A/N1 The Twilight series belongs to Stephenie Meyer and was published by Little, Brown. I don't have any rights to the stories

A/N2 The sequel to The Newborn – The Honey Grey story. Initially I had planned to write some on my Buffy story before I started this sequel, but my creative juices are still on this Twilight story. So here's chapter one.

Italic print is mind-reading thoughts (If any)


It has been nine months to the day since I was turned into a vampire; nine months minus one day since I had to crush my dad's dream of me following in his footsteps and becoming an architect. Later that same day, I had barely beaten Edward Cullen in a foot race… twice in a row along with learning about imprinting from Jacob; nine months minus five days since my primal instincts were officially tamed—of course being around someone who was bleeding would send my self control into a frenzy, but so far my self control hadn't failed me yet—nine months minus seven days since I painted the Cullen's family portrait, which now hangs in their living room; six months since I had met the Denali Coven, and four months since my boyfriend Deangelo Ricci and I moved out of Forks and into British Columbia.

The town that we had moved to was small and somewhat isolated and was filled with large game to feed on. I didn't want to leave Forks, but if we would've stayed, the Volturis would've visited the Cullens again due to the growing vampire population in Forks and I didn't want that. On the plus side, I was able to buy a store and open an art gallery with a loan that Carlisle and Esme had given me. Carlisle had told me to take my time at paying them back, but I hate owing money, so that money will be paid back at the first chance I get.

Deangelo had found his way in the world again among the humans by joining the police force in our new Canadian town. Being that it has been only two years since he was a police officer in an Italian city, he was able to transfer his records over.

During the first four months in our new town Deangelo and I had ran into five different groups of two nomad vampires within the region. In each of the five groups one of the vampires was a newborn and was being closely monitored by the other.

Deangelo was a former Volturis' witness and he knew the supervising vampires as being former Volturis' witnesses as well. During the first two encounters I didn't think too much about it; however, when the third group pointed to the same theme I had called the Cullens.

Alice was the one to answer the phone and before I could tell her why I was calling, she told me what was happening.

The supervising vampires—also known as Handlers—are calling themselves the Phoenix and they had come up with the plan to end the Volturis' reign. And like the Volturis, they were seeking out vampires with abilities.

Deangelo and I had set up permanent residence within the region and we didn't want the trouble, so when Deangelo and I ran into the last two groups of vampires we were less polite to them as we insisted that they moved on from the region.

Sophie and Marcus were the last two vampires we had encountered. Sophie was the handler and Marcus was the newborn, and unfortunately Marcus had an ability similar to Eleazar's. Marcus knew when another vampire had an ability, but he couldn't sense what that ability was.

It's been two weeks since Deangelo and I once again refused to join the Phoenix coven and that we less than politely insisted for Sophie and Marcus to move on. They did move on as the others before them did; however, this time a member of the Phoenix now know that Deangelo and I have abilities.

Deangelo was capable of perfect memory recall; in fact he was capable of reliving events in his head as if that event was happening all over again. Deangelo was also capable of resisting any kind of temptation. Both abilities are perfect for his job as a Canadian police officer while peacefully working among the humans, but impractical abilities to use in battle, and unfortunately Sophie left without knowing that little tidbit.

Sophie had also left without knowing what my ability was as well, which was mimicking the abilities around me that was within a distance of forty yards of me without any walls between us. Walls being between me and the vampires with abilities would prevent me from mimicking those abilities, unless I was less than seven feet away and then the wall being there didn't matter one way or the other.

Deangelo and I had prepared ourselves for another unpleasant visit from the Phoenix members; however, one day ago, Alice called and told me to also prepare for a visit from Jane and Alec, which is now due to happen at any moment.

I felt the urge to flee the region once I was informed of the Volturis' high guards' visit, but I decided against fleeing when Alice assured me that fleeing would only implicate me as being part of the Phoenix. So now I'm working at my art gallery and pondering what was to come while waiting for Jane and Alec's arrival.

"Oh, I like this," a woman customer told her husband while pulling me from my worried thoughts.

As I stood behind the counter, I glanced over at what they were admiring and it was a Pegasus painting that I was selling on consignment for Chloe Bones.

