A Black Decision - A Missing Moment Serial

A Black Decision

~ Part III~

I shook my head. In spite of what I'd just thought, I couldn't believe it. He wouldn't kill a human.

"He didn't have a choice. The Volturi, our rulers, wanted proof that he was willing to do what was necessary. We wouldn't have made it out alive if he hadn't done it."

I got it instantly. Of course, saving your life would be the one thing that would send him that way.

She looked away, telling me that I was on the nose before she looked at me again. "He is and we are -" she waved her hand behind her at the house "- vampires, Jules. We are all capable of it. I know you know that."

Yes, he is physically capable of it, but it isn't who he is. I lifted my lip a little as I made my next comment. None of you are like that. 

"We aren't, but I'm surprised you see it that way."

I remembered Beau stopping mid attack as we'd been practicing fighting, remembered him distracting Victor so he wouldn't kill Jaelyn, and I remembered my conversation with Archie. I am not my ancestors. I am willing to learn, to grow to something than more than pure instinct. Besides, I have seen real evil. I remembered as Victor came out of the water and attacked Kelly, remembered the sound of her neck being snapped, remembered as his eyes turned towards Colette, and I remembered my stark fear as I worried I wouldn't reach them in time to save my cousin. You, whatever all of you are... you aren't that. I know the difference.

She looked at me with eyes - too humane and sad to being the cold blooded monster that our legends claimed.

Why didn't you chase Beau when he left? I thought before she could speak.

"He asked me not to."

She said it like it was the most obvious reasoning in the world, but I shook my head.

To be continued...