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Kin and Kindred

Chapter 22

Fusdtlight: Thanks t aniegilkiki for betaing and thanks too everyone o reviewed.

Jack P.O.V

We left Seth and the others where they were. I felt a little bad about leaving them alone and naked in the dessert but the Volturi did not let us cover them.

We moved at a vampire pace, to a human we would be a bit of a blur. But we were not running, more like power walking to Maria's strong hold. I knew what we would soon find. The purple, black smoke blowing from where the base was a clear indicator of what was going on.

Me and Nikki held hands as we walked, or power walked I mean. Jasper must be using his power because I felt calmer than what I should be.

Soon we arrived at Maria's base and what I saw would be forever burned into my mind. The wall that surrounded our base was destroyed. The doors that bared entry were torn, as if something had ripped them off.

The sounds of vampire fleshing tearing could be heard and Nikki gripped my hand more tightly. She must be sensing the danger, or the sound of tearing flesh must be getting to her.

We walked inside and there were more vampires in black cloaks. Many more. Any hope I had of us somehow fighting back disappeared. The church was ablaze. Engulfed in fire, the other Volturi members were ripping our former coven mates to shreds and tossing the parts into the roaring fire.

I wondered why they did not fight back, it was like they didn't even feel or know what was going on. I saw what I first thought was smoke but upon closer inspection was some kind of mist like substance. It was odd because although the vampires moved through it and it did not move when they moved through it.

The mist seemed to becoming from a boy of my age. A young girl stood next to him watching the vampires work with a bored expression. I knew these were the infamous twins, Jane and Alec. I knew we were in more danger than I thought before. I knew that this Jane girl had a vendetta against the Cullens.

If I was going to die today I was going to do my best to either take that bitch or her freaky misty brother with me. They were among the biggest threats to the Cullen's and killing them would be the best way to repay them for their kindness too me. Taking out some of their worst enemies would be a good repayment I think.

Jane turned to us and her eyes widened. Hate than a streak of victory appeared in her eyes. But then as she looked at Alice the hate returned and for a moment I thought Alice was about to fall to the ground. But Alice merely stared back at Jane; with calm and grace too oppose Jane's hate.

“Why is it every time there is a problem it is your coven at the center of it?” Jane asked.

“This has nothing to do with us,” Jasper said, “we are merely here too claim a member of our coven.”

“Member?” Jane asked confused. She looked at me than. I saw surprise and disdain in her eyes.

“Yet another you claim for yourselves. Awfully young, how old are you boy?” she asked.

“Name's Jack bitch and I am twelve,” I said.

“Aw crap,” Jasper said.

Just then I was on fire. Not literally, no flames engulfed my body, yet I could feel something inside me burning. It was like the memory I had of the burning pain of the venom. I fell to the ground and writhed. Nikki feels too my side and tried to help me but there was nothing she could do.

I screamed in agony, the pain was too great for me to keep in. I had to do something, it was too much for me to handle!

Then the pain stopped and I looked into Nikki's pained face. “Jack, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I am fine,” I said.

She helped me up and Jasper squeezed my shoulder, shooting me up with whatever emotions too help me shake of the pain I still felt.

“That was longer than necessary,” Alice said giving Jane a disproving glare.

“No one disrespects me, especially not some animal eating piece of trash,” Jane said her eyes narrowed at Alice.

“Easy sister,” the boy who I assumed was Alec placed his hand on her shoulder.

I saw him look at Nikki and he cocked his head to the side, curious. “Her eyes are orange. Why?”

“She is still a new born, but Jack had been teaching her our ways. The orange is a result of her human blood and the animal blood intermingling,” Jasper said.

“And why is a member of the Cullens in Mexico?” Alec asked.

“I had left the Cullen's and came here. But recently me and Nikki decided it best to leave...together.” I grabbed hold of her hand for added emphasis. I saw Alec watch our locked hands and for a moment I thought I saw his eyes narrow.

