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Drabbles for all

2012-07-28T16:53:50Z

With out going into to many details, something happened in my life, that seriously makes me want to break down and cry. I need a distraction, so I'm offering you, my Twilight Wiki friends some drabbles about your fave characters. It helps keep me distracted to write something. (So ask alll you want.)

Ok, this is how it works; mention the character and what kind of drabble you want in a comment. Like for example; "Jalice, of them working on their friendship before they fell in love." Then, I write a drabble about that. You don't have to go into detail, it could even be "Rosalie and Bella arguing." Or anything at all. Even your fave pairing the word 'romance.' Doesn't bother me.

But, please don't ask for Jacob and ~~Re-name-me~~ Renesmee or Quil and Claire pairings, because for personal reasons, I just can't write them. I will automatically say no. Sorry.

So, request away. I'll put your drabble in a reply to your comment.

Yep, so I caved and started reading HG.

2012-07-21T14:55:03Z

After the constant nagging of my friends, and pretty much all of my Facebook friends, I decided to shut them all up and read the damn Hunger Games trilogy to shut them all up. It's worse than I thought it would be.

I'm only 4 chapters in, and already I'm thinking "Oh, god... two more books to endure after this.... D:"

I read three pages, and already, I couldn't believe how badly written it is. It's all in present tense, and badly written at that, with very little description, I seem to imagine them all in a blank abyss.

I spent the first two chapters trying to figure out how to pronounce her name. I can't decide whether it's "Kate-niz" or "Cat-niss" but, after three chapters, I'm starting to think it's "Mary Sue."

Katniss has got to be one of the most emotionless, coldest characters I've ever seen. She has all the personality of a frozen fish. It might seem bad, but I didn't see any sadness at all, when she volenteered to take Prim's place, and all of District 12 did that salute to her. It's like she thinks that she can do whatever she likes, and can disrespect people for no reason. Like, she's just been sent potentionally to her death, and her family might not ever see her again, and she's as emotionless as it gets, and disrespecting some woman that paid her a compliment.

After reading this far, I actually don't care if she survives or not. I actually think that this book series has got to be the most overrated series ever.

Finally made it to the end of Part 1....Edit

ZOMG.... the "Katniss is a Mary Sue" theory = confirmed.

I thought I'd get used to the badly written present tense, but I haven't. It's very slowly written, and the leaps back into her past, where she goes on about things that have reminded her aren't winning me over either, cause it just highlights the badly written present tense.

Katniss is a "sullen" frozen fish, as a character. Oh, and Peeta confessing to having a crush on Katniss, yeah, totally saw that coming.

I seriously don't see what's supposed to be so likeable about Katniss. The fact that all of Panem adore her, when she's obnoxious, bends the rules as she sees fit, is very cold. Yet, somehow people seem to be easily taken by her, and easily want to help her, be anything for her. (Ring any bells? *cough*Bella*cough*) Seriously, The Capitol must be filled with idiots, to be so taken with her.

The character is impossible to relate to. With a book, I love to have at least one character that I can relate to, preferably the main character, or have something about them that makes me really want them to over come their obsticles, but honestly, that's seriously not happening.

I'm hoping that some form of personality develops, but I seriously doubt that. When Haymitch (is that how you spell his name? The drunk, that was District 12's last winner) said that he gave up, and pretty much hinted that she was impossible, instantly made me like him as a character.

Writing Tip 1: To Drabble or Not To Drabble, That Is The Question.

2012-07-02T18:43:50Z

Among fanfiction, most people don't know what a drabble is, or shy away from them, because of the challenge to meet the word count requirements for them. But, they are very easy to write, and can really help develop into proper stories.

Here, in this blog, I will show you how to use them to help with writing full fledged stories, and also how to write one as a stand alone drabble.

Drabbles come in two kinds; one that is exactly 100 words, no more, no less. Now, the other kind of drabble is more than 200 words, upto 1000 words, though they are commonly written to be 900 to 1000 words. These kinds are most often confused with one-shots. For this tip, I will only talk about 100 word drabbles, because they tend to be avoided, because hardly anyone knows what to do with them.

1 100 Word Drabbles
2 Using Drabbles to Inspire Stories
- 2.1 Testing Characters
- 2.2 Starting Points

100 Word DrabblesEdit

Now, this can be very challenging, if you don't know what you're doing.

Preparing ToolsEdit

Most people think, because there is so small space to move around in, that there should be no dialogue at all. This is not the case! You can write a drabble, and still have dialogue in it. It is about the word count, not what is in it.

I do get asked, "How do you know how many words there are?" well, there are two ways;

Count the words yourself. - this can be a very unreliable way to do this.
Use a word count tool. This one is the best one I've found, it counts the words as you type www.wordcounttool.net .

Now, characters. When writing a drabble, never use more than two characters - some time three if the third person is merely mentioned. Having too many characters can make the drabble too complicated, and could eat up more words than intended - you only have 100 to work with.

Writing Your DrabbleEdit

So, you have your plot idea, you have the characters you want to use. Now what?

Think about your plot. Is it a small moment? Will a lot happen? If it is yes to the second one, then I suggest either a 1000 word drabble, a one-shot or a multi chapter story.
Think about what the characters have to say or do.
Avoid heavy prose. That means detail like "His raven black hair glistened in the silvery moon light." That will eat up a lot of the words, and will mean a lot of editing when you're done.

A Sample DrabbleEdit

This is a drabble that I wrote earlier, to show you how a drabble could be. Using the lovely and epic Jalice.

Sat alone, or so he believed, surrounded by books, Jasper thought of Alice. The love of his immortal life. "How much time had I wasted, before I found her?" Jasper asked himself.

Alice, sat cross legged on the mahogany desk that belonged to Carlisle, smiled. "You waited as long as you needed to," Alice told Jasper, with a smile on her pixie like face. "Though, I waited longer than you."

"True. Why did you wait?" Jasper asked. It was the one question he always wanted to know.

"Because, Jasper, I love you," Alice replied.

You can use some description and dialogue, but keep it simple. Here is one, that I wrote a few months ago, about my favourite pairing in Ouran High School Host Club. I have a whole collection of them, on my Fanfiction.Net profile, here.

In the garden, showered by the petals of the cherry blossoms, as the golden haired host king, and natural host girl. The two were hardly ever alone, there was always someone around. Today was different, they were completely alone. Each one would steal a glance from the other, neither one wanting to change what they had.

"Senpai?" Haruhi asked, cutting their silence like a knife through butter.

"Haruhi?" Tamaki replied, a hopeful look in his lavender eyes.

Instead of speaking, Haruhi brushed the petals out of his golden hair with her fingers, and found her hand enveloped by his hands.

And, taadaa!Edit

After you have word count tooled it, spell checked it, and proof read it, you have written your own drabble!

If anyone has written one, because of this little guide, I'd love to see them. :D

Using Drabbles to Inspire StoriesEdit

Now that you have covered the basics of writing drabbles, now you can use them to help you test out ideas or even to develop into a story.

Testing CharactersEdit

So, you want to write about a specific pairing, or want to make two characters friends, but not sure how to do it? That is simple, write a drabble about each character. This can be difficult sometimes, to flesh out a character in your mind, but it can be done.

Don't worry about readability, this drabble will only be for you to see, so write it exactly how you want, as long as it's 100 words long of course.

I do this all the time. What I do is, I imagine the character in a room, and on the coffee table, is an item. Say, for this example, a coffee mug. How would that person react to that mug? Would they pick it up? Would they look more at the coffee table? Would they avoid it completely, and go to some other object in the room? Next, do the same with the other character.

Now you have two drabbles of your characters. Imagine them both in that room, would they do the same thing they did in their drabbles if another person was there. Would they do something else? Would they hug each other? Or would they perhaps talk to one another?

There you have it, you have tested your pairing.

Starting PointsEdit

When you're not sure how to begin a story, start with a drabble. For example, say I wanted Bella to walk down a river bank, muttering to herself about something that would have happened. I would write a drabble about it.

Then perhaps, I imagine what Bella could come across someone or something after her mutterings, and write a second drabble to say what happened. Or, could something have caused Bella to walk down the river bank? So, I would write a drabble to go before her muttering to herself.

Then, add the three together, and continue on from my third drabble. Then, there you have it, the beginning of a story.

Um... I thought I would ask first

2012-07-02T15:46:16Z

I've been thinking about sharing some writing tips lately, because I have seen some fanfics that have potential, just need a little polishing up. I'm not mentioning this to insult anyone, I just want to share what I know, so when everyone here writes a fanfic, it doesn't end up like some of the eyesores I see on Fanfiction.Net, in not only the Twilight category.

So, would you like some of these tips?

☆ Angel ☆ Of Destiny ☆ 15:46, July 2, 2012 (UTC)

Twilight Mad Libs

2012-07-02T01:27:47Z

I started this in this blog, but I thought I might as well make it into a blog of it's own. I'll add some mad libs, but you don't have to do them all, well you can if you want to.

I can only think of a few right now, but as soon as I think of more, I'll add them -- so be sure to check back often! :D

The is only one rule for the mad libs; don't think about your answers to to small quiz, just answer with the first thing that pops into your head. That's the fun of the mad libs!

Oh, and have fun.

Mad Lib 1: Sneaky VampireEdit

Name a vampire that attends school. (Edward, Jasper, Alice, Rosalie, Emmett.)
Name a human.
Name a random place from Twilight.
Name a member of the wolf pack.
Name a known parent of any of the characters. (Bella and Edward doesn't count for this.)

Under the near constant rain _______ decided to skip school for a change, on their way to Port Angeles, their car broke down. But, luckily for them, _______ was driving by, so they decided to help them.

But, the car had too many problems for them to fix, so they offered the troubled vampire a ride home. On the way back _______ saw them, and jumped to the wrong conclusion. But, before the angry wolf could do anything about it, the human and the vampire had to pull over for directions, ______ was more than happy to help.

Here are my answers;

Under the near constant rain Alice decided to skip school for a change, on their way to Port Angeles, their car broke down. But, luckily for them, Ben was driving by, so they decided to help them.

But, the car had too many problems for them to fix, so they offered the troubled vampire a ride hom. On the way back Jacob saw them, and jumped to the wrong conclusion. But, before the angry wold could do anything about it, the human and the vampire had to pull over for directions, Sue Clearwater was more than happy to help.

Mad Lib 2: Problems With The PackEdit

Name a member of Jacob's pack.
Name a member of Sam's pack.
Name a Cullen woman.
Name an imprintee.
Name a second Cullen.
Name another member of Sam's pack.
Name a narater. (Bella, Edward, Jacob or Bree.) -do not use the same person twice. If you've chosen some of these, you can't use them again.-

Once again, ________ was in a fight with ______ because both of them had fallen in love with ________. They fought endlessly, but there was nothing _________ could do to stop them, no matter how hard she tried.

They had to go ask ________ for help, but the fight continued. Next they asked _______ for help, but still they continued. Then finally, ______ made them see sense.

Here's my answers;

Once again, Embry was in a fight with Colin because both of them had fallen in love with Esme. They fought endlessly, but there was nothing Emily could do to stop them, no matter how hard she tried.

They had to go ask Rosalie for help, but the fight continued. Next they asked Sam for help, but still they continued. Then finally, Jacob made then see sense.

Mad Lib 3: Troubled High Schooler.Edit

Name a girl Forks High School Student.
Name a boy Forks High School Student.
Name a teacher.
Name a second girl Forks High School Student.
Name a second boy Forks High School Student.
Name a place mentioned in the Twilight Saga.

_______ was looking forward to the end of the day, the moment school ended, she would walk up to _______ and tell him about her huge crush on him. But, her dreams were dashed when _______ gave her detention.

She just knew that _______ would ask him instead, she even saw them walking to the car park together through the window. On her way to her car, _______ asked her out on a date. So depressed, she decided to say "yes", agreeing to go to _______ with him.

Here's my answers;

Lauren was looking forward to the end of the day, the moment school ended, she would walk up to Ben and tell him about her huge crush on him. But, her dreams were dashed when Mr Molina gave her detention.

She just knew that Jessica would ask him instead, she even saw them walking to the car park together through the window. On her way to her car, Mike asked her out on a date. So depressed, she decided to say "yes", agreeing to go to the meadow with him.

Quick Twilight Quiz!

2012-07-01T20:32:25Z

For this, you can put it on your userpage if you want, or answer in the comments. Either is ok.

I know there has been a lot of quizes, but I'm bored, so I want to do one. But, this one is a little different. Instead of just answering your favourites, or least favourites or whatever, you have to answer really quickly, meaning say the first name to do with the question that pops into your head. Ok? Good! Lets go;

Pick a Cullen.
Pick a Denali.
Pick a Volturi.
Pick a Uley pack member.
Pick a Jacob pack member.
Pick a nomad.
Pick a member of the newborn army.
Pick a random place in Twilight.
Pick a human.
Pick a Vehicle.
Pick a narrator. (Bella, Edward, Jacob or Bree.)

Ok, done that? Good, now, no cheating to get the results you want. Take each of your answers, and add them in order to this paragraph;

__________ went on a hunt with ________, but little did they know that ________ was near by. But, at least they weren't outnumbered because ________ was meeting up with ________. On their travels, ________ found themselves nearby, just in case they were neeed.

___________ crept away from the coven, where they came across ______ at ______, very hungry for blood they tried to attack, but a _______ pulled up, driven by _______ to return them back to Seattle..

So what did you get? I did this quiz, and got this;

Jasper went on a hunt with Carmen, but little did they know that Caius was near by. But, at least they weren't outnumbered because Sam was meeting up with Seth. On their travels, Shelly found themselves nearby, just in case they were needed.

Kristie crept away from the coven, where they came across Lauren at Forks High School, very hungry for blood they tried to attack, but a Bella's Truck pulled up, driven by Bree to return them back to Seattle.

So, what did you get? :D

Something that I wanted to share with everyone

2012-07-01T01:01:20Z

Lately, there's been a lot of "______ is a way better writer than ______," "_____ sucks! ______ could write a way better book!" To be honest it's boring. In about 10 years, no one will probably care about some of the authors people are claim to be "totally awesome!" and if they are still popular then, I'll eat my words.

Well anyway, that wasn't the purpose of this blog. Just lately, I've been reading a poems by Edgar Allen Poe, because The Raven always was my favourite of his poems, and I brought a book of his poems so I could read more of them. This guy is an amazing writer, his wife died, and even during his depression wrote some truly beautiful poems.

So, I would like to share the poem The Raven with you all.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door
Only this and nothing more."

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; – vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore
Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me – filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'Tis some visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door
Some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door;
This it is and nothing more."

Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you" – here I opened wide the door;
Darkness there and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"
Merely this and nothing more.

Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;
'Tis the wind and nothing more!"

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."

Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning – little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as "Nevermore."

But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing farther then he uttered – not a feather then he fluttered —
Till I scarcely more than muttered "Other friends have flown before —
On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before."
Then the bird said "Nevermore."

Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore —
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
Of 'Never – nevermore'."

But the Raven still beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore —
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."

This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!

Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee – by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite – respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! – prophet still, if bird or devil! —
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted —
On this home by Horror haunted – tell me truly, I implore —
Is there – is there balm in Gilead? – tell me – tell me, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! – prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us – by that God we both adore —
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore —
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore."
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."

"Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting —
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! – quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted – nevermore!

