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Focused Madness
Chapter 28

Fusedtwilight: Well thank you to my beta animegirlkiki for betaing. Thanks to sunkissedchris, Babaksmiles, mEEEm, Evil-Angel-23, x-rayLady, Srina Whatever, Jada91, Tilius, o0FLAM350o and Illyria for the reviews. Last chapter was an emotional ride. Leah found Matthew but found him still beyond her reach. Has she reached the breaking point?
And a new player enters the game. A mysterious and malevolent entity who not even Joham has knowledge of.

Joham P.O.V
There were many tears as we cremated Rosemary's body.
We were also cremating the bodies of those who fell in the battle. We had lost twelve in total. Thirteen if you count…
Their mood had been joyful, though a bit subdued due to the loss of their kin. Soon it turned sorrowful. Peter, Steven and Gregory were affected the worst. I told them she had been killed by the Volturi. I did not tell them of her betrayal.
It was bad enough she was dead, but telling her sons she was a traitor would have made it even worse.
Early in the morning we held a funeral for her. Rosemary was dressed in the finest clothing and the children collected flowers to burn with their fallen aunt. Her sisters mourned her, they cried. Only Seraphina watched everything with a stoic expression.
Seraphina was cold like blue fire. I loved her for that. She had a stronger connection to her vampire instincts then her sisters did. I always favored her a bit more than her other siblings. Her power and her cold practical mind made her the perfect weapon.
Vladimir and Stefan comforted their sons as they wept over their mother’s pyre.
They promised them revenge for their mother; they promised the Volturi would suffer for this.
Matthew stood by my side. He was as blank faced as he was since Rosemary erased his being. He made Seraphina look like an emotional person. He would be like this until he died. With Rosemary gone there was no way for him to regain his old self.
He would always be this empty shell, doing as I ordered.
I put my arm around his shoulders. “Soon Matthew, soon.”
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Seth P.O.V
We all sat in the car as the train headed for Volterra.
The vampires had call Aro and let him know the mission had failed. Judging from the looks on their faces they were not looking forward to returning to Volterra.
I could care less about those monsters, all I care about Leah.
Man, I thought she was bad when she lost Sam or when dad died. But she survived those trials, she came out with a few scars, but she healed. But this time, I think life finally hit her with something she can never recover from.
She said nothing since she cried that horrible cry. I could still hear it deep in my mind. I knew it would haunt us all until we died. Leah was so strong, but that wail had been pain filled and horrible. I never thought I would ever hear such a noise come from her mouth.
I knew now I had underestimated the power of the bond between her and him.
We all knew what must have happened. Felix and Alec filled us all in what happened. They heard the exchange between Leah and Rosemary.
Apparently Rosemary felt so bad about erasing her brother’s very soul and turned on Joham. Joham killed her, his own daughter, and with her dead was any hope Leah had of getting Matthew back. It was no wonder why Leah was in such a black pit of despair.
.
When Aro finds out the situation he may very well change the capture on sight order to kill on sight. After all, if he can't control Matthew, why bother?
Even if Leah joins, now that Matthew is under Joham's thumb there is nothing she can do now.
She knows, it, we know it.
When we next meet Joham on the battlefield Matthew will have to be amongst those that fall.
My poor sister. She finally gets something wonderful in her life and it was taken away from her.
When that happens I don't know what we are going to do. If Matthew dies whatever hold on reality Leah has left will snap like a twig.
And I hate it because I have no idea how to stop it.
How do you save someone you know can only be saved by circumstances you can't control?
The answer is, you do the best you can.
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Fred P.O.V
The mission had failed.
Whats worse Matthew has been stolen from us in the worse possible way.
Nahuel wept when he learned the news. His aunt took him to his room to comfort him.
I had my own comfort to be giving.
Leah and I sat on the bed. I held her against my chest. I stroked her hair and listened to her talk.
“He didn't even recognize me....he broke my wrist.”
Her voice was full of sorrow. It hurt my heart to hear such pain come from her lips.
“His eys, they were empty Fred. Nothing, pure nothing. It's like he is a robot now. No memory, no emotion. He doesn't remember you, me, the Cullen's. Hell, he doesn't even remember who he is.”
