Have I Mentioned That I Hate Sparkling?

Chapter 3

After Bella was instructed on what to do and not to fall and get a concussion, we reached the city. Alice paid our way in at the gate with a thousand dollar bill. We tried to get through the crowd and sunlight. After trying to get through, we told Bella to just run.

We tried to find a spot to park away from the sun. We both covered ourselves with gloves and long-sleeved shirts. My reds hat covered the front of my face and I put my yellow jacket hood over my neck. I hate sparkling. I was glad to be wearing long skirt and my yellow high-tops so I wouldn't have to cover much more. We went through the crowd hiding our faces and most of our body. Alice in the middle of our scuffle went silent then took a breath of relief.

"Did she make it?" I asked in expectant fury.

"Yes, but we have to hurry. The Volturi are going after them!" Alice said yanking my arm. We ran through the crowd. We found them in a beautiful building under an arch way. Alice entered first almost jokingly still holding my arm.

"Let's behave ourselves, shall we? There are ladies present." She said with that awesome sarcastic beauty that she had. I wished that I could have entered with such attitude. She tripped into Ed pulling me with her and she was just so calm. I wished I could have been. I slid in behind Ed. His height was perfect to conceal me. The guards didn't even notice me when Alice tripped. I was thrilled. Then the one vampire I knew would notice me came striding forward. Jane's eyes pierced my face. She looked at Bella first, Ed, Alice, then back on me.

"Lovely to see you again!" She said sarcastically her eyes never leaving mine. "Follow me!"

We followed Jane, trying to keep pace. Ed tried breaking the tension. His grip never leaving Bella. "Well Alice, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to see you here!" "It was my mistake," Alice said as calmly as she had before. "It was my job to set it right." She put her hands on my shoulders. I had made myself look calm. She still knew I was tense on the inside. She kept calm. "In summary, she did jump off a cliff, but she wasn't trying to kill herself. Bella's all about the extreme sports these days."

We came up to a drain hole one would have to jump through to get to the Volturi's place. Alice slid down gracefully. Ed dropped Bella into Alice's arms. Ed went down, glancing up at me and asking if I was alright. I nodded, secured my hat, and jumped down, good thing I had shorts under this skirt. I loved the feeling of falling from a far distance. I watched as the stone walls flew up away from me. The wind flew through my braids as my hat fell off my head. I felt the impact of the ground beneath me. I looked for my hat, I knew must have been on the ground. Yet I couldn't find it. I tried looking further, but they pressed us on.

We paced along underneath the streets. We reached the Elevator. Jane standing close by. Once inside the elevator they took off their cloaks. On the floor we had stopped at I looked around smelling a new woman her heartbeat was a little quiet. She stood behind the counter. They must have gotten rid of the old receptionist. I looked down at myself. I didn't look as bad of a wreck as I had when I had last been there. Last time I was covered in dirt like a nomad. This time I was at least clean. I looked up to see Alec as he greeted Jane with a kiss upon her cheek.

"They send you out for one and you come back with three and a half."

Jane laughed obnoxiously. Alec looked at me and his smile faded. I looked away, not even noticing the fact Bella was being threatened. We walked into the all to familiar place where the Volturi where waiting. Well Aro and his guard anyway. He looked excited as we entered.

"Jane, dear one, you have returned." I wished I could vomit.

Jane smiled then replied. Aro just slyly said how happy he was to have Jane. Blech. "Alice and Bella as well." he greeted them as if he had known them for years. He looked over to me hiding behind Ed. "Ah, I also see Little Tabitha! Do you mind if I call you that? Edward likes to call you by that. You both are still so funny. He hates the nick name from you to him and you hate the one he and Carlsile have given you." He paused for a moment. Have you yet to change your mind about joining us?"

I shook my head.

"Why ever not?" Aro asked with expectancy.

"You have yet to accept Rock and Roll!"

He stifled a laugh. He turned back to Bella. He told Felix to fetch his brothers. I was very uncomfortable. Edward explained to Alice about Aro's gift of reading minds by touching their hand. After this explanation. I realized I was still behind Ed and the others. I also realized someone was behind me. I looked behind me. Alec smirked.

"Seems you have been well."

I nodded to him.

"Where is your Red's hat? Or have you given up that crazy thing?" He asked me scrutinizing my every being.

I rolled my eyes. "I dropped it in this hell hole."

"You haven't changed a bit Tabitha" He smirked.

I kept quiet at that statement. I didn't have to act like I didn't want him around. Caius and Marcus entered. They came in while Aro talked to Ed and Aro tried his power out on Bella. Her heartbeat went a thousand times faster. She was completely immune. He then asked Jane to try her power on her. I freaked, I tried to run at her before she could. Alice and Ed had the same thought, Ed blocked the power. I looked away. Ed somehow suffered in silence.

"You're very brave, Edward, to endure in silence. I asked Jane to do that to me once—just out of curiosity." Aro said with a sly smile on his face. Jane tried on Bella again. I wanted to stop it, but Alice held my hand in hers tightly. I closed my eyes waiting for the sound of screams. For a moment the room was silent. My anticipation was not reassured. I opened my eyes, Bella was just standing there. No movement. No screaming pain. She was void of Jane's powers as well. I laughed then made myself be quiet. Finally someone Jane couldn't effect.

Aro was absolutely thrilled. Caius and Marcus were not fully reliant on keeping Bella alive. They wanted her dead. Alice let go of my hand and walked forward to Aro showing him the future. We were going to change her! I myself had no idea if we were or not. Before we were permitted to leave, Aro asked again for us to join them. Of course we all said no. We had a family. A family who appreciated us. A family who didn't care about appearances, age, or who what we had done. They loved us, and we loved them. How could one ever leave that?

We hopped off the plane. The whole family waited for us. Alice and Jasper had reunited silently as they both worried about seeing each other again. I walked over to Esme and Carlisle. It was nice to see them again. They asked me if I was alright. I assured them, I was fine. Perfectly fine. I was with my family. Esme caressed my braids. "Come on. We are going home!"

"To Ithaca?"

"No Little Tabitha!" Carlisle told me seeing the confusion on my face. "No our home in Forks!"

I smiled we were going home. At least for now.

That night, Ed was bringing Bella by the old house. My head felt bare from the lack of a hat. I looked around my old room. It was the exact same way it was when I left it. The plain white walls were bare from the lack of my fixtures. I usually had my walls covered with old music posters, baseball pennants, and other sets of memorabilia. Now it was just white and lonely. I sat on the window seat. I watched as Ed's Volvo pulled in the driveway. Ed and Bella walked in the doors calling for us, I ran down the stairs. Everyone in the family had gathered.

Bella told us that she was worried about the Volturi, that they might be coming. She wanted to become like us. She told us to vote on it. She asked each person in the family. One at a time

"Alice?"

I knew the answer before Alice could even say.

"Yes"

"Jasper?"

"Yes" I knew that answer too.

"Rosalie?"

"No" Now that one I had absolutely no clue. I had gone back and forth on what Rosie would decide. She didn't chose this life, she never would want it for anyone else if they had the choice. I agreed with her in some ways. In some ways I hated being a vampire, stuck at 14, the whole blood thing, and of course sparkling. Yet, I had a family, a loving family. I prefer this life. I miss being alive and having choices, but this life was better. I wasn't going to focus on the past, or the future, I had enough to worry about right now. I gained myself again listening as she asked Emmet. His reply was what I had been expecting.

"Hell Yes!" He was of course on her side. Bella looked over to me.

"Tabitha?"

I thought to myself for a moment. "What is another sister? I won't be youngest anymore" I laughed. "Of course yes!"