Demitri's POV
It's funny how quickly life changes. One minute you are confident and in control. Then the Gods decide to remind you that you have no control; that you know nothing. They remind you that they are in control. They have the all power and we are just here to do their wicked bidding. I know not which God or Goddess looks over my kind but today he or she or whatever it is decided to fuck with me and change everything. I don't know what I have done to warrant interference in my life. I feed only when I need to, I obey my masters, I don't go about rampaging and murdering entire villages, I respect the Gods, I respect our Earth, I don't participate in the vulgar acts that my masters do, and I try to live without interfering in the lives of humans. Yet despite my attempt to live a "good" undead life, I find myself in a place I never thought I would be. Like I said, we have no control and sometimes we need to be reminded of our place on this planet. I just wish it was more in the form of an email or text message or even by way of casting runes; any other form of communication other than the very large brown wolf staring me down in the middle of the road.
The drive had been relatively peaceful. The Olympic Peninsula is a beautiful place unlike any other in the world. Tranquil yet dangerous; its moss covered trees entices you to venture in and discover the secrets it holds yet warns that not all secrets are meant to be found. Like the one that suddenly jumped out of the woods and onto the road a hundred yards in front of the car. I slammed on the breaks skidding to halt. Time seemed to stand still as the wolf stared us down. Jane and I remained frozen while scanning the area for any hints that it was not alone. Suddenly the wolf began walking towards the car as Jane and I scrambled to get out of the car. The wolf made no threatening actions as I crouched down ready to attack if need be. Suddenly the wolf disappeared and in its place was a tall, muscular native boy naked as the day he was born. He continued to advance when he suddenly spoke;
"I mean you no harm."
He held up his hands while and kept walking despite Jane's rather loud warning growl.
"Please trust me, when I say that we need each other."
This boy intrigued me. I had to admit that he had balls. I could not sense any others the in the immediate area and I started to get that feeling again. Part of me wanted to trust this boy but my rational side said fucks it and wanted to destroy him. I stood up straight to address him.
"Demitri what are you doing?"
Jane asked in a panicked voice as I began to walk towards the boy.
"Stay back Jane."
The boy and I continued to advance towards one another until we were within arm's reach.
"I am Demitri and this is Jane. We were sent by…"
"…by the Volturi. Yes we know who you are why you where sent. I am sorry to cut you off but we really need to get off the road."
"No, we will leave when I decided to leave. Do you understand that wolfie? I want answers now. How do you know who we are?"
"If you come with me then all your questions will be answered. Now please, come with me. We have to get off the road before someone comes along."
"You mean before a human comes along. Really do you think I would be standing here if I couldn't control my blood lust?"
"Please we really need to go. We need to get back to the reservation."
"You didn't answer my question."
"No it's not that I doubt your control we just have very little time."
"What do you mean very little time? Time for what?"
"Time to save Isabella Swan."
Bella's POV
In many eastern religions they have this idea called Saṃsāra. Saṃsāra is the never ending cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is believed that everything keeps repeating over and over again. Each cycle brings about new struggles and lesson in which you are to learn from. You keep repeating the same cycle until you learn what you are supposed to. Once you do you basically change levels and the process begins again. This has become my existence. I live a continuous cycle with no end. I have no concept of time anymore. I am lost in the endless darkness that consumes me. I am awakened by the Mistress who bring with her one of the Masters to instruct me in "how to faithfully serve my Masters." My "lessons" as they are called are nothing more than learning how to block off my mind from what is happening to my body while learning not to scream. I have learned that screaming only gets them more excited and cause my "sessions" last longer. At some point I end up passing out from a variety of reasons mostly due to blood loss. Oh did I forget to mention that I am a cow. No literally I am a cow. They feed from me. Literally milk me for my blood. Masters Marcus enjoys cutting my skin on my breasts and feeding from the slits while Caius prefers my neck and Aro goes for my inner thighs. There are times I am glad I am in darkness so I don't have to look at the scars that I am sure now litter my body. Once they are done feeding and doing other repulsive acts with my body the Mistress revives me so that I may eat. It's not really eating; usually three bottles of water and some bread along with some vitamin supplements. Once finished I am allowed to sleep until the next lesson is to be learned.
The Mistress says that I have learned fast to not fight and scream so I will be leaving today to join the other slaves. I am waiting now for them to come retrieve me. I don't know what the others will be like but I am hoping that at the very least I will be able to eat more. I can feel my bones sticking out of my skin with as much weight as I have lost. I was always a petite girl but now I put anorexic runway models to shame. I can hear them opening the door and am suddenly blinded by a piercing white light. I cover the eyes with my hands and shy away from it. The light is coming from the open door and disappears just as quickly as it appeared.
"Sorry about that. I forgot that you have been the in dark this whole time."
I removed my hands and lowered them back to my sides. The voice does not belong to the Masters or the Mistress but I have heard it before. Almost like from a dream.
"My name is Felix. I don't know if you remember me but I brought you here to Volterra with Jane. I am friends with Demitri and Heidi. Anyway I am here to escort you to your new quarters and I also brought you some clothes. Heidi got them so they should fit even though you are a lot skinnier then either of us remember."
Felix handed me the clothes and I immediately began to put them on. I pulled on the shorts and had to roll them several times so they would stay up. The shirt was big too and hung loosely off my body. There were no shoes but I will take what I can get.
"All-righty now that you are decent shall we proceed? Oh and here is a blind fold. Heidi said you might need it. Don't worry I will lead you where we need to go. I know you don't trust me and for good reason but please believe me when I say that I will not harm you. I don't like what the Master's are doing. Most of us don't. I just hope that someday you will see, that not all of us are bad."
"Thank you and please tell Heidi thank you. I think, I remember you from the plane. You kept that girl from, eating, me."
"Ya that was Jane; don't worry about her. She is all bark and no bite. Just try not to be alone with her."
"Ok I will remember that. Will I be seeing you much?"
"Yes you will. The Master's made me your…keeper for a better choice of words. I will make sure you get food and whatever else you need. I will also be the one to escort you to your "appointments" with the Masters. Just remember that I am in charge of you so just tell me if you are too weak to participate. I won't be able to all the time but occasionally I can get you out of a few sessions. Just talk to me and let me know. Ok?"
"Thank you, Felix."
"That's what I'm here for kid."
"How long have I been here Felix?"
"Four months. Two months recovering from your injuries and two months with the Mistress."
Four months. That means it must be the beginning of October now. I missed my birthday. I'm 18 now. I should be enjoying my senior year of high school. I put on the blind fold and felt Felix's cold hand grasp mine. He gently tugged on my arm and led me forward towards the next level of my own personal fucked up Saṃsāra.