Hey Guys! Almost done!! :) Glad you guys have enjoyed it as much as I have… I hope, ha-ha! Um, I've been running out of things to say on these A/N's. Oh! After this story, I will hopefully be starting another fiction: Alec/Renesmee. If you don't like that coupling, don't read… but if you do, stay in tune! :) Or, I should finish my other fan fictions… (Looks back and forth) ha-ha… I know. I'm not funny :( Anyway, Read on!! Cheers!
Alena POV
I gulped unconsciously again and took a steady breath. The enemy looked terrifying! There were so many!
"It's okay," Edward murmured to me, "Just calm down."
I nodded discreetly and took in a deep breath. I made it an annoying habit to breath in deeply every so often, but I thought of it as a way to get in touch with my surroundings, with new senses. It was rewarding yet struggling at the same time.
I shook my head and put my focus on the scene in front of me. I scanned the enemy, they were in almost the same formation as us, except a little more scattered. Stefan and Vladimir were at spear point; Ozera and Dan were on either side. They were standing on a piece of rock that hung over like a ledge, slightly. In front of them, a little ways ahead was the werewolf. Fear rang like a shout from everyone's mind. It was scaring me, hearing all their thoughts, all their imaginations of this werewolf tearing them apart piece by piece.
"Let the games begin." I faintly heard from Stefan.
I had the sudden urge to just snap his neck; he looked as if he wasn't even paying a lot of attention to the battle that was coming. It was all a … a… a game! To him it was all a game. He didn't seem to realize that this was a matter of life and death.
The werewolf threw his head back and stiffened his figure, letting out a sudden howl. It chilled me to the bone. Then, it started to lumber forward, hackles raised and black eyes gleaming. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw the werewolves of La Push return the howl and then start to pad forward. They headed out, Sam and Jacob at the front, the biggest of the pack. The others came behind them in a tight formation. It looked like they were going to just run into the werewolf, I unknowingly held me breath.
Bleddyn leaned forward, his lips curving over his razor sharp fangs. It actually looked like he was grinning, which was more than possible, as he was, after all, half man.
They were inches away, then, Jacob headed forward, more forward than Sam and then it looked like half of the pack just split up. Jacob and five of them, heading in one direction, while Sam and the other five with him, headed in the opposite direction, for a moment, the werewolf was confused but then realized they were trying to surround him. I crossed my fingers, wishing none of them to be hurt.
However, all of a sudden, I heard a soft giggle.
It was a small giggle, so childlike, so amused. I looked out around the Romanian army trying to pin point this stranger who had let out this sudden giggle. At first, I saw nothing, then, behind Vladimir, a small figure, who had their hand gripped tightly around the fabric peeped its head out.
It was a child!
Two years old or so, the cutest, most beautiful baby I'd ever laid eyes on.
She was so little, her pale blonde hair drawn up into two pigtails on either side of her head, greatly accentuating the innocent look. Her perfect pale face was gazing out at us, her red eyes piercing into us. I felt a longer to scoop her up in my arms, the perfect baby.
"That's what they want you to do." Edward reminded me.
I nodded and then forcefully took my eyes off the baby who was smiling behind Vladimir, to the fight. Suddenly, a high pitch squeal was heard! Not from Bleddyn, but from a large sandy wolf. Oh no! Not Seth! No! The sandy wolf lay to the side, completely still. I held back the urge to rush out their and get him out! But I couldn't, this was a werewolf's battle. In other words, much too dangerous…
I clamped my jaw shut, looking at the unmoving figure of Seth, fearing the worst. Then! Suddenly, his chest inflated and deflated, then inflated and deflated again. I breathed out in relief. He was alive.
The werewolves were surrounding Bleddyn, but it didn't look good. Every time one of the shape shifters would leap upon Bleddyn, he'd hazardously shaken them off, making them land a good few feet away with a deafening squeal erupting from their throats. I tensed and crouched down wanting to just spring and help kill the werewolf.
"Don't jeopardize the lives of everyone." Edward murmured, taking in my tense crouch.
"I can't just stand here." I whimpered.
Edward sighed, "Listen to their thoughts. They're not doing as bad as you think."
I straightened up a little and listened in onto each individual's thoughts, except, the strange thing was, they were all thinking as one! Each planned their moves, their attacks, ambushed together. They weren't getting hurt, they were faking it, and Bleddyn was falling for it, thinking he could easily take them one by one until they died. Then, all of a sudden, six of the shape shifters leapt towards Bleddyn but soared gracefully over his head. Then they wheeled around and all of them, at once, leapt at his back, two at the back of his neck, two at his back, two at his legs, taking one each. Then the other six leapt at Bleddyn from the front. He let out a piercing roar, thundering like a storm as two lunged for his neck, two at his chest and the other two at his legs. It was amazing! So indefinitely mesmerizing as the wolves hacked and clawed, growling all the way, at Bleddyn. He was letting out peals and shrieks of fear and then his voice started to turn into a slight gurgle. The werewolves of La Push sensed what seemed like the beginning of his defeat. They seized his moment of failure and took hasty advantage of it, driving him down, driving him to his death. The great and terrifying Bleddyn seemed to sink under the wolves, then, after one ear piercing screech, the great creature fell under the fierce and unstoppable attack of the twelve wolves.
