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As soon as I was in the cover of the woods I took off my clothes, tied them to my leg with a peice of super-stretchy string and phased. Then I ran as fast as I could to the Cullen's house. Then I realized that Seth was there. Not at the Cullen's house, I meant there in my head. Can I do anything to help? He asked, realizing from ym thoughts that Icy was missing. I could try and follow his trail. Seth suggested, and I could tell that he was eager to hunt down Caius. Why don't you meet me at the Cullen's we'll figure things out there.
I reached the house then, so I didn't wait to hear Seth's answer, I phased and then ran up the steps, but before I could knock, Tam opened the door. "Tam, she, she's gone. Icy's gone. I think Caius has her, and it's my fault, I shouldn't have left her alone. I should''ve, I, I." I stopped talking then, cuz I was crying so hard it was making it difficult to talk. The tears were falling freely now, and I couldn't reign them in. "Riles, chill. We'll find her, don't worry." Tam said, trying to reassure me. |
Ciaus dumped me in the snow. It was freezing! I wish I had not chosen to wear shorts today, but there was nothing I could do about it now. I did not know the symptoms of frostbite, but I was sure that it was creeping up on me. "W-w-what d-do y-y-you w-want?!" I asked through chattering teeth. I felt like my jaw a jackhammer hitting hard into cement. Ciaus, seemingly un-phased by he cold smiled at me. I was a horrifying smile. "Oh, nothing important. Just getting back at those stupid Cullens for getting me kicked out of Volterra. You looked close to the new one, so I thought I could do some damage by killing you. Or...." he paused and his smile got worse. I had not thought that possible. "I could turn you. Then I could send you back. That would be a riot! I new and bloodthirsty newborn running a muck in Forks. That would destroy them. And get Aro and Marcus down here to get rid of them. Perfect." He sneered at me. I shivered from fear now.
I felt horrid! I could barely feel my own jaw chattering in the cold. He was going to turn me, make me into a vampire. Carlise had told me that that process was like being burned, right? I felt so helpless. And I was scared beyond belief. One because I was with this killer vampire out for revenge. Two he was going to make me burn on the inside for who knew how long. And Three, i was going to be blood-crazy when he was done! I did not want to hurt anyone, but my rage was probably going to drive me to the extreme. Maybe Jasper would be able to help me by calming me down. But did his power work on other vampires? Ciaus was gone now. No doubt to tell the Cullens that he had me captive. I could not feel anything now. My eyes were closed and I could barely tell that I was laying on my side, curled up in a ball, trying to warm myself. I waited. I waited for it all to end, for I was sure that I would die before Ciaus could get to me. What a wonderful way to go. I just find the guy of my dreams, get my dreams fulfilled by the knowledge and pure evidence that mythical creatures really exist, and then I freeze to death. Whop-de-fucking-do I cursed to myself, unable to move my mouth. |
The reassurance didn't work. I continued to panic until it seem as if I had hysteria. Seth was here now, and he cradled me in his arms whille I sobbed myself out. Edward, Emmet and Tam headed out to try and follow Caius's scent, Jasper stayed and tried to get me to calm down, it worked and eventually I fell asleep curled up against Seth. I had another dream about Icy, but this time it was different.
"Icy!" I screamed when I saw her, running towards her as fast as I could on my human legs. i threw my arms around her, but she smelled terrible, and she was hard and cold. I pulled back, and when I did I saw that her eyes were red. Below her was Caius, laying in peices on the ground, burning. Icy smiled at me. "Yum." She said, even though it seemed like she was trying to restrain herself from drinking my blood. She didn't though, for she was distracted by something by her feet. Caius's arm. Icy bent down to grab it, and as she did the hand started wiggling, and then it reached over and grabbed me. |
I felt myself being picked up. It was too cold to be Rileanna, Tam maybe? But I heard no soothing words, felt no one muss with my hair. No, it was Ciaus come back for me. He carried me as a human would for a minute or two and then he started running.
