Chapter 5

When Bella awoke once more she tiredly glanced round to see not a soul in sight, however she couldn't be sure that there wasn't someone floating about somewhere.

Weakly pulling at her restraints she cursed the slayers for drugging her like they had and thieving her blood. Call themselves saviors? Ha! That was a fucking joke in itself.

"Come on" Bella growled gritting her teeth as she continued to try and loosen the straps, not caring about the third degree burns she was getting whilst doing so.

Right then though she saw something move out the corner of her eye and immediately ceased her actions.

"Hello?" Bella called but didn't get a reply. "Is someone there?" she asked.

Nothing. Not a sound nor sight of anything or anyone. And just as she begun contemplating that it was her imagination running wild to Bella's surprise a little girls face popped into view from behind a pillar.

"Hey!" Bella called to her, however this caused the little girl to whip back into her hiding place. "No no no no its okay. Its alright I'm not going hurt you" she assured her.

She watched as the little girl peeped her head back out in what looked like fear.

"That's it. You don't have to be afraid. I mean you no harm" Bella softly spoke. "My names Bella, what's yours?" she asked the girl.

"Zoe" muttered the child.

Bella smiled, "Zoe huh? That's a pretty name" she said. "Zoe can you help me?"

Zoe shook her head. "I can't" she said.

"Why not?" Bella asked.

"They told me not to. They said you would hurt me if I did" Zoe explained.

Bella's jaw tightened at this. "They lied to you Zoe. I wouldn't hurt you, I just want to get out of here so I can go home" she told her.

"To the vampire's?"

"I don't know. I haven't really thought about it, but yes I suppose so" said Bella.

"Why? Vampires are horrible. They killed my Mom" Zoe spoke down heartedly.

"I'm sorry about your Mom, I didn't know. But you have to understand something Zoe, not all vampires are cold and heartless. There are those who do feel, like my friend Deacon. He's a vampire I've been living with for most of my life and though he may seem like the monster to others he's really not. Deacon has been the only true friend I've ever had since my parents were taken from me a long time ago. He protected to me and that's how I'm still breathing today. So you see these people are feeding you on lies Zoe, they can't be trusted" Bella told her.

"But if you're friend was protecting you, how come your here?" asked Zoe.

She was a perceptive one Bella had to give her that.

"Because a man who I also thought cared about me betrayed us by having your friends kidnap me."

"Why?" asked Zoe.

"Because they wanted something of me that's going to start a war between both humans and vampires, which is why I need your help Zoe. They're going to kill my friend and if that happens there's going to be a bloodbath. Do you understand?

If a battle breaks out your friends won't be able to protect you, but I can. I know your scared but I swear on my life I won't let anything happen to you, I promise" said Bella meaning every word.

Zoe stood there for a moment taking it all in deciding that perhaps Bella wasn't the terrible person Blade and the rest of them made her out to be. But was still wondering whether or not to believe in her words knowing it could very be some sort of trap.

"Zoe, please. Help me" Bella pleaded.

"You promise you won't hurt me?" Zoe cautiously asked her.

"Cross my heart and hope to die" Bella swore.

Zoe then moving from out the shadows went straight to Bella's side to firstly help undo the straps on her legs and once they were loose she undid the restraints on her arms.

"Thank you. Thank you so much" said Bella now completely in the little girls debt.

When the straps were off Bella carefully took out the needles attached to both arms and stood up to get out the chair, only to meet the ground due to how weak she was.

"Are you okay?" Zoe asked in concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine thanks. Just a little tired is all" Bella assured her. "We gotta get out of here."

"You're taking me with you?" asked Zoe.

Bella nodded, "of course, that is if you want?" she asked her getting a nod from the little girl. "Okay then we better be quick, they could be back at any minute."

Zoe then assisted Bella get back to her feet as the two of them hurried out the workstation.

As they ran Bella herself had to admit the warehouse was quite the hiding place seeing as how massive it was. No wonder Blade and his crew chose it as their personal headquarters.

The girls didn't stop until they reached the front of the warehouse and once they were out Bella closed her eyes and breathed in the air around her.

'Freedom' she thought with a smile. Oh how good it felt.

"So what do we do now?" asked Zoe.

"Now. Now we find a place to lay low until I can work out a plan, but we need to keep out of sight" said Bella staring out into the night.

"I have an idea" said Zoe.

"What's that?" Bella asked looking down at the little girl with interest.

"Follow me"

Bella trailed after Zoe who guided her to a grid not too far away. The little girl bent down to lift the lid moving it aside.

"What's this?" Bella asked her.

"Its a tunnel"

"You mean the sewers?"

"No, it's a tunnel. This will lead us under the city" Zoe informed her.

'Yes! Now we're talking!' Bella inwardly praised.

"Kid you're a genius" she grinned.

The duo then proceeded to climb down the ladder into the underground tunnel that was well and truly pitch black.

"Wish we had a torch" said Bella.

Like clockwork Zoe picked up a torch that had been lying behind the ladder and clicked it on.

Bella tilted her head. "Something tells me this isn't you're first time down here" she said.

"My Mom and I used to come down here all the time to avoid running into any vampires. It takes a while but its safe" said Zoe.

Bella nodded in understanding. "Smart move" she said.

The two continued on their escape route unaware of what lay ahead for them as Bella silently hoped that she could either find Frost or get a message to him of what she had learned and warn him of the malevolent plot that heading his way.

...…..

Down in the fiery pits below at that exact time an entity had finally broken free of its prison after...oooh say a millennia of impatient torment waiting for its vessel, and now the time had come at last.

Rising up from the ashes it went roamed the streets in a desperate search for not only the very thing that would give it life once more but also ensure of humanities end.

...…..

"Geese you were right about one thing, this place does go on forever" Bella complained.

