Twist of Intuition (Twilight: Emmett Cullen/OC)

Chapter 5

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Greece 1884

After my fight with Frederick we had left Bulgaria. Just after we entered the boarders of Greece I decided to gently broach the subject that would not leave my mind in peace, I was a curious person as a vampire and couldn't help myself. "How did you and Frederick know each other?"

Will sighed, even though he didn't need to as we didn't breathe but used it for our sense of smell."I was once a part of a coven in Britain, as was Frederick. one day our two covens clashed and a fight broke out. During this fight I killed Fredericks mate, though I didn't know who she was at the time. The two of us were the only ones that survived, but I fled as soon as I saw that everyone else in my coven was dead. When I realized it was only just us left, I was ready to fight him but I recognized the fury in his eyes and the hate and anger he had towards me. I've run ever since then, for about seven years now, until you came along and saved me." He said smiling at me.

I beamed back at him loving that smile."What was the fight about?"

"Vampires are very territorial and both our covens wanted the same area." He explained.

"I see. Did you have a mate? What is a mate to a vampire?" I asked as the jealousy rose up at the thought of another women around him

"No, I did not have a mate. A mate to a vampire is sort of like a wife or husband to a human. Mates are different though, a human might have many husbands and wives in their life but a vampire only gets one mate and when they die they go insane with revenge to whoever killed them. A vampire doesn't need to have a mate but once they find each other they are bound for life. I can't pin down the complexities of love, that is like pinning down sunlight. From what Ive been told from vampires who have mates it's like you never want to part from each other, you must be in each others 'breath' you do not even want to envision being separated by death."He explained in what I think was the best of his ability. I never wanted to be separated from Will, so did that mean that he was my mate?

"Enough of those thoughts now. We are going to Athens, Amor. I haven't actually been to Greece before, but as a child I grew up reading of the Gods of Olympus and all their children. My favorite being the tale of Heracles." He said jumping over a fallen tree with me quickly following suit.

I had no idea who Heracles was and it didn't seem like he was going to elaborate anytime soon, but now I was curious. "Who was Heracles?" I asked him.

"He was the hero who became Immortal."

"He became a vampire?" I asked wondering if maybe we could go find him, surely not all vampires I didn't know were like Frederick.

"No." He said laughing. "I'll tell you the quick version of Heracles." He said slowing down some.

"Please do!" I answered excited to learn something new.

"Zeus, the king of Olympus noticed the beauty of Alcmena who was the wife of Amphitryon, king of Troezen. That she was already married was a pesky problem, however. So Zeus disguised himself as Amphitryon. Nine months later she gave birth to two boys. Iphicles, son of Amphitryon, and Heracles son of Zeus. Alcema had no idea the boys were anything but natural twins." He started the story as we slowed down to a walk.

"That's it?" I asked disappointed with the short story I found boring.

"Of course not! That would be boring. Anyways... Hera, Zeus's wife, found out about Heracles and she flew into her usual fury. So she decided to torment Heracles. Even before he was born Hera began her campaign against him. At the time Nicippe was also with child-she was to bear Eurytheus. The two unborn babes, Heracles and Eurytheus. They were cousins since they shared the same grandfather Perseus. Whoever was born first would become king so Hera delayed Heracles birth by tying Alcmenas legs in knots, until his cousin Eurytheus could be born."