Immortal Love

Two immortal pieces find each other, but will they survive eternity?

By: Jane C.

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 Chapter 1-5 Done on January 21, 2010

Chapter 1: The Vision

Here I am once again walking alone through the woods surrounding my home. I

am walking through the cool night air as I always do when I need to think. It is

around midnight; I was awoken by the same vision again. This vision is the same

one I have had for a few months now each time it becomes clearer. The vision

consists of a strange family coming to town, I see myself with them, but they are

not normal, they are not human, they are something else but I am not sure what.

They are gifted as well, although I do not know what gifts they hold. I see them

arriving in town. Then the vision jumps forward, I see myself standing with them

as part of their family. That is where the vision ends; the strange family and myself

standing happily together the surrounding are fuzzy still, as if they keep changing.

I wander through my normal path for a few more minuets pondering the new

information for I never saw myself as part of their family. I suddenly grew tired

and returned home to get some rest, which I thought was odd, but I shrugged it off

and continued home.

Chapter 2: They Have Arrived

 It has been a little over a week since I had the vision, it seemed odd but I thought

maybe the family decided not to come to this town. For if they have changed their

decision then the future changes with it. I ponder about this as I drift off to sleep. I

stand here in the woods and at first I feel fear, until I notice I am on the familiar

path I walk so often when deep in thought. That’s when I hear it “Come to us

Jane” it is a young woman from the strange family. I can see her now; she is a

small petite girl with short blond hair her name is Eliza. “Jane come to us we will

not harm you” she speaks to me again. I begin to run, I don’t know why but I trust

her completely. I hear her again “Yes come on we have been waiting for you.” I

run faster than ever before. I can hear other thoughts now; “She is truly

amazing.” comes from a man called Carlos, “I can’t hear her strange.” from a

young man named Jackson, “She seems so sweet and trusting, I think she’ll be a

wonderful edition to our family, if she decides to join us. Hmm I wonder how she

will react?” from a woman named Ella, “I can feel immense strength and emotion;

I can’t wait to get to know her better, if she will permit of course.” from another

young man named Dustin. “She’s almost here” they thought together. Suddenly I

am in my bed at home, it was just a dream. I tried to go back to sleep but failed. I

got dressed and headed to my familiar path to think. I have been wandering for

about twenty minuets. I stopped suddenly; feeling like I had been her before, but I

know I haven’t been this way for months. I realized with a start where I was it was
 the place from the dream, was that dream a vision? My thought were interrupted,

by her, Eliza, “Come to us Jane” and as in my dream- which I think may have been

somewhat a vision- she called again “Jane come to us we will not harm you.” I did

as in the dream I began to follow her voice, but slower this time. Then I heard her

again “Yes Jane come to us we have been waiting for you.” My speed began to

quicken, I began to hear the others thoughts as I dreamed. “She is truly amazing.”

from Carlos, “I can’ hear her strange.” from Jackson, “She seems so sweet and

trusting, I think she’ll be a wonderful edition to our family, if she decides to join

us. Hmm I wonder how she will react?” from Ella, “I can feel immense strength

and emotion; I can’t wait to get to know her better, if she will permit of course.”

from Dustin, of course these were their thoughts not spoken for me. “She’s almost

here.” they thought together. I was, I could sense them, and then I stopped. I

realized it now, I could feel it, I was close enough, I had gained their gifts. They

began to worry and thought about coming to me, but decide to wait. I took this

moment to explore their new gifts; I could feel their gifts and understand them,

along with their emotions. I realized that three were gifted, but I only gained the

gifts from one. Because two had gifts I already possessed, telepathy for Jackson,

and psychic abilities for Eliza, The ones I gained were from Dustin who had two.

He possessed empathy and the ability to feel others gifts. I only took about thirty

seconds then I started to walk to them, I could feel they were a mix of emotions,
 and their thoughts were too jumbled to decipher. But I could see them now they

stood in a clearing; I stopped for a moment before walking through the last wall of

vegetation separating me from the strange, well now not so strange family.

Chapter 3: They Finally Meet

Finally after months of the same vision I finally meet them. “Hello Jane” Eliza

chirps. She is followed by the rest with hellos. “You probably wonder who we are,

how we found you, and how we know your name, and what we want.” I feel

tenseness around her and her family; she waits for me to say something. “Actually

no, well at least to part of those.” She stared at me openmouthed along with the

rest of them. “Can you clarify that for us please?” this time it was Carlos who

spoke. “Well you see, I knew you were coming, and I know your names, and your

gifts. You are Carlos, and your partner is Ella. You Eliza are physic, and your

partner Jackson is telepathic but can not read my mind. Finally you Dustin, you

have a rare quality you have two gifts, empathy, and you can feel gifts of others.

As for you purpose yes I would like to know if that isn’t too rude. Now I am sure

you probably have questions of your own. Please don’t be shy.” Again they all

stood a little dumbstruck, and for a second I felt a bit of fear from them but I

passed. Then Carlos spoke again” Well as you pointed out Eliza can see the future,

so we came to find you when she saw you in a vision as part of our family. Well
the offer is there for you but I think we may want to get to know each other before

the decision is final.” I waited a moment to make sure he was finished speaking

“Yes that seems fair will you and your family accompany me to my home, where

we can sit and get to know each other.” He looked to his family they smiled and

nodded. “Well Jane I think we will take your offer. Please lead the way” as he

gestures in the general direction of my home.

Chapter 4: Secrets Revealed

We were still walking and finally reached my house. I hadn’t realized how far we

were, it seemed so fast getting there but the walk back was extremely slow. Then I

hear a small gasp as they see my large home. “Such a large home, dose someone

else live with you?” Carlos spoke and I felt a weird emotion I couldn’t place. “No I

live alone; actually you are the first people to see this house. I never bring guests

here.” The feeling lessened, but they had another to replace it, strange. “You won’t

have to worry about interruptions, as you may have noticed we are quite far from

town.” I don’t know why I said this but it was sort of involuntary, my mouth spoke

on its own. “That’s interesting, why do you live so far from town my dear?” this

came from Ella, “Well I like my privacy, and the sound of nature surrounding me

is intoxicating, and the wildlife is exquisite, everything from deer and elk, to bears

and mountain lions but to see those you have to hike into the mountain a bit further
than we were.” This got an excited feeling from the whole family, I was happy the

