Chapter 14

Me: Well that took forever

Fang: You see why I hate kitchens now?

Me: I clean the kitchen more than you mister

Fang: whatever

Me: anyway, here's the next chapter, its a little short but hey, an update's an update

Fang: *cough* excuses *cough*

Me: go away D:

Fang: no

Me: you know im in a bad mood, dont test me boy

Fang: i TOLD you NOT to watch Star Wars again, dont take it out on me

Me: shut your beak bird boy

Fang: *pokes tongue out*

Me: anyway, i just wanted to acknowledge a certain reader that made my day just that bit nicer by sending me a PM

Fang: EmilyStar313

Me: Hope you like this chapter!

"We're off" Carlisle announced from his spot next to Carmen and Eleazar.

"Woah, hold up, we're meant to be going with you" Dimitri objected before they could get out the door.

"No, if you come with us then you'll know where they are, which is exactly what we don't want" Carlisle had his reasoning face on; sadly for him Dimitri was immune to that face.

"How will you know what to look for?" Dimitri didn't back down, I kept myself seated on my chair and let him do the arguing this time.

"That's why I'm going, I'm an ex-Volturi member, you should know that" Eleazar spoke up from behind Carlisle.

"I remember; you were my partner before Felix came. You have been gone a while, you haven't gotten the recent set of training nor do you have any background information on the mission" Dimitri rose his voice at the end, refusing to let the matter drop.

"I'm not going to argue this Dimitri, just drop it and I will report everything I find to you when we get back" Eleazar walked out the door, Carlisle and Carmen close behind him. Dimitri looked angry but not quite angry enough to storm after them. I grabbed his arm and pulled him down to his chair, not wanting the Volturi to get tangled up in something they can avoid. I turned to Esme and found her staring at me,

"What is it?" I raised an eyebrow; Esme was never one to ignore her manners so there was something bothering her.

"Your eyes" Esme looked away, a sheepish smile on her face.

"You saw them last time you saw me, nothing's changed" I was still confused as to why it bothered her so much.

"That's what's wrong" Esme sighed and left the shack, opting for a walk in the cold night air. I sighed sadly as I watched her leave, the woman that acted as a second mother to me was now avoiding me because of my dietary habits.

"Lighten up Iz, she'll cool off, it's Esme." I smiled at Dimitri to thank him for trying to cheer me up but it wasn't all that effective. I got up and went to join Jasper in the corner of the room where Emmett had sat before he followed Esme out of the room.

"Hey" I said to him when I sat down. I felt like I was talking to a shadow, considering he was coated in them it wasn't such a stretch. I could see him nod at me in greeting,

"Welcome back" he whispered, I wasn't sure what Jasper was feeling; whether he was mad at me like everyone else or he was glad to see me. "Good thing you're not human" He added quietly, I pulled on a confused expression that Jasper spotted immediately, "Otherwise I probably would have attacked you the second you got here" Jasper smiled a little and I laughed quietly. Jasper wasn't normally one for jokes, which just made him funnier when he did make jokes.

"We don't want that to happen" I smiled at him, sure now that he wasn't all that mad at me.

"I don't blame you for not coming back" Jasper confirmed my thoughts I cocked my head, asking him why he wasn't mad at me. "You loved them too, it's easier to move on if you're with people that didn't know them personally" I mulled over his words for a while, thinking about how my staying away from the Cullens fitted perfectly into his statement.

"Yeah" I mumbled, a smile creeping onto my face, "I guess you have a good point" I put a hand on Jasper, taking it upon myself to cheer him up as well, "I promise you I will do all I can to get them back, but for me to be strong enough to get them back, I need Alec back" Jasper smiled a little and nodded, thanking me silently. We all just quietly sat together while we waited for the others to get back from their scouting trip. I picked up the sound of footsteps crunching the snow. I was about to get up and rush over to the door but I waited another moment to listen and hear four sets of feet walking. Dimitri stood but I pulled him back down and tapped my ear. Dimitri listened closer and heard what I could hear.

"Who's that" Dimitri mouthed, not wanting to alert the people coming to the shack. I shrugged my shoulders, not daring to tear my eyes from the door. The footsteps were at the door within seconds and someone turned the knob, revealing who was outside. Carlisle and Carmen blocked out Eleazar and our bonus guest for a moment until they came into the room and we saw who it was. I breathed a sigh of relief before getting up and hugging the vampire.

"Thank god you're here Aro"

Me: pretty crap but hey, its the best i can do considering i have seven assignments due next week

Fang: which we've barely started

Me: and i have no time to work this weekend and i have camp for three days then everything is due

Fang: kill us now

Me: please

Fang: they arent going to

Me: i know, well guys, have a nice weekend, enjoy yourselves!

Fang: aren't you forgetting something?

Me:... ... ... OH right, i was reading over the last chapter and i found a typo :O

Fang: in the A/N

Me: i said 'dead readers' instead of 'dear readers'

Fang: nothing major

Me: just a little offensive

Fang: thats all

Me: okay, bye guys!