Hello! I got my ten reviews, well I got 70. So long as the total can divided to make 10 reviews per chapter I'm happy :D this chapter is a little short but I just think it had to end there, it would have been weird otherwise. Sp here it is, and don't worry about all the little clues I have left in past chapters, they will get explained eventually just when the time is right, young grass hopper. Yeah just went into ninja mode, sorry. I'm just in a good mood, so here are my lovely, thoughtful, caring, funny, nice, honest, loyal, open-minded, compassionate, and dedicated reviewers; =D
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narutosonlyfriend - i thought some people would get a kick out of that. but she can get pregnant so they were just basically teasing her that she didn't have a mate. oh you'll see, it's all happy in this chapter but my evil side is begging to come out and next chapter will be positively evil! MWAH-HA-HA-HA, review please =)
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DizzyIzzyCullen - EVERYONE CAN READ THIS TOO! right, um sorry if i didn't make this clear but Edward's mate is Bella, but when she started talking about split mates and her mate he got confused and thought that he was the one with the split mate. if you get what i mean? so basically they are both each others mates, but they're too stubborn and insecure to admit it! Yeah, i like Demetri and Felix they remind me and tweedle-dumb and tweedle-dee.
Merkel13 - why thank you! i know what you mean, school sucks. i do plan on the occasional POV from Edward but not regularly, yep she will reveal all soon, but i have to get my evil chapter out the way first. thank you, everyone says that. i guess i just get into the story more, the first few chapter are just putting down facts and then i get into and everything! sorry I'm rambling hope you enjoy and review! =) (your review was very nice BTW)
Also I would like to say a big thank you to obviously those who reviewed but also the 43 who faved and 54 who alerted; it means a lot.
Ok hope you like this chapter and review,
Sasha XxxX =)
Chapter 8
I sent a fleeting look to Aro, then I dashed off to find the guard. They were gathered in the main entrance, I slowly entered the room. As they noticed my approach they fell silent, if felt good to see all their familiar faces again.
I dropped my hood and the guard broke into smiles,
"BELLA!" I was engulfed in a huge hug.
"Hello to you too, but aren't you forgetting something?" I said smirking at them,
"Oh yeah!" Alec said, making Jane roll her eyes. Jane assumed her space next to me as my second in command.
"It's a good thing you're here bells, not all the guard wanted to be led by a 17 year old girl" Felix said looking pointedly at Jane. She huffed but smiled at the thought of being in charge.
"C'mon lets go kick some Romanian but!" Alec called, I smiled and we all put our hoods up simultaneously. I lifted my hand, and the whole guards followed me out of the castle.
To say the villagers were startled by our appearance was an understatement. The hoods covered all our faces and body but they were still awed by our regal presense. I knew where the enemy would be waiting, behind the hill; out of sight, out of mind. Or maybe it was just unobservant humans.
We gracefully and wordlessly made our way out of Volterra until we came to a large clearing. We stayed in formation for the army to emerge.
Eventually they came out, disorganized and no clear leader. They had newborns, lots of them. I would take them out first; but I liked to play with my prey. I should be first to speak, seeing as I was the royalty here.
"Greetings" I called to them, clear but menacing. Whispers broke out, normally Aro or at least a man would lead the guard. I dropped my hood.
"It's rude to whisper in the presence of a princess" I said, hand on hip.
"Right let's get down too it, show me your best" I said inspecting my nails. I sensed about 6 newborns charge from behind us, as soon as they came into the clearing I set them alight without even looking behind me.
"Impressive trick, but I'm not stupid" I said looking away from my perfect nails and to their terrified faces.
"Regretting this now are we? Ah but I can't let you go, you have been disloyal; a disgrace to our world. I suggest to fight your best, at least then you may feels like you accomplished something before you go to hell" their leader emerged,
"Hello Stefan, it's nice to see you again. How are the burns healing up?" I was getting sick of no responses.
"Jane?" I called, she smiled wickedly and skipped to my side.
"Yes mistress?" I smiled back at her kindly,
"Don't you think that we should get this fight underway?" she nodded enthusiastically,
"I think we should" She replied, I smiled once again and lay a hand on her shoulder,
"I devote this victory to you, Jane make the first move" she looked like she could cry, but the wicked glint was back and she turned towards the army, who didn't dare move. All apart from one that it, a bulky newborn ran out from the crowd; Jane waited until he was a mere meter from her and then sent him shocks of tremendous pain. He rived on the floor before cracks began to appear all over his face, his mouth fell open and his body shattered. His head stayed in tack though, I picked it up.
I turned it so I looked directly at the empty face in its wide, terrified, eyes.
"Let this be a lesson to all vampires-" I set the head on fire in my hand until it turned to ash,
"-do not rebel against the Volturi, we are not a force to be reckoned with" I smiled wickedly, and shouted,
"Fire at will" I said calmly, a little detached but that was the terrify the opposition. The guard stayed in formation with the exception of those who needed physical contact.
