Chapter 8:
Silver Moon
After almost a month, the camps personnel had left the island. Noah Boian and myself all tried to sneak into the site, however since the fire, security has been unusually high. Even over night patrollers were on the scene keeping an eye out for any intruders. This would seem normal except for a bible camp, armed men keeping an eye out for 24 hours a day was a bit much. This only proved out theories that something was definitely going on in this camp.
In the meantime, we did more research on the corporation that Boian's sister enrolled into but came up short. Boian drove me by it so that I could see where it was. Unfortunately for us, it was just as guarded as the camp. We needed to come up with a plan to somehow get into this facility any way possible. It was Noah's idea to possibly use Jodi as bait for it. She was the only human we could trust, and the only person who might be able to get in. Boian agreed, I however hated the idea with a passion. I did not want to risk her life by doing this. Jodi was all for it and even asked Noah to take her while I was hunting one night. He however, knew better and refused.
Boian would go with me to hunt. He felt uncomfortable with Noah ever since their disagreement. Noah felt the same but his issue was more of a trusting one. I didn't mind spending time with Boian. He always made me laugh and kept me grounded. Whenever I would get sad about not being around Seth he would cheer me up, and whenever he would get depressed about his sister, I'd do the same for him. I found myself enjoying his company a little too much, but couldn't seem to resist it. He didn't seem to mind either, and since I got the letter from Seth, I have yet to hear from him.
From the mountain top we watched the boats full of security personnel leaving the camp site. The weather has changed for the worst and it was getting eerily cold out. There were talks of an impending snow storm coming soon so they had to pack up and leave. As we played lookout from up top the mountain, Noah was down below with Jodi watching to make sure there were no more personnel there.
"Its all clear, start making your way down here, I'm heading back with Jodi. txt me if needed… be careful" Noah said in the text message. I looked over to Boian and he nodded. I grabbed his hand and we ran down the mountain side. We've been out all day and the evening sky was setting upon us. We should hurry for there was no light in the camp once night hit. I could see just fine but Boian seemed very adamant about being back by night fall. As we sped down, the sounds of Jodi screaming at the top of her lungs as she rode on Noah's back was all we heard. She didn't handle the ride very well but we couldn't risk leaving her alone.
We came into the clearing where the barbed wired fence now outlined the camp. This must have been installed for the "trespassers." Before I could offer to help Boian across, he climbed up a tree and leaped across on his own. He smiled as he landed and waved me on. In a single leap I made it over the fence and landed next to him. We looked around at the new security devices they set up. most of which were turned off in preparation for the storm. I sniffed around to see if I caught a scent of vampire, instead the smell of human blood was everywhere. We walked slowly through the camp looking around just to make sure there weren't any surprises for us. As we reached the building that read "Personnel Only" I stopped and glanced at the beach across from it. There, across the strait of George parked at the dock where the boats were now docking, was a black Rolls Royce Ghost. The shiny car sent chills down my spine as I stared at it. The windows were all black along with everything else on the car. It felt as if I was connected in a bad way to the black car across the water.
I walked closer to the beach but not far enough out to where the sunlight would shine on my skin. My vision was impeccable and I could even read the license plate. I watched a gentle men get off of a boat and walk up to the car. The window slowly lowered just enough for the man from the boat to slip something in. whoever was in that car did not want to be seen. Suddenly, the man handing the envelope off turned and looked in my direction. I jumped back and hid behind a tree. Foolish of me to do so, he was only human, he couldn't see this far, but for some reason, it felt as if the person in the black car knew I was here.
"Rena, you ok?" Boian whispered from behind me. I watched as the man walked away from the car and enter a black SUV and Both vehicles drove away
"yea… sorry." I said as I walked back towards the office. Boian has already picked the lock and we entered. Inside looked almost untouched from the last time I peered in. the desks were spotless and all the computers were shut off. I walked over to the main door and wiggled the knob. It was locked as well. I pulled out my bobby pin and maneuvered it inside the door. As I tried to pick the lock, Boian searched the empty desks for anything he could find.
