I don't want this moment
To ever end
Where every things nothing
Without you.
With Me – Sum 41
Chapter 28
"I think you owe me 20 dollars." Edward said, a wide smile spreading across his face. We were just walking through the trees, and we could see the meadow up ahead.
I rolled my eyes. "It's night time now. That doesn't count." I pointed out.
"Night time is just a darkened day in my world." Edward said, smiling smugly at me.
I rolled my eyes again. "Alright, fine. You win." I said. He laughed loudly. "You didn't read Alice's mind did you?" I asked him, and his laughing stopped. He looked at me like he was offended.
"No, of course not! I promised I wouldn't." He said. I shrugged.
"Just asking." I said, lying down on the grass that was wet from the rain. It had stopped pouring down with rain now, and had turned into a light sprinkle.
"To be honest Bella, I was kind of hoping you would win." Edward said, lying down beside me. I raised my eyebrow.
"Why?" I asked curiously. He sighed.
"The Volturi wouldn't come on a sunny day. If it stayed sunny, then they wouldn't come. We'd have more time." He said in a soft voice. Then the realization hit me.
The Volturi were coming tomorrow. They were probably on the plane right now, right at this very minute, contemplating there attack on us. This could be the last night I ever sit in this meadow. It could be the last night of my life.
My thoughts were interrupted when I heard Edward growl and sit up.
"What's wrong?" I asked him, sitting up and looking around the meadow.
"She's here." He said in an angry tone.
"Who?" I asked, confused. I looked around but saw no one.
"Show yourself Victoria. We know you're here." Edward growled, standing up. He held out his hand and a grabbed it and stood up next to him.
"Why is she here?" I asked Edward.
Then, suddenly, she was walking towards us both. Her flaming red hair was in curls that fell around her face. She had an expression on her face that I couldn't quite understand.
"What do you want?" I asked without thinking. Her eyes glared into mine.
"Wouldn't you like to know, princess" She growled. I narrowed my eyes at her.
"I have come to ask you two why you have been missing school. It's not good to ditch so close to the end of the year." She said, a smug smile on her face.
Edward scoffed. "Believe me, we would go to school and put up with your stupid classes any day if it meant we didn't have to be doing what we were doing. Now why don't you just get on with what you really came here for."
Victoria raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"What have you been doing? Massive animal hunts?" She said sarcastically.
"No, actually we have been practicing for when the Volturi come, because unlike some, we actually want to be prepared." I said angrily, glaring at her.
Her eyes moved from Edward's to mine. She looked just as evil in the dark. I could see she was surprised by my sudden outburst, and I was glad I had shocked her.
She looked at me, and then she started laughing. "Seriously? You're scared of these vampires?" She said, laughing in my face. "Wait, wait, you mean to tell me you all have been practicing fighting and stuff for the last few days because they're coming?" She said, laughing harder.
I couldn't take it anymore. I balled my fist, and punched her straight in the face as hard as I could manage. Her laughing immediately stopped as she stumbled backwards.
She stood, stunned, looking at me with wide eyes as her mouth hung open. Edward was equally stunned.
Then Victoria's expression changed into something more deadly then I have ever seen.
"You think you can do that and get away with it?" She yelled, anger all over her face. I gulped mentally. What was I thinking?
"I-I-I'm-" I started, but she silenced me with a glare.
Then she started stalking towards me. I started to back away, my eyes never leaving hers. Suddenly, Edward was in front off me.
"Victoria, leave. NOW." Edward yelled. Victoria didn't take her eyes off of mine, but she stopped.
"You better watch out. All of you. Because if the Volturi is what you're scared off, you obviously don't know how dangerous I am." She said in an angry yet determined tone. She was talking to both of us, but her dark red eyes never left mine.
Then she gave me one last evil glare, turned around and was out of sight. I don't know how long Edward and I stood there, looking around, hoping she didn't come from nowhere to attack.
Finally, Edward relaxed and sighed. He turned towards me.
"I-I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." I started, burying my face in my hands.
Edward was to me in seconds, lifting my face out of my hands so my eyes met his.
"Bella, don't worry about it. Everything will be alright." He said softly. I hugged him, and he hugged me back tightly.
"Good shot. Rosalie has wanted to do that for months now." Edward said, laughing softly in my ear.
I went and laid back down where I was originally laying before Victoria came. I stared up at the sky. It had stopped raining altogether. Edward came and lay beside me, also staring up at the sky.
"Does Alice know when they will be here tomorrow?" I whispered, looking up at the stars that rarely ever came out.
"No. But they are coming to the field. We could be waiting awhile. All day even." He whispered back.
"How do they know that we will be at the field?" I asked curiously.
"Somethings I will never know about the Volturi. They cease to amaze, and frighten, me." Edward said softly.
"I don't get it Edward. How do you know so much about the Volturi?" I asked, sitting up. He stared at the sky silently for a little while longer, and then he sat up to.
"I had to visit them once." Edward said, not meeting my eyes. I gasped.
"Why?" I asked curiously. He continued to stare at the ground, and then he turned away.
"Alice became like a sister to me. She didn't tell us when she first joined our coven. It took months for me to realize what she was trying to block from me." He said sadly.
He stopped, and then he sighed.
"I went and saw the Volturi. I wanted to know why they had locked away my little sister. They told me nothing but simple answers like 'we wanted her to join us'. While I was there, another vampire had disobeyed the rules and was brought in by some of the other Volturi members. Right in front of me, they punished him. I knew I couldn't let that happen to myself or my family, so I left. I haven't seen them since."
"The rest I have been told by Carlisle. Alice continues to ask me why I went there, and I tell her because she is like a sister to me. She's like Tanya, Bella." He said, meeting my eyes.
I looked at him with sad eyes.
"Edward, you're a good big brother. You always have been. Tanya was lucky to have you." I said, hugging him. I knew how much he missed his little sister, who was probably gone by now.
He smiled, but it didn't quite touch his eyes.
"That's why I wanted to protect Alice from the thing she can't for herself. Jasper wanted to come too, but I told him to stay with Alice. For if she lost him, I don't know what she would do." He said, staring in the distance.
"You're a good brother and friend, Edward. Remember that." I said to him, and rubbed his hand.
"I don't know how Alice is going to go tomorrow. But I will leave it up to Jasper to help her now. I have someone else I need to keep protected in my life now." He said, looking deep into my eyes.
He brought my face to his, and his lips crushed down on mine. We kissed for several moments, not knowing if this would be the last moment we shared together alone. The kiss frightened me. It was like a goodbye kiss. Could this really be the end?
Then he pulled away, and looked up at the sky. It was slowly getting lighter.
"Come on, we better get back to the house and changed so we are on time." I said, standing up and dusting myself off. Edward stood up aswell, and looked around.
"I know this may make you upset, but I think we have to do it. Just in case." He whispered, taking my hand into his. I looked up at him curiously.
"Goodbye meadow. Hopefully we will be back again soon." Edward said, looking around him. I gasped. The meadow. This could be the last time I ever came here.
"Goodbye meadow. Thanks for always, um, being here for me when I needed some place to go. Hopefully will we be back here again soon." I said, gripping Edwards hand tighter.
Edward bent down, and picked one of the purple flowers that were all around. He handed it to me.
"For good luck." He said with a sad smile.
"Thank you." I said. I looked around once more, and then we turned away, taking the path back towards the house to get ready for a visit from the most dangerous vampires in the world.
Next chapter added will be in the wolves POV. (:
