Okay here's the next chapter and as promised it has more Bella x Jane in it than the previous chapter. Now know that in this story I made Alec and Jane older and taller than what they were characterized in the book or movie because I found it more convenient to do so with Jane being mated to Bella. Also because I thought it wrong to leave Jane as a 13 year old while Bella is 19 in this story. Finally, because school is starting up again soon I will try to post part 2 before going on break so be on the look out and enjoy the read.
P.S.-The bold color names with the stars surrounding them will be explain in the author's note at the bottom of the page and if any of you think of a better name for this chapter PM me because I've been trying to come up with one for a while now and still don't think the one I chose was right. Thanks for all of you guys' support, I'll talk to you all later.
Italicized words are the inner thoughts of characters
Bold and italicized words are the void speaking
Imprisonment Part 1
Regaining consciousness, I kept my eyes closed and immediately began to take inventory on my physical condition, finding everything to be in order except for my feeling of being heavier than before.
'No... No, it can't be true!' Feeling the familiar weight of chains obstructing my movement my eyes shoot open informing me of what I had already feared. I was once again in hell; forever surrounded in darkness and pain, never to see the light of day.
'No...it couldn't have all been another vision! It was all too real! The agony of becoming free, the satisfaction of knowing that I had succeeded in tracking and killing that bastard Laurent, the killing of all those vampires, that women who smelled of mint and pine laced in cinnamon, the rage and hatred, all of it...was a lie?' I could feel the familiar presence of the void brushing against my mind and how it was once again breaking off pieces of my mind leaving me to the mercy of its insanity.
"Isabella what is causing you such trouble? Why do you talk of lies?" it whisper to me its confusion at my thoughts.
'For it was all lies! Lies you implanted in my mind to pursue your wish of acceptance! It was another vision of freedom, but this time I've succeeded in killing one of them and many others of his kind. I had gained the form of my inner beast and gain power in satisfying my constantly burning hunger with you as my guide. I had battled with those in the south and won but then you abounded me! You, who called yourself me and had infused us together as one, did so like those pathetic Cullens, and all because of some faceless women who smelt of mint, pine and cinnamon!' I felt its presents recoiled slightly in shock at the amount of venom in my thoughts. I could feel as its normal presence went from smooth, heavy and airy like thick smoke or fog to jagged and dense like a sea urchin. I could feel my rage begin to take over my mind at the amount of anger, hate and betrayal I felt from all of it: the situation, myself and the void.
'How could I have been so naive as to believe in any of it? I really have gone mad, and I didn't even realize to just what extent until now. I mean for fuck's sake, I'm talking to the personified version of my insanity and furious at it because I feel as if it had abandoned me!' I begin to mentally laugh at myself for my absurdity. I continued to laugh until I was interrupted by something impossible and unexpected.
'...Footsteps?...' I thought in confusion yet I wasn't too surprised about anything I'd perceived as real anymore.
'Still trying to play games I see.' I somberly state to the void feeling nothing but contempt at myself.
"No, Isabella, that's what I was trying to explain. We're not in that hole anymore and none of it was a vision, it was all real. We were knocked unconscious and captured by a group of vampires known as the Volturi shortly after you finished disposing of those vampires in Brazil."
'What?! Captured? But how?! It would be a glacier's chance in hell before I'd ever let anyone capture me and stop me from taking my revenge, how did this fucking happen?!' I growled, furious at my negligence of the situation. But I was unable to get my answers because I was interrupted by the door, to what I now think is my cell, being opened allowing for light and six figures to enter the room.
Growling at them in anger and warning I made sure to carefully observe each as they entered the room. The first was a male standing at 6'7" with a muscular built. He had a slightly olive complexion which looked odd combined with his chalky pallor. His black hair was cropped short and he had the crimson red eyes of a traditional vampire.