Cheers erupted from our side, praising the La Push warriors for bringing down one of the greatest anomalies that they were supposed to face in this battle. I looked at Vladimir and Stefan; their army seemed to have shrunk back a little and looked at them with treacherous glances. As if they knew what their army was thinking, Stefan held out his hand.
"Bleddyn might be gone, but after you defeat this bloody, cowardly force, you may have all the power of the world! I promise you! All you have to do is defeat these people! Do not fear! They are already somewhat afraid of you! Use that to your advantage! Take the power of the world into your hands. Hunt now; it is yours for the taking!"
A cheer erupted from the Romanian side and then, one by one, they started to charge forward, cheering and roaring all the while.
I felt myself flex, ready to fend myself and my family.
Aro turned around, sneers imminent on his face. Renate rushed forward to join his, as did Felix. It seemed a little incomplete though. Demetri was usually up there, doing his job. But right now he wasn't.
"Now is the time! Defend yourself; defend your mate, your clan, and your allies! We will make it through this day and it will be a bloody morning. We will prevail!" Aro shouted receiving cheers from everyone.
I snarled along with everyone else. First, parts of the Volturi guard charged forward, then the Nomads, Egyptian and then everyone else. Then the Cullens rushed forward.
It was like it was slow motion. Everyone had met each other head on, vampire senses taking over and fighting their own kind with their skills matching each other.
I dodged in and out of fights, taking on a small female, effectively leaping over and twisting her head off. It was brutal! The fight was so much effort and so tiring. I then met head on with a middle ages vampire. His red eyes looked over me and I felt disgusted. Then, I closed my eyes and willed my mind into his. He was out of the zone and therefore easy to get into. His mind was simple and I found it quite easy to penetrate.
Turn on Stefan and Vladimir; they are not going to win. Save yourself and kill them.
A glazed look strangled over the man's face and he abruptly turned around and then a large figure lashed out and decapitated him.
"Oh come on Emmett! I was using him!" I yelled.
The bulky man looked over to me and shrugged, then his eyes grew wide and he pointed behind me.
"LOOK OUT!" He yelled.
I turned around just in time to duck what would have been a fatal blow to the head from a woman. Her raven black hair shimmered in reflection from the snow that was reflecting the sun. I snarled at her receiving and evil smirk from her.
I growled and ducked low, kicking her legs out from under her. She grunted as she hit the floor by grabbed my arm and pulled, luckily, I pulled out of her stone grasp before she did some real damaged. I growled, lifting my leg back and aiming at her head. With a strong kick, I lobbed her head off. Wincing to myself, I pulled the rest of her limbs off and threw them on a nearby fire.
"ALENA! OVER HERE!" I heard a loud yelled.
Looking wildly around, I suddenly felt a strong blow to my face.
"ARGH!" I yelled as a fist came out of nowhere.
Looking wildly around, I found the head that belonged to the vampire who punched me and threw a punch back at them. Kneeing them in the stomach, I rounded to their back, leapt upon it and pulled their head off. Letting it bounce away.
I looked up and saw Bella and Edward a few meters away, standing on a large boulder. Rushing over to them, dodging random vampires that struck out at me, I quickly reached the boulder and hopped upon it joining them. The boulder was quite large and gave us a direct view of the battle scene below.
"Oh my..." I breathed out.
It was so terrible!
Everyone was everywhere, fighting numerous vampires. But it also seemed that no one was winning nor loosing. While we were ripping through many, many newborns, there were still lots to come. It seemed that everyone was at a neutral position. There was screaming everywhere! I scanned the place and quickly saw Jane torturing a young male. Her lips were turned up in a gleaming grin. He was shrieking but then lashed out at her. There were immediately scratches across her face! But it seemed those hours of vigorous training served her well. She kicked him back and forced him to his knees, then grabbing his neck, she pinned in to the ground and then leaned forward and with her teeth, she ripped off his neck. His screeches were cut of with a gurgle. Smiling evilly, she went, in search of her next victim. It was terrible, some of the vampires had stepped outside of Ozera's zone, but most of them were fighting inside it, Ozera had wound her shield protectively around them, though it was shimmering heavily. The Romanian army started to back away a little so that the shield didn't have too much of a strain. This forced us more forward.
"What am I doing here Edward?" I felt like I was a soldier reporting to a captain.
Edward quickly looked around to see if anyone was attacking. I then noticed Alice, Jasper and Emmett particularly close to the boulder. I then realized that they were protecting us so that we could do something, whatever it was we were doing… I had no idea.
Edward then clasped Bella's hand.
