Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, clearly, nor any of it's characters. However, I do own Emery (Emerald) and all the other OCs within this story.

(Damien's POV)

*Flash Back*

"Please no, I'll… I'll do anything. Just let me go." The man was begging for his life as his wide terrified eyes looked up at us, a dark threatening smirk crossed my face as Jonathon let out a dark chuckle.

"I am afraid begging can't save you," he sneered, "I am afraid dear friend that as the matter goes, nothing can save you at all." The man was shaking as he tried to back away from us then, only to have Christopher push him back into the alley wall where he fell to the ground with a heavy thud.

"You men are monsters," the man spat out weakly.

"I guess you could technically say that," I said giving a dark chuckle as the three of us advanced in on him. He let out a horrified scream as our fangs sank with ease into his flesh and the sweet metallic taste of blood flowed into my mouth. His screams were incredibly loud and obnoxious that I thanked the busy Chicago streets for their noise that would carry away his sound, unnoticed by all other human ears. Or so at least I thought until my nostrils flared at an unfamiliar yet completely intoxicating scent and my ears picked up on the sound of a human heart beat and a loud feminine scream. We'd been caught by someone, great now we'd simply have to kill them too. Jonathon was the first up growling at the intruder as Christopher and I simply turned to look. I was surprised by the sight that greeted us from the entry of the alley way. For there stood a young woman, probably no older then I was maybe a year younger at most. She was pretty to say the least with short copper colored hair and bright emerald green eyes, but I was most intoxicated by her scent, it was so sweet and mouthwatering. Sort of like something I had never really sensed before.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" asked Jonathon as he slowly circled her, to my surprise I hadn't even seen him go up there as I snickered a little at his scare tactics.

"Who are you?" she asked her voice soft and laced with fear. Jonathon smirked as he ran his hand down her cheek and she shivered. I almost felt bad for her, almost, but she couldn't really be allowed to go on with her life after just witnessing our attack.

"I am Jonathon, and these are my two companions Daniel and James," he said then as Christopher and I stepped forward. Yeah we had to use fake names for the time being as both of us were being sought after for the supposed murder of a mister Wilcox three cities over. Perhaps we should have been just a little more careful in leaving his house after draining his poor life right out of him, but all well, we moved on used to having to live with lies every now and then any way. "And who might you be? My pretty little snack," Jonathon added licking his lips as he looked down at the girl.

"Emerald," she said her voice still shaking with a strong sense of fear that this time I almost really did call Jonathon back off of her.

"You know Emerald, I almost hate to ruin such a pretty girl, with such a strong heart as yours," he said his voice so sinister sounding it caused Christopher and I to even chuckle in unease ourselves. "But then again we all have to go sometime." He said as he gripped her tightly pulling her close as she let out a scream that was incredibly earsplitting loud as he sank his fangs into her.

"Hey what's going on?" I could hear someone shouting down the street probably having heard her screams, which were clearer from the front of the alley then they'd been from the pathetic dead fool behind us near the back. Jonathon looked up with wide eyes as he dropped the girl's body, her limbs twitching in agony and her mouth emitting pain filled screams.

"Looks like we need to run fellows, there is a whole mess of people headed this way. We don't need the Volturi on us for causing a mass murder in broad daylight today," he said as he quickly scrambled to the nearest fire escape for a quick getaway. Christopher and I followed though my eyes couldn't help but go back to the girl withering away on the ground. Something inside me made me want to stay with her until someone else came to help her or something of that sort though I wasn't sure what it was. I looked up at my comrades who had already made it to the rooftop of one of the apartments that formed the alley's walls as they looked back down at me with curious and impatient eyes.

"You go on ahead, I'll stay here with her, I'll lie to the cops, tell them it was an animal that attacked her, through them off trail and all that," I said shooing them with my hand. They both nodded and took off then as I quickly scrambled to the girl's, Emerald's, side. I took her warm hand in my cold one as she continued to shake violently from the venom that flowed through her veins, her screams beginning to die away in power but they were still well heard.

