Well, since I don't any pitchfork wound on me, I just want to say, again, thank you for the review!!! Also, thank you for being patient with me. I know what its like to wait for an update…it dreading! But now, finals are done!!!! Hallelujah! And just so you know, I did fabulousJ!!

KattieScarlet: Well, if I tell you that, then I would ruin the story! I prefer to leave you in suspense.

Alright, enough of my chatter onward with the story!

Chapter 14

Let the Games Begin


Darkness fully over lapse the sky forth bringing the stars to twinkle brightly in the cold night. The thick mist loiters around the cottage, giving the woods a depressing view. Moisture from the rain clouds flows into the air, damping the all that is green. The light in the front room shines a vivid yellow as it casts it glow through the open door.

Thunderous clashes from Julian and Luken's roughhousing echoes through the woods. Their bodies constantly collide, although Julian reduces his strength secretly when fighting Luken. Knowing very well, Luken's dilemma with his human dominate side is hard enough to handle. Cautiously, Julian takes deep breathes to endure the burning flames in his throat. Luken's human scent is tantalizing especially during a combat. Very tempting to press his pearl sharp teeth to Luken's neck, thankfully the monster within him is not ambitious.

Luken chuckles joyfully to their so-called combat as Luken wraps his strong arms around Julian in an iron grasp while Julian roughly struggles. Julian hiss while clenching his teeth together, then uses all his might to flip Luken over his shoulder which catches Luken off-guard.

Luken's eyes widen in surprise when realizing he let his guard down while laughing. Rolling over Julian's shoulder, Luken quickly lands on his feet with his chest curving backwards and his arms still in the iron grasp of Julian. Taking his advantage, Luken tightens his hold around Julian's arms. Using his arms and abdomen muscles to swing his upper body up, follow by tossing Julian over his shoulder.

Julian airborne after being thrown, flying into the forest at inhuman speed. Julian flips his body around to allow his boots to come in contact with a tree truck. Immediately, the tree cracks from the harsh force. Bark flies in different direct along with loud crashing sound. Julian crunches his legs and lunges himself towards Luken, while the fracture tree continues to release cracking sound. The branches shudder with crows fleeing from their old home. The tree slightly twists against the truck before collapsing over and clouting into another tree. Forth bringing loud thuds and dirt to ripple out from the destruction.

Soaring at inhuman speed, Julian stretches his arm before him. Growling a deep rumble from his froze chest as he glares upon Luken's challenging grin.

Luken remains in his same spot watching the destruction of the trees with a triumphing chuckle. Crossing his arms over his chest while tilting his head to the side. His eyes struggle to see the quick imagines of Julian's body moving at inhuman speed. But Luken narrows out his vision and relies on his eerie hearing.

Sounds of Julian's feet cracking into the tree follow by a loud bang. Hearing his frozen muscles clutching as he thrust himself airborne. The whistle that coats his soaring body, Luken looks up at the faint imagines of Julian follow by a challenging grin. Eyes narrowing, Luken crunches down to a fighting stance, sprawling his arms either side of his body.

Hoarse growl rubbles in Luken's chest, revealing his pearly white teeth. Sprinting forward in a quick run, Luken stomps onto the earth's crust leaving a small crater behind. Lunging his body into the air, Luken crashes into Julian's frozen, hard form as thunderous rumble bellows. The pressure of their body clashing together, forces wind to ripple out harshly. The tree shudder with fear as the mist swims, molding together.

Ignoring the aching pain in his human flesh, Luken wrestles with Julian while rotating in the air. Their spiral down towards the earth, growling menacingly without any real anger. Finally, their body collides into the land with another thunderous bellow. Dirt beneath them ripples out with strands of grass roaming the air.

Clenching each other's throats without real harsh pressure as Julian's lips form a grin along with playful hiss. Luken struggles to breathe through his throat as he refuses to show any sign of weakness. Then, at the corner of his eye his notices a white wrinkle, fold sheet of paper peering out of Julian's front pocket. Instantly, in the moment of combat, Luken's curiosity got the best of him. At a rapid speed, Luken obtains the paper and releases his hold on Julian. Before Julian realizes what happen, Luken jumps back and land a few feet away from him. Julian jumps to his feet and crunches down to a defensive stance.

A taunting smirk appears on Luken's lips as he lifts his hand with the small sheet of paper between his two fingers. Wrinkling the document playfully, Luken elevates his eyebrows, naughtily. "I wonder what this is?" He asks teasingly, eye narrowing on Julian and suppresses a chuckle due to Julian's express.

