Hey everybody! Ok I just wanted to say please read my friend Wolfienurs story the Memory Keeper! It's awesome!
I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT BUT I WISH I OWNED EDWARD!!!! Along with everybody else...anyway.
BPOV
Well if my life wasn't crazy enough...
Ok so knew I was part of a prophecy which involved me finding then killing my 'true love' so my family and I could be free. If I didn't have to kill the guy I would absolutely LOVE this. Then there's being Aro, Marcus and Caius's granddaughter. Or maybe it's just Aro, I had no idea if they were actually brothers or not.
I thought back to what Aro had said about the prophecy and the prophecy itself.
"We know what the prophecy means as well Isabella. You fall in love with a werewolf or a human and you have to either change them or kill them. If you choose to kill them we let you and your family go. If you change them it will cause their species to be wiped out"
That was what Aro had said. Fall in love with a human or werewolf that would make it easier killing them, not. Species being wiped out didn't sound good either. The prophecy had said it would be the destruction of an empire though not a mass murder basically. All this was giving me a headache.
I guess I'd just have to trust Aro...that's a first.
Feeling fed up I stormed to the main entrance/exit of the castle.
"Hello there Isabella" Gianna called to me from her desk.
"Hey Gianna. I was just going for a stroll around town if that's alright" Gianna was a nice human I'd give her that. Always greeting us cheerfully by our names, even Felix and his minions. Amazing she could remember who was who seeing how many of us there were.
She nodded "Sure the gates open, its dark out, don't give anybody a hard time ok?" and there was the one reason I didn't always like her. She thought I was going to snap any second with my veggie diet and attack someone. Weird when she saw Heidi bringing in innocents almost every day to be killed. I said a quiet ok then ran out the door.
Ah fresh, cool air. I paused on the top steps that led up to the castle. Volterra may not have been huge but it was beautiful. There was the huge fountain in the square which was basically a bigger and more intricate version of Marcus's fountain in the courtyard. The clock tower chimed loudly and proudly in all its glory. I headed down the steps and into the cobblestone streets.
Sitting by the fountain I let all the different sounds enter my ears, calming me down.
The crickets chirped, a couple of frogs croaked, water smoothly lapped in the fountain. I could smell the slight scent of perfume that people had been wearing earlier in the day along with the usual smells of nature and flowers. I tilted my head back letting the sounds and scents completely engulf me. Suddenly I smelled something so different yet so...mouth watering.
"Miss do you think you should be out here all alone at this time of night?" a beautiful voice asked me. I looked up to find a gorgeous human standing right in front of me.
He was quite a bit taller then I was and was dressed like any other human teenage boy I'd seen. His hair was a wonderful bronze colour that looked so messy I just wanted to run my hands through it and pull him so close so I could...no bad Bella! I saved his eyes for last. Green as emeralds. He was breathtaking.
You know, for a human.
"What's your name?" the must be angel asked me. As I opened my mouth the scent took over again. Oh dear lord this would make interaction difficult. Even though my throat was on fire I wasn't going to let this boy go.
"Isabella Cullen. Just call me Bella though." I answered his question at last.
"You have such a beautiful name Bella. Beautiful name for a beautiful girl." He said before his cheeks turned bright red. How cute.
"Sorry I don't usually say things like that, I mean, well. It's true, but" He stuttered before he sat down beside me putting his face in his hands.
"Don't worry about it" I laughed "You know my name now what's yours?" I smiled.
"Edward Masen. Umm is it too much to ask if I can walk you home?" Edward took his hands away from his face and looked at me.
"Sure." Only after I said it I realized I was basically taking him to the Volturi. Ok need a plan and need it now. God what would the others do they could handle things much better than me!
"Great where do you live?" Edward grinned. Think, think, think!
"Actually how about we just walk instead?" I asked quickly. So it wasn't ingenious but hey as long as it kept him away from Aro, Caius, Marcus and who knows what else it was fine.
"Ok whatever you want." We started walking through the streets of Volterra peacefully, not needing to fill the silence. I however wanted to know more about this boy.
"So what brings you to Volterra?" I asked. Edward immediately looked pained. "I'm sorry if you don't want to say its fine"
"No I'm ok. My parents told me of Volterra and they wanted to take me here some day. They always said it was so beautiful here and I felt like I had to see it. For them. They died several years back; some crazy guy was at my father's work while my mother was picking him up." Edward had a single tear roll down his face.
