Changed whilst away
Bella's POVHe's not here.
Well of course he's not here you stupid girl, HE LEFT YOU!
I ignored the voice in my head. Of course, I knew he had left me but I couldn't let go of him. Ever since I first heard his voice in my head when on a motorbike, I had wanted more. Just to hear his voice. But, as sudden realisation hit me, I would never hear it again. Not in real life. Never hear him say the words I so wanted him to, he would never hold me in his strong, ice-cold arms and call me his love, his life. Just his. And this was my only hope to come back here, to our meadow, the place where we confessed of unconditional and everlasting love for each other. Well, that was true on my part at least. That was it then, there was no hope. Just as that thought came over my head, tears started to roll down my cheeks. I had to leave. I wanted to remember this place for happy memories. Not a place where my worst fears had come true and hell had come alive. Because my definition of hell is a world without him. I turned to leave, to head back into the forest when I heard a low, husky voice behind me.
" Hmm, how interesting?"
Fear froze me in place. I knew that voice.
"Laurent?" I said hoping and praying that I was mistaken but that hope disappeared and was replaced with shear terror as came his answer.
" Ah, You remember me. Well, Bella, I certainly remember you. How could I not with Victoria going on and on about you and the Cullens?" Laurent asked me in innocently.
"W-What has Victoria been talking about us for?" My voice was trembling, as I turned slowly to see Laurent standing alone, pale and only 20 yards away.
Laurent ignored my question. " Victoria was absolutely destroyed and distraught that the Cullens killed James. did you know, that James was Victoria's mate?"
I took a sharp intake of breath. Oh no, revenge is one of a vampires favourite emotions and once their mind is set on it they will not be budged.
"Victoria's going to go after the Cullens?" I asked horrified. If Victoria was going after the Cullens that means she was going after Edward especially. Eventhough he didn't love me anymore I still loved him and hated the thought of him being hurt. The pain in my chest intensified dramatically.
"Oh no, not the Cullens that would be far to hard" As Laurent continued to talk, he very slowly but surely made his way closer to me. " Victoria was thinking of a target a lot closer to home, less protected and more…" In a flash, Laurent was directly behind me now and, form what I could tell, he raised a finger and swept some of my hair away form around my ear and whispered " …vulnerable"
A shiver ran down my spine as everything fell into place. Of course, why would he come here if he was after the Cullens. And if he was after them the first place he would look would be there house then he would realise they were not here and move on. No. He was not here for the Cullens, he was here for me. As I realised what situation I was in, I groaned.
Laurent just laughed cruelly. " Aw, poor Bella have you just realise? You see Victoria has a very strange rule. You see she believes in an eye for an eye, so to speak. So now it's a mate for a mate. And since you the easiest to pick of … well, why not?"
I just stared at him wide eyed. How could this be happening? Id faced death and come though it and now I'm going to die. " Your going to give me to Victoria?" I asked evenly. I was unusually calm and eerily quiet. Maybe my death would be so bad I wouldn't have to live with this sense of morbid loss in my chest. Hmm, yes death would be so bad.
" No No No, dear Bella, I wouldn't wish Victoias wrath on my greatest enemy. The way she talks about torturing you till you beg for death no that is chilling even to me, a cold-hearted killer. Burr. No I have decided that I will show mercy on you. I will kill you my self" Laurent said calmly as if we were talking about a film of some school work instead of my death.
Run, you stupid girl run. Said my mind but running would be a wasted effort I told myself. Just another way to look stupid.
"Victoria wont like it but it will be done and there will be no way around it then. So be it, you will die now Miss Isabella Swan" As he spoke those last words his lips farced around my neck and milliseconds later a set of razor sharp teeth broke the skin of my neck.
With utter abandonment, I let loose a scream first of terror then of pure pain. Soon my body started to go numb, but as soon as that felling started I was dropped to the ground like a doll. Was I dying? I didn't get enough time to think that through as a fire as hot as lava started to burn through my neck and all I could hear was my own raised pulse and vicious snarls and growls in the background. Soon I started to hear voices, though I couldn't place them.
" Sam, what happening to her?" one rough voice asked. Wait, Sam isn't that one of the guys from the rez? I didn't get long to think about that before a new wave of pain swept through my mind and bring with it more tortured screams.
"He bit her Jacob, she is changing." The one called Sam said in a voice that made me think of my father, a voice of authority.
"No, she cant! I mean what can we do?" Jacob asked in desperation.
"Nothing, accept take her to the confinement chamber and leave her so The bloodsucking physic can see her and come and help her" said Sam with that authoritive voice.
"What so, we're asking leeches for help now" said a third rougher voice
"When it is our only option, yes now move" said Sam again.
But that was all I caught of the outside world before sheer pain and blackness covered me. And the only sound for miles around was my unfiltered screams as a blazing inferno raged though my skin.
