Bella's POV
Ring
Ring
Ring
My ring tone be so boring. I should get a new one.
Ring
Ring
Yeah, this gets so annoying after a while. Maybe I should stop putting it as default.
Ring
What was I supposed to be doing though? Was it important?
Ring
Ring
Oh yeah answering the phone.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Bella!" Aro said.
"Aro a lot is going on. What's wrong?" I asked.
"What do you mean a lot has happened?" He asked.
"Carlisle found us and attacked. He wasn't with them though. He sent someone to see what we were doing and how we fought. Thankfully we are all okay, the kids were also able to get out and to a safe place." I said
"That's good and I hope you are really ready for when he comes back." He said.
"I as well, now what was going on with you?"
"It's Esmé or Mae whatever. She has gone off the deep-end." He said.
"I am positive she is not that bad." I said.
"She is acting like a teenager, and being so immature. Plus she apparently has a boyfriend." He said.
"When did she get a boyfriend?" I asked.
"A while ago now. They met online. Writing some stories and taking 'selfies'."He said.
"Okay, and what's the problem?"
"It's Vladimir."
"Vladimir? As in the used to be the ruler Vladimir?"
"Yes."
"Okay, that's fine I guess. How has she gone off the deep-end?"
"Okay I told her that she could not go on a date with him." He said.
"Why couldn't she go on a date?"
"They wanted to go to Africa and I told her that she had to stay here. He could come here, I didn't mind." He said.
"Did he come?"
"No she never even asked him." He said.
"Why?"
"Because that was when she went off into the deep-end. After I told her that he had to come here she promptly stomped out of the throne room and came back with a blow torch!" He said.
"Where the hell did she get a blow torch?"
"E-bay." He said.
I sighed and rubbed my forehead.
"Alright ah, put her on."
Damn. This was not something I should be dealing with. I'm only seventeen.
"Hi Bella." She said cheerily.
"Mae, why did Aro say you attacked him with a blowtorch?" I asked.
"He told on me? Rude. And I asked if I could go on a date and he said no." She said.
"I know, but he said that was because you wanted to fly all the way to Africa, you need to stay in Italy, he said Vladimir could come there." I said.
"Stephen doesn't want Vladimir to come alone." She said.
"Why can't Stephen go with?" I asked.
"Stephen's mate doesn't like flying."
"Why don't they run there then?" I asked.
"Vladimir doesn't like running." She said
"If he doesn't want to run to you, what makes you think he would want to stay with you?" I asked.
"That makes no sense what so ever." She said.
"Either he comes to you or you two aren't going to be together." I said.
"You're ruining my life." She said.
"Yeah, yeah, I know." I said.
"I hate all this." She said.
"I know." I said.
"I don't want to live here anymore." She whined.
"Okay, how about you stay there for now, and let me see if you can come stay with us." I said.
"Really? Thank you so much!" She said.
The phone was put down and she started running away, I could still hear voices in the background though.
"Aro she believed us! I told you it would work."
"I still don't see why you didn't just straight up ask her if you could stay."
"She might have said no."
"I doubt that, if you really wanted to go home, she would have let you go."
"He's right all you had to do was ask." I said.
There was silence on the other said the line.
"You didn't hang up the phone?" Aro asked.
"I thought it was an automatic one that hung up when you were done! I need a phone of my own like that." She said.
"I'll give you one when you come." I said.
"Okay thanks Bella, see you in a few weeks." She said and really hung up.
Another person, a teenager no doubt now. I guess she really shed all the motherly roles she held.
Alice's POV
I have to stick with eating animals in this little town. I hate this. What if I don't feel like snacking on Bambi or his mom? What if I wanted to eat the hunter? I swear sometimes I hate being a vampire. Flavored blood would be good too though. Maybe Nacho Cheese flavored blood, oh or maybe cheese fries. I think I should see if I could market that. I don't really need the money, but my taste-buds could sure benefit from it.
I'm just what you need
the perfect disease
Don't you want to turn the beauty
into the beast
"Hey Jazz." I said.
"Wrong person, you really should get your number changed." He said.
"Hello Carlisle." I said.
