These Charcters belong to Steph Myers and I am not her.
Author Note: I wrote this story before 'The Twilight Saga: The Offical Illustrated Guide' came out so some of the charcter's stories do go aginst the canon.
"I just don't get these new covens; some of them are just three random nomads traveling together. Back in my day, you had your creator ask for permission to talk to a member of another coven, and then they asked the leader of that coven. I thought I taught the two of you respect, or at least the ancient version of it," Hecate sighed, once again dredging the emotions of a full moon, where the children of the moon compelled to dramatize everything or bring up conflicts that are long over. It was a good thing the oracle of Delphi was close to the shore.
"Anders, did you remember any time during our human lives Carlisle knocking on our door to ask if he can change Rosalie into a vampire?" Nikki pointed out with a growl, while Hecate shook her head. She didn't know why Carlisle asked her to call this time, but she figured minus well prepare him for what to expect. Each month when her sons and one of her daughter become totally wacked the day before a full moon it was unbearable.
"Nicholas, what her betrothed did was a terrible dishonor, which most likely why Carlisle changed her. He didn't want him to win, she must have been in such pain, and he realized she deserved something good to happened. So you shouldn't hold something your sister's blessings against him." Hecate shook her head. "Now, are you sure you want to be around when I call him."
"So as odd, as Carlisle may seem, he seemed very understanding of you two. When I called to apologize on your behalf for showing disrespect to him as Rosalie's leader and creator he was very understanding and said you no longer need his consent to communicate with your biological sister or her husband who he also created I might add. So not only did he give your sister the grace immortality, he gave her what she needed to make her happiness complete, so please try to forgive him, even those I there is nothing to forgive."
"We will be polite but not considerate," Alexander said firmly, Hecate knew it was the moon phase talking, because if it was one thing she took note on the Hale family, they were polite, and considerate of others. "Our family fell apart because of him, our mother became a paranoid zombie, and our father became a drunk because of him."
"But this is your coven." Empusa butted in. "It is understandable you have issues, regarding your family, but we are talking about terms of covens, which you are representing."
"Yes, it is common some of us stop wondering the suffering of our families, but it is a great blessing you have found some have join the blessed ranks of immortality," Stimanto remained. "That is why you must respect the coven."
"Please look at it from another angle," Champose butted in. "I am not justifying what was bestowed on her sister, but I am sure she has found her blessings….but if your family did not suffer, you two wouldn't be so close, and if you weren't alone, you wouldn't of join the army to fight. Then you two never would have found your mates, and Beyza would still be drinking human blood." Everyone looked over to see Beyza nodding.
"Yes, and you are not human, there for you are to think of the rules of your coven, that means respecting Hecate, as your leader, and respecting Carlisle as hers." Matthais remained. "She is your family, but they are her coven. What did you two find out about him?"
"Well, apparently before he destroyed our peaceful lives in Rochester, Jane informed us he did live with the Volturi. He tutored the guard." Alexander answered.
"Then he should be accustomed to our ways," Mormo sighed relived.
"And we shall call him." Hecate sighed as she looked towards Aysun, who smiled picking up the phone. Being the older werewolf she was better able to train her emotions, yet she still grumbled at her husband and brother-in-law's annoyance.
"He picked up." Aysun looked over as Nikki's eyes narrowed with a snarl at his voice sitting next to his wife.
"Put it on speaker this is with the whole coven." Hecate asked of the werewolf daughter, as she obeyed.
"Greetings, to you Carlisle son of Cullen, I would like to talk to you in peace on behalf of my coven." Hecate recited respectfully as Aysun translated for her. He then heard an American accent in the English language she did not understand but sort of picked up. She then heard another voice, somewhat Danish Estonian accent, with a tint of Italian, speaking to him in English. Hecate wondered if it was Felix, her brother's creation staying with them, which put her a bit at ease considering she was sending off werewolves, who are generally not looked kindly upon. Yet, he was interrupting a coven leader in discussion on members other than him, so it was highly unlikely to be one of ancient venom. Aysun waited for Carlisle to speak again.
"Blessings, to you Hecate creation of Persephone, it would be an honor to talk to you of truces." Aysun responded back. Carlisle seemed very respectful, for such a young vampire. Hecate couldn't help but wonder who his creator was; she hasn't come across to many English vampires of his time that were this respectful.
"Tell him that in our last meeting, you agreed to host four of my members, in exchange we host two of your members." Hecate sighed. "Well, I would like to ask forgiveness in not informing you on their different kind of immortality." Aysun quickly interpreted.
"He knows we are werewolves," Aysun snapped quickly as the coven stared at one another, wondering how the Cullens had obtained such secretive information. Hecate glanced towards the two Hale brothers. She knew it couldn't be the Volturi, because then others would know their special exception.
"Rosalie knew when I called," Alexander informed her. "The big secrete was out."
"Yes, that is the reason they must leave their coven temporally, we have a brother visiting, form a coven close to us." Hecate explained. "He feels uncomfortable around them due to past experiences, his fear is the reason for the endangerment of their kind. In contrast, it's his love for us that the Hales are allowed to live despite their conditions." Hecate sighed shame for the way she had to talk about these valued members of her coven. Yet, making a child of the moon seem like a disease seemed to be the only way she could get vampires to show an ounce of compassion towards them.
Aysun spoke it slowly, with a bit of a growl undertone, Hecate wondered if Aysun kept that in mind in translating her choice of words. She didn't consider being a werewolf a disease no more than being a vampire. Yet, it was the double slandered her kind had towards them. She agreed with Nikki, if Rosalie was a child of the moon, then others would say her story didn't have a happy ending, and she be better off dead. Sadly, that was the thoughts of the vampire world.
"He wants to know our accommodations, perhaps I should state the ones vampires picked out for werewolf survival, and well the ones who they say pretend to be vampires." Aysun said bodily, as Hecate counted the hours to sunset, so they won't have to deal with this for a month. Being the eldest werewolf, Aysun had more control over her emotions and thoughts during the day before a full moon. Beyza said it took her a couple centuries, yet still Aysun would say snotty remarks that were separate issue to who the mark was for. Hecate heard other werewolves blame the Hales for pretending to be vampires by taking alliance with the Greek coven, but they all knew it was the Greek Coven who took alliance with the Hales. It was a shame such oppressed immortals had to find reasons to bicker amongst themselves.
"We will be sending three members of my coven as chaperones, one for each werewolf. Beyza Hale, doesn't need one because she is a vampire. However, due to her alliance with her sister, and the relations with Alexander, the Volturi do not accept her as a proper chaperon. It has to be three members of the coven that they trust." Aysun translated for Hecate. They then waited for Carlisle to speak.
"We would like to make a request for some to visit." Aysun beamed surprised. "He must think he has more power than you or he knows us better than you do. Should I mentioned that this coven is the sister coven to the leaders of the vampire world."
The whole coven gave a few strange stairs. Any vampire would know the chaperons were coming on duty, to keep the children of the moon and the coven that took in a human family member safe. In a case of duty it was the leader sending them who chose, if it was a visit than Carlisle could make the request.
"Which three?" Hecate asked shaking her head confused.
"Mormo, Charmalos, Hector…and Philomela." Aysun answered with a sputter unsure of mentioning that he asked for the one she created, does Carlisle not know you never ask a vampire for their creation to put on duty, it was like telling a human parent their child belongs to them and not the parent. It was worse than asking mates to go on separate journeys.