--- Edgar Allen Poe

Puzzle Pieces: Chapter 3

2012-04-05T16:15:26Z

♥✿♥

Chapter Three

Making A Choice

Bella wanted to say goodbye to Alice and Jasper before leaving, but she figured that they wanted to be alone for now. She was actually jealous of them. They had been married for so long, and they seemed so perfect for each other. Renesmee was refusing to come home, so Edward had to pick her up and carry her. Along their walk back to their cottage, Bella couldn't help wondering where it all went wrong.

When they were dating, they were happy. At the wedding, everything was perfect. On their honeymoon, they were almost happy. During the pregnancy, their relationship was strained, until Edward could hear Renesmee's thoughts. Once Bella became a vampire, they were happy, for a few months.

A pattern began to form in Bella's head, when she realised that Edward only truly cared for her when she was vulnerable. But, her love for Edward had remained strong, up until the last couple of weeks. Once she had allowed him to read her mind, Bella started to realise that the mystery of her mind had gone, and his true feelings surfaced. Edward only loved Bella, when she was a fragile mystery. Now all she was to him, was his wife and the mother of his child. Renesmee had run ahead, because she wanted to return to her room to read some books.

"Edward... do you remember the first time we were alone in the meadow?" Bella asked, glancing up at her husband.

"I remember. I remember every moment we have ever shared with one another," Edward replied. He couldn't look her in the eyes, because if he did, he wouldn't see the Bella he fell for.

Bella doubted that was true. If he did, then their marriage wouldn't be going the way it was. It never occurred to her, that she was selfish and wanted the whole world to revolve around her, and that Edward was sick of her behaviour. In turn, Bella was sick of his stalkerish ways. The selfish side in her, made her wish that she had chosen Jacob now. Not because she wanted to be with him, but because he was marrying Leah. If she couldn't be with him, she didn't want anyone else to either.

* * *

Rosalie looked over into Emmett's eyes, feeling nothing but love for him. Everything about him was complete perfection, in her eyes. In a moment of self hate, she would wonder what a great guy like him was doing with a girl like her. Her fingers traced his cheek, as he looked into her golden eyes.

"Rosalie, Emmett, the night before, could you both stay with Bella and Edward, in case Renesmee needs anything?" Esme asked.

The whole time, Esme and Carlisle had been discussing how they could ensure everyone's safety, and every possible scenario that could happen from the Volturi's arrival.

"Count me out," Rosalie said, flatly. She stood up, her golden hair tumbling down her back. "The whole time they were dating, it was 'Bella this, Bella that. Oh, look Bella's going to die, let's save her!' Then when we left Forks, I thought just once it wouldn't all be about Bella. But it was. Then they got married. Then it was all 'Bella's going to die again, she's pregnant!' Even now, it's all about Bella! I'm tired of it. So what ever you're doing, you can count me 100% out!" Rosalie turned away and walked across the living room. "Come on, Emmett, we have more important things to do."

"Sorry, but my angel calls the shots," Emmett said, to Carlisle and Esme apologetically.

Emmett followed Rosalie into the garage, only when they stopped right next to his jeep, did he wonder where they were actually going. Rosalie climbed into the passenger seat, and fastened her seat belts. She didn't really need them, but it was just in case they were pulled over by police. Emmett climbed into the driver's seat.

"Where to, my angel?" Emmett asked, as he fastened his seat belt.

"Anywhere, just not here," Rosalie replied.

Emmett drove the car out of the garage. He didn't speak until they were driving through Forks, stopping at a red light near a diner that Chief Swann was known to go to.

"Why did you want to help? I'm sure they'd do the same thing for us," Emmett asked, glancing over at Rosalie.

Rosalie was looking out the window, watching an elderly couple walking with what appeared to be their granddaughter. She felt a twinge of jealousy. "Name one thing, that Bella and Edward have done for us, since she came into our lives," Rosalie challenged.

Emmett tried to think of something, anything. His forehead creased, as he metaphorically clutched at straws to find something to prove Rosalie wrong. But, he couldn't do it, because there wasn't anything.

"I told you," Rosalie said, noticing that he couldn't find a single thing.

The couple drove around in silence for over an hour. There was many places they could go, but none really that they wanted to go. Forks really was an empty little town, in comparison to some of the other places they had lived. Emmett stopped at the bottom of the road, that lead to the Cullen house. He looked up the road, then back at Rosalie.

"So, do you wanna go home?" Emmett asked, as he looked into her golden eyes which were slowly turning black.

Rosalie shook her head. "No. I'm tired of everything being about them. Just once, I want it to be about us. Like it was when we were first married."

"We could keep driving, see where it takes us," Emmett suggested. He held out his hand, which she took with her own.

"Let's do it. Where ever we end up, all we need is each other," Rosalie said, nodding her head.

Emmett turned the key in the ignition, steered the car down the road. What they were doing may have been reckless, but both of them had to focus on what was really important; an endless fight they'll never win, or each other. They chose each other.

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Puzzle Pieces: Chapter 2

2012-04-05T00:38:19Z

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Chapter two

The Changing Visions

Alice left, to prepare lunch for Renesmee. Much to the spoilt child's chagrin, today she had to eat human food. Alice flicked through the cookbook, looking for something that didn't seem complicated to make, but was also quick to cook. She wanted to return down stairs, in case she had another vision, then she could tell everyone right away. Alice's whole body tensed, as her mind filled with yet another vision.

She was running down a dark street, in pursue of someone. The person screamed, as she lunged towards them, but they slipped away. It made her angry that this person was so fast, but she wouldn't give up getting them. That was part of the chase. A part of her wished that this one wouldn't survive, so she could savour the taste of their blood.

Alice gasped for air, as the vision left her, like someone whom had been underwater, gasping for breath as they surfaced. None of the vision made sense to her. Never had they been like that. She had seen things from a third person perspective, and saw everything about that event. But, to actually be in the place of the person she was possibly having a vision of, and know very little of what was going on was a very new thing to her. For the time being, she decided not to give it a second thought. With so little to go by, it would be almost pointless to tell the others. They would probably deem it nothing at all. But, Jasper would listen to her, if she told him. He always did. He understood her visions.

Sensing worry coming from the kitchen, Jasper stood up, and walked up the stairs. None of the others gave him a second glance, since they were too preoccupied with their discussion to notice him. Even in the kitchen, he could still hear their voices, even though it sounded like nothing more than a whisper. Alice looked up from the cookbook, and smiled at him, of which he returned. Jasper could tell that she probably didn't want to talk about it around Renesmee, but he could wait. When it came to Alice, he would wait any measurable amount of time, if she asked so.

Once Alice had selected the most simple of dish; mac 'n' cheese, Jasper helped her both prepare and cook it. The whole time, Jasper could feel her concern for something, but he didn't know what. Once Renesmee had reluctantly eating her dinner, and gone to bask in the adoration of the other Cullen family members, Alice took Jasper's hand and lead him to their room. Words didn't escape her lips, they would not, until she felt that they truly where alone.

As soon as they entered their own room, Alice rested the side of her head against his chest, once his arms wrapped around her, only then did she feel at ease.

"Jasper..." Alice whispered. "I saw something terrible..."

Jasper gently moved her towards the bed, sat down beside her, not letting go of her. "Another vision?"

Alice nodded her head. "But, this was different..." Alice explained. "I didn't just see... I was..."

"You could feel?" Jasper asked, yet he knew the answer. He was always in tune with Alice's emotions. For a few seconds, while she was in the kitchen and he was not, he detected a rush of emotions he knew did not belong to Alice or Renesmee.

"Yes..." Alice admitted. From Jasper, she had no secrets.

Alice remained silent, in Jasper's arms. She wished to enjoy the trust and love they both shared, before telling the others. If she told the others. They would probably deem it nothing, if it only happened once. Some time during their embrace, Jasper lay back on the bed, moving Alice beside him. Her head still resting on his chest. When Alice closed her eyes, she always believed the closest she got to sleep, was when Jasper held her like this in his arms. Her mind would wander to thoughts she hoped were a vision.

Always in her thoughts, did she see herself and Jasper completely alone, sometimes alone in the gardens surrounding the Cullen house, or renewing their wedding vows. Once she even imagined him taking her to Texas, to show all the places he used to go. Sure, it was most likely drastically different from when Jasper called Texas home, but she wanted nothing more to see it through his eyes.

"Jasper... why do you think my vision was different?" Alice asked, after what could have been hours or even a few minutes.

"Maybe the person wants you to know, but doesn't want you to know exactly who they are," Jasper suggested. That's what Jasper always did, when she asked him to explain something he didn't have the answer too, say something that she most likely wanted to hear. "Doesn't change anything. If these visions are permanent, or just a one time thing. You're still you."

Alice smiled, looking up at his face. "You always know what to say to make me feel better," Alice said, happily. Alice then thought for a moment, unsure whether she actually did feel better, or Jasper was controlling her emotions, to make her feel calmer. "Wait, you're not making me feel calm are you?" Alice said, casting an accusing glance.

"No!" Jasper said, right away. "You know I would never force you to feel anything." Jasper was of course telling the truth. He loved Alice too much, to inflict any emotion on her, that she didn't feel of her own accord.

Alice accepted that, and rested her head back on his chest. There was no reason for her to doubt his words. Alice told him all about the vision, about her feeling like she was chasing someone, the person's scream, even the desire to drain all of their blood. When Alice finished speaking, Jasper didn't respond. He just stared at the ceiling, trying to imagine everything she had told him. Adding mental images to the emotions he had sensed, while she was in the kitchen.

Alice was the first to break the silence between them. "Do you think that vision has something to do with the letter Carlisle was sent, from the Volturi?"

"I wouldn't put it past them," Jasper replied, voicing his thoughts. "The Volturi can be hypocrites, by allowing something with in their own coven, that they burn any other vampire outside it for. Maybe what your seeing, is exactly what they want to talk to us about."

Alice lifted her head, so she could look Jasper in the eyes, her hand still on his chest. It made her happy that he hadn't dismissed the vision as 'nothing to worry about', but actually agreed with her that there had to be another reason behind it. Suddenly, her whole body tensed, as another vision took over her mind.

It was just like before, except she was in a room she knew, the Volturi throne room in Volterra. She looked down at a human, with blood dripping from it's neck. She wanted more if it's blood, but she didn't want to fail this time. The temptation was starting to take over, when she was pulled away from this person unknown to Alice.

Once the vision was gone, again she gasped for air, but Jasper had sat up his arms still wrapped around her. He held her tight, knowing by how her emotions changed so drastically, it was another of those visions. Alice looked into Jasper's golden eyes, his look of concern told her that he knew that what she saw was definitely to do with what they were talking about.

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Puzzle Pieces: Chapter 1

2012-04-04T21:44:13Z

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Chapter One

A Strange Occurrence

In the tall marble throne room, of the Volturi, the three leaders Aro, Cauis and Marcus sat on their thrones, watching a crowd of, in their opinion, pitiful humans beg for their lives, as their guards drained them of their life blood. A crowd of 20, had been reduced to 0, as the last bloodless body was released from Jane's grasp. Aro looked at them with disappointment. He wished for some to live, but of course, the lust for blood was too strong. He couldn't blame them for that. If he were offered a feast, and were asked to let one live, he wouldn't be able to find the strength to let them go. Jane, Alec and Felix stood before them, as they regained their composure.

"I'm sorry, Lord Aro, we have failed," Alec said, not allowing him to look up into the eyes of Aro.

"Do not trouble yourself with those thoughts," Aro said, waving his hand as if to dismiss the words themselves. "We will try again tomorrow, of course." Aro dismissed them, with a smile that lasted until they had left the room.

"It is quite troubling," Marcus said, once the sound of the three's footsteps had died down. "If we are to extract proper revenge, we need some of the food to live." Marcus stood up, walking past the pile of bloodless corpses.

"Do not fret, we will get our revenge, one way or another," Aro replied.

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A rare occurrence happened at the Cullen household, and it wasn't Renesmee admitting she draws too much attention to herself, it was that the family actually received not one letter but two. Normally the mailman didn't come this way, or even know where exactly they lived. As Carlisle took them from the mailman, he turned over the envelopes, noticing that one envelope looked like parchment, but the other was ordinary paper. The latter was addressed to the whole family, but the former to Carlisle.

"Who was that at the door?" Esme called from the living room, with her gentle voice.

"A very strange visitor, the mailman," Carlisle said, in a rather cheery tone.

"Oh, that is very strange indeed," Esme replied, wondering if he was actually joking or not.

As Carlisle sat beside her on the sofa, he gave her the envelope made of regular paper. Both Carlisle and Esme opened the envelope in their respective hands, and read them in silence.

"Oh, dear," they both said, at the same time. Both of their voices filled with concern.

The golden eyes of Carlisle met the gaze of the golden eyes of Esme. Both could tell, that the other had not read good news.

"You first," Carlisle said, being the gentleman he was. He would much rather Esme speak first, than him have to tell her what he had just read right away.

"This," Esme said, returning her gaze to the letter in her hand. "Is a wedding invitation."

"That doesn't seem so bad," Carlisle said, his lips curving up at the edge. But, he knew that his wife wouldn't sound nearly as concerned, if it was just a simple wedding invitation.

"Jacob has sent us an invitation to his wedding, to Leah," Esme replied, while showing him the letter.

Carlisle's smile soon vanished. He knew, that if Renesmee heard of this, she would be more intolerable to live with than she is already. Esme returned the invitation to the envelope, deciding that they they will discuss this with everyone else, once their attention seeking granddaughter was asleep. As much as they cared for her, they had to admit that she was a very selfish little girl.

With a graceful pirouette, Alice twirled into the room, with her usual carefree smile, followed by her long suffering husband Jasper, whom had never quite learned to resist human blood. Agile Alice came to a stop before them.

"I had a vision, I thought you both should know about it," Alice told them.

"It will have to wait a little while longer, because we have important news," Carlisle replied. "Jasper, could you fetch the others?"

No sooner had Jasper left, did Renesmee walk into the room, with an expression that any spoilt child would have, if they were denied something they had demanded. Her arms were folded across her chest, and she refused to listen to any thing that anyone had to say. Alice chose to ignore her while she was like this, since giving her attention was what she wanted.

"Nessie, why don't you go outside to play?" Esme said, with her kind loving tone.

"I don't want to," Renesmee snapped. She wouldn't even look at Esme either.

"Nessie, do as your told," Edward told his daughter. He was followed into the room by Bella.

Renesmee telepathically told him to go do something, that he didn't feel like sharing with everyone else in the room.

"Do it, or your dinner will be steamed vegetables," Edward threatened.

Renesmee looked to her mother to come to her rescue, since Renesmee pretty much had Bella wrapped around her little finger anyway.

Bella shook her head. "For once, I agree with your father, now go outside and play," Bella said.

Renesmee glared at all of them, then stormed outside. Not long after, Jasper returned with Emmett and Rosalie - judging by how messy Rosalie's hair was, they weren't studying in their room. Knowing that it was all important, or they sensed as much, everyone sat down. In a unified, yet segregated way. Bella and Edward sat beside each other on a two seater sofa, Alice sat cross legged on the futon like footstool with Jasper sat beside her, Rosalie sat on an armchair, while Emmett perched his backside on the arm, Carlisle and Esme remained in their current seats.

"Firstly, the reason I asked Nessie to go outside and play, is because I don't think she would want to hear what I have to tell you," Esme said, while retrieving the invitation from the envelope once more. "Jacob has invited us to his and Leah's wedding." Esme handed the invitation to Bella.

