Damien POV
Once Bella finished up with 'Superstar', I heard her musical voice start in with that 'ahhh's' of our third song. This one I would come in first though and I moved up beside her as I played the beat, her voice filling my ears. I'd made a good choice in signing her all those years again. I noticed when Liz's voice joined hers, a little higher before the drums started in as well and I played louder as I gripped the mic in my hand and whispered into it hoarsely in a smooth yet somehow husky voice.
"Bound
at every limb by my shackles of fear
Sealed with lies through so
many tears
Lost from within, pursuing the end
I fight for the
chance to be lied to again,"
I could see the girls swooning in the crowd and couldn't help but feel a bit cocky. I loved female attention, but Bella knew exactly what I liked. I allowed myself to scan over the crowds, catching the scent of more vampires, a large coven of them near the front. I knew no vampires could smell us; Bella's power hid our presence from everyone. The Volturi had already known about us but these ones I didn't recognize. As I looked for them though I noticed Bella's sexy voice cutting through my thoughts, she had a sort of loud voice that could go soft if she wanted to but it always caught your attention with it's rough and kind of raw sound and I joined her with my own voice for this set.
"You
will never be strong enough
You will never be good enough
You
were never conceived in love
You will not rise above,"
We sounded good together; even I had to admit that, her raw voice against my husky whisper dragged you under, into our world and didn't let you out until we stopped. I took this chance to rest as Bella sang her part alone, and I still searched the front of the stage for those vampires.
"They'll
never see
I'll never be
I'll struggle on and on to feed this
hunger
Burning deep inside of me,"
I whispered into the mic again, this one kept my voice low and rough. Probably one of my favorite songs, because unlike some songs, you could also clearly make out the rest of the instruments as well.
"But
through my tears breaks a blinding light
Birthing a dawn to this
endless night
Arms outstretched, awaiting me
An open embrace
upon a bleeding tree"
I found them as Bella and I sang together again, her voice jut lower than me,
"Rest
in me and I'll comfort you
I have lived and I died for you
Abide
in me and I vow to you
I will never forsake you."
I examined them more closely, going over each face as my voice faded out and Bella's became clearer.
"They'll
never see
I'll never be
I'll struggle on and on to feed this
hunger
Burning deep inside of me,"
About three of them were blonde, two of the males and one female that just fell below the bar compared to Bella. Then they had variations of brown, two more females and males alike. God, there was seven of them! What was a coven this size doing here? They seemed to be watching the stage in awe, no doubt shocked by Bella's appearance. Few people could wear what she was right now and not be called a slut, she was one of those few people. She also didn't rely on her looks either, she had a powerful voice which is what people fell for anyways, this had been the reason she didn't show her face for so long. Build excitement and wonder in the fans so when it happened they couldn't not love her anymore, they were in too deep. These people though, they just stood agape and when my eyes landed one of the males with a brown hair, it was hard to tell in this lighting he was simply staring at Bella in amazement though. Trying to avoid drooling it seemed like, but there was something that flickered in his eyes that made me feel like he was more than star-struck.
"They'll
never see
I'll never be
I'll struggle on and on to feed this
hunger
Burning deep inside of me,"
The instruments took over as Bella went on with the 'aah's' again and I gripped her hand for a moment, borrowing her power. This male unnerved me with his glance and I had to know what he was thinking. Before that though I finished my part of the song,
"Rest
in me and I'll comfort you
I have lived and I died for you
Abide
in me and I vow to you
I will never forsake you."
Bella sang her part next, the song was almost over and in that time I would look into his thoughts.
"They'll
never see
I'll never be
I'll struggle on and on to feed this
hunger
Burning deep inside of me,"
It went out with 'ahh's' from both her and Liz and then I concentrated on the man who still looked unwaveringly at my Bella.
Edward POV
No.Way.
I told myself again, this girl on stage, the angel I had been listening to was not Bella, it couldn't be. This is what I told myself over and over again. She was dead, she was supposed to have died a long time ago, how could she have survived. She wasn't a vampire I knew, she didn't smell like us at all, and I could sense nothing from inside of her, sure she was pale and beautiful but that hardly counted her for a being a vampire. Then again, that would almost provide perfect reasoning for why Aro and Jane had listened to her. No, I told myself again firmly, they might seem the same but your Bella's gone. Still though, the likeness was disturbing.
When I saw the man behind her step up next to her though and touch her though, I felt a pang of jealousy shoot through me at their touch. How dare he touch my Bella like that, I was the only one allowed to do that. Wait, I scolded myself, calm down she isn't your Bella they just look alike.
