D.P.O.V.
The reaction was not what I expected.
The caramel haired woman, who had been sitting next to Carlisle, broke down sobbing into his arms. Carlisle had a look of extreme sadness on his face. The smaller girl closed her eyes, and began shaking, then sobbed quietly. The smaller of the other two males held her, and had many different expressions crossing his face. Pain, sadness, and regret among them. A look of sadness crossed the larger male's face. The only one who seemed unfazed by her name was the blonde female. She appeared to not care.
"I think she lied to us about something." Matt said, quiet enough that the other coven wouldn't hear us. I gave him a questioning look. "She said there was seven. There is only six here. It appears that Edward isn't here. Or, never was."
We gave them a moment before they spoke. Annette herself had a look of sadness on her face. "Yes, we know her. She was like a daughter to me. She was family." Carlisle said.
"How do you know Bella?" The smaller girl asked. I realised I didn't know who they were still.
"How about we introduce ourselves, then we can answer your questions. And, you can answer ours." I said.
"Okay. Well, this is Esme, my mate." Carlisle said, gesturing to the female besides him. "That is Jasper and Alice, and Emmett and Rosalie." Carlisle said, motioning to each pair as he said their names.
"My name is Darius, and this is my mate Annette. That is Callie. And, this is Matt." I said.
"Darius, why did you and your family come here?" Esme asked, her voice kind, and caring.
"Well, we came here for some answers to questions that we hope you can answer." I said.
"How do you know Bella?" Alice asked again.
"She is, was, part of our family." Annette said, sadness filling her voice.
"Was?"
"When we left, she chose to stay behind." I said.
"Is there another member to your coven?" Matt asked, his voice still that dead tone. Esme gasped when she heard it, and looked at Carlisle. I didn't understand this, but asked no questions.
"Yes, how did you know that?" Alice asked. Matt ignored her question.
"Is his name Edward?"
"How do you know that?" Rosalie asked.
"It was all true then." Annette said quietly.
"He left her." Matt stated, cutting off Alice who had opened her mouth.
"Yes, we all did. And, most of us regret it." Carlisle said. I had a feeling I knew who didn't regret it.
"Bella told you about us?" Alice asked.
"Some, but not all. She just told us some of what happened, never saying any names."
"She did tell us your names once. You were like a second family to her. Alice, you were her best friend." Annette said, remembering what Bella had said.
"How much did she tell you?" Alice asked quietly. I looked at the others before retelling what Bella had told us.
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I was out hunting when I came across something. Something I prayed I wouldn't. A scent. Victoria's. But, it wasn't only her scent, there was two more. The vampires that had been with her that night. They had returned. I took off in the other direction I had been going, racing back to Fawn's house, praying I wasn't too late.
It took me five minutes to get there. It wasn't fast enough. I could tell that Victoria and her friends had been there. Or, still were.
I got to her house. I could hear two beating hearts, racing hearts. I could also smell Victoria and her friends. They were still there. I raced inside, throwing the door open.
Everyone inside turned to look at me. Jim was backed in the corner, Fawn standing in front of him. A couple feet away from them was Victoria. Behind her was her two friends. I ignored them, glaring at Victoria. She smiled at me, and turned away from Fawn. I knew she could kill them at any moment.
"Bella, I was just looking for you. You weren't home, so I came here, to your friends house. But you weren't here. So, I decided to have some fun." Victoria said in her high, soprano voice.
"Here I am. Now leave them alone." I growled, sinking into a crouch.
"Now Bella, do you really think I'm going to listen to you?" Victoria sneered. Suddenly she yelled, "Oliver, Sky, grab her!" The two vampires lunged at me, grabbing me before I could move.
"Let. Me. Go." I said, my tone deadly. Victoria ignored me.
"I'm going to kill you, once and for all. Then, I'm going to kill your pathetic little humans. "She said, her voice quiet, and deadlier than I had ever heard it.
I glanced toward Fawn, and her father. They were both in the corner, frozen with fear. I knew I had to do something if I wanted to save them.
And, I had to do it now.
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Darius finished telling us what happened. First he told us what Bella had told them, then he told us how she came to be with them. They didn't believe Bella's story, and I didn't blame them. If someone told me it, and I didn't know better, I wouldn't have believed them.
"So, she stayed behind?" Emmett asked.
"Yes, she wanted to keep Fawn from having the same fate as her." Callie said.
"Alice, I know Edward told you not to, but do you think you could look for her future? Make sure Bella is okay?" Esme asked. The Richards all looked confused.
"I can see the future." I explained. Then, I began searching, looking for Bella. Anything. Any sign that she was okay.
Two vampires were holding a brown haired girl. a second later, I realised she was a vampire. She was glaring at another across the room, a fiery headed female. Behind her were two human. A girl, and what appeared to be her father.
"Let. ." Bella growled, glaring at Victoria.
"I'm going to kill you, once and for all. Then, I'm going to kill your pathetic little humans. " Victoria said, her voice quiet, and deadly.
Bella didn't move. She just stood there, glaring at Victoria. Victoria crouched down, a smile playing on her lips. She jumped, heading straight for Bella.
A rush of colors, and voices. Then, blackness.
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