Authors note: I do not own Banana Fish or Twilight. They belong to their original authors. Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer. Banana Fish the manga belongs to Akimi Yoshida. Thank you for choosing to read chapter 4! And warning some of the stuff I write really do happen in the books of Banana Fish! Good day to all of you!
*Ch-4*with Bella*
After being escorted out of the place Edward and Alice refused to look at her. 'What the hell is their problem? I was just saving my own ass, since they obviously couldn't do a damn thing.' She thought pitying the vampire that thought she loved him. They walked in silence walking by a slight crowd of ignorant humans heading to their death. Dimitri, the vampire looked at the female vampire tour guide. 'The last tour of their lives.' Bella thought saddened with the thought, but she couldn't save the world.
"Nice fishing." Dimitri smirked at the female. 'I get it. She is both the bait and the fisherman.' Bella thought it both disgust and admiration. They say that you have to admire a good foe. The female replied with a mischievous smile, "Thanks." And he ended the conversation with a, "Save some for me."
We walked back into the receptionist room and sat down waiting for the sun to go down. I could have sworn I heard a ghost of screams for just a split second. I knew what it meant and kept my anger inside as always. Edward decided now was the time to look at me and speak. His eyes sad, "What the heck are you thinking Bella?"
She looked at him with her Bella Swan mask and softly smiled, "Not now. Later Edward." He nodded understanding the vampire hearing. Alice decided to talk now too. Her eye's confused as if she were blind like the time she couldn't see Jacob Black from interfering with Bella's decisions. She inwardly smirked at that knowing the werewolf can be useful to her in getting away back to her Ash Lynx. Her Aslan… "I can see were all going to be fine but,… Bella your future keeps changing and blurring." Alice interrupted her thoughts.
"Don't worry about it Alice. It's probably Jacob, my best friend that'll be in my future. You know how he can be very protective, especially since I'm a friend of the pack. Like Jacob their all obligated to protect me but, just around Forks and La Push." Bella saw her explanation calmed Alice down. She sighed dramatically feigning tiredness.
"Are you tired Bella? You can sleep and I'll wake you up when we take off." Edward kindly offered. 'He is very naïve for a vampire. Lucky for him I do actually need sleep and need the energy to plan.' She thought of her first love again before drifting off to another time. Another place in her dreams and into her first meeting with Ash.
*Flashback*-Bella's P.O.V.
I woke up with a racing heart and dodging a knife thrown at my head. I looked up startled by my intruder. I knew it was just Blanca, my uncle, and his lame ass way of waking me up and training me at the same time. He smiled in that damn annoying gentle way that made anyone want to forgive him for even murder. The damn guy had a face of a damned angel. I knew it was futile to argue about being rudely woken up and almost killing me, so I just sighed and said, "Good morning to you too jerk-face."
He just snickered at my attitude. "At least you didn't cuss for it isn't a language a young maiden should speak." At that I laughed and his dark blue eyes turned confused.
"You know damn well I ain't no maiden. Ha! Funny joke there Uncle, Jason Louise Whitlock." Blanca was just an alias he used when dealing with his dangerous life that he dragged me into when I was really young. Though I knew my Uncle loved me in his own way… It was twisted to think I wasn't a virgin because of him. I am now thirteen and I haven't been innocent since I was seven. I shook the thoughts from my mind and listened what he had to say. "Now. What do you want Blanca? Knowing you haven't stopped by just to catch up."
Blanca looked guilty as though he could read my mind. And said after thinking what to say without pissing me off. "I want you to meet someone. I'll be training this boy since I was hired to do so. My client is…"
"Dino Golzine A.K.A "papa" Dino. Right?" I raised my eyebrow at why the hell he would train someone under that insane pedophilic asshole.
He immediately saw the doubt and simply said, "This boy is a special case. Plus I want you to give him your own evaluation without telling him you know me." I was dumbfounded. "HUH?!" Blanca continued as if he didn't hear me, "You'll find him at the New York library by himself. Here's a picture so you'll recognize him." He handed me a photo and I simply said, "Fine." And took it and looked at the boy.
I snickered looking at the picture, "You want me to check out this knock off a boy band?" I laughed, but stopped when I saw how serious Blanca was. "So, what's so special about blonde and beautiful here?" He stayed silent as I then got what he meant. I looked into the boys eyes. This picture was a good one to capture the essence coming from this boys blue eyes. I wonder how Blanca got this close unless he asked permission. I paid more attention how much pain and inner strength I saw. I was becoming entranced with this boy. "What's his name?"
