A/N: Wow...im sorry for the long wait..i've just been really busy and not only that, but this chapter was unbelievably hard to write. I kept writing so many things, then like 5 paragraphs in, I would rip it out and start over, or cross out so many things. But I finally think I nailed this chapter. it's longer than usual because this was intended to be tw (maybe even 3) chapters, but i thought, what the hell, make it one :) Ok..enough rambling, enjoy this chap!!!
-Edward PoV-
Its been four days, four extremely long days, and so, he was finally here, as promised. I couldn't
hear his thoughts, so he was obviously blocking them. But what I did hear was footsteps, two
separate pairs at that, walking towards our room. I instantly tensed and held Bella closer to me.
I lost her once, I will Not lose her again. I looked down into her beautiful crimson eyes and she
was looking up at me as well. "He's coming..." she whispered, burying her head into my chest.
I grabbed her hand that was also resting on my chest and gave it a tight squeeze. "Don't worry,
Bella, I will not let anything happen to." I whispered into her ear, hoping to calm her down a
bit. I felt her nod against my chest.
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-Bella PoV-
Even though I was no longer a human, I was truly terrified. Aro was one of the strongest
vampires to ever walk the earth. He was barely using Any effort at all when he attacked me only
four days ago. Now, who knows what he'll do to us. And I don't only hear him, someone is with
him too. Great.
They were walking towards our room at the end of the hall at a normal, even
Human pace. They were doing it on purpose, I suppose. Knowing that at least Edward would be
able to hear them. 'I love you, Edward...' I said to myself, wishing now, more than ever, that he
could hear me. I tried to send out calming waves by using Jasper's power, but it was no use.
Each time I tried, I felt myself become physically weaker. I mentally kicked myself for my
weakness. My breath hitched and both our eyes darted to the door as the knob slowly turned.
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-Edward PoV-
As the door slowly opened I pulled Bella even closer to me. If she were human she would've
surely died from suffocation by the way I crushed her body against my own. As soon as the door
opened, it closed. And instantly all the lights in the room flickered to life. I squeezed my eyes
shut because the sudden brightness momentarily blinded my sensitive eyesight. I felt Bella cringe
into my body, her face burying more into my chest. When I opened my eyes they shot directly
in front of me, where two people stood. A low growl began to build from my chest as I saw who
it was. Aro, of course, was one of them, looking as smug as ever. And next to him was a small
child who was shooting death glares at both me and Bella but was smirking none the less. "You
were right, Aro, it was worth coming all this way just to see this." Jane said in a voice that was
as enchanting as it was deadly that dripped with venom in every word she spoke. "I would
never disappoint you, Jane dear." he answered, a smile now forming on his lips as he looked over
to us. "Well well well , Edward. I must say, I am quite impressed. Seems I doubted you...Self-
control, seeing as how Miss Swan here is still alive, in a sense." I sneered at him, my lip curling
above my now beared teeth. "No, Aro, you doubted my love for her, thinking it would falter as
the monster in me became more known, more dominant, with my increasing hunger. And I'll
admit, the monster...did take over, but my love for her was still stronger, and it always will be."
I was now standing, picking Bella up with me and putting a protective arm tightly around her
waist. It was then that I heard Jane's thoughts. 'Hmm, since the girl is now a vampire, maybe
now she is no longer immune to my powers...' I looked into Jane's eyes but she was no longer
looking at me, but staring directly at Bella. 'Heh, this should be fun, lets find out.' she thought
while raising her hand and pointing it towards Bella. "No!" I yelled, and before anyone had a
chance to react, I had released Bella from my protective grasp and charged at Jane from across
the room. What I wasn't ready for was her speed. Before I even made it half way across the
room, she had me writhing in pain on the floor. The pain she was sending through my body
was intense, almost as painful as the venom that ran through my body, killing everything it
went through, almost 100 years ago. "No, stop dammit, stop hurting him!!!" I heard from behind
me. And suddenly, much to everyone's surprise, it did stop. I raised my head off the ground and
looked at Jane. She was now in the same position I was in just moments ago. She was writhing
in pain from an unknown force, biting her lip to keep herself from screaming out in agony. I
slowly stood up and turned to look at Bella. She was breathing heavily and glaring at Jane, her
eyes now pitch black. She was using her own power to be able to use Jane's. but something was
different. Bella seemed to be struggling, becoming weaker, like her power was sucking away
her own strength. Then something else happened. Something that made the breath in my lungs
hitch and my eyes widen. I heard Bella's thoughts. 'Dammit..what the hell is happening to my
powers... im becoming so...weak. But I can't give up...I won't. She'll hurt Edward again,
something I can't let happen, even if it means hurting myself, I have to protect him the way he's
always protected me...' Her train of thought trailed off, now only concentrating on hurting
Jane and keeping her...from hurting Me. I couldn't believe it. I had always wanted to hear
my angel's thoughts, since the very first time I saw her, even before I meet her. And now that
I finally get to, she's thinking about me...protecting Me. My Bella was always selfless, even
now. She was willing to push her body far beyond its own limitations just to ensure my
safety. I ran over to her and put my hand on her shoulder. "Bella, its ok, you can stop."
She didn't even seem to notice I was there. "Isabella...please." I turned her face gently to look
at me. She blinked a few times and then stared at me, finally noticing I was with her again.
I
heard Jane's struggling breath as she stood back up and took her position back next to Aro,
trying to look as if nothing happened. "Well, Isabella, seems you have quite a... formidable gift.
Quite amazing actually, and you have such authority over it already, though you are new to it."