"You don't sound scared at all." He said.
"Why would I be scared of you of all people? You can't do shit right now and you know it." I said.
"You would be surprised about what I can actually do though." He said.
"I think you better shut up before you make someone mad and they want your head on a platter, oh wait you've already dug that hole." I said.
"Well haven't you grown confident? Must have been Bella's influence. That's good." He said.
"Yeah, because I know that she won't let you get to me or the rest of my family. Oh and word from the wise, I suggest you let go of the Witch before you make another enemy." I said.
"I have too many enemies to care about one more. Also I only made this call to talk about you." He said.
"Talk about me for what?' I asked.
"I know how you think that Bella and the rest will protect you, but who is going to protect them? I doubt you will or can for that matter. I mean they are either going to end up dead by my hands or leave you behind. Let's face it Alice you are the weakest link." He said.
"I can hold my own, and help my family." I said.
"I highly doubt that, I mean you just answered the phone thinking that it was Jasper. How many other mistakes do you think I could make a person make?" He asked?
I stayed silent.
"You're quiet, what's wrong did the cat get your tongue?" He asked.
"I'm going to rip yours out when we find you." I hissed.
"That's if you will get over the guilt that it's going to be your fault everyone you love die. How many people are going to die protecting you Alice? I mean there's Jasper, you're brothers love you of course so Emmett and Edward, I think even Rose. Lets not forget Bella. Little Bella I don't think she is even legal yet, that's how young she is. Isn't her sister the same age? Kids that young are going to die because of you." He said.
The phone was snatched out my hand.
"Let me tell you something you son of a bitch, you don't talk to my sister like that. I don't give a shit who you are." Kema said snarling into the phone.
"Kematian." He purred.
"If you wish to keep your vocal cords I suggest you never say her name like that ever again." Moe said.
"I don't think I know you." He said.
"You don't need to, just know if you talk to my sister, any one of them, like that again I'm going to turn your marble body into a stove top. Fuck with me if you want to." She said.
"I think I shall." He said.
"Fair warning Carlisle, back off." She said.
"I don't think I will, I rather like this game." He said.
"It's your death, we're ready when you want it." Kema said.
"I'll keep that in mind, and Mary-Alice talk to you later." He said.
"No you won't." I said snatching the phone and throwing it against a tree, shattering it.
"You need a new phone." Kema said.
"No everyone needs a new phone, and a new number." I said.
"Right let's get on it, and Alice, don't let what Carlisle said get to you. He was right about us protecting each other, but you won't be useless. No one is ever useless, if you want we can teach you to fight." She said.
"I know how to fight, Jasper taught me." I said.
"Jasper doesn't know all the moves honey-boo. He is kind of old." Moe said.
"No he isn't." I said.
"Sorry but he kind of is." Moe said.
"No."
"Yes!"
"NO HE ISN'T!" I said.
"BUT HE IS!" She said.
"Children please lets just agree to disagree." Kema said
"Fine, but he's old." Moe said
"But he isn't." I said.
Kema just groaned as the bickering started again. Jasper wasn't old though, he didn't even hit his four-hundreds yet.
Peter's POV
This means business
This means war
Put your guns in the air
If you know what for
"Hello Madame." I said answering the phone.
"Peter Whitlock, why is that I heard that you was attacked by Carlisle from Aro? Why weren't you the one to call and give me a full report?" She asked.
"I'm sorry, I guess with my old age I'm not as fast as I used to be." I said.
"I put you in charge of my daughter for a reason, I expect you to tell me when things like this happens." She said.
"I'm sorry, you want me to give you a full report?" I asked.
"No, I got all that I needed to know from Aro, next time please do better?" She asked.
"You got it Momma." I said.
"I never understood why she picked you." She said.
"Cause she loves me." I said.
"Yeah, look after your sister, make sure she doesn't get hurt." She said.
"Okay, have a good night." I said.
"And be ready for tomorrows fight." She said.
We hung up.
"When Bella is in charge I feel that, that expression will be changed." Char said.
"It will be, the girls always thought it was too cheesy." I said.