"What is the reason for his choice?" Hecate asked, it seemed odd that not only did he chose the members, and asked for her creation, but….did he even know the members he chose have no talent, not that made them lesser, but for one on duty it's wise to chose the ones with the strength. It was when Carlisle could offend her any more, they heard the Italian speaking English in the back ground.
"They have valued wisdom," Aysun explained. "Two of his creations that are of his family are adopting two human children."
"How are they related to him?" Hecate asked, always finding it interesting when relatives are also given immortality.
"His children," Aysun looked towards her husband and brother-in-law. "Rosalie and Emmett, Rosalie is the one that the werewolves are connected to."
"Yes, but Rosalie is the daughter of Lillian, and Alexander Hale Sr." Alexander explained. "He can be her father through venom, but they did nothing to lose her as a daughter."
Hecate rolled her eyes, realizing that this doctor may not be informed in the ancient ways, or how immortal traditions came to be. She needed to explain to make this arrangement and the connection the Hale brothers had to Rosalie a bit clearer. "When a human is born, they are connected to a family." She started; at least it was like that when she was a human. "They are connected to every member, and nothing could be done to break that connection. They are a family. When a human is given the blessing they are connected with every immortal, that is in that coven, they are connected to their creator and to the creators others, whether made part of the coven or hospitality every member is connected. That is a coven. When more than one member of a human family is given a blessing, but by different covens, the connection they had as human does not die, they are still connected to one another, and considered family. They are each related to their current members as a coven, but at the same time they relate to the other coven as family. Both of equal loyalty but connected in different ways, the Hales are family to Rosalie, but are coven to us." Hecate explained.
"He wants to know who is all coming," Aysun spoke rather quickly.
"I am the one that Caius gets along with most; I need to help him with his problems, which is the point of his visit." Mormo spoke unsure.
"Plus, Mela is needed for the project." Matthias pointed out as the girl nodded silently
"Since you are my sisters, I am obligated into going in procession older." Hecate sighted. "Lama, is second in charge she would be of value to you in keeping order among the members I am sending. Caius still has problems with her husband, Dragomir, so it would be wise for him to leave as well. Lima's creation, their daughter Sophia speaks the best English, next to the Hales. She is also of value, considering the Hales saw through her Neogénni̱to sí̱ma. They all have valued talents, which will be of good use to you." Aysun translated.
"I would not want to give them any more reason to be upset with me, I'll explain it to Rosalie, she will understand, as long as they come, is all that matters." She spoke quickly as a woman's voice committed. "She was looking forward to meeting Mormo after hearing her story, oh well, they did seem interesting."
"We can make arrangements after the visit, or perhaps convince Caius and Anthenodora to come see Lima after he gets over his fears of course?" Mormo suggested as they all smiled.
"Sulipica told us Carlisle lived as part of the Volturi coven for awhile."Charmpolas mentioned.
"Amun did mention, the Volturi visited them not that far back," Simantio pointed out. "Plus they are hosting Felix."
"Then, we could go and pick them up, Caius and Anthenodora can come along." Mormo suggested. "It's rumored they have a vampire who can change emotion, they will just use him when Caius is around."
"My sister, her husband will surly join you eventually to help Rosalie, later you can arrange for her to meet Hector, he was raised by immortals as a human." Hecate smiled at the fact that Rosalie, such a young vampire had already put her mortality to good use and preparing to create others in the future.
"He wants to know what we need for survival," Aysun stated. "I can answer that." Hecate nodded as Aysun quickly explained the importance of finding a place for from humans, along with their basic needs.
~X~
We drove through a tunnel carved in the gray snow covered mountains, coming out to a peaceful silver lake valley were tucked away far from humans sat a timberland cottage made of tiny loges with three stories each stacked with a tiny roof coming out of it and round windows with decorated flower prints going around it, with white lace curtains covered in white Slovakian geomantic lined shapes; sitting on top of a hill with brightly covered flowers and brightly stone tile and a new American flag hanging on a flag pole in the center.
"Felix," Soo Min came down excitedly to greet me passing Esme and Carlisle. "Felix, I've been waiting here for a very long time, I have been talking with Edward, Bella and Renesmee they have arrived an hour ago, the others have not come yet. They came, and I asked nice you are here, but where is Felix? Then Garrett told me that was very rude. So I just sat there talking to them the whole time until Alice and Jasper showed up. Then I thought great, someone I can beat again, and outsmart like I do with everyone else. Anyway, I am so glad you are here my chingu," She smiled and then whispered. "That Edward has gotten all of my riddles so far, and I don't know why, which scares me."
"Nice to see you too," I smiled towards her as I unloaded my bags. "Are you still staying here?"
"I don't know," Soo Min answered. "I am looking forward to the wedding, they are all looking forward to seeing you, they been talking to Eleazar about it for the longest time."
"Why?" I asked.
"I don't know, they won't tell me, because I'm just a guest, but I am considering being more….these people are very smart" Soo Min sighed then went to greet Carlisle and Esme.
"You want to join them?" Carlisle asked.
"No," Soo Min answered. "But they left me here, and went to get other guest, they've been asking me to help set up for the wedding, so that must mean I am becoming one of them anyways."
"Oh, and where is everyone else?" Esme asked looking around.
"The two girls who came back the first night I was here went to pick up the sister and the coven they were visiting, and a member from her sister's in-law coven, which they said in a joking manner." Soo Min explained. "Eleazar and Carmen went to greet this Filipino couple."
It was then, we heard the sound of a rumbling through the air, and we looked up and saw a plane coming towards the house, and through the air, coming low on runway from a distance for humans.
"That's Garrett," Soo Min pointed out as the plane landed onto a dirt run way. I saw another vampire come out with that golden red eye color that I had gain.
I quickly recognized him as that confusing vampire during Renesmee's trial. He was the one who made that long boring offensive speech at the trail that did absolutely nothing but angry members of the guard, and made us wish times could collide to see how his patriot army would hold up against the templar I served. My disagreement with him, could be just a reflection of the different beliefs in our time and culture. Yet, it was bad enough that he singled out Charles and Makenna, but to praise nomads for what should be considered a fault-answering to no one, roaming around aimlessly with no purpose to life, having no since of chivalry. I didn't choose to be a knight, I was born into a noble family, I served a noble family, it was expected. It's not like we chose our own paths, it was fate that deiced for us. I always knew there were more than myself and full filling my needs, unlike him who though life was nothing but someone going about thinking everyone is separate and choosing their own destiny. Then he accused us of trying to destroy the Cullens, for what reason? How would the Volturi see animal drinkers as completion when many animal drinkers, including their own sisters drink animal blood, they knew that animal drinkers aren't prone to violence. The Volturi may have just not known that at that time.
