A Reason To Smile
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Twilight characters or anything Twilight related.
Krystal now hears the history of the Cullens being vampires.
Chapter 11 – Need To Know
Krystal's POV
I woke up from the best dream ever. The dream where I had my night spent yesterday with Lucas. I still can't get over the fact that he's a vampire. I didn't think that it was possible. Well, I guess the world is not as normal as I believe it to be. After I took a shower and had breakfast where I saw the place empty since dad has work today, I looked at my phone receiving a text message from him.
You wanna hang out today? :) – Lucas
I smiled at the fact that I get to hang out with a vampire.
Sure, I'll be waiting. :) – Krystal
After I sent him the text, I know for sure what we will be talking about. There are so many things that I want to know about. So many questions I want to ask. A few minutes later, I heard the doorbell rang and I instantly ran to it and opened the door.
"There's my vampire boyfriend." I teased.
"Hey to you too." Lucas said as he gave me a kiss. I don't think a kiss should feel this amazing even if it's with another human. "I suppose you have a lot of questions to ask me?"
"Just the basics." I said as we got into his car and took off.
"Well then let's hear them." Lucas said.
Wow, where to begin? I guess I'll start with some information to clear things up.
"Just to be clear; are you really adopted by Carlisle?" I asked.
"Yep." Lucas said.
"How did this happen? Did you all have to… die to become a vampire?" I asked.
"No, it was Carlisle who started it. He never wanted to but he had no choice." Lucas explained.
"Why?" I asked.
"Well I think it makes it easier if I start from the beginning." Lucas said as he parked near the pier. We got out and started walking. Lucas took deep breath and began making me feel all excited.
"Carlisle was born in London in the 1640's –"
"He's that old?!" I asked with my eyes widened. He looked pretty young, like he's in his late twenties.
"Yeah, quick fact about vampires; we don't age physically." Lucas said chuckling. "May I continue please?"
"Sorry." I blushed.
"Anyways, Carlisle's father was an Anglican pastor. He along with others hunt, vampires, witches and vampires claiming to rid the world of evil. Those attempts would end up killing the innocents."
I shuddered. I'm glad I didn't live in that century.
"Carlisle took over his father's place as he aged but he doesn't act like his father has done. One day, he ran into a group of vampires and was bitten by one. He went into hiding cause he knows what his father would do. After his transformation, he wanted to kill himself for what he has become but failed."
I looked at Lucas in confusion. Lucas notices my expression and seems to understand why as he explained.
"You see the things you hear about vampires being killed by stakes or hate garlic doesn't work like that." Really? Wow sounds like history have been proven wrong. "The only thing that kills us is to rip our heads off and burn them in fire."
"Guess I'll have to be careful playing with fire." I teased. I am being serious though.
"So one day, Carlisle was desperate for blood and luckily for him, he found out how to survive without drinking blood from humans and that's animal blood." Lucas said.
"So that's why you were after that deer last night." I said. So he's one of those good vampires. I'm really liking this. Lucas nodded and continued.
"After he discovered his new diet, Carlisle is able to resist any human blood which led him into becoming a doctor."
"Wow." I said. I guess that's what makes him the best doctor for centuries.
"Now even though he had found ways to use his skills for good, he did not find what he was searching for: a companion who shared his philosophy and value for human life. He wanted to create one but he hates to ruin someone's life just so they follow his." Lucas said.
"One night in the 1918, Carlisle was working a late night shift. That night, he met Edward and his mother. They were both dying of Spanish influenza. Edward's father already died after the first wave. Before Edward's mother passed away, she begged Carlisle to save Edward. So Carlisle did as she wishes and changed Edward thus making him his companion."
That sounds nice of Edward's mother to get her son to live. I just wish I did something to save my mom then.
"Not long after, Carlisle was called to a dying woman. That woman is Esme, she tried to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff."
"Why would she do that?" I asked in shock.
"Esme ran away from an abusive relationship when she found out she was pregnant. She gave birth but the baby died of lung fever two days later."
"Oh my gosh." I said. That's so sad for her. It was bad enough that she couldn't have kids but to lose one so young and so soon.
"That's what led her to kill herself. She was found and brought to the hospital but her condition was bad. Carlisle was there and he remembered her before when he treated her at a young age. He didn't want someone like her to be lead in a cruel fate so he changed her."
"And she was okay with that?" I asked.
"Yep. Carlisle was very surprised at her reaction. The two soon fell in love and got married." Lucas said. Aweeee!
"A few years later, Carlisle found Rosalie who was beaten and almost killed by her then drunken fiancé and friends by the scent of her blood. He changed her hoping she will be Edward's mate."
I started giggling at the thought of Edward and Rosalie being set up together. Talk about awkward.
"Those two however only see each other as siblings much to Rosalie's disappointment that he rejected her despite her lack of feelings as well." Lucas said causing us to laugh.
"Rosalie came across Emmett who was mauled by a bear. She rescued him and brought him over to Carlisle to change Emmett." Lucas said.
"Let me guess how he reacted in his own words; 'Hell yeah?'" I said and we both laughed.
"Something like that and the two fell in love and got married." Lucas said. "As for Alice and Jasper, they're a different story."
"Alice was changed by a vampire who worked in an asylum she was in when a tracker was after her."
"Why was Alice in an asylum?" I asked.
"Something to do with seeing the future. She couldn't remember much from her memories after she was changed." Lucas said.
"Jasper was the youngest major in Texas during the Civil War." Talk about a double whoa. "He ran into a group of vampires and was bitten by a girl name Maria hoping to use his skills to lead an army. Jasper, who thought he was doing this for love, left her when he realizes how mistrustful she can be. Sometime later, he met Alice at a diner. You see Alice has been expecting to meet him there cause she saw it in a vision. She also saw them together with Carlisle and his family. So they joined them and the two got married as well."
