Bella, The Vanderbilt Vampire:
Recap: Bella's POV: "Thank you." I managed before the fire consumed me and trapped me in a blackness that I was not escaping anytime soon.
Chapter 2: Chicago!
Bella's POV:
I do not know how long I was on fire but I do know that I kept myself distracted from the fiery pain by thinking of my life and Edward, mostly Edward. I was about to go over my life, again, when the fire started getting hotter. It traveled to my heart. I screamed a bone chilling scream and then my heart gave one final thump and it was over. I can not believe the fire is gone. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in some smelly cottage. "Hello?" I called out. I heard some shuffling coming from another room and then our stable boy came in the room I was in; he stayed by the door though.
"Hello. Do you know what you are, who you are? Do you know what I am, who I am?" he questioned.
"Of course I know who I am. I am the daughter of George Washington Vanderbilt and Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt. My name is Isabella Marie Vanderbilt and I am twin sister to Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt. You are our stable boy, Jonathan Black." I said.
"Good you didn't lose your memory during the change. Now do you know what you are?" he asked again. I thought about it. I remember James saying vampire but that can't be right. There are no such things.
"That awful man James claimed that he was a vampire, but Jonathan there are no such things. Those demons are only myth." I said looking at him confusion etched in my facial features.
"Isabella, they do exist. You are a vampire. I am a werewolf, a shifter to be more exact. I am supposed to hate you. My purpose on earth is to destroy all vampires that cross my path. Isabella, if you promise not to drink from humans only animals then I will help you get out of the state. I will help you with your fragile newborn years. Right now, from what legend says, you are stronger, faster, and all in all more enhanced than the normal vampire is. You might even have a power. So do we have a deal? You drink from animals and I will help you." He said.
"Deal, but Jonathan, how am I supposed to drink from an animal? Those poor creatures didn't do anything to me." I asked him.
"It's the only way Isabella. You wouldn't want to take the life of someone who has a family at home waiting on them, would you?" He said softly.
"No you are right. I will never drink from a human." I resigned. "Now how do I hunt?" I asked him.
"I will help you just don't be afraid of me when I shift." He said. "Promise me you won't be frightened." He asked of me.
"I promise Jonathan." I said. Then he, for lack of a better word, exploded. His human skin ripped off and out came this beast. He was the size of a Clydesdale horse but looked like a wolf. I can not believe he thought I would be frightened this is way more intriguing than frightening. "Wow Jonathan, you are magnificent. Well any way let's go." I said to him and we ran to the woods. I followed him and we soon came across a heard of deer. He stopped and took a couple steps back. He looked at me to the deer then back. Obviously signaling to go ahead and drink. I looked back at the deer and inhaled deeply. Well they don't smell bad. So I let go and drank from three deer before I was satisfied. The other deer ran away. The dress, the one from the ball, was in horrid condition. I looked over to where I had last seen Jonathan. He had shifted back and was waiting patiently for me. "Let's get back to your cottage." He nodded and shifted back to his wolf form and we ran back. I went back to the room I woke up in and Jonathan shifted back into his human form behind the house.
"Isabella?" he knocked on the door to the room.
"Come in." I called to him. He opened the door and came in with a dress in his hands.
"This was my sister's dress. I know that this is not what you are used to but it's all I have." He said handing me the previously owned dress. It was simple, white, and looks as if it was kept in good condition.
"Thank you." I said quietly running my hands over the dress. He left the room so I could change. I did so quickly and without problem. "You can come back in now." I called to him. He walked back in and sat at the chair that was at the vanity and looked at me almost worriedly.
"Now that you have awoken Isabella, we must leave." He said.
"I do not understand. Why would we leave? I can just go back and my father, mother, and Cornelia will all welcome me back with open arms." I said confused. He sighed, a very sad sigh.
"Isabella, do you know that your father has a second job?" he asked me.
"Yes, he hunts with some other men every other weekend when he is not very busy." I said wondering what this has to do with why I can not go back.
"Yes Isabella he does go hunting, but do you know what he goes hunting for? Or what your father is? What you were supposed to become before the attack?" he shot the questions at me. The questions making me question my own family. How dare he!
"I do not know what you are talking about Mr. Black but I can assure you that my father is a good human man who wouldn't hurt anyone!" I yelled at him getting angrier by the second.
"Then you do not know who your father really is." He stated in this calm voice that got me even angrier. "Let me help you understand who he is. Your father is a monster. He hunts the supernatural. He investigates the good people of North Carolina and he kills some, tortures some, tests on some, and does other wrong and unholy things to these people. The wrongly accused people. It's Salem all over again." He said.
