"Stop that!" I hissed for the third time and tried to kick Reuben once more. Reuben grabbed my foot and grinned saying, "What's wrong Anna? I'm not annoying you am I?"
Growling at him, I pulled my foot away and looked out the window of the plane we were seated in. Watching the ocean below, I couldn't help but wish that I could just jump right now and swim back to land.
A hand poked me once more on my side and this time I practically lost it. Jumping up I charged at a grinning Reuben only to feel Demetri restrain me. "Let go!" I yelled, trying to wiggle out of his grasp. Demetri only tightened his hold saying, "Now Anna… Let's behave."
My muscles were tense and my fists were clenched in fury but I finally took in a deep breath and relaxed in Demetri's hold. Reuben hadn't moved an inch from my fury and his smirking face was still planted where it had been before.
"If you don't stop then I'm going to slap that stupid smirk off you, you filthy Leech," I hissed, and then I finally pulled from Demetri and made my way to the planes bathroom stall. Demetri followed me as I went but I tried to pay no mind to him. Going into the stall, I slammed the door in the tics face and locked the door (though I knew the effort was pointless).
Demetri let out a sigh on the other side of the door and said, "You shouldn't let Reuben get to you kid."
Ignoring Demetri, I turned to the mirror above the sink and looked at myself. It had been three or four days since I had had a descent shower and my eyes had dark circles under them from lack of sleep. My black hair was tangled from fighting off vampires left and right, and my face was red from the many tears I had shed.
Sighing, I turned on the sink and splashed some warm water on my face. The liquid calmed my nerves and helped me relax. Then taking in a few calming breaths, I turned and made my way out of the bathroom stall. Demetri watched me and mirrored my movements as we made our way back to the leather seats. Reuben was still where I had left him, only this time Lucas was beside him.
Upon approaching Lucas looked worried and jumped up immediately grabbing both of my arms making me cringe. "You look awful Love. Why don't you get some sleep? We still have a long plane ride ahead of us."
Glaring at Lucas, I pulled from him and said, "The day I sleep is the day I'm back home in my true loves arms." Turning, I walked back to my seat and sat crossing my arms trying to hold in my pain. Loneliness was all I felt right now and I longed to be back home with Embry and the pack.
Five hours passed and finally the plane touched down at the airport in Pisa, Italy. Entering the arrival deck we were greeted by three vampires, each one wearing clothes that could cover their skin incase the sun was to shine on them. "Felix! Alec! Jane! So happy to see you again!" Lucas said happily and he bowed to each of them.
The three strangers in front of me consisted of a creepy guy who was almost as buff as Emmett, a teenage boy who was pretty good looking despite the vampire part, and his twin sister who looked ready to kill every human in this airport.
"Is this the mutt you've taken interest in?" the teenage boy Alec asks, his red eyes staring at me with curiosity.
Glaring at him, I hissed, "Who are you calling a mutt, Leach?" Reuben suddenly grabs my arm, his grip tight, and pulls me against him. "Shut up girl."
Jane smirks at me and says, "I see they have yet to tame you. We'll have to find a leash to keep you in place."
Glaring at her, I hissed, "And I'll have to find a pile of sticks to burn you in you demon."
Lucas looks at me sternly and says, "That's enough Anna. I don't want to have to punish you for your cruel remarks."
"If I may suggest, why don't we take this discussion elsewhere," Felix began, "We seem to be attracting some unwanted attention." Following his gaze, I see a young couple standing to the side, the women's eyes staring at me worriedly.
"Yes. Let's be on our way," Jane said, and then turned walking toward the exit. Lucas grabbed my arm forcing me to follow, but I at once yanked from his grip. Alec smirked at me as he passed and then said to Lucas, "Seems you have quite the animal to look forward to in the future."
Growling at the boys words, I hissed, "You better watch it leech."
Reuben yanked my hair back which made me growl low enough for only the vampires to hear. Then he softly hissed into my ear, "If you don't behave then so help me I'll get back on a plan and go find your human friend. He could be my next meal."
He released my hair and I looked at him with terror. "Don't! Josh has nothing to do with this."
Lucas breaks us apart suddenly and pulls me into his arms saying, "If you behave love, then I promise you that it won't come down to that."
Tears began to form in my eyes and I immediately looked at the ground as we walked. Soon the tears escaped me and I hid them the best I could with my long black hair.
