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Kin and Kindred
Chapter 17

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This chap we learn more about Nikki and Jack makes a connection.

Jasper P.O.V

Two weeks have gone by, two weeks since Jack left and I miss him.

We all do, things have been different around the house, it never occurred to me how much life Jack brought to our lives, whether he was pulling pranks or irritating the hell out of us.

Yes I miss him, I miss everything about him. I miss hearing him bitch and moan about his life, I miss hearing him tell me what a hick I was. I also missed bonding with him, like teaching him how to drive a motorcycle, or how to fight or even helping him catch butterflies.

Nessie was missing him real bad; he was the only child she could be herself around. She didn't have to hide being half vampire with him like she did other human children. She slept a few times in his room, trying to find some way to be close to him.
Emmett was sad; he had lost his partner in crime, who else would help him with his pranks? Who else had a dastardly mind like his? Who else would actually help him with his crazy ass plans?

We all missed him in our own way, the house was so quiet without him stirring things up, I never realized just how much entertainment he provided us. Without him around we realized how dull things could be.

We had not touched his room; Nessie was the only one who really went in there. All his butterfly displays were untouched; she tended to the ones he had caught. I still had his ring, I kept it in my pocket at all times and when I got thinking about Jack (which was a lot) I would take it out and rub circles around it with my thumb.

Things had been quiet with the wolves. Jake had been over a few times, the elders were still talking about what happened. Things were complicated what with Jake imprinting on Nessie and all. But they have been leaving us alone and we leave them alone. Jake has not bothered to tell them Jack left; if they knew he was gone it might affect their decision.

We had decided to wait one more year then leave Forks, Carlisle had reached the limit of his ability to tell others at the hospital he aged well. We could leave now but we didn't want to tear Nessie from Jake. Bella and Edward were thinking about staying behind and living in their cabin a little longer.

Jake's relationship with us was strained; he had lost some of his trust in us. We had lied to him as well after all. He had spent so much of his time trying to convince the wolves and elders we were trustworthy and this happened.

I had wanted to run to Mexico and bring Jack back, even if it meant he would be kicking and screaming. But Alice always stopped me, she told me to be patient, Jack would be back and soon.

I wish to say her words comforted me, but they did not help much, after all her visions were subject to change. I just hope he isn't pissing the vampires down there off.
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Jack P.O.V

Man I really know how to piss vampires off around here.

It has been two weeks since I joined Maria's coven. In that time I had killed a few vampires already. Maria quickly put me to work helping her defend her turf. I did a lot of patrol work. I used my power to track any vampires from the other covens that were hiding in the towns on her property and they were quickly killed.

We were planning to attack one of the covens in a few days and claim their territory for our own. I was still sticking to my animal diet, I fed off coyotes, dogs, snakes, lizards, anything I could find in the dessert I ate, as long as it wasn't human. Maria was trying to get me to go for human blood but I wasn't doing it.

Every once in a while the newborns would try and kill one another. The ones that survived I healed with my power. We needed them in tip top shape to fight. I didn't get to friendly with any of them. After all, once their year mark was up Maria would have them killed. She asked me to do it but I said no. I was not going to repeat Jaspers mistakes. I was here to fight Maria's enemies, not kill her underlings.

I had seen the girl around; I learned her name was Nikki. She never left the camp. I had not talked to her, but I kept an eye on her. I noticed she didn't hang out with the other newborns. They seemed to not like her. She seemed to be lonely. I noticed Maria kept one of the older vampires with her at all times; I mean one of the few vamps that weren't a newborn.

I asked Maria about her and she said Nikki was special and very important to her plans. She said she kept her under guard so she didn't get attacked by any of the newborns. I asked what was so special about her and she just smiled.

I was sparring with Maria right now; she wanted to see how good a fighter I was without my power. We were outside and a small crowd had gathered to watch. I ducked a blow from her and rolled away.

“Good, use your stature to your advantage,” she said.

