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Chapter Forty-Eight

*Lizzy's POV*

I sighed as I read over the ancient text. This book had to date back to the earliest of centuries, still in tact and still in the Volturi's possession. It's never ceased to amaze me on everything they own. I feel like it was in the wrong hands- all of it that is. The scrolls they stole from the library of Alexandria to the countless of art pieces that belong in museums.

I groaned, wanting to shove my face into the pages. This was the only place I ever felt comfortable in the entire castle, except when the brothers decided to waltz in here then normally I'd leave. I try to avoid them as much as I possibly can.

"Are you still ignoring me?"

Speaking of people I want to avoid, I look up to see Felix starring down at me. His red eyes showing playfulness. I rolled my own and began to read my book again. Not saying a word.

"I'm going to take that as a yes," Felix said, taking a seat besides me.

"Go away," I muttered, curling up against the couch.

"Not gonna happen, Little Cullen," he said, looking towards me with a softer look in his expression.

"What do you want?" I asked, groaning.

"I came to apologize," he explained. "I was very short with you and I shouldn't have acted the way I did. It was very unprofessional."

"Unprofessional?" I huffed, shaking my head and going back to my book. "So I guess I am just apart of the job, aren't I?"

"That's not what I mean, Elizabelle," He said, catching me off guard with the use of my full name.

"Okay, Felix. What did you mean?" I then questioned. Too bad he doesn't have a full name.

"I just mean, I was a jerk and I shouldn't have been," he told me sincerely.

"Wow, Felix Volturi is actually apologizing for being a jerk? What is this?" I exclaimed in mock surprise.

Felix chuckled while I tried to hide a smile. I sighed, "So…I guess this means you won't answer my question from before."

"No. Maybe one day, but not now," He said, patting my hand.

"I can live with that," I replied, smiling lightly. "So…Are you ready…?"

"Not really," he answered, pausing for a moment. "Last time you…I thought you died."

"I'm not going to die," I said, rolling my eyes. "I'll be fine, Felix. Now, how are things looking up for us?"

Felix bit his lip, "Pretty good. Are you sure you want to try to risk this? Giving them-"

"Yes. I want to risk this," I stated firmly, closing my book. "And if the brothers find out…Well, they find out. We try again or just something else."

"I just don't want any of you getting hurt," Felix said.

"Look, they're gone for the next week trying to fix that issue in Greece," I said. "Even though Jane and Alec are in charge, the two of them will be too occupied with feeding and when that happens you'll take us and we'll do it quickly in Meredith's room."

"Oh…Meredith…" Felix muttered, shaking his head.

"I know you don't like her, but she's our friend now," I insisted. About a year ago, Abby and I discovered Meredith when we were playing hide and go seek with Stef and Wes. At the time she was practically a zombie, but ever since we've been visiting her she's slowly regaining who she is again.

"The Volturi haven't figured it out yet and hopefully this window of time will allow us to make some sort of plan. We'll have more time than we did before."

"I hope this works," Felix said.

"It will!" I exclaimed, placing a hand on his shoulder. He sighed and grabbed my hand, giving it a tight squeeze. I noticed his expression seemed distant still. "What's the matter?" I asked, causing him to look back at me curiously. "I know something's bothering you, what else is it?"

"Nothing," He said, shaking his head. "I…It's not important. What's important is getting you out of here where you're safe. That's my job as your protector."

My heart twisted at those words. Suddenly I saw Seth starring back at me with warm, chocolate brown eyes. He was talking about some stupid video game he and Aidan tried for the first time and then telling me about how much I would love it.

"Lizzy?"

I blinked and suddenly found myself starring at Felix's red eyes. He looked concerned, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine," I said, patting his shoulder. "Don't worry about me…I'll see you later."

"Alright," he agreed.

I then got up and headed towards my room. That's when I saw Abby headed in my direction. "Hey, what's up?" she asked.

"Men are stupid," I told her bluntly. "They're stupid and I don't need one, especially ones that think they can protect me!"

Abby nodded her head slowly, "Okay…"

"Anyway, what are you up to?" I asked her.

Abby jerked her thumb towards the nearby room, "I'm going to visit Meredith. You're welcome to come too."

"Why not," I said, walking side by side with my cousin until we entered the room. Inside, Meredith was seated on a chair. Her eyes starring out the window. In her head I see images, flashes, of memories. It's normally why I can't stand to be around her. I didn't hate Meredith, her mind gave me a headache. It never stayed in one spot. It was obviously trying to recover from whatever happened in there.

