A/N: Just a friendly warning, this might be gruesome to some readers. I do want to apologize ahead of time...

Now without further adieu...

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Lily's POV:

For the first few days, I had the gypsies lay low. There was no need to rush, after all I already paid them $50,000 to stick around a little longer just to see Bella squirm. I even had them print out Wanted posters of Eric with a reward just to see what she would do.

Much to my surprise, she wasn't as stressed as I hoped she would be.

But going to her workplace to shake her up, now that was Doru's idea. I could see that he became somewhat obsessed with her.

Or maybe he took his job a little too seriously.

While the gypsies kept tabs on Bella, I focused my time and energy on Ryan. I figured a week was long enough for Ryan to starve. Surely he would be extremely hungry by now. I should know from experience, I was less than an hour old before I tore apart that guy.

And that's exactly what I'm counting on.

"Are you taking me to my mommy and my daddy?" the little girl asked softly as she hugged the teddy bear I had bought her for comfort. "That's what the other lady said."

I knew that this was so fucking wrong, believe me, you don't have to tell me twice. I couldn't imagine being a parent to this little girl. Not knowing where she was, if she was safe, or if she would even come home. Watching the clock, listening for the phone to ring, maybe hoping and wishing for that knock on the door. Sitting and waiting as the time passed you by for that one moment that might take days, weeks, or even years of not knowing. Looking over your shoulder every time you see a dark haired little girl from the corner of your eye, hoping that she is within arms reach and that she will be home one day. But then as hope begin to falter, the sound of a knock, the sound of a phone ringing to a call that you've been longing for, waiting for...that moment when the answer to the question that has been burning a hole in your mind after all this time is finally answered...

Is she still alive?

Sadly, her parents will never know the answer to that question. They will never know what becomes of their innocent, sweet child. They will never get the peace that they will need to move on, to lay her to rest. Instead, they will die with those words on their lips because I know exactly what the future of their little girl holds. I know that their baby will never go home.

I know I'm damned to hell for this. I know that I will pay for my sins. But today…tonight, this is all apart of something much bigger.

Tonight, she will serve purpose.

"Actually, I'm taking you to a man who will take you home. All you have to do is ask him nicely." I told her. "Its up to him if he wants to take you home..."

I slowly walked down to the basement, leaving the girl at the top of the stairs.

Ryan was slouched against the wall. He was bleeding out from his eyes, his ears, and even his nose. Anywhere that blood could escape, it did. And somehow, it looked quite painful.

"Let me go." he said angrily but voice noticeably weakened.

I smiled as I slipped on a pair of leather gloves.

"I have a surprise for you." I said softly as I tore the silver chains off of his skin. "I'm sure you're extremely hungry by now?"

I had to keep myself from literally gagging. Even as a vampire, I still somehow found this gross. The silver chains had sort of attached itself to his skin, like it tried to heal over the chains in a way that made this process difficult. Peeling it off was not like peeling off a stuck band aid, oh no. This was far more painful than that. And unfortunately for him, there really was no way around it, so I had to rip off some of skin along with the silver.

Eew! I thought as he screamed out in pure agony. Maybe next time you should learn to keep your dick to yourself. See where shit like that gets you?

"Are you going to kill me?" he asked softly as he collapsed back onto the floor, energy almost fully drained. I just shrugged. "Can I have some water then? I'm thirsty." he said, slowly sitting up against the wall.

Thirsty? I laughed at him as I turned around and slowly walked back up the stairs. What an idiot.

"I'm not going to kill you, stupid." I said. "And its not water you're thirsty for." I told him as I glanced at the little girl at the top of the stairs.

She clutched onto the bear, clearly frozen in fear.

"Is there a monster down there?" she asked softly as her voice trembled.

I smiled at her, "I told you, I'm taking you to the man who's taking you home." I said, picking her up in my arms. "Just ask him nicely, remember?"

If he's strong enough, that is.

When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I saw Ryan's head lift up.

"Its very dark." she cried. "I'm scared."

I placed her on the floor, "Its okay. Let me turn on the light okay?" I said, walking to the middle of the room, I pulled down on the chain. "There, is that better?"

As the dim light saturated the basement, the little girl stepped back as she gasped.

"Lily, what-"

"See that man?" I asked her, kneeling beside her. "He is the man that holds your life in his hands. No longer bound by the silver, he has a choice to keep you or to take you home."

She buried her face in the little bear, "I'm scared. I just want to go home."

I sighed as I stood up straight, "I know. Lets hope he has the strength not to keep you." I said, turning to Ryan who was now on his feet. "See you later…" I winked at him as I took myself back up those stairs.

"Lily! What are you doing?" Ryan screamed from below.

I closed the door behind me.

I'm going to hell for this.

I sat on the floor with my back against the door as the cries of the little girl echoed through the abandoned house. I covered my ears but that didn't help.

Nothing will help, I will forever be haunted by her cries...especially Ryan.

Ryan's POV:

I felt strange, different somehow. I knew Lily had did something to me.

Maybe she drugged me?

I could hear her footsteps slowly approaching me. I could hear a soft heartbeat as well.

What the hell? I thought as I lift my head up.

At first, I thought that it was my own. But I knew it wasn't because it was coming from the middle of the room right above me. Then I figured it was probably Lily's heartbeat. Of course, her being a vampire, she has no heart anymore.

Someone else is here.

