Oh God and all that's holy in the Heaven! :O :O As you are all aware, (or maybe not, but then you will be now... ;p) English i not my native language, and neither is German... And today, we found out that out of the 20% chance of pulling out German as the thing we have to examine in, we - my class and I - pull it! Of course! We're followed by bad lunck, always have been... It's not even funny... -.- Anyway, I'm freaking out, and so this holiday we just got is going to be used to read German... I'm really bad at German... Oh God... :O :O
DISCLAIMER: I still don't own Twilight, so I won't even make a fuss about it, 'cause I never will... :)
We stayed in the woods for as long as possible. Maybe a year, I lost track of the time. I hunted every day to keep from hurting in the back of my throat. I didn't dare near any humans. I was afraid I would turn into the monster I didn't want to be. We stayed in the cave and I hunted, fed Felix, he slept and I bathed. It became a routine, and it was becoming boring. But I was happy that Felix was by my side.
Felix even came hunting one time.
"I would very much like a moose today. Could you manage that?" He asked. I snorted. Could I manage that.
"I think I am very much capable of that, thank you." I said and rubbed his back.
I closed my eyes and let my senses fill my mind. Felix' smell was no problem; it didn't appeal to me.
"You are lucky. I smell moose 5 miles east. Follow me." I said and ran towards the smell of moose.
I did not hesitate to bring down the largest there. I had improved my hunting skills and I didn't look like a mess when I was finished anymore. I was neat and clean. Felix on the other hand, needed a bath at least every other day because he ate with his body rather than his mouth. It sure looked like it for the matter.
Felix caught up just as I finished ripping the meat off of the bones.
"Mmm... Moose!" Felix said. I stepped aside and let him eat. I brought down a deer and a fox. The fox didn't taste good, but it was food. Too small though.
Felix and I walked casually back. I suddenly froze and sniffed.
"Stop Felix. Pretend like you do not understand me, and like you are afraid. Hide!" I whispered. He looked confused.
"Why would I do that?" He asked.
"Vampire! Hide!" I hissed out under my breath. He stuck his tail between his legs and ran.
"I will meet you in the cave." He thought to me.
I stood still and waited. This was my area at the time, but I should get moving. I needed new surroundings and new challenges.
"Why hello there, beautiful." The voice of a male Vampire sounded from behind me.
I turned around and looked at him; he had shoulder long brownish hair and red eyes. He gasped when he saw me; why I have no idea of.
His past flashed before my eyes fast and I saw that he was changed in 1539 by a young female Vampire, her name was Fiona and she missed company. They had lived together as friends up until the Vampire hauntings started; she was killed. How they managed to kill her was beyond me; I had learned that I could not be harmed easily.
My gut told me he no power had, and that his plans were to get to Italy where he planned a visit with an old friend in Volterra.
His name was Theo, and he seemed nice enough. At least he was not hostile.
"Hello. My name is Isabella Cullen. And who might you be?" I asked him. I did not want to tell him about my power. He was the second Vampire I had met in my time in the forest; the last one had the intentions of killing me; too bad for him I was faster and was finished with him before he could know what happened.
"My name is Theo. I do not remember my last name. It is very nice to meet you, Isabella." He said.
"The pleasure is all mine." I replied.
"So what is the story behind your eyes?" He asked. I was confused. Didn't my eyes look like his?
"My eyes?" I asked. Now he was confused.
"They are golden. They are supposed to be red. How did that happen?" He asked me.
"You survive on humans, yes?" I said. He frowned and nodded; I already knew the answer, his past showed me how he without mercy killed humans. They did not mean anything to him.
"You see, I survive on the blood of animals. I do not want to kill humans." I said without emotion, this conversation did not interest me. His interest seemed to increase though.
"Really? That sounds odd." He said. I shook my head slightly and smiled at him.
"Yes. I do drink animal blood perhaps that is why my eyes are golden." I laughed slightly.
"How did you end up in here?" He asked me. I sat down on the ground and motioned for him to do the same. He sat down in front of me, and I decided just to tell him the necessary.
"In December 1693, I was living on the streets. A Vampire found me a late night and I ran away from him. I did not know he was a Vampire, but I was afraid of him. He, of course, followed me. I hid in a dark alley; I had no idea what he wanted from me. He threw me on the ground and..." I got to the hard part. I did not like to talk about what my Uncle did to me.
"H-he raped me. I could feel how my hips and arms broke as he was being too rough for a human to endure it. He then bit me, and three days later I woke up from the horrible burning only to see he had stayed in the alley. I was infuriated and I ripped him apart and dragged him to the woods where I burned him. Since then I have been living in the woods. I drank a deer the first day in the forest and have never tasted human blood." I smiled after telling the short version of my story. The long version would take hours to go through. Perhaps not, but I didn't want to go into detail. He looked pleased with the fact that I had killed my creator.
"Ahh I see. He must have been really stupid." I just nodded.
"Do you have a gift?" He asked. I was frightened for a moment until I composed myself and looked him directly in the eyes.
