Chapter 14- Such a feeling
Sage's POV
I ran down the hallway, chasing after Victoria. I heard her bust through the hospital doors and ran even faster. I could hear everyone behind me, I had to keep reminding myself not to tear her to pieces in public. I swung the doors open and looked around, her scent lingered in the air, and it was pointed towards the meadow. I turned around, I could see Aro's eyes glinting playfully. It'd been a while since we hunted together. I turned to Jane and Marcus.
" Go home with the Cullen's, I find out either of you did anything, I will damage something on you and you will miss it. Got it?" They both nodded their heads and I face Carlisle. " Watch them carefully."
" As always. Be careful." I waved my hands and laughed.
" Please, this'll be a quick hit." I smirked and pointed to Edward. " You are going to tell me all about the proposal when I get back. And you," I turned to Jacob. " Go home and forget about Bella. She's gone to you. We all know of the treaty and I promise you, no one will be bitten on your land. Go home." I annunciated every word, just to make sure he'd get it. Then I felt Aro lightly touch my arm, a grin on his face.
" Ready to hunt?" He joked. I nodded my head and we were off. I felt the wind brushing past my face, it felt wonderful. I'd missed moving so fast, being so free. We arrived at the meadow about 2 minutes later. I could smell her, she was near. I tilted my head back and laughed.
" You can't hide from me Victoria!" I yelled. " I will find you!" Aro watched me as I scoured the meadow, searching for her. The tiny bit of sun there was dipped behind a cloud and it started to rain. My hair stuck to my neck, but I didn't mind. I'd always loved the rain. Finally, a breeze blew past me and I knew where she was. I walked into the forest for a second, then when I came out Victoria's hair was in my fist; I was dragging her along. She struggled against me, but she was nothing compared to the strength I'd always had. I threw her, she landed right in the middle of the field. Aro was watching me, he was entertained.
" I told you to leave, I told you that you would die if you came back! Why the hell are you here?" I yelled.
" I thought you were dead." She snarled. I smiled and bent down so I was in her face, I held her chin in my hand.
" I will never die. I'll always be here when people least expect it. Now, goodbye Victoria"
" No, don't kill me!" She cried.
" I told you, I gave you your chance. It's gone and past." I jerked her head to the left and slashed her throat with the knife I kept in my leg strap. It was one of the only ones in the world that could damage a vampire, her venom poured out. Then I held the knife over her heart and plunged it in her chest , she let out a scream. Then she was gone. Aro handed me a match and I lit her on fire, it was the only way to be truly certain. The rain slowly killed the fire and all that was left of Victoria was ash. I stood up and wiped off my knife. Aro wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me close to him.
" It's always a shame, losing one of our own." He said.
" Hmm, I find I really don't care." We got closer, then I leaned forward and kissed him. I groaned when I felt him part my lips with his tongue and bit it with my teeth. He pulled back and laughed. " That's what you get." I teased. We both smiled. The rain fell hard, it made him look even more irresistible . He put his forehead on mine and kissed me.
" I love you Sagelle. I don't know why, and I can't explain it. I'm supposed to be this big bad Volturi member but you. . . You give me such a feeling, it's so odd." He whispered.
" Ahh, it's how I work m'dear. Now, come here and kiss me." I held his head in my hands and drew him close to me. His lips pressed against mine, I was in heaven when I was with him.
" I wouldn't be able to live without you Sage"
" And I you. I love you Aro. It's odd, but I cannot help it. You give me such a feeling also."
" Maybe, we were destined to be together." He teased, his hands motioning to the sky. " Maybe the good Lord himself wanted us to be together"
" Maybe." I felt something inside me, I was hungry. I looked around, there was nothing I could really eat here. " Wanna run somewhere with me real quick?"
" That depends, where too"
" Hunting, animals for me. I'm hungry"
" Must I"
" Yes, it wasn't really a question." I wrapped his hand with mine and led him in the direction where I knew there were delicious animals to eat.
Bella's POV
I followed Edward inside the Cullen house. His hand was tightly latched on mine. Marcus and Jane scowled in the corner, their burgundy eyes shone anger. They must've hated how much Sage talked down to them, oh well. I shrugged my shoulders and gasped when I felt someone grab my wrist. Alice whipped me around and laughed.
" Come up to my room, we can look online for dresses."
" Oh come on Alice! I told you"
" No, I don't want them getting hungry and start to look at you like you're a turkey on Thanksgiving. Let's go." I nodded my head in agreement and gave Edward a kiss, then followed Alice up to her room. She sighed and turned on her computer, quickly typing away a website. I looked over her shoulder, what did she have Sears on her favorites or something? She grinned and was typing away when something flashed quickly past the screen.
" Go back!" I exclaimed. She clicked the back arrow and I saw a beautiful dress on the screen. It was dark blue, it had glitter around the one shoulder, then there was no strap for the other. So it was half over the shoulder. It was long, to the ankles.
" That's really pretty." Alice breathed. " See, I knew you had a good eye! You know Bella, you don't have to wear white. I think you should wear this."
" I wasn't looking at this for me"
" Then who"
" Sage. . . Alice, would you mind terribly if Sage was my maid of honor"
" No, as long as I'm next"
" Oh, of course you are." I hugged her and she clicked order.
