Chapter Five.
The first of March finally arrived…
Victoria and Laurent met up in Olympia
"…You must let them know nothing, Laurent! Stay for a brief time as possible. Do not let your guard down around the mind reader…Edward. Remember not to make any sudden decisions or intentions…They'll see that too."
"Victoria, you are making this rather more complicated than necessary." He smiled. Laurent was getting irritated. So many words were being thrown at him…All in a rush.
She must fear the Cullen's tremendously if she is this nervous…
Back in Forks, Bella is still concerned about Jacob and the distance between them at the moment. She grows suspicious when she hears the same story from both Jacob's father, Billy and his fathers friend, Harry. To her knowledge, Jacob still has Mono…Until Bella calls Billy and he explains that Jacob is feeling well again, but is out with friends. Bella is shocked to hear that Jacob has forgotten all about her and would rather spend more time with his friends.
The darkness begins to return.
Little does she know he's no longer fully human…and that his new friends he's hanging around with are not fully human either.
"I'll follow you in but I'm staying in the forest." Victoria told Laurent.
"I may be awhile though…" Laurent answered flatly.
"I can always wait. Time is unlimited remember?"
"Shouldn't you be monitoring your army?" Laurent cautioned.
"Not tonight."
Victoria took one last glance at the city. Riley can take care of himself and the rest…
The two traveled on foot, running, to Olympia. Once there they hunted and killed two locals and after made their way to Shelton and a huge distance later they were at the forest border. As Victoria and Laurent entered the Olympic National Forest, Victoria had smelled something. A scent. No, an odor belonging to some animal.
"Weird smell." She told Laurent.
"Hmm, you're right. The grizzlies must roam wild here. It's no wonder the Cullen's chose this particular location. They would have no trouble quenching their dietary thirst."
"Pathetic!" Victoria hissed.
They made their way into the forest, walking, running, walking, running.
The scent of an animal still lingered…It was strong. Too strong for Victoria.
It was the scent of wolves.
Forks was about fifteen miles northwest from where they were.
"Go, Laurent. Remember what we talked about."
"See you soon, Victoria."
Victoria nodded. And Laurent was gone.
Back in Seattle, Riley had disobeyed Victoria. The sun was about two hours from setting and he was out…in the evening-daytime! He'd been searching the homeless hang outs of the city, again. There was nothing but pure, indiscreet, and filthy Bums.
Look at them…Not army material.
The sound of trash cans toppling over echoed the lot. He caught a glimpse of a young girl, about thirteen to the age of fifteen, looking through a trash can. Her body dived into the garbage until she came up and Riley noticed she was holding a half eaten hot pocket in her hand.
"I'm so hungry!" He heard her whisper.
Quickly, he made his way to her in no more than three seconds. She stared up, flinched, frightened by the sudden appearance of Riley.
Her breathing accelerated.
Riley stared deep into her eyes and he didn't doubt she'd noticed his blood filled irises.
"You hungry?" He asked her.
She said nothing.
"Are you hungry?" Riley asked again, grinning at her."…Yes." She whispered.
"What's your name?" He demanded.
"Bree…Bree Tanner." She both whispered and mouthed.
"Don't be scared."
Her eyes locked on his and young Bree's face went pale…
"Ok…Let's make this quick." She said fearfully.
"Huh?" Riley was confused.
"I know what I have to do in order to get food. I just hope you got a place because it's cold tonight." She shivered.
Instantly Riley felt sorry. It was an ironic feeling but he instantly knew how Bree was living. She was a mess. A train wreck.
"You don't have to do anything." He patted her shoulder…She flinched again at the feel of his rock hard hands and ice cold skin.
"Oh." She mouthed.
"Come on. I'll get you some food."
A half hour later Riley handed Bree about eight dollars and fifty cents. He encouraged her to go and get herself fed and gestured for her to walk across the street to a local fast food diner- Al's burgers.
It will be your last human meal.
She came back out with a bag of food and she followed Riley. The taste of French fries, the ketchup on her burger, and the ice cold sip of her coke were something she hadn't experienced in almost a month. She was used to the decaying and moldy food she'd been seeking and eating throughout Seattle within garbages.
