I screamed. I had smelled the sickly sweet smoke, and I knew immediately what was going on. I had run in, and saw them rip her head off. Sasha's head. I saw the fear in her eyes, and heard her whisper, "I love you David," Before they took her life.
"How could you?!" I yelled at Ester, the fiery hot anger flashing through me.
"Calm down, Destiny." He said, grabbing my upper arms. I flung him backwards with more force than I have ever used before. He flew across the large room, and the guards ran to his side immediately to help. I saw my chance. I fled, flying out the heavy doors that were never locked because locks can't stop a vampire. I zoomed in a random direction, zigzagging through the dense foilage.
I heard fast paced footsteps behind me, catching up, and I knew I couldn't afford to turn around for even a single glance, so I sniffed the damp air. I didn't smell the guards or Ester, instead I smelt the other newborns. They were escaping too.
I ran, not sure of where I was running, and after a while I didn't hear or smell anymore vampires. I became afraid then, because I was on my own, and I had a feeling Ester had left out some big things when he was explaining vampirism to me, and to all of us.
I ran into some unfortunate hikers and had a large lunch.
I soon found myself inside a small ancient looking town. There wasn't very many people on the streets, and I soon found myself sitting on the edge of a large fountain, waiting for nothing I guess.
After about an hour, I smelt another vampire. It wasn't hard to see her, leading a group of humans, wearing a bright red, revealing dress and strappy high heels, her dark hair splaying across her pronounced collarbone and high shoulders.
Her eyes widened when she saw me. I could tell she was analyzing me, looking at how young I appear, observing the battle scars.
"Hello, I'm Hiedi. Do you have a meeting with the Volturi, sweetie?" She asked to me as if I was six years old in a tone too low for humans to hear.
"I'm Destiny, and, um, what is a Volturi?" My face was probably a question mark, the term so unfamiliar.
"You don't know of the Volturi?" She asked in astonishment. "Come, I will explain on our way." She said, placing her arm around me and gesturing for her human group to follow us.
"The Volturi are the royal family of vampires. They don't necessarily control the vampire world, they just punish any who do not follow the one main rule that breaks down into many different parts: keep the secret. The guard, a section of the Volturi that protect our three masters and goes into battle against others, is made up of many vampires with unique talents," We were walking down dark corridors now, reminding me so much of that hell I had just came from it made me tremble a bit. She didn't notice though, and kept talking. "I am the fisher and the bait. I reel humans in, they all think they are taking an exclusive tour right now, and then we eat them. Simple, really," We walked through a bright modern lobby area with a human sitting at a desk, her plaque reading Lindsey-- Secretary.(a/n sadly, Gianna did not survive:[...)
"Does she know?" I whispered. Heidi nodded.
"She wants to become one doesn't she?" I asked in horror. She nodded again and said, "But we might just have her for dessert someday," with a somewhat evil smile.
"You are so young," She remarked when I didn't say anything, "How old exactly?"
"The day my transformation was complete was my 14th birthday." I said, feeling self-conscious of my small seemingly underdeveloped body.
Her eyes were as wide as dinner plates when she opened the two humongous doors that led into a large, extravagant room. Nobody noticed me at first, just dug in. The human's screams are etched into my memory forever.
But once it was over and the bodies were dragged away and everyone left, the leader it seemed since he was sitting in the largest, center throne, turned his full attention on me.
"Who do we have her Heidi?" He asked, his thin papery skin crinkling as he smiled.
"This is Destiny. She is only fourteen, Master." She told him.
"Well hello Destiny. I am Aro, leader of the Volturi. Fourteen? Only fourteen?," He murmured, ghosting towards me.
"Touch my hand dear," He told me, extending his arm, palm toward me.
"Aro's power is to read every thought you have ever had with just a touch." Hiedi told me. I reached out and brushed my hand against his. His hand locked down in a firm grip, holding mine in place. For the first couple seconds, there wasn't much, but after a while, his face twisted in pain and sadness.
The distant look disappeared from his eyes and he said, "Well, you certainly have a lot to tell my brothers and my family. Come, let us go to the party room, perhaps you will consider joining my family after you have met them all. Hiedi call everyone in there."