Chapter 2 Welcome to your new Life
Richie just sat there shaking his head as he listened to the tale
of Bella and Dickward and trying not to swear. "So do you
believe all the stuff he said when he dumped you in the woods?"
Bella sighed and leaned back as recounting everything had been
draining "I don't know, what really hurts was Alice and Emmett leaving I thought they cared about me. Rosalie I can understand as she never gave a crap about meone way or the other."
"Well you only have his word that they don't and he sounds like a complete ass"
Bella snorted in reply "So you know my tale of woe what's yours?"
Richie stood and beckoned Bella to follow him" Well mine is not as drama filled as yours. I grew up on the streets became a petty thief barely staying out of trouble until one day I robbed the wrong Antique store and found myself in the middle of two immortals facing off. After that the good immortal Duncan took me under his wing until I got shot by a drugged up mugger and boom woe up an Immortal just like you."
"So how old are you really?"
Richie laughed "Old enough to be your Father I think I am about Forty something now."
"So what are we really?"
"Nobody really know or why we become immortal, but now that you are one of us you need to learn the rules and how to fight."
Bella looked a little scared about having to fight"Why?"
"You are part of the Game now as Immortals we fight for the prize in the end there can be only one"
"You mean I am expected to kill?!"
Richie set a hand on her shoulder "I know how you feel I wasn't much older than you when I had my first fight."
"Is there no other way?" asked Bella Resignedly
"You could live forever on Holy Ground none of us will violate that rule but you would never be able to leave it."
"Will you teach me?"
Richie smiled "Of course I will and I know some others who can help to."
"So how do we fight?"
Richie stepped back reached into his jacket and pulled out his rapier "Why with swords of course."
"Oh of course why didn't I realise that how silly of me that we would fight with swords in the modern day. So what else do I need to know?"
"We heal quickly we are stronger and slightly faster. We can only die if someone cuts off our head and with it they take our power and knowledge which is called the quickening, but don't worry about that for now."
"so thats why I feel different more balanced and I feel wired and not just from the coffee?"
Richie nodded smirking slightly "Yes we all feel it after the awakening it settles down, but it is always there."
Bell let out a sigh looking at the sword in Richies hand "So basically it is fight or die?"
Richie nodded "Yes it is the only way to survive."
"So where do we start?"
"Well Duncan is living in Seattle again so I was thinking we could head to the Dojo there and I know Methos is there. He is another immortal kind of nice and I figure all 3 of us could give you a start and see what sort of sword might suit you as you are kind of small."
Bella nodded "First Vampires now Immortals whats next. Ok well we need to go tell my dad first that I will be having you teach me defence and stuff. Look at the bright side you get to be the Noble knight who saved the fair damsel who was abandoned by the evil Cullen"
Richie snorted "Yeah the fair damsel who drank all my coffee. Ok lets go my bike is back at the cabin."
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