Chapter 1: Reunited

I was screwed. Here I am, pinned to a tree with two of the yellow eyes standing in front of me, ready to rip me apart, and burn the remains, as was the fate of the rest of my coven. But it didn't matter. Fred was long gone, and Diego…Diego had been dead for days. I didn't really see much of a point of fighting back. It'd just be easier to close my eyes, and let them strike me down.

"I don't want to fight." I whispered, closing my eyes, and holding my head down. Please, make it quick…I thought as I patiently waited for the pain to strike.

"Neither do we." Said a silky voice. I quickly looked up at the two to see that they had lowered their stances. I was confused. Weren't they seconds away from destroying me? Why had they stopped? "I am opposed to violence, and as much as it pains me, this was necessary to protect our family. If you promise not to attack and to control yourself, we shall refrain from hurting you. Understood?" asked the blonde male. I was utterly stunned. Riley had told us that they would stop at nothing, and would kill us if given the chance. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised that he lied to us.

I slowly nodded my head. "Yes. I understand." I replied as I slowly removed my tight grip against the tree. "But why? Why are you letting me go?" I asked.

"I prefer to talk things out instead of confronting others in a fight. You seemed to be in more control than the others, and didn't seem as though you intended to harm us." He replied before turning to the other who was a female with brunette hair that was tied in a bun. "We should head back. The others are probably waiting on us."

"Yes. That's probably a-" but she stopped, turning around. There, in the bushes maybe twenty feet from where we were standing, was the sound of someone running. But not just anyone; it was a vampire. Someone from my coven had survived, and they were headed this way.

"Bree!" they the shouted before launching themselves through the air toward me. I recognized the voice before he even emerged from the bushes; Michael. "Get away from her!" he roared landing on his feet behind them. Before they even had time to react, he had his hand raised in an attacking motion. I didn't have much time to think, but I had enough to do something before Mike hurt them and got himself killed. I quickly shoved both of them to opposite sides of Michael, leaving me in their place. I closed my eyes, and let out an ear piercing scream as I felt his claws rip through my skin, and tear my left arm off at the shoulder.

Before he could even respond to what he had done, they two yellow eyes, had him, one in a head lock, the other holding is arms, ready to rip them off. "Don't!" I yelled to the, holding my hand that was still attached to them. "Please, don't kill him!" I pleaded, sobbing not just from the pain, but also losing the only other person I had left in this world. "Please, he didn't mean to attack you. Just please, don't kill him."

The two yellow eyes looked at me, both with sympathy in their eyes. "How do we know he try to attack us again? I cannot risk putting my family in danger like that." Said the blonde one.

"He won't, I promise. He's just really protective over me is all. He's lost too many people in his life, and so have I, and I can't bear to lose another, especially not him." I said, standing and walking over to him. "Michael. Please, promise me, you won't attack them. They aren't going to hurt us. They don't want to fight, and neither do I. We've already lost too many people in this fight. There's no need to lose anymore."

He huffed, and struggled a little against their grip. "Why are going to believe them Bree? Did you see what they did to everybody else! Who's to say they won't do it to us the second we let our guard down?"

"Mike, we're on their land. They were protecting their family, while we came here to destroy them! They're sincere!"

"Oh really? Then if they're so sincere, where's Diego? How do you know that they didn't kill him already?"

My heart hurt a little at the mentioning of his name. "Who's this Diego?" asked the brunette.

"He was…a friend of mine…a very close friend of mine." I whispered.

"You mean…he was your mate?" asked the blonde.

"I guess you could say that." I answered before turning my gaze back to Mike, who was still being held in his place. "Mike, Diego's not here."

"Exactly! They probably killed him the second he stepped foot on the field."

"Michael!" I yelled, getting face to face with him. "Diego's been dead for days! He was never here! Riley lied to us! He lied to us about everything!"

"What do-"

"Mike, what do you think happened to everyone who stayed out in the sun? They sparkled!