A small sob slipped from her mouth.
“Now with Rosemary dead.....what are we going to do Fred?”
“We kill Joham for starters,” I said.
“That sounds great,” she said.
“Then we get Matthew and run.”
“Matthew is dead,” she said bitterly.
“No, he isn't. I say we kill Joham, take Matthew and run. We can take care of him. All we need to do is fill him with new memories right?”
She turned her head to look at me.
“He is empty right? Then we need to fill him with new memories. You and me. We'll get him back the old fashioned way.”
“I don't know if that could work, he only obeys Joham now,” she said.
“Then we wait until we can find a vampire who has a gift that can reverse what Joham did.”
She sat up all of a sudden, more full of energy then I have seen her in a while.
“Holy shit Fred you are a genius!” she yelled.
She got up and took my hand. “Come on, we need to go pay those dicks a visit!” she said.
We ran outside the hall and made our way to the throne room. They were in a meeting when we barged in.
“Hold on! I have a solution!” Leah said.
“What is the meaning of this?!” Caius angrily asked.
“Rosemary has kids!” Leah said.
No one said anything. Leah made an annoyed grunting sound.
“Look, Nessie's power is a reverse of what Bella and Edward can do right? So what if one of her son's has a reverse of her ability? She erases memories; one of them brings them back!”
I felt like I had been hit by a ton of bricks. Hope flared through my being.
“Please. We don't have time to look through Joham's army of abominations for a power that might not even exist,” Caius said.
“I am afraid he has a point Leah. We won't exactly have time to look through and see who if any of the hybrids can restore his memory,” Aro said.
“But Aro, think about it. In all your life have you ever seen a being with a power like Matthew's? I mean we are talking some serious potential here,” Leah said.
“Yes, a being who could make your powers more powerful then what they are? Plus you can use him to find other special people you can turn into vampires. Just give us a chance to get him back. Me and Fred. We can do this. Let Fred off his leash and let us try and save him. You may never get another opportunity like this.”
I smiled at Leah's cleverness. She knew Aro was greedy for power. I hoped his greed would be stronger than his practicality.
“What do you propose Leah?” Aro asked.
“We use Eleazar. He can check the hybrids and see if any of them are capable of what we need,” she said.
“You forget, Eleazar can't just tell what a power can do exactly. He knows if a being is gifted and what general flavor it is, but he doesn't know exactly what they can do.”
“But he should be able to tell if one of them has some kind of ability to help us right?”
“True.”
“Then during the battle Eleazar, Fred and I will try and find the hybrid we need. Between Fred, Eleazar and myself we should be able to find the one's we need.”
“You are forgetting one important detail. You would have to get close enough and capture one of the little brats. Also the boy is capable of turning off others power. So even if you used Fred's repulsion power won't affect him and he will keep it from affecting his sisters,” Caius said looking at Leah like she was an idiot.
“Yes, that does present a problem,” Aro said. “But Bella should be able to protect our warriors so our powers can still work on them. As long as we remain in her shield we will be protected from their powers and we can still use ours on them.”
“What about the fire starter? The Cullen' woman's shield won't be able to stop that,” Caius said.
“I am sure Jane can keep her immobilized,” Aro said.
Jane smiled.
“The question we must ask ourselves is how do we act now? Do we meet them first or let them come to us?” Aro asked.
Alice shuddered. All eyes focused on her. “I don't think we will have to go to them....they are coming to us,” she said.
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Joham P.O.V
“And so it is decided. Today we will march onto Volterra,” I said.
Vladimir and Stefan had savage bloodthirsty looks.
“Finally, after all these years, we will have our revenge!” Stefan said.
“Like the phoenix we will rise from the ashes. Better and stronger then ever, our comrades will be avenged, as will our children who died in the assault and Rosemary,” Vladimir said.
“Vladimir, Stefan. I would like to thank you for everything you have done. Had you not sought me out and given me warning that the Volturi were coming I would be dead, as would my bloodline. With your help my family has grown and my children and grandchildren will rule the vampire world and the world that is too come.”
“Believe me Joham, the pleasure was all ours,” Stefan said.
