Lacey's POV
I crawled down from the loft and ran to my locker while quickly texting my aunt.
Aunt V, leaving school early. Going 2 Seattle, don't wait up.
I grabbed my bag and started to stuff my stuff in.
"Lacey?" Embry called.
I looked up and saw Embry, Leah, and Seth
"Hey, Embry." I muttered.
"What are you doing?" Leah asked.
"Packing." I answered.
"Why?" Embry asked.
"I'm going to Seattle." I said.
Embry's eyebrows shot up.
"My mom is letting you go to Seattle alone?" Embry asked.
"I have a reason." I said.
"And what is that reason?" Why could Embry not let this go?
"Something you wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
"Embry, there is a reason you have never met your aunt and if you ever meet my dad, good luck in surviving. Now, if you'll excuse me." I pushed past the threesome and headed out the door.
"Dude, your cousins mental. I love her!" Leah exclaimed quietly behind me causing me to chuckle.
As I reached the last step I saw Alice crouched behind the railing.
"Alice?" I asked rushing over to her.
Alice put a finger to her lips, grabbed my hand, and took off running as fast as she could.
We reached her house, then we could finally slow down.
"What was that about?" I demanded.
"You can't go to Seattle." Alice said.
"And you couldn't have just called me?" I exclaimed.
"You wouldn't listen to me."
"True. Why can't I go again?"
"Come in."
We walked into the house where the Cullens were sitting with Bella watching the news.
"Hey, Lacey!" Bella smiled.
"Hey. Now, someone explain to me why I was dragged through a forest?" I asked.
This just caused people to laugh.
"I'm delighted that you find this funny." I snapped, which caused more laughing.
They are all insane, I mentally decided.
"Anyway, haven't you've seen the news? Or been listening when we talk?" Rosalie asked.
"No and maybe." I said.
"So you don't know about the mass murder going on in Seattle?" Edward asked.
"I didn't, but now I do." I said.
"Wait, why are you out of school?" Bella asked.
"For reason."
"Which is?"
"Must everyone know?"
"I guess not."
"So, explain more about the mass murders."
They explained that there were newborns in Seattle.
Obviously, the newborns were made for a reason but they are uncontrollable, unpredictable, untrained.
The question is why!
Embry's POV
"Embry, your cousin is mental. I love her!" Leah exclaimed.
"Shut up, Leah." Seth growled.
"What are we going to do?" I sighed about ready to bang my head into a locker.
I loved my little cousin with all my heart, but she was so stubborn!
"We? I'd rather get back to class than deal with this thank you very much." Leah said.
"Leah, please, she's my imprint." Seth begged.
Well, this was news to me.
"What?" I asked.
"Oops." Seth muttered.
"You imprinted on my cousin?" I demanded.
"Yes?"
"This is great!"
My voice held no sarcasm surprising Seth.
"Why?" He asked.
"Well, now I can tell her, she won't hate me anymore, and bing bada boom she won't ever hang out with the Cullens ever again." I smiled.
Maybe I shouldn't have told Seth that his imprint hangs around vampires that way.
Seth started to clench and unclench his fists quickly.
"Thank you, Embry. Thank you very much." Leah sneered as Seth ran out of the building trembling.
"I'm sorry!" I apologized.
Its not like I meant to make Seth lose control!
"Come on, lets go find him." Leah sighed and ran out.
I quickly followed her and we ran to the forest where we phased.
Dude, I thought you didn't mind the Cullens, don't you actually like them?
-Leah
I do, I do. But thinking about her with them all the time, what if one loses control? What if one accidentally changes her? What if-
-Seth
We get it, your worried! So are we. I think she has some actual mental disorder because she actually thinks she is stronger than me!
-me
Is she suicidal?
-Leah
NO!
-me
Why is she so scared of fire?
-Seth
I don't really know. I think it has something to do with her life before she moved in with my mom and me. The thing is, she won't tell me any of her history, neither will my mom, they keep it under lock and key.
-me
Wow, what could be that bad?
-Leah
I don't know! I've never even met her dad or my aunt.
-me
Oh god. Why couldn't I just get an imprint that had a crush on me for years like Kim? Jared got sooo lucky!
-Seth
EVERYONE thinks that…especially Sam.
-me
BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK
-Leah
Sorry…
-me
BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK
-Leah
Um, Embry, am I the only one who smells vamp?
-Seth
No, I think its Alice.
-me
Theres something else though, its weird. Not exactly human, but definitely not a vamp.
-Leah
I-I think its Lacey.
-Seth
After concentrating on the smell really hard, it revealed that it was Lacey.
