I left the meeting and went straight back to the reservation. It was true, I figured since Carlisle was pretty old, he might know something that might be able to help us.
I found her laying on the grass staring at the sky. I walked over and looked down at her. She waved at me and smiled. I couldn't help but smile back in return. I extended my hand to help her up. Once she was standing she dusted herself off then looked at me expectantly.
"I want you to meet some people. I think one of them could help us communicate"
She nodded.
I made the motion for her to follow me.
We walked side by side. She got a few feet ahead of me and the urge to stare at her became unbearable.
We reached the Cullen's land. I stopped just outside the house and pulled her behind my back.
"I don't how they're going to react towards you, so just stay behind me"
I felt her hands on the back, holding onto my shirt.
A minute later Edward appeared outside. I knew he could read my thoughts so I didn't have to explain.
"What's wrong?"
"I need to speak to Carlisle. I need to know if he knows something about this girl"
"Bring her in"
I reached for her hand and gently pulled her along.
I guided her into the house to the living room where we found everyone waiting.
"How can I help you Jacob" said Carlisle
"We found this girl unconscious in the woods. No one knows who she is or what she is. And since you've been around for a while, I was wondering if you knew anything"
"I'll try to help as much as I can. Can I see her?"
I tugged on her arm a little. She stepped from behind me a slowly, holding onto my arm.
Everyone looked at her curiously.
Carlisle got up and came over.
"Hello. My name is Carlisle"
I looked at her. She furrowed her brows then looked at me.
"She can't speak"
"May I?" he asked gesturing to her arm
She offered it to him and he took it, turning it over.
"One moment"
In a flash Carlisle left and came back with a book.
"I've seen these before. This two rings of marks on her right wrist represents her name"
He looked from the book to her wrist then up at her.
"Dalylah?"
She broke into a huge smile.
He closed the book and placed it on a table.
"Dalylah, it's been a long time. You've grown so much"
She moved closer to Carlisle and studied his face. A look of recognition appeared on her face.
"You know her?" asked Emmett
"Yes. Before I met the Volturi, I ran into her people. I became friends with her family and learned about them"
"What is she?" I asked her
"A demon"
"A demon. So that's what you were trying to tell me" I said looking down at her.
She nodded.
Edward appeared next to Carlisle.
"I would be able to tell you what she's thinking but somethings wrong"
"There's a reason for that. You see, her people have special abilities like us and Dalylah here is the most unique of them all"
"Why?" asked Bella
"Well among most of her gifts, being a telepath is one. She is the only one of her people to be born with that power in over 2,000 years. Is that still true?"
She nodded.
"But why can't Edward read her mind?" asked Alice
"Because she's blocking him. I wrote about her in this book. She's a special case, a jewel among her people"
"Do you know why she can't talk?"
"No"
All of a sudden, Dalylah started getting frustrated.
"What is it?"
She seemed to be searching for words she couldn't say. Then she pointed towards the book, asking for it.
Carlisle handed it to her and she scanned the pages until she found what she was looking for and gave the book to Carlisle.
"Jacob, it seems you've misunderstood. It's not that she can't speak, she just can't speak English"
She sighed in mock agreement.
"But I might be able to translate for her"
"Okay" I looked at her "Can you tell what you were doing in the woods?"
A/N - Whatever she says is made up
"Shiqo twe nebbitu chazta dreta. E qhyoi piunt swyatre nui xjkr qksas shsus i oiytre byrepl gdjo fsioprev soubme"
(I ran away from home. I was just walking in the woods when a stupid mountain lion attacked me)
"Why did you run away from home?" asked Carlisle
"Ui qetdczi je rc z plwevc i risbax e hqezj nivity"
(My father wants me to marry a man I don't know)
"E hqezj gori dse. Yi hqest bveti i xez nui xjkr nimecx, riv e uine"
(I don't love him. I didn't have a say in the matter, so I left"
Edward chuckled. "Well you won't have to worry about love"
"What are you talking about?" asked Carlisle
"Jacob imprinted on her"
I could feel my face heat up.
Dalylah looked at me. She stared straight into my eyes and I saw her pupils dilate. When she regained her focus, she raised her eyebrows in question.
