Chapter 7:
Alice's Story
Bella POV
Alice's eyes widened and I panicked, "Allie, I was looking for you. I didn't mean to cause you any harm. I didn't know. He tricked me. I'd never do anything to hurt you, I swear." She blinked a few times and didn't seem to be upset. She calmly asked, "What happened?" I searched her eyes for any trace of anger or sorrow and finding none, I continued with the story.
"I ran away a lot and one time, I got lost in the woods. I ran into a vampire, but I didn't know what he was. He told me his name was James and he'd been watching me run through the forest for weeks, wondering what the heck I was doing. I tried to tell him about you with a straight face, but I broke just at the thought of you. He calmed me down and told me he'd find you. So, I nodded and thought that he was only telling me this so I'd stop crying. About a week later, our parents were fighting and I couldn't take it anymore. I packed everything of value and importance and ran out the front door. I had been training for that specific moment for months. I ran for about 4 miles in the woods, trying to lose anybody who was following. James was there and I literally ran into him, falling back on my butt, really hard. It made me blush and he offered to give me a place to stay.
"James was a vampire so obviously, I was attracted to him. Everything about him made me want to get closer and closer. Before I knew it, I was head over heels in love with him. James told me he was a private investigator, and since he loved me back, he'd find you as quickly as possible. And within a few days, he found you, Allie."
My lip quivered and I smiled sadly at her. "I was so happy and I couldn't wait to see you. That is, until James decided to tell me what he was. He told me he'd never smelled human blood as sweet as yours. My heart broke when he told me that. He dragged me to you, then. We ended up at an asylum and he violently dragged me through the hallways. He wanted me to watch. He thought it'd be more exciting if we were together when you died, more dramatic." I smirked at the memory and how much my hate for James grew each time I looked at Alice. "We got to your room and he threw me inside, against a wall so he could secure the room. I frantically looked around the room and a nervous giggle escaped my lips when I didn't find you. James turned around and his eyes went from brown to black almost instantly. I later found out the venom in his eyes had dissolved his contacts.
"He got angry and started to take his anger out on me. I just let him do it because I knew you were safe. He had broken my right arm and fractured my skull. I started to bleed, which only made him more excited. After a few minutes of toying with me, I got really dizzy as I smelled all of the blood, but I was able to notice an older man in the room. He tore James off of me and tried to get me out of the room. He told me you were safe and would never be found by James again as he pulled me quickly through the hallways. Once we were outside, I heard James chuckle and before I could even scream, the old man's head was off of his shoulders. When I didn't see any blood, my eyes widened and I began to go into shock. James decided to make me break emotionally. He smirked at me and told me everything. James found you and didn't realize the smell of your blood at first. The second time he went to see you, he smelled it and decided to kill you instead of me. However, there was another vampire that seemed very territorial around you. He said that the old man was a sad excuse for a vampire because he fed on animals instead of humans.
"James wanted to kill you, but the vampire threatened to kill him if he dared to even look at you a second time. James was a tracker and loved to hunt. He said that you made his game more entertaining. About a few months later, James found out that the old vampire changed you, meaning he couldn't drink from you. I laughed in his face and called him pathetic. I told him he couldn't even find a little girl to drink from and the older vampire was more of a man than he'll ever be. He got mad and bit me, planning to drain me out of spite. And at the last minute, decided he could use me better if I was immortal.
"When I woke up, James noticed that I was different from others of our kind. He realized I had a power that no other vampire had, so he made me take over the Volturi with him. It wasn't hard; I was very powerful and I still am. The Volturi decided to kill James when I told them everything that I had been through. They offered me a position in their coven, which I declined respectfully. I took off running as soon as possible and I could hear James screaming. I just ran faster and faster. I turned and relaxed only when I saw the fire coming from the Volturi home. After a few decades, I tried tracking you and when I thought I got a lead, I was overjoyed. A few minutes later, I could have sworn I smelled James, so I reacted on instinct and decided to disappear. No one would notice I was gone and I spent a few more decades as a nomad, trying to find the perfect spot to get away. And that's what brought me here."
I sighed as I finished my story and leaned back into the couch. I looked away from Alice and noticed the entire family was a little⦠amazed. Carlisle looked at me in awe and it took me a little while to realize what I said to make them so quiet. I had attempted to take over the Volturi, the vampire coven that ruled all the vampires in the world. I would have too, if I wasn't such a good person.
Alice smiled at me and hugged me tightly, "I love you Bella." I smiled and hugged her back, "Love you too, sis."
They entire family nodded to me as I apologized again before I left to go home. Carlisle wanted me to move in. Well, they all wanted me to move in; everyone except Rosalie. She hated me. Oh, well. If she was smart she wouldn't get in my way because I am a whole lot more powerful than I let on. I drove home and got out, silently walking to my front door. I smiled as I noticed it was twilight and then I froze, out of pure instinct. I automatically spread my shield around myself, in case any danger was near. I frowned when I felt something tugging at the right corner of my shield. Someone was watching me. And that someone was using a power to break the barrier that protected me, much to no avail.
But, who in the world would want to attack me? The pressure increased on my shield and I held absolutely still as I inwardly flinched. I slowly turned and found no one there. I thought I saw a flash of red hair from the corner of my eye, but when I focused, I saw nothing. Huh.
Whoever it was had better watch out. There is no way I'd let someone try to take Allie away from me again. And if they dared to try, they'd have to deal with the demon inside me that purred at the thought of trouble. I let a sly smile spread across my lips as I turned to go into my house for the night.
