I wrote this last year and thought I might as well put it up. Let me know what you think? It might land up being a Peter/Bella/Garret/Jasper fic.
B POV
Every choice we make has a consequence that goes with it. If hadn't chosen to go to Forks I would never have meet the Cullen's and got my heart broken. If that hadn't happened I wouldn't have landed up having to fly to Italy to save the same guy who broke it. That is where I meet them, where I learnt the truth about everything. I died that day, there on the marble floors. With my blood running, staining the floor as it slow pooled around me. I lay there lost, broken and alone.
I woke up in a world where I was a prisoner. I didn't speak, I didn't feed unless forced to and even then I got more of it on me than actually in me. Then one day I snapped and ran. I have no idea where my feet where taking me all I know was I needed to get away from the four walls that where my prison for so long. The place where I lost who I was and become the empty cell that I am today. I stopped running when I hit water collapsing on the sand and cried as I felt a hand come to rest on my shoulder.
"Isabella, why must you keep doing this to yourself? You're not only hurting yourself when you pull stunts like this."
I closed my eyes and prayed for the man that was standing behind me to just leave me alone. He was wrong. No one truly cared if I lived or died, they would only miss my power. The same power that kept them protect from those that wished them harm. I was an object to be used and discarded at their will. There was no use me trying to run again, one of them will all ways find me and drag me back to my prison.
I allowed him to pull me up into his arms without a fight. I closed my eyes as the wind whipped around us. The smells and tastes that hit my nose as we skirted around the edge of towns and cities caused me to want to be ill. I know it wasn't possible but still. I knew the second we had entered my prison once again from the hushed voices that filled the air. I didn't bother opening my eyes as I was place gentle on the same marble floor that I died on. I felt his cold fingers brush down my face before sighing.
"Dear Isabella, what are we going to do about you?"
I didn't bother answering, I never did. I opened my eyes and looked at ceiling ignoring the concerned eyes that looked down at me. I was nothing but a waste of space, a pet that once they no longer wanted me they would leave me. Just like they did. Twice. The room suddenly went quiet as I was pulled up off the floor and forced to look into Caius eyes.
"Is that really has been going through that mind of yours the whole time you have been here? Oh little one, no."
I didn't understand what he was saying. Surely I was worthless.
"No little one. You are beautiful, loved by all that are here."
I heard the gasps that left the guards mouth as the tears spilt down my cheeks burning the skin in their wake. I whimpered as the skin healed only to be burnt open again. I didn't hear the sound of foot steps behind me until I was turned round and forced to look into the burning eyes of a man I had never seen before. Standing behind him was another one who seemed familiar to me. I stepped round the man to his companion reaching out to touch him, like I hoped that it would help for me to remember who he was.
The moment my hand meet his face it was like watching a old movie flash through my mind. I pulled my hand away as I back away only to run into the mystery man who pulled me to his chest. For the first time in months I spoke when I actually meant to and it was just one word
"Peter"
The man before me I had never meet before in person but I had seen pictures of him, thanks to Jasper. Even in pictures I felt drawn to him but having him standing less than five feet from me scared me. What scared me even more was the feeling I was having for the man that was holding me. These feelings where driving me insane so I did the only thing I knew how to do. I shut down.
Peter POV
Garrett caught our mate before she hit the floor. The confusion that filled our eyes as we looked at our limp mate brought Aro forward. I turned to him and glared waiting for him to speak.
"She is in pain and has been since she awoke. We have only found out why today. It seems the boy damaged her worse than we thought before we freed her from his lies."
I watched as Garrett lowered to the floor before pulling our mate to his chest as he continued to listen to the story Aro was telling.
"The boy, lost control after we informed her of his lies to both her and his family. She would have died that day if Caius didn't change her."
I was more than happy for our mate to be linked with Caius rather Aro and from the look Garrett shot me he felt the same way. Caius, might come across as being a jerk but he knew when to let go and he will let go of the hold he has on our mate.
I moved away from Aro's out stretched hand but not before warning him with a look. Aro knew better than to touch a soldier from the Southern Wars unless they allowed it. I thought he learnt his lesson after touching the Major just after we escaped from Maria. I dropped down so I was in front of our mate taking her face into my hands before lightly kissing her on the lips. I pulled back as I slowly watched her come back to us. We needed to get her away from this place. Didn't they realise keeping her within these walls weren't helping her to heal? I shot Aro another glare as he tried to yet again touch me. If he tried one more time, he will experience exactly what it would be like to be missing a limb. I heard a small whimper leave my mates mouth causing Garret to start to purr to try and comfort her as he started to speak.
"We are taking her with us. Staying here isn't helping her to move on. How would you feel having to be constantly reminded of being lied by the person you thought was the love of your life and then killed by him?"
