AN: I'd like to thank all the people who reviewed, and added the story to their Favorites & Alert list.
And now I give you, Chapter 12. Enjoy.
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Vile Beauty
Chapter 12: Animal of Prey
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I could hear his heart besting furiously in his chest as I walked towards him; his eyes dark with desire. It was a reaction that few men had when they saw the predator appear in my eyes, but it only lasted a few seconds before fear and panic settled in.
In his case, imagined it was due to my sudden change to my immortal form. His heart rate began to increase as adrenaline coursed through his veins, his pupils dilated and he turned his head side to side quickly- no doubt searching for a place to run.
I smiled.
He ran to my left and I let him, running after him when he was a yard away and throwing him to the ground. The air rushed out of his lungs as I picked him up and shoved him into the nearest tree- several feet away. He flinched and a low purr escaped my throat.
"Ah-Ah-Ah, where do you think you're going? I don't appreciate it when my food tries to run." I smirked as his breath hitched and purred again when is eyes widened.
"Please," was all he said as he looked at me with horror.
"Your blood smells so sweet and I am a very selfish creature," I ran my nose along his jaw and neck. "Besides, I don't grant my prey wishes," I whispered in his ear softly and bit down into his neck.
The sweet blood poured into my mouth and my prey gasped in pain as my venom began to enter it.
After a couple of minutes I felt the blood grow thinner and I almost groaned when I realized my hunt would soon be over.
I let the limp body fall to the ground with a satisfied sigh and licked my lips to savor the last drop.
I removed a large rock by a tree from the ground and kicked the corpse into the area underneath before I shook some large clumps of dirt from the bottom of the bolder onto it and released the rock. I could hear many of the bones from the corpse break as the rock landed on it.
I toyed with the pin and other valuables I had removed seconds before I disposed of the corpse and replace my human guise as I walked back slowly to my car.
The parking lot was empty and the sun was moving farther west in the sky as I drove away and followed the sun back to Forks.
My thirst for blood had been momentarily satisfied, but the hunt wasn't over yet- there were things that still needed to be done.
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"Isabella, are you sure you want to do this? We could simply vanish."
"I'm sure Jennifer. If we simply disappear their suspicions won't go away- they'll simply grow stronger and they might decide to come after either one of us."
"All right then, I'll make the call in a couple of hours as planned," She relented with a soft sigh and stepped away from the table. "So what else are you going to do?"
"I'm going to make a couple of small deliveries and then we'll set up for the disappearance."
"Don't get caught while you're there."
"Please Jen, that's insulting."
"Only you would think so, only you Isabella." She replied laughing, shaking her head slowly.
"True, but that's not the only reason I'm unique," I told her with a pointed stare.
"I know," she said, all humor gone from her voice.
I was glad that it was gone; it reminded me too much of the time when we were all together before my father was killed. Those days were from our past and that was where I wanted them to stay- and I would make sure they did.
I gave her a slight nod and walked outside. Giving a quick, thorough, glance at my surroundings. When I was satisfied that there was no one nearby, I let myself vanish to the world around me and continued on my way.
I walked slowly, looking at my surroundings and watching with empty amusement how the wild live that always sensed those of my kind continued with their existence, unaware of the invisible predator that passed by.
I smiled when I saw my destination appear in the distance and I began to walk slightly faster, already wanting to set in motion the next part of the game.
I left the woods and quickly entered the large mansion, I went into the desired rooms and placed in each of them the items I held securely in my hand.
I entered the outcast's room at the end, slowly looking over his collection of CD's and books. I hadn't noticed how extensive his collection was the last time I'd been here, but I certainly noticed it now. His taste in music and books wasn't too bad- just predictable. It was somewhat gloomy, dark almost- for someone like him.
It reminded me of my dark period that had begun decades ago.
I shook my head quickly- sensing the approach of memories that I'd rather forget. I turned around and entered his hidden closet. Quickly taking down his oldest box and emptying out its contents before I placed the appropriate paper at the bottom. I put back the things I took out and placed the box back where it belonged, before I left the room and made my way back downstairs.
On the way to the door I began to consider vandalizing their property, but I knew several beings would be disappointed in me later.
I ran back to the house and changed into a pair of old jeans, a grey t-shirt, an old sweater and a pair of tennis shoes.
I walked back downstairs and went to stand next to Jen, looking at her without her knowledge.
"Remember Jen, at sundown start dialing my number every ten minutes and after that, you know what to do."
"Of course Isabella, I won't forget. I have a feeling this is going to be a memorable performance."
"Now that's exactly what I need it to be." I gave her a smug smile she couldn't see and walked out the door.
I walked quickly down the road and once I found the place I wanted to start at, I let part of my scent appear- I made sure that only the tiniest bit of it did, just in case any of the animal drinkers decided to pry- as I was sure they would.
I searched for a place near the edge of the forest that would serve my purpose and when I did, I kicked dirt up, pressed my shoes deeper into the ground and made sure to get myself a bit dirty.
I looked around carefully and hummed with satisfaction. I lay down carefully on the ground and let the warmth and color leave my skin, before I closed my eyes, stopped my breathing and settled down to wait.
Published: October 9th, 2010
AN: Review if you want.
Anyway writing this chapter was difficult because I couldn't decide how to write it, and yes I do realize that it's short but I didn't want to fill it up with unnecessary details ergo the length. Chapter 13 shouldn't take me too long but I can't make any promises, I do have several other things I have to do.
Until next time,
Med.