"Ready love?" He murmured.
She nodded.
Then looking at me, Edward pointed over the snow white field to the other side. On a small hill uprising was Ozera, Dan, Vladimir and Stefan observing the fight from their side.
"We're going to take them out."
I gulped and nodded, "How?"
Edward bit him lip and then looked pointed at me, "Get me Benjamin. We're going to need to do this fast."
I nodded and concentrated on finding Benjamin's mind.
"Benjamin. We need you. Come now." I ordered in his head.
I then saw a vampire stop fighting them rush through the crowd to get over to us. In a matter of seconds, Benjamin was upon the rock with us.
"Edward, Bella, Alena. What's wrong?"
Edward smiled warmly at him, or evilly. It could have been both.
"We're going to try and take out Ozera. If Dan falls into this plot, even better, but for now, we have to just get rid of Ozera."
Benjamin nodded, "What do you want me to do?"
Edward narrowed his eyes as he glanced at Ozera, "At the moment I tell you, I want you to open up the ground and then close it precisely when I tell you to. Only open it where Ozera is."
Benjamin nodded, "Waiting for your command Edward." His eyes were hard and focused.
Edward nodded and then pointed to Ozera.
"You ready Bella?"
Bella then nodded and a focused look took upon her face, arms slightly stretched up. Then, all of a sudden, Ozera's shield started to back up, away from the Romanians that were on the outskirts of the shield. Alec's power must have struck them, because all of a sudden, the ones outside of the shield dropped down, paralyzed. I looked back at the shield, but this time, I concentrate more on the shield walls. It looked like it was… pushing back. Against something that was pushing against it. With a sudden gasp, I realized that Bella's shield was pushing against it, pushing the whole thing back.
"Bella, is that you?" I gasped in wonder
"Shut up!" She hissed quietly, frown breaking out on her beautiful face.
It kept my mouth shut, realizing how much work it would have been to push that back. It was like a wall against a wall. Bella was starting to breathe half hazardously. She gulped, and I noted that from reading her mind, this was so much work. It was actually like pushing a wall. But her for, this wall started moving back. But even though it was moving back, it didn't mean it wasn't hard.
Soon, the shimmering wall stopped shimmering as it went as far back as just around Ozera and the Romanians and Dan.
"Bella, can you just get Ozera, I know it's hard, but just her."
Bella groaned quietly but nodded, "I can try."
Bella was so focused to the point where she started to lean forward, so forward, Edward had to rush over and hold her up. Bella's lower jaw was trembling and she whimpered quietly.
"Edward, hurry, I can't contain her shield! It's hard!" She moaned.
I gasped, Bella was amazing! She managed to take Ozera's shield away from Ozera herself! That seemed impossible until now! The shield was no just a bubble around Dan, Stefan and Vladimir. Ozera's face was a mask of fear. She opened her mouth and an audible shriek was heard from her. I smiled at her fear, even though it was full of fear, it gave me delight.
"Benjamin! NOW!" Edward yelled.
Benjamin quickly focused and then the ground under Ozera cracked and split. I heard a shriek from her as she started to fall.
"DAN!" I heard a loud hiss from Stefan.
Dan gasped and then teleported away from Stefan and Vladimir. Just as Ozera fell, Dan appeared and whipped her out of the way just as Benjamin closed it up.
Edward snarled, "That's it! Bella, I need you do it again, but this time, aim for Dan. I cannot stand him! Benjamin, when you push the ground back, make shards come out, so you hurt him him. Dan is going to die."
Benjamin nodded, "With pleasure."
"Bella, can you do it?"
Bella took in a deep breath and nodded, "I think so."
Edward nodded and then placed a swift kiss on her cheek, "I know you can."
Bella leaned forward again then I saw through her mind what she saw when she was pushing against Ozera's shield. The bubble that Bella was holding was slowly, but surely pushing back, she kept pushing, and kept loosing strength as she tried to maneuver the shield away from Dan. Dan didn't notice as he was checking if Ozera was alright, who was nodding profusely. For once, they weren't paying attention to Bella and what she was doing. Bella's shield against Ozera's had now left Dan completely unprotected.
"Now!" Edward hissed.
The four people on the other side looked at us and then all of a sudden, the ground underneath Dan split open. Dan' eyes opened wide and as he realized what was happening, he quickly pushed Ozera out of the way, and then concentrated on teleporting himself just as he fell in the deep crack. However, Benjamin quickly lashed out and a sharp point of harden earth jab into Dan. Dan hissed sharply as sharp pieces of earth stuck out at him, however, due to his vampire self, it did nothing to him.
I hissed and then caught sight of Chloe. She was relatively close to the boulder, with Alec shadowing her every move, making sure she didn't have much to do. It was working as everyone who stepped within ten feet of them just dropped paralyzed to the floor with Alec dismembering them.
"CHLOE!" I yelled.
She swiveled around and looked at me. I point to the tortured figure of Dan and seeping into her mind, I smiled as she realized exactly what she needed to do.