I looked back upstage at this angel that looked like her and saw the man grinning down at me, why the hell was he smiling?! Was he mocking me or something? Not only were their looks uncanny, I couldn't read a single one of their thoughts and this scared me. What was happening to my powers?
Still though he appeared amused and it angered me so much that I might be the one providing this fun for him and I began to growl low and menacing. Though I was all the way over here and they were still playing he somehow heard me which made him chuckle.
After the song was done though and my angel's voice faded out he grinned out me, full of arrogance as he leaned in a put his lips to her neck, murmuring something to her though no sound came out. I clenched my fist in anger; he was definitely mocking me now. I glared at him on stage and then I saw my angel's face turn towards me, my sweet Bella, or who I cold pretend she was for now anyways. Her eyes flickered for a moment but then it was gone and I wondered if it might have the lights.
When she faced me though, I took in a sharp breath of air. I'd been so focused on her face that I'd neglected to examine the rest of her. Her clothes though! They were nearly transparent against her defined body but the material was too dark to actually glimpse anything. I don't think I've ever seen someone able to wear something like that without being bad-mouthed, but she definitely worked it to her advantage. I believe she gave even Rosalie a run for her money.
She watched me for a moment and then giggled with the other man, what the hell was so god dammed funny?! I was beginning to become irritated with this all when the same boy from before, walking with a casual air came out on stage. He may have looked casual but he seemed to have calculated his look just right so that he still looked good and not sloppy. It was a trait few could successfully pull off. From the looks of it though, he'd had practice.
My angel turned back towards the rest of the crowd and smiled that dazzling smile again. "Well everybody," her musical voice rang out, "we're going to take a quick water break backstage for a moment so feel free to enjoy our little Stephen's entertainment while you wait."
We all cheered for her again as she walked off stage, the band trailing behind her. Stephen as she'd called him walked out and pouted at her and she flicked him playfully as he walked on stage. He wasn't a bad singer really and many of the females seemed taken with him but I longed for my angel's voice again.
Briefly though I wondered if she was with the man on stage, they seemed close enough and didn't mind each other's company obviously but then again the whole pack seemed close. It irked me to no end to think that he might my angel all to himself. Of course I didn't want to think that she was almost the twin of my real angel, that couldn't be possible. Alice would have seen something if that had happened and it had all been quiet until her death, she'd been in an accident and never left the hospital. We'd mourned for a good many years until even the grief began to get to us. We slowly began to get into our old routine, the emptiness just faintly there to remind us of what we'd lost.
I looked to my side and saw the rest of the family watching the stage where the girl had exited in amazement. None of us had expected this. Sure we could pass the name off as coincidence but when she looked like a clone as well it made it a bit more complicated.
"Was that who I think it was?" Jasper whispered next to me so the whole family could here. I could hear the murmur of their thoughts before Alice burst out, "It's Bella, it's Bella!" she cheered. I looked
around and sighed my acceptance of this. Everyone seemed so excited about it now and I could feel the hope bubbling within me again though I knew I shouldn't have. Even if it was my Bella, she'd obviously moved on. I looked up at the silence though and saw their confused faces. "But why can't I see anything?" Alice asked, her face screwed up in concentration, her entire future is blocked. Jasper nodded, "me too. I can obviously tell she was happy on stage but I can't sense a thing from her even now. It's like she's not there. I nodded to this and they turned to me, "I couldn't' read a single one of their thoughts at all," I put in, "not just Bella's," I added since they knew I could never look into her head before.
"Why were you trying to read the others' minds?" Emmett's voice asked me and I grimaced. "The male," I replied, "the one behind her. He kept looking at me and laughing. I wanted to know what was so funny," I said simply with a pout and I heard Emmett's booming laugh along with everyone else's. Great now even they thought I was funny. But I knew what this one was about. To quote Esme, 'I looked so cute when I pouted.' Ugh, I was a man; I didn't want to be cute. I scowled at them and turned around in time to see that man with his arms wrapped around her. My Bella! And what was worse, she was letting him!
She was leaning against his shoulder as he soothed her, something that had once been my job and I felt my trembling as Jasper placed a hand on my shoulder, sending waves of calm washing over me. It quieted most of it but I still felt my anger bubbling beneath the surface.
I heard the guitar start out first before she released him and walked on stage with another smile, preparing to sing again. I forgot my anger then and listened to my angel's soothing voice,closing my eyes and letting it wrap around me.