shared my views, at least that’s what I thought this was at the time. “Well

everyone, would you like a tour, or would you like to get acquainted first?” They

all ponder this for a moment. “I think if it is alright with you we will take the tour

later, I would like to get to know you and you us before we get to know your

home.” Carlos chuckled. Well I guess, if that’s what they want, I was hoping to let

them know the normal me. Oh well here goes nothing. “Well everyone, first I don’t

know why but I feel as if I can trust you, so I will let you in on my closest kept

secret. Once I explain you will understand why I know so much about you. First I

am human, but I am gifted, I can see the future and that’s why I knew you before

we met. I am telepathic, and I can project thoughts into someone’s mind. I have

what one would call super human abilities, I heal quickly, I don’t need much food,

or need much sleep, and I don’t age. I absorb others gift, which is how I gained

empathy and the feel for other gifts, which I gained from you son. I can also

levitate objects which I gained a few years back. I know you probably want to

withdraw your offer of me joining your family I understand, however I hope we

may stay friends. Oh and since I didn’t see you in a house here, I will offer mine

while you get settled in here, that is if you don’t mind staying with a freak.” I

chuckled out the last sentence. They looked abashed, at my conclusion. When

Carlos spoke he said something I didn’t expect. “Oh well my dear, the offer still
 stands, and thank you for your hospitality. Also my dear you are not a freak.

Before you decide your answer to becoming part of my family, you should know

what we are. We are vampires, I am two-hundred years old, Ella is about one-

hundred and seventy-five, Dustin is one-hundred and fifty, and Eliza and Jackson

are around the same as Dustin. We are not traditional vampires though, we survive

on animal blood. I hope you will not shy away from us but we would understand.”

So this was why they were excited about my home and the privacy, as well as the

abundant animals. “Well that explains quite a bit. Of course I will join you. I must

tell you though, I have met one other like yourself, although he was a traditional

vamp, I forbid him from my home and town and haven’t seen him since. However

let me assure you, this was because he tried to bite me in one of my nightly walks

around my home, and change me. Otherwise I would have acted differently. I hope

you won’t think of me badly.” They looked surprised and appalled; I thought this

was because of me. However I was wrong, Carlos spoke with anger and

understanding in his tone. “No of course not Jane, you did it solely to protect

yourself and you town. We will not hold that against you, and if he ever returns we

will stand with you. You are now part of our family” I was glad. ”Oh but wait, I

don’t have to become a vampire do I?” They simply laughed. And it was Carlos

again who spoke. “Of course not, silly girl, we are strongly against taking a human

life, only if you truly wanted this life would we even consider it, but from what
 you told us you are very like us, only you are alive, and don’t drink blood. So the

answer is no.” I was extremely relived. “Well everyone, now that you know me

and I you, would you like a tour?” I was answered with five dazzling smiles. They

all said “Yes that would be wonderful.”

Chapter 5: The Accident

I took them through my house explaining each room, and showing them the guest

rooms where they could stay. We had reached the grand room, where I had a huge

crystal chandelier that was currently my favorite room. I was explaining the history

of it when I heard a piercing scream from Eliza, then I saw it. I had a vision of the

chandelier falling where I now stood. Then I was suddenly across the room, Dustin

had seen it begin to fall and pushed me out of the way. We flew out a window and

landed the hillside. I heard and felt the bones crack. Suddenly I was surrounded by

five worried faces. They were talking to me but I couldn’t hear them. Then I could

see the blackness close in, the last thing I saw was Dustin’s face before the

blackness covered me.

Chapter 6-7 Done on January 27, 2010

Chapter 6: Finally awake

I awoke in my room, I was tired and groggy still, my throat was dry so I began to

reach for my water I kept by the bed. I took me only a moment to realize that I
 couldn’t move. I was suddenly very afraid until Ella’s face appeared above me.

“Oh thank goodness, you finally awake. Hello dear, do you remember who I am?”

“Yes, you are Ella.” She smiled “yes dear, I’m glad to hear that. You my dear had

us all very worried. Now how do you feel?” I thought for a moment, focusing now

on my body. “I feel okay, just uncomfortable not being able to move.” She

chuckled “Well let me fix that for you.” One by one she began to remove the

braces. When she finished she gave me some water. “There you go, is that better?”

“Yes, thank you Ella, can I ask why I had so many braces.” She simply smiled and

said, “Oh I wasn’t entirely sure what all you broke besides your leg, arm, and

collar bone. So I covered all the major bones. I didn’t want to have to rebrake

anything” She said, she cringed at the thought. “Um where is everyone?” “There

out hunting, they tried to wait for you to wake, but their needs grew too great. They

will be back shortly, I’m sure Eliza has seen you wake.” As if on queue they all

walked in. With a simple “Hi, how do you feel.” from them. “I’m fine’ umm how

long was I out?” Their smiles faltered a bit. “You’ve been out for two days dear”

Ella looked like she was telling me something horrible. “Two days that’s all? Huh

last time I was out for almost a week.” They all stared at me opened mouthed.

Dustin was the first to speak. “This has happened before? How?” “Yes, I was

repairing my roof after a big storm. I slipped and fell. It wasn’t so bad except when

I had to rebrake my leg.” They all cringed at the thought. “Well I’m glad that was
not the case this time my brother was driving me mad. He had me checking for you

to wake every half hour.” She looked at Dustin giggled. “Hey if you had pushed

her through a second story window you would be anxious too.” “Oh Dustin It

wasn’t your fault, I would have been hurt worse if you hadn’t I’m fine, and

grateful. Now I’m” I was cut short by a vision. “Jane what is it? Jane are you ok?”

It was Dustin again. “I’m fine, just had a vision of me installing my new HD TV. I

just thought about it since I now have company, and it would be a shame for them

to miss the big game on it.” The boys smiled. “Well before the interruption, I was

going to say I’m going for a walk. I’m feeling a bit stiff, I will see you all in a bit.”

Chapter 7: The Real Vision

I left before they said anything else. Because feeling stiff wasn’t my real reason for

a walk. I needed to walk to think about the vision. I also had to do it alone, for the

vision wasn’t about my TV which I did need to install, but about Victor, why was

he talking to me now. I hadn’t seen him in over twenty years. Not since he tried to

use me for his sadistic plans. I shook my head trying to shake the images. I was

glad it worked, I didn’t want to think about the past. I was thinking about the letter

I saw, I don’t know where I got it I just saw myself holding the envelope in my

study, The name clearly visible, in Victors own hand “To Jane, Your old friend V.”
 Gah old friend, yeah he used to be before, no I refuse to think about what

happened. I was glad when Eliza interrupted my thoughts. “Hi Jane, I came to ask

if you wanted to go shopping tomorrow, I need to go to Seattle to get some things.

