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Victoria POV
It's been a week and yet Bella still hasn't contacted me.
It's been a week since I last saw the Cullen's up in Alaska.
It's been a week since I found out I was in love.
His name is Alexander Demosé. Tall, not so lanky nor is he buffed out. His hair is black, cropped short. His eyes are a bright amber in which would pierce through my lonely golden topaz eyes. How I met him, Carlisle Cullen. I guess humans were right, he is Mr. Matchmaker.
I guess Carlisle had called him up as I was speeding through the forest where Alex had caught up to me. I guess he was living somewhere in the mountains, secluded from any humans, unless the humans were stupid enough to climb up the mountain he resides in.
From what I got from Alex, he was born around the time of Carlisle and changed around the time of Carlisle's newborn years. Alex and Carlisle have been friends since the time both had gone to the Volturi to stay, both had the idea of feeding on animals.
I wonder what Bella would think of him. I believe she would treat him like she would treat Carlisle, with full respect. Though I'm sure Bella would try to make up some scheme to throw both Alex and I into this whole romantic ordeal, get married, blah blah blah. I doubt he would ever return the feelings I have for him, which is why I act like he's just a friend.
"So, Vic, I was thinking about going hunting, wanna come?" Alex asked quietly as he flipped through a magazine.
I shrugged and mumbled, "Why not?"
I got up from my yoga position and began to walk to the door. Alex followed in toe as we sprinted down the mountain side and into the forest. As soon as we hit the forest edge I let my instincts take over, Alex did the same.
That night I caught 3 elks, 2 bears, and a mountain lion. It was the total norm for me since I've lived up here so I wasn't surprised. Every now and then I would hear the desperate howls of the wolves and as the night continued more and more came. I soon began questioning on how many werewolves know about this gathering or how many there were. I wonder how many of my kind are around. Probably many hiding from human life completely, refusing to become nomads or controlled by the Volturi, hiding in seclusion.
"Victoria, do you hear that?" I heard Alex's voice ask. We were walking back to the cabin, savoring the beautiful, rainless, night sky.
I shook my head. "No, what do you hear?"
"Heart beats," he murmured. My eyebrows clung together in confusion.
"We're in a forest, of course there will be heart beats." I said.
He nodded, almost gravely and tried desperately not to meet my eyes. "I miss the sound of my own heart beat, the soft, dull thrumming that lulled me to sleep. The thing that actually allowed me to love," he mumbled.
"You can love, just because your heart is frigid doesn't mean you can't love. Look at Carlisle and Esme, their love is one of the strongest I've ever seen!" I exclaimed.
Alex chuckled. "Yeah, it's pretty mighty. I envy them for that. They live like they are human with the exceptions of not using the restroom, eating, and what not. They're a family. . . Something I miss dearly," he looked at me then, I could see the grief that layered his eyes like thick sheets. "I've never told my story to you." He stated.
"No, you haven't."
Alex sighed and plopped himself down on the forest floor, patting a spot beside him. I sat down next to him and gave him my full undivided attention.
"I was born in the 1640s and raised by my parents Arthur Demosé and Roseletta Demosé. We were of wealthy class back then and we lived as pompous asses who didn't really care about the lower class or the slaves. My mother would beat the slaves if they did not do something right or if they missed a spot. My father wasn't really around the actually punish the slaves since he was a busy political man, but when he was around the slaves would be beaten by anything as hard as rock. I myself was cruel and unjustified being as I was young and careless. I would slit them, cruel but back then what wasn't cruel? But one day everything changed.
"It was summer, I remember, and a disease was spreading furiously though the city we lived in. The slaves were sick easily since they were poorly treated and what not. We lost half of our slaves so we hired more. All of them the same type of slaves, filthy with no where to run. But there was this one slave, a girl, who changed my heart. Her name was Sulplicia. I never thought a slave could ever be as beautiful and glorious as her, nor did I actually think a woman can be as beautiful as her. She was the definition of perfect! Tall, slender but muscular. Flaxen hair that reached to her waist, and her eyes, oh her eyes were orbs of lightning, so powerful. I wanted to marry her, but living in wealthy class means no freedom.
