A/N: This is kinda short, but it's basically the introductory chapter. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters.
Hunted
Chapter One: Death
Two forms emerged from the shadows of park. The sun had finally set and darkness was spreading throughout the city. The red-headed beauty pouted slightly.
"Why did we have to come here? It's no fun having to hide all day."
Brown-haired and handsome, James turned to her, exacerbated. "I told you Victoria, I have a good feeling about here. You know about my feelings." He smiled at her, laughing on the inside as she swooned.
Both hunters took deep breaths of air, intent on finding what they longed for most. James immediately set off in the directions of the city outskirts, his eyes pitch black. Victoria trailed behind, happy to be anywhere he was.
They arrived outside a house. It was peaceful really, but that wasn't going to last very long. He smiled in anticipation. A man and woman were talking in the first-floor kitchen, something about moving. He didn't care about the ones downstairs, he was intent on the scent wafting down from the second story window. He breathed in deeply, cherishing the heavenly aroma as he set his plan. If nothing else, James was a true hunter.
The girl upstairs was sitting doing homework on her bed. She was so intent on her work that she started when a hand touched her shoulder. She looked up, quite shocked.
"Honey, dinners done. I'm sorry I scared you, I called but you didn't answer." Bella's mother smiled at her.
"'Kay mom, I'll be down right after I finish this question. I don't want to lose my train of thought."
Renee headed back down the stairs and slipped, only to catch herself on the edge of the counter. A dishrag had fallen on the floor and she'd so deftly stepped on it. She shook her, laughing silently, as she wondered whether her daughter was becoming more like her or if it was really the other way around.
A loud crashing of a window made her whip around. Two people stood in the now ruined bay windows. Reaching quickly for the phone, Renee's breath caught in her throat when a cold hand wrapped itself around her torso, trapping her arms to her sides while another hand wrapped itself over her mouth.
She had taken self defense and refused to be held hostage without a fight, so using all the gumph she could muster, Renee bit down on the hand only to stop instantly. It felt like biting concrete. She wondered momentarily whether the intruder was wearing special gloves.
Renee and Phil were held, silently, as a thump came from upstairs. Out of the corner of her eye, Renee could see that the intruders – both very beautiful – were staring intently at the stairs, as if they were here specifically for Bella. Her mind screamed at the idea as she struggled with all the her strength against the one holding her.
The woman holding Phil – how she managed to keep him subdued Renee would never know – cackled. She seemed to whisper something high and fast, too fast for Renee to understand, but she soon knew what the woman wanted. Bending his head back and leaning forward, in one fluid motion, the strange woman bit into Renee's husband's neck. His face contorted in shock and pain but he didn't seem able to make a noise. Renee screamed against her captor's hand, absolutely horrified as she saw Phil's lifeless body drop to the floor.
Bella came sliding down the stairs – literally. She looked at the situation with disgust on her face. Her eyes widened only slightly before turning to dash to the phone. James could hear her heart racing but her blood revealed no fear. What an interesting human. He spoke at vampire speed for Victoria to grab the girl but just hold her. He wanted her good and terrified before he drank her; her blood needed to taste the best it could.
Only making it about half a step, Bella was quickly whipped around by Victoria to reveal a rather disgruntled expression. James almost laughed, did nothing phase this human? If nothing else, the death of her mother should.
Renee managed to say one thing before James had his mouth on her neck. "Bella…I'm sorry." Her limp body soon hit the ground.
Bella stood with tears running down her face, but she still seemed in check of her emotions. James thought quickly, deciding this game of seek and find had ended too quickly with nothing being what he expected. He turned to Victoria, speaking too quickly for Bella to understand, "we're leaving."
"Without her." He added when Victoria made to drag the human girl with them. The red-haired beauty looked momentarily confused before letting Bella go and streaking out the window. James followed after a quick look over his shoulder showed Bella crumpled on the ground crying over her mother's dead body.
He smiled to himself. He was going to enjoy this game.