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A Cinderella of Sorts

Kim POV

After I had finished telling the story and everyone's jaws came back up from the floor, we all agreed to be more careful and that Jared would be sleeping in my room from now on just to be safe. That last census made me blush like crazy and avoid Jared's gaze; he just laughed at me and pulled me closer into him. I glanced at the clock on my dresser; the little green numbers glowed at 8:46. I inhaled deeply trying to calm my leftover nervousness from the nightmare and ushered everyone downstairs for breakfast.

"Dad?" I called out as I hopped off the last stair and the rest of the pack spread out into my living room to watch TV.

"Oh, your dad told us to tell you that he went to a friend's house," Jared informed me, wrapping his large arm around my waist.

I frowned. Dad doesn't have all that many friends that he would see this early in the morning.

"Did he say who it was?" I prod looking up at Jared.

"Yeah, he said an old friend was back in town. Someone named Nahlia."

Nahlia…the name is familiar…

Screaming. Someone was screaming.

"It's okay sweetheart. I'm going to make all the pain go away," there was a teenage girl in front of me. She smiled at me and then there was a flash of brilliant green and then nothing.

It took me a few minutes to realize where the screams were coming from. Me.

"Kim?" Jared asks slightly worried.

"Yeah?" my voice is croaky like I just spent hours on end screaming…like the girl from that memory…

"Kim!"

"Huh? Sorry, Jared. I'm okay. I just… had a strange thought is all," I reassure him and shake my head disoriented.

I wiggle out of his grasp and stroll into my kitchen to prepare breakfast for an army. The pack might as well be an army; I giggle to myself internally all thoughts from earlier being washed away as I take ingredients out of the refrigerator for eggs. I hum appreciatively when I feel a pair of familiar strong arms slink around my stomach from behind. Jared's spicy husky scent wafted around me and I felt his lips tenderly press into the hollow of my neck.

"You ok? You know you don't have to cook, baby. Those mutts can go scavenge food from their own damn houses."

I was lost after the "baby." It probably wasn't the first time he has used the endearment, but it was the first time he said it in that tone of voice.

He was needy. He had ulterior motives to getting everyone to leave. Sure, he was probably definitely worried about me inconveniencing myself to cook for everyone, but I can hear the undertone in his voice. He wants alone time. And if his wandering hands were any indication, we weren't going to be using that time to talk.

"You're not worried I feel pressured into making breakfast. You just want everyone to leave so you can feel me up you sneak," I laugh and grab his left hand which was trailing to my bum and dragged it back up into acceptable position.

I can feel his pout and I'm extremely amused.

"You say that like it's a bad thing," he jokes.

"It wouldn't be if your friends weren't already here," I tease.

He groans.

"Hey! You guys wouldn't happen to have some manners and leave so I can make out with Kim, now would ya?" Jared yells into the living room.

There was a chorus of "no's" and "in your dreams" from the rest of the guys. I giggled and risked a glance at Jared. He was leaning against the counter by the doorway leading to the living room and sulking, pouty lip, puppy dog eyes and all. I couldn't help it. I just busted out laughing, bent over at the waist clutching my stomach and trying really hard not to fall over. After a few moments, I got a hold of myself and stand up straight and take a refreshing breath while looking at my sweet boyfriend in an apologetic manner. It's not unreasonable to desire some…alone time. But I was raised to be polite to the point of gritting my teeth and dealing with whatever I had to do that was undesirable. And I like the pack, they're my friends too and as much as I love kissing Jared, the nurturing mom-like part of me wanted to make everyone breakfast. So I resisted Jared's charm, a feat in itself because it was so...alluring, and continued to make the eggs.

