Continued from before… obviously… thanks to those who reviewed! You guys are receiving my love forever + a day…
Edward POV
I was holding my Bella tightly when I heard a thought invade my mind.
Oh crap. I just imprinted on a vampire. My eyes darted to the voice. Jacob. He was holding Ezra and looking lovingly at her. And from his thoughts he couldn't help it. Ezra just laid her head against his chest and closed her eyes. In her head was nothing but peace and bliss. She was just happy for a dance. Jacob's eyes became scared and frantic but he didn't let Ezra go. Instead he looked up, his eyes connecting with mine. I was holding Bella in a similar fashion to him so she didn't realise what was going on around her.
Oh no… do you know? Jacob asked me.
I nodded very slowly, my eyes connected to his.
What do I do? I can't… this is impossible! Edward, help me!
I shook my head and moved my shoulders a bit attempting to shrug. I had no idea what to do. I left Jacob's distressed eyes for a moment to look at Bella and move her away from me, just enough for me to see her face. "Bella, we have a problem." I whispered in her ear.
"The Volturi?" she whispered tensing.
"Not yet." I replied. "Something closer and just as dangerous… maybe."
"Maybe?" I spun her around so her back was against my chest and I was leaning into her ear, my arms wrapped around her waist.
"Jacob imprinted." I said quietly.
"What?" I spun her back around so she was against my chest again and could reach my ear to whisper. "On who?"
"Look for yourself." I slowly swayed around and let her look over around me discreetly to Jacob and Ezra.
"Oh." she whispered. "Oooh!!" her voice came out more excited. "Wait… what's possibly dangerous about this?"
"A vampire and a werewolf?" I said raising an eyebrow.
"Oh… very dangerous." she mocked. "As bad as a human and a vampire?"
"That's different." I pursed my lips.
"Yeah, he's fallen for his mortal enemy like Romeo fell for Juliet and you've fallen for your potential food like… well there is no comparison is there?" she said smugly.
I sighed knowing she was right but still felt uneasy about this.
Alice and Jasper passed us discreetly, Alice looking at me. "I heard you whispering. Interesting conversation."
"Alice…" I warned. "Say nothing."
Jasper grinned. "I knew it."
"You're happy our little sister is going to be dating a werewolf?" Alice frowned. "That's not like you."
"Ezra does things differently." he answered. "Plus, he's no match for her."
They drifted passed us and Emmett and Rosalie came spinning around us next. "I'm going to kill him." Emmett whispered to me.
"You heard too." Bella guessed.
"You're not that discreet." Rosalie smiled.
"Emmett, no blood shed." I warned him.
The two waltzed off and Jacob looked at me scowling. Did she hear any of it? He asked looking down at Ezra. I scanned her mind. She was lost in her own little cosy and safe world. I wanted her to stay there. I shook my head at Jacob as I saw something dangerously familiar happen.
Tanya walked over to Ezra and grabbed her arm. We all tensed. Ezra snapped out of her dreamland. "Esmeralda?" Tanya said quietly. "Sorry to interrupt, but can you hear that?"
Jacob was trying to stop himself from feeling jealous as Ezra stepped back from him. "They're just the other werewolves." Esmeralda said softly, not really thinking about it. She stepped away from Jacob like Cinderella stepping away from her Prince as she realised midnight was near. Slow at first and the faster until she bolted to Emmett's side, knocking into him.
"It's time." she whispered to him. Emmett nodded dashing to the kitchen. His work was fast. The room smelt like smoke within seconds. I could sense everyone approaching. "Fire!" Alice called out. Carlisle and Esme instantly directed the crowds away from the kitchen, out the front.
Fifteen minutes Edward. Ezra thought. Jacob, Seth and Leah ran outside and stripped as not to damage their clothes. All of them thought the same thing about how annoying clothes were as they transformed.
"Bella, go outside, keep everyone out of the house." I whispered to her kissing her forehead. "We'll be fine."
The place had been evacuated safely.
Quil and Embry both heard Jacob in their heads, telling them not to transform back into humans just yet. That more, dangerous vampires were coming.
I had told the Irish and Denali coven to try and get as far as possible when this happened. Both knew exactly why of course. I had to warn them. They were all family.
Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, Ezra, Alice and I all looked at each other before heading outside. We all saw the fire raging in the kitchen. The five wolves were lined up outside, in a low crouching position and growling each of the sensing the danger approaching. The fire light flickered menacingly on our side as each of us took up a position along side the werewolves.
It took me a second to realise we were flanked like we were in war, Jacob, somehow, in lead. I was to his left, Ezra, his right. She had the Beta position. It disturbed me slightly. Going back from Ezra, we were in triangle formation, was Leah, Rosalie, Embry and Emmett. On my side of the triangle, it was myself, Seth, Alice, Quil and Jasper. We'd become the perfect little army.
Then they came into our sights. Jane and Alec in their ashen coats with Santiago and Demetri alongside them. The paused, Jane and Alec out front, Demetri and Santiago across from us. "Good evening." I said curtly.
"Santiago." Jane said without acknowledging my greeting, her little childish voice sending shivers down Seth's spin. "Can you see her?" Santiago shook his head. "Smell her?" he shook his head. "Hear her?" one more time the big Spanish brute shook his head. Then Jane's looked to me. "Good evening Edward."
"A little delayed." I muttered.
"You are all dressed formally… and you have guests…" she looked around to the werewolves. "I presume your wedding is going according to plan."
"Well not exactly." I frowned. "I mean, I don't think we have spare seats for you."
"We're not here for the wedding Edward. We're here to find out what Esmerald has done to Santiago."