The sound of sipping, swallowing, chewing, and crunching filled Riley's ears. She must have been real hungry.
Bree looked up and stopped as she realized Riley was watching her.
"I'm sorry," Bree started to apologize, "for being a pig." She let her head drop.
"It's okay." He assured her. "Keep eating. You need the in take."
"Thanks…" She smiled. "Hey, what's your name?" She asked.
"Riley. Riley Biers."
Her face went pale. Her jaw dropped. "You're the one they're looking for. Why haven't you gone home?"
Riley wanted to explain, but how could he? If he explained why he'd went missing then Bree would run off, traumatized and he'd lose a recruit. He wanted to recruit Bree. He felt her life would be better fit if she were an immortal.
"I hated my life." He lied after a few long seconds of silence.
"Oh."
The two arrived at Riley's hide out. Luckily Riley thanked himself for letting all the sixteen newborns hunt today-against Victoria's orders. If any of them had been here, Bree would have lost her life within the first few minutes of her arrival.
He didn't want to risk the chance of a newborn returning early. Once again he traveled with the young Bree Tanner to Victoria's hide out.
Bree looked frightened as she stared at the bloodstained walls…Victoria made quite the mess when she fed on a human.
Where is she? Riley wanted to know.
Bree sat down, crossed her legs and held them.
"Tell me about yourself, Bree." Riley said.
A few seconds later Bree opened up. Her human life was no fairytale. Her mother had left her. Her father was an emotionally and physically abusive alcoholic. Riley was shocked to hear that she'd been living on the streets for the last five months. Like him.
Seattle was only an hour away from sunset. Night time would arrive soon…And the city would once again enter a nightmare that would only get worse over the next few months.
Back in the Olympic National Forest, Victoria wandered stupidly through the area. Not once did she let her guard down. They could come out of nowhere any minute, She thought. The scent of the animal had disappeared for awhile until she came to a part of the forest that was about twenty miles north of Forks. It was as if the scent was a line…A Line for something. But what? Victoria didn't bother to think about it. She didn't know the scent belonged to the Quileute wolf pack and today they were starting their patrol with a new member, Jacob Black. She also didn't know that she was stepping into their territory!
Mixed with the scent of animal was human scent. She grew excited and wanted to hut. So she followed the trail.
Back in La Push, the Quileute Wolf pack begins their daily routine patrol.
Two hikers wandered through Dickey Hoko Summit-one of many areas within the Quileute wolf pack territory. Victoria jumped from tree to tree watching them, following them.
"It's so muddy here!" One of the young males shouted at the other.
"Now Trevor…I know you're not going to complain about getting yourself dirty when you've got beautiful nature surrounding you! Look! Take a whiff. Look how big the trees are."
"…Yeah." Trevor unwillingly said.
"Hey! I got an idea…Let's climb one!"
"You're crazy, Blake! No! The first few branches on these are at least ten feet high. I'm not risking it!"
"Whatever." Blake said. "I'm climbing up and taking in the view. You're going to miss out."
"Take pictures." Trevor said, tossing Blake the camera.
The young boy Blake begin to climb the tree. It was the same tree Victoria was clinging on forty feet above and from where she was staring down on them.
Blake began to climb. He looked up and was startled when something red, furry, and fast bolted away. He shrugged, not paying attention to it, and continued to climb. It's probably a bird, he thought.
The hiker Trevor sat amongst himself silently, listening to his iPod. Behind him Victoria watched, smiling, only several feet away. It was too easy for her so she decided to spare Trevor for the moment. Blake had just reached a branch thirty feet above.
"You're missing out man!" He shouted at Trevor, unaware that Trevor was listening, volume full blast, to his iPod.
He took in the view. Inhaled deeply. It was his last.
It happened so fast!
Victoria Sprang seconds before and landed silently next to him on the branch, both feet balanced.
Her teeth penetrated his neck while he was enjoying himself and a minute later, no screams or struggling involved, Blake was lifeless. She perfectly positioned his body with face opposite from where Trevor could see as if he was sitting down on the branch enjoying the view like he'd said.
Victoria leaped down and hid behind the enormous branch. Trevor turned around and called for Blake to finish up so they can get back to their camp.
