-1Cassie's POV

I woke up in a darkened room. One of my arms had a chain around it, attaching me to the wall. I tugged but I was too weak. I rolled my eyes at the cliché and let out a shout. I was sure whoever had brought me here would want to gloat about it.
"LET ME OUT!" I cried. My dramatic yells were cut off by a fit of coughing. The door opened and a tall man with long black hair came in.

"Hello Cassandra"

"Who the fuck are you?" I asked. He didn't seem put out by my rude behaviour.

"My name is Aro, I am one of the leaders of the Volturi"

"Am I supposed to be impressed?" I asked "You've been hunting me down for ages, and whoopee you managed to capture a fifteen year old girl"

"Yes but you're not just any girl. You are the most extraordinary girl I've ever observed"

"Thank you. You're the most irritatingly cheerful vampire I've ever met. Can you leave me alone now?" he carried on as if I hadn't spoken.

"There is one thing that concerns me and that is your inability to feed"

"I can feed I just don't wanna"

"We'll see. Vampires are very patient people Cassandra. I will wait and eventually you will break. Especially when you know your partner's life hangs in the balance. How long can he go without food?"

"Do you're research next time. He's not my fucking partner!" I snarled. That was true but if they hurt Paul, I'd kill them. Only I was allowed to hurt Paul.

"huh. We'll see. Bring her in" he called. Two men came in through the open door, with a figure between them. At first I thought it was Paul but then I realised it was a girl. Natalie…

I snarled, loudly.

"YOU BITCH!" I tried to launch myself at her but the chain restricted my movement. The girl sneered at me.

"Don't try it hunny. I could have you on your back on the floor in a second. More time then it took to get your boyfriend in that position I must admit" I growled and tugged at the chain again.

"I'm going to tear you apart for what you did" I spat.

"Not with that chain you won't. the door might stop you too"

"Actually Natalie, you have surpassed your usefulness" said Aro.
"What?" she said, confused and surprised. The two vampires flanking her grabbed her and chained her to the wall, within striking distance of me.

"now, I will leave you two. I know she's not the most appetising of meal choices but I figure you'll still only be able to resist a little while. I will see you Cassandra, Natalie" he nodded and both of us and left. The door remained open with a guard posted. I settled down on the floor as far away from Natalie as I could manage. Of course, the stupid bitch couldn't keep her mouth shut.

"I honestly can't say what he saw in you. No wonder he was looking for an excuse to stray"

"If you had any sense, you'd shut up"

"What are you going to do? Misery me to death?"

"No but I will remind you of a few things. Number one I'm part vampire. Number two, I haven't fed in a really long time and I am starving. Number three I really, really don't like you. That all added together makes you a very appealing meal right now" I warned. She shut up.

**Time passing**

I remembered what Jasper had told me about vampires who didn't feed for a while. First they get sick, then they go mad. I had passed the sick part and was verging on the mad. Sometimes I got periods of lucidity but they were few and far between. Most of the time, my every thought was blood. I craved it so much and it certainly didn't help having a beating heart within easy reach. I could have quite easily killed her but I resisted. Just. The first day, I had appalling stomach cramps that had me crying out, curled up on the floor in tremendous pain, clawing at anything to relieve my pain until my fingers ached. The second day, the pain had dulled but the world had become blurry. The third day was worse. I could barely move but I was struck with the hunger. Every smell was heightened, every sight. I could practically see the pulse in Natalie's throat. It took all my strength not to leap at her. I ended up digging my fingers into the brick of the cell just to restrain myself, and sat there muttering. What made it worse was Aro's visits where he would torment me. One time he brought a young girl with him and proceeded to cut her wrists in front of me. I closed my eyes, dug my nails into my arms and didn't breathe until he went away.
Natalie was harder to ignore. Her ranting's irritated me and only added to the list of reasons why killing her was a good idea. I wasn't sure how much longer I'd be able to hold out.