The next morning I wake up in a really nice room. One I don't remember going to sleep in either. As if I needed more things to confuse me. I sit up and see a note on the bed. I pick it up and read it fast.
Evie,
Had to go to school but will be home right after. Left some clothes for you and don't worry you are not alone. Esme and Garrett are there now. See you soon and we will go shopping!
-Alice
I smile at the note. I really do like Alice she is really very sweet like an older sister I never had. I stand up out of bed and start to put on my clothes. Alice picked out a nice dark green long sleeve shirt and a nice pair of dark blue jeans. Just as I am about to leave the room I notice a pair of shin length brown boots and I quickly put them on.
I walk down the stairs and look around the house. I don't see anyone around which makes me even more nervous.
"You lost there?" I hear a male voice ask me.
I quickly turn around to find Garrett looking at me. I accidently step backwards but he catches me.
"You never seem to stay on your feet around me do you?" he asks with a smile.
"Garrett that is your name right?" I ask him.
"Smart girl, Evie is your name or so I heard from Carlisle." he tells me as he helps me back onto the step.
"To be honest I really don't know. It's just a name that they can call me by." I tell him as I turn around and make my way back down the stairs.
"No memory huh? That must be rough." he says as he follows me.
"Ok, are you really going to follow me around?" I ask him in a somewhat irratated voice.
"Well another person did just threaten your life yesterday I would say I am your protector as of now." he says as we walk into the kitchen.
"Right well thanks for not telling anyone about the way that I saved you. I guess I owe you for that. I really wish I knew how I did that though." I tell him with a sigh as I sit down at the island.
"Whatever you did it worked and thanks for that by the way. You didn't have to save me." he tells me with a sigh.
Oh great he is one of those guys. He feels that he is better off alone and doesn't need to bother anyone. Really?
"Everyone deserves a 2nd chance." I tell him as he looks up at me surprised by my statement. "Even you Garrett."
For some reason I can't break contact with his red eyes. It's almost like her remind me of someone. I have no idea who though it just like his eyes see straight through me. To be honest I don't know if that is a good or a bad thing. Apparently he doesn't seem to mind when he send me back a half smile as Esme walks into the room.
"There you are. We thought we would let you get as much sleep as you needed. How are you feeling?" Esme asks me.
"Alright just as little confused to be honest. I wish I could remember something anything actually." I tell her as I follow her into the kitchen with Garrett following me not too far behind me.
"I'm sure these things take time dear." Esme says.
All the sudden we all hear a door slam. I look over to the front door and see Edward run upstairs as Bella runs right after him, I really don't get those two. Then we begin to hear them fighting.
"I guess they had a disagreement." Esme says as she looks at me.
"Yeah, that seems to happen a lot with them doesn't it?" I ask her.
"Not usually Edward is just on edge. Bella wants to become one of us while Edward doesn't want her to." Esme tells me.
"Uh huh. One of you? Oh right the whole vampire thing. Alice mentioned something about that...I think." I say as I put my hand on my head.
"You and Bella are the only humans in the house." Garrett says with a sadistic smile.
"So? I mean if you guys were going to try anything you would have by now." I tell him as I grin at him.
"We have no intention of biting or turning you are Bella." Esme says with a soft smile.
"If it's Bella's choice why won't Edward just let her be one? I mean he doesn't get to live her life for her." I tell her still shocked that I am defending Bella.
"To be cursed with being a vampire? Living thousands of years with the thirst for blood?" Garrett chimes in.
"A curse. Right but there are worse things in life. Believe me." I tell him as I walk out of the kitchen and into the back porch.
"Garrett we are trying to help the poor girl not make in angry or sad. Try thinking before you speak." Esme scolds him.
Garrett POV
I just sigh after Esme's statement. She's just a human girl. Why should I care about her feelings? I look to where Evie just left and see her looking out into the forest. She seems to do that a lot. I walk over to the door and see Jasper walk up to her and smile at her as they begin a conversation. I really don't see what she sees in him if anything at all. That also makes me wonder about what the second man said. "Her mate will come for her." Who could possibly be her mate?
Marcus POV
I haven't seen Aida in a while I think to myself as I exit the throne room with Aro and Caius behind me. I decide to go to her room and pay her a surprise visit. I quickly turn a corner and start to her room. Lately I can't get her off my mind. Or our kiss. I haven't felt this way in a very long time. I know there is something strong between us. Just then I go to her room and after knocking and waiting I open it to find the room empty.
Where else could she be? Oh the garden. I remember Aro telling her that she would do better to practice her element out there. It made sense but it also allowed her a bit of freedom. I walk out of her room and start to the garden. As I pass other I see Mia run out to the garden as well in a haste. I walk into the gardens to see he searching for someone or something with much intent.
"Mia? What are you doing?" I ask her as she looks up at me in surprise.
