Chapter 9: Port Angeles

Esme and Carlisle returned late at night. They had gone to the old printing house with the hope of finding Sabrina and little Jake. But there was no one there, not even the dog. Mrs. Cullen still had a faint hope. She said to herself: -they will come back, they left everything, they took nothing, they will come back-. She repeated this like a mantra inside herself.

Edward sensed her thoughts. He felt guilty. He knew it was partly his fault and his brothers'. They shouldn't have followed their father, they shouldn't have stormed into their home, they shouldn't have attacked them. Now everything could be lost and their mother would never hold her children again. He was about to apologize when Eleazar intervened.

"Carlisle, Esme, we continue been reading that monster's journal. He tortured them in an attempt to tame them, domesticate them. He thought their kindness, their sensitivity, their humanity was a problem for him. That monster did horrible things to all of them. Not even the Volturi are that cruel…not even them."

Esme winced and clutched at her husband's arm.

"I have to find them. Renesmee honey you know them better than we do, please tell me where they went. I beg you." Mrs. Cullen began to cry again.

"I don't know where they are grandma. I can only say one thing, evil doctor is the way Jake calls Dr. Frankenstein. Your son senses his presence. That monster is close by and they've gone hunting."

Esme saw the terrified looks of her children and the Denali. The woman's eyes moved to the diary of that horrible vampire.

"No, no, no! If he takes them, what will he do to our children. We have to look for them, we have to look for help. Let's call the witnesses, even the Volturi if necessary..."

Carlisle hugged his wife in an attempt to calm her down. Which was quite difficult at that moment.

"It's okay, my love..."

"NOOO! IT'S NOT OK," the woman shouted.

Tanya and Kate intervened to help Carlisle calm Esme down.

"We'll go us," Garrett said. "We'll look for a trail, something that leads us bring to them."

"We're coming too," the Cullen boys and girls said in unison.

"I going to the reservation. I have to warn everyone of the danger," Jake said.

"Take Rensmee with you," Bella said.

"No, I want to go with you," Nessie said.

"No, little girl, you're going with Jacob and I don't want to hear any complaints," her mother scolded.

The little girl snorted.

"Well, I think we start our search at their house. Maybe we can find some leads." Eleazar said.

"I saw a map on the table. Port Angeles was marked with a red circle," Carlisle said.

"Then let's go there right away," Eleazar said.

Around midnight they arrived in Port Angeles. They tried to smell the air. There were different scents. They continued to move at vampire speed until they smelled a particular scent. The closer they got, the stronger the scent became. Evan, Caius' daughter, smelled like that: the scent of jasmine flowers. They reached the Port Angeles School.

"We are lucky now I also smell other scents similar to those described in the diary," Eleazar said.

The people they were looking for had taken refuge in an abandoned area of the building. When they entered they found Evan in the throes of a strong epileptic seizure. Next to her were Didyme, Jake, Bree and another little girl, Amon's daughter. The latter stood in front of her family ready to defend her. She was about to strike them with her power when her mother called her back. The woman stood up and went to meet them.

"Good evening, my name is Carlisle, Carlisle Cullen."

"I know who you are sir. My children have told me about you and your family."

"We have no ill intentions, we do not want to hurt you."

"Liar," said the daughter of Amon.

"Sweetheart," her mother called back.

"Mom, they are evil, you must not believe what this charlatan says."

The little girl clenched her fists. Carlisle smiled at the sight of this little girl so protective of her family.

"None of us want to hurt your family." Dr. Cullen tried to reassure the girl.

"Really, and why is one of your own looking down on my sister Bree?"

Carlisle turned to see Jasper looking at the immortal girl.

"Jasper, no. We came in peace."

"You know the law, Dad. Immortal children are dangerous."

"She's not dangerous. We're there for her and always help her. It's not her fault she has trouble containing her bloodlust. Would you kill an obese person because they can't stop eating? And we're much better at it than you. I know Jasper wanted to eat Bella when she cut herself with the wrapping paper on her birthday. And Rosalie? Lei always wanted eat Bella, when she was bleeding to death after giving birth. We would never have done that." The girl's tone was know it all.

Carlisle looked at the little girl curiously.

"They wanted to eat your precious Bella and why are they still alive? You always do two weights and two measures Cullen," the little girl spat.

"Why do you hate me so much," Bella asked.

"Really! You're asking," she said irritably.

"Honey please," Didyme begged.

"No mommy, stop! This bitch must no longer be protected from the truth."

"Jenna," Didyme scolded for her language.

Edward approached the girl and she threw him into an adjacent room with her sound wave. The force of the scream was so strong that he broke through the wall. Bella tried to stop the hybrid, but Jake stepped in front of his sister.

"STOP BELLA," Esme shouted.

Bella stopped attacking and ran to her husband.

"The baby has powers," Eleazar said.

"What?" Esme echoed.