"What's going on here?" questioned the same authoritative voice from before as I glanced up to be met with the sight of a police officer and a group of civilians who had crowded round to see the commotion. I quickly looked back at Emerald, so as to keep my red gaze hidden from the humans.

"She was attacked, by some kind of crazed dog, you need to help her," I said my voice portraying an excellent tone of concern and worry. Perhaps a little too good that I surprised myself with the sound.

"Don't worry son, my partner went to fetch the car, we'll get her to the hospital as quickly as we can," said the officer. "You related to this young lady?" I shook my head.

"No sir, I just happened to be nearby when she was attacked, I scared the animal away but I couldn't keep her from getting hurt." I said quietly.

"Well at least you saved her from being killed," he said. 'So you think,' I thought to myself, I knew that if she survived through the torture of the venom basically burning her from the inside out, that her life would pretty much be over anyway. It was then I could hear the sounds of the police siren in the distance as I released her hand and stood up then still keeping my head down as a few men moved to pick her up and place her in the car once it arrived. When the people turned their backs to me to see after her departure I made my getaway scrambling to the rooftops to follow my companions. Trying not to think of the girl whose life had just been changed in a way that I knew could be damaging and difficult to process. But then again, I thought, why should I care? She is no longer my business and I will never see her again. But then again I didn't know how wrong my thoughts could be.

*End Flashback*

(Emery's POV)

I waited, crouched down low in the shrubbery surrounding the meadow. My senses alerting me to my surroundings as my eyes focused solely on the creature in front of me, a large buck, peacefully grazing away on the grass. Completely unaware that it's life was in utter danger at the moment, I smiled to myself as I began to inch forward prepared to strike when the deer suddenly looked up. It's ears perked up in sense of danger and I froze wondering if it sensed me as it's large eyes seemed to look around and study its surroundings before lowering its head to graze again as I let out a silent breath preparing myself to attack again when this time the deer took off in a leaping run as I sprang out only to land with a thud onto the hard ground. I let out a frustrated growl then.

"How could it have known I was here," I muttered to myself.

"It didn't," came a response as I froze in place of where I was sitting. "It knew that I was."

"And who are you?" I asked as I looked around my eyes scanning the shadows in the trees.

"Oh Emery it hurts me, that you don't even recognize your best friend," he said stepping out from his hiding place behind me as I spun on my bottom to face him. My face must have given away my shock as he let out a light chuckle.

"Da…Damien?" I said though my voice sounded unsure of itself, the way I felt as I looked up at him. "What are you doing out here? Wait what did you just see?" I asked concerned that he'd just witnessed me hunting.

"I followed you from your house, and I saw enough to know you need to be quicker in catching your prey, you never know when it will leap away because of some other danger it picks up on." He said smirking.

"Wha… I don't understand," I said frowning as I stood up from my place on the ground wiping dirt from the back of my jeans as I looked at him. My nose flaring at the sweet subtle smell that he suddenly seemed to be emitting instead of his normal human one, a smell that was all too familiar to me as he continued to walk towards me as I stood my ground completely still. He let out a soft sigh and shook his head looking down.

"I never should've lied to you," he mumbled.

"What do you mean? What's going on, Damien?" I asked trying not to flinch at the worry and fright that laced through my words. He let out another sigh as he stepped right in front of me then.

"Emery,… I think it's time, that I told you the truth." He said looking at me, his eyes meeting mine as I let out a small gasp. Their color was not the usual baby blue I was used to but rather a very disturbingly familiar blood red.

Author's Note: Wow, it has been an incredibly long time since I updated and for that I apologize. Life has just been really incredibly hectic these last couple of years. But I finally have the time I need now to sit and update stories again. So here it is, I hope you enjoyed this new chapter, and if not feel free to critique it. Just be sure to READ AND REVIEW, to let me know your thoughts. Thanks!