Under Haunted Skies - JH - Chapter One - Dreams and Other Vampires
"Addie, I know you're not planning on just throwing your clothing in that closet!" Nixon hissed from downstairs where he was unpacking. A low growl escaped my lips as I crossed my arms.
"And what happens if I was?" I asked my golden eyes narrowed as I looked at the floor as I started tossing my clothes in my closet not really caring where they landed. I was mentally tired from the long move from New York to Forks Washington. I thunderous growl rang through the house and I heard laughter. Before I could blink Nixon was standing in front of me his eyes narrowed into slits.
"Adelina-Mae Belle Anderson, throw one more thing and I swear to god you'll regret not dying properly." Nixon threatened his hands on his hips. I cocked my head to the side and smirked. Reaching my arm out I let the pair of shoes that were in my tiny hands fall into the pile of messy clothes. Before I could see his reaction I was flying across the room landing with a loud thud on the carpeted floor, my head leaving a small indention in the wall. I growled up at the smug looking Nixon, he had my tiny frame pinned down to the ground.
"Get the fuck off of me, you fat headed fuck." I snarled as he promptly moved so he was sitting on me. Nixon looked at his perfect nails and acted like he was brushing them off.
"I'll do no such thing, not until you promise to organize your things properly you hobbit bitch." Nixon retorted smirking as he brushed his nails off on my shirt. With a couple growls and some swift movements from myself I sent Nixon flying off of me and into my door. I snorted in laughter as he left a Nixon imprint. Just as Nixon was about to pounce, an angry Emma threw the door open. We both froze in our spots and smiled innocently at our sister.
"We haven't even been in this house for three hours and the two of you have already caused damage. I swear to god if I have to fix or replace one more thing this early on I swear I will tear you both up myself and set you on fire." Emma growled her eyes narrowed and dark. Nixon and I glanced at each other as we inched towards each other for safety.
"Uhm, we're sorry?" Nixon said innocently his fingers wrapping around mine as he quickly pulled me in front of him, I snarled softly back at him. Leave it to Nixon to put someone nearly a foot smaller than him in front of him for protection.
"Now, you two will stop destroying the beautiful house I had to go through hell to get us. You both will help unpack the downstairs and Nixon if it bothers you that much, just organize her closet and shit for her. Now I'm going back to unpack my room, anymore commotion and there will only be ashes of you two left." She smiled sweetly before she skipped out of the room. I swallowed hard before speaking.
"She terrifies me and I'm so much older than her." I muttered softly looking up at Nixon before punching him in the chest. A gush of air he didn't need left his lungs as he glared at me, I smirked in response.
"You bitch, what was that for? And she scares the absolute fuck out of me. If I could sleep and dream, I'd have nightmares of her setting me on fire for entertainment purposes." Nixon said with a shudder. I winced myself at that thought, the image filling my head.
"That was for shielding yourself with me, you twat. Nixon that will be giving me nightmares, thank you for that horrible image." I groaned flopping on my bed, staring at the clothes that were everywhere.
"Yeah well you'd be the vampire that could actually sleep." Nixon said picking up my clothes and started to organize them. I glared at the back of his head my arms crossed.
"Are you calling me a freak Nixon?" I asked crawling to the end of the bed, watching his fast movements and his tongue poke out of the corner of his mouth. Nixon stopped what he was doing and stared at me.
"Am I the most fabulous gay guy ever?" He asked deadpanned. I suppressed a snort at his bluntness with his sexuality.
"Yes, yes you are." I replied looking at him with my head cocked to the side.
"Then yes I'm calling you a freak hobbit." He said before getting back to work. I scowled and stared at him.
"I'm not that short you ass, and you act like you're the tallest person in this house." I retorted with a smile.
"I never claimed to be tall, but you my dear are short as shit." He snickered.
"I hate you." I growled throwing a pillow at his head.
"Love you too baby." He laughed causing me to smile. I crawled to the end of my bed and perched myself on the footboard and watched Nixon arrange my closet to a perfection. His pale skin moved around in quick white flashes with sparks of colored clothing. It never ceased to amaze me how quick Nixon was, or how talented he was. When Nixon made him mind up about something, he'd get his way. But he was in no way selfish. In all honesty for a vampire, Nixon was the most caring and selfless one I had ever met. He'd give the shirt off of his back to a complete stranger, human, vampire, whoever. I never understood why Nixon didn't hate or resent me, I changed him, damned him to a vicious life that lasted forever, out of pure selfishness and loneliness. And yet he not once has ever gotten mad at me for this. He took his new life, if you could call what we live a life with such strides. He never complained, unless it came to harming humans. And he chose to live his new life by my side, accepting my freaky powers without a blink of an eye. As I watched the man who was my best friend, the closest thing I had to a brother, my other half for all other matters I felt angry with myself. I never once have regretted changing him, and I could never bring myself to. But I took his life, and sometime I wonder what else I took from him when I changed him.
"What are you thinking about Belle?" Nixon's soft voice brought me back to reality as he used my middle name, something he only could get away with. I blinked in surprise noticing my room was completely unpacked and organized. I stared up at him with wide eyes as I shook my head.
"Nothing, I just had my head in the clouds again." I said softly fiddling with my hands that sat in my lap. Nixon made a small noise of annoyance as he sat down next to me.
"Adelina-Mae, do you really expect me to believe that? After all I've had nearly fifty years to learn how you act. I know you like the back of my hand, so tell me what's on that beautiful head of yours." He said his voice soft like mine as he pulled my tiny body into his lap. I sighed softly before looking into his deep butterscotch eyes. I knew I couldn't lie to Nixon, I'd be like committing a sin in Church. Not wanting to voice what I'd been thinking of and having Emilia and Elizabeth hear I held my hand out to Nixon. A smile appeared on his lips knowing he got to use his powers. Taking my small hand in his I let him pick through my thoughts. His smile faded as I let him pick at my brain.
