Just a heads up to all of my readers, this chapter is filled with adult situations and whatnots, where the M rating comes into play. Please be advised of this before you continue. Thanks.

12. Victoria's Final Moments

Victoria's POV

After that mangy russet wolf chased me from the human in the lake, I ran to Seattle. I needed time to think about my next move. Surely the wolf would take her back to his pack. There was no way I could sneak in undetected and take her. I pouted for a few more hours in the woods outside of Seattle before I made my way into the city limits to hunt. It had been long enough since my last meal.

Just as quietly as my body would allow, I fed quickly and discarded the two bodies. Having my fill, I decided to make my way back to the serenity of the woods, hoping that I could come up with a plan.

Before I reached the end of the alleyway to the street beyond, I could hear the panicked breathing of a human. The heartbeat was euphoric even to my filled senses.

"Va… Va…. Vampire…" He breathed from the side of the building.

Taking in his appearance, he seemed frightened yet overcome with my presence. It was the same reaction I received from every human but the look in his pale blue eyes quickly turned into fascination.

I made my closer to him but not too quickly. If he decided to run, I would be forced to take his life. Something about him made me not want to kill him. Maybe it was the way his eyes took me in, like James' did before… Or maybe it was the build of his body that called to me, his blonde hair flat against his forehead. Either way, there was something in his features that made me stare at him with the same fascination that he presented to me. I could see my face reflected in his eyes. I looked… happy?

"You're a… vampire, aren't you?"

I smiled at him. He no longer showed any trace of fear, only admiration. The look in his eyes made me quiver, something that only the touch of James could do to me before this very moment. Of course I could never actually love this human, but I could use him to help me with the wolves.

"Are you going to kill me?" He stood tall as he asked. So innocent his voice sounded.

"I've had my fill for the evening. You caught me at a good time." I took another step towards him. Surprisingly he took a step in my direction in return. There was no doubt in my mind that he would be perfect to assist me. He showed no fear of death or danger.

"Are you going to bite me then?"

"You know much for a human." I smiled. "Is this why you show no fear towards me? You wish to be damned for eternity?"

"It is means I get to be with you, absolutely."

"Humans can be so strange. Very well. If you are offering your life, I shall have to take it." (Any FFX fans out there?)

He showed no fear, only took another step towards me. I prepared to will myself to be strong enough to bite and not drink. I took a deep breath of his scent, feeling it on my tongue. Whether I was too full for it to affect me or if his scent wasn't strong enough to catch my senses, his blood didn't smell sweet at all. This would be simple.

In a swift motion, I threw his weak body over my shoulder and ran towards the woods away from civilization. I needed to be sure no one would hear his screams as he changed.

Satisfied with the location, I dropped him on the ground when I reached our destination. He was breathless but he forced himself to stand as I surveyed the land around me.

"Why did you bring me here? I thought you were going to change me."

I looked around a moment longer before I turned to answer him.

"I am going to change you. I had to be sure no one would hear your screams."

"Screams?" He seemed hesitant now. "Does the bite hurt that badly?"

He had no idea. The pain of transformation is the first memory of the new life of a vampire. I thought briefly back to the moment of my transformation and let a shiver run through my body. Even in memory alone, the pain of transformation was a permanent burn on the mind.

"You have no idea of the pain I am about to inflict on you, but you soon will." I appeared at his side as he took in a deep breath clearly regretting his decision. I allowed myself one more deep breath of him again to be sure his scent didn't affect my thirst.

"Shall we begin? This will not be pleasant. I can assure you that much. For being my first transformation, I will allow you to choose where I bite." It was the least I could do for this human. When it came down to it, he would fight for me as I escaped, my mission accomplished.

"I…" He stuttered momentarily and examined his body. "Where will it hurt the least?"

Without meaning to, I allowed a laugh to escape my lips. This was taking far too long and I was growing impatient. James needed to be avenged. I was already going to lose three days on this human. I couldn't spare any more time that that.

"It's not the bite that hurts. It's the venom that burns your body inside and out for three full days. Either way, you have five seconds to decide. I am growing impatient."

"Oh…" He said.

I was almost to zero when he made his decision.