"Come on, Blake! Let's go!" There was no answer.
"Hey man! Cut this out! This isn't funny! Just because were in the forest doesn't mean you can start pulling pranks. Come on! Or I can leave and you won't be getting my help getting down from there."
Still, Trevor only seen Blake sitting down silently.
Trevor watched as Blake's deceased body slowly moved and looked as if it was beginning to stand.
A cry of horror echoed as Trevor saw Blake fall thirty feet to the forest ground. Trevor ran over to Blake and noticed he was dead. He clearly seen the crescent shaped wound on Blake's neck.
"What? How? Who?" He stopped. Fear overcoming him. He knew he was next!
He ran past Blake's body, tripping and falling, and jumping over fallen chunks of forest vegetation.
Victoria was faster. She yanked him back by the hold of the back of his collar and threw him at least several feet back. He only caught a glimpse of someone with red hair! He tried to get up but the impact of his fall had hurt his back.
Victoria was suddenly standing in front of him, smiling down.
Trevor screamed, but Victoria wasted no time. It took her half a minute to deal with Trevor.
Three quarters of an hour later, the Quileute wolf pack came across the two young males bodies. They pick up the scent and begin the pursuit. They know a vampire is within their territory but whom?
The Cullen's left town though? Jacob black had said.
I doubt it! I knew those leeches weren't going to hold their word! Paul shouted, not in reply to Jacob but to the whole pack.
Enough Paul! Let's continue to follow it! Sam ordered.
The six wolves were too late. They only caught a glimpse of Victoria escaping the treaty line and hopping back onto the other side. Hopping back onto Cullen Turf. The wolves didn't pick up their chase.
Who the hell is she? Paul wanted to know.
Never mind that! Tonight we split up and take patrol with extreme precautions. Pick your partners! I have a feeling the chick isn't alone. Sam again ordered.
Is it one of the Cullen's? Paul asked,
No, last time I checked, none of them had red hair. I doubt that was a Cullen. Sam replied.
While they were in awe by another Vampires presence, they didn't know another lingered in the area. Laurent. The wolf pack still hadn't caught his scent. It meant that Laurent didn't go straight to Forks. He was killing in the Olympic National Forest area as well.
Victoria was completely unaware of the wolves who chased her after she'd murdered the hikers. Night began and Victoria headed back to Seattle feeling as if Riley had brought her more humans to change. Laurent, however, stayed in the area. Victoria's two hiker murders, and Laurent's hunting murder cost three men their lives. The three individuals were reported missing…Charlie Swan, Bella's father, plots and orchestrates an investigation throughout the near forest area of Forks.
Back in Forks, Bella is still confused. She didn't know why she found herself trying to get in contact with Jacob only to hear that he was still blowing her off to hang out with his friends. And why he was avoiding her calls and presence. She tearfully tucks herself in feeling as if no one cares for her. A nightmare once again pulls Bella into the dangers and horrors of what she doesn't want to see. But it isn't the same nightmare she's been having about Edward's absence and her roaming the forest to find nothing. It's a different nightmare. One that involved someone she was protected from only when Edward and his family were around. She dreamt of Victoria.
She had no idea that Victoria was within close distance today or that Victoria was plotting her revenge against the her. Or that Jacob had avoided her to chase an unknown vampire who'd murdered on his tribes land. The vampire that was Victoria. Bella is clueless that she is being hunted.
The next day Victoria set out again early in the morning. She had changed seven humans and when the change was complete, twenty two vampires would make up the army.
"I don't get why we need so many." Riley pointed out. "There's only, what? Seven of those Cullen's?"
"Numbers, Riley. The more we have, the faster they'll either lose or retreat."
"Oh."
The next two days following that were the same. Only two humans were changed and the army count was on it's way to making up its twenty four newborns.
Laurent and Victoria met up in the outskirts near Forks again on the fourth of March. It was a Saturday.
"Where did you go after we met up a few days ago? What were you doing? I ASKED YOU TO INVESTIGATE AND SPY, LAURENT! Not hunt!"
"I do have my own interest, Victoria. And besides we must lay low. Our killings were reported and right now the rangers are out searching for our victims. Ha! They think it's a wolf"
"A wolf?" Victoria asked, surprised.
