A/N: Uhm. Yeah, wow. Didn't realize how long it's been since I updated. Almost a month. I feel bad. This time, i really do promise to update sooner.
Disclaimer: If my name was Stephenie Meyer, do you really think that I'd be writing fanfiction? Yeah, didn't think so...
EDWARD'S POV
I spent the plane ride, car ride, and walk to Volterra thinking about Bella. I did something that I rarely ever did; I imagined that she was here with me.
When we were on the plane, she sat next to me, holding my hand. At first, she was talking to Alice. Alice was excited about all the shopping that they could do in Italy, and all the clothes that she could buy to update Bella's wardrobe. Bella had a horrified look on her face, and that's when I decided to but in. I told Alice that she could talk about shopping later. Bella looked at me with a look of gratitude on her face. I laughed, it was quite funny how much she hated shopping, most teenage girls are obsessed with it. But Bella wasn't like most teenage girls. I took her face in my hand, and kissed her forehead. "I love you, you know that. I won't ever leave you, I promise you." I told her. She smiled at me, and said. "I love you too. And you better not leave me, cause I'll kick your vampire butt." I laughed, and bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. We spent the rest of the plane ride holding hands, and talking about everything.
During the car ride, Bella sat by the window. She was amazed at all the sights. She loved it here, and was glad we brought her. I still held her hand. Walking into Volterra, I wrapped my arms around her. I kept her as close to me as possible.
If only that could be true, if only my Bella could be here with me right now, then this would be perfect...minus the whole seeing vampire royalty thing, but if we weren't, it would.
But in all actuality, this is how it went. Every single man and woman that saw me and my family could not stop fantasizing about doing dirty things with us. Parents didn't do anything about their crying and screaming children, and I sat behind a man with extremely bad body odor.
During the car ride, Carlisle kept warning us about the Volturi, Emmett kept saying smart aleck remarks, Rosalie kept sighing, and Alice couldn't stop thinking about shopping. Esme was being motherly, and Jasper was quiet most of the time.
We met a vampire named Felix outside of where the Volturi lived, and he escorted us down the dark, dreary halls. When he led us past one room, I knew the smell. It smelt like Bella. I brushed it off though...It's impossible, Bella's...dead.
I felt my heart shatter. I loved her, I still do. Love. It's such a simple word, yet what you feel is so complex. Death. Such a short word, yet when someone you love dies, you feel like your world is crashing down, and you feel like you're suffocating under the pressure of the atmosphere. The pain of losing her was like no pain that I've ever felt before. I'd rather go through the pain of changing into a vampire again that to feel this pain.
We finally entered the room where Aro, Marcus, and Caius were at. It was quite large, and dark. The only light source coming from windows high above, and candles spread around the room. Everyone talked for a while, and I just sort of zoned out. I was quite well aware the Volturi could kill me if they wanted to because I wasn't paying attention, but I was okay with that. Maybe me dieing would be okay. If there was a heaven, I knew that's where my Bella would be, and maybe God would forgive me for all my sins and let me be with her again.
We'd been there for a few hours, when I smelt it again...the scent that smelt like Bella's. The door burst open, and I turned my head slightly. No, it couldn't be...
It was Bella.
I really do love cliffies. I don't like this chapter. Ick. Reviews? Thanks.