Kay, for the record, I didn't read much of Short, Second Life of Bree Tanner so the characters might not be too accurate. Sorry.

Chapter 3


Riley was pretty far up ahead as I examined the surroundings. My new eyesight was incredible, I had to admit. I could see every twig and dead branch at least thirty meters away and the slightest movement. It was amazing, if only I could scream and enjoy it with Edward…and not the vampire I met only a few hours ago.

Suddenly, noises were in the atmosphere, miles away. I recognized them immediately as Riley and I continued on. They were the hoots and cries that we passed on the way to Victoria's lair. The bar, I remembered calling it. I felt a slight twinge of fear as I realized that was where we were heading currently. I wasn't too good with drunk people, vampire or not.

"You going to tell me where you're taking me?" I called up to the vampire, expecting an answer this time.

Riley sighed in annoyance. I didn't like annoying him but I did want an explanation why we were heading towards a bar in the first place. He didn't turn around, but he did say. "You're not much of a go with the flow person, are you?"

"Um…I guess not?" I frowned. "Where are we going?"

Riley let out another irritated sigh, and once again, decided not to answer me. Even though I could swear he muttered, "Newborns…"

We were heading towards the bar, I realized as it came into sight. But it didn't look like a bar. There were no big neon signs and windows of people slurring around like idiots. There were windows, however- just darkened, and the place was shaped into another cabin. Log cabin, I corrected myself as I looked at the details. Well, cabin or bar, either way, it was where the screams and laughs were coming from.

Riley then half turned towards me when we reached the dark entrance, and motioned me forward. Even with the vampire eyes, it was complicated to see if anything was going to pop out at me randomly. Cautiously, I started to follow him until I heard a loud crash come from one of the windows, causing me to jump and duck the chair that had been thrown out the window.

Riley cursed again and impatiently grabbed my wrist and yanked me inside, closing the door behind him. The cheering was scaring me but I forced myself inside. I was a vampire now. If these drunk people were going to lay a hand on me, I'd snap their wrists. If I had it in me.

Suddenly, a figure strolled towards Riley from the shadows, his hair in dark waves and pale skin. Another vampire, I assumed.

"I leave for one hour…" Riley growled, making me unsure whether or not he was talking to himself or the other vampire. The other vampire smiled weakly and without humor.

"Raoul ripped both legs off of the newborn you brought in yesterday and he killed the one from last week," The dark haired vampire explained as the two male vampires walked down a wooden hallway. He continued. "And then don't get me started on Kevin and Spider-man."

Spider-man? Riley shook his head. "Damn it…I was hoping to tell her we were set to go soon. What am I going to do with Raoul, Diego?"

"Can always get rid of him," Diego suggested. "Nobody likes him, anyway."

"If only it were that easy, my friend," Riley sighed. "But I need Raoul to lead the kids. He can make them obey, and follow his orders, even if he makes my life hell. They fear him, and that is what I need for the kids to do as they're told."

Kids? I frowned, this whole thing not making sense. Who were they talking about? Must be the drunk people. If they even were people. By the way that chair had been hauled out the window and the information of some guy murdering and ripping legs off of another, they must be vampires as well. Great, I thought. Not only were they crazy, but they were deadly vampires as well. Lovely.

Then, the dark haired Diego turned towards me, with a slight smile. I couldn't decide if this guy was beautiful or not. "Hey, Riley. This number twenty three?"

"Uh huh," Riley answered, even though he didn't seem interested in introducing me.

"What's her name?"

"Er…think it was Jennifer or something."

"Bella," I corrected.

"Right, Bella…" Riley said, his eyes forward. "I knew that."

Instead of introducing us, Diego stuck out a hand with a firm but friendly expression. "The name's Diego. Nice to have you aboard, newbie. I've been here for almost eleven months."

I shook his hand, surprised that he could last that long with Riley. Once Riley was way up ahead, I asked. "Um…is he always like that?"

"Not really," Diego said. "He's usually not this calm. Always in a hurry or slicing someone's arm off. Just don't let him catch you with Raoul's idiot freaks. Stay on his good side and you're percent of living goes up."

