-She really reminds me a lot of my lost family. Maybe she'll scrub on me some of her happy aura.-
Chapter 3: Amaya's story
After this really awful experience, Amaya dragged me somewhere deep in the forest we were in. she said that it was meeting time, so I just fallowed her.
When we got there, all source of life seems to be gone. The area was all brown and gray with few trees.
No green whatsoever.
I looked at Amaya and she seems to have read my mind as she looked at me with understanding. Looking in front of me, there were others.
A lot… maybe a hundred vampire were standing there, and, they seemed to be looking at me…if I wasn't a vampire myself I would have blushed.
"So that's why we didn't go back sooner." I heard a rough mal voice that sent shivers of fear down my spine.
"She's not that big of a deal" another this time was a female one.
Not wanting to look at them, I stared at the tree at my left. Beautiful! My eye site amazes me!
Even if I paid a lot attention to the wood structure, I still could hear the comments…
"Would you all just shut up." I heard Amaya warm and vivacious voice shout.
"Amaya, I see you have gotten soft" It giggled. It made me want to run. If I could I would have had a heart attack.
"Victoria, it is none of your business. I just could stand these guys gossiping like human girls." She said flatly
I was so scared I could even sense her coming towards me. Why me!!
I really could have cried. Amaya was standing at my right, and unconsciously I reached out and grabbed her shirt. I could have ripped it off with my new found force. She seemed to notice as she unlocked my fingers coldly. I forgot, I'm alone here…
"Bella! You've awoken!" god I hate her…
Victoria was right in front of me. I turned my head and came face to face with hers. Her hair and mine tangled together, our eyes locked…red meeting black. I stud my ground, holding my breath. Showing her I still had a little courage left. But I knew all this was in vain.
I don't know how long we stayed like that. The others didn't make a single sound. There was my fear and her authority mixed in the air. And I know she could smell it 'cause out of nowhere she had a huge smirk on her face.
"Interesting" this word is going to hunt me, I know it! She said it in a menacing way.
Suddenly she turned her head toward Amaya "how was the hunt?"
"Good"
"A mess?"
"No" after a long pause, staying still. It's amazing that my legs didn't give out…well I'm a vampire. I should remind me this from once in a while.
She stared and stared. But she seemed to be so far away…
"I'll leave her in your care Amaya. I see you've taken a liking to her." Amaya just nodded.
"As for you little one" she said calmly "don't do anything stupid" she hissed true her teeth. She turned and walked away to the center of the crowd. Amaya fallowed her and me after Amaya like a lost puppy.
"Listen up. Tonight we will feed. At dawn, I wan each of you here. Understand?"
We all nodded at her words and in less than a second. The clearing was empty, unless me and Amaya.
"Let's go." She said and I ran with her.
Suddenly she stopped
"I'm sorry" she said quietly, not looking at me.
"For what?" she didn't do anything wrong…did she?
She spun around and hugged me. I was frozen what is she doing? Then she took my face in her palm so forcefully if I were human she would have crushed it.
"We can't show any sign of weakness or emotion when Victoria is around." She said then I realized That's why she didn't want me to hold on to her…
"She considers me her best creation. We've been together way back. She left me for James, now that he's gone. She came again to fetch me." She paused and took a deep breath; it was hard for her to say that. I could see that so…
"You don't have…" I told her quietly
"No! I have to. You have to know that I understand you…"
"You don't have to prove anything Amaya!" I already appreciate you
"Will you shut…whatever. I'm telling anyway." She continued and I smiled "stop smiling like that!!"
"Amaya, I'm listening"
"Bella, Victoria was the one who changed me" my eyes widen and I gasped hold your breath! I told myself.
"It was, if I remember correctly, in the year of 1992. I hated to go out, so I always stayed in my room and read. One night, my friends came to my house and forced me to go to some kind of party with them. When I was your age, I was a tomboy and I only had boy friends so putting a dress wasn't an option. We didn't go to the party… one of them wanted to go to the woods."
She didn't pursue. After a long time she looked at me with a pained impression but that lasted half… the half of a second…yea…i know…fast.
"When we were in the forest, we actually had fun. For seventeen year old boys and girl we played tagged, hide and seek. It was fun…" she whispered. "I don't know what happened next but the only thing I retain is a blur of orange and screams. When I woke up Victoria told me she killed all of my friends and that I was her servant. I of course yelled at her but….." she paused
I mean literally and maybe for a minute or two.
"What?" I asked curious as hell. She turned her head hiding her expression.
"Danm it! Amaya what?"
"I never told this before to anyone"
"Will you just tell me already…"
"She kissed me" she told me flatly.
Silence...flapping wings… beautiful sound of the wind…bird singing…
"WHAT!!"
"Bella you're too loud! Shush!!"
"Sorry…But why?"
"I'm getting to that. She kissed me but being a new born I was much more powerful so I pushed her. "She stopped as if she answered me
"Amaya you still didn't tell me why…" I said exasperated
"You see, I have the power of controlling someone's mind… by passion." She murmured.
"I don't understand"
She fumed
"You're so innocent Bella." She turned around and told me in my ear
"I can control you by making you want me." She whispered
Then she looked away but I kept looking at her face in disbelief
"It's simple. You will want me so bad you'll just do everything I say. It works on males and females. Victoria was…, how should I say this, 'turned on'. When I was humani didn't know I had this power so I couldn't restrain it. Now I have full control and when I first met you. When you just opened your eyes I realized not only you can pilot your hunger but also you're immune to my power." She turned her head to look at me straight in my eyes.
"You cannot understand how happy I was. Because sometimes my powers slip from their barrier and other vampires…I'm not going to explain that… what I wanted to say is, will you be my friend?" she said, and for once she let her guard down and I could see the truth written all over her face "for once I can have a friend who's not under my spell" she chuckled
"Stupid… Of course I'll be your friend" I told her frankly
"And you need me. You don't even know what you're capable of and it amuses Victoria."
"Me?" I said bewailed
"Yes you heard right. And also you look like a frightened kitty I have to teach you how to control your emotions. You'll need it in my world. Well…our world."
"What do you mean?"
"Bella, if you could have lost consciousness you would. Your face was panicked…to put it mildly, in front of Victoria you showed her that you subdue to her authority" She stated.
"Oh" I guess I was lost at words
"Yes oh. Now we should do something fun before dawn. We already fed."
She told me excitedly
She opened her eyes like she always does when she's thrilled but I noticed something that would be, maybe, disturbing for her.
She usually drinks human blood so her eyes are red. When she's thirsty her eyes are black, she drank animal blood so…oh my god!
Her eyes were golden brow but more brown.
She took my hand and crushed me (if she could: oh the irony) into a tight hug.
My new friend is slowly reopening my fissured heart, and it pains me.
next next i know!
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