Once I had cracked fifteen eggs in a bowl and stirred them I poured them in a heating pan before cutting up some bologna to fry up. After I finished scrambling the eggs I piled them on a big plate and fried the bologna until it turned black around the edges. While it was cooking, I prepared some bread in the toaster to put jam on when it was finished. The whole time I was cooking, various pack members got bored and kept venturing into the kitchen trying to get something a little early. I pulled an "Emily" on them and thwacked them with my spatula until they went away. Halfway through the eggs Jared got restless just standing around because he couldn't wrap his arms around me due to my near constant movement. I noticed so I dismissed him to the living room to play with his friends. He disagreed at first, but after a moment reluctantly acquiesced, giving me a kiss on the forehead and a pat on the ass. That last one made me squeal in shock and gape after him stunned. I shook my head and then went back to cooking. After about five minutes, everything was done and I was putting it all on the table for the boys and Leah when I saw something outside. All I saw was a flash of green go up into the sky, but it sparked something in my mind. I feel like I've seen it before…

"KIM! Leave her alone Blackwell! Don't you dare touch her!" a male voice screams from somewhere nearby.

All I can hear is yelling and cries of pain and anger. And my heartbeat. Its thumping languidly in my ears despite the chaos, I'm calm. It feels like the world is shaking and crumbling around me. All of a sudden someone abruptly falls to their knees at my side. It's a girl, the same girl as before. She's got long, black hair, but her face is blurred. I can see she is bleeding on her stomach though. A stab wound, I think. And she has a pretty green glow. So pretty, is all I can think. She runs her hands over me lightly, I assume checking for injuries. And then she lets out a piercing, calling yell with her head up in the air. A burst of green light breaks through the concrete ceiling and shines over her in response for a moment and then it's gone. She looks back down at me and I can see her blurred mouth moving, but I can't hear anything but gurgles and mumbling.

I shake my head 'no' in the memory; obviously I had heard her then. She then puts her lips to my ear and covers my eyes as she says something to me. This time I can hear her.

"Don't watch. They'll take care of them. I'll see you again someday. Count to ten and when I uncover your eyes, everything will be alright okay?"

I nod timidly, my leg is throbbing, and my head is pounding. I have to concentrate to remember the numbers one through ten.

"O-one…two…three…f-four…five…six…s-seven…eight…nine…"

*whoosh*

It feels like I am being sucked into a tube head first and then being dropped out of thin air. All I can see is the pretty, turquoise green that I glow when I use my powers. And then…nothing.

Gasping I blink my eyes and I'm back in the kitchen, staring out the window. The green flash was long gone. But I have to look. I need to know what it was. These visions, memories or whatever they are, are killing me. It feels like there is a hole in my soul. No, like there are several tears and punctures and they're covered with band aids. Like the pain is one small rip away and I will remember what it is I have been so desperately trying to remember.

"Breakfast!" I call out after regaining my bearings.

"Whoo! Thanks, Kim. This looks great." Embry whoops and the rest chime in their agreement.

I smile and walk up to Jared quietly.

"Hey, I'll be right back okay? I'm going outside for a moment. Don't worry; I'll be with in hearing distance."

He gives me a worried look anyway and stands to follow me.

"No, sit. Eat. I'll be fine, Jay." I shoo him back into his chair.

He frowns and pouts a little bit but obliges me. Smiling, I kiss him on the cheek and step outback, ready to step into the woods.

"Kim," comes a whisper on the wind.

I freeze and cock my head to listen.

"Kim." That definitely was not the wind.

I jump and twirl around quickly. I can see the house from here; I'm only about ten feet into the woods. But standing between me and my escape, is a tall, raven-haired woman who looks about three years older than me.

"You. I know you." My eyes widen.

"Yes, and I know you, Kim. I am so pleased you remember me." She smiles.

"What is your name?"

"I can't reveal anything at this point. But the time will come very soon when I tell you everything about who you are and what happened to you when you were a child."

"What do you mean what happened to me? What happened!" I am getting really confused.

"All in good time, Kim. But just know this: you are not alone. There are many others like you. Like me. Don't give up on your powers. Keep trying. And I will see you again very, very soon."

"Sounds familiar," I bite back, agitated from being left out of the loop for so long.

She just smiles apologetically and disappears right there into a flurry of green sparks.

I am stunned. I can't think.

"Kim! Are you okay?" Jared is yelling while sprinting towards me.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"I'm so sorry, I didn't smell her. I couldn't hear her either! I don't know what happened. I could see her, but it's like her smell and voice was clouded. Almost like she wasn't even there. What did she want?" Jay babbles nervously.

Looks like I got a lot of explaining to do.

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