"Does it now," I jeered. "This Raoul guy must be a real bad influence."

"Damn straight," Diego muttered, and then motioned me to follow Riley. "Hm, you are surprisingly tame for a newbie. That's good. I appreciate the ones who can think a little. By the way, has Riley fed you yet?"

Then, I remembered my burning throat, and I tried to swallow again. It was worse than before. I said hoarsely. "No…but it hurts…like hell…"

"It always does at first," Diego said. "Gets better the longer you're here."

The pain was almost unbearable as the dryness made swallowing impossible. I was surprised I wasn't in a total grumpy mood. Perhaps my fear of these other vampires somewhere in this exact cabin was overpowering the pain in a way. Diego was a fairly nice guy, but I was sure he was one of the only few out of the lot.

I was right.

When Riley opened the door and stepped inside first, the room was chaos. Vampires were slumped against the wall, missing a few body parts, or involved in a giant battle in the center, vampires moving at incredible speed, slashing and biting at each other. Two others were on tops of the walls and only about five were clutched in the corners, trying to avoid the chaos. If it weren't for Diego's reassuring hand on my shoulder, I would've fled the cabin altogether.

Finally the fighting in the center slowed down as one boy with a crazy serial killer expression had another boy with red curly hair in his hands, covering the boy's neck.

"Raoul," Riley snapped.

The maniac looking guy then looked up at him, and reluctantly let the other boy drop to the ground. He then backed away as Riley moved to the center of the room where all the vampires parted. A few of them looked terrified. Then, suddenly, Riley rushed towards Raoul and grabbed him by the throat, pounding his head against the wall. I jumped again.

"He called me a dumb bastard when my back was turned!" Raoul protested, his eyes mixed with rage and fear. It struck fear into my own self as I realized Riley truly did show no mercy and would rip me to pieces if I disobeyed him. I suddenly felt so stupid for annoying him earlier.

With a shriek of rage, Riley dropped him and turned back to face the other vampires before seeing Raoul drop to the floor like his victim had. Riley's voice was a dangerous whisper. "I told you before, and this is the last time I'll say it. If you do not stop beating each other up…I will personally rip every one of you worthless kids limbs one by one… throw them in a pile… and spit on them when they're burning."

A few up them flashed looks of horror as they took in his words. He wasn't bluffing, in their heads. The rest of them were either looking away from Riley's sharp glare or focusing on a piece of wall behind him.

"Now," Riley spoke again, a tad calmer. "Kristie, Raoul, I am counting on you two to send one final group to go out. Make it quick, I'm in a hurry. Lets go!"

Then, Raoul and a sandy blonde started yelling at the rest, bringing about five vampires forward. As Riley turned to leave, Diego held him back and motioned towards me. "Hey, you should let Bella go with them. She still hasn't fed yet."

"Oh yeah…hm," Riley scanned me over. "Raoul, take the newborn with you."

The maniac looking guy then looked up at Riley to see who he was referring to, and his eyes fell on me. He examined me with disgust and said sourly. "We're already full on the group."

I waited for Riley to tell the idiot off, and make me go with them anyway, but he stayed silent. Finally, he started to walk off back into the shadows of the hallway. "Ah, well. She can hold off until tomorrow night. Diego, come with me, I need you for something."

Diego gave me a sympathetic look before following Riley into the shadows. Part of me felt angry. I was thirsty now- I couldn't wait another day! Growling, I turned back towards the room, where most of the vampires were eyeing me strangely. Slowly, I started to the nearest part of open wall, feeling so exposed with all those vampires staring at me. The blonde girl, Kristie, rejoined two other female vampires, and glanced at me frequently. I heard her say something along the lines of, "Where did Riley pick that one up from…?"

I knew if I were still human, I'd be flushing.

Then, Raoul sent out the five vampires who headed up the stairs. This was slightly confusing, considering that he looked like he was going to go with them. I wanted him to go with them. I didn't want my legs to get ripped off. Raoul then marched straight towards Kristie with an irritated glare. "Get off your butt, and go make sure the idiots don't screw up burying the bodies."

"Are you kidding? You said you were-"

"C'MON!"

