Forks
I smiled as the sunlight played on my skin. I was finally in Forks, Washington, home of a clan of unusual vampires. The Cullens. Carlisle Cullen and his wife, Esme. Emmet and his wife, Rosalie. Jasper and his wife, Alice. Edward and his human wife, Bella. Not only were they one of the only vegetarian clans in the world, they were also the only clan, except for the Volturi, to live with a human. Remarkable. If that weren't enough they had amazing powers. Edward could read minds, Jasper could control emotions, and Alice could see the future. Such a shame they had to die.
My sister was there that day. Not by choice but because she had to. If your life suddenly changed for the worse and the only person who kept your world from completely exploding asked you to kill someone, would you do it? And what if, they further said that these people were evil, and if you killed them you could have the thing you desired most in the world? Would you do it? Of course, even the most moral, upright person would. And my sister was certainly that. Victoria just twisted her, added some evil element that was completely foreign and completely out of Delia's control. And so, it was not my sister, who, with an army of other newborns, tried to hunt down and kill Bella Swan.
But she died there that day. That was the law, and the law must be obeyed. There is a price for everything. I understood that, but part of the law is revenge, and the law must be obeyed. So I traveled forward, closer, ever closer to death. Until, out of the shadows stepped four vampires. Cullens.
Emmet, Rosalie, Jasper, and Alice. I knew what they all looked like. I had done my homework. They stiffened when they saw me, a short girl with butterscotch eyes. I had brown hair and copper highlights. I looked, beautiful, I suppose but I wasn't in this eternal death thing for the beauty, I was in it for the power. I smiled my sweetest smile and spoke first.
"Hello, I'm Amber Buckner." Alice smiled and replied happily,
"I'm Alice Cullen. This is my husband Jasper, Emmet, and Rosalie." I smiled at them all and let the happiness and friendliness Alice brought out in me flood the air around me. I wanted to make sure Jasper wouldn't pick up on anything weird. I was sure he couldn't get through the guards I had put up but I didn't want him to freak out when he encountered and empty space. I had to play this just right, lying but telling just enough of the truth so that no one would find out. This was tricky.
"Hey!" Emmet boomed, clearly happy to see me. Jasper smiled at me and Rosalie sniffed.
"The rest of my family is at the house. They would love to meet you, would you like to come over for a while?" Alice was bouncing up and down.
"If you're sure that's ok." I answered tentatively.
"Of course." Jasper smiled at me again.
As we left the small clearing I let a small wave of elation and excitement wash over me. I was so close! The Cullens were right next to me, all I had to do was reach out my hand and take down one, just one. Bella.