So you up for it?” She was visibly bouncing, she probably knew my answer

already but still. “Yeah I’d love to go, I love shopping” She smiled ear to ear.

“Great I can’t wait, oh and you had some mail on you porch, I put it in your study.”

I kept my smile on with a lot of effort, my mail never gets left on the porch. This

must be from Victor.

Chapter 8-9 Done January 30, 2010

Chapter 8: The Letter of the Past

I walked back to the house with Eliza. I was happy to listen to her buzzing away

about our shopping trip. I kept me smile in place, although inside I was chaotic. I

hated lying to her and the rest of the family, but I didn’t want them knowing my

past, not yet. Without any notice Eliza stopped and put her hand on my arm, “Jane,

I know your hiding something and it has to do with your vision, I won’t pry, and I

will not think about this around Jackson. However I know how you feel and hope

you trust us enough to tell the truth. We will be here for you, and if you see danger

we will stand with you no matter the cost.” “Eliza, its not that I don’t trust you or

the family, but I just need to know more before I have you all worrying needlessly.
 I see no immediate danger so don’t worry, but I need to read the mail from the

porch. I will know more then, I promise to speak to you all, but please let me find

out all I can first ok? Just trust me that is all I ask and in return I will give you the

entire truth.” “Ok Jane, I trust you.” We walked back to the house, Eliza picked

back up the previous conversation about our shopping trip. As if the conversation

about my vision hadn’t even happened. We came to the house and I immediately

went to my study. I found the mail on my desk there was a letter and a parcel. I

didn’t see a parcel from him so I looked at it first, it wasn’t from Victor, but it was

from my family, I decided to open it after the letter. Then I picked up the envelope,

it was made of expensive paper, on it the addressing line in Victors own hand, ‘To

Jane, Your old friend V.’ I held in the profanities I wanted to shout at the envelope,

I didn’t want to alert my family. I turned it over and opened it up slowly, I pulled

out the heavy parchment, on it were a few lines, again in Victors own hand.

Dear Jane,

I hope you are well, I just wanted to remind you today’s date. It has been exactly

twenty-five years to the day. I didn’t want it to pass without a gift to you. Hope you

like it.

P.s. Do you miss her still?

 Just as I finished reading a lock of light brown hair fell out tied with a piece of

twine. I felt my guard crumble, the feelings I had locked up in the deepest part of

my mind came rushing out of their vault. The first of which was a growl that the

devil himself would cower from. “You stupid piece of shit, I will hunt you down

and burn your miserable ass, and dance around the fire laughing while doing so! I

will get my revenge, Missy I swear to you I will torture him for what he did! I will

not stop until he is dead if it is the last thing I ever do! He will get away no

longer!” I was too angry now I threw the letter across the room. I was so angry that

I didn’t notice my family come in. They stood there wide eyed not saying

anything, Dustin looked fearful they all did, just then I remembered his gift and

used it to calm everyone including my self. “I’m sorry everyone, I really am, but I

will explain this moment later. However I need to tell you my entire past. I was

hoping you wouldn’t have to learn this just yet, but now I must because it may be a

danger to you.” Carlos was the first to speak, “Jane, please tell us what’s going on

so we can help you.” I thought for a moment, “Alright, but please lets go into the

dining room, you see it is where all my family discussions were held, and if you

don’t mind I wish to continue this tradition.” They looked puzzled but followed.

Chapter 9: The Full Past Revealed

A/N: this chapter is a bit longer than usual, just a heads up.
 Everyone was seated around the table, so I began. “Alright everyone, first off I

must tell you. I was born August thirtieth nineteen-sixty, meaning I am nearly fifty

years old. I lived a semi normal life, until I turned seventeen. My mother died, in

what I was told at the time was a horrible animal attack. I had no other family, my

father died when I was five. They were both only children. So I was left supporting

myself and my little sister. Missy, she was eight at the time. I was working two

jobs, just to get by. About six months after her death, I received a letter stating that

I inherited my mother’s estate. I found that she had land and oil stocks from her

parents. I still don’t know to this day why she never used it. However it was worth

two hundred thousand dollars. I was so thrilled, I used it to build this house, and I

set up a college fund for Missy and myself. I still worked but not as much as

before. I spent most of my time with Missy, I watched her as if she were my

daughter rather than sister. She was brilliant, and beautiful. I loved her so much,

she became my pride and joy. I sent her to the best school I could find. She loved

to learn and was thrilled. I spent my spare time studying architecture. Our house

was finished on Missy’s tenth birth-day, we moved in a short time after. We spent

the next two years living life without many worries. On my twenty-first birthday, a

letter was left on my porch. It was from my mother.” At this I stood and walked to

the drawer in the china cabinet and pulled out a worn envelope with the letter I
received all those years ago. “This is the very letter, allow me to show you.” I laid

it in front of them and they began to read.

Dearest Jane My lovely Daughter,

If you are reading this I am no longer with you. If my instructions were followed,

today is your twenty-first birthday. First let me say I love you with all my heart,

and happy birthday. You will begin to notice changes, you are a gifted one, and

you will not age. There is magic in your blood, and your younger sisters, so take

care of her. I am sorry to say that this is all I can explain for it is all I know.

However do not be afraid it is who you are. I wish I were there with you, but fate

has made the decision against that. I love you with all my heart. I know you have

received my estate by now, I have enclosed a map for you to follow. There you will

find a treasure for you that is too precious to trust in any bank. I trust you and only

you, there is a gift for your sister as well. I love you both more than you will ever

know.

With Love

Your mother

“Now I followed the map and found a box buried under a large hemlock, in it was

a letter for my sister as well as a gold locket with a rose and single diamond, and

a silver pendant of a rose with a single diamond at the center.” I took the pendent

from behind my shirt, they all let a small gasp. “This is the pendent. I haven’t got
 my sisters locket. Now let me continue my story. After I received this and had

found the box containing the letter and necklaces. I talked with my sister and we

decide to keep this a secret. I began to notice my powers. First cam the telepathy,

then the visions, then I notice my increased strength, and speed and how I hardly

grew hungry or tired. I also noticed I could sense the world around me. It was all

very strange but I took comfort in my mother’s last words. I was glad that I could

control them fairly well. We continued to live in peace until nineteen eighty-five. I

came home one day to find the house empty. I just thought Missy was out

shopping for more books, she went through books faster than you would believe,

and that’s why the library is so huge. She had been talking about a new author. So

again I thought nothing of it. That is until I walked outside to visit my garden.

