Chapter 7. Looks That Could Kill
Aro, Marcus, Caius and Edward, the only guard who wasn't dancing, walked over to Jane and I. Jane swerved past Aro and the rest and went to go dance with a handsome looking Demetri and left me alone with the rest of our family and…Edward and his creepy stares at me.
"My beautiful Bella!" Aro said wrapping his arms around me in a fatherly hug. I smiled and looked up at him happily. "Blue is so much prettier on you then red." Aro said winking at me playfully. I looked down at my dress then back up at him.
"Thank you." I said running my hands over the dress lightly then looking at Caius who was smiling at the wives behind the thrones. Danala was his wife and she was gorgeous for a vampire over three thousand years old so I didn't blame him for staring. Marcus was staring off into space but every once in a while he would grimace at me, looking at my dress with a disapproving look.
Then there was Edward who was smiling at my gown in awe. I smiled at him and joked lightly.
"Do you not know how to dance Edward?" I asked lightly chuckling and smiling up at him.
He looked me in the eyes and scoffed for a moment before speaking in his beautiful velvety voice.
"I know how to dance Miss Bella." he said raising an eyebrow at me. I chuckled and stared up at him challengingly.
"Then why don't you ask one of the beautiful ladies here to dance with you?" I said gesturing to the beautiful woman all around us. Even I, as a woman, had to admit the were all stunning.
"Because there is only one woman I wish to dance with and I don't think she can dance as well as I can." Edward said cockily. I scoffed and snapped at him bitterly but he knew it was jokingly as well.
"That's quite arrogant of you. You should just ask her." I said looking around to who he might ask. What he did shocked me.
"Alright then." he said stepping towards me slightly and smiled crookedly down at me. "Isabella," he said leaning down slightly so we were eye level. He stared at me seriously which caused me to gasp and then continued.
"May I have this dance?" he asked lightly and held his hand out between the small gap between us.
He had thought I couldn't dance! I scoffed internally for a moment and then took his hand roughly. I'd show him who couldn't dance.
He smiled down at me with a smug look on his face and led me onto the floor. I looked back at Aro who clapped his hands together happily and threw his head back happily, laughing loudly.
I sighed and turned when Edward practically pulled me straight to him and we started gliding across the floor genuinely graceful. I had to admit he was a great dancer but I wouldn't let it show.
"So, why did Aro pick you to be on the guard Edward?" I asked looking up at him with a slight snobbish look only to see him staring down at me with wonder in his eyes. When he heard me speak he cleared his throat and held a cold expression over his face. "I can read minds." Edward said smirking down at me smugly. I raised an eyebrow and spoke softly.
"Well, if you can read minds, what am I thinking now?" I asked streaming a row of swear words through my mind towards him. He chuckled and spun me lightly before pulling me back to his arms and speaking.
"That's the tricky part Isabella," he said looking over me for a moment. When his eyes met mine again they were filled with love, awe and…sadness.
"I can't read your mind at all…" he said as I looked up at him in shock. I thought about this for a moment and shook my head in shame. I was a freak of nature and I knew it.
I looked around the room for a moment and a sudden hint of déjà vu hit me. I felt the world starting to spin as Edward's feet and mine glided in perfect unison with the slow and beautiful music. My head started to throb and my breathing became erratic. Edward stopped for a moment as we danced and said something to me, but it only sounded like muffled gibberish. that's when it hit me.
"See my beautiful Bella, I told you could dance." a voice as soft as velvet and sweet as honey whispered to me.
I looked down to see my feet placed over someone else's and giggled. I felt like a little girl even though I wasn't. I sighed happily and looked up to et a better look at the person's face.
I didn't pay attention to the person at first, I was so happy, so I just laughed as this person whispered sweet nothing's in my ear over and over again as we danced to a familiar tune playing somewhere near.
"You look so beautiful…" the person said softly. I smiled up at the person and shook my head. I was only wearing blue jean shorts and a tee shirt.