He and Vladimir smirked. They had both slept with each of my daughters. Seraphina, Mia, Sarah, Hypnia....Rosemary. The girls were more then happy to share. As long as they got babies they did not care.
I took great pride in my girls as they bore children of their own. I had taught the new generation tap into their vampiric heritage and detach themselves from their human ancestry.
Otherwise I left it up to the girls to parent their children. They each raised their children in their own ways, along with Vladimir and Stefan, I did my best not to get involved in any disputes.
It was important they learn this lesson by themselves.
Hypnia walked into the room. “Father, can we talk?” she asked.
“Is everything alright love?” Stefan asked her.
“Yes, I just need father, it is important,” she said.
“Excuse me gentlemen,” I said.
I got up and followed her out of the hall.
“What is it?” I asked.
“Morphia,” she said.
I followed her to Morphia's room. “For some time now she has been having these....disturbing dreams.”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
We walked into her room, the curtains were drawn, blocking the sunlight. On the table next to her bed was a stack of papers. Hypnia picked some up and handed them to me.
They were drawings by Morphia, but they were all of the same thing. Darkness. Shadows. Shades. A single being in distorted shapes.
“They began a few weeks ago. I figured it was something she picked up on the other side. But now...she has been having nightmares. She hasn't been sleeping well the last week. When she wakes up she draws the same thing. This...person.”
I could see why she said person. Morphia was an amazing drawer. But the drawings lack substance or shape. It was like she drew the outline of a person. Someone with long black hair, there was no face.
It didn't look horrifying. But looking at the picture I felt a strange sense of foreboding.
“Wake her,” I said.
Hypnia gently shook Morphia's shoulders. Morphia woke with a large yawn. “Hello mother, hello grandfather,” she said tiredly.
I saw what Hypnia meant by Morphia not getting enough sleep. There were small bruises around her eyes. Hybrids did not need to sleep, but they could still develop bruises around their eyes if they didn't sleep..
“Morphia, why do you draw these things?” I asked showing her the pictures.
She closed her eyes and shivered. “Because I dreamed them.”
“But who is this?” I asked.
“I don't know. He came to me in my dreams. First I noticed him in the distance, watching me. He was really scary. Then he started to follow me around, I went from dream to dream but he followed me....then...he started to hurt me.”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“He likes to strangle me, hit me, bite me. I beg him to stop but it seems to make him happy when I beg. I try to run but he always finds me and sometimes he changes into other scary things.”
“Does he ever speak to you?” I asked.
She shook her head. “I don't even know if he knows how to speak. I don't know what he is. He isn't human, but the way he moves and acts is like a vampire stripped of all their humanity. And it is like he is made of shadows grandfather. I can hide from him sometimes but he always finds me.”
“What does he look like?” I asked.
“Well his skin is dark as night, so is his hair, which is long and dread locked. He is very beautiful, but it is a terrible beauty, something dark and seductive that will lead you to death and his eyes are pure black. Literally, the iris the pupil, everything. I never look in those eyes if I can help it, for when I see them I see nothing. Like a black holes. It's like looking into evil.”
“When was the last time you dreamed of him?” I asked.
“Two days ago....he tore me to pieces,” she said with a shiver.
“Father, what does this mean?” Hypnia asked.
“I don't know,” I said.
I looked at the picture Morphia had drawn. I wanted to believe it was just something her subconscious made up. But as I looked at the picture, something deep inside my being told me this was very serious. The longer I looked the photo the more intense the feeling of dread became.
“I will look into this. Try and keep awake, today we are marching in to Volterra, I want everyone at their best.”
I took all the pictures with me. I left Hypnia alone with her daughter and went to find Sarah. With her gift she might be able to help.
I found her outside with her children. She had lost some in the Volturi attacked and had been keeping her remaining children close by her side.
“Sarah, we must talk alone,” I said. I gave the children a pointed look and they left, Sarah looked a little distressed that they had left.
“What can you tell me about these pictures?” I asked her.
I showed her the pictures Morphia had drawn. She frowned when she saw them. “A little on the creepy side,” she said.
“Use your gift,” I said.
