A/N: If this looks somewhat familiar it's because its from my first story, Greatest Weapon, just rewritten. I wasn't happy with my first story so I went back to the drawing board.  I'm much happier with this version and hopefully you all like it as well.

As we burn, pretending to fight it

Everyone learns faster on fire

Things took a turn, lost all desire

You live and you burn, you live and….

Like hell, we are anxiously waiting

Like hell burning silently strong.

Somehow we fell down by the wayside

And somehow this hell is home

Right now, this hell is my home

Burn, Alkaline Trio

It's hard to imagine that only two months ago I was born. Not literally, of course. Best way to explain it was the way it was explained to me by Sara, my one and only friend. She told me that my life in the light was dead and I was now born to the life of the dark. I thought that it was very poetic of her. So that's how I now think of it as well. It was easy to believe since my first solid memory was of darkness and pain.

Even before I opened my eyes it hurt. Burning. That was my first memory, the burning. I felt as though I was being burned alive. I vividly recall waking up and being thankful that it was finally over, but then I saw a pair of red eyes staring right back at me, Riley, our 'Leader'. Who knows? Maybe it was the fact that I could hear everything within a ten mile radius or the fact that I could smell everything within that ten mile radius. But for whatever reason it was, I knew. I knew that I was something that wasn't meant to be. Something else. Something wrong.

It was Riley and his war that brought me here. Curled into a small ball besides the flames; my small arms wrapped around my legs. I was making a feeble attempt to make myself disappear. Staring into the flames my mind was elsewhere, back with Sara.

Sara was the best of 'them' or should I say us? She was the only one that seemed to remember almost all of her human life. Me, on the other hand didn't remember anything. Well that's not true I remember a little but it's all fuzzy. She would tell me stories of her human life. I'm sorry not stories, memories, her memories. She lived a great life, from what she told me, until she met Riley that is. She was a dancer living on her own. She was on her way to an audition when she was cornered by Riley, our creator. He was the one that created me, that created all of us, I think. None of us ever questioned him or this war. We were soldiers and were created to fight. Created to die, created to destroy. We were created by monsters to be monsters.

Sara said we weren't monsters. She said we were lost and misunderstood souls. She was so nice, so different than the others. It was hard to believe that she was a monster like me. She was so special. She had so much control of herself and her emotions. Riley even thought she was special. She just knew things sometime and was able to feel things. She warned us not fight amongst each other that we had to stick together. We were family now. It didn't help much. I even tried killing her but lucky for me she forgave soon after. She also warned us about this war. She warned us we would all die if we didn't stick together. No one believed her they just called her crazy.

But she wasn't crazy, we were all wrong but her. She was dead. They were all dead, except for me of course. No. Not me. I wasn't off the hook yet. Guess dying was just too much to hope for. After all I don't want be let off the hook too easy, right? Guess someone had other plans for me.

It was all Riley's fault. It was his red eyes that I first saw when I woke up. Staring right at me telling me that I was a soldier. For some reason I instantly disliked him, maybe it was the red eyes. Our red eyes always bothered me. Then he tells me that I was to fight and that if I didn't fight he would kill me. He said we were fighting to survive. He said that a coven of golden eyed vampires were creating their own army and we had to beat them at their own game if not we were all doomed. I didn't trust him. Sara kept warning all of us not to trust him, but none of us had any courage to do anything about it. I told her to just leave but she looked me in the eyes and said she wasn't leaving me behind. I guess I would have done the same for her. Now that I look back on it I don't know why I just didn't leave with her. But where would we have gone? Plus Riley said he would just find us. He was our creator and that gave him the ability to find us. Sort of like a tracking device. Sara said he was lying but how could she be so sure? We all wanted to believe her but the risk was just too great. Not only was the risk too great we all lacked the courage to do it. Cowards that's what we were.

The others were cold and rigid. We didn't speak to each other often. Just a few words at most. We couldn't stand each other really. Riley was always seen trying to break up a fight here and there. Believe it or not I was amongst those always fighting. Like I said before I even tried killing Sara and I couldn't even tell you why. We were like rabid dogs. We were kept in a large empty warehouse like caged animals. How any of us made it out of that warehouse alive is beyond me. We stayed there until we were allowed to go and find ourselves something to eat. Sara and I were often in an empty room together. There were so many times me and her fought, lucky for me she was more in control of herself than I was.

As I was thinking into the past and how I ended up here, I caught her scent. Freesias. That smell was simply intoxicating. Ever since Riley gave us those clothes of her it was all I could think of. My throat was constantly on fire because of it. I gazed up and saw her for the first time. First time I've stopped to actually look at a human.

