Chapter 7: Reunions? Sort of…
AN: For any and all readers who have stuck with me through my absence I give a HUGE thank you. Sometimes you have other things preoccupying your mind and you forget things, so here is an even bigger thank you to Madi-Elara and Imperial Immortal Blindmerman. Thank you so much for pushing me to finish this long awaited chapter! And this chapter is for both of you! Please forgive me?
Previously:
I quickly changed into something more revealing and headed down to an empty building Riley was building my army in. Riley must've smelled me coming because he was instantly by my side. I pulled him close to me and kissed him as passionately as I possibly could while still thinking of James. I'm doing this for you James. I'm going to torture that little mind reader.
"You're doing great Riley. Be ready because we're going to do this soon."
He nodded, and I let him do whatever he wanted to me as I thought about how much James would love me for this.
Heidi's Point of View
I was worried about how Alex would act in front of the guests before the party. I could never be embarrassed of her but what if she gets upset and tears someone apart? I realized there was no need for that as soon as she stepped into the room with a fake smile on her face. My poor baby girl. I wish she could tell me her story but I saw the pain in her eyes when you mentioned her past and I wasn't about to do that to her.
It has been a couple hours since I last saw Alex, and I was scared. I had saw her walk off with a Cullen, going out hunting. But they should've been back right?
I walked up to Demetri and saw he was flustered too. "I take it you don't know where she is either?" He shook his head vigorously and right as we were about to ask Aro if we could go out to search for her the large doors opened and I saw the Cullen and Alex walk through the door. I gasped as I took in her appearance. She had the ghost of a real smile on her face!
I rain up to Alex, blasting my thoughts to her. Where the hell have you been young lady? I laughed when I realized I sounded like her mother.
Relax! Rosalie was just telling me about her family, and the problem they are facing in their territory. It was such an odd feeling to have someone else's thoughts in your head. I don't know what I'd o if I had everyone's like she does.
"Are you sure?" Demetri and I asked at the same time. I clasped my hand over my mouth not knowing I said that out loud, and could imagine my human self blushing. I giggled under my breath.
"Aren't you two a cute couple? Go dance and stop worrying about me!" I looked at Demetri and he shrugged and grabbed my outstretched hand.
We danced the rest of the night, not really looking away from either each other or Alex.
When everyone left I noticed Alex was standing with the Cullens, who stayed where they were not exiting like everyone else?
Alex sensed my question, along with others I assumed, and she spoke out. "Aro, I need to ask a favor of you." She thought for a second before amending that. "I need to ask your permission for… something."
Only members of the guard were left, other than the Cullens so when Aro looked around we knew it meant we had to leave the room.
"Oh, Aro, it's probably best for Demetri and Heidi to stay, seeing as it involves them… sort of."
He nodded, "What is it dear?"
"As you know they are having trouble with newborns in their territory. I wanted to know if I could go help the Cullens fight them off?" I hissed at this thought. NO way was I letting her go off with strange vampires to her possible demise! I would die if I lost her..
Realization crossed his eyes. "You cannot put yourself in harms way Alexandria! What would I do if you were to end up hurt, or worse?" You could tell he had genuine concern for her.
"That's what I thought you might say, that you might think they would hurt me," She paused, "or something. That's why Dem and Heidi are here. They can come as protection to me. I know this might not be the most appealing of ideas but it needs to be done. Those newborns are a threat to us."
He thought for a while, but Marcus was the one to speak. "I do not like this idea Alexandria…" Once again I was shocked when he spoke.
"Marcus you know I could probably take them all by myself. Heidi and Demetri would just be a precaution." I could hear the pleading thick in her voice. This was very important to her. Why though?
Everyone was silent for what could've been hours. "If it helps any, I am more than willing to die for Alex." I said it loud enough for anyone in the room to hear.
Demetri nodded. "And I second that."
Alex turned sheepishly towards us. "One more thing. If… umm… you guys come… you're only allowed to drink… from animals…" I close my eyes. This woul be one hell of a trip.
"Anything for you Alex." I promise. I mentally added.
Demetri was close to follow my lead. "If we have to I'll do it."
She smiled at us and turned back to Aro. "Now that that's settled are you going to let me go? Or am I going to have to forcibly leave…"
All the brothers looked at each other and Aro spoke. "You can go Alexandria. But please," he begged, "be careful."
She nodded before turning towards us. "We kind of have to leave right now. So Why don't you guys go pack a bit."
"How long are we staying?" Demetri asked.
Alex shrugged. "We'll find out." When me and Dem starting walking away she called after us, "meet us in the lobby in 10 minutes!"