“It would seem Maria was telling the truth sister,” Alec said.

“Maria?” the name was echoed by me, Jasper, Nikki, Peter and Charlotte.

As if they were waiting for that like a signal, some of the guards parted like a wave. Two guards held Maria by her arms. She looked horrible, her shirt was half torn exposing one breast. Her face was misshapen, like a statue that had chunks missing from its face.

“She gave us quite a bit of trouble this one,” Alec said.

“Bitch actually bit me,” one of the guards said. He was tall and burly, reminding me of Emmett. He too had dark hair like Emmett, his lips were pulled into a snarl and he was glaring at Maria. I noticed a tear in the side of his clothes where his ribs were. “Almost ripped my rib out.”

“I should have bit off your dick,” Maria spat.

The big guy snarled and twisted her arm and she snarled in pain.

“Who are you?” Jane asked Peter and Charlotte. “Wait, now I remember, you were there that day.”

“We are friends with Jasper, when he told us he might need help reclaiming Jack we came with him to help,” Peter said.

“Well, I think you may find that was a very foolish decision,” Jane said with a smile that had sinister undertones.

“Jack help me!” Maria said.

I looked at her, my face is blank. “Don't you want to know where Alejandro is?” I asked.

She just glared at me. “Who cares, help me! You can take them!”

“No. They can fry you for all I care.”

“You’re betraying me?” she said scandalized.

“Fuck you Maria. Alejandro practically bragged how you had him take me out to the dessert to have me killed. He was going to cut my heart! How could you let him do that too the others? We may be immortal but I think having our fucking heart cut out is a little extreme!”

Her lips were bared and snarling, I held on her hand tight, I had no choice, she was clutching mine so hard I feared it was about to shatter. She was younger than me so she was stronger. A wave of calm filled the air and she settled down.

“What?” she asked calmly.

“Jasper,” I said.

She looked at Jasper, surprised by his power. “Wow, thanks...sorry I made a scene.”

“I would be upset too if I almost had my heart cut out,” Jasper said.

“Jasper, help me, please! Don't let them kill me!” Maria called.

Jasper looked at her. His face was calm and smooth. Like the Jasper I knew. But in his eyes I saw the pain. Maria was his creator, his teacher and once his lover. There was a history between them. A bloody, sordid, monstrous history. But whether white or black history is history.

“It pains me to see you brought low Maria. But you brought this on yourself.”

“I didn't start this, Pedro did! He upset the balance; he killed one of the covens and set the others off! I was only trying to protect what was mine!”

“Doesn't matter,” Jane said. “Last time we gave you all warning. This time there will be no mercy. As sad as it is Mexico will soon be a vampire free state. You have brought too much attention again and as such the Volturi have decided the ultimate cleansing must take place.”

“You mean genocide,” I spat.

“Pretty much,” she smiled.

“You're a real cunt you know that.”

“How about another dose of pain?” she asked her eyes narrowing.

“Am I bothered?”

“What?”

“Am I bothered though?”

“You should be you idiot?”

“I ain't bothered though, look at my face.” I pointed at my face.

“What about it?”

“It ain't bothered. Are you blind? Has giving people the stink eye made you lose some of your sight?”

“You impetuous little-”

“Face.”

“I will-”

“Bothered.”

“Eno-”

“Stink eye.”

“Shu-”

“Blindsided.”

“I swear-”

“Fine since you cannot see it on my face, let me spell it out for you. I-Ain't-Bothered!”

“Is he always this annoying?” Peter asked.

“Extremely,” Jasper said.

“Fine, if hurting you won't teach you respect than maybe you're mate's pain will,” Jane said, her eyes were lit with sadistic anger.

She looked at Nikki and Nikki flinched. I ran in front of her ready to take the pain but Alec put his hand on her shoulder.

“Now sister, let us not be hasty. Allow me.”