"My parents already had someone for me to marry, though I refused countless of times. This girl was no where near as beautiful, smart, kind, and loving as Sulplicia. This woman was vain and only cared about herself, literally. I'm sure if her parents were lying on the side of the road in a puddle, dying, she would walk over them as if nothing's going on. I was angered that i was being forced to love someone, so I did something that was probably one of the most stupidest things to do, I slept with Sulplicia, got her pregnant, and told my parents that she was the one I want. My parents were beyond furious, I've never seen them scream so much. My mother actually beat me, it shocked me because she has never laid a finger on me in any harmful manor. But I didn't care about myself, nor was I worried. I was worried for Sulplicia, my father took her somewhere, I still don't know where but-" Alex was cut off with a heart breaking dry-sob. "But he came home with blood all over his clothes and hands, I already knew what he did." He finished.
I felt strong pity for Alex, a boy who refused to be betrothed to some worthless tramp but was deeply in love with a slave girl.
I didn't expect him to continue but he did, "I-I was angry. I took off into the night, stumbling from my previous beating. I ran off into town to get cleaned up by some local nurses then I went and got myself wasted. I was plastered by midnight. All I really remember from being heavily drunk was walking, then stumbling, then fire. The vampire who changed me was one of the Volturi, Demetri. He bit me, and I think you know what happens next.
"I woke up from my change and the sudden memories of the previous night three days before I was awakened shook me and like that my vision became read. You see, unlike Carlisle, my record of human blood wasn't so clean. The night I woke up I took off running to my parents home and. . . and killed them. Revenge driven me to do so, but that was the last time I ever killed a human, though I disagree to them being human, more like self-centered monsters. But I had no room to talk." He finished. I sat there, unable to breath. Was i scared that he killed his own parents? Was I. . . was I angry? Did I pity him?
Then something rang, in my head.
"Sulplicia, the name sounds familiar. . . " I trailed off, digging through my memory.
"Yes, Aro's wife." He said.
"So. . . Wait, Aro does have a wife, shit. What a two-timing asshole!"
"What do you mean?" Alex asked confused by my fit.
"Aro and Tanya. Alice told me he was. . . But. . . This just doesn't make sense," I mumbled.
"Well no one said Aro wouldn't cheat on his own 'mate'." Alex replied bitterly.
"You got a good point. You know after hearing all the stories about the Volturi I already had respect for him, but knowing that he would be involved with another woman loses my respect for him. What a scum bag," I said in clear disgust.
Alex nodded, then looked up at the sky. His hair lightly shifted with the smooth wind, while my wild fire hair slapped me in the face. I always thought of cutting it. . .
"Let's head back." He spoke, standing up. He, like a good man should, held out his hand to me. I grabbed it, standing up swiftly, brushing off the leaves that clung to my bottom. Without warning, Alex embraced me in a hug. I was shocked, too shock to hold him within my arms. I just stood there, my arms limply at my sides. "I've never told anyone but Carlisle my story, thank you for listening and not thinking that I'm a cruel, heartless man for slaughtering my very own parents." He whispered.
I smiled softly. "You never were a cruel heartless man, you were only driven by revenge, I understand you completely."
Alex pulled back, stunned by my response. "How?"
"There was a man, my ex-husband. He killed my daughter, so in return I killed him," I said simply.
Alex looked down, solemn. "I'm sorry I even asked, that must be rough."
"At first, I was depressed. But over time it helped, I guess I'm one of those people who can get right back on their feet after a while," I chuckled.
"You sure are head strong, that's for sure." He muttered. I smiled, even wider.
"Race ya," I challenged.
"Your on!"
We both took off into the night. . .
Jacob POV (Because he deserves an Oscar for his rock hard abs and his beautiful body andd. . . I think you get it)
"Man, you gotta get over her!" Paul said.
"Yeah!" Jared agreed. I rolled my eyes as Paul and Jared exchanged a fist pump and a 'hell yeah'.
"Leave him alone, if he wants to like her, he can like her!" Seth argued. Sometimes, I hate the kid but he could be a freaking angel at times. I continued eating, or more like shoving, the muffin down my throat. Emily finally made the pack and I a plate of her famous blueberry muffins after a successful night of patrol.
"Jared and Paul are right, Bella's a bloodsucker now, our natural enemy. You shouldn't be liking her," Leah sneered. Like always, she stood away from the muffins, saying that she'll end up fat, which is most likely impossible giving that she's a werewolf, she won't get fat.
