Chapter 6
I asked Kayla about that later, when we were out hunting.
"Sorry B, but I don't know anything. But Riley did say that we start fight training soon, once there are more of us. Apparently, Victoria's expected to get 4 more tonight.
"How do you know all this?"
"Well, unlike some people who lock themselves in their room and blast Linkin Park, I actually listen." I rolled my eyes as we headed into the alley to hunt.
As it turned out, the lucky number was 13. Victoria brought back 13 people last night, making out number an even 20. Bree, Kevin, Kristie, Jen, Fred, Diego, Heather, Logan, Jim, David, Sara, Alison, and Emily. The weird thing was, after the initial scream of each person bitten, I didn't hear anything. I didn't understand why until I opened Heather's door and found her lying on her bed, her neck snapped. I didn't investigate anymore after that.
Waiting was the game now. Waiting for the newborns to be controlled enough to train. Victoria said it wouldn't take long. It had been three days since they completed their transformation. That seemed like a long enough time to me…
"Bella!" Kayla came bounding into my room, flanked by two newbies, Bree and Emily. "It's time to start fight training. Riley put you in our group. Come on. Let's go!" She walked over, grabbed my arm, and pulled me off my bed. My notebook and pencil fell to the floor, along with the novel I had been reading.
"Kayla!" I protested, picking my things up off the floor.
"Meet you in the main room!" She called, dragging Bree and Emily away. I grabbed a sweatshirt out of one of my dresser drawers and yanked it over my head. The thought of fighting didn't thrill me, as it did the others. I'm not a violent person. If I had it my way, I wouldn't have to kill humans for blood. I could kill animals, maybe. But of course, that just wasn't possible.
"Gotcha." Kayla muttered, pining me to the carpet for the 5th time. Bree and Emily laughed as I growled at Kayla.
"Come on B, I know you can do better than that. Let's try again."
"Alright." I sighed and pulled myself off the floor. "Again." I sashayed back and forth for a moment before I lunged at Kayla. I grabbed her arms and twisted them behind her back before shoving her to the floor. I smirked.
"Nice job, Bella." Riley complimented me. "Kayla, next time, work a little harder." Kayla frowned and I giggled.
"That is so not fair! I've taken you down 5 times! You've only got me twice! Bree, Emily, you're up." While Kayla's back was turned, Riley looked over his shoulder and winked at me. Ah. The perks of being a favorite…