A/N: sorry it took so long, but I joined the NaNoWriMo and had to write that as a first priority, but I'm done with now and I count on weekly updates (Depending on review)
This chapter is a bit rough, but you'll finally know what happened with Edward
Another thing I have to ask you;;;; Should this story have Lemons? Let me know in your review!!
I was abruptly woken by someone pressing their hand to mouth, silencing me. I opened my eyes and expected to see Alec or Aro, but there was Louis. His bright red eyes staring into mine, I panicked. I tried to scream but the hand muffled my sounds. I looked at him with surprise. How could he be here? Wouldn't the other vampires smell him?
"Isabella, I'm going to enjoy killing you" he whispered huskily. I tried to bite down on his hand but no use. There was no way to fight him. I was going to die, soon. My rolled into the back of my head and I blacked out.
I felt freezing water being poured out of my body. I woke up with a gasp from the sensation, but I couldn't move. i opened my eyes to find myself in a dark, moist basement. Louis was standing a few feet away from me with an empty bucket in his hands.
"Good afternoon Isabella" he said and the way my name sounded made me want to puke. That thought made me realise that I was hungry.
The situation dawned on me. I screamed for help, knowing that no one could hear, but I wasn't giving up without a fight.
"Who would help you? You're just a fragile little human. Who could save you; a human? I doubt it. No one can hear you. Not even Aro or your precious Alec" with that he left the room.
I cried for what seemed like ages. This reminded me of James where Edward saved me. If only James wasn't dead then I would still have my Edward. My body felt stiff and I had no sense of time. Louis said it was afternoon but how long had I been out? When I met with James I wasn't scared. I knew that I would get out of it somehow and Edward came to rescue me because he knew who the danger was. None of the Volturi knew where I was, I'd bet no one knew I was even missing. They probably just saw me as a pet – just like the Cullens had. I wished that Alec would save me again, like he did last time. If I was going to die now I would be missing out on so many things. I would never know the real Alec. I would never move on. I would never get an education. I would never see Charlie again or Jake again. I would never make up with my mom.
I didn't know how long time I sat in that room before he returned. I couldn't lie down, couldn't sit properly and couldn't stand, because of the way I was bound to the wall. This was torture.
He had a bottle of water with him and I drank so I wouldn't die of thirst at least and I didn't know when I would get the chance again.
"How would you like me to kill you? Agonizing and slow or fast and easy?" he asked as he circled me like a hunter would to his prey. I didn't dare to answer him. I wondered briefly if he just wanted to kill or he would do other sickening things to me. I had to keep my mind away from that if I wanted to keep my sanity.
He squatted down in front of me and demanded my eyes.
"Let's see how your lips taste, shall we?" he said and leaned in. I tried to get as far away as possible but restrains kept me from doing it. He leaned in and roughly pressed his lips to mine. I wanted to puke. This was not right. His tongue pushed its way into my mouth. Now I did vomit what little that was left in my stomach. It was mostly water but it still tasted disgusting and it went right into his mouth.
"You little bitch!" He screamed at me and my eyes hurt.
This was it. He was going to kill me now. I prepared myself for the blow.
I decided to make one last cry for help, even it was useless. "ALEC!"
Louis took a swing at me and I moved my head just in time. His nails scraped over my cheek but if I hadn't moved I would be dead by now. He grabbed my leg and jerked it to the side, making it break. I screamed out in pain. He was pissed that I had screamed and pushed me hard into the wall, busting my head open. I let out a small cry. I didn't want to risk him hurting me more. I whimpered, because all I wanted to do was scream out in pain. Louis immediately left to room and I didn't know why.
On some level I just wanted him to kill me. The suspense was killing me. I knew he was going to kill me and soon. The pain in my legs was horrific, even worse than it had been when James did the same thing. It was angled weird but I couldn't move. I had a feeling that – if I survived – it would be a brutal recovery. I was loosing too much blood and my head was throbbing. I blacked out again.
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The light in the room was bright – too bright for it to be the basement. I stuttered as I remembered where I was. Louis had properly moved me to another room so he could kill me. I didn't even try to move because I knew I would be in chains.
"Bella?" I heard a beautiful musical voice ask. Louis' voice wasn't this sweet. I slowly opened my eyes to find myself back at the castle, in my room. After my eyes adjusted to the light I looked to my right and found Alec.
"Alec?" I asked to be sure. I didn't want this to be a dream. He nodded softly and I began to cry. Had it all been a dream?
"Shh… you're okay now" he moved closer to the bed and took his hand in his. I tried to sit up when I felt a scorching pain in my leg and head.
"Don't move. You broke your legs and busted your head open. You're going to be on bed rest for the next few days." He said. I glanced down at me leg as if to confirm it. He gently moved the covers away so I could see the brace that my leg was in. my right hand moved towards my head and I felt the bandages there. It hadn't been a dream.
"Where's Louis?" I panicked.
"He went off to hunt and left you unprotected so we could smell you now. Me and Demetri quickly hunted you down and brought you home. We stole some supplies from the hospitals and gave you a sedative." He told me but kept his gave fixed on the covers.
"How did Louis even get to me?" I asked.
"You know Louis had the ability to become invisible" I nodded "Well apparently he can also hide his scent and the people amongst him scents; which is why we didn't notice him in the castle and why we didn't find you sooner. I'm sorry for that by the way" He sounded sad at the last part. He looked me in the eyes and his eyes looked so special with the dominating topaz and the red around the iris.
"Are you changing diet?" I asked and completely changed the subject.