"I want to be bitten here." He pointed to the spot directly above his heart. I was surprised he chose that spot. I guess his transformation would pass faster if the venom were so close to his heart from the beginning.

"Very well." He began to unbutton his shirt at his slow human pace. I could take no more. I pushed him as gently as I could manage to his back on the ground and ripped his shirt from his body. Before he could gasp, I had already sunk in my teeth. I pulled them out after a moment and jumped back away from him. I didn't want to risk killing him even though his scent did nothing for me. That was until I tasted his blood on my tongue.

I licked it slowly from my still exposed teeth and let it sit on my tongue. It was the most incredible blood I had ever tasted in my entire immortal existence. I licked it slowly from my bottom teeth, enjoying the euphoric taste one last time. I had to get away from him, as far as I could. Just a small taste from his body and my efforts at restraint would be wasted. The smell of the running blood from his bite mark screamed for me to taste just once more. Before I could think about it, I ran in the opposite direction. This would not be a wasted attempt. I needed backup and I couldn't afford to waste more time.

I was barely away from him when he began to scream, the bite itself only happening mere seconds before. My venom was working quickly. I was further away and could still hear him screaming of fire. Luckily, no human would be able to hear him as clearly as I. At least during this transformation I could find new clothes for him and myself. It had been far too long since I had clean clothes.

The three days passed quickly, for me at least. I could only imagine how the human felt during them. Surely he was still in agony. According to my timing, he had another six hours until the transformation would be complete.

I arrived to the forest with fresh clothes for him and for myself. Stealing them undetected from an outlet had proven to be effortless. I left no trace that I had even been inside.

"You came back." His voice reached me right as he came into sight. Seeing him already through his transformation was shocking. Taking in his appearance as I approached, I noticed that the little bit of sunlight that filtered through the tree line made his skin sparkle. His bare chest was incredible, almost as much so as James'. I had to have him dress quickly or I would be tempted to ravage him.

"Of course." I said as I tossed the clothes to him. "Change and we will be on our way. As soon as the sun goes over the horizon, I will take you to hunt. It should only be another two hours or so."

He stripped off the little bit of clothing he wore and put on the clothes I brought for him. I had to turn my eyes from his naked body. It was too close to that of James' and my restraint was weakening. My desire to avenge him was suddenly overcome with my desire to touch this newborn in a lustful manner.

"So… You changed me and didn't kill me. You never even told me your name. I'm Riley."

"Riley…" I said inside my mind. The name rolled around in my thoughts causing all of my senses to fill with lust.

"Victoria." I managed to answer through my fantasies of him.

"Victoria… I like it. It suits you." He smiled. He was now completely dressed but the image of his naked body never left my mind.

"Does this burning in my throat ever go away? I thought after my skin stopped burning I would feel normal again." I smiled at his question remembering the overpowering need for blood as a newborn.

"Never, though feeding regularly makes it less noticeable."

"And when I hunt… Will I know what to do?"

"Yes. Once you smell blood, your senses will take control, which is why I can't take you to hunt at this moment. We can't risk exposure of our kind to the humans." I didn't feel like explaining the rules to him because, if all goes as planned, he won't live long enough through the wolf pack for them to be any concern to him.

"So what do we do until then? My throat is on fire." I thought about his question for a moment. Maybe one human could satisfy him enough for the time being. I was anxious to go back to Forks to fulfill my mission.

"I'll go to the town now and grab a human for you. Feed once and we will run until dark so you can feed properly." Before I could hear his answer, I was off with a flash towards the town. I made sure the spot for his transformation was a great distance away from human ears.

To my surprise, I could smell humans in the woods. There were four of them from what I could tell. They were calling out names, perhaps the names of my victims from the night I fed. It didn't matter, I ran back to get Riley. His first hunt would go quite smoothly.

"Riley?" I called into the woods without answer. I inhaled the air deeply but could smell nothing of him, only the humans in the distance. Before I could worry too much that he went off on him own, I could hear the screams of the panicked humans behind me. I ran in the direction of the sound and just as I suspected, there stood Riley drinking deeply from his second human, the third and forth attempting to run.