"Yes."
"Well, that's irrelevant! I want the tabs on Bella by tonight!" She hissed.
"Very well. I must say this, Victoria, I will not be an aid in your fight against the Cullen's. They are fairly generous immortals."
"Please! Get going, Laurent!"
He smiled and then he was gone. Victoria made her way back to Seattle even though Riley and the newborns were in for the day, until night came of course.
Laurent wandered through the area for miles. He was curious to see if any humans were out. If any were, hunting time was on. The forest was empty. He couldn't even catch a scent. I guess it's time to go and meet with the Cullen's.
Laurent knew where the beautiful huge white house was. It was near because the Cullen's weekly diet of choice was within the forest. He ran at incredible speed to the destination. It had been almost a year since he'd last seen the Cullen's. They were the first group of immortals whom he liked. And they referred him to his new home with the Denali coven…It is there where he mate his first mate, Irina.
As he approached the house, he ceased his movement. Sniffed the air and smelt nothing. No scent. Not trail. He heard nothing within the house. He moved closer until he decided to just get it over with. They were probably wondering inside who he was.
I don't hear anything?
Not a scent filling my nostrils.
The large front window was covered inside by a white sheet taking the place of window blinds. There was a small opening, a peek hole on the far right. His eyes scanned the interior and he noticed everything was covered with white sheets. As if everything was abandoned.
That can't be…
Ah, Victoria isn't going to be happy.
So they decided to take her. Must admit I'm happy I didn't have to do this. The human girl is sweet.
Realizing that there wasn't much he can do, he decided to head back to Victoria.
Deep in the forest, Bella was making her way to the meadow where her and Edward and took their past relationship to the next level. When she finally found it she was shocked. It made her more depressed. The meadow was in ruins. Nothing like what she'd been surrounded in that day with Edward. The vegetation ran dry, the flowers sagged dead…The brown, almost rusted colored weeds made up the meadow.
Feeling as if everything is gone now, she decides to head back home when suddenly she recognizes Laurent standing far across the meadow. A smile on his face. She returns one as well.
Laurent greeted her but the run in is cut short when Laurent tells Bella that Victoria is looking for her, hunting her. Bella becomes frightened even more when Laurent offers to kill her instead of Victoria. Bella realizes that there is no way out of this, but Edward's ghost appears and accompanies her, keeping her calm.
Here I go…I know she'll thank me. Too bad, Victoria. This girl doesn't deserve the death you wish to deliver…
A growl comes from within the bushes aside from the meadow.
What? Laurent is shocked. The wolves, his species enemy, have come and spotted him.
"I don't believe it!" He hissed.
Laurent retreats quickly into the forest. He bolted fast enough on the head start hoping to get an advantage. He hears the wolves behind him but doesn't stop.
Six of them? What? They're here? How can it be? The Volturi have went and explored the world to destroy them!
Wait a minute…A plan was forming inside his mind. They're only animals!
Laurent's inhuman running came to a stop.
He turned around and smiled as the six wolves were at a forty foot distance coming towards him. A huge black colored wolf leaped at him and Laurent was prepared to swing.
Suddenly another, huge, russet color wolf leaped as well.
Laurent was unexpectedly shoved to the ground.
The black wolf tore off his arm, the russet one was clawing at his legs, and the rest of the four wolves were clawing elsewhere. Laurent tried to fight his way out but couldn't. It came to an end for him when the black wolf, Sam Uley, took Laurent's head into his mouth and with a devastating metallic snap…Laurent was finished. The six wolves continued to dismember him.
Back at Bella's home, she's frightened and rushes to tell her father, Charlie Swan, about the wolves. The alert goes out. Harry Clearwater knows what Bella is talking about… Forks is warned about the wolf problem. Flyers began to make their way on the bulletin boards at grocery markets, gyms, the community center, libraries, etc.
The second Laurent was killed, Victoria once again got the feeling that something went wrong. But still she held her confidence high in Laurent, anxious for the day, which was near, that he'd tell her the tabs she requested on Bella's protection status. Little did she know, Laurent was killed not too long ago.
It was daytime, and Victoria was bored. She felt good being by herself though. Riley's irritation on her increased every second she was with him.
