Chapter 27: War is upon us.

Bella's POV

I never seen them before, their skin was so pale that they were transparent, every movement they made had so much grace and when they walked it was as if they floated.

Crystal sat in our row, I felt cold. Very cold, as the Volturi passed us, and they sat in their own row, the one just in front of ours.

I still felt cold. I shivered, wrapped my arms around myself. "Are you okay?" Edward, whispered. I nodded, and smiled at him and held his hand in mine.

I was so used to his cold skin, that my mind barely registered it.
The Council stood in front of us, as they spoke.

"In the winter, Renee and Phil Dwyer were both murdered by a vampire..."
they talked, and showed evidence adn slideshows and lawyers spoke to the Council and the Volturi too.

Eventually, it all came down to one thing:

What were we supposed to do with Victoria? Who is dangerous and became something no one knows.

"And now, we bring out the creature that goes by the name of Victoria."

I froze and my heart sped up, surely they wouldn't really bring out the very being that has tried to kill me and even killed dozens of others girls just for the one moment to kill me?

Edward squeezed my hand, I turned to him most likely every emotion I felt written all over my face. He pulled me close, my head is laying on his shoulder, it's quiet and for a moment peaceful.

But, it quickly comes to an end when I hear squeaky wheels being rolled onto the stage, it was a cage and in it held Victoria.
She looked absolutely menacing and gruesome with her pale orange hair and dark eyes.

Her skin is wrinkled and gray, she looked very old and very dead. Like a living corpse. A zombie. Everyone speaks at once, remarking her appearance.

I see her eyes darting around the room until they meet mine and she smiles. I look away, reminding myself that she is in a cage and she can't hurt me.

It's time, for both the Volturi and Council to make a decision.

Aro stands up, an the whole room is still and quiet, everyone's eyes and attention is solely on him. "I cannot believe it, what you have done," he pauses and looks around at everyone in the room.

He continues, "A young boy mutates a nomad of my kind!"

"And the adults! What are they capable of!"

"Aro, calm down I'm sure we can find a solution to this-" Zach states calmly, but it seems as though he's fighting a losing battle because Aro ignores him and keeps speaking.

"I don't like it, what he has done and what you can do, and I won't have it. I declare war."

And, with that the whole room is erupted with noise that bounces off the walls and pounds my eardrums and everyone goes into a frenzy.
Aro walks off, a woman glued to his back as many others follow him as other's argue demanding what the Council will do now.

Then, to make the situation worse it seems as though Victoria has disappeared.
Not even the cage, can be found.