Did he even know where the term that coven came from? Carlisle obviously didn't know, so Garrett didn't? It's too keep track of relations when humans of the same family where turned by different covens. It showed how one was loyal to them and loyal to those who created them. Rosalie's loyalty to her brothers will be no different from her loyalty to her vampire siblings, Nikki and Alexander won't find the same connection with Edward, and Jasper as they do find with Rosalie. They will only find a connection with Rosalie because she is family. She is connected to Edward and Jasper in the same way because they are coven. The word coven came to keep the relations from becoming less confusing, and to separate former human loyalties between vampire loyalties. None of the Cullens were related to each other as humans, they each had their different loyalties, different families. Yet, as vampires they found loyalty with each other being a coven. Garrett did not understand that, didn't make him seem any stronger to the Volturi witnesses. Not to mention, being a nomad who just said he lived for nothing, he went on saying how the Cullens had found a higher purpose in life, why doesn't he shut up and find one, was what I wanted to say.
Then he was saying how the Volturi aren't here for justice, if they weren't there for justice, than why are we letting him even talk. We knew they've been drinking animal blood, and we hadn't destroyed their way of life before, apparently the other covens knew the Greek coven had the same way of life and they were being protected by the Volturi. Letting his mouth continue at that time was justice enough in my sense, but we were letting him talk.
Another issue, that I found from being an actual guard and not a vampire borrowed from other covens who were only there as temporary guards. We know Aro is a lier, we know Caius is…well, we all know he's nuts. But after we let him go on and on, he calls us oh, I remembered it perfectly 'a mindless weapon, a tool for their master's dominance'.
Alright, again, I was a knight; I served my manor, because I was born to do just that. I was changed by Aro, because he created me and that's what fate decided. You, whiney patriot know nothing of honor or what it means to have a purpose higher than yourself but only think you do, the British weren't trying to kill you or steal the food your family had for the winter, they just wanted to tax you. We didn't fight to protect freedom,…or in your case not pay taxes. We fought to protect our way of life, to protect the manor, and those who worked them. We knights fought to protect our land, our food, our water, and any other resources to survive. We protected our love ones, and their children. We fought to protect the villages of local peasants and surfs so they wouldn't have to fight. We were willing to sacrifice our lives for them, so they wouldn't have their homes pillaged. We fought for land that was rightfully ours, not stolen from other nations by the previous generations of this patriot. We fought for protection, and resources to live, not to keep a few dollars in our pockets. Should I even mention the surfs wanted our protection, they were willing to make sacrifices to us in order to keep Vikings from selling them into slavery, giving them less freedom. He may be against feudalism, but my family made sure our people were fed, and they had clothes on their back. I honored my family as a human, and I honored my coven as a vampire, and now that I am part of the Cullens, I was honoring them too. I chose to honor them out of my own free will, which I didn't kill.
Demetri and I wanted to call him mindless for obviously having the patriot's belief in individualism, which we did respect. Yet, he obviously didn't follow because he never bothered asking the guard members why we serve? He wants to see injustice, he should let Alec or Jane make a speech, they know what it's like when people are out to destroy a way of life. He was to see wants to see someone's free-will killed, he needed to have a little chat with Heidi about her last few things as a human. He wants to hear about secrete plots, ask Caius how he became a vampire. Not to mention majority of the vampires in uniform weren't even the Volturi. I wanted to put him in a time machine and send him back, to watch him defend his freedom in my world with his patriot beliefs of no responsibility.
Then he asked these ancient covens to join them, after he just finished insulting them. The Japanese coven was furious with his last words, wondering if he would fall, when he found out they had their creations were disguised as other members of other covens, such as the French, Portuguese, Shanghais, Tibet, Finland, New Queens, New Zealand, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Pakastan, and Thailand who all were dressed like Volturi guards but were in fact not at all, proving Garret knows nothing about our coven or any of theirs.
"Glad you could make it," Garrett came up happily greeting Carlisle and Esme. "Sorry no one was there, I'll show you your rooms." Garret said as Soo Min excitedly grabbed one of my suitcases.
"So, tell us about Germany?" Carlisle asked Garrett.
"It was truly the most interesting experience," Garrett answered. "I never been in a coven, so actually dealing with a reunion was quite a wide pool for me." He let out a chuckle.
"Oh, out of curiosity how did you find out, we heard from Carmen it was defiantly a stressful situation." Esme said as we entered into the oak wood kitchen table with white lace and small banquets piled in the center. We then greeted Bella, Edward, and Rensemee smiled and sat down to hear Garrett's story.
"Well, I was living here for a couple weeks, and I went on a town trip with Eleazar, to test my control," Garrett said looking at me, hoping I would relate.
"That can be hard, but having no mind, it has been rather easy for Carlisle to use me as a tool," I pointed out to him, as he gave me an eye wide look.
"Well, after holding my breath for two hours we were on our way home when we heard Kate and Tanya having scream match that could be picked up by a radio signal. We rushed in there to find Carmen standing right between them with her face just reading confusion."
"What happened?" Esme gasped.
"After they were separated, I went with Kate and Eleazar took Tanya, Carmen wanted nothing to do with them." Garrett sighed, "And ended up sitting there for two hours by Wonder Lake, listening to Kate pace back and forth saying how Irina didn't know what she was thinking. So I asked what did Irina do, and apparently before the Rensemee misunderstanding she went to Europe and located 'our former traitorous sister Beatrix'. Then Kate went on about this woman who I never even heard of, telling me how awful she was, how she had no respect for others, her selfishness, her stupidity, no sense of loyalty, irresponsible, uncompassionate. She was just naming every insult in the book. So I finally asked her what this Beatrix did to her. She then told me how this woman was their sister, and they got along with her like she did with Tanya. They were all close with her, and told me how she was nothing but a two-face lier.
I had to ask again, what she did. Then I got an answer, she handed their mother over to the Volturi, knowing she was going to be killed. So I asked, why did she want her killed, and Kate explained how when she found out their mother had created an immortal child and turned her mother in on it."
"What was your response?" Carlisle asked.
"She didn't like it," Garret said right away. "I pointed out that immortal children are illegal, and if she didn't turn her in, then she would have been killed, and if she told you, then you would have as well. I was asked whose side I was on."
I responded there was no side, taking a human child and freezing their life is wrong, end of story. An immortal child has no control or intellect there for a useless danger end of story. The Volturi were right in their decision to execute her, and were just doing what they were supposed to do." He explained looking at me, my thoughts couldn't help but pause.
She then told me there's more to I just don't understand, so I asked her what? She said after they threw her out, she tried to join them again and how she was too dumb to get the picture. So I asked 'When exactly did you last see Beatrix?' Kate said it was a century ago when Beatrix was able to locate them, and showed up on their doorstep with a newborn, expecting them to take care of it. She said it was disgusting how she would take the life of an innocent boy just to rejoin them and to take care of her own mess. Then this Beatrix made an excuse how she made a son for herself out of loneness. She just found him, and thought he would be good company. They refused to listen to any of her lies…and without a word, she left with the newborn. Well after I heard that story, I felt like rolling my eyes, because that was the most annoying thing.
"What were her and Tanya fighting over?" Edward asked, still shock they were fighting.
"They were arguing over who was going to call the number Irina gave them." Garrett explained. "They made up but still refused for three days. So I guess it must have been the fish and house guest theory when I gathered them in the room picked up the phone and dialed the number. They gasped when it answered, then a male came on: "Witam, kto to jest'. After Tanya whispered 'It's probably him.' I was very confused until Kate hissed that she had a mate. So my response was 'how dare she?' before going back to the phone. 'Is Beatrix there?' I responded. His voice overshadowed with concerned. "Yes, she is my ukochany, what business do you have with her?' I answered simply: 'I'm Garret, may I speak with her.' Then we heard them talking one in German, the other in Polish when the spoke again: 'Entschuldigen Sie, aberichweiß nicht,ein Garrett?' I asked if you knew a Kate, she responded no, but she knows a Katrina…then I instantly handed the phone to Tanya and the trip was on.'
