A Twist to Twilight

Chapter 2

Althea POV

I never realized how much time had passed after all these years. It was over a century. It's now 1793, My father is leaving Europe and I have to find him before he leaves. We can go together if he wants. I am not sure how he will receive me, If he will welcome me or not.

Johnathan and Belinda were sad to see me leave, I was as well. I promised that I would visit every few years. I then left then to find my father.

Alistair mentioned that he would leave on one of the ships in a few days, but could not give an exact day.

I studied the ships and the flimsy paperwork that the dock manager had, I knew all the ships by now coming and going.

At night I would wait by the docks and I sneaked a look at the current ship registry for those who would be leaving on the particular ships docked for the moment. I finally found his name, and I had to wait one more day.

I spotted him immediately the next day. I was there fairly early, meaning the whole day. He was there two hours before departure, it was pouring down cats and dogs. I was drenched from head to toe.

I walked towards him. "Hello" I greeted.

He looked confused. "Hello? Can I help you?" He replies unsure. I know it's because I smell different than the average vampire.

I feel dejected, "Do you know who I am?" I ask him.

"No...should I? Are you a vampire? You look familiar" he says confused, his brows furrowed.

"I...I...You don't remember me. I searched for you for so many years. And you don't remember me!" I tell him, raising my voice in the end.

"I'm sorry, you might have mistaken me for someone else" he tells me.

"No I have not. Your name is Carlisle Cullen. Your father was Samuel Cullen. You were married to a woman who bore your child, whom was named Althea Cullen," I tell him feeling angry that he doesn't remember.

"I'm sorry...how do you know this? Why are you looking for me specifically?" he asks suspiciously.

"My name is Althea Cullen. I am your daughter."

"This is not possible. I don't remember having a daughter and if I did have one, she would have been dead by now already. Who are you?" He asks, this time grabbing my hand firmly.

I sigh exasperated. "Great" I say sarcastically. "You don't remember your eight year old daughter dragging you to the potato cellar after being bitten by a vampire."

It finally looks like a light struck his eyes and he could see the truth.

"Althea" he breathes out says.

"I remember now. Not much, but I remember you" He rubs his temples, not that that is necessary for a vampire but I guess it's a habit.

"How are you alive?" he asks me, "why do you smell so strange?"

"Well, it's time to board the ship. How about we talk about it on the way to the new world," I tell him.

And off we set. I told him all about me, about my change and healing abilities. He was fascinated by it all. He in turn spoke about his studies and that he is pursuing studies of a medical practitioner, as a doctor. I told him about Johnathan and Belinda and how they took care of me for years even though they changed me by accident.

He spoke about the people he met. He even met Isaac Newton at one point. He met the Vampire Kings: Aro, Marcus and Caius.

My father started to remember a bit more about me and our life together as humans.