Disclaimer: I do not own twilight. However I do know someone who wish's they could own Jacob Black!!! *wink and evil laugh* LOL
If you love Maximum Ride please read FAX by Jacob Black Ooft...Phitt. It's amazing!!!
Everyone on team Jacob should read It's Only Forever, Not Long At All by Lesbian Vampire Killer. You'll love it.
Bella POV
'NO!!!' I screamed, knowing it was already too late.
Edward had stepped out of the shadows. Sunlight bounced off his skin like sparkling diamonds, bringing back memories of the afternoon spent in our meadow. His perfect face showed every emotion imaginable, fear and relief, pain and happiness, shame and pride. His eyes left mine. I followed his gaze and saw the fast approaching, dark cloaked figures. I was shocked by how quickly the volturi could reach someone they considered to be a threat. The six of them were at Edward's side in a matter of seconds violently dragging him out of the sunlight.
I sprinted across the crowded square, wondering what would have been. What would my life have been like if I had never met Edward? I don't think I would have stayed in Forks. Charlie and Jacob meant a lot to me but I missed Renee, Phil not to mention the sunny weather. What if Edward hadn't left when he did? Would he ever have left? Would he have turned me into a vampire so we could spend our entire existences at each other's sides? What if I'd never gone cliff diving just to hear his voice? Would Edward ever have returned to Forks? Would he ever have considered coming to Volterra to upset the volturi and get himself killed? What if the plane Alice and I had come over to Italy in hadn't been delayed? Would I still be running across the town square to try and save the only man I would ever love?
Alice and I reached Edward at the same time. The volturi seemed to be ignoring us so I threw Alice a 'what's going on' look. She shrugged her shoulders and grabbed me by the hand and pulled me after the cloaked figures. We had barely walked five metres when Edward growled at the volturi. After five minutes of weaving through the seemingly endless shadowed alleys we reached a dead-end. There must have been a hidden entrance as one of the six guards disappeared. The remaining volturi took down their hoods and turned to look at me.
I stared back horrified by their coal black eyes.
Edward POV
'NO!!!'
The shout startled me. There was only one person in the world with a voice that beautiful. I looked up and there she was. Bella Swan, my Bella.
But that was impossible. She was dead. Alice had seen her jump off a cliff and then her future had disappeared. I guess I did have a soul after all. Death had been quicker than I had anticipated. At last I was with my love and here in heaven we could be together forever. I couldn't move. I stood, glued to the spot, taking in Bella's beauty. My memories had not done her justice. Her wavy mahogany hair was longer and her brown eyes were warmer than I remembered. As she studied my face her expression became more worried.
'Hello Edward. How nice it is to see you again.' The thought was filled with the, anger, pain and sadness only losing someone close to you can bring. Underneath all the emotion was a voice I recognised.
I pulled my eyes away from Bella and looked to the spot from which the thought came. Six members of the volturi guard were running towards me. At the front was Felix. It was his thought I had heard. I shuddered as I remembered the circumstances in which we had last met. The cause of his hate filled voice.
Why was Felix here? Last I heard he was alive and working in Aro's personal guard. That meant I was still alive. Bella must still be alive. Alice had been wrong and there was no need for me to be here antagonising the volturi. There was no need for my existence to end.
The volturi guard reached me and pulled me, roughly, back into the shadow. Their eyes were, as usual, hidden by the oversized hoods on their dark cloaks.
'Hello Edward,' Felix said coldly. 'Do you remember the last time we met?'
'Yes, like it was yesterday.' I muttered.
'Oh so you do remember. You remember that night 90 years ago. The night when you killed the only woman I ever loved. The only person who ever made my existence complete.'
'I was a newborn Felix. She disturbed me when I was hunting. I didn't mean to, you know that.'
'Yes. But that doesn't mean you are forgiven. I can tell by your expression that you now know how much it hurts to lose your partner. It looks like it was only a false alarm for you though.' He nodded in the direction of the square. I looked up to see Bella running towards me in that clumsy, self-conscience way that I find endearing. 'Let's see how you like it when I suck every drop of blood from your little human friend.'
'No. Not Bella. Anything but that, please she's done nothing wrong. Don't hurt her. I'll do anything.'
He smirked but said nothing else.
'If only Aro hadn't told us not to harm her. She smells so good.' Felix thought.
It was my turn to smirk now I knew Aro would protect Bella while she was in Volterra. I was willing to die if only I could get Aro to promise never to let any vampire hurt Bella.
'Edward what's going on here?' I heard Alice think.
Bella and Alice reached us at the same time. Felix and the others ignored the girls and began to walk through the dark twisting alleys that led towards the volturi castle. I let a low growl escape my throat as I realised they were all thinking about Bella's blood. Felix shoved me extra hard for this almost making me crash into the guard in front of me.
After what felt like an eternity we reached the back entrance to the volturi castle. One of the volturi disappeared through a hole in the wall, hidden in the gloom, which served as an entrance. Felix and the others took down their hoods and turned towards Bella. Her expression told me, before I'd had chance to read their thoughts, that they were hungry.