Heyyyyy, new chapter up. sorry it has been a little while but things have been a little hectic with uni and everything. oh well at least i am updating :P anyway, enjoy and i will see u at the bottom :)
Bella's POV
The next few days were really hard for me. I know that I was use to being on my own but this was different. I had never gotten so close to a group of people before and then having to leave. I had become so close to everyone in that family and now I was alone again. I had never fallen in love with anyone. That was what was hurting the most, was the fact that I knew I would probably never see Jasper again. As soon as I was in my house, I didn't want to do anything apart from curl up and cry. Just as I had wanted, everything in my house had been set up for me so I could do exactly that. I dropped my keys and my bag on the floor and curled up on the sofa and cried. I knew that I would need to hunt soon. I could feel my throat burning at the lack of blood that I was putting into my body. I could have stayed on that sofa for days with the way that I was feeling, but I knew that I had to get up off the sofa and get on with my life like nothing had happened. I knew that it would be hard, but I have too.
For the next few days I busied myself with things that I would need to do so that I would be able to start work. I sorted everything out: Setting, insurance, advertisement for staff, advertising for the business ect, and of course hunting. All of this took me the few days even with my ability to not sleep. While I was sorting out the final layout for the advertisement that I would be publishing in the local paper when I heard the sound that I had been listening for since I had moved into the house. The sounds of two cars slowing down. I stopped what I was doing and looked out of the window to see if it was them of if I was over reacting. But I wasn't. Once I saw the two Ferraris coming down the road a rush of fear went through my body. I sighed knowing that this day coming, but wishing that it didn't have to come so soon. I stood up straight and waiting for them to pull up into my drive way before I opened my front door. I saw Jane and Felix get out of one car while Demetri and Aro got out of the second car. I opened my front door, not wanting my nosy neighbours to gawk at the strange people who were coming into my house. Aro walked to the front of the group and entered my home first.
"My dear Bella, I do believe you get more beautiful as the years go on. I hope everything is well?" he asked me
"Thank you Aro, you are too kind. Yes everything in my life is how I want it too be." I answered calmly.
Aro looked around my living room before talking again.
"Still alone I see. My my Bella you have surprised me. I must say I would have thought you would have found your mate by now." He said looking directly at me.
Little did he know that I had indeed found my mate, but I had to leave so that he couldn't get his dirty Italian hands on him and his family.
"I'm happier on my own Aro. Now im sure that you didn't come all the way from Italy to ask how I was. What do you want?" I asked Aro, while the others filed in through my door.
Jane came in and looked at me smiling sweetly. Too Sweetly in fact.
"Bella, how nice to see you again." She said. You could hear the sarcasm in her voice. So I answered back in the same tone.
"and you Jane." I said as she walked into my living room.
Felix simply nodded his head in my direction. He wasn't really a verbal person, he was much more physical. Like Emmett..! I stopped my self there not allowing my self to think about them.
"My my Bella, I do believe that Aro is right. You seem to get better and better with age." Demetri said as he walked towards me. I really did hate this I hadn't left Volterra on my own free will, I'm sure that Demetri's behaviour would have pushed me in that direction anyway.
"And I do believe that you get slimier and slimier with age." I answered back to him. He was walking into my house now so I had my back to him. Before I could move I felt his lips next to my ear.
"Don't act like you don't love it!" he whispered in my ear, his hand then came out of no where and slapped my ass.
I spun around so fast with my hand on his throat and pushed him against the wall.
"Don't you touch me!" I growled at him.
"Now now Bella. Maybe you should let him go." Aro said. I smiled at Demetri who was pinned against my wall and removed my hand from his throat.
"Who says I'm holding him." I said. Demetri was still stuck to the wall at the side of the living room, while I walked over to Aro.
"Im sure he would be a lot more comfortable there." I said sarcastically at Aro.
"I can assure you Bella that you will be safe if you let him down." Aro said, but I knew him better then that.
"No. I don't want him anywhere near me. And this is my house so I will do what I like." I told Aro. He gazed over my shoulder no doubt to see Demetri hanging on the wall. There was nothing that Aro would be able to do to chance my mind.
"Ill ask again. Why have you come all this way? What do you want?" I asked Aro.
"I will explain soon, but first I ask if you will be so kind as to show me what you have been doing since we last saw you." Aro held out his hand so that he could see into my thoughts and see what I had been doing with my life. I touched his hand and showed him everything that had happened to me in the last few years. Everything apart from me meeting the Cullen's, falling in love with Jasper. Anything really that he could and would use against me if I gave him half the chance.