"She surrendered," said the boy next to her, "that's one I've never seen before. Only Carlisle would think of offering. Jasper doesn't approve." I surrendered? Really? I was finding very difficult to concentrate now that I could see my prey. She was so close and looked so vulnerable. If only I could sink my teeth into that sweet thing, everything would be better.

"Is Jasper all right?" whispered the human girl. I had to close my eyes and try to tune her out if not I would lose this small control I had now. It's the first time I've had control of my emotions in what felt like forever. Ever since I woke up I was wild really. Anything and everything would set me off.

"He's fine. The venom stings," answered the bronze haired vampire. He hovered next to her like a hawk. That human was lucky he was there, heck I was lucky he was there I'm tired of killing. I don't want to be a monster.

"He was bitten?" asked the girl, her voice full of concern. She honestly sounded somewhat horrified. I was losing it, I could feel it. It was the sound of her voice that was teasing me. I simply had to have her. Maybe the bronzed hair one was weak from the fight. I can probably take him out easily if I tried.

"He was trying to be everywhere at once. Trying to make sure Alice had nothing to do, actually. Alice doesn't need anyone's help." I'm losing focus. Of course I can take him, that weak vampire. All I have to do is slow him down enough that's all. It would take seconds for me to have my way with her. Seconds is all the time I need. That damn weak human!! Damn her and everyone around her! My throat is on fire!

"Over protective fool." His voice sounded so far away, I was lost now. Every time this happened to me it felt like I was having an out of body experience. Suddenly I was gone, locked away somewhere. I felt my body throw itself forward a bit ready to attack. Then I wailed but before I could do anything else my eyes locked with a pair of gold eyes. He actually growled at me and I knew that he could do a lot of damage to me. The color of his eyes made me hesitate not his growl. I had never seen golden eyes on a vampire. I had to stop and decide my next plan of action. Of course I would have to fight him hopefully kill him but what about his friends. I don't think I would be able to out run all of them. Was this human really worth all this? I was outnumbered there was no way I would be left alive if I killed this vampire.

Why did they have gold eyes and not red? What made them so different? What if they are stronger than any other vampires? Had Riley not warned us they were lethal? Yes, that's the only explanation. They must be very strong. I stopped trying to fight and decided on just sitting on the ground, this was my best option at the moment. I guess my will to live was stronger than what I thought.

The same golden-eyed vampire stepped towards me and my instincts told me to defend myself, I wanted to attack every one right now. I felt someone else approaching me and it took all my will to not attack him or her. "Have you changed your mind, young one?" asked a calm voice, "we don't wasn't to destroy you, but we will if you can control yourself." I recognized the voice instantly. It was the same voice that asked for my surrender. I looked up towards him and scanned his face. Yes, they would and could destroy me. I should let them. I mean honestly what's the point? I'm a creature and no longer human but what happens once I die? Where will I go?

I glanced at the human girl and back towards the golden-eyed vampire. "How can you stand it? I WANT her." I locked eyes with the human and felt the evil creature inside me stir. How could they stand being so close to her and not draining her dry? It makes no sense.

"You must stand it. You must exercise control. It is possible, and it is the only thing that will save you now." Save me? Is he joking? There is no saving me. We are creatures of the night and we are all damned to an eternity of hell on earth. Forever killing and never changing. I don't even remember my human life for crying out loud!

"Shouldn't we move away from her?" Whimpered the human.

"We have to stay here. They are coming to the north end of the clearing now," stated the bronze haired. I closed my eyes and let my vampire mind wander. They were quite after this. I guess they were waiting on someone. I could have cared less. The human was truly a torment to be around. Everything about her was teasing me, daring me to attack.

"Hmmm," a dead voice murmured from the mist. I kept my eyes closed, not even curious to see who our new guests where. I was incredibly surprised at my self control right now. Maybe it's the fact that I don't want to die. I was easily outnumbered and I had little fighting experience. Riley tried teaching us but soon stopped after he realized we couldn't control ourselves and we just ended up killing one another. Who knows maybe this was all fate? Sara always liked talking about fate. How I missed Sara. How I miss her words of wisdom right now.

"Welcome, Jane."

I felt our new guests move closer. Four? I think there were four of them. Without warning I felt someone touching me and it took everything in me to not attack. I was actually blinded with desire to attack, even though my eyes were closed. The monster inside me was jerking at me. Begging me to release it.

"I don't understand," said a small voiced female. I could only guess she was Jane but who knows.

"She has surrendered."

"Surrendered?" asked the same female. Her voice actually sounded somewhat amused.

"Carlisle gave her the option."

"There are no options for those who break the rules," said Jane rather flatly.

"That's in your hands. As long as she was willing to halt her attack on us, I saw no need to destroy her. She was never taught."

