Prompt 3- Livie79

Bella shifted in her seat and swallowed around the lump in her throat. The girls around her giggled, their sweet smiles barely hiding their malicious intent. Shoving the bottle of liquor into Bella’s hand, Rose tsked in disappointment.

“Don’t be such a baby, Bella. I thought you were cool. It looks like I was wrong.”

Alice laughed and nodded in agreement. “It’s really a shame too considering we were the only people at school willing to give you a chance.”

“I’m not a baby,” Bella fired back. She straightened her posture and took a long pull from the bottle in her hand. The liquid burned like fire as it slid down her throat and chest. Coughing, she blinked back tears and thrust the bottle back into Rose’s hand. “I can do it. I’m just a little freaked out, okay?”

Alice rolled her eyes. “There’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s just an abandoned building.”

“It’s an abandoned mental institution in the middle of nowhere. And it’s pitch black. How am I going to see anything?”

Alice popped open the glove box of her car and pulled out a flashlight. “Here, take this. It’ll help.”

Bella reached for the flashlight hesitantly. “Why am I doing this again?”

Rose huffed and took a swig from the bottle. “Because it’s fun. We’ve all done it. Nothing bad has ever happened. But each one of us has seen or heard something different. We want to know what happens when you go into that room.”

“The room where all of the bodies were found.” It wasn’t a question. Bella knew exactly what room they were referring to. Her dad told her all about the horrors that had taken place there. He’d also warned her that he better not ever hear of her stepping foot in that place. He knew kids liked to go up there to drink and party. On more than one occasion a teenager had ended up in the hospital because they foolishly stumbled around in the darkened hallways looking for ghosts that didn’t exist.

“We don’t have all night, Bella. Are you going or not? I’d really hate for our friendship to be over before it’s even started.” Alice’s not so subtle threat did not go unnoticed. As much as Bella didn’t want to go inside, she wanted to keep her only two friends more. Tightening her grip around the cold metal of the flashlight, she pushed open the car door.

Rose’s answering smile was blinding. She patted Bella on the shoulder and nodded. “You can do this. We’ll be right here when you get back.”

Bella swallowed and let the door close behind her. Flicking on the light, she moved toward the looming entrance of the dilapidated building. Inside the car, Rose pulled out her cell phone and texted Esme.

She’s on her way. Be ready.

The phone clutched in Esme’s hand vibrated, the screen illuminating the darkened room and her wide lifeless eyes. A figure loomed over her, his red eyes glowing with excitement. He ran his tongue over his lips, removing the remaining traces of blood.

“Boys,” he whispered, knowing they’d hear. “There’s more of them.”

Dark chuckles echoed quietly in the distance. “Thanks Carlisle.”

Rose and Alice smiled at each other. Turning up the volume of the radio they began to sing, completely unaware of the two figures standing ominously outside of the car.

“What do you think, Jasper? Are you feeling like a blonde or brunette for dinner tonight?”

“With the alcohol I smell in their blood it won’t make a difference either way. Both are tainted. But I’ll take the smaller one since it’s been longer since you’ve fed.”

Emmett’s black eyes glinted with malice. “That’s why you’re my favorite brother. You’re always so thoughtful.” His shoulders shook with mirth at the resulting hiss from inside the building. “Don’t be such a grouch, Edward. I’m still pissed about the girl you stole from me last week.”

“You two can bicker later. Right now, I want to eat,” Jasper interrupted, his fangs extended. He bent his knees and hunched his shoulders as he moved forward. Meeting Emmett’s gaze, they reached for the car doors and ripped them open simultaneously.

Screams of surprise erupted from the car before cold, stony hands covered Alice’s and Rose’s mouths. They clawed at the hands, their eyes wide with fear.

“What a pretty little thing you are,” Jasper praised, his voice melodic. “It’s a shame you’ve tainted your blood, but I can’t stand the thought of keeping you alive long enough to let it clear. You’re not a very nice person, little one. Not that it would matter if you were. I’m famished.”

Without another word, he sank his teeth into her neck. Her bones shattered as he tightened his grip. His eyes rolled back and his body sang with pleasure. With every heavy exhale through his nose he sucked in another mouthful of her warm, salty blood. The vessels in her eyes burst causing a growl to erupt from Jasper’s throat. Dropping her blood-drained body to the ground he sneered at her in disgust. “So fucking weak.”

Emmett stepped over Rose’s body, which lay in a similar position on the other side of the car. “Maybe if you weren’t so rough with your food you wouldn’t lose the last drops of blood. You know you can’t get it once it’s burst into the eyes.”

“I should rip them out of her head.”

Emmett shrugged. “The last time you did that it made you sick.”

Jasper kicked at her body, his face twisted with annoyance. “You’re right. If it weren’t for their blood, human’s would be completely useless.” His eyes drifted over to where Rose lay. “You certainly didn’t waste any time.”

“I wasn’t in the mood for small talk. Plus, she pissed herself. You know I can’t stand that smell.”

Jasper made a sound of disgust in the back of this throat and reached for Alice’s foot. “Lets go dump the bodies. We’ll come back for the car. Maybe by then Edward will be done with whatever game he’s playing.”

“Fuck off,” Edward hissed as the others disappeared into the woods with their victims. All but Carlisle’s. Esme’s dead body served a purpose for Edward. Standing from his crouched position, he shoved his hands deep in his pockets and leaned against the wall. Unlike the others, he was a bit more patient. He knew that fear caused adrenaline to spike and in turn would mask the flavor of the alcohol. So instead of rushing, he would wait.

Broken glass crunched under Bella’s feet as she made her way deeper into the building. The thick concrete walls created a barrier against any outside noise. Rats scurried along the shadows, hugging closely to the walls as they ran from the threat they felt was near.  

Bella’s hand trembled, the light jerking across the floor as she stood in front of the iron bars of the prison like cell. Inching closer, her pulse hammered in her ears. A feeling of dread washed over her, stealing her breath. Something rustled inside the room, the sound causing Bella’s eyes to prick.

“Hello?” she choked, her words strangled and broken. “Is anyone there?”

Suddenly, she froze. Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open as the beam of the flashlight rested on a pale hand. “Oh, my God.” The light bounced around as it swept over Esme’s body, her dull eyes staring unseeing and her mouth opened in a silent scream. “Oh, fuck. Oh, my God. No. Esme?” Bella knew she wouldn’t receive an answer when her eyes locked onto the gaping hole ripped into the side of her neck.

Screaming she turned from the door and ran down the hall. Her chest burned with each ragged inhale as she tried to remember her way out. She needed to call her dad. She needed to get to Rose and Alice. She needed to get the fuck out of that building.

Relief swelled in her chest when she turned the final corner, her entire focus on the entrance door flooded with moonlight. So focused on her goal, she barely had time to react as a lean figure stepped out of the shadows and blocked her exit. She stumbled to a stop, her body quaking with fear.

“Rose?”

“Afraid not.”

Bella took a step back. “I need to call my dad. Something terrible has happened.”

Edward tsked and shook his head in mock regret. “I can’t let you do that, beautiful.”

“Please,” Bella begged.

Before she could blink he was in front of her, his finger pressing against her lips. “Shhh, don’t cry, beautiful. I promise I won’t make you suffer. Not for long anyway,” he chuckled before sinking his fangs into her neck.

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Welp. At least I made him a vamp before he ate her. Sigh...I love me some dark Cullens. Okay creeps, see y'all tomorrow!!!

 

~The Unholy Trinity