"I'm so sorry Edward" I whispered. His poor parents and most of all poor him...
"What about you then? What brings you here?" Edward smiled and put on a brave face for me so I took the spotlight off him.
"Uh me and my family came here many years ago for a holiday and we umm never left" as close to the truth as I could get.
"How many of there are you?" He asked, recovered from his sad state.
"There are seven of us. My parents Carlisle and Esme, my two sisters Rosalie and Alice and our adopted brothers Jasper and Emmett. Don't hit on any of them though." He looked confused and I laughed again "Rosalie and Emmett are together and so is Jasper and Alice. Before you say it no it is not incest, they guys are adopted remember?" Edward nodded thoughtfully, taking in the weird relationships.
"You have any brothers and sisters?" I said, making sure I didn't ask about his parents again.
"No I'm an only child. I've always kind of wanted a baby sister though. Someone I could protect and take care of, be somebody to turn to when things got bad for her" I saw a tear in his eye.
"If you want I could be your little sister?" I put my arm around Edward's waist. What was wrong with me? Let me think of the all the reasons this was wrong. He was a human, I could kill him at any second I very well pleased, I could not be his 'little sister' since technically I was thirty seven, and last off all his scent sent me into a freaking whirlpool of pain. Edward was laughing while I scolded myself.
"No I don't think I can look at you as a sister, maybe something else but not a sister" I would have blushed if I could. What did he mean by something else? Did he mean...more than a sister? I shouldn't even be thinking about this! I don't so don't need this right now! I've known this guy what five minutes and I already love him!
That stopped me in my tracks right there. I loved him. Oh no...damn that prophecy to hell. Well this was just PERFECT (note the very heavy sarcasm)!
"Hey umm Edward your leaving soon aren't you? I mean really it only takes a day to see Volterra there are much better places to visit I'm sure." I needed to get him out of here.
"Actually I've kinda moved here. That's my house right there" Edward smiled a crooked smile that would have made my heart skip a beat. I saw he was pointing at an old red townhouse, have to say it was very nice. HE MOVED HERE?!?!?! This just gets better and better...
I realized he wasn't going to leave so there were only three other options and none of them were exactly a great ideas. One I could try and kill myself, yeah not going to happen thank you. Two escape with my family, been there done that. And three try and convince Aro I have no idea who my true love is and pray to god Aro doesn't find Edward.
No surprise I was leaning towards choice number three. Though choice number two was incredibly inviting but like I said, been there done that and it didn't end well.
"It's getting late I better go" I forced myself to say. I didn't want to leave him.
"C'mon I said I'd walk you home" Edward started down the street.
"No I'm fine Edward, really. I don't live that far away and your already home so I'll just go" I said walking backwards so I could still face him.
"At least meet me again. Please." He grabbed my hand, pulling me back to him before shock crossed his face "You're so cold, here take my jacket." Edward slid his jacket off and draped it around my shoulders. Sure I was cold, just not for the reason he thinks.
"Thanks. And I c-can't see you again" I turned my head away, this hurt so bad.
"Please Bella. Take my jacket you can return it to me tomorrow if we meet" The boy was practically begging me. Well now I knew why Aro made me go 'fishing' with Heidi sometimes...
Why not? I was going to hell anyways.
"Fountain, nine o'clock. See you later Edward" I smiled and walked off.
"Until tomorrow night Bella" I heard him whisper into the night before going inside.
I walked myself back up to the castle. Just as I was about to open the door I heard screams. Great Heidi had brought 'dinner'. It reminded me I hadn't hunted, guess I have to go by myself then.
I spent a good hour roaming to forest, occasionally bringing down a deer. Most of all I was thinking. When I finally had enough I ran back to my little piece of...hell.
"Isabella your back. You're families in your suite; they were looking for you earlier." I nodded to Gianna and headed upstairs.
Just like on my hunt all I could think was what the hell had I got myself into?
EPOV
I'm finally here. I thought as I put my last bag in my room.
I moved to Volterra because of my parents. They were always saying what an incredible city it was. I lay on my bed, jet-lagged from my flight in. It wasn't long before sleep took over...
"Edward?" my mother called from downstairs. I quickly got up and walked to the dining room where she was setting the table.
"Yeah mom?" I took the silverware out of her hands and directed her to a chair. My mother was going to give birth to my new little sister any day soon. We were all so excited.
"I was just wondering if you would mind going on a grocery run with Mary for me. I forgot to get eggs you see" She said as she sat down. Mary was my nanny, I was only ten.
