Drifting
Chapter 1
My bag was weighed down and I was running through the town centre after my latest sweep of the people. I had cameras, phones and iPods nothing that wasn't irreplaceable. I ran because the last phone I stole had started ringing and the owner noticed. I had blocked them with all number of things that would be considered normal. Like making the owner trip over a dogs leash and scattering a purses items on the ground. The man chasing me had stumbled and lost me and I was catching my breath in the nearest alley, the phone had stopped ringing and I thanked god he didn't see my face. I quickly dumped my hoody and top in the dumpster beside me and pulled on a different top from my backpack. I shouldered it and made my way home. The industrial estate was massive and we owned all of it, well it was abandoned and we took over it for the next 3 months. It was on the edge of Seattle and we had already got a load of trouble from gangs. I felt a hand grab my shoulder and pull me back and sent me flying into the edge of the dumpster, I closed my eyes as I felt the searing pain of grazing on my back, luckily my bones didn't break easily otherwise my ribs would be shattered.
I didn't fight back I recognised my attacker and it wasn't good to fight with your own family. "What do you want Ben?" I asked my half-brother stood over me sneering. "Father wants you to give the loot to me and then make your way to a new target." He said grabbing my rucksack and emptying it into his own before handing it back to me along with a picture of a very rich looking family. They all seemed to be married of to each other. The blond man with the brown haired lady, the blond girl with the bear man and the bronze hair own with the pixie. All accept the blond haired man that looked rugged and unnaturally beautiful. "I know right all of them are unnaturally hot even the parents." Said Ben "their parents! They don't look old enough" I exclaimed surprised my dad looked tired and head of grey flecked hair. "Anyway you need to steal every single credit card from them and then replace them with these" he said handing me identical credit cards for each person all bagged up with their picture. I nodded, "oh and Bella don't mess up, I won't enjoy giving you a beating" he said and then punched me in the face to reinforce the idea. I touched my lip it had split and was bleeding. I turned around as I noticed the location on the paper, he wasn't there anymore. I hated my family but I was bound to them until I was 20 and turned immortal and can take my own place in life. I sighed I would have to walk to Forks! And back! By 10! I looked at the clock it was five now and I had to leave if I was going to make. I considered taking a car but I wasn't allowed to steal cars unless I was ordered to or had to under circumstances.
I started running keeping to the tree line and jogging so I could get there by six and have at least three hours to make the steal. I was fast for a human and was slightly over average; let's just say there are faster people than Usain bolt on this earth. I made good time and arrived 5 minutes early I mentally patted my back. And made my way to the local outfitters, the women were scheduled for a fitting for prom dresses. I made my way in and worked my magic; the poor women lay unconscious on the floor. I packed her away into the cupboard and retrieved all the relevant information from her mind. I waited all but ten minutes for the women to come in and when they did so did two of the men. The big one, called Emmett and the bronze haired one called Edward. The women were called Alice, Rosalie, Esme. They all looked so innocent and I suddenly didn't want to steal from them, but the pain in my head caused by my father brought me back to my senses. They were just another target.
"Hello dear we have an appointment with Miss Haley today for dress and suit fittings." Esme told me, "oh yes I am sorry about that but I will be taking your fittings instead today, Miss Haley isn't well" I said sweetly trying to present myself as the higher end of society. "Are you sure? I walked past a couple of minutes ago and saw her, plus her car is still in the parking lot" asked the pixie, damn this girl is too observant for her own good. "Yes well she is still here but she is resting at the back of the store, she is quite ill and practically passed out after seeing her first customer" I said trying to cover my mistake. "Oh my husband is a doctor if you want she can come see her" said Esme god they really don't want me to do there fittings. "Thank you but that won't be necessary she has an appointment later tonight." I said sweetly before directing them towards the changing rooms. "Can I get you a drink while you wait?" I asked Esme and the others who were waiting for their turn. "Just water please" I nodded and walked to the small kitchen in the staff room.
I walked out with the water on trays, and then I went into the changing rooms to fit Rosalie for her dress. I took my time scoping out her bag which was in the corner, then I freeze her while she was checking out the changes done to her dress. I grabbed her bag and quickly made the swap of credit cards. It was easy and this was the same for the rest of the family, but they all looked confused for a split second before returning to their regular expression. I was wrapped up in about one hour. I only needed to get Esme's and then I would be finished with them, all I would have to do would be to go to the hospital. She was handing over the money while the rest of her family went to the car, she handed over the money and I froze her, swapping everything and pocketing the cash. I unfroze her; her and her reaction was the same. She slowly walked out muttering her thanks and telling Miss Haley to get better soon. As soon as the door shut I ran and phoned Ben "hey Ben just got five of the required targets but I need you to phone the local hospital in about 5 minutes asking for a consultation with Doctor Cullen." He huffed, "fine but I am telling father that you needed help with this" then he hung up I didn't care it was always a battle between my brothers to see who could get in his good books, so they can be chosen to take over the family business. Of course I would never be considered because I am a girl, cough-sexist-cough. That's why girls get the choice to leave after they turn 20, they usually stay because they have already been married off to other people in the community, but I won't not in a million years. I am 19 now and I am counting down the days when I can choose. But so far I have been put on double stealing shifts and have been working my powers to the bone.
We are immortals, witches and fighters. I was born to an immortal and a psychic so I am a half breed and have the powers of a witch and the powers of an immortal. It's nothing compared to my brothers though they are twins and were born to a fighter mother and an immortal father. Their gifts are those of an immortal which are, speed, strength, agility and increased healing. And half fighter which means they have the ruthless power of causing others pain just by looking at them. But because I am half witch I can block them but I can't block physical attacks without my father getting involved. My father is a mix between all three which makes him extremely dangerous and he is a lord of thief's. I am not proud off our lifestyle but we are part of the community that is where all families like us come together in organised crime, we all help each other and there are loads of us around the world.
I sighed and made my way to the hospital. I would have to make myself look ill, I walked into a back alley and pulled open my bag, it had loads of potions I use to make all kinds of illusions, I grabbed the blue potion that was coupled with a pink one. The blue one mad me sick and the pink one mad me better. I gulped down the vile liquid and then immediately threw up and I could feel the sweat build on my forehead, I didn't feel unwell it just made me look unwell. I shouldered my bag again and made my way to the hospital; I hoped I could get this done quickly.