It was passed around to everyone, so they could all read it. Some were surprised, no more so than Alice. Her first reaction, was how she possibly couldn't have foreseen this, but then she remembered that her visions didn't show anything to do with werewolves.

"Is that all you called us down for?" Rosalie asked, when the invitation was handed to her.

Emmett was looking over her shoulder, to read the invitation. "Yeah, doesn't seem that urgent to me."

"That wasn't the only letter we received," Carlisle cut in. "The Volturi has sent me a letter. They wish to visit us, to discuss a matter of importance."

"Just like my vision!" Alice interrupted. "The one I was going to tell you about. I foresaw all of us - minus Nessie because I can never see her in my visions, all on the porch, waiting as Jane, Alec and Felix approached the house."

"Well, it seems that your vision may be correct, Alice, since they are coming the day after tomorrow," Carlisle replied.

"They're not going to try to pick a fight with us again, are they?" Jasper asked. "Because two days isn't enough time to prepare."

"I don't foresee a fight," Alice said, answering his question. "But, that might be because they haven't made a decision yet, or they'll possibly see how we react to their arrival."

"That could be it," Edward said. He was distracted by listening to everyone else's thoughts. "They know of your foresight, Alice. So, making a cast iron decision would be very risky for them. That would give us a chance to prepare. If they wish to attack, they know that the element of surprise would be the best strategy."

The eight of them discussed this further, talking about all possible motives that the Volturi could have, ranging from the likely revenge for their false accusation of Renesmee being an immortal child, to the unlikely that they are stopping by for a regular visit. None of them could agree on what it could possibly be. When Renesmee stormed in, demanding attention, they decided that it would be best to just wait for them to arrive with an open mind. Rash decisions wouldn't do them anything but harm, after all.

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Puzzle Pieces

2012-04-04T21:29:33Z

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Puzzle Pieces

In their darkest hour, all they had was each other. But not all the pieces were there...

Their lives in Forks were far from happily ever after, when the Volturi will come to call on them again. With this knowledge, the once strong and united Cullen family are slowly falling apart.

Alice is lost with in a vision, and Jasper won't leave her side, not even to take care of his own needs. Rosalie and Emmett have run away, tired of the drama that seems to engulf their family. Bella and Edward are facing marital problems, so they have taken a heartbroken Renesmee on a vacation to visit the Denalis.

As the family comes together again, they realise things they have been keeping quiet for too long. Something they may never be able to recover from.

Can Carlisle and Esme reunite them, or are they doomed to fall when the Volturi finally arrive?

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I decided with a little encouragement form Dee, to post my fanfic on here too. I'll probably post one or two chapters per day, because there's already 8 chapters on Fanfiction.Net. If you absolutely can't wait, then there is a link to it, in that sentence under the chapter title.

Pairings: Carlisle/Esme, Alice/Jasper, Rosalie/Emmett, Bella/Edward *gags*, mentioned Leah/Jacob.

Extra Notes: There are some deleted scenes, that I wrote and loved, but didn't add to the story. One's an alt scene. When I reach 25 reviews on Fanfiction.Net, and catch up with the amount of chapters posted on here that are on ff.net, I'll add them to this blog to celebrate! :D

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Eternal Equinox: Epilogue

2011-12-20T04:05:32Z

Epilogue

The Battle Above Seattle

As I left the bowling alley, shouting a goodbye to Tommy, rain clouds began to form in the skies. Tommy's a alright guy. He usually lets me hang out in the bowling alley after it closes, I think he might suspect that I'm a vampire. I couldn't frickin' care less, if he did know, I just like talking to him, because he reminds me of my brother Tori.

I don't for one minute regret my decision to leave Forks, I probably would have gone frickin' insane, if I had stayed there. Or probably killed Gary Stewart, and gone on a blood lust rage. It was quiet tonight, too quiet. Walking through the cold rainy streets of Seattle, I knew something was up. Some dumbass had been stalking me for three blocks. I couldn't give a crap who or what they are, but if they don't get lost, I'll have to tear them a new one. Outside a bakery, some guy landed in front of me - ironic since I nearly got killed behind a bakery by the assholes that murdered my family back in Forks. He wore sunglasses, but I could see the puzzled expression on his face.

"Hey kid, want a new life?" he asked. He was clearly a vampire. I could tell, because I couldn't smell the sweet scent of blood.

"Pass, Asshole. I can just about tolerate this one," I informed him.

He lunged at me, trying to grab me, but I dodged out of his way, and punched him right in the face, sending him flying half way across the street. I smirked at him, as I let my human image fade away.

"You're one of them...." he accused.

I couldn't give a crap who he was talking about, I turned away, and began running through the streets. The asshole pounced at me, sending me flying into an abandoned store front. I got up, and crouched in the attack stance. This asshole was soo frickin' asking for an ass kicking. I leaped at him, aiming a kick at his head, he stumbled back, probably not expecting it. I climbed up a lamppost, crouching at the top, as the dumbass did the same thing on the opposite side of the road.

I glared at him. He probably glared back at me, it's frickin' hard to tell, through those sunglasses. As I jumped up onto a nearby building, I heard him come after me. The frickin' asshole was so getting that ass-kicking, once I could get away from any humans that could get hurt. There was a apartment block nearby, so I jumped over onto a balcony, to make my way to the roof. The dumbass grabbed my ankle, when I reached the fifth floor. I kicked him in the face with my other foot, making him fall down to a balcony below us. I'll have to remember to send the people that live in this building an apology gift or something, for wrecking a couple of balconies.

For a couple of seconds, I thought I was in the clear, when I reached the tenth floor balcony, but no such frickin' luck. He caught up with me, and he'd brought someone with him. Both of them caught up with me on the roof, I was out numbered. That was, until someone jumped over from a nearby apartment building. This person I knew, Sakura, I met her on my first day in Seattle. She was out hunting, and had mistaken me for a human. When she realised that I wasn't, she let me stay in her apartment with her. Our apartment, was in the building she just came from.

"I'll distract the short guy," Sakura said, casting a quick glance at me.

"Good, because I've staked a claim on Blondie," I replied.

Both me and my stalker leaped at each other, and crashed into each other in the air. He landed on me, smacking my head into the roof. Yep, another frickin' apology gift to buy. I threw him off me, and jumped after him. Because of the rain, we both slipped, and plummeted down the side of the building, landing on a multi-storey carpark. I jumped up onto my feet, to find the asshole was gone. I knew he was still there, I could hear him. There was a noise, near a black BMW, so I ran towards it. He jumped out from behind it, and jumped at me, colliding against me, with that much force that my head smashed a big crack along the tarmac.

I kicked him off me again, and made a run for it, I stopped for a few seconds to pick up a chunk of tarmac, and threw it at him, to make sure he followed. The gap from the carpark to the next building was pretty big, I just about made it, when I grabbed hold of the fire escape. Dumbass chased me, right across the rooftops of the city, from time to time, I'd stop, to let him get closer to toy with him. Our chase ended at the docks. I stood there, facing him. We ran towards each other, trying to throttle each other, because of the puddles, we both slipped and plunged into the water.

That's where I lost him. When I surfaced, I noticed that the sun was starting to raise, and he was nowhere in sight. Sakura was waiting for me, when I climbed out of the water, up onto the docks.

"Cody, you alright?" Sakura asked, sounding concerned.

"Yeah, Asshole didn't do any damage to me," I replied.

"Did you manage to get any blood last night?" Sakura asked, as we began our run back to the apartment.

"No. I was about to head out to the mountains, when that Asshole attacked," I told her.

"I think you still got a couple of flasks of deer blood in the fridge," Sakura said, trying to remember.

"Good, 'cause I ain't frickin' drinking human blood," I replied.

"What is so bad about human blood anyway? It's so good."

"You don't want to know," was all I could say.

I never did tell Sakura what happened in Forks, or why I had to leave the way I did. As far as Sakura knew, I stayed in Forks for a while, then moved on. She didn't even know that I was considered a new born vampire.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 18

2011-12-20T03:36:17Z

Chapter 18

Moving On

After what Carlisle and Rosalie told me, I couldn't get it out of my mind. Prom came around, and I got suckered into going. I didn't even want to, but Katie went on and on and on about it, until I just frickin' said yes to getting a prom dress. That blew her air-headed mind, that I couldn't give a crap what it looked like. I let her pick one out, which I later regretted, she chose a maroon dress to flaunt the curves that I don't have. I'm pretty flat chested. It rested just on my knees, because according to Katie, I have great legs.

"I'm so excited!" Katie said, as we walked across the car park.

"Whatever," I said, boredly. The black silk gloves she'd made me wear were kinda itchy on my arms. I hated the necklace too. "I can't wait to get this crap over and done with."

"It wouldn't hurt you to actually enjoy something once in a while, you know," Katie told me.

"No, but these frickin' heels will!" I informed her, when I stumbled for the 8th time, since we got out of Katie's volvo. I grabbed onto the nearest person to me.

"Oi! Watch it Skank!" I recognised their voice right away, it was Gary.

"Shut up, Asshole, I'll frickin' let go, once we're inside," I snapped.

"Well, I have to go meet my date!" Katie said, before she dissapeared in the crowd.

"Bubble Brain," Gary and I said at the same time. I looked at him, he looked at me. That was probably the first, ever, that I thought the same thing as Loser, ever.

"You're halfway there," Gary said, looking at my outfit.

"One more comment like that, and I'll take off one of these shoes, and brain you with it," I threatened.

The asshole remained silent, until we were inside, then promptly let go, causing me to fall again. Asshole had no frickin' manners at all. I'll have to make a mental note to kick his ass later. I spent more time stumbling around, trying to find somewhere to sit, than I did supposedly enjoying the prom. I frickin' hated it, it was full of shallow losers, trying to earn 'immortality' as the prom king and queen. I'm guessing in 5 years, no one will have a clue who any of them are. I managed to find my way back outside, through the crowd of wannabees. Sat on a bench, was Nayte. He didn't look too bad in his tux. I stumbled over to the bench, to sit down next to him.

"Hey, Asshole," I said, nudging his arm with my hand.

"You look great, Cody," Nayte said, casting a glance to my dress.

"Don't bother," I informed him.

We stayed silent for a few minutes, while I took off those frickin' dumb high heels. If I wasn't a vampire, I'd worry about breaking my frickin' neck. I don't know how it happened, but some how we both came to a decision to go for a walk through the woods. When I started to think about it, the reason I came to Forks, because it was Dad's dream. The only thing keeping me here, was trying to keep hold of their memory. I stopped and turned to Nayte.

"You're leaving, aren't you?" Nayte asked. I wondered if he'd latched onto my mind, and heard my thoughts.

"Yeah. I just think, that staying isn't the right thing," I said.

"You must be serious, because there isn't a single insult in what you just said," Nayte said, with a smile.

I lightly punched him on the arm. "Shut up, Asshole!" I glanced back at the school. "I'm going to go to Seattle, then, I don't know where. Maybe see some of the world."

"I'll come with you. It would be nice to be around someone that doesn't try to convince me to be a normal vampire, and drink human blood," Nayte said.

I looked him right in the eyes. "Nayte, I'm sorry, but I want to go alone. I know that you were there for me, and took me to Carlisle, but I don't see you in the way you want me to. I see you as a brother, and nothing more." I paused for a minute, because I realised that now I was being the asshole. "I have to do this on my own."

"You, I kinda figured you thought that way. All the time we spent together up the mountain, and you didn't feel a thing," Nayte said. He smiled. "Good luck in Seattle. I'll visit you sometime."

"You better, I'll have to come all the way here, to kick your ass," I said, smiling back at him.

It didn't take long, to get started with my new life. I packed all my family's things, and my own, and left everything in a spare room in Nayte's house. He promised that he'd make sure nothing happened to them. Even though I treated him like dirt, he knew just how important keeping hold of my family's memories were. As for the house, I think I'll keep hold of that. In case I decide to move back, it's always good to know, that I've got a place to live - if I ever need it.

As I climbed into the jeep, I remembered my journey to Forks, where Mum nagged me about my hair. Given the choice, I'd rather sit in some diner eating quarter pounders and drinking pepsi with my family, than be a sparkly version of the undead.

"Mum, Dad, Tori... I know you wanted to see more of the world, so this is for you," I said, looking up at the sky.

I pulled out the driveway, thinking of them. Living out Dad's dream for me isn't something I can do, but I can live my own.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 17

2011-12-17T21:49:08Z

Chapter 17

Discussion With The Doctor

I walked around my kitchen, with a cup of blood. I'd collected some from a deer, and kept a couple of flasks in my fridge, in case I got hungry in the night. In my house, I always felt, that something wasn't right, it was just too quiet. Nothing was the same, without Mum and Dad arguing, or Tori blasting his music out. Some times, I would go into his room, and leave his stereo on, just to fill the silence. I didn't need to turn it up loud, because with my vampire hearing, even if it was on low, I would hear it as if it was louder. In the living room, I'd put one of our old home movies on the TV, just so I could hear my parent's voice. If it was possible for me to cry, I would.

"Cody? Look at the camera.." Mum's voice carried into the kitchen.

I knew that it was a video, but that didn't stop me from glancing over my shoulder, and saying, "Mum! Why pretend that you give a crap, on camera?" As if she was stood in the door way, with that camera in hand.

The note that I'd found, written by my father, lay on the table. I'd read it so many times, that I could probably quote it word for word, including punctuation, and the amount of times he'd scribbled in the corner, to get the pen to work.

"Why did we ever have to move to Forks? We were much happier in Napa," I said, out loud.

Coincidentally, something Dad said on the video, answered my questing; "Pippy, one day, we'll get out of here, and move to Washington!" Dad said, for once his voice full of excitement. "No one would look down on us then."

I had to go turn the video off, it was making me consider trying to kill myself again. Moving to Washington was the only dream he had left, and it killed him and Mum and Tori. When I turned it off, it showed a much younger me, with long black hair. I was 6 when this video was recorded. I sat in Dad's armchair, the one he lived and died in, stroking one of the arms of the chair.

"You wanted me to have a family of my own, didn't you?" I asked, as if the chair was a communication device to him.

Obviously, I didn't get a response. I finished the blood in the cup, then returned to the kitchen to wash it. Even though I didn't need them, I was wearing my old pyjamas - black tshirt over a long sleeved red top, black shorts, then mix matched thigh high socks - one two shades of red striped, and the other black and grey striped. I don't know how I got along that thought track, but while I rinsed the cup in the sink, I wondered if I could still have children. If I could, then I could make another of Dad's dreams come true. There was only one person I could ask, that wouldn't talk to me like I was a frickin' dumbass.

I figured that phoning at this time of the night would be a dumbass idea, considering that they had more better things to do with their never ending time. Normally, I would have lay down on my bed, and stayed there until morning, even though I couldn't sleep. Until I heard a knock at the door. I walked through the hallway, stopping behind the door, to pretend that it took me a couple of minutes to get to the door - I had to let people think I was a human after all.

"Cody, you don't have to pretend. It's Carlisle," Carlisle said, through the keyhole.

I opened the door right away, and there he was, the tall pale doctor himself. Beside him was that blonde girl, Rosalie, that Katie is soo frickin' jealous of. I let them in, Carlisle was about to sit down in Dad's chair.

"Don't!" I said, at once. "That was my father's."

"I apologise," Carlisle said, without any insincerity at all. Instead, Carlisle sat on the sofa next to Rosalie. "I also apologise for stopping by unannounced, but at I was leaving work with Rosalie, Alice called me, and told me that she foresaw me visiting you. I couldn't refuse."

