~*sigh* Once again, these aren't my characters (well some of them are)
Author's Note – This is my longest chapter so far, so get comfortable
Traitor
Edward's POV
I swear I heard Carlisle's voice, but I could hardly hear over the orchestra of growling and snapping. It was like it was raining vampires! They came out of nowhere. One moment, I'm talking to Carlisle, and then I'm suddenly tackled by some brunette, who's name I think is Fiona. I only got one look at her thoughts, and then they were gone. Almost as if one of the vampires had Bella's powers… Son of a bitch.
In the corner of my eye, I saw a blur sand before I heard the sound of a yelping dog. Seth landed next to me, but before he could get up, another brunette drop kicked him out of nowhere.
"Seth!" I tried to knock Fiona off of me, but then a blonde girl who looked no older than 12 came over and held me down. The little girl laughed out loud, and then she called over another vampire.
"Giovanni!" she called out. "Come show this traitorous swine a lesson!" A man walked over casually with a smile on his face. He had no shirt on and black and white sweats. If I didn't know any better, I would have to say he was going for a walk. But I did know better, and I was terrified. His pale chest was beyond toned. It seemed he had muscles on top of muscles. His 8-pack brought chills up my spine, and his biceps made me want to throw up.
Giovanni bent down and brushed my cheek with his hands, making me shiver. "What do you want me to do to him, Diana?" he asked nonchalantly. What does he think this is? A picnic? A tea party? My breath caught in fear.
"Whatever your heart desires. I have to warn you though, he likes it doggy style." Diana laughed. The whole world seemed to start spinning. Doggy style? What?
Giovanni bent down and brushed his lips against mine, silencing my question.
Carlisle's POV
I pushed myself off the blond vampire and landed 10 feet away. I felt panic and frustration creep upon me in waves. I don't have time for this! The blonde vampire stood there casually and grinned.
"My name is Alexander Dickinson, or Alex for short," he purred. His big red eyes looked me up and down with satisfaction and excitement. His short wavy hair was almost as fair as mine, although it was more ruffled and free, like Jasper's. Ironic as it seems, he was wearing a black suit with a blue and white poke-a-dot tie. His broad shoulders and seemingly big chest gave away his thick muscle tone. He was bigger than Emmett! That's not something you see every day.
"May I ask you why you're attacking my son and his friend?" I asked calmly. Keep composure and don't let him know how much you're panicking, I told myself. Put on your poker face.
"It's quite simple, my friend. Traitorous covens like you deserve to go to hell early."
The redhead started laughing darkly. "Traitors like you deserve more than hell." Her voice was shrill with glee. I looked back and forth between them while backing away slowly.
"How are we traitors?" I tried to keep my voice from wavering, but my voice cracked at the last word. Alex laughed while inching closer towards me.
"That dog is enough to prove your crime. Those oversized puppies are our enemies, and yet you guys act like old friends. Everyone's heard about your little run in with the Volturi. You're famous, Carlisle!" His grinned grew wider. "Everyone wants a piece of the Yellow-Eyed Coward! You know that's your nickname now, Yellow Eyes. The one who needed help from a pack of puppies and a group of underdog vampires in order to save your sorry asses from the Volturi, that's what you are. Instead of fighting it out like a man, you tried to be a little bitch."
"I was trying to keep my family alive!" I growled.
"Oh please," the redhead sneered. The wind blew her long red pigtails into her pale face. "Just admit it. You were too afraid to face them like a man. Everyone knows about your denial." At that, I looked at her in confusion. Alex laughed again.
"Oh now, now, Trisha, don't be so dire!"
I looked back at him in indignation. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Oh, you don't know" Trisha snickered. "You're so full of shit, Carlisle. I'm talking about how you try your best to not be one of us. Everyone knows about how much you despise being a vampire."
"I'm not…. In denial about anything…" I started back. I heard my shoes brushing against ground as I tried to find some way to get around them. Trisha noticed my movement and stepped towards me.
"Carlisle, love, where do you think you're going?" she purred dangerously. "I hope you're not trying to run away like usual. Life's too short, so let's have a little fun, hm?" She took one more step, and then, she was gone.