The mist moved and headed right for me. “What th-” before I could finish the words cut off from my mouth. No matter how much I tried I could not speak, yell, shout.

“There much better,” Alec said with a smirk.

I growled but no sound came out. I walked over to the wall and pushed two guards out of the way. Using my fingers I carved a message into the wall. It read.

I can still write asshole! And I still ain't bothered

For added affect I flipped him the bird. He glared at me, before anything else could happen the woman from before stopped us.

“Enough. Let us finish what we came to do. Than we may discuss the fate of the little pest.”

“Indeed. Felix, Demetri,” Jane said.

The mist around me dissipated and I was able to talk again, but this time I kept my mouth shut. Who says I don't learn when to stay quiet? I walked over to Jasper and the others. We all watched as Maria was killed.

Nikki held my left hand, Jasper held my right, Peter held Jasper’s right, and Charlotte held her mates right hand. Alice stood right behind Jasper, but I knew she saw perfectly what was about to happen.

It was odd too watch them kill her, in the old days I would be trying to save her right now. But after what she pulled with Nikki? Burn baby burn.

Maria tried to fight back, a hell cat like her does not go down belly up. I had to give the old girl credit she gave those two one hell of a fight. “Jasper! Jack help me!” Maria called.

No one made a move to help her. The two vampires took some time to take her out, either she was that good or the big one wanted some payback for the bite. But in the end they tore her to pieces. Jasper gripped my hand tight. I did not know if it was the emotions he was feeling from her or his own inner turmoil. I glanced in his eyes and saw he was gone. As were Peter and Charlotte.

Their eyes were lost in memory. As they're creator was killed I imagine they must be remembering how they first met her, how she affected their lives and all that.

When I looked into Nikki's eyes I saw a similar emotion, only with a streak of vindication. Maria had taken so much from her, her family, her home, and in the end she tried to take her life. I don't know who enjoyed her death more. Nikki or me. Though I am sure Alice was glad she was gone now in her own way.

Soon the pieces of Maria were tossed into the burning chapel, joining her army of newborn pawns. I hope me and Nikki won't be joining her soon.

Jasper P.O.V

Maria was dead.

I was both relieved and saddened by this. Relieved that that woman would no longer vex me in the future, but saddened because a small part of me still loved her and that small part died with her in the fire. I felt Alice put her hands on my shoulder. I sensed sympathy from her, she knew a part of me still cared for Maria, but she never held that against me. The bond between creator and creation can be strong. I was with Maria for years, learning how to be a good vampire, killing for her, doing my best to fool myself what we had was real, true, pure.

I also sensed a feeling of relief from her as well. Alice never liked Maria because of her brutal nature. She also resented her for the pain I go through when I am around mortals. The pain of resisting my natural urges that for years I indulged to the point that years later I would have trouble being human.

Peter and Charlotte were feeling disbelief, relief, plus some small satisfaction. Maria had just made them as pawns and tried to kill them when they were useless to her so of course they wouldn't feel too conflicted about her death.

Jack wasn't feeling much. A small vindictive satisfaction. She did try and have his....mate killed, it was only natural he would take some small satisfaction in her death.

But whatever satisfaction he felt over her death was like a candle flame compared to the roaring forest fire his mate Nikki felt over seeing Maria burn.

Satisfaction, happiness, vindictive pleasure. I glanced over at her and saw a smile on her face, her eyes glittered with delight. I think there is more bad blood between her and Maria than a little assassination attempt.

I was looking forward to get too know this little lady. I sensed Jack's love and affection for her. A few days of knowing one another and he was willing to die, and kill for her. I was looking forward to seeing what kind of girl my boy Jack had caught himself. Obviously she had too extreme patience to deal with him.

“Well that is done, now to more serious issues,” Jane said.

She turned her eyes to us. I sensed her desire for our deaths. I knew she really hated our family. But every time she looked at Alice I felt her desire for death increase much more. Surprisingly she hated Alice more than Bella. Which was odd seeing how they had less interaction than Bella and Jane had.