"How was your first plane ride?" Edward asked.
"Interesting, considering I had to sit between Tanya and Kate the entire time. So not only did I have to think of the control, but I had to listen to them complain how she seemed happy on the phone. The entire time they talked about how horrible she was, and how horrible ' going to be, and how shocking the newborn was still living with her or how dare she get a mate. Eventually I left, to find Carmen and Eleazar sitting all the way at the all end of the plane, far away from them as possible. They said it was a couple thing, my word was bull, and they said as a couple sitting away from the drama until they land in Germany. That was where the two covens greeted each other happily.
I can tell by Kondrat's face, she was just as stressed about our arrival as we were. He was very protective of Beatrix when the sisters were embracing. We drove home, and we then heard her talk about her son for nine hours straight, you would think he's the most perfect being ever from the way she talked about him.
I remember the moment I got alone with him, he locked Eleazar, Carmen and I in his daughter's room and demanded to know what they told us about Beatrix, after I got over him referring to Kate and Tanya as 'a couple of bitches'. Carmen and Eleazar calmed both of us and we honestly admitted we have not heard much of Beatrix until recently. We also agreed to just wait this trip out and hope things go well."
"Hello," A voice came through as Carmen came in with a Philippine couple, a boy who looked to be in his late teens, next to his beautiful mate who had to be around sixteen smiling at us as we came in.
"Hey, glad you could make it." Carmen said hugging the Cullens, and just smiled at me. "I am glad to see you again Felix."
"You too," I smiled; she wasn't near as weird as her mate.
"I would like you to meet Bayani and Dalisay the couple that saved me," She introduced the two as they smiled, than she looked towards me again. "Eleazar is bringing in their luggage."
"Hello ito akong makilala ka," Bayani smiled politely putting his arm around his mate.
"It's nice to meet you too," Carlisle smiled shaking both their hands as Eleazar came in with the luggage.
"This is my wife Esme, my son, Edward, his wife Bella, their half-vampire daughter, Renesmee, my son Jasper, my daughter and his wife, Alice, and my son Felix, the newest member." Carlisle smiled as we heard the suitcases drop causing all turn to see Eleazar than turn back for Carlisle to continue. "Two of my children Rosalie and Emmett are unable to make it."
"Well, Felix, it's nice to see you again," Carmen said kindly as Eleazar just smiled unsure what to say. I thought Carmen was a little strange, I remember when they were leaving she asked if I was going with them. Why would I want to go with them? Bayani and Dalisay smiled towards each other and went to pick up their suitcases as Carmen showed them to their room, while Garrett went to show Carlisle and Esme to their room, and Eleazar decided to show me to my room.
"Here is your room, Felix," Eleazar said leading me up the stairs. "A good place for the suitcases."
"Thank you," I nodded as he just stared at me, again, with that look, as if he had something to say, but was unsure how to say it.
"So, you came to live with the Cullens?" He questioned.
"Yes," I answered, badly wanting to ask him why he was so strange, Edward looked at me, giving me a strange look, as if he knew what I was wondering. I knew there was no explanation; Eleazar was just odd end of story.
"So you like it there?" He asked right in front of them, he was just watching his strange behavior around me.
"Yes," I answered.
"Good, heard you're in school." He started again.
"Well, we're out now," I answered as he nodded. "It's summer."
"How was it?" Eleazar asked.
"Alright," I answered. "Little problems with the language at first, some culture clash, but now everything is going well, Emmett trained me for the football team."
"How's that going?" Eleazar asked.
"So-so," I answered.
"Why's that?" Eleazar asked. "Bella told us you have a girl you watch after."
"Well, I don't stalk her, but I only go to school and see her." I answered as Eleazar smiled proudly. "So tell me about her?"
"She's with another," I answered with a little stress still upset she chose a skinny jerk-off human over me.
"Oh," He said concerned. "While I am sure this girl will come around."
"Thank you for telling me." I responded wondering the reason for Eleazar's concerned. I really wish Bella did not say that, my love life was none of her business and it has nothing to do with the fact that it's nonexistence at this point, nor that Heather chose a jerk human over me.
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"Well perhaps you should….?" Eleazar started concerned.
"I didn't ask for your advice." I responded quickly as he nodded, I could tell he was still concerned with me.
"Well, here it is home-sweet home." Kate yelled as we went down to see Kate and Tanya coming in with a tall muscular woman with dish-water blonde hair in a braided bun wearing a light blue folded dress with dark ruby eyes covered in sunglasses, following her was a lean but muscular man with short-crop pale blonde hair that was a head shorter than the woman. The couple was followed by a young man wearing jeans and a polo shirt with blond –curly haired that had to be my physical age that stood to be a little under two meters with broad muscular shoulders that stood out amongst the two. He looked around the room with curious crimson almost burgundy eyes, indicating he pasted his newborn mark not that long ago, staring at eyes of wonder with curiosity wanting to know about the Slovakian-Russian-Spanish-American-almost Korean house that was build in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness.
I recognized the other male that came with him as Kondrat, Ilona's over-protective creator having a heavy dislike for Demetri and I, because of the pervious relations with his daughter. He just stared at me with stressed curiosity on my presence. I didn't know much about their coven, I became aware of the other two members when Aro wanted Ilona to a guard member, so she can use her gift to build support from other coven members. Chelsea couldn't break the ties with each other. Marcus later pointed out that they have a uniquely strong bond, not as mates but if anything happened to Ilona, he would still do whatever it takes to get revenge on her. He came to the conclusion they were related as humans, and he was the relative of a previous generation.
"Well, now that we are all here, I can do introductions, this will be fast." Kate smiled. "Everyone, this is our sister Beatrix, and her mate Kondrat…they have two others who couldn't make it…." Kate looked towards them.
"Gisbert is still in Greece," Beatrix explained.
"Ilona doesn't like weddings, and Alistair doesn't go anywhere or do anything without her." Kondrat explained giving me uncomfortable glances.
"Well, they couldn't make it," Kate backed up. "Anyway, this is Fred, Kondrat's brother of a previous coven we became acquitted with this past spring." She smiled towards the curly-hair vampire who just smiled.
"Yes, I never been to a vampire wedding," He answered with a smile and an American accent.
"He is actually from America." Kondrat explained looking towards the Cullens.
"Yes, we should introduce you to our other extended family." Kate smiled. "This is the Cullens, Carlisle, and his wife Esme, Jasper, his wife Alice, Edward, his wife, Bella, and their daughter, Renesmee, she's the hybrid we told you about, and we also have their newest member, Felix, formally of the Volturi but left…."
'A couple weeks ago.' "Five months," I answered as they smiled.
"Volturi? The leaders' in Italy, right?" Fred asked curiously.
'No, the one's in Antarctica' "Yes." I answered Fred as he nodded. "Well, it is nice to meet you," he said coming up to shake our hands. "So what state do you live in?"
"Washington." Carlisle answered as he greeted Fred. I notice him stop then, and observed our golden eyes.
