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Not A Stranger:

With crippled anger:

I raced down the hallways so that I would still be able to catch Edward to question him. Alec, Demetri and Jane were behind me.

I stopped just outside of the throne chamber where there were guards positioned outside the doors. One had long brown hair that stopped at the middle of his back, his eyes crimson red as every other vampire's and was very tall with broad shoulders. The other one was slightly shorter than the first with golden blond hair that seemed so fair that it nearly looked like dirty milk white, his eyes standing out startlingly.

They were obviously informed that I was not to come near to the doors so they both took a step towards me but they immediately dropped to the ground. I looked around and saw that Alec was staring intently at the broad vampires laying on the ground.

"It is better if we make no noise. First we'll listen to what they're saying without letting them know that we are here because they will not let you talk to Edward. So be very quiet," Alec barely whisperred. I nodded and creeped to the door trying not to stir up any noise.

I put my hand onto the massive door handles and tugged lightly at them hoping no noise would be made during the process of opened the huge doors to the colossal throne room inside.

A hand reached out and put itself over mine. I looked behind me to see Demetri looking back at me while tugging at the door slightly and quietly popping it opened. I smiled my thanks in a very rare show of affection.

I opened the door a bit further just so that I was able to see with one eye. I could not hear anything for a few seconds and so I started to panic, thinking that maybe we had been caught opening the door, but soon Aro's voice filled the room.

"I am sorry to disappoint you Edward but you simply cannot see Bella. Please pass on my hello to Carlisle," his voice seemed to have finality in it that quietened Edward for a few mere seconds.

I streched my shield over the room to get a better view in my mind since I could not actually see everyone except for Aro, Caius and Felix, who were right across from the doors.

As soon as everyone was inside my invisble shield their positions in the room lit up in my mind like marks giving me a much better idea of where everyone stood. Heidi stood a little bit away from Felix, just out of my eyesight. Marcus was sitting in his throne next to Aro's right like usual. Renata was off to Marcus' right, also just out of eyesight. Chelsea was also familiar to my shield and was standing next to Heidi. Santiago was behind Edward, who's light was somewhat familiar even though I had never shielded him.

Suddenly Edward did something nobody expected. He ran up to Aro with his right fist raised, aimed right at Aro's chest. He was so fast that Santiago missed him while trying to grab him. Nobody else was fast enough to catch him and soon it all fell apart.

When Edward's fist collided with Aro's chest Aro stumbled back, surprised that the vampire would dare to raise his fist in such a fashion. Felix was immediately in front of Edward, who was looking shocked by his own choice of action.

Felix growled, accompanied by all the other vampires growls including mine, before colliding right into Edward. Edward did not seem like a fighter but he was soom beating Felix in a rage. Santiago ran up behind him but Edward kicked out and sent him crashing into the wall.

My vision suddenly went red. I could not let Edward hurt the ones I loved like that. I threw the doors fully open furiously and ran towards Edward. I threw myself on his back and decided to play with his head. This shall be delightful...

My shield snapped back like an elastic band round Edward's mind. I searched throughout his mind for the point of connection where I would be able to block off his power.

He grabbed my arms which were wrapped tighlty around his neck and tugged them apart, pulling me off of his backm over his head, smashing my body into the marble floor of the chamber. The floor underneath me morally exploded from the pressure that hit it. I screamed as the pain travelled up my back, stinging.

"Bella!" Demetri pushed Edward away from me. His hands began to jot out at Edward, hitting him hard and sending him to the ground. I jumped up and pushed Demetri out of my path towards Edward, who had managed to stand up.

I set my power free and as soon as it hit Edward he fell on his knees from the weight of the shock. His screams and groans pierced through the walls of the chamber, giving me a sick satisfaction. Demetri and Felix grabbed Edward's arms and tugged him into a standing position

I concentated harder to concenter the shock around Edward's brain which sent his nerves connected to the brain into a hecktick state. His screams were louder than before and it felt like it was right, showing how much it hurt me when he left.

"That is enough, Bella." Aro said while glaring at Edward. I might as well have not heard him considerring that I kept the shock up.

I looked up at Aro while still concentrating and saw him nodding to someone behind me. Abruptly Edward's screams of pain ceased and became quiet groans. I looked behind me to see Alec looking at Edward. Jane was next to him with the two guards who Alec had blinded standing behind her. I looked back up to Aro, catching him gesturing me over to his side.

I slowly stood up straightly and flitted to his side where I bowed to him, Marcus and Caius.

"Can you see what she is capable of, Edward? One should learn not to anger one like her. I have a theory for her second power. She can still block out people from her mind just as she did when she was human. She can shield them from danger and then she can create a shock so painful that you'll wish you wer dead. Can you see, Edward?" Aro's voice seemed to be disapproving.

I looked down at my feet. I could feel Edward's penatrating stare on my figure. Why was he here anyway? I touched Aro's hand to ask him, letting my shield come away from my mind again.

"Aro, please let me speak to her privately." Edward begged. Aro looked at me, as I lifted my head to look at Edward.

"She seemes curious as to why you walked away from her before, so I shall let you have that one exception." Aro put his hand on the small of my back and lightly pushed me towards Edward.

I slid my shield away again to let Edward see into my mind as I went back over the moments I remembered best. His face slid into a grimance.

"I'm sorry, I never planned for that to happen."

Why did you do it so savagely?

His face seemed to fall into place of a blank mask. So this was a sensitive subject for him? Did he not think of me? Or how my father may have felt about my faked death?

"I am sorry about it all but we were not mates."