He opened his eyes a few seconds later after seeing what I had shown him. I knew that he would believe me. He had no reason to doubt what I had shown him. He smiled at me before speaking again.
"Thank you Bella. Now to why I have come here. There are a number of newborn Vampires that have been set loose in Milan. You can only imagine the damage that they are causing and the risks that soon our secret will be no more. I need you to come and help control them. It would make it so much easier for us." Aro explained.
"Im sorry Aro, but I have to decline your offer. I am trying to set up a life here. I have no interest in controlling anyone. Vampire or otherwise." I told him.
Aros eyes drifted over to Demetri who was still pinned to my wall.
"Is that so." He asked indicating to Demetri. I turned my head to look at him and he growled at me, but still unable to move any inch of his body.
"That is different. He makes me uncomfortable, even in my own house. I have a right to feel comfortable here don't I." I said.
"Yes you do, but this only proves that you have no issue with controlling people. I think it would be the smarter decision to come back to Italy with us." Aro said smiling at me.
"Why would it be the best decision?" I asked.
" Because Bella it is obvious that you don't like being on your own. This life doesn't suit you." Aro said trying to persuade me.
"Aro, I much prefer this life where I am on my own. I have been on my own from the beginning and I have no plans to change that." I told him forcefully.
"Well I can see that there is nothing that I will be able to say to change your mind. Yet. But I am sure that you will come to your senses and join us on your own." Aro said.
I finally had enough of Aro trying to get me back to Italy before I snapped.
"Aro aren't you listening! I will not be coming back to Italy with you. Not now. Not ever! The only reason you want me there is so that you will be able to keep a eye on me, because you know that I am the only vampire who has the slightest chance of being a threat to you, and you don't like that. Now please get out of my house before I do something that will seriously make you afraid of me!" I stood up and opened the door so that he could get out!
Aro seemed to take the hint that I would not be going with him because he got up and walked towards my front door.
"I see that there is nothing that I can do to change your mind Isabella. Shame, you would have been a very valuable asset to us. Goodbye Bella." Aro walked out of the front door followed by Jane and Felix. Aro glanced over my shoulder and looked at Demetri who was still pinned against my wall. I dropped him onto my floor and made him get out of my house, I didn't want him anywhere near me longer than was physically possible.
As soon as my house was free of Italians I went back to trying to live my life. Try being the optimum word in that statement.
I had plenty of things to keep myself busy and I knew that was what I needed right now otherwise I knew that I would breakdown again and I would start thinking about the people who I left behind. No, I wouldn't let my self think about them. I couldn't let my self think about them. I had left to make sure they were kept safe and I knew if I started thinking about them I would go back to them and I would not put them in harms way because I was being selfish!
Jaspers POV.
It had been 3 days since Bella had left. I had no idea that there was any emotional pain as bad as this. I had spent a lot of time alone trying to get my head around the idea that Bella was no longer here with me. It was near impossible for me to accept. I knew that my family were worrying about me, Alice especially. I had never been one to run away from things that bothered me, I would always go and face them. But this was the one thing that I would not accept. I would get Bella back if it took me a hundred years to find her again.
I hadn't hunted for days and I knew that I needed to go, but I couldn't bring myself to move let alone chase something.
I heard Alice coming towards my room for the 4th time today. She didn't even knock any more she just walked in.
"Jasper, you need to go hunting. It isnt good for you just sitting here doing nothing." Alice said as she stood in my doorway.
I didn't answer her, I knew that I needed to go hunting but I physically couldn't find the strength to get up and move. Even though every member of my family had tried to get me out of the house so that I could go hunting or even get back into a routine, I just couldn't.
Alice gave up on me after a few minutes and left me alone. I knew that I couldn't sit around here any longer, I knew that I had to go out and look for her. But I didn't know where to start looking. I mean I know she was in Boston somewhere, but it was a big place, it would take me a while to find her. I knew that she had left to keep us safe, but I had no idea of when the Voltuir would visit Bella. even though it was hard for me to accept, I knew that now was too soon to go to her. The last thing I wanted to do was put Bella in danger so I knew that I had to stay away for a while. I sighed in frustration before finally admitting to myself that I needed to go hunting. I jumped out of my window and ran towards the forest.
Ok what are we thinking?i need you to be honest on this because i dont think it is that good :( oh well you have to read it so you have to be the ones who call me out of errors. havent started the next one yet but i will try soon but i also have tons of work to get started in uni so sadly this may mean that i have to put my stories on the back burner untill i have done some of my work, but we wil see how it goes :) anyway, review and let me know what you thought.
XXCullenXX
xxx