Chloe was one of the local talents and her paintings sold slightly better than my paintings, but I didn't mind. As long as my paintings were actually selling I was happy.

"I actually like this painting on these wolves," the man said as he pointed to one of my paintings.

The painting that he pointed to was a memory image that I got from Jacob's mind while I was mimicking Edward's mind-reading ability. The theme of the painting was about five wolves running through a snow-covered forest. The theme itself wasn't all that exciting, but I tried to capture the unique features of the five wolves; such as the fur color and if the fur was long or short… or even speckled.

"That is a nice painting too," the woman agreed which brought a grin across my face. "Neither one of these paintings is awfully expensive, so we could get them both."

"All right," the man agreed as the sound of someone grabbing the doorknob of the front door grabbed my attention.

I turned to look just before the door opened, but before I could see who was walking in, visions of random events began to flash through my head. The random visions were almost like when Alice would be around me, but unlike it at the same time. These visions were different somehow, but I couldn't pinpoint what the difference was.

I quickly closed my eyes to concentrate on blocking out these visions like I would when I get annoying visions while being around Alice. When the visions became a background thought, I opened my eyes and watched as the three figures walked into my shop.

The first one through the door was Jane. I recognized her from everyone's thoughts when I was mimicking Edward's mind-reading ability; however, she looked to be younger than when I saw her from everyone's thoughts. In everyone's thoughts I thought she looked to be seventeen or eighteen, but while seeing her firsthand, she looked to be no older than fifteen years old. She wore a gray cloak. Her hood was off while displaying her short brown hair; and she was no taller than Alice.

Alec came though door two steps behind Jane. He looked to be around the same age as Jane and he looked much like her too, but with a more boyish features. He also wore a gray cloak.

The third one—a man in his early twenties—who came through the door was a complete stranger. This one had never flashed through anyone's memory before and he too was wearing a gray cloak.

The third one mumbled something in a foreign language that I didn't understand. Deangelo had been teaching me Italian since the second day we met and I'm now at the point where I can hold a conversation in Italian without too much difficulty, so I knew right a way that he wasn't from Italy.

"Sh!" Jane hissed. Her hiss was short and very commanding.

The man just quickly bowed his head. His reaction reminded me of a dog that was being ordered to shut-up by his master. The entire incident was short, but it was powerful enough to give strength to my primal mind for the first time in months.

When a low growl escaped my lips, Jane grimaced in my direction before whispering her warning, "You had better rethink that action."

My logical mind had already regain control over my primal mind though and I just stood quietly while glowering un-approvingly at her and her group.

"This one will learn soon enough," Alec added.

My glower just deepened towards Alec and I remained quiet as the three stepped up to the counter.

"Honey Grey." Jane's voice was so impassive that I wasn't sure if she was asking me or telling me.

"Are you asking who I am or telling me that I'm Honey Grey?"

Jane glowered at me before hissing in an impatient tone, "Are you Honey Grey?!"

I would've bet that she knew who I was already and I glowered at her for a short moment in disbelief that she didn't know that before I answered with, "Yes."

"I'm sure you have heard of me and my brother while you were staying with the Cullens. I'm Jane." She gestured towards her brother. "He's Alec." She then gestured towards the third one. "And he's Batista."

"Yes, I have heard of you and Alec."

"Where's Deangelo?" Alec asked.

"Working," I simply answered.

"Being that you and Deangelo are friends with the Cullens, I'm surprised that Alice didn't warn you of our visit," Alec said.

Before I could respond to Alec Jane had read something in my face that I didn't think that had showed.

"Alice did tell you that we were coming," Jane said.

"She did, but she couldn't pinpoint the exact time of your arrival."

"So you know why we are here." Again Jane's voice was impassive that I wasn't sure if that was a question or a statement.

"Again was that a question or a point of fact?"

"A question," Jane hissed as the couple browsing my store was walking towards us.

Without looking at the couple, Alec whispered to me, "I strongly suggest that you hurry these humans out of here and close up shop until our business has been concluded. Batista doesn't have the will power to restrain himself for very long while around humans."

"Yes," I quickly agreed. I then looked at Jane. "Yes, to your question as well."