Sarah was a touch clairvoyant. It was similar to psychometry which allowed you to know information about the past of whatever is being touched. But Sarah can learn random facts about what she is touching. She might be able to tell who this individual is.
She took hold of it and her eyes got that glossy faraway look they get when her power is active.
“I see Morphia, she is drawing it. She is really afraid. She had a dream of a dark being and he frightens her. She wants the nightmares to go away, he hurts her in her dreams,” she said.
“Can you tell me anything about the person?” I asked.
“No, this paper has nothing to do with him, only the small connection he has with Morphia, this is tied to her not him. Had it been him that drew it I could tell you more.”
“Hmmm, maybe we just need to boost your power.”
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Matthew sat in the chair.
We were in my study and we had brought him to my room for our little experiment.
Sarah held the pictures in her hand. I was behind Matthew. I leaned down and whispered in his ear.
“Matthew, would you kindly make Sarah's power stronger?” I asked.
Matthew did not act like he heard me, but he did look at Sarah. She took a sharp breath and her body began to shake. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell to her knees.
“Sarah? What is it, what do you see?” I asked.
“Darkness, endless, never ending, bitter cold. I see thousands of lives lost to eternal night. I see the world drawing in shadow and blood. I see the sins of the past consuming the future.”
“Enough Matthew,” I said.
Sarah stopped shuddering. She had broken out in a sweat and was very pale. She threw the paper to the side and glared at it.
“What was that?” she asked.
“You tell me? What did you see?” I asked.
“I saw a demon from the pits of hell!” she said. “It wasn't like anything I ever saw, it was like he was made from the night time sky itself. He was killing people. Humans, vampires, animals. My God, how can he drink so much blood and still want more?”
“Where is he?” I asked.
“I don't know....somewhere dark, I think he is in some kind of prison. He has been trapped for a very long time. All he wants is to be free again, so he can hunt.”
I bit my lip in frustration. What is this being? I have never heard of such a creature. Is it the Volturi? Are they somehow projecting this nightmare onto us?
“Father, maybe we should wait to invade,” Sarah said.
“No, we cannot wait any longer,” I said. “They know of us now, if we do not strike now then they will hunt us down.”
“But this thing-”
“Will be dealt with in time, for right now we need to eliminate the Volturi who are the biggest and most pressing threat, then we will deal with our mystery shadow man. Speak to no one about this,” I ordered.
“Yes father,” she said.
She quickly left the room and I let out a growl. I grabbed one of the drawings and stared at the picture. The shadow was in a distorted shape, a mass of tentacles writhed around his body.
I glared at Matthew who was staring blankly at the wall.
I went up to him and held the drawing right to his face. “Something you should tell me Matthew? Another friend maybe?” I asked.
He did not respond.
I growled in frustration and ripped the drawing to pieces.
“Why couldn't you be a good boy Matthew? Why couldn't you do as you were told!?”
Matthew did not flinch at the harsh tone in my voice.
“What did you hope to accomplish? Rosemary is dead because of you, because of your selfishness you made your sister turn on us. Did you think you could have a happy ending with her? With your precious Leah?”
I grabbed his shoulders and stared into his dead eyes.
“Well I promise you this son, she will die with the rest of them, I promise you, Leah Clearwater will burn with them all and it will be you that help make it happen. Consider it your just desserts.”
I left the room. I heard many of the hybrids gathered in the garden. I made my way down there. I slammed open the door and they jumped in surprise. “Prepare yourselves, today we leave for Volterra!”
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Matthew P.O.V
Excitement.
Blood lust.
Anticipation.
Tinge of fear.
Colors intermingle in the bodies of others.
This one is feeling them prepare.
This one is remembering the anger Joham felt.
This one is not understanding.
This one has no recollection of doing anything to deserve such wrath.
Nor does this one know what a Leah is.
This one is feeling weary.
This one decides to prepare body by engaging state of unconscious.
This one closes eyes.
This one sleeps.
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This one is in a barren wasteland.
It is day.
The wind is blowing hard. Just clouds form.
This one is not alone.
Blood lust.
Desire to inflict pain.
Desire to inflict suffering.
