Book One: Alex
Fighting
We were in the Rocky Mountains somewhere cold and wet with only a wooden cottage and a small path that was lined by small lights for at least three miles. We wanted somewhere remote to stay, and the owner of the inn let us use one of the more "secretive" locations. Nahuel said these were only used by people having affairs or by newlyweds, and the only time people would drive by is at noon to check up on things.
Nahuel nervously paced back and forth in front of the fireplace waiting for Seth and Brady to return from their run. On the way to the cottage, the boys smelt a vampire, and Seth took Brady with him to go investigate leaving Nahuel with us. To say we were worried would've been an understatement. Nahuel couldn't stop pacing, and I'm pretty sure Catalina, Aaron, and I weren't helping by nervously glancing at the door as we waited for our missing friends to return.
After another moment of pacing, Nahuel slammed his fist into the wall ignoring the decent size hole it left. "I'm going to go look for them," he explained as he slid on his boots and his jacket. "Don't leave the house and leave the windows closed. All the lights are off and no matter what do not turn them on, and do not leave this room. Do not turn on the TV or radio. If a vampire is near the house, it will be watching from far away, and if we make it look like the house is empty then they might leave."
Before I could even think of a response, he was gone and the door was locked.
Aaron huffed angrily, but snuggled closer to me and Catalina.
"I don't want to seem like I'm making a big deal out of nothing but…" Catalina trailed off as she played with the button on her jacket. "Is it me or does Brady seem way more angry than usual?"
"It's not you." Aaron replied softly.
Catalina looked at me for a response, and I raised my shoulder in agreement. Brady has been way more pissy than usual and his yelling had gotten to the point where nobody expected him to talk in a civil tone anymore. The only time any of the guys would even begin to chastise him for his behavior was if he began to yell at Catalina. No matter how much they had gotten used to Brady's sudden mood swings, neither of the guys would allow him to yell at Catalina.
"What's wrong with him?" Catalina groaned loudly. "I haven't changed, and I know damn well that he has changed. He's the only person that doesn't notice it!"
"He needs to time to sort through his crap." Aaron shot back.
"We know it isn't you that's changing. It's just a question of how long Seth and Nahuel can take his pissy behavior." I added.
Catalina opened her mouth to reply, but any words she hoped to say were drowned out by the sound of the door banging open. Immediately, the three of us turned to face where the noise came from only to see Brady and Seth dragging in a female vampire with Nahuel following closely behind. The three of us looked stunned at the nasty cuts on all of the guys' skin, but were even more stunned to see that the vampire was missing an arm.
Seth and Brady dropped the vampire on the ground angrily before rolling her over so that she was looking them in the eyes. Nahuel leaned forward casually to inspect her before nodding his head. Something about this vampire had been confirmed.
"She's definitely from the Volturi." Nahuel spoke out loud as he nudged her with the toe of his boot. "Hopefully, you recognize her, Seth."
"Yeah," Seth nodded his head in agreement. "This is Heidi." He ignored the angry hiss she gave.
"Foolish wolves you think that–"
Heidi's words were cut off by Brady's loud voice, "Shush already. If we were as weak as you expected us to be, we shouldn't have been able to capture you. Now tell us the message you were supposed to give us."
Heidi glared at Brady angrily. "The Volturi is looking for you," Seth opened his mouth to reply, but the vampire was gone. She left nothing behind but a strange glow and a feeling of dread.
"Catalina, shut up already!" Brady screamed angrily at his girlfriend momentarily stunning everyone. Normally, Seth and Nahuel would jump in to break up the fight, but before they could Catalina was walking away.
"Fuck you, Brady Michaels," Catalina angrily screamed as she drew the stares of several people walking through the market place. "I hate you, and I hope you die."
Catalina began to scream in Spanish while knocking into a small man as he rounded the corner. He began to apologize, but she was already gone.
The five of us stared ahead awkwardly before Nahuel stood up. "I think we should look for her before she gets lost." The rest of us stood up robotically allowing Nahuel to lead us through the plaza. "I still smell her, but it's getting faint with all the other smells mixing in with–"
Nahuel, Seth, and Brady immediately sniffed the air before shoving us into a small bakery. Seth muttered a silent apology and pressed his lips to mine anxiously. "We smell something, and we think it's after Catalina." I began to question him, but the three guys were gone, and Aaron was giving me a desperate look.
"You don't think that vampire from last night was still following us," Aaron nervously played with a piece of her hair. "That could be what's after Catalina, and if she gets to her before the guys do…"
I swallowed as Aaron's words trailed off. "They won't get to her. They won't get to her because the guys will save her."I repeated this so many times that eventually it became effortless to say, but I knew that despite how many times I said this I knew that there was a large chance that this would be the last time that I see my friend.
My mom is making me do this tennis thing and by the end of it I am so tired that all I have the energy to do is eat, shower, and then sleep. Today is the first day I have managed to get the energy to write, but I might be able to write on Fridays because I don't go on those days.
~B
