Chapter Five
Jasper throws me behind his back and crouches low, not realizing that the person he sees as a threat is his brother. Peter should know better, I mean he is a vampire with his own mate and all. Charlotte throws her hands up and grabs Peter at the same time saying "Hold your horses" to Jasper soothingly. Slowly he snaps out of it and I'm released.
Charlotte laughs it off while Jasper glares at Peter. And who can blame him? He ruined our first kiss. I look and see that Peter's eyes are darker and I start to wonder why until I remember that my blood is running through my veins at an accelerated rate because of the scare I got today.
"What happened here?" Charlotte says while looking at the shower curtain on the floor and the mud tracked into the room.
"Uh, long story. Where did you go? We were playing hide and seek." I ask with conviction.
"Oh, I had to hunt. I mean I didn't think it'd be easy for you to find me anyway. Because I am a vampire and all." She says and I can't help but to feel a little hurt at how she says it. As if being a vampire I s better than being a human. It's easy to understand that it would be hard for me to find her but I'm always up for the challenge. I mean I faced James straight on!
I don't say anything and just walk away. No one follows.
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I don't know where I ended up but it is dark and damp. I look around and see many things. But the most prominent thing is: green. Green is everywhere. Hearing footsteps I turn my head to see a deer. I stare at it curiously, and it stares right back. I remember before my dad killed my mom that we used to go and feed the deer. She loved every animal and had several on her parents' farm. But when they died dad mad her sell them. (I bet he also wanted to sell me.)
The deer is speckled white on its head and brown on its body with a white tail. Beautiful. It slowly and knowingly heads to where I am.
"Hello there." I say softly. I hold out my hand but the second we come into contact it shows me something it saw.
There stands Maria, Edward, Alice, Tanya, and Charlotte. They are all laughing and Charlotte looks behind her to see someone who looks like Charlotte. There can't be two Charlotte's can there?
Maria looks to Edward and says, "Are you sure this will work Eddie?"
He answers, "Of course Maria. The fake Charlotte will infiltrate the Whitlock clan and make Jasper's mate feel worthless and then we'll strike. My love sees this will go perfectly. You get your Major back, we kill Leyla, and the fake Charlotte will turn Peter and the real Charlotte into the Volturi. Easy."
This is when the fake Charlotte speaks up, "Yes but how can I keep everything up? I will not touch that Whitlock boy. I don't do rednecks."
"Don't worry Vicky. He will be worried about the Major's mate. She is going to be the center of attention for a good while."
I look at the deer and whisper "Thank you." Before teleporting to the house. I see Jasper pacing the porch and Peter holding Char- Victoria. As soon as I'm spotted I say how sorry I am for leaving like that but I just needed to think. Peter asks if I'm ok and I promise him I am but the look in Victoria's eyes states her opinion when she says that I'm her sister and shouldn't run off.
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12:00 am. I can't sleep and I know that Jasper went hunting with Peter so I'm home alone with Victoria. Slowly I make my way down the stairs and see a small glow from outside so I step onto the porch. There stands my mom but it's impossible because she's dead. When I blink she's gone.
"What are you doing out here?" a sharp voice cuts through the wind. I turn to see Victoria and know that she knows something is up.
"I can't sleep so I decided to go for a small walk but just stood here." I tell her softly while not looking her in the eyes. Something I learned from living with my dad.
"Go to bed." She tells me with authority.
I do. But I end up staring at the ceiling for half the morning and when Jasper comes in around 5:00 I finally fall asleep because I know I'm safe. Jasper is my rock,
Dream
Dad stands near me and Victoria laughs as I watch Jasper burn.
"NO! Jasper! Please no God! I'll do anything! I swear!" I scream at the top of my lungs but it won't come out. Looking down I see my body. My dead body.
"So glad that this is out of the way. The one thing she cares about is gone and now we can kill the Volturi kings since her mate is no longer protecting them." Dad tells Vicky.
"Yes, this is going to be fun. Now vampires can rule and humans will be our knowing food. They will fear us and try to keep us out, but they will fail. We always win."
End Dream
"No!" I scream sitting up as fast as possible. Jasper grabs me from behind and sh's me.
"It was just a dream darlin'. Just a dream. I'm here I swear. I won't let go. Shhh." Was the mantra he kept repeating while rocking me back and forth in a way too desperate to be calming.
Once I calmed down I realize I can't tell him with the others in the house and I know Victoria won't let me out of her sight so I can't tell him at all.
We.
Are.
Dead.
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Fixing food in a house of vampires is a terribly funny business. They keep complaining about the pungent smell and the gross looking food. I keep telling them they're lucky I don't make them eat any.
Breaking my train of thought is the doorbell. Standing I go to answer it to come face to face to a woman I never thought would break away from the mind control of Alice.
"Rosalie." I whisper in complete and absolute shock. Then notice the entire family behind her.
"Bella. We need to talk." She says softly.
Letting them in I realize they have no idea who I really am. Sitting down Jasper takes me into his arms and Peter sits on the other side of us while Victoria leaves for a hunt.
"My name is actually Leyla." I say softly. Before launching into the same explanation I gave Peter and Victoria and then with no Victoria around I block Alice's visions to make her see us playing games and tell them about the deer and the dream.
Let's just say they are all furious and Peter looks ready to leave the house and hunt down his mate.
Just a normal day in the Whitlock home.