The Morning's Dusk

Chapter 8

The next day after school I saw that Bella was reading a note. I asked, "What does that say?" She said, "It's from Edward. He said that you should meet he and Jake in the meadow." I said, "Um, okay. I guess I'll go then. But, didn't Alice say not to go into the forest?" We looked at Alice. She had her hands over her head and was muttering something about not seeing. She said, "As far as I can see, you'll be fine." I said, "All right. I guess we'll be back soon?"

I dropped my backpack on the floor and tucked my cell phone into the pocket of my Miss-Me jeans. I had a Rolling Stones T-shirt on with it.

I waved and flew out the door. I looked up at the sky and saw that the rain clouds were disappearing, creating a slight fog in the sky. I was standing in the meadow sooner than I thought possible. I figured I'd beat Edward here. It was giving me chills thinking about the last Brexter. It was Mr. Rhines......or was it? I hadn't looked in his eyes, so I wouldn't know if he had powers or not. But, whose eyes had I looked in?

Oh. Oh no. Jesse. It had to be! I heard a whooshing sound. Edward must be here, I thought. I said, "Dad?" I heard a chuckling sound and turned toward it. Nobody was there. "Over here," someone whispered almost silently. I gasped and turned. That was NOT Edward's voice. It sounded like.... Jesse's brother. Could it be him? Yes, it could.

He stepped out from behind a bush and grinned at me with sharp teeth. I stuttered, "W-why are you here?" He laughed an evil laugh and said, "Now, Nessie, can't we just cut to the chase?" I flinched at the word chase. He said, "You know, just like your family cut into my brother, Chase? Yeah, now it's your turn to get hurt." He came up to me and slipped his icy hands up my waist, under my shirt. I felt a shiver go down my back and my instincts told me to stay calm. He leaned into my side and whispered in my ear, "I'll make this pleasurable, I promise." When he started to kiss my neck, I thought about what Jake had said about kicking him off of me. I didn't breathe, so he wouldn't notice the change in my breathing as I prepared myself to knock him against a tree. I lifted one leg, as if to imply that I enjoyed him kissing me. He laughed against my skin. I let out a full-force kick, throwing him against a tree (which cracked the tree).

He growled and I fell against the ground. I don't know how he got to me so quickly. I had blinked and now I was lying on the ground in shock. He tried to press his foot into my stomach but I grunted and twisted up onto my feet. He chuckled and said, "Your human side will eventually give in, and you'll be tired. I'll let you know when I'm about to kill you though. Just so you don't scream." His mouth twisted into a dark grin. I heard someone approaching, and he must have, too.

He turned to look and I used this moment to pull his arms toward me and press my foot into his back. I shoved as hard as I could, and heard something pop loudly. When I let go of his arms, he slammed into a tree. Jesse was the person we'd heard. He asked, "Nessie?" I nodded and said, "Yeah. Why are you here?" He said, "I heard fighting and came to help. I know you know I'm a vampire." I said, "I just figured that out, though. I'm glad I've got you on my side. Your brother is a pretty good fighter." He took my arms and held them. He said, "Who says I'm on your side?" I felt my mouth drop to the floor. He looked into my eyes. His eyes were speaking. They said, "You're mine. I own you." I used my power against his. I put my palm against his cheek and watched the scenes from my head flash into his instead. I was only thinking about my family and the wolf pack. And, of course, how they would make his life a living hell if either of the brothers tried to kill me. Edward appeared after a while, with everyone. Half went to find Jesse's brother, and the other half killed Jesse. They made a fire and I helped burn the vampire pieces. Bella said to Seth and Edward, "How deja vu is this?" They laughed it up. Emmett congratulated me When we made it back home, I saw that Bella was reading a note. I asked, "What does that say?" She said, "It's from Edward. He said that you should meet he and Jake in the meadow." I said, "Um, okay. I guess I'll go then. But, didn't Alice say not to go into the forest?" We looked at Alice. She had her hands over her head and was muttering something about not seeing. She said, "As far as I can see, you'll be fine." I said, "All right. I guess we'll be back soon?" I dropped my backpack on the floor and tucked my cell phone into the pocket of my black leather skinny jeans. I had a loose white shirt on with this. If there was wind, it'd blow up and I'd have to yank it back down. But it was really cute. I waved and flew out the door. I looked up at the sky and saw that the rain clouds were disappearing, creating a slight fog in the sky. I was standing in the meadow sooner than I thought possible. I figured I'd beat Edward here. It was giving me chills thinking about the last Brexter. It was Mr. Rhines......or was it? I hadn't looked in his eyes, so I wouldn't know if he had powers or not. But, whose eyes had I looked in? Oh. Oh no. Jesse. It had to be! I heard a whooshing sound. Edward must be here, I thought. I said, "Dad?" I heard a chuckling sound and turned toward it. Nobody was there. "Over here," someone whispered almost silently. I gasped and turned. That was NOT Edward's voice. It sounded like.... Jesse's brother. Could it be him? Yes, it could. He stepped out from behind a bush and grinned at me with sharp teeth. I stuttered, "W-why are you here?" He laughed an evil laugh and said, "Now, Nessie, can't we just cut to the chase?" I flinched at the word chase. He said, "You know, just like your family cut into my brother, Chase? Yeah, now it's your turn to get hurt." He came up to me and slipped his icy hands up my waist, under my shirt. I felt a shiver go down my back and my instincts told me to stay calm. He leaned into my side and whispered in my ear, "I'll make this pleasurable, I promise." When he started to kiss my neck, I thought about what Jake had said about kicking him off of me. I didn't breathe, so he wouldn't notice the change in my breathing as I prepared myself to knock him against a tree. I lifted one leg, as if to imply that I enjoyed him kissing me. He laughed against my skin. I let out a full-force kick, throwing him against a tree (which cracked the tree, BTY). He growled and I fell against the ground. I don't know how he got to me so quickly. I had blinked and now I was lying on the ground in shock. He tried to press his foot into my stomach but I grunted and twisted up onto my feet. He chuckled and said, "Your human side will eventually give in, and you'll be tired. I'll let you know when I'm about to kill you though. Just so you don't scream." His mouth twisted into a dark grin. I heard someone approaching, and he must have, too. He turned to look and I used this moment to pull his arms toward me and press my foot into his back. I shoved as hard as I could, and heard bones pop loudly. When I let go of his arms, he slammed into a tree. Jesse was the person we'd heard. He asked, "Nessie?" I nodded and said, "Yeah. Why are you here?" He said, "I heard fighting and came to help. And, I know you know I'm a vampire." I said, "I just figured that out, though. I'm glad I've got you on my side. Your brother is a pretty good fighter." He took my arms and held them. He said, "Who says I'm on your side?" I felt my mouth drop to the floor. He looked into my eyes. His eyes were speaking. They said, "You're mine. I own you."

I used my power against his. I put my palm against his cheek and watched the scenes from my head flash into his instead. I was only thinking about my family and the wolf pack. And, of course, how they would make his life a living hell if either of the brothers tried to kill me. Edward appeared after seconds later with everyone. Half went to find Jesse's brother, and the other half killed Jesse. They made a fire and I helped burn the vampire pieces.

Bella said to Seth and Edward, "How deja vu is this?" They laughed it up. Emmett congratulated me on kicking a vamp's butt, and Jake freaked. He kept asking me what "those creeps" did to me. Every time I'd tell him, he would growl. But that's just Jake.

I felt really protected, especially with Jake sleeping in my room. On the floor with Rosalie supervising, of course.