"Ok Mom" Mom thanked me while Mary took me out to her car. We got to the supermarket with no trouble and easily grabbed a carton of free range eggs (not cage eggs because that's really mean to chickens...).
We arrived back home and found a note on the door.
'Edward just going to pick up your father, his car broke down at the hospital. Just put the eggs on the counter and we'll be home in no time' I recognized my mother's handwriting and did as she asked.
Just as we walked in the door the phone rang.
"Hello?"I answered while Mary put the eggs away
"Hello Edward this is Charlie Swan, Forks police"
"Hi Charlie!" the guy lived next door to us after all.
"You're mother went into labour and gave birth to your sister." I grinned. My baby sister was here!
"Can we go see her Charlie?"
"I'm afraid...some unfortunate things have happened." Oh god...
"What happened Charlie?" I growled. Even when I was young I could get very mad.
"There was a man that burst into the hospital. He went into the delivery ward and killed everyone there, including you're parents. He made off with your sister. I'm so sorry Edward" That's when I dropped the phone.
It was months later the funeral was held, we had held it off because of the search for my sister. I cried silent tears while the priest talked. When he was done I got up to say a few words.
"My mother Elizabeth Masen was the kindest and most caring mother there ever was, maybe even the kindest and most caring person ever. She was forever looking out for anyone who may have needed her help. We all know my father Edward Masen senior, my namesake. He was a doctor at the hospital and saved countless lives for which we are all eternally grateful. I will try to follow in his footsteps, keeping his spirit alive. And my dear baby sister Louise. That's what we were going to name her. Louise Anne Masen. She will always be in my heart along with my parents and one day when I leave this earth I will finally meet her. I bought this for her, a teddy bear. This is for the girl who didn't get her fair chance at life" I picked up the bear and walked to my baby sister's empty coffin, placing it there along with a bouquet of roses. I didn't look at anybody; I knew their faces would look shocked. Like they expected a ten year old boy to write that, they probably thought I'd just say "I love my family and miss them very much" ha I wasn't an idiot.
My dream changed, suddenly I was sitting with my parents and was eighteen again (I know Edward was frozen at 17 but hello he is human and he must be 18 so suck it up!).
"Edward are you alright?" my mother asked.
"Mom? Dad? But you're d-d-dead." I stuttered.
"We know Edward don't be so surprised. There's somebody we want you to see" my father gestured to a door. I walked through it and found myself outside near a swing set.
"EDWARD!" a little voice screamed my name. A young girl had appeared on the swing. I slowly made my way over to her.
"Hello do I know you?" I asked, perplexed. She laughed in such a sweet way.
"Edward it's me! Can you push me?" the girl asked putting on the cutest puppy dog face I'd ever seen.
"Sure." I started pushing her while she giggled.
"Eddie do you really not recognize me?" I had stopped swinging her and was now seated with her on my lap.
"I know you. I just can't remember you, I mean you look so familiar..." she did look familiar. Her hair was in bronze ringlets around her face and her eyes were just like mine.
"I thought you would know me Eddie! Look closer it's me!" without warning she placed her hand on my cheek. I saw things I had never witnessed. My mother, sweat on her face but cuddling this girl close to her. A man rushing in, grabbing a hold of everybody in sight and biting their necks. My mother screamed and held the girl close but the man bit mom anyway. He took the girl and held her close, telling her she was his. He ran off with her and raised her. When she reached eight years old he took her to a castle. Saying this was their new home. When she asked why they were moving he didn't answer. He just laughed and said "Time to begin a new life" and bit her. With that the girl pulled her hand from my cheek.
"Do you know me now Eddie?" she pleaded. I looked closely at the girl. The hair, the eyes...
"How old are you?" I asked.
"I'm eight" she answered, grinning MY crooked smile.
"What's your name?" I asked hesitantly.
"Lily. That's the new name I was given for my new life. An older girl gave me that name when she came along. I told her my old name held to many memories."
"What was your old name?" Inside I knew exactly who she was.
"Louise. Louise Anne Masen." With that my world shut down and it all went black.
I woke up with sweat covering my whole body. I had dreamed of the time my parents died but never had I ever dreamed about my little sister. It wasn't real though, that didn't happen. I mean yes a guy made off with my newly born sister but he didn't keep her. He murdered her! And then there was the biting...that wasn't true. The guy had come in with a knife a cut everybody's throats so they bled to death. Even my poor mother. I prayed my sister had suffered a quicker death and hadn't seen it coming.