Then again from what I know of Jane she hates anyone with a power stronger than hers.

“Godric, Regina, kill that girl,” Jane said pointing at Nikki.

Jack growled and let go of my hand and grabbed Nikki and held her close. Love, possession, desire to fight, to protect radiated from him.

“No! Leave her alone!” Jack growled.

“We were ordered to kill every vampire in Mexico. She was part of Maria's coven, she created her. She is responsible for the exposure, she dies.”

“She never did anything to expose us to the humans,” Jack argued. “Maria turned her against her will and kept her here. She only left like one time to help us fight another coven.”

“I don't care. We were ordered to kill every vampire we found.”

“Then you're going to have to kill me too!”

“With extreme pleasure,” Jane smiled.

“Jack don't!” I said.

Jack turned to me and I saw (and felt) the desperation, the fear in his eyes. “I can't lose her Jasper, I just found her. I love her.”

“Jack,” Nikki said hugging him.

“Alec,” Jane said.

The mist began too slowly move towards us. I got ready to fight, we all did, except Alice who remained calm as ever. Surprisingly that kept me calm because knowing Alice she already knew how this would end. She glanced at me and winked at me and smiled.

“Stop!”

It was Chelsea who spoke. The mist stopped and Jane turned to Chelsea annoyed.

“What now?”

“We must not kill these two.”

“And why not?” Jane asked raising an eye brow.

“Because they are gifted, I have seen it for myself.”

“Gifted?” Jane asked.

“Yes. The boy has much more potential than the girl but seeing how they are mated.”

“We're not mated,” Nikki said quickly. “I mean, we are going out but we haven't...you know.....” I sensed embarrassment come of her.

“Never the less they do love one another. I believe they should be taken to Volterra to meet our masters too decide their fate,” Chelsea said.

“No, they die now. I don't care if they are gifted, we have enough in the guard already,” Jane said.

“I disagree, that boy killed a vampire with but a touch. I saw it as did we all,” she said gesturing to the guard that was still keeping watch over us.

“It is true,” Afton, her mate said. “Never seen anything like it, one touch and the vampire was dust in a matter of seconds.”

The air was quiet as the guard took that in. I sensed surprise and amazement. Many were looking at Jack amazed and from what I sensed with a little fear. After all if you wanted to kill something you had to touch it.

“Interesting, but-” Jane was interrupted before she could finish.

“And he can also use his power to heal others as well,” Chelsea said.

“What do we need a healer for?” Jane asked.

“Felix, come forward,” Chelsea said.

Felix stepped forward. Chelsea did the same and offered her hand to Jack. Jack looked at her, than me, puzzled.

“I mean you no harm Jack, in fact I highly recommend you trust me,” she said.

Jack stepped forward and took her hand. Which I noticed was gloved. She took him over too where Felix stood. “Remove your cloak.”

Felix removed his cloak and Chelsea brought his shirt up, exposing the bite mark Maria had left on him, a final reminder of her ferocity and desire to live.

The bite was vicious. It looked like Maria had tried to rip a whole chunk out of her, it had made a noticeable dent in his abs, where his ribs were and the edges were scared with teeth marks.

“Heal him,” Chelsea said.

Jack looked at her.

“Show them what you can do...impress them,” she said.

He reached up and placed his hand on Felix's belly. Felix was as tall as Emmett and Jack was like an ant compared to Felix. He touched his stomach and I was amazed too see within seconds the dent in Felix's side began to fill in and the scars disappeared, absorbed into Felix's skin.

Felix let out a gasp of surprise and turned to the others showing them his now healed body. A murmur of surprise filled the guard.

“Imagine it, the boy drains our enemy and uses the power to heal us of any damage we might sustain, Aro would love to have him on the guard,” Chelsea said smiling.

“I can also use my power to track people,” Jack said.

