Disclaimer: I'm just borrowing the characters and the universe for the time being.
Full Summary:
Being a nomadic vampire was difficult, being a powerfully gifted nomadic vampire on the run from The Volturi was even worse. They know her as Isabella Swan, to whomever she meets, on her travels, she is known as Marie. The brunette is a 563 old vampire who has managed to keep herself from being captured and forced into the reigning coven for five hundred years. When she runs into Forks, Washington, something tells her to keep running , however her instincts were telling her to stay. In Forks, she meets two covens, who all have golden eyes, and she encounters a pack of shape-shifters. One vegetarian vampire, in particular, resents her for putting her family in danger but she is unable to keep away from the wanted vampire.
Running Into Fate
Chapter 2
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 2013.
My fingers glided over the ice cold skin of my neck as I winced in pain from the flaming sensation gradually building up in the back of my throat, it was slowing making it's way down from the top. My thirst was beginning to get the better of me as I haven't fed in about a week, I've been too busy looking out for new places to go to that was difficult for The Volturi to find me. A movement made me whip my head around to where it came from and in the distance, I spotted a young woman walking through the park on her own. She was either brave or stupid for walking alone and in the dark, either way, I shook my head as I prepared myself to leap off in her direction. In less than a second, she was standing in front of me but since my movements were deadly silent, she had no idea that I was behind her and then I proceeded to grab her by her neck, which only caused her to attempt to claw at my hand while gasping for air, and I wasted no time in effortlessly sinking my teeth into her neck.
Closing my eyes, I let the satisfaction of human blood take over me as it was healing the sensation and the thirst. As my vampire instincts replaced me, I gripped her neck tighter and tighter as more blood trickled into my mouth. It was like a bomb being set off in my body, it was euphoric. The steady flowing stream of blood seemed to be endless but as I neared the last drop of blood, I took in one last deep breath and drained the woman causing her to become a lifeless corpse. Nothing has changed in the past five hundred years, I still get those emotions knowing that I've killed another human being and they won't be able to continue with their life, grow old and watch their children grow old.
Five hundred years later and I would have thought that The Volturi would stop coming after me but that wasn't the case. They were still chasing after me and every time I find myself in a new place, they were always there within a matter of days, sometimes even hours. All I wanted was to be able to stay in one area for more than a day and although vampires don't get physically tired, I am mentally tired. I am tired of running and running all the time. What hurts more is that I haven't been able to make any connections, I can't risk putting someone's life in danger all because of me. The furthest I've gotten is introducing myself as Marie and that was it. Just after I managed to get away the first time, I had to start using my middle name as I couldn't risk telling people my full name. Just once or twice, I've considered creating a newborn myself, for the sake of keeping me company, however, as I thought about it, the newborn would only make my life more difficult than it already is.
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I was never turned. I would still be looking after my family and keep them together. I would have a husband and a family of my own but more importantly, I would have lived my life and experience the human life that I was I was destined for before I became a vampire. Fate decided to mess with my life.
Even though I know it would worm it's way back into my mind, I removed the thought from my head and looked down at the discarded body and I decided to cover up my kill. With ease, I lifted the body and threw the woman over my shoulder before I started to make my way to the nearest park exit. All of a sudden, voices in the distance caught my attention and I immediately knew who they belonged to. They were the people that I've been running away from for the past five hundred years. The voices weren't too far in the distance so I knew they were getting close. Dropping the body and letting my intentions fly out of the window, I ran to the nearest tall building and jumped up high enough so that I could situate myself on the roof. I focused all my attention on the voices and listened in on their conversation.
"The girl is in this area." The voice of Demetri was clear and I can hear the frustration in his voice.
"Find her, Demetri," Jane's voice was stern and demanding. I thought it was ironic that she and her brother are the youngest, yet they have authority over the other vampires but that was mainly due to their deathly gifts and everyone feared the twins and their offensive weapons.
"The most I can do is smell her and her scent is lingering in the air," the reply from the tracker showed even more frustration.
Ever since I found out I was a mental shield, I've come to learn that I was the only person to ever be able to block Demetri's powerful tracking gift since his only works using the essence of the mind to track his prey and this proved useful to me but despite that, they would always go to the places that I was in. Not long after, a low cry came from Demetri and I imagined him on his knees with his head thrown back, his body frozen and teeth clenched in pain.
Not wanting to stay in the city any longer and put myself in big danger, it was time for me to leave the city and I jumped down from the building and set off north. Too fast for the bare human eye to see, I ran as fast as lighting but before I was out of the city, I distantly heard a comment that Demetri made and it slowly resounded in my head. Just as quick as I was to make my move, his comment, letting the others know that I've gone came soon after. With this information, I only picked up my pace and ran even faster to distance myself as much as I possibly could. Although I was tired of running, there was definitely no chance in me stopping any time soon.
In a matter of minutes, I passed a sign and with my heightened sense, I was able to quickly catch the writing on the metal board. I had just passed the border and was now beginning to make my way across Canada, it wouldn't take too long for me to get to the other side. I took in the familiar surroundings as I made my way through the forest and I breathed in deeply, taking in the scent of nature. It had been a while since I've been in Canada and it was one place that seemed to be peaceful. I used to come here more frequently because of the forest areas that were scattered around the country and it provided with me with more protection unlike being in a city and being here helped with lowering my risk of exposure. Surprisingly, I heard a group of people not far away from me and out of curiosity, I wanted to inspect why they were out this far in the forest but because I didn't have the time to stop and fulfil my curiosity, I carried on running.
