Title: Intrinsic Fascination

Author: pantheradraconis

Rating: M

Pairing: Bella/Rosalie

Summary: The world is filled with billions of people; a new breath is taken every second. A last breath is taken as well. But the cycle continues, on and on; who would bother noticing when someone doesn't quite fit into this cycle…

"The enchanted day is only enchanted if we ourselves believe that anything is possible." - Mark O'Brien

"I must say," Marcus added. "It is quite obvious the wolves are devoted to Bella of the Olympic coven. They will do nothing that may cause her destruction."

Bella smiled and Caius relented but grumbled about not needing help from a bunch of moon lovers.

The sun began to set and the covens and pack began to move.

Bella heard the fighting commence before she was able to see the Qua coven. Rosalie turned to her once before setting out. She kissed Bella as if she would never see her again and moved to run off; Bella had pulled her back and kissed with a promise they would make it out alive. Rosalie almost cried but instead steeled herself for battle and joined the Olympic coven. It was hard for Bella to hear the fight and not know if Rosalie was okay but this was all part of the plan.

The noise grew and Bella pushed to reach the edge of the trees. Jane's hand reached out and grabbed her arm. For a small moment, Bella fought but it didn't last. She had to stick to the plan. She turned to Alec and nodded her head. He reached out with his gift and Bella reached out with hers.

Bella's gift searched the vampires and wolves before her. When she touched on Seth, she pulled back from the force. Shaking her head, she tried again. This time, when the full force of all the wolves collected thoughts and visions came clearer. She watched through their eyes to see the battle around them.

The French moved with such amazing speed but luckily the wolves were able to watch them. They attacked in numbers and pulled down Yvette in the first fifteen minutes. It took four of them but they were able to knock her out. They dragged her body to Esme and Carmen, who quickly wrapped it in chains. For a short moment, Bella wondered where they got the chains but then decided not to dwell on those types of details. For all she knew, it came from Rosalie's garage.

The next focus of the wolves was Henri. He had taken out three Volturi guards already, one looked like he was not going to wake again. Bella noted Rosalie at the edge of the view of one of the wolves, she seemed to be fighting the Egyptian female, Kebi, but the view was quickly cut out. Bella groaned but kept herself from moving.

Afton and Felix were standing on the edge of the forest and calling out locations for Jane to hit. She reached out with her gift but only for short bursts. With the large amount of movement in the battle, Jane had to make sure no one stepped in the way and got hit on accident. They all stayed on the inside of the forest, blocked by the tree line, surrounded by a wall of Alec's gift.

Alec's concentration would falter from time to time. It took a great amount of work to hold up a solid wall but the battle played out with no one noticing the last coven waiting just outside.

Irina yelled out in pain, Victoria and Riley had broken her arm at a painful-looking angle. Tanya moved to help but was blocked by the female Egyptian. Bella gasped as she remembered Rosalie fighting the girl but she looked different, younger. Tanya knocked her to the side and jumped on Riley but Irina was lying motionless on the ground, her neck at an unnatural angle.

Tanya ripped Riley to pieces, quickly dissolving any ideas he had some sort of bodyguard power. But then again, Victoria escaped unharmed, once again. Tanya picked up Irinia and pulled her to Esme and Carmen. The two women were focused on one of the wolves, was it Paul? They ignored the unmoving body. Tanya roared with rage and began hunting Victoria all over the battlefield.

At this point, Afton noted the lack of Laurent anywhere in sight. Bella got a full view of the open field as Seth swept around for another attack. Still in the fight were Tanya chasing down Victoria, Rosalie, Alice, and Kate focused on Kebi, Aro, Caius, Eleazar, and Carlisle were fighting Amun, Henri was keeping the wolves on the run, including Jake, Leah, Jared, and Quil. Seth was chasing down another Egyptian that was laughing with delight. Quil and Emmett were attempting to cut Henri off from one side, while Jasper, Demetri, and Marcus searched from the perimeter and called out plans of attacks and strategies.

"Hello, dears," Laurents soft, caramel voice slipped into the Blood coven's thoughts as the vampire eased himself past Alec's gift. Alec swayed and fell to the ground. "Tsk, what a loss."

Jane focused all her energy on Laurent but only barely tingled him as he took control of her movements. Without a word, Jane's body shifted back to the battlefield and attacked Carlisle. The Olympic coven leader fell to the ground, crying out in pain and fear. The Olympic and Denali covens turned to look briefly but were quickly overturned by the Qua coven, who didn't even flinch at the ungodly screams.

