Chapter 6:
Her thoughts were running ramped in her head. She thought she had a decision in mind, but was starting to second-guess herself as she pulled onto the street her mind had taken her. Jesse's home was a two story house, it was the type of house you would see in a leave it to beaver commercial. His family was all about appearance. But as she pulled up, she questioned the second car she saw by his.
She got the nerve to march right to the front door and knock loudly. She could have sworn it was Mallory White's car, a ditzy blonde cheerleader Jesse had dated before her. But he had promised never to see her again when they started dating.
It felt like a lifetime before Jesse opened the door, Mallory in tow. Her face was both shock and annoyance as she stared at Allison. But Allison only held humor. He was making this decision rather easy for her. "Mallory, why don't you go, we can finish studying Monday in homeroom."
"Studying, yeah. See you then, Jess. Allison." She sneered as she walked passed her, getting into her car and slamming on the gas. Allison turned with accusation in her eyes, but she realized she had no right as she replayed her night with Jasper. The feel of his skin touching hers, and his lips on hers kept replaying in her mind, and she couldn't help the smile she felt.
"Why was Mallory here?" Allison asked with curiosity. Jesse cleared his throat.
"I just said why, we were studying for Biology. We have a test Tuesday and she's doing really bad."
"Jesse, you have a D in Biology, how are you tutoring someone else?" His eyes opened widely, knowing he had been caught. But he didn't realize she didn't care anymore. "Actually, to be honest I don't really care. We need to talk."
He seemed shaken by how strong and emotionless her voice sounded. He had a look of confusion on his face. He did not realize what was about to come. "Did something happen with the Cullens?"
"No, nothing happened with them. That's not what we are talking about." He had a dark look on his face, and she could tell he was getting angry because she was actually speaking to him as she was his equal. She had never spoken like that, it was a silent agreement since they had started dating that he was in charge.
"Come inside, it's starting to rain. We can talk." He faked a smirk as he pulled open the door and pushed her in. She sighed as she walked through the familiar hallway, where he led her into his room. He left the door open to show her he was not trapping her when she looked frantically towards the hallway. The unease in her body was getting worse by the second. "What do you need to say?"
It was her common stance when she was nervous, to keep her back turned to the person she was with. So she took two hesitant steps further into the room, her arms crossed around her chest.
"What's my favorite flower?" She asked suddenly, the question coming before the actual topic. He laughed out loud, and scoffed lightly.
"Why does that matter?"
"Just answer the question." Her tone was firm, and she surprised herself with the strength she felt at that moment.
"Tulips?" He wasn't even sure of his wrong answer. She felt a gnaw in the pit of her stomach.
"What's my favorite food?"
"Salad." It was pizza.
"What's my favorite color?"
"Blue." It was gray.
"What do I want to be when I am older?"
"A teacher." I wanted to be a doctor. She groaned loudly, pulling her hair from the roots.
"Do you know anything about me! Do you even know my middle name?" She demanded as she rounded on him, and he sat in shock. He shook his head. Her middle name was Elena. He didn't even know her middle name. "I can't do this anymore, Jesse. I want to break up."
"I knew it, the Cullens said something to you, didn't they? You wouldn't be doing this unless they brainwashed you!"
"Brainwashed me?! No. They showed me how actual couples are. We suck together. You don't even know my favorite color, or my middle name. You hit me, you hurt me, and you don't even know me! You only like the idea of us." She screamed, slamming her fist against the wall.
"Actual couples?! They live together, if you start holding them up as your standard you are seriously deranged. I will overlook this mental break down of yours because I know how easily manipulated you are. But after tonight, you will not speak to the Cullens again."
"No. This isn't a break down. I want to break up, and there is nothing you can do to stop me." She said it. She let it go from her lips, and before the sentence was even finished, she felt a sting on her face. She saw how heavily he was breathing, "You're a coward. You hit me to make yourself feel superior. You are a scared little boy, and I am tired of it."
"I am not a boy. I am a man, and maybe I need to show you again to put you in your place." He said forcefully as he grabbed her by the hair and threw her on the bed, she tried to kick and scream, but he held her down, and she knew no one was home to hear her. She fought until she didn't even have the energy to breath, saying one word that should have stopped any rough play.
"No!" But even that one word, even the rejection of his touch on hers, he didn't stop.
The Cullen's all sat around the kitchen table. Allison had just left, and Eleazer had ushered them in as soon as she did. The things he saw from her were astounding. They all waited patiently, all giving Jasper smiles of encouragement. Anyone could see the affection the two had for each other. He hoped that day would make progress in his journey to claim her as his.
Eleazer sat down at the head of the table, a grave look on his face. Everyone could tell this wouldn't be good, and the whole room got silent as they waited for the man to begin.
"Well, Jasper, you were certainly right she is a gifted one. But….nothing like I have ever seen. Bella when you were human, were you able to manipulate your shield?" His expression was serious and Bella looked surprised. She straightened up and took Edward's hand.
