Bella POV

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Bella POV

I was back with the Cullen's, the house deemed safe. Jasper was with us after running in perfect circle to confuse Petsha. All Edward had told me was that Petsha came, saw Ezra was fine and left. So Thursday afternoon was alright. Then Friday morning came and I felt something was… displaced.

Jake was spending all his time with Ezra. Now I was happy that he was okay with not hanging out with me 24/7 but I was still a little shocked he'd found comfort with his complete opposite.

Everyone was rushing around for the wedding. Well… except Edward and I. We were left alone for the most part, Alice ordering Jasper and Emmett around. And now she had Embry, Quil and Seth to help her too. Ezra was constantly in the kitchen trying to find a menu human and vampire friendly and Jacob would help her out by test trying the food. Apparently no one minded the black pudding she made. She was trying to make a few hybrid foods so it didn't look too odd during the eating part of the evening when Edward and his family were simply sitting still.

If worse came to worse, Seth, Quil, Embry and Leah would be at the wedding and the Cullen's decided to inconspicuously pass their food to them.

Friday and Saturday passed by. It took me all that time to notice that Ezra would disappear whenever Edward entered the room. Saturday afternoon, whilst we were sitting together in my room at home, I decided to confront him about it.

"Edward, what happened between you and Esmeralda?" I asked quietly. We were on my bed simply enjoying each others company when I asked.

He paused and looked down at me. "You swear not to tell Jasper?"

I nodded slowly wondering why it was only Jasper I needed to keep this from. "When Petsha came around he threatened to hurt Jacob and Jasper… Ezra attacked him trying to defend them. He swore his vengeance and left. Ezra made us promise we wouldn't tell Jasper. Or anyone for that matter."

"Did you find out what's wrong with her at least?" Edward told me his concerns about her on Wednesday night.

Edward shook his head. "It's annoying because I can usually just see into her head but now she's purposely going around blocking me. She keeps singing some Lebanese song every time I go near her."

"Would she be watching you now?" I asked. "I mean, psychically watching you?"

Edward shook his head. "No… why?"

"Well, why not investigate?" I smirked. "Spy? I mean… She's your little sister. Aren't brothers supposed to do that kind of thing?"

"Vampires can hear and smell each other a mile away." Edward smiled stroking my cheek.

"Then stand a mile away." I said mischievously kissing his lips.

"Why, my Bella, are you so concerned?" he said after kissing back.

"Because." I shrugged. "I can see you're thinking about it a lot. You do care, despite your problems with her. I want you completely focused on me tomorrow. I mean, I don't want to be in this thing alone."

"That won't be a problem." he whispered in my ear sending my heart racing.

He chuckled and gave me my favourite smile before leaning down to me a kissing me softly. I moaned into Edward's mouth as he teased me. His shirt was off and my hands roamed his stone cold body. However when I tried to reach for his pants he groaned too. "Bella please don't tempt me now."

"Edward, what's one day going to do?" I whispered.

"Charlie's downstairs."

I huffed as my other senses kicked in and I could hear the television fill the room. "Ruin the mood why don't you?"

He sighed. "Emmett and Jasper will be here soon to pick me up." he said looking at the time. It was only five. "Same with Alice and Ezra for you."

"Rosalie?" I asked.

"Alice and Ezra are just picking you up." He smirked and started to play with my hair. "Rosalie is getting some last minute things. You guys are going to have fun."

"As are you." I grinned back. "What's happening with Jake tonight?"

"Nothing much. Carlisle said he should be able to open his eyes tomorrow." Edward said running his hand through my hair. "The wolves are coming to the wedding."

"Be nice. They're my friends."

Edward kissed the top of my hairline and then became deadly still. "Oh no."

"What?" I asked lifting myself up into a sitting position as he did.

"I just… I didn't put it together. I wasn't thinking about it…"

"What?" I asked.

"The pack is going to be at the wedding…" he frowned. "As well as the Denali coven and the Irish coven…"

"I don't get it." I shook my head.

"Embry and Quil… they said they'd be late because it clashes with their patrol duties…"

"Edward… not making sense?" I was getting worried.

"Ezra's dream! It makes sense." he said worriedly. "If she was that in the dream that she could use her senses that means that the reason why she blacked out was because in her mind, Alec was using his powers on her!"

