Author's Note: I decided to give you another chapter today as an apology for not updating for a while. Enjoy.
*~*Eleazar*~*
Damn, teenage girls were flighty. I guess they had a right to be, they didn't exactly know I was the one who rescued them from those traffickers, it seemed that there was no valuable business in Seattle trafficking unless you were already stationed there.
If Aro had found out about Elizabeth getting kidnapped, and becoming a sex slave, he would have been on a murderous rampage, completely disregarding the laws he set. He wouldn't have killed conspicuously, he would have hung their mutilated bodies off of buildings for the world to see.
But, at least that wasn't the outcome, I had saved three innocent lives today, and destroyed five guilty ones. Sex traffickers, taking young girls from their homes and forcing them to give favors so they could have a profit, it disgusted me. I would kill any of those humans quite willingly.
Not only did I save lives, but I also discovered something that would hold a very powerful gravity on the vampire world. I ran back to the Cullens, this news was urgent, and the Volturi would have to know immediately.
In a short span of time, I was at the Cullen's doorstep. I walked right in, knowing that I was welcome. The Cullens, and Bella, were waiting in the living room patiently. I sighed and sat down next to Carlisle.
" Before I tell you what I know. I will need Carlisle to write in the letter that Elizabeth was attacked, and that the outcome would have been more tragic if I didn't get there the moment I was. Her attackers are dead, I killed them." I told the Cullens.
They were shocked, which didn't surprise me, I was a vegetarian like them, and I would never take a human life unless it were absolutely necessary. Esme looked particularly disturbed by this news.
" Now, on with what I know. She is indeed powerful, nothing like I thought it would be." I said, pausing, it was difficult for me to say.
" Eleazar, tell us. What power does she hold?" Carlisle said to me. I took another deep sigh.
" She has the power of mind control." I said. This took the Cullen's and Bella aback, as it would the rest of the vampire world. " But, there is a twist. Her power will take her several decades to master at the very least. Also, she will be weaker than other vampires, the power will drain so much of her strength that she'll still be stronger than a human, but weaker than the rest of us."
" She'll be extremely vulnerable." Carlisle said. " So many are going to want her power in their covens, whether it be for reasons of hunting, or overthrowing the Volturi. She'll be in grave danger, she won't master her gift before an attempted kidnapping on her, and she'll be too weak to fight them off."
" Wait, is this Elizabeth Ward you're talking about?" Bella asked.
" Yes." Edward told her.
" I know her. We played together when we were little kids. That's totally strange..." Bella said trailing off.
" I bet you never expected your play date to become Aro the Vampire Overlord's queen now did yah?" Emmett asked Bella jokingly, laughing at his own joke. Bella shook her head.
" Please, Emmett, this is serious." Carlisle gently scolded him. Emmett piped down, looking like an oversized little kid who had been sent to time out.
" I should probably be heading back to my coven soon, I told them I would be back before morning." I said.
" I hope to see you soon Eleazar, it's always good talking to you." Carlisle said before giving me a friendly hug.
" Same with you my friend. Hopefully, it will be more friendly circumstances that will bring us together." I said before departing from the Cullen's house.
*~*Bella*~*
" So, will the Volturi come for her while she's still in high school?" I asked Edward. He shook his head.
" They would have come for her already, they should have gotten the letter Carlisle sent by now, it's been a couple weeks." Edward replied.
" I mean, why wouldn't they take her, it's not like Aro." I said.
" Aro probably has some selfish reason to wait for her. I personally think that Carlisle shouldn't have told the Volturi about her, there's only going to be drama around her here on out. Word gets around fast in our world Bella, and many other covens are going to take interest in her, especially ones looking to overthrow the Volturi."
" Who?" I asked.
"The Romanians, they are dying to get their authority back. They ruled before the Volturi, and before the Volturi came into power, the existence of vampires was common knowledge. It was a time of terror for humans. The Romanians were lawless, many vampires preferred their rule, and many would align with them if they ever tried to take down the Volturi." Edward said.
" Who would we align with?" I asked. I had many questions that needed answering.