Suddenly, she appeared above me with her foot aimed for my head. I jumped to the side, barely dodging her. I pounced onto the thick branch of the oak tree behind me. Just behind Trisha and Alex, I saw flickers of movement. I thought I saw Seth's sandy fur dance through the green trees, but my vision was blurred as I felt a hard thump against my back. Before I could fall, a large hand grabbed a fist full of my hair. I yelped in protest and tried to wiggle free, but whoever was grabbing my hair just squeezed tighter. Alex chuckled behind me.
"Come now, Carlisle, I know you can do better than this. Just look at you, squirming under my hand as you watch my coven kill your son. Certainly you have something up your sleeve?"
I stopped squirming and smiled. "I hope so, Alex." He was just beginning to laugh, but I cut him short. I brought my elbow back as hard as I could, and slammed it right into his knee. The snapping was gruesome, even for a doctor who hears it every day.
Alex jumped back hollering and cussing up a storm. I broke his leg. Ha.
As he was falling back I got up, turned around, and punched him in the throat. He landed on the forest floor with a thump. As I was about to jump down and hit him again, I felt a slight unnatural breeze on my neck. Trish is not as flawless as Alex.
Before she could try to kick me again, I got on my hands and kicked her in midair. Pushing my weight off my hands, I flipped onto the ground and struck Trish in the ribs with all my strength. She cried out in agony. "You son of a bitch!" she slurred. Before she could get up, I punched her in the chest, earning a few snaps from her now collapsing rib cage.
However, before I could hit her again, Alex was suddenly behind me and holding me down in a restraining hug.
"Great," I muttered. "I'm about to be manhandled." I brought my head back and hit him in the face. His arms loosened as he cried out in pain. I pulled myself out of his arms, but only to be held down by Trish. Looking at Alex's face, I realized how badly I broke his nose. I guess Emmett was right when he said I had a hard head.
He brought back his arm and he punched me. He kept punching me in the face, and by his sixth punch, I was seeing stars. For the strangest reason, I wanted to give up. I felt hopeless and weak. They were right. I guess I am in denial… Leah was right too…
Behind me, I heard a wolf howl loudly. Everything stopped, including Alex. I hung my head there in defeat and closed my heavy eyes. All of a sudden, Trisha's weight was gone. I fell to the ground, my head experiencing vertigo. I wanted to just lie there and pretend I was at home in my bed. And I did, even though there was loud snarling in the background. I laid there for what felt like forever, and while I lied there, I imagined Esme lying next to me. She was smiling at me with her beautiful eyes. I was about to tell her how much I loved her, but my reverie was interrupted.
Something licked my face, and it wouldn't stop. Through my eyelids, I saw a shadow block out the sun's light. I opened my eyes to find eyes looking back at me. A large reddish-brown dog was licking my face and whimpering impatiently, his almost black eyes looking down at me in excitement and his snout in my face.
I sat up and stretched. How long were my eyes closed? Not long enough apparently, because another wolf, this one silver, was chewing down on Trisha's head. There were dogs everywhere. I felt so confused looking at them. Where'd they come from?
There was a variety of colors among them, and for a long time, I tuned everything out and took account on the different colors. Why am I so dizzy?
There was a black one, a chocolate brown one, there was a grey one, and colors in between. There were different sizes among them. Some were bigger than others─
"Carlisle!!!" someone shouted in my ear, breaking my reverie again. I looked up and saw Jasper this time, his large butterscotch eyes looking down on me. Where'd Jacob go?
Jasper shook me and called my name again with impatience. I didn't know how to answer. There was large bile in my throat and the vertigo was starting to hurt my head.
"Dammit! Bella!" he called out. Suddenly, Bella appeared next to him. "Bella, take Carlisle─"
"But what about Edward?!" she interrupted in panic. Jasper growled, shutting her up.
"We'll take care of Edward. What I need you, Leah, and Esme to do is to take Carlisle and Seth back to the house. Emmett and Alice are working on getting to Edward now." Bella nodded reluctantly. When Jasper left, Bella took my arm and wrapped it around her shoulder. What did he mean? Why can't he just grab Edward?
"I'm gonna need you to hold on and try not to pass out again, okay?" Not quite understanding what she said, I just nodded.
She lifted me off the ground too fast. I felt hands on my other arm, but I was too tired to see who it was. Everyone's voices seemed to blend together. Before I knew it, I passed out again.
