My first attempt at a Vamp story.
This does deal with character death as a forewarning before you start reading.
Thank you to my lovely pre-readers Jasper's Woman and Frankielynn, and my wonderful beta, AJasperforMe.
Without them, this would be a pile of crap. ;)
Somewhere Between Chapter 1:
BPOV
It was two weeks after the fight with Victoria and her newborn army. The Volturi had come and gone, Jacob had healed and ran away, and Edward and I finally told Charlie about our upcoming wedding. I was relieved about being rid of the Victoria problem, never having to look over my shoulder again and find the red head stalking me. The Volturi were taken care of for the moment. We just had to get through the wedding and my change and the Volturi would be off our backs for good.
Telling Charlie had been an enlightening experience. After the shock wore off, Charlie started putting more of an effort towards getting to know Edward. He started out angry, but after spending time with him and seeing how much Edward loved me, he started opening up to the idea.
We were sitting in our meadow one early summer afternoon when it happened.
Alice had gone shopping, the rest of the Cullens had gone hunting, and Edward was staying home to spend time with me. We were laying in the middle of the meadow, silently basking in the rare sunny day when he sat up suddenly, ripping his hand from mine.
"When will they be here?" He asked, seemingly speaking to the trees.
"Edward? What's going on?"
He looked down at me quickly before pulling me off the ground to stand with him. "We have to get out of here, Bella, quickly."
"It's no use, Edward. They're already here." Alice ran out of the trees, coming to stand next to us.
Just as the sun started sliding behind the clouds that had been rolling in, four figures in long, black cloaks walked out from the trees.
"Hello, Isabella. Edward. Alice."
"Jane." Edward ground out through gritted teeth. He pulled me slightly behind his and Alice's bodies, creating a wall in front of me.
"Now, now, Edward. Why are you hiding Bella from us? We can already tell she's still human. You must know that we are here for her. You didn't follow the Volturi's ruling. You didn't change her."
"They are getting married in a few months, and she is being changed when they get back from the honeymoon. She'll be a bloodthirsty newborn by the end of the year." Alice chirped in.
"It's too late. You didn't follow the Volturi's orders, therefore your lives will be forfeited. All of your lives."
I finally found my voice. "No." I tried to run around my solid vampire wall, but Edward grabbed my arm, holding me back. "Kill me, but leave the Cullens alone. I was the one who wanted to wait. I wanted a back-story for my friends and family. Please. Take me, but leave them alone."
Jane looked at me with her cold red eyes. "No."