"Why didn't you call her earlier? You knew she would want a report. I'm surprised she wasn't that mad." She said.
"It's cause my job is to give a full report to my leader. The leader must know everything." I said.
"And?" She asked.
"My leader is my sister, and I gave her a full report after everything had happened." I said.
"Peter." She whispered.
"My loyalties are starting to shift, I bet she sensed it as well. She wasn't mad, because she understood that I could not control it. In my mind I did my job." I said.
"I can't believe it's almost time though, I mean she was a little girl just a few years ago." She said.
"I know I was sad when I first realized it too. At least she has Kol. If she had to find a mate I think I would be just a little more overprotective." I said.
"He did meet her first." She said.
"Yeah, and he's older than me. I swear she really knows how to pick them huh?" I asked.
"You just can't accept the fact that your little sister is growing up, can you?" She asked.
"I have to when it's staring me in the face. I mean it wasn't that long ago that the little tyke was being introduced to me." I said.
Char giggled, " 'Why are you bowing to me?' She had asked wasn't it?"
"Yeah and I said, 'Because you are a pretty Princess and when you become Queen you would be even more beautiful.' "
I could actually feel the tears well up in my eyes. I wasn't ready for her to grow up just yet. I wanted her to stay my little sister for just a little bit longer.
"Then she bowed to you 'You will make a most handsome knight Peter.'" She said.
"Thank you my lady. "
"She was so small then." Char said.
"Yeah, now she is just a few years younger than you when you was turned." I said.
"Yep, I had only just passed the legal bar when I was turned." She smiled.
"Forever young." I said.
"Just like the rest of them." She said.
"I'm going to miss those days." I said.
"You shouldn't. Remember you have two kids that age much slower than humans. I think they age as fast as a snail moves." She said.
"Yeah we have some time with them huh?"
"You should be happy you've had some experience with Bella." She said.
"Yeah." I said.
But still, its easy watching as someone grows day by day, because you don't see them change. But when you look back on the days that used to happen you are sadden by what you failed to see.
Kol's POV
Ring
Ring
"Hello?" I answered with a bored tone.
Why would someone call me when it's like two o'clock in the morning? I may be an Original vampire, but I do enjoy sleeping just a bit.
"You sound tired, have you been up looking for your girlfriend?" The voice asked.
"I don't have a girlfriend, but if you are talking about who I think you are talking about, then no. She's at home. Who is this?"
"Kol you should already know who I am. I mean Bella was running from me when she found you."
I sat up on my bed.
"Carlisle."
"Oh so you are aware of who I am. I know who you are as well, Kol Mikaelson. Know this, I will kill you, if you don't leave her alone I will kill the both of you."
"Are you threatening me?"
"No of course not, I'm threatening her, you I've thought of taking care of."
"Why would you hurt her, because of me? What the hell do you even want from me?"
"I just want your head on a silver platter. You know just out-of-the-way so that I could take her away. It all depends though, do you leave her or don't you?"
"What's going to happen if I don't?"
"Haven't you been listening? A lovely little stake will be pushed through her chest, but the blood shall fall stained onto your hands."
He hung up.
I don't care what he says. Bella is fine where she is, I won't let him hurt her anyway. I tried to call back, but the number was blocked. How in the hell did he get my number? I swear if someone has made plans or something. Maybe I should go see Bella and warn her. She may be able to trace this number, that way we'll know where he went.
"I was invited."
She could be with the older Salvatore now. I could go in the morning where I know he won't be there. I know that they weren't doing anything but trying to come with plans to find Bonnie, but I can't stand him. I trust her though, not like I actually have to. We weren't anything. That's the sad part. I rolled over and went back to sleep.
I'll bother her tomorrow.
. . .
We were at a fair. A fair of all things. How the hell did she convince me to go here? This place was full of sugar high children.
"I told you we should have come at night." She said.
"I thought we were going to be here all day and night?" I asked.
"We could do that, but I didn't think you would last that long." She said.
"It's a date, we are going to have fun." I said.
"Oh so you do know the 'D' word." She laughed.
"I am aware of some things you dork." I said.
"You calling me a dork?" She asked.
