Blue Moon:
The Story of Luna Azul Black
Hm, is a recap really necessary? Frankly, I think I just want to forget about the emotional trauma that occurred...
This chapter is written in 3rd Person POV.
Winner of the Poll:
Bella/Luna x Edward
Gradually
(This generally means, that Luna will definitely have her revenge, but Edward will also get his Bella back.)
2 0 – S U P P O R T
"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just."
It hadn't taken her long to get to the European country. She already knew the whereabouts of the place she was seeking. Though she had never been there, personally, the exact location was built into the side of her brain, but the intricacies of how it got there...that was something too insignificant for her to bother with. She wasn't a researcher, but rather a fighter.
Waving away her thoughts, she breezed past the many forests that created the green canopy of protection around the town. When she reached the large, brass gates, she only took a moment to check her reflection, before primly stalking forward, and into the abyss of night.
By the time the sun had risen the next day, all the traces of the Halloween Party had been cleared. The only room that had remained untouched was the kitchen, which was heavily guarded by a serious of supernatural protection. One so strong, that a single vampire could not get past it, as the different powers was so different from each other.
Meanwhile, the rest of the household was filled with a sombre atmosphere. Most of the night had been spend in a desperate struggle to calm both Luna and Daniel down. A whole wing was set aside for Daniel, as the rest of the occupants – particularly Rosalie – refused to have to listen to the incessant screams of a meek teen.
Edward had only responded to this, by narrowing his eyes, and had promptly thrown Rosalie from the wing, and had roughly demanded that Emmett 'better watch what his wife said'. Luna had shot him a mildly grateful look, but then had returned to boring holes in the wall, refusing to open up to anybody.
Laura's sudden personality change had serious repercussions. Alice had been plagued my emotion. She had witnessed Laura torturing Daniel. The moment the clock had struck midnight, it was like a large block had been removed, and the images had all rushed to her head at once. She hadn't been able to comprehend much, as most of the scenes were blurred by the image of a phoenix burnt onto red satin.
But now, when she analysed through them, she could pick out the clear warning points. Though, in reality, she could not have done anything, Alice felt that she was partially guilty for the pain that Daniel was going through. And the fact that Luna was constantly throwing her hateful looks only broke her heart that much more.
Emmett had problems coming to terms with the issue. Everything was just going so fast. Once upon a time, he had made a promise to himself, to always look on the bright side, because God would protect anyone in danger (Emmett's prime example, was the vicious grizzly that had attacked him. In his eyes, Rosalie was his angel, descended from heaven) but even he had trouble keeping up a smile.
He couldn't comprehend what was happening. Luna constantly spoke about shields, and she and Laura had always acted like they knew something that they didn't. The only information that they knew about Luna's life as a vampire, was that she grew up with the Blacks, and that she loathed them beyond comprehension. He often found himself staring out the window, in frustration.
He wanted to help Luna, to be her 'big brother' once again. But, how was he supposed to do that, when she wouldn't let anyone in?
Rosalie, on the other hand, was furious with Luna. Why didn't the stuck-up girl understand? Rosalie had missed the brat (though not much, she had to admit), and her whole family had wept over her for year! Yet, the stupid girl kept putting on some sort of 'you all abandoned me' sympathy act!
Somehow, she managed to twist everything around, like a backstabbing traitor. Not to mention, her precious Em had been torn by Luna's blatant snubbing! Then, she had staged that stupid theatrics with her friend ("That Sivekhics girl betraying Black," Rosalie scoffed, "What a laugh.") and had grabbed all the attention – and the spotlight! Now, everyone was all concerned about Luna's fake-depressed mood!
Rosalie liked things orderly – every day, everything would be perfect. Nothing would go out of order, nothing would surprise her...nothing would come up and tear up her whole entire life like it was some...paper!
Yes, Rosalie was pissed.
Jasper, of course, wasn't angry. In fact, he wasn't even capable of being angry, as he was currently locked up in his room, going crazy over the smell of blood.
Ever since Bella's supposed death, Jasper's fits of bloodlust had become less frequent. It was almost like the side that harnessed the wild creature inside, had been taken from Bella upon her official welcome into the Cullen family. With her 'death', he had thought that it had died with her, but now he realised how stupid his theory was. Luna – or Bella, or whatever – was not his mind-healer.
