Roisin sat on the couch, hugging a pillow as she watched the TV. Tara's miraculous return was all the news stations were talking about, even in Seattle. The teen girl thought whisked out to sea in a rip current was found alive (and relatively well) over two weeks later at a hospital in another town, though she couldn't remember anything.
Roisin had already been fielding phone calls and text messages from Megan, Trey and other students at Forks High. Even Tara's parents had called and asked her to stop by the hospital, but Roisin couldn't bring herself to go just yet.
Everything was still a bit too fresh.
As soon as Tara had woken up that morning, Sean erased her memories of the attack and time in Shadow. All she remembered was going surfing and then wandering along the coast, wanting to go back home before being taken to a hospital where for a time she couldn't remember who she was. Sean had gone with Sam and Paul to the hospital and altered enough memories there that they could get away with it, then explained as much as they could to Chief Swan when they gave him an "anonymous" tip of where to find her.
Everything after that happened rather quickly.
"So she's home?"
Roisin turned, seeing Mae walk into the living room still in her pajamas. Roisin nodded and turned back to the TV, watching yet another report.
"And no one is none the wiser," she said dryly, reaching for her phone and looking down at it, seeing more text messages pouring in.
"My phone was going crazy. Had to turn it off," Mae said. Roisin looked over at her, eyebrows raised in surprise. She never knew Mae to turn her phone off. "Just wanted to sleep..."
Right. Mae had been in Shadow Court as well. Roisin swallowed and then reached out for her hand.
"He didn't... did he hurt you?" she asked softly. Mae's eyebrows rose as she shook her head quickly, letting go of her.
"No. Cathal knew better than to do anything to me," she said. She then frowned as she looked to the TV. "Wish Tara had gotten better treatment..."
Roisin sighed and looked back at the TV as well.
"It was all my fault. She was only taken because Cathal found out I was here," she said glumly. "And then last night... someone could have seriously gotten hurt and it would have been my fault as well."
Neither said anything for a few moments before Mae reached over and took Roisin's hand.
"But she's okay now. She's going to be okay," Mae insisted. "And it wasn't your fault. Don't blame yourself."
Roisin snorted as she pulled her hand away and wrapped her arms around the pillow again.
"It is," Roisin said.
"Well... maybe we should go back. Go somewhere where we can't hurt mor-"
"I told you. I'm not going back," Roisin snapped looking over at Mae. "I can't go back."
Mae looked at her a moment and then opened her mouth to speak, but Roisin stood, cutting her off.
"We're leaving Forks, but I will not go back to the Fae world," she said, starting towards the kitchen.
"This is about Paul."
Roisin stopped and turned around, seeing Mae frowning at her as she stood.
"This is all because of that damn mortal you think you're in love with," Mae shouted.
"I do love him," Roisin said. "Mae, we've imprinted-"
"Right. Some sort of weird wolf thing. Whatever," Mae said, already starting toward the stairs.
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Tell No Lies
Fanfiction(The Others Series/Twilight Fanfic) It's only been several months since the Volturi came to Forks, intending to slaughter the Cullens, then quietly leaving without a fight. Since then, life has settled down exponentially, though 18-year-old Paul Lah...