That’s when I saw a man lying out back near the fringes of the forest, he was

beaten badly. I felt my heart rip I was afraid that whatever hurt him may have

gotten to my Missy. As I approached him slowly his sent hit me I knew who he

was, he was an old friend I had since I was eight years old. I hadn’t seen him since

he left with his family the day after my fifteenth birthday. I was afraid now more

than ever he was not only a friend he was my first love, his name was Victor. I ran

to him I thought he might me dead, but as I neared him I heard his heart I was

relived a bit at that. It seemed like I took me forever to reach him but it took mere

seconds. He wasn’t as badly hurt as I thought, but still bad enough to knock him
out. I was getting ready to pick him up and carry him in to tend his wounds. When

I noticed he had a note pinned to what was left of his shirt. It read ‘hello Jane, I

know what you can do, and if you ever want to see Missy again you will use them

for my bidding. When your ready to talk shoot the flare I left you in the sky and I

will contact you with further instructions.’ I was furious, my vision took on a red

tint and made everything look as if it would burst into flame. I remembered the

man in front of me and quickly took him in to my house to make sure he was safe

before I tracked down whoever had my Missy. I cleaned him up and checked for

anything broken. I was glad because I didn’t want to give him blood unless

absolutely necessary.” I was interrupted by Ella “Jane why would you give him

blood?” “Oh I forgot to mention how I found that giving my blood to someone

gave them my gift of rapid healing, and it may also pass my other gifts. That’s why

I didn’t want to unless absolutely necessary.” “You mean to say by drinking your

blood someone possesses your gifts? May I ask how you discovered this?” “Yes I

can pass my gifts through blood but only if I willingly pass them, but if say I try to

pass a healing gift some other may be passed as well. I found this out when Missy

broke her ankle playing soccer with me. She suggested it because she had read a

book that had a character like me and she thought it may be based on a true story. I

was willing to try anything, because I had caused it to happen so she took a bit of

my blood and her ankle was healed in minuets. However she also gained my super
speed and psychic abilities. Although her vision were a lot sketchier than mine, she

show me through thought projection which she also gained from me but this

happened when she broke her arm trying to put up a picture in the library. After the

soccer incident I would take a vial of blood every month and put in the fridge just

incase she would get hurt in my absence. One day she did but the blood didn’t

work so I tried again and eventually found that if I opened my gift to my blood she

would receive it. I stopped putting blood up for her and just gave when she did

need it I didn’t want to risk it falling into the wrong hands, the other powers I

mean. So as I was saying I didn’t want to give this man blood, even though we

were close long ago I didn’t know who he had become. So took some clothes for

him that I bought to donate to a shelter. And did a brief exam, I was pleased to find

that he just suffered some light cuts and bruising nothing serious. I was going to

write him a note when I saw him waking in about thirty second so I decided to wait

so I could explain. He came to and looked too calm but I ignored it. He stared at

me before he spoke with a quiet whisper. ‘Oh Jane where’s Missy? Oh god he got

her didn’t he.’ So I asked the obvious follow up question ‘Yes he did, who is he

Victor who did this to you and took Missy? He took a moment like he was

gathering his memory and told me ‘I don’t know, I came here to visit, I was

passing through and wanted to say hi. When I got here I heard Missy out back

arguing with a man so I followed to see if I could help. I got back there to see her
fly at him but he caught her in mid air. She was screaming at him so fast I couldn’t

understand her she was beating him as hard as she could. But he hit her in the head

and she fell limp. I tried to back up so I could call the police but I stepped on a

branch and he heard. Then next thing I know I’m lying on the ground with him

leaning over me pining something to my shirt, he leaned down and said ‘You tell

Jane that I will know if she tries anything funny’ and he knocked me out again and

I woke up with you staring at me. That’s all I know.’ I didn’t know what that

meant but I decide to contact him and negotiate Missy’s safe return. I shot the

flare, and later that night a note was left in my porch telling me I was to give him

my gifts and he would release Missy the thought crossed my mind, but I had a

vision of the world falling apart. I thought it was odd I didn’t hear or sense him

when he came, but thought it was a gift he had. Anyways I decide I would try

saving her without that. Later that day I posted a sign saying I agreed. When a man

showed up with Missy it took every ounce of strength I had not to rip his arms off

Missy was unconscious over his shoulder. I allowed him into my back yard. I

walked out to see Victor standing there with a smile plastered on his face. I

thoughts he was happy Missy was here safe, but oh I was wrong. The man holding

Missy walked up to Victor and bowed and laid her at his feet. I didn’t understand,

until my guard dropped and let his thoughts in. It was him he hurt Missy and he

had his man beat him to make his story play out. I should have listened in his
 thought earlier, but it was too late. He looked at me and I realized he wasn’t the

Victor I knew those years ago. I could see he was a monster. He spoke all the light

in him disappeared. ‘Jane, you know what I want give it to me and you will live

along with this pathetic excuse of a human.’ He turned Missy with his boot. I was

furious and told him never. He looked sad and said ‘as you wish, her blood is on

your hands.’ He pulled out a silver dagger and plunged it into her heart. I lost it and

flew at him, the man at his side caught me and I felt the pain as he stuck me with a

syringe and drew a vile of my blood. Then he dropped me there on the ground and

disappeared. Victor leaned down and whispered in my ear, ‘this didn’t have to

happen this way.’ Then he was gone, vanished in thin air there was no trail of his

scent. I leaned over Missy, she was still alive, barely. She looked me in the eye and

smiled one last time, she smiled while I watched her life leave her. A single tear

slid down her cheek, and then she was gone. Victor had killed her, and a part of

me, you see when she took my blood a one-way connection was formed, I could

feel her as part of me. That was now forever gone, I felt it be replaced by Victor,

the only reassurance was that he didn’t have any of my gifts. I hadn’t willingly

given blood so the gift didn’t follow. So the world was safe, at the price of my

sister’s life. Do you see that rose bush?” I pointed out the dining room window to a

six foot tall rose bush surrounded by a white fence. “That is where she died and

where she rests. When her blood reached the soil, something happened that even
 you might not believe. I’m not sure I would have if I hadn’t seen it with my own

two eyes. When her blood reached the soil, that very rose bush grew and consumed

her body. It grew to its full height in minuets, and stays in bloom and perfect

condition all year round, even in deep snow, it never grow any larger or smaller.

