The Sun Still Rises
Everyone was downstairs planning the funeral, but Damon had stayed by my still form. "One hour. One hour you have been gone. I barely knew you one day, but I think I loved you." He said quietly as he kissed my forehead and turned to walk out the door. Just as he was about to turn the knob, a small cough sounded inside my room. Quickly he turned and ran to my side. My eyelids fluttered slowly and soon my chest began to rise and fall. "Doll? Ellia?" Damon asked as I opened my eyes and looked groggily at his beautiful face. "Yeah, what happened? I feel like shit." I said slowly and quietly.
"You died." Was all he said before he was leading me slowly down the stairs. "Come to harass us more Damon?" Jasper asked rudely.
"Why would he do that? I'm confused." I said quietly.
Every head turned to look at me. "Elli!" Alice cried as she and Esme ran to see me. "What? How is this possible?" Carlisle asked.
"She is like me. In order for a Night Walker to change we have to first die with vampire blood in our streams." Damon said plainly.
"So you killed me?" I asked him.
Everyone looked at me. One vampire was missing from the gathering. "Edward. Where is he? He has to know he didn't hurt me. I'm fine. He had to let go last night. Didn't he?" I asked very fast.
"Potter, honey." Esme started.
"Where is he?" I cried.
"He left he felt so guilty." Alice said. I grabbed her hand. A vision filled my view. "Your letting him go to Italy!" I cried.
In an instant I was no longer standing in the Cullen's living room. I was in the bright morning sunlight of Volterra City's gates. The sun was hurting my skin and my eyes. I crept to the shadows just inside the village. I needed to find Edward. Before I had left Damon had thrown something into my pocket. I reached inside to find a blue stone on a long silver chain. It looked like Damon's ring. That must have been how he could go outside in the daylight, his ring. I threw the chain over my head and started to run toward Edward's mind. He was calm. They were about the give him their decision.
"The last time you visited us you nearly exposed us for what we are." Caius said. "For that we will grant your request upon the first time." Just as he finished speaking I ran into the room. Every eye was on me. Every vampire was down in a defensive stance.
Edward!" I cried. "I'm alive! This needed to happen. It had to be this way. Don't do it. Come home to your family!" He turned to look at me. At first it didn't look like he believed what he saw. Then he ran to me and held me close. He quickly lifted one sleeve to see the bruises his hands had left.
"Who is this, Edward?" Marcus asked. Edward grabbed me and hid me behind his body.
"This was the reason I wished to die. I believed she was dead. That I had killed her." Edward said calmly.
"So emotional when it comes to human women." Jane said. "You do know we don't give second chances Edward."
They thought I was human and were going to kill Edward anyways for that. "I'm not human." I said quietly from behind Edward.
"Pardon?" said Jane.
"Show her to us. We like to face the accused." Aro said. "Accused of what?" I cried from behind Edward. I was trying to remove myself from behind him but he was holding me still.
"No. Leave her out of this." Edward said.
"If you will not cooperate, we will make you." Jane said as Edward crumbled before me.
"Leave him alone!" I screamed as Jane followed Edward's position.
"What the hell!" Aro cried. Jane and Edward stood up as I released my mental hold on her.
"You bitch!" Jane cried. She tried to cause me pain but nothing happened. I stood still.
"You have a certain love for mentally gifted human's Edward." Aro stated plainly. "I'm not human!" I yelled back. "Are you as deft as you are old!" My anger was holding my mind hostage.
"Elli, please, your newborn. Shut up!" Edward whispered into my ear.
I continued to fight from behind Edward. I wanted to see the people trying to hurt my Edward. "How did you manage to hide this young one from me Edward?" Aro continued as if I had never spoken.
"I am unsure. I believed that you had seen her." Edward replied.
"I do not believe that I have. Please step aside or we will remove you. I like to greet new friends face to face." Aro responded calmly. Edward stayed still.
"Jane" Caius said slowly.
