Disclaimer: Totally didn't have one of these last chapter…..just to reinstate what we all know, I'm too poor to own anything of real value :D but I LOVE being poor, it's all rainbows and unicorn glitter.
Chapter: Old ways
"Hey! I count…..look I bleed just like everyone else." A deep, semi- scratchy voice sounded from behind Kayla, after a few minutes a tan figure made its presence known.
A youthful man stood next to Kayla his tanned skin looks even darker when standing next to the pale beauty, but probably not as dark as myself. Short cropped hair sticks up with gel, a chunk of red sticks out against his black hair. The man has no qualms about his body obviously as he's shirtless showing off his perfect abs and tight muscle wound arms. Black cargos hung from his hips, with the band of his Hanes underwear showing, the black material ending at the tops of his knees. Bare feet wiggled in the natural environment.
"See, this is why you don't count Jake, you're an idiot. You're the only one who technically bleeds out, the rest of us barely bleed or haven't ever bled." Kayla speaks and looks at Jake as they make their way towards the rest of us standing in the middle of the clearing.
Huffing, Jake just keeps walking beside Kayla and as I look him over again I notice a light scratch on his side, right above his shorts. Blood makes its way from the wound down until it soaks some of the material from the shorts; however, the blood looks like it's starting to clot.
Blood….and I'm surrounded by Vampires. What could go wrong?
Looking down at Alice I see she's perfectly content and maybe even a little excited. I guess she felt me staring at her because she looks up at me with her golden eyes shining brightly and a white smile, her canines sharp, but not in feeding mode.
"Are you okay?" Hesitating I try not to ask anything out of line, they should not be this calm though…should they?
"Hmm? Yea, I'm great." As if sensing my real question she shakes her head no, wearing the same smile and looking at me with those wonderfully bright eyes.
"Had blood been spilt years ago we would be more of a threat. Living amongst fragile humans for so long now blood really doesn't bother us…..plus Jake doesn't smell very appetizing, you on the other hand? You smell amazing."
"Good thing I don't bleed much then. Not that it really matters I guess, not like I'd die or anything….I'd just become a super immortal?" Asking myself more than anyone else, my gaze turns to look up into the cloudy sky.
"Maybe, but it's going to hurt like a bitch getting there. You'd have to be on the brink of death which is hard to do in the first place. The pain would be excruciating. Which is our first task, hence the arrows I shot you with. Pain training." Cocking her hip Kayla balanced her bow over her curved hip, explaining her earlier attempt to test my skills.
"Yea, well we need to work on your aim then cause you killed my bra dude. I think I'ma cry." The air whipped its way through the unwanted hole in the back of my black sports bra carrying my sarcastic humor along with it.
All eyes look in my direction most incredulous and others astonished.
"What? Just because I'm not a fan of shopping doesn't mean I wanna wear shit for clothes. I have taste, damnit!" Shaking my head with a smile splayed across my face, black lips crook unevenly in a smirk.
Alice, slipped up behind me feathering her fingers across my back, making her way up to the hole wearing itself in my bra. Cold fingers trace around the fabric, the difference in temperature remind me of her true nature and my grasp of only half of it. The chilling fever from her hands travel throughout my body as rapid as lightening, chill bumps spread up my shoulders treading down my arms. The cold digits leave my skin, hitching my breath in want and disappointment. Maybe some shock too….
"I think I can mend this back together, if not we can just go get another one….I didn't know you would care this much for your bra." Twirling back around to stand beside me, locking eyes I notice her pupils dilated and knowing….knowing of what I'm not sure, but knowing nonetheless.
"See this is why I don't express myself. I can't hate shopping, but love having nice clothes, I'm like a starburst!" Bowing my back out I slump down to stare at Alice, with a raised eyebrow mirth pulling at my lips.
"Starburst?." Confusion makes it's way across her face.
"Yea, Emmett and I watched TV last night, and the starburst commercial came on about being a contradiction." I explain my theory, looking down at the ground with furrowed eyebrows.
