Author Note- Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed the last chapter. Cliffies are a bitch but I think it was necessary. Just think yourself luck I spared you one this time around too... =P

Thanks to Content1 for her help and advice. I did the shot ma'am. Now, it's your turn.

Here we go... The Volturi are here...

Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight. I own a ridiculous Jackson Rathbone and Robert Pattinson addiction. It's borderline embarrassing.


All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

~Anatole France

We would rather be ruined than changed;
We would rather die in our dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die.

~W.H. Auden

Chapter 28

Voliterras

There scent may have carried on the wind, but seeing the four cloaked figures approach was almost bone-chilling. I could sense three gifts amongst the four. A tracker for sure- I had felt gifts like his before and I could feel the pull that he was using to find us. The second was unnerving. It made me feel sort of numb; like sound, taste, touch, hearing and sight could be erased. It was numbing and I really didn't like it. The last was nothing short of astonishing. I had never experienced anything like it before. It was almost like there was a painless burning inside my head. I could feel the fire but not the agony that was normally associated with it. I wanted to push is away from me but I felt someone squeeze my hand firmly. I looked to Edward, who still had my hand in his, and focused as I watched him shake his head.

"Kali, do not push that out," He warned me in thought, releasing my hand from his grip. I flinched at the volume of his thoughts.

"Why?" My mind blazed with the painless fire as images of Edward writhing in utter agony on the stone floors of the Throne Room in Volterra streaked through my mind. Every single inch of Edward was burning in my mind and it repulsed me. "Is that what this feeling does? That's what I am feeling in my head?" I asked quietly, hoping to God that I was wrong. I didn't mind being powerful occasionally, but this gift, it was sadistic.

"Yes. That's Jane's gift. She is...potent,"

"Give me a second. I might be able to use this," I thought, trying to focus on the burning without projecting it.

"Be VERY careful, Kali," Edward warned me before turning his attention on the four figures that glided towards us. The dark grey fabric of their cloaks swirled and danced along the ruined earth. It felt like the temperature of the air dropped by ten points as they became visible through the purple smoke from the pyres. The line-up that approached, under any other circumstances would have been fucking hilarious. It was like something out of 'All Creatures Great and Small'. There was one whose size rivalled Emmett's. He was a total beast! The second was tall and lean, more along the lines of Jasper and Edward's build. The third was around my height and slender, sort of waif-like but definitely male. The last was tiny. I mean, smaller than Alice and she didn't even hit my chin. I shit you not, she was (With exception of the immortal children) the smallest vampire that I had ever seen.

The oddest thing was that this diminutive little vampire seemed to be taking the lead. The others fell in behind her.

"Kali, that's Jane," Edward whispered. "The burning gift you are feeling belongs to her."

"She did that to you?" I growled quietly. I glared at the tiny little vampire, hoping that I could make the little shit spontaneously combust just by looking at her. I started to imagine all the different ways I could rip her apart. I fought to suppress the snarl that was threatening to rock the world around me.

"Hmm," Said a quiet voice. "They survived," was the thought that followed it. If ever there was a voice to epitomize our kind, that was it. It was cold, detached, hard and unforgiving. It made me shudder when I realised it was the little vampire that spoke. Her voice indicated that she was thirteen or fourteen at the oldest. Far too young to be one of us.

"Hello Jane," Edward said. His voice was distant, unfeeling and honestly, the tone of it scared me more than anything. The lack of emotion was terrifying. I was seriously fighting the growl that was bubbling away in my chest. "Kali, you are going to crush my hand," He thought. I hadn't actually realised that I had grabbed it again. I released it immediately, thinking him a quick apology before I turned my focus back onto the four vampires in front of us who were starting to spread out slightly, stepping closer to us and moving in unison. I focused harder on Edward's gift that I ever had. I needed to hear everything.

"We should have destroyed the redhead. She failed."

"Aro will be displeased."

Who is this new vampire? Aro did not tell us about her."

"Bells looks good..."