That was eight years ago though. I shivered, eight years. Just like the dream. Shaking my head I looked at the clock. Ten at night. I wasn't going to get some rest anytime soon so I grabbed my jacket and took a walk.
I had passed a fountain while I drove to my new home. I decided that would be a nice place to sit and think. As I turned the corner I saw somebody was already there.
She had mahogany hair that shined and reached her waist. She was deathly pale but on her it looked good. Her lips were a luscious red colour and behind them her teeth almost shone in the lights of the fountain. She was wearing simple jeans and boots with a long sleeved red top but no jacket. Her head was tilted back and she was smiling. Before I could stop myself I was right in front of her.
"Miss do you think you should be out here all alone at this time of night?" I asked her. Her hot shot up. I finally got a look at her eyes. They were a gorgeous topaz like colour. Unusual but amazing. I realized she hadn't answered and was just blinking over and over at me. Stupid me I probably scared her.
"What's your name?" I asked. The girl pushed some hair behind her ear and finally talked.
"Isabella Cullen. Just call me Bella though." Her voice was beautiful, just like her name, just like her eyes, just like her.
"You have such a beautiful name Bella. Beautiful name for a beautiful girl." Oh fuck did I really just say that? Damn it I'm an idiot! I was blushing profusely by now. I tried apologizing but Bella stopped me.
"Don't worry about. Now you know my name, what's yours?" Bella laughed. A wonderful soprano of bells.
"Edward Masen. Umm is it too much to ask if I can walk you home?" I asked hesitantly. At first she said yes then decided she would like to walk instead.
"What brings you to Volterra?" Bella asked suddenly. The first part of my dream came into my mind. I must have looked weird because she said I didn't have to tell her. I told her though, not about everything just about my parents. I didn't mention Louise to her.
"I'm so sorry Edward" she whispered. I didn't want things to be awkward or anything so I jumped in with my own question.
"What about you? What brings you here?" Bella smiled at me
"Uh me and my family came here many years ago for a holiday and we umm never left" She said simply
"How many of there are you?" I asked yet another question. I hope my questions weren't bothering her.
"There are seven of us. My parents Carlisle and Esme, my two sisters Rosalie and Alice and our adopted brothers Jasper and Emmett. Don't hit on any of them though." Bella laughed so I must have looked confused "Rosalie and Emmett are together and so is Jasper and Alice. Before you say it no it is not incest, they guys are adopted remember?" I nodded. Wow big family, and all actually together. Well except Bella...
"You have any brothers and sisters?" She asked me.
"No I'm an only child. I've always kind of wanted a baby sister though. Someone I could protect and take care of, be somebody to turn to when things got bad for her" Again I didn't mention I actually had a sister. I felt a tear run down my cheek.
"If you want I could be your little sister?" Bella said sweetly. Bella would do that for me, be my little sister. She slid her arm around my waist, poor thing must be freezing.
"No I don't think I can look at you as a sister, maybe something else but not a sister" I laughed. I noticed Bella had her eyebrows furrowed like she was mad, but they changed back to normal when she turned her face to look at me again.
"Hey umm Edward your leaving soon aren't you? I mean really it only takes a day to see Volterra there are much better places to visit I'm sure." She wanted me to leave?
"Actually I've kinda moved here. That's my house right there" I pointed to my house and gave her my crooked smile.
"It's getting late I better go" Bella looked so sad as she spoke.
"C'mon I said I'd walk you home" I took a couple steps back up the street
"No I'm fine Edward, really. I don't live that far away and your already home so I'll just go" I chuckled lightly at her, walking backwards. I just find that a bit funny.
"At least meet me again. Please." I reached for her hand but when I got hold of it I pulled back. I was right before she must be getting frostbite with how cold she is "You're so cold, here take my jacket." I took my own jacket off and put it around her shoulders.
"Thanks. And I c-can't see you again" She looked away.
"Please Bella. Take my jacket you can return it to me tomorrow if we meet" I pleaded. I wants no needed to see her again. She seemed to give in.
"Fountain, nine o'clock. See you later Edward" She flashed me a grin then walked off into the night.
"Until tomorrow night Bella" I whispered to her, not that she'd hear, and opened my door.
Inside I made some hot chocolate with marshmallows and sat down in front of the TV. I put on an episode of House I'd recorded and somewhere between finishing my drink and this random getting surgery I fell asleep.