Need for freedom.
Oppression.
Resentment.
Rage.
This one senses these from shadow in front of us.
Shadow is black like ink. Sunlight make shadow sparkle. Shadow is looking like the star filled midnight sky.
The shadow is tall and lanky, it's hair goes beyond its shoulders. The hair is in seven large clumps known as dread locks.
The shadow is looking at this one.
This one is feeling caution.
This one feels all the negative colors starting to focus on this one.
The shadow glares at this one.
Shadow's eyes are pure black.
Shadow lets out long hiss.
From his chest a column of black tendrils grow.
They sparkle like the rest of him in the sun.
This one is detecting his desire for death.
This one's death.
“Come,” it whispers, “let me kill you, let me rip...tear....destroy.”
This one decides protection is necessary.
This focuses red and black onto shadow. Red and black is fear.
Tendrils stop.
They shudder away from this one.
Shadow lets out a screech like an animal.
Shadow begins to fade.
“I hate you!” it whispers.
“I hate you! I wish you were dead! Why won't you let me kill you?”
The shadow was angry this one made him afraid. He was sad he could not kill this one.
Shadow man goes away.
This one decides sleep is too risky and wakes up.
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This one is awake now.
This one decides to stay awake.
This one will wait for further orders.
This one remembers woman who came to kill Joham.
This one decides she must die.
Woman danger to Joham.
Joham must be protected.
That is why this one exists.
This one has no other purpose.
This one will wait.
Wait for orders.
Wait to run.
Wait to hunt.
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Leah P.O.V
“Leah you are going to wear a hole in the floor,” Seth said.
“Shut it,” I said.
We were in my room. Fred, Nahuel, Huilen Jake and the pack, the Cullens and the Denali coven.
“We need to find out how to snag one of those little fuckers and get them to help out,” I said.
“Assuming they have a power we need,” Jake said.
“Can't Fred just use his power to hide you and him?” Bella asked.
Fred shook his head. “I could use my power to stun him for a moment. His power gives him a certain level of immunity to mine. It would not last long and he would incapacitate me long before we were able to get back.”
“If you have me with you I could use my power to knock him out and we can just drag him back with us,” Kate said.
“We still have to get close enough and once he realizes something is wrong he will react. Besides, we would still have an army of irate hybrids to worry about.”
“What if...Leah, Eleazar and some of the others stay hidden somewhere and sneak up from behind,” Rose said.
“Matthew would still sense us coming,” Fred said.
“Could Bella protect us with her shield?” I asked.
Bella shook her head. “I can't project my shield that far and protect us all at the same time.”
I felt like pulling my hair out in frustration. “Wait! What about Heidi?” Tanya said.
“What about her?” I asked.
“What if she uses her power on the hybrids to keep their attention focused on us, it could make it easier to sneak up on them,” Tanya said.
“It could be possible,” Eleazar said.
“But could Matthew be so drawn to Heidi he would be unable to notice you all as you come close?” Carlisle asked.
“If I go with them and project the right emotions yes,” Jasper said. While Heidi draws their attention with her power, I will project the right emotions into them to help them focus on her and not us, added with Fred's repulsion power should give us the cover we need,” Jasper said.
“But what if there is not a hybrid who can help?” Esme asked. “You will all be putting yourselves at risk.”
“Even if we cannot find a hybrid who can help we can still use the opportunity to take out Joham and the Romanians,” Jasper said with a smile. “While they are busy at the front we will take them from the rear. While they are confused and retaliating you all can get them from the front.”
“Excuse me,” Nahuel said.
He got up and made his exit. Everyone was looking confused, except Edward and Huilen.
“Please excuse him. Although he understands the necessity of the situation he still finds the idea of fighting his kin difficult,” Huilen said.
“I will go talk to him,” I said.
I left the room to go find Nahuel. He was outside the hall.
“Hey, you okay?” I asked.
“My brother has had his soul erased and I am planning on ways to kill my family, no I am not okay,” he said.
“I am sorry Nahuel, I was in such a rush to figure out a way to save Matthew, I didn't stop to think how this would affect you,” I said.