Jane just stood while staring unresponsively towards me. What I would give for Edward to be in the room with us right now. I then turned towards the approaching couple before saying, "I see you found a couple of paintings that caught your interest."

"Yes," the man agreed. "Although I'm not familiar with the two artists of these paintings, they are very talented."

A smile came across my face as I confessed, "Well, I'm actually the artist who painted that wolf painting." I noticed Jane doing a double-take at my wolf painting before she fiercely stared at it. "Thank you for the compliment."

The man grinned while saying, "You're welcome."

"As for the artist to the other painting, she lives in the next town over," I continued. "Anyway, will this be it for today."

"For now," the woman said. "But how late are you open?"

I glanced in Jane and Alec's direction before I said, "Normally, I'm opened from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday; however, today there is a special circumstance that you two will be my last customers for today."

"I want to bring a friend in here to show her the lovely paintings that you sell, so most likely you will be seeing me again first thing in the morning."

"That would be great. Anyway, it will be ninety dollars for both paintings."

"Of course," the man said before taking out his credit card and handing it to me.

I took his card and swiped it though the machine. After handing it back to him and after he signed the appropriate receipt, I followed the couple to the door.

As the couple was walking out, I told them, "Have a nice day."

"Thanks, you too," they both said while leaving.

Once the door closed behind them I locked the door and displayed the 'close' sign on the door.

When I turned towards Jane, Alec and Batista, Jane said, "You're a very talented artist…"

"Thanks," I interrupted while acknowledging that compliment.

"And I also recognized those wolves," Jane continued to say just after I spoke.

"Yes, well, to anyone else, those wolves are just images in some painting."

Jane nodded before saying, "You know why we are here… and I wasn't asking a question."

"I'm guessing that you're here because of those nomad vampires that have been coming though this region from time to time."

"Nomads!" Batista disgustingly spat.

"Sh!" Jane quickly hissed which caused me to glower at her. Jane saw the look that I had shot her and continued with, "You disapprove of how I treat him."

I continued to glower at her for a moment before I said, "I think what I approve of or disapprove of is irrelevant at this point."

"So true," Jane quickly agreed. "Anyway, I think that you and Deangelo know that those vampires are not nomads."

"Nomads and being random nuisances are all I know them at being." I lied. However, I felt that admitting to who they were would be dangerous for me. "And if they're not nomads then what are they?"

Jane and Alec incredulously stared at me before Alec asked, "Are you telling us that you and Deangelo aren't friends with these vampires?"

"I want nothing to do with vampires that would feed on humans," I quickly said, which was true.

"Deangelo feeds on …"

I didn't allow Alec to finish as I told them, "He has given up feeding on humans. I wouldn't be with him if he hadn't." Which was also true.

"Friends with them or not, I still believe that you know more about these 'Nomads' than you're letting on," Jane quickly added.

"Such as?" I prompted while acting ignorant.

"Such as they aren't Nomads, but a newly formed coven known as the Phoenix," Jane informed me and of course I had already known that. "We know that they have twelve members while six of them are newborns, and their plans are to bring down the Volturis."

"And you think I'm part of the twelve or in additional to the twelve?"

"In additional to," Alec said.

"Well, you three have a bad informant," I quickly told them. "I'm not a member of the Phoenix, so if you come here to kill me, you'll be killing an innocent."

Jane incredulously stared at me before asking, "Why would your name and Deangelo's name be mentioned during one of the Phoenix gatherings."

"I couldn't tell you, but perhaps your incompetent informant can."

Batista growled at me and I growled back.

"Enough!" Jane ordered. My growl then shifted towards Jane. "I can down you, Honey, in a blink of an eye, and I find it hard to believe that the Cullens hadn't educated you of that fact."

"She hasn't personally felt your wrath, sister," Alec smugly said. "Perhaps she needs a demonstration."

"That won't be necessary," I quickly said while regaining control over my primal instinct. "And yes, Jane, the Cullens had told me what you and Alec are capable of."

"Then I suggest that you curve those desires to growl at me," Jane politely warned.

"Yes, of course," I quickly agreed.

"And start telling me the truth," Jane strongly added.