But you said that we were, and so many times.

"I was wrong."

I can see that. I felt like crying over this beautiful boy who had said that we belonged together. But who also said that he was sick of me.

" Bella, no don't, I didn't mean to hurt you like that."

Why did you wish to speak with me?

"I wanted to see how you are...You are very beautiful, almost as if you were created for this immortal life." I heard a growl come from my left and then another behind me.

Well, you saw how I am now you can perish from the pain I have saved up for you! I was getting really agitated as he told me things that made me feel like he never broke my heart. I wanted to scream out because of the pain he was making me feel without even saying one hurtful or offensive word. I wanted him to feel the same pain I felt when I was human and a newborn. It had only grown worse when I was turned because all my senses and feelings were multiplyed. He deserved the pain.

"Bella, we were just growing apart! I just felt different towards you so I talked to Carlisle about it and he said that it may be the fact that we mightn't be real soul mates!" His voice was raised slightly and sending pain throughout my mind. My shield had only one priority and that was to snap back around my mind, protecting me from the vampire in front of me.

"Just leave." I said it quietly but I was sure everyone had heard it. I turned around to walk back to Aro who seemed like he wanted to get out a match and light Edward on fire.

Suddenly everyones head turned towards the door as they slammed open. In walked a short adolescent girl with spiky black hair, her eyes just like Edward's. She looked like a model in her outfit and figure. She was definitely a vampire from the pale skin and eye color. And I knew who it was...

Alice Cullen.

My first instinct was to run to her and hug her but I stopped myself as another girl walked in. Her hair was the lightest of browns that I had ever seen. Her eyes were a beautiful chocolate brown. She was not a vampire like myself or the others in the room. She was very much human. Her scent hit me hard and left me trying to stop myself from prancing on her and sucking her blood out. The others were having a hard time as well.

"Edward! No, don't!" The words escaped the girl's mouth as she ran up to Edward. Alice tried to hold her back but her hand fell limp by her side.

The girl ran into Edward's open arms as I stared at the them hugging with a confused look upon my face. Their embrace seemed to last forever before Aro cleared his throat.

"Ah, dear Maybell. How nice to see you here! This feels just like Edward's fist time coming here!" Aro was pointing out some fact that I seemed alone in not getting. Everyone else just looked liked the girl was their last chance to live."Alice, it is so nice to see you again, also like last time."

I looked from Aro's face to Alice's. She looked away from Edward and the girl who was called Maybell to look at Aro. Her eyes widened when her eyes stopped at my figure. She gasped and put her hand up to her mouth.

"Bella! Oh, my Goodness, Bella! You're here! A vampire! How?" Alice quickly rushed up to me and wrapped her arms around my waist as she hugged me as if we hadn't seen each other for longer than thirty years.

"Alice," was all I could manage before I stopped resisting the urge to hug her back. I wrapped my arms tighlty around her small frame and burried my head in the crook of her neck, silently crying on her shoulder.

Her hand came up to pet my head lightly," It's alright, sis'." It had been always so nice when Alice became so compassionate when I became sad.

"Alice, who is she?" Maybell's voice cut me from telling Alice that I had missed her. Her voice sounded just so...human compared to everyone elses beautiful ones. Theirs twinkled like bells while Maybell's was plain.

"This is, um...Bella," Alice said as she let go of me and looked at Maybell,"Bella's a very good friend of the family, she was...Edward's..."Alice left it at that before turning to Aro.

"I'm sorry about this misunderstanding. Edward didn't get the right message. We'll be on our way now." Alice turned to me and smiled sadly.

Caius sat forward in his throne and cleared his throat,"I am not correct in saying that you have a human with you? Who obviously knows about out mankind?"

Edward looked sharply at him,"Yes, she is human. If that is all," he turned around with Maybell in his arms still. So, is she his mate now?

That was very hurtful, how he showed his passion for her in the way that they hugged. My eyes started to sting again but I knew no tears would fall. How could Edward do that so freely when I was here?

He got sick of me because we were not true mates...

I looked at Maybell with pure hate in my eyes. He left me all broken and without an explanation. She got this gorgeous boy when all I got was a broken heart. Why?

"You are forgetting what we had said to you last time,"Caius was staring intently at Maybell as Edward turned back around to stare furiously at him.

"Maybell is going to be turned when she finished school. We already have it all planned ou-" Alice's sharp words cut Edward off.

"Edward, enough! Don't, not in front of..." Her head tilted towards me. So he was willing to turn Maybell but he had gotten mad at me countless times when I asked him to. My face formed into a blank mask. He was like a true monster with no soul.

I lunged at Edward, hoping to get Maybell hurt as well. I needed to show him how much it hurt to watch him and her after he... Demetri and Felix lunged after me, cathcing my streched out arms and holding me back. I let out a menacing growl before my power ripped out of the shield containing it. It shut out at Edward direction.

It hit him hard and he fell to the ground as Maybell looked confused. Soon after Edward's screams began hers followed suit.

"Edward?! What are you doing to him?!" She was crying now. Her tears streaed down her face and neck. I growled again, hoping that my shock would burn into Edward's mind for eternity.

"Bella, calm down!" Demetri's silk voice was so quiet that no one else heard. His voice soothed my anger and assuaged the fire deep inside me. I fell limp in his body, wishing that vampires could black out. My sobs were heard by everyone. All I saw was red, burgundy red.

I looked up at Edward as he stood up silently, loathing him for fooling me with his words and empty promises of a future that could last forever. His face looked so sad. He mouthed the words he last said to me when he left me.

I can't do this anymore.


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