-"Isabella you don't have the any idea what you're in for. "She said "it's just the beginning" her chuckled faded away. I was left again in silence… -
Chapter 2: New world New life.
201,600 heartbeats after and I thought that I had died.
There was no sound. No breathing. Not even mine.
For a moment, the absence of pain was all I could comprehend.
And then I opened my eyes and gazed above me in wonder. Everything was so clear.
Sharp. Defined.
Above me, the ceiling, no…not really… I could distinguish the individual grains in the dark wood above me. Even the dust motes in the air were beautiful. I opened my mouth and inhaled in shock; air whistled down my throat. The action felt weird, it didn't feel right…then I realized that I didn't need it. My lungs weren't waiting for it. But I liked it.
I was so caught up in this new experience that I forgot completely where I was. I was laying in something soft… A bed? And the room was so warm but it was dark. There was only a little lamp beside my head, on a little bedside table. I turned my head and saw each color of the rainbow in the white light. Even inside the bulb I could plainly see the glowing strands of the filament. It was so breathtaking… then I realized.
Victoria wasn't going to kill me.
She changed me to make me suffer longer. It drawn to me as I took unnecessary breathes. I was a new born vampire. I was what I've always wanted to be, so that I could be with Edward for eternity. But he didn't want me, what am I going to do alone? No, I wasn't alone. I had my worst nightmare with me.
I stayed there. Staring at the ceiling… thinking before I entered hell.
Seconds seems like minutes. Minutes seems like hours. Waiting…where is she? Why was I waiting for her? I should take this opportunity to escape. Yea I should…
I got up but stayed in the bed. It was pitch dark but I could see everything normally. How long was I out? I looked around and my breath was stuck somewhere in my lungs…where am I? …I looked down and yes…I was on a sofa. I was so emotional right now that I thought I was crying but I wasn't. I sat there controlling my emotions. Holding my breath was a good idea, I didn't want to be a blood thirsty-out-of-control vampire. But, I had to feed. I was thirsty, so thirsty it's unbearable. It felt like inside my throat was dry as a bone. I place my left hand instinctively on my neck, like trying to ease the pain somehow. But when I came in direct contact with my skin, I gasp in shocked but quickly closed my mouth after. My skin… it was as smooth and soft as silk.
"So you've awoken" I heard that unfamiliar voice again. I turned around and I stared at eager ruby eyes. With her tan skin that matches her dark brown hair which was tied into a long pony-tail… farther than her waist, an average sized woman with an inhuman beauty. Then her eye twitched as she hissed thru her teeth "Stop staring!"
I averted my eyes to my lap. "I'm sorry" my silvery bell-like voice startled me.
"well I don't know what I'm going to do with you…Victoria's gone hunting she didn't gave me a babysitting job." She whispered more to herself. I turned my head to her again, she was dressed with a white short shorts and a plain white shirt. Around her waist, she had a little black belt that matches her black high top converse. She met my eyes again and suddenly said
"So I guess I should go hunt with you. Are you alright? Do you understand me?" I nodded
"You're quit controlled for a new born… interesting." She said quietly. She stud there watching me for a moment, thinking.
"Come on. We haven't got all day" she said as she started walking towards me. I got on my feet in seconds and the new speed seems to have caught me off guard. She chuckled at the expression of my face.
"Ha-ha… you'll get use to it" she took my arm and led me to some part of the room. She opened a door and we entered a closet, a big one too. She told me to stay put as she started searching for clothes… obviously. After a few minutes…no seconds, she thru at me a pair of jeans, a simple black t-shirt that said 'beware' at the back, underwear and bra (how she knew my bust size is unknown). Then after that, she gave me a towel and shampoo
"When you leave this room, got to your left then at the end of the corridor, go to the left again, the first door is the bathroom. There you'll find soap. Now go wash yourself you smell like dirt and blood." As she said that I started walking away but she stopped me before I got to the door "keep holding your breathe, as I can see, it helps you. You should be alright I can sense that you have control over yourself. By the way you can call me Amaya and I know who you are Isabella. Now go!"
I rushed to the bathroom with my new found speed. I closed the door quickly when I got there. There was a big mirror. And I found myself staring at a goddess. "This can't be me, right?" I whispered to myself. The women in the mirror had a very, very pale complexion with waist length straight dark brown hair, a heart-shaped face, a widow's peak, a thin nose, shocking bloody-red eyes and a narrow jaw with a pointed chin and full lips. She is extremely beautiful even with her bloody tinted clothes.
I continued to look at myself. I was beautiful for the first time of my life…I should be happy But I wasn't so I shoved it aside and made my way to the bath. Getting rid of my dirty clothes I stepped into the warm shower, cleaning myself up. When I finished I put the stuff that Amaya gave to me. She was quite nice for a vampire that was close to Victoria. When I finished, I heard footsteps heading this way. I prepared myself to leave, hoping it was Amaya. When the person knocked on the door I went to open it and I came face to face with a man with long, wavy, blond hair and a perpetually bored expression wearing a black suit with a thigh length black jacket, also wearing a white frilled shirt with frilled cuffs (or large cuffs) and high collar. Definition: hot guy.