"Edward." I grabbed his face and tried to make I face me. He willingly obliged looking me in the eyes. "Explain what you're thinking from the beginning."

"Remember what Ezra said about her 'dream'?" he asked. "Tanya pulled her aside and asked if she could hear that. Now when she first came, Ezra had no idea about the werewolves so she, in her vision, tried to concentrate on them. The werewolves were Embry and Quil coming late from their patrol. The certain parts of the room shrouded black were Seth, Leah and Jacob, who were already at the party. None of us knew if they were coming or not because if the werewolves are involved, Alice can't see anything."

"Which is why Alice couldn't see them coming." I guessed. "It must have something to do with the pack."

"Exactly!" he shook his head. "And that explains why in Ezra's vision Jacob was with her."

My eyes widened. "Edward, if the Volturi come tomorrow…"

"I know…" he shook his head.

There was a knock at my window. Edward's eyes darted there and he sighed. "All of you come in here now."

The window opened and Emmett, Jasper, Alice and Esmeralda came inside. "Come on you guys." Emmett grinned. "Enough smooching. It's party time."

"Not tonight." he sighed. "Ezra, I think we were wrong."

Ezra tilted her head to the side. "Oh… about the dream. Well I could've told you that."

"What?" Alice frowned.

Ezra shrugged. "I've already set up an escape route. Emmett helped me out."

Alice looked around confused. "Okay, yet again, what?"

"How come you didn't tell us?" Edward growled.

"Well I could hardly tell you with the whole 'you don't trust me' thing." she looked liked she didn't care but I could see in her eyes a flash of sadness.

"Ez, of course we trust you." Jasper defended.

She smirked. "Yeah… sure."

"Can someone please explain to me what's happening?" Alice stamped her feet and we all shushed her.

"Charlie's downstairs." I whispered.

Alice shrugged. "He's sleeping. He won't wake up until morning."

"Ezra's dream wasn't a dream." Edward sighed. "Alec in her vision was just as real as Alec in real life. She was being affected by his powers because somehow, all her senses were trapped in the vision."

"I never want to have a vision like that again." Ezra said dropping onto the end of my bed. She leaned back and picked Edwards shirt off the floor. "Put it on Casanova."

I had to smile a bit as Edward threw his shirt over him without buttoning it up. "So what's this escape plan?"

"Easy." she smirked pulling a lighter from her back pocket. "Can anyone say fire?"

"No." Edward deadpanned.

"Aw come on Eddie." Ezra jumped around a bit. "You owe me something hazardous."

"Quite the opposite really." he frowned. "And it's my wedding day, not your personal amusement park."

"This whole mind conversation can get pretty annoying." I stated. "And I agree. No disrupting the wedding."

"Me too." Alice pouted. "I put a lot of time and energy into this."

"Both of which you have countless of." Ezra stated. "Time and energy that is. But look, the Volturi are coming whether you like it or not so something in the wedding isn't going to go right. We just have to figure out how to minus the damage."

"Which is why I'm going to light the kitchen on fire." Emmett said.

"And when we were setting up we made a clear escape route for the guests." Ezra nodded to me. "So all your little human friends can be safe."

"And the wedding?" Edward frowned. "What's going to happen to that?"

"I figure the Volturi will come for what they want, take it and leave." she shrugged. "So by the time the fire's out and safe again, they'll be gone."

"As long as we stay behind." Emmett nodded. "And when I say we, I mean the wolves and us. No one else needs to get hurt."

"And when we say us it's minus you Bella." Ezra patted my leg. "For the obvious human factor of course." She then turned back to Edward and smiled. "To do this right, we'll have fifteen minutes exactly. The only people who are coming are Jane, Alec, Santiago and…" we all saw her inwardly shiver. "Demetri."

"So they're tracking something…" I frowned.

"Or someone." Alice sat on the bed too. "How come I still can't see it?"

"Don't focus on Aro, Marcus and Caius." Edward offered. "Focus on whose coming."

Alice shook her head. "Why?"

"Because…" Ezra looked to Edward something glinting in her eyes. "The powers, the tracker and the brute are coming. Jane, Santiago and Demetri are the only ones who'd do something without telling their leaders."

"And Alec would follow Jane anywhere."

"Especially if that something had to do with us."

"Maybe they're coming for the party." Jasper said lamely.

I scoffed. "Since when were you the positive one?"

"I'm in an odd mood."