Then, when Riley would find out they knew, he would take them to her, and they would destroy them. Remember how he described to us what would happen if we tried to go against him? How we would be taken apart piece by piece? That's what happened to Diego! He was never on reconnaissance! He's dead! He's been dead! And he hadn't voluntarily gone to talk to Riley alone, I'd be dead too!" I yelled at him furiously. I was angry that he was being an idiot, but also because I had just yelled out loud the one thing that I had hoped more than anything wasn't true; Diego was dead, and now that I just admitted it to myself, my heart felt as if had just been shredded.

"Bree, I…" he stammered, speechless.

"So you see? Riley lied to us, for what reason, I don't know, but I do know that so far, these yellow eyed vampires are more trust worthy then him. They didn't kill Diego, and everyone they did kill was trying to kill them first! It was self defense. Can't you get that through your thick, rock hard skull!"

"Yes!" he yelled at me. "I get it. It's just…so hard to believe that Diego's been gone for so long, ok? He was like a brother to me." He sighed, and looked up at the two vampires holding him. "I'm sorry I attacked you. It was an impulse; an instant reaction when I saw Bree in trouble. I meant no harm."

The blonde one, who was holding his head, turned and looked at the brunette before nodding, and releasing Mike's head while the other released his arms. Mike did not move. He sat in his spot, looking at the ground before letting out a heavy sigh, and looking at me. "Well?"

"Well what?" I asked.

"Are you going to get you so we can reattach it, or would you like to be known as the world's only one armed vampire for all of eternity?" he said, laughing at my exasperated express.

"You-you….asshole!" I yelled, picking up my arm. If I were still able to, I would have blushed out of anger. I sat in front of him, and held my arm in the spot at which it was broke. Mike quickly grabbed a hold of my shoulder blade, and licked the wound, spreading his venom of it to reattach it. Once reattached, I moved it quickly to find that everything seemed to be working fine. "Thanks." I said, standing up.

"Your welcome. And sorry bout that." He said, standing too. "So where do we go from here?"

"I'm not sure." I said, looking at the other two vampires. "What should we do? I mean, we've already surrendered, so I guess it's up to you."

"We have to meet up with the rest of our family. As suspected, you were told nothing of our world's laws. It would be in your best interest to come with us. But I will warn you now: there is a human girl with us-"

"The girl who scent we followed to get up here, right?"

"Most likely. She is a part of our family, and you are to control your thirst while around her. If you find yourselves unable to do so, be warned, we shan't hesitate to kill if we must." He warned.

I looked up at Mike, who was bout 5'8. He looked at me, and nodded his head. I nodded mine in return, and turned my gaze back to them. "We understand."

"Good. Follow us." He said, grabbing the female's hand and walking back toward the field. Mike walked next to me, looking straight ahead at the two vampires in front of us. I'd seen that look before. He was either thinking something over or he was concentrating on something; on what exactly, I have no clue.

"Bree…" he said, still not looking at me.

"Yea?"

"I…I'm sorry."

"About my arm? You already apologized for that." I said, looking at him, but still not getting even a glance from him.

"No, not that. I meant about…Diego."

"Oh." Was all I said as I turned my gaze to the ground.

"I know how much he meant to you. Hell, he was like a brother to me, and I know how it feels to lose the person you love the most," he said, finally turning to look at me, "but I want you to know that no matter what, I will protect you. I wasn't able to protect…her…" I could tell by the way he couldn't say her name that it still hurt him to think about her, "and obviously I wasn't able to protect Diego either, but I won't let you down. Even if it cost me my life."

"I know you will." I said, still looking at the ground. "You always have, and I appreciate it. but now, it's time for me to help you. We'll get through our losses together." I said, turning at smiling at him. He in return gave me a small smile.

"Who are they?" I turned to see another blonde vampire. He to was male, but was younger then the first.

"It's alright Jasper. They surrendered." Said the first male.

"Carlisle, I'm not sure if this is the best idea. How do we know we can trust them?"

"It's alright. We'll meet with the others, and discuss this with them." The first male, whom I'm guessing is Carlisle, said. "For now, we need to keep them calm. Soon as they catch Bella's scent, they're going to need to be well guarded. Do you think you can handle that?"

He sighed, but reluctantly nodded his head. "You two head up to the others. Alice said we don't have much time. I'll bring these two up there soon."