A little feeling was coming back to my body, but not much. I felt the wind blowing past me, and it made me light-headed. It was quiet, except for the howl of the wind. Then there was pain. Something bit into my left shoulder at the base of my neck. It was so sudden, so surprising, after all the numbness I just went through. Then the simple pain slowly turned to burning. Then it slowly spread through my body. I could not scream, for my body would not respond to my brain. But the tears fell freely. I could feel them, cold, against my now burning skin. I heard Ciaus laughing. I was thrown harshly tot he ground. I could not feel what sort of ground it was for the burning in my body was the only feeling my brain registered. "Here's your previous little human, Tam!" Ciaus yelled. "Icy!" I heard Tam call. Then there was a howl. Riles. I smiled despite the pain, but I had no idea whether or not it showed up on my face. Slowly, the voices faded. I could hear yelling, screaming, howling, but it slowly died away. The burning kept on getting hotter and stronger. This was the hottest I had ever been in my life! I wanted the numbness to come back. I wanted to be cold again. I so much wanted to be cold, even if it meant cuddling up to Ciaus. I wanted to quench this fire. I wanted to be with Tam. I wanted him to hold me and tell me it would be okay. Then when the fire stopped I would run to Rileanna. I would hug her and tell her it was not her fault. That I was okay now. I wondered if I would be able to tell her that. I guessed that Ciaus had bit me and now I was "turning". I would awake a "newborn vampire" and wreck havoc on the people I loved most. |
I woke up screaming again, making Seth jump. "Riles, what's wrong?" He asked anxiously. I made myself stop screaming. "It was just a dream." I said, but I could that it didn't sound very convincing. "Have the others found Icy yet?" It was my turn to be anxious. "No, but they did find the scent, and they're starting to follow it." I let that sink in, Icy had not yet been found. "I have to help, i'll run and try to catch up to them." Seth didn't like this, he frowned. "Fine, but i'm coming." I said okay and hopped off the couch, out the door and into the woods. I ducked behind a tree to ditch my clothes and phase, but Seth didn't seem to care if I saw him. But I was too worked up about Icy to really care.
We ran as fast we possibly could and eventually found Caius's scent, and ran after that for a while. It'll be okay Riles, we'll find her. Seth said, or I geuss thought really, but you get the point. I didn't respond, I wasn't even sure if my thoughts were completely coherent, now that I was away from Jasper. Seth and I did eventually catch up to the others, but when we did, Edward had apparently heard Caius' and Icy's thoughts, now that we were near enough. "He bit her." Edward sounded a little put off, but I geussed that was because he was mad at Caius. He didn't seem to mind that Icy had been bitten. Tam, on the other hand, was furious, and completely flipped out. "He bit her?!" He snarled, baring his teeth. "How DARE he!" Woah, my sister was going become a vampire, cool. I hoped she wouldn't smell too bad. Emmet, who had been silent this whole time, spoke up. "Well, on the upside, now we don't have to worry about the Volturi finding out. And, we get to fight Caius. Hopefull kill 'em too." Emmet seemed to consider everything a game, and he sounded quite excited about fighting, and hopefull killing Caius. I shuddered. We had been running the whole time, and now we heard Caius yell. "Here's your precious little human Tam!" Tam looked horrified. "Icy!" he called. I stsrted to run faster, though I hadn't realized that was possible, for fear that Icy would dissapear again. I saw her then, lying on the ground writhing in pain. "What did you do to her?!" I'd forgotten that I couldn't speak when I was in wolf form, so it came out as more a bark. I attacked Caius, not bothering to stop and think. |
I writhed, burning in my own skin. I lost track of time. Most might have seen that as a blessing, but it was a curse to me. How long had I been like this? How long did my friends have to see me like this? I tried to remember what it was like to be cold. I could not.