"Yeah, I did kinda need to talk to you about something," I said. I then realised how under dressed I was. I sat down on the other chair.

"You wanted to know about having children, didn't you?" Rosalie asked, she looked me right in the eyes.

"Yeah, I did. How did you know?" I asked. I was actually frickin' surprised that she saw right through me.

"That was one of the first questions I asked, after I was transformed," Rosalie admitted. "I wanted a family... and, Edward had mentioned a letter that was on your mind, about your father wanting you to get married and have children."

I was so going to punch that stalker asshole, the moment I saw him. It doesn't help that I've got Nayte telepathically telling me crap all the time, but not only is Edward the Stalker reading my thoughts, but he's frickin' telling everyone them. My anger must have reflected on my face.

"You must not be angry, Edward did tell me in confidence, but with the vampire hearing everyone else can hear it to," Carlisle said, probably trying to stop me from the harm I was thinking about inflicting. "I did ask him to monitor if you had cravings for human blood. That was an invasion of your privacy, and I shall request he not report back any of your thoughts. To answer your question, you can not have children."

"Frickin' typical.." I muttered under my breath. I then looked up, into his golden eyes. "Do I look like a vampire?" I asked.

He seemed a tad surprised about my question for a couple of seconds. "When you were transforming and when I spoke with you briefly afterwards, yes. During our hunt, and then onwards, no."

"Sometimes you do in school, for a couple of seconds, when you get really angry at that Gary, but any other time, you look human," Rosalie added.

"But, why? Most of the dumbass idiots at the school think I'm normal too, they don't stare at me, like they do you, and everyone else in your family," I said. I'd never understood it at all. Nayte couldn't tell me anything about it, because he didn't get how powers worked.

"Does this ability work on yourself?" Carlisle asked. When I nodded, he said, "Strange... it appears you have some kind of illusion projection ability. I don't claim to be an expert on abilities, so there isn't any more information I could give you."

"That's all I need. I was starting to think that I was some insane freak, that was imagining things," I admitted.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 16

2011-08-18T03:56:49Z

Chapter 16

Nayte's Rage

Whoever came up with the philosophy of loving each and every living creature, has clearly never had to do a English project with someone they despise to the degree that I despised Gary. I got suckered into frickin' working with him. Mr Mason was going on and on about some book, I don't know the details, because I was too busy mentally dressing the overweight loser in the front row, that had decided to wear a vest, that didn't quite cover all. It's not like I had to pay attention anyway, Nayte had told me that I'd probably have to repeat high school in a different town every 10 - 12 years, depending how unobservant the town locals were, so not like I needed to give a crap about graduating with honors or any thing.

"Cody and... Gary," Mr Mason said, finally catching my full attention.

"You've got to be frickin' kidding me!" I said, a little too loudly, causing most of the class to laugh.

"I'm not kidding, Cody, and as I've already warned you, if you continue to use that kind of language in class, it will mean detention," Mr Mason said, sternly. He was the same with everyone, three strikes, and it was detention.

Nayte was waiting for me after class, I ignored him as I walked to my locker. I resisted the temptation to slam my head against the locker door. Though, slamming my head against the locker, would be a frickin' lot better than working with Gary "Dumbass" Stewart.

"What are you doing later?" Nayte asked, breaking that wonderful silence between us.

"See what effect throwing myself off my roof would do," I said, sarcastically.

"Essence still isn't back, so I wondered if you wanted to hang out," Nayte suggested.

'Seriously, God, why do you hate me? Did I piss you off during my creation?' I thought, resisting the temptation to roll my eyes. "Not a chance in hell," I said, flatly.

I dumped my books in my locker, then carried on my walk down the corridor. I'd never hear the end of it, if I didn't meet Katie in the caf for lunch. She'd probably call me later, then go on and on and on, about some stupid gossip that I don't even give a frick about.About halfway down the corridor, I heard a chuckle of someone. I turned my head and glared at the source, Edward Cullen.

"What?" I demanded. I didn't give a frick that the bubble head loser girls of this school were throwing themselves all over him, while he stalked Little Miss No Personality, I didn't find him attractive in anyway.

He chuckled again. "You know, you have a interesting mind," he said, in a knowing way.

I was tempted to punch him, because I knew that it wouldn't matter if I used my full strength, it wouldn't kill him. "What the frick would you know about my mind, Dumbass?" I snapped.

"More than you think," he replied. He then walked down the corridor, probably to protect his precious Bella from a leaf falling on her head or some crap.

I snickered, imagining him as Gollum from Lord of the Rings, muttering how Bella was his precious. It was so damn easy to imagine him that way, and he fit the part well. Well, my day didn't revolve around dumbasses with irrational stalker issues. Something interesting happened in the caf, while Katie and I where having lunch. Well, she was eating, and I was pretending that I was on a diet.

"Oh my god, we totally have to go shopping for prom dresses! I already have mine, but I bet you don't have one," Katie said, excitedly.

Not that. That actually involved a rolling of the eyes, and a five minute rant of mine, about no brained losers that live for prom. Just before I could rest pond, Nayte's voice carried across the instantly silent caf. Everyone wanted to listen in, even me.

"You know nothing!" Nayte shouted, throwing his tray across the table at Gary with a tad too much force. The tray actually dissapeared shortly after landing near the Cullen table.

"Touchy subject?" Gary asked, probably giving him that weird look. I'm not one hundred percent sure, because I could only see the back of Gary's head. "Well, whatever it is, you can't hide it from me. I see and hear everything." Gary then walked out of the caf, as soon as he was out the door, the gossiping of the losers began.

"I wonder what that was about," Katie asked, thinking that I would actually join in with the gossip.

Katie clearly doesn't know me very well. I made my excuses, then followed Nayte out the caf, then across the carpark. He was that angry, he was actually shaking. I'd never seen him like that, ever.

"Hey, what the heck was that about?" I said, when I caught up with him.

"Nothing," Nayte said, angrily.

I folded my arms across my chest, raising my eyebrow at him. I was a hypercrit for getting funny with him, when he snapped, but at least I admit it.

"What did he say?" I asked, and there was no way, I was going to ask a third time.

"He didn't say anything," Nayte lied. I wasn't fooled. Nayte really was a crap liar, he couldn't lie about anything, because his guilt was practically written all over his face.

"Fine," I said, with a snappy edge. I turned away from him, like I was going to walk away.

"He asked me why you're different," Nayte admitted.

I glanced over my shoulder at him. "How could he possibly... I look exactly the same to all of them," I said. Heck, even what ever it was that made me look how I was when I was human, even fooled me.

"I know. I knew, when I first saw you, after the change," Nayte replied. He forced himself to take a deep breath. "Then he started asking me questions, about how you survived, then he started accusing me of things I hadn't done, so I snapped."

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 15

2011-08-16T22:46:23Z

Chapter 15

Dumbassness Is Catching

I walked across the car park, to my jeep, ignoring Gary. That boy was a serious dumbass, with a capital D. If it didn't go against my entire belief system, I'd wait until I got him alone, and drain every drop of blood out of him, so I didn't have to see him anymore. But, I know I'd never do that, no matter how much he got on my last frickin' nerve. No sooner had I opened the car door, when Nayte appeared beside me.

"What?" I demanded, my irritation showing.

"Could you give me a ride home?" Nayte asked.

I tilted my head back slightly, and looked him right in the eyes, sizing him up. "What's wrong with your car?" I asked. I knew for a fact that he had a car, it was much nicer than mine, well, any car was better than my jeep - well, maybe not Bella's truck.

"Essence borrowed it, to go shopping," Nayte replied.

I knew that Essence wasn't shopping, she'd gone to another town, to hunt for human blood. That was probably the worst code for hunting, because it made me think of my family as some kind of groceries for those sick dumbasses that killed them. I raised my eyebrow, just to make him think I was going to say no. Only when I saw doubt on his face, did I give my answer.

"Fine," I said, like it would a huge chore for me. "But, if you use shopping as a code again, I'll tie you to the back of my car, and do doughnuts on this carpark when it empties," I added, pointing at him threateningly.

"Fine by me," Nayte said, already climbing into the passenger seat.

I rolled my eyes, because I had so many plans for tonight, I was mainly going to hang around the house, watching TV. Well, all I need to do, is drop this loser off, and then I can watch all the TV I like. Maybe even write a couple of songs, I'd have to wait until morning to actually play them on my guitar. I climbed into the drivers seat, glared at Nayte when he tried to change the radio channel. Some dumbass cut me off, as I tried to pull out of the carpark.

I rolled down the window, then shouted, "Oi, Dumbass, watch where you're going!"

"Are you too dumb to drive? You must be blonde under that hair dye," the asshole shouted back. It was Gary.

That was the last straw, I opened the door, and jumped out. I was going to show that asshole not to mess with me. He got out of his car to - good, saved me the job of ripping the car door off. I took a step forward, and shoved him as gently as I could, which would have been normal shoving for humans.

"What is your problem, Dumbass?" I demanded. I clenched my fist tight, resisting the urge to punch him right in his scarred arrogant face.

"Oh, boo hoo, Miss Redhead Punk Princess is annoyed!" Gary mocked, tracing a fake tear down his cheek. "I'm going to cry, because someone doesn't like me..." he added, finishing with a scoff.

"You're such a loser!" I snapped, raising my fist threateningly.

"Is that what your mother tells you every morning?" Gary retorted. He raised his fist to, not in a mocking way, like he actually would punch me.

In that moment, I saw red. I wanted to kill him. I wanted to destroy every last part of him, obliterate him, so I'd never have to look in that hate filled face ever again. I raised my fist, higher, ready to punch him, but Nayte's hand enveloped mine.

"Cody, don't he's not worth it," Nayte said, tightening his grip on my hand.

"What ever," Gary scoffed, rolling his eyes. He climbed into his car, and drove off.

I pulled my fist out of Nayte's hands, spun around on the spot, then shoved Nayte. "Why did you do that?" I shouted at him.

Nayte of all people knew what I had gone through, he even saw the aftermath of my parent's murder. If he wasn't, I probably wouldn't have been stood there, in that moment. I would either be burnt to death by the hands of the Volturi, or be some lab experiment in a human laboratory.

"You could have killed him," Nayte whispered. He was probably whispering, because people were starting to stare at us.

"So what! One less dumbass to deal with!" I whispered, angrily.

"Cody, take a look around the carpark," Nayte replied. I groaned, then looked around the carpark, not knowing what I was supposed to see. "You kill him, you'd have to kill them all," he added.

I knew he was right, but I'd never tell him that. If I had have murdered Gary, I would have had to make sure that no one saw me, and killed all of them. Then, there would be even more people poking around the crime scene. I would have had to go on the run, because I couldn't stay in Forks. There would be searches for me, wanted posters, reports on the news. I would have to keep running, until I found somewhere were no one knew who I was. What if I never found anywhere? I would have to go into hiding. That would be no life for anyone, especially a murdering soulless vampire. Nayte was right to stop me, no matter how much I hated Gary.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 14

2011-08-16T13:26:11Z

Chapter 14

The Piercing Stare

Returning to Forks, I was a tad disappointed, because I knew I'd have to go back to school. Having spending that time talking to Chief Swan, and being around the people in Phoenix, and I didn't crave their blood. It was like I was almost frickin' cured, from the hell that is being undead. Well, I was still a sparkly vampire, but I wasn't pissed off about it anymore.

Even though everything was the same, it was some how different. Like, people stared at me, but it didn't seem like before. Even when they whispered to each other, I could hear everything they said, with my vampire hearing. I just smirked it off, there's something satisfying about knowing that I could kick all their asses blindfolded. As I walked into the caf, pushing both the doors open, Nayte seemed to appear behind me.

"Enjoying being back?" Nayte asked, his voice laced with some kind of optimism. It didn't frickin' suit him, I just wished he'd be miserable.

"What do you think, Dumbass?" I replied.

We parted in the caf, he dissapeared off to a table in the corner, to continue being ignored. I would have walked around for a while, but Katie hooked her arm around mine, and lead me towards the counter to get lunch. Before, I would have shoved her way, and told her not to touch me, but with my new vampire strength, I probably would have killed her.

"You know, normally, I'd be pissed off, that you haven't called, but I'll let that pass," Katie said. She then went on to tell me all about her new clothes, that she'd brought in my 'absence.'

I did the usual, faking interest, until I noticed a boy walk past. Normally, I wouldn't give a crap, because I don't frickin' care about that sort of thing. But, I couldn't help noticing him. There wasn't anything that great about him, brown haired, brown eyes, normal pinkish skin tone, tallish but skinny.

"Who that heck is that?" I asked, like him being there had pissed me off. Well, I had to play my part.

Katie glanced over at him. "Oh, that's Gary," she said, in a slight off tone. I wondered why she would respond like that, he didn't look like anything great to me.

While Katie selected her lunch, I glanced around the caf. I noticed the Cullens, seeing them in a new light. Now, I knew what they really where, vampires. It's not out right obvious, but once you know, you can't help noticing it. I noticed the dainty girl wasn't among them, and that they wasn't actually eating anything. It was actually kinda funny, when you think about it, 358 students, 7 of them are vampires, and no one in this place has a frickin clue.

"Excuse me," some girl said.

I moved out of the way, to see that it was the dainty Cullen girl. And, judging by the fact that she didn't walk past me, she must have wanted to speak to me or something. I just stared at her blankly.

"You should hang around here, instead of going on the roof," she said, smiled, and walked back to the table with the rest of the Cullens.

I stood there, with a blank look on my face. Well, no point standing around, thinking about what some crazy loser said. Once Katie was done selecting her lunch, she continued to talk more about boring pointless crap. That Gary bumped right into me, frickin' dumbass!

"Watch where you're going, Asshole!" I snapped.

'Asshole? I thought that was my nickname,' Nayte said, telepathically.

'Don't you start, Asshole!' I thought, in a snappy way.

"Sorry," Gary said, sarcastically, finishing with a scoff. Gary stared right into my eyes, he had such a piercing stare, like he could see right into the soul I no longer had. I couldn't help noticing the long scar down his right eye. "Whatever," he muttered, turned and walked away.

"Losers!" I snapped to vent.

I grabbed a apple, I wanted to crush it to pulp, but that would draw attention to me. So, I placed it back in the bowl, as if I'd considered eating it, then decided not to or some crap.

"What was that frickin' loser looking at?" I asked, not expecting an answer.

"Probably your eyes," Katie said, offhandedly. "I wish mine was as blue as yours," she added.

"What do you mean, my eyes are..." I paused mid sentence, when I looked at my reflection in the window. My eyes were blue, I looked no different to when I was human. "Blue..."

I couldn't believe how it could be possible, I was a vampire, I had seen that I was as ghostly pale as the rest of them, and had red eyes that was slowly turning gold. But, in my reflection, I looked normal. It just wasn't possible for this to happen, none of the other vampires looked human. I didn't know what was going on, but it made sense. Essence did think I was human, at first, now I do know what she meant. That alone begged more questions, mostly what the heck was Gary starring at?

I would like to say that I never saw Gary again, but now, that wouldn't be right would it? I saw him that afternoon, during English, I had to work with him on the class project. He has got to be the most infuriating asshole I've ever had the misfortune to meet, and I'm including Nayte in this. I saw him again in the car park, I just had to roll my eyes.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 13

2011-07-05T01:19:46Z

Chapter 13

Back To The Ballet Studio

So, I followed him. Nayte caught up with me, and tried to stop me, by grabbing hold of my arm. He let go, when I tried to bite him. I hated it when he did that, it made me so angry, because it was like he was trying to control me. Even Essence caught up with us, she didn't seem as weird as she did last night.

