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Feigning Emotions

This story begins where Riley had first entered in Eclipse.

Riley's P.O.V.

My thoughts were flipping side to side, like a fish out of water. I loved Victoria but had doubted that she ever returned the emotions I felt for her.

She ordered me forward.

I was wary of her commands. The last few days she'd been completely irrational. Killing off newborns like they were nothing, to her they weren't lives, they were an unending resource. I was still some what of a newborn myself, I wondered if I was just a resource to her. A tool.

The unknown vampire in front of me now spoke. "She doesn't love you Riley."

How did he know my name?

"She never has. She loved someone named James, you're no more than a tool to her."

How did he know those were the exact words that had just crossed my mind?
I glanced at Victoria, questioning the vampires latest statement. She stared at me. Her eyes held no answers.

"Riley?"

My attention was immediately refocused on the yellow-eyed one.

"She knows that I will kill you Riley. She wants you to die."

I lost all concentration as the vampire kept talking. She wanted me dead? Why?

"You're right. She's never wanted you. Every kiss, every touch, was a lie."

"You don't have to die. You can walk away right now."

He was staring at me. As if he was waiting for me to make a decision. I thought this over. I'd been trying to make a decision on whether to leave Victoria before we came here with the newborns. She'd become too involved in this. She was killing off so many newborns. Not even caring. I bet she wouldn't even care if I died right now.

"Last chance Riley."

All the decision making had to happen now. By his tone it seemed as though I had only seconds to decide. Victoria had told me that this Vampire, the one who would protect the girl was a mind reader. I had just recalled this now. As if to answer any questions I had about his ability I looked over as he simply nodded. As if trying to tell me he was a mind reader. Why would he do this?
My decision had been made in all of six seconds.

I launched myself at Victoria.

She must have suspected this because as soon as my hands were half a foot away from her she dodged me and took me by the arm. She got a good grip on my arm and hurled me into the nearest tree twelve feet away.
I hit the tree with a loud crack. The tree broke in half and I lay there dazed in confusion. My decision had finally been made. If she loved me she wouldn't have reacted so harshly. I looked up and saw the unknown vampire pinning Victoria to the ground. She pushed him off and he sailed through the air but landed on his feet. A tan figure burst out of the woods. It charged her and tore off her left arm. She screamed out a hollow screech that burrowed its way into my head. As the tan figure sailed past her with her arm in his large jaws, she swiped at it and hit it in the back quarter of its body. It flew and hit a tree. I felt sorry for the creature. Fifteen feet away Victoria and the vampire seemed to be playing a game, though I knew that this game was going to be fatal. Seeing an opportunity I launched myself at Victoria's right arm. The other vampire made a slight movement in his face that Victoria noticed. She turned and seized my throat. She had me in such a tight hold that I thought she was going to dismember me.

"I don't want to play with you right now Riley."

She bit me on my left arm, which inflicted an enormous amount of pain. The venom would have brought me to my knees if Victoria didn't have a python-like grip on my throat. I screamed out in agony. She could care less that I was in an immense amount of pain right now. She threw me to the ground a couple feet away. Although my attempts were futile, they were enough to distract her. As she was facing me, ready to produce another sentence she was suddenly cut short. The vampire attacked her from behind and seemed to be kissing her, but in all reality he was dismembering her head from her torso, which was now squirming on the ground. I couldn't watch anymore. For one I was in too much pain, and second I hated watching this. Victoria sent me to kill off vampires more than once. Although I did suspect she did it to bother me emotionally and physically.

I let the vampire and the wolf creature finish the job. Usually I would hate not being able to help but since the wolf seemed like he was enjoying himself I let them finish in silence. After they were done the vampire went over to the girl hiding behind a boulder. He told her to stay there. I hadn't even noticed her there until now. The vampire walked over to me, with the wolf by his side.

"Riley?" he said this with caution.

"Yes?" I answered back.

"I hope you don't mind what I've just done, I feel rather horrible."

"No, it's fine."

"What are your plans now Riley?"

"I'm not sure. I'll probably go and live on my own now. I don't want to go through that again."

"Well I'm sure your more than welcome to join us if you'd like."

"You, the girl, and the wolf?"

"No, I have a family down in the clearing that I am sure would certainly welcome you in."

"Well, I think I'd be fine on my own. Thanks anyways."

"Come with me to the clearing. Maybe I can convince you there, if you still do not wish to stay with us you are free to go."

He gestured toward the forest.

"Follow me."

"Ah. What could it hurt? Why not."

"Oh, I'm sorry I haven't introduced myself. I'm Edward Cullen."

"I'm Riley, as you already know. Riley Malen."

He nodded and ran towards the girl. She peered over his shoulder with a look of worry and caution. The wolf beside me looked at me with a straight face.

"Thank you, uhm, wolf?"

He nodded and produced a wolf like grin.
Edward was back with, uh, human girl in a flash.

"Wow."

"What?" Edward said as he pushed the girl behind his back.

"You're pretty fast."

"Yeah, I guess. Well this is Bella."

The girl from behind his back stepped out and waved.

"And this is Seth." He pointed to the wolf.

"Hello Bella, Thanks again Seth."

Seth nodded and grinned.

"How's your control?' Edward asked me.

"What? O, with the human. Good. I hadn't even really noticed her till you went over to get her."

"Aren't you just a newborn?"

"Yes, but I've had a lot of practice with self control. Victoria used to bring me into the city for test sometimes."

"That seems a bit cruel doesn't it?"

"Yes, but it has helped me over-all."

"I guess, but if you are to live with us I must warn you of one thing, my family is different from the others."

"How so?"

"We have a different diet, so to speak."

"What exactly do you eat then?"

"Animals."

I was a bit shocked, and I bet i showed on my face.

"So no more" I paused. "Humans?"

"No." he paused waiting for a reaction but seeing as he wasn't getting one he continued. " But like I said. You don't have to decide right now. We'll go down to my family and you can decide there."

He gestured toward the forest once more.

"Go ahead of us Seth." Edward said to the wolf.

Seth ran with amazing speed through the forest.

"Do you want me to follow him?"

"Yes."

"Alrighty."

I bolted through the forest along beside Edward. Even with the girl on his back he was as fast as I was.

"Stop!" he yelled out.

Seth skidded on his haunches. I tore up the earth beneath me and since the yell was so sudden, slid into a tree"
I fell onto the ground after hitting the tree.

"Seth go home!" Edward exclaimed.

Seth whimpered.

"Seth just go, and stay there. The rest of your pack is waiting there."

Seth took off to the east.

"Let's keep going."

"But what's going on?"

"Hurry let's just go."

We started to the clearing once more in silence.

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