We continued to walk out of the airport and eventually walked towards a black limo parked in the pickup lot. A vampire with messy brown hair and a buff body stood at the limo, sunglasses over his red eyes. The sky was cloudy so they had no need to worry about the sun shining on them.
"Thank you, Santiago. We're ready to leave now," Alec said, and Santiago opened the back door of the limo.
"I should feel so honored," I muttered sarcastically, crossing my arms and glaring at Lucas. Lucas only sighed and shoved me into the vehicle. Sitting on one of the leather chairs, I curled up on it and looked around the limo. The vampires outside began to speak in soft voices but I could still hear them.
Santiago was the first to speak saying, "That's her… I admit she's pretty Lucas, but are you really willing to live with a mutt for the rest of your eternity."
Lucas growls at him and hisses, "I'd really like you not to prefer her to a dog."
The girl Jane breaks in at that point and says, "Let's get back to the castle gentlemen. We don't want to cause a scene."
Reuben responds by saying, "Lucas and I need to hunt. Well meet you there later."
The vampires then began to pile inside the limo and I glared at each of them as they entered. Reuben and Lucas didn't come and so I guessed they were most likely scoping out some poor innocent human to make their next meal.
The vampire Alec sat beside me with cross eyes while Demetri sat across from me. Jane sat beside Demetri with a frown and said, "I still don't see why you're so special mutt. Two vampires have fallen madly in love with you and I really have no idea why. Your not even pretty."
Her words had no effect on me and instead I leaned back and stared up at the ceiling. The limo soon started to drive and we were being taken to our new destination. To Volterra castle- home to the scariest vampires known to man.
Embry POV
"We can't just sit here!" I cried jumping up from the sofa. Sam stood in the middle of the room his face in his hands in distraught.
"What do you propose we do?" Quil asked, crossing his arms, "We can't just go to Volterra. Were not that rich!"
With rage I looked at Quil and yelled, "I'll swim to Volterra if I have to! Either way I'm not leaving my imprint in the clutches of these blood thirsty vampires!" At that I stormed past the distressed Sam and took off outside toward the forest. Stripping I phased and took off toward Forks where I could talk to Jacob. He'd understand.
Upon arriving at the mansion Jacob came out to meet me already knowing I was coming. He immediately held up his hands saying, "I already know why your hear Embry, and I will say the same thing your father said. There is no way any of us can go to Volterra without being seen. The Volturi will stop us before we even step foot in their border."
Growling, I immediately phased back and dressed. Then with fury I said, "We can't just let them change Anna, Jacob! We have to stop this from happening. Who knows what the venom might do to her!"
Jacob sighed and shook his head saying, "Just think about it Embry. Anna's a werewolf… The venom won't have any affect on her."
Taking in a hard breath, I closed my eyes feeling my anger start to get out of control. Once I calmed I looked at Jacob desperately. "Please Jacob… We can't let them hurt Anna like this. She's already been through so much as it is. Just think how much this is hurting me to have no idea what is happening to my love right now. How do you think you'd feel if it was Nessie in Anna's shoes?"
"Pretty horrible I guess," he muttered.
Alice suddenly skipped outside, her golden eyes seeming to have worry in them. "I can see small flashes of Anna. She's still just a werewolf but I have a feeling that their going to try and turn her soon," she said, and her eyes looked at me waiting for my reaction.
Relief filled inside me and I felt my eyes slightly tear. "She's still a werewolf. Thank God were still not too late," then turning to Jacob I practically begged, "Please Jacob! Come to Volterra with me. Anna needs us and I can't save her by myself."
Seth suddenly ran out at that moment, his eyes bright with excitement. "No way in hell am I passing this up! Count me in Embry!" I breathed in a hard breath, relieved that at least one werewolf would help me.
Turning to Jacob, both Seth and I shot pleading looks and I could see Jacob start to give in. Finally he let out a hard sigh and said, "Alright… I'll come. But I'm not doing this for you Embry. I'm only going to save my pack sister."
At once I had to restrain myself from hugging my best friend. Smiling at him brightly I said, "Thank you, Jacob! You have no idea what this means to me!"
Alice suddenly spoke up saying, "Three tickets to Volterra… I think that can be arranged." She then raced back into the house out of eye sight.
Jacob sighed and said softly, "Guess I'll go pack then. You should too Seth… We don't know how long we'll be in Volterra."
Smiling at him, I said once more, "I really do mean it Jacob. Thank you."
Jacob waved it off and said with serious eyes, "I just want our sister back."