We circled one another, the sun shown bright on us, all the vampires sparkled as the light touched their skin. We were out in the middle of nowhere and hidden by the wall, so we did not have to worry about people seeing us. Sometimes some poor human would find this place, some were tourists lost, others were people traveling from one town to another, none of them knew what was hidden here until it was too late.

I rushed Maria and she swung at me, I grabbed her hand with both of mine and brought my foot up to kick her but she caught it with her free arm and with her strength swung me until she had enough momentum and tossed me to the ground. I snarled and got back up, I dodged just in the nick of time, she had rushed up to me and was about to bring her foot down on where my head had been.

I tried to sweep her feet out from under her to trip her, but she saw what I was going to do and jumped just in time. As turned my body to bring my leg back in I looked up, Nikki was watching us, unlike the others she wasn't cheering, she wasn't making bets who would win, she didn't have an eager predatory look on her face like the other vampires, she was cheering, she was just watching with a slightly worried look on her face.

I wondered why she looked worried. Was she scared for Maria? Was she worried I would flip out and drain Maria? I made a dumb mistake, I paid too much attention to Nikki, I felt Maria come up behind me and pin me to the ground, my face hit the dirt and I felt a pair of lips against my neck, for one wild moment I was afraid she would rip my head off. But her lips kissed the back of my neck and I felt a tingly sensation, I was all too aware that her breasts were pressed to my back and suddenly my insides were squirming with that feeling all kids get when someone beautiful is very close to them.

She whispered in my ear. “Well done.”

She got off me and I got up, we dusted ourselves off. “Well done? You just K.O'ed my ass.”

“Yes but you put up a very good fight, I recognize your style, Jasper has been teaching you right?”

“Jasper didn't want me to rely too much on my power in a fight, he wanted me to try and know how to defend myself.”

I had enjoyed Jasper teaching me how to fight. I had won a few school yard beat downs growing up but vampires don't fight like kids, they fight like monsters. I never landed a blow on Jasper. He was fast and it was like he knew every blow I was going to land before I did. Edward, Alice and Jasper were the best fighters in the family. Edward and Alice because their powers gave them a huge advantage, Jasper because he was just a natural born fighter.

I remember Seth once telling me the wolves feared Jasper the most, I don't blame them. Jasper was a scary fighter; he was cold, practical, and ruthless. Which is a given do to his military background. Jasper said I was a good fighter and thanks to my speed I could be a force to be reckoned with one day with enough training and that was when I wasn't using my power.

I felt a wave of sadness hit me. I had not seen nor heard from the Cullens since I left. I thought of them a lot. I missed them all so much. Sure I enjoyed getting on their nerves but after I left I learned I had found something in them I had not felt in a long time. Family, home.

With my mother I had not felt like a home. When she was in a good mood she was the nicest person in the world, but when she was having a mood swing added with her alcohol she was the biggest bitch in the whole wide world. I loved her, but I lost the feeling of family and home a long time ago.

But with the Cullen's I had regained that sense. In my own way I had come to love them all in my own way. But of course I had to fuck everything straight to hell.

“Jasper taught you well, let’s go again.”

We fought for another hour. I kept on watching the crowd, trying to figure out where Nikki went. She had seemed to disappear from the crowd. After an hour of fighting we took a break. Maria wanted to start to train the newborns.

Me I wanted to look for Nikki. I was curious, I wanted to know how she got stuck in this mess, I mean she was a kid and she obviously was not from Mexico. Plus I had better things to do then watch these assholes. I followed her scent back to the church, no one was in there. I quietly opened the door.

One place I try not to swear is a church. I went to Sunday school when I was young, I enjoyed it. I stopped going when I was eight, I got tired of mom showing up drunk. I still have enough good memories of those days that I try to behave my best. I know after all the sins I have committed I am probably going to hell anyway but still.

Nikki was praying in front of the Jesus statue, I was going to leave her alone to her prayers when she stopped me. “Have anything to confess?”

“Not to you I don't,” I said.

She turned to look at me, a frown on her face at my rudeness. Hey I may not cuss in God’s house, doesn't mean I am nice. “I wasn't talking about confessing anything to me.”

“Sorry to interrupt but I just wanted to see if you were okay,” I said.