"I have been," I quickly shot at Jane with strong sincerity in the tone of my voice. "No matter how I feel about the Volturis, I have no desire to join the Phoenix coven."

Jane stared at me with recognition of hearing the truth in her eyes before she said, "Now I believe that was the most honest thing that you told me since we met." It was, but why would she say that? "The Phoenix is trying to recruit you… and that wasn't a question, but a point of fact." I didn't think I did, but at some point I let something vital slip to Jane that I didn't want her or the Volturis to know, and I just glowered at Jane as she continued with. "Why? And that was a question."

"Again you should ask your incompetent informant," I simply said.

Jane smugly grinned before she gestured towards Batista and said, "He is our informant and he's not as incompetent as you would like him to be. He is inconveniently restricted to what he can see though."

"He sees the future like Alice. Well he's wrong…"

"He doesn't see the future," Jane quickly interrupted with. —So what was I seeing if those visions weren't future events? —I shot her a confused look as she continued with, "He has what we call remote viewing…"

"I heard of that," I quickly interrupted with. "That's where someone can see current events all around the world while meditating."

"Except Batista doesn't need to meditate, and unfortunately, he can only see those events when eight or more individuals get together." Yes. That was what the difference was that I couldn't figure out before. The visions were about groups of eight or more individuals. "Batista can see or hear once the Phoenix coven gathers and he heard your name and Deangelo's name mentioned."

"This art gallery was mentioned too, which is how we knew to come here," Alec added.

"Which brings us back to the question," Jane said without much of a pause between Alec and her. "Why is the Phoenix coven interested in recruiting you and Deangelo?"

"Maybe they heard that I could outrun Edward Cullen and they need a fast runner," I shot at Jane.

Jane again smugly grinned at me before she said, "It's not your running ability that they want. So what ability do you have that would interest them."

Okay, Jane's insightfulness was annoying the hell out of me. She picked out two vital pieces of information when I thought I said nothing to give them away. I scowled at her while saying, "The only ability that I have is to paint pictures."

"Your artistic talents aren't what they want," Jane said.

"Perhaps they just want me to paint their group portrait," I hissed sarcastically.

"You are either foolish or brave to talk to us in that manner," Alec casually said.

"Or you believe that you have an effective ability to counter ours," Jane added. "A counter that would interest the Phoenix coven."

"The only counter I have is my witty and sometimes foolish remarks," I quickly said.

Jane grinned before saying, "That's not your only counter. So what is your ability?"

"Without Bella Cullen's presence there's no real affective ability against your ability or Alec's ability," I countered.

"We could always take her to Volterra," Alec suggested. "Aro could get the truth out of her."

When a growl escaped my lips towards Alec, Jane turned her ability on me, which brought forth the excruciating pain. I staggered back a few steps from the intensity of it, and not knowing how long it will last, I concentrated on the random visions that Batista's ability was giving me.

When I stood my ground for a several seconds as a statue, Jane ended the pain that she was causing me, and she had a dumbfounded expression on her face when I looked at her.

"Bella's shield stops my ability completely, but what ability do you have that keeps you from feeling the full intensity of the pain?" Jane quickly pondered aloud.

"I did!" I angrily hissed "That was the worse pain I had ever felt! Worse than when I was turned into a vampire nine months ago!"

"Nine months?!" Alec surprisingly uttered. "You're still a newborn."

"So!" I again angrily hissed.

"You're not acting like a newborn," Alec said.

"Nor did you act as if you were being tortured by my ability," Jane added.

"That pain was the worse torture that I had ever endured," I again angrily hissed.

"That's just it," Jane quickly retorted. I gave her a confused look. "You shouldn't have been able to endure that."

"Was it supposed to have killed me?!" I confusingly shot at her.

I saw in Jane's eyes that she was just as confused as I was just before she said, "Everyone who is effected by my ability is so paralyzed by the tortuous pain that he or she uncontrollably drops to the ground and screams out as if every molecule of his or her body is being tortured individually at the same time… everyone except for you."

"I'm sorry I disappointed you," I hissed.

"I'm confused, not disappointed," Jane quickly shot at me. "How are you able to endure the pain?"

I shrugged confusingly before I sarcastically said the only thing I could think to say, "Mind over matter."