"Um in simply terms, you're my soulmate"
Now she smirked at me.
We all spent some more time talking, and everyone introduced themselves to Dalylah.
Dalylah
I learned everyone's names and what they could do. Emmett was really strong, Jasper could control emotions, Alice could tell the future, Edward could read minds like me, Bella could block anything (I doubt she could stop me) and their daughter Renesmee could recall what she sees.
I sat down and the little girl came over to me.
"Hi"
"Omu"
"Does that mean "hi"?"
I nodded.
"Look" She reached out to me and put her hand on my cheek. I saw from when we first came in until now.
I smiled. I figured I should show her something too. First I showed her my fangs. They extended from my gums brushed against my lip.
Then I asked for her hands. I took them in mine and closed my eyes. When I opened them back, I looked straight into hers and showed her my home.
When I was done she smiled and jumped around.
"Mommy look" she said as she raced over to Bella.
She put her hand to her mother's cheek.
"Wow"
She ran around and showed everyone else.
"Dalylah?"
I looked towards Carlisle.
"Is there a reason why you can't speak English?"
"Ui qetdczi brixten unyea soubme rymbwe"
(My father never let me learn)
"Well I think I found something that can help you"
I walked over and he showed me a part of the book.
"Your father told me many things. One of which was how you learned human languages"
"Fouenteq"
(Continue)
"This is an incantation that allows you to speak like us"
I took the book from him.
"Qa dsetr lupvca g. Qa dsetr cynobm s. Tgxopli mojuti fi"
As soon as I finished I had a feeling like I couldn't breath and started coughing. Jacob raced over to me and held me.
When I stopped he asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yes"
I gasped. I just spoke English!
"It worked"
I was in shock. It was just as simple as that and father never let me do it. Then I realized that while I was looking in the book, there was something missing.
"Carlisle, how much did my father tell you about us?"
"A fair amount. Why?"
I wasn't sure about how they were going to take this.
"What is it?"
"He didn't tell you about our connection did he?"
"What do you mean connection?"
"I mean that...in all sense of rationality...every vampire is a descendant of my people"
Silence filled the room.
"How is that possible?"
I told them how they came to be, except I didn't mention my uncle at first.
"So what happened to the guy that started all of this?" asked Jacob
"Jameson Gregory Renaud was sentenced and convicted of treason, plotting against the king, abuse of power...stuff like that. He was tortured then ripped apart"
"How do you know all of this, Dalylah?" asked Carlisle
I sighed. "Because I'm the one who killed him. He was my great uncle"
There was more silence. I began to get angry at the fact that these people had to pay for the mistakes of my family. My nails grew into claws and I started breathing hoarsely. I felt a hand on my arm. The warmth emanating off it flowed through me. I could hear Jacob's thoughts of me calming down and him being there for me. And that's what I did. I relaxed and my claws retracted.
Emmett broke the silence
"Hey Carlisle. You said she's special, what else can she do?"
He looked to me. "Shall I tell them?"
"No, I think it's better if I showed them. Mind if we go outside?"
Everyone followed out of the house and waited for me to do something.
"I might be immortal but that doesn't mean I have patience you know" said Emmett
And with that I disappeared like I did this morning. I hid in a tree while they looked for me. I leaned against the tree and whistled. All their eyes landed on me. I disappeared and popped up on the ground again.
"Nice. What else you got?"
I smirked evilly.
With a slight turn of my wrist, I hoisted him in the air. I flung him around a little then let him fall. He landed on his feet and brushed himself off.
"Cute. Real cute"
I shrugged. Everyone laughed.
"Okay, okay. I should get her back the reservation. Everyone is waiting to hear what I found" said Jacob
Jacob
We said goodbye to everyone and made our way back to the reservation.
I was glad she could speak English now.
"So how old are you anyways?" I asked her
"Well in human years, based on how I look I'd be around 17 or 18"
"What about in your years?"
"...402"
"Well I'm going to be around for a while. You're not going get rid of me that easy"
She smiled. "Well if you look at it this way, you imprinted on me and I've marked you, so I wouldn't want you going anywhere"
"You marked me?"
