Eighteen

~Tate's POV~

      I wake back up with a raging headache, I'm dizzy and everything's foggy. Once my vision gets a little clearer, I look around. I'm in a small room with a small tv next to me, the video playing of my mom finding Bella in the closet during a class. James is looking in front of me, causing me to gasp and flinch. When I can't back away, I notice that I'm tied to the chair. My feet aren't but my hands are.

       He brushes the hair out of my face, shushing me. I whimper and spit, "Don't touch me." He smirks, "Now, now, no need for that. After all, you can see that your mom isn't hurt." I point out, "She was never here." He chuckles, "Smart. You know, I had NO idea how smart you were until Victoria told me. IQ of 170 and Eidetic memory. That must have really made you stand out, huh? Make many friends?" I simply state, "That's none of your business." He laughs, "I'll take that as a no." I ask, "Why do you care?" He says, "You intrigue me." I ask, "Why?"

      He says, "You ask a lot of questions." I reply, "You don't have many answers." He asks, "You're with Jasper, right?" I don't reply. He says, "Why would a human be with a vampire unless they want to be turned themselves." I just look at him, eyeing him. He says, "I can do that for you right now." He yanks my head back, choking me, and snarls as the tops of his teeth touch my bare skin. I whimper, "Please don't."

      He presses down for a second when the doors open and close. Who is that? He whispers, "Seems your sister chose to save you and your family as well." I gasp, "What? No!-" but he cuts me off, covering my mouth. He tapes it shut and plays the video again of my mom calling for Bella, hiding. Bella's footsteps grow quick as she gets closer. She throws the doors open and her eyes go wide as she sees me. She realizes mom isn't here and takes the tape off of my mouth, trying to understand my mumbling, telling her to get out of here. I yell, "Bella, run!" She turns around, but James slams her against the door.

      He chuckles, "That's my favorite part. You were a stubborn child, weren't you?" She gasps and he says, "Sorry for lying to you, but you know, you really made it too easy." I spit, "Let her go." He shushes me, "It's not your time yet, sweetheart." Disgusting. He says to her, "To make things more entertaining, I'm gonna make a little film of our time together." He holds up one of mom's old cameras, "I borrowed this from your house. I hope you both don't mind."

      He looks to me, pointing the camera in my direction, "First up we have the darling Tate. Pretty AND smart. What would you like to say to your love, Jasper?" I ignore him, "Let her go." He asks, "Is that what your last words are? Shame. Should've made it more...epic, am I right? I mean, he's trying to come and rescue you." He sighs and I look away. He says, "I guess that's that, then." Now he turns to Bella and I start chewing down on one of my wrists, trying to use my teeth to unknot my restraints.

He says, "I think it might be your turn." She doesn't say anything so I look up and her face breaks my heart. She's terrified. He says, "Awe, that'll break Edwards little heart." She replies, "Edward has nothing to do with this!" She tries to push forward but he pushes her back into the door. He refuted, "But he does. Both him AND Jasper. Oh, their rage will make for more interesting sport than their feeble attempts to save you." I start biting at my restraints and it starts to come loose.

He backs up a bit, "And we continue." My one hand gets undone and I start trying to untie my other one. Bella pepper sprays him and runs. I know that I don't have any time as he walks towards her and away from me so I use a great amount of my might and use my foot to break the arm off of the wooden chair. He takes her and throws her across the floor, causing her head to hit harshly on the pillar. I rush him and smack him hard across the face with the wooden piece I'm holding.

He stumbles back and looks at me, angry yet surprised. He throws the piece onto the ground and smacks me so hard that I smash right through a mirror, glass sticking directly into my neck and shoulder. He records us and smiles, "Beautiful. Very visually dynamic. And the fact that you're twins just makes it....even BETTER." He's sick and disgusting. He starts walking towards Bella so I get up, letting out little cries as I stand up. He turns, "Well, well, well. I have myself a little fighter."

I say, "I will die before I let you kill my sister. I wonder if Victoria can say the same for you." He stops in front of me, angling the camera down, "Do you think she would die for you?" He smiles, "Who wouldn't?" I say, "As you pointed out, I'm not stupid. I can see what kind of girl she is. She may take revenge when Jasper and Edward kill you, but if lush came to shove and she had to choose between you and her...she would let you die and run. You see it, she's excellent at running. What makes you think she won't run away from her fate once you're dead. She doesn't care about you and once you face facts you'll realize that you don't truly care about her. You're sick, you're disgusting, and I can't wait to watch you both die and be sent to hell where you both belong." He grabs my throat, slamming me into the pillar, "I'm going to love draining you. Or better yet, maybe you COULD watch me die, but you'll do it as a vampire."

Within the next second, he sinks his teeth into my neck. I feel the blood leaving me as I try pushing him away. I scream at the top of my lungs until he tosses me on the ground like a sack of potatoes.