Like my mother said there is magic in our blood. Now after this I have lived as

normal as I can possibly manage. I hadn’t heard from Victor since. That is until

today, that letter you found on my front porch was from him. You see twenty-five

years ago today on the tenth of April, that dagger in that tree over there was

plunged into my sisters beating heart, taking away her life. You may wonder why

it looks like death, well when the dagger was left at the base of the rose bush I

picked it up, and when I did I plunged it into that tree. When I did the tree began to

bleed, you can still see the bloods trail, and when it reached the roots the tree

turned like that and poisonous vines grew the entire length. It was bleeding my

sister blood, I could smell it. That is the story of my past now let me explain the

present.

Chapter 10-11 Done February 05, 2010

Chapter 10: The Danger Passes for Now

 They all looked deep in thought, Dustin was again the first to speak. “Jane, I can

not speak for the rest, but if this Victor—he said his name with a poisonous tone-

should ever near here again, I will stand with you and fight. If it is the last thing I

do, I will help you avenge Missy.” Then Eliza Piped in serious tone and look that

contrasted oddly with her, “As will I, you are now my sister.” She was followed by

Jackson, “I also will stand and fight with you, my sister.” Carlos followed him,

“Jane you are now my daughter and since this man has hurt you he has hurt me

also. I will stand with you and I will fight with you.” Ella was the last to speak,

“Jane dear I hope it will not come to this, but I will stand with you my child. You

are my daughter now and your enemies are mine as well. So I shall stand and fight

with you.” “Thank you everyone, but I will not risk your lives, I have already lost

one sister to that monster. I don’t want to loose another or add a parent or brother

to that list. Yet I am grateful for your support. Now Eliza will you go and retrieve

the parcel I hadn’t had a chance to open earlier, as well as the lock of my sister’s

hair please?” “Of course Jane, be back in two seconds.” She flew through the door

and was back in one point five. I took the parcel and set it on the table, and took

my sisters hair and placed it in the drawer along with my mother’s letter. Now I

turned to see them all smiling expectantly, I opened the parcel and inside was black

velvet covered box, inside of which lay a white gold pendant of a Lion with a

single black diamond, and dark blue sapphire. “Oh everyone thank you I love it is
this you family symbol?” “Yes Jane all of my children wear them as do I” Carlos

gestured to everyone else, as he did he held his arm out revealing a leather band

with the same pendant, Ella and Eliza had a necklace with it as me only different

styles and metals, and Jackson and Dustin’s were similar to Carlos’ all silver with

different bands. I took the necklace and placed it around my neck it fell just above

my mothers’ pendant. “Thank you so much I will wear it always. I feel bad, I

haven’t got anything for you. I must go shopping and get thank you gifts” Carlos

smiled and walked over and took my hand. “Jane, you have already given so much

and your wearing it next to what I presume to be one of your most prized

possessions is thanks enough. As well you are my daughter now and I am honored

you will wear it.” “Of course I will but I will still get you a gift. Also you are off a

bit, this necklace is a prized possession but it isn’t the most.-I said this as I walked

over to the window to look out at my sisters eternal resting place, he followed and

the family came behind him-My sister is and always will be most prized to me,

although the necklace is most prized as possessions go as well as your gift is now.

Nothing will ever mean more than her.” “Of course Jane, I understand.” I felt a

hand on my shoulder and thought it was Carlos, but when I turned it was Dustin he

was standing with his eyes on me he was smiling. I realized he was feeling my

emotions, my guard fell and I saw my self in his thoughts, I was glowing as I

remembered my Missy. ‘Dustin, I am sorry to break this moment however I need

to speak about some rather unpleasant things, and I know if you are focused on me

too hard you will lose control. I promise I will spend some time with you so you

can enjoy the feeling, however now isn’t the time.’ I didn’t say it of course I

projected it. He nodded and reluctantly dropped his hand and stepped back. The

family was still looking at my sisters resting place and didn’t notice our silent

exchange, well everyone except Eliza, she knew but didn’t openly acknowledge it.

“Alright as I said I need to explain the present, however I will need to focus for a

moment and search the future. So will you all please come and sit back down, once

were done her I have a date with Eliza, we are heading to Seattle for some

shopping, when we return we can have some fun.” I began searching the future, I

saw the NEWT stocks go up, excellent I bought some a few months back. There

will be a thunder storm latter in the week. I see me spending time with Dustin,

Jackson, and Eliza practicing our gifts. As well as a moving truck and five cars

arriving, now I see my garage being expanded. Relived to see no more contact

from Victor, the danger to my family was nonexistent for now. “Well everyone I

see no immediate danger from Victor-my family flinched as I layered his name

with so much hate-so there is no worry, I will know if he decides to act. Now Eliza

I believe we have a date.” She stood and skipped around the table to grab my hand.

“Of course, let’s get going I see we will have loads of fun.” “Alright we’ll take one

of my favorite cars, since I don’t see your cars arriving for about three days. I think
you’ll like it. Jackson, and Dustin will you come have a look I know you like your

cars, Carlos you and Ella are welcome too although I know you aren’t car fanatics

like these three.” I smiled and pointed to the bouncing three beside me. We walked

out to my garage, they hadn’t seen my cars yet, due to the tour getting cut short by

my two story fall. Only three of my cars were here I had one in the shop around

back, I was replacing a few things. They had no idea what the three in here were

even though the garage was well lit. I kept them under covers. “Well everyone

before I go I want to show you my cars, well three of them my Jetta is out back in

my shop. First up my truck-I pulled the cover off revealing the Red truck

underneath-this is my Ford F-150 Super Duty King Cab fully loaded.” They looked

at it approvingly. “Nice choice Jane, unexpected though” Jackson said teasing.

“It’s ok but I’m not a truck fan.” Eliza seemed very uninterested, she liked fast cars

she had a black Porsche that I knew she missed it. Both Ella and Carlos gave an

approving nod, not car enthusiasts. “I like it, actually it’s my favorite model.”