"I followed the redhead, they are going to Arizona," Essence said. She tossed her pink hair over her shoulder. "I've booked us a hotel, so we can wait for them to arrive."

"What are you talking about? I'm not going to stop following him!" I shouted.

"I'm staying with her," Nayte told Essence.

I resented that, because he seemed to think that I was some frail frickin' girl that needed to be protected. The murdering dumbass suddenly change course, he looked pretty pissed off about something - frickin' good. We lost him just outside Arizona, we had to go meet Essence at the hotel.

Even though it was totally frickin' pointless, because none of us could sleep or eat. Essence fed me some stupid line, about the sunlight making us sparkle, and that we should avoid that. I know it was true, but it frickin' pissed me off! I wanted to get revenge on him, and now!

"Cody, why don't you play cards with us?" Essence asked.

"I don't want to play cards," I snapped.

I paced a few times, because I couldn't sit down, I couldn't do anything. I just wanted to get out there, and rip that asshole apart. If only it was dark, or even twilight, I could go out with out having to worry about this damn sparkling skin! That was a even better reason to hate that murderer, because he turned me into this. My pacing was starting to get on Nayte and Essence's nerves, so they went into the other room, to continue their card game.

As soon as they was gone, I took the opportunity to sneak out. I had to make a quick exit through the hotel kitchen, making sure to grab a knife off the counter. It was already dark, good, I wouldn't have to hide from dumbass people. Walking the streets of Phoenix, until I picked up his scent, I couldn't help smirking, I'd found him. I tracked the scent all the way to a ballet studio.

I didn't want to draw his attention, so I climbed up the side of the building, and climbed in through a open window. I stood on the higher balcony above the ballet studio, watching him toy with Bella Swan, like a cat toys with a mouse before they go in for the kill. I smirked, as I crouched, ready to leap over the balcony rail. I was going to wait until he was done, let the bliss of his little kill to settle in, then rip that dumbass apart.

'Cody... don't do this..' I heard in my head. It was a boy's voice, one I was so familiar with, Nayte.

'I have to!' I yelled, in my head.

'It'll do you no good, you know that,' Nayte told me.

I chose to ignore it, I didn't want him to talk me out of it. He talked me out of getting my revenge just outside Forks. This all would have been over, but now, I had to wait for the asshole to finish toying with her. A window shattered near me, out of reflex, I held my arms in front of my face, to shield it from the glass shards.

I hissed at the shadowed figure angrily, I hadn't planned that he would have back up. I was out numbered, or so I frickin' thought. The shadowed figure jumped off the balcony, he attacked my enemy, denying me the pleasure of finishing him off.

I jumped out of the window, landing in the street outside. A car swerved to miss me, not that it would have made a difference. I'd have tore the engine straight out of the tin death trap.

"I knew you wouldn't do it."

I glanced up at the rooftop of a bakery across the street, I saw Nayte sat a top, he was looking back at me. Considering heading back into the building, I turned around, and took a step forward. I'd waited for this, the past month has been torture. He plagued my life, and stole it from me, I wanted to take away his existence. Then I realised, that I wouldn't have to kill him, I could just walk away, and let justice be served against him.

I walked across the road, then glanced up on the roof of the bakery. Nayte had followed me again. He jumped down, and landed next to me. I smirked at him.

"What are you, my stalker?" I asked. I was considering adding a 'Dumbass' or a 'Asshole' to that, but I decided not to.

"Well, we all know how unpredictable you newborns are..." Nayte said, with a slight jokey tone. "Then again, even in life you was unpredictable, Cody."

"Oh, shut up," I said, rolling my eyes. "Dumbass."

I spun around on the spot, when I heard the sound of windows exploding behind me. It was the ballet studio, someone must have set it on fire. Nayte and I climbed back up onto the bakery roof, and watched everything. Not long after the explosion, Dr Cullen left with Edward, a unconscious Bella, and some other Cullens, who's names I don't know. That murdering dumbass wasn't with of them. I couldn't help smiling, as I watched the ballet studio burn to the ground, because justace had been served. That murderer was dead.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 12

2011-07-03T23:29:08Z

Chapter 12

Relisation of Truth

I managed to avoid being seen by the police officer, I wasn't in the frickin' mood to deal with them right now. I'd slipped back into the house, and escaped out the back. Because it was so dark, I didn't have to worry about being seen by anyone. I thought about Dad's letter, about how much he wanted me and Tori to be successful, and be happy. It was too late for Tori now, but not too late for me.

Just outside Forks, I realised that I'd never be able to get my parents back, but I could live out my father's wish. Well, I don't think I could have children, but I could get married. I could find some way of making one of Tori's dreams come true. Maybe something in his room would give me a clue. I turned around, to see a pink haired woman. I recognised her, she was Essence, that Nayte had talked about.

"Funny, you look human, but you don't smell human," she said, looking at me curiously.

"What the heck are you talking about?" I demanded.

"It doesn't matter," Essence replied.

Essence ran back towards town, I followed her, because I wanted to know what she meant. I chased her all the way through town, to a house along the same street as my own. It was on the opposite side of the street. That's when I lost her.

I had to face up to what happened, and put this stupid frickin' rumour to rest. I wasn't a murderer, and any dumbass that thought so, was a total dumbass. It was easy to find the house of the chief of police, I just walked over to the spot where his car was parked earlier. He must have stepped out of his car for a few moments, because I managed to pick up his scent. It didn't take me that long to trace it all the way to his house. The house was mostly in darkness, except for the front bedroom window, it looked like there was a lamp on or something. I could just make out two shadows, one girl, one boy. I'm guessing Officer Swan doesn't know about that.

Parents can be such oblivious Dumbasses sometimes. For a second, I wondered how my parents would have reacted, if I'd had a boy in my room at night. I walked up the path, and knocked on the front door. At first, I didn't think that he was going to answer, but ten minutes later, he answered the door, looking like he'd just woken up. His hair was a mess, and his eyes was barely open. He looked at me for a few seconds, then his eyes widened.

"You're the missing Pepper girl," he said, with complete surprise.

I stepped closer into the light, looked up at him, and said, "Yes, I am..." Normally, I would have followed that with a 'dumbass' but, not wise to a cop, even if he is off duty. "If it isn't too late, could I speak to you about that night?"

"It's not to late, come in," Officer Swan said.

Officer Swan moved out of the way, so I could enter the house. He invited me into the kitchen, so he could make a cup of coffee, he even offered me a cup - which I declined. I doubted that I'd be able to drink it, and it would be such a frickin' waste. I decided to tell him everything about that night, except for the part about the murderers being vampires. Even the ending was slightly changed. It was best that he didn't know the full truth of it.

"I looked into Tori's room, and it was already too late, they'd stabbed him," I said, lying about the stabbing part. "After that, I woke up in hospital, and Dr Cullen told me what had happened to my family."

Officer Swan remained silent for a few moments, then said, "And, you can't identify the killer?"

I shook my head. It was the truth after all, because I had no idea who they where. I could describe them to him, but what good would that do? They where vampires, and Officer Swan was human. When we was done talking, Officer Swan promised that he would find the killer, and justice would be served, and all that blah blah.

I realised, that if I could spend all that time around a human, I didn't have to worry about avoiding them anymore. So, I settled back into a normal life, living at my family's home, attending high school, even driving Mum's car. Life was good, for the next week, I could just be close to normal. I doubt I'd ever be completely normal.

After school, I decided to take a drive out of Forks, maybe to see a different part of Washington. It didn't matter if I stayed out all night, because I didn't have anyone to come home to. I swerved just outside the town, because it looked like some guy was attacking someone. I pulled over, and jumped out of the jeep, I couldn't believe it, it was him! The dumbass that attacked me.

I ran towards him, I was going to rip him apart, like he did my life. My hatred for him blazed through me, I even snarled. Something collided with me, and pinned me to a nearby tree. The frickin' asshole escaped.

"Get the frick off me!!" I shouted, before shoving them away from me.

"Not here!" Nayte argued.

"But I have to!" I informed him.

I ran after that murdering asshole, I was determined to get my revenge, even if I had to chase him to hell. When I finally catch him, I'll kill him like he did my family.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 11

2011-07-03T00:19:17Z

Chapter 11

The Lost Path

Do you have any idea what it's like, to be around some dumbass that drives you crazy? I certainly do! Sometimes, I would try to run away from him, but he would always find me. Even if he couldn't follow me directly, the dumbass would telepathically communicate with me, piss me off, then follow where my response was slightly clearer from. I almost bit him, when he caught me the last time. Is it too much to ask for? All I want, is some time to myself, to get myself around the fact that I'm now the sparkly version of the undead.

When he left to go hunt for an animal to drink their blood, I saw my window of opportunity. As soon as he was at the bottom of the mountain, I ran. I didn't look back, until was close to the outskirts of Forks. That's when fear hit me, I couldn't take another step closer, because if I got too close to a human, I wouldn't be able to control myself.

'Take a deep breath, and think of their scent as ordinary perfume,' Nayte said, telepathically.

'Leave me the frick alone, Asshole!' I thought, in a snappy way.

I knew I couldn't run through the town, because it was daylight, and someone would probably notice me just flash past them. Staying here wasn't a option, because Nayte would find and follow me again. All I want to do, is just come to terms with everything on my own, and find my own way into the vampire world. My whole life, all I wanted was freedom to be me, and now I'm followed by someone that's only known me two weeks.

The only thing I could do, was just face my fears and walk right into Forks. I didn't look at anything, every time a human walked past me, I held my breath. The amount of people walking near me seemed to thin out, like they was avoiding me. It frickin' freaked me out, the way they seemed to stare at me. I felt like I was on some kind of weird TV show, where some guy wore a clown suit, and strolled through the high street of some city, and they filmed people's reactions.

My biggest surprise - and heart attack, if I still had a beating heart, was when I saw a head line in a newspaper. There heading read:

Cody Pepper: Murderer or Murdered?

I pulled the newspaper off the stand, and read the article at least twice. The article talked about my family, and how I had disappeared, even though there was a small puddle of my blood at the top of the stairs. Even at one point, insinuating that I may have committed the murder. It made me so angry, that the frickin' dumbasses would say that. I wanted to smash the sand into dust. Instead, I ran to my family's home, without caring who saw me.

The house didn't look any different, it looked exactly the same as it did a week ago. Even our jeep was still outside. A part of me expected to see Dad sat in front of the tv on his recliner, through the window. Or even see Tori throwing a football around in the yard. Maybe even Mum climbing into the jeep to go to work.

'Don't take any notice of that stupid newspaper,' Nayte said, Telepathically.

'Just leave me alone...' I thought.

I walked up the yard, and stood on the porch. Just a week ago, I enjoyed standing on the porch, watching the world go by. Nothing was different inside the house, all that was missing, was my family. All the blood on the landing, and in Tori's room was gone. It was if that night had never happened. I walked into my parent's room, and sat on their bed. The irony of the moment hit me, I'd wished I was adopted or wanting to run away, now that my parents was gone, I missed them so much. I noticed that one of the draws on Dad's bedside cabinet was slightly open.

I opened the draw all the away, inside was a tin box. I removed it, and opened it. Inside was one letter, Dad must have written it.

Dear Cody and Tori,

It may seem like I don't care about you, truth is, I'm afraid of loving you. I loved your mother, and see what happened to our marriage. I hope that you both achieve all your dreams, and be far more successful than I ever could be.

For Tori, in this box is a bank account book, hopefully enough money for you to go to college. Be a great footballer, my boy. I'm proud of you.

For Cody, my princess. I know getting married and having children wasn't exactly something you wanted, but that is my dream for you. I hoped that I could one day walk you down the isle, and you have your soul mate waiting for you. If you ever do get married, I hope the bank account for you covers the expenses.

I will always care about you,

Dad.

Dad wanted me to get married, and give him some grandchildren. I couldn't believe it, he'd never told me any of this, and now I found out through a letter that he'd left for me and Tori to find. He had thought of everything, even clearly got mum to put a couple of wedding dress pictures in the box. I put the letter back in the box, then closed the lid. A tear fell from my eye, as I clutched the box closer to my chest. I don't know how long I was sat there, I just didn't want to leave, I wanted to stay in that house, acting like everything was normal.

It was already dark, when I felt ready to face the outside world. At the bottom of the drive way, was a police car, the chief of police's car, by the looks of it. I knew what it would be about, it would be because of the article on that newspaper, they thought I was a murderer.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 10

2011-06-27T00:33:29Z

Chapter 10

Just Like Him

Nayte stood next to me, we stood there for hours, staring at the picturesque view. There was clear line between the snow up here, and the green trees down below. It was something at some people only see once in a life time. When the sun started to set, casting a amber glow across the snow, I couldn't help smiling. I'd never got to experience anything like this in my former life.

"I never get bored of seeing something like this," Nayte said, resting his hand on my shoulder.

"I never said you could touch me, Asshole!" I snapped, before punching him in the chest.

He pulled his arm from across my shoulders, his hand clasping across where I'd punched him. Well, he had to learn that I didn't like being touched. This was a life I could get used to, spending my nights laying in the snow, watching the stars. Some nights Nayte stayed with me, some nights he didn't. I still couldn't stand him, there was just something about him that bugged me, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

The mountain top was like my home, because it was free from humans that could tempt me, but at the same time, I didn't have to hide away from anything. It was driving me crazy, that I hadn't been back to my old house yet. That was a thought that stayed with me, during those nights on the mountain. Some times, I would climb down the mountain, and hide in the trees watching my former class mates. A couple of times, I was sure I saw Katie. The first time, some guy was flirting with her, the second, it looked like she was stalking some blonde girl.

I sat on one of the higher branches of the tree, just watching. I felt so lonely, because I hadn't spoken to anyone other than Nayte in over a week. Can't complain though, it is for the best. Nayte had told me, that a vampire is dangerous during their first year, all that matters to them, is getting blood.

'Missing everyone?'

'No, Dumbass, I need something to look at other than frickin' snow!' I thought, sarcastically.

It bugged me, when the dumbass did that. Why go to the frickin' effort of telepathically telling me, when he could just wait to frickin' get here, then tell me. Frickin' dumbass. He'd told me all about his powers, of communication, during a night star watching. Just the idea of it, made me wonder if I to had a power. I felt the branch above me shake, loser had to show off, and climb onto a higher branch. As he did so, I rolled my eyes. I didn't even look at him, when he climbed down onto the same branch as me.

"During their class time, we could climb onto the roof, that shouldn't tempt you too much," Nayte said, as he watched Katie walk towards the school building.

Katie was clearly flirting with the guy she was walking with, she even touched his arm occasionally. I think I've seen the guy around, I think he's in our trig class.

"Why would I want to do that?" I asked, making sure I added a hint of total boredom to my voice. He and I both knew, that I could go into a bloodlust rage, and kill people.

"To get used to the scent of human blood," he replied, with a 'well duh!' tone.

"I ain't frickin' ready," I snapped.

I then climbed further up the tree, then jumped over to the next. Even though it would have been quicker to just run up the mountain, and return to the peak, I preferred climbing from tree to tree. I couldn't give a crap how much Nayte bugged me about it, I was still going to climb from tree to tree. With each passing second, I could see more of Tori in Nayte. If I didn't know Nayte before my family was murdered, I would have sworn that he was Tori. At the mountain peak, I climbed up onto a rock, and stared down the mountain again. I could hear Nayte approaching, I could tell by the random foot step on dirt, foot step on the bark, combo.