“Do not feel bad Leah, you are doing what you must. I fear I am not much use to you. As much I enjoy the thought of him dying I do not want the others to die. They are my family Leah. It is not their fault they are like this. Joham has poisoned their minds, turned them into his pawns. I am glad Rosemary saw that before...”
A single tear rolled down his face.
“I remember meeting her when I first met my father. She was very polite. Quiet, but we enjoyed our time together,” he said.
I took his hand in mine. “She was really brave. She realized in the end what Joham really is, she tried to help us.”
“And he killed her! I swear I will avenge her!”
His hand gripped mine tight.
“Easy there,” I said.
“Sorry,” he said letting go of my hand.
The hand where he had been gripping me was the same one Matthew broke. It had already healed. Luckily I was to busy having my melt down to notice the pain when it had to be re-broken and splintered.
“Matthew did that,” Nahuel said looking at the arm.
“Yeah,' I said.
“.......Leah......I need you to promise me something.”
“Anything?” I said.
“If you are unable to bring back Matthew's memories, if you learn beyond the shadow of the doubt we cannot return him to what he used to be....I want you to kill him.”
I stared at him in shock. I remember having a similar talk with Fred about something like this.
“What?”
“I know...it is monstrous of me to ask it of you of all people. But that thing that stands by Joham is not Matthew, only his body. Matthew would never hurt you. To lose one's will and identity is a fate worse than death. He is like a zombie now. Everything we know as Matthew is gone. Once we kill Joham he will be a master-less slave and we both know Aro will see him claimed for his guard. I would rather see my brother dead and in peace then eternity as Aro's slave, his weapon.”
I wrapped my hands around my arms.
“Hate to say it but I started preparing myself for the prospect of killing him a while ago...but Fred does not wish me to kill him.”
“Of course he doesn't, I don't want you to kill him either Leah. But this is a mercy killing.”
“I know...but Fred thinks if we hide him from Aro we can fill him with new memories. He thinks if we raise him like the old days...maybe we can help him regain his own will again.”
“You agree with this?” Nahuel said with a raised brow.
“Look I got two sides. The part that wants to try it Fred's way and the more practical side that doesn't think it will work out,” I said.
“Are you sure Fred is thinking with a sound mind Leah? That this idea isn't born from his love for you and a desire for a normal life?”
“Care to elaborate?” a voice said.
I jumped in the air and tensed. Nahuel was crouched, ready to spring and let out a hiss. Fred had appeared so suddenly beside me. I knew he had been using his power to hide himself from us.
It always unnerved me when he did that. It made me grateful we found him before Aro or some other crazy ass did and taught him to be an assassin. It would be so easy for him. He could take out a whole coven and they would not know he was there. Because they did not want to know, because he was projecting levels of repulsion at such a level their minds refused to acknowledge him.
Fred's face was a mask of blank but his eyes had such a level of cold intensity I was surprised he wasn't shooting ice.
“If you have something to say Nahuel say it.”
Nahuel glared at him. “I appreciate your idea Fred, but we must be realistic. This wasn't a simple mind wipe Rosemary preformed. She went right to the roots of Matthew's being and plucked them out. It doesn't matter if you had a century too look after him. Matthew is nothing but an empty shell now.”
“You don't know that,” Fred said.
“I know my brother is dead. I will not deprive him of release from this hell.”
“Being surrounded by loved ones isn't hell.”
“But not knowing who they are or what love is, is a hell all on its own.”
“You forget Matthew is a psychic-lens. Maybe some of our mental energy will rub off on him.”
“I am sure you would like that. Some of your own essence imprinted onto his being, like having a son,” Nahuel glowered.
“What do you mean?” Fred asked coldly.
“I mean I think you are using my brother to your advantage.”
“What?!” Fred and I said at the same time.
“Convenient for you isn't it Fred? The woman you love and Matthew there for a child to rear. Maybe you are so desperate for a normal life you are using Leah and Matthew to get just that.”
This was all wrong. Nahuel was looking at Fred with aggressive and hateful eyes and I swear I saw something like jealousy running through his eyes. Maybe I was wrong in thinking Nahuel had given up on us.
