Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Meyer. All new ones belong to me. The song belongs to Three Days Grace.

Chapter 24- Let's fight


Worn out and faded
The weakness starts to show
They've created the generation
That we know
Washed up and hated
The system moves to slow
They give us answers
To questions they don't even know

Bella was lying on her bed, her chocolate brown hair spilling over her pale arms. Edward walked towards her, his steps silent. Georgiano had given him an evil glare coming up, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed about taking off like he had. Leave it to me to need a little girl to smack some sense into me, he thought, approaching the bed.

"I hope you're coming to talk." Bella said suddenly, causing him to flinch.

"You heard me?"

She turned to him, a small smirk on her face. "I hear all," she replied.

He chuckled softly and sat down on the bed, taking Bella's hands in his. "I'm sorry I took off."

"I know."

"I'm just worried about you."

She squeezed his hands. "I know, but there's no reason for you to be worried."

He frowned. "I'll always be worried about you. I just got you back Bella, I'd die if I lost you again."

She sighed, unlinking her hands from his. "You never lost me Edward, you walked away." She put her hand on his cheek, brushing his skin softly. Her lips parted, a small breath escaping past them. "It's me who should be worried about losing you. Don't make me regret coming back to you Edward."

He looked down at the bed. "I won't. I promise you, I'm not walking away anymore. I swear to you."

She nodded her head and pulled him close to her, kissing him deeply. "You better not," she whispered. "Because if you do, I'll kill you."

He smiled and kissed her back, tangling his fingers in her hair. "I'd kill myself first," he told her quietly.

They lay down, wrapped in each other's arms. She pressed her head against his chest, inhaling his scent. "I'll be okay," she said softly.

He ran his hand down the length of her body, smiling when she shivered. "I know."

"Good." She pinched him in the side and giggled when he growled playfully.

He tackled her, pinning her to the bed. He gripped her wrists in her hand and nipped at her neck, making her laugh. "Don't pinch me," he growled teasingly.

She laughed. "Stop, stop, you're tickling me!"

"Good." He inched down towards her stomach, nipping at any skin he could find.

Suddenly the door opened and they sprang apart like two teens caught making out by their parents. Henry walked into the room, his eyebrow arched as Bella shoved her shirt down.

"Having fun?" He asked.

Bella scowled. "What do you want?"

He gasped. "Don't talk to your dearest brother that way!"

She rolled her eyes. "Oh, my darling brother Henry, what doest thou need?"

"That's better. Mom and Dad want you."

It was her turn to arch an eyebrow. "Why?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Dunno, but they're talking with the Cullens, so I'm assuming it has something to do with Victoria."

"Alright." She stood and grabbed Edward's hand, holding him close to her. "Let's head downstairs."

Henry brushed her arm and inhaled deeply. "Holy shit, I didn't know you could even do that." He told her, laughing.

Her mouth gaped open and she smacked him. "You perv!"

He chuckled and ran out of her reach. "Keep those thoughts to yourself and no one else will see them!" He exclaimed, jogging down the steps.

She gritted her teeth, sure that if she'd been human, her cheeks would've been red.

"What was he talking about?" Edward questioned.

"Nothing," Bella said quickly, clearing her throat afterwards. "He's just being a jerk. Let's go."

Silently, she thought, I'm going to kill him.

The man screamed, begging to be let go. Victoria only held him tighter, her knife digging into his side. She lapped at the blood, feeling it slide down her throat like warm milk. "So good," she mumbled.

"No, no, stop!" He shouted.

She growled and sliced at him, accidentally slitting his throat. She frowned and let him go, watching him thump to the floor. "Damn. . .now his blood will grow cold." She said.

"Shall I bring you another?"

"No, discard him, he wasn't that tasty anyway." She sat down on a crimson red armchair and rubbed her head. "I'm so stressed. Things will be so much easier once they're dead and gone."

"When are we going to attack?" The vampire beside her asked, his bright eyes glinting maliciously.

She patted his head. "All in good time."

"Why don't we attack now?" Another asked from his place by the window.

"Because, we want the element of surprise."

"James wouldn't have waited."

She growled and strode towards him, slamming him against the wall. "Don't you utter his name, understand me?"

He lowered his head in submission. "I'm sorry."

"As you should be." She let him go and returned to her seat. "As I said, all in good time."

"You've got to be kidding me." Rosalie snapped, shifting in her seat. All eyes turned to her, waiting for her to continue. She growled softly. "Disguising ourselves? She'll see right through it."

"You don't know that," David told her.

"I do. I think we should leave and let Bella attend to her own mess!"

Henry, Don, Olivia, Angeline, and Blake stood. Their lips curled over their teeth and the snarled at her. She sank into the seat with wide eyes. Emmett growled and put a hand over her chest, showing he'd protect her against them.

"Enough!" Julie exclaimed, standing up. "Sit," she instructed her children. Then, she turned to Rosalie. "If you wish to leave, no one is keeping you here. So, here's your chance. Leave if you must, but do not sit in my house and bitch about my daughter anymore, do you understand me?"

Rosalie nodded, gulping down her fear.

Bella got up from her seat on the couch and put a hand on Julie's shoulder, kissing her cheek. "Thanks," she whispered.

Julie squeezed her hand and smiled reassuringly. "We'll get her sweetheart, don't you worry."

"I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about you guys. My family. I don't want you getting hurt."

Julie tisked. "We'll be fine. We're strong. Now. . .Georgiano, have you caught her scent?"

"No, unfortunately." He spoke up from where he stood. "But, I have an idea."

"Tell us son," David replied, turning in his seat so he could see Georgiano.

Georgiano shuffled. Bella knew he hated being put in the spotlight. "Why don't we send her a vision, a dream? Show her we're someplace, then ambush her once we get there."

"She's not supposed to get visions, so won't she be suspicious?" Alice asked.

Bella shook her head no. "She doesn't know the other witches she killed didn't add to her power. Maybe she'll just think it's a new power."

"It's risky." Edward spoke up. "But possible."

Bella bit her lip. "Well, let's go send Vicki a vision, but first, we need to think of a-"

"The church." David said quietly. Everyone turned towards him. "There's an abandoned church a couple miles from here, no humans around. It'd be perfect."

"Fighting in a church?" Carlisle asked. "There's a strange irony to that."

"Come on, before she kills someone else. Georgiano, I'll use your powers, and yours Edward. I know what to show her." Bella said.

She sat in the middle of the room and closed her eyes, ready to bring Victoria straight to them.

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A/N: Yay, an update lol. Hope everyone liked it. Thanks to everyone who has been reading, reviewers-you rock! Let me know what you thought about this one. Next is full of action, yay! Also, would you like this to be a story by itself? Or to have a sequel? Let me know what you would rather have!
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