Carlisle nodded, and grabbed the female's hand again before walking off. I turned my vision back to the one known as Jasper. "What are your names?" he asked us as he looked us over with prescience detail.

"I'm Bree and this is Michael." I said gesturing to him as h stood next to me, looking at Jasper carefully so as to not cause any more problems that we didn't need.

"Bree, Michael. Now, listen and listen good. I am not to be taken lightly. I have the most experience fighting newborns, and will not hesitate to kill either of you should I see it fit. You shall do as I say, you will keep yourself under control at all times, and should I feel that pose a threat to anyone at anytime, I will stop it. Understood?" We both nodded. "Good. Now, both of you close your eyes." I was confused and wanted to ask why, but felt it was best just to do as he said and not anger him. "Good. Now, you will follow the sound of my voice. Once we get closer to the others, you will most likely get a whiff of human blood. YOU WILL KEEP UNDER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES." He said through his teeth. I knew it wasn't a question. It was a command. If we didn't follow it, he would end us, right then and there. "Now, let's go."

We slowly followed his footsteps, trying to remain calm and not make any sudden moves that would be considered lethal. As we came upon the field, two very distinct smells became press. The first was the sicking smell of smoke from a fire, though it wasn't the smell of normal smoke. It was the smell of the burning corpses of our dead coven members. The second was the scent of the human girl who we were supposed to be after. It was all over the field, and it was intoxicating. Just the slightest sniff brought it to my presence, and quickly started the burning in my throat even though we had fed just a few hours prior. I knew Michael was experiencing it too, but he too kept his cool. I decided that holding my breath was the best option.

We walked another couple of feet before we heard his footsteps stop. "Sit." He ordered. I quickly sat down while Michael slowly sat down. I guess he was still weary of them.

"Carlisle, are you sure keeping them alive is a good idea?" Jasper asked.

"They have cause us no harm, so we shall do the same." He said.

I let out a sigh of relief, but quickly regret it when I realized that I had let out the breath I had been holding. As I started to inhale again, I heard another voice speak up.

"I can't believe you Carlisle. You realize that keeping them alive is just putting us in more danger when the Volturi show up, don't you?" asked a female voice that sounded like creamy butter to my ears.

"Yes, Roselie. I do. However, we cannot kill them without reason to, and that goes for the Voturi as well. If they have no reason to harm them, they cannot and they cannot harm us for we have done nothing as well."

"Whatever."

Just then, I heard what sounded like two other pair of footsteps approach the area. I had had just sucked in a breath, and instantly got a lung full of that scent again except this time, it was fresh. I instantly knew that the girl was one of the two who had just arrived, and the burn in my throat was stronger than ever. Thoughts started to surge through my head about how I'd go about taking the girl, and drain her of her sweet blood.

"You'd better watch what you think." A voice said in a menacing growl.

That's right. One of them can read minds.

"Yes, I can. And you best not continue to think things like that if you want to continue living." He threatened again. This instantly put fear in me, though it was unnecessary. I was already determined to save Michael and myself, and if that meant suffering the burning in my throat, so be it. As I tried to calm myself, I instantly felt a wave of calm go over my body. I didn't know where it came from, but it felt good, and helped a little.

"They're just beyond those bushes." Said another female voice.

"Ok. You can open your eyes now." Jasper said.

I opened my eyes, and looked at Michael who was struggling to keep his instinctive nature under control. I could tell it was harder for him because he was closer to the girl then I was. I turned to her, and found her staring at us. I don't know why, but this angered me, and, unintentionally, I hissed at her, causing the male who was standing next to her to get between us and her even more and growl in response.

"How can you stand being so close to her!" I said, grabbing a hold of my head.

"You will have to child, if you wish to make it out of this alive." Carlisle said.

"They're here!" I turned to find that the voice had come from a girl who was very petite, had short black hair, and was standing next to Jasper. She must be the one who can see the future. I thought as I looked ahead at the bushes that everyone else seemed to be looking at as well. Ever so slowly, four figures walked out of them, and toward us. These figures were cloaked in dark cloaks and hoods. I instantly recognized them as the one who came to the cabin a few nights ago.

If my heart where still beating, it would have stopped for now, I was sure, that Michael and I were going to die.

To Be Continued…