"You know I'm not mad at you, I've never been angry for you turning me. You gave me a second chance at life. You've given me the chance to actually live a life I enjoy. I'm not miserable every day. Of course being a vampire isn't easy, and there are up's and down's but I wouldn't trade a life with you for anything. Plus you if you hadn't changed me I would have died anyway." Nixon's voice rang through my head as he wrapped his arms around me, his head resting in the crook of my neck.
"But I took away you humanity, someone could have found you. I forced you into this life, it's not like I asked you if you wanted this." I said back to him.
"You didn't take away my humanity, contrary to what you may believe we still have our humanity and our souls. Someone as special, amazing and caring as you couldn't possibly lose their soul. If you truly lost your soul you'd be a monster and you are far from that Addie. No you didn't ask me if this is what I wanted, if I wanted to live for eternity. But if you had, I would have accepted the offer to become like you. I've told you before when I saw you in that alleyway I felt a connection with you. You in no way forced me to do anything, I did choose to stay with you didn't I? So stop all of this nonsense my angel." Nixon's voice cooed softly in my head as I curled up in his arms.
"You know you make it very hard to be self loathing." I responded back to him with a sigh. Nixon laughed out loud as he tangled his hands in my curls.
"See I'm here for a reason, to keep you sane. I love you, I don't regret what you did and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." Nixon said speaking out loud for the first time. I smiled up at him placing a soft kiss to his neck.
"I don't know what I'd do without you, I think I would have gone insane long ago. You know it really is a shame you're gay. We'd make a hell of a pair." I joked out loud pulling at one of his curls. Nixon snorted and kissed my forehead.
"As I don't know what I'd do without you. I know but we make a hell of a pair anyway. If it makes you feel any better if I was straight I'd be all over you." Nixon laughed into my hair as I snorted my way into a fit of giggles.
"Hey gay Romeo and straight Juliet, how bout' you stop this sickly sweet moment you're having and help us unpack down here." Elizabeth called up to us, a hint of laughter and annoyance in her voice. Nixon and I shared a look and a sigh before we made our way downstairs. It took us roughly six hours to unpack the whole house and put things away in the attic. Even though we'd only been here for a couple hours this house in the outskirts of Forks already felt like home, more so than any of the other's we'd lived in before. After unpacking Nixon and Emma decided to go get some things from town that we'd need and Eliza went for a quick hunt. I made my way back up to my room for a much needed shower. I was surprised to see it was already seven thirty at night. After a nice long shower I made myself comfortable in seat of my window. Curling up I grabbed a book and began reading.
"The Hunger Game's? Really, you've read that book four times already." Nixon's cool breath and voice hit my neck sending me flying across the room. I hadn't heard him return let alone sneak into my room. I blinked a hand over my still heart as I watched Nixon snicker as he held the book that flown from my hands and into the air.
"Jesus Christ Nixon do you have to constantly do that?" I hissed taking an unneeded breath of air. Nixon simply smiled brightly at me before pouncing onto my bed. Rolling my eyes I relaxed and sat down on my bed.
"Of course I do, seeing your reaction is forever priceless." He said his butterscotch eyes shining with his eternal youth. I rolled my eyes before shoving him playfully as I tucked my feet under my body.
"Of course scaring a 100 year old vampire as a hobby is so safe. Is there a reason you decided to creep up on me?" I asked looking at the curly haired boy. Nixon's eyes lit up as he disappeared from sight for a fraction of a second. He was back with bags before I could blink.
"I got you school supplies and a backpack, oh and possibly an outfit for school tomorrow." Nixon said innocently towards the end staring at me with big eyes. I scowled narrowing my eyes at him.
"Nixon, what have I told you about dressing me like I'm a doll?" I scowled it causing him to pout.
"I didn't spend much, I promise and you'll love it. It's only one outfit I've seen you wear it and love it. And I don't dress you up like a doll that much, I just you're so tiny and you look cute when we play dress up." Nixon whined softly, I stared at him for a moment before speaking.
"There are so many things wrong with your last statement I don't even know where to start, so I'll leave that one. Fine, but next time ask before you spend your money on me. Now let's see this outfit you claim I'll love." I said motioning from my hands. Nixon grinned and digged through my bag. He let out a small cute grumble as he got the make-up out of the way clearly eager to get to the clothing. I had to suppress a giggle, sometimes he reminded me of a puppy.
"I'm not a puppy god damn it!" Nixon hissed causing me to jump.
"How did you know I was even-" I started but was cut off by Nixon.
"Because I've known you long enough, that look you have on your face it's the one you get where you compare me to a cute puppy!" Nixon said his hands still in the bag. I couldn't help but giggle.
"But you're so cute and you get so excited and your whole face lights up." I stopped as Nixon growled and held my hands up in surrender. Smiling in victory Nixon went back to rooting in the bag.
"Ah-hah! Here it is, you'll look stunning in this and you'll actually look human and less like a hobbit." Nixon said teasingly towards the end earning a very mature sticking out of the tongue from me. As I took in the outfit I couldn't help but smile. Nixon had once again done a killer job at picking something out I'd love. The outfit consisted of a long sweater that was black and gray and wrapped around itself. The skirt he'd picked out was gray with a black splatter design on it and had a longer black skirt underneath it. And last but not least Nixon fed into one of my many guilty pleasures. Boots.