Next to enter was a group of three men who, despite some of their physical differences, had so many similarities that it could cause you to mistake them for being related. All three of them could be considered to be around average build and were incredibly graceful in their movements, making it seem almost like they were floating when they walked. Their crimson red eyes all had an overlaying milky film and their skin appeared translucent with a papery texture that could deceive one into thinking they were far more vulnerable than what was perceived but I knew better. These men were far older than what they seemed and just radiated power and authority causing my beast and I to growl lower with even greater hostility at their continued approach.
"Be weary of your actions Isabella." It whispered to me in warning, having also sensed these men's power and knowing to be cautious. I acknowledge the warning and continue with my observations.
The last to enter the room was a pair of what I presumed to be twin siblings, for they were too close in resemblance for them to be anything but related. The first to walk in was a male with what looked to be around average build for one of his age range which, by his looks, seemed to be anywhere between 16 to 18. He stood at the height of 5'4" making him a bit short and had the standard crimson eyes of a human drinker. Lastly, he had short dark brown hair sitting on top of a head portraying what some may describe as an angelic face, causing him to seem almost child like.
I then move on to who I perceived to be his sister, and found that she was nearly identical to her brother except for being a few inches shorter, most likely 5 foot even, and her girlish face accompanying fuller lips. She had beautifully long blond hair that was tied back in a tight bun at the back of her head with pale skin to match. I was soon interrupted from my observation of this beautiful stranger by the fragrance of a familiar scent floating into my nose.
'Ummm...mint and pine laced in cinnamon.' I unconsciously purred at smelling that deliciously calming scent, but was snapped out of my trance by a familiar and unwanted voice, causing my growl to return in greater ferocity and strength.
'The fuck?! Why in the hell was I purring and at the vampire who had me captured at that?' I growled even lower feeling as anger, hatred and confusion began to override my chaotic mind.
"Aww...Look Jane, it was purring at you. See I always knew you were a cat person." The vampire known as Felix chuckled, mocking the girl I now know to be Jane.
'Jane... she is a dangerous one. Somehow she is able to calm me and sooth the void, causing me to become both distracted and vulnerable with her scent, I must be weary and remain vigilant around her.' I watched her carefully, while still keeping tabs on everyone else, as she shot a murderous glare at Felix causing him to cower in fear.
'How odd is it for a vampire of his size to cower from someone as small as a forest sprite. She must be more dangerous than I originally thought.'
"Enough children, we must not be rude to our guest for then how are we to expect it to be courteous to us?" One of the group of three figures asked with a mischievous gleam in his eyes. He stood at 5'10" making him the second tallest out of the group of three and had ridiculously long jet black hair.
They were now standing around in in a semi circle but somehow stopped at the same distance of ten feet away.
'They must also be weary of me like I am of them. Odd... seeing as shifters aren't anything new, I'm sure they've had to deal with them plenty of times in the past. So why worry?'
"Come Brother be serious, it's a mindless beast that cares and knows of nothing but destruction and chaos, it's impossible for it to be courteous." This one had shoulder length snow white hair that was close in color to his skin tone and stood at 5'9" making him the shortest out of the three.
'Well you're right about one thing, I am a beast that cares and knows about nothing but destruction and chaos but I'm far from mindless. Even in my insanity I calculate everything to make sure I get the results I desire. At least that was true until your Jane came along, you ignorant bastard.'
"Dear Caius be reasonable and give the the shifter a chance." the first of the two chided before turning back towards me. "Now child, can you shift back into your human form so that we may have a conversation? We are very interested to know just how you came about because tiger shifters have never been known to exist before and you have somehow been able to block the gifts of two of my most powerful guards which is intriguing, seeing as shifters normally don't get any gifts."
'Well...that answers my previous question. Now I know that I'm even more of a monster than I previously thought. Not only am I some kind of mutation of two different species, a hybrid, but I turn into something that previously didn't exist. Isn't that's just perfect!' I only growled and tried to lunge at him in my anger but found that the chains prevented me from reaching him.