We ran to our rooms, and I for one was in quite a daze. Why were we in such a rush?
Esme's Point of View
Rosalie and Alexandria walked through the doors, their arms linked together, each with a small smile on their faces. They skipped over to us, and I couldn't help but picture Bella in Alexandria. She kind of looked like her too, her face looked familiar. But if I were to see Alexandria and Rosalie together an not know they were related I would guess she would be Rosalie's younger sister.
My heart ached when I thought about my daughter, Bella. I shouldn't have let Edward leave her, make us leave. If we had stayed she would still be alive…
I was broken out of my thoughts by two members of the guard yelling "Are you sure?" at Alexandria. She laughed and sent them off dancing together.
Once they were gone she looked at us, along with Rosalie and both of them had an evil gleam in their eyes. "Mom, our problem is practically as good as solved." Rosalie whispered to us.
I felt my eyebrows pull together. What could she possibly- Oh! I had taken that moment to look at Alexandria and I saw the look in her eyes and I knew. "No, no, no, no! I can't let you risk your life for us dear! You- You don't even know us!"
She frowned. "I know you better than you think, and I have nothing to live for so I wouldn't be risking anything." I frowned, as much as I knew we needed her I couldn't let her d- I couldn't lose her. I don't know why but I felt like she was already like a daughter to me. Like Bella. Except no one could ever replace Bella. But I can't lose another daughter. I lost both Bella, and Natalie, my daughter when I was human. I don't know what would happen if Alexandria died too. All of my children were already risking their lives…
"I don't mean to offend you Alexandria-" she cut me off.
"Please, call me Alex."
"Okay… Alex, we-we don't need your help, we have it covered." She just rolled her eyes at my measly attempt at lying to her.
"You're a terrible liar mo-Esme." did she just almost call me mom? "And I can read your thoughts remember?" Oh.. I had forgotten. I'm sorry for lying Alex dear…. "It's alright Esme, but you aren't stopping me from helping you."
I nodded but whispered, "what if Aro doesn't want you going."
She chuckled. "If he doesn't want me going he is going to lose over half his guard trying to stop me."
I nodded thinking about what might happen. We talked casually for a couple more hours before everyone started clearing out. I gulped, worried about how Aro would respond to her.
It had surprisingly gone a lot better then my mind was letting me think, and we were now waiting in the lobby for the two members of the guard who were to accompany us. It had surprised me when Alex had told them that they were to have an all animal diet when they were away, I thought that they would just keep their human diet but I'm grateful she made them change… for now at least.
I looked to the direction I heard footsteps and I saw Heidi and Demetri walk towards us. "Okay hurry we must catch the quickest flight to Seattle."
With that we were off into the rising morning sun, heading towards the nearest airport. When we got their the only flight left at 10 am. It was lucky for us that there was 6 tickets since the plane was scheduled to leave, in more or lest 20 minutes. Heidi, and Rose dazzled our way onto the plane though. Alex didn't help though, she said she didn't want any guys attention. I can tell you it will be hard for her not to get any attention though, she is just as beautiful as Rose, if not more so, no offense to my daughter. They said I could help them out since I was beautiful, their words not mine, but I kindly refused and watched them work their magic.
Rose leant over the counter exposing more of her cleavage than I liked her showing and batted her eyes, giving the middle aged man a pouty face when he told her getting plane tickets for a plane departing that soon was impossible.
"But sir, me and my family here has just found out about our dear aunts death! We only need to get there in time for her funeral!" Then she turned and fake sobbed into Heidi's arms.
"Oh please sir, my baby sister here only just left our aunts side a month ago. They were soo close! She needs this closer." Heidi played right along with Rose, patting her head and burying her face in Rose's hair.
I decided it might be fun to play along so I turned into Carlisle's shoulder and started fake sobbing too. "Carlisle- say it- was my- sister- who passed." I whispered to him in between sobs.
"My wife here just lost her sister, we were in the middle of a family vacation. Have mercy, we need to get back to the rest of our family and comfort them." Maybe Heidi would get along with the rest of our family too. I must admit, they were a good team, Heidi and Rose, and this was a heck of a lot of fun.
"I-I'm so sorry miss. I-I d-didn't kn-now! Here are your plane tickets." He paused looking around. "ROGER! GET OVER HERE."
A burly man, not nearly as muscular as Emmett, walked over. "What do you need Herald?"
"Bring this group to the flight leaving for Seattle." Roger was probably about to protest because Herald suddenly got angry. "Do as I say! It is quite important they get on that flight!"
Roger nodded and turned to us. "Uhh.. Follow me?"