The truth was: Jasper had simply gotten used to blood. Of course, it was hard to 'get used' to it, after practically living his second life in a room filled with the scent of the red liquid, but after the influence of Bella, he had calmed down. When Bella died, he had felt so guilty, like it was his fault that they had left her unprotected, that he had found himself disgusted by his Inner Vampire, and had unknowingly repelled it.
But, not even pure will could stop the burning in his throat. The kitchen had been locked, to be investigated for evidence, or trails. Nothing had been emptied or cleaned – not even the blood. To have embraced the 'dark side' (even if it was only for a while) and to be able to not act up at the enticing odour would be a great feat.
And, simply put, Jasper didn't have the power.
The worst bit was that they had no help whatsoever. Carlisle and Esme were away, and they were completely and utterly alone.
By the time Daniel had finally regained consciousness; Luna was already packed up, and was at the door the next morning. Of course, as the occupants in the house didn't sleep, it didn't take long for them to rush down to see what was going on. (This total did not include Jasper, who was still in his self-confinement) The realisation that Luna was leaving, taking Daniel with her, was met by many outraged gasps.
"What?" Edward cried, "You can't leave! You only just got here."
Luna rolled her eyes, "It was never my home to begin with, so I have no qualms of running all the way to Vietnam, if that is my wish."
"But," Alice looked down at her hands, before making eye contact with Luna, "If you insist upon your departure, at least leave Daniel in our care. He will be in better hands here, especially when Carlisle returns. Between us, we have much more experience with vampires."
There was a brief silence in the room, in which there were many reproachful looks directed towards Alice. When Luna finally spoke, it was in a cold, frigid tone, "Yes, but as Laura bit him, he is my responsibility. And I am quite sure that Daniel would rather be a member of the Black Coven, than be forced to socialise with people who he doesn't even know."
Daniel, who had been fighting an internal struggle between Vampire and Human, blinked in surprise. Then he turned to Laura, and cracked a half-hearted smile, and shrugged, "Yeah, I guess. I mean, no offence, but the only thing I know about you, is that you're vamps, and that doesn't tell me much. I've known Lu for a while now."
That was a lie, and both Luna and Daniel knew it. Of course, they had spoken to each other quite a few times, especially when Syrian's new crush was on the footy team (which was often), but they had never actually considered each other friends. But, they both knew that if worst came to worst, the 'brief conversations' could be easily passed off as 'knowing each other since forever'.
Edward looked slightly wounded at that, but before he could say anything, Emmett cut in, "Yes, of course, but don't you think that you should at least wait for Carlisle?"
"Yes, someone qualified," Rosalie snapped.
Luna ignored the blonde (whom she dubbed as 'The Screechy Bitch'...of course, this was one of her less vulgar nicknames for Rosalie) and replied with a stiff, "No."
"Now, if you don't mind, I shall take my leave," she nodded to all of them, and smiled at the Gryffin twins, who were silently communicating with each other, "It was nice meeting you, Rebecca, Natasha."
Only the twins caught the double meaning to Luna's words. Nobody, but them, knew of their secret visits to Luna's house. At first it had started off as an apology for their family's behaviour, but slowly, it had grown into something akin to friendship, and the twins could often be found at Luna's house, in the company of either Laura (neither of them could believe that Laura had pulled such a stunt, and they suffered the same as Luna, but to a much lesser extent, as they had only lost their parents, as opposed to Luna's whole coven), or the brunette vampire herself.
Then, as Luna turned to follow Daniel out the door, something that none of the Cullen's would have ever predicted, happened...
Natasha couldn't take it. She had endured the company of the Cullen's, only because of the fact that Carlisle had been there. The same could be said for her sister. If it were not for Carlisle's wisdom, and Esme's affection, they would have left a long time ago. And, now, they were presented with the perfect opportunity to do so, and she knew that Rebecca would never let it slide past. And neither would she.