"This might interest you about Bella." Lucas said. "Bella was human around the time she married Edward right after high school." Wow, I think Bella and I could be sisters since we're in love with vampires as humans. "During their honeymoon, Bella found out she was pregnant with Edward's baby Nessie."
"What, Edward and Bella are her parents?!" I asked in total surprise. I knew Nessie looks like Edward but I didn't think he's her father.
"Yeah I know, I had that same reaction." Lucas chuckled. "Anyway, Bella soon gave birth to Nessie but she almost died in the process. Luckily Edward saved her in time by changing her."
"So that's why Nessie eats and why she's warm." I said remembering. Then a thought came to me. "Hold on, how old is she?"
"Ten." My eyes started bulging out of my sockets.
"But she –"
"Yes she looks young for her age but her growth rate goes by very fast. She reached full maturity at age seven and stopped aging since." Lucas explained.
Okay so from what I'm gathering, Carlisle, Edward, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice and Jasper must be over hundreds of years old and since Nessie's only ten, Bella's must be what, twenty nine?
"How old are you?" I asked nervously.
"I'm only twenty." So he's older than me. I feel embarrass for teasing him thinking he's younger than me. I mean he looks about seventeen or eighteen.
"How did you, well, you know…" I trailed off when I was about to mention about the dying part.
"A year ago, I got hit by a car very badly and Carlisle saved me. That's when they told me what they really were." Lucas said as we decided to sit down.
"So what did it feel like when you got bitten?" I asked.
"The venom he injected in me was excruciating painful. Like you're being burned alive." Lucas said shuddering probably from remembering the experience. "What's hard about it is that you had to restrain yourself from going too deep for human blood. The taste of it takes over you and you can't stop."
"But he did, right?" I asked.
"Yeah, I never tasted human blood since my transformation and I never wanted to. It just doesn't seem right to me." Lucas said.
I guess that is a struggle. The way he talks about surviving off of animals makes them go on some sort of diet. I can see that Lucas seems uncomfortable about it so I decided to change the subject.
"You said Alice saw visions her of and Jasper and such, can she see into the future?" I asked.
"Yeah Alice can see the future. That's how we were able to find you when Miley beat you up." Lucas explained. Well that explains it.
"She must have known I would discover your secret." I said.
"Not really, you see her visions are subjective so the future could change." Lucas said.
"Can all of you see the future?" I asked.
"No but some of us have certain gifts when we were transformed." Lucas explained. "Jasper can control emotions so say if you're very stress, he can calm you down." Wait a minute did he say emotion control? No wonder I couldn't get angry when Lucas mentioned his dead ex girlfriend.
"Now this might freak you out but Edward can read minds." Lucas said.
"Mind reading? You mean he can read our thoughts?" I started to blush. No wonder Edward kept laughing at me; he heard me think about Lucas and how I asked him out to lunch.
"Yeah." Lucas said trying not to laugh. "Bella is a shield. It protects her and other's mind from any psychic powers aiming for the minds. For example, Edward can't read her mind unless she lets down her shield to let him."
"Lucky her." I muttered. That is so unfair that she gets to keep things private.
"Nessie has a gift to show people her thoughts by touching their face with her palms. Her gift can even go through Bella's shield." Lucas said.
"Do you have any powers?" I asked interestingly.
"I use my aura to protect myself from other psychic powers like Bella except that it's not just the mind since it also protects my entire body." Lucas said. He then held out his hand and I was amazed when a light blue orb appeared on his palm and disappeared. "I can also create aura spheres like you saw just now. I can see people's aura to detect if they're lying and also know their emotions."
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes, like yours; right now, it's pink." Lucas said taking my hand and looked at me. Pink? That's always been my favorite color. "When I first met you on the first day of history, you had that same color on you. It interests me because I never saw that color on anyone before. I then realized that it means you love me as I love you."
I couldn't help myself as I lean in and kissed his lips. "It's true, I love you. I have been since you first walked into the classroom." Lucas and I smiled at each other.
(A/N: Play the ending of Wildest Dreams (Pop Remix) by Taylor Swift.)
"Come with me." Lucas said as he got up.
"Where are we going?" I asked curiously as I got up as well.
"Just hop on and I'll show you." Lucas said as I got on his back and he started sprinting into the forest. It's gonna take me a long time to get used to this vampire speed.
A few minutes later, we arrived where we were surrounded by trees. I got off his back as Lucas was looking around.
"I want to show you something." Lucas said as he headed to the sunlight.
"Wait, don't you're gonna –" I didn't want him to burn but I gasped when Lucas stepped into the sunlight, unbuttoned his shirt exposing his chest and turned around facing me. The minute he stepped into the sunlight, his body started sparkling like diamonds. The sight of it made me speechless.
"We don't stay out of the sun because we burn from it, our bodies would do this." Lucas explained. "People would know that we're different."
I slowly walked towards Lucas not taking my eyes off his body. "You're beautiful." I said softly. This is exactly what happened in my dream; Lucas bringing me here to show off his body in the sunlight where it sparkles over it.
Lucas placed his cold finger under my chin and I felt electricity and a warm buzzing which is nice as he lifted my face looking into his eyes. I blushed in embarrassment.
"You're the one who's beautiful." Lucas said. We stared into each other's eyes as we slowly lean towards each other until our lips met.
The sunlight remained where it was as the light dance through his sparkling body as we continued kissing entering our little world of bliss, a world where a girl's dream has come true.
(A/N: End Song.)
So there's not much since it's the same chapter in The Other Half so I'm updating the next chapter right now. Please review.