We walked behind him all of us silently laughing at what we just accomplished. Once we got on the plane the announcer voice came on telling us to fasten our seatbelts, we did as it said and soon we were taking off. I was lucky enough to be able to sit next to Carlisle, while Rose, Alex, and Heidi were sitting next to each other and poor Demetri was sitting alone.
The three girls were giggling about something, even though none of them seemed to be focused on what they were talking about.
I was holding Carlisle's hand as I thought about when I first saw Alex. As she opened the door I gasped at the magnificent dress she was wearing, absolutely astonishing. But what surprised me more was what she actually looked like. She had long beautiful blonde hair that looked like Rose's, and her face, as if it were possible looked like a mix between Rosalie, and B-bella. I had a hard time even thinking of my poor baby. I hope her death wasn't too painful, she didn't deserve to have to suffer.
It must have taken me a while to think about all this because soon enough the plane was landing in the Seattle airport. I held my breath as I exited the plane and looked around for my three other children. Once I saw them, more specifically Alice, I could tell something had happened.
I rushed over to them at a speed that was humanly acceptable and I quickly whispered, "What happened?"
"How'd you…?" Emmett's eyebrows knitted together as he began his question.
"Mother's intuition sweetheart. Now please answer the question."
"First maybe we should take this outside?" My husband suggested gesturing to all the human ears. Everyone nodded and followed Emmett outside.
Alice took a deep breath. When she was about to speak, Jasper stepped out from by her side so we could all see him. "Laurent came by." I heard quite a few collective gasps when he said this. "Oh that's not all." He informed. "He came to hear about… well you know," I saw Alex clutch at her heart. Jasper shot her a questioning glance.
"Sorry, I'm an empath, and all those emotions… hurt."
He nodded showing his understanding and continued. "After he found out she… died, he called Victoria… She's the one setting up that army, she's trying to get back at Edward," I saw Alex wince…? "for killing her mate. She was going to kill mate for mate but… since she…" He shook his head. "Anyways, the wolves destroyed him, and agreed to help us fight, but I see we weren't the only ones to recruit. Would someone kindly introduce us all."
I smiled at his kindness and I pointed to each person as I spoke their name. "This is Heidi, Demetri, and…" what should I call you? Alex or Alexandria?
She spoke out loud for herself. "Alexandria, but please call me Alex."
"Nice to meet y'all." Jasper grinned, sort of lifelessly at her. All my family was the same since… all of them dull versions of themselves. "I'm Jasper, this lovely lady here is Alice, and this is Emmett." Emmett nodded, not even smiling and I saw Alex frown.
"Em why aren't you smiling… at all?" Emmett's head shot up when he heard her direct her question to him.
"Why'd you call me Em?" I knew it bugged him because Bella once called him that.
She bit her lip. "I'm sorry if that offended you…"
"No, no it's fine. And I… didn't smile because there wasn't a reason to. Hasn't been in a while." He muttered to last part so low I doubt anyone was suppose to hear, yet we all did and Rosalie ran over to him. "I'm so sorry Rosey I didn't mean that against you!"
"Shhh.. Em I know you didn't it's okay." Rose reassured her whimpering husband. She looked at Alex and Alex quickly looked away.
What was up with her? I shook it off deciding I'd ask her about it later. Alice looked really upset so I rushed over to her and joined the hug that was between her and Jasper. Suddenly she got stiff as a bored and her eyes glazed over. I looked over to see Alex looking the same as Alice. Was she psychic too? She vaguely nodded her head in my direction The vision didn't last long an when Alex came out of it she looked at Alice.
"Why did we just disappear Ali? We were sitting in your house, I mean what I think was your house anyways… and then we just disappeared…?" She sounded thoroughly confused, as confused as I felt.
"How did you…? OH MY GOSH are you psychic?" Alice was very exited but as usual the emotion didn't cover everything up, her eyes were still as dead as they were when she found out about Bells. Alex slowly nodded and Alice ran up to her and embraced her in a hug. "Is that the only gift you have?' Alex let out a cold hard laugh and shook her head no. Alice's eyes bulged out of her head and she said, in a surprisingly excited voice, "what are your others?"
Alex looked really embarrassed as she spoke… "Well…"
Before she could continue Demetri laughed and said the first thing he's said since back at the castle. "She has the power of any vamp she comes in contact with." Before I could be too shocked by that I realized that Demetri was like Emmett, or at least how he used to be…
Heidi shook her head at Demetri and said, "Dem, it's obviously not the ones she comes in contact with because she hasn't met a mind reading vamp." I looked around and noticed Carlisle, Rose and I were the only ones surprised that she could read our thoughts, well other than Demetri and Heidi of course.