Anna POV
"Get in!" Alec yelled trying to shove me into the dimly lit windowless room. "No!" I shrieked, holding on to the side of the door for help.
Alec growled at my childish behavior and let go of my waist with rage. "You will do as I say mutt! I'm your authority for the day and I do not like to be disobeyed."
Turning to Alec with a glare, I crossed my arms stubbornly and said, "I refuse to obey a murderous parasite."
Alec gave me a death glare and before I realized it he grabbed me throwing me over his stone cold shoulder. "Put me down!" I yelled, trying to struggle in his hold. He tightened his grip however and carried me into the room. Dropping me on a queen sized bed he said with fierce red eyes, "You will not leave this room! Am I understood?"
Glaring at him I hissed, "I'll do what I want you leech! You have no right to tell me-
Alec roughly shoved me on the bed suddenly, his bright red eyes looking ready to kill. "You better watch your mouth dog, or I'll make sure you never see the sun again! Got it?"
With horror, I gulped and whispered softly, "Okay."
He sighed and calmed, then said, "Get some sleep. You look exhausted."
Tears prickled at my eyes as I saw Alec begin to leave, and immediately I asked him, "Are you really going to bite me?"
Alec stopped and looked at me with shock, then suddenly his eyes turned soft, "Yes… I'm afraid so. Aro is interested in the outcome, so we have no choice but to do it."
Tears began to slide down my cheeks at that point and I completely lost my guard. "Will it hurt?" I asked, pulling my knees to my chest and wrapping my arms around them tightly.
Alec was confused by my question, but then understanding slowly came and he whispered softly, "I don't know. We've never bitten a werewolf before. There's no telling what will happen."
Sighing, I pressed my hand to my eyes and said, "Can I at least phase while I'm in this room. Just so-"
"No," Alec said softly, cutting me off with his piercing red eyes. "You are not allowed to phase. If you do you will be severely punished. Understood?"
Looking away from him with tears, I said softly, "Okay."
Alec let out a hard breath and then said, "I'll go find you some clothes. Stay here."
He then left me in the room and closed the door behind him. Standing I slowly walked over to a mirror sitting on a ancient looking nightstand in the room. Looking at myself I could see my eyes were swollen from tears and sleepless nights. Brushing a dirty strand of hair out of my face, I closed my eyes and held on to the table for a support.
"Oh Embry," I whispered, and then I broke out into hard sobs. My heart felt like it was in two being this far away from the one I loved.
When I reopened my eyes Alec was standing behind me, his eyes showing sympathy in the mirror. "I brought you some clothes," he said, and I turned to see him holding a pair of sweats and a t shirt. He held them out to me and I weakly took them muttering a soft thanks.
Alec smiled weakly at me and said, "Never thought I'd see a werewolf cry… Guess there's always time for something new."
Without responding I walked toward the bed and sat down. Placing the clothes next to me, I ignored Alec's watchful eyes as I pulled my legs to my chest.
I was tired… I was hungry… And I felt alone.
Pressing my face to my knees I breathed in the fabric trying to calm down. My heart was beating painfully and I pressed my face even harder into my knees. "It's not fair," I cried softly, my cheeks staining with cold tears. "It's just not fair."
A cold hand touched my back and I looked up through blurry eyes. Alec stood in front of me, his once cruel eyes now looking kind. "I'm sorry about this… About all of this. If I had a say I'd have disagreed with Aro's decision right away."
Looking away from Alec I asked softly, "This Aro guy… Is he really that scary?"
Alec seems to hesitate his red eyes now looking guarded. "I'd rather not add my input. We all see Aro in different ways. No matter however, Aro is a great leader, and we all respect him and his brothers decisions."
"Not all of us," I muttered, glaring at the floor.
Alec sighed and then said, "You need to rest Anna. You need to have your strength tomorrow for when you meet the elders." He then did something that completely shocked me. He softly brushed a tear from my cheek with his cool thumb. Then he left the room, but not before giving me one final glance.
Once the door closed and I heard the lock, I quickly tore off the dirty men's clothes I was wearing and put on the plain white t-shirt and soft sweatpants. It would have been nice to clean up in a shower but I was too exhausted to think of a shower. Instead I walked over to the bed in the room, lied on top of it, and immediately let my dreams take me to a happier place.
A/N: I'm really sorry about the delay everyone. I've been so distracted with school and church and everything else that I've had no time to write. Hopefully you guys will like this chapter. Please tell me what you think so far. Thank you all for your patience and I hopefully will have the new chapter up soon.
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