"He has a gift, no more than one. He has a power similar to yours Kate and he also has a power that I don't quite understand. I see numbers…" Eleazar was stunned. He looked at the others and then at Didyme.

"My son…"

"HE'S MY SON, NOT YOUR SON, HE'S MINE," Esme shouted.

Kate and Tanya tried to calm Esme down. Dr. Cullen in the meantime had come over to Evan.

"How long has he been like that?" he asked.

"About 40 minutes," Didyme replied.

"What?" Carlisle said in alarm.

Evan began to doze off. He was still having some mild spasms.

"She nourished her sister Bree?" he asked.

"Yes," Didyme replied.

"Like fed," Garrett asked curiously.

"They donate their blood. Even though it's poisonous, it doesn't harm vampires and it seems to be very nutritious. Renesmee told me this."

"You, you donate your blood?" Garrett looked surprised at the little girl who had knocked out Edward.

"Yes, why do you have a problem with that?"

"No, I just think it's incredible and extraordinary. I would like to get to know you better," Garrett said.

"Why?" the little girl replied warily.

The vampire smiled and held out his hand to the little girl. The little girl spat into the palm of the vampire's hand.

"Jenna, that's not how I raised you!"

The little girl bit her lip. She went back to her sister Evan. Scabies was licking of little Evan face in an attempt to comfort her and ease the pain. Jake positioned himself next to Bree. His hand began to charge with electricity. Esme tried to get closer to her son, but Didyme stepped in front of her.

"Not now, Jake has to trust first."

Esme was resentful of the woman's response. Didyme moved closer to the woman.

"Forgive me Mrs. Cullen, I didn't mean to offend you, or belittle you." Didyme turned the woman to Jake, "Look at Jake's hand. The boy is ready to attack anyone who comes near his family. It would have hurt you a lot. You need to earn your son's trust. He needs to understand that you are not a danger to his brother, sisters, or me. Jake is autistic, come slowly and touch his cheek lightly. No hugs yet. He must be the one to ask to be hugged."

Esme managed to say a simple thank you. She approached her son, but the desire to hold him in her arms was too strong. Jake screamed first, followed immediately by Esme. The child had shocked his mother with a strong electric shock. Carlisle approached his wife. The Cullens and Denali were surprised and alarmed. Kate tried to get closer, but little Jake transformed the electric glow content in his palm into an electric whip. He decapitated the vampire woman. Jasper was about to attack, but was stopped by Eleazar and his mate Carmen.

"This is not how we're going to solve this." Eleazar looked at Esme's son in alarm. The child was screaming and hitting his head with the palm of his hand.

Jenna and Didyme had approached the little hybrid. The sister took out some small cylindrical containers. She started playing chess with Jake. The boy calmed down instantly.

"I apologize for…", Marcus's partner couldn't finish her sentence.

"It's not Jake's fault, Mom. It's their fault. You warned them", Jenna said angrily.

Esme was starting to feel better. Tanya had helped her sister get back on her feet.

"Amazing, not only can she emanate electricity from her hand, but she can transform that energy into a physical weapon", Eleazar said. Even Kate was surprised. She wondered if she could do the same with a little training.

Didyme approached Esme and helped the woman up.

"Jake doesn't like being touched by strangers. She has to earn his trust."

"And ours," Jenna echoed. "But I don't think you can, you're evil."

"Still with this story. We're not evil, the doctor who created you is a monster, just like the Volturi." Bella's tone was altered.

"The Volturi are evil, just like Doctor Frankenstein. But they don't pretend to be good," the girl replied.

"Let's all calm down now," Carlisle said. Then he sent a mental message to the only vampire present who could read minds.

-Edward. Mike said the same thing. From what I understand we hurt someone… actually to a girl, but I don't know who they're referring to. Try to read their minds. The only thing I know is that Renesmee very likes this person-

Edward tried to read Jake's mind. But it was like being inside a black hole. He tried Evan, but the girl had a fog in her head. He read Didyme's mind, but saw only anguish towards her children. He tried to read Bree's mind, but saw only fear. Finally he turned his attention to Jenna. She had figured out what the Cullen family mind reader was doing. Edward was surprised and amused to see the girl's mind.

He approached his father.

"Dad, I didn't see anything. Jenna figured out I was reading their minds and showed me a really funny image. Me in a boiling cauldron and her dressed as a witch was preparing vampire stew with my dismembered body." Edward chuckled. "It's a little girl after all."

Carlisle looked at his son in surprise. His eyes watched Jenna and Jake playing their version of chess. It looked very complex. Esme approached them.

"I can't even touch it." Esme started to cry again.

Didyme approached the woman and whispered, "She can do it, but she has to give it time."

"Thank you," the woman replied.

Carlisle watched the scene. Didyme didn't seem shocked to see Esme crying. He understood that she had shed tears for her children. Suddenly he realized that they had wasted too much time. Inside the building there were only the youngest of the family, but not the adults. They were out there, they were on the hunt… they were in danger.