*Super Note* YAY! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY (now as of a couple days ago now) ! Made it to the big 1-7. Yeah. Feels good. And I couldn't have thought of a better day then to post new chapters for all my stories*Super Note ended*(Yeah sorry this one's really late now)

Immediate Preparations

Bella's POV

I checked my watch. "8:00, perfect."

I had to hurry if I wanted to get the stuff I needed.

I raced my big black beast along the alleyways of the Orange Zone. I wanted to get out of this rain as quickly as possible. As soon as I was done with my errand then I would take the kids to their new home.

I was really anxious to get back to my nice warm fireplace. I knew Alice would be stoking the fires by now. She was a good roommate. First and foremost she was a good servant, but she was a good roommate and friend on the side. I was lucky that plucky Pinky was around.

I turned a sharp corner on my bike and skidded a little on the wet ground. But I quickly straightened out and started along the main road to the red zone.

I was forced to stop behind a little blue car as we waited behind a little red car in front of him. This was one thing I hated about going through the zones. All the paperwork was a pain in the ass.

I tried to wait patiently in the line. But after a couple minutes I felt a vein on my forehead start to throb. All this stupid waiting was driving me. At least the people in front of me had nice roofs to keep them dry but here I was, soaked through and freezing my butt off and they felt like taking their goddamn time!

Finally it was my turn.

I immediately pulled out my laminated ID cards. I handed it to the guard. He studied it for a moment and then handed it back to me with a smile. "Have a nice evening."

I couldn't help but look in his window and see the large heater he has by his feet. I sneer at him and say "Whatever Greeney."

His smile faded and I sped off. I was too pissed to feel guilty about that remark. He deserved it for being so chipper. I shook him off and focused on my destination.

I passed a couple people on my drive but most of the reds were in their homes out of the rain. In the red zone at least their homes were a little bit insulated. I didn't look at anybody and nobody looked at me so I paid them no attention.

It was outside of the red zone that I veered out of the zones entirely. I could have gone another way but off the red zone was the way I felt most comfortable.

Outside the red zone was a large forest. It wasn't a forest that bared food though. None of the trees bore fruit or the bushes, berries. And with no food there were no animals to eat them. So the forest outside the red zone was practically useless to them. If it weren't for logging then the city would have no income.

My bike darted effortlessly through the trees and came to the outskirts of the safe zone. The safe zone was the perimeter of how far someone could go out of the city. If something happened to you and there was a search, the boundary would be where the search would end. If you went past it, nobody was going to look for you.

And yes, a criminal could go over the boundary line and they wouldn't search for him anymore. But then he would be on his own from then on. He would have to find his own shelter and food. And fight off his own monsters.

Yes, there were rumours of monsters roaming the outside of the boundary. Some of them were even true. But mostly it was barren land that no person could use anymore. The animals could live off the land fine though. Eating the berries that would render any human to an almost death state.

If you knew where to go then you were fine. I was going to be fine.

I darted in between trees until I saw a nice looking stump. I jerked on the brakes and skidded to a stop right in front of the stump. I hit a tree beside me and the stump opened up to reveal a wide hole in the ground. I started the bike again and drove down the hole.

I heard the sound of the metallic door closing behind me.

I was surrounded in darkness. A sharp change from the daylight I had just driven out of. The only lights came from the front of my bike as I raced along the long expanse of darkness.

Then suddenly ahead of me, I saw a bright light. I smiled and sped up my bike towards the light.

I burst through the darkness and into the almost striking light. I'm blinded for a moment and then my eyes adjust. Below the outskirts of the zones there is an intricate tunnel system that only a person who knew where they were going could get through. I quickly biked through the tunnels and came upon the greatest sight I had ever beheld.

The Under City.

The city strategically placed underground. I looked around the dark underground. There were markets everywhere and people at them. Lots and lots and lots of people, even at this time of night.

This was where the stuff that isn't necessarily legal is sold. The black market pretty much. The high cavernous ceiling was so high that I couldn't see it. The city was being lit by the numerous torches placed all around the cavernous city.

I got off my bike and moved it forward through the crowd. All of them parted for me. All of them knowing better then to piss of the best assassin in all the zones.

I was thrilled that I was recognizable on sight. I had been one of the things I had wanted to accomplish in my lifetime. I loved the recognition mostly because it kept people away from me. I didn't have to deal with idiots in my way when I was in a hurry, like now.

I almost ran with my bike through the crowds.

I needed to see Marcus quickly. He was a great guy. A gruff, foulmouthed orangey but still a great guy. I looked around for his stall. He usually moved it whenever I came down here but I always was able to find him very easily.

"GET YUR FUCKIN HANDS OF THE MERCHANDISE BEFORE I RIP 'EM OFF WITH ME BARE HANDS!"

I smiled. I always knew where his stall was.

I push my bike around a corner and spot his stall. He was red faced and yelling at a pale redhead. I pushed my bike up and intervened. "A little late to be yelling at people don't you think Marcus?"

The relieved redhead fled through the crowd and out of sight. Both Marcus and I stared after him with smiles on our faces. Then Marcus looked back at me. He grinned and shook his head at me, his face returning to its normal colour. "Well lass, I heard yah got into a little trouble."

I shrugged "I guess. It wasn't really a big deal."

His expression said he was shocked "Lass, babies aren't somethin to fuckin scoff at! You think it looks easy. I won't give yah a fuckin month with those little buggers."