Kristie then reluctantly heaved herself up, but didn't argue. Weird, she seemed like the type who'd want to argue her side but I guess this Raoul guy was much more of a threat than I thought. Not even she would risk her life. Once she left, Raoul yanked the chair from under one of the other vampires, and stamped it firmly in front of me. He sat on it, his arms resting on the back part of the chair.

"What's your name, lovely?" Raoul then asked, making my mind swirl in confusion. He looked like he wanted to rip out my throat when Riley asked him to let me in the feeding group. Or perhaps he wanted to start another fight, and make me end up like the vampire Diego was talking about.

"Bella Swan," I said tonelessly, trying to avoid a fight at all cost.

"Heh…" Raoul murmured. "Riley tell you the gig?"

"No," I replied, so thankful that I knew what the word 'gig' meant.

"Seven chumps that have been around for hundreds of years," Raoul explained, still making me uncomfortable. "Riley says they're powerful. Not what I say, of course. How the hell can seven match up against twenty three, especially with me in the twenty three?"

"Oh yes," I said quickly. "How could they."

Luckily, Raoul didn't see the sarcasm in my tone. "But hey, if they're all that good like the big bad Riley says, then awesome. I've wanted a decent opponent for some time. These idiots here are too easy against my strength."

He was good at bragging, I noted. Maybe that's how he caused so many fights and arguments. But I would not let myself go that far. The best I could do with this guy was to just agree with him and go with the flow. "But what if these…these seven vampires gang up against you? You'd probably be able to beat them all anyway, right?"

Raoul grinned at the cheesy compliment I gave him. "Five words, baby. I'm way too fast for them."

"That's six words," one vampire pointed out, hanging on the wall. He had blonde hair and a stupid grin. Furiously, Raoul heaved himself off the chair and threw it at him. It missed by centimeters.

"YOU WANNA GO, SPIDER-MAN?" Raoul demanded, that maniac look returning to his face. It scared me how fast he could turn so venomous. Once Raoul started chasing the spider-man guy, I quickly stood up and searched for another place to sit while I still could.

Then, I noticed the one super tall vampire in the corner of the room, a nice couch all to himself. He seemed muscular, except it was hard to tell by the way he was slouching, and his head was full of curly blonde hair. As I stepped closer, I nearly fell back as a horrifying stench filled my nose. Oh God, I moaned. No wonder no one was over here. Glancing back, I saw Raoul almost get a grip on Spider-man. It was either bad smell or Raoul.

I chose life.

Going as fast as I could, I tried to sit on the opposite side of the couch near the freakishly tall blonde. He glanced at me in a bit of an annoyed way, but I didn't care. If he wasn't the type who would murder me on his property, then I was staying. Suddenly, I realized with shock that I was sitting on someone.

Immediately, I jumped up.

Her hair was long and trailing dark, with slight curls. She looked younger than me, but surprise filled her face as well as did mine. I quickly started. "I-I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there…I…just wanted to get away from Raoul."

The girl's face then seemed to calm down and she turned towards the tall blonde who was standing up and towering over me. I felt so small. The girl then put a hand on the guy's chest. "Fred, it's cool."

The guy grunted and sat back down, returning towards his usual bored look. The girl then spoke again, causing me to tear my gaze off of Fred. "Um, yeah, it's fine. No one wants to be around Raoul. I'm Bree."

"Bella," I answered, relieved to find another nice person out of the cabin. "How long have you been here?"

"Almost three months," she said. "I know others who've been here longer."

"Same here," I replied, and wondered if she was talking about Diego as well. "So…I'm completely new. I know nothing about this whole system. Do you know how to hunt?"

"Well enough," she shrugged, and she made room for me to sit on the couch. "Me and my friend Diego were most likely going to head out tomorrow. If we can get by Raoul, Kristie, and even Riley's permission, you could come with us, and we could show you how."

With Bree and Diego? The two most non violent people in the entire cabin? Hell yeah!

I stayed tucked next to Bree the entire rest of the night, the two of us hiding behind Fred.


SOOO… Bella becomes friends with Diego and Bree (awesomeness) Next chapter out soon. Review ^^