A/N So guys I thank you all for the amazing reviews and feel bad for not replying... I just figured you'd prefer it if I just wrote instead.. ok so on with the chapter. Oh and the lemon that I might of promised?.... Not going to happen, this is me..... chickening out... Ok on with the chapter for real now! XD
Bella's P.O.V
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.... They were here exactly when Alice said they would be. Not that I doubted her. Esme stumbled in first, followed by Carlisle. He threw a large scroll down on the floor and looked at it with distaste. He then collapsed on the sofa next to Esme.
I ran over to them and asked them where they were hurting. They couldn't even speak through the pain and just pointed and gestured to the worst parts.
I got to work making them feel better. I was at it for about three hours and was starting to feel drained but whenever I stopped for a second the small sounds of excruciating pain and winces when they moved. It was too much and I would push myself harder to take away the pain.
"Bella, take a rest. You look like crap!" Said Emmett, gently laying a hand on my shoulder.
"No! I'll take a rest when they're ok."
"Bella, listen to Emmett. I can feel how drained you are, it is amazing your eyes are still open." Begged Jasper. I shook my head like a defiant toddler.
"Please Bella, it kills me to see you like this." Whimpered Edward. I met his eyes and my resolve wavered.
"I'm sorry. I'll be back in ten minutes. I'll get a drink and rest my mind and then I'll come straight back. I promise." I reassured Esme and Carlisle. Esme smiled sadly at me and tried to nod. I stuck out my arms and started to pump them with my own brand of pain relief.
Edward and Emmett had to rip me off them. I would have held them away if I wasn't so busy trying to help my step in parents. I was gasping and feeling all lightheaded and in pain when Edward gently placed me in one of the breakfast bar stools.
"Don't scare me like that." Growled Edward.
"Sorry. It's just. They need pain relief and I am the only one who can help and, and, and I feel like it's all my fault." All the guys groaned at me.
"We've been over this so many times!" I nodded.
"I know but I can't exactly help it. Do Stefan and Vladimir have the scroll?" I asked as an after though.
"Yeah they're with the girls studying it now." I nodded and downed the water that was placed in front of me. Letting the ice cold liquid calm and sooth me.
"How you feeling? You don't feel like you're going to do that mad coma thing do you?" Babbled Emmett.
"No, give me five minutes then I can go back in there." Edward looked at me apprehensively.
"Fifteen."
"Five."
"Fifteen."
"Eight."
"Thirteen."
"Ten."
"Done!" Why did I feel like I had lost?
Edward's P.O.V
Yes! I win! Edward is once again victorious!
"Thank you." She just groaned and grumbled.
"Stupid shiny vampire. Dazzling me and stuff." Within three seconds she was fast asleep.
"Yeah stupid shiny vampire." Smirked Emmett. I flipped him off and walked in to try and comfort Esme and Carlisle.
"How you holding up?" I asked quietly.
"Jasper didn't describe the pain well enough." Hissed Carlisle through his teeth. "It is starting to wan slightly. Bella is really helping but she's pushing herself too far. And trust me. We'll need her in the coming months. The whole world does."
Esme grabbed my hand and squeezed hard. I shushed her and held her close. I hated to see my mother like this. It killed me a little inside. She was shaking slightly with the strain of not crying out. Both of their minds showed the full extent of their pain.
Exactly ten minutes later Bella came hurtling into the room, skidded to a halt in front of Esme and Carlisle and quickly started to take their pain away.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She mumbled. Esme let go of my hand and smiled at me in understanding. I sat next to Bella and put my arms around her. Not speaking, just holding her.
For ten hours we stayed like that. Until Esme and Carlisle felt no pain and their scars were gone. As soon as we all could we went to see the progress on the scroll in Carlisle's study.
"So what do our chances look like?" Asked Bella quietly, her voice showing her fear.
"Well, I can't lie to you. Without you the world of man would fall. Even with you it will take years of planning until our chances of victory are satisfactory." Said Vladimir.
"We don't have years!" Cried Bella. "The Volturi won't wait around for me to get my ass into gear and be strong enough to defeat them. Tell me what the scroll says." Bella was taking control of the situation, making sure she wasn't left in the dark. I loved her so much for that.
"It's in an ancient language, I'm trying to translate it the best I can but... This text is even older than me!" Stefan sounded so hopeless and defeated. I didn't expect to ever feel pity for these two old vampires, but I did.
"Ok, well just do the best you can and then we can decide on a new battle plan if we need one." Everyone nodded, including me. "Can I help at all?"
"Yes, you can rest for school tomorrow and Jasper, I think it may be useful to have a list of all the emotions you have ever encountered. That way we can try and unlock as many of Bella's powers as we can in time for the battle." Commanded Carlisle.
