I looked at the screen and paled. I knew it wouldn't take long to find me, at least I knew that my brother and Addison would never tell Darren where I was, however worried that his parents may be able to find me somehow. I would worry about that if it happens.
I check the rest of my mail. 4 unread messages from Addison, as I open them, there are a lot of capital letters involved, cursing me in different languages about my lack of communication from me. I email her back apologising for not replying to her and asking her how everything is back home.
Addison has been my best friend since our first day at Craigenstones Academy of Arts when we were five. When we went up to high school, we both went to the Royal Academy of arts, but I studied music and English, while Addison studied Dance and art.
She popped up on instant messenger during my email.
Hey girly! Long time no chat ;) – A
I know I'm sorry! Its been hectic here at the moment, trying to get settled in and enrolled at high school.
We were chatting for a while when the forbidden subject came up; Darren
Darren is my ex-boyfriend. We dated for a while, until he got all stalker-ish so I told him to take a long walk off a short plank. But my parents weren't having it. He is blue blood and so is my family so when they were alive they expected me to marry him, but I can't now, not after everything that's happened. "No stop right there!" I tell myself. He won't scare me anymore.
He tried to get me to tell him where you are. He really is going madder than he was. Addison typed
Is that even possible? I laughed as I typed
"Cara are you ok in there?" Emily asks as she slowly opens the door.
"Yeah I'm fine. I'm talking with my best friend from back home. After an hour of Addison telling Emily all my secrets, we say goodbye and me and Emily head downstairs to where the guys are playing some video game.
"So Little One." Paul smiled "You up for some computer games with us?"
"I don't know, I've never really played computer games before me. Will you teach me?" I said popping my head out the fridge.
"Yeah sure!" Seth shouts as he drags me over to the couch.
For the next four hours we sat and played computer games until a howl came strong from the woods. Two seconds later, all the guys and Leah darted out the house. Sam gave Emily a kiss and waved to me as he ran out the house, and Jacob came running back into the house, hugged me very tightly and whispered softly, "Stay in the house, I'll see you when I get back." and kissed my forehead before dashing out the door.
"OK, that really wasn't weird. Is that like their bat signal or something?" I asked Emily, she just laughed and headed back into the kitchen to, shock horror, cook.
The boys didn't come back that night. I was getting worried. What if some idiot chased them into the woods, I hope they're ok. There's only one thing that can cure a worried mind. Chocolate.
Whilst raiding the fridge and finding the chocolate that I hid from the guys and went to get out of the fridge, I heard the door open. In my panic I picked up one of Emily's pans and stupidly shouted "Wh who's there?" After that I felt a hand rest on my shoulder and before I could think about what I done. I smacked who ever was behind me square on the head with the pan.
"Ouch! Cara put the pan down I'm not gonna hurt you!" Jacob hissed at me as he grabbed the pan off me.
"Sorry Jacob. I heard someone and didn't know who it was. I'll get you some ice for your head."
I pushed him through to sit on the couch while I switched the kitchen/living room light in and grabbed an ice pack out the freezer for him. I headed over to the couch where he was sitting. "Well done Cara. You've done nothing but think about him all day and what do you do, try to kill him with a bloody pan!" My head yelled at me.
He laughed at me as I placed the ice pack over the very small bump that was on his head. "Well at least we're even for me knocking you off your feet yesterday."
"I really am sorry about hitting you with a pan. I don't mean to be rude, but why are you here this late?"
"Well, I told you that I would be back, I just didn't think it would be this late." He smiled. I swear, I could stare at his smile all day if I was allowed. Yeah that's just not creepy Cara!
"So where were you? I was worried." His smiled dropped when I asked him this
"We were out checking for lee-, I mean bad guys, there's one on the loose." A wave of panic shot through me. What if he got near the guys, I mean yeah their big, but come on this psycho had a knife or a gun. They wouldn't stand a chance. A tear fell from my eye. What if they got hurt, they would be leaving me just like my parents, real and adopted.