"Nothing. It's not my fault he's blind, deaf and dumb." Ezra growled.
Jane raised her eyebrow. "Also, you are harbouring a criminal. She was a prisoner of the Volturi. And a dangerous one at that."
"I beg to differ." I raised an eyebrow. "She cannot hurt a fly."
"Flies are my friend." Ezra said cutely.
I threw her a look as Jacob crouched lower, ready to attack. Ten minutes… Ezra thought.
"How about I make a deal?" I asked. "We keep Esmeralda and Santiago gets his sight back."
Ezra looked at me, fear pouring from her as I said it. Jasper, Emmett and Jacob growled at me in unison.
"Your… friends don't seem to agree with you there Edward." Jane smiled. "And I am not one to make decisions on behalf of the Volturi."
"Yet you come here on your own accord to hunt and convict an innocent girl." I tilt my head to the side. "Now how is that not making decisions on their behalf?"
Jane froze before looking to her brother. A white mist rose from out of no where and spun its way around us. We all froze as it made its way slowly and carefully towards us. Esmeralda started shaking. I could see this was bringing back up a memory for her she did not wish to relive.
"Alec, Jane, what I did to Santiago is irreversible." she cowered. None of us had seen her like this before. "If he can't hear me I can't use my powers on him."
Demetri had been unusually quiet this whole time. He stared at the mist without saying a word. "You should've thought about that before Esmeralda." Jane said.
"I know but I don't want you to hurt my family." she said quickly. I heard her thought the second before she said it. "So I'll come willingly to Volterra with you."
Ten heads snapped in her direction. "Too late to ask for sympathies Esmeralda." Alec frowned, his mist still gaining on us. "We'll have to see to what needs to be done."
"So do I." Ezra growled leaping forward, head first into the mist. Before she landed in the white frothy sea of air she thought of one name. "I command you, Jane and Alec, to leave here and take Demetri and Santiago with you. I command you to leave and never look back. I command you to never hear my name again. If someone says Esmeralda, Sapphira, Rubius or Ezra to you, you shall ignore them completely. I command you to forget I ever said these commands however you will not forget to follow them. I command you to leave now!" her voice boomed through out the forest. Jane and Alec turned around, leaving at once at break neck speed.
Santiago looked as confused as ever as he looked around not knowing what was happening. "Jane, Alec, wait up!" he said chasing after them.
Demetri stayed watching Ezra for a minute or two. He didn't stop looking at her for a minute. "Then ithela na kamo kati pu then eprepe." He said quietly, just enough for us to hear though. "Then ime sinithizmenos safto. Ine parakseno. Lipame para poli. Ise mi agapi mu. Ise mi kukla mu. Sagha po."
Greek was not one of the languages I am fluent in. It was never really needed. Ezra kept all her thoughts in Greek so I couldn't make sense of it and no one else knew what he was saying apart from Rose and her sketchy knowledge of the language.
Something about not meaning to be wrong. Then something's strange… he's sorry… Then they mention a doll and the last thing is I love you.
He turned around to leave and Ezra looked at him longingly for a moment. "Isaste psihula mu. Isaste mi agapi mu." He froze in his spot.
That I don't know…
Demetri paused as Ezra debated in her mind what to do. Before any of us could stop her she ran into the white mist. The mist that rendered you immobile. "Ezra!" as she stepped into it, it disappeared but not quickly enough. She fell to the ground, loosing all her senses. When I tried to look into her mind I realised quickly that she was trying to see, trying to smell, trying to hear, trying to feel… but she couldn't. Demetri turned around but couldn't do anything. The loud sounds of fire truck sirens reach our ears as we, Alice, Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Jacob, Seth and I, ran to her side. Jacob got their first. He licked her hand and tried to wake her up. Jacob he dipped his head under Ezra's arm so it was placed on his back and started to lick her hand.
"Jasper…" I whispered. "Try to wake her up."
"I am." he growled. There was pure frustration in his voice. Ed, it's not the same. He's killed her senses for real this time. He was right. When I went to see what was happening in Esmeralda's mind I found nothing but a pitch black pounding.
Jacob kept licking her hand and I instantly remembered her vision. Jacob was whining as if he was in pain as he kept licking Ezra's hand, trying to wake her from her 'slumber'. "It's okay… she'll be getting her senses back soon." I said.
The fire trucks had arrived and were dosing out the fire. It was pretty well contained. Emmett had lit in inside a garbage pin which he'd dragged inside the house for obvious purposes.
Emmett kneeled down and picked Ezra up running her back inside. If anyone asked, she breathed in too much smoke. Alice and Jasper went to work on erasing all traces of said smoke with Rosalie's help. I went to find Bella whilst the wolves got turned back into humans.
When I reached Bella I wrapped my arms around her tightly and kissed her forehead. "Is it okay?" she asked. I nodded slowly. "Ezra inhaled too much smoke when trying to get out." I said over some peoples heads to Carlisle. "She's lying down upstairs but she's coming around. It was really Alec's fault for not turning off the stove. But it's okay. We can all go back in and continue.
Jasper calmed everyone and gave them happy and joyous feelings as well as making them more energetic so the party could continue. The living room no longer smelt of smoke. The fire fighters gave us the all clear saying we shouldn't have freaked out. The fire was well contained. I shook my head and laughed saying sorry. Esme told them we'll buy a fire hydrant as soon as we can. We were superb actors.
The part was back in full swing with the Denali and the Irish coming back when we called. However, Kate was missing as well as Carlisle, Rosalie and Jacob. I guessed where they were.
Bella and I continued the wedding celebrations acting as though nothing had happened.