"The yellow eyes…." He said in a fading voice with a concerned expression.
"What?" Alice asked as Jasper gave a calming look.
"I've been there before," He said without saying a word.
"Well, they have two other members who couldn't make it either, Rosalie and Emmett." Kate explained. "They are adopting two human children."
"That is very interesting," Fred said then went back to the Cullens. "So, you're from Washington?"
"Yes, we are," Carlisle smiled as Edward gave him a strange look.
"Anyway, I would like you to meet Carmen's savors, Bayani and Dalisay, from the Philippians, and Soo Min, who has been visiting here temporally." Kate smiled.
"I'm normally an Asian nomad, but I traveled here to see Felix." She explained happily.
"Now, we can show you your rooms and get you set up. Then set up for the bridal shower." Kate smiled.
"Oh," Fred looked towards Soo Min, Bayani and Dalisay as if he had a billion questions but didn't say anything out of respect.
"After that, we'll leave to have my bachelor party," Garrett smiled happily.
"And my bridal shower," Kate continued.
"Now, here is the room plans," Tanya started. "Carmen, you take Bayani and Dalisay to their rooms, Garrett you take Carlisle and Esme to their rooms, Kate you take Beatrix and Kondrat, so you can fit Beatrix into her brides maid's dress, Alice and Jasper you come with me, Edward, Bella, and Renesmee…"
"I'll take them," Soo Min volunteered.
"You go with Soo Min," Tanya smiled.
"Felix, do you mind sharing a room with…." She looked towards Fred.
"Sure, no problem," I answered shrugging.
"Good, I can take you there." Eleazar said as Fred stood there with his suitcases.
"Fred, how was your plane ride?" Eleazar asked as they lead us up the stair case in a brown hallway.
"It was alright, Beatrix and Kondrat kept me between them, and Harof called about twenty one times during the flight to make sure there was no terrorist, or engine failure on our way to Alaska."
"Ah, well he cares about you," Eleazar smiled to him happily.
"Yes, he does, but I am glad he let me come, I never been to a vampire wedding," Fred admitted, I could tell instantly he wasn't that old, most likely less than a couple years, yet it was his curiosity that would make him a vampire that lasted. He already talked about his creator, who I assumed was this Harof, with apparition.
Eleazar led us back to the small den with a desk, a studio lamp, what looked like to be a record player from the fifties along with a Spanish chest along with white lace curtains and a window overlooking the mountains.
"Well, here's your room," Eleazar said. "It is right across from Carmen and mine, you can use our shower after the bachelor party, it has some wedding decorations in the closet. I'll let you two get ready for tonight. Speaking of which, Fred let me explain to you some of the rules about animal drinking covens…"
"Oh, don't worry, I'll stay away from human blood." Fred said respectfully.
"Good, I have to go and get the arbor set up, that will give you some time to get settled." Eleazar explained as we both nodded.
"Thank you," We both said simultaneously. I went and put my suitcase down and hung up the suit for tomorrow, and dug out some clothes for the bachelor party as I notice Fred just watch me.
"So, is that your coven now?" Fred asked.
"Yes," I answered.
"They have golden eyes, and live close to Seattle," He said slowly. "I got a question, that hybrid….how is that possible? Millie told me vampires only reproduce through biting by finding a human that the vampire believes worthy immortality." He was created by ancients; those were the only vampires that held those beliefs.
"Vampire males can reproduce, but vampire females can't," I explained feeling rather awkward to have to explain this to this young one.
"So, when Bella was human her and Edward….." He started.
"Most likely, I would assume," I answered. "She's actually a newborn, hybrids develop faster than humans, Renesmee is actually only a couple months old, Bella, her mother was changed after he gave birth."
"Oh," He nodded, I heard him whisper. "Then she must have been the red sweater, and I bet that was why they were keeping her."
"What?" I asked.
"Oh, nothing," Fred answered. "So how long have you been with the yellow eyes…I mean the Cullens?"
"I came in February, only five months." I answered.
"Oh, then I would more likely find answers from the others." he said to himself.
"So tell me about your coven?" I changed the subject.
"Well, I joined them about a year ago last week, they gave me this…" He smiled holding up a symbol of a hammer, similar to the Norse god, Thor, put on his neck, "to celebrate. Harof the leader is thirteen hundred years old." I notice his eyes expanded. "He is very proud of my gift, and even boasts about it. My brothers, Alfred and Sukh, they show no signs of jealousy and actually work with my gift. They have taken me to so many places that I wouldn't of dream of seeing for millions of years if I remained human."
"Than it's a good thing he changed you," I smiled, most vampires are distant with their creators for the first couple of months.
"Oh, he didn't create me." Fred said quickly.
"Then who did?" I asked curiously.
"I don't know her name, some red…." Fred started as a knock came on the door, Fred went to open it to see Kondrat on the phone followed by Tanya.
"Yes, he's right here," Kondrat started in Norwegian. "No, the others seemed to be of no threat…..no, there is no one from the Volturi is here to collect him…no, there is no one from the coven that created him who wants him back….no, the coven that army was sent against is not here…well, yes there is a coven from the state of Washington but they are animal drinkers so I doubt its….yes, of course I will keep an eye on him…he's right here….sure, I'll let you talk to him."
"Fred," Kondrat called over. "Det er han, vil du ta det behge'
"Of course it is, I'll take it." Fred smiled taking the phone. "Hei, Harof." He smiled happily going out to the hall.
"So, Felix," Kondrat started in giving me the uncomfortable stair he gave Demetri and I when we thought over his daughter. "You left the Volturi."
"Yes," I answered.
"I see, well I just want you to know, before we proceed any further, Ilona has a mate, now," Kondrat started. "I always thought I would be protective and critical when she found one, but this one is hard to criticize." It was strange hearing this come from him, considering he pointed out nether Demetri and I were good enough for Ilona, us, Volturi guard weren't good enough for some nomadic woman. Back then, I didn't get it, now I understood his dislike for us perfectly.
"I know, Alistair, is friends with Carlisle." I mumbled as he nodded and spoke to himself: "Wiec jest to, ze Carlisle." the man smiled.
"Yes, he did take her to see Carlisle, Alistair is very proud to have a mate, and he feels blessed to have her heart, and he should. He used to be a nomad that traveled the world. The freedom of going wherever you want, doing whatever you want is not a sacrifice to him, he has suffered no lost from no longer having that. To Alistair Ilona is the rescuer, the one who saved him. He is very grateful that she came into his life. He feels honored to know and love her, and devotes himself completely to her. We both agree he's not good enough for her, but I never told him that because I will always think that way. Yet he admits it to himself enough that he didn't know what he did to deserve to have Ilona be in his life, or what makes him worthy enough to have her love. Alistair doesn't see her some immortal female that he can take advantage of passing through. The way he is around her, one would think he had no life before meeting my daughter. I watched him hold her bags and opens doors without asking. He treats her like the finest lady, and as one who created Ilona…twice, he is exactly the one for her…that's why I want to ask you and Demetri to…"
"I have a mate now," I interrupted Kondrat.
"Oh," He nodded. "I see, that is good, I should have seen that now…where is she?"
"She is a human," I answered.
"I see, well then, I wish you the best of luck with her in the future." It was with that Kondrat left as Tanya came in.