He looked Pleased, as if this too was all still part of his master plan. I was still holding Bella's
shoulder when I felt her slump into me. I could still hear her thoughts, though she didn't know
this. I guessed I can only hear her thoughts when she was weak, it was when she needed help
the most, my help. I put my arm around her waist again and let her weight fall against me. I
thought that maybe now since Aro got what he had wanted, Bella becoming a vampire like
promised, that he and Jane would leave us alone. I thought wrong. Jane's hateful thoughts
rushed into my head. 'Damn her! That bitch will pay for using my own power against me. No
one, especially a little girl like her that Just became a vampire, will overpower me. Even if I
cant physically harm her with my power...she will pay.' Just as quickly as she had thought
that, she charged at us quicker than I even thought possible, quicker than I ever could. She
slammed into both of us with such force that Bella's body was ripped forcefully out of my
grasp and she landed painfully hard on the floor a few feet away. Aro then quickly came
and held me down forcefully against the ground. I could do nothing but watch as Jane and
Bella fought. As weak as she was at the moment, Bella showed no sigh of backing down.
They traded blow for blow. Jane bit down hard on Bella's arm, making her scream out in
pain. I was struggling in Aro's grasp, wanting to help Bella, but the more I fought, the
stronger his grip became on me. I heard another scream, but it wasn't Bella this time, but
Jane. Bella had scratched Jane across the face and kicked her in the stomach to get her to
release her razor sharp teeth out of her arm. Bella's arm now hung at her side, obviously
useless. She charged at Jane and Jane did the same. They collided in the center of the room
with the same intensity of two boulders smashing into each other. They both did whatever
they had to do to hurt the other. Bite, claw, punch, kick, anything. It was amazing, my
little Bella had so much...power, so much strength and anger built up inside her that she
no longer cared about how much her body was screaming for her to stop, to rest. She didn't
listen, she kept pushing thought she was far from already pushing her limits. Jane had
grabbed her by the neck and launched her into the wall at the other end of the wall with such
force that the ground shook and the lights flickered. I was waiting for Bella to emerge from the
rubble that surrounded her, but everything stood still. I suddenly stopped breathing and time felt
as if it were slowed to a stop. I stopped struggling against Aro's death grip as I stared at where
Bella's body was thrown. "Oh God...no..please, no." was all I managed to choke out in a whisper.
Jane giggled evilly as she walked over, looking extremely pleased with herself. This could Not
be happening. She was a vampire, a new one at that, promised to live for eternity. She could not
be de– No! I won't even think it because it's not true...it's just not, it can't be... "Did you have
fun, Jane dear? You seemed to be enjoying yourself back there." Aro said, an evil smile plastered
on both of their faces. Anger, rage, sadness, hate, all these emotions coursed through my body,
so hard that I started to shake. "Awww, is poor Edward upset that I killed his little girlfriend?
Shame too, she was fun to play with." Jane mocked. And with that, the emotions that had flooded
through me intensified and took over, giving me strength I didn't know I could ever possess.
I was royally pissed. An angry snarl ripped through my body as I dug my nails into Aro's
arm so hard that I felt it detatch when I flung him off of me and into a wall. I then faced Jane.
"She wasn't just my girlfriend. She was more than that, she was my entire world!!!" I screamed
at her as I ran so fast towards her that she didn't have time to react. I dug my nails into her neck
and with the other hand made a fist that collided as hard as possible with her stomach. As I
punched her, I released my grip on her neck, so her little body went flying across the room also.
Pure anger was now controlling my body as I ran over to where Jane was still trying to get up.
I kicked her in the stomach, making her fall back over. I picked her back up and was about to
punch her again when she kicked me in the stomach, making me release her. Then, before I
could stop her, she used her powers on me more forcefully than she had before, quite possibly
stronger than she ever has on anyone. I was sent crashing to the ground. I couldn't take it
anymore as a scream of pain finally escaped my lips from her torture. I was growling and
trying to get up, knowing that once I did I was going to rip out her throat, when I saw Aro
calmly walk over towards Jane. His right arm hung to his side, broken, the same way Bella's
did...with that thought another scream escaped my lips, a scream of not only pain, but sadness
too. "Enough, Jane." I head Aro say calmly to Jane. Her eyes grew wide. "What?! No! He
Will pay, he'll die!" she yelled at him, her anger sending a fresh and powerful wave of pain
towards my already abused body. "Now, Jane." He said, his voice venomously rang.
Authority rang in each word, as if daring her to so much as defy him. Her eyes glared hatefully
towards me and angrily towards Aro before finally letting me go, a growl building behind her
lips. "We'll leave you alone...for now, Edward. It seems I did not only misjudge your
self-control, but your strength as well." he mocked, both of them glaring daggers at me. "Rest
assured, this will not be the last time you hear from us or any of the Volturi." he said, turning
to go out the door. Jane growled at me, not moving from her spot. "Come, Jane dear." Aro
said, not turning to face her. She closed her eyes and turned "Count on seeing me again, Cullen."
She said. "Oh and Edward, be warned. The Volturi are not the only...threat to you or any of
the other members of your family." He said, smiling as he walked out the door and slammed it
shut, just like he had four days ago. All the emotions that had run through me had begun to
fade from being attacked relentlessly. Only one remained: Pain. Pain was flowing all through my
body, but mostly at my heart. It took over my body and I collapsed at its sheer force. I couldn't
fight it. And for the first time in one-hundred years, I felt the darkness of sleep creep over my
body. "Bella...I love..yo–" and with that, the darkness pulled me under like a crashing wave in
the ocean, threatening to never release me to the surface again.
A/N: Ok...I know some of you might hate me right now, but what happened to Bella had to happen, it was the only was Edward could get the strength he needed to kick their asses :P I hope this didn't confuse anyone at any point...if it did, comment or PM me and i'll explain it better if needed :) Ok, well, R&R please people!!!!! xoxo TwiVamp xoxo