" Probably the Volturi, they may be ruthless, but at least they aren't lawless." Edward said. " Also, Carlisle and Aro are old friends, he still has loyalties to them even after he left their coven."
" If there is a fight, you might need to change me." I murmured, trying to hint that Edward should just get over himself and change me into a vampire already. " That is, after you do something with me."
" Bella, if there is a fight, it won't be for a while. Also, you promised, you would marry me first." Edward said. I scowled.
" How do you know?" I asked. Edward smiled, kissing me on the lips.
*~*Elizabeth*~*
I told dad about the incident in Port Angeles, he had the Port Angeles PD on the case. My dad was practically hovering over me, he kept on asking if I was okay, if I was hurt, and if I would need to see a doctor. I told him no over and over, but he kept asking. I didn't blame him, I would probably take it worse if it was my kid who got ambushed by sex traffickers.
My dad was on the phone, from what I could hear, it was with the Port Angeles PD. I heard only my dad's side of the conversation. My dad said goodbye and walked back into the living room, where I was on the couch with a blanket and a mug of cocoa.
" It's official, you were right, they were dead." My dad said. " Did you or your friends have anything to do with this?" My dad asked. I shook my head.
" No, I just heard them scream, and then something that sounded like their necks snapping, and then I fell down with the one who had a hold on me. The only one alive was the creeper with the golden eyes." I said.
" The one who jumped on Jessica's car right?" My dad asked. I nodded.
" Yeah. I mean, this guy must have been the boss or something, because I mean the contacts he had on made Aztec gold look like lead." I said. " Those must have been expensive." I muttered.
" They'll find him soon enough, this new trafficking in Port Angeles is much smaller scale than what's been happening in Seattle." My dad said with a pause. " Alright, I know I'm going to seem like a total drag, but I'm going to have to set down some new rules, and I talked to both Jessica's and Angela's parents, they are setting down the same ground rules. Rule one, you don't go walking around at night unless you are at the res. Rule two, if you are out of town, you need to be back home by eight. Rule three, you will have full tanks of gas before going out of town. Understood." My dad said in a scolding tone. I knew I'd be slightly in trouble, not insisting that Jessica filled her gas tank was stupid, so was walking around at nine in the evening.
" Yes." I said, feeling like I was five years old, and being told not to do something.
" If you break these rules, even once, well, I'm going to have to ground you for a month." My dad said. I grimaced. " Even if it means you miss prom." My dad added. I stared at him wide eyed, he gave me the parenting eye that was so rare to see.
" Okay." I said. My dad sat next to me and put an arm around my shoulders.
" Look, I don't mean to sound like a drag, but that was too close. If anything happened to you, I don't know what I'd do, I wouldn't be able to escape your mother." My dad said. I laughed a little bit. " But seriously, I don't know what I would do if something happened to you, but whatever it was, it wouldn't be good. So please, just be safe."
Now I felt guilty, it wasn't often my dad got all sentimental and stuff, I was close to crying. I hugged my dad, hoping desperately that I wouldn't start crying.
" I'm sorry dad." I said, it was muffled by my dad's shirtsleeve. I lost my battle with my tears.
" Hey, don't start crying on me kid. It's okay, just don't scare me like that again." My dad said. I stopped hugging him and sat up straight, wiping tears from my eyes, trying to stop crying. " Need some Kleenex?" My dad asked. I nodded and sniffled, soon finding a couple sheets of tissues in my hand.
" Thanks dad." I said, my voice was choked up. I wiped those awkward gross tears that came out of my nose before I wiped the tears that fell from my eyes.
" Welcome Liz. You got any homework you need to get done?" My dad asked. I shook my head, I finished the little I had on Friday so that I didn't have to worry about it while dress shopping, and I would have a free Sunday to do my chores.
" I need to do chores though." I said.
" Alright, once you've got your cocoa finished, you should probably start that up. Getting back into the grind of things generally helps with trauma." My dad said.
" Yeah, you're right. I probably won't go all Les Miserables washing the dishes." I said.
