Alec's P.o.V.
When Bella just stood there and talked to herself I knew I was going to like her. She didn't seem much interested in making friends with us but more interested in being herself, not caring that we most likely would kill her.
Master Aro stared at her, like everyone else in the room, when he realized that his gift wouldn't work on her. The raw pain in her eyes was visible for everyone in the room. She was sad but determined to not let it hinder her. If this strange vampire couldn't see what he had in her then nobody was going to tell him.
After Master Caius slammed Aro in the wall everybody gaped at him. He was always an intimidating sight but with a person looking stronger and more muscled barely standing on the ground with his feet it was quite scary. Bella blinked but didn't stop him or said something. Her heartbeat was strong but didn't show fear. I was surprised that Bella showed so much emotion on her face. Hurt, remembrance, love, upset.
"So..." Bella started and stared at the wall. "I'm here for the trial of him, right? What do I have to do? I can't imagine that it's much."
Caius blinked as if he just now remembered that she was there. He rolled his eyes. What he didn't do was let Aro down.
"You will tell us what we ask for" he answered.
Surprisingly her eyebrow rose. "So basically I'm here to satisfy your curiosity and be a nice human?" she sneered.
The gaping expressions that just disappeared made an appearance again.
"We could kill you" Caius said slowly as if he was talking to a stubborn child.
"So could a knife, a poison, a fall from great heights and everything in between. That does not answer my question" the human girl answered. Her face said that she was annoyed. I tried to reign it in but I couldn't help myself and started grinning like a madman. She seemed to realize that because she suppressed a small smile herself. Her brown eyes twinkled in an amused light while spying the reactions of our masters.
It was Marcus who answered this time: "Ah yes, human life really is fragile. But tell me why do you not fear the death at our hands?"
Bella looked at him and her face became blank.
"Because I am already dead. I can't fear what will happen to me if my soul feels as if it already left my body behind" she said in a flat voice and scared me to death with it. I didn't know which answer I expected but not that. What she described were symptoms of great disaster. Most people in this state of mind tried suicide as their way out. Was this girl, heartbroken but strong in mind, really suicidal? I couldn't imagine that she would throw her life away. That she would give up like that and never looking back again. When what I heard from Jane was true she was worried for her father who seemed as a person who should never have been given the permission to live on his own.
"You're very much alive, Bella dearest" Aro said. While we, the guard were busy staring said girl down, Caius had let go of Aro.
The girl looked at him and a listless smile graced her lips.
"I'm talking, I'm breathing, I'm eating. But I never see, never taste, never smell, never touch, never hear. Tell me, is it living?"
Aro stared in her eyes for a moment then he seemed to come to a conclusion. "You shall find a new live here, in Volterra. We all will teach you how to see, taste, smell, touch, hear again. You're an incredible young woman, Isabella, and never doubt that because with that you let him win."
The guard nodded along with him because every single one of us felt a strong impulse of loyalty to her, a sense as if she had ever been here and did not arrive mere hours ago.
She smiled sadly and my heart broke. I would do everything to keep her happy. If she said to me she wanted the moon I would find a way to bring it down for her
I'm tired of sitting on my ass for like a while. So I copied and pasted it. I don't bother fixing the mistakes as this is not mine yet, we have 1 more chapter than I'll take over it.