"Yeah. It's just like the soulmate thing you mentioned. If you mark someone then that is the person you're meant to be with. Of course, my father was ignoring that and forcing to marry someone that I know nothing about"
"Do you plan on going home?"
"No. Even if I did, I'd stay for you" she said and blushed
When we finally reached the reservation, we rounded everyone up and I spent the next hour telling them everything that happened.
"Do you drink blood?" asked Seth
"Yes, once a day at least"
"Have you had any since you've been here?"
"No"
The questions kept coming. And the whole time Leah was glaring at her. And Dalylah must've noticed.
"Is there a problem?"
"Yes. You shouldn't be here. You're worst than the vampires"
"No, I'm not. And you just don't want me but there's nothing you can do about"
Right then Leah phased. She didn't even flinch but I was boiling on the inside. If Leah put one scratch on her I was tearing her apart.
"Am I supposed to be scared of you?"
Leah growled in response.
Dalylah rolled her eyes. "You're not worth my time"
That did it for Leah. She charged and I phased. I jumped in front of her and blocked her path.
Seth came over and tried to calm Leah down. Dalylah came over and scratched my fur.
We both changed back. Seth took Leah away and I left with Dalylah. We went inside my house. My dad wasn't home. I showed her around. In my room, we sat down on my bed.
"What are all of those tattoos?"
"This is my name. This is my status in the world..."
"Status?"
"Yeah, I'm technically a princess"
"Lucky me"
She giggled
"What are those bands on your left arm?"
"That for when I get married. My husband would design it and we'd both wear it. That's our version of a wedding ring. I'll only have these until I get married and then they'll get filled in"
I laid back on by bed and brought her with me. I hadn't put a shirt back on which allowed her to poke my stomach.
I wrapped my arms around her waist. She lifted her head to look at me then buried her head into my neck.
I adjusted myself so that was hovering over her. Then I kissed her which turned into us making out.
When we finally separated, I noticed her dress had ridden up to her thighs.
I was tempted to touch her but decided against it.
She put her hand the back of my head and played with the hair just above my neck.
"It's funny. I've only known you for a day and you've already got me kissing you" she said
"Well, in terms of the imprinting, we're in the stage where we can be romantically involved with each other"
"There would've been a time where we couldn't be?"
"Yeah. If you were younger than me then I act like a brother, best friend or protector until you reached the right age. But considering the fact that your so old..."
"Shut up" she laughed while pulling at my hair.
I laughed with her.
She reached up and kissed me so we started making out again until I heard my dad calling me.
I got and went into the living room and saw my dad sitting in the middle of the room.
"I heard you imprinted on our visitor. Where is she? I'd like to formally meet her"
Dalylah came out of my room and stood next to me.
"Hi, I'm Jacobs dad, Billy"
"It's nice to meet you, I'm Dalylah"
They shook hands.
"How old are you?"
"Um I look about 18 but I'm really 402"
"And where are you from?"
"Down there" she said stomping the ground
"How'd you get up here?"
"A random portal"
Dad asked her some more questions and later we started making dinner.
After dinner Dad brought up an idea.
"Since Dalylah is more or less an adult either way you look at her age, maybe you two would want to have your own home. I don't think the both of you can fit in that room"
"Trying to get rid of me?" I asked
"No. I just feel like it would me convenient and comfortable for you"
"What do you think?" I asked Dalylah
"If it's fine with you then I'm all for it"
"I guess we're going to be living together then. But when are we going to have time to build a house?"
"I can do it" Dalylah blurted out
"Really?"
"Yes. I can make stuff...anything actually. You just pick where you want the house and I'll get it done"
"You're sure?"
"Yes. Trust me. Just warn if they feel the ground shaking or hear a lot of noise, it's just me"
"Alright, I'll tell them in the morning"
I helped Dad to his room. I walked to the kitchen and found Dalylah washing dishes.
I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her waist
"I could've did that" I said
"Well, I just wanted to do it"
"You can sleep in my bed. I'll sleep on the couch"
"But I want to sleep with you"
That made my heart jump. She turned around in my arms.
"Not like that" she said and smacked my chest
"Fine. Let's go, it's been a long day"
I just want to say thank you to everyone that's reading. I'd love to hear what you think and any ideas you have as to what might happen in the future :)
-CW