"Nixon those boots are amazing." I squeaked holding my hands out for them, Nixon gave me a grin and handed them over. I ran my hands softly over the soft leather of the boots and smiled at him.
"Thank you Nix, I really do love it and the boots are amazing." I grinned leaning over wrapping my arms around him. Nixon smiled in victory and kissed my cheeks his arms wrapping around me. Pulling away he placed the outfit and boots next to my bed as I went through my backpack surprised he really did get everything I'd need for school. Before I could thank him my body went ridged and my sight glazed over. I felt Nixon's protective arms wrap around me as I fell into a vision, one he surly was watching with help from his powers.
Elizabeth was running through the woods following the sent of a heard of deer's. A small playfully smile was on her lips as she leap over fallen trees and moved gracefully through the woods. She was almost at the river where they were drinking when a powerful scent hit her causing her to freeze. I could hear myself and Nixon saying no faintly as the vision kept playing out in my head. Elizabeth's eyes grew darker than they'd been in nearly a century. Her once beautiful golden eyes turned a dangerous pitch black in color as she whipped around. She was trying to fight off the animal within her fist clenching and unclenching. Her unneeded breathing was labored as she took a deep breath. And with a growl she took off before standing behind a innocent and oblivious human male. A sinister smile made it's way to her lips as she tapped his shoulder. Before he could he could speak her lips were on his neck. The last thing I saw was her eyes opening as she sighed happily, her golden eyes had been replaced with ruby red ones. I gasped as I came back to reality and looked at Nixon frantically, his expression mirrored mine.
"What happened, what did you see is Eliza okay?" Emma asked making me notice she'd come into the room. I shook my head shooting from Nixon's arms. Nixon followed suit and was on his feet in a flash.
"No, her hunting trip is about to turn deadly and not for animals. There's a hiker in the woods and his blood is too powerful for her. We have to try and stop her, and fast." I said taking off down the stairs and out of the house. I lead the way relying on the scenery I'd seen in the vision. Nixon and Emma kept close to me as they shared worried glances. I knew if it could my heart would be racing. Out of all of us Eliza had the best track record and normally had no problems around humans. So for her to attack one they're blood had to be very sweet. I began to worry that trying to help her would only cause more damage because if he sang to her, would he sing to us as well? But that thought was easily pushed to the back of my head, because helping family was more important than the scent of his blood. I leapt over the river and took a sharp right that would lead to Eliza. I stopped in my tracks as the sent of blood hit me hard and I could feel my eyes darken as a fire raged in my throat. I knew Nixon and Emma were feeling the same way I was. Shaking my head I made my way through the clearing only for us to be a couple seconds too late.
Elizabeth's eyes opened and her once warm golden eyes were a bright shocking ruby red. Deep scarlet red blood covered her mouth and dripped down her chin and onto her clothing. I listened closely for a moment hoping to hear a heartbeat from the human. Maybe if he was still alive we'd be able to drop him off at the hospital. But I was met with silence and sadness filled me. I wasn't just sad for the human who'd lost his life, honestly even though it made me sound like the monster I was, I could care less about this human. I was sad because I knew how hard Eliza would take this, she'd beat herself up over this. And I couldn't blame her because I knew the guilt all too well. I knew she'd feel like she let us down and disappointed us. That wasn't the case at all, we all knew these things happened and were out of our control. Nixon, Emma and myself waited very still for Eliza to return back to herself. We all knew the animal was still raging inside of her and any sudden movement could startle her and cause her harm. As Eliza made eye contact with the three of us her eyes changed and softened and I knew her head was clearing. Blinking she looked around and gasped dropping the dead body. She covered her mouth with her hand, a soft sob escaping her lips as she legs started to give out. Emma had her arms around Eliza before Nixon and I could move.
"I'm so, so sorry." She sobbed into Emma's arms as she clutched onto. I turned to Nixon with a broken face, it pained me to see our sister in such a state of misery. Nixon came to my side taking my hand as we pulled Emma and Eliza into our arms.
"Elizabeth, sweetheart it's okay. It wasn't your fault you know things like this can't be helped." Nixon said softly running a hand through her hair as I wiped her face off. Eliza's face was completely broken as she looked at us. She let out another sob as she shook her head and took off.
"I'll go get her and bring her home. You two do what you have to do." Emma said giving us both a quick kiss on the cheeks as she took off after the smaller vampire.
"Have you seen what happens now?" Nixon asked softly looking at me.
"No, let me try." I said my voice as soft as his. I took a deep breath before searching for the future. I forced a small smile and looked up at Nixon after a couple minutes.
"I get rid of the body and you sneak into the school and change the info we gave them. You change Eliza and Emma's start date for next week and keep ours the same. We start school tomorrow like planned. Emma will get through to Eliza and they'll stay home this week. They'll go hunting and Emma will go out and buy contacts so Eliza will be able to start school next week. We're staying in Forks as far as I can see." I said in a small voice feeling guilty. I should have seen this happening sooner.
"Well that I can do, they won't know the difference. Hey, stop don't do that, don't beat yourself up because you didn't have the vision sooner. I didn't even have one at all and usually you and I get visions at the same time. There wasn't anything we could do, and we both know this thing happens from time to time. It's been twenty years since she last slipped up. If anyone can get through to get it will be Emma. So let's give them some space. I'll go work my magic at school and you'll do what you need to do. I'll meet you back at the house when I'm done." Nixon said pulling me into his arms. I sighed as I inhaled his comforting scent.