"That is irrelevant," retorted Jane. I wanted to laugh and yell all at the same time. I wish I could understand. Understand what's going on around me. Rules? What rules? Maybe this is why I'm so in control of myself right now. I'm just so overwhelmed by everything. Everything I don't know and don't understand.

"You there. Your name?" asked Jane rather harshly. I finally looked up and saw the tiny girl in front of me but the moment I locked eyes with her I felt sharp knives piercing through my whole body. The pain was excruciating. I felt my body withering in pain. As fast as the pain had arrived it was gone but my body was still throbbing from the pain. Wow that was crazy.

"Your name," said Jane again, now smiling. I looked up but before I could even utter a sound I was in pain again. It felt like an eternity before the pain subsided.

"Bree," I answered as quickly as possible. Why is she doing all this? I'll tell her anything she needs to know from now on.

"She'll tell you anything you want to know. You don't have do that." said the humans' guardian. Maybe he was just felt the need to protect others. I would take any type of protection right now, as long as I don't have to feel that kind of pain ever again.

"Oh, I know," said Jane with humor in her voice. Jane suddenly stared at me once more. "Bree. Is his story true? Were there twenty of you?" Story? What story? Think. Hurry Bree. Were there twenty of us? Dammit, Bree get yourself together, I know you don't want to feel that kind of pain again so think. Yes there were twenty of us, maybe nineteen. I knew they would be able to hear the panic in my voice but I didn't care right now, I was scared shitless.

"Nineteen or twenty, maybe more, I don't know! Sara and the one whose name I don't know got in a fight on the way……."

I was cut off before I could finish. "And this Victoria? Did she create you?"

"I don't know. Riley never said her name. I didn't see that night......it was so dark, and it hurt....he didn't want us to be able to think of her. He said that our thoughts weren't safe...." Of course I knew she didn't create us but I was trying to answer so fast. I just can't think straight. If I only had a second to gather my thoughts.

"Tell me about Riley. Why did he bring you here?" asked Jane.

"Riley told us that we had to destroy the strange yellow-eyes here," I babbled quickly. This was true he had warned us about their eyes but he never gave us an explanation to why their eyes were yellow. "He said it would be easy. He said that the city was theirs, and they were coming to get us. He said once they were gone, all the blood would be ours. He gave us her scent." I pointed at the human girl. My mind becoming all mixed up again. "He said we would know that we had the right coven, because she would be with them. He said whoever got her first could have her."

"It looks like Riley was wrong about the easy part," stated Jane.

All I could do was nod. Yes he was very wrong about that. I sat up carefully afraid that one wrong move might upset the young girl, Jane. "I don't know what happened. We split up, but the others never came. And Riley left us, and he didn't come to help like he promised. And then it was so confusing, and everybody was in pieces. I was afraid. I wanted to run away. That one" I looked at the one who made the offer and continued, "said they wouldn't hurt me if I stopped fighting."

"Ah, but that wasn't his gift to offer, young one," Jane said. She was oddly gentle now. "Broken rules demand a consequence."

I stared at her, a feeling of dread and loneliness was starting to consume me as her words slowly sunked in. Consequence? What does she mean by that? They continued on with their conversation but I was still going over what Jane had said. They were going to kill me and that little thing was going to do it. It was going to be a very painful death. I don't want to die. Not with that kind of pain. That's why I surrendered in the first place because I didn't want to be ripped to pieces. I didn't want to feel that kind of pain again. I have to do something but what? Fight? The thought of fighting is a joke. I was clearly more than outnumbered. If I ran they would only chase me and probably to the ends of this earth. I was running different scenarios in my mind and they were all ending with me dead. When suddenly, Jane turned to look at me again. "Felix?" she said.

"Wait." This is it. I am dead. I turned to see what was going on. I don't want to die like this. What am I saying? I don't want to die at all. No. I won't go out without a fight. I will fight to the death. Yes I can probably kill the young one but I that would probably be as far as I go. If these golden eyed creatures are so powerful why do they seem somewhat frightened as well? They must not be as powerful as I originally thought they were.

"We could explain the rules to the young one. She doesn't seem unwilling to learn. She didn't know what she was doing."

"Of course. We would certainly be prepared to take responsibility for Bree." Jane's expression was torn between amusement and disbelief.

They are willing to do that for me? What am I to them? I was here to kill them? Shit I was created for that one purpose.

"We don't make exceptions. And we don't give second chances. You of all people should know this Carlisle." replied Jane.

"She may be able to learn. We are more than happy to teach her. She didn't know any better." Carlisle stated, trying yet again to reason with Jane.

