Angela's pov

I don't remember how long it took me to awaken. Hopefully it hadn't
been too long. Bella didn't have much time. I struggled to sit up as best I
could. Doing a quick glance over myself, I came to the conclusion that
nothing had been seriously damaged. In fact the only thing that felt really
bad was the magic withdrawal body had already begun to go through. I felt
like a junkie who needed a good fix, but had been locked away in a maximum
state security prison.

"Oh god, please help me."

I couldn't concentrate on anything at this point. Screw Bella, this was
all her fault. If only she had figured out she belonged to the coven, not
the vampires, life would have been fine. But oh no, she had to ruin everything.
I hated her at this moment. Hell I hated everyone I had ever meant at this
moment. I hated Lauren and her petty problems. I hated Jessica, Tina, my
mom.

Yes especially my mom, if she never would have had me I would not be in this
mess now. I resented her so much for bringing me into this world. She
always told me what a disappointment I had turned out to be. Not in front of anyone just when we were alone doing spells. I wasn't magically strong enough to be the coven leader. Granted I was second in command, but
still second none the less. I had never hadit in me to point out that our
particular brand of witches inherit the amount of power that their mothers
had. Unless you were destined to be the omega witch. That was like winning
the lottery, it only happened once every one hundred years and that girl got
powers beyond the imagination.

Which I think disappointed mom, she hadn't produced the omega. Just a
second string daughter, who was never good enough. God, no one told me that
magic withdrawal left you with so much bitterness. I tried to calm down.
It was not anyone else's fault but my own. We all choose our own destinies
in a way. I had made the choice to try and save Bella, and it had backfired.

I don't think either one of us were safe. Hell I didn't even know if
she still lived. I felt so wretched for my whole train of thought. I didn't
hate anyone; it truly wasn't in my nature to. Well with the exception of
my former coven that is. Murderous ugly trolls. Oopps, guess I let my
withdrawal take hold again. I needed to get up and get moving before the removal of my
powers took effect. Time was my enemy now.

"Time is always the enemy to humans my child."

I turned to the voice, it was angelic. My eye's popped open in surprise.
No it couldn't be the goddess Morana. The goddess of death. A sob
escaped my lips; it was in that moment I knew I was going to die. A pissed off godess was not a good thing.

"Silly little mortal, you played a very dangerous game earlier. You do
not get to play with magic, with no repercussions."

"I'm so sorry, your highness."

I staggered to my feet, so I was in a half bow in front of her.

"Does Bella live?"

Morana's anger at my question shook the whole building. Near by I heard
the window's shatter. Her faces contorted and her eyes went black like
the night. I shut my mouth and quivered in fear. I was royally screwed.

"YOU STUIPD LITTLE MORTAL DO NOT QUESTION ME!" She paused trying to
calm herself.

"Not after the stunt your coven pulled. I should incinerate you right
now. You all deceived me. That's rule number one: don't anger the gods."

"Calm down my sister. She only followed her leader. I must remind you
that Angela did try to stop the spell. Bella lives now and is going to
fix everything."

A new voice cut through our conversation. Morana nearly growled in
frustration that her little rant had been cut off. If I could have I would be jumping for joy. Alethea knelt next to me,
and gently wiped away the tears pooling down my face.

"Don't worry. Once Morana calms down this wont be so bad."

"What are you now, Alethea the goddess of compassion? I will not be
calm!!"

"NO Morana, I'm still in the truth business. But you may leave if you
wish to chill out as these humans like to say. I was sent here by Arawan, the god of war and
revenge."

"What does our dear brother have to do in all this?"

"He was at the last council meeting; he was interested in our revenge
plan. Thought he could spice it up with some more allies for Bella. He seems to love a good drama more than you."

"He's already given her Victoria. Plus this mortal has no
powers now."

Both goddesses turned to me. My fate seemed to hang in the
balance. I really hoped this turned out in my favor. Morana seemed almost smug that I
would die right then and there. I really was begging to just give up any hope.

"We can give her powers back for a time. Bella and the vampires are
strong, but Bella will need someone to show her how to control the magic, so
it doesn't hurt an innocent."

I nodded in agreement, remembering when my powers had manifested. They
were so out of control at first. I had caused a major blackout in Ohio, New York
and New Jersey. People had been without electric for days.

"Fine, do as you wish sister. I will have no part in it. Unless I choose
otherwise. We may meet again Angela. Do not be foolish this time." Without another word Morana faded away like a ghost would. Talk about creepy. Althea laughed.

"I love my sister, but she can be so dramatic."

"Thank you, Althea."

"You're welcome, Angela. Now let's get your powers back. I think you
could use them right about now. After that's over there are things to be
discussed. This won't be easy."

In my heart I knew that to be one of the truest statements I had ever heard
in my life. I couldn't wait to have them back. I would never use them
for bad on my own accord again, after this whole mess was over. It was time to
help the innocent again. I would not just fade away into the background. This time it was personal.

A.N.- Please read and review. I'm putting off laundry to write this. Much to the objection of my hubby. But honestly between writing or laundry I'm just picking the lesser of two evils. :) Damn vile laundry, how I despise you.

AN 2-Thank you to my wonderful Beta Cubye4 for fixing all my mistakes. Lord knows there's alot of them. :)