We still don't know much about her. I know she created my kind and she's a mother to those mysterious twins…But she also had a mate and a son. I also still don't know how she died in the first place. I guess the Volturi wanted to use her as their top weapon, but since the attack on Grace she slowly got useless to them. So that's why they keep her in here. I think they're hoping to use her as a mindless zombie again, but something about that night even threw Meredith off.

"Hey Meredith," Abby greeted, sitting besides her.

"Oh, Abrianna!" Meredith chirped, smiling at the girl. She then saw me and her eyes lit up, "And Elizabelle! I'm glad you came to visit."

"You seem like you're doing better," I mentioned.

"I do," Meredith told us. "I keep having the same dream though…I'm confused. I believe it may be a vision."

"A vision?" I questioned curiously.

"About a girl with bronze hair…And a wolf," Meredith said. "Something about a child…I don't know, it's quite fuzzy."

"Renesmee," I whispered, my stomach dropping.

"I think I know what you're seeing," Abby said softly. "Mer, tonight's the night. You know what I'm talking about."

My stomach twisted. We've tried escaping in the past two years, but they've never been full proof. We haven't been caught per say, they never figured out what we were doing and trying to come up with a plan ourselves is impossible since Aro and the brothers are always watching us under such close supervision. Not to mention there were countless of spontaneous mind checks. That's why I was the only one with any details. I had the shielded mind and I would be the one that could protect what I said to Renesmee.

You see, the last time I used Iris it was as a beckon, so she had no idea what had happened. In a way, Iris was just a tool.

However, why this time with Iris was going to be different is the fact we'd all be protected though thanks to Bo's memory manipulation. He's the reason we've gotten away with so many more things this year. Last year was miserable. It's the reason why it's taken so long for us to even do anything because nothing was safe, and I meant nothing. That's why we had to comply with life here, but thanks to Bo we've been able to trick the brothers.

Two years later and our allies and powers have strengthened. Now, it was only a matter of time until we got out of here. Oh, how I wished to step on American soil again.

When I was younger and I met Robert Martin for the first time, I couldn't imagine what he felt. Dru and Cordelia were born and lived only in Italy, so they knew no other life. He did. He knew what it was like to have a family and lose them to be trapped in the Volturi's castle.

However, unlike us, they were a huge secret because the Volturi didn't want anyone knowing they existed. Robert, Dru, and Cordelia prove the Volturi have been playing my family since day one. They knew Ness wasn't an immortal child, they were just looking for an excuse to destroy my coven. That's been their goal for the longest time. The Volturi want full control and my family is a threat to that. Let's face it, my grandfather and grandmother are more respected than any of the brothers. My family is pure, good…The Volturi are far from anything good and it's time they end.

"Oh, this must work," said Meredith, taking the blanket around her body and wrapping it tighter. "I must see Jamie and my children again. I must."

"And you will," I promised, coming to her side. "We all will."

"Good," said Meredith, nodding her head. "You have only an hour to do this before the brothers discover something suspicious. Don't let them get too suspicious or one of you will pay."

"Okay," Abby said softly, looking back at me with a hesitant glance in her eyes. I swallowed hard and patted Meredith on the hand.

"We need to be careful," I told my cousin. The brothers were supposed to be in Greece today but maybe they'd fix it faster. As of now, feeding was in an hour and soon the twins would be too distracted leaving us some time for me to pass information to Ness.

"The connection will be stronger this time," Abby said, motioning to the personal item in my hand. "You'll be connected closer to her and this'll give us time for you to give her whatever you need to give her."

"Right," I said, looking at the parchment that was shoved in my pocket. "Now come on, we gotta find Lucas and Felix. We want to get this over as fast as we possibly can."

"Couldn't agree more," Abby said, grasping to my hand. We then headed out into the hall

"Are you guys ready?" Lucas asked as he came walking over. "Sparky, Red."

"Ready as we'll ever be," I muttered.

"Jeez, looks like Little Red is getting even more broody," Lucas mentioned with raised eyebrows.

"Just like Uncle Edward," Abby sung, chuckling.

"Oh no, I am not a brood. If anything Masen and Dad are the broods," I said, crossing my arms over my chest.

"You can't deny the fact you have a little brood in you, Liz," Abby teased, ruffling the back of my head. "You have Aunt Bella's love of literature and her kind nature, but you have Uncle Eddie's broodiness and his stubbornness."

"As a Cullen, I would like to point out the fact every single one of us has a stubborn bone in our body," I pointed out, smirking towards Abby.

My cousin chuckled, "I can't wait to see them again."

"I agree," I said.

