Authors note: Here it is! Finally the baseball scene. This chapter has me so excited! It's finally getting to the action parts plus with my little twist. Thanks for reading yall! ❤️

Also if I write in italics, it's her speaking in her mind. If I write in italics and underline, it's someone else speaking in her mind.

I would like to add that Illiana is Bipolar and you will be able to see more of that as the story continues!

Illiana POV

I blink back tears as I stare at my sister. Isabella is dead. My sister is a vampire. Oh gods. She could actually kill me now. "Isabella? Are you a v-" she cuts me off with a wide smile, showing off her sharp teeth. "vampire? Yeah. Now you're not the only special one. Speaking of that, you might want to watch yourself now that I'm an apex predator." This fucking bitch. I snort at her and she narrows her eyes. "How are you even a vampire?" I ask. She gets an arrogant look on her face and turns to Edward. "So turns out I don't actually need you Edweirdo. I have two soulmates of my own and they are much hotter than you. Have fun playing human with my ugly sister." Bella snarks and turns to walk off. "Wait! What happened Isabella? You've been gone and dads been so fucking worried! Do you even care?!" I scream.

Edward tries to shuffle me behind him but I shove his hand away. Isabella turns around with a hateful look. "Why should I care?! Dad never loved me. All he cares about it is you! It's glaringly obvious that he only tolerates me. So yeah why would I want to go back to him?" My face darkens and I step closer to her. The wind picks up around us, whipping my hair around and rain begins to pour. There's thunder roaring above us and lightning strikes not too far off.

"Don't you dare talk about dad like that! He has tried so fucking hard with you but you never cared! You wanted to be with Renée because she treated you like a princess! Dad has been inconsolable since you've been missing. You think he was scary when you got into trouble last week? Gods that was child's play! He's been absolutely rage filled towards me since you disappeared! Like it's my fault that you fucking left! You know what? I don't even know why I'm trying, you're not going to listen anyways. Goodbye Isabella. I hope you find everything you're fucking looking for." I seethe.

I spin around, my wet hair slapping into my shoulder and start walking away. I feel someone on my left and see Edward grabbing my hand, I tense but allow the contact. "Let me run you to the edge of your house okay?" I nod a yes to him and he picks me up bridal style. My stomach churns and nervousness flows through me. Calm down. He's your soulmate. He wouldn't hurt you. I look up to his face admiring his strong jawline and god-like beauty. Gods, he is hot. His chest rumbles with laughter and I look at his face again to see him smirking. I narrow my eyes and huff at him. "Just go vamp boy!" I grumble out while shutting me eyes. He laughs and starts running. I grip him tighter so I won't fall, even though I know he would never let me.

The air around us stills and I open a eye to see that we've stopped. "Oh thank gods! That always makes me so sick" I whisper. He gently sits me down while he laughing at me. "I'm sorry my love. I just knew you were hurting and I didn't want you to be out any longer than you needed to be." He smiles down at me. "Well thank you my grumpy giraffe! I really appreciate you saving me." I whisper. He leans down and kisses the top of my head. "I have a question Lils." I arch a brow and motion him to continue. "Would you like to come play baseball with us tomorrow? It could get your mind off of things for a while. Plus we do need to speak to everyone about yo- Isabella and her mates."

I pretend to think about it for a minute while Edward smiles at my antics. "Of course I'll go! I would ask dad but I don't think he really cares what I do" I say while looking down at my feet until I feel a cold hand grip my chin. "Hey, your dad will be okay. And if not, you have us ok? And Clarissa. And Carlisle and Esme." I force a smile on my face and nod. "Speaking of that, have you talked to Rissa? Her parent won't let us see each other since everything happened. I think Jessica told them I did something" I huff.

He sends me a sympathetic smile "she's okay and misses you terribly. She will be at the game tomorrow though." My eyes light up and I push him away. "Okay I need to go to bed now if I have to play baseball with vampires tomorrow! Plus I need my beauty rest." Edward laughs and gives me a final hug before disappearing. Something is off with him. I can't put my finger on it but I don't feel the same way with him as I do Jasper. Or Emmett. I shake my head of the intrusive thoughts and drag myself to the front door.

