Chapter Four

Edward froze in place as Alice's vision ran through his mind...him and Kagome? No...it wasn't possible? Was it? It couldn't be...yet Alice had seen it...

Kagome frowned as she stared at Edwards back, he had been leading her into the large home they had pulled in front of and now he was just standing there. Like he was frozen. With a sigh she lifted her hand and gave his broad back a slight poke. "You okay?"

She blinked as he jerked and backed up, ready to bolt. She was still on edge from earlier and now she was in an unknown place with an unknown male...

"Ah, come in please." She froze at the voice and turned to look at the small gathering of people standing in the archway of the large spacious living room. They were inhumanly gorgeous, and instantly she knew they were like her.

Whatever she was now.

Edward sighed as he shoved his thoughts down. Just because Alice had seen it didn't mean it was set in stone.

The future was always changing.

Now was not the time to worry about such things, no Kagome was ready to bolt. She looked like a scared cornered animal and it made him bristle. It was with a sigh that he extended his arm to her in a gentlemanly way.

She could only gaze at it in wonder. Er...what?

Edward gave her a small encouraging smile as he lifted his elbow in a come hither motion. It was with a small flush that she placed her hand on the crook of his arm and let him lead her towards the gathering of people, swallowing thickly.

Glancing at the gathering of inhumanly gorgeous beings she could only avert her gaze, they were almost to perfect...and their gold eyes brought back flashes of silver hair...shoving the thoughts away, knowing all too well she had a lurker she tried to make her mind go blank.

Edward inwardly sighed, his jaw clenched, he didn't know why it irked him that she was trying so hard to hide her thoughts from him but it did. He mused it had to do with Alice's visions, it had rattled him to his very core. Even so he was a gentleman, he guided her into the house sharing a look with a sheepish looking smile.

Sorry Eddie. He resisted a snort at her thoughts, he would be talking with her later for now he would try his best to help calm Kagome's mood. He shot a glance at Jasper wondering when the other man would use his own power to try and put her at ease.

Jasper Whitlock was used to feeling others emotions, he felt them every second of every day, ranging from happiness to sadness and everything in between. Yet the depth of this small woman's pain was almost overwhelming, it longed to suck him into it and make him a part of it, add in the fact that she was covered in blood that made his mouth water. He was hard pressed to do anything but stand there and try to count to ten.

Breathing through his mouth he could only pant as the sweet smell wafted around him, instantly his mate was by his side crooning to him as she wrapped her arms around him and murmured soft words to him. He let her scent wash over him, focusing on it until it was the only thing he could smell.

Esme quickly stepped forward with a smile on her face as she paused before her son and the small girl. Her mothering instinct took over as the small girl gazed at her with broken red eyes. "Oh you poor thing, my name is Esme. Let's get you cleaned up and then we can all talk how does that sound?" She held her own arm out to take over guiding their guest.

Kagome could only chew on her bottom lip, while she had just met him she did not want to leave Edawrd's side. He was the one she knew the longest and that was saying something...did she really want to leave his side? No, she didn't but she also didn't want to be covered in blood for a second longer.

It made her skin crawl and her throat burn. She suddenly felt itchy and everything burned...she needed to get clean!

Edward hearing her thoughts inclined his head at her, giving a low sound to get her attention. "I'll be right here, promise." His voice was a low mummer as he gazed down at her, his eyes sincere. Had she still had her powers she could use them to test the validity of his words yet they were gone, and all she had left to go on was her gut and it was telling her to trust him...

"O-okay." She let go of his arm and accepted Esme's outstretched hand, and let her lead her into the house. She still felt skittish, but she wanted the blood off her. She wanted to be clean and try not to think of everyone she had killed.

X-X-X

Edward had watched the young woman go with sad eyes, he could hear her thoughts and knew she would never forgive herself. He knew the feeling, but he hoped being here with them would help her.

'Edward.' Turning his head he saw Carlisle looking at him, his eyes flickering to the direction Kagome had gone.

"Alice had a vision of her...she was supposed to be a part of our family..." He paused glancing over to the others who were all listening to him, "She wasn't supposed to turn up for another five years from now..."

The others frowned at this, usually something drastic had to happen to make Alice's visions change that drastically. Five years early is a big jump for Alice's visions.

"She was apologizing almost the whole trip here..." Edward directed at Carlisle, who paused, pity going through his mind at the newborn that was now in their care.

"Her thoughts were very frantic, but from what I gathered she used the term Miko and how she had an oath to never kill..." He had a feeling those words meant more than he knew. He didn't know much about Japanese culture but he would be researching it now.

"She is going to need support. She is going to feel herself as a monster.."Alice broke into the conversation, a sad smile on her face as the family looked at the seer.

"We should also get her identity made, just in case someone sees us with her." Alice wanted everything to be in place in case Isabella Swan does get as nosey as she had seen in her visions. They didn't want Kagome to be here and not have any paperwork or identification of the girl.

"I will start on that..." Jasper spoke, his voice soft as he gazed up into the house, "We can come up with a cover story just in case...though being a newborn she isn't going to be going out much...and with how she is feeling I don't think she will be up for going anywhere..."

He let that sink into the group, they would all have to help the girl. He had a feeling she was going to be a permanent fixture in it from now on.