Bella POV:
I pulled myself together, it was agreed upon that the search for the family I once loved would be postponed until I felt ready to face them head on. I spent around 3 days sitting in my room and pondering the thoughts that danced across my mind, before finally, I caved in, the search was going to begin. Watch out Cullen's we're coming.
When I came out of my room, Laurent looked at me and raised the question, 'Are you ready Bella?' to which I replied to with a stiff nod and a quiet 'Yes.'
Victoria quickly took hold of my hand and led me towards the study and that was it, the search was now on. We're all craving the answers and I'll tell you right now, we're sure as hell are going to get them.
Finally after what had to be a weeks search, we found a chance, a glimmer of hope and opportunity, we had came across a vegetarian vampire coven up in Denali, Alaska, and this has got to be it, this is where we'll find them.
I want to… no need to… find the family that left the moment I disappeared, the moment they lost sight of me. I was going to find out the truth and not even the pain and sadness pricking at my heart was going to stop me.
We packed up some things to take without a moment to waste and set off at a vampire pace straight for Denali. When we reached the border of Denali, we stopped, it's clear that the Cullen's would not take lightly to two mysterious red eyed vampires, especially if they're with me, so it was decided they would hide in the shadows and I would step up to the plate, facing these vampires alone.
I took a deep breath, and held myself tightly trying to get my nerves under control as I reached their home, Laurent and Victoria already hidden, but only after taking one step closer to the home, I was hit with a waft of different scents and I could hardly distinguish one scent from another.
Soon it was clear that the Cullen's were here, when they stepped outside their little vampire family sanctuary. They didn't immediately recognize me, I think they honestly thought that I was dead, the thought pained me, but yet fuelled a rage I think had probably been building up inside of me the moment I came across their empty abode in the dreary town of Forks.
The expressions that were upon their faces as the came to realise who it was standing before them, could be explained as an enthralling dance of a million emotions, shock, surprise, sadness, happiness, confusion and plenty of others.
Carlisle was first to speak when he noticed my bright red eyes. He spoke in a calming voice that used to make me feel safe but now only makes me feel uncomfortable, 'Bella, what happened to you, the red eyes? Who did this to you?' I looked around and noticed that everyone was looking for answers as well, all interested in how I got myself reborn into this oh so extravagant life of vampirism.
Victoria and Laurent decided that the moment the family I used to know were at their weakest, fighting with their emotions and the realization that I was a vampire, was the perfect time to come out of the shadows they had been lurking in.
I took this extra moment of confusion to gaze upon the face of the person I was supposed to love, no, the person who I have loved the moment he walked through those cafeteria doors at forks high school but yet something struck me.
As I gazed upon his perfect face and that crooked grin that always used to set my heart aflutter, I realised that it wasn't the same anymore… I didn't feel the urge I should be feeling of needing to run up to him and hug him tightly to make sure he was there. I just felt kind of empty and the emptiness continued as each painfully slow second ticked by, leaving me to see that I felt no love from him, the spark we once had has died and shriveled away into nothing but a distant memory. It's just him… nothing special at all.
My musings we soon interrupted by the family coming back to this world from wherever they were stuck in those heads of theirs, I made a quick check over each faces of the family before yet again setting upon Edwards face, he looked like a monster, with such extreme rage and hatred glued to his face.
Soon he spoke to us, to Victoria and Laurent more precisely, his voice I could only describe as a roar, 'you! You monsters did this to her didn't you? You took away her soul! Her human life! I'll kill you both with my bear hands!'
Edward Lunged at Victoria, aiming to clasp his hands firmly around her neck, and almost as if instinct kicked in, I jumped in front of Victoria and crouched low, effectively stopping Edward in his tracks. He gazed at me with soft eyes saying, 'Bella love, move out the way this monster… she did this to you, I know you wouldn't have it in you to kill them even after what they did to you, but I can do it love, just move out the way.' His voice, sickly sweet was dripping with venom and I had to admit, it was terrifying, even his family looked shocked and on edge.
He attempted to place his hand upon my cheek in what he would consider a gentle gesture, but I moved out of the way, making sure he wouldn't lay that hand on me… the hand that was just about to be wrapped around Victoria's neck.
I gave him a hard stare, daring him to come closer to try that move on her again, he controlled himself somewhat and stepped back in line with the rest of his family, I eased up standing straight again but refused to move from my place in front of her and when I finally looked up at her face she looked surprised, but overjoyed at the fact that I protected her from them, I smiled at that, tilting my head back to the front, facing the Cullen's again.
They finally started shooting questions at me, 'Bella, my best friend what happened to you? Where did you go?' 'Bella Bear, I'm so glad to see you,'
'I miss you my daughter' and a few others but I cut them off there. How could they possibly be shooting all these questions at me when they haven't even faced up to the fact that they, the 'caring' family who promised that they would protect me from all the horrible vampires just left me! Left me to die! And they want answers to what happened to me? Ridiculous!
I knew at that moment the rage overtook me; I wasn't going to hold back on them I was going to let all my anger out.
'You let me…' I started blankly. 'You all left me! You promised to protect me when I was too weak to protect myself! I was misled by a deceitful vampire and bitten, I burned for those painful three days I remember realizing that none of you were coming and it was all fucking over for me!' I felt my nostrils flare at the pure anger I was experiencing.
'I will tell you all, I've been missing for weeks, that's plenty of time to notice my absence! Did you bother looking for me? Do you even care about me? Did you just assume I was dead and that was it? Who do you even…'
My rant was stopped when Victoria, wrapped me up in a tight embrace I tried to fight against her, but was soon sinking into her and just as quickly, felt the rage wash away as she held me close.
I turned around and looked at the family. The family I used to call my own. Alice opened her mouth, first to speak after the rant, looking slightly distraught, 'Bella… we're sorry, we were so sad… we missed you, we love you and we thought that you were gone.'
So they didn't look for me. I should of known. She continued, 'Edward told us he didn't feel a pull anymore that there was nothing there and declared you to be dead we had no choice but to agree, there was nothing we could do, if a mate can't feel the pull anymore, their mate must be dead.'
Laurent stepped in at the very moment to add his input, 'Oh you were right about the pull, it's within reason he stopped feeling it, and is quite simple to explain to you friends, why that is.' He spoke with a cocky smirk on his face, just what is he up to?
'You see it's fascinating; Bella was Edward's singer, see how I used past tense? The moment she was changed her blood wasn't flowing anymore, so of course he wouldn't feel a pull with no blood. In continuation to that the reality is, as much as it disgusts me, that filthy boy was not in love with her, but instead, her blood.'
I felt myself fall apart and my face twist into a scorn; he wasn't in love with me and never had been. I buried myself into Victoria's shoulder. I felt safe in her arms. I felt loved.
Edward yelled, trying to protest against the facts, 'that's not true! Bella, love don't listen to him, his full of lies!'
I turned around in Victoria's arms and faced him, 'Why wouldn't I trust my own family Edward, he wouldn't lie to me about something so serious, the only being here right now, who is full of lies is you.'
Laurent's face lit up like a Christmas tree at my admission, and decided to add in something really important. 'Eddie boy, I would advise you to stop calling Bella love.' He smirked, 'Because it's real stupid to call someone's else's mate love, without impending doom, you know with Victoria and Bella being mates.'