I huff loudly before opening the door and wiping away the fake smile on my face. I lock the door behind me and look around. The kitchen nightlight is on and there are dishes piled up. I look to the living room and see dad awake with a beer in his hand. Slowly, I walk into the living room and stop beside him. "Hey dad, did you already eat?" He turns to me with a vacant look on his face and anger in his eyes. "Yeah no thanks to you. Where the hell were you?! I thought you were cooking dinner but you never came home. I had to eat at the diner again! If you're just going to stay out with Edward all night, you might as well leave! You're useless here!" He pushes harshly past me, making me hit my ribs on the wall and crumble to the floor in pain.

"I was out looking for your ungrateful daughter!" I growl out. I hear him stop walking and his footsteps get louder. "What did you say?" He asked with such venom in his voice that I scrambled backwards. "Nothing" I mumble out. He looks down at my with disgust and scoffs. "All of this is your fault anyways! You should be trying to find your sister but instead you're too busy with yourself! Just- just clean up this mess!" He yells while gesturing to the house. I nod solemnly and he starts walking off. I slowly get up but stop when I hear him whisper something. "It should have been you." My heart shatters and I sink back onto the ground, closing my eyes tightly. That's it. Turn them off! Turn the emotions off!

My face wipes off all emotion and I feel a coldness seep into me. I feel nothing. I fight the new urge to snap my father's neck and get up. I make my way to kitchen and start cleaning. After that I pick up the living room. Then I head to my room and grab a bag. I start packing everything up that I would need. I grab a few books and of course my grimoire. I pack my toiletries then grab my jewelry, feeling satisfied with what I grabbed. I turn out my lights and lock my door with the new password seeing as dad isn't trustworthy anymore. I grab my keys and walk out the front door, locking it behind me. Feeling eyes on me, I quickly make my way to my truck and throw my things in. I jump in the drivers side and lock the doors.

Why doesn't anyone stay by my side? Should I even go to the Cullens? It's really the only place I have. I huff and go to start my truck but stop when I see a figure walking up to the house. I strain my eyes to see who it is. The person goes up to the front door and unlocks it? Isabella?!

The person walks into the house and the light shines on their face. Isabella looks up to my truck as if sensing me and smiles but I quickly realize she wasn't smiling at me. Two figures walk up to the house from behind my truck. One has red hair and the other has blonde. Thank gods they can't hear my heartbeat due to one of my protection spells. Are these her soulmates? She answers my question by kissing both on the mouth with lots of tongue. Ew yuck. She closes the door behind them. I see the lights click on in her room and let out a sigh.

I start up my truck and peel out of there, heading to the only safe place left. The Cullens. Thank gods Carlisle and Esme already gave me the address. Gods sent they are. My mind wanders as I drive the winding backroads. I wonder if I'll ever find people who stay with me. I think the Cullens would stick around but I just can't get this nagging feeling that they'll leave me too. Everyone does. Because that's just what happens when you let people in. They destroy you. My heart sinks as I pull into the Cullens driveway. I sigh and grab my things, hopping out of the truck.

I walk to the door but before I can knock Alice opens the door with a confused face. "Illiana? What are you doing here?" She asks while turning her head slightly. Oh she's so cute! "Sorry for showing up unannounced but my dad basically kicked me out. I- didn't know where to go and I fi-" Alice cuts me off. "Hey it's okay. Please come in and we can talk with everyone. Would you like some tea? Our mother, Esme, makes the best tea. Or so I've heard" she giggles and I nod my head at her. "Thank you Ali."

I grab her hand and intertwine our fingers while we walk to the living room. She gestures to sit down and grabs my bags. I hear a whoosh and she disappears. Damn vampire speed. I sit down and play with my fingers, nervously. I hear another whoosh and look up to see all the Cullens in the living room. Esme comes up to me with a cup of tea and a large smile. "Hello, you must be Illiana. It's nice to see you again, are you okay?"

I feel warmth from her that I've never felt from another person before, it wraps around my chest and soothes the pain. I take the tea from her hands and smile. "Thank you for the tea!" She sends me a warm smile back. "So not that we don't love you being here but why are you here?" Emmett asks. Rose shoots him a glare and he holds his hands up. "It's okay Rose. My dad uh doesn't want me at the house. And I don't really want to be there. Is there anyway I could spend the night tonight? I can maybe call my uncle Harry tomorrow and stay with him for a while on the Rez." They all look at me with concerning expressions.

