No Need to Say Goodbye
Chapter Eight
Walking, with a bounce in every step, Nessie made it to the hall without her face breaking out into a huge smile. But she'd finally received the European romance she'd always dreamed of. Now that it was happened, a little part of her felt like it was going to explode.
"Geez, calm down, you're acting like a silly little girl." A harsh voice sounded from next to her.
Nessie looked to the tall, statue like figure next to her.
"Well sorry Mr. Moody. Just because I'm finally having a good time, does not mean you can ruin it. And I'm not acting like a silly girl."
Alec rolled his eyes, easily pushed open the large wooden doors and held it open as she made her way it. Nessie herself was a smidge surprised by this gesture. Alec didn't really do anything of the sort, but she shrugged it off. He'd probably just done it out of courtesy, like the good like boy he was raised. Sarcasm definitely implied.
Making her way up to the three chairs, avoiding the deciphering eyes of Demetri and Felix, she smiled at Aro.
"Well my dear. What can I do for you?"
Nessie bit her lip and settled for holding her hand out instead. Aro smiled, a little pleased that she'd taken to his gift and then took her hand. After holding it for a few moments, with a few smirks, he let go and nodded.
"Of course, be back by midnight dawn."
Nessie gave a dazzling smile and dashed out of the hall and straight to her room towards her suitcase. Finally she picked out a ruffled black dress with strapped heels.
It took all of twenty minutes to get ready, by then, the sky was getting dark and the sounds of Italian nightlife wafted in.
"Oh my god, you made it!" A pleased voice echoed through the noisy house she'd just stepped in.
Nessie looked around and grinned as she saw Tristan. He rushed forward and drew her in a big hug.
"So glad you made it."
Nessie nodded, "Same here."
Tristan looked around, "Not that other guy I saw before?"
Nessie laughed awkwardly, "He's well... um... he wasn't interested."
While Tristan nodded, Nessie thought back to what happened twenty minutes ago.
Flashback
"Alec. Please. Do me this favour." Nessie pleaded.
"Sorry, it's in my current job description. I have to watch over you."
Nessie gave him puppy eyes and twisted her fingers, "Please. I just want one night without anyone watching."
Alec sighed and shrugged.
"Fine, but seriously, if something happens. Call immediately. I don't want my head on the chopping block for the ridiculous things you do."
Nessie grinned but refrained from an impulsive hug and shot out of the door.
End Flashback
In the next half hour, after chugging many drinks, talking to numerous people, mainly Tristan, Nessie found herself wandering aimlessly around the crowded house, finally, her legs spilling out into the front yard, down the pathway and then out the cast iron fence. A few minutes later, she found herself in a dark alleyway. A sinking feeling retched inside her chest and she gulped. Just a few metres down the dark alleyway were two tall figures. Judging from their stance, height and clothes, they were male. Nessie had hoped that they hadn't spotted her, peacefully leaving her to find her way back to the party; however, as if fate couldn't be any crueller, the two men stopped whatever it was they were doing and started to walk closer to her. Nessie's heart started to race quickly and her throat thickened. Never mind the fact that she was half a vampire, the human world still held creeps for her. What was worse was the fact that her body wasn't co-operating with her at all. Her mind was literally screaming at her to run, however, her body did exactly the opposite. It was rooted to the spot as the two men came closer. Pretty soon, they were a mere two meters away. Nessie gulped unconsciously and her fingers twitched.
"Well hello you." One of the men murmured, a smooth voice slipping out of his throat.
"What's your name?" The other man asked, curiosity spiked in every syllable.
With another gulp, Nessie found her voice and softly cleared it.
"Uh... it's Ness."
A deep chuckled was heard from the first man and he rubbed the back of his head thoughtfully, "Like the Loc Ness monster?"
The second man brawled a laugh, "You must get that a lot, don't you."
Nessie chuckled darkly, "You have no idea."