"Well no. I wasn't even aware I was gifted until you told me when I was turned." She admitted, a frown falling on her lips. Eleazer sighed and tapped his fingers.
"Well we have all seen that gifts can manifest in the human form, but the only problem is I could feel Bella's even as a human. I could tell her shield was present. But this young human girl, I cannot."
"What do you mean?" Jasper's eyes were full of worry and pain, fearing for the possible future his mater would have. Edward's scowl deepened as Jasper's thoughts raced. He wanted to help his brother, but he truly did not know how. But Bella and Edward had a silent agreement they would help in whatever way possible.
"You described her to me that if you could not visibly see her, you would not even know she's there. You cannot feel her heart beat, her scent, or even feel her emotions." Jasper nodded signaling to continue. "Well, that's similar to how I feel others gifts. I can feel what they can do. It's like an essence that they have around them. Even non-gifted vampires have a certain essence I can feel.
But this human, it was like she has a force field around her that makes her completely invisible. I could not get any form of reading on her. She was, almost as you put it, invisible."
"Could she have a powerful shield?" Jasper asked gravely. Eleazer shook his head. His thoughts were running through his mind like crazy and Edward was having a hard time keeping up.
"No, even shields have something you can tell when they are using it. The only way I can describe her is that she is controlling it."
"Controlling it? But she's human." Rosalie piped in, but everyone was surprised at the concern in her voice. Rosalie never liked humans, mostly out of fear that their family will be exposed and harm will come to them. But the amount of support and help that she has been offering to this simple little human girl was astounding to the whole family.
"I don't think her mind is consciously aware of what she is doing, but she has some form of control over what powers she allows to be used on her. Her body knows the physical limits for it in her human state. I cannot tell exactly what the gift will possess. But it will be strong. And it will be lethal. If the Volturi find out such a strong being will exist, they will not hesitate to take her."
"What should we do? Should we change her?" Carlisle asked sadly. He hated the thought of taking the choice away from such a promising young lady. He could already feel Allison slowly becoming apart of this family, whether as a human or a vampire.
"That is your call. If you don't she will be human and helpless, making her an easy target for them and then they can change her on their own. But if you do, the gift will be even more apparent and will draw their attention even faster. I think your best bet is to keep her hidden as a human, until news of her spreads. Then you must change her, and train her."
"Either way, she will become a vampire." Jasper said with both happiness and sadness. He did not want this life for her unless she wanted it as well. But yet he knew no way of keeping her out of it.
"Carlisle, have you ever heard the story of the chosen one?" Eleazer asked out of the blue. Carlisle's eyes opened widely and shook his head slowly. "I'm not sure if you all have heard this tale. I've heard something about a possible person like your Allison. Before the Romanians fell from power, and the Volturi took over, they talked about an all-powerful vampire who would possess a gift that could control the entire race.
Possibly, if the existence of our kind became known, the world. Their gift would not be limited to one thing. They said they would be able to take out a vampire with a single thought. And it was a threat the Volturi did not take seriously. They believed if such vampire existed, they would be the ones to discover him or her. The tale goes that in the eve of ever pressing boredom in the vampire race, a human will be born possessing gifts strong enough for an entire army of vampires. She will have the strength, speed, and intelligence of one hundred vampires combined. She will transformed by chance, and when she awakes her human life will exist no more, not even in her mind. She will be born to lead, control, and conquer. The true power of war."
"You think that is Allison?"
"I cannot be sure. I see no other rising with this all-powerful gift. Time will tell really, her change will tell. One thing I do believe, when she is a vampire, if she has no scent of the blood, she probably will not smell blood in her vampire life."
"What?" Carlisle asked with wonder. It had never been heard of, of course Carlisle had developed the power of being immune to the smell of human blood. "As a newborn?"
"Yes. I believe she will have no blood lust in her vampire life. Well, that is, if she becomes one, and if the legends are true. And in my opinion, I see it being a possibility." His face betrayed no emotion. He would not get emotionally involved in the well being of this girl because he knew the outcome. "If the Volturi hears of this, it will be an all out war."
"Well, what should we do?" Jasper asked heatedly, not wanting to debate the possibility of his mate's future any longer. He wanted answers. Eleazer sighed, he had given the best advice he could muster, and he truly did not know what the girls turn out would be.
She could be the most powerful vampire in history, but yet at the moment she was just a small little human.
"Stay out of the Volturi's sight, and you will be fine until the situation is sorted out. If they ever stop by, make her seem as if she holds no special qualities. Even if she is not the one the legend describes, she will be powerful. I suggest you do not get too attached, because she will be hunted for the rest of eternity. She may be strong, but she is just as easily killed as any vampire."
Alice's eyes glazed over and she gasped. Everyone turned to her, worry etched into her features. She turned to Jasper gravely.
"Something happened with Allison."