I'm sorry i couldn't update any sooner. I was having difficulty figuring out what was going to happen next. Actually i wrote this chapter quite long ago, but i preferred to post a few chapters at one shot.
Once again, thanks to those who reviewed, alerted. They mean alot to me. D And oso thanks to my wonderful editor. Tsk. She wrote the ending of this chapter, cause i didn't know what to do with it. You could see how different the style is. Haha.
For a moment, I'd rather the person who hugged me was Emmett, because even Emmett couldn't have beaten this idiot's strength. I regretted not consuming enough calcium, because if Alice didn't pull him away, I swear my bones were going to crack.
What do you think you're doing? Just because you are a celebrity doesn't mean you are entitled to free hugs with total strangers? Idiot! Moron! Those were the words I wanted to spat at him, but I couldn't, because Alice already covered my mouth with her hand. She whispered, "Anything you wanna say, say it when we're at home, not in public."
Ness whispered into that guy's ears, "It seems that you're connected to Olivia's past. If you don't mind, would you follow us back home?"
That idiot, who was bewildered by my action, nodded.
During the whole journey home, I remained completely silent. All because I was thinking, thinking hard. This guy, whom I stumbled upon while eavesdropping, whom I never met before in my current life, whom Alice and Ness said was a new famous singer in America… Why was he overjoyed when he saw me? Why did he call me Arwen?
Arwen… Arwen… This name sounded so familiar. Princess? Why in the world did he call me a princess? Ah, was I a long lost princess from England? From Sweden? From Spain? From Belgium? No, I was definitely insane to have even thought of being a princess from renowned royal families.
I didn't realize that the car had come to a complete halt until Alice called me from the inside of the house. Remembering that someone was in the house already, I stormed into the living room. "Who the hell are you?"
"Arwen… You can't remember who I am? I am your brother! Your twin brother!" Chris looked at me, his forehead creased together as though he wanted to cry.
It took a while for this to sink in and when it did , I really thought I was going to faint. The person standing right in front of me probably had the key to my past. The only one who could help me remember again. What's more, he just stated that he's my twin brother. And to think I thought him a little out of his mind. How ironic.
"Sorry, Chris. The truth is, she lost her memory. My family found her about a few months ago, right before you made your first appearance in Miley Cyrus's concert. Then, we adopted her and named her Olivia Hale." Alice said, in a matter-of-fact tone.
Chris looked serious after Alice told him about me. Then he opened his backpack, and tore open an envelop, consisting of a yellow paper. His facial expression was a mix of horror and calmness. He burnt the paper, and turned to face us, this time, smiling.
"Well, I guess my parents predicted that. I was instructed to remain in this city, and remain silent about Arwen's past. Arwen, for now, just know that I'm your brother." he said, looking into my eyes.
I couldn't argue much, we two looked identical. His eyes were olive in colour, while his hair was blonde. But I was still struggling whether or not to accept the fact that he was my brother.
Hoping that I would not hurt his feelings ,I said sheepishly, "Erm, can you call me by my name please? Olivia that is. I'm sorry, but I still can't accept whatever you said just now. I'm really, really sorry."
"Oh please, Ar-" I raised an eyebrow at him, then he trailed off, "I mean, Olivia, you need not apologize. I know that you've lost your memory, but can't you just accept me as your brother? Just like how you accepted your adopted family? You don't need to apologize so. I don't like people repeating it."
"You really are her brother. I can see it now. Olivia, I am sure you remember how you hated people apologizing over and over again " Ness giggled and stopped when I shot her a glare.
"I guess so, I just need some time. But, can't you tell me anything about my past?" I asked. Part of me wanted to know about it, a huge part of me wanted it kept as a secret from me.
He shook his head, "No, I'm afraid I can't. When the time comes, you will eventually remember."
I must have looked as though I was frustrated because Alice quickly chipped in, "Let's go out. Don't you tell me you want to stay here till Will comes and pick us up?"
"Why not? I can sleep, I can play the piano, I can even watch the movies Jasper bought the other day." I said happily.
"Please… I promise we'll have loads of fun." Alice looked at me with those puppy eyes no one could resist.
"Fine… Whatever. I'm going to sleep wherever I go." I warned Alice first.
Then Alice turned to Chris, "Are you coming? Hmm… Maybe you can attend the dinner in Will's house too. I bet he won't mind, would he, Olive?"
Chris said, "Well I suppose so."
I called Will, "Hi Will!"
He replied, "Hey beautiful! What's up? How was shopping?"
I gave Alice and Ness a i-am-going-to-kill-you-soon stare, "Shopping is… great. By the way, we have a friend from America over here. Would you mind if-?"
He cut me off, "Sure, invite your friend over too. I won't mind."
"Great! Thanks Will, you know I love you. Anyway, we've got to go out. Bye."