Again, I had no idea how much time passed. No idea whether it was seconds or hours, but the tips of my fingers slowly cooled down. I savored the feeling, for I had no idea how long it would last. But the cold did not go away. In fact, it grew and I could feel it slowly creeping through my body. Along with the cold came a thirst. The thirst burned like how my throat would have burned if I had just been running in the cold. I willed myself to open my eyes and what I saw pushed over the edge. I saw Ciaus. He was fighting off Edward, Emmet, Seth, Rileanna, and Tam and winning. "Fucking bastard!" I yelled. I was surprised that I was even able to yell. Another thing that surprised my was how my voice sounded. So cold, so dark, yet so beautiful. But I pushed my amazement aside and let my anger flow. "Took me from my home, nearly froze me, and then bit me. You made a big mistake about the last part." I slowly stood. I could feel new power flowing through me. A cold power. "Freeze with my pain, burn with my anger." I hissed and lunged at him. I knew that I would not quench my thirst by fighting Ciaus, because his blood would be nothing to me. But I could quench my anger by fighting him and I was merciless. I hit him over and over again, taking joy in his pain. I hoped that this battle would be enough for me to calm down most of the way so that everyone could help me the rest of the way. Ciaus and I fought dirty fight. Tricks and cheats were used, but form what I could tell, I was the only one hitting Ciaus. Maybe everyone else was top wary of me to get too close. Ciaus grabbed my hair, which had come out of a braid in you battle, and yanked down. Hard. I screamed and did soemthing I thought impossible. I took hold of Ciaus' arm and froze it. Literally froze it. It was his turn to scream. Along with Ciaus' arm, I froze off most of my hair. A small price to pay for everything he did to us. I tore him up after that. Using my newfound power to keep in still while I did my work. When I was done. Ciaus was in pieces on the ground, too many to count. It was then that I took in my new body. I looked around. I could see so much better than before. I could smell the Cullens that were here, and I could smell this strong, pungent smell that I assumed was my sister and Seth. And my body. It was much more powerful than it was. Ciaus was proof of that. I probably scared everyone by what I did to Ciaus. But I had to throw my pain, anger, and hunger at someone, didn't I? Ciaus' bits were trying to pull themselves back together. "Riles," my voice was calmer now. "You've always been the fire between us, you can burn him, right?" I dared not to turn around. I did not want to see their faces. Not yet. |
I answered the new Icy. I'd never tried to burn anything, but now seemed like a good time. I shut my eyes and concentrated then opened them and willed the paices of Caius to light. I saw a small flicker of flame, and, surprised, my concentration broke and the flame died out, not catching. So I tried again, prepared this time, and got the peices to light. A purpleish smoke filled the air, and it was rancid! Much worse than the vampires. I decided that I wanted to be able to talk, so I walked behind one of the trees, phased, and put on my clothes."Icy?" I asked timidly once I was back. "Are you alright?" I started to walk toward her but Seth stopped me. He stepped in front of me and pushed me back. "Seth, let me go!" I demanded. He didn't, and, after a while of useless pushing, I gave up.
Edward frowned as he thought of something. "Do you think Aro and Marcus will hold a grudge?" I was confused again, "Who are Aro and Marcus?" I asked, unable to refrain. "Caius' brothers, the other two rulers of Volterra." I had absolutely no idea what Volterra was, but I decided to keep quiet for now, I could always ask questions later. But since Edward could still hear my thoughts, he answered it anyway. "Volterra is the place where the Volturi live, where they rule. They're sort of like royalty in a way." Royalty? Vampires had roaylty? |
I watched as Rileanna lit the wriggling pieces of Ciaus on fire. I knew that I had the power of ice, she would have the power of fire, even if we were not blood-related. The purple smoke had a horrid smell, but I stayed where I was. I knew that If I allowed myself to move, I'd run towards the nearest human sent. It only made sense. "Icy?" it was Rileanna. "Are you alright?" she asked, wary. I did not know how to respond. I was alright in the sense that I was alive, mostly, but I was not alright emotion-wise. I never thought I could be so violent. I never thought I would want to hurt someone so much, to take joy in their pain. I scared myself. How wonderful. I heard Rileanna tell Seth to move and assumed he was holding her back from me. Good idea Seth. I have no idea what I'd do if she, or anyone, got to close. I muttered in my mind.