"Mind over matter?" Alec confusingly echoed.

"I may feel the pain, but I don't have to dwell on it. I find another thought to force my focus on."

"You have an ability to mentally escape torturous pain," Alec said. "Even if that pain is an illusion of the mind."

"You don't act like a newborn, and you can find a mental escape to torturous pain," Jane began as she pondered over the puzzle pieces. "An interesting ability or abilities to have, but that can't be what the Phoenix coven is seeking to recruit."

"Perhaps there is an individual who can sense abilities, but he or she can't sense what those abilities are." That was a fact, but I made it out as if I was only suggesting it. "So they just might be blindly recruiting vampires with abilities."

"Possible, but that doesn't explain the Phoenix's interested in Deangelo," Alec said.

"He has an ability," I said without thinking if I should or shouldn't.

"And that ability would be?" Jane quickly asked as her interest piqued.

Crap! I didn't mean to implicate Deangelo like I just did.

When I stood like a statue while staring at Jane, Jane continued to say, "You have already implied that he has an ability. And I may not be able to force you to scream out in pain, but I'm willing to bet I can with him." When a growl escaped my lips, Jane again turned her ability on me. Before I could mentally escape the pain, Jane released me, and immediately following I shot her an annoyed look. "My ability is still affective against you even if it is only a swat on the hand for you. Now what is Deangelo's ability?"

I glowered at Jane before saying in an annoyed tone, "Deangelo has perfect memory recall."

"That's not an ability," Alec quickly said.

"Why couldn't it be?" I asked.

"Where were you when you were changed into a vampire?" Jane casually asked.

"I was in Forks, Washington."

"Who changed you?" Jane asked.

"Fabian," I quickly answered.

"One of our witnesses that remained in Forks after we left?" Alec asked.

I nodded as I continued to say, "Yeah, he attacked me in the woods, and once I was bitten the wolves attacked and killed him. Edward and Carlisle then came to my aid."

"So you were around Bella for the first five months after becoming a vampire."

Again I couldn't tell if that was a question or a point of fact. Without asking which it was I said, "I was around all the Cullens for the first five months."

"When did you paint that wolf painting that you sold those humans?" Jane immediately asked.

"A couple of weeks ago," I quickly answered. "Why are you asking me these weird questions?"

I figured out why when Jane asked, "Where was Deangelo when you painted it?"

I glowered at Jane before I childishly answered with, "I don't remember."

"Perhaps Deangelo needs to be in the room for you to remember," Jane retorted.

I continued to glower at Jane as Alec asked, "What are you suspecting, Dear sister?"

"Bella never acted like a newborn either, Alec," Jane reminded him. "The first vampire that I had ever heard about acting in such of a way. And then Honey soon afterwards. Honey then paints a painting from memory, which to my recollection of seeing the wolves firsthand was very accurate. And not too long ago Honey indicated that Deangelo's ability was his perfect memory recall."

Alec glared at me while saying, "Honey, is duplicating certain abilities."

"Which abilities can you duplicate?" Jane quickly asked.

I harshly glared at Jane and after a moment of hesitation, I answered with, "All of them… simultaneously. I'm considered as a mimic by the Cullens." I gestured towards Batista. "I'm even getting random visions of group meetings from mimicking his ability as we speak."

"So you could actually use my own ability against me." Jane's voice was again impassive that I wasn't sure if she was asking me or telling me.

"Was that a question or a point of fact?"

"Choose one and respond," Jane hissed.

"Yes, I could cause you the pain while mimicking your ability," I answered as I turned into confession mode. "The phoenix coven asked Deangelo and me to join their coven three times and we refused each time. Sophie and Marcus were the last ones to ask us, and Marcus has the ability to sense abilities, but he can't sense what those abilities are."

"The Phoenix coven doesn't know your ability."

"Your impassive tone is quite annoying," I hissed.

Jane glowered at me before she said through clenched teeth, "I was asking."

"The Phoenix coven doesn't know my ability."

"Excellent," Jane quickly said. I gave Jane a confused look as she continued with, "You are going to infiltrate the Phoenix coven for us."

"I'm not interest in joining your side either," I quickly told Jane.