“We already have a tracker,” Jane snapped looking angry.

“What about the girl? What makes her special?” Alec asked looking at Nikki with interest.

His attention to her gave me some worry. I sensed he was more than a little interested in her, which was not a good thing. I hope to god Jack doesn't notice anything, that would be a disaster of epic proportions.

“The girl has a danger sense, it allowed her to fight two vampires at once and they did not land a single blow on her. In fact, she killed them all by herself,” Chelsea said.

“A new born killing two vampires all by herself? Impressive,” Alec said giving Nikki a smile.

“Thanks,” Nikki mumbled.

“I want to see this for myself,” Jane said. “Santiago.”

Santiago stepped forward.

“Fight her.”

“Jane,” Chelsea said with a sigh.

“You demonstrated the boy's power, I want to see what the girl can do,” Jane said with a twisted smile.

“You can go fu-” Jack began to protest but Nikki tugged on his arm.

“I will be fine Jack,” she said.

“Nikki,” Jack said looking at her.

She kissed him softly and too my amazement he actually shut up. If I had known a single kiss would do that I would have done it myself months ago.....what? You try living with him for a week and you will try anything.

“I will be fine.” she squeezed his hand and stepped forward.

We all formed a semi circle around them, giving them a wide berth. They circled one another, waiting for the other too make a move. I could tell the girl had some training. She was patient; she had all the time in the world after all. She knew this vampire had experience, more so than her, she would let him make the first move.

“Go easy on her Santiago,” Alec said, “don't want too damage that pretty face.”

Jack growled beside me and I saw Nikki glance in Alec's direction with a raised eyebrow. The second her eyes left Santiago he rushed her, but she was gone. For over an hour we watched as they fought. Over an hour and Santiago did never land a blow on her. She was elegant, she was graceful. He made a move against her but it was like she could read his mind, knowing where he was going too hit before even he did and she was not there.

Her movements reminded me of Alice's, like a graceful ballerina. I could tell Santiago was getting frustrated, I could sense it. Some of the guard were cheering him on, a few jeered at him.

“Come on Santiago, you going to let a little girl make a fool of you?” Felix called.

“Come on Nikki, show that fat ass you're more than a little girl!”

“I am not fat!” Felix yelled at him.

“Sure, you just had too much human blood over the centuries,” Jack said smirking at him.

“Yellow eye freak!”

“I'd rather be yellow eyes than fat.”

“Jack,” I warned.

We continued to watch, I saw Nikki smile at Jack and Felix's verbal fight.

Santiago swung his fist at her but she slid underneath him, moving underneath his legs. As she slid under him she grabbed his legs and using her strength and momentum pulled his feet from underneath him and made him fall on his face.

As he fell, she jumped up and spun around and jumped on his back, pinning his head between her knees.

We cheered for her, but the guard remained silent. Jane's eyes burned with hate and Alec's eyes twinkled with amusement.

“Enough,” Chelsea said.

Nikki got up and rejoined us. Santiago sprang to his feet and dusted himself off, growling low in his throat, trying to reclaim his dignity. As he rejoined the guard a few of them jeered at him.

“You see, most impressive,” Chelsea said.

“Compared to the rest of us not really,” Jane said.

“Still she would be most useful. Santiago is one of our best fighters,” Chelsea said.

“It does not matter, we were sent to kill all vampires in Mexico and that girl is the last member of this coven, the boy need not die but if he wants to die with her so be it,” Jane said.

“No,” Chelsea said.

Jane narrowed her eyes at Chelsea. “No? Have you forgotten you're place Chelsea? Aro put me in charge of this mission and I outrank you, or do you need to be reminded of that?”

Chelsea did not flinch; I had to give her credit. “Aro may have put you in charge, but when it comes too vampires with gifts he gave me full authority. Or have you forgotten? These two would be beneficial to our coven. I think we should allow them to live.”