"Do you think Aro and Marcus will hold a grudge?" Edward asked no one in particular. I let Rileanna ask her questions before I answered his question, for I too wanted to know who they were, even though Ciaus mentioned them. When Rileanna went silent, I answered Edward's previous question. "No." I said. My voice was so strange. It rang like silver bell, so beautiful. I was amazed that I had such a wonderful voice after how angry I sounded before. "No, what?" Seth asked. "Aro and Marcus won't hold a grudge." I told him, turning my head only ever so slightly. I still did not want to see their faces. I tried to remember Ciaus exact words, but could not. My human memories were do fuzzy, to dark. "Ciaus told me that he was getting back at the Cullens for getting him kicked out of Volterra. I think." I added the last part because I was not really sure if that was what he said anymore. |
I sighed with relief when Icy spoke, though she still hadn't answered my question, whether she was alright or not. "Nice. How the hell did you guys get him kicked out of Volterra?" Honestly, I was just morbidly curious. It somewhat scared me to realize that they had so much power. "I'm not sure exactly, I think it may have had something to do with the fact that he wanted to kill us where as Aro and Marcus did not. Well, Aro didn't and Marcus didn't care really, but he sided with Aro. And we don't have power over the Volturi." Edward threw the last part in in answer to my thoughts. Damn, I'd really have to watch what I thought about around him, though that was nice to know I suppose.
"Icy?" I asked again, determined to make her talk to me. I couldn't help but think that maybe she didn't want to talk to me, the whole, werewolves and vampires are enemies. And the image of her glaring at me with those bloodred eyes from my dream immediately popped into my head. |
I listened as Edward explained how Ciaus got kicked out of Volterra. Or at least what was the most probable way he would have gotten kicked out. Rileanna called back to me again. I had not heard a peep out of Tam or Emmet, but I knew that they were still there. Seth seemed to want to stay quiet. Edward talked to everyone else. Rileanna was the only person talking to me directly or at all. I thanked her for that. "Yes?" I responded. I was contemplating turning to face her. Would I scare her? I scared me.
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I almost smiled when Icy answered me. "Are you...well, I was going to ask you if you were alright, but considering what just happened, probably not, but you're a vampire right? Sweet. That's cool, now we're both mythical creatures. What do you think mom and dad would say if they found out? They porbably wouldn't be very happy about it." I really needed to learn to keep my mouth shut, I usually talked to much when I was nervous, which didn't happen much, but when it did... Well, I almost always ended up saying something embarrasing. "So, are you gonna drink my blood or something? That might be painful..." I started to jabber on again, but clapped my hand over my mouth before I could say too much.
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Rileanna was talking to fast for me to respond after every question or statement, but when she mentioned Mom and Dad.... I had no idea what Mom and Dad would say. Maybe I would just go missing for a little while, while I got a hang of being a vampire. But I highly doubted I looked like I used too, none of the Cullens looked like ordinary humans, why should I? Then Rileanna asked if I was going to drink her blood. At first I was enraged that she would ask such a thing, but as a was about to turn and face her, I inhaled her sent up close and almost doubled over. It was horrifying! "Hell no! You smell way to bad to eat, sis." I said, a giggle on the edge of my voice.
It was then I decided to turn and face my sister. She was just nervous, anyone would be. I looked at Rileanna with my new eyes. It was amazing how much I missed as a human! What really caught my attention was her eyes. They were the most surprising orange I had ever seen! It looked like little infernos were burning quietly in her eyes. I gapped for a moment then peered around her to look at everyone else. I noticed now how fast my movements were. Emmet stood not to far off with his arms crossed, a smug smile on his face. Seth was standing rigid a little closer than Emmet, ready to lunge if I lost my cool. Edward was looked at me with a blank expression. And Tam.... I took in his entire frame. It was beautiful! Again I was amazed how much I missed as a human. Even from this distance, I could see every aspect of his figure. He was standing loosely, arms at his sides. His amber-black eyes looked at me the same way I looked at him. |
"Hmm, I s'pose that's a good thing, though maybe i should be offended... I don't think I really wanted be eaten anyway." I shrugged, and grinned happy to have my sister back. Aside from the blood-red eyes, she looked a lot like the Cullen, the inhuman beauty, the pale skin. Of course, she probably didn't realize this, since there was no mirror around right now. I noticed that she and Tam were staring at eachother, Tam's eyes seemed to be almost glazed over though, as if he wasn't really here. Or maybe he was just spacing out, whatever. "So, erm, maybe we ought to go back to the house...? Mom and Dad are totally going to freak if we're both gone. So maybe I should atleast be there." I cringed when I thought of how upset they would be when we couuldn't find Icy.
