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AN: Looonggg chapter. I actually have a lot more to write in order to finish up her trip to Forks, but I didn't want to make this chapter any longer. Thank you my wonderful reviewers!!! You guys brighten up my day :) Also I welcome any criticism, as long as it's sufficient/helps me improve my writing. Enjoy!

We were approaching the airport. Deidre had a private plane waiting, the same one she used to transport me here after I was turned. Blaise would be the one flying us.

We took a quick break to eat so we, specifically I, wouldn't be too distracted by the smell of human blood. I told Dee and the rest about my new found skill but I could tell and feel that they were a bit disappointed. They hoped it was something that could help us in the fight. I on the other hand was quite fond of the ability. Sometimes knowing people's feelings made everything much easier.

I tried to dull it down for now though and I wanted to concentrate on the fight only.

We got on the plane in a hurry and within minutes we were off the ground.

I sat down beside Atticus.

"So why aren't the Volturi handling this?" I inclined.

He looked thoughtful, "We're not sure, they might be on it now, but I have reasons to suspect that they had ties to the group in the beginning. The newborns must have a leader who turned them. It might be more then one vampire actually. If the Volturi were on good terms with the leaders they would wait a while before intervening."

I frowned, "So if they're in on it, and we destroy their newborns wouldn't they be furious with us?"

Atticus chuckled, "Bella, don't you remember we have the upper hand? If they find out that there might be a new Lord, or should I say Queen, they wouldn't dare do anything to her. They're smart. If you lay low there's a high chance they won't really care about you and go on to do their thing. But if you decide to officially claim your power it would take weeks before they'd try to dispose of you. They're careful and they know that you're more powerful then them."

I didn't know if that made me feel better, "So we'll get to Forks, and destroy the newborns. If the Volturi show up you'll tell them I'm the vampire Queen and they'll leave us alone."

Atticus interrupted, "Correct, but they'll know anyway. They will recognize all of us except for you. Your lack of smell will tell them that you're special and they will deduct that you're the new Queen."

I nodded, "Alright, so technically we're not in any danger."

"Well, we do have a group of newborns to kill along with their leaders. But no, no danger," Atticus winked playfully and turned to look through the window.

We were here. The plane landed in a small airport a couple of hours away from Forks. It would take us only half an hour to get there. This vampire speed really was useful.

I wondered if I would see Charlie. According to Atticus the police team was scheduled to comb through the area tomorrow, long after we were gone. Still I had a silly sliver of hope deep in my heart. It was irrational, as if I did see him I would probably kill him, lured by the smell of human blood.

As we grew closer I started to recognise where we were. Dull memories flashed by and my mood dampened. I tried not to show it, as for some reason I didn't want the others to know about my past. I didn't want them to know I lived here.

Soon we reached the forest. It didn't look intimidating as it was still light outside. The time change didn't really bother me and I attributed that to the fact that I didn't sleep. We walked down the all too familiar path. It was the path I took with Edward whenever we went into the forest. The path I ran down when he left me.

We walked for a minute before Tyr stopped. He seemed to smell the air and I followed his example. The scent of trees and flowers was overwhelming but soon I felt a vague coppery smell. I knew it was old because it barely lingered but I was sure that it was blood.

I looked at the others, "I smell blood and it's not very fresh. I'd say a couple of weeks old at least."

Deidre's beautiful face wrinkled in confusion, "I can't smell anything out of ordinary."

Tyr and Blaise nodded, but Atticus spoke up, "Bella's senses are probably stronger then ours. Is it human?"

I smelled it again but the scent was too vague for me to tell.

"I don't know. Should we go look for the source?"

Tyr shook his head, "If it's that old I doubt we'd find anything useful. The last victim was found three days ago, somewhere deeper in the forest, and since then there was one more reported disappearance. The body has not been found yet. My guess is that if we find the body, the newborns will be nearby."

Slowly we proceeded forward, smelling everything around us. I concentrated hard of finding that coppery scent, but it did not appear again. Eventually we decided to go off the path and explore the nearby area by ourselves.

It was surprising how easy it was not to trip and fall when you were a vampire. My clumsiness was long gone but sometimes I almost missed it.

I moved the tree branched apart and smelled the leaves. It was quite muddy, and my black boots were getting dirty but I didn't care. I wanted to finish the job and get out of here. Too many memories were made at this place.

