Looking for a Blue Sky

By

Nicole

Disclaimer: I dont own the Twilight Saga Stephenie Meyer does.

Summary: Left alone after her parents sudden death, the Volturi kidnapped five-year-old Bella Swan because of her amazing ability. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Bella escapes and is saved by another coven, but will she trust them? AU

Looking for a Blue Sky

Chapter 1: Escape

The civilians of Volterra were going around as if it was business as usual, not even one of them suspecting that there were real vampires living inside the castle of the city. The sun rose, the rays going into a room that did not have a shade covering it anymore.

Bella woke up to the rays beating on her face. Sighing, she sat up, pushing her bangs from her eyes. Climbing out of bed, she walked over to the chair in the corner, shaking her head slowly to see that clothes they had picked out her clothes again. Biting her lower lip, she lifted up a dark green button down shirt. "At least they gave me normal clothes this time," she told herself. Grabbing the pile of clothes she went into her private bathroom, showered, and got dress. She blew her hair dry, brushing it from her face before sitting down on her bed and pulling on her shoes.

Exiting the room, she looked around, pondering of where she was going to go first. "Morning Isabella," a voice greeted next to her door. Looking over, she saw Felix standing there.

"Good morning Felix," she answered.

"Gianna is bringing you some breakfast," he commented.

Shaking her head slowly, she held her hand up. "No thank you, I'm not very hungry," she answered. Nodding her head a little at the large vampire, she walked down the halls to reach the throne room to greet the Volturi leaders.

During the last eleven almost twelve years, Bella was kept inside the castle. She couldn't remember much of the night her parents died, she did remember though that the Volturi had spared her life because of her ability. An ability she wasn't sure what they were talking about, but she would hear about it in several conversations when they believed she wasn't listening.

Walking into the throne room, she looked up to see the Volturi leaders sitting in their chairs. Aro stood up with a grin. "Ah good morning Isabella," he greeted. Biting her lower lip, she bowed her head respectively.

"Good morning Aro," she answered.

"I trust you slept well my dear?" he asked.

"As always sir," she answered.

"Good, very good," he commented.

She twisted her bracelet around on her wrist. "Aro…I know I constantly bother you with this, but I forgot where the library was again," she informed blushing a little. Chuckling lightly, the vampire shook his head slowly.

"And yet we have shown you that direction many times over the years," he commented.

"I will escort her Aro," a voice informed.

Glancing over, she saw Demetri standing next to her with a grin. "Very good, I hope you enjoy yourself in the library today," Aro commented.

"As always Aro," she answered.

Bowing again Demetri reached over and gently grasped Bella's arm, leading her from the room.

As they were walking down the halls, Bella was feeling incredibly uncomfortable, especially under Demetri's constant gaze. "The library again Isabella?" he asked curiously.

"I just enjoy reading," she replied.

Smiling, he led her over to the large brown doors that led to the library. "There you are," he told her.

"Thank you, one of these times I'll remember not to get lost," she answered.

Chuckling Demetri reached over gently and lifted up her hand. "I am always happy to oblige," he commented. Bella fought every urge to cringe as he placed a kiss on the back of her hand, his thumb trailing over her wrist. Clearing her throat, she nodded to him before entering the library.

Once she was away from Demetri's gaze, she wiped her hand on the front of her shirt, visibly shuddering from his touch. Letting out a deep breath, she walked around the large room before finding the shelf she was looking for. Climbing up the ladder, she was able to push herself along the wall of books before coming across the one she was looking for. Smiling triumphantly, she reached out and pulled out a much worn book. Looking at the cover, she smiled as she read the title to her favorite story, Wuthering Heights.

Never in her life since she lived in Volterra had she ventured outside were the doors, since she had either Felix or Demetri constantly with her. The only time they left her alone was when she was in the library or her room. The only kind of human contact she ever had was with the secretaries the Volturi kept, girls that desired to become one of them. Except none of them ever achieved such a 'dream', even if that is what she dared to call it.

