5. Danger.

                                    

                                          
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"SEATTLE IS IN A STATE OF TERROR..."
Trixie, Jasper, Carlisle and Emmett were gathered in the living room; their eyes focused on the TV where the woman reported the new update on the situation in Seattle. 
Jasper sat with rigid posture as he absorbed the information from the news, as well as his own mind - the threat of rogue Vampire's resurfaced old memories that he wished remained buried. Trixie sat beside the Texan, her hand intertwined with one of his as her anxiety continued to spike out of concern for her missing friend. 
The reporter doing nothing to ease her comforts as she spoke about the rumours that linked the killings to either a serial killer or violent gang. 
The Cullen's obviously knew the truth.
Carlisle switching off the device brought Trixie out her blank stare, her attention now being directed to Edward and Bella who had just joined them. 
"It's getting worse, we need to do something." Carlisle sighed, the thought of possibly committing violent acts troubled him - even if he didn't wish to admit such a thing. 
"It takes a lot more than one of our kind to cause the damage that's being reported," Jasper informed, his accent thickening, the hand clasping Trixie's grew tighter, "they're undisciplined, conspicuous -" 
Jasper analysed the situation and allowed Edward to see into his mind, knowing that his brother would realise the exact thing that Jasper himself had.
"It's Newborns."
"Newborns? As in new vampires?" Trixie had almost forgotten that Bella was there, her mind too focused on listening to Jasper and the others discuss the situation. The urgent feeling to find Dahlia was increasing by the minute. 
"After the first few months after the change -" Edward trailed of, his face contorted into what looked like pain, as if he was reliving his own transformation.
"It's when we're at our most uncontrollable, vicious, insane with first." Jasper's voice deepened while his gaze grew distant - he was remembering. 
Trixie could feel her hand begin to crack with how tight Jasper was holding her. 
'Jazz, it's okay - you're here now. Not there.'  She repeated the words calmly, her shoulders relaxing when his grip lessened, her thumb rubbing soothing circles on the back of his hand while she observed her cracks heal.
"Something to look forward to." Emmett attempted to add some comic relief to the quiet room, only to be met with three identical looks of disappointment. 
Bella herself looked down towards the floor in wonder. 
Before she could ask the question that she wanted, Jasper continued to voice his analysis. 
"No-one has trained these Newborns, but this isn't random."
Carlisle understood what his son was telling him, his worry for his family increasing.
"Someone's creating an army." 
It was Trixie's turn to clutch onto Jasper's hand, the thought of an army of blood thirsty vampires coming for them scared her, but her mind reminded her that she herself was still a Newborn, for a couple weeks more, she still had her strength.  
That made her useful, not a liability. Not like before.
This time she could defend herself and her family. 
"In Italy, I read Aro's mind. He wants me, Alice and Trixie to join him, but he knows we would never chose him if our family was still alive."
Jasper's head tilted, his gaze murderous at the threat of the Volturi wanting to take Trixie. 
'Me? Why me?'  Trixie projected her voice to everyone in the room, as much as she wanted it to be a private conversation between her and Jasper, she felt bad for doing that to the others in the room. 
Jasper ensured that there was a consistent flow of calm before informing her. But Carlisle beat him to it. 
"You're gifted. You're of use to him, if it's a skill he can use for his own gain - he'll do anything to ensure that you end up on his side."
There was nothing gentle about Carlisle's delivery, but that didn't matter right now. 
What mattered was that the Volturi wanted her, Alice and Edward. 
What mattered was the fact that there was a Vampire Newborn army headed their way from Seattle. 
What mattered was the safety of Forks and the people within it.
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