"I know I just feel so bad, I know how she feels we all do. But she's always so hard on herself. Be careful please, if you need anything you know how to get to me." I said looking up at Nixon anxiously. Nixon smiled down at me placing soft kisses on my face.
"I'm always careful, I'll see you soon hobbit." Nixon said before taking off. I sighed softly and looked down at the pale lifeless body. Holding my breath I picked the body up and walked to the river. I washed the blood off the body and made sure no venom got into his system. I cleaned up his body and said a prayer for him. Not that I believed God could hear a prayer from a monster like me. But I hoped deep down he would hear it for the poor soul. I used my healing powers to make the bite marks disappear off of his neck. A sigh escaped my lips, it was times like these I wished I could heal people back to life. I winced as snapped a couple of his ribs and his leg and made a gash on his leg deep and placed him under a cliff to make it look like he fell. I bent the hook from his climbing gear to make sure this looked like an accident. I stepped back and looked at my work before speaking.
"I'm sorry we didn't get here fast enough, I'm so sorry she really never wanted this to happen." I said softly before taking off towards our home. I climbed up the side of the house and peered into Eliza's room and saw her curled up in Emma's arms as the talked. Landing back on the ground gracefully I sniffed for Nixon's scent and found it was faint. Sighing I sat on the porch swing and looked into the future waiting for him. I tried to look deep into the future to see if I could see any of us slipping up again here in Forks. Whether it was at school or in a public place or even in the woods. I don't know how long I'd been sitting there before Nixon's scent hit me. Pulling myself out of my vision I saw Nixon running towards the house a small satisfied smile on his face. I got up from my seat and met him at the steps. Nixon smiled up at me before scooping me up into his arms.
"All is good love, I scanned our futures as well. I don't see any of us hurting anyone, apparently you've seen the same and looked for much longer than I did. Let's get you to bed I know you want to see what your dreams have in store for you. Plus with all of you energy you've used using your powers in the last couple weeks you need sleep. I'm surprised you've gone a month without a nap." Nixon said reading me like a book. Part of me wanted to fight and stay awake and try and help Eliza. But I only saw Nixon and I's presents causing Eliza more guilt and sadness. So I gave in and snuggled into Nixon's arms letting him carry me like a small child. Nixon made his way up to my room where we changed into PJ's after cleaning ourselves up. By the time I walked out of my bathroom taking the second shower of the day. Nixon was already curled up under my blankets a book in his hand. He smiled up at me as I crawled into bed, his waiting arms wrapped around me. I curled myself up into his arms my head resting in the crook of his neck one of my arms resting on his chest the other wrapped around his waist. I looked u at him with my signature eyes before speaking.
"Sing to me, it'll sooth us all." I said loud enough for only the two of us to hear. Nixon smiled placing a kiss on my forehead.
"Of course love." He smiled as he thought.
"I love you, just so you know if I fall asleep." I said with a soft smile, Nixon chuckled and
returned the words before his voice filled the room.
"Life's too short to even care at all, oh. I'm losing my mind, losing my mind, losing control. These fishes in the sea, they're staring at me, Oh, oh. A wet world aches for a beat of a drum, Oh." Nixon sang softly one of his hands playing with my hair. The comforts from this made my eyes flutter shut as I smiled at his choice in song.
"If I could find a way to see this straight. I'd run away. To some fortune that I, I should have found by now. I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down, come down." He continued as I drifted off to sleep. I fell asleep listening to every word he sang and I drifted into a reality of dreams.
I watched as Nixon and I pulled up to the high school we'd be attending. I had to give Forks High some credit it looked a lot better than I imagined a small town school to look. Nixon pulled into next to a shiny silver Volvo. I sent a quick text message to Emma letting her we'd arrived and asked how Eliza was doing as Nixon shut the car off and got out. I rolled my eyes playfully as he opened my door and held his hand out for me in a gentlemanly fashion. I laced our fingers as we got out of the car grabbing my backpack as I shut the door. Nixon locked the doors and we stood for a moment taking in our surroundings. The pavement was still wet from the previous late night rain shower. My wavy blonde hair blew in the light breeze. Not many students had shown up yet, but those had were staring at us. Some had looks of curiosity, other's of boredom, some were of annoyance, and even jealousy but there were lustful and flirty smiles thrown in both of our directions and I heard Nixon chuckle as he leaned down to whisper in my ear.
"It looks like we'll be the talk of the town." Nixon's voice was filled with laughter and I couldn't help but smile and shake my head at him with a small laugh. As the wind picked up a new scent hit me, not one of a the many humans we were standing around, but one that was something different, our kind of different. I froze softly at Nixon's side and I noticed he'd tensed up himself. Taking a deep breath I let my guard come up to cover Nixon and I. With a squeeze of my hand I let him know it was okay to tap into my mind.
"Do you smell what I smell?" Nixon asked his voice was mixed part of it was worried and the other part was protective and defensive. I brushed my thumb over his knuckles to calm him before speaking to him in my head.
"Yes, I smell more of our kind and they're not familiar scents. So it's certainly not Emma or Eliza, I would have seen them deciding to come. They're coming from a couple cars down. Try and look busy while I sneak a peak." I said softly placing my backpack on the hood of Nixon's car. I dropped his hands and pretending I was looking for something and waited to feel their stares. Certainly if we'd smelled them, they had smelled us. Soon enough I felt eyes on me. Looking up through my blonde hair I saw a group of vampires staring Nixon and I's ways. Two cars down five vampires leaned against a cherry red sports car. They're skin pale skin mirrored Nixon and mine and surprisingly their eyes did too. I had to hold back a surprised gasp at seeing another group of vampires that fed the same way my family did. They all looked at Nixon and I suspiciously, some had looks of worry on their faces and others had looks of defense, while some just seemed curious. Not wanting to be caught looking I closed my backpack before speaking.