We need to get to Sam's.
-me
Agreed.
-Leah
Fine.
-Seth
We all ran to Sam's, phased, put on clothes, and quickly relayed the news to Sam who was perplexed by the whole thing.
"What do you think?" Seth asked wringing his hands and pacing in Sam's living room while Sam, Leah, and I were sitting.
"I don't know. If she knew about vampires, she'd know about us. Could she be part vampire?" Sam asked me.
"No way. Even if she was part vampire, wouldn't she need blood? Anyway, is it possible for there to be half vampires?" I asked.
"Probably not." Leah muttered.
"Maybe she doesn't know and since she hangs around the Cullens so much the scent rubbed off." Seth proposed.
"Thats likely. What about that Cullen being on our land though?" Leah asked annoyed that a leech had dared put a toe over the boundary line.
"I think we should just let that go. Think about it, she couldn't exactly keep up the façade of being human if she said she couldn't pick her up when Forks is off school." Sam reasoned.
"Fine. Wait, we skipped school for no reason?" Leah shrieked.
"Why do you care?" Seth asked.
"Because I would rather not have to go through senior year…again." Leah muttered the last bit causing laughter from all of us.
"Shut. Up." She snapped.
Thats Leah, she can make you laugh and cry at the same time!
Lacey's POV
"This is just creepy!" I exclaimed shivers running up and down my body.
Sounds of agreement echoed throughout the otherwise silent house.
"Who would create an army in the North? It doesn't make sense, they have no competition." Jasper mused.
He was right the only vampire coven near Seattle were the Cullens and the Denalis, and every vampire in America, besides the newborns of course, knew that the Cullens and Denalis drink animal blood.
Maybe this was an act for revenge?
That makes…some sense, or would if the Cullens had done anything, but they hadn't.
Except…
"James!" I exclaimed.
"What, dear?" Esme asked curiously.
"James, you killed James." I said, Edward's eyes widen in understanding.
"Yeah, so?" Emmet asked.
"Victoria would want revenge. On Edward. By killing Bella." I said.
Understanding dawned on the vampires, and Bella.
"So, when are we going to go kick some vampire butt?" I asked.
At this Rose smacked my upside the head.
"Ow, Rose! In case you didn't realize it, I'm not Emmet!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah, I'm tougher." Emmet smirked.
"Oh, really?"
"Duh."
"Emmet, I think I remember a time when-"
"Shut up, you promised to never speak of it again."
"Fine."
The Cullens eyes turned to Emmet and I curiously.
"What happened?" Carlisle asked.
"Nothing." I smirked at the funny memory.
"Oh, come on, Lacey. Tell them." Edward chuckled.
"Lets just say that I'm a lot tougher than I look." I chuckled evilly.
"And evil." Emmet muttered.
"Dude, I'm the daughter of the devil! What would you expect?" I asked.
"You to burn whenever you walk in a church."
I glared at Emmet and Edward took my hands, pinning them to the small of my back.
"Thanks." I muttered as I tried to not rip Emmet to pieces.
"I'm only doing this because I know you'll regret it. I would be extremely happy with you ripping Emmet to pieces."
I rolled my eyes at Edward words and my phone beeped, signaling that I had a text.
"Lacey, how do you know Embry Call?" Bella asked looking at my phone in confusion
"Are you kidding me?" I asked looking at her with my eyebrows raised.
Bella looked around at all the laughing vampires, in fact Edward had to let go of me he was laughing so hard.
"He's my cousin." I said walking one to where she was sitting.
My phone was on the coffee table and when I looked at it I was appalled.
LACEY, WHERE ARE YOU?
"Oh, yeah. I told him I was going to Seattle. Hm, well, can someone drive me home?" I asked looking around.
"How about Bella? Embry would be happy to have you driven home by someone who isn't a vampire for once." Jasper suggested.
"OK." I shrugged grabbing my stuff and skipping out the door.
Bella walked out holding her keys and walked to her truck.
"Can I drive?" I asked.
"Your fifteen and almost got in a car accident already, no." Bella said.
"I'm almost sixteen." I muttered.
"Yeah, in not even eleven months." Bella said.
I rolled my eyes and got in her car.
As we were driving I traced the burn marks that were on my arms that I carefully hid with my long sleeve shirts.
"I still can't believe any one could do that to a kid." Bella muttered, knowing I could hear.
"They're demons, they'll do anything." I shrugged looking out of the window, watching the rain pour down.
"Still, its horrifying!" Bella exclaimed.
"Mm-hm." I said.