I set the newborns alight proudly, but something was off. The guard had fell out of formation. I saw some of the volturi being dragged away, I panicked and lifted the whole guard up into the sky.
"Don't you dare struggle" I told them sternly,
I danced across the clearing, I crouched fluidly kicked my leg out to knock the enemy over before I killed them. They had a second wave of reinforcements, they must have well over 300 vampires on their side, possibly even pushing on 400. No problem. I froze, and raised myself up so I could inspect. I could smell them,
"Stupid protective vampires" I muttered,
"Bella?" I heard Jane question,
"Don't worry, tend to the wounded Jane. This is my fight" I said mostly for our visitors benefit.
Then they entered the clearing, the Cullen's.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I protested, Alice beamed,
"WE came to help!" I set another round of vampires on fire while I talked,
"I don't need you at risk as well" I lifted her and Rose up with the Volturi, I made a rock ledge that was so high that anyone who wanted to jump down from it would die if they were a vampire, I think they would make a puddle of guts on the floor if they were human; if they could survive that high up with the lack of oxygen that is.
I looked at Jasper,
"This is my fight, and you have a wife you have to be there for" I said to him, he looked pained and torn.
"Bella-" I set a group of 20 thirsty newborns on fire without looking at them,
"You don't understand Jazz I have to do this on my own" he nodded and I lifted up into Alice's open arms.
"Sorry, another time Emmet" I said and lifted him up with Rosalie,
"You understand?" I asked Edward, he shook his head,
"No, I don't. You're not doing this without me" I shook my head,
"You don't know how much that means to me, but you have to be safe" I said sternly.
"Ugh! HELLO! Trying to have a moment here!" I shouted at the vampires trying to encroach on our space. I killed 50 of the closets vamps, and then made a wall of rock around me and Edward, to thick and high to be broken. Finally some privacy.
Edward reached over and held my cheek,
"Bella, you mean far too much to me for me to let you fight off a vampire army on your own" I purred lightly but shook my head slightly,
"No, you mean far to much to me for me to let you help me fight off a vampire army!" I said sternly,
"You'll understand someday" I said to Edward,
"I understand perfectly right now" He said but he looked nervous.
"You don't want any chance that your mate will get hurt" my mouth fell open slightly,
"Y-you worked it out?" he nodded, smiling,
"You had me worried for a moment, I thought that I had been vampire A" I laughed and smiled warmly at him he didn't seem so nervous now that he had that out in the open,
"I was sure I was vampire A and that I would have to watch you find your vampire C" I confessed he pulled me into his arms,
"Never, never has there been anyone but you" Edward said emotion burning in his eyes until the butterscotch colour was no longer butterscotch but a thick honey colour, I hugged him,
"Will you let me do this? Please?" I pouted, Edward groaned,
"How am I ment to say no to you now?" he whined,
"You can't, I'll put you on a lower ledge so you can help if you need to ok? But you have to promise only to come if I need help" he nodded, I pulled down our little shelter and stepped out.
Edward held my hand and squeezed it for reassurance.
"I love you" he whispered,
"I Love you too" I said equally as quiet. He kissed my cheek, I saw he was making an conscious effort to be reasonable about this.
"It will be over in a few seconds" some vampires were jumping for the guard and the Cullen's I made sure Edward was high enough to not be reached and was also to high so he couldn't help me. He needed to be safe and I didn't care what he said, he wasn't helping me. Alice was squealing and jumping about and Jasper seemed to be giving Edward a mental lecture if I knew that look well enough.
I faced the army,
"Ok, I'm bored and after 500 years or so I have found my mate so could you please pick up the pace a little. This is getting tiresome" I said, their anger flared. They all charge simultaneously. I smiled, I liked a good fight.
I flipped and danced through them, delicately turning them to ashes as I went. I smiled wickedly, in a sick way I was enjoying this. I stood in a clearing full of fallen vampires, some young some old, all disloyal, all in cahoots with the Romanians.
I faced the last standing enemy, we were about 10 meters apart glaring and circling each other.
"Stefan, it looks as if your army has fallen, don't you want to go down with the ship?" I sneered,
"They were just a distraction for you, though you guard does seem to have taken a beating. I'm happy you're not on your own anymore, I was getting more and more depressed every time one of your suicide attempts slipped out. And no, I won't be going down with the ship because you are no match for me" I chuckled darkly,
"Sure, sure. Stefan you have a lot to learn and about 5 seconds to learn it in. I. AM. INVINCIABLE" I picked him up, the used my air bending to compress his body. I was going to make him combust but not just yet.
I bent water from a near by streams and made him drink It, I laughed at him expression. I wrapped a ring of rock around his neck and slowly contracted that as I did the air. And finally I set my body a light and tapped his fingertip with my index finger. The fire roared up his arm and around his body, I lifted him higher so I got a better view for the fireworks.
I contracted the air and rock surrounding him as he burned, and he broke into a pinwheel type of pattern when he exploded. I thought it was mesmerising how exploded vampires could look like fireworks.
