Coming clean

Once we were both seated in her red convertible, Rosalie pressed a button to close up the roof. So we could have a semblance of privacy.

I turned around on my seat, giving my back to the window. So I could face Rosalie.

" I don't know where to start?" I said with a sigh.

" The beginning seems like a good idea," Rosalie said while giving me a reassuring smile.

" The beginning it is!" I said with a smile. " Well, it all started when I had to win a race against millions of my brothers and sisters. That race to the egg ended up being a tie..." I started saying jokingly.

" Not that far in the beginning," Rosalie said while laughing as she slapped me lightly on the shoulder.

Seeing as the serious mood we had established vanished. I smiled at her before reclining my chair and started telling her about the discovery of my abilities.

" Well, let's start from 'How I discovered I had powers.' At a young age, I started feeling a strange connection to the weather. It might have been there before, but I had never noticed it. It fascinated me, and it seemed like I had a say on what the weather would be. As if I could influence the climate with my emotions."

"I first noticed how every time I was happy the sun would shine. Even if it was in the middle of a storm, the moment I felt genuine happiness no matter what weather was announced in the news. The clouds would part and let the sun shines through. But the same could also be said when I felt sad. If I cried it would rain, If I was angry at someone a lightning storm would occur. It made me feel like I was some kind of deity or superhero."

" So as any kid would do, I told my mother about it. But she didn't believe me. Saying I was only seeing things or it was a simple coincidence."

" So I decided to believe her and stopped thinking about it. Till one summer, where I was almost run over by a drunk driver. The fear I felt seemed to trigger something in me. And without knowing it I flew away from the car."

" The thrill I felt from flying, was amazing. And with it, all doubts fed by my mother were completely gone. I had superpowers and I could prove it. So I quickly ran back home to tell my mother about it. But as I was running home, I started remembering how all superheroes seemed to hide their identities from everyone close to them. And like any kid, I found the concept entertaining. So instead of telling my mother about my newly discovered powers. I decided to hide them from her."

"Years passed as I kept training my abilities in secret till now. Through the years my powers had grown. I discovered that I can fully manipulate the weather and even shake the earth. But I still couldn't separate my emotional effect on the climate. So I kept my emotions on a leash. Thus why I tend to keep myself in a neutral emotional state at all times."

"Which can be quite difficult in certain situations," I said with sarcasm lacing my voice. " I mean would you believe it if I told you that just last week I almost killed my sister! I was angry and then out of nowhere. *BAM* lightning bolt fell from the sky. I was lucky it instead fell on the tree next to her room instead of her bedroom. But that had scared the shit out of me. I even pretended to be asleep right after. Fearing they might discover it was related to me in some way." I said while flailing my hand expressively.

Rosalie was flabbergasted. She had her mouth wide open as she realized what had happened to Edward.

" And what were you angry at?" Rosalie asked.

I simply pointed my finger in her direction.

"Me?" She asked surprised.

I simply nodded with a *sigh*. " It was the same day you had curved me. I'm not gonna lie it pissed me off. You treated me like I was air, not even speaking to me or taking the time to tell me you weren't interested." I said.

" Well, it's not that I wasn't interested per se. It's more that I was way too interested." She said while looking away too embarrassed to face me.

" What do you mean?" I asked.

" Well have you heard of love at first sight?" She asked.

My eyes widened as I looked at her in complete disbelief.

I pointed at her " You?" before turning my finger in my direction asking unsurely. "Love me?"

She seemed to realized what she said. As she started looking at her hands who seemed utterly interesting while playing with her fingers to not meet my gaze. " Forget you ever heard it. I didn't want to tell you this way."

"Okay..." I said trailing it off. " But it still doesn't explain why you would ignore me?"

" It's not that ignored you I simply froze. I couldn't think of anything to say. And next thing I know you're waltzing out of the cafeteria." She said with a defeated sigh.

"mhm, always knew I was good looking but to make someone love me at first sight. I must have underestimated myself." I said in a teasing tone, trying to alleviate the embarrassment Rosalie felt.

" Don't inflate your ego too much." She replied mockingly.

I smiled at her before leaning forward and stealing her lips. " If anything were to ever inflate my ego. It would be the fact that I managed to get myself such an incredible girlfriend."

Rosalie smiled before she turned a little anxious. " So now that you told me about you. I think it's time I tell you my story." I could see a small amount of fear in her eyes. As she avoided meeting my gaze.

Seeing her irrational fear, I extended my hand and held hers. " Hey! Stop worrying it won't change my feeling for you. Everything will be all right."

She took a deep unneeded breath before, she dived into her tale.

" My life was at first perfect. I was born in 1915, into a wealthy family. Everything I ever asked for was given to me, jewelry, clothes, money..." Rosalie said with a reminiscing smile.

" Through my childhood, I was doted on by my parents and everyone around me. All of them praising my beauty. Till I reached the age of 18 years old. I started looking for a suitable bachelor. I wanted to fall in love and get married to a loving husband, have a couple of children and grow old by his side. I wanted to have a family of my own. And as usual, my parents did as I asked."

" My father introduced me to his boss's son, Royce King. The most eligible bachelor in town. At the time I thought I was in love with Royce and asked my father to marry me to him."

" But I was gravely mistaken as I would learn the day before our wedding. I remember visiting my friend Vera, she had recently brought a son to the world. And I wanted to congratulate her. Without realizing it I had spent more time than I had intended at her house. I left her house at around midnight, I felt the coldness of the night hit my skin. And started thinking of how Royce and I would have to move the wedding indoors due to the bad weather. While walking on the sidewalk I heard someone call my name from a nearby alley. I felt a little scared and started walking faster to get away from there. Said person proceeded to walk under the street lamp and called my name again. I managed to recognize him as my betrothed Royce immediately quenching my worries."