'The fuck?! How are these so strong?!' Now seething in rage I release a monstrous roar before trying again only to get the same result.
"Pathetic beast, there's no way you'd possibly be able to break those chains. For they are made from the strongest metals in the world combined with vampire venom making them nearly indestructible." the blond known as Caius laughed with a malevolent gleam in his eyes. This only fanned my rage and caused me to become nearly feral in my attempts to break free and tear him apart as I felt my mind once again get swallowed by the void.
"Oh we'll show you indestructible you insidious bastard." I began to claw, bite, tug and pull at anything within reach trying to break free but still there was nothing.
'Come on, come on, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON!' I felt as my rage grew my consciousness was slowly being dragged back into the void and getting replaced by the beast's and its own. Growling ferociously at our repeatedly failed attempts of breaking free I was interrupted by the quiet grasps released from the group surrounding me.
Whipping around and glaring murderously at them I found that room had grown increasingly darker yet also clearer since I last took notice of it and the familiar feeling of having a pressure being released from my body alerted me to the fact that I was once again using the power from before.
'It seems this ability is triggered by intense rage.' I filed that note away for later and turned back to continue with my struggle for freedom.
"So it was the fucking cat that caused all that to happen in Brazil!"
"I knew that cat was strange!"
"Marvelous. Simply marvelous!"
I continued to ignore them in favor of my current activity. I could feel as the brick and cemented flooring and wall the chains were attached to began to give way and it caused a sense of dark excitement to course through me at the prospect of finally being able to get free and rip that bastard Caius apart.
Giving a final pull I was able to rip the chains from there attachments and immediately went to leap at Caius only to be stopped by Jane placing herself in front of him and growling at me in a protective stance. Looking into her eyes for the first time I found myself unable to move anymore and unwilling to break contact.
Her eyes were the crimson red of any human drinker but they had far more depth and intensity than any others I've ever come across before. They had layers of different shades of reds, orange, and gold blending together with shades of black making her crimson eyes seem both brighter and darker at the same time forming a color that was uniquely hers. They along with her scent lulled me into a trance like state causing me to completely ignore when Felix creeped past me and positioned himself somewhere behind me.
It didn't matter. The only thing that did was keeping the connection. Jane had already stopped her growling and risen out of her protective stance to continue our connection but it was soon broken by the gasp of the final vampire that came in with Caius' group. He had shoulder length black hair and stood at 6 foot even. I watched as his eyes continued to shift between looking at me and then Jane in shock, wonderment, relief and sadness before turning back to look at her myself.
What I saw caused pain to stab into my chest and ripped me out of my trance like state. I watched as her eye quickly flashed through multiple emotions before finally settling on one. They went from shock to relief, to hopeful, to sadness and anger before finally settling on nothing. Her eyes had become little more than mirrors that only reflected myself and her face blank with boredom as if nothing had happen and that had hurt me far more than her anger.
Jumping back to put more space between the two of us, I snarled and growled at them all in hatred and confusion of what I just experienced.
'The fuck was that?! Why does this keep happening whenever I'm around her?!' my thoughts were interrupted when the jet black haired leader questioned the one who gasped.
"What is it Marcus? What was it you seen?" he questioned while grabbing the others hand and closing his eyes.
'Oh...I see, that one must be Aro, seeing as the other two kings have already been accounted for.' Watching as he dropped the other's hand before opening his eyes, he let out a childish giggle before turning with the other two to walk back out the door.
"Come everyone we shall leave the shifter be for a while. Jane I would like to talk to you in the throne room so go hunt and meet me there when you're done. Felix restrain it and have Dementri come and build something sturdier to have its chains connected to then report back to your station." With that the three of them left taking Jane and her brother with them.
Finally taking notice of Felix's absences from my visual I began to cautiously look for him until I heard his voice come from directly behind me.
