A/N: Ok guys, I love you! Thank you so much for the positive feed back. I am trying to write as fast as I can while still producing good stuff. I had the first seven chapters all read written before I started posting that is why I could post them so fast. From here on out I am writting them out. I know how much it stinks havint to wait for the next chapter to come out. So Please bear with me. Read and Review. I love to hear from you. If you have friends here...pass the word on about my story please!
Disclaimer...I don't own Twilight...Stephenie Meyer does.
Chapter Eight: The Flight
For the next eight hours, I was crammed in the Volturi's private jet that was packed to capacity with nine very pissed off vampires and Aro. Aro's probing eyes never left me. He was constantly scrutinizing my every nuance. I kept myself closed off from them all. I sat in my chair as far away from any of the others as possible.
I kept my eyes shut and concentrated with all of my might on filtering through the powers that were shoved into me last night. I needed to single each on out and stuff it into one of my imaginary boxes. The pile of black boxes in my mind was growing but I could only imagine how big it was going to get when we got to Volterra. This is going to get painful was all I thought when I remembered that the Volturi guard was comprised of only vampires with "special abilities."
Unfortunately, I was so wrapped up in suppressing the powers in my mind that whenever one of Aro's pissed of cronies came to close, their hatred started to overwhelm me. Without opening my eyes, I would let out a menacing growl from deep within me. They usually would walk away. Except for a few exception. Jane was still holding a grudge that she couldn't inflict her power on me, and so when I growled at the her to back away she almost lunged at me, until Aro nonchalantly cleared his throat and she back away. For that I was at least thankful because I wasn't in any position to fight her off.
The dawn broke over the horizon; I could feel the warmth of the sun on my skin. It almost helped me feel alive again. Almost, the sad depressing truth was now dawning on me as well. I knew I would never see Edward, Alice, or any of my other loved ones again. I would spend the rest of eternity in the depths of Hell alone, as the only protection for my family from the Volturi.
By the time the plane landed in Rome, I had gathered myself together for the most part. My mind was settled and I opened my eyes as the wheels touched down on the runway. We pulled up to a private hanger far away from the prying eyes of the main airport. Then we unloaded there were three black sedans waiting for us. Aro instructed the rest of the guard into the other cars. He ushered me toward the third.
I knew his curiosity was getting the best of him. He wanted to know what I was capable of, I knew that. With trying to suppress my new abilities, fending off being overwhelmed by a crowd of angry vampires, and keeping my own depression and fear under control. I kept myself from reading his mind. It would be too much. This was going to be a long ride to Volterra.
Aro was very careful about touching me because he saw exactly what happened when the four others touched me in the Cullen's front yard. He might not have known what it did to me, but he knew that something had happened when they touched me.
We sat in silence until the airport was behind us. I noticed that there was an extra thick piece of glass in between the back seat and the driver. Aro liked his privacy. Then he began….
"Well, Bella, I am absolutely delighted that you have decided to join us. You will make a nice addition to the guard…" I cut him off right there.
"Aro, I agreed to come with you to Volterra. I promised to stay, but I never said anything about joining the guard." I stared at him from the corner of my eyes. I didn't want to anger him, but I also wasn't going to have anything to do with the Volturi either.
"We shall see," was all he said but he had a smug look on his face. If he was waiting for me to change my mind, that wasn't going to happen. I'm sure that living for a couple thousand years must have taught him patience, but I hope it taught him how to accept disappointment as well.
"Now if you don't mind you're little reaction back in Washington made me rather curious. What exactly happened?" He asked calmly but I noticed the excitement in his tone.
This was the tricky part. I wasn't quite sure how truthful I wanted to be with him, but then an idea jumped in my head. Maybe he would leave me alone if he knew exactly what I were capable of, either that or he would us me as "Guinea Pig Vampire" trying to stuff as much power into me as possible. I was hoping that his need to be the most powerful would make the later out of the question.
"Well, lets just say I obtained a few new abilities, thanks to your guards' hand on approach." Aro was trying to make heads or tails of what I had just told him. I didn't blame him because I wasn't exactly forthcoming with the details.
"I don't think I understand." He was looking at me straight on now as observant as ever.
I sighed but I kept my focus straightforward. "I can pick up other vampire's special abilities and use them." I wasn't about to tell him that I amplified them to be twice as powerful.
Well, Aro's face was like a kid on Christmas morning. "That's interesting, truly I have never heard of that before. You were truly worth the wait, Bella."
"Thank you, Aro, I'm glad that I please you." I hate that guy! The rest of the car ride to Volterra was quiet. I left Aro to his own thoughts which I'm sure were focused on just how he could turn me into his own little pet project. I grimaced at the thought.