He thinks I love him…Ha!
Victoria couldn't take it no more. She made her way undetected through Seattle and found Riley's new hide out for him and the newborns.
Victoria entered the abandoned factory and watched three levels above as the newborns acted like irresponsible idiots! They jumped around like monkeys, and they had contests on who was the strongest-although each and every one of the newborns strength was equally the same.
"Look at our Children." Riley whispered from behind. She was startled.
"Yes, but don't you think their a little…immature?" She replied.
"No. They're strong, enthusiastic and not one of them hates being a Vamp!" He smiled.
"Hmm, Lovely." She said in a flat voice.
The next two weeks were stressful for Victoria. Four members of the army had died. Two died fighting for blood and the other two Riley and Victoria had killed because the newborns tried to be off on their own feeling as if they had no need to be in the army.
Victoria had had enough. It had been more than two weeks and Laurent still hadn't reported back. She journeyed to the outskirts of Forks once again. She ran through the forest trying to catch his scent and pick up a trail to follow him. What is he doing?
She entered the Quileute territory again, still not knowing about the wolves.
She caught Laurent's scent, along with the animal whose scent lingered all over the area. She followed it for a good five miles before coming and standing and looking down at a pile of ash.
The scent was at its strongest.
No…No…NO! She realized the Cullen's killed Laurent. But it wasn't the Cullen's who killed Laurent…It was the wolf pack.
So they got him too?
Victoria clenched her teeth, balled her fists, stomped once on the ground, and hissed loudly. Anger was growing within her! She reached her breaking point. If Laurent couldn't get to Bella to investigate then she would. She ran in the forest towards Forks. She knew it was Laurent's stupidity that had gotten him killed.
Laurent's scent was all around, he'd clearly been through the area.
Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she seen the animal, smelt it! The scent was at it's strongest. But there wasn't just one of them, there was four and a few seconds later an additional two joined the chase against her. She retreated fast and headed towards the way of Olympia and wandered there for the rest of the day and night.
The next day she tried again but the threat she thought were just wildlife animals turned out to be wolves, huge wolves. She didn't get far in. It was as if the wolves had anticipated her appearance and were just waiting. She took refuge in Olympia again and tried to plan it all out for the second time. Victoria stole a few maps of the Washington state area and studied the roads, trails, highways…Looking for a way around the wolves. And a direct passage to Forks to get to Bella.
Back in Forks, Bella is now aware that Jacob is a werewolf, part of a tribe, whose purpose is to kill vampires and protect their tribe and lands against them. Jacob tells Bella that Laurent is dead, she is relieved. However, what came out of Jacobs mouth next caught Bella off guard. Jacob lets her know that another vampire is still around. He describes the female vampire to Bella and Bella confirms and identifies her as Victoria who has returned to hunt her. Jacob warns the pack and they work together to keep Bella out of Victoria's oncoming harm.
In the days that follow, Bella is kept on tribe land for safety as Victoria can't cross into it and if she does she still wouldn't succeed in killing Bella. Bella's thoughts run wild and her dangerous stunt behavior she's been acting out on lately, only to hear Edwards voice, tells her to go cliff jumping. Jacob promises to take her soon once the threat with Victoria has ceased, although Bella highly doubts that will happen…
Victoria didn't care about Riley. She'd been gone three days from Seattle and she knew the newborn numbers may have decreased. But she didn't care nor was she even worried about her plans back in Seattle.
James had failed, Laurent had failed, and she wasn't about to fail. She was sure about this.
She ran into the dimly lit forest towards Forks once again. She made a deeper distance in this time and she was positive this was it! Victoria got excited. Today she would deliver a painful death to Bella that would prove justice once and for all to her.
She leaped over a stream and continued to bolt through the swampy, thick forest.
They came out of nowhere…
One second Victoria was running carefree and the next she seen the wolves.
It took her a moment to accept the fact that she was trapped. She switched directions and went northeast of Forks and through the forest. Once again she stepped into their territory but she knew her way. This is what she loved about her immortal gift. The vibe in her let her know how close danger was near. The vibe right now wasn't strong but then again she knew it wasn't pleasant.
