Awake and New Life
A/N This chapter happens during An Impasse
Jenny's POV
I open my eyes for the first time in what felt like forever. I look around in wonder. Everything was so clear. Sharp. Defined. And I thought I had good eye sight before. The brilliant light overhead was still blinding-bright, and yet I could plainly see the glowing strands of the filaments inside the bulb. I could see each color of the rainbow in the white light, and, at the very edge of the spectrum, an eighth color I had no name for.
Behind the light, I could distinguish the individual grains in the dark wood ceiling above. In front of it, I could see the dust motes in the air, the sides the light touched, and the dark sides, distinct and separate. They spun like little planets, moving around each other in a celestial dance.
The dust was so beautiful that I inhaled in shock; the air whistled down my throat, swirling the motes into a vortex. The action felt wrong. I considered, and realized the problem was that there was no relief tied to the action. I didn't need the air. My lungs weren't waiting for it. They reacted indifferently to the influx. I did not need the air, but I liked it. In it, I could taste the room around me. How long was I out? I ponder as I sit up.
Not only had my eye improved, so had my hearing. I heard the sound of the others in the house. The TV downstairs had been muted. I also heard a faint, thudding rhythm, with a voice shouting angrily to the beat. Rap music? I was mystified for a moment, and then the sound faded away like a car passing by with the windows rolled down. This is weird, where am I? I wonder looking around the room.
I notice the familiar paintings and realize I must be in Carlisle's study. In the Cullens house, but how am I alive? Suddenly others enter the room and I don't know why. But my body reacted like they were a threat. I was suddenly in the corner of the room in a low crouch hissing. "Whoa easy killer" Emmett chuckles. I held my pose for an eighth of a second longer, adjusting to the scene before me. Taking note of it just being Jasper and Emmett, no danger.
I straighten up and cock my head to the side in confusion. "What happened? How am I alive?" I ask them. "The venom" I say looking at the scar on my arm from the man's bite.
"Our venom does not kill, it is meant to incapacitate our victims. If allowed to spread, they become a vampire" Jasper explains. I nod my head taking in this information. As I exam my now pale arms, it'll be strange. But I am sure I will get used to it.
"Is Bella ok?" I ask them.
"Yeah, she was just discharged from the hospital. She, Carlisle, Edward, Alice and your dad will be back in Forks tomorrow" Emmett explains.
"She is still human" Jasper adds and I sigh in relief. Before becoming sad and it starts to rain outside. "Why are you sad?" Jasper asks me.
"I won't be able to see them again, will I?" I ask him.
"They believe you are dad, they will be holding a funeral in two days" Esme explains as she appears with Rosalie. I sniffle hugging myself. She holds her arms out and I rush into them. She strokes my long hair. "Everything will be ok, we will help you" she assures me.
"Emmett and I are gonna take you up to our cousins in Denali" Rosalie adds. "They are farther away from humans and it will help you learn to control the thirst" she states. Suddenly I felt the burning in my throat.
"You need to hunt" Jasper states.
"I can show you how to hunt a bear" Emmett cheers.
"Can we start off with something easy first, like a deer or something?" I ask him.
"Where's the fun in that?" he asks me.
"Emmett, if she wants deer. Let her have deer" Rosalie scolds him. We all jump out the window, it was a rush. Before taking off into the forest, Esme leading the way to a deer herd. I took down an injured buck, must of lost a fight to another buck. It tasted different to the venison I'd had as a human. But at least my stomach is now full.
(Time skip)
I stand on a hill watching my own funeral. Jasper and Rosalie with me. They think I'm being reckless, being here. But I had to see my family. One last time before I left for Denali, Alaska. Besides it is my funeral, I should be here. I made sure to hunt before coming here and we are down wind, so I can't smell anyone.
My fake body is being laid to rest beside my grandparents graves. I smile, at that as I lean on the tree trunk. I say dad is a mess and wish I could tell him I'm ok. But I can't. I'm to dangerous to be around at the moment. But he has Bella, who has a cast on her leg. Apparently, the man James had broken it. Edward is hugging her close as she cries. The Cullens had decided not to tell her of my transformation, so that it was easier for everyone involved.
"Stop looking at us you idiot" Rosalie mutters. I notice Emmett is looking up at us. He had no trouble spotting us, but a human would not be able to spot us. Which is good as Billy looked in our direction. "Lets go" she says and we leave. Returning to the Cullen house.
I decided to take a stroll around the forest. I'd be leaving the day after tomorrow and I just wanted a mount alone to admire the forest I had grown up around. But Edward soon joined me. "How's Bella?" I ask him.
"Heart broken, but she'll be ok" he states. "Your dad is a wreck, but he is holding himself together for Bella" he adds.
"Typical dad" I say and freeze. "What's that wet dog smell?" I ask him confused. He shrugs, but freezes. Before taking off in the direction of the house and I follow him confused. Needless to say I was surprised to see three huge wolves growling at the Cullens. I then remember the Quileute legend about them being descended from wolves.
"Sam you have no right to be here, we did not break the treaty" Edward tells the black wolf.
"It's true" I say in a low voice and the three wolves looked at me. I step forward slowly waving Emmett off. "Do you remember the animal attacks?" I ask and they nods. "It was other vampires, they had caught Bella's scent when she was with the Cullens. Watching them play baseball. She ran to protect dad and I. But I went after her, not knowing the danger I was putting myself into" I explain.
"Sam wants you to tell him what happened next" Edward tells me.
"I drove to Phoenix, the day I arrived I saw Bella go to this ballet studio. I followed and tried to protect her from the vampire that was hunting her. But was bitten by him twice" I state gesturing to my scars. "If not for the Cullens, Bella and I would be dead right now. They saved us, but they were to late to save me from becoming one of them" I explain. "I swear, they did not do this to me and they have been teaching me to live on animal blood. I have not had a drop of human blood since my transformation" I assure them.
"That's acceptable, where?" Edward asks the wolves. The black wolf, Sam huffed and the three of them left. We all gather around Edward.
"What happened?" Carlisle asks him.
"They aren't sure what to do" Edward states. "They were asked to drive us out, Sam is the chief of the tribe in secret. But is not a descendant of the person we made the treaty with. They want us to talk to him, the acting chief" he explains.
"Billy, you're talking about Billy Black" I state and he nods his head.
"They wish to meet on neutral ground. So that he can see you and make the call" he states.
"But what if I hurt him? I couldn't live with that" I tell him scared. Jasper sends calm waves to me and I relax a little. "Were there conditions?" I ask him.
"Only that we brought no more then their pack. You have to be one of them and I agreed to go. Carlisle should be the other as he is our leader" he explains. He assured us all it isn't a trap. I then decided to hunt as we had an hour or so, before we're supposed to meet and I wanted to be prepared for anything.
A/N
Picture above of the three wolves and picture in chapter of Jenny (imagine her eyes still red).
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