Julian face fall when seeing his paper in the hands of Luken. Quickly, Julian glances down at his pocket, fearfully. "Alright Luken give it up." Julian tone immediately went serious, demanding.

The corner of Luken's lip lifts up, mockingly. A single eyebrow lifts, "You mean, you don't want me to hold it." Luken fakes a painful tone and allows his face to fall in a false hurt expression. Soon, Luken composes his mocking features, "Well, well, what could little Julian be hiding."

Julian snarls appallingly revealing his pearling white teeth. Tilting his head forward, Julian glares up through his eyelashes. The dark circles beneath his eyes gives Julian a menacing look. His chest quakes due to his growling as Luken returns a mocking smile.

Before Julian has a chance to attack Luken, the four female vampire's footsteps come ringing in their ears. Both Julian and Luken glance to their left, staring into the heart of the thick mist. Julian takes this moment to retrieve his document with ease. Luken instantly looks back at Julian with a bewilder feature and notices the sheet of paper is gone. Julian smile smugly at Luken's distracts as Luken sighs in defeat.

The four vampires run at inhuman speed through the forest, inconspicuously. Their feet thump against dry leaves, releasing a soft crunching sound. Their vampire forms run through the moisturizing mist. Renesemee runs slightly behind the other with Bella grasping her hand and slowing her run to match her daughter's.

Julian stares into the forest as their bodies start to materialize through the thick mist. Their bodies are shadow in a thick gray. Soon, the details in their clothing and faces slowly come to view. The howling wind blows their strands of hair behind them making them look like runaway models, even Ebony.

Luken has a difficult time seeing their forms but once again he relies on his hearing. Their breathing and footsteps are vividly in his well-develop ears. The female vampires approach Julian and Luken with haste. Julian notices the distraught in their faces and immediately stiffens his face stone.

"We have a problem." Ebony says urgently, voice is breathless due to her worry that breaks her confidence. She tries to remain calm and compose but her eyes sway in liquid of feeling. Golden eye bounce between Julian's still face and Luken anxious features.

"Are you sure it's even a problem?" Renesemee chimes in skeptically, panting between words. Renesemee and Bella appear out of the woods to stand next to Mildred. They form a circle, the group look among themselves and performing different expression. Renesemee gasps for air with her chest rising and falling rapidly. The wheezing sound escapes through her parting lips as Renesemee feels her heart beat at accelerating rate. Her human side wears her down as her lung clench painfully for air.

"What seems to be the problem?" Paul asks in a deep voice as he comes to a complete haut from his inhuman speed. He hides his concerns behind his hard face along with his solid eyes moving across their faces rapidly. He stands between Luken and Ebony, his arms dangle emotionless at his sides. The leaves behind him sway in the air before resting onto the ground once again.

"We came across three vampires….man-eaters." Ebony informs in a firm tone, voice of authority but soon, her tone denigrates to the vampire's eating habits. She allows a moment of weakness to crack in her strong will before composing herself again. "Apparently, they are vampires from Bella's past."

All eyes dash to Bella's face with inquires and interest. Bella's mouth parts timidly with her body tensing to the sudden attention but quickly close her mouth. Swallow a sharp lump in her throat, Bella says, "I briefly remember them…well only two of them, Victoria and Laurent…"

"Victoria?" Paul cuts Bella off with a harsh voice before his eyes shifting to Mildred with question. His penetrating eyes pierces at Mildred who returns a cold look, obviously Paul can see the anger and the impatience that swells in her golden eyes. "The one who…?"

Mildred face hardens automatically along with her throat tightening. Soon, she drops her eyes and slightly turns her head away before nodding once, solemnly. Pale fists clench tightly, Luken can hear the bones in Mildred's body crack. Ebony lightly places a hand on Mildred shoulder in a way of comfort; the sudden contact makes Mildred jump. She composes herself quickly before rolling her shoulder to shrug off the hand.

Ebony's face is pain to see her daughter in rage and worries greatly for her mental health. Her golden eyes gaze upon Mildred's hard features and wishes somehow to reach out to her.

"Who is the other?" Julian asks query, breaking the silence that has pregnant itself between the family.

"Laurent called her Ashlyn, possibly a year or two old." Ebony says in an informative voice, shifting her eyes to Julian. Her expression is tight as she emotionally casts away her sentimental feelings to prepare for what is to come.