"I know this is hard for you..." he began, as he approached the peak.

"How the heck would you know?" I snapped, in no mood for his crap.

Nayte climbed up on the rock, and stood beside me. I didn't look at him, because I couldn't stand to look at his face. Every time, I wondered how Tori would have looked, if I was able to save him before that dumbass attacked me.

"Because, I've been where you are," he replied, with a understanding tone. "When I was a newborn vampire, I couldn't stand to be with in five miles of a human. Essence and I had to hide in the Nevada desert, she had to bring me animals, so I could drink it's blood, just to keep me alive."

"Who's Essence?" I demanded, not really giving a crap about his stupid little story.

"The pink haired woman, that was on the roof of the bakery that night," Nayte replied. He remained silent for a moment, and I wasn't going to frickin' break the silence. "In fact, you should officially meet her."

"Great, I'll ecstatically look forward to it," I said, sarcastically.

To be blunt, I couldn't give a crap who that woman was. I couldn't give a crap about anything, other than getting revenge on those dumbasses that killed my family. Even listening to Nayte prattling on about mindless crap, was seriously starting to get on my last frickin' nerve.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 9

2011-06-22T17:10:31Z

Chapter 9

Loneliness' Echo, In A Empty Shell

The hunt for animal blood, according to Carlisle, was supposed to become easier with time. Now, I think he was talking out of his ass, because there's no way that could get easier. Every time I tried to grab that damn deer, it escaped. I ended up covered in blood, and mud, I got more blood down my clothes, than in my mouth. It was different, I'll admit that. I still wished I could eat normal food, but well, that'll just be another thing to hate those murdering dumbasses for.

After the hunt, Carlisle lead me down to the stream, so I could wash off the blood and dirt. He also explained to me all the new strengths I would have, now in this form. Like, I had super strength - that'll come in handy for a fight, I would have to tone it down though, because I'd end up killing someone. I also had super speed, that could out run just about anything. To me, I was starting to sound more like a frickin' super hero, than a vampire.

"Avoiding going outside when it's sunny would be wise, because you will sparkle," Carlisle told me, as I washed the blood out of my hair.

"So I did change into a frickin sparkly butterfly?" I asked, with a slight sarcastic edge.

I figured that he'd be offended or something, but no such luck. Instead, he laughed. "You are exactly how Nayte described you."

"That loser has been talking about me?" I demanded. I made a mental note to kick his ass.

"It was Nayte that brought you to the hospital, yet he has stayed away from you during your transformation," Carlisle replied.

After that, Carlisle left me near the stream. He suggested that I stay away from town for a while, in case the smell of blood tempts me to kill, but I decided not to take any notice of what he said. I had no intention of killing anyone, no matter how much I craved their blood. The run back to Forks didn't take to long, only a couple of seconds, with the new acquired speed. I had to slow down though, when I got close to town, because I didn't want to draw attention to myself.

No such frickin' luck, everyone looked at me, I was the sole survivor of the Pepper family massacre. Their voices followed me, everywhere I went, they intended it to be a whisper, but I could still hear them. I felt like some kind of freak show, in a circus. I stopped near a bakery, I realised, that I had no where to go to. My house would be a crime scene investigation site, I was homeless. I carried on walking, until I was outside a antique shop, there was a grandfather clock in the window, the time was 11:45am. I realised that I should have gone to school, just because I was a sparkly version of the undead, doesn't mean I shouldn't go to school.

Screw what Carlisle said, I'm going to life a normal life, and I don't give a damn what he says about it. He left me alone, halfway up a mountain, for frick sake.

Shortly after entering the school building, I realised it was a mistake. The smell of blood was so strong, every time someone walked past me, I wanted to pounce on them, and suck out every last drop of their blood. I stopped by my assingned locker, and opened it. Inside was a brown paper bag, I grabbed it, and started hyperventilating in it, get the smell of blood out of my nostrils.

Bella and Edward walked passed me, I heard Bella ask Edward, "Is she?"

"Yes," Edward replied, as he led her away.

I didn't frickin' care what they was frickin' talking about, I just had to get out of here. The smell was way too frickin' strong. I ran to the girl's bathroom, and locked myself in a stall.

'Stop thinking that way! These are people, not food...' I thought, over and over, hoping the thought would sink in. 'Control yourself! You are Cody Pepper, not a murdering vampire.'

'It gets easier with time.' I recognised the voice in my head as Nayte.

'Where the frick are you?'

'On the roof, come join me, if you're brave enough.'

'Oh, it is so on, Asshole!'

The hallway was empty, probably because everyone was in class. I snuck up to the roof, not that any teachers could catch me, because I could quickly hide and they wouldn't know. It didn't take me that long to get up on the roof, I smirked at Nayte, as he turned and looked at me.

"A vampire, huh?" I asked, rhetorically.

"Vampires are just myths," he said, in a slight jokey way.

"I'll show you myth!" I snapped, in a jokey way.

I chased him around the roof a few times, the dumbass jumped onto a nearby tree, so I had to jump after him. We jumped from tree to tree, and before I knew it, we was atop of a mountain. I felt better being away from both Forks High School, and Forks in general. Mostly because there wasn't any humans up here to taunt me with their sweet smelling blood. I jumped at Nayte, as he jumped from his current tree hiding place, and bumped into him in the air. We plummeted through the air, crashing into the snow. I landed crouching over Nayte, pinning him to the ground.

Some snow dripped onto my hand, to me it felt warm. That was a strange sensation, because snow had always been cold. I walked towards the cliff edge, and looked down at forest of trees below. It was hard to believe that I'd climbed all the way up here, like it was nothing at all. Maybe I could get used to this.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 8

2011-06-18T21:28:13Z

Chapter 8

Making The Change

At one point, I actually believed that I was dying, or that I had already died, and gone to hell. I had no idea how long I was there, or how long I had been screaming in pain, or even where I was. From time to time, I would hear the same voice talking to me. Voices and sounds still sounded distant to me.

"Your family was buried today, I wish you could have gone to the funeral, to say goodbye." I couldn't place their voice, I had no idea who they were, but there was something comforting about their voice.

I couldn't see anything, the world was blurred out, it hurt to even open my eyes. Crying was what I wanted to do, but I couldn't with out it feeling like knives cutting down my cheeks. My tear ducts burned, with each tear. My Mum, Dad and Tori laying there, dead, flowed around in my mind, over and over, making my whole body tense as I wanted to cry more. Screaming didn't reduce the pain, it just makes me want to scream even more.

"It will all be over soon, you will be at peace.." I felt someone brush my hair out of my face.

I screamed, and tried to slapped their hand away. From time to time, they would say things to me, like "This won't change who you are, Cody." "You can still follow your dreams." They even kept me informed of what was going on in the world. "They're still looking for the person that killed your family, it's a pity that they'll never find them." "It's sunny outside today, it must be the first time for nearly a week."

Death would have been better, if someone had taken a knife, and stabbed it straight through my heart, I would have been happy, it would have ended my pain. I many not have been happy with my old life, I may have fought with Tori and wished I had different parents, but I wouldn't have wished death on them. My last thought, was of them. It was something that we'd never actually done, we was having a picnic in a meadow, laughing, and joking like nothing had happened.

"Mum, Dad, Tori.... I love you..." I muttered, before I woke up in a new life.

I looked around the room, everything looked so much brighter, there was a really strong smell of hygiene products. I could read ever word in the fine print, on a leaflet on the other side of the room. By the looks of it, I was in a hospital room, there was a guy stood near my bed. He was pale and blonde, if I was into that look, I'd have been attracted to him, but I wasn't.

"Cody, how are you feeling?" he asked. I recognised his voice, he was the guy that talked to me from time to time.

"It was you that talked to me!" I said, with a surprised tone.

"Ah... yes, I thought that it would make the change easier for you, if you was reminded of your human life," he replied, with a slight smile.

I was actually speechless, because I had no idea what he was talking about. Human life? I am a human, dumbass! Change? What am I going to change into a sparkly frickin' butterfly? I settled for one question.

"Who are you?"

"My manners, I'm Dr Carlisle Cullen," Carlisle replied.

"What the frick happened to me?" I demanded.

The pain had been frickin' washed off me, I felt absolutely nothing at all. I did have an aching throat though, it burned with thirst. I clasped my hand against my throat, and tried to climb out of the bed. I noticed that there wasn't any beakers of water around. What kind of frickin' hospital is this?

"Well, you're a vampire. The three that killed your family was also vampires," Carlisle replied, awkwardly.

"You've got to be frickin' kidding me?!" I said, expecting it to be some kind of joke. I expected him to burst out laughing, but he didn't.

"Now, we have to talk about diet. If you want to drink human blood, I could get you some..." Carlisle began. He seemed a bit awkward about the idea. I did notice, that his eyes was golden just like Nayte's.

"Like those sick frickin' dumbasses, that killed my parents? No thanks!" I snapped.

I didn't want to be like them, they disgusted me, that I was now like them. I regretted going shopping that day, because I would have been there when they attacked the house. They would have gotten me first, because I would have been sat on the front porch. I would be dead right now, instead of a immortal blood sucker.

Carlisle let out a sigh of relief. "I had hoped you'd choose that option," he said, less awkward now. "I'll give you time to get dressed, then I'll take you on your first hunt for animal blood."

Carlisle turned to walk out of the room, when I asked, "Are you one to?"

He turned, and nodded his head. I smiled slightly. If he could be a vampire, and work has a doctor, and be a damn good one, then maybe I wouldn't turn into a complete monster like the three that had ruined my life. I noticed that my clothes was actually on top of the bedside cabinet, with my studded bracelets on top of them.

As I got dressed, I wondered if Nayte was a vampire to. I also wondered if there was more vampires in this town, other than the five that I knew about, including me.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 7

2011-06-18T16:19:30Z

Chapter 7

Bite My World Apart

Saturday morning, I was ready to go, even though I wasn't that excited about it. I didn't want to stick around the house, to get lectured for being me. I was sat on the porch again, waiting for Katie to pick me up. She was going to borrow her Mum's car, so we could make a day of it. For a moment, I couldn't believe that I was so frickin' bored, that the idea of shopping appealed to me. It was just damn typical! A week in Forks, and I've already gone soft. I hadn't beaten anyone up at school yet, though I came close in Biology, when some asshole pissed me off.

A car pulled up my driveway, it was Katie in a volvo car, I had to admit, it was a nice car. it was good to see something on it that wasn't our jeep. The jeep wasn't there, because Mum had gotten a job in the diner, and had taken the jeep to drive to work. I walked across the lawn, opened the car door, and sat down on the front passenger seat.

"Hey! Ready to shop?" Katie asked, eagerly.

"Whatever," I said, flatly.

Katie really was was too peppy for her own good, I just wished she'd develop a really bitter attitude or something, or a small bout of depression never hurt anyone. Shopping was just as boring as I thought it would be, Katie did nothing but try to dress me up like her - it didn't work though. I point blankly refused to wear the ugly dresses she picked out. When she dropped me off, just stepping out of the car was like a headache pain killer.

"Bye Cody! See you in school on Monday!" Katie shouted after me.

"Bye," I replied. I didn't turn around to wave.

As she drove away, I looked up at the house, all the of the lights was off. That was strange, because it was dark out, but not a single light was on. I took a step forward, I could hear Nayte's voice in my head.

"Stay there, I'm on my way," he told me.

In that second, I knew something was wrong, I ran up the lawn, placing my hand on the doorknob, I pushed the front door open - which was strange, because the door was usually locked at this time. But the lock looked completely broken.

"Mum?" I called, looking through the darkness.

No one responded. I walked in the front room, the TV was on, and Dad was in the recliner. I placed my hand on his shoulder, he felt cold.

"Dad... where's Mum?" I asked, giving him a gentle shove.

The light coming off the TV screen was brighter now, I looked at Dad's pale vacant face, there was scabbed up blood on his neck. I started screaming, and backed away from him. He was dead, some sick frickin' dumbass had killed him. I ran into the kitchen, Mum was laying on the floor, in the same state.

"Tori!!" I shouted, as I ran up the stairs to check on him.

He should be in his room, working out. I pushed his bedroom door open, he was there laying on the floor, with a woman with flaming red hair sucking blood out of his neck, a guy with dreadlocks pinning him to the floor.

I would have fought them off him, but something or someone jumped on me, pinning me to the ground. I looked up into his scarlet red eyes, he was the blonde guy, from the other night. His hold on my arms was so tight, I couldn't move them. Trying to kick him off me didn't do any good.

"I knew I'd get to drink your blood... all I had to do was wait for it," he whispered, before he sunk his teeth into my neck.

Intense pain, spreading from my neck, was the only thing reminding me that I was alive. I could feel my life flowing away from me, with each drop of blood that left my body. It was like time stood still, like everything that I am was fading away. There was a strong pain in my neck, as the man weighing me down, was ripped from off me. Through my blurry vision, I could just make out a pale boy with black hair.

"Na..." was all I could manage to say.

A burning feeling spread through my body, like a burning pulse, taking over my blood. My every muscle felt like it was being stabbed, my mouth ached, like it was trying to instantly grow more teeth, my eyes started to sting, I couldn't see anything. All voices seemed like they was far away, like they wasn't there at all, like a whisper's whisper.

"Cody, I'm going to save you..." I heard, but I couldn't recognise the voice.

My mind didn't recognise anything, just the agonising pain. I screamed, as the icy cold hit my aching body. It was actually ironic, that shopping would be the death of me.

The last thing I heard, before I fell into a agonising slumber was someone saying, "It's too late, just let the change happen."

Time was something I had a lot of, and there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it. My pain intensified, until I almost wanted to die. I wanted each breath to be my last, or all of this to be a horrible dream. I longed to wake up in the trailer in Napa, and find that I had had a very long nightmare.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 6

2011-06-14T19:13:36Z

Chapter 6

Too Little, Too Late

I walked into the kitchen, if felt like something weird was going on. My family... yes, my family, was sat around the table, serving up dinner, and there was a spare plate for me. A frown spread across my forehead, as I gave them a skeptical look. The last time we all ate a meal together at the kitchen table, was when my grandmother died.

I cautiously sat down at the table, wondering what was up. There had to be something going on, because it was like stepping into a alternate reality.

"Here, Cody, I got you a present," Mum said, as she handed me something wrapped in brown paper.

I unwrapped the paper, to find a new pair of studded bracelets. I looked up at Mum completely surprised, she hadn't gotten me anything that I actually liked in years.

"What is this for?" I asked, holding the bracelets like they was a ticking time bomb.

"We wasn't much of a family in Napa, so I think we should start acting like one now," Mum said, as she started piling some potatoes on my plate. "New house, new start."

"The bracelets was my idea, because you broke one on my face this morning," Tori added, in a uniquely Tori way. He said something almost nice, and grassed me up at the same time.

The meal was barely tolerable, because it was all so false. At one point Dad actually got up to fetch his own beer, which I just had to make a sarcastic dig about. To be honest, I just wish they'd just drop the act, and be themselves. As soon as the meal was over, I put on my new bracelets on, and dumped my old ones in my room. I took a walk around the neighbourhood, which was probably a stupid idea, considering that I nearly got murdered last night.

I didn't even get lectured, when I went home at nearly midnight, but it just didn't feel right. I walked upstairs to my room, then sat down on a chair in front of my bedroom window. It made me wonder what kind of dumbass was trying to screw with me, and I hoped that this would all be a dream or some kind of weird fantasy. Yeah, that's it, when I stepped out of the diner, and something hit me on the head, it knocked me out, and I'm going to wake up in hospital any minute.