"Yeah, I am. I thought I'd give it a try." He smirked at me.
"Where is Louis now?"
"Unfortunately, we don't know. He hides himself and his scent so we can't find him." He told me.
I panicked slightly. What if he's coming back for me? He did it once and succeeded. Maybe he'd try again and succeed in killing me?
"Don't worry we won't let him get to you" he promised.
"Thank you" I whispered. "Could you get Aro for me?" In an instant Aro was sitting on the side of my bed.
"How are you feeling, my darling?" he asked and leaned over to give me a light hug.
"Did he give you food?" asked me and I shook my head 'no'. Aro frowned.
"What would you like? You have to eat" he admonished.
"Anything; I'm really hungry. Could you get me some tea as well? My throat hurts" I told him. He nodded to Alec and he left the building. My brace-covered legs got a heat rush and I tried to remove the covers but Aro beat me to the punch. He gently unlocked the brace and lightly rested his cool arm on the leg. I didn't feel any weight, only his coolness.
"Thank you d-" I stopped myself. I was about to call him 'dad'. He was so nice to me. Charlie will always be my father but the way me and Aro interacted reminded me of what it was like to have a normal relationship.
There was an awkward silence until Aro spoke. "Caius and Marcus need me. Are going to be okay by yourself until Alec return with your food?"
"Yeah I'll be fine" I assured him and he left. I felt drowsy but I wanted to stay awake until Alec got here so I could eat and see him. I just lay there in my bed and thought about how lucky I was. And that I was safe.
Alec returned quickly with a take-away bag and a cup of tea. He had a determined look in his face.
"Here you go. Enjoy" he said in an emotionless. He sat the bag down in my lap and the tea on the bedside table. I started devouring the food, I felt like I haven't eaten in ages, which I probably haven't.
"What day is it" I asked.
"Thursday" he said. I had been away for two days then.
"Can I ask you a personal question?" he asked with a strained voice. I nodded, since my mouth was full of food.
"Are you over Edward?" he asked in a demanding voice and I froze. The delicious food in my mouth suddenly turned to dirt. I had a trouble sinking. Why would he ask such a question after what I'd just been through? I thought he was going to ask me something like my favorite color. I didn't know what to answer him. I didn't know if I was. I certainly hadn't forgiven him but was I over him?
"I don't know" I answered honestly.
"What happen between you?" he asked. This wasn't a request. I could tell him to leave me alone, but I was ready to tell before abducted so I was also ready now.
"When we came back to Forks after saving Edward for killing himself, he told me that he still loved me and always had. He told me he lied about not loving me so I would let him go. He told me the real reason was that, Victoria was back for revenge, because Edward had killed her mate. He thought I would be safe if he wasn't around. I believed him like the fool I was. I took him back and we started going out again" I took a deep breath and prepared me for the hard part. Alec nodded for me to continue and placed hid hand over mine in a soothing way. "Things were still a bit off and I thought it was just because we had been apart and had to find our routine again. He was more absent when we were hanging out. When I thought we were getting back together we just slid further apart. One day the family was going hunting – except Edward. I took that as an invite when he told me. I pulled up at their house in the evening. I walked in on them. She was straddling him in the sofa and they were kissing – in a way that we never had. I must have made some sort of noise because…" the words stuck in my throat.
Alec gently stroked my hand which encouraged me to move forward in the story. "… Edward pushed Victoria off him and ran after me. I was running to my car and hoped he wouldn't get to me." I stuttered as I remembered the conversation we had.
"Bella I wanted to tell you but… I didn't want to hurt you" Edward said and looked into my eyes. They were red. He had changed for the worse.
"And me founding out isn't hurting me?" I accused him. I slid to the ground. My legs couldn't carry me anymore. This would explain why we weren't hanging out and why we were distant. He had a slut waiting for him at home. It felt like my heart was sinking into my stomach and I feared both would literally fall out of my body. I had trouble breathing.
"How could this happen?" I asked myself but Edward answered.
"When I left you I went searching for Victoria so she wouldn't hrt you anymore. I realized we had more in common and I started to fall for her. I still loved you, but with her I didn't have to be careful with her. She isn't breakable. But you still had a place in my heart and that's why I went to Italy when Rosalie told me, you were dead."
I was mad now. " And when we came back? Why did you stay? Why didn't you just return to your whore?!" I yelled at him. In a second Victoria was in front of me.
"Don't call me that" she said slowly, threatening. Edward pushed her behind him.
"I thought that maybe we could get back together but I couldn't get my thoughts of Vikki here" he cooed at her and kissed her lightly. I felt the vomit coming but I held it back. "And when it came down to it, I just couldn't hurt you. I care about you too much… but I don't love" he said.
I got in my truck and raced home. I was pissed, angry, infuriated and mad. Why didn't he just tell me? That would have been better than just letting me believe that we going to be fine. And of all the people in the world, he has to pick Victoria?
"How could he do that to you?" Alec asked.
"I don't know. I had always known that he was too good for me." I shrugged. I felt calm, maybe a bit depressed by reliving the entire thing. Did this mean I was over him?
"Thank you for telling me" Alec said and lightly kissed the knuckles on the hand he was holding. I felt a tingle in my whole body when his lips touched my skin. I was relieved that I had told someone, anyone. But I was glad it was Alec. I had only shedded one tear during my telling but felt tired anyways.
My eyelids started to droop. "It's okay Bella. Go to sleep. I will still be here now when you wake up" he said and stroked my hand as I drifted off.
A/N: Please review! Tell me if this story should have Lemons! What did you think of the Edward story?