Soon, Dan stopped fighting against the mounds of earth attacking him and his body was lifted up into the air. Screams rang out everywhere from the mini battles going on everywhere, but I didn't notice them, all I had on my mind was the death of Dan. Chloe's telekinesis lifted him higher into the air; he twisted and squirmed, desperately trying to get out of her grasp. But alas, he could do nothing. A terrible ripping sound filled the air as his arms somehow detached from him. I looked at Chloe and saw her wincing as she pulled limb after limb off Dan until he was a mess of a being.
Dan was dead.
A loud cheer erupted from our side as they all realized that Dan was dead. Ozera, Stefan and Vladimir looked at what was left of him with wide eyes.
"Edward, I need to rest." Bella mumbled as she fell on the rock, sprawled out.
"Yes love, you did an absolutely wonderful job."
I nodded to Edward as I leapt off the rock to help my fellow peers.
I ran into a strawberry blonde teenager and with a sinking feeling, I recognized her as someone from school. But that wasn't going to stop me in my quest to protect my loved ones. We threw punches here and there, but soon, I got the better of her as she accidently mistimed a landing on her foot, causing her to trip and enough time for me to kill her.
The battle was going on for a long time, but it seemed that since Dan's death, we'd gained the upper hand. It was amazing. Alice was also right, as evil as it seemed, fighting- being able to use all your strengths felt so rewarding. So thrilling…
For a moment, I had to stop. I was getting exhausted, fighting so many, the numbers never seemed to end. Fighting was going on all around and I knew I had to keep going, but my sore muscles were protesting from ripping another limb off. I had to stop, even if it was for just a second.
"Hello sweets."
I turned around in complete shock. That voice!
I knew that voice! It sounded like…
True to my suspicions, I saw Spencer Randall standing behind me. He was absolutely beautiful! His lips were more full, his blonde hair bright, smoother and silkier looking. His once striking blue eyes were now a terrible red, unlike my dulling ones; his eyes were bright, so bright they looked like they were dancing with enthusiasm.
"What happened to you?" I gasped out. He returned a grin, "I guess I was at the wrong place at the wrong time, all of a sudden, there was this fiery pain, and then this." He motioned to his body.
"You were missing," I recollected, mainly to myself, "You were turned! Everyone was looking for you!"
He shrugged, "Yeah, good to hear that I was actually missed. Don't we have a little fight we supposed to be doing right now?" He looked at his nails, evidently bored.
"Spencer! No, this isn't right, I will not attack you, and you can surrender!"
He spat a laugh out, "Why would I? They said that I could have whatever I wanted if this battle was won! And I will win!"
I narrowed my eyes and slipped into a defensive crouch, "Well have to see about that."
He laughed easily and then disappeared from my sight! I gasped and whipped around! He was gone!
Ah, invisibility is such a joy!
I almost screamed with annoyance as I realized that the voice I'd heard in my mind was Spencer's!
"Invisibility, huh…?" I sighed into the air.
I heard a laugh, "Yes, in the last few days of my life, I found that all I wanted to do was get away from the popularity, get away from all the eyes. It looks as though I got what I wanted."
I was barely listening to him; I was listening to his voice, trying to determine where it came from. Behind me! I realized. I turned around so quickly, even for a vampire, and lunged! I felt fabric slip between my fingers. I hissed in aggravation.
"Oh, that was quick, but not enough!" He started to laugh, obviously humored.
I took that quick chance, the few split seconds he'd chosen to laugh, to find his voice again. Then I remembered the lessons I'd been taking with Edward and Aro in the last few days. Mind control!
Stop it! Come into sight! I placed my thoughts in my mind, focusing on telling him what to do, on listening and following my commands.
"I heard about this! That you were learning mind control." He said, but his voice was strained, he was trying to restrain himself from following my orders.
I squeezed my eyes shut and focused even harder.
"After I kill you, I think I'll go for the pretty blonde, your sister." He choked out.
That snapped my focus and my vision clouded with anger!
"WHAT!" I screeched, immediately regretting it! My control on him was lost!
I opened my eyes, realizing that I shouldn't have let my eyes linger closed too long. It was long enough for him to shake my words out of his mind and lunge! I held my breath, waiting for the throw, hoping that maybe I could hold him off and throw him off when I came into contact with him.
Then something happened that I hadn't expected. Not in a million years.
I heard a severe shredding and I processed that it come from the left side of me. I looked there and saw the figure of Spencer come back into view. However, his head was decapitated. The figure that had rescued me and ripped his head off then leapt on Spencer and finished him off. I almost screamed in fear that I was dreaming or I'd gone crazy crazy! I blinked and realized that I wasn't dreaming. I wasn't going crazy.
The figure!
He looked up at me as soon as he set fire to the creature.
I gasped and my chest threatened to heave up my last meal.
It was... Demetri!
Demetri.
There, he was right in front of me.
Right there.
