Authors note: Hey guys, sorry about the late update. I'm in my last year of high school and things have been pretty hectic. I also had to think more on what to do with Bianca and for the sake of character development with Aurora, I'm pretty fine with my decision. I wanna wish everyone a happy late St. Patrick's Day (Anyone do anything crazy? 0~0) and a happy spring break (Mines next week!) and a good Easter.
Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own Twilight and after a horrific accident I have lost my butterfly net which I've been using to try and catch Demetri.
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Italicized = thoughts.
Chapter 11:
She felt sick. That was the only word she could think of to describe the feeling. That awful churning in the pit of her stomach. Something had gone wrong, Bianca was supposed to be at work, so there was no way he had gotten her. Aurora took in a ragged breath. No, he's taken people before. In daylight no less. She shook her head and try to stop the tears from falling.
Grabbing her jacket and picking up her phone, slipping it into her pocket, she ran out of the building. The thought that Heidi would be pissed when she found out that she had left work early had pushed itself into her mind before she reminded herself that it wasn't important right now. Bianca was.
The cafe came into view as she turned the corner. She slipped by the door, pushing past the couple coming out. Frantically turning her head to see if she could catch sight of her friend. "Aurora!" The voice had startled her, jumping around, she looked over to whoever had called.
Bianca's boss was standing there, waving the rag around he had in his hand. Aurora perked up. "Is Bianca here?" The older man shook his head. "Nah, she went home early said somethin about going to go get somethin she left there."
The tears were threatening to spill now. Why did you leave. Damn it! He had opened his mouth to add something else but Aurora was already out the door, running to Bianca's apartment.
She was panting by the time she got to the building. Pushing open the door, she ran over the flight of stairs that would take her to Bianca's apartment. Taking two at a time, she threw herself around the corner when she got to the top only to stop and look in horror.
Bianca's door was opened slightly. Bianca was security freak her door was closed and locked. Aurora stepped closer to the door. "Bi...Bianca?" Her voice wavered. "Are you in there?" There was no answer. Stepping closer, she reached out and pushed open the door.
The smell hit her first. That awful metallic smell. Like rust and copper. A smell she had come to know as a child living on the streets. The tears were falling, streaming down her face as she walked threw the apartment, the smell getting stronger.
Her bedroom door was ajar, a light filtering through the open space. " B..Bianca please..." Her voice broke of in her throat. Please what? She can't answer when she's dead. It was blunt, to the point. That negative side of her but there was still that little part of her that believed. She's probably just scared, hiding. Pushing open the door she walked in and screamed.
Bianca was on the ground, face down. Her hair spread out and her limbs strewn like someone had dropped a doll. Only this doll was bleeding. So much blood, pooling around her body. In her hair, on er clothes, everywhere there was to much red.
Aurora was numb. Her breath coming out in ragged pants as she crawled over to Bianca. " Bi, please." Her hands went out and touched the girls shoulders. Shaking her a bit. "Bi..." Pulling herself closer, she flipped Bianca's body around and immediately pulled away. Bianca's throat was slit and not a clean job. Almost like the knife had been serrated. Her pretty neck looking like someone had torn it out.
Glassy brown eyes stared back at her and she broke. The world stopped and everything changed. This couldn't be happening. Grabbing her friends shoulders and leaning in close, she tried to get the words out.
"Wake up! Bianca wake up..." There was this awful sobbing noise but Aurora tried to ignore. Her sight was blurred and hazy. "Wake up! You have to listen. Please it works..." The sobbing was getting harder. "Remember the guy at the bar...how he went away. I...I can make people listen. So just listen to me. Wake up, please."
Leaning over she held on to Bianca. She couldn't breathe and she wanted to tell whoever was making that awful noise to shut up. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please wake up." She was chanting, like the more she said it, Bianca would really wake up.
In the midst of her haze she could barely make out footsteps. A gasp and then voices. Strong, ice cold arms circled her waist, trying to pull her away. " No..No! Don't take her." She squirmed and thrashed but the grip would not break. " Get away...Leave me alone."