Dustin said as he walked around looking at it from all angles.” “Ok now next one

is my Jeep Wrangler.” I pulled the cover revealing my black jeep. “It’s wonderful I

love it, you will have to let me take it off-road sometime.” Well I guess I know

what Jackson likes. “Sure, just make sure you wash the mud off when you’re

done.” He smiled wide. “It’s a great for off-road, but I’m more of a fast car fan”

Eliza seemed even more uninterested than with the truck. “I like it, great car when
you go surfing.” Dustin said as he nodded to my board in the back. Carlos and Ella

again nodded approval. “Alright time for me to stop playing around and show off

my baby, I know you will all like this one-I laid my hand on the last cover-this is

my favorite car.” I grabbed the cover and gently pulled it back revealing my orange

Lamborghini LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. They all stared open mouthed at my

baby, even Carlos and Ella came forward to see it better. “That is amazing Jane, I

love it. Oh is this what we are driving? Oh I totally love you.” Alice was bouncing

again. “Jane, oh this one takes the cake. I’ve always wanted one but never got one.

May I have a closer look?” Dustin said, “Of course just don’t scratch it.” I teased.

“You know what, I think I want to drive this instead.” Jackson was practically

drooling. “Jane, this is a great car very good choice” Ella smiled as she walked

over to take a closer look. “I agree, this is a great model.” Carlos said as he to went

in for a closer look as well. They all walked around the car looking at every detail.

I grabbed my keys and opened the doors so they could see inside. “Alright

everyone you are welcome to any car I have. However at the moment I will need

my Lamborghini, I have a shopping date with my sister.” I turned and smiled at

Eliza. “Alice you ready?” “Yep let’s go I can’t wait to see this baby in action.” She

hopped into the passenger seat and pulled her door down. “Ok everyone we will

see you in a bit” I waved and got in. “Oh and Dustin, could you cover my others

back up please.” “Already done.” I looked at them, the covers still moving from
 him placing them moments ago. I pulled my door down and started my baby up.

“Oh listen to her purr.” Alice had her hand on the console and her eyes closed

listening to my baby. “You ready to see what she can do?” I said with a devilish

grin. I didn’t even wait for her response I gunned it and flew out of the garage and

down the drive.

Chapter 11: The Shopping Trip

We hit my private five mile road, which I had gated off for this purpose. We were

flying, Eliza’s laugh was pure music. I came to a sudden stop and she looked a

little sad. “Jane why did you stop is something wrong?” “No, I stopped for two

reasons, first I have to open my gate-I pointed to the large gate blocking the exit-

second would you like to drive, I know you can drive her faster than me because

you vision won’t get blurred.” “Really-her eyes grew huge-I can drive. Oh I love

you even more” I got out and walked up to the gate and put in my code, while

Eliza got settled in the driver seat. I jogged back to the car and waited while the

gate opened. Eliza took off on to the interstate, it was amazing. She could take my

baby to the limit. The world flew past our windows. We arrived to Seattle in record

time, I mean I drive vast but this was amazing. Eliza found a space on the top floor

of the garage, and right in front of the entrance. “I guess being physic has its
perks.” She just laughed as we entered the mass amount of people. We spent hours

going to every shop there, she bought almost as many clothes as me. Finally

someone who loves shopping as much as I do, she has excellent taste too. We

stopped at the food court, where I grabbed a pretzel with cream cheese. “Oh your

so lucky Jane, you can enjoy food.” We were setting on the patio enjoying the sun.

Apparently the whole sun is harmful to vampires is a myth. They can enjoy the sun

although they sort of glow and sparkle when they do, well except for ‘vegetarians’

as they call themselves. Something about animal blood dulls the shine, no really

noticeable by humans. So that means ‘vegetarian’ vampires can enjoy the sun in

public. “What, you mean you can eat human food?” “Yep, it doesn’t do anything

for us, but we eat small amounts in public to appear human. The one thing that

sucks is all human food tastes bland.” “Oh, that must suck.” I sat there chewing my

pretzel savoring the flavor, I wish I could share it with her. Wait a second, maybe I

can “Eliza?” “Yes Jane” “I would like to try something.” “Ok Jane, can we do it

here or do we need to leave first?” “Here will be fine, could you eat some of my

pretzel please, and give me you hand.” “Alright here you go.” I took her hand and

waited for her to begin eating, I focused on the flavor of it and gave it to her, I

watched as she smiled and swallowed her bite. “Jane I can taste it, it is wonderful.

How did you do that?” “Well, I remembered the taste and the feeling in my mouth

and use my gift to give it to you.” She smiled even bigger. “Do you think you
could do it again?” “I’ll try. Here give me your hand again.” She gave me her hand

and began eating again, and again I remembered the flavor and pushed it to her.

“Oh that is wonderful Jane. Could we do something?” “Yes, what is it.” “Well I

think maybe we might stop in the local food store and pick up some things for a

dinner, and if you would you could give us the flavor.” “That’s a great Idea, but

we need to go rent a truck, we kind of went overboard, we can’t fit all our stuff

plus groceries in my Lamborghini. Let go, and well make it a surprise dinner, how

that sound.” “Perfect, let’s get going, is one of us driving the truck or are you

getting a human?” “I think we better drive, a human would take hours to get there.”

“Alright, I flip a coin on who gets what.” She flipped a coin and I won, I get the

Lamborghini.

Chapter 12-13 Done February 14. 2010

Chapter 12: Dinner Surprise

We got our stuff loaded, and took off I drove ahead of Eliza; I stopped and got the

stuff for dinner, and still beat her home. This was perfect, now I could get

everyone out of the house, including Jackson so the dinner would stay a surprise.

“Jackson, Dustin could you come help me please.” Dustin came first, “Hello Jane.”

