A/N: Hello, everyone! How are you doing? I've been meaning to post this yesterday but life had gotten in the way. Here it is.
Chapter 16: The Siren
Edward and I got home without an incident. Both of us were quiet, lost on our own thoughts. Every couple of hours, he would ask me a question of whether I was hungry or not. Or whether or not I needed to go to the bathroom. For a vampire, he seemed to be pretty in tune with my needs. The drive should've taken an entire day but with Edward's driving, it only took 8 hours.
When we got there, Jacob was at the Cullen's waiting for me. I gave him a hug.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Carlisle asked me to come. He said he's building a team to take down the Volturi," he said.
That made me raise my eyebrow. "You're working with a vampire?!" I shrieked. I was shocked.
"Well, Carlisle is a different vampire. He wants to live in harmony with the rest of the creation," Jacob said.
"Would you like to take a walk with me?" Jacob asked.
I nodded. Jacob is like my brother after all.
We were close to the town when Jacob and I actually had our talk.
"Carlisle plans on having a council with vampire, humans, and vampire hunters," Jacob explained.
"So, it'll basically be a United Nation with mythical creatures," I pointed out.
"Pretty much. We need something to replace the Volturi. We couldn't take them down when people need a ruler. What do you think, Bella?" Jacob asked.
"I don't know what to think. You and the vampires having a truce? That's unlike you," I told him.
"Carlisle is different from the Volturi. He's more of a hippie than a fascist," Jacob joked.
"What changed you?" I asked.
"Being exposed to vampires. Besides, Uncle Charlie is now a vampire and he seems to be having a hard time with it. You too. You might deny it but I know you're in love with Edward. I can see the way you look at him and I can say the way he looks at you," Jacob said.
"That's not true," I said.
"I know you, Bella. I've known you since we were young. I know when you like someone," Jacob said.
That's when the siren for the Vampire Hour rang. It totally slipped our mind. I grabbed the stake I always kept with me. Jacob grabbed his as well.
"We need to get back," I told Jacob.
Jacob and I took our time walking. We knew how to fight the vampires. We could take care of ourselves.
We were close to the Cullen mansion when three vampires showed up.
The vampires had red eyes-human drinkers. One was a female vampire with a fiery red head. The other was a male blond vampire with wild eyes. He was the one that killed Jessica. And the last one was a male vampire with olive skin.
I moved toward the blond.
"We meet again," the blond vampire said.
"You're dead," I told him. Tonight would be the night that he would die in my hands.
He sauntered toward me and I said the incantations that would slow him down. Then, the female vampire came and joined us. I was cornered. The female vampire came after I finished my incantations so it missed her. Before I knew what I was doing, she had her hands wrapped up around my neck.
I never knew what it was like to die. And yet, the moment had come. This was the moment I was about to die. I closed my eyes as the female vampire tilted my head on the side. That was when we heard the siren that ended the vampire hour.
All of the vampires left after that. We were in a stalemate. Jacob and I weren't able to kill any of them and they weren't able to make a meal out of us.
"Let's go, Jacob!" I told my brother.
I looked at Jacob and saw that he had received a few cuts-that's normal if you were to fight with vampires.
"We better not stay with the Cullens. We're both bleeding," Jacob said.
I agreed. There's nothing better than bleeding and staying with vampires that can smell you from afar.
Jacob called Esme to let her know. We went back to Jacob's house at the Quileute reservation. Alice was waiting for us with a first aid kit which we accepted wholeheartedly.
It still surprised me that there would be kind vampires. In the world where I could see vampires treat us like grilled cheese, there were a few that treated us with dignity. Maybe we could coexist after all.
End Notes: What do you think about actually bringing back the hour sirens? I think it's time to bring back what the Vampire Hour is all about. Vampires getting their hour every 2 weeks. It'll be interesting how the story goes from now on.