A brown russet colored wolf was ten feet behind her. It was the only wolf who was keeping up with her.
Behind that wolf she seen five more keeping up the speed. She caught a glimpse of hatred in the russet wolfs eyes. She hissed and the wolf growled in reply and she simply turned her head and continued to shoot through the forest.
What? How can they keep up? The wolves were just as fast as Victoria was but she was smarter. She knew where to jump, where to turn, where to run, and most importantly-how to stay clear of their attack.
The russet wolf leaped at Victoria, the wolfs teeth missed her by just a few inches.
The black wolf tried to take on Victoria from the side but each attempt failed due to her speed.
The other four couldn't quite keep up.
None of the wolves gave great effort except the brown russet colored one, Jacob Black. Victoria jumped from tree to tree hoping to lose him and the rest. She kicked a few things into its path but still the wolf kept on her.
Give it up already!
There was what looked to be a river ahead, it was Victoria's chance, she didn't know it was just an oversized puddle. She jumped twenty feet over the black foggy water, she turned around and begin to flash a smile when she seen the wolves run through the puddle. The chase continued.
There was nothing Victoria could do but keep running. She realized her speed increased when she felt gravity beginning to pull her in a downward motion. It was a hill and the nearest ground was about sixty feet from where she was already running. She jumped and expected to gain more distance from the wolves chasing her. Once again, she was wrong. As soon as she landed on the soggy forest ground the wolves were already fifteen feet behind her.
What is it with these animals?
Ahead of the chase, since it had began, was still the russet wolf, growling, snapping its teeth at her. Trying to tug her back and finish her.
The pursuit lasted for a good seven minutes before Victoria smelt and heard the sound of the ocean ahead. She looked back and noticed only two wolves were chasing her now. The huge black wolf, and the huge brown one that had growled at her earlier in the chase. She smiled and a mile later, she made dive from a cliff into the shore near La Push. She watched underwater as the brown wolf stared into the sea. Looking for her. An expression of failure shown.
She swam under the water hoping to keep off of the wolves detection enough to make it back on shore. For several minutes she stayed a mile and a half away from the sand ground and her eyes investigated every sight of the land before her. As she was swimming towards the shore of La Push to get back onto land, something caught her eye. Her enhanced vision picked up everything and she couldn't believe it! A teenage boy was dragging Bella onto the shore. Aiding her. Victoria lost hope completely because if Bella was dead her plan was a failure.
Suddenly, she seen Bella's body jerk up and tremble a little. YES!
It's her! It's her! It's HER!
The teenager was talking to her.
Victoria heard everything.
Bella was most certainly still living.
I'm so close! Why don't I just kill both of them?
Victoria spotted Bella's head turn in her direction, a confused look on her face. Victoria smiled, hoping Bella seen. But there was no indication that Bella had seen her. The teenage boy helped Bella up and another man had come out of the thick forest, said a few words and was on his way.
She hissed as the teenage boy who rescued Bella from the water walked her towards civilization beyond the thick and dark layer of tall forest trees. Something else startled Victoria unexpectedly. The man who had come to check on them for a brief moment and walked into the forest was still standing nearby in the shadows. Victoria seen everything! She seen the man phase into a wolf!
So that was them who chased me? Are they protecting her too? Victoria wanted to know.
Victoria dropped her head under the water and braced herself for a four hour long swim back to Seattle. She couldn't go back by land because of the wolves. She knew they'd still be on alert.
Victoria swam north for three hours around the state border until coming to small town of Joyce, a little past Port Angeles. Again, a plan formed quickly in her head and before she had time to worry about the wolves, she was running again. This time she would take the highway directly into Forks. Night was coming and if she stuck to the highway the wolves wouldn't be able to make their move.
She ran down the 101 before coming to another small town before Forks, Sappho. The scent was their and she realized she had no chance. The Cullen's now knew Victoria was in the area again.
They've been here! I can smell another vampire!
Victoria made her long journey back to Seattle. Feeling like a failure!