My eyes flashed to the tall, thin vampire in the grey cloak. His internalized lust was unexpected and slightly nauseating. I wondered briefly how Edward was controlling himself because I was fucking struggling.

"I knew those cloaked vampires knew what she was doing. These yellow eyes aren't dangerous at all." The thought caught me off guard. My head snapped in the direction of the newborn who was still on the ground next to the fire.

"Edward, are you hearing this shit?" I thought, trying to keep track of the newborn, Edward and the four Volturi members in front of me. I was finding it difficult. Edward's rage was barely contained now, I didn't need to channel Jasper to know that. It was rolling off of him and I could practically taste it. I felt myself heading towards that kind of anger rapidly and that was not something that I had the ability to control... I wouldn't want to. If the young one was right, if her thoughts were accurate -and I could tell that they were- then the Volturi had known about the newborns and what Victoria was doing. The scheming, double standard-using fuckers had allowed this to happen. The four figures lifted their hands, wrapping their fingers around the cowls that covered their head and dropped the hoods on their cloaks, revealing their faces. Two of the males winked in Bella's direction and my skin just fucking crawled. Seriously, it felt like I had insects buried under my skin. My hand fisted and clenched as I tried to control myself. I winced at hot flashes shot through my shoulder but I didn't stop the movement in my hand. I needed to do something to control myself as the little vampire, Jane, took a long sweeping look at the assembled vampires in front of her.

"I don't understand," Jane's voice betrayed her, as did her mind. She knew exactly what was happening and didn't like the idea of a witness. "If that one knows about our meeting with her sire..."

"She surrendered," I snapped, dragging her attention away from the young one. Jane's glare fell on my and her mind was flurried with confusion.

"And who are you?"

"Family," I sneered, meeting her gaze with as much intensity as I could muster. Like fucking hell was this elf of a vampire going to try and intimidate me. She had nothing on me and I was already trying to pull her gift forward at the same time as Edward's. Bitch had to think before she acted and I could shift gifts quicker than she could bring hers forward. She wanted more information from me and I wasn't giving it up. All she would need was my name and then this whole fucking party was over and the young one would be killed before I could play that little trump card. That was essentially our get out of jail free card right now and I was not going to play it until I was sure we got everything that we could from the Volturi guard members. Shit wasn't adding up anymore.

"She surrendered?" Jane asked, shifting her attention back to the young one on the ground and my teeth gritted at the thought of her being anywhere near the girl. My temper was spiraling badly and had to be supported by Jasper as I schooled myself.

"Carlisle gave her the option," Edward explained.

"There are no options for those who break the rules," Jane sneered and I was forcing myself to lock my muscles in place. The urge to call 'bullshit' was ridiculous.

Carlisle took a step forward. "That's in your hands. As long as she was willing to halt her attack on us, I saw no reason to destroy her. She was never taught."

"That is irrelevant," Jane snapped coldly. As much as she was trying to mask her thoughts, words like collateral damage found their way to the forefront of her psyche. "Aro hoped that we would get far enough west to see you, Carlisle," She said, changing the tone of her voice so quickly, my head nearly spun. She sounded so sweet now, I swear I was going to get a sugar rush, never mind the human behind me. "He send's his regards."

"I would appreciate if you could convey mines to him," Carlisle offered graciously.

Jane smiled widely at him and my fist clenched automatically. I did NOT like her looking at my family. I wanted to gouge her goddamn eyes out. "Of course! It appears you have done our work for us today, for the most part. Just out of professional curiosity, how many were there? They left quite a wake of destruction in Seattle." The newborns thoughts were running wild, bouncing from acceptance of her intended fate to hatred for her sire, her confusion as to why we were defending her and outrage at the little cloaked vampire and her lies.

Thankfully Carlisle answered Jane before I had a chance to listen to too much of the young one's head. "Eighteen, including this one."

"Eighteen?" She asked, looking genuinely shocked. "There was more than that when we spoke to the redhead," She thought.