Riley finished quickly and ran for the other two. I watched in amazement at how quickly he finished them off without a spot of blood on him. He was fascinating to me. It was difficult enough for practiced vampires to keep themselves clean. I had never heard of a clean newborn.

After dropping the last body, he walked at human pace casually over to me, licking his lips as he did so to clean off the remaining blood. The gesture made my body lurch in indescribable ways.

"I'm sorry. I smelt something and couldn't hold off." He said as he made it to my side.

"Don't apologize. I was on my way to direct you to them. Now that you've fed, it's time to go." I turned away from his crimson eyes. His stare was too much to bear.

"I never got the chance to ask you before. Why did you change me? What do you need me for?" I could see that he was genuinely curious but I could also see that he was content no matter what my answer may be.

"I am on a mission to avenge my mate. There is a human in Forks in which I need to take care of but she is guarded. I need the help of a strong man like yourself." I turned to face him again and stroked his cheek in an attempt at flirtatious however I felt chills run through my own body. Quickly, I turned back the opposite way in an attempt to clear my thoughts.

"I can manage that for you, but why a human? I've only been a vampire for a few minutes but I can feel my strength. How could a human possibly have killed your mate?"

I wasn't in the mood to explain things to him but I decided to give him the brief version anyway.

"Her love is a vampire. How this can be, I am still unsure. My mate and I ran into them months ago and there was a hunt for her. My mate saw it as a challenge to get past the other vampire and his coven that stood to defend her. He was killed in the process. I vowed to kill the human girl to make her lover suffer as I have suffered."

Remembering James filled my body with emotion and made me wish for tears. Before I could suffer much longer, I felt the arms of Riley embrace me from behind. In one swift motion, he snatched my all too willing body around to face him and crushed me into him.

His chest was so soothing. James never touched me in this way. He was a tracker first and foremost. He cared not for my emotions, though I had none to show outside of my love for him. I was always confident in his actions. I never realized how much emotion a vampire body could actually withhold.

As my body began to convulse with sobs, Riley gripped me more tightly against his chest stroking my hair, his newborn strength much stronger than I anticipated. I looked up from his chest into his eyes and before I could ask to be released, he crushed his lips into mine. This was nothing like the kisses I received from James in the past. This kiss was desperate, hungry. I couldn't help but return it, my mission of revenge forgotten for the moment.

Before I could catch my unneeded breath, he ran his hand up under the back of my shirt and moved it along my skin. Uncontrollable shivers overtook my body as that same hand came around my side, to my stomach, and up to my breasts. A quiet moan slipped from between my lips into his mouth. This involuntary admittance of pleasure made him pull my body closer to his own and take more of me into his mouth, all of my senses lost in his touch.

As swiftly as he moved his hand along my skin, he had my shirt over my head followed by his own. He was panting with lust just as badly as I was. I needed this touch, James momentarily forgotten in my mind and replaced with this blonde haired vampire Riley.

Running his hands along my naked upper body, he allowed one to run to the button of my pants. Not wanting his new found strength to destroy my newly acquired clothes, I undid the button for him and proceeded to undo his own. He would be too tempted to rip them off it we waited any longer to be inside of the other.

As soon as our jeans hit the forest floor, he snatched me in his arms and ran to the bed of moss where he spent his transformation, not that comfort was on my mind at this moment, it was a kind gesture nonetheless.

Leaning away from my body to take in every bit of me he allowed his hands to wander along each and every crevice. He then leaned back in and traced his tongue on my exposed skin allowing another moan to escape my lips, this one hungrier than the first. Without being able to wait any longer, I pulled his face to mine to probe the inside of his mouth with my tongue. In that same instance, he parted my willing legs with his right knee and plunged himself deeply inside of me. We both moaned in unison as pleasure filled our every sense.

Our lust continued for hours, my original mission completely forgotten. No touch James ever gave me even came close to this. During my moment of intense arousal, I almost decided to give up on the human girl and spend the rest of my eternity with Riley… Almost…

After we stopped, both unable to continue for a moment longer, I breathed in fresh air and cleared my mind. James was still my mate and he still needed to be avenged. I must stick to the original plan of using Riley as a shield to complete my mission. We both stood without a word to gather our clothes. He seemed to know as well as I that our moments in that manner meant nothing.

