Chapter One
Agony- extreme prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. That didn't even begin to explain what I was feeling, the torture and anguish I was going through. The pain wasn't even mostly based on the torment of the actual transformation to vampire, but the fact that I was going to be one of those creatures.
I refused to think about the last vampire I had actually spent time with, but I couldn't keep my mind from roaming back to him as I withered in pain on the cold metal table. I wouldn't scream, I told myself, that would be giving in to the monster that did this to me.
The last Vampire I had been with before I began my life as a Vampire Hunter, had been Edward Cullen. I had loved him, and he had left me. He left me broken hearted and battered, never to return.
He ripped my heart out by the core, I never loved anyone else. He ruined my life and now I was becoming one of his kind. I felt nausea in the pit of my stomach from the realization of the fact that I would actually be one of those wretched murderous beings that I hated so much.
I had spent the last three years perfecting my craft of hunting down and killing Vampires. It wasn't easy, but I had become one of the most feared in my profession. It was my hatred for Edward that drove me to my greatest. He was in the back of my mind everywhere I went, pushing me.
I still had dreams about him; they were more like memories than anything. These memories were from when we were happy together, the first year I lived in that little town of Forks. He was living there with his family, they were all immaculately beautiful, and all 'vegetarians' as they liked to call themselves; it meant they didn't eat humans, only animals.
I loved him so much, at the time I was with him I had actually wanted to be a Vampire. I was disgusted with myself for this. How could I want to be a vile, worthless, creature? It was unfathomable even to myself.
I switched topics, I pondered what I would do to that evil little man when I was done in the cellar of where ever I was. I remembered clearly what had happened the night before when I had been bitten.
I was hunting a Vampire in the Sacramento area, I was walking in the downtown region of town where I had heard he liked to find his victims. Walking past an abandoned building, I had the strangest feeling of unease. Suddenly, a dark figure emerged behind me.
I spun quickly around to face the vamp I was looking for. I smiled at him, he had come to me. How easy? I thought smugly to myself.
"I hear you're looking for me." he said, with a slight English accent.
"I'm afraid you're right, uh, Eric Northman." I said, pulling his name out of my memory. He smiled at me, a fanged smile. Most Vampires liked to keep their fangs retracted when around humans, but some, like this vamp, showed what they were at all times. That was one of the reasons I had been hired to take this one out.
"How lovely," he spoke seductively, trying to dazzle me. That no longer worked on me. "My prey has come to me." he laughed.
"On the contrary, you will be the one not making it out of this confrontation."
He laughed even louder at that. "Oh, dear. You are naïve. You're but a twenty year-old human."
"Twenty-one." I corrected. Today was my birthday.
"Tisk, tisk." he muttered. "So arrogant." He said, walking closer to me. "Too bad you won't make it to be twenty-two, but I have orders to take you."
He lunged at me before I had time to think about what he had said. Grabbing me with both hands, he brought me to the ground. As soon as I was secured under him and couldn't move, he said, "See you in three days, darling." He sunk his sharp teeth into the nape of my neck.
As soon as the venom entered my veins the fire started. It was unbearable, but I wouldn't scream; I wouldn't give him that satisfaction. He carried me into the abandoned warehouse, down three flights of stairs and into a small cellar-type storage room.
There was a metal autopsy table in the middle of the room where he set me down and strapped me in. The whole time, he hummed tunes that hadn't been heard since the baroque period. He was an ass. He left soon after, but before he did, he kissed me good bye. He's a huge ass.
Stuck in my thoughts, I realized the fire that had been causing my pain was subsiding. Was I finally dying? I hoped.
Was I rejecting the change or something? It had only been two days, it took three days for the transformation to be finished.
But even as I thought this, the fire was totally out, all that was left was a numb throbbing that was slowly ceasing as it traveled up my body. It ended at the place where he had bitten me.
I felt strong and powerful and beautiful. It was exhilarating. I was ready for anything. But where would I go?
I couldn't go back to my maker; never would I do that. Where else?
The only place I could think of probably didn't even have Vampires living in it anymore. And I hated those Vampires, mainly one of them. But I had to try.
I was going back to Forks, Washington, to the Cullen's.
APOV
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was impossible, we had left on Edward's orders just so this wouldn't be her future. I thought to myself as I put my head in my hands. If I had been human, I would have started crying by then. But as it was, I wasn't human; I was a vampire.
"Alice," Jasper began with a furrowed brow and a worried expression in his eyes. "What was the vision of, dear?"
I couldn't tell him, he couldn't keep his thoughts hidden from Edward like I could. It was going to kill Edward when he found out was had become of the only woman he had ever loved; he still loved her.
I had many visions of Bella Swan becoming a Vampire, they started the day Edward met her; I knew they would love each other and spend the rest of their existence together. He loved her so much that he couldn't bear to let her have the life he had. He hated what he was, he still did, he wouldn't give her up to that.
He was still distraught from having to leave her, he wasn't the same Edward. He hadn't gone near the beautiful Steinway we had sitting in the living room. Never again, he told us over and over, never again will he play that blasted instrument.
It tortured Esme every time he said it, he was so depressed. The love he had for Bella was all he thought about, he didn't want to live any longer.