"They are downstairs setting up," Tanya explained. "Soo Min is helping…..we gave her Irina's room."
"That's nice of you," I nodded as she smiled.
"Yes, it's a shame Irina couldn't be here, I wish I knew the reasoning behind the man who killed her why is he so…..vial." Tanya said looking up at me with her golden eyes.
"Someone's reasoning is always hard to understand," I answered her.
"But you have been told of it," She said again.
"Yes," I responded. "Demetri told me."
"Demetri was created by Caius, wasn't he." Tanya stated as I nodded.
"He told me Caius was born on the island of Zakynothos, unlike the rest of the Volturi, he was born into power, he was the son of a mighty king, and the heir to the throne. Marcus told me when he first saw Caius, they weren't looking at him the king….they were looking at his daughter, the princess of Zakynothos."
"Caius…..was a father…" Tanya said in a stunned manner.
"Yes, apparently he did, I don't know her name, it was never mentioned by any of the ancients, but yes, he had a loyal wife, a daughter that adored him and an infant son that he had his hopes in. As hard as it is to believe, Caius was a family man as a human. Marcus told me when he first saw Caius, Persephone was looking at his daughter as a possablity for a future creation. The coven was him, Hades, Persephone and Hecate at that time. Lima was already created but it was during her nomadic years."
"Lima, Hecate?" Tanya questioned, reminding me that she wasn't one of the Cullens.
"Never mind," I said. "Anyway, the four were behind Hade's shield, Marcus snuck out for a bit and the girl saw him. She screamed, Marcus went back behind the shield and they saw Caius coming in to comfort her. He was kind to her, even sung to child as she fell asleep in his arms. Marcus also remembered when he read the relationship of Caius and his first wife, despite it being an arrangement between Caius and her father, and despite the girl being in her early teens and him being in his mid-twenties-a common marriage back then. Marcus read it as warm and loving from him, and faithfulness and loyalty from her. He watched as Caius kissed her hair with her arm around her as she breast fed their son. Marcus remembered the compassion and love that came from Caius towards his wife and children. They were his every life. He was kind to them, they were what made him. Caius once was a good man."
"What happened?" Tanya asked.
"War," I answered as she nodded, knowing what was coming up next. "The Persians, at that time were attacking various islands in Greek, so he was called with the other city-states and went to fight, defend his home. While he was away, he left his family in the care of his younger brother which was a common norm, but a big mistake. I think the boy's real planned ever crossed him. Here's my theory, the brother most likely wanted the throne to himself so he can expand the kingdom, which he did….Caius never told me his name but I suspect its someone famous because every time the Volturi got a book on Ancient Greece, he would open to the section of the great kings and tear one of the pages out after cursing him. This King knew the gods would punish him if he killed his brother, and he knew the gods would punish him if he killed his family. Which they probably would, considering it be an excuse for the hunt. Anyway, instead he arranged for the city to be attacked, then hired some hit men to kill his family while everyone was distracted. Caius was of course out in battle, that was when they made their move. The hitmen went in and killed Caius's wife and children then left their bodies out there so they would be the first thing he saw when he returned home with a victory. Since it was a battle, vampires were taking advantage, the Underworld Coven was one of them, they smelled the blood in the palace, it turned out the servants where killed too, so no one would witness who they saw ordering the men. Hades and Persephone smelled the servants who were still dying and decided to go hunting there they were walking the stairs when Caius broke through the shield landing on Hades causing his venom to sink in, making Caius began his transformation."
"He did what?" Tanya gasped.
"From the balcony, Caius was jumping off it, and landed on Hades. I came to the conclusion, he went in and saw his wife, lying in blood with visible signs of her body being tarnished by the hit men before her execution, his infant son under a large marble slate that was knocked on him, and his four-year-old daughter lying in a pool of blood, and he just couldn't take it. So he did what his so-called brother hoped he would do. He went to the balcony of the palace and jumped off so he could join them, but unfortunately he landed on a vampire and was turned."
"He did get revenge those," Tanya asked surprisingly hopful.
"No, his brother was the king, he would be one people notice would be missing, and the coven valued anonymity and so killing him would break that value." I explained.
"So this whole time he was forced to carry all that anger without releasing it, so he just goes around looking for innocents to let out the pain on…like my sister." Tanya shook her head realizing.
"That or he is just trying to get rid of any chance to feel compassion for others; I think it was at that moment it left him. Demetri explained it to me, how he has this fear of caring for others even after two-thousand years he tries to avoid whatever he felt when he walked in the blood filled throne room, that feeling that compelled him to go to the balcony and fling himself off of it. Except for an occasional few, for example centuries later, when the coven was hiding in Italy, he saw a slave girl getting beaten over stealing fruit. He showed kindness to her, and was shocked how she remembered him years later even after her life turned for the better. He was shocked someone as beautiful and kind as her dreamt of being with him for so long. So he changed her, when she screamed, Caius made sure her masters saw him with her while she transformed before he disappeared. That way they wouldn't be looking for her. Do you know in two thousand years, Caius has never told Anthenodora he loved her. She says there is no reason for him to waist words or state the obvious fact."
"Then how does she know?" Tanya asked. "Esme makes her seem so kind, why does she choose to be with someone so…"
"Because she knows he needs her," I answered. "She says that Caius doesn't have to say he loves her, she knows through his actions and emotions, he's not a soft man in case you haven't notice, but he does care for others. Like Heidi, Demetri and Santiago for example, Demetri is one who told me of all this."
"You mentioned him a lot, are you two close?" Tanya asked suspiciously.
"We are very good friends, yes," I answered her. "Well until recently."
"Why?" She asked surprisingly concerned.
"He didn't like me leaving the Volturi," I answered. "He is very loyal to those who treat him right, he won't hurt the ones he cares about on purpose and expects others to do the same. Tanya, if he wasn't a good person do you think I would be worried about my friendship with him."
"Why did he stop being friends with you because you left the Volturi?" Tanya asked.
"Well, he is also very stubborn, he doesn't like to admit he's wrong, and he can be very hard headed sometimes when it comes to ideas, but that's part of his loyalty. He doesn't get along with others that well, he expects others to get along with him. I know that through being his best friend for eight centuries." I explained as her eyes faded down.
"How loyal can someone be if they give up such a long, and obviously valued friendship for so long?" Tanya asked concerned.
"I don't know, since I met Heather, we are no longer on the same page, since I found something that is worth my services, it has been different." I answered. "I don't think my old coven will understand, perhaps when Demetri finds what I had found, we might be able to make amends, but I will still be there when he needs me, somethings just come before all else."
"Perhaps he will," Tanya nodded as the phone rang causing us all to head down stairs.
~X~
"Alright, get the fire started," Garrett ordered as a bunch of us at vampire speed put the fire together, it was his Bachelor party, so we were all at his orders which I didn't mind, because I knew how to listen to others. I wonder if it was going to be like the hunting group, Edward and Jasper, Fred and Kondrat, Eleazar, Garrett and Bayani, as well as Carlisle and I, partnered with what was most comfortable while the others were at the bridal shower. I looked over to Fred, who didn't hunt but looked wide eyed with excitement has we came to a meadow in the middle of nowhere. It seemed the two were talking about something that made Kondrat pause when Carlisle, Edward and Jasper came into view.