"Sorry Nix I couldn't find it, I must have left it at home. I'm sure they can give us new ones in the office." I said turning back to Nixon our arms brushing. Nixon looked down at me with a complete 'what the fuck are you talking about' expression on his face. I rolled my eyes before tapping into his mind.
"I was covering you ass, you know so they don't think I was staring. They're defiantly vampires and they have our eyes, so they have to be vegetarians too. I mean there is the chance they're just using contacts but they're eyes are like identical to ours. And it would be pretty reckless of them to go to school if the fed off of humans. Do you recognize them as the vampires you saw in those visions of yours?" I asked softly leaning into Nixon's side.
"Oh my bad, don't get your panties into a twist over it woman. You're positive they're vampires like us? I've never heard of others living the life style we do, only the coven in Alaska the Volturi told us about. They started with a D or something like that." Nixon said placing an arm around me as I shivered at the mention of the Volturi.
"Do you constantly have to be a smartass? Yes I'm positive, pale skin, light bruising under the eyes for starters. Then there's the fact that they're all ungodly beautiful especially the tall blonde girl. They all have caramel colored eyes like ours, some brighter than the others, which we know all about. And they've picked up on our scents. They don't seem to be a threat, they looked suspicious of us of course. But they also looked worry and defensiveness on their faces too, which is understandable. But they also seemed curious. I don't sense or see any danger to us in the future, we'd have seen them by now. Now sneak a look at them and tell me if you recognize them from your visions." I demanded towards the end softly tapping my foot impatiently. Before I could hear and see Nixon's response my dream ended and shifted into another one.
We were no longer in the school parking lot, we were in a massive green field a mist of rain falling. I saw Nixon on one side of me, Emma and Eliza on his other side. As I looked to my other side I frowned. I could see someone standing next to me, actually they stood in front of me a bit protectively. I could tell the person was a male, but I couldn't see them, it was like I was watching a TV show and the person had been censored out. As I looked beyond him I noticed that the group next to him look the same as he did. I could make out some small features but not enough to make out who they were. I grew nervous as I looked over at Nixon who was looking behind me to whisper to someone who was blurred out. I scent hit me causing me to scrunch my nose up at the horrible smell. Looking behind me I saw a pack of wolves flanked to our sides. I furrowed my brows and asked Nixon what was going on. He rolled his eyes at me and told me to knock it off. Before I could speak my head snapped to the clearing ahead of us as a I heard growls and hisses. I watched as a rather large group of red eyed vampires came running at us. Questions flew out of the window as instincts took over. All of us, even the wolves took off and stampeded to the group of vampires grabbing then and tearing them apart. Though I couldn't really see who I was working with it was clear we were working as a team. Time seemed to fly by as we took them down one by one. Though the group of vampires we were attacking were getting the most of the damage we got some bites and injuries ourselves. But soon enough the last of the vampires were in a pile of flames as we retreated back to the clearing. I felt anxiety and worry flow through the air in thick waves and I was confused as to why, until I saw the cloaked figures approach us. My body froze in horror as I saw the Volturi come into the clearing. Aro stood in the front, Jane, Alec, Felix and Dmitri all surrounding him in a protective manner. I watched as they talked to the blurry people around me. I felt myself trying to retreat back out of their view, when suddenly Aro was in front of me. His bright ruby red eyes shined as he smiled a sinister smile. His pale waxy looking arm held mine tightly as he stared down at me.
"Well dear Adelina-Mae it seems we meet again. But this time dear, I don't think you'll be getting away. I want you to be apart of my guard and we both know I get what I want. And if I can't have you, well no one can. It would be a pity for us to have to destroy you, but we will if we must, should you refuse." He smiled sweetly down at me his voice sickly sweet.
I woke up with a start flying up in my bed, my breathing labored and fast. Nixon was at my side brushing the hair out of my face a look of concern on his face. My fingernails were digging into the palm of my hand leaving angry crescent shaped marks. The voices from my dreams echoed in my head as I tried to hear the comforting words Nixon was saying. I tried to listen to his pleas for me to come back to him. But I couldn't I could only let the chilling words Aro had spoken repeat through my head over and over. I'd spent so many years staying away from him, the Volturi and anything to do with them. I knew from previous meetings with them that Aro wanted me for my powers. After all I had the potential to be one of the most powerful vampires with the gifts I had. I knew he also wanted Nixon, Emilia and Elizabeth but could 'live' without them. But he'd stop at nothing to have me. He didn't only want me for the powers and gifts I'd bring, the strength I'd give his coven. He also saw me as a huge threat, and I honestly could be if I used my powers for control.
So if he couldn't have me, if I wouldn't agree to be apart of the guard. Then I had to be destroyed and disposed of. That scared me to the core, but it also scared me to think of what would happen to my family. What would they do if I did join? Which we all knew I would never do. So what would they do once I was destroyed, once I was truly no more, dead for good. What would they do without me, would they be okay? Would Nixon be okay, or would he try and get revenge? I knew Emilia would support him in the act of revenge. That scared me the most because I knew they wouldn't win, not without numbers. And to know I caused their final death, it ate me up inside. I came out of the hazy world I'd woke up to and out of my own thoughts as I cried out as pain shot down my shoulder. Blinking I snapped my head Nixon's way to see guilt on his face.
"I'm sorry you'd been frozen for an hour and a half, I couldn't even break into your mind to see what was going on. Nothing I did or said would bring you back, it scared me. So as a last resort I bit you.. I'm sorry but you're back now." Nixon said his big eyes full of worry and guilt. I shook my head rubbing my shoulder.
