Artemis (Twilight Fanfic)

Chapter 3 - Vampire Girl

As soon as Aria was home she let her glasses on one of the tables and let her hair out of the braid. Aria's phone went off and the girl picked it up after confirming with the caller ID.

"Hey Bells," Aria said as she opened her fridge. When she did though, she was met with empty space since she hadn't really gotten to the grocery shopping part. "You got lost?"

"No," Bella replied on the phone. "I think I'm outside."

Aria instantly went for the door and as soon as she spotted Bella she hung up. Bella seemed reluctant at first, but she started walking towards the girl and inside the house.

Aria showed her to the living room, and they both sat down. Bella seemed to be in deep thought so Aria decided to start.

"How do you know about the supernatural?" Aria asked, deciding to be forward.

Bella seemed taken aback, but she sighed and started talking. "Last year I moved here," she started fiddling with her hands. "I met this guy, He... He and his family-"

"The Cullens," Aria made the connection. "They left town not long ago though. Do you have any idea where they went or why they left?"

Aria needed to notify the Venati Hunters about the Cullen's sudden move, and if this girl was friends with them she could have the information the huntress needed.

"I don't know where they went," Bella said in a quiet voice making Aria analyze her realizing the sudden drop of the mood. "As for why... I think it was my fault."

"Bella, why would it be your fault?" Aria asked gently.

"I was dating... One of them. I got a paper cut, and he was scared for my soul, I don't-" Bella started to ramble and none of what she was saying made any sense whatsoever to Aria.

"Bella," Aria stopped her. "Breathe."

Bella sucked in a deep breath and closed her eyes making Aria realize whatever had happened had been really hard for the girl to take in.

"Let's see if I understood alright?" Aria tried, taking Bella's hand for comfort. "You dated on of the Cullens, and something happened and they thought you'd be somewhat safer without them?"

Bella frowned, but nonetheless nodded.

"If you want to talk about it, you can," Aria said sincerely. "I've heard all kinds of supernatural drama, trust me. For what I see, it is still a sensitive topic to you, which makes me assume you kind of still have feeling for the Cullen. Trust me when I say this, if it's real... If you're absolutely certain it's real, and raw, it will work out in the end."

Bella said nothing, while I smiled sadly.

"So they no longer live in Forks," Aria said. "That's something the Hunters will have to be notified of."

"What are you?" Bella finally asked, making Aria smile.

"Well, I'm a Huntress of course," Aria replied simply. "My job is to make sure the supernatural creatures don't get too reckless or dangerous. Keep the balance, you see."

"I've never heard of hunters before," Bella admitted confused.

"There's countless of supernatural creatures out there, Bella," Aria said simply. "Vampires are just one small section. Not only that, the vampires you know are only one small part of the vampire community, Cold Ones, we call them. They are themselves usually not aware of the other kinds of vampires roaming around, or they simply don't care."