Bella had been through enough today. Jacob had told her about Victoria and how the tribe had chased her until she got an advantage by escaping into the ocean. Harry Clearwater, Bella's fathers best friend, had died of a heart attack. She felt stupid. If she had gotten herself killed while cliff diving it would have made it much more devastating on Charlie. Jacob took Bella home tonight but was unsure of her safety as the scent of yet another vampire was all around Bella's house. He didn't know that it was Alice Cullen, who was here having seen a premonition of Bella of what she thought to be committing suicide. Bella spots Carlisle Cullens car and pushes Jacob away. He is saddened by this but has to report back to Sam. Bella walks into her house and sees Alice. She jumped with joy but Alice was not happy. Together they explained and put in order today's sequence of disturbing events. Alice is also informed that Victoria has returned although she didn't have a vision of Victoria's return.
Things go darker, intense, and once again Bella finds herself having another huge issue, full weighted, on her shoulders. Edward believes she is dead.
The night ends with Jacob hurt that Bella has decided to go and save Edward from killing himself at the hands of a royal family of immortals-The Volturi.
Together, her and Alice get on their way leaving Jacob behind.
Victoria couldn't believe it. She was so close! And yet, like James and Laurent, and the intention of murdering Bella-she failed miserably. But there was a difference, she had survived and she wasn't going to give up until Bella's heartbeat ceased completely.. To her knowledge, The Cullen's now knew her intentions but that wasn't going to stop her from using her army. But she was wrong about the Cullen's having knowledge.
Riley noticed Victoria and the expression on her face caused him to worry. He didn't know what was going on. He didn't know that Victoria had went ahead and tried to kill Bella herself with unsuccessful attempts these past few weeks.
"What's wrong?" He asked, putting his lips to her neck.
"I'm just," she hesitated, "I'm just upset that the newborns are killing each other." She lied.
Yesterday Victoria was overflowing with confidence and the desire to kill, but it all ended badly. Not how she wanted it to end. Bella was still breathing. Bella was still walking. Bella was still under the protection of the Cullen's…or so she thought. She decided to wait until Riley and her had the newborns on a mature level of behavior before sending them in.
I don't need to waste good strength and planning on anymore unsuccessful invasions.
And right she was, because Bella wouldn't be in state for the next few days as she had rushed off with Alice to save Edward. Of course Victoria didn't know that either.
Why don't I just go to The Volturi? It will be easier! They'd kill all of them, including Bella…and I'd get to watch!
Then again I'd be giving up my own fight. I wouldn't be doing James justice.
This is my fight! Only mine, and I play by my own rules.
Because of the newborn army's size, both Victoria and Riley had watch over them. However, Victoria had to keep herself hidden and not even risk letting them catch her scent. The newborns had attacked a busload of prison transfers. She watched as the bus was flipped over and in an instant her army rushed in. Breaking windows, tearing off doors, and dragging the prisoners out. The helpless and weak officers tried to shoot down the enemies they didn't know were vampires. Screams echoed through the street and it all ended when the bus went up in flames.
The seven prisoners were having their blood sucked dry from their body by either three or four newborns at the same time. One after another they all became lifeless. Victoria got angry when the newborns decided to leave the corpses lingering, noticeable!
Look at them! They're toddlers! NO! At least toddlers can manage to keep their mess on their lips and chins…These idiots can't even feed right without spreading the mess five feet out.
She hissed, and was gone. The newborns looked in the dark direction where she once stood.
Victoria ran out to find Riley…She wasn't happy.
Tonight their army count went down to fifteen.
"No more homeless, or troubled ones! They're the ones who are making a complete fool of this army!" She shouted at him. "I want locals now! Junior high teens, high school teens, parents, college students, office workers…HELL! Even elementary kids. You know, The ones who are smart!"
Riley flinched when Victoria demanded he bring her Elementary kids to become vampires.
"Why? So you can strip them away from their once in a lifetime mortality?" Riley shouted back.
"Well why do you care? Why do I care? We come across and kill those types of people daily…Immortality isn't going to hurt!"
"It will when we've got a bunch of Vamps running around killing daily."
Victoria put one hand over Riley's mouth and silenced him before running off.
What was that? I thought an army was what she wanted, why does it matter that their sloppy? Riley wanted to know.
Victoria ran off into Seattle…She needed to get away from both Riley and the immature newborns she turned. She looked at her transformations as failures…