Chapter Three

Acceptance is Futile

The searing white hot pain finally stopped and Bella knew instantly that the transformation was finally over.

She could hear two voices in the background and she tried to remember everything that had happened. Her eyelids were heavy and she tried to pick up her hand so she could rub herself awake. Though they too were heavy.

Why did she feel so tired? She could distantly remember Edward telling her that vampires did not get tired, and they did not sleep. So why did she feel so tired, so un-vampire like?

Finally her eyes opened and she found herself looking up at a bottom of a square wooden canopy, with small carvings of vines and flowers all over it.

She groaned as she tried to sit up and failed miserably.

'She's awake, go get Aro.'

Aro? She was sure that was Alice's' voice, why would she tell someone to get Aro? What was Aro doing in Forks? Better yet where the hell was she? She'd never been in anyone else's room other than Alice and Edwards rooms.

She tried to sit up again and this time instantly she felt someone's hand grab her arm and she looked to her side to see Alice helping her up.

"Hey …. You had us all worried." She said softly.

Sitting up Bella looked around the lavishly decorated bedroom.

It was large, very large at that, she doubted she was even at the Cullen's house anymore. The ceiling was high and white, also with carvings that were mixtures of diamonds and hearts coming down, a large chandelier, and three large windows across from her bed along with a long couch facing the windows, a bench at the end of her bed, a heavy and warm honey colored comforter. The bed frame was odd, she'd never seen a canopy like it, or even heard of one, the post at the end of the bed were carved like amphora bottles at the top but then they straitened and went down in a slightly odd vase sort of shape.

Where the hell was she?

"Bella?" Alice said.

"Where? ….. Where am I…? What happened?" Bella asked slightly shaky.

"You don't remember?" Alice asked as she slid onto the bed and embraced her in a tight hug.

"No everything is really blurry." Bella said.

"Yeah I know what you mean." Alice whispered.

"Where are we?" Bella asked again.

The door opened then and she watched as three older vampires she knew as the leaders of Volturri walked into the room.

"Isabella you're finally awake!" Aro said slightly giddy.

"Alice!" Bella called out slightly scared.

"It's okay Bella." Jasper said as he walked in and calmed her down.

"Where are we? What's going on?" Bella asked slightly bewildered.

"You're in Italy Isabella." Aro said as he walked up to the bed.

Bella turned to look at Alice, her face was slightly sad and her grip tightened on her, she then turned to look at Jasper to see that he too had a look of sadness on his face, but at the same time he was putting up a guard.

"Do you not remember what happened?" Caius asked.

Bella turned back to look over at the three vampires, shaking her head furiously as she replied.

"N-No … Everything is blurry, very, very blurry."

"Where's Edward?" She asked as she looked around the room.

Surely he wouldn't allow her to go to Italy without him, especially knowing that Aro wanted her in his collection.

"Bella." Alice began.

Jasper walked over to her and sat on the other side, and he handed her a mirror.

She picked it up and looked at her reflection. "You're a vampire now." Alice finished.

Her memories flooded back to her then and she gasped as she stared at the person in the glass contraption.

"She still has human tears." She heard Caius say.

She looked up. "Bella, do you remember what happened? Who bit you?" Jasper asked carefully.

"He was black with an African accent, but his eyes weren't like vampires eyes." Bella said.

Another man walked into the room and she wondered who he was. He had dark brown hair with an olive and pale white complexion, and he was tall, he looked around the same age as Carlisle too, in human terms of course.

"Eleazar, we're going to need your help." Aro said as he traded places with Alice, his hand ghosting over her shoulder.

"Alice would you be a dear and kindly close the door." Aro said.

Bella watched as Alice walked across the room and shut the door.

The man named Eleazar walked over to where Jasper stood and whispered into his ear, Jasper nodded as he turned to back to look at her, a small smile on his lips.

"She's still blocking me." Eleazar said to Aro, his Spanish accent thick as he spoke.

Aro nodded over to Jasper and she instantly felt calmer. "Isabella, we wish to see what this man looked like from your eyes, to do that you need to drop your shield." Eleazar said to her.

"What are you talking about?" Bella asked.

"You're ability Bella; so far all we know is that you can block your mind from every vampire that has a mental ability." Jasper explained.

"They need you to drop it Bella." Alice said as she sat down at the end of the bed, holding onto her ankle in a caring way.

Another wave of calmness entered her system. "Perhaps you should try imaging falling." Eleazar said to her.

"Try remembering that time you jumped from the cliff." Alice added.

An image of looking down at the water as she got closer to it instantly popper into her mind and she kept it there.

"It's wavering, but she needs to be calmer." Eleazar said.

Another wave of calmness swept through her. "Now" Eleazar said and she felt Aro place his hand on her shoulder and she could feel him entering her mind, swimming his ways through her memories.

She gasped as she slumped forward a bit, and she could feel him leaving her mind.

"Jane." He called and instantly Jane was at his side.

He touched her hand and he shook his head. "This one wasn't in the body count, he's still alive." Aro said as he stood back up, Alice taking back her spot quickly.

