A Little Bit Stronger
Author's Note: I think I may do Alec's POV this time just for a bit of a change. How's that? Little is truly known about Alec because he has only made his presence known a few times through out the series so please bear with me…I'm winging it a bit. From what I've seen he's quiet and reserved yet ruthless when need be but I am trying to portray him as having a softer side.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Twilight though I wish I could own Carlisle Cullen J Oh and Alec's a little cutie too.
Chapter 4
Alec's POV
Aro, Marcus and Caius caught wind of a nomadic vampire out for revenge on her mate's death was in Seattle creating an army of newborns to kill the family, and the mate, of the one that killed her mate. They sent Jane, Felix, Demetri and I to assess the situation and possibly resolve it before any humans catch wind of what is going on and a mass panic ensues. We flew to Seattle and just stood back in the shadows watching everything unfold. At first the newborns were not very destructive only choosing to feed on the homeless but one night they started to go a bit crazy. They started to attack crowds of people in busy streets, drawing attention to themselves. They were tossing around parked cars and breaking things. When I felt things were getting way out of hand I turned to my sister.
"Jane, they are getting very destructive and drawing a lot of attention to themselves, something must be done." I said.
"I agree." Jane said "I think we should start to thin them out. Felix, you come with me, Demteri you are with Alec. If you come across the leader of this group of idiots, please save them for last so that we can question them." Jane said.
"As you wish, sister." I said and Demetri and I set out in the opposite direction of my sister. We weren't very far when we heard the screams of a few newborns as Felix and Jane got to work. We destroyed a few newborns before we heard screaming coming from an alley about a block from where we stood. When we got there we saw three humans walking up on a couple of newborns feeding on a homeless man. One of the newborns tackled and drained one of the girls and then raped and killed one of the remaining two, saving the brunette in the middle for last. Two more newborns blocked her escape as the one in question threw her to the ground stating that even though his master wanted her he was going to have fun with her first. Demetri and I tried to get to the girl before the newborn raped her but three newborns helping guard the escapes for the human stood in out path and they were putting up a great fight.
After killing and burning the two of the three newborns I left the last for Demetri and ran down the alley toward the girl, her heart was still beating but it was slowing down as the newborn continued to defile her. I threw out my power and the vampire froze in place. I could hear the girl crying faintly and whimpering as I walked behind the newborn and snapped his head from his neck and threw it into a nearby burning trashcan. I pulled his body away from the girl and proceeded to rip him limb from limb, throwing each piece into the fire before walking back over to the girl to check on her. She had bites all over her body but other than that she didn't seem to be showing signs of the change so she was lucky in that aspect. She mumbled under her breath "I have been saved by a crimson eyed angel", though I know she didn't mean to say it out loud, before going unconscious. I picked the girl up and walked out of the alley toward Demetri.
"Whoa, Man! Is that the last girl?" he said and I nodded. "I see she's still alive, but barely. What should we do?"
"We need a doctor…preferably a vampire doctor." I said "We need to find my sister and Felix."
"We're right here." Jane said as she and Felix ran up "All of the Newborns are dead and we lucked up to find their leader, Victoria and she has been destroyed as well. What's with the human, Alec?"
"She's hurt but still alive. She was raped and bitted several times by a newborn after he killed her two friends." I said.
"What are you going to do with her?" Felix asked.
"I can't just leave her to die like this. I tried to use my power on her as I walked down the alley with her in my arms but it didn't work…it's as if this human has some sort of mental shield or something." I said "But we need to get her to a doctor, preferably a vampire doctor."
"I don't know of any." Jane said.
"Of course you do, Jane." Felix said "Carlisle"
"Ah Yes, Carlisle Cullen…the one that got away." Jane said "Demetri, can you find him? I've heard he lives somewhere here in Washington."
"Give me a sec." he said trying to remember Carlisle's scent. "Ah, yes. This way!" He said and he ran south. We ran at vampire speed until Demetri made an abrupt stop in front of a massive white house.
"Felix, I think it may be a good idea if you and Demetri stay out here and let my sister and I handle things." I said.
"What? Why?" Felix said.
"Demetri…do you not remember what Aro had you do not even a month ago?" Jane said thinking along the same lines as I was.
"Oh Shit! Yeah…I completely forgot about Edward being Carlisle's son." Felix said "Yeah…maybe I should stay here."
We walked up the front steps of Carlisle's Home and rang the door bell. I know that with us being part of the Volturi Guard that we didn't necessarily have to ring the door bell, we could just walk in…I wanted to be respectful to one of our former members, especially if he was going to help us. It was Carlisle that answered the door.
"Alec, Jane. What brings you here?" he asked before looking down in my arms "OH! Come in! Come in!"
I carried the girl inside Carlisle's house and followed him into what I guess was his study.
"Lay her on the table." he said getting his doctor equipment out. I laid the girl on the table as Carlisle proceeded to shoot some sort of medication in her arm and pull out a bag of saline to which he hooked to a tube that he stuck in her hand. He hung the bag from the standing lamp beside the table. "How long has she been like this?"
"Maybe 30 minutes." I replied.
"Where did you find her?" he asked.
"Demetri and I came across her in an alley in Seattle. Her friends were killed by a newborn, the second being raped before killed, and the newborn then turned on this young lady and proceeded to rape her and bit her multiple times. I tried to get to her but he had friends with him that gave Demetri and I a great fight." I said. "I destroyed the newborn that did this to her, and between my sister, Felix, Demetri and I we destroyed the rest of the newborns and their leader Victoria."
