Lost Souls

Chapter 9:

Kiss Me

I couldn't believe it, even though I was there. In his beautifully pale and strong arms, I still could not get my brain to comprehend what was happening. I still didn't know what was occurring when my lips crashed up to his, I could feel my mouth start to move along his own. Edward's body was stiff, I knew that- he was trying to fight it, trying to deny what love there still was. But then he too gave into the lust and his lips were pressing down on mine, our mouths working in sync with each other.

The haze was still around, but I almost believed it a dream- a dream where I could not deny the want in my body. For the years after Jacob died, I had thought of him- his face filled my every movement, and soon I began accustomed to having it there, instead of pushing the unnatural face away. I wanted Edward Cullen, wanted him more than anything else in this world.

I moaned into his mouth as our tongues began to massage and move in rhythm. I had missed that for too long. He was clutching me tighter now, and my hands were running around the side of his face. I never wanted to leave his cold and dead body.

"Look at that, the golden couple are back together." A body emerged from one of the trees, it came around like a cat about to pounce. Edward moved to stand in front of me, but I pushed him back. I was no longer the weakling he had known.

"Victoria," I greeted, my voice bitter.

"Bella," she said in a much more pleasant voice. "Edward," she then spoke and turned away from me. "Well it seems you have finally revealed yourself. Tired of stalking her then?"

"Stalking me?" I asked, confused. "You were tracking me?" I ignored that we were in danger and the fact that more vampires were closer. It made my stomach turn hearing this information, and I was not sure if it was in a good or bad way.

Edward seemed hesitant to explain, but then he looked at me and smiled sheepishly. "Well, every year or so, I drop by and see if you are well." His golden eyes pierced with honestly and it made my stomach boil again- this time because I knew I was flattered.

"You could have dropped in," I pointed out.

Edward laughed, a hard bark that was still smooth and musical. "Yeah, you sure would have liked that."

I stared back at him, our golden eyes blazing together. "I would have."

"Ugh," Victoria interrupted, bored of our bantering. "Well wait until you find out the actually good information." She started to laugh, loud and uncontrolled. When she stopped, Victoria had a smirk on her face directed at Edward. "I'll let your lover tell you that later. For now I'm afraid, I will be escorting you to Aro."

Edward smiled suddenly, he had more confidence than I did. "You are forgetting you are outnumbered."

I laughed inwardly, joy running through my body. Edward and I could take her in a second.

The look on Victoria's face made me think otherwise though. There was a smile plastered on her face, it was cocky and sure. "Oh, I don't think so. I think Bella will come willingly." She pulled out her cell phone and began dialing. I could hear it ringing, there was no need for speakerphone, I could hear the voice on the other line.

"Alec, my dear. Are you on the plane?" And just by those words, I knew I was trapped. But Victoria took the phone away from her ear to gloat, "Bella, we knew you'd have one of those freaky dreams, and when scared- who would you run too? When we called the airlines, a flight attendant conformed that four tickets were purchased to England from Alaska." She took the time to smile wickedly, then lifted the phone back to her ear.

"Do you have them?"

"Two," the voice of Alec, Jane's twin brother, answered. His voice was boyish and young, just like his sister's.
"What do you mean two?!" Victoria suddenly yelled, and she started pacing angrily in front of us.

"The traitor jumped out of the plane." Lucy. For a second, I was angry. How could Lucy leave her siblings in danger? But then a wave of guilt hit, and I felt foolish for thinking those things. I was sure Lucy was on her way for help.

I felt an icy hand slid into my own and Edward smiled at me in a supportive way. Suddenly from the contact of our hands, I could hear his thoughts.

"She's distracted right now. I will attack from the back. Bella, if she fights back- which I'm sure she will, I want you to pin her down. Go for her side."

Suddenly Edward pounced and he came crashing down on Victoria, pinning her to the ground. She cried out, dropping the phone into the grass. I lunged for it before Victoria's hand could snatch it. I managed to grab it though the vampire struggled to claw her fingers for it.