"We make no exceptions," answered Jane, coldly, her amusement clearly gone. "Felix dispose of it"

Dispose of it?? No. no. Not yet. This life that I haven't fully lived yet can't end now. I must do something. They will not kill me. I saw Felix smile at Jane with immense satisfaction but was finding it very hard to think right. Something was happening to me, something was different. The one I assumed was Felix turned to look at me for the first time. NO! NO! Not like this! That was all I could think of. I couldn't move or look away from his lifeless face. He still hadn't moved.

"Wait! Don't!" it was more of a whimper than a whisper. I lifted my arm up, hoping it would help get my message across. "I'm sorry. I can learn. I'll learn any and all your rules. Just please don't do this." My voice was barely audible, only vampire ears would have been able to hear my feeble plea. I still felt that something in the back of my head. It was like a numbing feeling. I couldn't concentrate on that right now. Why isn't he moving? Why is he just standing there like a statue?

"What's the matter with you Felix? Let's get this over with. I want to leave," Jane said, irritated by Felix's actions.

"Felix seems to be unable to move at the moment, Jane," answered the bronzed haired one. "Interesting."

Jane quickly lost her smile. She knew something was wrong even before she turned around. Yet she still had to ask, "What's the matter? What is going on here?" Jane looked at Felix and saw with horror his blank face and glazed over eyes. He was looking straight at me but wasn't moving. Jane turned towards me, once again. She locked eyes with me but that was it. She didn't move from that spot, she didn't even blink. The tingling on the back of my head was intensifying make it very hard to concentrate. My ears were beginning to ring.

"Please. Don't hurt me again," I pleaded yet again. I was beginning to feel the burning in the back of throat. I was hungry, tired, and not ready to die. The tingling in the back of head was now consuming me. It was all I could feel. How much more can I hurt? I should let them kill me that would be the noble thing to do but my will to live was too strong. I want to live. Just let me live. I don't care where I go as long as I'm alive. Take me with you for all I care. Just don't kill me.

Simultaneously Jane and Felix spoke, "We should to take her with us." Their voices were flat and unemotional.

"What's happening Edward," said Bella.

"I'm not sure. It seems Bree has a very unique and interesting gift," said Edward. "Bree listen very carefully and do exactly what I say. Exactly, what I say. Do you understand?" That voice. My throat burned at once when I heard her voice. That sweet intoxicating smell. I felt my mouth watering. My head was spinning out my control. What was he saying? Freesias. No Bree. If you want to live you need to control yourself! "Your right, Bree, if you want to live you need to control yourself. Listen to my voice. Listen to what's around you. Focus on your surroundings and the sound of my voice. Bree I need you to close your eyes. Close your eyes and concentrate. Think of Sara. Think of anything else but that smell."

Sara. How did he know about Sara? I was losing control fast. There was too much going on inside my head. Too many things happening at once. Why hadn't they moved? How can I sink my teeth into the weak human? Yes that's what I need the most right now, food. I need to get rid of this burning in my throat first. If only I wasn't outnumbered. If only I had people to stand by me. If only I had help. Without warning Jane and Felix moved with purpose towards Bella. Both looked more like zombies than vampires. The bronzed hair one stiffened at once. He knew exactly what was going or at least had a good idea. How he knew I had no idea. I had no idea what was going on. Why were they moving like that? Why is the tingling only getting worse?

"No! Bree! Concentrate on my voice. Concentrate on what I am telling. Stop this!" Edward yelled.

"Edward," whispered another voice I did not recognize nor cared to recognize.

"We must restrain her!" commanded Edward.

What? Restrain me? I haven't done anything? Everyone is against me now. This is a losing battle for me.

"Bree we will kill you if you don't stop now! I will not hesitate. You are completely outnumbered." His voice was full of warning and I didn't know why. I wasn't doing anything! Then Edward and Alice moved towards me at the same time.

I'm not doing anything. Stop yelling. Stop confusing me. Just give me a minute to think. I just need to think. "STOP!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. I didn't even realize I had stood up. "Stop! Please. Everyone just stop." I looked around and found everyone frozen in place. All was silent. I really had no idea what was going on. The only thing I did know was that the tingling was now a throbbing sensation. It was so powerful it was making my eyes hurt. I was stunned to see that they were all so still.

"Edward??' asked the human her voice was soft with wonder.

"What's happened to them?" I asked with genuine curiosity. I have never felt so confuse and helpless in my two months of living.

"I'm not sure but I think you did this. Edward said…..something." The human was now getting worried, she was not comfortable being alone with a newborn, like myself.

I slowly moved towards the nearest person. I looked straight at Felix at least that's what I think his name is. My head was uncontrollable now. It was so painful now I had to close my eyes.

"Please make it stop," I managed to whisper. The second I closed my eyes I felt Felix's hands on my shoulders, the pain in my head was beginning to subside, but a new pain was about to begin.