"Thank you, Alec. They were after this girl." Carlisle said and I grew confused.
"Why would they be after her? She's just a human." I asked.
"Bella is an exceptional human, very bright, very caring and loving. She is somewhat of a mystery though. My son, Edward, wasn't able to read her mind." he said.
"You know this girl, Carlisle?" I asked.
"She used to date Edward, in fact she is the reason he went to Volterra in the first place. He thought she was dead and wanted to die himself." Carlisle said.
"So this human is supposed to be under your care?" I asked and Carlisle put his head down but nodded.
"Unfortunately she would not let any of us help her after Edward's death so it became useless to try to protect her when she pushed us away." Carlisle said.
"Carlisle, I need to consult with my sister given this new information." I said "I will let you know what we come up with."
"Thank you for saving her, Alec." Carlisle replied. I nodded before leaving the room to go find my sister. I found her sitting on the couch chatting with the ladies in Carlisle's coven.
"Sister, may I have a talk with you?" I asked.
"Yes, brother. Ladies, it was a pleasure." she said before following me outside. "What is it Alec?"
"They know her…Carlisle said her name is Bella and that she is the reason why Edward came to Volterra to commit suicide." I said.
"Why on earth would he commit suicide for a human girl?" Jane asked and I shrugged.
"According to Carlisle they were an item…in love I guess. Edward somehow heard that she was dead and didn't want to live without her." I said.
"Ah" was all she said.
"Sister, she was supposed to be in their care yet she pushed them all away after Edward's death. What do we do? Not only does this human girl know our secret, she has been attacked by one of our kind and still alive to possibly tell about it." I said.
"We take her back to Volterra and let the brothers sort it out." Jane replied after a thinking for a minute.
"Very well, sister. I will inform Carlisle of our intentions." I replied and she nodded as we walked inside. When I got back to Carlisle's study he had moved Bella to the couch to rest.
"Did you figure it out, Alec?" Carlisle asked.
"We did." I said "Carlisle, we are taking Bella back to Volterra with us to let the brothers sort it all out and see what they would like happen to her."
"But…Why?" Carlisle said defensively.
"Carlisle, it's nothing against you or your wonderful family." I said "But this human girl has knowledge of our existence and you and your coven allowed her to have such knowledge and not be killed for it, which could implicate you if Jane or I were to turn that information over to the brother. And now she has been attacked by one of our own and lives to tell about it." I said.
"If that is how you feel it should be, you may take her." he said "But PLEASE don't hurt her…she's been trough enough." Carlisle replied "Wait, how do I cover this with her human father?"
"That's easy, send Alice away for a while and tell her father that she is on vacation with Alice for a while.
'As you wish, I'll have Alice go ahead and call Charlie." he said. We chatted for a while before Bella woke up, her beautiful brown eyes darting around the room. She focused on me and smiled.
"You saved me." she whispered.
"Yes, I did Bella." I said smiling back.
"Thank you. Do you have a name Angel?" she asked.
"Alec." I said.
"It's nice to meet you, Alec. I'm Bella." she said.
"Yes, your friend Carlisle told me." I said. "Bella, I'm afraid that my sister and I have to take you back to Italy with us this evening."
"I know." she said.
"You do?" I asked arching an eyebrow.
"Yes, I heard you and Carlisle talking." she said. "I promise I wasn't eavesdropping but Carlisle seemed to be agitated by this. So you are one of the Volturi Guard's huh?"
"Yes, I am. My sister and two of our associates were here on business." I said "We have to go back tonight though since we destroyed all the newborns and their leader, Victoria."
"So Victoria IS dead?" she asked.
"Yes, Bella, she is dead." I replied.
"So, are you going to take me home to get some things or how is this going to work?" she asked.
"Well our flight leaves in an hour and it takes that long to get to the airport so when we arrive in Italy I will get Jane or Heidi to take you shopping." I said.
"Can you?" she asked.
"If you would like me to." I said.
"Yes, please." she replied. There was something about this girl, I just couldn't put my finger on it. Yes, I could tell that she had lived a hard life but there was something…innocent about her. A part of me wanted to get to know her more but I wasn't sure if I would be able to because of the brothers and the laws.
"Very Well, Bella." I said "We need to get going."
"Ok!" she replied and she was still a bit weak from her attack so I carried her into the living room to tell the Cullens goodbye. She didn't seem too upset to be leaving them but I think that may have something to do with young Edward's death. I carried her outside to the woods were Demetri and Felix had managed to get our rental car to Forks. I sat Bella in the back seat and was fixing to go get in the front with Felix when she grabbed my hand.
"Please sit with me." she whimpered and I did just as she asked and nodded for Jane to sit up front with Felix and Demetri road on the other side of Bella. On the ride to the airport Bella snuggled next to me. It was odd being so close to this human girl and NOT wanting to drain her but like I said before…there was something about her. I'm sure if I thought about it I would figure it out but I didn't want to think about this beautiful and innocent girl laying on my shoulder knowing that the brothers could kill her as soon as we got back to Volterra. We arrived at the airport and boarded the plane. I had ti switch seats with Demetri when he boarded because Bella insisted on being close to me for some reason. I think it may have been the fact that I saved her life that made he cling to me but I couldn't be certain. I had roamed this earth for over a 1000 years and no human had ever had this effect on me. It was strange. Maybe the brothers could figure it out for me before deciding what to do with her. At this point, I was hoping for the best.