"I, excuse me." I said before I went to turn around but Jacob grabbed me back down to the couch and cuddled me into his lap.
"You don't have to hide anything from me. I'm here for you, for anything at anytime." He cooed into my ear as he cradled me in his arms. I tried to get of his lap.
"Sorry, I'm not much of a touchy feely person." Jacob blushed.
"It's ok Cara, now, tell me what's bothering you."
"I'm scared that you're going to get hurt." I sobbed "Enough people have left me. I don't know why, but if you got hurt I would kill me. Just the thought if it hurts me." I could barely get the last part of that sentence out. If it was possible, Jacob held my hand in his, trying to offer me as much comfort as he could without freaking me out even more. I was about to drift to sleep next to Jacob, when Sam, Jared and Paul came bursting through the front door. I swear they just about had to peel me off the ceiling. Then seeing Jared with a giant gash in his arm didn't make me feel any safer.
"Oh my go Jared! You're hurt. Was it that bad guy you're after. I'll get you some antiseptic and a bandage, don't move!" I panicked. How could they just stand there while Jared was hurt.
"Jacob, why don't you take Cara up to bed, while we look after Jared." Sam said, well more commanded Jacob.
"Come on Cara." Jacob said as he lifted me to take me up the stairs, away from the guys.
"Night guys. Hope you're arm feels better Jared."
"Don't worry little one. I'll be good as new in the morning!" Jared shouts back
When we reach my room, Jacob places me very carefully in my bed, places the covers over me, kisses my forehead before heading to the door.
"Jacob, wait." He stops instantly. "Will you stay here for a while, I mean if you don't want to its fine, but I was quite comfortable sitting next to you down stairs." I can just feel blush turning the same red as my hair.
"I would love to." Jacob came to lie next to me. That's the last thing I remember of that night.
I woke up that morning with a Jacobless bed. But replacing Jacob, was a note
Cara
I'm sorry I wasn't there to see you're beautiful face when you woke up. Let me make it up to you. Meet me at third beach at four o'clock.
Jacob.
What a way to start a day, I thought to myself as I headed to my bathroom
Breakfast was uneventful, just the occasional dirty look form Leah, and of course, Emily's cherry muffins. I decided to wait until the guys had left to tell Emily about my date with Jacob. I mean it is a date, isn't it? I know I only met him a couple of days ago, and he had already saved me, saw me cry and I have nearly knocked him out with Emily's best frying pan (which I still hadn't told her about). Maybe he just wanted to be friends? I don't think I could handle another Darren situation. I mean, I'm only sixteen, my parents have died, for me to find out I was adopted, for me to Then find out that they had died too. Then to find out that I had an arranged marriage organised the day that I was 'born', to the world's biggest psychopath on the planet who would stalk me and try to kill me. That was not a fun birthday. Maybe I should tell Emily soon, and Jacob. I know that he's hiding something from me, so I'll tell him when he tells me.
"Hey Jared, how's your arm this morning?" I ask eating the last cherry muffin, much to Collin's disappointment.
"It's fine Cara." He said tiredly.
"How can it be OK? Your arm had a chunk out of it just hours ago." I pull up his sleeve thinking he's just being macho in front of the rest of the guys, but nothing was there.
"I swear there was a huge scar there last night." I gasped.
"It wasn't that big Cara, honestly." Jared said trying to calm me
"DON'T LIE TO ME. I HATE LIARS!" I screamed at him and stomp out the house, barging past Sam and an extremely confused and scared Quil.
I didn't know or care where I was going. I hate liars. I've had enough pain and lies to last me a lifetime. I found myself at first beach sitting on a log, feeling like my heart was going to explode. Why do people have to lie? Why couldn't I just have a normal family, who would never hurt me or lie to me. A family who would love me.
I was brought out of my little day dream by an unfamiliar voice.