“How dare you!” Fred growled. “I would never think to use Leah or Matthew in such a selfish way! We were a family before he was abducted and we will be a family after this!”
Fred smiled but it was a cruel spiteful smile. I knew that smile all too well.
“I think you are jealous Nahuel, I have your girl and your brother. I think you envy me for my life. While you run in the jungle with your aunt I am living your dream life.”
They puffed their chests out and I could smell the testosterone. I knew I had to break this up. Things can get messy when it comes to men and pissing contests. But when those men are vampires things can get bloody and I do not want to watch Fred and Nahuel rip each other up.
Although the idea sounds good right now.
“Enough!” I said firmly.
I put myself between them both and placed a hand on their chests.
“Look we are all tense right now. But we need to get our shit together and stop fighting each other!” I said.
“I am fighting no one, I am merely stating the obvious,” Nahuel said.
“You are a heartless bastard, like father like son,” Fred said.
Nahuel bared his teeth and was about to spring. Fred tensed; he was not using his power. Which means he wants to fight.
“Nahuel!” a sharp voice called.
We all turned and saw Huilen and Edward standing outside in the hall. Huilen said something, I did not know what language it was. Nahuel glared at Fred and walked away to his room, his aunt following him.
“What the hell was that?” I asked Fred.
“I should be asking you the same thing; I thought you were past this?” Fred asked.
“Past what?” I asked.
“Wanting to kill Matthew.”
“I told you I don't want to kill him Fred and I was....but you didn't see what they did to him, you didn't have to look in his eyes,” I said sadly.
“Leah, Nahuel is a fool; he doesn't know the meaning of family!” Fred said.
“What is up with you? Why are you and he getting ready to tear each other apart?” I asked.
“It is Chelsea,” Edward said.
I had forgotten Edward was there.
“She has been using her gift on us,” Edward said.
“But I thought Bella has been keeping her shield up?” I asked.
“She has. But we wonder. Vampires do get bored you know.”
“So why has she been targeting Fred and Nahuel?” I asked.
“Because Aro knows of all of us you three love Matthew the most and will do anything to keep him safe. Aro knows you may try to run with him. So, since he can't have Chelsea erode your bonds with him she has been eroding the bonds between you three. So far she has been unable to affect the bond between you and Fred. She can't affect your bond with Nahuel, it is stronger than affection, but not exactly love. So instead she has been targeting the boys. Dissolving any loyalty and sense of comradeship they have and forging ties of resentment and anger.”
“But we are in Bella's shield now, shouldn't her power wear off?” Fred asked.
“She can do no further damage, but what is done, is done.”
I cursed Aro. He knew Nahuel and Fred were my closest allies. Since he could not break my ties to them he is trying to make them fight one another. Bastard!
“I need to talk to Nahuel, I can't have you guys fighting one another. Not now,” I said.
Fred said nothing. Just gave me the slightest nod and walked back into our room.
“Forgive Fred. Chelsea has woven a lot of tension between them. You must undo the damage she has done.”
“What about everyone else?” I asked. “Has she done anything to you all?”
He shook his head. “She tried to make us not care for Matthew but she was unable. What we feel for Matthew is stronger then what she is able to erode.”
I smiled at that.
I was glad she hadn't been able to affect any of the others. I already had my hands full with Fred and Nahuel.
I knocked on Nahuel's door. Huilen opened it and let me in. “I will rejoin the others,” she said.
She left me and Nahuel alone.
Nahuel was standing and looking at the wall. I walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. He did not react at all.
“Nahuel, I need you to snap out of it, Chelsea is screwing with you. Aro is trying to keep us from saving Matthew from him. I can't fight the Volturi and Joham without some help,” I said.
“I know, I heard Edward,” he said.
“Then you understand?”
“Yes, it helps me think more clearly about the situation with you and Fred,” he said.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
He looked at me and I knew what he was going to say before he said it.
“I mean he was right...I am jealous because he has two things I want. Matthew and you.”
Shit.

Fusedtwilight: So creepy shadow guy and Nahuel and Fred are feuding over Leah. Only five more chapters to go before the end, next chapter Leah and Esme have some girl talk. Please review.
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