A voice close to her ear. "I've got you, sweet. Everything's going to be fine. I'm here. I'm here." It was rhythmic, the soft voice and she finally let herself sink into the dark oblivion that had been beckoning her since this all started.
Demitri hummed as he walked back down the hallway. The human girl searching for her sister had been easy enough to take care of. He had simply snapped her neck, drained her, and disposed of the body. He smiled. Poor kid, she didn't even have the chance to figure out what was , well she's with her sister now.
He was just turning the corner when he saw Heidi. He had heard her ranting further down but choose to ignore what she was saying. She could be a Harpie sometimes. She was waving her arms , spouting off nonsense about missing secretaries and work that needed to be done. Wait missing secretaries.
"Heidi, what in the world are you doing? Interpretive dancing, really. I know living as long as we do can get boring some day's but we really need to get you a hobby." Heidi turned , snarling at him. "Aurora is gone."
Demitri shrugged. "She probably went on a restroom break or something else humans have to do." Heidi glared at him. Giving him a look that said he was no more than dirt on her pricey pumps. "For almost over an hour."
Demitri sighed. "Well, probably not." He looked up at Heidi. "Then I guess it'll come in handy that I know her essence and can track her." Heidi perked up, waving her hand. "What are you waiting for? Fetch."
Demitri growled at her. "Woman, if you want your face intact then please refrain from referring to me as a dog. Come on she went this way."
They both were sprinting. Demitri following Aurora's trail and Heidi following behind him. He stopped behind a small cafe. Heidi striding forward. "She's been at a cafe for almost two hours!" She was angry, Demitri mused. This could quite possibly turn out bad for their little secretary and he was just beginning to like her.
"No, she stopped here but turned and headed east." Heidi tilted her head. "Weird." Demitri hummed in agreement, picking up on the trail again. "Come on, she's this way." His trail brought them to an apartment complex towards the edge of Volterra.
"Is she in here?" Demitri nodded, smiling smugly. "Yeah, she's in there." Heidi stepped forward hand on the door. She pulled it open and froze. Demitri frowned. "What?" He came up behind her and froze when he ran into the wall of that overwhelming aroma. "Blood" Heidi nodded. "And a lot of it."
Demitri pushed her inside. "Is it hers?" Heidi shook her head, choking. "There's so much, I can't.." Demitri nodded, his face set into a tight mask. "Come" He motioned for Heidi to follow. They had just reached the stairs when they both heard it. Wailing from the flight above. "That's her." Heidi was stiff and Demitri turned, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Hold your breath." She nodded and the were up the stairs.
He walked forward, pushing open the door the wailing was coming from. He moved into the room, trying not to breathe in the blood. He could hear Aurora she was begging some one to wake up. "I...I can make people listen. So just listen to me. Wake up, please." Demitri's head shot up at that and Heidi stiffened even more. If Aurora was gifted then Aro would want her.
He walked into the bedroom, taking in the sight before him. Aurora was on the ground, her arms wrapped around another girl. The source of the blood. She was rocking back and forth, begging the dead girl to wake up in between these horrible gut wrenching sobs. Heidi walked in behind him, stiff as a board. "Oh god, that's her friend, Bianca." Demitri nodded. "Call Felix and the Twins. They can get rid of the body. We need to know who did this. A killer in Volterra will bring unwanted attention."
Heidi paused. "What about Aurora?" Demitri sighed. "I've got her." Heidi left the room and he moved forward, wrapping his arms around the small girl. She stoke out, thrashing around to get out of his grip, screaming at him to go away, to leave her alone. Demitri swallowed, his heart was breaking at the sight playing out in his arms.
He leaned forward, whispering softly in her ear. "I've got you, sweet. Everything's going to be fine. I'm here. I'm here." She went limp in his arms and he sank to the floor. "What am I going to do. God help me. What am I going to do."