Chapter nine: freedom

Fire was racing through my veins. I was burning, again. It was so awful and miserable. I knew with Jane's gift I had no change against her. I could fight for my life but it was useless. She had a gift and I had strength. You can't fight against someone with a gift like that. It's like a chicken fighting against a lion. I hated it to admit, but I was the chicken and that little stupid girl was the lion.

I heard my brothers. Begging if Jane wanted to stop. I never heard them begging like that. It was kind of... funny. Yeah. But hey, it's me, I can find in everything something funny. However, I was furious that they didn't wanted Rosalie. Not that I want her to leave or something, but it just pissed me off that they asked Rosalie while they wanted Edward and Alice. I don't care if this would be my death, I was going to get revenge. Definitely.

I heard Jane laughing. Evil girl. I wanted to rip her head off and rip it to shreds and burn the pieces. I wish Bella was here, than I wouldn't feel this awful pain and then I could rip Jane into shreds. I wanted to do that so bad, that I tried to stand up - I fell on the ground from pain when it started again - and fight for it. For my life, for Rosalie. She deserves much and much better, and I wanted to give her what she deserved. The death of Jane.

Someone was pushing me back, what made it even worse. I heard my brothers saying that I had to lay. That they will take care of everything. How could they say that? Hello! It's the volturi. Sometimes I really want to rip them in shreds. I heard Aro saying something to Jane. The pain was so bad that I couldn't concentrate on what he said. Suddenly the pain stopped and I sighed in relief. The bad part was, it could start anytime. She had the power over me, and I hated to know that I was the weak one. The prey.

'Could you stop with that?' I almost yelled at her. I looked furious at her red eyes. She just shrugged and laughed low. I sighed and decides to play it different. 'Actually, I don't care. I mean, do whatever you want,' I shrugged. It worked, her expression changed to irritating.

'What do you mean? I can make you feel the most miserable pain, do you really think that I think that you don't care?' she smirked. 'You're not only weak, but you're dumb too.'

I hated it when people called me dumb. So I hissed in response. 'Well, maybe I do think that. I fight at least fair, I mean, you need your stupid gift to defend yourself. But I understand that, I mean, a child can't defend his self without something extra, you know,' I smiled a little bit, proud on myself. I saw in the corner of my eye my brothers glaring at me, but I ignored it.

'I'm not a child,' Jane growled loudly. Aro frowned at her and whispered something to her, so low that we couldn't hear. Jane seemed annoyed with that. 'There not out guest!' she snarled at Aro.

'Touchy, touchy,' I teased her. I couldn't help it, it was so fun to tease her. It was even more fun than teasing Bella while she was still human. This time Jasper elbowed me angrily. Okay, maybe I was gone too far now but really, it was fun.

'Jane,' Aro said firmly. 'Behave you, there our guests,' he smiled fake at us and stepped closer. 'Well friends, I wanted to depend something. I know you want to return to your home, but I want to make a deal if you don't mind.'

'Well maybe we do,' I said angrily at him. Who did he think who he was? I mean, come on! Even I know that what he said was really dumb.

Aro's eyes narrowed. 'I just wanted you to stay a week, to think. If you still didn't changed your mind,' he turned to Edward now. 'What would be a waste, than you can return home. We won't disturb you.'

'No!' Jasper shouted immediately. He seemed suddenly very nervous. Jasper and nervous... weird combination but okay. Aro frowned. He opened his mouth to say something but Jasper was faster. 'Friend, we are very sure that we don't want this. Maybe we can make a deal,' he pointed at me and Edward. 'If we change our mind, we will join you. What's bad with that? We can visit whenever you want.'

'I think that's a very good idea,' Alec spoke for the first time. I frowned. I forgot he was there too. I didn't know why, but compared with his evil sister, I liked him. He had something. And his gift wasn't as painful as that from Jane.

'Would you tell us why, Alec?' Aro narrowed his eyes while he spoke his name. He said his name like it was dirt. He seemed very irritated by the fact that one of his coven agreed with us. Aro always wanted to have his desire, and he had us in his power.

'Well,' Alec stepped closer now. 'We can cause troubles if we keep them here. I mean, I don't think that Carlisle would be happy with the fact that we put his family in danger. They can always come when they change their mind.'

Aro seemed impressed with Alec's words. 'Maybe you're right,' he agreed while he nodded slowly his head. 'I agree with the fact that Carlisle wouldn't be happy with the fact that we brought his "children" in danger,' he frowned at the word children. 'But I don't want to let you go so easy.'

Me and my brothers sighed irritated. Man, he was so difficult. My anger for Jane dropped and a new anger for Aro came. This time I wanted to rip his head off. Jasper fell my anger and the room filled with love and calmness. It didn't calm me very down, but it was a kind of nice feeling. Even for this situation.

'I think that it's better if we visit each other every half year. We just want to check if you really didn't change your mind,' Aro smiled at Edward. 'Don't get me wrong, friend. We just wanted you and Alice to join us. I think that's just a compliment, don't you?'

Jasper froze when he called Alice's name. Jasper was very protective over Alice. Like I was very protective over Rosalie. I mean, if I wasn't, than I wouldn't hurt her like this for her own safety. Her safety was everything for me.

'Just if you let us go now,' Edward said to Aro. 'Twice a year is maybe too much, but we can live with that, can't we brothers?' Edward looked at us and almost forced us with his eyes to agree with him. We just nodded. Maybe it was better for now if I just kept my mouth shut, especially while we were so close to freedom. I saw Edward nodding at me. He did it so that the others didn't saw it.

'Than you can go,' Aro lead us out of the cell. He still seemed angry with the fact that we were free. But I didn't care, the stupid bastard. Protecting from children, yeah right. Jane glared at me when I walked by and I almost stuck my tongue at her. Little girl.

I walked with my brothers outside. I was going as fast as I could to home. To Rosalie, reassuring her that everything was all right. I loved her with everything I had and I was going to say that to her. I smiled at the thought of that. So I walked in vampire speed out of the door. To the light. To the freedom.