"All brand new," Carlisle added. "They were unskilled."

"All? Who was there creator?" Jane demanded.

"As if they haven't already been introduced..." The young one thought wryly. My gaze snapped in her direction and I could have laughed my ass off. "This one is a bigger liar that Riley and HER. This one is so much better at it than him."

"Edward, are you fucking hearing this?" I growled inside my head.

"Calm down, Kals," He and Jasper thought in unison. Jasper helped me again while Edward answered Jane's question.

"Her name was Victoria."

"Was?"

Edward jerked his chin towards the mountainside where a thin pillar of deep purple smoke was snaking it's way towards the sky. I couldn't help but feel proud as hell at my brother. Eddie-boy took care of business. I was distracted from that thought by that of the newborn next to the fire. She was pleased her sire was dead. No, pleased was an understatement. Ecstatic or delirious would have been a more accurate description. Unfortunately, so was the little Volturi vampire.

"At least she can't talk..." Jane thought dryly. "This Victoria..." She asked slowly, "She was in addition to the eighteen here?"

"Yes, her and one other. He wasn't as young as this one but no older than a year," Edward confirmed. The newborns joy at the destruction of the other vampire. She called him Riley in her head and identified him as the one who 'took care' of the newborns for Victoria. I was suddenly quite happy that the fucker was dead.

"If - okay- when I die today, at least I'm not leaving that loose thread. Diego has been avenged."

Her musings made my heart hurt a little more than it had been. I would NOT let anything happen to her. I couldn't, not now.

"Twenty... Who dealt with the creator?" Jane asked.

"I did," Edward replied and I didn't miss the tiniest hint of smugness in his voice. Another little burst of pride erupted within me. I was so fucking proud of him right now that I could barely stand it. I could barely suppress that notion before I was brought back to reality by Jane glaring at the young one on the floor.

"You there," She growled, "Your name?"

"I'm not giving this vampire anything," The young one thought courageously.. As much as I admired her tenacity, this was not going to end well for her. She was totally screwed. Jane's eyes narrowed dramatically as she regarded the young one before she smiled, giving her an almost angelic appearance. I said almost. The newborn at my feet shrieked in agony. Her mind was fuzzy and incoherent and my aching heart just shattered as I watched it. The only pain she could compare it to was the pain of the burning transformation she had gone through.

"Your name!" Jane snarled as the newborn was released from the fire.

"Bree," She mumbled, trying to catch a ragged breath before she was writhing on the ground screaming again. Her mind was more focused this time. Silently, the young one, Bree, begged for death. She knew that there was a mind-reader amongst our family and was confused as to why we wouldn't help her.

"Edward," I begged silently as my eyes stung with venom. "Make this stop. Help me make this stop, please?"

"She'll tell you anything you want to know," Edward growled roughly. "You don't have to do that." The screams stopped and Bree gasped sharply as the fire extinguished. I wanted to go to her- wrap my arms around her and keep her safe but I couldn't do that. It still too dangerous.

"I know I don't," Jane sneered before turning back to Bree. I needed to focus. I schooled myself, bringing Jane's gift to the front of my mind as I held Edward's in place. Jasper, feeling my attempts to focus and my building resolve, helped bolster my concentration, allowing me to keep both gifts 'active', as it were. "Bree? Is his story true? Were their twenty of you?" Jane's mind indicated that Victoria had said there were twenty two newborns. The missing numbers, in Jane's mind, would have to be silenced as well. Thankfully, Bree was quick on the uptake, answering immediately.

"Nineteen, twenty, maybe more, I don't know. Sara and one who's name I didn't know got into a fight on the way here." Bree's mind readied herself for more pain and she was more than relieved that no more came.

"And this Victoria- did she create you?"

"I don't know," Bree admitted. "Riley never said her name. He didn't want us to be able to think of her. He said our thoughts weren't safe." Jane shot a quick look towards Edward before she continued.

