I apologize for not posting in awhile and for the mistakes you've seen in chapter 6. I was in a rush and wanted to post. :)
Bella's POV
There was a sudden empty silence. Bejeweled gazes stared back at me in horror, annoyance, and wicked glee. I couldn't find a retort to that. How could I, after seeing those green eyes staring back me with anger. It froze me all the way to my bones.
"All of you are excused," I jumped and turned to Mr. Volturi. His face was cool and his voice left no room for hesitation. Alice grabbed Jane's hand and led her away from the table. Rosalie patted Alec on the shoulder and they too followed Alice and Jane out into the hall. Only I, Caius, Edward, and Mr. Volturi remained.
"Father, I-" Edward started off, his anger was forgotten and a form of pleading took its place. Mr. Volturi held up his hand to silence his son. He held up his wine glass and Demetri was there, pouring him the darkest red liquid I had ever seen.
"I want you to look Ms. Swan in the eye and apologize and then you are grounded for the rest of the summer. You are to do only your studies and piano lessons. Go to your room." Edward looked at his father with hurt and then turned his piercing gaze on me.
'You will pay for this Ms. Swan' His eyes said to me. Satisfied by my fearful reaction, he smirked wickedly and beautifully and walked out of the dining room.
"You're fired, Ms. Swan."
"I'm fired? I haven't even started yet! My first day is tomorrow!" I cried.
"You are weak minded, Ms. Swan." I looked up at the new voice. It was his brother, the pale brother, the brother that seemed more iniquitous.
"Caius, stay out of this. I hired her, so I should be the one to fire her, my way." Mr. Volturi said.
"Please, Mr. Volturi. You haven't allowed me to work with them. I just flew in and then you slap this dinner on me with your family. You haven't given me enough time!- I started off.
"You were to prove yourself tonight, Ms. Swan, and you have failed." Caius announced. I whipped my head back to Mr. Volturi. His right eye looked to be twitching, a small vein had appeared and it looked as if it had its own heartbeat. Knowing that anymore pestering would annoy Mr. Volturi, I straightened myself up and walked out into the massive grand hall. When I got upstairs, I began walking towards my room when I noticed that Alice's bedroom door spilled a pink glow of light out into the dimly lit hallways. When I got closer, I heard, what sounded to be the twinkling sound of music from amusic box. I peeked in but didn't see Alice. I took a look around at her room. I smiled, remembering that her room looked no different from my room when I was twelve. Although, it was a lot larger, had a king sized canopy, more colorful, and a view of the Italian moon in the background. I knocked on the door and she popped her beautiful head out of another door. She gave me a sad smile and came out into view. She was dressed in a quilted pattern nightgown that probably cost more than most of the clothes I owned.
"Nanny Swan, I don't want you to go," Alice said. She walked toward her bed and jumped on top of it. I drew the cover up to her chin as she snuggled into her king sized bed. She looked so small. I smoothed her curls back and she blushed.
"I don't want to go either." I whispered back to her. I took her music box that was on her nightstand and gave it to her. The music was so enchanting and when I got a closer look, I saw that it was a young girl dancing in this lilac flowing dress, her eyes, eyes twinkled in a ruby red sadness.
"Mommy gave this to me before she left," Alice whispered. She ran her long fingers over the jewels that must have come from royalty. I never asked Mrs. Clearwater about the whereabouts of Mrs. Volturi. I saw no pictures of her when I was looking through the file, not even the mention of a name.
"Well, she wanted to give you this, so that you can remember her. Such a beautiful gift for such a beautiful girl." I replied. Alice shook her head.
"I'm not beautiful, not like Rosey or Renata."
"You are. Have you ever heard of the ugly duckling that turned into a swan?" Alice nodded eagerly. She jumped out of the bed and ran to a purple armoire. She pulled it opened and I was taken aback by the amount of things that she held in it. She pulled out a book, old and tattered it was, and ran back to the bed, handing the book over to me. I smiled brightly and she snuggled back into the bed.