"Which won't happen if you two don't move it," Lucas said, his tone light as we all rushed to the meeting place.

Iris and Dru were already there waiting for us. I held Renesmee's locket tightly in my palm. Plus que ma propre vie. I gently opened it up to see the picture of my parents in it. They were starring at one another lovingly. I know they haven't changed in two years since they were frozen, but what would they think when they saw me? My stomach fluttered. It's been two years, I've grown into a mature sixteen year old. I'm not a child anymore.

Would they still want me though? I looked at Felix. He smiled nervously at me. Would they accept me still for being friends with someone that's our enemy?

"Okay. Let's try to get this show on the road without any issues," Iris said, turning towards me.

"I'm going to distract them for as long as I can, but try to do this as fast as you can," Felix told us warningly. "Jane and Alec will figure something is up. They aren't stupid."

"Roger that, Felix," Lucas said, pushing him forward. "Now go play your part. The rest of us got this."

Felix nodded, looking at us one more time before disappearing. Lucas then rubbed his hands together, "You heard the big ole vampire. Let's get this over with as fast as we can before thing one and thing two find us. Don't need to be getting in trouble today."

"Everyone ready?" Dru asked. "Iris? Lizzy?"

"As we'll ever be," I answered, the locket firmly in my hand.

I then reached out and grasped hands with Iris and soon, within seconds, everything became black. My mind was wandering for a bit, well that was until I found myself starring right back at a pair of brown eyes.

Unlike last time where we were on the islands, I wasn't sure where we were, but I didn't care. I studied my older sister, trying to take everything in about her. She was in her pajamas, her long brownish bronze hair down in carefree waves. She looked good, but I could tell she was tired, and not because she had been sleeping. There was just a mental exhaustion vibe I was getting off of her.

However, I did notice that something wasn't right. She seemed kind of dazed as she studied me, trying to figure out who I was.

"Ness!" I cried out in desperation. "It's me! It's Lizzy!"

"Liz?" she questioned, her voice quivering.

Without another word, I held up the silver locket I gave Felix.

"Lizzy," She repeated, her eyes watering. "Oh my…Lizzy, is that really you? Or is this some kind of trick?"

"It's not," I said, stepping forward. Renesmee stepped forward, but something was preventing us from embracing. "Darn connection," I muttered, looking around.

"Liz! I'm so sorry it's taken this long," Renesmee told me, tears falling rapidly from her eyes. "We're trying so hard. We really are and-"

"Don't worry. It's been hard for us to do this to. The only reason we're getting away is because the brothers have been going away," I explained.

"So it's that tight on security?" Ness asked.

"Yes, but I'll explain later when I'm out of here. This is more important- we have a key piece of information," I said, taking the parchment shoved in my pocket. "This is a map. It should help come up with some sort of plan. On it is everything you need to know about this castle. We've been keeping record for the last year. Please, use it wisely. Not to go all Princess Leia on you, but you're our only hope."

"And it'll just appear in my hand?" Renesmee asked with wide eyes.

"That's what the locket was for," I explained to her. "It's so Iris has a stronger connection to bring me to you. It's hard enough for me to do this through Iris, but I'm the only one who can do this since mine is the only one protected from Aro."

Renesmee nodded as she then looked at me carefully. "You grew up so much, Liz. You're so beautiful," she told me in awe.

"Thanks, Ness," I told her, the emotion welling up inside me. I then reach out to give her the parchment. "I hope you didn't wait to get married."

"I did," Renesmee told me softly. "I won't get married until I know you're there. You and everyone else."

I knew time was running out. I wanted to stay there forever with my sister, but I then shoved the parchment towards her. "Take it. We'll be together soon. I promise!" I vowed.

"Alright," She agreed, hesitantly reaching out. It was able to reach, just by our finger tips. Ness gripping onto it for dear life. "I love you, Liz."

Before I could tell her everything I wanted to tell her, a sharp pain overcame me. I cried out as it blinded me like a tidal wave taking an entire town with it. I collapsed to the ground and held on tightly to my head.

"Lizzy!" Renesmee screamed.

"Ness! Wake up! Something's happening," I gritted through my teeth. "Someone must've found out- Wake up before you're stuck! Wake up! Wake up!"

"Lizzy!"

"I love you! You got this!" I told her painfully. My breathing labored. "I'll see you soon."

Just like that, Ness was out of this dream world. This snapped me back into the real world, but before I could comprehend what was happening I was able to put my shield up again only to fall into darkness once again.


A/N: Happy 2018! I hope you all had a nice holiday season! In the meantime, thanks for reading this story still and keep on a look out for the next update! :)