Chapter 10

Bella's POV

Edward held my hand as we walked over to the living room. We sat on a sofa beside Alice and Jasper, Rose and Emmett on the other side of us, and Carlisle and Esme across us. I could tell that Carlisle had some questions for me.

A few minutes passed in silence, and it was broken by Carlisle's voice.

"Bella, may I inquire as to why you ran off earlier?" He asked politely. I see that he thinks he needs to be polite to a Princess. But I wanted them to treat me as they would another person.

"Carlisle, there's no need to be so polite. I may be a princess, but I'm also a person. Please treat me as you would another person. As to your question, I saw a Devil running in the forest near here, and I thought that it was too close to the family for comfort, so I pursued it. I found it in a clearing, and his name was Riley, if I'm not mistaken. We battled each other, and when I sensed Edward's presence, I kept him from reaching me. And the rest, well, I killed it, and Edward carried me home. You know the rest." I said.

Carlisle pondered this for a moment, and nodded.

"How exactly do you kill a Devil? I think we should learn how to if we are to protect you." He said.

"There's absolutely no need to protect me. You kill a Devil the same way you kill a vampire, but the fire can only be lighted by the royal family. As Edward saw, the fire is blue instead of red. Normal fire can't kill a Devil."

They all nodded, grave expressions on their faces.

Edward wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him. I laid my head on his shoulder. He looked down at me, and smiled a crooked smile that made my heart skip a beat. He chuckled at that. Then he leaned down to press his lips to mine. It was a chaste kiss.

My phone chose to ring at that particular moment. I pulled away, annoyed at my phone. I took it out of my pocket and looked at the caller ID. It said Angela. I sighed. What was happening now?

I accepted the call, and put the phone to my ear.

"Hello? Ange?"

"Bella! Things aren't going well. We need your help!" She sounded frantic. I frowned. What could be so urgent that they needed my help?

"What? What's wrong, Ange?"

"Angels are losing their gifts, Bella! I don't know how or why. But I do know this, once their gifts are gone, they won't ever come back."

I gasped. Surely Angels could not lose their power. It was written that it would take a lot of power to make an Angel's power disappear. God's appointed messenger Meredith wrote it herself!

"But that's impossible! Meredith wrote it herself!" I said. I was trembling by now.

"I know! That's why everyone is so baffled. We need you here, Bella. Just for a while. You're the smartest person here."
"Alright. I'm leaving now. Expect me to be there in 15 minutes." I hung up and ran my hands through my hair, frustrated.

The Cullens walked over to where I was sitting and tried to comfort me. Especially Edward.

"Bella?" Edward called.

"Hmm?"

"You're leaving?" He asked quietly, a pained look on his face.

"Only for a day or two." I reassured him. "Besides, what makes you think my people would want me to risk my life if the situation weren't so urgent?" I snorted.

I spoke up again. "My people are extremely...overprotective of the royal family, especially me. I don't know why. I had to have an escort wherever I go."

They all chuckled.

I smiled and stood up. "Well, I have to go. I promised Angela I'd be there in 15."

Their smiles faded, and they all looked sad. Like really down in the dumps.

"Hey, I'm not leaving forever. I'll see you tomorrow." I joked.

They smiled, but it didn't reach their eyes. So I tried to think of something that would cheer them up. I gave them a small compact mirror.

They took it, but their faces had confused expressions on it.

"This is magical. Just open it and say "We would like to see Princess Bella." I explained.

It worked. They all smiled the biggest smiles I've ever seen. I couldn't help but grin.

Edward ran to me and held me in his arms. He tilted my chin up and kissed me passionately. When we pulled away, I sighed.

"How do you expect me to go now?" I teased.

"That's the point." He grinned.

I went outside, the Cullens following me. I turned to face them.

I made my wings appear, and stretched them out as far as they could go. The Cullens stared in awe and wonder.

"Yes, they're my wings, Carlisle." I chuckled, knowing he would ask. He smiled in response.

"Bye, everyone. See you tomorrow!" With that, I took off into the sky, and flew up until I reached the golden gates of Heaven. I teleported to Ange's room, and waited for her so that we could start discussing.