He just stared at me. I decided that it was time I should just go. "I'm sorry, I'll be leaving now" I said. As I walked normally out of his way he just nodded and entered the bathroom, closing the door behind him. On my hands I had, my dirty clothes and the other stuff that Amaya gave to me. I went to the room I've awoken hours ago and sat on the same couch. I thought of everything that happened. I wonder where is Jacob? And Charlie… He's already old; this kind of thing is not good for his heart. I should have stayed at the beach. I should have waited for Jacob. How long was I out? Is this really happening? I'm sure dad already through a search party. I'm so stupid…
"Bella?" Amaya said from the door I looked up to her, staring "I'm sorry, can I call you Bella? Isabella is just long" she said to me. I nodded
"Are you all right? You seem a little bit off for a new born. I'm sorry for annoying you but this is amazing. Are you still holding your breathe?" she said a bit much enthusiastic. He happy aura is freaking me out. But I still answered "yes" simple enough. I know but he face lit up with joy. The joy of discovering… She was like Alice and Carsile at the same time--and I hated it. She sat down next to me as she began
"Bella you're going hunting with me tonight. After that we will be meeting Victoria, she will tell us the orders till then." She said seriously
"Orders"
"Well yes. She's the leader of this community. I am not supposed to tell you the details except for the fact the she holds a big grudge again a coven of weird vampires. We are the army that she is preparing for the fight" I looked at her awe struck. Victoria was still planning something after all! But why didn't she kill me? Will she go after Edward instead? OH NO!
What should I do…
I looked at Amaya, and she saw the confusion on my face
"Don't worry Bella. Tomorrow we'll go someplace we can practice and learn new skills and techniques. We were supposed to be there since yesterday but we had to wait for you…" as she trailed off explaining how wonderful this place is, I felt myself lost at words because my throat was really burning this time…
"You know I think that you'll be great! Bella? Oh my god Bella! Hold on we're going hunting now! Come on!" Amaya exclaimed…urgh! She is so dramatic but she was right because I didn't realize I was shocking myself. The pain was getting worse by the second. She dragged me to a hall to the exit. I didn't even saw where we were, how we got there, I just followed her beautiful dancing hair as she ran in front of me. We were now in the middle of a forest. We stopped. She turned to look at me, putting her hands on my shoulder. "Listen to me Bella, there are some campers not far away from here. You're holding your breathe that's why you can't smell them but I'm sure that you can hear them" I nodded answering her
"Bella we're hunting them" she said to me. Realization sucking in… "No! Never! I would prefer starvation!" my outburst seem to catch her off guard
"What? You have to! Its how us vampire survive!"
"No!" I screamed again
"Be reasonable Bella, there's no other way. Starvation won't work because you can't die, you'll get worse and worse till you can't control yourself anymore. And again, you're doing extremely well for a new born"
I shut my mouth. Not breathing, only listening to my surroundings. I closed my eyes and smiled.
I opened them "yes there is… there is another way. We don't have to kill innocent people for our hunger." I said to her. She looked at me with the most beautiful and hilarious expression I've ever seen on a vampire. It was something caught between joy and confusion. Why was she happy… don't ask.
"Amaya, we could drink animal blood." I said to her flatly
"That's stupid" she said to me "Bella why would I drink animal blood. We are in this world to drink human blood"
"Tell me Amaya, did you even try?" I asked her calmly
"No" she looked at me. As if she could read my mind she crossed her arms against her chest and looked at me with curious eyes " Bella I'm not going to do it."
"Amaya! Please you love discovering new things. Let's try"
"Over my dead body!" she exclaimed as she closed her eyes
"You said that we couldn't die" I smirked
"No way in hell!"
"Please."
"No!"
"Why! It won't bring any problems. Wouldn't you be happy if we could spare innocent lives" I said to her as my last and hopeless argument. She shook her head and I knew I had her. I knew she had a good heart, just like them.
"fine." She said, still with her eyes closed and I smiled truthfully for the first time
"We should go to another area because this one is crowded with human." She added as she opened her eyes. We started running towards who knows where. Finally we arrived at a clearing and I stared at the stars. It was already night… Time seems to fly by much faster these days.
"Bella concentrate! We're not camping we're hunting. Two very different words" I looked at her and smiled
"What are you smiling about?"
"Nothing" I said as I grinned.
"Now, Bella close your eyes and concentrate on your hearing" I did what she told me to do.
"Tell me…"
"North, in the bushes?" I said to her unsure. "Yes. Breathe now and tell me what you smell"
I started breathing normally through my nose, taking in new smells, new scents. " It smells like rain and grass"
"No Bella, in the bushes, aside from the leaves and the rain"
I concentrated more and heard it. Light steps, good agility… Maybe a rabbit or a wild cat…suddenly a new scent caught me off guard and I found myself running towards it—my instinct kicking it, my mouth watering. Then I chough something furry and plunged my fangs into it's' neck. Something hot and warm ran thru my throat. Reliefs washing over me, and I found myself wanting more when I finished. I opened my eyes as I threw the pack meat behind me, not wanting to see my mess. Amaya was staring at me with a huge smirk across her face. Then she started laughing!
"Amaya…Why are you ridiculously laughing? Did I miss something funny?" she looked up and stopped
"Bella, it was o funny! It was as if you were desperate at first. Poor mister Rabbit then the funniest part is when you threw the little creature behind you. It was as if like, you weren't satisfied or something. The whole scene looked like a movie. A beautiful and merciless Master not satisfied with her puppet or food. It could have been funnier If mister rabbit had made a squishy noise." She said to me as she started laughing again. I gave her the you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me look and she stopped
"Ok fine…not funny. Now that you have the hang of it let's get going to the mountains there we could find some more competitive adversaries like a bear!" she said excitedly. Weirdo alert!
She really reminds me a lot of my lost family. Maybe she'll scrub on me some of her happy aura.
On to the next chapter!! Yeay
I really like this chapter because its more me…I think.
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