She looked back to the statue so I was unable to see her face. “I'm fine, I just don't like being there right now, and it’s starting to get a bit too rough for me. The newborns get a little over excited and one or more might flip out and go berserk.”

“Oh...may I join you?” I asked.

“Sure.”

I walked up and sat next to her. I stared at the statue of Jesus. I wonder if he was real? Was he just a human who knew how to fool people; was he some lunatic who thought he was the son of God? Maybe he was a half-breed like Nessie. Maybe there was never a Jesus. Carlisle has a strong belief in god still.

One of the things I miss about good old Carlisle was our little debates. I liked talking religion with Carlisle, he wasn't preachy or easily offended when we discussed higher powers. He was a firm believer, me, I have my days. He knew a lot about all kinds of religion, he had a copy of every scripture and every tome and every bible in his study, and a little obsessive I thought but fun to read.

If there is a God I wonder how he feels to have a bunch of vampires using one of his temples as a home. Probably not happy.
“You think he would listen to us?” Nikki asked me.

“Who? Jesus or God?”

“Either.”

“Sure. Their supposed to be all loving and merciful.”

“Do you believe in them?”

Somehow I knew she would ask that. “Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.”

We sat in silence for a few moments; I could hear the others outside getting more rambunctious.

“So how come you're eyes are gold?” she asked.

“Do they bother you?” I asked.

“No, I like them. They’re very pretty.”

Pretty? My eyes are pretty? Surprisingly I wasn't as pissed as I should be, I actually felt...pleased she liked them.

“Their yellow because I don't drink human blood.”

She looked at me sharply. “What? Then what do you drink?”

I looked at her and I gave her my best spooky face. “Vampire blood! Muw ha ha ha ha.” She scowled at me. She looked cute with a scowl on her face, it made her nose more noticeable. “No seriously I drink animal blood,” I said.

“Animal blood?” she asked.

“Yeah, deer, wolves, bears, lions, tigers all that jazz.”

“Is it as good as human blood?”

“Hel-I me no. I mean it helps feed us but it never fully satisfies you know. It's like eating tofu, it helps keep you going but it never satisfies. It’s good though, it helps you reclaim some of your humanity you know. Makes it easier for you to blend in with humans.”

She got this look on her face, a look of pure hope. “How did you find out we can drink animal blood?” she asked.

“I didn’t. another vampire called Carlisle Cullen did.”

I told her about Carlisle, how he became a vampire and discovered drinking animal blood could stave off the hunger, how he met Edward, then Esme, Rosalie, Emmett then finally Alice and Jasper. I told her about Bella and Edward and their daughter Nessie. She was amazed vampires could have kids, but got a little disappointed when she found out only the boys could.

“Wow, amazing. I thought it was impossible for vampires to be a real family. Hey that Jasper guy, he's the one who turned you right?”

“Yeah.”

“Well he's a bit of a legend around here; they say he was once Maria’s number one man. What happened?”

“Jasper got tired of the killing, he made a friend of a newborn called Peter, then when it came time to thin the ranks Peter ran with his mate Charlotte, Jasper let them go. Few years later they came back and invited Jasper to follow them and he went with. It was a bit better for him, but not much, the fear his victims felt made him super depressed.”

“Fear?”

“It’s his power, you know what an empath is?”

“I know someone who is empathic is sensitive to others emotions.”

“Same thing. It’s his power, he can sense and manipulate the emotions of others. Humans and vampires. It is why he was so useful to Maria, his power made it so much easier for them to train and control newborn vamps, he can make you feel peace, calm and tranquil.”

“Wow. How did he find the Cullen's?”

“Alice. Her power led her to him.”

“Power?”

“She can see the future. She saw Jasper, alone and in need of a family, she found him and together they found the Cullens.”

“Wow. Did she see you join them too?”

“Well that’s the thing. Alice’s visions are ever changing. See she can predict the weather and get it right every time because the weather doesn't change its mind and change course. Every time we take an action Alice can see where it will lead. The night Jasper turned me he wasn't planning on hunting a human so Alice didn't see it coming, but when he caught my scent he was unable to resist and when he made his choice Alice saw it and where it would lead to, you follow?”