The laughed stopped abruptly and the moon shone out, peeping out from behind some tall buildings and Nessie recieved a full view of the two strangers. Both were scruffy- of some sorts, but not the raggered type. Just the type that looked like they'd had a particulary late night. One of them was a tall blonde with jade green eyes and a billowing figure, yet strong looking nonetheless. The other had dark hair, almost pitch black, a curved mouth and straight nose. At the same time Nessie recieved a view of them, they recieved a view of her. What those two men saw was a cowering girl. Extremely beautiful, with auburn hair in perfect ringlets, a chocolate gaze, fine figure, full lips and rosy cheeks. One of the things they took most notice of was her posture. She was definitely cowering, very afraid. Unfortunately for Renesmee, it seemed that they would take advantage of this and use it against her.
"So, whatcha up to tonight?" The blonde asked, taking half a step towards her.
Nessie half-hearted shrugged and managed a step back, however, before she could initially back away and easily run away, the dark haired man swooped beside her, finally ending up behind her, effectively blocking her way. Nessie stumbled on her complaint words and ended up standing there just shaking. Oh how she wished that she hadn't gone to that party, let alone the castle. If it meant another annoying night with her 'bodyguard' Alec, rather than here with these two people, she's gladly take it. Another part of her was screaming in annoyance. Out of all those chances she'd had with Uncle Jasper and Emmett to learn how to defend herself, she'd politely declined. Aunt Rose and Alice didn't exactly make it easy either, wanting to spend their time pampering her rather than seeing her get hurt. And speaking of regrets, Nessie now found herself regretting the promise she'd made Alec keep. Why did it have to be this night? It was no secret that she was afraid of him and barely wanted much to do with him, but if she had ever needed or wanted someone with her at this moment, it startled her to find that deep within her, she found that the only person she wanted with her right now was actually Alec himself. He'd surely know how to handle this, threaten or fight them off, whichever, it would do the job. But now, all she could do was wait for the inevitable to come. She shivered threateningly as the blonde touched her uncovered arm and started to stroke it. She shut her eyes as his shaking touch travelled from her arm to her neck and then her face. A small whimper escaped her lips and the blonde laughed, this reaction seemed to please him. Suddenly, his thumb trailed over her lip and another pair of hands rested on her shoulder, gently rubbing them. Nessie moaned in fear; however the men took this as a sign of pleasure a smiles creased over their lips. Nessie shook and was about to start crying, they were going to do horrible things to her, they were going to hurt her and there was not really anything she could do about it! Oh how incompetent she felt at this moment. Someone please help!
"Let go of her" A new voice growled.
As soon as the voice growled, Nessie's heart jumped in ecstasy! A rescuer! A saviour! However, her heart fumbled a beat and the worst suspicions dawned over her and her heart thumped out of beat. Surely the whole world could hear it! What if this new person was going to save her and then do the inevitable to her? What if he was worse than they were!
"Leave!" The blonde groaned with annoyance weaved in his voice.
The new figure suddenly appeared at the side of Nessie, his dark hair brushing stealthy over his eyes. Whoever he was, he scared Nessie. The figure was absolutely frightening!
"Let. Her. Go." The voice hissed.
Nessie froze; there was something so familiar about that voice.
The brown hair let go of her and then turned to face the new person, "Oh yeah?" He sneered, "What are you going to do?"
The figure faced the brunette and smiled. However, nothing was warm about this smile. It was so chilling, searing straight down to bones.
"Please. Don't tempt me. It's only going to end bad for you."
Both laughed and they let go of Nessie, she herself backed away to a wall. Her strongest instinct was to run away, back to where civilisation could see her. However, another part of her wanted to see who her saviour was and what the outcome of this face-off was going to be.
"Why don't you just walk away and leave us to our business?" The blonde angrily sneered.
Her saviour stepped in front of them and his upper lip curled, the moon had efficiently disappeared, so she couldn't tell what any distinct features of who this person was.
"I have a better idea. Why don't the two of you leave this woman alone and if you're lucky no one will get hurt."
The blonde rolled up his sleeves and strode forward. Before Nessie could process anything, he lunged a punch; an audible crack was heard in the alley.
"WHAT THE--" he yelled.
Suddenly, Nessie caught sight of a mist, very thin and transparent, seeping into the picture. She gasped as she realized who her saviour was.
