Isabella's True Destiny
(Bella/Quil Jr.)
Summary:
What if Bella spoke with Aro after the meeting at the Volturi after saving Edward about them deciding she must become a vamp? And what if Bella was never Edwards mate? What if she was an imprint? Could there be other twists and turns in store for her? Read and find out! Picks up at the end of New Moon but all the wolves have already phased. Rated M for future lemons!
A/N: just would like to point out that I don't own the characters and anything else recognizable to twilight as that all belongs to the amazin' Stephanie Myers!
Enjoy!
Ch.1: The Flight Home
Bella POV
I am still trying to figure out why everything has seemed so odd since we got on the plane to return from Italy. All the compulsion I had felt to find and save Edward dissipated as soon as we left the Volturi. It was one thing for me to become a vampire on my own terms, but now the Volturi had decided to mandate it to me. It also felt weird to me that I now had a huge secret to keep from Edward. Perhaps that is why everything seemed off with him, but deep down I know that is not really it at all.
"Love, is everything ok? You seem very out of it right now." Edward asked with a confused look on his face.
"I am fine Edward just trying to process everything." I answered carefully.
"Love, will you ever tell me what you spoke with Aro about right before we left the castle?"
"Someday, when I am ready I will. Till then don't push" I answered him perhaps a little more sharply then I needed to judging by the shocked look on his face. How I used to think that face was perfect, but now I see how truly flawed it is. His unchanging and never-aging features and his ice cold touches were never quite enough for me. How I was ever so blinded to how truly imperfect he was is completely beyond me.
In some ways it pains me to realize and come to terms with the fact that I don't actually belong to Edward, that he is not my true forever. Of course, this is something that I am still processing and I'm still trying to understand the odd pull I feel to La Push.
Whenever I had been at the rez in the last months I have felt so much more at peace almost as though nothing bad had ever happened in the past to me. I still can't figure out why and most of the time I chock it up to my best friend Jake. He has been so absolutely great to me lately. First he brought me out of my zombie state from when Edward left, and then he had showed me how to love again. Of course after allowing him to take me on a date we both realized that it seemed really awkward for us to see each other romantically and decided we were better as best friends.
I felt really bad for leaving the way I had when Alice showed up and told me about Edward going to the Volturi to die after her misinterpreted vision. I just couldn't let him do that over me. He deserves the chance to find his real forever, but first I need to explain to him that I am not it. This could be difficult. Alice knew already because of her vision of me, or rather her lack therein since we discovered that she can't see the wolves, but she was keeping her thoughts from Eddie boy so I could explain it. At this point all I know is I don't belong with Edward and the place I feel I belong is with the wolves and I want, no I need, time to figure out that connection. As soon as I had decided that I wasn't going to stay with Edward I disappeared from Alice's visions completely.
I was brought out of my thoughts as a voice came over the planes intercom system announcing our upcoming landing in Seattle. The moment of truth was almost here. I nodded to Alice so she would know that I had decided to speak to Eddie on the drive from the airport back to Forks and she knew to run home.
Edward POV
The whole plane ride home from Italy I kept going from happy that Bella is safe to being confused about why she had requested private audience with Aro before our departure. Even more puzzling was the fact that Aro never came out between their conversation and our departure. I had originally thought I was just over reacting till I realized Alice is guarding her thoughts too.
Bella seemed to not want to look at me and on the rare occasion she does she won't look me in the eyes and she has an almost sad look on her face. She seems very lost in her thoughts and it makes me wonder what happened while I was away. Part of me knew something was coming and I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like it. Isabella Swan is the most important person to me, sure I knew she wasn't my true mate but she is an amazing and beautiful person, and I Love her immensely.
I truly had only left to protect her but in the end I ended up being the one needing rescuing by her. I will not make the same mistakes twice. One of the perks of being a vampire was your brain's never ending abilities. I truly never wanted this life for her but it seems I may not have a choice in the matter now that the Volturi are aware she knows of our existence. It doesn't help that if I know Bella she won't allow the family to be put in danger for her to allow me to keep the Volturi in the dark, which meant I would have to change her.
I was so lost in my own thoughts and worries that I almost missed the silent exchange that passed between Alice and Bella as the plane readied to land. When I poked around in Alice's mind all I saw was a rundown of the upcoming sales at the mall in Port Angeles. Ugh! What are these two hiding?
A/N: Wonder what Bella and Aro talked about! It's coming in the next chapter please review and let me know what ya'll think…this is my first story so please *puppy face* review for me!