This person had come over unexpectedly while my human father, Charlie, was away and stayed with me. We had gotten into a small argument about weather r not he could teach me how to dance or not so he decided to teach me.
I was standing on his feet as he held me up and kissed and nipped at my neck lightly.
"So do you." I said softly clinging to his neck. He laughed against my neck and I giggled at the tickling sensation the vibrations of his mouth sent down my skin.
"I love you Bella…" the beautiful voice said against my neck again. I gasped lightly and bit my lip to keep from smiling. I placed my hands on the person's face to make him face me and I smiled the person as they tried to face away.
"I love you too Edward." I whispered. I looked up only to see the beautiful face of Edward right before me. He gave me my favorite crooked smile and finally leaned I to press his lips to mine.
I gasped lightly for air as I saw Edward still trying to hold me up. I gasped when I saw his face so close, just like in my memory.
It was Edward. Edward was the one who has been haunting my memories since I was made. Edward was my maker. Edward was the one who abandoned me…
"Bella?! BELLA! Are you alright?" Edward asked as I tried to breathe and clung to him lightly. I looked up at him and growled softly before doing the most un-lady like thing I had ever done in Aro's presence. I slapped Edward.
Everything stopped. The music stopped, people stopped to stare at us and honestly, I didn't give a damn. I growled at him softly so only he could hear me and it was a warning; STAY AWAY!
I lifted the end of my dress as I saw him clutching his face and trying to flex his jaw from the impact of my hand and turned away to walk away from him. The ballroom was still dead quiet as I pushed and shoved past everyone, even Aro.
"Bella! Bella, wait! Please!" I heard Edward call after me as the music started up again. I was so distraught I didn't even notice how slow I was going so by the time I was halfway to the stairs Edward had already gripped my arm and was holding me in place. I could use my power against him but I couldn't risk it with all the other innocent vampires around us.
I turned to look up at him and snarled viciously as everyone ignored us and went back to their party.
"Bella, let me explain. Please." he begged leaning in and touching my neck softly, where the scar from where he had changed me was. I remembered it all now. All the love I had for him and how much love I thought he had for me…him abandoning me in an alleyway, buried in the snow.
"Explain what Edward?!" I snapped as I turned to look up at him. "explain that you left me to DIE!? Left me to rot in that damn alleyway! Do you have any idea how much I loved you?!" I said ripping my arm from his grasp and rushing over to the grand stair case with him right on my heels.
"Bella! Stop! Let me speak! Let me tell you why I did it…" he begged as I reached the stairs finally.
"You don't need to. I know. Stupid little human Bella! You never loved me. I get it! Now leave me ALONE!" I screamed at him over my shoulder and reached the stairs. He stood frozen at the bottom of the staircase as I climbed them with dry sobs starting to rack through me.
"Bella! As your maker, I demand you to come here this instant!" Edward growled at me. My body froze automatically and without control over my own body I turned and walked down the staircase until I was right in front of him. Since I was still standing on the very bottom step of the staircase I was able to face him at his eye level.
"I hate you for this…" I said through grit teeth as tears started trickling down my face. Damn human power crap.
Edward smiled up at me wryly and sighed sadly before wiping away the tears with his thumb. I stood still in front of him, stiff and angry that through his command, I had to do as he wished. He created me.
"How can you cry, love? You're a vampire…" Edward asked softly and totally confused by this.
I pursed my lips so I wouldn't talk. He sighed and shook his head before grabbing my hand and placing it in his gently.
"I'm sorry Bella." he whispered gently and tried to get me to look at him in the eyes.
"Bella, I left because I-" he started but he was cut off by someone.
"Edward! Darling! It's been too long!" a loud shrilling voice purred from behind me.
Edward looked like he was about to vomit when he stared at the person who was obviously right behind me.
"Hello, Victoria…" Edward said grimly.
I turned to see a matted head of long, fire red hair, crimson eyes, pale skin and…a green dress.
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