Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me.

Chapter 8- Reign over us?

Everyone was staring at me. I felt like I was a circus freak or something. I sighed and rolled my eyes; the silence was getting to be too much. No one had said a thing after Travis told them I'd saved him. And Lynn was sitting beside Emmett, a scared look on her face. She was still scared I was going to eat her. The way things were going, I just might eat her. I smirked, showing just a small hint of my teeth. She shuddered and scooted next to Emmett more. He gave me an evil eye, silently telling me to knock it off. I growled too low for the human to hear; he stopped giving me the eye after that. I glanced at Edward, he was still stiffly beside Alice. We still hadn't talked ever since our fight and half assed make up. I didn't want to talk. I wanted to just eat the problem, then everything would be fine. Sure Edward would be mad for a little bit, but he'd get over it. Carlisle cleared his throat, which tore me away from my thoughts. I looked at him and arched my eyebrow. " So. . . What exactly happened?" He asked. I scoffed and stood up; this was getting a tad ridiculous.

" I was angry. I put my hand on his and told him to hold on. That everything would be fine. And suddenly this, this light appeared and spread over him. The wound closed and he jumped up like a frigging daisy in Alaska. He's fine. The end. Why are we spending so much time thinking about this? I'd really rather go interrogate the chick tied up in the kitchen if you don't mind." I replied.

" We need to talk about this Bella." Esme added, her eyes wary. She was scared of me, well scared of what I could do. I smiled sweetly and sat back down.

" Fine. . . Talk." I responded, waving my hand to everyone. " Tell me your ideas, tell me what's happening inside my cold, dead body. Please! Enlighten me!" Rosalie rolled her eyes.

" Do you have to be so sarcastic? I mean really Bella! Don't you get tired of it?" She asked.

" Not one bit." I replied. She chuckled and snuggled against Emmett, giving Lynn a glare. At least I wasn't the only one who didn't like her. Of course, I should've known Rosalie wouldn't. I mean she hated me when I was human. It's only fair she despise Lynn too. I smirked, that thought made me happy. " Now. . . Is there anything you guys have to add? Or may I please go slap that woman until she tells me what I want to know?"

" Go on." Carlisle said wearily. I hopped up and bolted into the kitchen. No need to tell me twice. Yuzria was still in there, his green eyes trained on the girl. She struggled trying to get out of the ropes. The moment I stepped onto the tile he looked up and smiled. I stopped, damn that was hell of a smile. I found it in me to keep going and trudged forward.

" Have you gotten anything out of her yet?" I questioned him. He shook his head no and frowned.

" She's rather. . . Well she's as stubborn as you." He replied with a smirk. I smiled and pinched his cheek.

" You have only one of those a year. You just used it." I said to him. He chuckled and held up his hands in surrender. I turned to the girl, my hand on my hip. " I know it was Mitchell who sent you. Why? Why distract me? He should've known I would've figured out what you were. He must not care about you that much, cause he sent you on a suicide mission. You're lucky you're still alive." She spat at my feet and growled.

" Kill me if you want to. You'll get yours in the end." She snarled. I smirked and looked at the wall. Boy she was a bitch wasn't she. I swung my fist into the side of her face, hearing at least one bone crack underneath the weight of the punch.

" What's he planning?" I asked as soon as she regained herself from the punch.

" Why should I tell you?"

" Because I'm going to kill you either way. So, why not help me before your head falls to my floor." Something struck her eyes, I recognized the emotion. Fear. And a lot of it. I knelt down and smiled. " Ooo, you're scared. You reek of it. You're a newbie and you don't want to die do you?" She hardened up and just stared at me. Yuzria cleared his throat, tearing my attention away from our. . . Guest. I looked at him in confusion. " What?" I asked. He leaned down so he was close to my ear.

" Maybe we should keep her alive. We could use her." He whispered.

" That's why she's alive now. If she doesn't start talking, some heads are gonna start rolling. Capice?" He shook his head and sat back in the chair. " Now, tell me your name." I asked the girl as soon as I focused my attention back to her.

" Lisa." She replied.

" Okay, well Lisa, let me tell you how things work in this house. You help us, we help you by not killing you."

" I can't. He'll kill me." She said quietly. " If you return me to him and he finds out I said anything. . . He'll kill me." I adjusted myself so I was balancing on my feet, still kneeling in front of her.

" You can stay here. I'll protect you. But in order for me to give you a chance, you need to throw me a frigging nice, juicy ass bone." I told her sternly. She nodded her head and looked away from me.

" Then just kill me." I scoffed and stood up. I couldn't believe this. I was offering her protection!

" What! Are you that scared of him? I can help you Lisa!" I reiterated.

" No, you're the enemy. I can't help you." She said coldly.

" Exactly what is Mitchell telling his 'troops'?" I questioned through gritted teeth. She looked at me once again, her eyes hard and hiding all emotion inside them.

" That you mean to kill everyone who won't side with you. That you want to bring about the end of all vampires' freedom and reign over them." I scowled and punched the wall. She jumped in her seat, but quickly regained her composure.

" That asshole!" I yelled. " He said if I joined him I could be a queen. I said no! I said I was going to go my own little way and try to ignore this whole guardian thing as best as I could. He brought this on himself and he's using what he was offering me as his fuel against me! That bastard!" Yuzria grabbed my arm and spun me around. I glanced at his hand holding me and then back up to his face. " That was a very stupid thing to do." I pulled my arm away and breathed. " Brave too."

" You need to calm down. You cannot get this angry every time you find out Mitchell is lying about you." He said to me. I licked my lips and nodded my head.

" Yeah I know. It just pisses me off!" Lisa looked astonished.

" You don't mean to reign over us? You mean to let us continue to be free?" She asked. I snorted and sat down in a chair.

" As long as they don't kill too many people or become one of my runs-yes." I responded.

" He lied?" She said quietly. " It couldn't be."

" I hate to break it to you sweetie, but he did. Whether you want to admit it or not." She looked up at me, biting down on her lip.

" He wants to strike when you least expect it. He'll go after anyone you know, just to get to you. He wants to kill everyone close to you. . . Then leave you. He wants to cause-"

" The ultimate loss. So I'll kill myself. He wants me to finally give in, something I don't do very well." I finished for her. She shook her head once and jerked in the ropes.

" Will you let me out now?"

" If you don't try to kill anyone and don't run off."

" I won't." I swiftly cut the ropes and she stood up. " Thank you. . . Can. . . Can I really stay here? Do I have to go back?" I stared into her eyes, she really was scared of him.

" Yeah, you can stay here. We have the room." Lanina walked into the kitchen, her arms crossed across her chest. She looked at me, a smile on her face.

" Come on, I'll show you to a room." She told Lisa. Lisa followed her out of the kitchen and up the stairs. Yuzria grinned and stood up, his green eyes bright and gleaming with amusement.

" Is the big, cold Isabella turning soft?" He joked. I hit his arm, soft of course, and rolled my eyes.

" You wish." I replied. He laughed and walked out of the kitchen. I leaned against the table and sighed. Was I getting soft? I glanced down and saw the sword on the island counter. I needed to wash it. I walked over to it and picked it up, swinging it around my head and smiled. The thrill of the battle called to. No, I wasn't soft. Not yet, not ever.

I know, I know, another short chapter. I's sorry but I just wanted to end it there. haha. More to come! And I'm glad you like Yuzria!

Until next time,

Faith