“Yeah. So she can only have a vision when someone makes a choice or a decision about something but if they change their minds the vision won't happen or will change?”

“Yep.”

“Wow. What else can they do? The other Cullens?”

“Well the only other members with a power are Edward, Bella and Nessie. Edward is telepathic, he can hear thoughts.”

“Like Professor X from X-men?”

“Yeah, but he can only hear thoughts. He can't wipe out people’s memories or control their minds, he just hears their thoughts, no mind reading. Bella his wife she has this mental shield that protects her from other vampire powers. Well most of them any vampire power that affects minds won't work on her. Edward can't hear her thoughts, but Alice can see her in her visions, Jaspers power works on her because he is manipulating the chemicals in the head to manipulate emotions, it’s a physical thing and the shield doesn't stop physical stuff. Nessie, Edward and Bella's daughter is the only one who can penetrate Bella’s shield. Her power is the reverse of her parents. They think that is why she can get through Bella’s shield, she is an anti-shield and instead of seeing others thoughts and memories like her dad she can show other people her thoughts and memories when she touches them.”

“What about the others?”

“Well Carlisle is super compassionate; it was his compassion that prevented him from killing and drinking human blood. He is so good at resisting human blood he works as a doctor.”

Her eyes got big and round. “Really?”

“Really. He can do surgeries on people and stuff and not even flinch when he smells their blood.”

“That’s amazing.”

“He's had years of practice, many years. Esme is his wife, she is very....loving. Literally. She had a baby before she turned, but he died.”

“Oh no.” she covered her mouth.

“Yeah, so since she had strong maternal instincts when she was turned that was brought over from her human life. So she has an ability to love everyone immensely, as if they were her own kids. Rose is the most beautiful vampire. She was really amazing as a human becoming a vampire made her beautiful even for a vampire. I have never seen a vampire more beautiful. Also made her a first class bitch too. Emmett is her husband; he is like the big brother I always wanted.” I smiled remembering Emmett. “He is the strongest in the family, because he is the physically largest.”

“Wow.”

A bunch of snarling sounded from outside. Nikki made a scared sound deep in her throat and grabbed my hand. Sounded like the newborns were starting to get a little too wild. “Please don't leave me, I'm scared,” she said.

“I won't, promise.”

She didn't move her hand. We just sat there, listening to the sounds of the newborns fighting one another. The sound of flesh tearing and agonizing screams filled our ears. We sat hand in hand, two vampires in a church, listening as more of our kind killed each other outside. I gently squeezed her hand, letting her know I was here for her.
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Nikki P.O.V

My Nikki senses were tingling, I had left the fight for two reasons, my power told me things were going to get out of hand, the danger level was slowly rising. Plus seeing Jack get creamed by Maria was not fun to watch, I had to bite my tongue to keep from shouting at him to look out.

He was better a fighter then I thought, he was real quick, but Maria had been fighting and killing professionally for years. She had loads of experience. So I left, I remember how he watched me and I shuddered, not because I was scared, but because something about him looking at me seemed to excite me. I liked having him look at me, he had such wonderful eyes.

So I went inside the church, quietly, Maria normally has me under watch all the time. But since everyone was preoccupied with the fight I used the moment to get some alone time so I came into the church. Then Jack had come in, I was not worried, if he was going to kill me my power would have told me.

I knew he was dangerous though, my power told me that much. I should have told him to go, I should have told him to leave me alone. My power knew he was a danger, but a part of me was curious, he had been here two weeks, he had been a big help finding the vampires hiding in Marias territory. I remember times he would come back from a raid and his eyes seemed to glow yellow.

So ignoring my instincts I invited him in and I was glad I did. I learned more about him; I found out about the Cullens and learned I did not need to drink human blood. I did not have to be a monster. He made the Cullens out as a normal family (not adding the vampire factor) they eat together, live together, they play games, they watch T.V, celebrate holidays and anniversaries, they go to school and College and get jobs and own cars and bikes and property.