"Bella will always be the same Bella, no matter what." I growled.
"Okay, she'll be the same boring Bella except that she has no beating heart, cold as Antartica, whiter than white, freaking off the top gorgeous, immensely fast and incredible strong, miss anything?" Embry retorted.
"She sparkles in sunlight!" Quil threw.
"Oh yeah, that just labels freak! Come on, Jake. She's never going to be the same," Embry said.
"C'mon guys, leave him be. He can like whoever he wants to like, it's not your decision." Raven smiled lightly. Raven is a werewolf, except a real werewolf. She came here the night Victoria left and has been a very motherly figure since then. She's tall, super tall, at least 6' 2'' with long black hair and, as Paul would put it, a rockin body. (AN: Lol, I had to put rockin because I just got done watching 'Click')
"Thank you, Raven, now will you please slap them all."
Raven smiled playfully. "With pleasure," and like lightning she struck Embry, Quil, Paul, and Jared on the side of their heads, only leaving Leah out since the two are practically sisters. I liked Raven a lot, she had a beautiful personality. She is smart, funny, motherly, and down right awesome. She reminded me a lot of my mother before she had died.
I sat back in my seat and laughed. I then realized it was almost time for myself to patrol, making me groan.
"What's wrong?" Raven asked.
"I fucking hate patrol, stupid bloodsuckers." I said through my clenched teeth.
"Well who shoved the stick up your ass?" Raven laughed.
"Obviously Bella did," Leah muttered. I glowered heavily at her.
"Will you all stop talking about Bella?!"
"No,"
"Don't feel like it."
"Naw,"
"Nope!"
"Pissing you off is funny so nope!"
"I will!" Seth smiled broadly.
"Will you stop being a freaking kiss up?" Leah sneered.
"I'm not being a kiss up, I'm following alpha's orders and I am being loyal. Why don't you try to act loyal for once." Seth said.
"Alright, shut it! Seth, Paul, and Raven go with me for patrol around the state. Embry, Quil, and Jared patrol from here, Olympia and Port Angeles. The rest, stay here." I said.
"Sure."
"Whatever."
"'Kay, boss."
"Cool."
O_O_O_O_O_O
Do you smell that, Jake? Seth thought.
I do, it's light and going strait to the Alaskan boarder. Let's go confront them, I smell more than one. I thought.
Got it.
We sped through the forest, our feet barely touching the ground as we zoomed through the green foliage. A couple of times I made a howl signaling Paul and Raven who were around 20 miles from us.
We soon found the vampires, actually three of them. Two were male and looked unbelievable old, even for a vampire. Their skin looked thin and easy to rip. The woman didn't look like the males, she looked like any ordinary vampire. I then glared at them, red eyes. Human bloodsuckers. We have encountered many since practically every vampire and wolf knows about this, everybody is coming out now, to revolt against those Vulture people.
It's Volturi you lump of fur! Leah mentally yelled. I cringed and internally growled.
The vampires tried running faster but eventually Paul caught up with them and stood in front of them, making them come to a stop.
"Listen, pups, we did nothing wrong. We're just running through," one of the Vampires said with ease. I went behind a bush, something I've been doing a lot, and threw on a pair of shorts.
"We understand, you're going to the Cullen's home. Revolting against the Volturi?" I asked.
The female nodded and spoke, "We are. So in a way, we are your allies. Now we understand that you do not like human drinkers but we do not kill humans for blood, we go to a blood bank where my friend Stefan works at. We promise."
"Good, though we are in a desperate time of need we do not care as long as you don't feed on our people. We would usually allow for you to go out of state to feed. The Cullen's are up in Denali where many of your kind are as we speak." I said.
The two men smiled broadly while the woman nodded.
"Thank you, young man. We will see you soon, I bid you a good night and a safe journey home." She said politely.
"Same to you," I murmured. The girl looked so much like Bella, chestnut brown hair, and such a warming voice. Only thing is, she wasn't as beautiful as my perfect Bella. The vampires left quickly, leaving a slight breeze. I turned back around and into the bush to change. As I got in my wolf form, a familiar voice welcomed me.
Jake?
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