"By the way, how come I have never known that your cousin was Embry Call?" Bella asked.
"Well, you never asked me my last name, you have never dropped me off, Embry and I don't speak to each other often, and you usually don't look at my phone." I answered.
"Right." Bella laughed pulling into my driveway.
"Bye, Bella!" I said hopping out of the car.
"See ya later Lacey!" Bella called driving out.
As I made my way through the rain, a crack resounded in the woods.
Creeping towards it I saw a little girl soaked to the bone who looked no more than three or four.
Her sparkling blue eyes were full of fear and her black hair was dripping.
"Hello?" I called out.
She raised a little hand and wiggled her fingers.
The dress she wore was brown, plain, and definitely not something anyone in their right mind would wear in La Push.
I walked over to her causing her to back away.
"Its OK. I won't hurt you." I cooed.
"Thats not what I'm afraid of." She said meekly, shaking her head.
"What are you afraid of?"
"Monsters."
"They aren't real."
"Yes, they are."
Realization dawned on me as I took in her whole appearance.
Her arms were red and black, it was rather obvious that the girl had been burned.
Upon close analysis, you could tell she didn't breath.
"I know, it was a test." I said in a way that made it sound like it was a good thing.
"Are you a cambion too?" She asked.
I put a finger to my lips and nodded.
"Come on, let me take you to my house." I said holding out my hand to take the little girls small one.
I led her to my house where, in the living room, Embry was watching TV and Seth was pacing.
Once the little girl saw them, she scooted closer to me.
"Lacey, where have you been?" Embry demanded, getting up from the couch and walking over with Seth on his heels.
"With the Cullens." I answered.
"I thought you were going to Seattle?"
"Change of plans. I wasn't aware of the mass murder. Horrible, isn't it? I need to find Aunt Tiffany."
I headed for the kitchen, but Embry stopped me.
"Whose the kid?" He demanded.
The little girl tugged on my shirt.
Looking down, I saw her little eyes full of tears.
I leaned down so she could whisper in my ear, not that she had to for I could have heard her just find standing up right.
"The big scaring me. Too much like…you know." She whispered.
Too much like Dad, I finished her sentence in my mind.
"Embry, your scaring her. And just so you know, she's my half sister." I told him.
"Your parents are dead." Embry snorted.
"My mom's dead, not my dad, though he should. I really need to find Aunt Tiffany right now, though. Where is she?" I asked.
"She's at work." He answered smugly.
Great!
"OK…whats your name?" I asked the little girl.
"Claire." She answered.
"OK, Claire, I'll just get you changed and then off we go. Hm, maybe I can fit you into an old shirt." I thought aloud leading Claire to the stairs.
"If she's your sister, how come you didn't know her name?" Embry tested.
"Its complicated." I answered.
I picked Claire up and carried her up the stairs, first stopping at the bathroom to put some salve on her arms.
It was deja vu like, except instead of Aunt Tiffany putting salve on my arms, I was putting salve on Claire's.
"Fire hurts." Claire muttered.
"I know." I whispered.
Giving her a lollipop, I picked her up again and brought her to my bedroom.
I plopped her onto my bed which she thought was awesome considering that right next to where you laid your pillow was a mini bed that was built into the bed that was meant for a doll and she fit right in comfortably.
Hey, I had gotten that bed when I was seven, don't judge me!
I quickly found a shirt that fit her rather nicely as a dress and tied around her neck.
Grabbing an umbrella, we headed back downstairs.
"We're walking to the shop." I stated heading to the door.
"No, let me drive you. You could get sick." Seth said.
"No, we'll be fine." I said as Claire stiffened.
"Lacey, let me drive you.'' Seth said more forcefully.
"No." I refused.
"Come on, Lace." Seth said grabbing my shoulder.
"Don't touch her, prakeiktas vilkolakis!" Claire screamed pushing Seth away from me. (translation: damn werewolf)
"Claire, we do not use that sort of language." I quietly chided, earning me a raised eyebrow and a are-you-insane look from the kid.
I laughed at the face, picked her up, and ran out of the house.
It took me a little while to realize that the werewolfs/shapeshifters were going to be like: what the abyss?
Hopefully they won't learn Litheuthian any time soon.
A/N:
Hey, peeps!
SURPRISE, Quil's Claire is a cambion. This is gonna make it 100 times harder for Lacey to keep the secret, huh?
Well, REVIEW, please?
I mean, I spend a lot of time trying to write a good story, the least you could do is write a review. It could be ONE WORD like Awesome or (if you don't like it) HORRIBLE.
I just want to know what you think.