"Well kitty, it seems it's time for another nap."
'The hell? When did he...?' but that was all I got before I felt a impact against the side of my head an fell to the floor in a daze.
'Damn it, not again.' was the last thing I thought before falling unconscious again.
(JANE P.O.V)
Fallowing the others out of the dungeon cell I begin to think about what just happened in there.
'The hell did that damned cat do to me? It was as if it had put me in a trance with its crimson eyes that displayed a creature so complex that some would think there was more than one being inhabiting that body and its sweet relaxing scent of lavender, peppermint and freshly dug soil. It was able to calm me like no one else could and for a moment, I felt as if I were finally complete like I had found my second half but I knew it to be impossible.'
Breaking out of my thoughts, I turn to head down one of the ancient tunnels leading out to the city when I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning around I find my twin brother Alec starring at me with concern.
"Sister are you well? You seem down, what troubles you?" he asks while laying a calming hand on my shoulder. Shaking my head I move my mask back into place and deny his claims of my trouble.
"It is nothing of importance dear brother, so calm your worry of me. Now I must be off as I don't want to keep master waiting too long." He didn't look convinced but let me go anyway. Giving his a nod of gratitude, for I knew that if anyone he was the only one to be able to see past my mask, I took off disappearing down the tunnel.
Existing the tunnel into the city I immediately make my way to the neighboring city of Florence to hunt because it is against our laws for any vampire to hunt within the our kinds capital city.
Arriving in the city I soon find two scents and tracked them into a dark alleyway. They huddled around a burning garbage can covered in dirt and grime with their clothes ripped in random places barely hanging onto their malnourished bodies. They were homeless and most likely wouldn't be missed.
"Perfect." I whispered with a sadistic grin forming on my lips at the plan forming in my head. undoing the bun at the top of my head I ruffled my hair and fixed my face into an expression of panic and fear before I ran at a frantic human pace down the alleyway screaming in hysterics.
"Help! Oh god please, somebody help me! He's coming! He's coming!" I cried while falling against a wall as if I were injured or tired. Pretending as if I had just noticed the two men surrounding the fire I "clumsily" stumbled my way to them.
"Sirs please you have to help me, please I beg of you!" I begged, burying my face into one of their chests while pretending to sob.
'Disgusting. If these sorry lumps of flesh didn't have blood that rivaled the scent of honey I would have simply through them into that fire to burn like the trash they are.'
Feeling as the one I had my face buried into slowly wrap his arms around me in confused comfort I listened as he wearily asked, "Who's coming child?"
Pulling out of his embrace I look up at him to show a completely dry face with a sadistic smirk.
"Oh no one really, just Death." and with that I lent up and bit into his jugular moaning in ecstasy as his delicious ambrosia pulled into my mouth and down my throat soothing the ever present pains of hunger.
Quickly draining him I turn to find the second man running towards the opposite end of the alleyway screaming for help.
"Help! Help! Please anybody save me!"
Easily catching up to him I blur in front of him and place my hand over his mouth to silence his screams.
"I'm sorry but I can't have you causing a scene even if there isn't one to cause. No one can hear you and no one will save you so just except your fate." and with that I called upon my gifted and watched as he thrashed around in my hold in agony before I sunk my teeth into his jugular and drained him as well.
Extracting my teeth with a sigh of satisfaction I dragged him over to the dumpster, where I deposited his friend in earlier, before taking out a lighter from my cloak and throwing him and it into the dumpster and watched as it burned.
Now feeling the urge to return to the castle as soon as possible, I turn around and begin to make my way back to Volterra.
Standing in front of the throne room's doors I was unsure as to what my master had to discuss with me but I knew it had to do with something that happened in that cell.
Steeling my nerves, I pushed the doors open and calmly walked in to find that only two of the three kings, Marcus and Aro, were present and that they were quietly discussing something amongst themselves when Aro looked up to find me standing in front of the now closed doors.
