I wandered around for god knows how long. It could have been two days, or two weeks. Maybe even two years. But I highly doubted the last one. Even if my time reference was crazy since I didn't sleep anymore, I could tell it had not been two years. Not much even happened in that time either. After bounding off farther into the woods, I was able to sort out some things in my head, but not much.
I could tell that I had become a vampire. Of course, there was no other reason for why I had killed that dear and drank it's blood. There was no other reason that I wanted to do the same to the other animals that I can across. Most of the time, I resisted the urge to eat...or drink if that's what you wanted to call it. I thought maybe by resisting the animals, I could prepare myself for whatever I was going to find. I still didn't know what I would find in that woods, I didn't even know what I was searching for. But I wanted to be ready for whatever it was.
Sometimes, this decision was very dangerous. Not for me, but for the hikers I stumbled across. When I smelled these people, my instincts told me to go for the kill, quench the thirst. But another part of me told me not do. When I first came across this dilemma, there was a family hiking in the woods. The mom was walking along side the father, while the kids ran ahead of them. My instincts told me that it would be easy to take, not just one of them, but the whole family. But the other part of me made me see that this was a family. I couldn't just take their whole lives away because I was thirsty. No. I wouldn't do that. But they smelled so much more appetizing then the deer I had been drinking. It was like I had two different people on my shoulders. One a angel, and one a devil. I was not able to deal with the internal dilemma and ran off.
And that's how I lived for a while. It is still unknown to me just how long it was, but I accepted it. The same part of me that told me to not eat that family told me not to go into the city. Not yet at least. I should wait for a little while longer, before testing my strength with the temptation all around me. But I didn't even get that chance, because the next day I could sense that others were coming.
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We stood in a circle. None of us with a look of happiness on our faces. We had gone through the introductions and I learned that their names were Aro, Marcus, and Caius. Well, okay, maybe the second part was a lie. Aro looked positively delighted. He wanted me to go with them to Italy. Marcus and Caius, well it certainly looked like they didn't agree with that decision. But they didn't need to worry. I wasn't going to go with them. Italy?! if nothing else, it was completely random, and not something I was interested in.
Aro would not take no for an answer though, and said in a strange, papery voice "It is not a question that you come, dear Bella. Its not like Edward is here saving you this time."
Edward...there was that name again. What was it!? Marcus, seemed to understand my facial expression and exclaimed, "Why of course! That's why the intensity was off! You do not remember him, do you?"
"I remember the name" I muttered defensively,"I just don't know why."
"That is queer, yes, queer indeed" Marcus said under his breath.
Aro seemed extremely annoyed that he was not involved in what Marcus was thinking and changed the conversation. "Bella, If you do not come with us, you will remain here, and turn into a total savage, and we cannot allow that. It would put our secret at great risk. Now if you please.." Aro snapped his fingers and 2 others jumped out from their hidden areas. Of course I knew they were there, but i thought they were just bodyguards. Apparently I was wrong on that assumption as they led me out of the forest into a dark car with tinted windows. Aro, Marcus, And Caius were not far behind. After i was pushed into the car, the three stood around outside.
I think they assumed that I couldn't hear them, but like I learned with the body guards, assumptions never work out for the best. I could hear them whispering. Caius said, "There now Aro, you have the girl, tell us why you wanted her so bad.
"Caius! I'm surprised at you, cannot you not practically feel how powerful she is! if we let her roam around herself, she will eventually overtake us, and I'm going to try to prevent that as much as possible."
AN: mmk, so i know that this is probably still super confusing, but i believe the next chapter will sort things out but stick with me! please! Alice will make a comeback in one of the coming chapters. I already know what shes going to say which i am so excited for. anyways please stick with me!
Also, does anyone else agree that the edward that that stephenie meyer wants for the movie doesn't look like Edward? i dunno, just a thought