Chapter 14: Watching

Please Note that this chapter is done in the point of view of the vampire that has recently come to Forks.

New Vampire's POV

I couldn't help laughing at the attempt to escape. Connor really thought he could hide from me. But I had to give him credit; I mean his best friend seemed to be dating a vampire. A vegetarian, the very word made me shudder. How could they possibly live off of animal blood alone?

I watched the house that morning as the boy, Edward, went off to school leaving Connor all alone. I could have just taken Connor right then but I wanted him to squirm a little more and I had a feeling that the vampire, Bella, would be sending someone to keep an eye on the house. I took one last look at the house and ran off into the woods. I stopped when I reached the cave I was hiding out in. I glided through the darkness until I was deeper into the cave.

Forks was such a peculiar place, it had vampires that dated humans and werewolves whom they were friends with. I sat down on the dirt floor and leaned against the wall. I would hunt later but I had to bid my time as not to attract unwanted attention. I thought about Bella and her strange behavior. Humans were for eating not falling in love with. I would have found it very amusing if it were a game.

Make the human fall in love and then suck them dry. Bella intrigued me though and I knew that if I could persuade her that I could make her into the best real vampire she could be. She had been a killer once and she could be one again. Of course her first meal would be that Edward guy. I imagined blood red eyes staring at its prey through that chocolate brown hair that hung around that beautifully pale face.

A true hunter indeed. My thoughts began to wander and before I could stop myself I thought back to about 10 years ago. When I had Heather at my side. My sweet lovely Heather, the perfect vampire there ever was. Together we were unstoppable, and I guess that upset some of our kind.

That kind of power was not met for us apparently. That coven, The Volturi I think it was, destroyed my love when she ventured off to hunt. I would get my revenge, one-way or another I would avenge Heather's demise.

But first I had to take care of Connor. Yet again his actions made me laugh, even after everything I had told him he still ran. I remembered when Connor and I had crossed paths.

Phoenix was the most unlikely place to find a vampire. It was sunny, bright, and well, just not very vampire friendly. I had been hired by this older vampire to play tax collect.

The guy was a bookie and if his clients didn't pay their debts off before the time limit was up then they forfeited something much more valuable. The price was raised from a money debt to a blood debt and I got to be the drinker. Sometimes the older one wanted me to bring him one of the clients for an appetizer but usually I got them all to myself.

Connor came in wearing a arrogant, overly-confident attitude. We placed a very large bet and as you probably guessed he lost. Now he had me running after him like an owner after it's dog.

When I pulled myself out of my thoughts I noted that it was a good time to hunt. I wandered through the forest and it wasn't long before I caught the sent of a near-by hiker. I smelled the air and pictured my dinner. It was a girl, about 25 healthy and fit; perfectly good blood. I shadowed her path for a while until I purposely stepped on a twig and it made a loud cracking noise.

The girl stopped in her tracks and searched the trees. I slipped behind her when she had her back turned. Before she could scream I cover her mouth and pulled her closer to me. She made muffled screams for help and squirmed in my grip. I leaned down and kissed her neck, then I sank my teeth into my meal.