I gaped at him "You really have that little faith in my parenting?" I had ceased long ago to wonder how he got the dirt on me so quickly. He just always seemed to know everything.

He nodded confidently the bastard. "Yep, I bet yah ye'll be fuckin itchin to give them back to their parents in a week."

My eyebrows pull together and I decree confidently "I will see one hundred dollars on that."

Marcus smiled with conviction. He stuck out his dirty hand and added "Two hundred dollars and I'll see yah two months. Jus don't fuck the kids up too much."

I laughed and grabbed his hand. "Don't worry. They aren't impressionable yet. I'll keep them for a little bit, get the two hundred dollars and then return them so that they can be a big happy family again and run off into the sunset together. Now what do you have?" I changed the subject to his merchandise that he had been so protective over a moment ago.

He looked down at the wide array of weapons as if they were his children. I was always a little freaked out by how reverent he was about his weapons. I think that if there was a religion based on weapons that he would be a reverend at that church. But I got by the creepiness and moved on to what I needed.

He spoke as I looked through "Well, yeh know 'bout most of my stuff….But I do have somethin new…" Marcus ducked under the table and I heard some rummaging. He popped back up a second later and held out to me some small device that I had never seen before. I toyed with it as Marcus explained it to me. "Is' like a smoke bomb, but with a little added flare I think."

My mouth scrunches up as I look closer at it. "Yes, but what does it do?"

"Stead' of jus smoke, there's pepper spray and…" I was distracted for a moment by my bracelet.

I felt a burning sensation on my hand. I looked down at it and saw it was my bracelet. It was glowing a deep red against my pale skin.

Oh Shit!

I interrupted Marcus. "Fuck, Marcus that's great. Load up about twenty of these in a bag to go and a couple of those." I pointed to some boxes of rounds for my guns. "And I need another pill."

Marcus raised his eyebrow at me as he worked to get what I want. He asked me "Why do yah need a new pill? I havena heard o' any new injuries."

I shook my head exasperatedly. "I used it on the mom that wanted me to look after her kids. She needed it more than I did."

He shook his head back at me. "I donna give yah the fuckin things to use on other people. We need yah alive."

I almost asked him what he meant but then thought better of it. I probably wouldn't get a straight answer anyways.

Marcus was almost finished my order, I needed him to be faster though. He distracted me by telling me "That'll be at least two hundred bucks. Upfront."

I rolled my eyes and dug through my wet pockets. I frantically argued "Come on Marcus! I'll pay you back later. You know I'm good for it."

Marcus huffed at me as he put the stuff in a bag. "Naw, 'member last time. Upfront or no' fuckin at all."

I growled at him under my breath and searched through my pockets. My bracelet, a harsh reminder of my rush, is starting to harmlessly burn itself into my flesh. "Marcus, I need to get out of here. Accept the promise!" God, one time I forget and he has to hold it over me for the rest of his life.

I finally found a sopping wet two hundred dollar bill in my pants pocket and quickly gave it to him. But as soon as I was about to accept the bag I heard over my shoulder. "Well, well, well, Bella. Where have you been this fine night?"

I shudder at the slithery voice behind me. I grab the bag and turn towards the voice. "Aro." I state simply. It turned to the white-blond haired man at his side. "Caius." Ignoring the two guards they always had at their heels.

I took a moment and studied the two men. Both of them were skinny and pale. There was a rumour that they were vampires but I didn't believe them. They were just stupid rumours. Also from what I had heard about the two men, they were incredibly cold and deeply in love.

Looking at them, I could actually believe that one. They spent all their time together that I had seen them and their body language towards each other was that of lovers so I guess that one was true.

We nod to each other in a form of respect that none of us actually feel. Aro immediately starts into me. "So, where were you tonight Bella?"

Fuck

That was the one question I didn't need anybody, especially Aro asking. I tried to remain calm but I don't think it was working. My bracelet was practically leaving burns in my skin now with them so close to me.

So I countered "I was out for a walk gentlemen. Why? Where were you?"

"Some of our boys are missing and we haven't heard from them in a while. Would you know anything about that Black Swan?" Caius asked smoothly.

Black Swan. I thought of it myself. I quite liked that name but hearing it on Caius' lips it just sounded awful.

I rolled my eyes at them and put on a smile that I didn't feel. "Now why would you guys think I would have any clue as to where your boys were?"

Aro tilts his head at me and says calmly "Why because you were seen there killing my boys. We pulled the video footage from that street and saw you save that Blondie and take her little brats."

He continued with an enraged look on his face "And one of those boys happened to be my son."

Well since I'm already screwed.

"I never knew that guys could get pregnant. Which one of you guy decided to carry the thing?" I taunted them.

Aro's face turned purple in his anger and pulled a plasma gun out of his jacket. I blanched and jumped out of the way as he fired. I jumped towards my bike and started the sucker up. I felt the bike roar to life under me and I sped away as fast as I could. I yelled over my shoulder. "I QUIT!"

I heard an angry yell echo through the cavern. I smiled as I zoomed in between stores. People rushed to get out of my way but I didn't really care if I ran over a person or two. I was in a mad dash to get to one of the exits before the powderberry twins could call in the big guns and block them.

I pointed my bike towards the tunnel I came in but it was blocked by two big guys with their own big bikes. I went to the next one and same thing. There were only five ways in and out of the Under City and I was quickly running out of them.

If I was caught what the hell was I gonna do?

There we go. I was tired so I just kind of fired off that ending. Hope somebody likes this fanfic cause I am definitely not feeling the love on this one.

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