Chapter 6
Each of them was won over. Each was made to see. Joseph convinced his Irish friends to make the journey to Forks. Although we were grateful for their help, their thirst for human blood complicated the situation. The nomads Jane and Thor sent were even more unpredictable. Especially David who had fought alongside Clint as a newborn.
Brock looked around the room. "A lot of red eyes here." He says quietly, not wanting to offend them. I lean over to him. "They agreed not to hunt in this area." I say. Brock looked at me. "What?" I ask. "But they'll feed somewhere." He says. He does have a point. As more vampires set foot into our territory, more wolves turned. Their nature compelling them to join the pack.
Finally, Joseph and Sarah returned with our last witness. "How many came?" He asks. "Eighteen, you have some good friends." Steve coments. "And Natasha?" Sarah asks. I shake my head and she frowns. Sarah hugs me and I hug her back. "We'll all be on Red Skull's list now. Centuries on the run. That's what you brought me for, some friend Joseph." Says the man and I look at him. I haven't learned his name yet and he glares at me. I look away quickly.
"Sebastian, come meet everyone." Joseph says. He turns his glare to Joseph. "I already told you, if it comes to a fight, I won't stand up to the Volturi." He says. "It won't come to a fight." He protests quickly. "I'll be in the attic." He says then jumps up and walks away.
Sarah smiles. "He's not a people person." She says. "Clearly." I say quietly and she giggles. We opened our home to eighteen vampires. Many with gifts of their own. Raven had power to shape shift and had power over the mind. She could make anyone see what she wanted them to. Steve was grinning as he ask her for him to see the jungle. Maybe he could see it but I couldn't. "If she weren't holding my hand right now, I swear this was real." He says.
Okay, I had enough of this.
"I don't see anything." I say confused. "Steve, why didn't you tell me that your husband was a shield." Charles says. I was super confused. I hate being confused. "What's a shield?" I ask and look at Steve. I see him smile. "The ones I've met are so different." He mumurs. "It's a defensive talent." Charles says. Wait, so I have a gift? Like everyone else. That is AWESOME! "It's why I couldn't read your mind, even before. It's why Red Skull couldn't." Steve says.
"You have a very powerful gift." Charles says. Moncia takes my wrist and I look at her puzzled. She lets go. "Oh yeah, he's a shield alright. Should have knocked him on his ass." She says. I raise an eyebrow at her. Hank scoffs. "Or your voltage has been exaggerated." He says. She smirks and holds a hand out. "Maybe it only work on the weak." She says. Hank smirks and walks up to her. "Hank, I wouldn't." Joseph says, warning him.
Hank touches her hand and he grunts and falls to the ground. He looks up at her. "You are an amazing woman." He says. I roll my eyes. Desperate much. Just then two more vampires shows up out of nowhere. I jump and Steve wraps an arm around my shoulder. "Easy baby." He whispers into my ear, making me relax. "Pietro, Sean, you're a long way from home." Joseph says. Monica snarls. "What are they doing here?" She asks.
"We heard the Volturi were moving against you. But that you would not stand alone." Sean says. "We didn't do what we were accued of." Joseph says. "We do not care what you did, Joseph." Sean says. Wow, rude much. "We have been waiting a millennium for the Italian scum to be challenged." Pietro says. Wait... Red Skull was Italian? I did not see that one coming. I could laugh but I held back. "It's not our plan to fight the Volturi." He says. They really think we are going to fight? It might happen, I mean what if they don't listen to us?
"Shame. Red's witnesses will be so disappointed." The red head replies. Witnesses? "They enjoy a good fight." The dirty bonde says. "Witnesses?" Charles asks. Beats me to the punch, punk. "Aww. Still hoping they will listen?" Pietro asks. He is so asking to be punched right now. "When Skull wants someone from a coven it's never long before evidence turns up proving that coven committed some crime." Charles said. "So he's done it before?" I ask, trying to understand what they are saying.
"It happens so rarely, I never realized that it was a pattren." Charles says to himself. "Apparently he always pardons one person whose thoughts he claims are repentant." Joseph says. "This person always as an ability. And they're always given a place with the guard." Charles says. It seems like he knows this from experience. "This is all about Natasha. He has no one like her." Steve says roughly and I place my hand onto his shoulder and he smiles at me. "Which is why she left." I say looking at the group. "Why does he need witnesses?" Thor asks.
"To spread the word that justice has been served. After he slaughters an entire coven." Sean says. Drax shakes his head. "Erik, Gamora, we're leaving." He says. Steve growls. "And where will you go? What makes you think they will be satisfied with Natasha? What's to stop them from going after Erik next? Or Raven or Monica or anyone else with a gift? Anyone they want. Their goal isn't punishment, it's power. It's acquisition. Joseph might not ask you to fight, but I will. For the sake of my family. But also yours. And for the way you want to live."
Wow, Steve made quite a speech there. There's a moment of silence and I was proud of Steve for that. Then Brock stands up. "The pack will fight. We've never been afriad of vampires before." He says and nods a us. I squeeze Steve's hand. Monica and Barbara stands beside Brock. "We will fight if we get to that." Barbara says and her sister nodding with her. "This won't be the first time I fought a king's rule." Hank says. "We'll join you." Erik say which Drax grabs his arm. "No." He says roughly. "I will do the right thing. You may do as you please." Erik says towards his father.
"We will stand with you." Moria says. "So will we." Storm says. "That didn't take much." Sean says amused. "Let's hope it doesn't come to that." Steve says. "We'll see." Sebastian says.
We'll see indeed.
Everyone showed courage. Though we knew Red Skull's army was moving against us. Soon we will face the dark gifts of Maria's. And worse, the paralyzing vapor of her brother, Baron who cpuld rob you of sight, sound and touch.