"Well, okay silly Starburst but, you should know contradiction or not you can tell me anything or express any thought to me." Alice's hand moves up my collar bone until it ends up cupping my neck.
…did she just give me permission? I'm so gunna think she did, but know that she really didn't. And I swear to god if she keeps touching me my insecure thought will beat the shit out of logic.
Whooosh.
"Grrrrgh!" A feral growl escapes my throat roughly, shooting my hand out, I twist around just in time to grab a hold of a silver arrow, centimeters from entering my right eye.
"What?" Even if Alice wasn't, my anything, I still get touchy when someone just interrupts…specially when they keep shooting shit at me.
"We're not here to watch you two have eye sex. We're here to train you and let you know about your past, remember?" Dissipating her bow, she lets me know that she will no longer be shooting at me for the time being.
"Tch. We're not having eye sex!" My body tenses as I sense a light blush wash across my face, folding my arms against my chest.
"Whatever. Now, let me introduce you to the rest of the gang so we can kick your ass, okay?" Walking up to me, Kayla stands on my other side as to not get in between Alice and I, slapping her hand onto my shoulder she tilts her head in my general direction and smirks.
"Remember, how I suddenly disappeared on you yesterday?" Nodding in return to her question, she doesn't explain any further, her green eyes shoot out to the bare land, save for Jacob who chose to stay where he was, in the middle between the family and woods.
Suddenly, a warp in the air sounded next to Jacob, you could see reality bend as red mist seeps out from the bending.
Thhrop.
Suddenly, a young woman stood as the fading red cloud wrapped around her, while some of it disappeared into oblivion. Black hair reached a little past her sharp chin, the chin molding the rest of her sharp angles that were covered with skin, softening the harsh features. Tan skin, the same tone as Jacob's only a hint of red lay beneath the color, making it look as though she may have stayed a little too long in the sun, a russet color really. It looked normal on her however, with her dark brown eyes and black hair, her heritage was meant to be dark.
A black vest with silver markings spreading out from a seal of some sort that rests in the middle of the vest, that is barely visible because of the straps and chains that hide her upper body, a long black leather coat falls on top of the vest protecting it from the elements. Black pants wrap around her bottom half, chains flow, weaving in and out of the material like a belt, some falling loose.
Swish.
Okay, maybe she wasn't that normal, a tail with a deadly point on it sways back and forth behind her, flicking in languid motions. Red shuffling feet catch my attention as they move uncomfortably, two toes looking as though the original five has been fused together create talon like toes.
Well I feel a little better about myself.
"This is Leah, she teleports. And yes, Jake and her are related. Just distant cousins from the same blood line." A pale graceful hand lazily threw itself out, gesturing to the two beings standing side by side.
"And Angela should not be far behind." A pleasant smile could be heard from within the statement.
A head appeared first, light brown hair waved its way down a pair of shoulders that now showed themselves. A black garb of some sort clung to the petite body as her body was slowly revealed from its invisibility, thin, but toned arms made their way to grab at Leah's lone right arm and long legs stand steady. Glasses, sat in the middle of the pale face, smudged with dew and humidity blocking out barely visible ice blue eyes, which somehow give off the vibe of high intelligence and kindness.
The black dress garb looks like it's been fashioned just for her, made out of some elastic or stretchy material, hugging her body tightly.
"Obliviously, she's invisible and by that arm grab you should be able to gather that Leah and Angela are a couple…and finally there is Olivia."
From the woods another pale skinned woman walked her way towards us, judged by the distance I could tell she was around Alice's height. Getting closer, I took in the features that were bestowed upon the woman, long blonde hair hung in a loose ponytail with a black ribbon, a few stray pieces falling against her flaw free face, contrasting against the onyx eyes that stared at me with some familiarity. Below her eyes, a thick black line made its way down her face stopping a little before her nose, another set of thick black lines rest on the other side of the longer lines that rest closer to her nose.
A slight smile pokes her dimples awake as she makes her was towards Jake, jumping up she latches onto his back.
"She's from hell. So, now that you know everybody, can we start or do you have more questions?" Blunt as always Kayla stood with her back facing her crew, looking at me spot on in question.
