Finders Keepers

[all_too_familiar]

Sometimes witches have powers before they turn. But this is rare, uncommon.

More often, a potential witch displays almost nothing out of the ordinary at all. Just, say, a little more skill with people, a little more natural charisma. An extra dose of something that could almost be called luck, if one were paying attention and on the lookout for witches.

There is one such maybe-potential, right over there. He's not from around here, but he is fluent in Italian and French and German and he professes that English is his first language and laughs when people call him a liar because of his perfect accent. He might not be the most powerful, but a polyglot witch could be useful for something. And who knows, maybe there's more to it.

Maybe someone would care to find out.

Comments

[all_too_familiar]

"... Kate's a sweetheart, but I think that if you at all acted like a newborn around her, she would shut you down with her witch power. Which would end badly."

He's not exactly sure how it would end badly, but he's quite sure it would end badly for someone involved, and likely multiple someones.

[poll_the_stars]

Wince.

"... Yeah, let's not."

Is there a middle of nowhere that is in the middle of enough nowhere that she doesn't potentially monopolize Edward and Esme's time? She would not like to monopolize their time.

[alicornucopia]

She could find an uninhabited island and count on not having a lapse of judgment bad enough that she actually swims away from it. Or she could just borrow one of them and have Blair be her other minder, but it is a good idea to have two if possible.

[poll_the_stars]

While she's willing to admit that her major sin is in fact pride, she's not actually self destructive enough to not want the Cullens as potential minders at all. An uninhabited island near enough to Rochester to be a relatively fast travel time seems the best bet. Luckily, they have the great lakes nearby, and those have islands in them. Does stashing her on one sound agreeable?

[alicornucopia]

They won't say boo about it. Assuming she's still set on turning.

[poll_the_stars]

Yep. She's thinking practicalities, now. But she does admit she might change her mind, and if they think of any additional arguments they're free to present them to her.



She and Carlisle work out an experiment plan. Blair is sent to find a suitable island that is far away from humans and has appropriately sized animals, and does so. Yvette notes that she'll go through a lot of clothes while she's a newborn, and gets two suitcases and fills them with suitable, cheap, and expendable clothes. Instead of staying at the Cullen's house, she has a hotel room - she is of the opinion that there's really nothing stopping her from blowing most of her savings now, and she would really rather not impose more than she already is by existing and wanting to become sparkly but non-murderous.

Preparation is neat and orderly and thorough, though Yvette frets a bit over not having planned enough. But then she's out of things she can prepare for on this side of the three days of agony.

And then - well. She's ready for experimental surgery, and subsequent turning.

[alicornucopia]

So Carlisle dopes her up heavily, extracts some organs -

- and gently, carefully, with infinite control, bites.

Because if he doesn't do it Blair might kill her trying.

[all_too_familiar]

(Blair's first idea was actually 'use a needle,' but the needles of the 20th century are not up to vampire venom standards. So, Carlisle gets to do it.)

[poll_the_stars]

Well, maybe the drugs are helping, because Yvette doesn't start screaming.

(Externally.)

[honey_twining]

So Edward (who is very fast and will be able to chase her down and deflect her tactics the most easily, if she's very newborny) and Blair can bring her to the island.

Edward sees no reason Blair needs to know about the contents of his sister's head just yet.

[poll_the_stars]

His sister fucking does!

She attempts to compose an eloquent argument for why, doesn't manage it with the pain, and instead goes with Because he deserves to know and I need a distraction!

[honey_twining]

Well, if she says so.

"The painkillers aren't working. Just immobilizing her. She wants to be distracted."

[all_too_familiar]

Blair has read novels, since becoming a vampire, and can thus recite them all by memory. He picks one that he liked and begins reciting, stonefaced.

[poll_the_stars]

Yvette thanks Edward for this. Next time: do not willingly withhold information from her brother. Bad idea.

The reading helps. A little. As much as anything could help. She attempts to pay attention to the plots of the novels she's being read and add commentary. This seems to be soothing.

[honey_twining]

If Blair needs a break, Edward has read books in the last decade and a half too.

[all_too_familiar]

Blair doesn't need a break. Actually, a break is the opposite of what he needs right now, he needs to keep being here, reading her books. She needs him to distract her, he'd go a little crazy if he stopped helping her while she's hurting, so this works out for everyone involved. Except maybe Edward.

When he runs out of books he switches to Fun Vampire Facts, then a terrifyingly detailed psychological evaluation of his former coven, then his thoughts on how it feels like his power can grow more and brainstorming ideas for how he can help train it to be better, then describing some of the places he's visited in his relatively short time as a vampire, then...

On and on and on.

[honey_twining]

So Edward just sort of... hangs out.

[poll_the_stars]

After what feels like a lifetime to at least one member of the trio, someone's heart speeds up. And then it stops.

She rockets to her feet with a slightly strangled gasp.

[all_too_familiar]

Blair finishes his sentence, holds up a hand to Edward and thinks, Give her a minute.

[honey_twining]

Edward gives her a minute.

[poll_the_stars]

"Aaaauuuughhhhhh," she enunciates.

[all_too_familiar]

"You good?"

[poll_the_stars]

She considers this. Deep breath.

"Aaaaaaugh," she elaborates.

[all_too_familiar]

"Use your words."

[poll_the_stars]

"I'm thinking of two in particular right now."