"Hello Alec," I greeted into the phone. "I hope my children are whole and safe."

"Aro will be the judge of that," came his reply.

My voice was as pleasant as his. "Well, if you would like to see Victoria again, you'll make sure my children are dropped off at my house in less than twenty-four hours-"

But his voice was ecstatic when he cut me off. "Save your breath sweetie. You can kill her- she means nothing to Aro."

Victoria heard and she began cursing, her echoes bouncing along the forest trees. Her legs were thrashing against Edward and the ground, but she could not escape his strong clutches.

I growled into the phone, "Don't you lay a finger on my children!"

"You can find them with Aro. He'll be calling this number soon. Please make sure to answer-" But then a loud crash echoed through the phone and I could hear Alec hissing.

"Mom, mom!" Sarah's voice was by the phone.

"Oh god! Sarah-Anna are you alright?" I cried, my heart beating faster.

"We're okay now, Carlisle is here!" she squealed happily. I could still hear hissing from the background.

"Honey, what's going on?" The crashing had died, but loud crackles came from the phone.

A voice that was not my daughter's came onto the line, so soft it cooed. "Bella, everything is alright."

"Alice!" I said, hearing the hisses louder until I realized it was coming from Victoria. Edward still had her pinned, but she was fighting harder now. Edward looked up at the mention of his sister's name and gave me a confused look before struggling to keep Victoria's hands behind her back.

"I had a vision that your children would be captive on this plane. So we took a flight from England and jumped on the plane before your children even got on."

"We?" I asked, pressing the phone closer to my ear so I could block out the hissing from either end.

"Us Cullen's of course! We're all on the plane. The battle had to be finished sometime."

"I don't think the war is over quite yet," I pointed out.

Alice's voice was fading, and the phone was giving way. "Hang up the phone now Bella. Your children will be fine. Alec had the plane turned around back to Alaska and we'll be there soon. The Denali clan is looking for you." Her voice was sad when she said that, but I was too relieved to question it.

"Your the best Alice."

"Just call me Superman." Then she hung up.

I turned back to Edward and he had Victoria's feet against her back and her hands above her head. "Well, what are we going to do with her then Edward?" I asked him, my eyes blazing with happiness. Finally the woman who had endangered my family so many times would be destroyed.

"Do you have any gasoline on you?" he replied with a smirking face and a flash of his beautiful bright teeth.

"Fraid not," I answered, looking around for a rope. I knew that wouldn't be able to help, Edward's pinky would be stronger than a useless tie of rope. For some reason I could feel my body resisting killing her now, and I didn't know why. I wanted her dead, that was sure. But I did not want to do it, I had never killed any creature or human in my existence. "Let's bring her with us. We'll kill her later."

Edward pouted his perfect lips in protest. "I think it would be wise to kill her now. Then we can burn her to ashes later." Victoria looked absolutely terrified, she face showed defenseless and weak. My heart felt like it should ache if it could.

"Alice says the Denali clan is looking for us. I think we should head out and help them. The battle still may be going on."

The vampire who I was utterly in love with, smiled uncertainly. He looked almost guilty. "You go ahead, I'll keep Victoria in my clutches now."

I rolled my eyes, and suddenly Victoria had a happy look on her face. I crinkled my eyebrows at her and she turned away, her face back into the ground.

"Let's go Edward." I said in a friendly voice. I helped him struggle to get up while still keeping Victoria from escaping. "It's almost like your hiding something from me."

Edward smiled now, a smile that was not fake, but of the one I had loved so many years ago. "I've been hiding for six years, but it feels so much longer." His musical voice showed longing and love. I couldn't help but smile like a foolish little girl.

We began to walk back, our footsteps slower as Victoria refused to walk, dragging her feet on the ground and flinging her arms like a two year old.