"But the question still lies." Emmett said. "Why are they coming?"

Edward shook his head. "To check in on Bella?"

"To try and get Kate, you and I to be recruited?" Alice shrugged.

"Well if Demetri and Santiago are coming, I have a pretty good idea why." Ezra added. Then there was a long pause as we all waited.

"Ezra!" I heard four sharp voices scold her.

Ezra played with her necklace humming something. Edward frowned. "Let me guess. It has something to do with why you're not letting me in your head right now."

"Please don't make me think about It." she said in a hushed tone. "I don't ever want to think about It."

Edward POV

I closed my eyes and slowly searched Ezra's mind. "Just don't block me." I said seriously.

"If you see it Edward, I will too." she said, her voice scared.

Jasper and Alice titled to the side.

She's petrified Edward… Jasper thought.

Alice shook her head. I don't know what it is but I see a massive fight… between us and Demetri…

Emmett stood in the far corner of the room. Do it Edward. Just get it over with.

I blocked them all out and concentrated simply on Ezra's mind. Bella held my hand as I sifted through her thoughts on the surface. Ezra shook her head, trying to block me out. "Don't block me." I repeated.

Instinct… ran through her mind. Her thoughts were running wild as she tried to decide what to do.

Can't let him see…

Have to let him see…

No! Don't want to.

Could hurt everyone else…

Alec, he's going to hurt you anyways…

I can save them. Must save them… Emmett… Jasper... Alice… Carlisle… Esme… Rose… Edward… Bella even… They'll get hurt… I don't want them hurt…

Just do it! Let him in! Then she let go of her mind and I saw everything she was trying to hide from us.

Esmeralda POV

I knew as soon as I saw my memories it was finished. The Cullen's were dead. Emmett and Jazz would go after Demetri, the rest would follow blindly because they were all family, and it's what they did. But I don't want them to. I really don't want them to.

(A/N The translations are in the normal font)

1979 December 31st 5 minutes before Midnight

I was Santorini, Greece. I left the Cullen's a few years previous. I was leaning on the balcony, waiting for the fireworks. I was by myself at a wild New Years Eve Party. I enjoyed being alone sometimes… not all the time… just sometimes. This was one of those times. In fact, every year, this was on of those times. I usually spent the New Year alone. Why? It's my death day.

I felt a presence behind me and turned around slowly, not lifting my eyes but looking down, trying to look shy. "Kali spera." I said to the man in front of me. 'Good evening'

"Kali spera." he replied smiling. I knew he was a vampire straight away. I could smell it, here it, see it. His teeth were shining too bright to be human. His eyes, to red to be man. "Pos se lene;" He wanted to know my name.

"Me lene Esmeralda." 'My name is Esmeralda.' I answered. "Esis;" 'You?'

"Demetri."

"Hero poli." 'Pleased to meet you' I said curtly.

"Tha itheles ena poto;" 'Would you like a drink?'

"Ohi, efkharisto." 'No thank you.' I knew what drink he was talking about.

"Milas Anglika;" 'Do you speak English?'

"You know very well that I do." I said turning back around to face the balcony. Our mysterious façade was now over in partial. "But I still won't go out with you. Especially seeing as it's been a decade."

"Two years is not a decade." he smirked leaning on the balcony next to me. "And I just wanted a drink."

"Aren't you a Volturi guard?" I asked. "Aren't you supposed to be in Italy?"

"How do you know that I didn't quit like you asked?"

"How do you track people?" I looked up to him and he smiled.

He sighed. "Yes well you're a psychic I guess."

"I try my best."

"Come on, I'm on holidays. First one in two decades." Demetri stared at me.

"So last time you snuck out?"

"Yes." he leaned over to me and ran his hand through my hair. "Why are you here? To see me. Why not one drink?"

"According to everyone, I'm on holiday…" I pursed my lips. "…alone."

"Well then all the more reason to have a drink with me?" he smirked. "Keep up the cover. You're young, you're gorgeous. You meet a dark handsome stranger who wants to get you a drink. I'll make sure your drink is nearly as good looking as me."

"I have too much dignity to drink and become a cannibal for a man." I looked at him. "No offence."

He chuckled darkly. "Your eyes. I should've known you'd never drink a human. They're too bright to have ever sipped human blood."

"I don't ever want to." I frowned looking at the time. "Nearly midnight."