I nodded.
"You sir are right. I am a dork especially when it comes to Hannibal." She said.
"Do I have to watch out, cause you might eat me?" I asked.
"I do not partake. I'm not that extremely invested in it." She said.
I smiled as she laughed. Her eyes would light up and her nose crinkle a little. I doubt that she is even aware that she does that. I wonder if I should point that out. Catching my eye, sent her into a whole new giggling fest. Nah. I'll just keep that one with me.
"Kol let's go get some Cotton Candy." She said.
"All Cotton Candy is, is colored sugar spun until its light and fluffy." I said.
"Then I want some spun, light and fluffy colored sugar." She said.
"I won't say anything when you rot your teeth out." I said.
"You better not, or I'll knock yours out." She said.
"Are you always so violent? I have to say I like it." I smiled.
"Why am I not surprised?" She asked.
"Maybe cause you know me so well?" I asked.
"It's a good think I understand you so well or I would have been ran away." She said.
"Oh come on, I'm not that bad." I said.
"You let me murder my fish when I was six." She said.
"Exactly I was awesome." I said.
"Lets just go get the spun sugar." She said.
I don't know why she says it like that, I am awesome.
"Good afternoon, young man, what would you have?" The man behind the booth asked.
"One cotton candy." I said.
"Good choice, what color would you like?" He asked.
I looked at the different ones.
Red. Yellow. Blue. Orange.
"Hey Bella, what color do you want it to be?" I asked.
Silence.
"Bella?" I asked turning around.
I froze. A look of horror and pain was playing across her face. Taking turns for which one was to show most before combining into one look. A stake was protruding through her chest. Sharp and bloody.
"K-Kol?" She asked before dropping to the ground.
A smirking man stood behind her, though his face was hidden by a hat.
"I told you Kol, you had to leave her alone or the blood would be on your hands." He said.
He disappeared from my view as I looked down to see that her blood was on my hands. I had to cup my hands to keep it in. I didn't wasn't to though and I opened my hands letting the blood stain my shoes.
I didn't kill her.
I didn't kill her.
I could never hurt her.
I couldn't.
It wasn't me.
It wasn't.
. . .
I sat up in bed. Tears that I couldn't control was dropping one by one onto my cheek. I don't care now. I don't care what she is doing. I am going to go see her. Not caring if my siblings are going to be talking about this in the morning, I jumped off my balcony and ran to Bella's house. Hopefully she won't be too mad about me waking her up early in the morning.
Bella's POV
I don't see why someone would be knocking so loud on the damn door so early in the morning. I swear if it's Damon I'm breaking his neck, I don't have time for this tonight. I swung open the front door, but the disdain I had earlier turned into confusion.
"Kol what's wrong?" I asked.
"Bella?" He asked.
"Yeah come in, it's cold out there." I said.
What in the world was he doing here so early?
"Bella." He said throwing his arms around my neck.
He was holding me so tight. This was not usual, I mean I liked it, but this wasn't right.
"What's wrong Kol, are you okay?" I asked.
He slid down to his knees, arms now wrapped around my waist and face pressed into my hip.
"I thought you were dead, I had to make sure you was alright." He said.
"Why would you think I was dead?" I asked.
"I don't...he had called...the dream...the blood." He said.
"Kol who called you?" I asked.
He didn't answer. I slid down onto my knees still in front of him and lifted his face. There were tears.
"Was it Carlisle?" I asked.
He nodded and put his face in my neck.
"I thought I had got you killed. He said I couldn't go near you again, but I did and you..."
"In your dream." I said.
He nodded.
"It was just a dream, it doesn't mean it's going to come true. You're okay here." I said.
I moved us to the sofa now. Staying on the floor was hurting my knees and rubbing the color out of my sweat pants. Now on the sofa we laid down. I was resting my head on the arm of it, he was resting his head on my shoulder.
I was laying flat on my back, but he was on his side curled around me. He had his arm over my front and the other under my neck. I scooted down some so that I wasn't laying on the arm anymore, and instead turned to the side and rested my forehead on his.
It was exactly in this position that we fell asleep.