Chapter 17

Alec

I don't know how many of you know this, but smelling a vampire you don't know is NEVER a good thing. I didn't even faintly recognize it from the massive gathering of vamps here in Forks a few years ago.

Oh, and if you didn't know this—smelling a vampire you don't know it about 10 times worse for me. Why? Because they know me. And HATE me. Why? Well, I'm a Volturi guard and one of Aro's "jewels". Duh.

I sniffed the air again; the only thing that faintly resembled human blood was Renesmee's blood. Oh crap. Please no, please no, Edward's going to burn me alive, please no, please no, damn it!

"Nessie! I screamed at the top of my lungs as I ran through the forest. I was lucky enough to arrive just in time to push Nessie out of the way of a raging male vampire. She hit a tree and cracked it in half. "NESSIE! RUN!" I tried to distract it; it was so involved in the hunt it did not even realize that Nesie did not smell one hundred percent human. There was just no reasoning with vampires when their in their hunt state. Trust me; I've tried it with Felix before. It was not pretty. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Renesmee's eyes widen and she turned and fled.

"Alec Volturi…." the vampire hissed, turning to face me. I had a second to look at his eyes before I was thrown into a nearby boulder. Ouch. The vampire came charging at me. I figured it wanted me more than Renesmee, because I'm a Volturi, so I decided to keep it from following her and instead follow me. I thought correctly as he began to follow me as I ran in the opposite direction of Nessie.

I ran. Fast. But not fast enough. And I wasn't thinking too far ahead, so the moron caught me. Oh, if Jane could see me now. She would laugh so hard. And Felix and Demetri would never let me live this down.

"So…..how is Aro's little precious?" the vampire asked me, crushing me against the side of yet another boulder.

"Seriously pissed off," I replied by screaming at him. I was willing my powers to work, but unfortunately they weren't instantaneous like Jane's. Damn. I hate feeling weak and helpless.

"Poor Aro, what will he do now without his little warrior?" the vampire taunted me. I didn't reply, I was concentrating—I needed to find a way out of this someone got seriously hurt. Of course by someone, yeah, I mean me. He grinned at me, and I saw the flesh between his teeth. And then he ripped my arm off. And it hurt like hell. I screamed in pain, positive that my voiced echoed throughout the forest, and possible waking the dead. I was in so much pain, and I never felt pain. I felt like such a baby. Don't you dare make fun of me—have YOU ever had your arm ripped off? Exactly. I thought so.

I was too distracted and in too much pain to concentrate on my gift. The pain was consuming my body, and it frightened me. It was scary to see someone you don't even know who already hates you with a passion standing there with your whole arm in his hand. Your entire arm, from the shoulder down. It was a very unnatural feeling. And it didn't look like he was finished with me. I vaguely wondered where Emmett and Jasper were—couldn't they help me? Or did they want to see me die?

The vampire tossed my arm away and advanced on me again. I struggled, but eventually, I stood up, ready to try to fight him off. He laughed and continued to advance to me. He wanted to tear me to shreds. I don't know if he had a lighter concealed, but I think he was planning on burning me. Whatever he wanted to do, he wanted me in pain and he wanted me gone!

Growling, he lunged at me. I dodged it, and turned to fight him. I was prepared to fight until my death, with one arm, but no attack came. I saw him frozen, staring at the trees in slight disbelief.

"What are you doing to my guard member?" Aro's voice echoed through the trees.

"Volturi?" the vampire snarled, disbelief replaced by anger. "Ha! I'm not even finished with your important guard member yet. I know he means so much to you and the retaining of your power, so I'll enjoy watching you see me destroy him!"

"You won't be given a chance," Aro replied. "Jane?"

Jane's petite figure came at stood at the front of much of the Volturi guard. "This might hurt just a little," she said with a cruel smile.

The vampire looked scared. But nothing happened to him, no withering in pain. Instead, a temperamental centuries old teenage vampire girl came charging him from behind and tackled him. He landed on the ground with a thud. At the same time the all the Volturi guards disappeared.