"Oh Lord Marcus. I was looking for Aida. I haven't seen her all day and I am begining to worry." she tells me as she dares not look me in the eye.
"When was the last time you saw her?" I question her.
"Yesterday. She seemed well though." Mia answers quickly.
I turn from her and decide to pay my brother Aro a visit. I am sure he will be distressed to know that not only has my mate gone missing but she is also his weapon as well. I hated when she refered to herself as a weapon or toy but I am sure that is all Aro is keeping her here for. I burst through the doors to find Aro sitting behind his desk reading something as he looks up at me.
"Marcus, brother what do I owe for this visit?" Aro asks me.
"Neither I or Mia can find Aida." I tell him.
Aro looks at me surprised at first then his expression grows to anger as he stands up from his desk.
"You mean she is missing?! Or did she run away?!" he asks me in an almost yelling tone.
"She would not run away. She knew it would do her no good after I informed her I would go out and find her myself." I tell him and I can see him almost smile.
"Then if she did not run away who here had something against her that would make them want to get rid of her?" Aro asks as his doors open and Sulpicia walks inside.
"I have a few idea brother." I tell Aro as I look away from him then to his wife.
"Whatever is the matter? Marcus you look upset as do you Aro." she asks us.
"Have you seen Aida?" Aro asks her right to the point.
"I can't say that I have. Why has the poor little girl ran away?" she asks us.
"If you have anything to do with this then know you will pay." I warn her.
"Oh Marcus I just corrected your error. There was no way you two could have been together. She a creature of light while we are creatures of darkness." she tells me as she goes to Aro side but her grabs her wrist.
"And what made you think you had the right to make this decision?" Aro asks her angrly.
"She would have taken him away from us! You think she would spend all her time here?! No! She was wild just like the element that she is. I just cut things off before she could hurt Marcus any further." she tells him trying to pull away from his grip.
"Where is she?!" I demand to know from her.
"I have no idea. I only arranged to have her taken away. I did not give a destination." she tells me with a smile as Aro releases her arm.
"Leave us! You have caused more trouble!" Aro tells her as he turns to me. "I will send Demitri and Felix to find her. They have found her before and they will do it again."
"If she is still living." I hear Sulpicia mummble under her breath trying to make sure we can't hear her but we do anyway.
"I will go for her myself." I say as I start to walk out.
"See! He is willing to risk his life for her!" she yells out to Aro.
"Leave us woman!" Aro yells back to her then stop me. "Brother give Felix and Demitri one week if they have no new then I will go with you to search for her myself. We have other needs here for now that need our attention."
"Fine. One week nothing more." I tell him agreeing with him against my own better judgement.
Aida's POV (Evie)
Later that night I sit outside and still look out to the woods. It's like they hold an answer for me that I can't reach. No matter how much I try to focus though it is usually broken by one of the many members of the Cullen household. I just roll my eyes as I hear Edward and Bella discuss her becoming a vampire for at least the tenth time tonight. I swear she is going to get her way eventually, trust me he is fighting a loosing battle. All the sudden I feel someone come and sit down beside me. I look over and see Garrett sitting beside me while putting his hands over his ears.
"How in the world can you concentrate with them arguing all the time?" he asks me as he looks at me.
"I try to drown them out. I admit though some times are harder than others. Like now for example. Sometime I wish I had some ductape handy." I tell him with a smile.
"I would hold them down for ya." he tells me with a friendly jokingly smile.
"I doubt it would hold for long." I tell him with a laugh.
"Still it would be worth a few moments of peace." he tells me as he looks back out to the forest. "You stare out there a lot...why?"
"I feel like I am missing something and out there in the forest that is where the answer is. However no matter how many times I try to concentrate nothing works." I tell him with a sigh as I look back out to the forest.
"I see. Just seems like you have a lot on your mind." I hear him tell me.
"I think I do. It's like it's behind a locked door though and I can't find the key for it." I tell him as I look back at him. "At least you have your memories."
"Some I would rather not have. That however is for a different time. Why didn't you go out with Alice shopping?" he asks.
"I really don't think I am into stuff like that. Plus I think Alice likes picking my clothes out for me. She picked this outfit out and I like it. Especailly the green long sleeve shirt." I tell him as I point at the shirt.
"Green seems to be your color. Goes well with your red hair."
"I use to hate having red hair and freckles. I swear I wanted to be just like everyone else."
"Why?"
"Just to be normal. but I get the feeling I never have been and never will be normal."
"Normal is boring. Being something different is better than blending in."
I look over at Garrett and see he is being sincere. It makes me start to wonder about him. He is usually pretty stand offish to everyone in the house...except me. Why am I so specail? Then he looks back at me and just stares into my eyes. I swear he can see my soul sometimes then all the sudden his head turns to the other side really fast.
"What? Is something wrong?" I ask him confused.
"Shh. I hear someone." he tells me putting his finger up telling me to be silent. "Stay here and don't move."