Suddenly, the two men stopped moving and then started to grope around the darkness.
"I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!" The brunette yelled.
"NEITHER CAN I!" The blonde yelled.
Nessie unknowingly crept forward and soon, she'd grabbed a hold of Alec's arm. Alec tensed as she grasped his arm, but for some unknown reason, he relaxed into the touch as though it was almost naturally. Something inside him stirred. He actually felt proud and happier, if that were possible, when Nessie was near him. Surprisingly to Nessie, he didn't shrug her off. Instead, they just watched the two men fumble around in the darkness, not knowing what the source behind their sudden blindness was.
"What are you going to do now?" Nessie whispered, her grip tightening on his arm.
Alec touched his cold hand to her warm skin, slowly sliding it off. He wished he didn't have to, that thought startling him.
"I'll be right back."
Nessie nodded and watched as Alec strolled casually up to the two men. He first grabbed the blonde hair and threw him against a wall. Nessie shrieked as she heard a loud crack. He repeated the same for the brunette. Then walking slowly and stealthily back towards Nessie, looking like a total badass, he stopped in front of her.
"What's wrong?"
Nessie gulped, "Aren't they going to remember?"
Alec chuckled without humour, "With a hit like that, it's more than a very possible chance that they'll wake up with amnesia."
Nessie frowned, it was unlike the Volturi badass, "You aren't going to kill him?"
Alec sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Not tonight. They will pay for their actions but not tonight."
Nessie nodded, feeling very grateful towards Alec-- for the first time it seemed. As unwilling as she was to admit it, she felt something stir in the very depths of her. It was a like a dead fire warming up. The embers springing to life. She had a feeling it was linked to the new way she felt about Alec.
Alec took of his usual jacket and hooked it over her shoulders. It was a little cold, but Nessie's warm skin warmed it up immediately.
"Come on. Let's get you home." He murmured.
Ten minutes later, Nessie stood in the great hall, her arms folded and foot tapping.
"Ness, you can't just wander off from a party! Stuff like this happens all the time!" Alec shouted exasperated.
Her eyes narrowed, "Oh yeah? Cause I was so planning for that to happen! And since when did you call me Ness?"
Alec waved a dismissive hand, "Since now. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that you're staying here in the castle from now on."
Nessie's eyes widened, "Or what?"
Alec rolled his eyes and then drew forward making Nessie look around scared, "What are you doing Alec?"
He growled like someone telling another off and then picked her thin waist up and threw her over his shoulder. Nessie shrieked as she was slung over his shoulder.
"What are you doing?" She hissed, struggling with all her might.
Without a word, he strode out of the hall and towards her room. Unknown to her, his lips were twisted into a ghost of a grin as he walked at human pace just to annoy her. Nessie realized she could fight, so instead, for some strange reason, she settled for laughing instead. Never in her life would she have pictured this, being slung on someone's shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Alec stopped walking for a moment, wondering why she was laughing. Shrugging to himself, he kept walking.
As he neared her room, two figures appeared down the hall and were walking in his direction; the two caught sight of him and immediately were in front of him. Cursing slightly under his breath, he set the laughing Nessie down who giggled and poked him, "You're in big trouble." She grinned turning around to face Demetri and Aro.
"Hello you two!" She beamed brightly.
Demetri raised a curious eyebrow while Aro raised both of his, "My, my, what happened here?"
Nessie decided to take hold of the situation, pointing at Alec, "He happened!"
Aro smiled and waved a hand, "Well... carry on. Oh, Alec, I shall talk to you within the next minute. Here's the key."
Nessie frowned as Aro delicately tossed Alec a weathered old bronze key which was immediately pocketed.
To her surprise which was complementary with a shriek, Alec picked her up again and took her to her room. Opening the door, he put her down inside and sighed.
"Stay."
Nessie's mouth gaped open as he smirked and closed the door with a satisfying click. Reaching forward to easily open it, she found it locked. Stupid Aro and key.
"SCREW YOU!" Nessie yelled through the door.
"I know you want to." Came the humoured reply from the other side.