The guard shifted uneasily. Jane and Chelsea were some of the highest ranked members and if things got down too it the others would have too chose sides. No underling wants to be around when the boss's start fighting, that was for sure.

“They will not want to join us Chelsea, the Cullen's have already filled their heads with poison. Look at their eyes!” Jane said shrilly.

Alec placed a hand on Jane's arm. “Sister, let’s let them go,” Alec said.

“Alec!” Jane said scandalized.

“Now sister we have a mission to do. I do not want to waste time over squabbling. We let them go now, but when we summon them they come too Volterra to stand trial. Chelsea is right; Aro would love to have them in his coven. Though I am sure Aro wouldn't appreciate the girl as some of us might.” he gave Nikki a small smile and I felt shock and realization come from Jack. I think it was safe to say he figure out Alec's intentions too Nikki.

“That is an acceptable agreement,” Chelsea said.

Jane looked like she wanted to argue. Alec whispered something in her ear and she relented.

“Fine, they can go. But we will call for you to come to Volterra, and do not think of trying to hide form us or we will kill you!” she snarled.

A wave or relief passed through everyone. We made it, again.

“I don't know what luck you have that saves you, but one day it will run out.”

She turned and walked for one of the holes in the wall, many of the guard followed her. Alec looked at us and smiled, “See you soon.” he winked at Nikki and followed his sister.

“Prick,” Jack growled.

“We will inform Aro of the situation, he will call you and inform you when the trial will be,” Chelsea said.

“Thank you,” I said to her.

“Just do me a favor and don't try and run and hide, I stuck my neck out for you this day.”

She turned and with the remaining guard followed Jane and the others, moving on to exterminate the remaining vampires of Mexico.

Soon we were all alone, the Church collapsed falling into rubble. “Let’s go, I want to go home,” Jack said.

We turned and left, heading for the wolves, than we would go home. I glanced back at the burning church.

Good-bye Maria

Nikki P.O.V

The wolves were still sleeping when we returned. The sun was out and we sparkled like disco balls.

Jack looked at the wolf boys, his eyes filled with mischief.

“What I would kill for a camera right now,” he said laughing.

The wolves were still naked and I looked away. “Hey, Nikki watch this,” Jack said.

Jack walked over to the sleeping wolves and grinned, he began to jump up and down on the ground real hard it made little tremors. Then he began to yell. “WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! THE VAMPIRES ARE ATTACKING!”

The wolves eyes shot open and they jumped up and looked around wildly. They saw there was no danger and were puzzled, than Jack burst into laughter. “What a bunch of dumb fucks!” he laughed.

The wolves all glared at him.

“What? No sense of humor. Fucking werewolves,” Jack murmured.

“What happened?” one of the wolves asked.

“Afton has the power to cause others too fall asleep. You were all already exhausted from the trip so it was child's play for him to use his power on you,” Jasper said.

One of the wolves noticed me. “Who is she?”

Jack walked over to me and put his arm around my shoulders. “This is Nikki, she is my girlfriend.” he had the biggest smile on his face when he said this and I felt joy running through my body.

The wolves looked at us amazed. “You?”

“Have a girlfriend?”

“Yes I do,” Jack said.

“Hi. Nice to meet you. Um, could you cover yourselves up please?” I asked.

They seemed too realize than they were nude. They quickly used their hands to cover themselves and blushed deeply. They unwrapped clothes they had attached too strong on their legs and clothed themselves. Jack chuckled amused by the wolf boy’s embarrassment.

“Nikki, this is Seth, Collin and...Brady.” his face fell a little when he said Brady's name, like he just remembered something unpleasant.

“Hi Jack,” Brady mumbled looking at the ground.

“Why are you here?” Jack asked.