But, I didn't wake up in hospital the next morning, I woke up in the same chair. I got changed, I wasn't much of a mood to actually pick out something, so I just wore black combat pants, and my long sleeve black top, all with my regular slip on sneakers.

I didn't even bother eating anything for breakfast, I figured I'd get something on the way to school. There was actually a bakery a couple of streets away from the house, so I got myself a bagel, with cream cheese. As I walked out of the shop, taking a bit out of the bagel, I noticed that the building across the street, was the one I had climbed up with Nayte the other night.

I was tempted to walk down the alleyway at the back, but I didn't. The dumbasses was probably still there, and try to kill me again. Or there could be some kind of freak animal down there, to maul me or something. I'd rather frickin' eat breakfast, than be breakfast, thank you very much dumbass.

I carried on my walk to school, when I got to school car park, I remembered that I hadn't done my homework. Ah well, they can't expect me to do it, considering that this would be my third day at this frickin' school.

"Morning Cody!" Katie said, as I walked into chemistry class.

"Do you have to be so peppy in the morning?" I snapped, as I dumped my bag on the workbench.

"Just because you're not a morning person, no need to bring us all down!" Katie replied, with even more pep than before.

It was just my frickin' luck, that she had to be in all my classes. I rested my arms on the desk, then rested my head on my arms.

"It's prom in a month, and I still don't have a dress," Katie said, with a slight glum edge, but she still sounded peppy to me.

"Who cares!" I said, dripping with a tone of complete boredom.

"Well, you should care, and I totally need to buy a dress, but they all like totally suck at the clothes store here," Katie continued.

She continued to talk on and on about the stupid dress, that she was just dying to buy, for twenty minutes. For the first time, I was actually glad when chem class actually started, just so she would shut up. But, she didn't, as soon as we started working on our class projects, she started talking again.

"Hey, Cody, come to Seattle with me, and we could shop for combat pants, and punk stuff, if you want to..." she suggested.

I couldn't be bothered to refuse any more, because every time I hoped she'd shut up, she didn't, she just carried on talking.

"You know what, Katie, why not. I got absolutely frickin' nothing to do," I replied, hoping she would shut up about it.

No such luck, she just talked more about all the best stores that we could go to, and where the best cafes where, that we could eat at. I actually wished that those freak dumbasses had killed me in that alley, so I didn't have to put up with this boring crap.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 5

2011-06-14T14:20:42Z

Chapter 5

A Long Night

Nayte didn't respond, he remained completely silent for over a hour. I didn't have a frickin' clue where he was taking me to, but I knew I wasn't in Forks anymore. With my seat belt on, I glanced out the window, watching things flash by.

"How?" I asked, when I realised Nayte had been there, but not quite.

When I thought about it, there was somethings that didn't make any frickin' sense. Like, I was sure he knew my name just after we first spoke in the cafeteria. How, even though I was in a empty classroom, he could still talk to me. Especially, how I was alone in that diner, and he certainly wasn't there, he could still warn me.

"How, what?" he replied. It did surprise me that he answered, because that was the only thing he'd said to me, since he ordered me to put my seat belt on.

"How could you talk to me, and be no where near me?" I asked.

"You're imagining it," he said, casually. The tone was to frickin' casual for my liking.

"Asshole," I snapped. I glanced out the window again. "Where the frick are you taking me?" I demanded.

"Nowhere in general, just buying some time," Nayte replied.

"That "Asshole" is getting upgraded to a Dumbass," was my reply.

It felt like we was driving around for hours, before he finally decided to take me home. As we pulled up outside my house, I noticed that all the lights was on, except my bedroom. As I got out of the car, I said a quick "Later, Loser," to Nayte. Then started my walk up the garden path, I was so damn tired. As soon as I walked through the door, Mum started screaming at me like a insane freak.

"Where the hell have you been?! You don't even leave a note, and you come strolling in a one in the morning!" Mum shouted, almost going red in the face.

"You didn't care back in Napa, so why should you give a crap now?" I shouted back.

Which was true, because some nights, I never used to come home at all. I'd stay at a friend's house, or just walk around all night, determined not to go home. I stormed up the stairs, not even looking back at her, then slammed my bedroom door. I frickin' hate them all, they only give a crap, when they can punish me. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like, if I didn't have any family at all.

I sat down on my bed, I thought for a moment, how today had been seriously long day. Most people just started school, and that was it, they met people, then continued on with their boring little shallow existence. Instead, I got nearly killed by some stalker freaks.

I took off my shoes, and threw them on the floor. I just wanted to wake up, and this whole experience to be some sick twisted dream. If it was a dream, and I woke up in the trailer in Napa, then that would be better than realising that we really did move all the way out to nowhere, to start a new life, where there was something seriously weird going on, under the rain clouds of Forks, Washington.

It did make me wonder, what Nayte was hiding, why he was trying to convince me that him talking to me when he wasn't around, was all in my head. Why he wouldn't just tell me. As the night wore on, and I could see the sun rising through my window, I realised that I didn't care. I just about managed to fall asleep at 5am, when my alarm kicked off at 6am. Frickin' typical, I know.

I was in a fowl mood all morning, I had to fight Tori for the bathroom - two guesses who won that. When Katie started blah-blahing at me, when I arrived at school, I snapped at her, basically telling to to leave me the frick alone. I nearly fell asleep in class twice, and got woken up by teachers. During all this time, I decided that whatever happened last night, when I left the diner, was a dream. It was better that way, then I could just go on with my life, and just forget about it.

After school, I walked home, refusing to let myself think of last night, but I kept getting little memory flashes of it. It was driving me frickin' crazy! I just wanted to forget about it, and leave it at that, but my own frickin' brain wouldn't let me. It was just typical, when I want to forget, I can't.

I sat down on the front porch, with my elbow resting on my knees, my hand resting under my chin. I let out a little sigh, back in Napa, something like this would be great - if it wasn't me it happened to, but here, it felt like it wasn't random at all. Like, they had followed me here. I knew that probably wasn't true, I'd have to be a pretty big attention seeker to think that the world revolved around me, and that everything I did changed everything.

Or, maybe it was random. Maybe, I wasn't imagining those things, that night I looked up at the stars, on the way to Forks. Maybe, I was intended to be a killing victim, on the way here, before they unleashed themselves on the citizens of Forks. I shook my head, because the idea was crazy, maybe I was letting my imagination get a little carried away.

I stood up, and walked into the house. Oddly enough, there was a smell of cooking. That creeped me out, and made me think that I'd possibly gone into the wrong house.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 4

2011-06-13T20:37:10Z

Chapter 4

De Ja Frickin' Vu

I didn't bother going into the house, Dad would probably demand that I get him a beer, because he was too damn lazy to get off his lazy backside and get it himself. I sat on the porch, staring at the lawn, thinking about my favourite music. It has been ages since I actually wrote a song, well, there's no point, it'd probably turn out crap anyway. When I was sure Katie was gone, I stood up and walked down the lawn.

There was a sound of a branch cracking, or someone stepping on a huge twig, I froze listening hard for another sound. I figured it was a animal, so I carried on walking. You know that feeling you get, when you're sure some dumbass creep is following you, and you turn around, and there's no one there, but you just know? I got that all the frickin' way to the diner. It was the only place in town, that was even close to a fastfood restaurant.

The place was almost empty, so I managed to get a table in the corner. I glanced out the window, I was sure I saw something flash past the window. I blinked, then shook my head.

I heard a voice, it was the same as the boy in cafeteria, Nayte. "Get out of here."

"Are you stalking me?!" I asked.

Everyone looked at me like I was a complete loser, and a insane freak. Instead, I hid behind my menu, so they couldn't stare at me, like the little staring dumbasses that they are. I glanced over my shoulder, to see if he was sat at the table behind me - he wasn't. A quick scan of the room, told me that he wasn't anywhere in the diner. The waitress casually strolled over, chewing gum.

"What can I get you?" the waitress asked.

"Cheeseburger, and a glass of cola," I replied, with out even looking at the menu.

When it arrived, the cheese was barely melted, the burger was like rubber, and the cola didn't drown out the frickin' taste. After I paid for the food, I walked out the diner, glad to be away from the place. This town seriously frickin' needed a McDonalds or a KFC or something. I heard the crunching of footsteps on gravel, like someone was moving towards me.

I turned around quickly, raising both of my fists. I looked cautiously around, I was frickin' scared a heck, but I wouldn't admit that to anyone.

"Who's there?" I demanded, with extra confidence. "Ah!" I yelled, as something hit me on the head.

I stumbled back, and landed on my ass. My head frickin' hurt, I didn't even see anything come close to me, or anything get thrown at me. I forced myself to my feet, and ran. I didn't give a crap where to, I just had to get away from here, and whatever dumbass was trying to kill me.

There wasn't many places to go, and it was getting dark. I stopped in a alley way, running as fast as I could, I stopped when I hit a slight fork in the path. I could run straight ahead, run to the left, or turn back. I could see a woman stood in the entrance of the alley way ahead, so I wasn't going to take that frickin' route, in case she's this psycho dumbass, I turned to the left, I could see the silhouette of a man with dreadlocks. Frick! I was surrounded. I turned around, there as a light shining on that entrance of the alley, I was sure the guy I could see looked just like the blonde guy I saw climbing up that tree near the diner on our way to Forks.

As the three entered the alley ways, trying to get me, I heard the clang of metal above me. I looked up, to see someone holding their hand out, they was crouching on a balcony above. I didn't even think about it, and just grabbed their hand, it felt like it was made from actual ice, the pulled me up onto the balcony with such ease, that you'd think I was made of paper or some crap like that. They started climbing up a ladder, to the balcony above, I followed them.

I haven't got a frickin' clue why I followed them, I just did. Hey, I prefer some dumbass that just saved me from getting killed, than three stalker assholes, that tried to kill me. I climbed up the ladder, onto the building roof. I was surprised to see some woman up there, with bubble gum pink coloured hair, she looked like she'd just left the gym or some crap. When she turned and the light from the streetlamp hit her face, I was shocked to see that her eyes was scarlet red.

"Take her, and go. I'll handle those three," the woman said, with such a girly voice. It was so sweet sounding.

"Who the heck are you?" I demanded.

But, I didn't get a answer, I was grabbed by the guy that saved me, he then jumped off the building into the street below. He pulled me to a car parked nearby, opened one of the back passenger seats, and shoved me inside. With in the time slot of about a frickin' split second, he was already in the driver's seat.

"What the heck is going on?" I demanded.

"You should put your seatbelt on," the guy replied. His voice, I recognised it right away.

"You!" I said, completely shocked.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 3

2011-06-13T15:14:22Z

Chapter 3

Ditsy Alert

Our teacher, Mr Brooke, set us a assignment to work in pairs, discussing books we'd read lately. Seemed like a stupid idea to me. I didn't bother looking at the girl that I'd been partnered up with, she just talked endlessly about herself, like she thought I frickin' cared.

"So, then I just decided to get it cut into a bob. My hair's like really pretty, don't you think?" she said, in a same self loving tone as she'd been using for the past ten minutes.

I had rested my head on my hand, my elbow resting on the desk. I could feel myself drifting off to sleep, she was that boring. It was just typical airhead blah blah. My eyes snapped open, when she got over excited about something.

"Oh my god! We're wearing exactly the same shoes!" she said, excitedly.

I glanced down at her shoes, then mine. They were almost exactly same, except where the pink dots on my shoes where, her's was blue.

"So we are," I replied, with a air of indifference.

"You're not the talkative type, are you?" she asked, like she'd just realised.

"What tipped you off?" I replied, with a air of sarcasm.

"Well, I've been talking for, like, ten minutes, and I don't even know your name," she replied.

"Cody," I informed her.

"I'm Katie," Katie said, like it was super important that I knew her name or some crap.

I had to endure her constant talking, while we worked on our assignment. It seemed like we was talking about Katie's life biography, rather than a book. I wish she'd just shut up, but seemed like no chance of that.

After class, as I walked through the carpark, Katie pointed everyone out to me - like I cared.

"That's Lauren, Jessica, Mike.. that whole crowd," Katie said, pointing at a bunch of kids hanging out near a truck with the rest of their friends. "That's the Cullens." She pointed at the group of pale couples I'd seen earlier, I swear that they looked more like teachers than kids. "That's Bella and Edward." This time, she pointed at Bella, who was looking at Edward lovingly. The way he was looking at her, was if she was his favourite snack or something. Kinda creepy, if you ask me.

"Who's that?" I asked. I pointed at a boy leaning with his back resting against what I'm guessing is his car, he was casually flicking through a magazine. I couldn't see his face again, but I recognised the skull shirt.

"Nayte. It's so easy to not notice him," Katie replied. I could see her looking back at the Cullens, with a wishful look on her face. She must like one of the guys, or something.

I shrugged, I didn't even know what his face looked like, so I couldn't exactly comment.

"Well, I better get going," I said, suddenly.

I was adamant that my parents wouldn't give me a ride home, because it's fickin' embarrassing. I walked across the rest of the carpark, thinking about what crap I'll have to put up with, when I get home. I rolled my eyes, when I heard the overly excited voice of Katie.

"Hey Cody, I'll walk with you, then we can carry on talking," Katie said, cheerfully.

"Joy!" I muttered sarcastically, under my breath.

"What was that?" Katie asked, as she clearly didn't hear what I said.

"Oh, nothing," I replied.

I remained silent all the way home, Katie bored the crap out of me, talking about shallow mindless crap, that meant nothing to me. It was fashion this, stick thin models that, boring celebs this, perfect diets that. If this was a busy town, I'd have thrown myself under a truck just to get away from her. I didn't tell her my plans for later, because she'd probably want to come with. When we stopped outside my house, she finally said goodbye, and left. I let out a sigh of relief.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 2

2011-06-13T00:03:23Z

Chapter 2

An Anonymous Loser

Mum and Dad managed to get us into the local high school, but considering that it was the only high school, we didn't have much choice. I got used to being stared at about 10 mins after I arrived, my appearance was probably a huge shock for them. I'd put on a hot pink plaid skirt with a skull buckle belt over my three quarter length leggings, black with pink dots slip on sneakers, black vest, my studded bracelets over fingerless gloves, my skull earrings, and of course, all this going so nicely with my self cut bright red hair. I never bother to make my hair look tidy.

Being a new kid would bother anyone else, but me. At lunch, as I walked down the hallway to the cafeteria, there was the usual whispers of shallow idiots. "Oh my god, that new kid looks like she dressed in the dark." "What a loser, that hair cut must have been done with a lawnmower!" "That must be the new girl.. I like Bella more.." "She looks like a freak!" "Loser!"

I just ignored them all, and pushed the door open. Most of the kids was too busy gossiping about their boring lives. At a table, that they all seemed to be looking at was a really pale boy, didn't seem all that attractive to me, and this girl that was as plain as heck. I didn't see why they was so fascinated by them.

I selected my lunch: one apple and a bottle of orange juice. I ain't on a diet, I just plan to blow my allowance on junk food after school, and I want to make sure I can eat it all. I walked around, looking for a table to sit at. I walked right past the couple, I ain't in the mood for lovey-dovey crap. There was a free seat at a table with some more pale kids, what is it with frickin' pale couples?! I eventually found a empty table, well, I thought it was empty until I sat down.