"Where's Edward?" Bella asked again.

"Bella …Edward is-

-Edward Cullen and all the other guests are all dead." Caius said before he turned and walked across the room leaving them.

Bella shook her head. "No-o N-n-no he can't die, vampires can't die! He's not dead." Bella said bewildered.

Alice grabbed her by her arms and stared her in the eyes. "Bella, sweetie it's okay we're still here." Alice soothed.

"He's not dead." Bella said as she grabbed Alice by the arms. "Bella sweetie you're hurting me." Alice said.

A wave of calmness hit through her and she knew it then that it wasn't a dream.

"Strength of a vampire, tears of a human." She heard Aro say in the background.

"Get out!" Alice said as she turned to look at the older vampire.

"Call us when she's calmed down." Aro said before he too walked away from them with Marcus at his side.

"Oh Bella!" Alice cried as she embraced the other girl tightly.

"I know how you feel trust me, they're all gone, everyone!" Alice said as she began to sob tearless sobs.

"What happened?" Bella choked out as she tried to keep her sobs in.

"Victoria sired a few cowards, and her death gave them courage …. They used this thing to block their attack from Alice …. We never saw them coming." Jasper said quietly as he too sat down on the large bed.

She slipped and she knew she'd never be able to stop her crying. "Bella everything will be alright, we'll find this thing, and he'll see justice." Jasper soothed.

"It doesn't change the fact that they're gone!" Bella screamed.

"No it doesn't." Alice whispered.

Bella said nothing, there was nothing to say, if what they were saying was true then that meant her mom and her dad were gone as well, along with all her human friends.

Along with the rest of the Cullen's

Along with Edward.

Minutes passed to hours, hours passed to days, and days went by. Bella couldn't stop crying, her sobbing, and her screaming, it just went going.

She was going through it all over again.

Alice and Jasper watching, and trying to help her, it was no use she was gone, and everyone knew it.

She watched from her bed as Heidi entered the room with a glass cup and a few bags of blood. She turned away from the woman and wrapped herself up more into her blankets.

More minutes passed, and then more hours went by.

Alice and Jasper entered the room.

"Hey." Jasper whispered as he slid onto the bed.

"Bella sweetie." Alice said.

She said nothing, she heard but she wouldn't say or do anything. Nothing, just like her existence was without her family.

"Bella, we're going to be leaving now." Alice said as she smoothed out her hair.

They gave up on her long ago. "We'll be back we promise, and that thing will have his punishment." Jasper said.

"Bella, sweetie, this isn't goodbye, I'll come back for you with that thing wrapped up like a present before you're a hundred, I promise." Alice said

She saw Jasper slide his eyes over to the tray with all the blood, and the empty glasses, looking back over to Alice with a face of worry.

"Bella sweetie, please, please I beg of you eat something." Alice pleaded.

Alice had made a promise she couldn't fulfill, she'd never see her again. She'd never see her crazy pixie named Alice, or her slightly aloof brother ever again. This was just a way to make the goodbye easier on her, but it wasn't working.

"I know, Bells, you don't believe us, I know, I hardly believe us, how am I going to find this thing if I can't even see what I'm looking for." Alice said.

"We'll come back we swear." Jasper said before he kissed her forehead, leaving the room.

"Bella." Alice said.

"I'm begging you please eat … just …" She stopped in her pleading and Bella looked up to see that her eyes had glazed over, she was seeing something.

She gasped as she looked at her with wide eyes, she looked sad, and shocked at the same time.

"I'll be back I promise, just take things …. Slow … you'll remember my words when you figure out what I saw." Alice said carefully.

"Please Bella just eat, if you starve yourself, you'll die and I'll never be able to prove to you how wrong about this situation you are." Alice said as she hugged her tightly.

"I have to go, the suns already gone ... I'll write you, I promise." Alice said as she let go of her and kissed her forehead too.

She turned and walked across the room, at the last step towards the door she turned around and smiled.

"I'll see you again sister." Alice said before she grabbed the knob and turned it opening the door and quickly shutting it as she walked out.

Bella said nothing, but let more tears escape from her, and her screams and cries continued on everyone in the palace could hear her, and they could do nothing.

So this story is simple.

Victoria sired some cowards but when the big battle came to get her revenge on the the Cullen's they backed out. News gets to them about her gruesome death and their brothers and sisters death and they want revenge, planning the perfect attack they bring in something that Alice can't see (I'm postive most of you know or will figure who this person is easily.)

What was supposed to be the happiest day of Bella's life turned out to be the day she'll never forget. The Volturi take her in after Alice and Jasper take off to find the person that caused Alice's blindness, and the death of their family and friends.

Love, friendship, enemies, battles, and much much more.

Every chapter is in Someones P.O.V. You'll always know who's as well.

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Midori Blossom

New to the Twilight Section.

*There's a big reason why I left Jasper alive, and later you'll see why.

The Bella/Demetri will go very, very slowly for you all to know, it's not going to be very soon, and I'm basing his loos off the actor that plays him, cause he is seriously hot.