"Yeah, well, like it or not you are in this," Jane said.

"And you're a bit presumptuous to believe that I would join the Volturis over the Phoenix coven," I pointed out.

Jane grinned before saying, "The Phoenix coven will be stopped and their members will be destroyed. You're welcome to join their side, but if you do, you will undergo the same fate as they do."

"Again you're a bit presumptuous that your side will win."

"The Phoenix coven is not the first coven to rise up against the Volturis and they won't be the last one either. Now the next time that a member of the Phoenix approaches you to join their coven, you will do so. Whether it will be to legitimately join their side or to infiltrate for our side will solely be your choice. And I'm hoping that you'll make the right choice."

"And if I refuse?"

Jane again grinned before telling me, "Then I will send Felix and Demetri to visit you without my presence. Ripping vampires apart with sheer brute force is their ability and I seriously doubt that your mimicking ability will mimic their brute force ability." I harshly glared at Jane in annoyance. Jane grinned turned into a smile before she continued to say, "Judging from that harsh look that you're giving me, I think you understand me very clearly."

I glowered at Jane while demanding, "Get out!"

"Or you'll use my ability against me."

Again I couldn't tell if that was a question or a point of fact. I didn't bother asking or answering it as I stood while staring harshly at her.

When I didn't answer, Alec asked me, "Why didn't you use our abilities against us when we first entered?"

"She was trying to hide the fact that she could mimic them," Jane answered for me. "Most likely, she wanted it to be a complete shock to us when she had to use it and it almost worked. Anyway, Honey, we'll be around."

Without caring to see my reaction, Jane turned to leave. Alec and Batista just followed. I stared after them, and they simply left the store without even glancing or caring to see if I was looking or not.

As the door shut behind them, the phone rang. It rang three times before I got to it and when I answered, Alice said, "It's Alice, Honey. Every decision hasn't been made yet, so I can't see what is to come. But regardless, you can't ignore the war that is coming. Jane won't let you."

"How much did you see of Jane and Alec's visit?"

"I seen it all, but since certain decision weren't made beforehand, I saw it as it was happening and not before. I also know that you have plans to ignore Jane's warning about ignoring the war that is about to take place. Jane is serious about sending Felix and Demetri after you."

"Then I'll go somewhere where they can't find me."

"Honey, Jane was holding out on you when it came to Demetri…"

"What do you mean?"

"Demetri is a tracker. His ability is tracking and there is no vampire or human who he can't find once he's on that person's scent."

"Yeah, well, I'm a fast runner. I may not be able to hide from them, but… let them catch me if they can. And why didn't you warn me that Jane was annoyingly insightful? She picked out pieces of information when I didn't think I said anything for her to jump to a certain conclusion."

"Jane or Alec either one didn't get where they are because they were stupid; both of them are very bright. And don't you be stupid either."

"Well, I don't want to join the Volturis… or the Pheonix."

"Jane couldn't care less about you joining the Volturis or not. She just wants your help at identifying and locating all of the Phoenix leaders. And to be honest, the Voltuis may have their faults, but the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know."

"So you think I should infiltrate the Phoenix coven for Jane."

"Jane will leave you alone if you do."

"Well, who's to say that the Voltuis will win? Do you know? Can you see it?"

"Since certain decisions haven't been made yet, you right; I don't see who will win or what's to come, but going against the Voltuis is a fool's crusade."

"Yeah, well, I've been on a fool's crusade before and came out okay… so I'll continue to ignore the Phoenix… and the Voltuis and let the chips fall where the fall."

"You're tempting fate, and I advise against that, but it's your life… or death."

"Okay, thanks for the advice. Running still relaxes me, so I'm going to go for a run."

"Okay. Hopefully I'll talk to you later. Bye."

"Bye."

After hanging up, I took an unnecessary breath to calm myself.

After a short moment I picked up the phone again and called the police station in order to let Deangelo know that I was going for a run to calm myself after an unpleasant encounter with Jane and Alec. Deangelo was out on patrol though, so I left the message 'I met Jane and Alec. The shop is closed and I'm out on a run,' with the officer who had answered the phone.

The message I left was short, but I was hoping that he got the gist of the message. I then left the gallery.

TBC