"It's alright you had to get me back to the planet somehow. I'm sorry I scared you Nixon, I just couldn't make the thoughts stop. That hasn't happened in so long, since before I turned you." I mumbled softly slumping to his arms. He wrapped his arms tightly around me, as if he was protecting me from the world. Something I knew he'd do, just like I'd do it for him and the girls. Sighing I listened to his voice as he sang my breathing finally settling down to the normal breaths I'd take if I was human.
"What did you dream about, you looked peaceful for a while then suddenly you tensed up and started whimpering as you thrashed around. You knocked me in the head a couple times." Nixon chuckled at the end and I smiled sheepishly up at him.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to. The dream was fine at first, though I think we're in for a surprise and are some others. But the second dream Nixon it was horrible." I said looking at him with eyes probably full of fear.
"Tell me about it, what happened." He commanded softly tightening his arms around me. I sighed letting him into my mind so he could see the odd imagines I'd seen in the second dream before I spoke. Once he'd seen them I broke off the connection, I didn't want him to see Aro. It would send him into a fit of rage before I could even explain what had happened.
"We were in the clearing, but I could only see you, Emma, Eliza and the wolves. I know the blurry figures were vampires and that we knew them, at least you did because you could see them. But I have no idea why we were there, I tried asking you. You blew me off, and then suddenly we were fighting that group of vampires. They were strong, I think they were newborns. But who would create a group of that many newborns? It was if they was an arm of the fuckers." I said running a hand through my hair, my brows furrowed in confusion. Nixon rubbed soothing patterns in my back as he played with my hair.
"Maybe they wanted something we and the other group of vampires had. Or we were fighting over territories, you know that's not too uncommon. Though their mainly in the south as you probably remember." Nixon said with a wince towards the end. I snorted softly at the memory and shrugged.
"I don't know but I could tell it was serious. That every last one of them had to be destroyed and there was this feeling in the air that we were doing this because we had to protect something that meant a lot to us. That the battle was, personal in a way like it had meaning to all of us." I looked at his expression hoping he understood what I was standing.
"I know, I saw from your dream. But that's not what scared you is it?" He asked his head coked to the side. I frowned looking down at my hands fiddling with the butterfly ring Nixon had given Emma, Eliza and I for Christmas a while ago before I spoke.
"No it wasn't, after the fight we went back to the clearing. And there was so much fear, anxiety and tension in the air. It was like we knew something bad was coming, something worse than an army of newborns. And suddenly they showed up black cloaks and all. The Volturi were in front of us, I think they'd come to just check up on the situation with the newborns. But Aro was there and I tried, I really tried to sneak away but he saw me." I said swallowing hard as venom pooled in my arms. I winced softly as I heard a nasty growl escape Nixon's lip as his grip became almost painfully tight around me. Emma and Eliza dashed into the room at Nixon's outburst. Their faces held concern but also fury, they'd heard what I told Nixon so far.
"Continue." Nixon said in a cold voice.
"He saw me and grabbed my arm before I could take off. He was happy, he finally found me. He told me that there was no way I was getting away from him again. He told me he always got what he wanted. And he wanted me to be apart of his guard." I continued on earning growls from my family.
"He told me if he couldn't have me, if I wouldn't agree to join the Volturi that no one could have me. And that if that was the case he'd have to destroy me even if it meant wasting such powers." I finished looking at my family they all had looks of worry and pure rage on their faces. I could see how protective they were of me and it actually comforted me.
"We won't let him or any of them near you." Elizabeth was the first to speak as she took me out of Nixon's painful death grip. I watched as Emma sat next to Nixon using her comforting personality to calm him. I wrapped my arms around Eliza's middle and buried my face into her chest. She sighed softly and ran her fingers through my long thick blonde hair and rocked us gently.
"We know he wants us all, but you mostly. He'd be fine without having us but for some reason he feels you're a threat when we all clearly know you're not. But we won't let him take you away from us and we for damn sure won't let him destroy you. He may be strong and he may have a strong coven. But we're a family and our bonds are stronger and so hard to disconnect and from what you said there is another group of vampires that we were helping, and something tells me they won't let him near you either. I don't have to have visions to know that." Eliza said softly in a comforting voice as she placed kisses on my hair. I relaxed as I smiled up at her pressing my hand to her cheek in a loving way. For someone as soft spoken and against any type of violence Elizabeth was unfathomably protective of us. She'd go to no ends to keep us safe, this family meant the world to her and she would do whatever she had to keep us all safe. Though she was the youngest of us all, in so many ways she was the wisest and the most motherly. She was constantly taking care of us. And now that I thought about it, that's why she was so upset with herself for slipping up.
"I love you Eliza-Anne." I said softly pulling her close, she was truly the little sister everyone needed. Eliza giggled keeping her arms wrapped around me and it was then I noticed her eyes weren't as red. They were more of a muddy amber color and I knew she must have gone hunting while I was asleep.
"I love you too Addie-Mae." She smiled laughing as we gave each other Eskimo kisses. Eliza and I stood leaning on each other as Emma calmed Nixon down. We could see Emma getting frustrated and couldn't contain our laughter as she started to violently beat him with a book. Though her way wasn't the most comforting way to calm someone down it seemed to work on Nixon and he relaxed his eyes turning back to their beautiful butterscotch.
"You really didn't need to take the violent way to calm me." Nixon said with narrowed eyes causing Emma to roll her eyes.