“Look Jack...I am sorry for what I did. I had...still have a lot of resentment and anger at the Cullen's. Hell at vampires in general. I can't help that. Me being a wolf has ruined my life at home, my mom is scared of me, won't even go anywhere near me, dad's drinking habit has gotten so bad it's starting to affect his job. When you let it slip the Cullen turned you I felt betrayed. All this time they said they were different all the times we stuck our necks out for them and they go and pull this on us. I snapped. I am sorry; I didn't mean to drive you away.”

Jack took a step forward and held out his hand. “It's okay,” he said.

There was nothing but silence. No one moved. “What?” Brady asked surprised.

“I can't hold it against you Brady; I know the pain of having an alcoholic parent. I know what it is like too be filled with anger. In a way you were justified. We shouldn't have lied to you about it. We should have trusted you more. We all have a little blame in this; maybe from now on we can move on. I am tired of living with anger Brady. Living with Maria made me realize that you can't live happily and be angry.”

He looked at me and smiled. “Only when you forgive and forget can you move on. I finally found someone I can love and I want to be the best for her.” he looked back to Brady. “If you ever need a place to stay, or you ever need to talk please come to me. Like I said I know what it is like, I might be able to help.”

“You want to be friends with me after what I did?” he asked.

Jack rolled his eyes. “Yes you fucking moron that is what I said. Now get you're dumb smelly ass over here so we can shake hands and move on already, Christ.”

Brady moved forward and took Jack's hand and they shook. I glanced over at Alice and Jasper, Jasper held Alice in his arms and they smiled at Jack, they're eyes filled with pride.

“Well, I think we will be heading off now,” Peter said.

We all shook hands or hugged Peter and Charlotte. “We will visit again soon,” Charlotte said, “I would like to get to know you more.”

“Thanks, me too,” I said.

“Thanks for the help old friend,” Jasper said.

“It was my pleasure,” Peter said. He looked at Jasper and his face became somber. “I can't believe she is dead.”

We all knew who she was.

“I know. It still feels like she is out there, plotting some grand scheme to bring her more land and such,” Jasper said.

“It is liberating in a way, now me and Charlotte may never fear retribution at her hands.”

“What will you do now?” Jasper asked.

“Wait a few years, than when we are sure all is well we will return to the south and claim it for ourselves.”

“Peter,” Jasper said sternly.

“Things will be different now,” Peter said. “With the old ones gone us northern vampires can share Mexico. No more wars or anything like that. As much as I hate to say it the Volturi may be right in cleansing the land. The old ones were too greedy and violent to share. Maybe now our generation can take over and keep the peace.”

“Just be careful, I doubt they will spare you if they catch you again,” Jasper said.

“Oh don't worry, I figure a decade will be a good enough time to wait before we go back. It's a big world after all...too bad she couldn't see that.”

Personally I was glad Maria was dead, she had ruined my life and made it hell. The memory of those Volturi people ripping her too shreds and burning her would be one of the best I ever had. But that was just me.

We parted ways with Peter and Charlotte. We watched them run off in the distance. Than Jasper turned to us. “I am really proud of you Jack.”

“What for?” Jack asked.

Jasper ran a thumb over Jack's eyes. “Still yellow.”

“Yeah well, I didn't want to live like the others you know,” he said. He looked at Jasper and his face was a little more serious. “I did kill however. Lots of vampires too drain and all.”

“I know what you did Jack. I don't care what you did. You are here and safe that is all that matters.”

“It is funny, every time I fought I thought of you. I thought, what Jasper would think if he saw me now. Than I thought about Alice and the others. Wondering if I would ever see you guys again, wondering if this would be my final moment. I am sorry I left Jasper. But there is something dark in me Jasper.”

“Jack, we talked about this,” I said placing my hand on his shoulder.

He looked at me and there was such pain in his eyes it made me hurt as well.

“You need to hear this again. There is something in me, not my power; I have had this in me for years. This anger, it makes me do things. Dumb things. I'm like a rattle snake, poke me and I will bite at you.”

“You're a vampire Jack, it is in your nature,” Jasper said.