"How do you know she is a year or two?" Luken asks skeptically, with a single eyebrow lifting. He crosses his arms over his chest with is thumbs sticking out. His head is tilting in an angle and his expression is serious.

"She just seems inexperienced; I can sense the easy control the others had on her." Ebony answers in her wise voice. Golden eyes gaze off into her memory as Ebony thoughts analysis that three vampires. "Poor girl."

"Anyone who travels with that murderer doesn't deserve pity." Mildred spats angrily, revealing her teeth threateningly through her words. A hiss caresses her remark bitterly, everyone wince to the venom in her voice.

Ebony glances at Mildred with a stock face, never once seeing this side of her. To be honest, a sensation of fear wallows in her chest. Now, defiantly, Ebony does not ever want to betray Mildred for her grudges are literally deadly. "Mildred." Ebony voice is soft and quiet, still dripping in surprise.

Mildred ignores her mother-figure's soft voices she refuses to accept any sympathy. Mildred desperately tries to hold onto her anger until her battle with her husband's murderer. Almost picturing the prefect death for her, Mildred smiles wickedly.

"Where are they now?" Paul speaks up with a tight voice, holding onto his stiff features.

"There gone." Renesemee replies plainly. To this fact, she does not understand Ebony's alarm demeanor. If their gone, then there's nothing to worry about. Renesemee looks at Ebony's still face. Renesemee's faith on her statement has not convince Ebony.

"No." Ebony says quietly, barely above a whisper. Her eyes stare off into the distance along with fear appearing on her face. The turmoil wrenches tauntingly in her stomach. Anxiety swells in her unbeating chest. "They are not gone." Renesemee and Bella glance at Ebony with different fears. Bella keeps a clear face as she believes Ebony's words. "They'll be back; did you not hear what Victoria said?"

Ebony looks at Renesemee with an inquiring face as Renesemee softly gasps. The terrifying smile on Victoria's face appears in her mind. Especially when learning that she is Bella's daughter. Instantly, Renesemee's eyes widen in panic as her fear ensures her breath from her. "She's coming after me?" Renesemee voice rises to high pitch, tone is voice of dread. Her words speak in a quiet tone but loud enough for the others to hear.

"Renesemee, honey." Ebony smooths her voice into a sweet tone as she walks to her granddaughter. A comforting hand cups Renesemee's small arms, Ebony stares intently at her. "We are not going to allow her to hurt you."

"That right!" Julian voice suddenly shrills in confidence, but underneath that, his own fiery surfaces to that the thought of them hurting Renesemee. Renesemee eyes looks past Ebony's shoulder and sees Julian hard face. Julian quickly softens his features and gives Renesemee a small smile of assurance.

"We'll need to protect Renesemee and Luken, luckily, they don't know about Luken. I would like to keep it that way." Ebony says in a firm tone. Slightly shift her body towards the boys with her hands remaining on Renesemee's shoulders. Ebony's eyes scan their faces intensively.

"I can fight, grandmother." Luken protests to any ideas of keeping him away from this fight. His tone is raspy and firm. A desperate need to prove himself surfaces to the edge of his emotions. He wants to prove to himself that he is no different from the others.

"Luken… your scent is tantalizing to a human-eater…." Ebony begins but Luken cuts her off quickly.

"I don't care!" Luken spats loudly, louder than he wants to.

"Luken!" Bella scolds in a shrilling voice that instantly has Luken standing down. Luken looks at Ebony with a pleading face.

The corner of Ebony's mouth lifts up slightly in forgiveness. "We need to come up with a plan."

Ok there you have it.

I hope I made Julian and Luken's sparring understandable.

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With the twin, I sure you've notice the one is more human and the other is more vampire. But their sense and abilities are intertwining.

SO, just to make it easier…

Luken: More human, doesn't shine in the sunlight but rather glow a faint color inconspicuous to humans. Has human eye sight (Which is poor vision), great hearing which he relies on, a shield from mental attack or mind reading, and good strength but its slightly feeble to other vampires, although if he works out regularly his strength will increase to great magnitude. Prefers to eat human food but seldom hunts animals.

Renesemee: More vampire, shines in the sunlight. Good hearing and eye sight. She can send mental imagines to other's mind only when in contact, fast runner but not as fast as other vampires and about average in strength. She only eats animals.

That all I have right now, they are still growing which gives me opportunity to add more skills to them but can't think of any right now. I just wanted to make this clear for you.