As on cue I moved yet another green mass from in front of me and suddenly froze. My breathing stopped but it's not like it mattered. I couldn't believe I was here.

The meadow. This place was too symbolic, too meaningful…Pain washed over me.

I walked into it and as usual there was a beam of light hitting the grass. I remembered how he looked that day. He was an angel. For that one moment I wished I could glimmer in the light as well.

I shook my head in anger. I could not think like that. He was no angel. I did not love him. He put me through pain that I did not deserve.

Yet somehow the image of him in the light would not leave.

I was about to return to the others and leave this damned place when I heard a sound that did not belong in the forest. It was a gasp, a gasp that a human would not hear but my heightened senses caught it immediately.

I knew where it came from and I dashed in the direction. Trees blurred by me for a minute or so but soon I halted.

I stood motionless behind a tree watching the scene in front of me. There was the missing victim. It was a young woman, no older then 20. Her blond hair was hitting the ground and her blue eyes were already lifeless. A vampire was kneeling over, his teeth in her neck.

I knew he did not see me and I understood why. The smell of fresh human blood was making me dizzy, and no doubt the vampire was completely absorbed by it.

I tried to shake the daze off. This was my chance and I knew it. There was no time to call the others. If I made a sound he would leave. I had to do this on my own.

I'd jump on him while he was drinking and rip him off the girl. The most difficult part would be ignoring the blood.

He seemed oblivious as I stepped from behind the tree. His bluish hair was obstructing his face and I knew he could not see me. Deciding not to waste anymore time I sprinted at him, emitting a horrifying growl. I was on him before he could even whip his head around. I punched him once, twice. His face was bloody and I didn't know who's blood was it, his or the victims.

Adrenaline was running through me. He tried to push me off with incredible strength but I was stronger.

My hands found his neck and I tried to break it. Suddenly the smell of blood hit me once again and I lost focus for a second. That was all the vampire needed. In a moment he threw me off him and I hit a tree. He was on his feet and ready to attack again. I cursed and forced myself to regain concentration.

I blocked his attack and punched him in the gut but it didn't seem to hurt him. He stumbled briefly and tried to reach for my neck. I knocked his feet from under him and caught him in a head lock. I could feel him spluttering onto my arm.

Suddenly I heard more voices. I couldn't tell who they belonged to so just to be safe I decided to finish off the vampire.

His neck cracked and he hissed in pain. I dropped him and put my foot onto his back. I grabbed his arms and pulled. They tore off almost easily. I stomped my foot hard on his back and heard a crack. The vampire was withering in pain.

The voices were almost here and I signed in relief as I recognised Deidre's. In a second she and Blaise appeared.

She looked at me and then the mutilated vampire. Quickly she said, "Blaise, fuel."

I didn't notice the back pack Blaise had until he took it off his back. He reached inside a produced a red container of fuel.

In 5 seconds the vampire was covered with it. I reached into my pocket for the matches Atticus gave me, lit one and dropped it onto the bloody mass.

The fire danced in front of our eyes.

We all gathered around the now dying fire. Atticus and Tyr joined us moments ago. They seemed to be strategising our next move. We found the victim but where were the rest of the newborns? I looked into the darkening forest.

I felt a touch on my arm and looked up. Deidre's eyes were serious and concerned.

"Why didn't you call for us? This was dangerous Bella. It was your first real fight."

I shrugged it off, "I'm fine, it wasn't that hard. And if I called it would have blown my cover."

Deidre's gaze remained concerned, "You did a good job, but please remember that you're very important and if some newborn kills you and gets your powers we'd have a much bigger problem on our hands."

I grinned darkly but remained quiet. I was upset. I hoped my final power would appear as soon as I was in a real fight but it didn't. I kicked a rock across the small clearing.

Tyr and Atticus seemed to have stopped their discussion and were walking back to the group. They stopped in front of us.

Tyr spoke, "We're going to go deeper into the forest. The vampire left a scent and we're going to follow it. If we find their lair we will not attack. Instead we're going to try to lure them out one by one or in small groups. Because Bella doesn't have a smell she will act as the decoy."

He raised his eyebrow to see if I agreed and I nodded absentmindedly. He took it as a sign to continue.

"Bella you will approach the lair and stop a good distance away from it. We will be even farther away so our scent will not be caught. You'll scream for help, to alert the vampires of your presence. My guess is that the leader will send one or two to see what's going on.