Just as I had thought, it didn't take me very long to get to the other side of Canada and that was when I crossed back over onto the American soil and I found myself in Washington, in a place called La Push. It was a small town and since it was the middle of the night, I wasn't afraid to walk around in the street. I passed a couple of houses and picking one for my target, I mutely sneaked into the household, through an unlocked window, and made my way around the house until I found the laundry room. I was going to need a new set of clothes after running through forests and dirt. As soon as I picked up a few pieces of clothing, I headed out of the house and made my way to the nearby woodland area, quickly changing and discarding my previous set of clothing on the dirt beneath my feet.
With my night vision, I spotted the nearest boulder and sat myself down as I tilted my head back and looked up at the night sky, at the billions of pieces of burning rock, also known as stars. Doing this often for the past five hundred years, it became a hobby of mine and it was a peaceful way of passing the time during the night. Just as I took in a breath, a foul odour filled my nostrils and I cringed when it hit the back of my throat. The smell didn't belong to an animal I was familiar with and I once recall smelling something similar to this. I traced through my countless memories and when I found what I was looking for, my eyes went wide and that was when I realised I was in Quileute lands. I should have known straight away when I saw the La Push sign but I was too consumed with self-preservation.
A crack of loose twigs on the floor instantly put me on edge and I stood up straight away, glancing in all directions to see if I could spot anything but I couldn't. Nevertheless, I knew they were there due to the deep breathing noises I could hear and they were probably going to attack sometime soon. Before I was going to move from my spot, a wolf with dark silver fur lunged at me from the side and knocked me off my feet but I quickly gained control of my balance and landed on my feet and crouched down. The wolf aimed for me again but this time I could keep track of it's movements and I dodged the second lunge, causing the large wolf to crash in a tree, almost forcing it over. A howl came from the wolf and sounds of other wolves in the distance told me that I was outnumbered and therefore in danger. They were quick to get to where I was standing and I was surrounded by a pack. I tried to look for an exit but a black wolf noticed and growled, signifying that I wasn't going to get through their line.
Even with the slight motion, I was able to see that the majority of the wolves were bent at the legs and just as fast as vampires, the large black wolf, who must be the alpha, was the first to move and the others followed his stance and the surrounding creatures were making their way to the middle, to the spot I was standing in. There wasn't a way for me to run but there was still another way for me to escape. I planted my feet firmly on the ground and lowered myself to crouch down on the floor and then with one quick motion, I lifted my feet off the ground and jumped. Using my strength as a booster, I landed on a branch, high up on the tree, and looked down as I saw the wolves crashing into one another. It wasn't safe for me to travel on foot, so I began to swing on the tree branches and propelled myself forward, from tree to tree but that didn't stop the pack from chasing after me on the ground. Manoeuvring and contorting my body to swerve around the trees, I picked up my pace but that didn't improve my distance from the wolves, that didn't surprise me though. Besides actual werewolves, they were supernatural beings that challenged vampires.
A russet brown wolf leaped into the air and it's razor sharp teeth missed my feet by an inch, but then seeing a river come into view, my instincts told me that I would be safer on the other side of the flowing stream. With one big push, I set off in the air and gracefully landed on the other side, this only caused the wolves to aggressively growl as they stood and watched me.
A tap on my shoulder startled me and I was about to run away when a hand grabbed my wrist, turning me around to face a pixie-like girl. Immediately, I knew she was another vampire from her body temperature being the same as mine. To my surprise, a grinned was etched onto her face as she kept her eyes on me, exploring my features.
"Hi, I'm Alice!" She enthusiastically exclaimed as she ignored the growls from the wolves behind me. "I saw you coming from Boston and it took you longer than I assumed for you to get here. Maybe it was because of the wolves, I can't see them. Only humans and vampires."
I pursed my lips together and slightly raised my eyebrows as I took her words in. What did she mean by seeing me coming from Boston? She couldn't have been following me, I would have known. Sensing that I wanted to know more, she opened her mouth and spoke once again.
"I see the future based on decisions," Alice smiled and her hand was still clasped around my wrist. "I'm taking you back to my family, you'll be safer there."
This wasn't going to be good for me, there was no such things as a safe place for a wanted vampire. I tried to writhe my hand out of her grip but she only held it tighter, she was insistent on taking me back to her residence. I wanted to detach myself from the girl but there were questions I wanted answers to.
A/N: I hope this chapter is good. It's a bit slow-paced at the moment and I apologise for that but I didn't want to rush Bella into meeting the Denalis and Cullens.
Speaking of meeting them, the first coven she will meet is the Cullens which will of course be in chapter 3 and the Denalis will be introduced to Bella in chapter 4.
I saw a couple of people saying Bella/Tanya/Kate would be interesting and it would be, it'd probably be quite fun to write too. Just a little heads up, Edward is going to be interested in Bella but this doesn't mean that he will become a love interest as it will only be a one sided thing from Edward.