I threw him a smile of gratitude before taking our mate into my arms as he stood to face those that deemed themselves to be the rulers of our kind.
"Let my guess it never entered your minds did it? You say you are the wise's of our kind but yet again you prove how stupid you really are. The second you realised that she was in any type of angus you should have gotten her away from here. You have made these four walls a prison for her rather than a home. Now Peter and I are going to take her home with us . We will let you know when you can speak to her again."
I swang her up in my arms and followed Garrett from the still silent room. They knew better than to try and stop us from taking what belong to us. I felt our mate slowly relax the further we got from the castle but I could tell she was still trying not to freak out . Garrett held out a hand stopping me before turning to look at our mate. Slowly reaching out a hand to caress our mates face as he spoke
"Pet, we have much to talk about but here and now is not the best idea. When we have you home safe and sound we will explain everything to you. We ask that you trust us for a while longer."
I watched as our mate nodded her head causing both of us to smile. Garrett smiled at me before indicating we should continue on our journey. By the time we reached the boat that would take us home our mate was in need of food. It was a good thing Garrett had filled the boat with fresh blood this morning, it was getting our mate to actually drink it that was the problem. In the end I feed her like a mother bird would a chick as Garrett held her down. There was something sexual about feeding our mate this way but at the same time it got me worrying and by the look on Garrett's face I wasn't the only one.
"What did that thing do to you?"
Garrett POV
Not many people knew about my gift and for that I was grateful. Looking down at Peter and mine mate however had me wishing that I didn't have one at all. I could see people's souls as it were. Everything had one including vampires even though it often caused many an argument among our kind. The only way to describe our mates at this current time was sickly. It was like everything pure and good had been sucked out of her, leaving behind a near empty cell.
"Garrett, we can and we will heal her. When we get her home and explain everything to her..."
I held up my hand to stop him from giving me the same little speech I had given him earlier. Between the two of us and our gifts I knew that she would get better, I just wanted to know when.
"I can't tell you exactly when I am not a physic but I know she will get better. Now let's get away before they realise what we have done."
I nodded my head before moving up top to deal with getting the boat in order. Tilly was sat on the railing with a smoke between her lips as she studied the French landscape. Demetri was believed to be the best tracker in the world but we knew better. Not only could Tilly find anyone in the world, she could tell you exactly the person's height, weight and species just from a smell. She could also pinpoint those of us with a power. Aro would die to get his hands on her but like Peter and me, Tilly was a soldier of the south.
"We're waiting for the twins. They will be back soon L.T."
I nodded my head and stole one of her smokes as we stood waiting for a little sign of the twins coming back. Lucas and Amanda are the babies of our little group in more ways than one. They were caught up in the wars and changed when they were fifteen by the Major. They were all ways a sore spot for him , in fact for all of us even Maria. They however were deadly little fuckers as Peter once stated. Lucas, was a shadow chaser while Amanda, was a light caster or in plain english, Lucas could kill a vampire just by destroying their shadow and was often more happier in the dark while Amanda could incinerate a vampires ass in less than one second without so much as blinking.
I knew the second they were back by Peter yelling at them for scaring our mate. Tilly flicked her smoke into the water before winking at me.
"You two, get your backsides up here now and leave poor Isabella alone."
We could hear their groans and a sound that would have caused my heart to stop beating if possible, our mates laughter. When I had managed to get myself in control again Lucas was standing in front of me grinning.
"Amanda, is being coddled by your mate at the moment L.T. Where do you want me?"
"For the time being go and help Tilly."
He gave me a salute before disappearing. I shook my head before throwing the rest of my smoke over board before running down stairs back to Isabella. I couldn't believe my eyes as I walked into the room. For the first time since I laid eyes on Isabella she seemed more alive than ever and don't get me started on Amanda. For the first time since I've know her Amanda, was giggling.
I turned to look at Peter, who just winked at me before nodding his head indicating for us to leave the room. Once we were topside again Peter, walked to the front of the boat with me following him.
"I knew bring the twins was a good idea. You should have seen Isabella, when the twins suddenly appeared in the room. She latched on Amanda, and hasn't let her go since."
I turned my head slightly before speaking
"Off you go Lucas."
A second later a smile crossed both of our faces as Lucas's laugher filled the air. It seemed that the twin's were exactly what our mate needed and them her.
"I think she needs someone to look after. Think about what the Major was able to tell us about her Garrett?"
Ah yes the Major. He was currently trying to get a divorce from the bitch of a wife who had spent the last fifty odd years spreading her lies. It was due to her that our mate was in the pain she was in. I couldn't stop the growl that left my mouth causing Peter to throw me a knowing look.
"Relax, our mate is safe down stairs with the twins looking after her. We will be out of French waters soon and then we can explain everything to her."
I just hoped she would listen.