"Yes, getting ready to celebrate Garrett's last night of freedom, here," Eleazar said as we all laughed. Didn't he fight for that as a human, to have the right to land that his people took from others in previous generations? Anyway, it didn't matter I just laughed with the rest of them.
"Carlisle, while we are collecting wood, Fred here, has a few questions….about your lifestyle, do you mind speaking with him?" Kondrat patted him in comforting manner.
"Sure, not at all," Carlisle answered as Kondrat gave Fred a comforting glance; it seemed he was giving Fred permission to speak with Carlisle. I went with them, considering I was considered part of the Cullen brothers now. "What about our lifestyle?"
"Your eyes seemed very yellow," Fred began. "I am aware your kind is not territorial, but I have to ask considering you live in Washington?"
"About five or so years," Carlisle answered respectfully.
"You live near Seattle right?" Fred asked in a slow suspicious manner, it seemed he was coming to terms with something. "
"Well, for a vampire, it isn't that far," Jasper answered for him coming in with Edward.
"It's not good hunting areas for us," Edward backed up.
"Last year, around this time, there would have been this newborn army from Seattle that was lead by this red-head and a boy named Riley….what happened to them?" Fred asked as Edward and Jasper paused, while Kondrat stood on the other side listening.
"They were attacking us," Carlisle stopped as his sons, including me who stood with them. "So, we defended ourselves."
"What happened?" Fred demanded with a bit of anger, yet he seemed to understand.
"The ones attacked where killed," Edward insured looking towards me.
"There would have been two who I am sure would not do any harm to you," Fred explained. "One of them would have been this tall Latino, very well build around eighteen, what happened to him?"
"I don't remember a solder of that descriptions," Jasper answered.
"Are you sure?" Fred asked.
"There was none of that description, perhaps he was killed before they got there." Edward pointed out aware that Fred had some sort of false accusations set against the Cullens. "The other one?"
"This girl, who I am sure would have never attacked you, she would have been around fifteen, slender with chin length brown hair, what happened with her? Was she amongst them?" Fred asked nervously in an intense manner. "She was the sweetest girl; I couldn't imagine her fighting against you."
"No one survived," Jasper said standing next to me, I felt nervous wondering if he was questioning that Bree girl I had to take care of last year. "These sorts of operations are illegal, and it's important that we had no association with them."
"Listen," Edward reached out to him. "You survived, you made the right choice and left, saving yourself from being killed for a pointless caused. As unfortunate as it was for your friends, perhaps it is best to honor them by living this life to the best you can and celebrate that you are alive with a bright future given to you."
"Perhaps I will," Fred smiled as Jasper nodded. Fred then looked towards me. "Felix, you were part of the Volturi right."
"Yes," I answered as the Cullens eyes went towards him.
"Tell me about Heidi," Fred asked with a bit more hope in his voice. "I believe she is part of them."
"What do you want to know about her?" I asked.
"Everything, this vampire matchmaker gift told me she was my soul mate, so I want to know as much as possible." He smiled happily, this was a strange combination. "What does she look like?"
"Well, she's my best friend's sister, so I never imagined her as more than a friend, but yes, she is gorgeous, well known for her beauty." I answered as he smiled. "I heard she is one of the most beautiful figures ever created from my brothers, tell me, what color is her hair, what gift does she have? I want to know everything."
"She was created by Caius's wife," I started.
"Oh," It seemed Fred had heard of Caius. "The one who started the werewolf genocide."
"Yes, that started because of her creation." I said at the slip of my tong thinking of her story.
"What happened?" Fred asked. "How could something so beautiful cause so much…." He stopped in recognizing he was too young to criticize older vampires. He seemed to show respect to me, in the fact I had been around longer.
"Well to start off, Heidi was born to the Swedes sometime around the fifth century; this was before they were Christianized so she is not sure of the year. While her father was away, she, her mother and siblings remained busy keeping the household, and herding the goats. She was a shepherd girl, one day when she was around eight, while she was herding the goats she came across three women hiding in the outskirts meadow, beneath the shades. She went to them being an impressionable age, nether their beauty nor did their red eyes seem to effect her. She asked them what they wanted, and one of them explained they were thirsty, and was wondering if she could help them. She then gave the woman the only water she had for that summer afternoon. Then one of the woman asked if the girl could come back with them. Heidi agreed, saying she had no problem showing them the well. That was when the third woman stopped her, and told Heidi her kindness is appreciated, and to tend her flock."
"Who were they?" Fred asked curiously.
"It was Anthenodora, Sulpicia, and Freya. The Volturi were organizing then, and they were trying to form allies with the Norse coven considering they also had vendetta against the Romanians." I explained as Fred nodded.
"You heard of them?" I asked praying it wasn't through Norse mythology.
"Yes," Fred answered. "I heard a story, my coven descended from them."
"Interesting," Edward smiled. "Why don't you tell us about it?"
"Well, this is just a small tale, the vampire Loki had created a daughter for himself, to do undercover work for him, such as attracting men for hunting and steeling from other covens at his demand. Her name was Viveka. One day, Loki stole gold from his coven leader Odin and asked her to dispose of it," Fred explained. "She decided that she wanted a creation for company purposes and desired to turn a Viking since they are the strongest of men, and she wanted someone strong to stand up for her against Loki. So she sat at a local port disguised as a beggar woman and handed out the gold to men who pasted her, and asked that they bring it to her by sunset since her family is in need of it. One of the men was named Harof, he didn't think much of it when he passed her, but did notice her pure beauty she kept hidden. Later, when he came back to give it to her, she pointed out he was the only one and changed him for her reward. After wards, the two ran off together. Loki finally found them two centuries later, and killed Viveka for her disobedience, later Harof killed him.
"Oh, well that's interesting….well, later when Heidi was thirteen her father's ship was attack and he was killed it left her and her family in poverty. Then that winter, her mother died of an unknown illness. Her and her siblings were sent to live with their aunt and uncle in the Netherlands, but she hated her aunt, the woman would often starve her, and her uncle would beat her. So she and her siblings left. Being the eldest she was responsible for providing, so she became a prostitute."
"She what?" Fred eyes explained at hearing his crush's former occupation, I could tell by the rest of the men's faces, besides Eleazar they gained disrespect for her.
"Don't judge, if you want to get pass her creator and her mate, you want to show respect to her." I said as if it was an order. "She is my best friend's sister, so don't judge her." I then calmed and explained. "She was a young teenage girl in the fourth century, and back than it was the best career choice. She could have had her uncle find a husband for her, but she was scared who he choose with his personality. She could have been a Sheppard again, but she knew from experience that didn't always keep food on the table. So she took of advantage of the only thing she own and what trade it could be used for. She has never been ashamed of herself, nor does she have a right to be. During that time it was there wasn't much options for woman. She refused to go to a brothel, or sell herself into slavery. She had control over her life, due to the port's popularity; she was actually able to make a normal living. Until…..her port was attacked, and she was captured to be a slave. Her sister was killed, and they forced her to hike through the Alps, where her brother died. One night the camp was attacked….by vampires collecting their feed. She tried to escape then a woman came in, and asked Heidi if she recognized her. Heidi answered no, and Anthenodora told the well story. Then he changed Heidi and stowed away with her into the mountain wilderness to transform. Anthenodora met a man, who offered his cave for Heidi to transform and wake up safely. That was where Caius found them. The man hosting them turned out to be a werewolf, and when the full moon rose he turned and tried to attack the two. Caius then stopped him, and became badly injured making Anthenodora kill him.