I could so see myself living as a Cullen, I would assimilate well into the rich lifestyle.

The more he talked about them the more I wanted to be like them. They sounded so much better and perfect then this hell that Maria calls life.

As we talked I realized two things. One Jack really missed his family, I could tell from his eyes which were filled with such sadness and longing. He was one of those people who wore their emotions on their sleeve. Meaning when they felt a particular emotion they didn't bother to hide it, they were happy you knew they are happy, they are angry, you know they are angry.

I liked this side of him; it made figuring him out more easy.

The second thing I knew was it was getting more dangerous outside, my power could tell me that much, I was glad I had left and gone inside the church. I was even gladder I was inside with Jack.

Then the sounds started and I knew the newborns had lost what little control they had and a fight had started. I wanted to run, I wanted to flee but I knew Maria would find me and I still knew so little about the vampire world, I wasn't ready to live alone.

I clutched Jacks hand. I was afraid, my instincts were yelling at me to run, danger was real close. He squeezed my hand, not hard, but gently. I looked at him, it seemed as though the fact we were holding hands was more important then the fighting going on outside.

I asked him not to leave me and he said he would not. I calmed down when he said that. We sat there just holding hands, listening to the fighting. “Shouldn't you go out and help?” I asked.

“Maria can take care of them; she made them, let her handle them.”

“Maria won't like that attitude.”

“Maria is not my boss,” he said firmly.

I bit my lip nervously. I was nervous to ask him this next question. “Jack...could you teach me to drink animal blood?”

He looked at me, some surprise in his eyes. “Well you don't need me to teach you. Just find an animal and do to them what you would do to a human.”

“I mean...really help me, like talk me thru it, help me find out what animals can help feed me better. Help me turn my eyes yellow like yours.”

He brought his hands up; his thumb traced the outline of my eyes. I stopped breathing. I knew all he had to do was use that power of his and I would be dust, a single touch and even a vampire would fall to his power. But as his thumb traced outlines next to my eye it made my skin tingle.

“You would look nice with yellow eyes.”

“Nice?”

“Well you know, nicer then what you look now.”

Should I be offended?

“Okay, I'll teach you the ropes. But don't think this will cure you, animal blood will sustain us, but it will take many years of practice before you can resist the call of human blood. Jasper has been doing it for decades now and he still struggles. Because he spent so long drinking human blood. All the Cullens have trouble with humans still.”

“But they can still go to school and stuff right?”

“Yes, but you need practice, you need to desensitize yourself, and since you have been drinking human blood I think it might be a while before you are ready.”

“That’s okay, I am immortal right? Time really isn't much of a factor.”

“Okay, how about tonight?”

“Tonight?” I asked.

“Better sooner than later.”

“Okay, we'll have to let Maria know. She doesn't like it when I am alone.”

“You'll be with me, plus we can talk some more, and you know stuff. Plus just hang out and stuff.”

Wait, talk? Hang out? Stuff? Was this turning into a date?

“Sure, sounds fun, would be nice to hang out with someone my own-

The door flew open and Maria strolled in. She looked livid; a nasty bite mark was on her cheek. Jack quickly let go of my hand and we stood up. “You look like shit,” Jack said.

I stared at him in shock. Was he insane? Maria was obviously not in a mood for humor.

“Fucking newborns. A little fighting and they lose control. I didn't see you two anywhere and was afraid you were hurt.” she glared at us not please we had run off and worried her.

“Sorry Maria, things were getting tense and I thought I should leave,” I quickly said.

“I saw she was gone and thought I see if she was okay,” Jack said.

I glanced at him, I was a little touched he cared; it brought a small smile to my face.

He walked up to Maria and touched her bite mark with his fingers, he closed his eyes and I watched in amazement as he healed her face. I had only seen him use his healing power that one time. I was still amazed he could do that.

“I am going to head out tonight to eat tonight,” he said.

“If you want head to one of the towns and find someone,” Maria said.

“Thanks, but I prefer the dessert coyotes,” he said, “And I am taking Nikki with me.”