"I've missed you Edward," I admitted, my tongue swelling as I say it. It does not feel like a betrayal to Jacob- or at least that is what I tell myself. I was simply was stating a fact as if I was saying I missed my children. But even as I thought that, I knew the meanings of my words wore different to my first love.

Edward looked back at me, his golden eyes seeming like deep pools of knowledge. "Bella, you have no idea how much that means to me." My stomach tightened either from worry or pure bliss.

The trees were clearing now, and I could see the roads further ahead. Edward seemed to notice and he looked almost scared.

"Do you not get along with the Denali coven?" I inquiring, remembering the times he had mentioned them long ago.

"No that's not it," he answered simply. "We get along well."

"They're great people," I put forward and he smiles supportively back at me.

"I know," he says.

It is almost awkward between us for a moment where I don't say anything nor does he. But then two figures come forward and I tensed. Victoria seemed to get cheerful and her feet hit the ground as we all stopped. "Don't move," Edward whispered.

"Chill Edward!" Irina's voice breaks through the tightened air and I smile happy. Victoria seems to freeze for a second. But then her feet were a blur as she broke away from Edward's grasp to sprint into the darkened trees. But then her hair seems to stop in midair as if a picture was taken. Her feet remained where they were and a hiss was erupting from her throat.

"Hold up girly. Who do you have there?" Eleazer questioned, his voice suspicious as he controls Victoria from moving.

"Oh, this one has just tried to kill me a few times," I replied as if it was nothing. I even waved my hand as if it was no bother.

Irina laughed and walked up to examine Victoria. "Nice hair," she comments, over the loud hissing escaping Victoria's lips.

I turned to walk ahead, eager to find out how everyone is. Irina ran up to walk beside me and had Edward stopped to help Eleazer.

"How did it go?" I asked and I found my voice worried and upset.

Irina seemed to notice my tone and she smiled happily. "Everyone is fine. The Volturi tried to get threw when they realized you weren't among us, but then they left as if they knew something would happen later."

"They're good, that's for sure," I told her, the worry in my voice leaving. I was glad no one was hurt because of me.

"We're better," Edward's sweet voice echoed through my ear. His hand slid into mine and he gave it a light squeeze.

From behind us, I could hear Eleazer hiss quietly under his breath, but then he commanded, "Walk!" to Victoria.

"Have I told you that you look beautiful?" Edward asked, leading me forward and away from Irina.

"Hmm… I'm still waiting," I responded with a small giggle.

He leaned closer, letting his lips brush gently against my forehead. I could almost feel the blood rush to my face, as if it were yesterday.

Soon our footsteps approached the beautiful ice castle and Kat, Carmen and Tanya rushed out of the house to greet us.

"I was so worried!" Kat screamed into my ear as her arms circle around my neck in a tight hug. I suppose it was only natural as now I am her boyfriend's mother.

Her black wavy hair flew into my eyes and I brushed it away with my hand that was at an odd angle around Kat. But the view in front of me made me want to cover my eyes and scream.

Tanya had her arms around Edward's waist, her head buried into his strong chest and was sobbing tearlessly into his front. Edward's eyes came up to reach mine while his arms are still around another woman. His look is guilty and his hands pulled off Tanya's and reached around to remove her hands around his back.

But as he does this, Tanya's hands clutch his own pale and thin fingers in a clear sign of affection. A sparkle catches my attention and my eyes linger on their linked hands. It was only then that I realized a sapphire ring glistening on Tanya's forth finger.

A/N: Sorry these past chapters haven't been that great- believe me, I know it isn't as good as my first story. But it seems my heart is not in it, I still miss my Jacob! Even though I am a ExB shipper, I still want Jacob to rise from the dead in my own story. By the way, here is me advertising saying READ MY BRAND NEW FIC- called Fallen. It's the story of Esme and Carlisle (If you would like to read it, please look it up in my profile under my stories). For Lost Souls though, I hope you enjoy the plot twist- I'm all about that. :) Please review!