Living with a coven of vampires, especially vampires as powerful as the Volturi, was frightening to her. She was a five-year-old girl that Aro spared because she had deflected his mind reading and Jane's torture. They took her to Volterra, where they raised her ever since. Except, being a young girl she didn't quite understand what they truly were. The day she truly realized that vampires had existed, she had hidden behind Caius's chair, watching in horror as the Volturi fed on humans.

Since that nightmarish night, she never again entered when she knew it was time for them to feed. She also refused to become one of them. She didn't want to become like in the stories the neighborhood boys would tell her just to scare her. If only they knew, she was living in the stories that were supposed to be fiction.

Shaking her head a little, she climbed down the ladder and found her usual spot at one of the tables, opening her book to read. Gianna would come into the library twice during the day and bring her food, which she would eat between chapters, but then she would let herself sink right back into the book.

Later on, evening fell and Bella had decided to go back to her room. Leaving the library, she started back towards the way to her room when she heard whispering. Biting her lower lip, she made sure they couldn't hear her as she tried to listen in on the conversation going on behind the corner. "Aro you promised her to me!" she heard Demetri hiss.

"I did promise her to you and I am good for my promises aren't I?" Aro asked, she could tell he was irritated with the other vampire guard.

"Yes, master, forgive me," Demetri answered.

Her blood chilled when she heard Aro chuckle. "Don't fret my friend, tomorrow is her seventeenth birthday and I promise she will be one of us and will be yours for eternity," he informed. Bella felt her heart stop at Aro's words.

"His? Eternity?" she thought.

Feeling the air leave her lungs, she quickly turned and started to walk down the hall. Biting her lower lip, she started to quicken her pace a little down the hall. When the reality set in with what they had said, she started running, dropping her book in the process. She started running faster, slipping as she turned a corner. Letting out a gasp, she hit the hard ground, but quickly pulled herself back up, running again.

As she ran through the halls, the only thing she could think about was to find the entrance of the castle. The entrance she never saw before. Her heart was pounding in fear; they were going to turn her into one of them. They wanted her to become a monster like them.

Running up the stone steps, she looked around to see if any of the guards were around, but the halls were empty. Tears were pressing hard against her eyes as she ran around another corner, her mind telling her to go straight. She found where Gianna's desk was, running right by it. "Bella?" she called confused.

"They won't get me," she whispered to herself.

She ran up another flight of stairs, tripping and falling on all fours. Getting herself back up she started running again. She found the entrance, but there was a large plan in front of the door. "No, no," she whispered. "BELLA!" Gianna called.

"They won't get me!" she exclaimed quietly.

Pulling onto the handle, she used all her strength to pull the plank up. The board came up and she grabbed a hold of the ring on the front of the door, yanking on it. "Come on, come on please," she whispered. The door opened a little, but enough for her to get through. Running through the door, she ran down the steps to the now darkened streets of the city.

Bella kept running through the darkened streets, she knew by now Gianna would tell the Volturi that she had left the castle. Her heart was thumping hard with the adrenaline, her lungs were starting to burn from the lack of oxygen, but she didn't dare stop. The sound of her feet hitting the stone pathway echoed off stonewalls as she made her way through a tunnel. Coming to another set of stairs, she started running down them when she tripped, rolling down the stairs.

Letting out a yelp, she lifted her right arm to see that she had scraped the skin on her arm all up. Her knees were screaming at her for getting up, but she had to. She couldn't let them win. She refused to let them win anymore. After what felt like forever, she found the entrance of the city, running straight through it and into the darkened countryside. She had no idea where she was going, but as long as it was away from them, she didn't care.

As she tried to run down a hill, Bella's knees gave out, making her roll down the hill and onto the travel road. Her entire body was pulsing with pain as she tried to force herself to get back up. Suddenly a set of headlights flashed on her as she tried to get up. She could hear the car screeching to a stop, but then her entire body gave out, making her fall unconscious before she could see the driver.

The car door opened and there was a hiss as the driver walked over to her limp body. "Is she alive?" a voice asked the driver.

"Yes," he answered, lifting her up as if she were nothing.

He walked to the back of his car and set her in the backseat before getting into the driver's side once more. Doing a u-turn in the middle of the road, he sped back in the direction he had come.