"Tell me about Riley," Jane said almost sweetly. I could see from her head that she wasn't looking evidence anymore. She was doing damage control now- finding out exactly how much Bree knew to see how many lies she would have to tell. "Why did he bring you here?"

"Riley told us that we had to destroy the strange yellow-eyes here. He said it would be easy. He said that the city was theirs and they were coming for us. He said that once they were gone, all the blood would be ours. He gave us her scent-" She jabbed a finger at Bella. "He said that we would know we had the right coven because she would be with them. He said whoever got to her first could have her." Edward's jaw clenched involuntarily and his teeth ground together.

"It looks like Riley was wrong about the easy part," Jane remarks. The minds of the other guards showed them to be relieved. This was the story they wanted us to know. They knew that there was a mind reader amongst us. Aro would have told them about Edward's gift after his, Alice and Bella's jaunt to Volterra in the spring. To them, if that is all that the newborn new, they were in the clear. To Bree's credit, she let us know everything that we needed to about their lies and deception and for that, if there was a way for me to make sure that she lived through this, I was taking it regardless of what it cost me. sadly, Jane's mind was already set on destroying the young one. If I did nothing else on this earth, the guard member, Jane, would die under my hands. She would be shown the same level of mercy that she was intending to show Bree.

"I don't know what happened," Bree admitted. "We split up but the others never came. And Riley left us and he didn't come to help like he promised. And then it was so confusing and everyone was in pieces. I was afraid; I wanted to run away," She looked pointedly at Carlisle. "THAT one said they wouldn't hurt me if I stopped fighting."

"Ah, but that wasn't his gift to give, young one," Jane smirked. My hands re-clenched with the urge to just punch her in the face. Her mind was rattling through all the different ways this young one would die before the Volturi were exposed. "Broken rules demand consequences," She rounded on Carlisle. "Are you sure you got them all? The other half that split off?"

"We split up too," Carlisle nodded. It was a plausible enough response. The young ones were fucking awful fighters.

"I can't deny that I am impressed," Jane said, her voice almost sounding sincere. "I've never seen a coven survive an attack of this magnitude in tact. What was behind it?" Why was the girl the key?" Her gaze glided over Bella in a way that made me want to hurt her...badly.

"Victoria held a grudge against Bella," Edward said flatly. It was the best way to answer that question. The less information THEY got, the better it was for us. Jane smiled widely at Bella and I felt the spike in her gifts, I could hear it in her head as she tried to push the painless burn onto Bella. My chest vibrated with the soundless growl that was in serious danger of escaping. If it wasn't for the fact that Bella stood still and appeared to be fine, Jane would be missing a head and no amount of Volturi guard members would have been able to stop me.

"Would you please not do that?" Edward asked, his fury bubbling visibly under the surface of the calm exterior he had been presenting.

"Just checking. No harm done," Jane said lightly, breaking her stare to roam the crowd before her. "Well it appears that there's not much left for us to do. We're not used to being rendered useless." Venom surged in my dead veins at her declaration. I couldn't control myself anymore.

"If you pulled your head out of your arses and been here half an hour ago, you might have been some use," I sneered.

"You might have been able to do your job," Edward continued, much to the pleasure of Bree. She thought she was going to die and her final act had been to let us know that the Volturi were bullshitting. She was proud of herself and I was just as fucking proud as she was.

"Yes, quite a pity how things turn out, isn't it?" Jane quipped. My fist clenched again. Bree's thoughts distracted me again as she began to consider her time here finished and she was ready to die. She had given us every last thing that she could and she knew it was her time... or so she thought.

"Felix?" Jane called over her shoulder, beckoning the great big vampire to her.

"Wait!" Edward called. He turned to me and Carlisle. "We could explain the rules to the young one. She doesn't see unwilling to learn. She didn't know what she was doing."

"Of course," Carlisle nodded seriously.

"I am more than willing to take responsibility for Bree," I said, stepping closer to her. Jane's mind flew into a rage. She needed this young one dead in order to get rid of any trace of the Volturi's involvement or lack thereof with regard to the newborn army and was not willing to back down.