"Well that was fun." Riley smirked as he found his shirt. "I never imagined that sex could be better than before my transformation but wow."

Without letting my mind linger on his touch a moment longer I replied, "Of course. Now we must complete our mission." Riley's face dropped for a moment but he agreed nonetheless. The hint of a smile still played gracefully on his lips.

We dressed quickly and made our way into the town for Riley to hunt one last time before we went to Forks. I needed him to be well fed before we got near the human girl. She would suffer, not be drained.

Riley fed quickly, satisfying his thirst on two humans, before we turned to run to Forks. He was impressed with his own speed but didn't speak the entire run there.

Once we came into the town, I easily found the treaty line from before and ran along it, Riley directly behind me. I ran straight for the ocean. It would be the perfect spot to wait for the girl to be left alone. Our scents wouldn't be clear to either side, vampires or wolves. A bonus to this plan, I would be so close to the wolves, the pixie vampire would have no idea I was even here.

We seemed to be in luck. From what I could hear coming from the top of the cliff, the wolves were headed to meet with the vampires to discuss something unknown to them. All of the wolves would be close by the meeting but only a few of them would show themselves. Well, all of the wolves apart from one. One wolf meant nothing to me. Riley could handle him as I grabbed the human and completed my mission.

During my plotting, I didn't notice the sounds of the last remaining wolf leaving. I didn't ask questions as the why the selected guard abandoned the human, only set my plans into motion.

"Riley lets move. All of the wolves are gone and the girl is unprotected!" I began to scale the wall as quickly as I spoke but Riley snatched me back into the icy waters before I had a chance to get out of reach. In one swift motion, he crushed his lips to mine one last time and allowed me to scale the cliff side, him directly behind me. Yet again, I thought about backing out of this quest and just as before, I pushed myself on.

As soon as we had our feet planted on flat land, I took a deep breath and heaved deep in my chest as I did so. The smell of the wolves was very strong here but I needed my nose to find the girl. Trying to sift through the two smells, I located her scent and ran towards her.

At the exact moment I saw her, she spotted me and began to run, screaming as she went. A smile spread across my face at her terror. I chased her into a small building that was a poor excuse for a garage. The human girl was huddled up against a wall. My mission was all too easy.

"Riley, stand by the door in case of intruders. I have planned this session well. I will not let my opportunity go to waste." He nodded but never took his eyes from the human. I could hear a low growl in deep within his chest.

"Hold your breath my love. This will be over quickly." He did as I asked and stepped outside though the bloodlust was still evident in his eyes.

"Now my dear girl," I said as I turned to the shivering form in front of me, "you will pay for the actions of your mate."

"Fine." The human spoke to me as she stepped away from the wall. "Do your worst. I'm sick of living in fear of you and even sicker of living without Edward. Kill me Victoria."

I laughed slightly as I took in her words. She had no idea that her love was only moments away from her. Of course I would take it upon myself to share the news.

"Dear girl. Your mate returned for you but you were too busy playing with dogs to notice. At this very moment he is in a meeting with those whom have protected you as of late." The look of anguish in her eyes fueled my taunting. "He returned days ago to protect you from me. By him not being here, I take it he was unsuccessful in his attempts to locate you. Now here we are, all alone."

"Edward… came back…?" She began to shiver again and allowed her head to drop to stare at her feet. I could smell the salt in the air as she released her tears. As much as I was enjoying myself, the final wolf being away would allow the fortuneteller to see my actions. I needed to hurry. I had only moments to complete my task.

"I won't take any more of your time. I can promise I will work quickly, though you will be left in pain beyond your wildest imagination on my departure."

In a flash I was at her side. I grabbed her throat and slammed her into the wall. I heard the snap of her spine as I did so, her screams filling my ears. My next move was to throw her across the room. Out of luck, she broke her ribs and gashed her stomach open as she landed in a large toolbox. I listened closely to be sure she was still alive. Though her screams stopped, she was attempting to gasp for air. The thudding of her heart was quick and uneven. I flashed across the room and snatched her from the toolbox by her leg. Just as I was about to make my final breaks of her bones, Riley rushed into the building to stand at my side.