"They had to face years of oppression and discrimination because of that?" Fred asked as I nodded.
"Yes," I answered, it was strange, suddenly I had the feeling that I owed Fred. I didn't know why, I just had the feeling that I owed him a favor. That I had a large debt to pay to him and by insuring he was matched was Heidi would erase that debt.
"Come with me," I said as we led him to an active area, then I used my phone to dial a memorized number.
"Salve," A voice broke through as he smiled.
"Heidi?" I started.
"Felix," Heidi said suspired. "Called to break your friendship with me, since you already broke it with my brother, figured why not the rest of us?" She said in snotty manner.
"It's not that, I have someone here who will like to talk to you." I explained as Fred smiled excitedly.
"And why don't you call and tell me the sky is blue?" Heidi asked. "Listen, I don't know or care why you left the Volturi, but I just want you to know it's probably one of the stupidest, most betraying, lowest thing you ever did and I just hope they accept you again when you come crawling back which they most likely will because Aro created you, and therefore you can depend on him. Shame that you don't return loyalty to the one who gave you immortality," She then hung up.
"You'll meet her in person," I pointed out as he smiled. "Thank you for the effort, I got to admit, even those we knew each other for a short while, you're a good friend."
"Thank you," I smiled, making a new friend.
The truth was, I had made a new friend.
Fred was perfect for Heidi, down to earth, and humble. He had what it make to last long in the vampire world, he was observant knew who to trust, and respected thoughts older than him. I had a feeling, somehow, someway he will give Heidi what she needs, and Heidi will in return give him what he needs in return.
~X~
The wedding took place outside, it wasn't that big of an affair, Tanya was the maid of honor, Carmen and Beatrix were the other two bridesmaids. They put green contacts in Beatrix's eyes to fool the justice of the peace that marred the couple. Eleazar was the best man; Carlisle and Kondrat were both grooms' men. Afterwards, there was a small reception, in which Kate and Garrett had their first dance, followed by one with the couples. I danced with Tanya out of politeness; she also danced with Fred who seemed to not know what he was doing but was more than happy to let Tanya teach him. Halfway through, Kondrat got a call from Alastair calming that Gisbert came home and something was wrong with him. This alerted the whole party, promoting the couple to say goodbye to Kate and leave with Fred. After the reception, we all helped take stuff down. Carmen was visiting withBayani and Dalisaywhile we were loading the tables in the truck.
"What are you going to do with them?" Jasper asked.
"Take them back to the rental place….." Eleazar answered letting out a sigh. "Felix, do you want to help?"
"What?" I questioned.
"Do you want to help me?" He asked. "Go with me and return them to the store by tomorrow."
"You should go," Edward assisted.
"Alright," I nodded seeing it wasn't that big of a deal.
~X~
We were riding back with the same sound that we rode to the store with…silence. No more than the wilderness and the distant sound of the animals feeding their young. Eleazar did not speak the whole time, but stared at the road with a strange strain in his eyes. Every time I came across him he would give me that strange look, the clouded look as if he wanted to say something. He even gave me that look at Renesmee's trial, it was intense when they were debating on to kill them. He seemed to shoot me a determined look that he was going to do something.
Eleazar had that look when he pulled over.
"Why are we stopping?" I asked looking over at him.
"There is something I need to tell you," Eleazar explained locking the doors. "And you're not leaving until I say it. I want you to just listen, what you hear may not be pleasant, and you have every right to be angry with me afterwards. But it is the truth, and you out all people have the right to know it."
"Alright," I said slowly this was odd.
"The night, you were created, you know I was there, right?" Eleazar asked speaking in a slow pace.
"Yes, I remember you speaking Spanish. Then I saw Aro's boots, its blank after that," I explained.
"Aro wasn't there," Eleazar said straight out. "I was the only vampire that came near you that night."
"What are you saying? Aro had to be there or else I wouldn't be a vampire," I said simply. "In less of course…." I then stopped realizing what he was trying to say, the secret he has kept bottled inside him for centuries. That thing he kept inside him, it had something to deal with me.
Eleazar took a deep breath, finally letting it out when he spoke the words that caused a chill up my spine: "I created you, Felix."
~X~
Heather was in to the center of trailer, she let out a sigh looking at the empty play pin, she was gone…the adoption was official her niece had found a new home. Heather would miss the infant her sister left her with, but she was relived to not have to deal with child anymore, and the clear fact that Rosalie and Emmett will give her a countless times of a better life. She took it down, and folded it up to take it to the back porch. Considering babies were a common thing in her area whether they wanted them or can afford them, they just came in her neck of the woods.
Heather went back to the living room, she was alone with just her mother passed out on the couch. That was a time she enjoyed, if the woman was unconscious than no harm would be done. She poured herself some cereal and sat on the couch with it. Kelly went to visit a friend's house, she didn't know who, and Heather had a hard time keeping track of Kelly these days. Natalie went to Seth's place….again. She hoped Natalie would break up with him soon; they were becoming too attached, which will make the heartbreak harder when Seth leaves Natalie. All men did that to woman in her family eventually, that's why her and sisters needed to be careful not to be too close.
'Felix wouldn't do that to me,' Heather thought to herself thinking of the handsomely strong, pale-face man that seemed invincible, the one who made her feel so much important than she was, the one who let her free, made her open to be herself for a change. She wondered what he was doing in Alaska, probably with a girl who he'd go for. Heather sighed, she never went for men out of her league, but he certainly was the pick of the litter. Heather couldn't help but look at the window wishing Felix was an ugly jerk so she would be good enough for him. She knew that he would never go for her, when he could go to someone so much better.
"Why is this place a god-damn pig stain?" The woman said throwing her leather coat on the seat.
"I haven't had time to clean it yet," Heather snapped, carefully, watching her every step and every word in her mother's presence. Heather felt like she was ten again, when every word and action revolved around the wrath this woman was capable of having.
"Oh, I see you took time to feed yourself, you lazy piece of shit." The woman scuffed ripping the bowl from Heather's hand and throwing it to shatter on the ground.
"Well…I was hungry," Heather stuttered.
"So are a bunch of other people," The woman said as she lit another cigarette. "And they are worthy of eating."
Heather nodded taking it in strife; she was getting ready to leave when the woman snapped blocking Heather from leaving the trailer.
"Ya know what, ya ain't nothin' but a poorly takin' care of night with havin; been with that no good sleaze ball of a father of yours. I only agreed to screw him for the drugs to take a break from that no-good-knocked-up sista of ya's anyhow. That was the only true thing ya ever did to make me happy. Yea, what he gave me in payment on the night of ya conception is pretty much the only good thin' about ya' ain't you feel bless," She snickered.
"I know," Heather said knowing if she disagreed, she was only going to get worse if she agreed.
The woman was in her moods, and it was a mood of no mercy, a sadistic personality that made Heather chatter with fear, as the woman grabbed Heather's wrist and pressed the lit cigarette against her skin, causing Heather to screech with the familiar torturing pain as the woman's long fingernails clutched into Heather's hair making her at the mercy of the woman's use.