Bloodlust

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Reese's pov
"Listen. You know how I struggle with my genetic condition, and I didn't think there was any way to fix it but I might've found something. Rather someone..." I start off easy, "continue" she says twirling the blade in her hand. "I met a witch and whenever she touches me the effect goes away. I stood in the sun with her for 5 minutes straight and nothing happened, but whenever she lets go it comes back" I explain to her. "Who's this woman to you? Must be pretty damn important" she says raising her eyebrows.

"Why does that even matter?" I ask her as I cross my arms protectively in front of my chest, "How about this, sweetcakes..." she says making me cringe but I keep listening. "I'll give you your precious little information in exchange for a very small favor" she smirks and I don't know what to expect but it can't be good. "I'm listening" I say taking cautious steps closer to her, "be mine again" she says simply, "and you promise to tell me what this is?" I ask as I keep getting closer. "Promise" she whispers and I nod, "done. You know I never stopped loving you" I say shyly. "I know, baby" she says putting down the knife and opening her arms for me to come closer.

I take big strides and am in front of her within 2 seconds. I look down on her and can clearly see her eyes clouded with lust. "Witchy has pure blood. Not to mention, she must be pretty in love with you to be able to transfer her powers" she says looking at me seductively. "So almost like vampires?" I ask her as I caress her cheek. "Not quite, but sure. All you'd need to do is get her blood, transfuse it with yours and theoretically you'd be cured" she says leaning into my touch. "Theoretically?" I question, "well it's experimental but I've seen it work" she says leaning in. I lean back to tease her and she rolls her eyes, "what else do you wanna know?" she asks impatiently.

"Exactly how much of her blood would I need?" I ask softly, "only a pint... but of course for 'scientific' purposes we'd drain her. Besides... free food and extra satisfaction" she chuckles. At that, I can't hold back anymore and I lean in; she smirks and leans closer, closing her eyes. I take her cheeks in my hand and quickly turn her head as fast and hard as I can. It makes a crunch noise and her eyes fly open. She opens her mouth to try and scream but I cover her mouth so it's just muffled in my hand. I look around quickly to see that there's no newborns around so I take off her big fur coat she always has on and wrap it around my body.

I conceal her head in it and run off before anyone notices what I've done. I go full speed all the way back to the house, not taking any breaks as that's just an opportunity for them to find me. I stop in front of the door and walk in panting slightly, like that was a far ass distance. As soon as I look up, I see the entire family in the foyer. My eyes glance over the room but I don't see Delia anywhere which peaks my curiosity. "Why do you have her coat?" Rose is the first one to speak up which isn't surprising. Even though it would usually be Emmet, they probably planned this.

"See for yourself" I say, holding it out towards her, in a flash she's right next to me and cautiously takes it from my hand. She opens it just enough for her to see and looks in shock, she looks towards me and I just nod. "She killed her" Rose says looking up at the group, "What?" Jasper says in disbelief but also with a slight smirk on his face. "How do you know?" Alice asks, I assume she couldn't see it with her visions. "Her head is in my fucking hands... eww take this shit" Rose says handing it back to me.

"I figured we could all burn it as a ritual but first I need to find my girl" I say softly smiling, "she's in the room" Esme says. I hand Carlisle the head and he slightly grimaces before disappearing to put it somewhere. I run up to the room and open the door to find her sitting on the bed waiting for me. "We need to talk" she says, "yes we do" I respond.

Cordelia's pov
I sit on a chair in the corner and Reese sits on the end of the bed facing me. We sit in silence for a while, I'm not sure exactly what I should say since I didn't really plan on having this conversation. "You should probably go first" she says looking at me expectantly, I can tell she's a bit nervous but is trying to hide it. "So I heard you and Victoria used to date" I decide to start off with that just to get it out the way. "We did" she confirms with a sigh, "why didn't you tell me?" I ask her as I cross my legs and lean back in the chair.

"It doesn't matter to me anymore. You also would've never let me go had I told you" she points out and I can't help but to agree with her. "So... what happened?" I ask, I honestly don't care if she found out anything or not. The fact that she's here with me, alive, is all that matters. "She did know what it was" she says hesitantly, "but..." I say, knowing something had to have come after that. "She tried to make a deal with me. If I agreed to be with her again then she would tell me what I needed to know" she says.

She opens her mouth to continue and I lean forward hanging onto her every word. "I agreed so that she would tell me and then—I killed her" she says looking up at me for a reaction. "Good" I shrug, after everything that I've learned about her she honestly deserved to die. "Oh... well yeah. So that's done" she says and I nod, "I still don't understand why you couldn't tell me about her. Did you think I would be upset?" I ask, I don't want to keep thinking about it but I can't help myself. "She's my past. You're my future. It's not smart to mix the two" she says, making me smile.

I get up and sit on the bed next to her, wrapping my arms around her waist and smelling her hair. "I was scared, you know" I whisper in her ear, "I know, my love. I had it under control and if I really believed I couldn't, I wouldn't have gone" she reassures me.

Reese's pov
I hold her in my arms tightly, never wanting to let go. "I think it's about time for us to go back. After the bonfire tonight though. So we'll leave tomorrow?" I ask her, "I'm not ready to go home yet. I like just being with you" she says crawling onto my lap. Well that's a shocker, "the workaholic NOT wanting to go back to work?! Unbelievable" I say funnily and she nudges my shoulder in response. "I never said we had to go home" I whisper as I trace shapes on her back, "where would we go?" she asks.

"Wherever you want" I say, "hmmm I don't know... maybe another time when I can plan something" she says. "Whatever you want, baby" I say and she giggles, I can feel her cheeks heat up on my chest which makes me smile. "CAROLINE" I hear coming from downstairs, only one person would be that obnoxiously loud, "I'm gonna kill him one of these days" I mutter making Delia chuckle. "Hey, why do they call you Caroline? I forgot to ask before" she says lifting her head to look at me.

"Well... uh" I scratch the back of my neck, I've never really liked my name and always wanted to change it but it's so customary for them to call me that so I just never did. "It's my middle name" I tell her, "that's beautiful, what's your full name?" she asks curiously, it makes me realize just how much we've skipped around. "Reese Caroline Butler but I changed my last name to Cullen after I moved here" I say and she nods but furrows her eyebrows.

"I know you said that they are 'like family' but—if you don't mind me asking of course—what happened to your biological family?" she asks cautiously and I think about it for a moment but can't come up with a simple explanation. "That's a long story... How about I tell you tonight? I have to think about it a little" I say, "whenever you're ready" she replies softly. "I know you heard me call your name, dumbass. We're about to start without you" Emmet says bursting in the door. "Oh, aren't you two cute" he continues and gags before closing the door.

I roll my eyes and help Cordelia to her feet, leading her towards the door with my hand on the small of her back. I pick her up bridal style and run down the stairs and out to the field where the fire is beginning to rise. "Almost missed the show" Jasper says mocking enthusiasm, I ruffle his hair to which he grumbles and Alice giggles while fixing it. I watch as the inferno grows and crackles as Victoria's head is engulfed within the growing flames. It's silent for a moment as we all watch the appendage turn a haunting shade of black before eventually disintegrating.

"Well... where's the music?" Emmet says making us all burst out in laughter. As much as I hate him sometimes, he does always find a way to lighten the mood. Edward turns on the music and him and Bella begin to sway together slowly just looking into each other's eyes. I look over to Esme and Carlisle, whispering to each other before looking at me and Delia and smiling. I shake my head and pull her over to a log to sit. "I told you I'd tell you about my family. I'm not sure if I'm ever 'ready' to tell the story, but I want you to know" I say before taking a deep breath.