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Chapter 12 - Memories

Bella POV

I may have invented new shades of red when I woke up the next morning after the accident in the meadow. I was holding Luca tightly in my bed. We were still in the same position from the night before with his arm around me snuggled close together. He looked so peaceful when sleeping. I can't help but admire the reincarnated god before me. The sun shining from the window makes him glow like an angel. I gently reached out and traced his face. All the admiration stopped as soon as he began to stir and I scurried away. I heard him laughing in amusement as I ran out of the room. Thank god Charlie hadn't entered my room to check on me last night.

Luca POV

Being able to sleep beside my mate was perfect. Holding her close, feeling her warmth, touching her soft skin and breathing her heavenly scent in makes me want to stay here forever.

Slowly waking up I feel like I was being watched. My mate is a curious one, I chuckled to myself. Not being able to resist I act like I begin to stir. I suddenly felt her panic as she dashed out of bed unsuccessfully stumbling.

There are still questions that needed to be answered so we decided that we will be spending the rest of the day at the cottage.

Since her dad is in the room next door I will have to sneak around the back and meet her at her truck. Typical teenager right?

I can sense Demetri close by and I have a feeling Ill never hear the end of it. It's bad enough that Dem will tease me, think of the others when they find out about this sneaking around.

I told her that I'll be waiting outside near her truck. Bent down to kiss her cheeks before I quietly left the house. Demetri approached me and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"She's safe and fine master." he assured me.

I sighed "For now, I could had lose her so easily"

Flashback-

Stationed in the treetop as always I noticed that Bella and her friend Angela were going somewhere. I followed them down the road running along in the forest until they reached the end of the road and got out to start hiking to their destination. I quickly went to the treetops to follow along undetected. I wondered where are they were heading.

After a few minutes of them hiking and me jumping from tree to tree there was a break in foilage with light seeping through. Up ahead was a lifeless meadow. Bella looked around for a moment before walking to the middle. I watched her as she lit a pile of pictures, trinkets and a cd. As the items turned to ash she cried while clinging into her friend. I felt my heart tighten and pain envelope me seeing her like that. I was so focused on Bella that I didn't notice another vampire nearby.

Hearing him refer to her as the Cullen's pet made my monster rattle its cage. I could feel my vamparic side resurface.

I saw him backhand Angela and hold my Bella by her delicate throat making me see red. I ran to him ripping his offensive arm off. The arm that dared touch what is mine. By the time I finished werewolves appeared from the tree line Then they pounced and ripped Laurent into pieces.

I dropped the arm approach Bella with care and concern.

-End flashback-

"Demetri I want to know the whereabouts of this vampire Victoria, find any and all information you can about her. Has there been any news about the Cullens"I commanded in a cold hard tone.

"Currently the Cullen's reside with the Denali's in Alaska. Except for Jasper Whitlock and Alice Cullen they have unknown whereabouts. I have scouts currently searching for them." he reported.

As soon as Bella called my name Demetri went to work.

We arrive in the cottage minutes later and Demetri was nowhere near the area at the moment.

Wondering where he went I led her inside.

"Since yesterday wasn't the best time, would you like a tour of the house?"

She smiled and nodded.

I led her to different rooms of the house from bottom to top. She was speechless when I showed her the library. She went around across the room and looked at the shelves. She gazed over book binders her delicate fingers trailing softly and said beautiful in a soft quiet tone.

Since she was comfortable here we decided to have our conversation here. I lead her to the couch and lit the fireplace for warmth and light.

"Would you tell me your story?" I asked as I held her hand. This simple touch alone sends calming waves into my body. It may be also the same for her as she relaxed her shoulders and leaned back.

She then started telling me about her decision to move to Forks. Her new school, the cafeteria where she first saw the Cullens. The incident with Edward in biology class. The fateful baseball game. What happened in Phoenix with the nomad James. All leading up to her birthday. And the party she never even wanted. When mentioning her travel to Phoenix she started rubbing a scar she had gotten from the tracker James.

By the time she finished her story on how Edward left her in the forest after telling her unforgivable things, my beast was ratting its cage trying to break free.

Let me out to kill that boy!

He deserves it!

I'm going to rip him piece by piece and light each of them as his watches it turn to ash!

Before finally giving him the pleasure of his head burning my beast roared in my head.

Bella was sobbing in my arms clutching my shirt tightly. I held her back a little to tip her chin for me to look into her pained eyes.

"Since the day I awoke from my slumber I made a vow to myself to protect, care and love my mate. Now I will forever be holding on to that vow until the day I no longer walk this earth. I will make sure to do those things and most of all I WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE YOU. I couldn't leave you. It would slowly kill us both"

I wiped her tears away with my thumb and kissed both of her eye lids. I held her close to me sitting on the couch while watching flames dance from the fireplace in silence.

The silence was interrupted by a growl coming from her tummy. She blushed.

"Sorry" was all she could say as she was to embarrassed to look at me.

I chucked at her reaction. She shot me a glare which stopped my amusement and I held my hands up in surrender.

Not a second later there was a knock on the library door causing Bella to jump.

"No worries its just Dem." I assured her.

"Come in"

The door opened to reveal Demetri holding pizza boxes and drinks.

"Master I have food for you and Bella" he said as he closed the door and walked towards us. I gave him my thank you. He placed the food on the oak table in front of us.

"I know you may be already know me but we haven't had a proper introduction. I'm Isabella Swan but people just call me Bella" as she held her hand out for a handshake.

Demetri looked a little taken aback in the face of Bella's fearless approach to him.

"Names Demetri Volturi but people call me Dem or Metri , tracker and guard of Volturi. Nice to meet you little Swan" he said with a smirk. Oh boy, let the teasing begin.

Bella was so focused on the pizza in front of her that she didn't comment on the nickname Demetri had given her.

He shook Bella's hand and turned to me.

"Will that be all master?"

"Yes, that would be all but you can join us and talk" I offered.

"Thank you master" he said as he took seat on the chairs beside us.

"Why are you calling Luca master? Is he related to the three kings?" Bella asked as she looked back

and forth between us. We both had one large pizza each. As we dig in Demetri explained.

"Because his family had sired the three kings and first guards. They were also the ones who started the coven. Therefore Master Luca earned the title Master, although it should be really king. If he wasn't too stubborn"

"King?!" she shouted in disbelief .

"Yes, But those roles were passed to Marcus, Aro and Cauis and I'm not planning on taking it back. No matter what" I glared at him.

"Master they won't be pleased with your answer, you promised them when the time is ready" he tries to reason.

"I did but that time will not be any time soon. I want more freedom. I was stuck in a coffin for a millennia " I whined.

"But-"

"No buts!" I shouted cutting him off.

Bella giggled.

"I thought Volturi were ruthless killers, feared rulers and strict?" she asked as she ate another piece of pizza.

"Who told you that ?" asked Dem

"Edward " she said.

"Not really, we enforce rules, punish those who deserve it and are strict most of the time to gain order. We put on a facade so there would be no questions asked if we were to carry out punishment with law breakers and as for ruthless killers, that was the past. We had lost our way after master and mistress was put into slumber but it was then changed not long after" Demetri explained.

We spent the rest of the day talking about things. Mostly Demetri teasing me, telling Bella how love sick I was from the moment I met her. Note to self: Torture Demetri later.


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Dem: woohooo more POV of me ! *happy dance*

Luca: I think he's high on sugar...

Me: *nod in agreement*

Bella: *Takes a pic*

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