"We don't make exceptions and we don't give second chances," She smirked as her eyes trained back onto Bella. "Which reminds me...Caius will be so interested to hear you are still human, Bella. Perhaps he will decide to visit..."

"The date is set," Alice declared as she spoke for the first time since the Guard's arrival. Pure, unadulterated rage and hate bled through the air and it was coming from Jane. Her complete disdain and hatred for Alice was astonishing, and it's fervor would honestly drive someone insane... maybe it already had. Whatever the reason for her enmity towards the Pixie, it took her a second to compose herself after it hit her. She turned to Carlisle, smiling sweetly again. That shit was really creeping me out.

"It was so nice to meet you, Carlisle- I'd thought Aro was exaggerating. Well, until we meet again."

"This is it, then," Bree thought. "I wish I could tell Fred about all this. He is smart though, he will be okay. I get to see Diego again now..."

"Take care of that, Felix. I want to go home now," Jane said indifferently. Bree closed her eyes, preparing for the worst.

"OH FUCK THIS!" I bellowed, moving faster than I had all day. I was instantly crouched in front of Bree; Hands clawed, muscles coiled, teeth bared and chest rumbling violently as vicious growls ripped through me. "You can destroy her over my burning pile of fucking ashes!"

The clearing was full of statues. The air was still except for the beating of Bella's heart, the crackling of the bonfire and the feral snarls erupting from me. Felix froze mid step, about twenty feet away from my defensive position in front of Bree.

"Excuse me?" Jane snarled, her eyes boring into mine.

"Don't even fucking think about it, bitch. Or I promise you, you will know what it feels like to fucking burn." I threatened, when I felt her abilities spike.

"What do you think you are doing?" She demanded.

"You will not harm this child without going through me first." My glare switched onto the tall, lean guard to Jane's right, who for some reason was laughing like an idiot.

"Demitri, enough! Now, what makes you think I won't kill you right here, right now?"

The collective gasp from my family couldn't mask the laughter that bubbled up my throat. To an outsider, I must have sounded mad. I felt the familiar pounding and burning in the back of my head and I fought to keep the vision out of my mind, shoving it back as far as I could and with Jasper helping me manage the pain.

"Jane, you can't kill me. You don't have the speed, the skill or the fucking guts to try it on your own," I said confidently. "Besides, your master doesn't want me dead and well you fucking know it."

"My master would see all those who break the rules punished," She snarled. My eyes rolled in my head. Time to play the 'name' card.

"There is a list of vampires that the Volturi Attack Squads are issued with every so often. You know, the one that lists the immortals who, under no circumstances are to be harmed? How far up that list do you think Kali Douglas is?" I asked calmly, watching as her mind scrolled through the list in her mind... Fucking awesome. Fourth from the top... and by default, untouchable. My gift was to valuable to waste. If the Volturi guard came after me, I was a capture case- Not a kill case.

"Kali, what is this list? Why are me and Alice on it?" Edward thought.

"It's the list of vampires that Aro wants to 'acquire'. They are valuable to the Volturi in one way or another." I replied silently, never taking my eyes off of Jane.

"Why is she doing this? " Bree thought. "I'm not worth this."

"Hmm... it seems that you are valuable to our Master..." Jane said coolly. "That new born, however, broke the law. Punishment is demanded for those who break the law."

"The punishing of the guilty party, by Volturi law, only stands of the accused has been taught our ways and then flouts them," I proposed. "As her sire taught her neither the art of discretion or the necessity for it, she is innocent in the eyes of our laws." I needed all legal arguments in our favour as well as the fact that I was willing to kill anyone who got close to Bree. If I got our laws to assist us, The Volturi had to back down.

"There are NO exceptions when it comes to the matter of newborns," Jane growled. "Besides, she has no sire. Her sire is dead and she is out of control!"