"No!" I yelled and jumped myself in front of Edward. Everyone was in awe of my new location, especially Edward. This was the first time I had seen the "new" me. My change had caused a few changes.
Standing tall before Edward was a beautiful and tall brunette. In the sunlight her hair displayed dark red lowlights and her skin seemed to have a sparkling glow. Her body was more toned than her former self. Her cheeks were far more defined and her eyes, her eyes had a somewhat more animalistic look to them. Formerly grey-gold, they now were a brilliant gold with black flecks catching the shadows. The main piece that caught Aro's eyes was the blue stone that hung from her neck. The feature that held Caius' was the brown mark upon the woman's neck.
"How dare you raise this creature!" Caius screamed. Every Volturi went from their standing or sitting position to a feral crouch. Edward had dropped just as fast as they had. "Let Edward go. He and his family had no idea what I am. I hid it from them." I said as I slowly approached Aro to prove my family's innocence. The vampires around me slid in closer. "Please let me prove this truth to you." I said solely to Aro, holding out my pale left hand. Aro nodded and reached out to receive my peace offering.
Before my eyes flashed the scenes that Aro desired to see to prove his' friends innocence. "She tells the truth. The Cullen's did not know. Edward, you are free to leave." Aro said slowly.
I turned my head to mouth 'leave' to Edward. "No. I don't care what you are, you are family to me." Edward replied.
"I used you don't you understand? I needed you to get angry and kill me so my change could be completed. I don't need you or your pathetic family anymore. Get Out." I said calmly and without emotion.
The expression upon Edward's face caused me to start to cry. I turned and dropped my face to hide my fear. Edward turned and left the main chambers. I stood alone. I was surrounded by more vampires than I could possibly even dream to fight off. I wondered what death would feel like the second time. Would it be as quick now that my body was more vampire than human?
All the minions were waiting for Aro's signal to destroy the lone child standing hunched over in the middle of the room. I raised my head high to see when the signal came. Perhaps I could phase or jump out of here. Neither plan seemed possible but it gave me hope. Then, just as Aro was about to nod a small form pushed her was towards me. At first I thought I was looking in a mirror. The woman walking towards me looked almost like me except her skin was darker and her eyes were brown.
She opened her mouth to speak as she reached her hand out and lifted my chin to look me in the eyes. "My bella, my how you have grown. Did the Cullen's not teach you that telling a lie is a sin?" I knew her face in an instant. This was my mother, I had seen her that night in the ally with Edward, all those years ago.
"All I am is one big lie. Its how I must survive." I replied, "Besides I learned it from my mother." I finished as a hushed whisper swept through the room.
"Your lies are not about to save you now." She replied with a smile.
"No but they will save my family." I said cruelly emphasizing the last word.
"True, I suppose." She simply responded.
"Katharine, my pet, do you know this monster?" Aro asked the woman before me.
"Why of course. I am her mother." Katharine said happily.
"I told you she was no good." Caius said smugly.
"Is that true?" Aro asked this time to me.
I looked him in the eyes and said: "This woman claims to be my mother, but in that aspect she has failed. Yes, she carried and gave birth to me, but she is not my mother."
"What has caused you to bring your evil to our sacred home!" Caius yelled to me. I looked at him and let a devilish smile cross my face as I replied, "Why cousin, to learn. I wish to know of your mother, so that I may grow to reach my full opportunity." Another whisper rolled through the crowd. "For I am just as evil as you are."
It was Jane who spoke next. "What is this lie which you speak? You are an original, the darkest creature to walk our world. Caius is noble and true."
"Noble maybe but true no, he is.." I was cut off by Caius leaping towards me. He had my pinned by my throat to the floor.
"You are the only evil creature here." He growled at me.
"Really? Did your mother ever show you this trick?" I gurgled. He looked at me questioningly. In that moment his grip slackened and where I had once lied stood a beautiful wolf. He looked at me with fear. Before any other member could jump at me, I was gone. I had managed to jump just outside the city. I set off running before I could know whether they were following me or not.