"Golzine calls him Ash Lynx. For he cannot be tamed even though he's only fourteen." Blanca spoke with reverence of this boy. I became more curious. This boy was a little like me. Maybe a lot more…
"Alright. I accept I'll go there this afternoon." I got out of bed never minding I was only in my bra and underwear. Blanca turned immediately around. 'Ha. Why act like a gentleman now when you've seen me naked before?' I thought amused how it was ironic the man to drag me into this life so young is shy now. Blanca left after saying, "Thank you, Izabelle. I should be going now." Leaving me to get dressed and eat breakfast. Then I headed out to meet this Ash Lynx… Strange how I feel like I've met him before. When I was young and caged like a slave, but I wasn't just that. I was a sex toy. Was Ash Lynx a toy of Golzine's? I knew now that I wanted to save him.
I arrived at the library within about a half hour. I walked in sort of nervous. 'What the hell Izzy?! It's not like he's your boyfriend!' I mentally yelled at myself. Walking past the lions I walked in past the front desk and found the non-fiction isle. I spotted Ash Lynx from across the room and gasped. Memories flooded my mind of the blonde boy in a cage. His blonde hair, his eyes, and face. He was in the special expensive cage at Golzine's Toy Shop. That was hidden behind a cover of a restaurant. I was in the girls from across from him, but I was bought off cheaply. But I remember the boy who looked like an angel in a cage. Ash looked at me sensing I was staring at him and glared, while I felt a tear run down my face. I dropped the book I was holding and walked up to him.
He got up from the desk in defense, but looked confused and demanded, "Who are you and what do you want?" I looked into his eyes and knew we were connected.
I whispered, "Do you remember me?" The silent tears still fell and I wiped them off while Ash seemed to become more relaxed I wasn't an enemy. 'This Ash is a lot like me he'd be a perfect pupil for Uncle.' I randomly thought to stop the waterfall from my eyes. I looked at Ash, so he could take a good look. He seemed to look deep into my soul and I knew he found the truth.
"You were there…" Ash said looking at me with eyes older than his age. I simply said. "Yes." He shook his head as if to get rid of unwanted scenes of the past. I didn't blame him. "Take a seat." He practically ordered me. I did as I was told and sat on the other side of the table to put some distance to put him at ease. He looked at me searching for a reason why a strange girl from the past would suddenly show up.
"What is your name?" He asked after an uncomfortable silence.
"Izabelle. Call me Izzy. Only sick perverts back then called me Bella. So… Yah." I explained forward about my past for there was nothing for me to hide. Except for the fact that Blanca was my Uncle and mentor. Blanca I know is now his teacher. A mentor on how to kill and survive. "And yours?" I asked for it was only polite since he asked mine.
"Ash Lynx." He looked at me expecting I would show fear or run out of the building. That made me giggle for some reason. Ash tensed not knowing why I was laughing. A librarian shushed me, so I shut up.
"I was just thinking how you gave me a look that said that I should be afraid of you." I smiled gently looking at him. I was acting weird. I knew that and blushed. Ash looked perplexed at my expressions and asked, "Why have you found me?" I thought about how Blanca came to me about Ash.
I told him the truth that I could tell, "It's more like you found me." Ash paused for a few minutes sinking in what I said to him. He smirked his face changing from defensive to a softer look. Like a lion wanting to play with nearby prey. My heart pumped fast then at that look and blushed. 'What the hell? Why do I act like such a virgin around him?' It finally dawned on me…
I have fallen in love. "Oh really?" I heard him say. I looked away and back at him embarrassed that he might have read my mind. I raised my hands by my head as if surrendering to the cops and said, "Well it's not as though I like you or anything." Then I realized he meant to respond to my answer. I looked down as if admitting I was guilty of a crime. In this world of hate, drugs, and gangs it practically was.
I heard him laugh though. I looked at him and saw a real smile and I was amazed by Ash Lynx. "Wow, Izzy. You don't even know much about me, yet you already love me?" I became irritated then. He was teasing me.
"Well, hey at least I'm true to myself that I..." He caught me off guard and grabbed me by the chin, and kissed me on the cheek.
"Prove it, Izabelle." He whispered dangerously in my ear and he got up and left. Well before looking over his shoulder and smiling a coy smile and waving goodbye. I felt like my cheek was on fire. I yelled at him even though he was already gone.
"YOU JERK!"
*End of Flashback* -present with Bella-
"Bella… Bella… Wake up It's time to go." Bella awoke to Edwards voice. 'That prick… waking me up from a good dream.' She shook my head and said, "Fine." Alice, Edward, and Bella finally made it to the airport and was heading back to America. 'It's time to make your great escape from vampires once more. And find your way back to Ash. Love always finds a way.'