"Oh suck it up, you weren't listening to me so I had to get you to snap out of your angry mindset. So I took it upon myself after trying to sooth you out if by beating you out of it. Now we all know Addie's dreams aren't set in stone like her visions or your visions. Sometimes they have meanings and sometimes they don't. Sometimes they reflect fears of hers or fears of ours. Clearly we all fear the Volturi not because of their power, but because we know they want all of us, but mostly they want Addie." Em started walking around the room. We all sat silently, watching and listening to her.
"She's had dreams like this before that were more specific and even had dates and times to them and they never happened. She's had nightmares before that had nothing to do with us. And ones that just simply stemmed from fear. If you think about it before we moved to New York, she was having dreams of the Volturi and other vampires trying to find us. But we tracked the leads from her dreams and came up with nothing. And neither her nor you Nixon had visions of the dreams coming true. We know when they're coming true because the dreams come back, they get more vivid and intense and longer. Also you both start having visions about it. So until one of you start having visions we won't start worrying and looking into it. Don't try and look into the future you know they'll get jumbled up if you do. Let it come naturally if your dream is to come true. Until then, we'll start our lives here in Forks and we'll worry as things come." Emma said finally with a small smile on her face. Nixon, Eliza and I all looked at each other before sending smiles towards Emma as we all agreed with her.
"You're right these dreams could mean nothing. Well at least the last one involving the Volturi, though I think my first one had true meaning to it." I said with a tiny playful smile on my lips.
"You mean the one you said we were in for a surprise and others were as well?" Nixon asked raising a single eyebrow up at me in question. I nodded and smiled softly as I sat at the edge of my bed.
"Do go on, what do you mean?" Emma asked curiosity in her voice.
"We're not the only pale kids in town." I smirked softly, the three looked at me and each other before speaking.
"Yeah well no shit hobbit, the sun like never comes out here I'm sure the kids at school are pale." Emma said rolling her eyes. I started at them all deadpanned and actually face palmed. Leave it to me to be surrounded by retarded vampires.
"No you idiots, I mean we're not the only cold ones in town. I'm pretty sure we're going to school with another group of vampires. From what I saw in my dream, they looked like a clan or family. They had eyes like ours, so I assume they live the veggie lifestyle we do." I said with a smile. I snorted as the all let out a chorus of 'Ohh's'
"Well, Forks just got so much more dangerous and interesting. I haven't heard of another group of family of vampires that live like we do and go to school." Eliza said curiosity sparkling in her eyes.
"Did you see if they were a threat to us?" Nixon asked a bit uneasily. I smiled down at him and ruffled his hair.
"They're no danger to us, just like we're not a threat to them. They're curious and defensive of course but they haven't attacked and I'm positive they wouldn't in a public place. If they were to attack one of us would see it." I said shrugging my shoulders as I slipped off my bed and made my way to my closet.
"Alright if you're sure, Eliza and I are going to go hunting again. You two need to get ready for school or you'll be late and I'm not a big enough person to not laugh and cover for you two when the school calls." Emma sang out as she skipped out of my room. I rolled my eyes and snorted as Nixon muttered the word bitch under his breath.
"You're sure we'll be safe?" Nixon asked standing from my bed. I rolled my eyes pulling out a shirt, skirt, sweater and a pair of heels.
"Yes I'm sure of it, now go! Go get ready I'll meet you downstairs when I'm ready!" I said shoving Nixon out of my room. I laughed at his grumbling and slipped out of my PJ's. And slipped on a white tank top with a light pink bow with gray pokadotts on it. Pulling on the skirt that was gray with white pokadotts I tucked the shirt into it and slipped the simple white sweater over my pale skin. I slipped my feet in simple white pumps and walked towards the vanity I had in my room. I applied a simple light layer of black eyeliner on my waterline and a thick layer of liquid to my top lids creating the cat eye affect. I applied light, light pink eyeshadow to my lids along with black mascara. Finally I applied a light dusting of blush to my cheeks to give myself a little life to my skin and a pale pink lipstick you really couldn't tell I had on. Putting everything away I brushed my blonde wavy hair and placed a small pink clip to hold my bangs back. With one last look at myself in the mirror I grabbed my bag and skipped down the stairs and perched myself on the back of the sofa waiting for Nixon to come down.
Nixon appeared in front of me a few minuets later in a pair of tight dark denim jeans, a long black and gray striped shirt with a black leather jacket over it and a pair of black chuck's. His messenger bag rested over his shoulder. His curly hair had the smallest amount of mouse in it so it wasn't in full on fro mode. I cocked my head taking in his appearance and giggled softly. No matter what day in age we lived in Nixon always could pull the fashion off. Hell he could kill it and even make his own fashion statements. I knew for a fact he'd have girls drooling over him left and right.
"What are you laughing at miss Belle? And might I just say you look adorable, though I am wondering why you're not wearing the outfit I bought you last night." Nixon grinned straightening my small sweater as he stood in front of me.
"The fact that no matter how many generations or era's we go through you can always pull of the fashion and even start your own trends. You always look amazing and you'll have all these poor humans drooling at your feet. And I chose this outfit because you bought us all an outfit for our first day together. I won't wear that one until Emma and Eliza join us." I said simply hopping down from my spot.
"That's because I'm one good looking son of a bitch. Haters to the left. And I understand that and think that's a good idea little lamb. Now lets go before we're late, we don't want anymore attention than we'll already be getting." He said kissing my forehead as he grabbed his keys. Walking out side I inhaled the wonderful smell Fork had as Nix locked the house. I followed him to the garage the only place I hadn't set foot in yet. And when I did I'm sure my jaw fell to the floor. I knew they had cars ordered for each of us but I had no idea they'd gone this overboard.