"What does it matter to us?" he asked. "We live forever. This midnight is one of thousands we shall go through in our eternal day."

"That's pretty deep for you." I commented.

Demetri grinned. "You don't know me. Remember?"

"Psychic." I smirked. "Remember? Plus, I think I know you better than anyone on this island…" I was leaning in closer to him, smiling.

"Good point." he stared at me lovingly. I was lost in his crimson eyes, wondering if that if he changed just for me, could his eyes still remain that fiery red? "Kiss me. At midnight."

"I thought you don't care about midnights." I taunted moving closer to him so my lips were centimetres from his face.

"Proving you don't know me."

"I don't kiss random people I just met." I pulled and turned away from him.

"I don't usually either but…" he pulled my back toward him so our bodies were pressed together. "I'll make an exception for you."

"Is that because we've already slept together?" I grinned mischievously as his hands slinked around my waist.

"Maybe." he smirked leaning closer to me.

"Theka, enea, okhto, efta, eksi…" the counting went on around us. Demetri leaned in closer. "pende, tessera…" I leaned up closing my eyes. "tria, theo, ena!" Demetri's lips met mine for the briefest of seconds before someone pulled me back. They wrapped an arm around my mouth so I couldn't control them and pulled me back, arms pinned beside me so I couldn't move.

I bit the hand around my mouth. "Demetri!" I screamed but his eyes were staring hopelessly at the floor. It was all a trap. The hand was shaken and wrapped back around my mouth in seconds.

"Happy New Year my sweet Esmeralda." Santiago whispered in my ear.

I tried to scream against him but the hippie Grecians weren't listening or watching. They were all too drunk or too stoned to care. It was the end of the seventies after all.

I was gagged and bound and taken to Volterra where I was asked to join the guard. When I refused them… they decided to torture me.

It was simple really.

Felix, Santiago and Corin would take turns to bash me and torture me. My mouth was gagged the whole way through so I couldn't control them. I did things I never wanted to do… I felt things I never wanted to feel… I had no choice. They rendered me immobile… I never saw Demetri again… I didn't escape for ten long years and only got them off my trail another ten years later…

Present

Edward looked at me seriously for a full second and then saw everyone else in the room. "She won't show me." he answered. I sighed deeply as I realised he was lying to protect me and the rest.

"Look, it'll be fine." I stood up and back away from them all and to the window. "Tomorrow is going to go off without a hitch. I know it."

"The Volturi are coming." Bella said. "That isn't exactly without a hitch."

"No…" Alice muttered coming to stand next to me. "I agree with Ezra. It'll be fine tomorrow. For now, we need to stop worrying. For now we need to have fun. It's your last nights being available."

"Yeah." I smiled. "Something you guys take for granted now but in a centuries time when you get on each others nerves…" I looked to Edward. "Don't worry about tomorrow. We've got it covered."

"Bella?" Alice said snaking over to her. "Coming to your bachelorette party?"

Bella looked hesitant. "You guys aren't going to tell me what's happening, are you?"

"Not really." I shrugged. "But you'll find out soon enough."

"Hey, we don't even know." Emmett shrugged.

"This is definitely a downer." Jasper said looking at his hands. He was looking very odd sitting on Bella's desk. I figured he's been getting himself hyped up all night for this massive party the boys are having.

"Oh well." Bella sighed. She kissed Edward on the lips.

"See you tomorrow." he whispered to her.

"I'll be the one in white." she replied.

I groaned. "Come on Bella." Bella walked over to Alice and I. We picked her up in between us and were about to jump out the window when I found myself in a vision.

"I'm sorry I kept asking…" Edward said in my vision.

I'm sorry I showed you. I replied in my head. Alice and I leapt out the window and ran to the nights destination.

I felt kind of bad when reading the book. Bella didn't have a girls night… or at least, we didn't hear about one. So Alice, Ezra and Rose took her out. :D

They got drunk and got Bella drunk in the process… Just my own personal theory that when vampires drink they get very drunk… Why do I think that? Because when you get drunk the alcohol gets absorbed into your bloodstream… they have a stream but no blood and with alcohol just spinning around in their its bound to be a crack up… So imagine the girls night out… It goes on great in my head… But I'm not sure if I should write it…

REVIEW!! And tell me if I should try and write a girls night out… I'll give you guys three days… :D