"Fascinating…" Carlisle whispered under his breath.
Alice looked around and frowned, I immediately got worried and looked around to see what was the matter, my observations came out empty however and I looked at her. "What's the matter sweetie?"
"You guys look kind of ridiculous in all that fancy attire. But Alex you look really pretty in that dress, but it would probably look better if you had brown hair, no offense of course."
She smiled. "None taken."
Alice smiled a very small smile and continued talking. "We are in Seattle and we aren't going to be getting a call or visit from the wolves until we get home so-"
Carlisle was the one to cut her off. "What do you mean Alice?"
"Oh right. I noticed that the wolves are sort of… a blind spot.. I can't see them.." Alex gasped.
"That's why we disappeared!" Alice nodded and was about to speak when Alex cut her off. "Wait… wolves?"
"Shape shifters whatever. The Quileute tribe have some men who can transform into… HUGE wolves."
"Oh…" was all Alex said in response.
"Yeah, anyways I noticed that you don't have any bags Alex and Heidi and Demetri you guys have tiny bags so we need to go shopping and get you guys clothes." Alex groan and Heidi's eyes lit up, before she started jumping up and down, wow she was like another Alice…
Suddenly her face fell. "We can't go, we don't have any money…"
Alice rolled her eyes. "We can handle getting you guys a few outfits." Heidi squealed again and we were off for the shopping center.
Bella/Alex's Point of View
When I went shopping with Alice while I was still human I thought she was bad, but now, with Rose and Heidi with her it was a complete terror. And it had only been an hour. Heidi got three or four outfits, but all three of them made me try on basically every article of clothing in the entire mall. Well that's an exaggeration because we had only been to 3 stores so far. Em, Jazz and Carlisle were all carrying the bags, and if they were human that definitely would not be possible.
I was absolutely shocked when I got here and saw everyone so torn apart. It had been a while since I had 'died' and they never really cared about me, if what Ed- he said was true. But seeing their faces, and hearing their thoughts when I saw them, I knew that Rose was the one telling the truth. I thought about exactly what each person was thinking when I got there as I changed into yet another outfit.
I hope Bells is getting treated nice wherever she is. If she was here I would probably be picking on her as she saw those two Volturi chicks and Rosey and she blushed because she didn't think she was as pretty. I would say 'awwh Bellsy wellsy is a tomato!' and she would probably tell me to shut up and I would say 'make me' and then Rose would slap the back of my head like she always does when I'm rude. -Emmett
Alice had make up running down her face from crying and she was wearing something that would be considered very dressed down for made eye contact with me as we made our way in her direction. I can tell that me and Alex are going to get along but why why do I feel like running up to her and hugging her? I don't know her and the only other person I didn't really know that I went up and hugged anyways was B-bella. Oh no! what if she dies just like Bella! What about the wolves? Will they be able to stop the newborns before they kill us all? Not that we can't defend ourselves but I can't let anyone else die! I shouldn't have let Edward leave…" -Alice
My poor baby, she has to suffer because I'm too weak and attacked Bella. I never ever would have attacked her on purpose… it's just everyone was so thirsty because of her cut I couldn't stop… now she's d-de-ad and it's entirely my fault. Now my angle has to suffer, she cries everyday because of me…. Oh Bella. Please come back…- Jasper
To say I was shocked was quite the understatement. Jasper was practically begging me to come back from the 'dead' and everyone was thinking of me at that random time. Why?
I stepped out of the changing stall after I had tried on every outfit the terrible trio threw in and was bombarded by a huge pile of clothes thrown in my face. I groaned. "Alice why do I have to try on way more clothes then everyone else?"
"Oh stop complaining Bella and go in there and change." We all froze and Alice had a look of pure shock on her face. Did she know? I put that thought in Rose's head and she shook her head. No you are just acting like yourself and how you two used to shop together. Oh right.
Suddenly Alice's face contorted in pain and she ran from the store. I immediately burst after her, instinct I would say. Whenever you see your best friend upset you just want to comfort her.
I heard four pairs of feet following me and the last thing I heard before exiting the mall at a full on sprint (well as fast as humans could go anyways) was Rose's thoughts yelling at me. TELL HER!
Victoria's Point of View
"Are they ready Riley baby? I want to get this show on the road, ya know… soon. After I destroy this family we can be together…. Forever."
Riley grinned his little boy grin at me and whispered in my ear. "They will be ready by Thursday. Today is Saturday so can you wait 5 days Honey?"
I smirked at him. This plan will work if it's the last thing I do. "Perfect baby. Just perfect."
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