"Got it" I said as I heard the clicking of the door being unlocked. Boian got up from the desk he was sitting at and walked in behind me. this office was very large and had a single desk inside. Behind the desk were a row of locking metal cabinets that went from one of the room to the other. Other than that, there was nothing else in this office; It was kind of an eerie personnel office if I ever seen one. this office housed the only computer that was plugged in, so I sat down and turned it on. Boian attempted to open the doors to the cabinets but they were not only key locked but pad locked and had combinations on them. The computer finally booted up and was also password protected. All our hopes have just hit a road block.
"FUCK!" I said as I slammed my hand down on the table, breaking a big chunk out of it. "Shit!" I said as I tried to fix the broken desk. Just then I heard a lock being ripped from the doors behind me. I turned and saw Boian with a crow bar and a broken lock in his hands.
"Oops!" he said with a smile on his face. "might as well since you broke the table." He said as he laughed. He turned and began picking the key locks as I turned around back to the screen. I looked around and there was no clue as to what the password could have been. I thought about it and thought hard when suddenly an idea popped in my head. I pulled out the keyboard and typed in "V-Corp" as the password. The locked screen disappeared and went to the home screen. I smiled and began my search. File after file i searched for something that could be a clue to this camps link to this corporation. Boian seemed extremely anxious behind me and just began stuffing his bag with files.
"Rena we must hurry the sun will be setting very soon." He said as I ignored him and continued to read the file in front of me. There were a lot of coded words in this file but something didn't seem right. I hit print and closed it out. The next couple of files I read were your everyday camping essentials then I found one that was encrypted and named "V" I didn't have the software to unzip the file so I pulled out a USB flash drive and saved the file to it. I turned to face Boian who was hunched over one of the cabinets and looked to be in pain. I moved over to him to make sure he was ok. He was burning up and sweating.
"Boian are you ok?" I asked as I put my hand on his back. He was shaking and looked pale.
"We MUST go…" was all he said. I sat him down and put my bag on his lap. I filled it with the files I needed and closed the broken cabinets and shut off the computer. I turned back towards him and he was looking at me.
"Rena…" he said. he looked horrible and his liquid silver eyes were a dull light gray now.
"don't worry, I'll get you back safely. Are you ok?" I asked as I placed his arm around my shoulders and neck to give him support.
"I think… I should tell you now… what I am…" he said shaking even more now.
"That's not important right now, lets go." I ran out of the room with him and the book bags in tow. The sun was almost set and the moon was beginning to rise into the coming night sky. i ran full speed toward the fence and leaped over it. I was running so fast that the ground shook as my feet landed.
"Rena, don't bring me back to the house…" Boian got out.
"Why not? I can't leave you roaming around like this!" I said continuing on.
"Its… best…. For your safety" he said. safety? What was there that I needed to be safe from?
"What do you mean?" I asked as I realized he let go of my hand. I stopped and looked at him. His face ghost white staring past me… nothing but fear was painted all over it. The wind picked up and I caught the scent of what he was staring at.
I slowly turned around and saw them. Right there in the middle of the woods, three very old vampires stood… waiting for me. I was only about 50 feet away from them but I could feel there energy as if they were standing right in front of me.. They all wore dark gray cloaks with hoods on them. In unison they held their hands behind their back and watched me as I watched on. The feeling of apprehension was written all over my face right now. There were two men and a female. One male had short spiky black hair, the other had long black pony tale with the sides of his head shaved. The female had her brown hair in a bun and was the shortest of the bunch. Their skin was so white it was almost translucent. Their bright red eyes had an almost milky hue to them. If I saw them before I had ever become a vampire, I would have known for a fact that they were one. None of them had any expressions to their face except the one in the middle. The long haired leader stepped forward with an interested smirk on his face and sniffed the air.
It didn't take long for me to realize who these ancient vampires were who stood before me. The Volturi had come, like we thought they would.
"Rena…. Run…." Boian said his voice shaking. I stood frozen for a moment captivated by the fact that I was in front of vampire royalty; Evil royalty that I never wanted to be face to face with.
"Interesting" said the long haired vampire as he looked me straight in the eyes. Boian walked up and angled his body so that in a way he was in front of me.
