Try Me

Chapter Seventeen: Very Unwelcome Visitors

        I woke up with an eerie sensation. Something felt off. I looked around, muscles tense. I pinpointed the source of my sensation, there, standing in the room were two vampires. One I had never seen before, the other I never wanted to see again. The one I never wanted to see again was none other than Ashlynn.

"Hello again Myla." Ashlynn spoke in a chilling tone. I stood up, muscles coiled, tensed for the first sign of a threat. I could feel the shadows gather, and the wolf voice in my head growling. I felt the shadows disappear as Ashlynn stole my gift, but the wolf in me remained, ready to take over. I wondered why she could not turn it off. It must be more a part of me than I realized. I was glad I was no longer helpless against her. "It's great that we meet again." I wonder why we met, it's not like you broke into my room. I wondered where the Volturi were when they might actually be helpful. Usually Aro had people guarding me, where were they now? Whatever, I can take care of myself, even without the majority of my gift. I was so glad this was me and not Bella. My thoughts were broken by a gust of wind and a sharp snap followed a sharp pain that shot up my leg. I found I could no longer stand on my right ankle. What was it with vampires and breaking my bones? It was really starting to annoy me. Another gust came followed by a stinging pain as my cheek was cut open. This was not fair, they were cowardly to not face me outright. Something in me snapped and I was on four legs again. I marveled at the fact I could change without the shadows, or my gift.

'Permission to take control?' the voice of the wolf asked in my head.

'Granted.' I replied grinning. My body lunged forward. Slightly favoring my broken ankle. The vampire dodged quickly, but not quickly enough. I grabbed the boy I did not know and threw him into the wall. It was followed by a shove from Ashlynn making me fly into the wall. I recovered quickly and grabbed her, tossing her hard in hopes of cracking her diamond hard skin. I only succeeded in making a large dent in the wall. The door flew open and the elite Volturi guard flooded in. They turned on me first, thinking I was the source of the problem, then they noticed the other two vampires in the room. They darted forward trying to grab them, but Ashlynn touched the boy, and they were gone. Teleportation, that was his gift. The wolf was still in control, so not able to comprehend what I was doing I turned on the other vampires in the room. I crouched, snarling at them, tensed to spring. I was about to when a voice made it stop.

"Myla," Alec warned. That put me back in control. The wolf slipped back to the back of my mind submitting to my will. The adrenaline was gone, making me realize the sharp pain in my ankle and cheek. I yelped at a sudden pain in my chest, making me lose focus and ending up back in human form. I stood there for a second, trying to breathe, but I couldn't. The pain in my chest was getting more intense, and my breath was getting more and more ragged. I swayed, getting dizzy from lack of oxygen. Just before I fell, someone caught me. It was Alec, of course. I hate him. I was desperately trying to suck in air. I would not die now, I had been through too much to die from whatever this was. That's right, I was choosing not to die. I knew gasping was not helping me do anything but increase the pain. I forced myself to slow my breathing.

"What's wrong with her?" Demetri shouted.

"I think there's a rib through her lung." Alec said

"What should we do?" Felix shouted. I was slowly blacking out from pain and oxygen deprivation.

"Give her air you idiot!" Jane yelled. I felt air go into me, reviving me some. Or maybe it was the disgust of how it was done. 

"We can't change her yet." Demetri stated. I felt my start to pound harder at the prospect of being changed. I did not want to change. What if I hurt someone? I never cared much for people, but Bella would be disappointed in me. Not to mention to Charlie, who would be horrified if he knew I was the one behind the murders he investigated. No, I would not be willingly changed. I would fight it tooth and nail.