《6 the short second life of bree tanner布里·坦纳第二次短暂生命》第33章

e　way　he　said　this　frightened　me。　I　looked　around　myself　quickly；　searching　for　the　danger　hinted　at　in　his　tone。 One　whole　field　of　my　vision　was　obscured　by　the　dark　smoke。　Close　by；　Jasper　was　frowning。　His　teeth　were　gritted　together　and　he　was　looking　at　me　with　an　expression　that　was　almost…　frightened。　Not　like　he　was　scared　of　me；　but　like　he　was　scared　because　of　me。　I　remembered　what　he’d　said　before；　about　my　putting　them　in　danger　with　something　called　a　Volturi。　I　wondered　what　a　Volturi　was。　I　couldn’t　imagine　what　this　scarredup；　dangerous　vampire　would　be　afraid　of。 Behind　Jasper；　four　vampires　were　spaced　out　in　a　loose　line　with　their　backs　to　me。　One　was　Esme。　With　her　were　a　tall　blonde　woman；　a　tiny　blackhaired　girl；　and　a　darkhaired　male　vampire　so　big　that　he　was　scary　just　to　look　atthe　one　I’d　seen　kill　Kevin。　For　an　instant　I　imagined　that　vampire　getting　a　hold　on　Raoul。　It　was　a　strangely　pleasant　picture。 There　were　three　more　vampires　behind　the　big　one。　I　couldn’t　see　exactly　what　they　were　doing　with　him　in　the　way。　Carlisle　was　kneeling　on　the　ground；　and　next　to　him　was　a　male　vampire　with　dark　red　hair。　Lying　flat　on　the　ground　was　another　figure；　but　I　couldn’t　see　much　of　that　one；　only　jeans　and　small　brown　boots。　It　was　either　a　female　or　a　young　male。　I　wondered　if　they　were　putting　the　vampire　back　together。　
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So　eight　yelloweyes　total；　plus　all　that　howling　before；　whatever　strange　kind　of　vampire　that　had　been；　there　had　been　at　least　eight　more　voices　involved。　Sixteen；　maybe　more。　More　than　twice　as　many　as　Riley　had　told　us　to　expect。 I　found　myself　fiercely　hoping　that　those　blackcloaked　vampires　would　catch　up　to　Riley；　and　that　they　would　make　him　suffer。 The　vampire　on　the　ground　started　to　get　slowly　to　her　feetmoving　awkwardly；　almost　like　she　was　some　clumsy　human。 The　breeze　shifted；　blowing　the　smoke　across　me　and　Jasper。　For　a　moment；　everything　was　invisible　except　for　him。　Though　I　was　not　as　blind　as　before；　I　suddenly　felt　much　more　anxious；　for　some　reason。　It　was　like　I　could　feel　the　anxiety　bleeding　out　of　the　vampire　next　to　me。 The　light　wind　gusted　back　in　the　next　second；　and　I　could　see　and　smell　everything。 Jasper　hissed　at　me　furiously　and　shoved　me　out　of　my　crouch　and　back　onto　the　ground。 It　was　herthe　human　I’d　been　hunting　just　a　few　minutes　ago。　The　scent　my　whole　body　had　been　focused　toward。　The　sweet；　wet　scent　of　the　most　delicious　blood　I’d　ever　tracked。　My　mouth　and　throat　felt　like　they　were　on　fire。 I　tried　wildly　to　hold　on　to　my　reasonto　focus　on　the　fact　that　Jasper　was　just　waiting　for　me　to　jump　up　again　so　that　he　could　kill　me　but　only　part　of　me　could　do　it。　I　felt　like　I　was　about　to　pull　into　two　halves　trying　to　keep　myself　here。 The　human　named　Bella　stared　at　me　with　stunned　brown　eyes。　Looking　at　her　made　it　worse。　I　could　see　the　blood　