"Ahhh...Jane just who we were discussing about. Come closer my child and tell me how was your hunt. You arrived back sooner than usual so I'm hoping it was a successful one." He stood up and met me at the bottom of the steps going to the thrones.
Bowing my head to him in respect I kept my eyes to the ground as I retold my most recent hunt. I told him of the game I played before executing my kills and of the satisfaction I felt after drain them dry. I watched as he laughed in amusement before looking at me with mischievous curiosity.
"That all sound quiet amusing and I'm sure it was even better in person but what of your early return? Did something interesting happen during your hunt?" he asked while holding out his hand for me to take.
"May I?" he asked with all the patients of a father and king. I instantly placed my hand in his without any hesitation and waited until he was finished with reading my thoughts before retrieving it.
"Ahh... so it's true then of what Marcus had seen about the two of you. Darling Jane I'm so pleased that you have finally found your other half, I was beginning to fear that it may never happen." he laughed in joy and excitement as he clapped his hands together as if he were a child being let onto a roller coaster for the first time.
I just continued to watch in silence in both confusion and denial as I tried to process what he had just said. 'Found my...other half...? I found...No. It must be a mistake. I mean, that's impossible!' I was beginning to panic, frightened and confused with the information I was being told.
Most likely sensing my panic, I was surprised when master Marcus approached me and laid a soothing hand on my shoulder before speaking, "Fear not Jane, for what was said is true and you yourself have felt the truth of it. That shifter is your mate and even better you are its. I felt the bond form the moment the two of you looked into each other's eyes and sense that the bond was a special one that will only grow in strength as time passes but be warned, there is also something amiss with your bonds. For some reason it had already begun to bond with you even before the mate bond was formed and when it was, it did so with multiple attachments. Each connected to you as a mate's bond but in a way you would think it had came from several different people."
Looking at him with confusion I asked him to explain, "What do you mean Master Marcus? Does that mean there is something wrong with my mate?" I asked beginning to grow both worried and angry at the prospect of something being wrong with them.
'What could have possibly caused something to be wrong in my mate? Even though earlier when I looked into their eyes and thought that there was a possibility that they could have been inhabiting more than one soul, I didn't actually think it was possible or that something could be wrong with them. I just thought it was a part of their personal characteristics, but I know now that I would think of them as perfect no matter what.' I was broken from my thoughts by Marcus's void.
"No I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with them just that they seem to inhabit unique qualities that will make fully solidifying your bond far harder than it normally would be. For instance, I sensed that they had bonded to you with a total of three attachments. The first one was pitcher that black its self, infused together with the golden hue string of a mate's bond but it was more than that. It felt almost feral and pulsated with dark, primal intent as if it were a living thing. The second one was *black* as well but a few shades lighter than the first and it was infused with colors of *blue* and the golden hue of the mate bond. It too pulsed as if it were alive but it gave off the feeling of chaos, confusion, loyalty and anger as if it were the embodiment of insanity itself. The last one was completely different that the others. It was a smoky *gray* infused with the colors of blue, *brown*, and once again gold. This one spoke of protectiveness, hate, confusion, loyalty and compromise." he explained while looking at me to make sure I was understanding it all.
"That may be so Marcus but I still don't quiet understand what will make completing the bond so difficult."
"It will be difficult because these bond those extremely strong considering how long they have been form for are also extremely strained and even with the mating bond and all the good qualities to each attachment the negative ones seem to be stopping them from forming properly and seem to be both directed at no one and everyone. These qualities will are pulling your mate in multiple directions all at once and will make it extremely difficult for the two of you to grow closer and if not careful they can destroy you both." he finished while giving me a somber expression and laying a hand on my shoulder for comfort.
"So there really is something wrong with my mate, but it seems to be something I'm unable to fix for it's all in her head." I said in a monotonous voice making it so none of my emotions of hopelessness, sadness, anger or desperation are revealed through it.