She looked at him then me. I looked away unable to meet her gaze. “What for?” I heard her ask, her voice was sharper than normal.

“She wants to give animal blood a swing.”

A long pause filled the room. “You really think she can drink animal blood? She has already tasted why bother?”

“She wishes to find an alternate way to feed and I have agreed to help her.”

“Nikki is this true?”

“Yes Maria,” I said still not looking her in the face.

“Don't think you can convert the others Jack.”

I looked up and saw her giving Jack an unfriendly look. Jack scowled at her. “Like I would waste my time on those blood thirsty degenerates.”

She smiled. “Fine, you may take her, but keep a close eye on her, I would hate it if anything were to happen to her. Now come, you need to heal the others...the ones that survived that is.”
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Alice P.O.V

I smiled as I watched Jack.

I had been keeping a close eye on him since he left. As much as it pained me I knew trying to force him back would only worsen the situation. He is at a cross roads of his life right now. He has so much anger and guilt inside of him. I want to go to him and hug him and love him but he is not ready...yet.

You would think being with Maria would be the last place he needed to be. But is seems being there would work out better then intended. His meeting the newborn Nikki would take him to lighter places.

I see a future where he returns, I see a future where he never returns, I see a future where he comes back to live with us, and I see a future where he returns to kill us all.

So many futures are up for grabs; all I can do is wait. Wait and see where his choices lead him, wait and see how it will all end. Their futures are tied now, his and Nikki’s. She will either be the one who redeems him or leads him to a never ending path of death.
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Jack P.O.V

I was nervous.

I was going to be alone in the desert with a girl.

I have never been alone with a girl.

I mean my mom doesn't count.

This is a strange girl I hardly even know. I mean I was just showing her how to eat animals and all that stuff the Cullen's had been teaching me this last half year. I mean was this a date? She is cute and I do seem to be attracted to her. I am taking her out to eat and hang out.

But it was just supposed to be a way to help a poor girl get her life together that is all. Maybe I am looking to deep into this.

I helped heal the surviving newborns. The ones who were closest to their year mark were burned. I was tempted to drain them but I wanted to be in my right mind for tonight. Draining people of their life-force made me a little high and I did not want to make an ass out of myself....huh that’s a first.

As the sun set I went looking for Nikki. I wanted to wait till night time so some poor human didn't see us sparkling and try and see what we were. We would be in the middle of nowhere I know and no human in their right mind would be out in the dessert in the day time but still.

Nikki was waiting for me. She had put her hair up in a braid, I liked it. Made her look cute. Well cuter. Maybe I should have spruced myself up? The nice cloths I had from the Cullen's were ripped and stained all to hell; I looked like a poor orphan child. Not a bad analogy come to think of it.

“Ready?” I asked.

“Ready as I will ever be,” she said.

We headed for the large wooden doors and the guards opened it for us. It would have taken a bunch of humans to open it but a single vampire could have opened them.

The doors shut behind us and with the sun setting in the distance we took of running. It felt good running away from Marias base. With Nikki by my side it seemed right even.
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Maria P.O.V

I watched as Jack and Nikki ran off. I was not too pleased by this. I needed Nikki under my control; she was too valuable to lose. If Jack kept filling her head with the same nonsense Jasper put in his I would lose both of them. I could tell there was an attraction between them.

An attraction I could not risk.

On the other hand this could be useful, if I can just use her to get a better control over Jack, unlike Jasper Jack was a lot more wild, independent and defiant. I admit the only reason I have not killed him for his attitude was how useful he was. Jasper had trained him well, a few more lessons and add his power he could very well be one of the most deadly vampires to ever roam the earth.

But this connection with Nikki that was forming! Shit! Maybe I should hit this at another angle. Jack was young, just coming into his sexual awakening. When I was on top of his back earlier I had sensed his arousal. If Jack wanted some pleasurable company maybe he would prefer something a little more refined and older.

It had worked on Jasper and on a hormone crazy newborn it will be easy.

Fusedtwilight: That's right Jack has a date!........sort of.....I mean he is taking her out to dinner technically. Please review.
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