Jasper walks up and sits to my left while grabbing my hand. "Illiana, it's okay. Just calm down darlin'. I'm not sure what happened but this is the most painful emotion I've ever felt from you. Are you okay?" I look into his honey eyes and see nothing but concern. My walls start to crack and I throw myself into his chest. He lets out a little "oof" as I connect with his chest. I sob out what happened while clinging to Jasper and he listens intently, helping the others understand what I'm saying.

After a few minutes I poke my head up. "I'm sorry Jazz. I didn't mean to ruin your shirt with my tears." He laughs at me. "Oh darlin' I have tons of shirts but only one of you. I would much rather have a dirty shirt than you not being with me in your time of need." My heart feels like it's going to explode. What did I ever do to deserve such amazing soulmates? I hope I am enough for them. "I'm sorry everyone for that little break down.. I uh I'm just frustrated with my dad and Isabella. I saw her and her soulmates sneaking in when I left. I would normally be concerned but dad called me useless so useless I shall be." I say while folding my arms across my chest and anger rolls off me in waves. Out of the corner of my eye I see Jasper tense, so I reign in my emotions and turn them off again.

Jasper looks at me even more concerned before locking eyes with Edward. The other vampires in the room share worrying glances with each other. "Illiana, you may stay here as long as you'd like. How about before the game tomorrow we go shopping? I'd love to decorate a room here for you. And before you protest about money or anything, we have plenty. I know you'll be in our lives for a very long time and I want you to have a place that's just your own. Please let me do something nice for you. You've made my children very happy and I would like to repay that kindness." Esme says in a soothing voice.

I look into her honey eyes and see nothing but genuine care and love. I nod my head yes and she beams back at me. "Um I'm not much of a hugger but uh do you mind if I hug you Esme?" Everyone looks a bit surprised and I think I've crossed a boundary or their concerned by my affection. Esme looks at me and smiles again. She steps up to me and gently hugs me. I wrap my arms around her and savor her touch. I haven't felt a motherly hug like this since aunt Sarah died. It feels so nice to have someone care about me and not feel like I'm just a burden.

I release her and mumble a "thank you." I quickly look over to Jasper and see him smiling. "You know, I think that's the happiest I've ever felt you Lils. Are you going to ditch us for our mom?" He asks while quirking an eyebrow. I let out a stream of giggles and it catches on quickly. The feeling of love and joy envelopes me as the laughter dies off. I'm wiping tears out of my eyes as we settle down again. "How about I show you your bedroom? We can have breakfast in the morning and discuss everything going on. Does that sound okay?" Esme asks with a sweet smile on her face. She's definitely an Angel. I hear Edward's laugh behind me so I flip him the middle finger behind my head. "Thank you Esme. That would be wonderful. Goodnight everyone!"

Everyone mumbles night and Carlisle waves. I follow Esme up the stairs to a beautiful bedroom. It has floor-to-ceiling windows on two out of four walls. There is a massive bed with a sleek black comforter on it. There is a lone chair in the corner with a thick purple blanket sitting on it and a small desk. The desk has a nice computer on it but is stacked to the brim with books. There is a nice wooden dresser in the corner to my right and a door to the bathroom/closet on my left. This is like a hotel! "Wow! This is stunning Emse! I thought the house itself was breathe-taking but this room and the view? Absolutely magnificent!"

The bedroom

I turn to Esme and she has a small smile on her face. "Thank you Illiana. I designed everything myself. Now the bathroom is stocked and the girls or boys will bring you something if you need it. I'll be making breakfast at nine a.m. so be up. Sleep well dear." Before I can thank her, she's gone. Damn vampire speed. I turn back to the bed and smile. This is nice. I slowly drag myself into the fluffy bed and close my eyes, letting sleep consume me.

The next morning I wake up to rain softly falling on the windows, creating such a soothing sound. I'm almost lulled back to sleep but the door slams open. I jump and fall out of the bed, screaming profanities on my way down. I land on my ribs and let out a pained yelp. My ribs ache and anger fills me. I look up to see Emmett sheepishly trying to walk out of the room. "EMMETT CULLEN! IM GOING TO RE-KILL YOU, YOU IDIOT!" Emmett takes off with his vampire speed and I hobble after him.