Now she would be one of us, just like my earlier visions had told. And she was looking for us. I had to get this sorted out before I told my family, none of them could keep secrets from Edward, and he wouldn't want to hear of this when she was still a newborn.
"It will rain next week." I told him, with a fake smile plastered to my face. He bought it though, because he knew with rain came thunder and we could play baseball.
"Excellent!" he said with a smile.
I got up then, I had to go make my plans to go to Forks where I would meet the Vampire Bella. It hurt me to think of how Edward would take this news when it was time to tell him.
Running out the back door, I went to the woods where I could be in peace with my own thoughts. The run was amazing, it always felt exhilarating when I ran.
I came to a stop at a huge tree and shrunk down till I was sitting at it's base.
Filled with the silence, I began to think. How would I explain my absence to my family? I could say that I was wanting to go get some of my other clothes from that house. Or all other houses we kept furnished at all times.
Yes, that would work. They know I like clothes and that I missed some of my favorite outfits. There's one of my excuses.
How to explain Bella to them, though? I thought and though about that one, for hours. Nothing came to me, it was unusual for me not to know what is going on. I had the power of clairvoyance for Christ's sake! I should be able to make up an excuse.
I decided the answer would come to me and ran back inside to speak to Carlisle and the rest of the family.
"Carlisle?" I said as I stepped into the house, I knew he could hear me.
"Yes?" he said emerging from the staircase, he must have been in his study.
"Can I have a word with you?"
"Sure, come on." he said with a wave of his hand as he went back up the old staircase. I followed him until we reached his study door and he held it open for me to enter. I sat in one of his leather backed chairs as he took his normal seat behind the huge ebony desk.
"What is it, Alice?" he seemed worried. "Is something the matter?"
"Oh, no, Carlisle. I just wanted to let you know that I was going back to some of the old house to get some clothes." I said with a smile, I hoped my excuse was good enough.
I felt less confident, sitting in front of my father figure. He knew so much, it was hard to lie to him.
"Lovely," he said. "When are you leaving?"
"Um, I haven't decided yet," I said, but then added that it would be soon. I didn't know how long it would be until Bella was fully transformed, or if she was already on her way to see us. I needed to leave as soon as possible.
"Alright." he said.
"Actually," I began. " I think I'll leave now."
He was taken aback by my sudden choice. "Okay, tell your mother goodbye before you leave." he said sternly.
"Okay." I said cheerfully. "Bye, Carlisle!" I called as I exited the room.
I listened to the voices below me; Jasper, Emmett and Edward were in the living room. Jasper and Emmett were trying to cheer Edward up, they had all but given up on him in the past three years, they wanted their brother back. I could hear Emmett's booming laughter as Jasper said something ridiculous.
Rosalie was in the garage working on Emmett's Jeep which he had done something audacious to. I could hear her insults at his fast driving as she worked feverishly to fix what ever it was he had done.
It took me a second to find Esme, I finally heard her small laughter at whatever Emmett had said while trying to make Edward smile. I should have figured she would be with him, she was so upset by his depression. She liked to be near him whenever he felt like opening up to someone, which was rare.
I skipped down the stairs, hamming up my normal 'Alice' excitedness. Everyone always thought of me as the bubbly pixie vampire.
"Esme," I said as I skidded to a halt in front of her. " I wanted to say bye before I left, I'm going to some of the other houses to get my clothes."
"Are you sure you must go now?" she said, she never liked it when one of her kiddies left her.
"Yea, I don't think I'll be gone too terribly long though. Probably only a few weeks. Or months." I mumbled.
She frowned at the last part, but let it slide. "Okay, don't forget to call us and check in." she said as she tugged me into a huge mom huge. "Goodbye, dear."
I waved goodbye to the rest in to the room. Jasper got up and said he wanted to go with me.
"That's not necessary. You're needed here anyway, remember it's supposed to rain next week. You wouldn't want to miss that, now would you?"
He smiled and kissed me goodbye.
I walked into the garage to find Rosalie exactly where I thought she was, lying on the ground under a giant Jeep.
"Hey, Rose." I said as I walked over to where she was lying. She grunted in reply.
"I'm leaving. See you in a few weeks." I said.
"Which car are you taking?" her voice was muffled as she emerged from under the vehicle.
"The Bugatti Veyron." The car was absolutely amazing. It accelerated from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds, shoots to 125 in 7.3, and to 200 in less than 20. Of course I was taking this specific car.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" She caught on quickly to why I need that car.
"I'm not in a hurry, just want a fast car." I told her defensively. I turned and stalked over to my beautiful car.
Just as I was about to open the door, Rosalie jumped in front of me.
"It's better if you don't know." I said whispered forcefully. "It'll will kill Edward, I have to keep this secret. You'll find out sooner or later."
"Sooner rather than later." she said as she moved aside and let me into the car. It wasn't long before I hit the interstate and was going well over 100 mph. I decided to kick it up a notch. It would take me over a day to get to Forks if I went only 100 mph, however if I traveled at 200 it would only take twelve hours.
Let's just say I went a little over the 90 mile an hour speed limit.
Misfortune to Fortunate