"Someone is coming. We need to leave!" As soon as he inhaled I could see the look of bloodlust in his crimson eyes but he kept himself restrained. I dropped the almost lifeless body to the floor as the black haired vampire burst through the door, eyes ablaze. She took in the crumpled body of the human and crouched while releasing a vicious snarl.

As I stepped back, Riley standing in front of me snarling back at the black haired vampire, I allowed myself to smile again. The only thing that could make this moment more perfect would be to see Edward's face filled with agony.

The female, Alice I think she was called, flashed over to the human's side trying to get her to wake while holding her hand to her bleeding belly.

"Bella… Bella can you hear me? It's Alice, Bella. Edward is coming to get you." Alice took a breath and I could hear her growl slightly, her eyes turning black. The weak animal drinker was fighting the urge to drink from the human Bella. Did she say Edward was coming? I need to hold my ground until I can see his face for myself. Riley backed into me trying to take my arm to pull me from the building but I held my ground solid.

"If you want to live Victoria, I suggest you run now." Alice spoke to me. I could hear the anger welling up inside of her chest.

"Alice…?" Bella spoke from the floor, Alice still hunched over her.

"Yes Bella, it's me. Edward is coming to get you. Hold on a little longer okay?"

"You came back. You both came back."

"Shh Bella. Yes, the entire family came back for you. Rest now until Edward arrives. I can't breath in your blood anymore. I'm sorry." A look of shame spread across her face as I heard her stop breathing. How weak the animal drinkers were. I knew I needed to make my escape while I had the chance. She said their entire coven was here.

As soon as I grabbed Riley and pulled him to my side, Edward burst through the door, his eyes panicked as he saw the scene that was presented before him. The male, Jasper, at his side cringed as he got the blow of the running blood.

"Edward! Edward!" Bella was screaming from the floor, her body jolting in pain.

"Edward, she's losing a lot of blood. I can't get it to stop!" Alice still had her hands pressed into Bella's open stomach. She took in another breath as she spoke to him and I could see her clinch her fist to restrain herself.

"My dear Edward," I practically laughed to him, "you will suffer as I have suffered. You will watch your mate die and spend eternity without her as I have to do without James." I felt Riley flinch beside me but took little notice. I ran from the room in a flash, Riley trailing behind me.

I laughed once I was outside. I had completed my mission and I was heading to freedom. At least, that's what I thought. When I reached the ocean cliffs, there were wolves standing in front of them, all snarling and blocking my exit. Riley ran in front of my and pushed me behind him. The wolves were holding their ground.

"Victoria!" I heard my name called from behind me. I turned to see Alice and Jasper both in hunting crouches, teeth clenched.

"You've wasted your efforts you know." She allowed herself to smile at me. "Bella will be bitten and saved. You didn't kill her, you gave her eternal life with Edward."

I crouched low and growled at her tiny form. Jasper quickly placed himself in front of her, Riley torn between protecting me from them and the wolves.

All at once, everything seemed to work in slow motion. Riley turned me around to face him for what I knew to be the last time and crushed him lips to mine once more. He then grabbed my body and attempted to hurl me to safety. As I was in the air flying towards the woods, I watched Riley attack the wolf pack. He was torn to shreds before I landed. Looking back on the past few days, I wish I had chosen to stay with him rather than seek revenge.

I landed on the ground without a single stumble and began to run as fast as my legs would carry me. The further I got from this awful place, the better. I hadn't gotten a full mile when there were more wolves in front of me blocking my path.

As soon as I slowed, I felt a body on my back, the body of Jasper. He caught up to me and was now holding me in place. Turning my head, I watched as Alice skipped happily in front of me. She smiled an evil smile as I felt her rip my head from my neck. I was enclosed in total darkness and didn't think the pain could be any worse… Until my body was tossed into the fire, ending my life.

"Riley, I will be with you soon."

Well that's it for Victoria. I figured it was only fair to give her a romantic ending. Notice how it's Riley that she wants to meet in the next life, not James. Let me know what you thought about it. I made sure to change the rating to M just for the content of this chapter.