"You're most welcomed, I love you too. Have fun, and I will come and pick you guys up at around 6. Bye." Will said, melting my heart.
I shut my phone, and got out of the house with three of them.
"Alice what should I wear? No mini skirts. I need something which can leave them a good impression." I asked Alice while looking into my humongous closet.
"Well, they will love this." She handed me a floral-printed dress.
I kissed her cheeks, thanking her.
Then I heard the doorbell rang, and someone opened the door. "Hi. I supposed you're Will, nice to meet you."
I could hear the shock in his shaky voice, "Hi. Yes, I am. You must be the Cullens' friend. Same goes to you."
"Yes. I'm Chris, Christian Watson." Chris replied.
"Chris, you know what? You and my girlfriend look alike. For a moment, I thought you're her brother from her past." Will chuckled.
"What? Your girlfriend?" Chris shouted. Oh no, this is no good. I quickly ran down towards the living room.
"Uh huh. She didn't tell you? There she is. Olivia!" He pointed at me and came to hug me.
"Hi Will. Why not you go to your car, while I get my handbag?" I said.
"Sure."
When Will got out of the house, Chris came towards me, and said angrily, "You have a boyfriend and you didn't even tell me? Or asked my permission?"
"Excuse me? We have been together for nearly a month now and when we started as a couple you weren't even around. Besides, Why should I get your permission?" I asked, annoyed. Its none of his business.
"Hey, cut out this sibling fight. We have a dinner to attend. Be nice to each other. We won't want to embarrass ourselves in front of the Eastwood family." Alice demanded while throwing my handbag towards me. Luckily I caught it, before it landed on the floor.
We both nodded our head, and apologized to each other.
During the whole ride, I could see how Will and Chris were getting along better. I sighed in relief.
I could feel my body shaking slightly when I reached the front porch of Will's house. I had to admit that his two-storey house was beautiful. It had a mini garden with various colourful flowers and there seemed to be a swimming pool at the backyard. Will asked me, "Do you like it? My mum designed it."
"Its wonderful. I bet Esme will get along well with your mum." I smiled. Then I turned back and looked at Alice, with a worried face.
She whispered softly, so low that its inaudible to humans, "Don't worry, you'll do well." I heard Chris chuckle, and three of us, except Will, looked at him, confused. Did he hear what Alice say? How was that possible? Maybe that again proved that he's my brother after all, as it was impossible, if he were to be a human, to hear Alice.
Will opened the door and led us in. He showed us around, from the living room till the final stop, his bedroom. I could say that his living room was equipped with the most modern electronic gadgets, I bet Alice thought so too. She was asking Will all the time, "Where did you buy this?" "Oh my goodness! How did you get that?" I couldn't believe that the super wealthy vampire family didn't know where to purchase such items.
His bedroom, was like Edward and Bella's, simple and elegant. It suited his style and personality.
Then, his parents appeared in the living room to greet us, "Hi, its nice to meet you all finally. Will's been talking a lot about your family. I'm Patrick and this is my wife, Heidi." His mum was warmhearted, giving us each a comfortable hug. When Patrick chatting with my siblings, I was thinking about how silly I was to think that they were going to dislike me.
Then he appeared in front of me, and held out his hand, "You must be Olivia." I shook his hand and smiled, "Hi, Patrick. It's a pleasure to meet you both."
I could see Heidi looking intensely on my ring, and she mouthed an impossible. I followed her gaze as it move towards Chris's necklace. She whispered so low, "I should have seen that. Those royal jewelries." Her already pale face grew as white as paper. Her eyes widened in horror. Chris went to her side, supporting her from falling to the ground. He said calmly, "Are you alright, Mrs. Eastwood?"
"Would you mind if I speak to you for a second?" Heidi muttered.
Then they both went out of the house. I thought they were sharing a secret I did not know, maybe its about my ring. I wanted to eavesdrop, but my hopes were shattered as their volume went beyond my hearing range. I whispered to Alice, "Can you hear them?" She shook her head. Even the almighty vampire couldn't. Disappointed as I was, I began staring at the ceiling, waiting for them to return.
When Heidi and Chris came into the house, "Honey, are you alright?" "Mum, are you alright?" Patrick and Will said at the same time.
Heidi laughed, "I'm alright. Sorry to scare you all just now. I was stunned when I looked at Chris from certain angle. I thought I saw him before, that's why I wanted to talk to him."
"You've met him before, dear?" Patrick said while walking towards his wife.
Heidi hugged her husband waist and said, "Yes. He's Chris Newra."
"Oh my God! Are you serious? Isn't Chris Newra's hair colour chocolate brown? And his eyes. They were supposed to be blue, not olive." Will jumped and looked at Chris. "Of course my dear, nothing can escape your mum's eyes." Heidi said proudly.