"Nixon, did you seriously buy yourself a 2013 mustang cobra in bright blue? They're not even available to buy yet! Who did you scare or manipulate to get this thing? God damn people are really going to stare now." I whined pinching the bridge of my nose as Nixon giggled next to me.
"Why yes, yes I did and let's just say I had to scare a couple people. But I promise you no one was harmed in me getting this beauty. Now shut up get in the car and listen to this baby purr." Nixon grinned unlocking the car and climbing in I followed suit.
"Here you go again, breaking the stereotype of gay and making me question your sexuality again." I said playfully with a roll of my eyes. Nixon snorted and started the car up and revved the engine and rolled my eyes and muttered about him being a typical man. Sighing I got comfortable and turned the radio and grinned as Adele's sweet music filled the car. Nixon and I sang along as we made our way down the curvy road that lead to Forks High School. As we grew closer I put my guard up over Nixon and I as I got the feeling the first part of my dream would be true. And sure enough we pulled up to the school and parked next to a shiny silver Volvo. Looking over at Nixon I smirked.
"Ready to be the talk of the school and meet some vampires who like tofu more than humans?" I said with a snicker, Nixon snorted and cut the car off as I sent a text to Emma just like I had in my dream.
"Oh I can't wait to face the day. Long classes filled with a bunch of shit we've learned more times than these teachers have taught them. Have kids stare and whisper and possibly threaten vampires who already live here. It sounds like it will be one hell of a day." Nixon said with his signature smirk on his face.
"Lets go face the music." I said as Nixon slipped out of the car. I had to roll my eyes as he helped me out of the car like the gentleman he was. I laced fingers with him as we stood at the trunk of the car watching as the few people who'd already arrived looked at us a mix of different looks on their faces.
"It looks like we'll be the talk of the town." Nixon smirked leaning down to whisper in my ear. I smiled shaking my head with a small laugh. Because there was such truth to Nixon's words. More than either of us would know, and it wouldn't go away as fast as it normally did because of events that would soon unfold.
-Authors Note-
{Please Read}
Alrightly loves, another Jasper Hale story. I came up with this one after two days of no sleep and enough cough medicine to knock out a small goat. What can I say I get inspiration when I'm sick. This is another one that involves the OC being a vampire. Though this story is nothing like Haunted even if it has a similar title. The title comes from lyrics in an Adele song titled 'Turning Tables' it's a beautiful song and the full lyric is 'Under haunted skies I see you' for some reason that line spoke to me and sparked some inspiration. This is the first chapter and I hope you liked it. I apologize now for any mistakes I'm currently really, really sick and have been for almost two weeks (hence the lack of updates on Haunted and Safe and Sound) so needless to say I've been in a cold medicine haze while writing and editing this. This takes place just after New Moon. I'm open to suggestions and whatnot as to if the whole baby thing happens to Bella or if she's just turned after the honeymoon. So please tell me what you think on that and the story.
Now I want to clear a couple things up, I've had a couple friends pre-read this and ask me questions.
The first question I was asked 'What powers do Addie, Nixon, Emilia and Eliza have, or do they not all have powers?' They do all have powers I assure you that, and Addie is the most powerful of them all. Now, what powers do they have? You'll have to wait on that, you'll get a glimpse of a couple of Addie's powers and you'll see one of Aiden's powers. I will reveal all of Addie's powers along with what powers Nixon has along with Emilia and Elizabeth's. They'll be revealed within the next two chapters, chapter four at the latest because I know you'll be curious and I want you to know.
The second is, what's the relationship between Nixon and Addie? They're just friends, in a way they're closer than friends because of the bond they have had since they met. They have tried a romantic relationship (before Nixon came out) and it just wasn't for them. They knew they weren't meant to be lovers. There is nothing romantic going on between each other. They love each other, just not in the way you'd love your mate. They are very close however and do show affection to each other. Hugs, holding of hands, holding of each other, kisses of sorts that type of thing. But it's not in a lovers way. However when they attend school, they do act like a couple, because it makes it easier on them both. They don't have to worry about humans flirting and whatnot. It helps them keep their secrets safe.
Next question, is Nixon really gay? Yes. Yes he is, he has been gay and even knew it in his human life. As the story will go on you'll find him being gay actually lead to his human death. When Nixon is comfortable around people and trusts them. He's very blunt and honest about his sexuality. He has no regrets about it and he is very comfortable in his own skin. He'll even crack jokes on himself. He however feels like he'll never find a mate because of his sexuality. It is rare to find a gay vampire.
The final question is how do come up with stories for the school system, since there is no 'Parents' involved. Addie and Emma pose as sisters using the last name Anderson. Which is easy because both are blonde and have similar looks. Plus they both have pale skin and the veggie gold eyes. Emilia plays the older sister and is always a grade or so above Addie and Nixon. So when it comes to school she gives them documents saying she's the legal guardian over Addie. Now, when it comes to Nixon and Elizabeth, they pose as the Criss siblings, Elizabeth being the eldest. She has guardianship over Nixon and is a grade above him. She's in the same grade as Emma. When it comes to how they've become a family. The story they use is Emma and Eliza have been friends since diapers and when they were 17 their parents were in a car crash on the way to see their dance program. So the Emma took guardianship over Addie and inherited money from her parents will and Eliza has done the same with Nixon.
I hope that covered everything if you have any other questions please let me know. And I would love some reviews. Sorry for the long ass Authors note but I wanted to clear some stuff up. Also be on the look for an update for Safe and Sound and at least one if not two updates for Haunted this week! 3