Trust Factor

Chapter 13: Death by Bite

Thursday January 22-9:35am-Hartly Hotel-Mexico

"Are we going?" Emma asked slipping her flip-flops on.

"I guess, but what are we suppose to do? Walk up to his door, knock and say 'Hey, Rikki, sorry we ruined your life, but can you please come home.' That might work for Cleo, but not Rikki," Lewis said.

"Then why are we going to Rikki and not Cleo?" Emma asked.

"Because I don't know where exactly she is," Lewis reminded her. "Besides we're already here in Mexico, Let's just do something and get it over with… but not now."

"Wimp," Emma said under her breath.

Thursday January 22- 10:15am-Valturi Layer-Volterra

"Where is that little fish girl?" Jane cried to Alec. "What did she do, swim away."

"I'm sorry, sister. I'll get her," Alec said. "And I know seeing the Cullen's make's you shaky, but could you try to be a bit calmer."

Jane nodded, as Alec started down the hall to the room they had locked Bella in. Bella was dressed in a black dress with her blond hair pulled out of her face. From a far she looks as if she belonged with the Volturi, except her eyes, which were a dim blue next to their fire red.

"We're going," Alec said opening the door.

Bella sighed and followed Alec back out to where the other vampires were standing in cloaks looking like they jumped out of a mid-evil story book. Aro was standing in the front waiting to get his hands on Bella again. He smiled a bit when the little mermaid came into view.

"Excellent, we will make it there by tomorrow night," Aro said splendidly. "And if we are lucky, tomorrow morning."

Thursday January 22-7:15pm-Ash's House-Mexico

The evening sun was slowly setting. Amelia and Tommy were out, yet again, in Ash's yard. Tonight they had four newborns with them, two boys and two girls. They were teaching them how to fight. One boy was doing strangely well for his vampire age.

Ash and Rikki were inside, spying as usual. They watched as the boy, nonmistakeably Zane, fought the other two girls, one being the girl Rikki had seen the first night. The other vampires weren't standing a chance with Zane after them. Amelia and Tommy were impressed.

"This boy is amazing, were did you say you found him?" Tommy asked Amelia.

"Out front, in a car. It was like he was meant to be at this house for us," Amelia explained. "But I didn't even know anyone lived here. Apparently they do."

"Oh people live here," Zane said after knocking the girl who called herself Addie down for the third time.

"And you know them, dear boy?" Amelia asked.

"Yes I do know them," Zane answered as he watched Addie scramble back to the other three, Molly, Nick, and Ben.

"Are they as good of fighters as you?" Tommy asked wondering if they would have to change just a few more.

Zane shrugged as Ben was pushed out in front of him. With a smile he punched Ben right in the stomach, which knocked him down to the grass. Then he turns back to Amelia and Tommy, who were exchanging a silent conversation. Finally Amelia said, "I've seen the boy. He's nothing."

"I would say the boy is nothing, but the girl…" Zane started as he watched the other three give up.

"The girl, I didn't see a girl," Amelia answered. "I didn't know there was a girl."

Zane didn't have time to elaborate on the subject, because just then a car pulled up in the drive. A boy and girl stepped out and started to the door. Amelia looked to her newborns and only Zane wasn't freaking out at the new human sent. Amelia had even pointed out he could go vegetarian and it wouldn't bother him one bit, and he was a new born. Tommy had to hold the others back while Amelia went to check the humans out.

At the door, Emma and Lewis were scared at what Rikki would say. They had what the needed to show her, and what they were going to say, but their minds went blank when the door opened and there was Rikki and Ash looking like they had just seen a ghost.

"Get inside," Was all Rikki could chock out.

Ash pulled the two of them in the house and Rikki did a sweep of the yard before closing the door. She caught the sight of Amelia's red eyes, and blond hair. She quickly closed the door.

"What's going on," Emma asked Ash.

"Vampires have set up camp outside my house. They have already taken Zane, and we don't want you to be next," Ash explained.

Emma and Lewis looked to Rikki's shocked face as she nodded to Ash as to say, She's out there right now. Ash's gaze swept the window. He caught sight of Amelia. She was smiling. Zane, pale skin, red eyes, was standing next to her, expressionless. Ash looked back to Rikki, his expression scared.

Thursday, January 22-9:30pm-Cullen house-Forks Washington

Cleo sat on the Cullen couch with Bella, Nessie, Jacob, and Edward. Just then Alice ran down the stairs with Jasper on her tail. She was scared as she said, "They'll be here tomorrow night."

"Tomorrow!" Everyone asked scared.

Rosalie and Emmett came out of the dining room, as Carlisle and Esme came down the stairs behind Alice and Jasper.

"We need to do something with Cleo," Edward said as all the vampires raced to the middle of the living room. Jacob stayed seated next to Cleo.

"I could take her," Jacob suggested.

"That's a good idea," Bella said. "Can you take Nessie as well? Then we can meet the Volturi in the meadow and see what they really want from her."

"If only they could have been her three days ago, when Cleo was going crazy," Emmett said.

Everyone looked at him and he looked away.

Then Carlisle turned to the others and said, "Ok, here's the plan…"