Chapter 17
Me: far out my Internet just doesnt want me to post anything
Fang: this is the fourth time we've done the A/N
Me: isnt it the fifth?
Fang: i dont know!
Me: well here's the chapter, as promised
Fang: how you have been sticking to your once a week posting is a mystery to me
Me: im just that dedicated
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"What the hell do you think you were doing Anek? You could have killed Christian, and I'm sure Isabella would make sure you lived out the rest of your immortality hating yourself to the point of suicide" Dimitri scolded, I had the feeling they had met before but I have no clue who these guys are, other than the fact that they're the Alaskan coven.
"How was I to know he was the offspring of two Volturi guards? I see a half breed, I kill it. End of story" Anek countered, his coven snarling in agreement.
"What have the half breeds ever done to you? There aren't any in this part of the world, they're all in Europe now" The Volturi had been researching us 'half breeds' since Chris and I were conceived, trying to get a better understanding of how we would turn out.
"Those little fiends killed my entire home town because I laughed at the death of their mothers, I don't see how one equals the other" I had already firmly decided I didn't like Anek one single bit, this statement made my hatred of him as hard as ever and made me see red.
"I can see the balance perfectly fine" Chris said between gritted teeth, I would have said the same had he not beaten me to the punch. Anek scowled at my brother before turning back to the angry guard looming over him.
"Anyway, where is Carlisle? I was told he would be waiting here." Esme sent him to the house the others went to and Dimitri continued to glare daggers at the coven. Once they left Dimitri let his glare drop and went back to reading something in the corner.
"Are you okay dear?" Esme asked with her eyes wide and her smile faint. I nodded with a smile to soothe her mothering nature, letting her get back to her gardening magazines. Chris sat in another corner of the little shack, just liking at the imperfections in the wood and brick surrounding him. I leaned on the wall and focused on my fog, just letting it float around my hand and making shapes with it before sucking it back into my hand. Dimitri said the Chicago coven should be here before daybreak and the Greenland coven should make an appearance tomorrow night. Esme didn't let Chris or I near the door after the incident with Anek so we were confined to the far corners of the room, with absolutely nothing to amuse us. I looked over to my brother, still staring at the wall and let my fog drift over to him slowly. I engulfed him in the fog and enhanced his sense of sight, magnifying the imperfections in the wall and bringing out new ones he couldn't see before. Chris rolled his eyes but didn't turn and look at me. I smirked and muted the effects of the fog, ruining any sort of counting or tallying Chris was doing in his head. I let the fog work its magic again and Chris whipped his head around to me, a scowl present on his stone face. I laughed and pulled the fog back, leaving my brother to count the imperfections on another wall.
"Esme do you have a phone on you?" Dimitri asked a good hour later. Esme tossed him an old flip phone and Dimitri punched in a number. I tuned out his conversation, knowing he'd sum it up when he was finished anyway. Tossing the phone back to Esme Dimitri addressed the room, "I checked in with Isabella; the Alaskans are with them and so are the Chicago vampires; they picked up a scent trail. Aro wants us to wait for the Greenland coven then we have to go straight to the house, Izzy will call Esme if they show there" Dimitri picked up his book up again and continued reading, though there wasn't much left to read. We sat in silence for a while until I couldn't take it anymore and took the opportunity to sleep. It had been a good month since I had slept and it was taking its toll on me; my mind was slower, my fog was less efficient, my reflexes were lacking and I couldn't run as fast as usual.
I didn't realise I had fallen asleep until I opened my eyes and I was on the floor, across the room and Chris was standing over me, not looking all that happy.
"What did I do?" I had been known to sleepwalk in the past but it was only one time.
"You got up, stumbled over here and punched me in the face, so I punched you in the gut and you fell down. That was ten minutes ago." Chris' expression didn't change, he was not happy. I could see the faint bruise on his face where my fist must have collided with his skin but on the bright side, he should be glad he was only half human; it would look much worse.
"It'll clear up in a few hours, stop pouting princess" I teased, brushing the dust off my jeans and returning to my side of the shack. "So how long was I out?" I asked Dimitri, knowing Chris wouldn't just give me an answer then keep his mouth shut.
"A good six hours, how long do you usually sleep?" Esme wasn't used to the mannerisms of half breeds, unlike Dimitri who was our babysitter on more than one occasion.
"If it's once a month, as it usually is, about 8 hours, sometimes 9." I guessed, I didn't usually note down how long I slept but it seemed like an accurate measure. Esme nodded, concern clear on her face, I ignored it, two hours wouldn't make much of a difference. Esme's phone started ringing and she tossed it to Dimitri after she checked the caller ID.
"Hey Iz-" Dimitri was cut off by mother on the other end. When I saw Dimitri's expression change through shock to one of pure anger I waved a hand at Chris to lend his shield and spread the fog over us so the conversation came through clearer.
"- be there, or she won't make it through the night" We only got the end of the call but it was enough to tell us that someone had mother and wanted something from us, or she would be dead. Dimitri threw the phone against the bricks and it shattered.
"Who was that Dimitri?" Chris demanded, pulling his shield back. I reigned in my fog and waited for his anger. After a few moments of seething Dimitri spat the answer;
"Your father"
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