“No, even before I became a vampire Jasper. Even when I was a kid I could hurt people and not feel bad about it, sometimes I even took pleasure in it, now as a vampire it is worse. When I had Sam and his pack in my hands I wasn't thinking about the fact I held the lives of a dozen wolves in my hands, I wasn't thinking a few were my friends, I wasn't thinking some were younger than me. All I could think about was how good it felt. It felt good holding their lives in my hands, it felt good knowing I could kill them all with one thought, the idea of draining them all dry and taking their life-force appeased to me so greatly. I wanted to drain them and I wouldn't have cared that I killed them.”

He looked over at Brady and Collin. “You get that? I would have killed you both and I would have loved it.”

“But you didn't kill us,” Collin said. “You pulled back, you stopped. You did what you thought was right giving the situation warranted.”

“Jack, you think we don't like hunting vampires?” Seth asked. “I love hunting vampires. When I am chasing a vampire, something inside me takes over. It wants to hunt the vampire, when I sink my teeth into one and tear it to pieces I feel joy that I caught it and killed it.”

This surprised me; Seth struck me as the kind of person you would not think had a violent side. He had a face and aura that made you think of nice happy places.

“I remember when I first woke up as a vampire Jack,” Alice said. “It was horrible, I wanted blood so bad, but every time I made my choice I saw visions of what I would do, it was terrible, if I didn't have my visions to see what I would be like killing people I would have drank human blood,” Alice said.

“You already know my history Jack, our own people once called me death,” Jasper said.

I grabbed Jack's shoulders and made him look at me. “I killed lots of people too Jack. Don't you see? We all have a little monster inside us all. Some are scarier than others, but we know what you are going through. You don't have to go through this alone Jack, we are here to help you too.”

“It's so hard, trusting people. I have been let down so many times....it's so fucking hard,” he whimpered.

“I know, but you can trust us Jack. I trust you with my life. I love you Jack, we all do.”

I kissed him on the lips and he kissed me back. I hugged him than he hugged me back. Four pairs of arms encompassed us; Jasper and Alice were hugging us as well.

“Let me show you something Jack,” Jasper said.

Just than a wave of love washed over me, I wanted to cry, it was so pure, so powerful.

“This is what we feel for you Jack; this is what a family feels like. This is our love for you, don't fear it, embrace it.”

Jack cried than, there were no tears, vampires don't have tears, but still he cried. My eyes burned, I was crying too, judging from the looks on Jasper and Alice's faces they were crying as well.

I cried because I never thought I would know the love of a real family again, but I was wrong. They only knew me for a few hours but Jasper and Alice welcomed me with open arms, like a mother and father welcoming a daughter home.

Jack cried, letting all the pain, the anger, the hurt, the betrayal, the bitter disappointment out. The sound she made was inhuman. Not because he was a vampire, it was the pain that made it inhuman; no one human or not should go through something like this.

But the pain Jack experienced was worse, the pain was inflicted was worse because his own mother inflicted it. Years of dealing with her mental and physical abuse wore him down, chewed him up and spit him out. Jack was no child. Sure he had his moments where he acted his age, but it was because he was an obnoxious teenager. It was because it was the only way he knew how to live, the only way he knew how to survive.

Pushing people, testing their limits. He was like a child screaming at the world, thinking no one was listening, because he thought he was so unimportant that screaming and shouting was the only way too be noticed.

But now he was finally realizing he was important, that finally the world had noticed him and he wept.

We held him as he cried, the wolves stood by, letting us have our moment, I saw their eyes get shiny and glossy with tears.

Jack's whole body shook and we supported him, keeping him from falling like a family should. He opened his eyes; his face sparkled in the sun. His eyes filled with such light I thought him someone else for a moment.

“I forgot what it was like to be loved.”

Fusedtwight: What will happen when Nikki meets the Cullen’s? Better yet what will happen when she and Jack meets the Volturi again? Please review.
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