"Awesome! Nice to meet you, dude. I like that song of yours, and I wanted to learn it." Will gave Chris a friendly pat on his shoulder.
I looked as the scene unfold before my eyes and gasped. Maybe I was thinking too much. Heidi was shocked because she knew Chris, not because of my ring.
My nose twitched as I smelled something burning from the kitchen. "Damn! My garlic bread!" Heidi screamed at the top of her lungs and dashed into the kitchen within seconds. Then she came up and said apologetically, "I'm sorry guys, I'm afraid that we have one dish less today. Dear, I know garlic bread is your most favourite, I'm sorry I had it burnt."
Patrick went and embraced her, "Darling, never mind. As long as you guys are here to celebrate for me, that's all I ask for."
When dinner was served, I was afraid that Alice might be caught not eating. After all, a vampire despises human food. The whole time, I felt my body tensed .My focus on Alice rarely broke. However, the little pixie caught me by surprise. With her marvelous acting skills, she managed to shove down the food served on her plate, looking satisfied. I imagined if she were to eat the food at home, no doubt she would have thrown a tantrum.
After that, I helped Heidi to do the washing and cleaning up.
Will then took out a cake while I helped him to light up the candles which represented Patrick's age. Thirty-three to be exact.
Sing "Happy Birthday", make a wish, blow candles, and earn a kiss from the wife and a hug from the son. I wondered, did I do all of these when I was celebrating my birthday? Now that I think of it, I whispered, "Chris, how old am i?"
He looked as though he was thinking hard then he whispered back, making sure no one heard it, "I think I can tell you your age. You're 16 this year."
I gasped, Will is 15! I'm older than Will. Oh gosh. Will he accept me even though I'm older than him? Right then, Ness's phone rang, rudely interrupting my train of thought.
"Hi, dad." I could heard Edward's voice from the speaker, "Ness, where are you? We are a little worried here. Alice didn't leave us a note. And we picked up an unknown scent from the house."
I heard Chris trying to hold himself from laughing while Alice gulped. She'd forgotten the most important thing, leave a note for them. "We're at Will's house, celebrating his dad's birthday. About that, it's a long story. We'll talk when we get home."
"Oh okay. You don't have transport home right? I will come and pick you guys up now." I heard Edward saying.
"What? This early?" Ness shouted, then mouthed sorry when she realized that she was really loud. "Sorry, but it really isn't my fault. Rose says its Olivia's bedtime and she misses her a lot."
I rolled my eyes. Mum is after all, more protective than Momma. Chris raised an eyebrow at me, but I ignored him. Ness trailed off, "Alright dad, see you in seconds. Bye!"
Within minutes, we found ourselves sitting comfortably in the back seat of Edward's Volvo as he sped down the highway. "So Chris, you are Olivia's brother", Edward was the first to broke the silence. A mere statement. Edward has been silent the first few minutes, prying into Alice's and my thoughts, much to my annoyance. He could have just asked. I did prefer that.
Chris glanced in my direction and caught my eye. "Why yes. I think you should have already known by now. Indeed I am." He chuckled under his breath "Though of course you didn't manage to extract that piece of information from me," Suddenly all of us in the car turned to look at him quizzically. Edward's expression darkened.
"Its not nice to have someone search your head." Chris continued, oblivious to the commotion he was about to create. "But you failed to read my thoughts, didn't you?"
"You know?" demanded Alice in her soprano tone. She gripped her fingers so tightly her knuckles turned white. "Know what?" Chris replied indifferently, looking out of the window, a little mischievous smile playing on his lips. "Alice, not now. Later, at home." Ness placed a firm grip on her shoulders back, trying in desperation to calm her down.
"Okay, I don't care if you are a celebrity or anything anymore. So Just… just spill the beans alright." Alice hesitated as she slumped onto the couch, an unreadable expression on her face. "Do you know or do you not know?" she prompted Chris who was leaning against the cream walls. Carlisle and Esme looked a little worried. Had their secret leaked? Rosalie seemed ready to pounced on him, tiger-like only to be held back by Emmett.
"You mean about your kind?" Chris finally replied. The vampires look as if they were about to faint. I stood defensively in front of Chris, afraid that they were going to hurt him at this revelation. If what he had said earlier was true and he really was my brother, I feel it my duty to protect him.
"Don't worry, Olivia. We won't hurt him" Carlisle spoke in voice full of authority with Esme clinging onto him for support. "How?" He directed his question towards Chris this time.
"The colour of your eyes. Your pale cold marble-like skin. Your dislike for food.." Alice winced. She thought she did acted well enough during the party to pass off as a human being. "Not because of you," he caught the look on Alice's face and continued, " I'm just merely stating facts I did already known. If that is what you mean by 'knowing' then yes I do know."
"Olivia's adopted family are vampires", he stated matter-of-factly.