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flushing　through　her　thin　skin。　I　tried　to　look　anywhere　else；　but　my　eyes　kept　circling　back　to　her。 The　redhead　spoke　to　her　in　a　low　voice。　“She　surrendered。　That’s　one　I’ve　never　seen　before。　Only　Carlisle　would　think　of　offering。　Jasper　doesn’t　approve。” Carlisle　must　have　explained　to　that　one　when　my　ears　were　covered。 The　vampire　had　both　his　arms　around　the　human　girl；　and　she　had　both　hands　pressed　to　his　chest。　Her　throat　was　just　inches　from　his　mouth；　but　she　didn’t　look　frightened　of　him　at　all。　And　he　didn’t　look　like　he　was　hunting。　I　had　tried　to　wrap　my　head　around　the　idea　of　a　coven　with　a　pet　human；　but　this　was　not　close　to　what　I　had　imagined。　If　she’d　been　a　vampire；　I　would　have　guessed　that　they　were　together。 “Is　Jasper　all　right？”　the　human　whispered。 “He’s　fine。　The　venom　stings；”　the　vampire　said。 “He　was　bitten？”　she　asked；　sounding　shocked　by　the　idea。 Who　was　this　girl？　Why　did　the　vampires　allow　her　to　be　with　them？　Why　hadn’t　they　killed　her　yet？　Why　did　she　seem　so　fortable　with　them；　like　they　didn’t　scare　her？　She　seemed　like　she　was　a　part　of　this　world；　and　yet　she　didn’t　understand　its　realities。　Of　course　Jasper　was　bitten。　He’d　just　foughtand　destroyedmy　entire　coven。　Did　this　girl　even　know　what　we　were？ Ugh；　the　burn　in　my　throat　was　impossible！　I　tried　not　to　think　about　washing　it　away　with　her　blood；　but　the　wind　was　blowing　her　smell　right　in　my　face！　It　was　too　late　to　keep　my　head I　had　scented　the　prey　I　was　hunting；　and　nothing　could　change　
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that　now。 “He　was　trying　to　be　everywhere　at　once；”　the　redhead　told　the　human。　“Trying　to　make　sure　Alice　had　nothing　to　do；　actually。”　He　shook　his　head　as　he　looked　at　the　tiny　black　haired　girl。　“Alice　doesn’t　need　anyone’s　help。” The　vampire　named　Alice　shot　a　glare　at　Jasper。　“Overprotective　fool；”　she　said　in　her　clear　soprano　voice。　Jasper　met　her　stare　with　a　half　smile；　seeming　to　forget　for　a　second　that　I　existed。 I　could　barely　fight　the　instinct　that　wanted　me　to　make　use　of　his　lapse　and　spring　at　the　human　girl。　It　would　take　less　than　an　instant　and　then　her　warm　bloodblood　I　could　hear　pumping　through　her　heart would　quench　the　burn。　She　was　so　close The　vampire　with　the　dark　red　hair　met　my　eyes　with　a　fierce　warning　glare；　and　I　knew　I　would　die　if　I　tried　for　the　girl；　but　the　agony　in　my　throat　made　me　feel　like　I　would　die　if　I　didn’t。　It　hurt　so　much　that　I　screamed　out　loud　in　frustration。 Jasper　snarled　at　me；　and　I　tried　to　keep　myself　from　moving；　but　it　felt　like　the　scent　of　her　blood　was　a　giant　hand　yanking　me　off　the　ground。　I　had　never　tried　to　stop　myself　from　feeding　once　I　had　mitted　to　a　hunt。　I　dug　my　hands　into　the　ground　looking　for　something　to　hold　on　to　but　finding　nothing。　Jasper　leaned　into　a　crouch；　and　even　knowing　I　was　two　seconds　from　death；　I　couldn’t　focus　my　thirsty　thoughts。 And　then　Carlisle　was　right　there；　his　hand　on　Jasper’s　arm。　He　looked　at　me　with　kind；　calm　eyes。　“Have　you　changed　your　mind；　young　one？”　he　asked　me。　“We　don’t　want　to　destroy　you；　
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but　we　will　if　you　can’t　control　yourself。” “How　can　you　stand　it？”　I　asked　him；　almost　begging。　Wasn’t　he　burning；　too？　“I　want　her。”　I　stared　at　her；　desperately　wis