As I skid around the corner of the hallway, I smack right into something or someone rather. Before I can fall, strong cold hands grip my waist. I look up and see Jasper smiling down at me. "Hi Jazz! Can you vampire speed me to Emmett? I'll cuddle with you tonight!" He doesn't even speak, just smirks at me. Before I know what's happening, Jazz gently picks me up over his shoulder and runs me to another room. "Here ya go darlin'. I expect lots of cuddles tonight." He winks at me and speeds back out. Swoon worthy man.

I turn around and Rose is staring at me with a lifted brow. "What are you up to Lils?" Rose asks while gently hugging me. I blush and kiss her on the cheek. "I'm trying to kill Emmett. Have you seen him? I'll cuddle with you tonight after Jazz." She lets out a light laugh and smiles at me. Rose tilts her head to the closet with a smirk on her face. My smile widens and I grab the door to the closet. I let fire dance in my left hand as I open the door. "Gotcha bitch!" Emmett's face is even paler than before and looks terrified. "Don't burn me! Rose how could you betray me like that?" He whines out.

My smile gets wider as I mumble a spell. "Crinus Muto." His normal black hair turns into a bright neon pink with sparkles, his eyebrows turning the same color. I start giggling and so does Rose. I fall into her and we land on the bed still laughing. "What are y'all laughing at? Guys come on! Answer meeeee!" Emmett whines out again, which just makes us laugh harder. Soon more Cullens trickle in. Alice and Jasper walk in first looking confused. "Why are y- Oh my gods!" Alice lets out a squeak and it attracts the attention of the rest of the family. The vampires zoom in to see if everyone is okay but as soon as they spot Emmett, they start uncontrollably laughing.

Emmett crosses his hands over his chest and starts to pout. I snap my fingers and a mirror appears in front of him. He jumps back and almost falls over but he catches himself. He looks into the mirror and flexes, checking out his muscles but stops as soon as his eyes land on his head. "ILLIANA! What is my hair pink?! AND SPARKLY?!" He looks like he's going to pounce on me so I hide behind Rose.

   "You deserve it! You scared the absolute shit out of me AND made me fall out of bed. I landed on my ribs, you know how bad that hurts! And I was sleeping SO good! Plus it matches you because of the sparkles." I furrow my eyebrows and stick out my tongue at him. Rose grabs my face and plants a kiss on my nose. "Look at this face, how could you ever stay mad at her?" Emmett huffs but looks at himself one more time. "I mean I am pretty hot in pink" Edward puts his head into his hands "great his ego just got bigger."

After a long day of shopping, Esme and I drop everything in my room. We also got things Rissa would like, as her room is next to mine. Esme and Carlisle Cullen, the collectors of broken and abandoned children. She leaves me to get changed for the baseball game and I quickly get changed. I throw on my black jeans I packed and a tank top. I grab my grey sweatshirt from Emmett and an oversized flannel that is dads. Then I grab a pair of dark green Hunter brand rain boots that Esme bought me earlier for the game. I throw my hair into a messy bun and start waking downstairs.

Her outfit

I quickly make my way downstairs where the Cullens and Rissa are waiting for me in the living room. "Okay so what can I help with?" I ask. Rosalie walks up and plants a kiss on my cheek. "Nothing sweetheart. We have already done everything. You just have to pick who you want to run you to the field. Rissa is tough with Emmett." I look around and think about who I haven't bonded with yet. "I want Rose."

     Rosalie perks up at the mention of her name and smirks. "Are you sure? I'm only a little taller than you and I don't want you to be uncomfortable." I shake my head at her. "Of course I'm sure. I want to spend some time with you Rose." She beams at me and swiftly picks me up bridal style. "See you soon guys!" She yells. I grip her neck and close my eyes expecting the whoosh that would come. But Rosalie doesn't take off as fast.

I feel a gentle breeze and feel her lips on my ear "open your eyes Lana." I do what she says and it's amazing. I'm seeing everything speed by but also not fast enough to make me sick. I smile up at Rose and cuddle closer to her chest. We make it to the field last and see everyone setting up. Emmett and Edward are shoving each other and laughing. Alice and Jasper are taking turns showing off their bat skills, trying to prove who's the best. While Rissa stands on the sidelines, bundled up next to Esme. My heart soars seeing them all together. My family. Rose zooms to Emmett and kisses his cheek. I smile at the sight and turn to look for Esme.