"Rena, they're here for me… please… RUN." His words came down like a smack in the face. this entire time, the "authority" he spoke of, were the same "authority" we try to avoid at all costs! He knew this the entire time and lied. "Rena, understand, if I told you I was on the run from them, you would have never helped me, I need to find Sorina…" he was then cut off but the female Volturi member.
"Old friend… it's been a long time coming." She said sounding almost genuinely pleased to see Boian. "we been tracking you long and far now… who would have thought we'd find you… here" she said.
"Friend isn't the title I would use for us at this moment in time Farah." Boian said shaking even more now. My glare went from the female, back to the long haired one who was still staring at me. the hairs on the back of my neck stood straight up again.
"Leave this place, no one here means you any harm. Balthore don't you see that. Use your gift to read the danger here." Boian was speaking to the blonde male. He must have the gift to sense how much danger was in the area for them. He stood there looking back and forth between Boian and myself then smiled. He shot a quick look at the man in the middle then back to us.
"Ahh… I see. Your absolutely right my friend… however… this female… you are with… her strength is beyond anything Balthore has ever read… especially for being half human" my stomach sunk as he spoke those last words.
"You… what is your name?" he said still staring at me.
"Rena..." I said more freely then I hoped to.
"Rena… yes… how old are you?" he asked, now with his hands folded in front of him.
"I'm 19" I replied.
"Hum, so your just coming to full maturity I see. Who is your maker… you must have birth parents one of which was a vampire… correct?" I didn't answer his question, I didn't want to lie and I didn't want to expose what I truly was.
"I believe Julius asked you a question" said the female whose tone alone would have made me attack her, but I couldn't. I refuse to bite off more than I can chew. They would kill me where I stand if I even thought about it.
"ANSWER HIM!" she shouted now ,Her voice, so high pitched it screeched through the trees causing the birds to fly off.
"Relax Farah, She's uncomfortable right now, she'll answer us… whether she wants to or not." Julius said.
"It's a shame Aro couldn't come, he would have gotten the answer right from touching the girl." Balthore said as he reached in his cloak for something. Boian put his trembling arm out in front of me.
"Rena, theyre going to try and take you hostage… theyre going to also try and kill me… please, run." He sounded angry; his voice was shaking just as much as his body was now. the sun was almost completely set and it was beginning to get dark. A mysterious cloud bank had begun to roll through and cover the moon, the only light we had right now. There were no clouds in the sky earlier where did this come from. Boian looked down and saw my confusion.
"It's not natural, SHE is doing it. She is blocking the moon light." he said.
"What? Why?" I asked now more concerned than before.
"Oh Boian, your little friend doesn't know your secret!" Farah said as she danced closer to us.
"BITCH DON'T TAKE ANOTHER STEP!" I screamed as I held my hand out towards her. Julius laughed at the bravery I displayed. Farah was not laughing however. Boian looked at me then gave me a quick side glance towards Farah. He was trying to tell me something. He looked back at the three Volturi guard and began to speak.
"How did you find us? Boian asked now, his voice shaking so uncontrollably that his words were barely understandable.
"Well, funny you should ask that. We ran into a mutual friend of yours… actually the both of you know him." Julius said. "You can come out now"
Suddenly from behind a tree, came the same vampire I let live the day I met Boian in the woods. It looked as if he found both of his legs and fixed his arms.
"We stumbled a crossed this pathetic vampire in the woods by Vancouver. He was foolishly attempting to eat a dear, said he was beaten by a vegetarian and wanted to see if it made him stronger. He then mentioned that she was not full vampire and had strengths beyond her years. He talks so highly of you Rena." Julius said with an evil grin plastered on his face.
"He also mentioned the very strong foreign companion you had… Boian and promised to take us to you."
"Only if you let me eat the girl!" the vampire said.
"Ahh, yes… Rena you have a pet? Well clark here is very interested in eating her… we promised we'd let him have her in exchange for your location. Works out perfectly!" Julius said. "Run along young clark… go feed!" he said as Clark ran up the hill.
"NO! JODI!" I sprinted towards him but was stopped short by Farah's swift back hand. I landed only a few feet back for it wasn't an attack blow, more of a push so that Id stay where I was. I stood up and looked back at her. Boian was shaking but not moving from his spot. His eyes were a fierce silver and shimmering in the dark night.
