Hey guys! Sorry it took me so long to get out a new chapter, but school just started and it's been a major pain in the rear. Anyway, i hope you enjoy this new chapter, you get to see a new side to Celeste, and Bella enters the plot! Enjoy,

Disclaimer: if i owned Twilight i wouldn't be waisting my time writing fan fiction. (Edit: This chapter's contents were updated 08-26-09)

Celeste's POV

I waited impatiently for the gas tank of my motorcycle to fill. I scowled in annoyance at the one draw back of my Honda, high gas mileage but a small gas tank. I couldn't wait to leave; the smell of the air born fumes was making me want to hurl.

My head shot up as a truck pulled into the gas station. It was obscenely loud, but even I had to admit it had a certain charm. My gas problems suddenly didn't seem so bad. My still heart went out the human driving the beast.

I watched, somewhat amused at the irony as a petite human girl hopped out of the cab. She stumbled slightly, cursing under her breath as she headed inside the convenient store. My curiosity got the better of me, and I whistled to myself softly as I hung up the nozzle and walked casually inside. I was more than desperate for entertainment.

I walked up to the cashier, deciding to pay inside. I was still waiting on my change when the human came out of the bathroom. She stumbled slightly, but caught herself on the edge of a shelf. Her attention drifted out the window as she righted herself and she left loose and involuntary gasp. I followed her gaze to see three vampires walking casually towards her truck.

I laughed, I knew those vampires. My topaz eyes gleamed with excitement as I thought of the fun I could have the new arrivals.

Felix, Demetri, and Alec of the Volturi: the ultimate adrenaline high. I was probably the only vampire who didn't become scared stiff when they were with in a mile of me.

The human must have heard me laugh, because her eyes flickered up to my face and her brown eyes widened in horror. I grinned at her reassuringly, "Don't worry, I'm not with them."

She let out a sigh of relief and relaxed to a point I didn't think was possible. This human was strange. Both of us looked out the window again. I growled under my breath. The goons had paused at my bike, noticing my inhuman sent. They glanced at one another, before Alec reached over and a metallic ripping sound reached my sensitive ears. I watched as the fuel I had just put into my beloved vehicle ran quickly down its sides from the gaping hole in the gas tank.

Crud. They thought I was with her. I groaned internally and looked at the human. She was hiding behind a shelf, obviously trying to remain calm. Pity and thoughts of revenge rolled over me as I came to a sudden decision.

I was already involved. It would be hard to convince the Volturi that my appearance had been merely coincidental, why not help the kid and get some excitement out of it in the process? Maybe I could even land a punch on Alec for what he'd done to my bike.

I walked over to the girl, who was very close to hyperventilating. I lowered my face to her eyelevel, catching her gaze. If I was going to help her, she needed to stop freaking out. "Calm down."

She attempted to do as she was told, and eventually she managed a somewhat calm state of mind. I straightened up and looked out the window. The three henchmen were still hanging casually beside her truck. The human poked her head out from behind the shelf to look out the window. She shuddered as she saw the sight that awaited her at her truck. She noticed my bike, which had magically gotten two a flat tires since I'd last looked.

I growled.

She glanced at me, hearing my growl, and took a step back, fearing my anger. She looked at my eyes, which I'm sure were flat black by now, and took another hasty step back, nearly tripping in the process.

I took a few seconds to calm myself. I loved that bike. Volturi or not, those goons would face my wrath. As I took several deep breaths, I began to wonder just how much the human knew. She had recognized the Volturi, not to mention could obviously tell the meaning of my eye colors. I exhaled sharply one last time and a plan began forming in my head.

I turned to the girl, who was still eyeing me apprehensively. I grinned wryly at her. "Well, looks like I have no choice but to help you now."

She looked back at me, astonished and skeptical. I didn't blame her. I laughed; she definitely wore her thoughts on her face. I gave her a reassuring smile and held out a gloved hand. "Shall we?"

She looked at my hand, then at my face, and then grasped my hand. "Sure." I guess she'd figured that even if I betray her, she was still just as dead as she would be by not trusting me.

I pulled her out the back door of the store, masking our scents as best I could. We strolled along the back wall casually and veered off to enter the woods. I walked through the trees until we had a good view of Felix, Alec and Demetri. I stopped to stare at them. It looked as if they hadn't noticed our absence, or were ignoring it, knowing we were still just in the woods. Stupid, overconfident, stuck-up goons.

I looked back at my beloved bike and grimaced as I thought of the sacrifice I was about to make. I ignored the trembling human next to me as I let go of her hand. My focus was only for the liquid that glimmered in the sunless light in the places where it had collected in the crevices of the engine.

I let a century and a half of bottled up fury and suppressed anger wash over me as my heated glare intensified. I let all of the emotion go in a single breath as the gas caught fire.

The Volturi scattered, running from the flames. The girl next to me was still staring open mouthed at the growing inferno as I swung her gently onto my back and took off into the woods, laughing as I ran. The terrified faces of the Volturi were forever imprinted in my mind, and it brought me an amazing amount of glee.

AN: Yeah, so Celeste is very much a thrill seeker. During the first chapters, she was in the middle of a war and for her it was like too much of a good thing, which is why she acted differently back then.

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