"Now don't get too down on yourself Jane that's the second reason why we wanted you to come here." Aro chided while giving me a small smile of encouragement.
"What do you mean Master?" I asked while looking to him in confusion and hope.
"I'm saying that while in the cell with your mate Marcus and I noticed times where their mood would change and become somewhat calmer, lighter than what we perceived it to normally be and each time this happened was when their attention was drawn to you."
"I understand so what do you suggest I should do, Master?"
"We believe you should spend some time with them every day and get them to warm up to you. To allow for you two to learn more about each other and for them to learn to trust you."
"How do I do that master? Where would I even start?" I asked happy to know that I had a chance to become closer to my mate but scared because I didn't understand how to actually do what was suggested.
"Hummm...Well, from what Felix has been reporting they still haven't shifted back into their human form so you can start there. Get them to be comfortable enough to shift back around you and then go from there." Marcus supplied with an intrigued look gracing his face.
'He's probably wondering why they haven't shifted back yet just as I am. For it's strange for them to choose to stay in that form for so long even if their instincts do tell them that it's safer. Shifters use up too much energy and begin to lose their grip on humanity when staying in animal form for too long so tend to only use it when needed. So again, why haven't they changed back?' My thoughts were interrupted by Aro's cheerful cry.
"What an excellent idea Marcus and I believe it would be most beneficial for Jane to begin immediately." turning towards me he turned me towards the direction of the doors.
"Now off with you child, you have been dismissed from you duties until further notice so spend as much time as you want with them and do not worry about food. We will send Felix down with some food to feed your mate shortly. Have fun." and with that I was quickly making my way back down to the dungeon to officially introduce myself to my mate and eventuality gain their trust and affections.
Arriving in front of my mate's cell door I was greeted by Felix holding what smelled like six bags of freshly killed deer and bore.
"Here the masters instructed me to give this to you so you could feed the new pet." he said while throwing me the six bags of bloody meats.
'Just disgusting. How in the world are those putrid Cullens are able to stomach this stench let alone actually brink it is beyond me, but I know that I would never. Luckily for me, my mate only needs to eat the meat and that's only until they decide to shift back, because there's no way that I would allow for them to ever drink this revolting substance.'
Finally catching on to what was just said about my mate, I looked to Felix and through him into a world of agony using my gift.
"PAIN."
Watching with rage in my eyes as he withered and screamed in agony as the phantom flames of my power licked his flesh and insides I allowed him to suffer a few minutes more before retracting my gift. Continuing to watch as he quickly pulled himself off of the ground I listened with remiss attention as he began to yell at me in his confusion and anger at the situation.
"The fuck was that for Jane?!"
"Don't call them a pet for they are not one. Do it again and I'll be sure to confiscate all of your appendages for the next month, and I'm sure that would not make Renata happy at all, now would it?" I spoke in a voice so deathly calm that you could actually see the chills it caused him at hearing the promise in my words.
"N-No, th-that won't be necessary Jane, it won't ha-happen again. Okay? Bye." and with that he blurred up the stairs and back to his post. Taking a deep breath to help clear away any lingering traces of anger, I turned back around and opened the door to the room holding my mate inside.
A/N:Well we finally get to know a bit more in depth about what's going on with Bella and Jane and get to see that Jane isn't a complete psycho like some of us thought her to be. Stay tuned to find out if we get to see how Bella is going to react to Jane trying to bring them closer together and find out if Bella will learn to shift back to her vampire form. Until next time remember to review, -Ravenal out
*Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world
*Blue is the color of trust and peace. It can suggest loyalty and integrity as well as conservatism and frigidity.
*Gray is the color of compromise - being neither black nor white, it is the transition between two non-colors. It is unemotional and detached and can be indecisive.
*Brown is the color that relates to security, protection, comfort and material wealth.
Got the color meanings from the webcite Understanding the Meaning of Colors in Color Psychology