"Again, Jane, that is going on the assumption that the newborn has been left without the proper guidance. That guidance can be provided by any mature coven or individual vampire willing to shoulder that responsibility. Bree has both the Cullen family and myself willing to look after her. Your arguments hold no weight here and you still have to get through me to get to her. You are fucked." Out of my peripheral vision, I saw Felix take a half step forward. My resulting snarl caused Bree to flinch behind me and Felix to freeze again. "Keep your guard dog back from me or I will break him in half," I threatened. With a quick jerk of her head, Jane called Felix back to her side. Felix, meanwhile, was eying up the numerous scars on my exposed skin and trying to determine how much of a fight someone as battle-hardened as me would give him. I would end him. I cocked an eyebrow at him, earning a smirk in return.

"Kali, you are going to win this," Alice thought. "Just keep focused. Jazz, and Edward will help as much as possible." Following Alice's advice had never steered me wrong and like fuck was I going to start ignoring her now. I kept my concentration trained onto where it was required.

"I see no reason why you cannot go and consult with your masters and allow them to make the decision," Carlisle said evenly. "If Aro decrees it, we will bring Bree to Italy."

"In the mean time, she stays with me." I concluded, leaving no room for argument.

"KALI!" Alice screamed in my head. "Jane will use her power on Bree in ten seconds. It will distract you long enough for Demitri to get you out of the way and Felix will get to Bree." I nodded once before focusing my full concentration onto Jane's gift. The painless fire filled my mind and I was desperate for an excuse to push it out.

"You and the other three are no longer welcome here, Jane. I suggest you consult with your masters before returning again," I sneered, as I began to count in my head, waiting for the attack on Bree. Three... Two... One...

Bree screeched loudly as her body contorted unnaturally on the ground. I fought to stay in control, gritting my teeth as Demitri and Felix stepped forward. Ignoring them, I pulled the burning in my head forward, shoving it away from me with as much force as I could, aiming it at Jane. The little vampire's screams replaced Bree's as she fell to her knees in agony. The two advancing guard members about turned and tried to help Jane.

"I warned you once, bitch, I will not warn you again. If you attack me or my family, it will be real fire you feel," I promised, pulling the fire back, allowing Jane to right herself. "Go back to where you come from and if I see you anywhere near my family again, I will fucking kill you."

"My masters will not tolerate this insolence. They will deal with you as you deserve," She spat, dusting the front of her robes.

"Good, I look forward to it," My lips pulled into a demented version of a smile. "Now, fuck off!"

The four guard members snarled at me as the turned away and walked out of the clearing. I held my defensive position until they were completely out of sight.

"Jesus Christ," I gasped as I fell forward onto my hands and knees. I was mentally exhausted, physically in pain and emotionally charged. I was so fucked up, I barely registered Edward and Carlisle helping me to sit up.

"Kali, are you alright?" Carlisle asked, feeling the sides of my face and head.

"I'm fine. Is Bree alright?" I asked, turning to see Bree being mothered my Esme. Jasper hovered over her, helping her control her urges and reactions to Bella's scent. I took a deep breath through my nose, trying to settle myself when the dull burn in the back of my throat told me that something was wrong.

"Bella, have you been bleeding?" I asked, peering around Alice to look at her.

"She helped me with Victoria and Riley," Edward offered, helping me stand up. I focused on his mind, watching as Bella drug a sharp rock into her arm, turning the snow beneath her feet a delicious crimson colour.

"I'm going to fucking slap you for that, Swan," I growled as I turned to Carlisle. "What's the verdict, Doc? Will I survive?"

"You'll be fine," He said, squeezing me into a hug. "I have to get to La Push to see to Jacob. Edward, take Bella to our house and Alice will drop her off home, then come to me. Kali, you and the other boys will take Bree hunting."

"Well, thanks for the run down, chief," Emmett scoffed, barging through the assembled family members to lift me into a very painful hug, spinning around as the others started to move.

"Put me down! That fucking hurts!" I squealed, winching as pain shot through my newly healed shoulder. " I just had this reattached, you dumbass!"