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I was snapped back to the present when Rileanna mentioned my parents. "Um Riles," I started, biting my lip. "I can't and won't go anywhere near home for a good while. I have no idea what I'll be like around humans." it felt weird to address humans as a different race than my own. Maybe because I had been human for a good fourteen years. Edward, Emmet, and Seth almost nodded at once at my statement. Tam was still out of it. I hoped he was okay....
Edward looked over to Tam, then back to me and shook his head, silently answering my mental question. So I totally freaked the guy of my dreams out? Edward shook his head again. He's mad at me? Edward did the so-so sign with his hands. He's made a Ciaus? Edward nodded again. What exactly did Ciuas do to make him like this? I asked once more. Edward gestured to me. Ciaus bit me and Tam didn't? Edward nodded again. I half-smiled. So Tam had liked me back, but his chance at making me his truly his forever was snatched away from him. That made sense. Emmet spoke up after a minute or two of silence. "Hey, Tam!" He called. Tam snapped back to earth. "Lets go back and get Carlise." he said. Tam nodded and looked at me longingly before he lunged into the thick woods. Seth stiffened up more when they left. I rolled my eyes. "Seth, you really need to cool down. You heard me before, I have no intention of hurting my sister or the guy of her dreams." I told him in a matter-of-fact tone. |
Edward nodded, at first i wasn't sure who's question he was answering, but I figured out that it was Icy. I raised my eyebrow at her, but she didn't look over. Emmet called Tam's name, making him snap out of it, well, somewhat atleast. After they left, Seth hunched protectively over me, and I blushed when Icy called Seth the guy of my dreams, I wasn't going to deny it but it was still kind of embarrassing. "I'd better go back home, it's been three whole days since I ran out of the house to come look for you. And it'll probably take me a day to run back..." I trailed off, contemplating the trouble I would be in when I got home. Oh well, I would deal with it, but I needed a good excuse.
I sighed, I really didn't want to leave Icy. "Are you going to stay at the Cullen's?" I asked her, but it was Edward who answered. "Yes, obviously she is strong enough to resist eating werewolves, but need's to stay away from humans for a long time." Good, this way I'd be able to see her on a regular basis, I was going to miss sharing a room with her though. "Then we can run most of the way back together and then I'll go home, and you'll go to the Cullen's" I smiled, glad I wouldn't have to leave her yet. |
"Three days..." I mumbled. I had been burning for three whole days. Now I was thankful for the absence in time as I turned. Rileanna then asked if I'dbe staying with the Cullens. Edward responed for me. "Yes, obviously she is strong enough to resist eating werewolves, but needs to stay away from humans for a long time." he said. I wondered how long I would be away from my parents. They had to be worried sick about Rileanna and me right now. Then Rileanna would come home alone. What would she say? "Then we can run most of the way back together and then I'll go home, and you'll go to the Cullen's." Rileanna said, only a second after my thoughts. Damn, I moved fast physically and mentally. I smiled at my sister. "From how fast Ciuas moved, I bet I can run pretty fast. Wanna race?" I asked, grinning. Of Course I had no idea where I was and where the Cullen's house was, but Edward would lead the way. Would you? I asked in my mind again. Edward lightened up and nodded. Seth growled, and I playfully glared at him. "Run with her if your so worried." I said to him, readying myself to run.
