Chapter 11: Defeat
It was several minutes before I could get back on my feet. It wasn't whom I killed that was the cause for my depression, but the fact that I had slipped. I was determined to never taste human blood for the rest of my existence. On a sudden impulse, I had made the biggest mistake of my life.
It wasn't someone I was fond of…at all. It was that creepy, short man with dark hair. It was the man who followed me in this very town. Shudders ran down my spine as the memory of the terror I felt then came to me. It wasn't nearly as bad as how I felt now, though. He should have just killed me then.
I remembered how Edward came to save me then, pulling up in his Volvo. At that time, I felt so completely secure and happy, even if I was scared for my life a couple seconds before.
But Edward wasn't coming to save me. I had told him to stay away from me. I was glad he wasn't with me, though. I wouldn't want him to have to see what I just did. He would have been so disgusted with me. I couldn't shake the feeling though, that if he were there, he would have been able to stop me from the dreadful crime I had committed.
I stumbled forward and tried to turn my back on the dead man lying on the floor beside me. I was so miserable, that I wasn't even surprised by my clumsiness, being a vampire and all.
Vampire. That name sent a new set of shivers riding down my neck. I still couldn't comprehend the seriousness of what I had done. I had just robbed a man of his blood! His life! It didn't even matter to me that he was a despicable person. He still had a life to live!
I tried to push the image of the lifeless body lying on the ground, but it was too stubborn. I began running at full speed, not paying attention to any of my surroundings. I wouldn't even care if I ran into someone like Victoria. There was only one place I wanted to go.
It wasn't long before I arrived at the Cullen's house. Something was different though. The furniture was completely demolished and thrown about carelessly about the room. A spasm of fear went through me, but I soon checked myself. Even if Victoria were here, it wouldn't matter. I could just tell her to leave.
Something caught my eye on a broken piece of the dining room table. I went closer to investigate, and found out it was a note. It read, "Edward, I hope you die! If you ever get the courage to come back after what you did to Bella, I will personally march over here and kick your ass myself!
Mike Newton
P.S. Have fun buying more furniture."
I would have laughed if I weren't in such a down mood. I wish Mike would march over here and kill me, even though he wouldn't know how to, and wouldn't want to. Maybe if he knew what I was, he would gladly be rid of me.
I angrily grabbed the chunk of table that was supporting the hate note, and thrust it across the room, hitting the glass that made the wall. Glass shattered everywhere, making this place look more dreadful than before. I grimly headed towards the mess I made and collapsed on the broken glass. I could have waited here forever until someone came to find me.
If it were Charlie, or Mike Newton, they would find out I was a vampire and the Volturi would have to step in. But would that work? Hadn't I told them to leave me alone?
It didn't matter. I would just sulk here until I could figure out an easy death.
I didn't have to wait for long. I heard someone coming, and then Victoria stalked around the corner.
"How very interesting," she muttered darkly to herself. "I knew that your psychic friend would see me trying to kill your family, but I had no idea that you could manage to get yourself all by yourself. I spent a lot of time making enough newborn vampires to kill you and the Cullens. It obviously wasn't necessary. And you're a vampire! That'll make the fight more enjoyable. It's too bad your boyfriend isn't here to watch, though."
She called me a vampire! My nostrils fumed and my mood suddenly flared up. I wouldn't let her kill me! I could find another way, even if that meant going back to Volterra to get the Volturi to kill me. I was not going to give her the honor of winning.
A devilish grin spread across her face as she crept forward. I tried to get up, but I was too weak with distress to do anything. Maybe she was going to win after all.
She picked me up by my neck and threw me to the other side of the room. "Why aren't you even trying?" she screamed at me. "Fight back!" She kicked some large parts of the table at me.
"I…I can't…" Leave me alone! Just go away and get the hell out of here! Her face was full of shock, and then she composed her features again. The menacing smile replaced it now, and she was walking forward still. The surprise must have shown on my face, for her smile widened.
My manipulation wasn't working. She was going to cut to the chase, and kill me. She was just within grasp when someone interrupted her.
"Hey! You promised us some fresh human blood! All you bring us is this pathetic vampire that can't even stand up a fight…"
I looked up to where the bass voice came from, and saw a young man with blonde hair, and deep, alluring crimson eyes. A newborn.
I heard a loud growl come from behind the entrance of the house, and some loud shouts. The blonde turned around and was gone in a flash. Victoria turned back around to glare at me and was gone.
I didn't know what to expect after she just left me there. But she didn't keep me wondering for long. She was back in a few minutes, with a frantic look on her face. She ran at me in full speed, but was stopped by someone.
Edward put himself between Victoria and me, and shoved her with enough force to make her fly across the room.
How could Edward be here? I had commanded him to not follow me. Somehow, he had gotten around it, just like Victoria had ignored my command. I had just gotten a hold of myself when I saw Edward doing something to Victoria. I wasn't sure what it was, but it looked like he was kissing her neck.
I didn't know what he was doing, but once her head was gone, I understood. He had just decapitated her.
I closed my eyes and tried to shut everything out. The last thing I needed was Edward to be here, and find out what I had done. I felt cold arms wrap around me, but the hands were too small to be Edward's.
Oh no! I thought with horror. They're all here