Okay, so maybe I'm not that strange…at least I'm not from hell, although that's kinda kickass…I bet she has a kickass power.
Looking down at the ground in mock contemplation with a raised eyebrow, I instantly smirk at my thought….
Why the hell not?
Flashing my fist out I connect with the side of Kayla's face, smashing her skull with my full force, without extending my blades; I don't know the extent of her healing ability yet. Better play it safe.
"Tag your it." My voice lowering to a challenging tone.
Noticing the rest of her group still sitting back with smiles on their faces, Jake going so far as to laugh about it, I figure that they're not gunna help her. The family must of noticed the group too because I felt Alice back away towards her family, sitting out to watch Kayla and I spar.
"I guess I deserved that one." Using the momentum from the force of my punch she sweeps around and tries to catch my feet off guard to try and floor me, I jump over her move and block the side swiping punch she shoots out towards my face.
Turning her hand that I caught in my own I bring it around behind her back, attempting to get her in a lock of some sort. Dragging her foot back, she hooks her foot around the back of my leg and pulls outwards causing my to let go of her arm; taking the force from the fall I tuck and roll out of it sliding back in a crouch ready to defend.
"I guess you're not that bad. But if you can't beat me, you can't beat Aro and his guards." In her own defensive position, she again tells me of my impending doom.
"Do you mind explaining a little more? If you do I promise you can use me for target practice….not that my permission matters." Mumbling the last part mainly to myself even though majority of the people here could probably hear me anyway.
"Ugh, fine. Story time little vampires….come on. Let's get this over with." Motioning for the group and family to stand close together, to make listening easier, Kayla starts the story about a part of my life I can't remember.
"I was actually born at Volturi, Bella was gone before I was even born, but the stories of her….abilities were passed down. She was the best. Bella, had bone claws to begin with as was my bow….then Aro came around. Aro, is a Royal Vampire and he's always paranoid…and what better way to protect yourself than get super mutants, right? Before the civil war, Aro found Bella and easily talked her into the experiment because Bella couldn't beat James without the metal and James was having some mental problems at the time."
"After, that war broke out overseas back in America, Bella and James left to help out….apparently you felt bad for the fragile men losing their lives when you two could easily take out a whole army. You never came back….for decades, you stayed in America. Then I was born….to try and take your place. After a while the World Wars broke out...by the end of the first one you got caught. The men were terrified of you and James…so they ordered an execution by, a firing squad." At this piece of news I heard Alice's breath hitch and her hand weaving it's way into my own.
"Of course you never died, I think they gave up after the second or third time, they locked you in confinement and that's when Aro got wind of the rumor about you and James….he came and got you, I was finally able to meet the Super Woman from my stories. You joined the rest of us, along with James, to go on special missions run by Aro, and you finally snapped during the second World War….when Aro introduced the gas." Blinking back in my mind I remember the flashback of the gas….weren't they the ones who let the gas out?
I'll ask about that later…..might as well get as much as I can out of them while I can.
"After that? We broke the group up, I'm the only one that Aro refused to let go and I willingly stayed, hoping I'd run into you again. But James….he was promised the experiment and never got it, so he blames you and given the fact he went a little crazy with the whole killing people thing, he wants revenge for your abandonment. He informed Aro of your where about…which isn't good because he wants you back, and me. He has a few new guards too….so between Aro and James we have our work cut out for us."
I keep cutting off the fighting don't I? Hahahaha!
Not really, it's just tiring to write a detailed fight scene plus I I'm not completely done with it in my head yet, so wait some more my little flying monkeys!
And…..I got a job! I know oh my god right? And I've been working from afternoon til closing which is usually when I write so I'm having to recalibrate everything in my mind….which isn't much now that I think about it D:
Just a warning this maybe a series of stories….which may get more complicated, but not Religion complicated…more like 'why-wont-my-ipod-download-this-but-my-ipad-can-oh-wait-my-ipod-can-download-this-i-just-need-a-computer-but-that-kinda-defeats-the-purpose-of-the-ipod.
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