"The Ugly Duckling…"
When I got done reading I looked up to see that Alice was sleeping. The music box was tucked under her arm. I leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead. I pulled the music box from her grip and placed it back on its golden perch on the nightstand. I left the pink light on and pulled the covers tighter around her form. I was back in the hall and went to go check on Jane. I must be masochistic to do this. To see these angels before I was sent back the rain and gloom of Forks. I opened the door and saw that she was on the floor still playing with her dolls. Her room was different from Alice's pink and purple. Jane's room was yellow and baby blue. She had a full size canopy bed. She looked up and saw me and smiled. She motioned for me to come in and I did.
"Jane, it's past your bed time. What are you still doing up?" I asked.
"I never got to eat, so I'm hungry, Nanny Swan." She whined. She walked over to me, her height only reaching the bottom of my knees. She made an up gesture. I picked her up and I took her down into the kitchens. Thankfully, Demetri and Chelsea gave me the tour of the house before all of this mess started. Benjamin, Afton, and Felix were in the kitchen. They stood on my arrival and bowed. Jane giggled and I blushed.
"Lady Jane requires food before she is to sleep." I said, a grin appearing on my face. I sat her down and she ran over to the silver fridge. She grabbed a bucket of ice cream and handed it to Benjamin.
"No, make her a turkey and cheese and a glass of warm milk." I interjected. Jane's face fallen and she climbed up the black stool.
"Would you like something as well, Nanny Swan?" Benjamin asked. As if on cue, my stomach growled and everyone laughed.
"I'll have the same thing but instead of milk, I'll take some chamomile tea." The smell of warm turkey and cheese wafted to my nose and my mouth filled with saliva.
I made Jane re-brush her teeth and I played dolls with her for another hour and then I tucked her in.
"Thank you Nanny Swan." She whispered. I kissed her on the forehead and she giggled. I placed her doll, her favorite doll that she named, Siobhan, next to her face. She squeezed it tightly, her gem eyes hiding behind pale lids. The last room I visited before I went to my own was Edward's. I didn't bother knocking and barged in. What I saw was unexpected. His room was a warm golden color (silly me for expecting it all to be black, you know, like his soul?) His bed was a king but it was no canopy. It was a high post bed, covered in a black comforter. He had a computer, a sitting area and the carpet felt like I was walking on clouds. I saw a glass case and to my dismay there was a black spider with gold designs, climbing the glass, to the top. Luckily enough, Edward was sleep, curled into a ball. He looked serene with his curls covering the flawless pale skin. How someone this angelic could cause so much trouble. There was a picture on his nightstand that was face down. I looked at him but saw that he was not disturbed by my sudden presence. I lifted the picture up and gasped. The woman in the picture was sent from heaven. She was beautiful with long honey blonde hair, gold red highlight the strands, her eyes were this endless seas blue and dazzling white teeth. There next to her was Mr. Volturi who was leaning over to plant a kiss on her cheek and two mini versions of Alice and Edward hugging her legs. When I strained to get a better look, I saw that she had a small bump in her belly.
A rustle of movement made me jump. Edward was turning towards me, his green eyes peering at me. I froze and waited for the screaming and the yelling. He blinked a few times and on the last time his eyes stayed closed. So childlike and yet, he tries to be strong and mean. I put the picture back in its original place and sighed. I pulled the covers close to his chin and placed a small kiss on his forehead.
"Good night," I whispered, moving his curls out of his face.
Unbeknownst to Ms. Bella, there was a mini camera followed her movements into and out each of the children's bedrooms. Alec and Rosalie looking through each one, smiles of wicked glee present on their faces. Thanks to Alec's alien like intelligence, he knew how to set up security cameras and hook them up to his PS3. It had its pros and cons to it, like all brilliant plans. Sometimes he would spy on some pretty awkward moments between his parents and other times it was mostly his big sister Rosey singing in the mirror with her hair brush. But when big sister Rosey notice something different about her plush zebra, she ripped the camera out and began a rampage. It was only twenty minutes after she was screaming that he promised not to post any videos of her singing in front of her mirror. Only if she didn't tell their father that he installed security cameras and each of their uncles' houses. A lot of people would be going down.
"Oi Papa!" Big sister Rosey cried. She ran to where their father was sitting with their uncle Aro. Alec followed behind her, cradling his PS3 tight to his tiny chest.
"What is it, love?" Caius asked, not once looking up from his iPad.
"You have got to see this!" Rosalie cried.
Sorry, just a little side story! Hope you enjoyed the chapter. And please forgive me for any mistakes you might find.