So, with a cry of 'Wait,' Natasha ran to Luna's side, proclaiming that she was going with her. Rebecca soon sauntered to her side, and had acknowledged Luna with a cocky smirk. Luna, at first, was a bit wary, and she looked at both of them with concerned eyes, "Are you sure?"
Rebecca and Natasha exchanged looks, and the light twin giggled, "Of course we're sure! We're right beside you, Luna!"
A small smirk etched its way onto Luna's face, and the vampire girl bowed, "Welcome to the Black Coven then."
"Rebecca! Natasha!" Rosalie shouted, her eyes blazing, "What do you think you're doing?"
Alice's eyes were bleary with sadness. She didn't look up, but only responded with a soft, barely audible warning, "Rosalie."
Rosalie looked furious, but Emmett put a calming hand on her shoulder, as he too, looked towards the twins, mournfully. Luna ignored them all, and watched the resigned Edward from the corner of her eye. His face made him look like he was finally defeated and Luna could see every one of his 145 years, clearly. For a moment, Luna felt a pang of sympathy (though, later, she put her pride first, and declared it as pity for the man) but she quickly brushed it away.
She tipped her head, one last time, and disappeared from the archway, followed by Natasha. They both waited, a couple of feet from the door, for Rebecca to appear, but it appeared that she had one last thing to say to the Cullen's.
"Hm, what do I say to my ex-family?" Rebecca pondered, mockingly. She cocked her head, and grinned, "Well, I'll see you lot in hell."
Then, she made an exaggerated motion of licking her lips. Her eyes were gleaming, and she looked eerily like a wild predator. The lip-licking was soon accompanied by a sly wink (Becky Vo's Paedophile Move TM - all rights belong to RPV, you sick-minded girl ^^)before she left the Victorian-styled house, leaving a shocked group of vampires, in a dark room (which, to Rosalie's annoyance, Rebecca had twiddled with, before she had left), trying to comprehend why exactly such a move could affect them so much.
Meanwhile, Luna was trying very hard not to bang her head on the wall, as Rebecca gleefully recounted the tale to her bright-eyed twin, and the extremely eager Daniel.
What exactly had she gotten herself into?
The blonde girl watched her, suspiciously. They had a right to be suspicious too, she thought, mockingly. It was not an everyday occurrence that someone...like herself ventured into lands that were deemed only for royalty and nobility.
"You say that you have...information?" the blonde asked, her eyes promising countless days of torture if she did not get the answer she wanted.
"Yes," The woman in front of the blond suppressed a laugh. Fools! They could not hurt her!
The blonde glared at her, "What do you seek as payment?"
She bore her teeth, revealing a vicious smile, "An alliance, and a promise to help take down the subject of this matter...after all, the law must be obeyed, at all costs."
"Simply words," The blonde brushed the comment aside, "But nevertheless, I cannot deny information when it is present. I shall take you to the chambers, where you shall meet with the leaders you have asked for."
The blonde motioned for a maid to enter the chamber, "Tula, go notify your Superiors that they have a visitor. And you, what exactly is your name?"
She laughed a rich, dark laugh. The blonde's eye twitched, for she thought she was the subject of the woman's amusement. The woman waved her hand, "I can assure you that you will not find me in your archive of records. I can be quite discreet when I want to be."
If it was possible, this only further aroused the blonde's suspicion, "I am in no mood for games."
"Yes, work here can do that to you," She smirked, in response, "My name is Arual (Ar-yu-elle)."
"Well, Arual," the blonde growled, "I hope that whatever you want to present, is worthwhile, or you shall suffer the consequences of your own actions."
The woman looked up with half-lidded eyes, "But, of course."
A U T H O R ' S N O T E
Hm, I don't have much to say really. The next chapter might not be up for a while, since I'm going to my home country on December 18th, and the weeks after my return to AU will be hectic, since it's a new school for me. But, I will try to update at least once over the hols.
Also, either Chapter 25 or 30 will be pronounced a Mega-Chapter. I'm aiming for 30, though! If I work the timing out, it might even be the finale! :)
Soooo, yes. Apart from the poll results, that's about it. Soooooo, review. I want to see what you guys think of Arual (though it is probably obvious, her intentions, and who the blond girl is).
Review, please!
Dark Lady x