"La tua cantante." He said.
I jumped of the log on shock.
"Who are you?" I asked, backing away from the log and getting a good look at the man infront of me.
He had the palest skin I have ever seen, and the strangest part was he was sparkling slightly. His eyes terrified me. They were blood red. Maybe he just wore some freaky contact lenses, the sight of the man enticed me, but scared me at the same time.
"My name isn't important just now. You will find out in time."
He started making his way towards me. Now I was beyond worried. He had me backed up against one of the biggest rocks on the beach.
"I should go. My sister will be worried about me." I went to push myself away from the awkward scenario. Bad move. He pushed me back against the rock with some force.
"You smell like dog." He said as he started smelling me hair.
"You're mine." He whispered possessively before giving me a chaste kiss and disappearing with a smirk on his face.
I walked back to Emily's house dazed and confused. When I got there, Emily was the only one in the house. She hugged me as soon as I set foot in the door.
"Honey are you ok? You ran out here so fast, I thought you weren't coming back." She hugged me tighter. At this point I asked her
"What does la tua cantante mean?"She let me go, but the look on her face worried me. It was a look of sheer horror.
"Where did you hear that?" She asked me
"Some creepy guy on the beach said -"
At this point Sam, Paul and Jared came bursting through the door. Paul grabbed me and roared
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN AND WHO WITH?" He was shaking really hard and hurting me in the process.
"Paul, let her go!" Sam commanded him
"Can't you smell it! He's been near her! What if he killed her!" He yelled gripping me tighter. I screamed in pain. Paul let me go and Jared's arms replaced Paul's comforting me while Sam dragged Paul outside.
"Cara, sweetie, what happened?" Jared asked while rubbing soothing circles on my arms.
Paul and Sam came back into the house. I flinched when Paul came near me.
"I'm so sorry. Look I shouldn't have scared you like that, but you're the little sister I never had." He had tears in his eyes. I hugged him to tell him I'll be fine.
I told them about the guy at the beach.
"We'll call everyone over for a meeting." Sam ordered. "And have Cullen come over to check Cara's injuries." Paul grimaced "Just to make sure there's no serious damage."
About five minutes later, the door bell rang. Emily answered it and hugged the couple at the door.
"Cara this is Doctor Cullen and his wife Esme." Emily said as they made their way to the couch next to me. When I saw them properly, I ran off the couch and hid behind Paul who was now sitting at the kitchen table. The resemblance to the Doctor and the guy on the beach was scary. Sam spoke up.
"Her encounter at the beach has left her terrified."
"That's ok Sam." Carlisle spoke softly "Cara, its ok, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to check you here and the boys can stay."
I made my way over to the couch where Doctor Cullen was. Ten minutes later I was done.
"Just bruised, no broken bones." he smiled as he packed his bag.
"Thank you Doctor Cullen , and sorry about before." I sighed embarrassed.
"It's ok Cara, and please call me Carlisle." He gave me a gentle pat on the shoulder as he walked over to Sam.
"Emily you have to give me that cake recipe. Bella won't stop talking about how good it is." Esme said to Emily.
The Cullen's left a few minutes later and Carlisle didn't look happy. I wonder what Sam said to him?
The guys turned up just after the Cullen's left. As soon as Jacob saw me, his arms were around me and he looked like he was going to kill Paul, painfully and slowly.
"Why did you go to the beach by yourself? We were going to meet there later." Jacob whispered in my ear.
"I had to get out the house, I didn't expect to see an Italian speaking pale dude with red eyes at the bloody beach!" I responded, getting quite sick of getting treated like a flipping five year old.
"Cara I'm sorry, but it's not safe!" Jacob yelled back at me.
"That's not my fault! Maybe you guys aren't doing you're jobs properly then!" I yelled back at him, quite happy with my response.
Jacob looked so hurt at this. To stop myself giving into his face, I stomped up the stairs. But screamed when I entered my room.