"Kali, if I haven't said it already, you are awesome!" He bellowed, letting me go.

"Thanks, Em," I held my fist up and bumped it with his before I turned to the young one who was still on the ground. "Bree, are you alright?" I asked, helping her onto her feet once Bella and Alice were out of the clearing.

"I'm okay," She mumbled, keeping her eyes lowered and her posture subservient. It pissed me off.

"Bree, what's wrong?" Jasper asked. He paused for a second before scowling. "Don't. You are worth it, Bree. Kali wouldn't have done that if you weren't. I wouldn't have helped her do that if you weren't." I looked from my brother to Bree and back again before placing a hand onto one of her small shoulders.

"Bree, you gave us what we needed to protect our family. We protected you as a thank you. Unfortunately, it means you are stuck with us until you gain control..."

"That's alright!" she yelped, startling herself. "I mean.. I..I don't mind."

"Good," I smiled. " Now, my name is Kali and I will be responsible for you for the foreseeable future. Myself, Jasper and our brother, Emmett will be taking you out to hunt right now and then we will head back to the house. We need to get you out of here tonight. We will stop over in Seattle before heading south."

"What about Fred?" She cried, looking up at me with big, red puppy-dog eyes.

"Where is Fred?" I asked, reshuffling the plan that I had began to put together in my head.

"Vancouver. In Riley Park. He is waiting for me," She said. "He is on his own and doesn't know about all this. He knows Riley lied but doesn't know about the Volturi or you guys and you are all so nice and I..."

"Breathe, Bree," I said, rubbing her arm, trying to calm her down. " We will go to him if you want. But I am warning you. He either comes with us, or I will destroy him. I can't her newborns related to this situation here roaming around. It will mean trouble for everyone." She just nodded in response.

"Are we hunting now?" Emmett asked impatiently.

"Fuck off, Emmett. You hunted two days ago so you aren't thirsty. Just give her a minute to get her shit together will ya?"

"Sorry, Kali, Bree."

"That's alright. Remember, brain first, mouth second."

"Bite me,"

"And mark your pretty, unblemished baby skin? Rose would kick my ass!" I chuckled, rubbing my shoulder as the muscles tightened. "Shit... You ready to hunt, Bree?"

"I hunted two days ago as well?" She said, but it sounded more like a question than anything else.

"So? I hunted two days ago and I'm going. When we get back to the house, you will be around Bella and I want to stuff as much blood into you as physically possible to make that easier on you. Are you thirsty?" I was met with silence so I could only assume she was in need of sustainance.

"Bree, dude, it's totally okay! It's because you're new," Emmett explained.

"How the hell is that even a sentence?" I asked. "How many times have you been to school, Em?"

"Shut it," He grumbled, kicking a rock along the ground.

"Fuck it, let's hunt. I think the hunting should be fun today, the deer will be hiding because of all the noise."

"Excuse me?" Bree looked at us like we had grown another head.

"We don't hunt humans, Bree. Animals do the job just fine. Now, shift it. I want out of here before seven tonight." I shoved Emmett, driving him towards the woods. Jasper came to my side as Bree walked in front of us into the woods.

"You alright, Darlin'?" Jazz asked as we picked up the pace and started to run.

"Yeah, Jazz," I said, turning and giving him a little smile. "Just been a really shit week."

"Well, you are gonna have some interesting ones now that you have her."

"I couldn't leave her behind, Jazz. You could feel what she was feeling. It nearly crippled me hearing it." A hand reached out, wrapping around my own and a pulse of love and support shot up my arm.

"I know, Kali. I'm glad you chose to help her."

"Me too, Jazz. Me too..."


Author Note- There you have it. Kali saved Bree and is going to find Fred. The next chapter is the end of Part 1 of this story. It will have three parts and it's going nowhere soon, so don't panic.

Thanks again to content1. I DID IT! =P

Next chapter is called "This time around". Hopefully you guys will come back and read it.

Lemme know what you think. ;-)

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