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"Your on! Oh and Seth, she's not going to attack me, so chill please." I shot him a look and then disssapeared behind a tree to take off my clothes, tied them with a cord, and phased. Ugh, the vampire stench was stronger when breathing through my wolf nose. I walked over to Icy, holding my breath and nudged her. Then I barked playfully and took of into the woods. C'mon Seth! I thought, kind of giddy now. Icy started running with me, and so did Edward, leading the way. I had to admit that Icy was a bit faster than me, but not by much.
We ran for hours, but Edward finally said that if I wanted to go home, I had to separate from them and head in a different direction. He said it would take me about five minutes to get home. I nudged Icy again and, forgetting I couldn't talk, barked while trying to say good bye, the Seth and I headed toward my house. Want to come in with me? I asked, thinking it would be good to have someone else there, maybe the yelling wouldn't be quite so bad . |
Running was exhilarating! Now I knew why Tam had always driven so fast, he wanted to get as close to this speed as he could in his human guise. Rileanna and I ran and ran. Edward lead the way while Seth, still on safety mode for his imprinted, my sister, ran alongside Rileanna. But our race ended much too soon. Edward directed Rileanna towards our house. Rileanna, nudged me and barked a good-bye. I giggled and patted her on the head.
We went our different ways then. Edward was quiet. No doubt listening to my thoughts. I did not mind. In fact I liked it. I did not know why I liked it, but whatever. The large white house was no visible through the trees. I slowed down to a walked now and treaded lightly up to the front door. I heard and smelled Bella open the door on quiet feet. She and Edward then took up a spot by the other's side. Almost like magnets. All the Cullens sat on the couches, which were turned away from the TV to face the front door. "Am I in trouble?" I asked, hesitantly. From the looks on their faces, it looked like I was in trouble. |
After Seth and I had phased, we walked thrgouh the back door. "Mom? Dad?" I called, wondering whether or not it would be better to just make a run for it up to my room. Mom came in first. "Rileanna! Don't you ever do that to me again, I was worried sick about you and your sister! Where is she?!" I looked down when she mentioned Icy, and bit my lip. "I couldn't find her." I whispered, hoping that she wouldn't ask why I was gone for so long, but, of course, she did. "And where the hell have you been? It does not take four days just to look outback." I cringed, not really sure of what to tell her. So I kept quiet, trying desperately to think of an excuse. Seth beat me to it. "We got lost, and then ended up going in the wrong direction. It was actually Edward Cullen who found us, he had been out hiking." That worked, why didn't I think of that? My mother scowled. "And who are you?" She demanded. I answered first, thinking it would be better if she heard it from me. "This is Seth Clearwater. He's my boyfriend."
After a long rant about never going ideep into the woods again without a guide, she let us go up to my room while she called Dad to let him know that I was home. Turns out he had been at the police station, just reporting Icy and I missing. Well, he could recall my search warrant, and hopefull he would drop Icy's. It wasn't like they were going to find her, and even if they did, they probably wouldn't even realized that it was Icy. Seth stayed with me that night, he'd hidden in my closet until my parents had gone to bed. Even though he was there, I still had a bad dream. I was wandering in the forest again, with Seth, when Caius ran out in front of us, he was in one whole peice, but he was on fire. "Goodbye!" He yelled at us before lunging and crushing Seth and I. I tried to phase, but for some reason, I wasn't able to. Neither was Seth apparently. "Get off me!" I screeched, before Caius silenced me forever, the last thing I heard was Seth's screams. I woke up, terrified, but I didn't scream this time. Seth was lying next to me, fast asleep. I glanced over at the clock, three am. I yawned, and then went back to sleep, without any more interferance from Caius. |
There was a lot of discussion on what to do about me. Rosalie hardly breathed a word. Tam did not say much as well. I wondered if he was still trying to calm himself down about Ciaus. Edward discreetly nodded.