He'd killed Spencer! Probably with his tracker skills I realized. He didn't need to see them. He'd know exactly where they were.
My eyes were wide, I could feel them practically popping out of my head.
"Demetri!" I breathed.
Soon, I found myself running to him as fast as I could, since he was so close, it took me less than a second to get to him.
Without waiting for any permission, I jumped into his arms and breathed happily as his muscled arms caught me.
It was so different seeing him from vampire eyes. Even though I'd seen him dozens of times before, he looked completely different now that I actually saw him. He was beyond words. Beautiful, gorgeous, chiseled, handsome, striking, remarkable... the list went on! And even those words did no justice to him. I could feel myself choke back venom.
Forgetting about the ferocious battle going on around me I threw my arms around Demetri and lunged for his lips.
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Demetri POV
I was running, as fast as I could. I felt different, regenerated after all that animal blood I'd drunk. I'd once past a small river and looked in the river for reflection. I looked rejuvenated, but there was something else that surprised me so much.
My eyes…
They were gold.
I gasped as I saw it; my eyes were now the same color as the Cullens. The beautiful glittering gold... I shook my head and started to run again. My tracking was back to full strength now, now that my mental state was strong again. She was moving quickly wherever she was. Everyone, in fact, was moving quickly. This only meant one thing.
The battle had long started.
I ran as quickly as I could, running, running, running. That's all I was doing. Just running… with only one thing on my mind…
Get to Alena as fast as possible.
The time and distance past quicker than I thought and then I could feel everyone's tenors in my mind. I could taste their flavors. They were so close.
Just over that hill in fact.
I took a deep breath, preparing myself for the worst I could see.
I quickly ran to the top off the hill, suddenly realizing that I was on, in fact, a very tall cliff and could see everyone going on below.
But what I saw below took me by absolute surprise.
Below, a torturous event was going on. Everyone I knew, everyone I didn't know what fighting. The werewolves of La Push, all the vampires we'd gathered. But one person in particular caught me by complete surprise. It was a woman.
She was extraordinary.
Her beautiful long brown hair waved perfectly to the middle of her back. She was slightly tan, but paleness mixed beautifully in. Her eyes were a strange mix of red and gold, but gorgeous and intoxicating like the rest of her. She was quite the fighter, moving quickly and skillfully. But there was something about her, like she didn't have to fight to hard… everyone was bending to her will, it was like most didn't even try to fight around her.
I was gob smacked as I realized that the beautiful vixen was Alena.
I gasped as I watched her fight off numerous vampires, then aid Edward, Bella and Benjamin with the death of Dan. She was incredible.
It took me a moment's thought to remember that this wasn't some movie I was watching, this was reality. I needed to be down there with them. I needed to defend my family, my coven, my mate.
Heading over to the edge of the cliff, I bent my knees and then leapt off.
I flew down gracefully to the ground, my shoes making a soft thud on the floor. Some vampires fighting quickly looked up to me. Two of those vampires being Heidi and Jane, they both gasp, Jane quickly torturing her victim then ripping it's head off with her teeth. Heidi shredded hers and with Jane threw them on a burning head. Both came over hastily and covered my in giant hugs. I laughed and grunted as the strength of two overcame me. Laughing, they both jumped away and started to babble about what happened and how I was and about Alena.
I held two hands up, my face a mask of confusion.
"Wait, what?"
Heidi and Jane looked at each and then Heidi spoke up.
"What happened to you?"
I sighed, "I got a little impatient when Tyson took me to the building and decided to go and get her. Evidently I was captured, but I escaped after they all went to fight."
Jane nodded, "Are you okay?"
I nodded and waved a hand, "I'm fine now."
Suddenly Jane gasped, "Oh my god, your eyes!"
I suddenly felt self conscious and let out a small breath, "Yes, I know… they're…"
"They're gold!" Heidi burst out.
I laughed, "Yes, I realized that."
Jane waved a hand to dismiss the matter, "You have to go to Alena, and she's been nothing but unbearable and miserable since she came back."
I sighed, "I know. I'll see you later, we are going to win." I promised.
I quickly wove my way through the fighting crowd, receiving gasps from my fellow peers, and second by second, it felt like the fight was lifting; it was lifting in our direction. We were winning. I was getting closer to Alena footstep by footstep.
Hang on.
No! She wouldn't know! Oh no, the Mr. Randall was by her. In his invisible form, of course. Not that it stopped me from knowing exactly where he was. Oh it was times like this; I profusely thanked whoever gave me my power. I stalked quietly over to her and Mr. Randall. I would rip him apart before he could even touch her.
I was a few meters away when I suddenly heard Alena, wow; her voice was like an angel. Just heavenly… the even stranger thing was, Alena addressed Mr. Randall as Spencer Randall. Then I realized that this young blonde man was actually someone who once went to Alena's school. Spencer Randall.