Jackson was there about thirty seconds later, “Hi Jane, where’s Eliza?” “She is
 behind me, she has the truck, we went a bit over board with the shopping.” He

chuckled, “I kind of figured that would happen.” “Anyway could you two take

these bags into the kitchen please?” “Sure” “No problem” “Thanks” I walked into

my living room to find Carlos and Ella. “Hello Carlos, Ella, Dustin Jackson could

you come here please.” Just as they appeared my phone rang. “Hello” “Jane I

wanted to say your thought will work” It was Eliza. “Thanks, hey how long till you

get here?” “About another hour, this truck is really slow even when I’m going full

speed. I am buying a truck and fixing it up to drive fast for next time.” She hung up

at that. “Ok that was Eliza, she will be here in about an hour. Anyways I wanted

ask if you all would mind leaving the house for a while. I need to set some things

up and want it to be a surprise. So if you don’t mind, would you take a hike north

into the mountains for a bit until I call?” Sure Jane anything you need.” Carlos rose

kissed me on the forehead and left with Ella. Jackson Smiled and waved and

followed them out. Dustin looked at me odd for a moment then he smiled and ran

out the door after the others. Ok, after five minutes Eliza walked in. “Hey Jane, I

was serious about the truck thing.” ”Time to get to work” We walked into the

kitchen. Eliza watched as I made a quick dinner. Simple Pasta with red sauce,

garlic bread, green beans, and cheese cake for desert. While I was waiting between

the foods I set up the gifts with Eliza’s help for everyone, well except hers, I did

that one solo. When everything was ready she helped me set up the table. I fixed
 everyone’s plates. As I did I thought about how Eliza had told me she could eat a

pretzel and taste it for about an hour after I left. So that was good then I just had to

pass the gift to them, not keep in contact. “Eliza come here test the food and tell

me what you think.” I touched her temple and passed the flavor of the pretzel to

her, I wanted to try something. “Eat a bite of the pasta and tell me what you think.”

She took a bite, her face lit up. “It’s wonderful I can taste it.” I was smiling now.

“What is it Jane?” “I didn’t pass the pastas taste to you. You know what this

means. I can pass the ability to taste food, and I don’t have to stay in physical

contact to do so.” “That’s wonderful.” “Ok I have a few things more to do in the

kitchen, and then I will call the family.” I placed the wine for the meal and some

fresh fruit on the table. I went back into the kitchen and retrieved the bag I kept

hidden in a secret compartment in the pantry. I took the bag to my jeep, and

grabbed my phone to call the family. Carlos picked up on the first ring. “Hello”

“Hello Carlos, will you all please come home I’m ready now.” “Alright be there in

five.” He hung up I went to wait with Eliza. “Their on their way. So try to keep

your thought a surprise ok.” “Alright.” They showed up about two minuets later.

“Hello everyone please come here, I have something for you.” I touched each of

their temples and passed the taste of food. “Alright now each of you, please take a

bite of something on the table.” They seemed to hesitate for a moment, but I

watched as each took a bite, I watched as their faces lit up. “Jane this is amazing,
but how?” “Well I found out that I can pass the ability to taste to you, Eliza told me

about the food issue, and I thought maybe I could pass a memory to you, but found

that I can simple pass the ability to taste food.” Carlos took another bite and closed

his eyes to savor the flavor. “I thought I had lost this long ago.” “Well now you

have it back, I am sorry to say that it will only last about an hour, but I can pass it

again anytime. Now shall we enjoy the meal?” They all smiled as we sat to eat.

The meal was quiet. After we were finished, I cleaned up and went to speak with

them. It was getting dark so almost time for me to go. I found my family in the

living room quietly talking, and some were even enjoying a drink. “Hello

everyone, first off Jackson, Dustin I know you to like sports and video games, I

won’t be able to help set up. However I have the large flat screen in the grand

room and a large assortment of games, and extra controller waiting on you.” I

winked at Jackson when I said extra controllers, I had had a vision of him braking

a few while purchasing the games so I got a box of extras. “You can set up

wherever you wish, beside besides my room, and the rest of the family’s room

besides your own. Now Ella I have some things I have for you in an office upstairs,

you will have to arrange it to your liking though. Carlos, I know you love history

so I have set you an office up as well, I have equip it as well I can for you to do

your research, you may have to add on as you see fit. Elisa you also have a gift

upstairs, you have a dressing room for you there. I hope you like it. Now everyone
I have to go out for a while, I will see you soon.” I turned and went to the garage I

grabbed a few bags in one of the cabinets there put them in the jeep. I hopped in

and sped off. I was off to The Circle of Magic as I called it.

Chapter 13: The Circle of Magic.

(A/N I am going to add Dustin’s POV to this chapter.)

I sped down the highway, I finally turned of on that old dirt road. I found the trail

that I had traveled so often. I reached the cave, hopped out and retrieved my bags. I

stopped at the entrance and lit a torch. I walked to the back. Only about seventy

feet or so, when I found the rock formation that hid the entrance to the hidden

cavern. I tossed my bags gently through the squeezed by into the tunnel. I walked

halve way then stoped to unset the trap, or well trapdoor. I had a large boulder that

would fall and seal the tunnel from the cavern if anyone tries to enter when I’m not

here. I know that humans would most likely destroy this place. I walked the

remainder of the way and emerged into the cavern that was hidden deep in the

mountain. I think it was carved out by water, the only remains the ten foot pool in

the center, and the falls on one wall leading from the river running through the

mountains. I walked to the edge of the water where I set my bags. I touched my

torch to the halve foot trench circling the pool of water. It instantly lit, illuminating

the whole cavern. Of course I dug it, and refill it with dry timber and oil every time
 I leave. I begin to place my items that I shall need. The white satin halter dress,

white rose pendant, silver dagger, and twenty five floating candles. I remove my

pendants I now wear and place them on my bag, the I let my hair fall down my

back. I begin undressing with my back to the entrance, and place my clothes on my

bag as well, I then replace them with the whit dress, and pendant. I light and put

the candles in the water, and grab the dagger to begin. I step into the charred circle

and begin.

Dustin’s POV

I feel the strong feeling that I was supposed to follow Jane, so I am now watching

as she walks into a cave, she stops to light a torch. I stand outside near the edge to

watch as she approaches a large rock and reaches behind and drops the bags she

was carrying, I then watch her squeeze into what I am guessing to be a tunnel. I

wait till I see and hear her footsteps and glow of the torch move farther into now

what I am sure is a tunnel, before investigating the place she disappeared. I find

that the cave walls overlap hiding a long tunnel, behind the large rock formation. I

quietly squeeze through and watch as she is stopped undoing some sort of trap.