"But Car..." Bella tried to ague but Carlisle just cut her off.
"Bella, I know how much energy it took for you to heal me and Esme. No go rest. You need to be ready for tomorrow, not just for school but you'll have a lot of work to do with Jasper's list of emotions." Bella nodded stiffly and trudged up to my room. Well, our room.
"Edward, go with her. I don't want her to do anything stupid like try and tap into another power when she's so tired. I wouldn't put it past her." I nodded.
"Me neither. See you in a few hours guys." They all muttered farewells before either pouring over the scroll or coming up with emotions for Jasper's list.
Bella curled up in my arms and slowly drifted to sleep. I loved to watch her sleep. Most of the time anyway. Her face scrunched up and I thought she was having another one of her nightmares. She wasn't.
"Emmett, stop teasing the poor Yeti. Alice! Put down the bunny. Jasper, Rose, can you please control your loved ones? I'm glad you're normal Edward. Love you."
"Love you too." I whispered. Not wanting to wake her from her obviously entertaining dream.
A few hours later Bella was starting to stir. It was three in the morning at that point and I was happy with the amount of time she had slept.
"Morning." Said Bella, leaning up and kissing me softly.
"Good morning, love."
"Three more hours till I have to start getting ready for school. I think a bit of early morning training is in order."
"Nope." I held her back and shook my head. "How about we watch pirates of the Caribbean? You can even tell me how hot Johnny Dep and Orlando Bloom are. I promise I won't get jealous or complain." She sighed and slumped back on the bed.
"Fine. But I am not even going to filter words about Johnny's chest or Bloom's hair. And how sexy they both look as pirates." I laughed and slid the DVD into the player.
We spent the next few hours watching the movie. Both of us trying to make each other jealous by pointing out the sexiness of actors and actresses.
"I'm going to get a shower. Be back in ten." I nodded as she grabbed a towel and took the outfit Alice appeared with. "Thanks Alice."
"Anytime. And I'm doing your hair when you get out."
"Fine, only if you lay off the war paint." Bella had taken to calling make up war paint. Alice nodded reluctantly after seeing the outcome of the argument.
"Why don't you love me? Why won't you let me have my fun?" Whined Alice.
"Because your breath smells in the morning, and because your fun hurts me!" Declared Bella happily. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go shower." Alice pouted as Bella skipped away to her shower.
"Your girlfriend is mean!" Alice yelled the last part so that Bella could hear it. The sounds of her bell like laughter reached my ears and I couldn't help smiling at the sound.
"Yeah, she is, and she's mine. I'm going to change so, piss off." I grinned as Alice huffed and stopped away.
I quickly dressed and cleaned up, not that I really needed to but it was a nice routine. We had about half an hour to get to school and with our speed it would only take about ten minutes so we had a little bit of time.
When Bella got out of the shower she called her dad to tell him she'd be home at about seven tonight. I planned to drive her home and then leave, then come back without my car, sneak into her room and sit with her through the night, otherwise she would get bored. Yeah, I know, totally whipped. Emmett liked to rub my nose in that fact too.
"Ugh, do we really have to go? I mean they're all going to be all 'oh it's that slut Bella! She's this, she's that and blah!'" I chuckled at her outburst and shook my head.
"Sorry babe, it's the law."
"Quick, we can still turn back now, no one seen us.... awwwwww, man.... Jessica's seen us. Well done." I pulled into my normal space and quickly ran round to open Bella's door, not too quickly though. Bella got out, slinging the bag we had picked up from her house onto her back.
I draped my arm over her shoulder and hugged her to my side. I felt her arm around my waist and her head look towards the floor. I noticed everyone was looking at us and my siblings who had caught us up.
The bell rang out like a battle cry and Bella groaned at the side of me, holding onto me a little tighter, as if she wouldn't ever let go. As much as I liked that thought we had to go to lessons and our first classes were in totally different directions.
"Time to face the vultures, love you." Bella said as she leant up and gave me a gentle kiss on the lips. I kissed her back before sighing and kissing the top of her hand once more. Then we had to split up and as I headed off to Math I began a list of plans to get me and Bella out of school in my head. Just for fun of course, yeah, just for... fun...
A/N I think I got a bit confused with the time frames back there for a little bit, sorry, well we are now at their first day back and the next chapter will start at the end of this day, does that make sense?
Anyway, lots of love,
Sammy ^.^
Xox
P.S This story is nearly coming to a close, but there will be a sequel, obviously, then probably another after that. My Idea is just too big to fit in this one story... After this one is finished I'll probably take a few weeks rest, maybe just writing a little bit, then I'll start to upload again so... If I have managed to keep you interested, you might want to put me on your author alert. Xox Thanks!