I nod in agreement as Garrett stands up and starts off into the woods. I stand up and walk to the edge of the porch from where he just took off. All the sudden I hear a loud thud behind me. I turn around to see the second man from earlier smiling at me.
"Hello Aida." he tells me with a wicked grin.
"I don't know who you are or what you want but just leave me alone!" I yell back at him.
"Oh I can't do that. My mistress insists that I finish my task so here I am to take your life." he tells me pulling out a dagger from his coat.
Oh no what is going on with these people? Why do they want to kill me?
"Go ahead and fight all ya want. No one here to help ya. They are all out hunting and your little boy friend is out in the woods following a track I set up to distract him." he tells me as he starts to walk my way.
Boyfriend? Garrett? For some reason those two words stick out after all he just said to me. Those two really don't go together. Then the man comes at me and somehow I manage to dodge him and run to the other side of the porch.
"Ah I knew you wouldn't make this easy would ya?" he says as he runs back at me with super speed and before I can move out of the way he throws me backwards into the woods right into a tree.
I feel the crushing pain in my back as I slide down the tree and he comes up to me.
"Oh what no fight left in you little element?" he asks me.
Element? what in the hell is an element? The man then picks me up by my throat before I can yell for help. Then he turns his head looking around.
"Looks like I can't play with ya just as well end you quickly." He tells me as he takes the dagger and stabs me right through the chest and into the tree behind me.
I look up at him in shock my body not knowing what else to do. I barely blink when a black whisp comes and tackles the man to the ground. All I see is one whisp hitting another as I look down at the blade and see my blood running down it. I start to feel really cold as nothing but black starts to surround me.
Marucus POV
Just as I am finishing a sentancing with Caius and Aro I feel a sharp pain in my chest. I grab onto my chest on hold it tightly. Aro and Caius both notice and dismiss the others away. I barely look up as Aro and Caius come to my side.
"What is wrong with him?" Caius asks Aro.
"There must be something wrong with Aida." Aro answers him.
All the sudden the pain goes away and I manage to look up at Aro and Caius.
"I am going to find her now weather you want me to or not." I tell him as I stand up and walk out of the room.
No one would stop me now. I know my mate has been injured and when I find who did it there will be hell to pay. I knew I shouldn't have listend to Aro. I could have found her by now! I could have had her in my arms safe but no I listened to him and now I am going to find her with or without their help!
Aida's POV
I slowly open my eyes and see Carlilse and Esme staring down at me. I barely manage a smile as Esme smiles back at me.
"Oh thank goodness. Your alright." Esme tells me as she takes my hand.
"Oh. I can't believe that actually happened." I tell her as I look around.
"It did but it turns out your gift was able to take good care of you. As we removed the dagger your body healed itself." Carlisle tells me with a curious look.
"I healed myself? How is that even possible?" I ask him.
"It looks like your a natural healer." I hear Jaspers voice to my left as I turn my head to look at him.
"Wow, I guess that is a good gift to have." I tell him with a small giggle.
"You just need to get some rest. Jasper brought you up here last night and Alice has decided she and he are your personal assistants until you are better. Even though you healed it took a lot out of you." Carlisle explains to me.
"Alright, I'll rest just like you tell me to Doc." I tell him as he and Esme leave the room. "Where is Garrett?"
"He's outside hunting. He was the one who killed whoever did this to you. I have never seen him so angry. I could barely calm him afterwards. He refused to leave you until Carilisle forced him to go hunt." Jasper answers as he sits on the side of my bed.
"I didn't even sense that guy. I wonder how that was possible?" I ask him as I try to sit up but Jasper pushes me back down.
"No need to worry about that now. Garrett took care of that and now you need to rest. Are you hungry?" He asks as he stands up from the bed.
"Yeah. I could go for something good to eat." I tell him with a smile.
"Alright. Don't move and I will get you something." Jasper says as he leaves the room.
I barely close my eyes when I hear the door open again. My eyes shoot open and I see Garrett looking down at me with those bright red eyes. Just as fast as the other man Garrett appears beside the bed and looks down at me. I don't know what to say or do when I look at him. Then I feel something I sort of remember but not so much. I feel his lips on mine. A kiss that I thought would be hard and rough was actually slow and sweet. Though a part of me felt off about this. A part of me knew this was wrong. Garrett pulls away and looks at me.
"I told you not to move from the porch." he tells me pointing his finger at me.
"I didn't move! I was thrown into a tree!" I tell him.
"I saw the end of that. I ran as fast as I could but I wasn't fast enough to stop the blade." he tells me as he looks to where my wound was. "Then you surprised us all by healing yourself, I gotta say that you have a pretty neat gift."
"Yeah, without it I would probably be dead." I tell him as the door opens again I expect to see Jasper but instead there stands Carlisle with a confused look on his face.
"Evie someone has come here for you." he tells me.
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