No, that's impossible. This must be the effects of the drug. I could never hear that good. I would have to be-

Its my heartbeat. It has to be. I kept telling myself. I'm still human...

Seconds later, the door at the top of the stairs opened. I automatically sniffed the air and caught the scent of Downey fabric softener, milk and honey, and sugar cookies.

"Its very dark." a little girl cried. "I'm scared."

Dark? I can see fine...

Lily placed her on the floor, "Its okay. Let me turn on the light okay?" she said, walking to the middle of the room, pulling down on the chain. "There, is that better?"

I didn't realize that the room was pitch black until the light was switched on. I hissed, immediately shielding my eyes. My eyes stung as the room turned bright red.

Shit.

It took a short moment before my eyes adjusted. And there before me stood a little girl, maybe four years old holding a small brown bear. She had big brown eyes and soft black hair against her fair skin. As soon as she saw me, she gasped as she took a step back.

"Lily, what-"

"See that man?" Lily asked her, kneeling beside her. "He is the man that holds your life in his hands. No longer bound by the silver, he has a choice to keep you or to take you home."

What? I thought as I stood to my feet. Lily cant be serious.

I could hear the little girl's heartbeat quicken as she buried her face in the little bear, "I'm scared. I just want to go home."

Lily sighed as she stood up straight, "I know. Lets hope he has the strength not to keep you." she told her, turning to me. "See you later…" she winked at me just before she headed back up the stairs.

"Lily! What are you doing?" I screamed after her with whatever strength I had left in me.

I didn't know why Lily chose to leave this scared little girl down here with me. How was I suppose to take her home if I didn't even know where I was? I didn't even know who she was or where she even lived.

She's much too young to know where home is.

"Are you going to take me home?" she asked me softly as her voice cracked and quivered, tears falling from her eyes.

No longer able to hold back her fear or her tears, she began to cry. I wanted to hold her, to tell her that this was just a really bad nightmare. I wanted to take her home, to put her back into her own bed. I wanted to do and say anything just to make her stop crying.

But that other part of me...

I could feel heat coming off of her and with that heat was something soft and sweet, young and tender. There was something alluring about her, something that I wanted and I hated myself for it. I stepped away from her, trying my best to ignore her.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

My stomach began to growl...

No...that's not my stomach. I'm the one that's growling.

"Lily!" I screamed, "What did you do to me?"

The young girl dropped her bear as she slowly took several steps backward, shaking her head.

"I just want to go home. I want my mommy…" she continued crying, "Please, I want my mommy."

"You're a vampire Ryan." Lily said from behind the door. "So how does it feel now that the shoe is on the other foot?"

Vampire?

"You turned me into-"

She laughed, "You're now a starving beast and your hunger is for that small, helpless little girl. Just give in, sooner or later you will..."

"NO!" I bellowed so loud, the floor boards above me shook.

"I want to go home. I promise to be good!" the girl began crying even louder as she looked around. "I promise I wont be mean to my new brother. I promise I will go to sleep when daddy says to. I wont get into anymore trouble." she sobbed. "I want my mommy, please take me home to my mommy."

I can't...I won't do it.

As I watched her, I tried to resist the urge. I knew that this was wrong. I knew that taking her life was meaningless. I would give mine in replace for hers.

She's so young, she hasn't even had a chance to live.

But the more I tried to ignore her very presence, the more I turned away and shut my eyes, the harder it became to control myself. I was hungry and I knew at any moment I will snap. I could feel it deep within. This inner monster, growing, slowly clawing its way out.

No! I mentally yelled as I continued to fight myself.

Every inch of my body was telling me to go to her, to bite her, feed from her. I could smell her, I craved her, I needed her. And after awhile, my body took over and I leaped onto her and attacked.

Like the starving beast that I was turned into, I fed from the small child so viciously, her cries filled the room. I tore her flesh from her bone, snapping her neck right off and covered my face in it. I even sucked the marrow from her bones. And when I was finished with that, I licked her blood off of the floor.

"So…how does it feel?" Lily asked. My head whirled in her direction and I immediately jumped for her. But I wasn't fast enough because she caught me by my neck as she clenched her fists, collapsing my throat. "See, the beauty and power of being your maker gives me the upper hand. Now I'm stronger than you since its my blood that flows through your veins." she growled as she threw me to the furthest corner of the room.

Shit.

"Is this payback for everything that I've done to you?" I asked as I stood up, wiping my face on the back of my hand. "If so, I'm sorry."

"You were never sorry for your actions Ryan. You just wanted things your way or no way at all." She laughed at me, "But guess what?" she asked sweetly.

"What?"

"Bella is playing house with vampire Eric and you bet your bottom dollar that she's riding him into sunrise!" she snickered.

I felt anger deep within my core heat up and before I knew it, my fists collided with the stone wall.

"You're lying." I growled.

She looked at me with her hands on her hips as she shook her head, "I can tell you right now, and speaking very much from experience, Eric really knows how to fuck." she exclaimed. "Trust me, you have nothing on him."

"So this is payback right? Your revenge on me continues?"

She nodded, "This is only the beginning baby." she said. "But don't worry, Bella has something else coming to her as well just for taking part in your fucked up love life." she told me. "If you think that murdering that little innocent girl was the end of it, then well, you have another thing coming. You have no idea how much you fucked me up." she growled right back. "You have no idea..."