"Well lets get this show on the road shall we? Rena, you'll be coming with us… Boian… the time has come for your punishment. You are being charged with murder of a Volturi guard, the penalty… is death." Farah was then next to me with one hand on my shoulder. Balthore moved so quick and was behind Boian with a golden chain. The gold chains burned his skin, something I was not aware of. Boian let out a very loud scream as the pain was too much to handle. He shot me the same look he did earlier and I knew what he wanted. He wanted me to kill farah so she could stop blocking the moon. What was the moon so important for. Without anymore hesitation or thought, I used my gift to throw Julius into a tree making it come down on top of him.
Farah was distracted long enough for me to grab her head and rip it clean off. The sounds of breaking stone and thunder sounded all around us. While holding her screaming head, I kicked her body at Julius who was now trying to recoil from the heavy blow I gave him. I then threw the head at Balthore who dodged it.
"Amazing" was all that Julius got out before I lifted him off the ground using my mind. Killing farah was a huge accomplishment for me, I felt powerful. The clouds then disappeared exposing the full moon. The silver rays shined through the tree tops and exposed the Forrest in the dark night.
"NO!" Balthore screamed as the sounds of flesh and bones breaking now caught my attention. Julius began to laugh while still in my mental grip. I looked over to Boian and Balthore and let my mouth drop in awe. The full silver moon was shining directly onto Boian who was now roaring like a beast. His muscles expanded three times the size they were prior to this. His shirt ripped apart, shortly after his jeans did the same. The sounds of breaking flesh and bones, was coming from Boian. Balthore was frozen in his spot terrified at what was about to happen. Boian dropped to his knees and roared one last time before completely exploding into a huge massive beast.
What stood in front of me was nothing I've seen before. Boian's secret was now exposed, he was a werewolf. Not like what Seth turned into, for he was just a shape shifter… but this was a true werewolf. Noah and Seth had explained to me the difference between shape shifters and werewolves but never did they say that they still existed. This werewolf stood over 7 feet tall on all fours and was massive. He was white in color and Boian's silver eyes were still there. Its massive body was shaped different then Seth's wolf form and resembled that of those in the movies. His chest was wide and very muscular and his front legs looked closer to arms then dog legs. His massive paws dug into the earth and looked like hands with claws as well. These must have left those prints I saw that day in the woods. His hind legs were shorter but thick and muscular for it looked like he could walk on just them if need be.
It howled into the moon light then looked at me. he let out a growl then a snarl. If Boian was strong in human form, I can only imagine the strengths he had in his werewolf form. Balthore tried to make a quick attack, using the gold chain he tried to whip it around Boian's neck but he leaped out of the way. He snarled and roared at Balthore who then tried again with the chain. This time using his massive arm, Boian grabbed the chain which sizzled against his fur. He stood straight up onto his hind legs and now stood a good 9 or even ten feet tall. I hadn't realized that the chain was attached to Balthore's wrist until Boian began pulling him in closer. Balthore knew what was happening next for he barely tried to escape. He only said a quick prayer before Boian dug his claws into the vampires back and lifted him off the ground. With one final roar, Boian then cleanly ripped him in half, then into tiny pieces. The sounds surrounded me and Julius as we watched on.
I looked up at Julius who was still smiling. I couldn't understand what he was smiling about, but I wasn't about to sit around and ask questions. Boian didn't seem to have control over himself in this form especially now that he was slowly walking in my direction growling and snarling. I turned my body to face him, putting Julius directly in between us.
"Well Rena, its been a pleasure. I do want to inform you now, that even though we won't return back to Volturi to explain what we have found… they already know. Expect a visit from the rest of the Volturi, soon." And as soon as he ended his sentence, the massive white werewolf stood up behind him and yanked him out of my mental grip. I didn't stay long enough to see what Boian did next, for now I was running full speed away from him. The sounds of screams and cracking stones were all I heard behind me. I ran fast up the mountain top in hopes I would get to the house in time to help Jodi and Noah. Before I reached the top I heard one last crackle of thunder, and a howl that shortly followed.