Suddenly, in the middle of their conversation, she lunged for him. But he'd turned invisible and slipped out of her grasp. She looked around and said something. Then I closed my eyes and looked for his tenor, he was right next to her, reaching out for her throat. She closed her eyes, obviously waiting for the worst.
I ran over and grabbed the thin air, though, I knew in fact that I was actually grabbing onto his neck. I pulled him and threw him back a few meters where he landed with an 'ooft'.
I rushed over to him and grabbed him by the collar. I didn't need to actually see him to know where he was. Draw his ear up to my lips; I whispered very softly in his ear, I sounded dangerous, even to myself.
"You will never touch her ever again." I threatened as I placed my teeth on his neck and ripped him head off with a terrible tear.
I looked forward and saw Alena, her mouth had dropped open, eyes wide and a startled looked upon her face like she didn't believe the sight in front of her.
I felt my knees go weak at the very sight of her. She was stunning!
"Demetri?" She breathed with her voice unsure. I would have been more amused if this wasn't the first time I'd truly seen her up close since when she was taken away from me.
I cracked a smile.
Then she ran towards me. I felt relieved that she was a vampire, absolutely stunning. Now her pace matched mine and all seemed perfectly normal. As she took the last step, I caught her in my arm, breathing out in relief of finally being able to hold her in my arm.
She held her head back a bit, her lips slightly parted. But it gave me the chance to look her over. No, there was only one word to describe her right now.
Perfect.
She was absolutely perfect.
Before I knew it, she'd lunged forward and pressed her lips against mine. It felt so different, same temperature, same pressure. I felt released; she was now a vampire, one of me. I could finally have her forever. As soon as my lips touched hers, a spark fizzled! Her lips, the same temperature of mine, were locked onto mine in the same instant we touched.
She pulled back; her eyes that were once unhappy were now lit with happiness and delight. She looked like Alena again.
"You have no idea how happy I am to see you!" I breathed out in laughter.
She grinned back and hugged me profusely.
"What on earth happened?" Her tinkling voice asked.
I sighed, "Long story. I was actually at your door at the hotel then Dan took me. I'm such an idiot, getting myself captured. But I got out after they left for battle and came here, after I fed."
It was then her eyes flickered to my eyes, she gasped.
"What are you thinking?" I wondered as my arms wound around her frame.
"Your eyes are… beautiful!" She exclaimed making me smile.
I grinned back but then I saw a figure behind her starting to lunge. I quickly snuck out of her warm grasp and ducked under her arms. A fierce snarl left my mouth as I tackled the vampire that had lunged and skillfully ripped off the inexperienced vampires head. Standing up straight I breathed a sigh of annoyance and went back to Alena who latched her arm onto mine.
"Now there's the warrior I knew." She said pride imminent in her tone.
I smiled and chuckled.
"We're going to finish the battle. Now." I said, my tone a reinforcing one.
She nodded and then looked over at one side of the field that contained Ozera, Stefan and Vladimir.
I frowned, "You are not going by yourself."
She rolled her eyes, "I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself."
I chuckled, "Oh I know. I saw to from up there."
I turned around to point when an arm snuck out of nowhere and proceeded to hit me in the face. I ducked just in time and then grabbed the extended arm above me pulling it straight out of its socket.
Alena looked a little taken aback and she whistled.
"Um… wow."
I cracked a guilty smile. Then, taking her hand, we evaded the ongoing battles, jumping and ducking. All the while, the people we knew that we past shot shock looks. But it was rewarding to see that those shocked looks also contained hope and joy. That gave me joy and happiness. Now, it felt like we were winning.
Alena stopped and let go of my hand and pointed.
"There." She said.
There was Ozera, Stefan and Vladimir. They all had distasteful looks on their faces. I looked at Alena.
"Ready?"
She nodded and then quickly looked around, "No wait! We need… um… oh! Jasper!" She yelled the last word out.
A tall honey blonde finished snapping another neck and then wildly looked around, his gaze finally latching onto Alena. Then his gaze travelled to me and his mouth dropped open. I smiled wildly.
"Jasper!" Alena yelled out again, "We need you!"
Jasper quickly surveyed around himself, laying a gaze on Alice. His frown was displeasing as he watched her decapitate a vampire who was just about three times her size. He sighed and gulped. Alena sighed next to me.
"Jasper! She's going to be fine. She knows that from her visions, I know that from her visions, you know that from her visions. She'll be fine. We really need you. One more battle and this will all be over." Alena promised pleading.
Jasper ran his long fingers through his hair, snuck one more glance at Alice and then rushed up to us. Stefan and Vladimir were still surveying the battle that just about everybody but they themselves were fighting. They were keeping an eye on everything but they were mainly watching Aro, Caius and Marcus. Probably waiting and watching for them to die. Waiting for the chance to finally seize the Vampire world under their control…
"Alena, we need to go now love…" I hissed quietly.
She nodded and looked fearfully up at them, "Ugh, I know."