She felt like they'd been walking for hours, to which she herself had to stop and rest now and then due to the drugs in her system still wearing off and the fact that she hadn't eaten or drank anything yet. To add to her misery she was barefoot and was still in her pajama tank top and bottoms.

"I told you so" said Zoe.

"Yeah yeah none likes a smart ass. I don't suppose you have any protein bars lying around do you?" Bella asked.

"Nope, fresh out" Zoe apologized.

"Figures" Bella sighed.

ROOOOOAAAR!

From out of nowhere came a terrifying monstrous uproar causing both girls to jump as they swung their heads round in the direction they'd just come, from which the sound had traveled.

"W-what was that?" asked Zoe in alarm.

Bella shook her head feeling clueless herself, "I have no idea."

ROOOOOAAAAAR!

'Holy shit! The fuck is that?' she thought as the sound echoed off the walls causing the entire tunnel to shake.

The torch light begun flickering on and off with Zoe trying desperately to keep it working knowing that if something was down here with them they would need it to see who or what they were facing.

ROOOAAAR!

"Zoe get out of here" Bella said ushering the little girl back.

"But what about you?" Zoe asked looking at the woman whilst trembling with fright.

"Don't worry about me just run and don't look back for anything. GO!"

Zoe stuck between a rock and a hard place did not want to leave Bella behind, but also did not want to die either at the hands of whatever was coming. So doing as she was told Zoe ran for her life feeling guilty for her cowardice and what could or would happen to Bella.

Watching the little girl disappear into the distance Bella prepared herself for the worst, doing her absolute best to stay strong like she had before.

'Guess I won't get to see Deacon again after all' Bella sadly thought to herself.

"Come on you bastard, show yourself" she muttered.

Almost immediately after that Bella felt an incredible force knock her backwards as she landed on the concrete ground with a thud.

"AHHHH! UGH! GRRRRRRRR!" she cried withering and thriving her body about upon feeling something twist and turn within her. Its essence being that powerful she could barely hold up the fight to whatever was moving through her veins.

Until finally iniquity got the best of her feeling positive that two cold hands had reached out to caress her mind as if to claim it for their own before Bella's entire world fell into the everlasting pit hole of purgatory.

...…..

Deacon watching as Mercury and Quinn dragged Dragonetti along the beach smirked to himself knowing that this was going to be the ultimate pay back the old man could ever dare face.

As the two brought the old man to a halt Deacon took off the sack that had been covering his head allowing the leader to take in his surroundings.

"Good morning. How are you feeling?" Deacon asked in a sarcastic tone as he unfastened the leaders coat with Quinn and Mercury keeping a firm hold on Dragonetti who had intended to put up a fight.

"Look at that" said Deacon pointing to the distant morning rise. "Phew, its getting a little toasty out here huh?" he chuckled seeing the smoke radiating off the mans body. "When did you last stop to appreciate a good sunrise?"

He asked Dragonetti who instead of answering kept quiet and looked on in agony as his flesh continued to burn under the light of dawn.

"Oh no that's right you were born a vampire so you never had the pleasure, have you? That's okay. At least we're here together, which means alot to me by the way. I mean that. Because actually when you get to know me I'm a fairly sentimental type of guy, even innocent you might say" Deacon joked.

"Do what you want Frost, it doesn't make any difference" said Dragonetti staring daggers at his rival.

"You just don't fucking get it!" Deacon snapped ripping the guy's shirt open. "One last time. Where's the girl!?"

"You'll never be anything more that what you are Frost. You're never gonna be pure blood" Dragonetti snarled.

Having had enough Deacon took out a pair of pliers from his pocket preparing to rip out the leaders fangs.

"You will never rule our world!"

Before he could carry out his dastardly deed Deacon stopped dead as Mercury and Quinn were both thrown a good distance away from Dragonetti who just then had started violently coughing and vomiting up his own blood, falling to his knees as he did.

'What the fuck?' Deacon thought to himself frowning at the sight.

"AHHHHHH!" Dragonetti cried whilst grabbing at his heart that felt as though it were being torn apart from the inside out.

"Hurts don't it?"

They heard someone say as Deacon and the others narrowed their gaze to the source, but got quite the shock when they saw whose figure emerged from the shadows.

"Isabella?" spoke Deacon seeing his pet approach the scene.

"Its good to see you Frost, though how terrible it is that you've been having fun without me. Shame on you" Isabella smirked throwing a flirty wink at him.

Mercury pissed off by this got up attempting to attack the girl but ending up being mysteriously suspended in place by a non visible force.

"Don't even think about bitch, you're in way over your head here" Isabella forewarned the female vamp.

Having now grabbed his undivided attention Deacon observed as his pet came to stand next to him whilst leering down at Dragonetti.

"Well well well, guess your plans didn't work out after all huh old man? Out of all the things to comprehend I bet to hell you didn't see this one coming" Isabella said.

Dragonetti lifting his head up blinked twice to get a good look at her. "Isabella" he gasped.

"If you like. However I prefer my new name better as it tends to place fear into those who hear it, or so I've heard" Isabella smirked as she knelt down to his level. "Handing me over to Blade wasn't a wise move asshole, you should have just killed me when you had the chance."

"Y-you are not Isabella" Dragonetti said staring into the cold depths of her eyes.

"Well what do you know? He's smarter than he looks" Isabella chuckled. "I've waited a looong time for this moment Dragonetti, and now that its here I am going to personally savor every second of pain you harbor for what you and your bastard henchman did to my mate" she sneered at him.

"Who are you?" Dragonetti asked her.

"Most people know me as the Blood Queen. But I prefer Lilith, goddess of the night"

Author's Note: Dun! Dun! DUUUUUUNNN! Oh dear Dragonetti is in trouble now. Pissing off a demon goddess? Not good.

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