The good thing about the way I killed vampires was that it left no mess, just smells. I looked hesitantly at my friends. It was only then I realized that Emmet and Jasper had jumped the safe distance to Edward's ledge to hold him back, Jasper looked as if it were effort though. Like he wanted to help as well. I lifted myself up onto Edward ledge and jasper and Emmet let him go. Edward charged for me and I was in his arms in an instant.
"Don't ever do that again, ever" he said sternly,
"Hey it's my job, there isn't a scratch on me" I said,
"Don't lie to me Bella" Edward said kissing my forehead,
"Fine" I grumbled, he smirked,
"You smell different, who bit you?" he asked concern evident in his eyes.
"Just a new born but he didn't sink his teeth in too far, he exploded into flames on contact" I told him, biting my lip.
"YOU FOUND YOU MATE! AND YOU DIDN'T THINK I SHOULD KNOW?" oh shit, Jane was not happy.
"Save me" I whispered hiding behind Edward, he chuckled,
"A raging army of hundreds of rabid vampires, no problem you take them down single-handedly, an angry 16 year old girl and you hide behind me, not that I mind" Edward said sarcastically smirking, I poked his arm,
"I'M 17!" Jane screeched, I rolled my eyes. She marched over to us, jumping from her ledge. And onto ours.
"You know what! This is disgraceful!" I rolled my eyes, melodramatic much.
"Jane, why don't you just say it" I said exasperated,
"I knew it! I just knew it! And he seems so nice! See if you had died then you wouldn't be happy right now" I sighed at her as she jumped around excitedly,
"Mood swings" I murmured in Edward's ear, he chuckled. Jane chucked herself at me,
"Promise me when your married and go off into the sunset that you won't forget me!" she exclaimed, I froze,
"Why does everyone think I'm getting married?" I said,
"Literally less than 20 minutes ago I just told Edward he was my mate! Help me!" Jane squeezed me tighter. Edward lifted me out of her gasp and hugged me to his side.
"That's better" I murmured, Edward smiled smugly,
"I like this better too" he whispered kissing my temple. I blushed, and Edward brushed the back of his index finger over my cheek making the blush deepen.
"Awww! I'm sorry but that is too cute" Alice squealed, Edward growled in irritation.
"Sorry" Alice said smiling.
"We have to get back so Aro knows that I didn't die" I rolled my eyes,
"But you can't-" I smirked, "I know"
I lifted all the injured so that they didn't have to walk or run, whilst I held Edward's hand. Every now and then Edward would squeeze my hand, or whisper in my ear. It made my stomach tingle.
"Edward, I warn you now Aro, Caius and marcus will throw a fit" he nodded, it didn't seem to faze him.
"Dude you don't know what you've let yourself in for with Bella, she's a handful" I chucked a rock at Felix for that comment,
"Thanks for that Bella" he said rubbing his head, I smiled sweetly,
"No problem Felix" I skipped tugging Edward after me. I laughed as we headed back to the castle.
Night had fallen and I danced through the town square in the glowing light that was emitted from the fountain. Some of the elderly members of the village smiled on blissfully as me and Edward enjoyed our burst of happiness.
I laughed so much I was out of breath, Edward chuckled and hugged me to his chest.
"I'm glad you're ok" he said his cheek pressed to the top of my head,
"I told you I could look after myself" I said to him enjoying the closeness.
"I know you can, but you shouldn't have to. That's my job, and I like that job" I smiled, it always used to be like that when I was younger.
Now the boys don't pull their weight in a relationship, and girls have to haul themselves through many relationships until they find the right one. In my time, the right man would treat you right from the off, and would care and protect you. Yes maybe women were treated a little unfairly, but you would know you were safe and loved. I was afraid I would never find it with vampires being made after we, adopting the careless ways of boys these days. But then came Edward.
My life was complete, that was the only way to describe it. I hadn't really know what I was missing until I had it. And now that I had it, had Edward I wasn't letting go I don't think I could.
We arrived at the castle hand in hand, I laughed when Edward tickled my side. I smiled at him and he gave me a crooked grin back. Then he froze,
"Edward, what's the matter?" I asked him,
"Your eyes…" they had changed; I remembered now. I had come to the last cross road of my vampire life, and so my eyes were due to change. I just hope the colour wasn't offending.
Prepare the guillotine for my evil chapter next time! You will literally want to kill me =) fun right?
Ok there it is, 3rd chapter in three days! Lucky aren't you . I'm still aiming high for ten reviews per chapter! So help me out and leave a few words? Thank you.
I want her eyes to be Green like Edwards when he was alive, but I want to know what you think. What she got Edward will be revealed next chapter and Aro's reaction. Also I will say why she had to investigate their families just it might not fit in next chapter, or it will. I'll just see how the lengthing plays out when I write it. =)
Hope you enjoyed and will review with your thoughts,
Sasha XxxX