We ran the distance, closing in on them, it was the perfect opportunity: their backs were turned away from us. Just as we were about three meters away, about to jump, Ozera turned around, probably to just keep an eye on this side. Unfortunately, she saw us coming just in time and pushed herself, Stefan and Vladimir out of the way, leaving us landing on snow.
"Ah, look what we have here."
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Alena POV
We landed just out of time as Ozera hastily pushed the trio away.
"No!" I hissed, mainly to myself.
The three grinned evilly at us.
"Look what we have here." Stefan smirked. I snarled back.
"Easy love…" Demetri comforted in my ear.
"Oh look," Stefan crooned cruelly, "The happy couple is back together."
Demetri narrowed his eyes, "And only to the expense of one dead vampire on his escape."
Vladimir's eyes flashed, "Who?"
Demetri shrugged and pretended to review the battle around him, "Hmm, we seem to be missing a certain Calypso. Don't we?" He popped the 'P' on Calypso.
"Who's Calypso?" I whispered.
If only I had time to tell her, I need to kill these low life bastards.
I smiled and placed my hand on him, "Low life bastards? They're worse, and don't worry, tell me after… when we win this war."
His eyes widened, "I beg your pardon?"
I giggled and pointed to my head, "Now I hope you didn't forget my power mister."
He shook his head, "Uh, no, of course not… it's just needs a little getting used to."
We turned back to Stefan and Vladimir and I nodded to Jasper and Demetri, the two latter leapt for Stefan and Vladimir.
"Stefan's mine!" Demetri growled as he skillfully and gracefully leapt. Jasper nodded and head for Vladimir. It seemed they were equally matched, ages of experience, years and skillsmanship. It would be a long and tough battle.
I, on the other hand, turned to Ozera, her gaze constantly flipped from me to her two creators. I didn't know if she'd received any proper fighting training, but just to be safe, I was going to assume she had.
"Stay away." She threatened, backing away a little.
Her voice surprised me; it was quite beautiful, a Spanish, Latin or Mexican ring of a voice. But there was fear built slightly in. Too bad, her shield was tightly wound around her and her masters, I couldn't read her mind.
"Are you scared?" I murmured quietly to her.
She gulped and then stood straighter, "No. I'm not."
I smiled and crouched forward, slightly thinking this was going to be an easy fighter. She was obviously scared; maybe it meant she never really had any formal battle training.
THWACK!
I groaned. Okay, so maybe, I'd assumed to much this time. Her leg had lifted up and kicked me severely in the jaw while I crouched. Stumbling back a bit I cracked my jaw into place and rolled my shoulder.
"Okay. That hurt." I said curtly.
She smiled and nodded, "It kinda was supposed to sweetie."
I hissed and then lunged for her, but she intercepted and caught my arm, twisting it around and then used it as a lever, pushing herself up and flipping gracefully over my head. I turned around, twisting my arm back into position, emitting a moan from my mouth.
"Did that hurt? Oh I'm sorry." She grinned.
I narrowed my eyes and crouched forward, trying to remember all that Jasper, Emmett, Felix, Aro, Edward and numerous other had told me. This time, I waited for her to lunge.
Never underestimate your opponent
Oh, check. I thought sarcastically.
Keep an eye on their movement, not them themselves, their movement.
I stopped looking at actually her and refocused my eyes and started to watch her, not as a vampire, but as a movement. Thanks to my vampire senses, she wasn't a blur. It took me less than a second to realize she was edging back ever so slowly.
Wait for them to make the first move. If they don't, provoke them to.
She wasn't moving forward to me.
"Are you scared? I bet you couldn't get me, you're too weak!" I sneered.
Judging by the expression on her face, I'd struck a nerve and she snarled and pounced forward, I ducked, letting her sail over me, but before she touched the ground, I reached out and grabbed her arm that was slightly extended to far. Hearing a startled cry from her, I pulled her arm, effectively pulling out of her socket and throwing it on a nearby burning pile. Just one of so many… Looking back at her I swallowed a pool of venom welling up in my mouth. She snarled, her red eyes burning. This time, even though I couldn't read her mind, it was easy enough to see that she had nothing but kill on her mind. She was seeing red. She ran towards me, not even bothering to jump or try anything fancy; she was just plain going to attack. I snarled heavily back and started to forward to her as well, but I ran in zigzags. From her expression, I knew I was confusing her. Why run in zigzags when running straight could serve just as well. I was trying to confuse her. And it was working.
While she was trying to figure out what I was doing, I quickly and without warning leaped up and jumped over her, but I wasn't aiming for the ground on which I was going to land on and then turn and attack her. While I was up here, I might as well attack her in mid-air. I grabbed her long brown hair in the arm and flipped her over with me. She landed on the floor on her back with a giant crack. Must have broken her spine or something… I hoped it wasn't too serious. Oh my, what I was thinking. Of course I hoped it was serious. My hands found her neck and I was in a misguided attempt to strangling her, forgetting the one rule that Jasper had told me to remember. In turn, her hands found my throat as well and she started to choke me. Not that I needed my air supply, but now, she was apply as much force that if she did apply any more, she'd crack my neck. With great effort, she flipped me over and now she was on top. Then, instead of ripping my head off, which was something I expecting her to do, she leaned down and then before I knew it, or could stop it, I felt teeth sink it.