"Foolish girl!" he hissed at her.

Lexi looked at me, then at the vampire. She had that look in her eye that I knew so very well. She was in a murderous state, and you were only safe if you agreed with her and kept quiet. Otherwise, you were in deep trouble. And either got the crap beat out of you or you died. Either way, it wasn't a pleasant thing. Unfortunately, the vampire didn't know that disagreeing with Lexi equaled death. It was probably better for me that way though.

"What are you going to do to me? Play dress up? You're no Jane!" he said, trying to taunt her and make her think that she didn't scare him.

"You're right," I said weakly from the ground. "In this case she's worse."

He didn't have time to reply back. At that moment, Emmett and Jasper came running and grabbed him, one arm each. Lexi got up from where she was sitting on his chest and calmly looked at him, seizing him up.

"Believe me, I'm much worse," she said. "Light a fire Nessie." Ness did. The vampire was still struggling against Emmett and Jasper, but to no available. Emmett immense strength held him in place. The fire was quickly ready, and the fear was now visible in the vampire's eyes.

Lexi walked up to him and delicately put her hand on the sides of the vampire's head and looked at him with a cold stare, soaking up his fear. Then, with the only warning being a hint of a smile, Lexi ripped his head off and tossed it into the fire in one fluid motion. Emmett and Jasper looked slightly shocked, as I did too. Lexi didn't even think about it—she showed no emotion. It was slightly creepy. Nessie looked as if she wanted to throw up (could she?) and Emmet and Jasper tore the rest of the vampire apart and burned the pieces hastily, wanting to get rid of it as soon as possible.

"Alec, are you ok?" Lexi worriedly asked me.

"Just peachy," I replied, moaning. She smiled, understand that I was alright.

"Well don't move you idiot," she told me, shaking her head at me, "Emmett or Jasper will carry you back to the car. Nessie, will you bring me Alec's arm?"

She glanced up and saw the look on Nessie's face. "Never mind, Ness, I got it." Lexi quickly told her and she walked over and picked up my arm.

"I can walk back to the car myself," I told her as I stood up. "And give me back my arm."

"Nope. No can do buddy. Carlisle will sew you back together properly and I don't want you to get more screwed up than you already are." I rolled my eyes at her.

"Gee, thanks."

Lexi just smirked at me.

"Um…..Alexandra?" Jasper came over to Lexi. "We've got to go now. I'm not able to control Nessie's emotions very well; she's completely overcome by a few different emotions, and I think she night have a nervous breakdown, if that's possible." Jasper spoke quickly, very concerned for his niece.

"Let's go then," Lexi swiftly replied, "I'll clean up any evidence and meet you back at the car. Be careful with Alec—don't drop him! Here, Jasper, take Alec's arm. Nessie? Look at me. Run to the car as fast as you can, plug your iPod into your ears, take deep breaths and whatever you do, DON"T look at Alec. I don't know if it's possible for you to have a nervous breakdown, and I really don't want to find out. Go, now." Nessie nodded and just kept gazing at the ground.

Emmett scoped me up as Lexi handed Jasper my arm while Nessie ran full speed to the car. Emmett, Jasper, and I followed her. I couldn't even look at Jasper, seeing my arm unattached to my body was so weird. It caused me to feel quite uncomfortable and squeamish. It is a slight that most people, or vampires, should not have to witness.

Emmett had to run carefully because of me, so Lexi arrived at the car at the same time we did. Jasper was already ready to drive and Nessie was listening to her iPod and gazing at her lap, avoiding looking at me at all costs.

Lexi tapped Nessie. "Ness? I need your cell." Nessie handed it over without a word and Lexi took it.

Lexi dialed rapidly, "Hello, Carlisle? Yeah, this is Alexandra. We've had a bit of a problem." Pause. "No, it's not Nessie, it's Alec. I'll explain when we get there, but get out the stuff you need for surgery." And she snapped the phone shut. "Hit the gas Jasper. And please go as fast as you can." Jasper nodded and floored it.