The wind whipped around me as I ran full on through the forest. Earlier, Edward and I worked a little on how I used my new found gift. If I focused, then I could control it but if I lost focus, it would go back to normal. It took so much of my concentration, I almost passed out but then everything around me just started speeding up. A bad side affect to the power.
Night wrapped the forest in an eerie glow making me on edge a little. My hearing was perfect but the night didn't help my vision at all. I was close to the house now and I slowed to a brisk walk for a normal person. Then I stopped, I could hear stomping through the underbrush.
I smiled. "Always so loud." Following the footsteps a ways away, I focused on the forest to make sure nothing was around. Silence filled my ears and I realized Charlie had stopped. It was in a small clearing where a little of the moons light hit the ground.
I stood behind a tree about 15 or 20 feet away. The winds blew and the bells in my hair jingled, cutting the silence.
"Bella? Is that you?" I could note some fear in his voice. So, I stepped out from behind the tree but still staying in the shadow of the forest. I closed my eyes because I knew they would show through the darkness.
"Hi dad, it's good to see you." Luckily he couldn't see my sad attempt at a smile.
"Bella, what's wrong? Why are we meeting like this? I am your father and I have a right to see you."
I sighed. "You never change. This is on my terms dad, I want it like this. No one is making me do anything."
He stepped closer but I took a step back and he stopped. "Bella, why did you break the mirror in your room? Is it because of how you look? Is that the reason why you wanted to meet like this? Please Bells, tell me."
I opened my eyes and looked straight at Charlie. I could only imagine how this looked to him. He took a step back, stunned, but something else bothered me. His right hand moved to the gun that was hanging on the holster of his pants. I looked away, it was exactly what would have happened had I see Charlie earlier.
"Bella, please, what are you trying to do to me? I just want to talk."
"I know that dad. I would hope that you know that I would never hurt you." His mouth dropped open.
"Of course I know that! How could you say such a thing?" I turned my eyes back to him.
"Then why is your hand still resting on your gun?" His hand twitched and then moved from his holster to his face. He buried his face in his hands and sat down on the grass.
"I'm sorry Bella, but I'm a bit on edge. Work not so good and with what happened to Jake, I miss you so much more." I sat down on the grass, making sure the moonlight didn't hit my face.
"What do you mean? What happened to Jake dad?" I couldn't hide the concern in my voice.
"He ran away Bells. He ran away after he received an invitation for your wedding." I let out a low growl. I would have a bone to pick with Edward when I got home. The growl must have caught Charlie off guard and he stiffened.
"I'm sorry about the mirror dad; I was just having a really bad day. I wanted to see you so bad but it was just the wrong time."
"Its ok, the mirror is all cleaned up. Are you really ok now? You can always tell me Bells, I'm here. Here for you." I shook my head.
"Not anymore dad. Some things are just too complicated now. That worked about two years ago, but not anymore." This conversation was going downhill fast.
"Now see here Bella. I am still your father and I have lived longer than…" I cut him off with a loud shush. He froze in mid-sentence and his hand went to his gun again. I stood up and so did Charlie.
I could sense something and whatever it was, it was bad. My eyes darted around me trying to locate the cause of my suspicion.
"Bella?" I turned to Charlie but just as I did, the full force of a body hit me. I was flown across the clearing into a tree behind Charlie. It cracked and fell, leaving me leaning against the stump.
Charlie screamed. "Bella!"
I answered. "I'm fine. Don't worry." I was surprisingly telling the truth. It had barely hurt me and I was up off the ground in no time. Charlie seemed to be in worse shape then I was.
"Bella, how can you be alright after that?" He was shaking and his gun was pulled, but no one was in the clearing to shoot at. I whirled around just as another attack was directed at me. Concentrating, I slowed everything around me and grabbed the guys arm. I threw him as hard as I could and watching it in actual speed.
He hit a couple of trees, smashing into each one of them and then finally stopping at the fourth tree. Charlie's eyes bulged but I ignored it. He was in trouble if he stayed here and I knew I couldn't protect him for long. This was a seasonal fighter and I was a newbie.
The man got up and walked back to the clearing. His grin was wide and he was dressed in the Volturi attire.
"Well, what do you know? I come to kill a family member of a vampire and instead I get the vampire herself. Isn't it my lucky day." His eyes were shinning bright red.
"Charlie, you need to get out of here now." There was no way I was going to be able to hold my own against this guy. Charlie seemed to be rooted at the spot. His eyes were wide with fear as he looked into the eyes of our attacker. Just as the vampire moved towards Charlie, I lunged at him. The light shown on my skin and it glittered just like it had with Edward. I didn't dare look at Charlie.
Using the strength technique Emmett taught me earlier, I summoned all my strength and punched him in the face. He went flying and hit another tree.
I yelled again. "Charlie, get out of here! I can't protect you! You need to go now!" The vampire took advantage of my distraction and punched me in the stomach. I coughed but I recovered fast, laying another punch on his shoulder. I then pulled a round-house kick to his head but he blocked it.
He smiled. "Your good, but your new fighter and you don't know the ways of the fight. Plus, you have a distraction which can easily be disposed of." With that, he moved quickly towards Charlie but pulled upon my new power. I was in front of Charlie and I blocked the attack that was aimed to him.