Oh god.
Not the pain again.
I screamed, screeched and shrieked as her teeth sank into my neck, I could feel the venom pulse through her and into my neck, then I felt tearing as she was about to rip my head off. I screamed, distinctly seeing Demetri turn around into shock. I could hear his thoughts.
What in the hell—oh god.
I screamed, but that at that moment, a similar scene entered into my mind. When Felix was in almost exactly this same position…
Barely thinking, I recopied my actions of that day. I freed my arm that was stuck under her and managed to lift her slightly up. Then slipping my legs under her I found the tip of my shoes on her stomach. This time, I wasn't going to push her off like I did with Felix. I let my foot come back a little and then I let my foot snap forward and I kicked her sharply in the stomach.
She grunted and for a second, her shield was off. Unguarded, I quickly read her mind.
Bitch.
I growled as the shield went back up.
Pushing her off, and grabbing her collar, I heaved her up; she was slightly dangling off my grasp. I finally remember on of Jasper's most important rules.
If their neck is free. Go for it.
I looked at her, it was free.
Quickly leaning forward I went to her ear.
"Don't ever call me a bitch." I chuckled as my mouth then went to her neck and I sank my teeth in, pleasuring in her terrified scream. With a bolt of force exerting from my body, I felt myself ripping her head straight off. I pushed her away, ripping shreds of her up then throwing her on the nearby fire pile. I watched for a moment as she withered and then started to fall into ash.
"Demetri! Jasper!" I yelled.
They both turned around from their vicious fights with Stefan and Vladimir.
"We're going!" I yelled.
They looked beside me and then took off next to me. We ran back, back to the side that was closest to my home. When we were finally safe I stood still and concentrated every ounce of my strength into every ally, every family member, and every friend's mind.
Come back. Now!
I ordered.
It was hard making my head voice into all 51 or so voices with the same amount of force, strength and smoothness coming out of it. But I did it.
Soon, they were all stopping their fights and running back to us. In less than a minute, everyone was back, some still gasping and marveling at the fact that Demetri was back. The man in question drew a steady arm around my shoulders and hugged me close, kissing my neck.
"Alec?" I yelled.
The other side was still in the position we'd left them in, too confused to do anything else. Stefan and Vladimir were on the small uprising gazing intently at us. I grinned evilly as I read what was going on in their minds.
To sum it up:
What the fuck is going on?
Out of nowhere, Alec appeared beside me.
"What do you need?" He asked.
I nodded towards the army who were looking at us, suspicion and fear clouding their every thought and expression.
"Do your thing." I grinned at him.
He looked at me as though I were crazy, "What about Ozera?"
I smirked callously, "What Ozera?"
At that moment, everybody, including Stefan and Vladimir looked beside the two Romanians to look at the mysterious woman who protected them. Everybody gasped, especially Stefan and Vladimir. They didn't even realize she was gone… until now.
"I killed her." I whispered to my army.
Alec grinned and then concentrated and soon a hazy mist floated over the battle field in front of us and every single vampire dropped… paralyzed.
I sighed in relief.
It.
Was.
Over.
The battle.
It was done.
Completely.
Over.
Over.
Over.
Won.
I grinned wearily as I realized what had happened. We'd won.
Then, after a moment, a loud cheering erupted from our side.
"WE WON!" Voices shouted out.
I grinned and laughed as Demetri breathed out a laugh of joy and relief. He turned to me and hugged me tightly.
"We won." He breathed. I nodded and leaned closer.
As soon as our lips touched, our tongues darted out at the same time and met in a heated and fierce dance. None were looking for dominance, but a partner. They danced and weaved in just about every way possible. I felt my muscles tighten drastically and I pulled closer to him. It was so different than when I kissed him as a human. So much more rewarding! His hands moved from my waist to my neck to my hair, snatching bunchfuls and twisting them in his hands. He applied pressure, pressure I knew he didn't apply when I was a human. Now, he wasn't afraid of hurting me. I'd never been happier!
I placed my hands at his neck, my mouth adjusting itself to his. Then my hands slipped up to his hair and I intensely grabbed bushels of his hair and curled them between my fingers. The heat grew more intense and longingful. Finally he pulled back and supported my in his arms. His eyes were bewildering! They were gold!
"I love you." I giggled out.
He smiled back, "I love you too."
He leaned in and touched his nose with mine.
"It's over."
I breathed out a sigh of relief and then looked at everybody else.
"After we clean this up, we can finally, finally, go home." I sighed.
He grinned and started to walk to the field to clear up the motionless vampires.
"Yes, home. That sounds just about right."