I'm going to try to get another chapter up as soon as possible. I'm aiming for it to be the same day but that might not be possible. I hope you like these chapters. I spent half the day working on these and my hands are numb. I don't even think it's healthy for people to be on the computer this long. Oh, and yes this chapter will be in Bella's POV still. It's just there's so much to talk about with Bella right now but don't worry, the next chapter is in Edward's POV.
Disclaimer: Twilight is not mine! (Unless my fool-proof plans to steal it work!) lol, just joking.
7 Volterra
Bella's POV
The ride to the airport was silent. Not the awkward kind of silence but the sad kind, where nobody wants to talk because they're afraid it'll ruin the moment. The whole conversation with Edward still shocks me. I didn't even know that I loved him until I thought about it and now we may never be together.
"Bella?" Jasper says tentatively, "We're here."
I get out of the car silently and follow Alice and Jasper, still in my own little world. What if something happens to Edward? I'll be so far away, I won't be able to help him.
"Alice? Where's Volterra?" I finally decide to ask. I had been wondering but I was so worried about going too far that I was afraid to ask.
"It's in Italy," She says quietly, "I'll fill you in on the plane."
After a while of silence, Alice decided to tell me whatever she planned to fill me in on.
"Bella?" She whispers, not wanting anyone else to hear.
"Yes?" I say curiously.
"Let me tell you about Volterra, now. Volterra is in Italy. It is the place that the Volturi coven have taken a permanent residence. Volterra is said to be a beautiful city that brings awe to any architects eyes. The ancient coven of vampires live in an underground set of passages that no-one but the coven and the world of vampires know about. The Volturi are kind of like royalty. They create the rules and enforce them. Hunting is forbidden in the city to keep the people of Volterra oblivious to who really lives in their city. The city of Volterra is to celebrate Saint Marcus Day, an annual festival, hels mostly in the main square, tomorrow, when we are to arrive. This event is to remember how Saint Marcus supposedly drove all vampires away from the city. However, this legend is false, as Saint Marcus is in fact Marcus of the Volturi. This created a great cover story for the coven to take residence there, and so the city has become one of the safest for vampires to live in."
I think about this until the plane touches down and the pilot tells us it's safe to remove our seatbelts. That was the longest couple days in my life.
"C'mon Bella. We still have a lot of driving to do until we're in Volterra." Jasper says quickly. I wonder how hard it is for him to resist killing all of these humans right now. I know how hard it is for me. I've barely fed but I'm pretty sure everybody else has forgotten about that. Edward showed me how to hunt a bit on the way to the baseball field but I have a giant headache and I'm in pretty bad shape. I try not to let anyone else see that, though it's kind of hard when you have an emotion reading vampire watching you.
"Alice," Jasper says, "I think she needs to feed."
"Oh." Alice said, unsure, "Can you wait for a bit? We can feed once we reach the outside walls of Volterra."
"Okay." I say, unconvinced. All I can think about is ripping every single one of these humans' throats out and drinking their blood. Stop! I can't think about that now. I'm not the murderer. James is and I definitely don't feel like switching places with him right now. But I can't get the burning out of my throat.
"Alice, she needs to hunt," Jasper said urgently, "Now."
Alice looked a little worried.
"Bella? How opposed to Grand Theft Auto are you?"
"I knew you would chose the best looking one," I joke weakly, examining the bright yellow Porsche we "borrowed" from the side of the road near the airport. We were definitely going at least 50km over the speed limit.
"Well, I would be ashamed to be driving anything else." She says trying to distract me from the pain. Jasper just laughs.
"Don't worry, Bella. We're almost there." Alice says reassuringly.
By the time we reach the outskirts of Volterra, I'm in a daze. I don't know how much longer I can go without feeding.
"Come on Bella." Alice grabs my arm and leads me into a forest, "We can hunt now."
Nobody could guess how relived I was to finally be able to hunt. I check the air for any signs of animals near by. I get to the edge of a clearing when I spot a deer. It's just a small one but it should do me until after we talk with the Volturi, which is what Alice seems to imply we do. I corner the deer and pounce. The blood takes away some of the burning in my throat but definitely doesn't quench my thirst. I lift my face from the deer's neck to see another vampire emerge from the forest. I quickly stand up and wipe the blood off of my face. This vampire was huge. Bigger than Emmett, and that was saying something.
"Felix," He said, holding out his hand.
"Bella," I say, shyly shaking it.
"So… what are you doing here in Volterra?" He asks.
"Felix, you know we aren't supposed to interrogate our guests." Says another vampire, emerging behind Felix.
"Sorry, Demitri." Felix apologizes.
"Bella!" I hear Alice and Jasper cry from behind me, "There you are!"
Sorry if there's any grammar or spelling mistakes. I don't have much time. I'm so used to Microsoft office word 2007 and our trial ran out in January so that's why I haven't really been writing. But I just found out about Microsoft Works Word Processor so I'm going to start writing again. Make sure to review and tell me what you think. thnx.