Charlie was behind me, gun still pulled and he was still shaking uncontrollably. He knew that if he tried to shoot our enemy, it might hit me. The guy growled at him from the side of me and he took a step back. I took advantage of his consciousness.
"Charlie, run! Go home! Now!" The vampire moved and tried to land a kick on Charlie but I flung my arm up. I could hear it crack as soon as the kick touched my arm. I cringed but it wasn't bad. No blood, no harm.
"Bella?" Charlie was looking at me and the gun was now pointed at me.
"Charlie go back home! Or better yet, go to the Cullen's, they will protect you. Please dad, go now." He took a step back but didn't run.
"What do you mean by the Cullen's?" The vampire growled and came at me from the side. He must have given upon Charlie. He hit me and I was thrown to the ground. I got up just as the vampire put some distance between up. Bending down, I lifted up my jeans and grabbed the handle of my knife.
I held it so that the blade was pointing out and I flashed it in the moonlight. I heard Charlie squeak.
"Vampire, go back to the Volturi if you value your life. Although, I doubt you're with them since they wouldn't be so low to go after innocent humans." I was putting on my tough act as best as I could.
"That's big talk coming from a baby. Let's see how big you really are." Then, both of us were gone in a flash.
We battle each other and after five minutes, he pulled back. He was tiring out and so was I. Gashes could be seen on his skin and my knife was saturated with his blood. I had many bruises and other scratches from the trees. Suddenly he pulled out a small knife, only about 4 or 5 inches. He ran towards me but then twisted in the direction of Charlie. I used my gift and with all the concentration I could muster, I moved in between Charlie and our foe.
The knife plunged into the right side of my back. There was so much force in the swing, Charlie and I flew a couple of feet, landing on the forest floor. The little knife had almost gone all the way through. Blood filled my mouth and black spots clouded my vision. Charlie's voice filtered into my ears.
"Bella, honey?" I opened my eyes to see the shocked, confused, and scared eyes of Charlie.
"I told you to go and yet you are still here? Why is that?" I growled but made me cough. Blood came out of my mouth and onto Charlie's shirt.
"Bella! No Bella, please, what's going on?" I was about to answer but I was being dragged back by my ponytail. The vampire dragged me to my knees a few feet away from Charlie.
"This is why girls shouldn't be fighters. They are too worried about everything else, they never worry about themselves. Don't you agree?" The vampire looked to Charlie but he didn't answer.
"Well, what happened to your big talk girl? Or was that all it was, big talk?" His chuckle made chills go down my spine. He started up another conversation about how girls worry about what they look like too much but I wasn't listening. My mind was trying to shut out all the pain and I knew I couldn't do anything about it.
For the first time that night, I remembered the bells and I listened to them. They jingled with each tug. With my knife, I knew I couldn't hit him but I could still get away. Putting the knife to my hair, I cut through it with ease and all I could hear were the bells jingling all the way to the ground. I knew as the bells hit the floor, no one was going to help me. Edward couldn't hear them and I was the only one who could save me. I had the power to save me and I would do my best to save Charlie too.
Everything snapped back into reality.
He yelled. "You bitch, get back here."
The blood in my mouth invigorated me. I didn't dislike the taste of my own blood, but it gave me a jolt of energy. My mind whirled and I felt lighter with my hair now at my ears.
I turned on the vampire and went in with my knife. Each time I swiped him with my knife, the grin widened on my face. One big motion and I lay a deep one on his face from his chin, through his eye, and then up his forehead. He howled in pain and I stepped back. A new determination was now in his red eyes. I knew I couldn't use my gift again to save Charlie and I waited to see what the enemy would do.
As I thought, he pulled out another knife and went to Charlie again. I headed him off early and yelled,
"Please stop!" He hesitated. I got in between him and Charlie spreading my arms wide. The knife plunged into my stomach and I leaned against the man's arm which still held the knife in my stomach.
I coughed up more blood. "You have me. I'm defenseless and almost dead. Just take me but please don't harm him." I pleaded with him, not only with my voice but with my eyes.
He took a deep breath. "You are right. Why would I have to make mess of things when I already have you?" I nodded. Anything to get Charlie out of here safe.
He smiled. "I'm a nice guy. So you can say goodbye to your dad while I call." He pulled his arm out and pushed me down to the ground. He walked over to the edge of the clearing and pulled out his cell phone.
Charlie had crawled over to me and was stroking my head.
"Bella, honey, you are staying right here. I'm not going to let you go."
I smiled weakly. "Dad, go to the Cullen's and tell them you want to know their secret. Also tell them that it was one Volturi vampire. That's all." I closed my eyes and I could feel everything in my body shutting down. "Oh, I will see you later dad. Love you lots."
I fell completely unconscious. The black of my mind had consumed me and I floated into the unknown. My eyes closed and I fell further and further away from myself. Until I was gone so deep into my mind, that no one would be able to find me ever again.
OMG!!! Everyone loves a good fight right? Thats of course if your not in it, then you love it. I did the best I could without the knowledge of fighting. Sorry no cool terms or anything.
So, my mom was reading over my while I was revising and suddenly she starts yelling, "Move Charlie, run!" I start to laugh hysterically because my mom was actually getting into it.Oh, you should have seen her. It brough tears of laughter to my eyes.
Poor Charlie...he gets thrown into this now. After all thats happened. What will he do now? What can anyone do? Waaa...Bella..
Gina