" Royce walked to me before putting his arm around me, signalling for me to come with him. He said that he wanted to introduce me to a couple of his friends."

" I could smell the scent of alcohol coming from him, as he guided me toward the alley. Royce introduced me to four of his friends. Praising my beauty along the way and bragging to them about how beautiful his wife to be was. I smiled and thanked him for his compliment, still believing I was in love with him." She said as her tone turned hateful.

" One of his friends commented on how they couldn't really tell if I was attractive due to the coat on my body. Royce then proceeded to rip the clothes off my back as he wanted to show my body to his friends."

" I tried to push him away and fight him off. Telling him he was drunk and that I would see him in the morning. But he ignored my pleas, as for the first time in my life I was struck."

" Royce had punched me in the face, immediately sending me to the ground. I felt so weak so powerless, as for the first time I saw who Royce truly was. At that moment I had realized I never was truly in love with Royce, I was simply in love with the concept of love." Rosalie said as she seemed to be recalling her horrific past.

Seeing where the conversation was going, I squeezed Rosalie's hand indicating for her to stop her tale. " Rose you don't have.." I tried saying but the clear determination in her eyes made me unable to finish my sentence.

" I want you to know." She simply stated.

I nodded as I decided to meet her resolve as hard as it might be for me to hear, it was probably harder for her to tell.

" I tried running away, but I was quickly dragged by my hair by Royce. He pulled me deeper into the alley as I kept screaming for help. One of his friends seeing me flailing around and screaming kicked me in the ribs. While yelling for me to shut up. But I didn't I was hoping someone would notice, but it was the middle of the night. And my screams were in vain."

" Royce and his friends took turns in forcing themself on me. I kept fighting them off, through it all. As I punched and scratched their faces with my nails. But all was in vain, as I ended up pissing them off. They all took out pocket knives and started stabbing me. I was stabbed 23 times before they left me for dead. I could hear them laughing with Royce as they told him he'd have to find another wife."

" I felt the cold seeping into me, as blood poured out of my wounds. I wanted to die, I didn't want to survive those events. Feeling I was tainted, broken. All I wanted was for this nightmare to be over."

" But life doesn't always give us what we want. Carlisle had found me as he was attracted by the smell of my blood. As an experienced Doctor, he tried everything to save me. Seeing that I was bound to die, he decided to turn into a vampire me instead. So at the age of 18 my life as a human ended."

" I was rebirth threw excruciating pain into a monster. I was given a life I never wanted. A life where I was stuck in an unaging body. A body without growth, without change who could only be sustained by blood and only blood. A body as hard as marble, unable to bear life and give me what I wished for the most. My own little family. I started despising my new life. I wanted for nothing more than to end it all. But I didn't for the simple reason that I saw what Esme and Carlisle had. Filling me with the hope that I could one day find my other half. That I could watch him grow old and stay by his side, I might not be able to bear his children. But I at least would experience everything else. And when came the time of his death due to old age, I would follow after him."

" But even that was taken from me, she said as she glared at my now vivid red eyes."

I was still angry at what had happened to her, as my eyes started sparkling with lightning. I started regretting my wishes I had the chance to save her. I could have been there for her. But she didn't cross my mind at the time.

" You don't have to be angry for me, listening to me and supporting me is enough." Rosalie said as she placed a hand over my thigh. " As for revenge I already got it. The first thing I did after being in control of my new capabilities. Was killing the men that abused me that night. I started with Royce's friends first. Leaving Royce for last, wanting him to know I was coming."

"The first time I killed one of them, I simply ripped him apart. But seeing as he didn't suffer enough. I decided to take my time with the others. The second I simply kidnapped and threw in a cell, as I waited for him to starve. Providing him with only water as sustenance. It took 2 months for him to die. Seeing as it took too long I completely cut the water intake for my third oppressor. It was quicker as this time he died in 8 days. As for Royce's last friend I decided to burn him alive."

" And finally Royce, I wore my wedding dress the night I came for him. I was a little theatrical back then. Royce had hired bodyguards as he knew I was coming for him next. I simply walked through the front door, breaking their necks in the process and granting his guards a painless death. As I finally captured the man I despised most."

" I proceeded to torture Royce personally till he almost died out of blood loss. Before inserting my venom into his body, with the help of a needle. I watched him scream for 3 days. As he experienced unimaginable pain due to the burning venom in his veins. And the moment he stopped screaming I ripped his head off his shoulders and burned his body."

" Esme, Cralisle and Edward tried talking me out of my revenge of course. But none of them moved a finger to do so, as they knew of what had happened to me that night."

" After I had enacted my revenge, I simply kept living as a shell of my former self. Waiting for your arrival, wanting to experience love before I end it all."

I smiled at her before taking her in a hug. Through out her whole story she kept a strong facade. Not wanting to portray herself as weak.

" Seems you'll have to settle for forever at my side then." I said with a smile before adding in all seriousness. "I'm here now, sorry to have kept you waiting." I said as I held her in my arms.

Rosalie hated showing weakness but she couldn't hold it in anymore, she was hurt and needed to let it out. For the first time in forever she felt safe, safer than ever. Knowing Theo would always have her back.

The moment she was in her lovers arms, all her walls crumbled. And for the first time in her 72 years of vampiric existence, Rosalie Lillian Hale broke down.

( A/N She of course cried in her long life, every time her mate slept with a stranger. But this time it's different she cries because of her past.)