it, the warden asked me if I wanted to make a last statement that would be recorded for the public. I said yes, and I was instructed to begin.
"Everyone is deaf to the true fact that I am innocent." I stated. "I am hopeful that one day, everyone realizes that I am innocent. I don't care when, I just wish someone understands."
I stopped there. I was then offered the opportunity to pray, and I accepted. I wasn't exactly going to pray, I had something else on my mind.
For a while, I have been having the feeling that the blanket on my mind was stopping something important, like maybe it was stopping someone from reading my mind or something. I knew this was weird and silly, but I wanted to try to pull the blanket off my thoughts, and think with all my mental force the truth, that I am innocent. I pulled hard with my mind on the protection, and I felt it fly forward. I then thought with full mental effort that I was innocent. I then wished the blanket was back, because that was a good comfort for me. A few seconds later, I felt the blanket back over my mind. I then stated that I was done praying.
Edward POV
*I AM INNOCENT*
I suddenly heard that really loudly, flowing through my head, coming from Kathrynn's thoughts. Then, I heard more thoughts from her, but they were at a normal mental volume.
*I just lifted the blanket off my thoughts in order to say I am innocent to nothing. Maybe there was a telepath or something that could hear me... No, I doubt that. I think I am just imagining the protection on my mind anyway. I want it to come back. I don't need any more thoughts being heard if they can be. Wow, I am crazy, thinking someone could possibly read my mind.*
"What happened to your shield?" I asked Bella. I just felt it fly back, like Kathrynn was trying to pull it off of herself," she replied. Then, I heard Bella's thoughts, and I saw the picture in her mind of exactly what happened.
"I guess people can take the shield off of themselves," I stated. "Kathrynn just wished in her thoughts for it to come back. She actually did throw the shield off her mind because she thought that maybe someone could read her mind. She didn't pray, she just sent the shield flying to make me hear her thoughts. Its weird though, she doesn't know my power."
"I will put it back up," Bella responded, and I could no longer hear Kathrynn's thoughts. This had all taken place within about 30 seconds. The warden was just finishing up on the phone to make sure there weren't any pardons when Bella and I were done talking.
"The execution can commence," the warden stated. Bella and I then started the transformation that everyone thought was an execution. I could tell from Jasper's thoughts that he was making Kathrynn feel paralyzed and tired so she couldn't scream in pain.
Kathrynn POV
"The execution can commence," I heard the warden say after he put down the phone. I then began to wait for unconsciousness to take over my body.
About a minute passed, and I was beginning to become concerned that the drugs weren't working right. I was just still waiting, when suddenly, I felt a feeling of fire begin to form on my hand. It felt like I was being burned, not injected with some drug that was supposed to put me to sleep. I tried to scream as loud as I could, but absolutely nothing came out of my mouth. Not a single word came out. I felt tired, and very paralyzed. No matter how hard I tried to say something, I just couldn't.
I realized the blanket was still on my mind, and I concentrated on that. It made the pain go away. It did leave a weird tingling sensation within me though. It was spreading through my whole body. I knew I would be dead really soon, so I just kept my focus on the blanket on my mind that was now numbing me.
"The heart monitor has stopped. Can we have the physician come and check to make sure there are no more life signs in Kathrynn?" I suddenly heard the warden say. Wait, what? I was supposedly dead? This was so weird. I heard footsteps, and then I felt someone examining me. I was breathing and all, and it seemed they noticed. They just ignored it all though. This is weird.
The person then left the chamber. For some reason, I couldn't see well at the moment, but I could still hear.
"We now announce the death of Kathrynn Peterson. Death time: 10:06 AM. All witnesses will now be escorted out. All executioners may leave. The physician may now take the body." the warden stated. I then heard footsteps, and the executioners were gone. I still felt paralyzed, but I felt the blanket on my mind disappear. All the pain came back.
After it all was quiet, I felt cold hands undoing my restraints and pulling out the iV. That made me flinch in pain just a little bit. Then, I felt myself being carried outside. Wait, I was outside? Yes, I did feel the air of outdoors. Then, I felt myself being carried at a really fast speed, and I then was stopped. Oh how much I want the blanket back on my mind; it sent all the pain away and just left me with a tingling sensation when I focused on it. As I was thinking this, I heard the footsteps of 1, 2, 3, other people.
Edward POV
Jasper, Bella, and I met Carlisle and Kathrynn outside, in a forest that was a few miles away from the prison Kathrynn was previously held in.. As soon as we got there, I heard Kathrynn's thoughts. Kathrynn was in agonizing pain, just as I expected. What I didn't expect though was the other thoughts I heard in Kathrynn's mind.
*Oh how much I want the blanket back on my mind; it sent all the pain away and just left me with a tingling sensation when I focused on it.*
"Bella, you need to put the shield back on Kathrynn while she transforms. Apparently, she feels no pain while the shield is on her. Can you do that?" I asked Bella urgently.
"Yes, I can." she replied. Then, Kathrynn's thoughts were protected again.
"Kathrynn doesn't feel any pain with the shield around her?" Carlisle questioned in amazement.
"Apparently not, or at least that's what I heard from her thoughts." I answered. "I think we should run back home. Everyone is probably really excited to see Kathrynn, especially Embry."
"Good idea," Jasper said, and we all ran off to the house. We were there in about 15 minutes, and once inside, Carlisle laid Kathrynn on the bed. Everyone in our family, including the wolves, was surrounding her within the next twenty seconds.
"I am going to stop controlling Kathrynn's emotions," Jasper said.
"That's fine," I replied. I then heard Jasper's thoughts become much quieter. He was no longer concentrating on her emotions.
Kathrynn POV
I couldn't believe what I had just heard. I was transforming? There were so many questions I had to ask. I tried to sit up, but I couldn't, the tingling was to much. I just spoke instead.
"Do you know that I am alive?" I asked.
"You should probably be quiet, it will only make the pain worse," I heard a voice say. I realized it was Embry. I would know that voice anywhere.
"I don't feel any pain right now. There is some type of blanket or protection on my mind, and it is stopping me from feeling pain." I replied. "I am only feeling a tingling sensation.
This made a lot of people gasp, and I suddenly heard a lot of conversation about some girl named Bella or something like that.
"We should probably explain to Kathrynn, I heard Embry suddenly say. Then, everyone became quiet. "Who is going to explain?"
"I will, I heard someone say. Then, everything was explained. I learned that I was apparently becoming a vampire, my executioners knew I wasn't guilty, I was imprinted on by Embry who was a werewolf, and much more. I listened, but I wouldn't believe it completely until my "transformation" was over which would apparently be in about 2 and a half days. The story made complete sense, but I couldn't believe it yet. I wouldn't believe it completely until I saw the new, enhanced world for myself as an immortal. I wouldn't believe it until Embry was holding me in his arms. It just isn't something you can easily believe, if you know what I mean.
A/N: That was the end of the chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. please please please review. Also, as you can tell, I am almost done with the story. Please please please review though.