" I have no idea what you're talking about, but alright. No Les Miser-whatever-you-said on the dishes." My dad said. I laughed.
" It's a musical." I said. My dad smiled.
" Mom got you into that musical and BBC stuff did she?" My dad asked. I nodded. " Yeah, she always loved that kind of stuff. She was in a musical in our senior year of high school. She got an inter-district transfer to some fancy Tacoma arts school." My dad said, these were all things I knew, but it was nice sometimes to hear stories that have already been told, especially the good ones.
" Yeah, I always wonder why she chose linguist over theater actress, she is really good." I said.
" College whims I guess." My dad said. I shrugged. " I should get down to the station, I told them I would be in late, but I should probably show up." My dad said, shrugging on his uniform jacket before grabbing the essentials. " You'll be okay here alone?" My dad asked. I nodded. " Alright, see yah in a while Liz." My dad said before heading out the door.
After I got my chores finished up, I decided to call Jessica. I stood in the kitchen, playing with the phone's cord, waiting for Jessica to pick up.
" Hey Liz." Jessica said.
" Hey Jessica. Did your parents lay the smack down on you too hard?" I asked.
" Yes! Oh my god, my mom was totally freaking out. I can't be out of town past eight! That's like so dumb. I just hope that my parents will still allow the 'sleepover' with Angela so Mike and I can get a motel in Port Angeles and you know, do it." Jessica said.
" Jessica, TMI." I groaned.
" Sorry, but if my parents won't let me go to the pretend sleepover, my life is ruined." Jessica said.
" Yeah, my rules are that I can't be out past dark unless I'm on the res, I have to be back from out of town by eight, and the gas tank has to be full before going out of town." I said.
" Oh, my, god! I have the same rules too." Jessica said.
" Yeah, our parents totally did the parent thing and collaborated when it came to rules." I admitted.
" Oh my gosh, my mom was thinking of grounding me until I was out of the house! Angela's dad was also pissed off too. Thank god your dad is totally chill and since he's deputy and stuff people will listen to him." Jessica said.
" I know, if my dad wasn't chill, life would suck dick." I said. " Well, you are apparently going to anyways." I said, laughing to myself hysterically.
" Hey! Not funny!" Jessica whined.
" Hey, you're the one who randomly told me you were hoping to get the D after prom, that was unwanted information. I will joke about it as I please." I said. " I'll keep it only when we phone each other, I'm not that much of a bitch."
" Mmm hmm." Jessica hummed skeptically.
" I swear, I'm not going to announce it to the world."
" You better not!" Jessica shouted. I started laughing again.
" Use protection." I said in a jingle over the phone.
" Of course! I don't want to get knocked up before college, which is probably what will happen to Bella. I mean, do you actually like Bella, because I really don't." Jessica said.
" I'm cool with her I guess, she just needs to get her priorities back to shape." I said. " She was so much cooler before she met Edward though, I'll admit that." I said.
" Oh my god! Tell me about. She has every guy at her feet! I mean, she's pretty and all, but I swear, not even Mike has given up with her. I swear, when we do the dirty, he's going to say Bella's name instead of mine!" Jessica squealed, getting worked up about a petty matter.
" Alright, calm down. You my darling are going to show that stupid boy a thing or to, got that?" I counseled her.
" Alright." She said, taking a deep breath. " Your right, I just need to calm down. Also, it surprises me no one asked you." Jessica added.
" Meh, I'm no Bella Swan when it comes to look, it doesn't surprise me at all." I said. " Oh well, I did the whole boyfriend thing in freshman and sophomore year, it was too much drama. I don't really care. I'll find some dork in college." I said with a laugh.
" Oh, shit, I gotta go, my parents are home. Talk to you later." Jessica said.
" Bye." I said, hanging up the phone. I looked out the window, I had lied to Jessica when I said I didn't care that I didn't have a date, I did care. Was it my number one priority? No, but it still would have been nice not to be the seventh wheel like I usually was at school. It took a little piece of my self esteem and killed it. Oh well, I'll just dance around like some white idiot and make people laugh.