I find her behind me with a water bottle and a couple granola bars. "Hey sweetie. I wanted to make sure you had some snacks and water since we will be out here a while." My heart aches at the sight. A mother that cares for me. Not my mother but still. Is this what it feels like to have a mothers love? I shake my thoughts away and hug Esme after taking the snacks. "Thank you Esme. You have no idea how much it means to me. You've been so nice and welcoming and I just- thank you." I hug her tightly and she laughs but hugs me back. "You will always have a place here my dear. You are family and one of my children now." She smiles gently to me. I feel tears pricking at my eyes so I just nod at her.

She walks away to the others and I follow behind. Rissa cuddles into my arms with a smile "I missed you so much." I hug her tightly and breathe in her familiar scent of strawberries and vanilla. "It's time!" Alice yells and they all get into position. "You can be the umpire girls. They like to cheat." Esme says while guiding Rissa and I to home plate. "It's Emmett and Edward huh?" I hear multiple "heys!" But ignore it. She laughs and nods her head yes. The game starts soon and I can't take my eyes off of them. Wow. This looks so fun! Rose goes up to bat again when Alice screams. "STOP! They heard us and are coming this way! Hide the girls now!"

Everyone crowds around Rissa and I until we are completely hidden, mostly behind Emmett. I use my magic to cast a protective spell around Rissa and I, also making sure we are both protected. Edward is holding Rissa's hand and Rose is holding mine, while I try to peek through and see what's going on. That's when I spy Isabella and three others. Those two are her mates that I saw but I'm not sure who the other is. Edward nods at me signaling that he heard my thoughts. They also shouldn't be able to hear our heartbeats due to a spell we both use everyday but they can smell us. Of course if Isabella sees either of us, it's all over anyways. Edward nods again, then quickly and quietly lets the others know before the other vampires arrive.

Carlisle steps up and greets them. "Hello Isabella. How can I help you all?" Isabella's mates look intensely at the others while the other darker skinned man just looks bored. "We heard you guys playing and wanted to join." She says matter of factly. Edward raises an eyebrow and then looks at me. I focus hard and open a connection with him in my mind. "Edward. I'm going to make Rissa invisible and have her climb on your back. Then you can take her home. I've seen that look before on Isabella's face and it's not good. She has something planned. I can try to sneak out behind you and hide in the vehicle. Just get Rissa to safety." He tenses but nods at me and answers "Yeah I can't read her mind nor theirs so I'm assuming she is a shield. I will make an excuse to leave."

Before we can enact our plan though, a wind sweeps through and blows our scent around. James and Victoria, Isabella's mates, tense up and try to locate me. "You brought some snacks?" "Mmm Bella was right, you both smell delectable." I tense up as the rest jump in front of us. I push Rissa behind me, behind her to not fight me. Isabella looks me in the eye and smirks. "I told you to stay away Illiana. Now you're going to die." She races towards me but I lift my hand and put a fire wall around us.

      "Leave before I set you ablaze you bitch! Plus you came here, I didn't follow you. And don't even think about hurting my family. If you do, I will tear you apart limb from limb and feed you to the wolves!" I scream. My eyes tingle with power and I feel them shift. Magic courses through my veins, turning them a light blue and I feel my power swirling around me. The others with her step back and the dark skinned one straight up leaves. "This isn't over Illiana. I will kill you." Isabella seethes before turning around and taking off with her mates.

I watch her retreating figure and get an awful feeling. A deep gut feeling that something horrible is going to happen. Before I can voice my concerns though, my vision gets spotty and I feel something running down my face. I wipe my face and lift my hand up to see it covered in black blood. I look to the others with a terrified face and then everything goes black. Images begin to play on repeat, like a movie, behind my eyes.

My dreams are plagued with my violent death and crimson eyes. With a familiar voice saying on repeat "Lana, don't leave me!"

Authors notes: this was a long chapter! How did y'all like it? I tried to make sure the story flowed nicely.

• How do you think everything is going to go down now that Isabella wants to kill Illiana?

• Will they run like Isabella did in the books/movies?

• Do you think they will be able to kill them?

• What do you think is up with Illiana's blood?

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