Author Notes: Hello, everyone! I'm sorry I've neglected this story for so long. I took 2 weeks off after I've finished Facing the Past because I needed to figure out where I should take this story. The good news is, this is the story I will focus on. That being said, I might come up with new stories but this would be the story I'm focusing on.

Right now, I'm trying to get my bearings back. Finishing Facing the Past is like letting go of my baby as I've seen it grow up.

Chapter 5: The Bounty on Her Head

After these past few incidences, I realized that I needed to regroup and rethink about everything. If it weren't for Jacob and the Cullens (if I were being honest with myself), I would be dead by now. I needed to calm down with dealing with the vampires. Otherwise, it would get me killed.

Today, I was training with Sam. He had been doing this a lot longer than Jacob but Jacob was a lot better hunting than him. Not that he wasn't good-he just doesn't actively seek vampires like we do. I had long bested Sam of his fighting techniques. I was the best fighter among all of them. However, Sam might be the slowest but he was the most effective fighter among all of us. He knew how to get his target without working too hard.

That being said, I had thrown a lot of punches toward Sam. He managed to avoid all of them. While I was too busy attacking him, he had swept me off my feet. I had fallen to the ground hard.

"Are you okay, Bella?" Sam asked. He held up his hand to help me get up.

"Yes," I said.

"Why don't we take a break and regroup? You need rest more than the rest of us," he said.

Emily, Sam's wife, was there. She already had some snacks ready for us. There was a huge gash on the face of Sam's wife. Everyone knew it was because of a vampire attack. Sam also lost his first wife, Leah because of that attack-Emily and Leah were cousins and were the best of friends.

"So, Emily, how's everything?" I asked.

"Everything's okay. Seth was in fourth grade now. He's actually at the top of his class. His mom would be so proud," Emily said.

"Leah's all about making sure that Seth goes to school," I joked. Leah, Emily and I had grown up together. Our families were friends.

"Yes. Anyway, I can see that Sam's giving you a workout," she said.

"Him? Not exactly. Sam would be like Mr. Miyagi-wax on, wax off," I joked.

Emily laughed. "He does give that impression," she said.

I decided to take the time off hunting vampires for a week. I had been doing it nonstop for several months. Maybe that's what's affecting my results.

Anyway, I decided to watch the movies. It had been so long since I've seen any. I used to watch movies with Jessica all the time. But since she wasn't here anymore, I don't see the point.

That was when I saw a couple of vampires that saved us one time. She was tiny like a sprite. I couldn't remember her name.

"Bella!" she shouted. It was as if she had known me for a very long time.

I looked at her and smiled. I didn't remember her name at all.

"It's Alice and he's Jasper," she said, pointing to the man right next to her. I nodded at her as she kept on talking. "Would you join us?"

I nodded as my heart hammered like thunder in my chest. However, in three short seconds, I felt calm, safe, and secure.

Alice led us to three empty seats. It was a good superhero movie. It was about a man named Steve. When it was over, Alice and Jasper brought me to my car.

I drove home that night, feeling as if someone was watching me. Yet, when I looked out the window, there was no one. This went on for days.

One day, that time came again. Sirens rang and I was safely inside the tunnel underneath my house. It was splattered with bleach so it should mask my scent. However, I heard some commotion upstairs. It was probably the vampires fighting and looking for my scent. I got my stake at the ready. I would not go down without a fight.

Then it happened. They opened the door and five vampires descended and headed straight to my direction.

I readied my hand and began reciting my incantations. That's when they came. The Cullens.

Alice was there first. Then it was Jasper. Finally, Edward's gigantic brother and the blond bombshell whose name I forgot. Edward was there too. They were all wearing some face masks.

Finally, Alice spun around and threw some mustard gas. At around the same moment, I felt someone held me on my waist and put a face mask around me.

The vampires gagged like they smelled something stinky. I had trouble breathing. Suddenly, I found myself being whisked upstairs.

"You're not safe here anymore," Alice said.

The gall of this woman. "Why would that be?" I asked. Maybe it had something to do with them.

"There's a bounty on your head. Anyone who captures you would receive a large sum of money from the Volturi dead or alive. We've been watching you for days to make sure you're safe," Edward explained.

The Volturi was like the monarchs in Britain. They were the head of the vampire government.

"Why would the Volturi want me?" I asked.

"You've killed a lot of vampires. Enough that it had gotten Volturi's attention," he said.

Darn! I only killed one hundred seventy-five vampires.

End Notes:

So, what do you think of Bella being on the run from the Volturi? The Cullens are obviously trying to take the middle ground. The Cullens figured that there should be a solution to all of this without getting anybody killed.