"He is not! My father is a good man! You have no proof of such horrid accusations!" I screamed as tears came to my eyes, not falling like I knew they should.
"Your father is a monster!" he yelled at me. "He killed my sister because he thought she was a witch. He set her on fire Isabella."
"You are lying!" I yelled and placed my hands over my ears in a childish way to block him out. It did not work though. He kept ranting and I heard every word. Covering your ears never works! "Stop it!" ii yelled at him again. He kept on talking so I ran out of there. I do not know where I am going to go but I know I have to leave the state. I think I will go to Edward. He will understand and he will be so relieved to see me.
It took a not as long as it normally would to get to Chicago but when I arrived I found that the Spanish Influenza has made its way into the city. When I was in sight of humans I did not run and I kept my head down in case someone recognized me. I made my way over to the Mason mansion and I found it empty. I looked all over and found that Edward's piano is covered in dust. I ran to the hospital next to see if they were at the hospital. When I arrived there I smelt an odd smell that reminded me of James. But he can not be here. Can he? I walked in hope he is not, I thought as I walked into the hospital. The smell of rust and salt hit me when I walked in along with the smell of sickness. I walked over to the nearest nurse to ask directions, but was stopped by someone grabbing my arm. Someone with a very strong grip. I turned to look and was met with a doctor with blonde hair and golden eyes. Wow, I have never seen eyes like that before.
"Let's go this way, away from all of the scents. Please." He said nodding towards the exit.
"I can not. I have to find Edward. I need to know if he is okay." I told him, my eyes pleading.
"Edward Mason?" he asked. I nodded my head up and down vigorously. "Which one Edward Mason Senior or Edward Mason Junior?"
"Edward Mason Junior." I said.
"Let's go outside first." He said. I must have let some of my fear show on my face because then he said, "I promise I mean you no harm. Now, shall we?" I nodded and followed him out of the building. Once we were both outside he said, "My name is Carlisle Cullen. I am what you would call a vegetarian vampire because I drink from animals instead of humans."
"So do I. I made a deal with a shifter that I had promised never to drink from a human. My name is Isabella Marie Vanderbilt." I said and stuck my hand out to shake his, he shook my extended hand.
"So you decided to break your promise to the shifter?" he asked.
"No, why would you ask that?"
"Because your eyes are red. Wait how long have you been a vampire Isabella?" he asked again.
"I woke up today as one sir. Well I guess I woke up yesterday, it took me a couple days to run all the way here." I told him.
"So you are a newborn? It is interesting that you can control yourself so well around the humans. Tell me about your change Isabella. If you don't mind that is." He asked me so I told him of my change how James freaked me out. How I knew Edward, and how I left Georgia. I told him everything. "Well I do not think it would be wise to tempt fate and let you back in the building Isabella." He said sadly after my story was finished.
"Why? You have to let me in. I have to see him!" I begged.
"My dear, I can not risk these precious human lives. But if it comes down to it I will change him for you." He said.
"Carlisle, I have to see him now!" I said.
"I am deeply sorry but I can not allow it. You are an unstable newborn. What if you were to drain him?" he asked me. I would never hurt Edward. But what if Carlisle is right and I can not control myself?
"You are right. I will leave so I can learn to control my thirst. Where would you suggest I go?"
"Well for one you must avoid sunny places."
"Why?" I asked very confused.
"When sunlight hits our skin. We, for lack of better words, sparkle." He said.
"Okay what else should I look out for?" I asked.
"Well you might have a gift. Something that was carried over from your human life into this one and enhanced. And you can not under any circumstances tell anyone what you are. If you do the Volturi will come after you. Our existence is meant to be kept as a secret from all humans." He said.
"What is the Volturi?" I asked.
"The Volturi is a vampire oven. They reside in Volterra, Tuscany. They are our rulers Isabella. The three brothers, Aro, Caius, and Marcus are the kings. They have lived a vampire life for over three thousand years. They have a guard full of gifted vampires that help them keep track of all the vampires. Only two of the three brothers have gifts. Aro, with a single touch can see all of your thoughts and all of your past thoughts. Marcus can see relationships between two people. So be very careful if you ever happen to cross paths with them. As for a place to go, I think that you should just go places that you think you are capable of going to. Right now, you seem to have no trouble so Isabella, I hope to see you again one day."
"Thank you Carlisle. I really hope we cross paths again." I said and then hugged him and started running towards my next destination, Tennessee.
(AN: hey people! Sorry for not updating any sooner! School is nuts! And so are people! And it was hard to save and upload this chapter for some weird reason! But anyways I hope you liked chapter two! And can guess who Bella meets in chapter three. Well I do not own Twilight[insert sad smiley face] please review!)
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