Your lack of smell will confuse them but we're working with newborns and they're very careless. The leader will probably attribute the lack of smell to the fact that you're far away. When the vampires reach you we will see them and immediately come to your assistance. After we finish them off we'll regroup," Tyr eyed me carefully.

I made a point of sounding confident, "Sounds easy, let's go?"

And we were off. The smell was easy to follow. Tyr was right, these newborns were quite careless.

Eventually I heard a series of voices. They were low and I knew the others could not hear them. I stopped.

"I can hear them. They're just ahead," my voice was no more then a whisper.

Atticus replied in similar fashion, "Okay, Bella move a bit more forward and we'll run back. As soon as they get here we'll come to help you."

He tried to sound reassuring but I wasn't scared. I realised my first victory gave me confidence. I nodded and soundlessly moved towards the lair.

When I was close enough I started yelling, "HELP ME! I'M LOST! CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?!"

I was hoping the vampires would just think I'm another lost tourist. They took the bait immediately.

I could hear the hurried whispers and smelled them getting closer. I screamed again.

"HELP!"

They ran faster and I waited. Soon their mixed smells were overwhelming and I knew they arrived.

It was four of them. More then we expected but not enough to pose serious problems. Their eyes were red as they approached me but suddenly one of them hissed.

"She's not a human."

I was off the ground before the words left her mouth. I jumped the first one breaking her neck with one swift move. She did not expect it.

Tyr and the others arrived and I could hear them fighting. The vampire I attacked got up. Her head was bent at an unnatural angle but she was not even close to dying. It took more then that to kill a vampire.

She flew towards me but I parried and attacked. She was faster then the first vampire but lacked in strength. I slammed her into a tree and she slid down. Blood tickled down from her mouth.

I heard Blaise yell, "Bella, catch!"

I whipped around and caught the fuel. Quickly I splashed it onto the female and she realised what I was doing.

Her red eyes widened, "No, please!"

My face remained cold and she realised she would not escape her death. Suddenly she scowled, "Mistress will avenge us."

A second later I dropped the match.

The others finished their vampires quickly. They didn't stand a chance. I found myself enjoying this and our spirits were high. I gave Deidre a high five and looked at Tyr for further instructions. He did not seem to share our joy.

His face was wrinkled in thought, "They're coming. They heard the battle and smelled the blood."

Deidre gasped, "How many?"

"Most of them, except maybe the leader and a couple others. So far I smell around ten," Tyr closed his eyes in concentration.

I took a big whiff and was suddenly afraid. Tyr was right, there were ten vampires coming our way, approaching at great speed.

Atticus's voice rang out, "Get ready, we'll have to take on two each."

I looked at Blaise and just noticed he had a sword attached to his hip. He drew it out and grinned at me, "Not a problem."

And they came. The battle was a blur. I remember being constantly hit and landing blows of my own. Someone broke my finger but it wasn't bad. I didn't even bleed.

In frustration I went wild. I was biting and clawing and ripping. In a minute two bleeding vampires were crumbled at my feet. I ran over to Deidre and tore a vampire of her. She smiled thankfully and was back on her feet. The clearing was a bloody mess.

The others were doing okay. I could see only three enemy vampires were left standing. I ran over to get the fuel and poured it over the injured newborns that were struggling to get up. Soon the fire was started and I was pulling random body parts that were scattered around into it.

Blaise threw in two more enemies and Tyr followed with the last one soon after. The fire was raging high and it was uncomfortably warm. I moved away and ran towards the others.

Atticus was injured. He was bleeding from a huge gash in his arm. I looked at his face but his signature smile never left it. He looked happy and I realised that this injury was no more then a paper cut for him.

I looked down at my broken finger and realised it healed already. Now I defiantly appreciated what I've become.

The others were looking around trying to smell through the smoke. I knew this wasn't over. The mysterious leader still hasn't shown himself and some newborns were with him.

I looked at Tyr, "Should we go to the lair?"

He was tense, "Yes, lets go, the smell of the fire is blocking everything else."

Tyr moved towards the lair and we followed. The closer we got the more I could smell. There were three more. Not a challenge. I brightened up, maybe this would be easier then we thought.

I didn't know what hit me but suddenly I was on the ground, someone's hands tight on my neck.

An overly sweet scent of strawberries engulfed me.