" Okay, let's look for you." She skimmed through more pages then stopped. There was a white dress on the page, it was long. There was a thin line of lace trailing lower then the silk. It was simple yet elegant. " This would look perfect on you, I can do your hair in curls and everything"
" Alice, do you really think I could make that work"
" Yes I do." She hit the order button again then looked for her. She said Rosalie had enough dresses. I laid on her bed, why she has one I have to clue, and looked up towards the ceiling. I held out my hand and looked at the ring on my finger, it even looked right. I heard the door downstairs open and heard Sage call to Marcus and Jane. Alice opened the door and motioned for me to follow, we walked down the stairs and listened to Sage order them to go home.
" You know what Sage, I am getting sick of you!" Jane cried. Edward appeared at my side, just in case trouble ensued. Which I was betting it would. . .
Sage's POV
I wiped the blood off from around my mouth and turned to Aro. He chuckled and wiped the corner of my mouth.
" You missed some." He said. " You know, I do not know how you eat animals. Ew." He shivered with disgust and we walked down the path.
" Hey, I'll have you know, they don't taste that bad. I like tiger whenever I'm around them. Hmm." My mind drifted off but I snapped myself back to Aro.
" The predator being eaten by another predator. Interesting"
" I know." He slid his arm across my waist and then lifted me up. " What are you doing Aro?" I complained. He put a single finger over my mouth then began to run. My arm was draped over his neck, he was carrying me home. How sweet, and completely unneeded. I pushed my legs down but he held me strong. " Come on Aro"
" Nope, not listening." Finally I just laid my head against his shoulder and closed my eyes, listening to his labored breathing. We arrived back at Carlisle's around 10 minutes later. He put me down and smiled. I bit my lip and playfully hit him on the arm, then opened the door.
" Oh Jane! Marcus!" They got up from being seated in the living room. I saw Bella and Alice come out of a room, Edward quickly walked to her side, they were so cute together. " You guys can go home now"
" You know what Sage, I am getting sick of you!" Jane snapped. I put my head down for a second and stifled my laughter, then pushed her against the wall.
" Remember your place Jane. Remember out of the two of us, who's older. Respect your elder." I snapped. Marcus stepped in front of her and got in my face.
" Respect your elder too Sagelle! I am far older then you"
" Oh whatever Marcus. You bitter son of a bitch"
" Excuse me"
" The only reason you don't like me being with Aro is because I remind you of your little lost love. News flash Marcus! I'm not going to leave Aro"
" And that's why you left with Carlisle for over 200 hundred years"
" That is none of your business. Go home you two." I turned around then heard the door open and close. I sank onto the couch and rubbed my neck, I was stressed. Aro sat next to me and kissed my cheek, then began to rub my neck for me.
" It's okay. I know why you left. And I forgave you a long time ago." He whispered in my ear.
" Thank you." I replied. " You two," I said to Bella and Edward. " Dish out what happened while I was sleeping." Aro got up and wondered into the kitchen, I think to talk to Carlisle, about what, he hadn't told me. Yet. . .
" Do you really consider being unconscious as sleeping?" Edward pondered.
" Yes, now stop stalling. I want to know what happened!" Bella smiled and leaned against Edward's shoulder. I rolled my eyes and laughed. "You're a lovey dovey couple eh"
" Oh, of course." Bella answered. " So what happened was, he finally realized he was going to have to change me, and told me that he wanted everything to be right. That he wanted to be married to me. I couldn't believe it at first, but, I said yes."
" Ah, I see. Edward always has impeccible timing like that"
" I felt bad"
" Why on earth did you feel bad"
" Because, you were laying there dying, it didn't feel right." I stood up and sat next to her.
" You shouldn't have worried"
" I know, I couldn't help it." I smiled and nodded my head.
" That's because you're a good person. I knew you were the right one for Edward when I first met you"
" Really? When I first met you, I thought you were pretty scary." All of us laughed at that.
" I can be. Oh, I don't think you guys should get married until after you're changed though." They looked at me with puzzled expressions.
" Why not?"
" Because, you have to have a traditional wedding night and it sounds to me like you'll be unable to do that if Bella's a human. I managed to pull it off though, course it wasn't my wedding night either. . . Hm. . " I saw Edward look at me with an amazed expression on his face. " You know, it really sucks that I can't hear you anymore"
" That's a good thing. I cannot believe you said that Sage"
" You can't? Because I can!" Bella exclaimed. I looked at her and cracked up, she was killing me. I saw Aro come into the living room, his eyebrow raised.
" Let me guess, I missed the joke?" He stated. I stood up and sauntered over to him.
" Yeah, you did." I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him lightly. Then pounced on him, he hit the floor with a thud. " Got you." I teased. He chuckled then pushed me off, tackling me to the floor instead. His eyes glinted with playfullness.
" Got you." He mocked. We just kept doing that and eventually he let me win, I kneeled over him and lowered my head to his, kissing him deeply. " You got me." He nodded his head and put his hand on my neck, pulling me closer to him. . .
Bella's POV
I watched Sage and Aro play together, it was so damn cute. Edward rubbed his hand along my back lovingly. I was the happiest I've ever been, I couldn't watch to be named Ms. Cullen. In fact, I don't think they day could come fast enough.
" You know, I think they got that from the lion king." Edward chuckled.
" I knew it reminded me of something! That's it! Nala and Simba. You're good"
" Thanks."
" It's only the truth"
" True." He placed his head atop mine, my warmth radiating into his hair. " I'll miss your warmth, your blush. You know maybe I can't change you." I turned to him and glared at him. " Okay. I can. But, it'll be so different"
" It won't matter. We'll be together. Besides, I can do without the blushing for your information"
" I love it"
" I'll never understand why."
" I love you." He whispered in my ear.
" I love you too." I whispered back. " So damn much."