Revealed [For the lack of a better title]
In an airless motion, Amun had fastened Benjamin onto a wall of ice, several meters from the building. He was glaring at his "aprentice" but Benjamin was oblivious to his grimace, for he was gawking pass his leader, and towards the sweet scent of the woman. Amun ran him through the tunnel then finally in the primary hole, well away from the girl. Benjamin was silent and still, holding his breath.
"Jump," ordered Amun. Benjamin looked at him skeptically but obeyed. He leaped from his stance and landed seventy feet above, standing atop a solid dent, then another eighty feet, an additional sixty, then finally reaching the even frost of the new Earth. Amun did the same and soon, they were facing each other.
"Since when have you kept that from me?" Benjamin said through his teeth.
"Since the day we discovered she was pregnant. I think we both know what your reaction will be," Amun responded calmly. "She's not food, Benjamin."
"You know how I don't like being manipulated. I can control myself and how can you be so secretive about this when you know I can help?"
"Because I want this world to exist! I want the humans, the animals, the plants, everything!"
"And you don't think I want that, too?"
"We're not satisfied with our lifestyle, our friends are gone, and we have to protect the humans. We still have a duty, Benjamin. We can't argue forever."
"Then just tell me one thing," Benjamin initiated, crossing his arms across his chest. "What exactly have you kept from me for the past years?"
Amun sighed but began explaining.
"Leo and I have been feeding and protecting this pregnant woman for months now. We plan to deliver her baby into this world. Once it is delivered, I was going to ask you to renew part of the land. Yes, you've been doing that for quite a while now, but we want you to revive a much larger portion. A part large enough to start a new environment."
"And what about the others he was speaking of?"
Amun observed him, wondering if he should tell him about the other humans. Once Benjamin hears about them, he could easily sprint off to find their trail and…
For once, Amun considered venturing not to tell his kin about his secrets, for he never keeps anything from them, or anyone for that matter. He was straightforward to all.
"There are others like us and others like them," he said meticulously. "We've split into different directions, keeping the survivors we've taken during the Armageddon. This woman is the only one bearing a child from all the groups and we're trying to protect them from others who will most definitely cause harm. These people are the only ones who could enliven this planet."
"Any of our comrades alive?"
"Most of them, yes. And the Volturi, too."
Benjamin's eyes widened and he furrowed his brows. They haven't encountered the Volturi coven in centuries and with survivors still in hiding, they would be more than pleased to drain all of their blood. The method of living must have circulated throughtout their kind for them to be living this long. Or maybe they've eaten each other instead, Benjamin thought with disgust.
"The Volturi are involved in this," Amun said and Benjamin's red gaze pierced through his.
"They've deviced this plan," Amun clarified. "Many are involved and Aro was tactful about choosing. They only want the best for this world."
There was a silence between them until Benjamin resumed his queries. He loathed the Volturi but absorbed the fact that they are actually still controlling this planet. Let alone having Amun, so possessive of Benjamin's talents from anyone's grasp, cope with those covetous royalties. What happens after they've recovered this world? he thought to himself. Give orders? he scoffed inaudibly. In spite of the good they were trying to accomplish, Benjamin does not trust the Volturi clan.
"Have you told Kebi? Or Tia?"
"No."
"Are you planning on telling them?"
Amun was quiet, and then asked, "Do you think I should tell?"
Benjamin gave a light smirk, saying, "You're actually asking for my opinion? You humor me, Amun."
He punched Benjamin's broad shoulder friskily. They both grinned then Amun continued, "Yes, I believe I am."
"I think we'd better share this with them. Unless you want Tia to have a fit. You know how she doesn't like secrets. That's what makes us so compatible."
"Yes, you both have anger management," Amun mocked flippantly, then added mostly to himself, "I just don't understand how quiet she is. Intelligent, but very quiet."
"Talk about Kebi," murmured Benjamin and Amun raised his eyebrow.
"I think Kebi would have loved to hear you compliment her for the first time," uttered Amun.
"I compliment her," Benjamin countered.
"Three hundered years ago."
"So what? I've been busy with Tia. You know how much I love her."
"Indeed, I do. But don't forget how much I am attached to my wife. You're not the only one busy."
Benjamin rolled his eyes and sprinted off East, where Kebi and Tia are sucking on the defrosted blood of the corpses under the burning sunlight.
...
Thousands of miles away, half of Bella's body was curled on Edward's side. Edward was lightly stroking her brown hair and was humming her lullaby. They were both staring at the stars above. The stars that would always be visible to their explicit, hazel eyes. The stars that no one but others like themselves would see.
"I've never felt so close to them," whispered Bella, lifting her cold fingers and tracing each one of the bright stars. Edward did the same but circled his hand around hers, gently placing it on top of his chest, where there will never be any heartbeats.
Bella then kissed the top of his hand, still encircled around hers, then his jaws and finally his lips. They stayed like this for several minutes.
Bella placed her head down again against his chest and savored his scent.
"This isn't the forever that I wanted for us," she said, closing her eyes. It was true that all she wanted was for them to be together, though she couldn't forget the vast losses she had experienced. Charlie, Renee, Jacob, Renesmee…
She winced and wanted tears to fall from her eyes. It was the only deed she could do for all her loved ones --- to show sympathy. But she had surrendered all those assets to be with her love.
"Shhh," comforted Edward, though he too, was reminiscing their daughter. "This could still be the forever you wanted. We'll make a hell out of it."
"Nice choice of words," muttered Bella and Edward half smiled.
"I want her back," whispered Bella, more sober and desparate. "Half of me was killed when she…died."
"I know, love. I know."
For once in several centuries, they both wished they were humans and had died with every victim of the apocalypse beneath the ice.
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I'm losing inspiration :( It's exactly the kind of "suck" I was referring to...I lose interest.
I need to be inspired again. Any encouragement from you guys would sure count and I really hope you will still read my story...=) Sorry for the late update :( I am distressed from life!