There was someone sat there, but they was reading a magazine. They was holding it in a way that blocked their face, I could just about make out black hair above the top of the magazine. They had a skull on their black tshirt. Judging by their hands, they was extremely pale to. But, I'll let them off for that one, because they was reading a goth magazine. They're all freaking pale.

I started munching on my apple, it tasted appley. My munching must have been loud, because the kid at my table cleared his throat.

"Anorexic or diet?" he asked, curtly. I could tell that he was a boy, by the boyish voice. Either that or a butch girl. I'm betting boy though.

"What's it to you, Asshole?" I snapped. Unless he had a see through magazine, he had no way of seeing what I was eating.

"As a new girl, it would be a better option to be more politer to your new classmates," he replied, with just a hint of condescendingness.

"Well, excuse me for not creeping around losers like you," I snapped. I then glanced around the room, it seemed like everyone avoided this table. "Considering you've got like a two feet loser field, in like each frickin' direction, you're at no position to comment."

I picked up my juice bottle and apple, then casually strolled away. I could have sworn that I heard him say "Well played, Cody Pepper." As I walked away. I figured that I must be imagining things, so I shrugged and carried on walking. I figured that I'd eat the rest of my apple outside, but unfortunately it was frickin' raining.

I knew from my timetable, that I had english next, so I walked to class eating my apple. The classroom was empty, so I chose a seat near the back. I finished my apple, and drank all my juice. I made sure to dispose of the apple core and empty bottle in the trash can.

I returned to my desk, then rested my arms on the desk. Then, I rested my head on my arms. I didn't fall asleep, I just closed my eyes for a few seconds.

"Napping in school?" It was the same voice as in the cafeteria.

"What's it to you, Loser?" I muttered. I didn't open my eyes, to see who was talking.

What they said then, I didn't hear, because some other students started walking into the room, talking about their own boring lives, like anyone cared. I sat up, and looked at the board.

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 1

2011-05-31T16:48:20Z

Chapter 1

Fork In The Road

It all began three months ago, with one sentence; "Cody, we're moving to Forks." Which was followed with, "You've got to be frickin' kidding me!" from me. I was not happy about moving to Blah-Blahville, the middle of nowhere. I ain't exactly miss popularity in my school, in fact I'm second least coolest kid in school. But, I'm number one toughest girl, I had to beat up a lot of kids to get that rep. Now I got to start all over again.

So, two months later, we'd piled most of our stuff in the back of the jeep. Our furniture was in the van following us.

"Did you have to dye your hair that garish colour?" Mum nagged, as I climbed into the back into the jeep.

I ignored her, and punched my brother Tori in the arm. No reason, I just frickin' felt like it. Of course, he whined like a whiny little idiot.

"Mum! She hit me again," he yelled, in a whiney way.

"Cody, apologise to your brother," Mum commanded, like she actually expected me to apologise.

I scoffed at the thought, instead of responding, I put my headphones on, and listened to music. I ain't apologising to that whiny little dumbass. I never even wanted a brother anyway, I've always hoped that either he was adopted, or I frickin' was. I ain't picky.

Dad climbed into the front passenger seat of the jeep, he never drives, because he'd actually have to drink less if he did. He turned around, and said something to me. I didn't hear him, but I knew it was the same old thing. He'd have asked my why I don't try to look more normal, then call me Pippy.

I haven't got a clue why he calls me that, he just does. He's called Tori it in the past. It's probably so he doesn't have to bother remembering our names, not that I've ever known him to. That's probably why I dye my hair bright red, because I want to be remembered for being who I am, instead of being remembered as a Pepper. That's my lastname, Pepper.

I caught one last glimpse of California, before I fell asleep listening to Decode by Paramore. When I woke up, we was at a diner, god only knows where. Well, when I say woke up, it was more Mum shaking me awake.

"I'm frickin' awake!" I snapped, before dozing back off to sleep.

"Wake up!!" Mum hissed, before shaking me again.

I opened my eyes, and glared at her. She glared right back at me. Most people wouldn't do that to their mother, but I certainly did. I unfastened my seat belt, and climbed out of the jeep. While Mum, walked into the diner, I decided to stay near the jeep, for a little while. I looked up at the stars, they reminded me of something beautiful, or some crap like that.

I could have sworn that I heard foot steps of something, I figured it was just a animal, or someone lurking around, so I shrugged my shoulders and walked into the diner. Mum, Dad and Tori had already claimed a both, and was now tucking into quarter pounders and fries. I sat down at the table, to find that they had ordered the same for me, along with a glass of pepsi. Yuck.

I ate it anyway, because I was freaking starving. It all tasted the same to me, because we ate the same thing practically every single day. Mum usually gets a job in a diner, and demands that we eat there every day, so we can have at least one meal together. It's stupid, if you ask me. We stopped being a family years ago. Mum doesn't give a crap about us, and Dad loves beer more than his own flesh and blood.

Just after we finished eating, Tori and I was given ten minutes to make use of the facilities, before we was made to get back in the jeep, and continue on our journey. As we pulled away from the diner, I was convinced that I saw a blonde haired guy, only wearing jeans climb up the trunk of a near by tree. I shook my head, and decided it was just some kind of hallucination or something.

I turned my music back on, and went back to sleep. I was so tired, I was actually looking forward to arriving in Forks, so I could sleep on a actual bed. I woke up just as we was pulling up outside some house.

"Is that where we're living?" Tori asked, sounding completely gobsmacked.

"It is," Dad said, proudly.

"Cody, look, we're going to live in a house!" Tori said, amazed. Forgetting my no touching rule, he tapped me on the shoulder.

I turned my music off, then looked out the window. To most people, it would have looked like a typical house, but to us it looked like a palace. Tori and I had lived in a trailer our whole lives.

"I frickin' see it, Dumbass!" I snapped. I punched him on the shoulder, for touching me.

It didn't take us long to claim rooms. It was a three bedroom house, one bedroom at the front, two bedrooms a the back. I got the one in the front, Tori tried to fight me for it, but in the end, I won. When he wasn't expecting it, I smacked him in the face with my studded bracelets. It didn't take me long to unpack, I didn't have that much stuff anyway.

Eternal Equinox: Preface

2011-05-29T21:44:24Z

eternal equinox

preface

To live eternity forgetting about the past, or get revenge to go on to those later centuries in peace... I think I would choose the revenge part. Somethings can't be forgiven. In some cases, a eye for an eye.

I don't regret tracking him to Arizona, I had to get my revenge, the asshole deserved it. I held my knife in my hand, I was going to stab it right in that dumbass' gut. Not that he'd feel it, I just wanted the satisfaction of knowing that I came close to doing what he did to me. I'd come alone, leaving Nayte back at the hotel.

I stood on the higher balcony above the ballet studio, watching him toy with Bella Swan, like a cat toys with a mouse before they go in for the kill. I smirked, as I crouched, ready to leap over the balcony rail. I was going to wait until he was done, let the bliss of his little kill to settle in, then rip that dumbass apart.

'Cody... don't do this..' I heard in my head. It was a boy's voice, one I was so familiar with.

'I have to!' I yelled, in my head.

'It'll do you no good, you know that,' the voice told me.

I jumped out of the window, landing in the street outside. A car swerved to miss me, not that it would have made a difference. I'd have tore the engine straight out of the tin death trap.

"I knew you wouldn't do it."

I glanced up at the rooftop of a bakery across the street, I saw a pale boy sat a top, he was looking back at me.

Eternal Equinox: Character Log

2011-05-29T20:52:27Z

This is the information blog, about all my characters in my fanfiction, Eternal Equinox.

1 Cody Pepper
2 Nayte Layre
3 Gary Stewart
4 Essence Layre
5 Katie Turner
6 Jackson Pepper
7 Iris Pepper
8 Tori Pepper
9 Sakura Narita

Cody PepperEdit

Cody Pepper

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In Seattle

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Age: 17

Bio: At her former high school, Cody was the toughest girl. Cody was born and raised in Napa, California. She was prone to violence easily, and was always getting in trouble for it. She acts out a lot, because her parents dote on her younger brother more than her. She hates him with a passion, and bullies him mercilessly. She's often insulting to people, even people she likes. The only thing that gives her joy in life, is song writing.

Diet: Animal blood, she refuses to drink human blood because that would make her like James, Victoria and Laurent.

Power: Self Image Projection. Cody spent so much time in human life, wanting to be exactly who she wants to be, that she can give off the illusion that she is still human to vampires and humans. It isn't a trick of the mind, so not even people with shield abilities can block it.

Family: Jackson Pepper (father), Iris Pepper (mother), Tori Pepper (brother).

Pairing:

Nayte LayreEdit

Nayte Layre

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Age: 17 (but been a vampire for 200 years.)

Bio: Being a vampire wasn't something Nayte used to dream about, in fact he wanted to be guitar player in his own band. But, well, that wouldn't be wise considering that he'll never age. So he doesn't draw attention to the fact that he's a vampire, he dyes his hair black, and dresses either emo or goth. It's usually a mix of the two.

Diet: He drinks animal blood, because having lived among humans for 200 years, he thinks it's barbaric to drink human's blood. He's never even tasted human blood before, even though his adoptive vampire mother offered him human blood after his transformation, he refused it.

Power: Telepathic communication.

Family: All of his family is human and dead. He does have his adoptive vampire mother, Essence Layre, that turned him into a vampire originally.

Pairing:

Gary StewartEdit

Gary Stewart

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Age: 17

Bio: Manipulative, insulting, and cunning. Gary isn't the most good looking guy, and doesn't want to be. He isn't looking for romance, marriage or kids, he just craves power, and will manipulate anyone to get it. Gary is described to have a peircing stare, and a scar over his right eye. He is insulting to everyone, even those people that he is trying to manipulate.

Family: Mother, Father (in prison).

Pairing:

Essence LayreEdit

Essence Layre

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Age: 21 (But has been a vampire for 300 years.)

Bio: Partying and drinking blood is Essence's main hobbies, she just loves the whole eternal life thing. She hates the idea of being a "mum" even though she turned Nayte into a vampire. She originally changed Nayte, because she wanted a mate, but once he was a vampire, she found that she had nothing in common with him, so she kept him as her "son" instead. The fact that Nayte drinks animal blood bothers her.

Diet: Essence drinks human blood, as seen by her red eyes. She doesn't drink the blood of anyone in town though, unless they are bad people that deserve it.

Family: Her family is all dead now. She has Nayte, her adoptive vampire son.

Power: She can inflict pain like Jane, but Essence has to be touching her foe for it to work properly. She usually uses this to make sure she wins in a fight, to give her punches and kicks a extra jolt of pain.

Katie TurnerEdit

Katie Turner

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Age: 17

Bio: Selfishness is one of the things Katie is known for, she only cares about herself and what makes her look good. She often tells people that she dreams of being a model, and her life would be totally over if no guys found her attractive. She was born and raised in Forks. Katie is jealous of Rosilie, and wishes she could be as pretty as her. She eventually becomes Cody's only human friend, even though Cody finds her incredibly annoying.

Family: Mother, father, and two sisters.

Pairing:

Jackson PepperEdit

Jackson Pepper

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Age: 45

Bio: Since he was 17 years old, Jackson has worked as a grape picker in the vineyards of Napa, California. He never attended school, because his parents couldn't afford it. He often felt guilty that he couldn't provide for his family, and that his wife had to work three jobs, just to make ends meet. Jackson doesn't much care for his child, he never calls them their names, and uses the nickname "Pippy" for both his children. He's a alcoholic, because of the depression of being so poor. He spends most of his time sat on the recliner chair, watching TV.

Family: Iris Pepper (wife), Cody Pepper (daughter), Tori Pepper (son).

Iris PepperEdit

Iris Pepper

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Age: 44

Bio: Being the family provider was hardly what Iris had in mind, when she got married to Jackson. She'd graduated from college with Suma Cum Laude in Business Studies, she was all set to take over the family business, until she decided to spend a month visiting the vineyards in Napa. That was all it took to fall in love with Jackson. Her father didn't approve of the marriage, so he threatened her that if she married Jackson, she would never inherit the family business. So, she followed her heart. After Cody and Tori was born, she had to get a couple of jobs to bring in more money to provide for the children. It was the usual thing, waitressing, shelf stacking in convenience stores. With each passing year, she hated her life and husband more and more.

Family: Jackson Pepper (husband), Cody Pepper (daughter), Tori Pepper (son).

Tori PepperEdit

Tori Pepper

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Age: 16

Bio: Dreaming of being a world famous football player, Tori is always working out, so he can stay in shape. One of the reasons he works out so much, is because of Cody's constant bullying, he wants to one day beat her in a fight. Because he was quarter back of the football team, which got him a lot of attention from girls, he sees himself as a sort of 'Adonis'.

Family: Jackson Pepper (father), Iris Pepper (mother), Cody Pepper (sister).

Sakura NaritaEdit

Added by Scarly

Age: 407

Turned: Unknown vampire, that she met on her travels.

Power: None.

Info: Sakura currently lives in Seattle, because she likes climbing to the top of the space needle and looking up at the stars. She hates when she has to move on, all she wants is to settle down, and create her own coven. When she met Cody, she first thought that Cody was human, but when she realised that she is a vampire, Sakura was happy that she got her first member of her coven.

Eternal Equinox

2011-05-27T19:03:16Z

eternal equinox

"Of three things I'm absolutely certain. 1, Gary was a dumbass. 2, Being around him was complete torture. Every time I heard his voice, I just wanted to punch him. 3, Even though I despised him, he was the only person that didn't expect me to be someone else."

Things weren't great in Napa, California, where Cody grew up. She wasn't ecstatically happy, when she found that she was moving to Forks, Washington. Things start to take a dark turn, and she has no idea what's real anymore. All she knows, is there is someone intent on trying to kill her, and some how the mysterious student Nayte Layre can always talk to her, even when he's not around. By the time she finds out the truth, it's too late. Can things ever be the same again?

When things almost make sense, enter Gary Stewart. She's met her match with him, and despises him more and more with every passing moment. But, he's the only person in her world that doesn't expect her to change who she is.

Character information here.

Scarly's blog

Drabbles for all

Yep, so I caved and started reading HG.

Finally made it to the end of Part 1....Edit

Writing Tip 1: To Drabble or Not To Drabble, That Is The Question.

Contents

100 Word DrabblesEdit

Preparing ToolsEdit

Writing Your DrabbleEdit

A Sample DrabbleEdit

And, taadaa!Edit

Using Drabbles to Inspire StoriesEdit

Testing CharactersEdit

Starting PointsEdit

Um... I thought I would ask first

Twilight Mad Libs

Mad Lib 1: Sneaky VampireEdit

Mad Lib 2: Problems With The PackEdit

Mad Lib 3: Troubled High Schooler.Edit

Quick Twilight Quiz!

Something that I wanted to share with everyone

Puzzle Pieces: Chapter 3

Puzzle Pieces: Chapter 2

Puzzle Pieces: Chapter 1

Puzzle Pieces

ChaptersEdit

Eternal Equinox: Epilogue

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 18

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 17

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 16

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 15

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 14

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 13

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 12

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 11

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 10

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 9

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 8

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 7

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 6

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 5

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 4

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 3

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 2

Eternal Equinox: Chapter 1

Eternal Equinox: Preface

Eternal Equinox: Character Log

Contents

Cody PepperEdit

Nayte LayreEdit

﻿Gary StewartEdit

Essence LayreEdit

Katie TurnerEdit

Jackson PepperEdit

Iris PepperEdit

Tori PepperEdit

Sakura NaritaEdit

Eternal Equinox

Gary StewartEdit