Alice and Emmet were the only ones who seemed even slightly happy about the situation. "She can stay in my room. I've got clothes that might fit her, and I would love to have some one to talk all night to." Alice said when the topic of where I was to be kept came up. I smiled at her offer. Alice was awesome. "Are you sure it won't be a bother?" I asked her. I really did not want to put any pressure on this family. In fact, before, when I found out about Tam being a vampire and what that might mean, I thought it would be awesome to be a human dating a vampire. I would have only turned to help the Cullens if these Volturi people came after them. Alice laughed. "I'd love it!" she said, in her cheerful tone. I smiled, at least I was welcomed. Two months and I still thirsted for human blood like it was the first day of my turning. Alice was a blast though! She and I stayed up all night talking, for we nothing better to do, vampires did not sleep. Rileanna came to visit me regularly, and we found out the funniest thing: whenever she and I touched, we created steam! My power over ice seemed to manifest itself in my physical attributes. I was cold even to a vampire, which was something! Tam had calmed down by now and him and I were tight. The only problem the Cullens and I still faced was my parents. One part of the problem, was how would we explain my disappearance? The second problem was what to day to them about my appearance? I was still taken aback when I looked in the mirror. My eyes were still red, though not as much, and my skin was white as paper. And my hair, which I had cared for very much in my previous life and was about waist-long out of a braid, now only reached my shoulders. |
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The next day I slept until two in the afternoon, Seth said that he was up at nine, well, he heard my dad coming and hid in my closet anyway, and apparently never went back to sleep. We went to go visit Icy then, and Tam still seemed to be in a daze, but Nessi eand Alice were lots of fun. We even threw a party that night, well, a little one anyway, we just turned up the music and danced for about an hour, and that was pretty much it.
Two months later I was over at the Cullen's, visiting again and we were all taking turns playing chess, Except Tam. It was very entertaining to watch Alice and Edward play. While Edward read what she was going to do next, Alice saw what he was going to do. About ten minutes into the game she flicked over her king and surrendered, apparently she had seen that she would lose. Then I played against Edward, he beat me of course, but we played for hours before he did. We continued taking turns like that for a while, then I asked where Tam was, I would've assumed that he'd be down here by now, with Icy. "He went hunting." Emmet said, glancing up from the chess board to look at me. "I want to play you next." He said, pointing at me. ((ya, we're kind of addicted)) |
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I had been watching everyone play chess. Edward and Alice were the best players. To me at least. The way they played was just plain funny. Rileanna and Edward played for a good amount of time, which I thought was pretty cool given Edward's mind-reading ability. After a while, Rileanna asked where Tam was. Emmet answered before I could. "He went hunting." he said. Usually I went hunting with Tam, but I was content for now so he went alone. I hoped he would be back soon. |
"You're on!" I said, agreeing to play chess against Emmett, even though i was pretty sure I was going to kick his butt, but he didn't seem to think so. "Ready to be buried?" I asked him, smirking. He grinned, and shook his head. "Nuh-uh, I don't think so." We continued to joke around while playing the game, and i'd all but forgotten about Tam when I heard Jasper asking Alice what she saw. "Tam. He seems to be with the Volturi." I felt my jaw pop open and my eyes go wide. Why the hell would Tam go to the Volturi? Or why would they kidnap him? For once Edward didn't asnwer my thoughts, he seemed to caught up in his own.
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I snapped up at once when I heard Alice say that Tam was with the Volturi. What the hell would he go there?! Without thinking twice, I slipped out and followed Tam's sent. It was getting stale now, it had been a good while since he left, but there was enough scent left for me to follow. Tam wouldn't got to the Volturi. It can't be the Volturi. I told myself as I ran.
Then there was a new scent. I slowed down so that I get a better whiff. It was vampire scent, but not from any vampire I knew. As I followed Tam's scent and the new scent, I saw signs of struggle and a fight. There was more new scents as I continued. And I soon came to a big clearing in the forest. There was clear signs of a battle here. There were broken tree branches everywhere and little bits a vampire flesh was scattered around. "Oh, no...." I stood in the middle of the clearing, looking at what had happened. Tam had been ambushed. By who though? I tired to filter Tam's scent out from the rest, but could not. There were at least forty other vampires here before. "Oh, Tam..." I mumbled, trying desperately to find his scent. |
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