Then she walks into an opening, I wait till I can not see her then approach the

opening, I see her touching her torch to what seems to be a ditch that circles the

pool of water in the center of the cavern she is in. Suddenly a ring of fire is
 blazing. She then turns and did I see her glance at the entrance? No just the light,

she turns and pulls out a white dress and some sort of necklace, then a silver

dagger, and some candles. She removes the pendants she wore, and let her hair fall

down her back. Then she turns and begins to undress, her back to me, and puts on

the dress and necklace. She then lit the candles and placed them into the water, she

picks up the dagger and steps into a circle of charred ground. Facing the pool she

speaks. “I ask for forgiveness for failing you, and for not avenging you.” She takes

the dagger and places it at the base of her throat, and then pulls it across her chest,

then again forming a X. the drops the dagger point down in front of her where it

sticks in the earth. I watch the line of blood travel down the front of her, I can see it

as it causes a deep red line down the front of her dress, it reaches the soil, her eyes

close. She jumps forward and spins to face where she stood, she rips the necklace

from her throat, that I now see is a white rose, and drops it in the charred circle. I

couldn’t believe what I saw, the necklace began to grow into a rose bush, on which

white roses bloomed. I then watch as she raises her hands and brings a ball of

flames to the roses, her eyes now opened. She puts the flame in the center and the

bush is now blazing, I watch as she falls back into the water. Her eyes closed and

the cuts, now healing, begin to glow white. For the first time since I stood here, I

can feel her emotions, which I had to be closed to someone normally to do so, but

these were strong enough to reach me so far. She was feeling so many, dread, hate,
even happiness, but the strongest was pain. I watched in utter horror as she began

to convulse in her pain. I find that I can not move, even as I tried it is as if I am

covered in weights. She suddenly stops, and rises up and stands in the water edge,

she is glowing. Her cuts gone, the blood gone, the only evidence left the dagger

and the red ground where the roses were. I feel as if there were a thousand weights

lifted off me, I could now move. I see her turn and smile. “Dustin you can come

out now, I know your there, I have know since you entered.” I walked out into the

glow of the fire ring still burning, if I could have blushed I would have been beet

red.

Jane’s POV

I watched as he slowly walked out, he looked as if he had committed a horrible

crime. “Dustin, don’t worry, I’m not going to yell or be mad. You have just

witnessed a great joy for me.” He looked at me and his face turned odd. “You call

that joy, what was that, I could feel your pain from there-he pointed to where he

stood moments before-which means they were strong, I can only feel emotions if I

am close to someone. I can’t understand how that could be joyful for you, I saw

you convulse from the pain, it killed me, I couldn’t even move.” Is voice was

bordering yelling. “Well, first off I apologize for that, you see I am connected with

this cave, and I didn’t want you to stop the ceremony. Second that was a ceremony

of forgiveness, that was the pain leaving me, when I shed blood and burn it, it dose
hurt yes. However what I just did was a ceremony, I do it ever tenth of April. That

is a way to ask forgiveness for failing Missy, and also the pain lessens, I pass my

pain into my blood, when I burn the flowers. The pain I pass is pulled from my

body. If I didn’t do this, I would be consumed with it, and eventually die from it. I

am sorry that I didn’t tell you, but I thought you would have tried to stop it. Now I

must ask for forgiveness from you. Will you forgive me?” He looked at me and

smiled. “Yeah I forgive you, I can’t stay mad at you. Now are you going home or

are you planning on staying a while?” He came up and took a look at my chest

where I had pulled the dagger, he traced the now fading scars. “I am going to stay a

while, would you like to as well?” He looked up at me, I looked into his eyes for

the very first time, they were hazel. I felt something tie me to him, I could feel him,

not just his emotions, but him. His face turned to one of shock. “Impossible.” He

dropped his hand and took a step back. “Impossible, what’s impossible?” He

looked at me. “Did you feel it, the connection?” “You mean when I looked at

you?” “Yes did you?” “If it is where I feel you, and feel like I am tied to you then

yes.” His shock seemed to grow. “Impossible, but it just happened” He stepped

forward and grabbed both my hands and looked me in the eye. “Dustin what,

please tell me, your freaking me out.” His shock turned to smile. “We have

connected.” “What dose that mean?” “It means we are meant to be, you know

destined soul mates.” “Soul mates? Oh wait no it is impossible, your talking about,
no it can’t be, impossible, a vampire, impossible, but it is true I feel it. I, I, I love

you.” He smiled even more. “I love you to. I don’t understand, but I love you.” He

leaned in and kissed me, wow, the world disappeared, all I could see, hear, feel,

and sense was him. He broke the kiss and kneeled before me. “Jane I know it is

fast, and I don’t have a ring, but will you marry me?” My heart stopped. “Yes!” I

nearly screamed loud enough for china to hear. He stood and kissed me and lifted

me and spun me around. I know it sounds odd, but I loved him, and there was no

other person than him that I wanted, I would marry him, and spend the rest of my

existence with him I was filled with joy. I laughed as we ended up on the ground.

“We better go deliver the news, although I have a feeling they already know.” He

smiled I packed my bags extinguished the fire, and we headed back to the car.

Dustin’s POV

I kept sneaking peeks at my fiancé, I still could not believe I had connected with

her, a human, well mortal, no immortal mortal. Still I could not understand, but I

really didn’t care, I loved her and that was all that mattered. We were driving

home, she was simply glowing, she stiffened in her seat. “What’s wrong?” I

touched her shoulder. “Nothing, but act surprised, Eliza has seen the news, the

house is decked out for an engagement party. She hasn’t told anyone, she even

kept if from Jackson. However I still saw, she even found that she could

communicate with me, she told me not to tell you and act surprised.” She smiled
 and chuckled. I turned my attention back to the road, even though we would

survive a crash I didn’t want to ruin her jeep. She leaned her head against my

shoulder and dozed off, or so I thought, I began to think about how I wished I

could sleep sometimes. “Maybe you can.” She said. “I thought you were asleep.

Wait what do you mean?” “I wasn’t sleeping just thinking, my guard dropped and I

heard you, and like I said maybe, just maybe I can pass you sleep like I can with

the tasting thing.” I thought for a moment. “Maybe, that would be nice, but come

to think about it, I don’t know if I want to and miss you.” She leaned up and kissed

me. “Well we can try, I will always be here for you when you wake.” We were

pulling up the private road to the house now. Like she said the house was decked

out, Eliza was always so into things like this, I must say she dose do a good job.

We pulled into the garage and walked into the grand room to fine a smiling and

shocked family, well al except Eliza who was beaming and already knew.