"Yes I do. I know that you do not have a power, that you were created by a Vampire called Fiona, that you lived together until she was killed by Vampire hunters. I know all about your past and I know that you are heading to Italy to visit a friend. Correct?" I said to him.
He looked mildly shocked. Then he hissed. I was on my feet and crouched down 5 yards from him. He looked shocked at my reaction. He held out his hands.
"Please. I mean no harm. You took me by surprise. I assure you, that is all." He sounded apologetic.
"I apologize too. I should not have reacted that way." I looked at him to see if he really meant it. His plans had not changed, so I assumed he meant it.
That was how I learnt that after the first time I was told about his past, power and plans, I needed to concentrate to find out his plans again.
I sat down again and he told me about his and Fiona's life and about Vampires in general. I was very grateful for the information.
"The Vampire-world has been ruled by the Volturi for over 1000 years. Aro, Caius and Marcus are brothers, I do not know if it is biologically, but they rule the Vampires. There is one main rule; keep the secret. Humans must not know about Vampires. How Vampires became known, I have no idea of, but the Volturi are surely working on repairing the damage. The rule consists of many things. You may not move around in the sunlight amongst human beings. In general, what could expose the Vampire-race is illegal. You will be punished with death if you break the rule." Theo told me. I nodded in response and absorbed everything. This was important knowledge. Perhaps I should visit the Volturi myself.
"The Volturi has a guard. They are all Vampires with gifts. Only Caius do not have a gift. Aro can read your every thought through touch and Marcus can read the bond between people. They live in the Castle of Volterra." He told me with a lecturing glance. He looked like a Father teaching his children to stay out of trouble.
"How old are you Isabella? I mean when you were changed, how old were you? I myself was 32 when I was changed. I have not aged since." He asked out of the blue.
"I was 17. I had just turned 17 actually. My birthday was the 13th September. I only know so because my Mother kept telling me." I smiled thinking of my Mother. I could remember my times with her as was it yesterday.
"Hold on a minute. You can remember that? I remember almost nothing from my human life. And my memories are muddy, like when I was changed there was a filter removed from my eyes." He said. I knew what he meant with the filter.
"My memories are clear. Of course, my memories of my Vampire time are even clearer, but I do not feel like I see through mud when I look back at my human life. My first memory was from when I opened my eyes for the first time. The memory of my Father. He died when I was 2 weeks old. Or went missing, I do not know what happened to him." My mood fell drastically; it made me depressive to talk of him because I wanted nothing more than to know him.
"I am sorry Isabella. But it is simply amazing that you can remember your human memories so clearly." He sounded astonished.
"I was very observing as human; I was brought up to be." I explained.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"I have another thing I want to tell you. I feel I can trust you, and I certainly hope I am right." I said warily.
"You can trust me Isabella. But I cannot assure you that Aro will not find out. He can read every thought that has ever crossed your mind remember." I nodded; I did remember. But that didn't mean I wouldn't want to tell him. It was nothing big.
"I know. Then he will also know that I would be so very grateful if he did not tell others." He nodded.
"You see, I wasn't alone the night I was changed. I had a dog with me, a dog that had followed me around when I lived on the street. I named him Felix, and we became friends. We formed a bond. When I was changing, he laid beside me instead of running away. He has followed me ever since, even after I was turned. I can communicate with him. I think my mind translates his thoughts so I can understand them. We can speak with each other. If you want to stay a couple of days, then I would very much like if you did not pose a threat to him. He has been through a lot, and I do not want him to be afraid." I said. He looked at me with shock evident on his face.
"That is amazing. Can I meet him?" Theo asked. I smiled brightly. He did not think I had lost my mentality.
"Yes." I stood up, and motioned for him to follow me. When we neared the cave I stopped him.
"Hold on" He nodded with excitement shining from his face.
"Felix. The Vampire I met in the forest is here. His name is Theo, and he do not pose a threat to us. Will you come out?" I asked.
"No threat?"
"No threat. I have seen his plans. He is heading to Italy." I told him.
"I believe you. And I trust you." Felix said. I smiled and told him to get out here. I took a few pieces of meat and tossed one to him when he stepped out. Theo stood there with disbelieving eyes. I laughed slightly; it was a sight to behold.
"Felix, bark if you understand what I say." I said. He barked. Theo shook his head and looked like he had just seen a fish with the head of a cat.
"How can we show him I really do understand and that you can hear me?" Felix was confused.
"I do not know Felix." He shook his head and warily stepped closer to Theo.
"Theo, stand still until I say it is okay. Felix does not need a fright." He nodded and stood very still.
Felix' little white nose touched Theo's hand and started sniffing.
"Really no threat?" he asked.
"Really." I said. Then Felix licked Theo's hand and I laughed.
"You can move now Theo, Felix believes you are no threat." I said.
"I would never harm such an interesting creature." He said. He stroked Felix' fur and they played around. It was a funny sight.
So, there! I hope you liked it! :D
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- Lu