Alice and Kate were quickly taken down by the Kebi, Aro, Eleazar, and Caius were backed into a corner by Amun, and the younger Egyptian turned around and roared, creating a wall of fire between Henri and the wolves. They skidded to a stop, but Jared wasn't fast enough; the flames consumed him in seconds.

Bella watched in horror as she realized the Qua coven had merely been playing, taunting while Laurent searched for his other members. She watched Carlisle writhe on the ground, barely able to cry out anymore. His throat was spitting out blood instead of screams.

"Enough, please!" Amun yelled out. He bent down and held Carlisle in his arms. "Stop this, Laurent. You've proven your point."

Laurent flicked his wrist and Jane fell to the ground in exhaustion. Her body writhed from its own level of pain until growing still.

"I was just having a bit of fun," Laurent replied while nonchalantly checking his nails. "Now, if you're all quite done, I'd like to wrap this all up." He turned to Bella and said, "Are we all done, or do you want your precious mate to die too?"

Bella turned to Rosalie. Kebi and the young Egyptian male were holding her up. How did he get there? Bella looked at the wolves, hoping there was some option. She reached out with her gift and felt Jake. He turned to her and turned back to the Egyptian male. Something was wrong, something was off with Jake. He was whimpering, digging at the dirt, growling at his own paws. She felt a transition come over the rest of the wolves. They turned their heads up to the sky and began howling.

"What is this?" Laurent asked, somewhat annoyed. "What is going on? Tell those wolves to shut up!" He yelled out to no one in particular. He looked down at Jane and kicked her body. It swayed but she didn't move.

He looked over at Victoria and demanded her to do something. She swayed uncomfortably, almost as if fighting against something but eventually moved toward the wolves. She was unsure of what to do. Suddenly, a wolf burst through the trees behind Victoria and snapped her neck. It was Seth, somehow he was able to remove himself from the fray when the younger Egyptian had turned and attacked.

Seth moved to the two holding Rosalie captive and growled at Kebi but stayed clear of the male. Bella tilted her head at the strange sight. The rest of the wolves continued to howl before joining Seth and managing to pull Kebi from Rosalie's side. They yanked her into the forest where Amun quickly followed. Carlisle moaned out Esme's name who strangely moved into the forest, instead of by his side. Where was she going?

There was the noise of a struggle and the sound of Esme's voice. The wolves howled and barked and roared but Esme's soft words continued into the air. Bella turned to Jake, who remained in front of Rosalie and the Egyptian male. She watched him carefully as he hid his nose under his paws and flopped to the ground.

"Amun? Kebi?" Laurent shouted out. "What is going on over there? Make those wolves shut up!"

When no response came, the younger Egyptian, still holding Rosalie in his arms, began laughing.

Laurent turned his rage on him. "Enough of this! Benjamin! Dispose of the girl and let's get out of here. Burn anyone that stands in your way."

Benjamin continued to laugh before yelling back a simple 'no'. He burst out in guttural laughter and released his grip on Rosalie. Rosalie swayed but remained upright.

Bella immediately attempted to move to her side but Laurent held out his hand, stilling her body instantly. She tugged and pulled at her very blood attempting to loosen his grip but he held stern.

"What do you mean, no?" Laurent shouted in rage. His body began to shake and he moved his left hand out, pointing at Benjamin. Felix and Afton roared in pain as their bodies took over and attacked the male Egyptian. Jake growled and turned on them, his back to Benjamin and Rosalie. Benjamin flicked his hand out lazily. The collection of vampires all gasped as Felix and Afton's feet were gripped by the earth itself. The two vampires continued to fight for a few minutes but were unable to pull themselves free.

Laurent gasped and fell to the ground. He looked around himself quickly and realized his clan had been taken apart. Alex and Jane were drained completely, Afton and Felix were held to the spot, Yvette, Victoria, and Riley were all killed, and now Benjamin was ignoring any call to his blood.

He roared and Henri moved liked lightning. He attacked Caius, Emmett, Tanya, and took out the rest of the guard. He flew at Benjamin but was knocked back by a gust of air. He came from the other side, knocked over Rosalie and flew back into a tree, knocking it to the ground. Benjamin took no time to completely encompass Henri's body into the earth. Bella had no doubt the vampire was to be left, buried alive.

Laurent stood slowly and showed his teeth. It was then, Bella felt the twist of her blood again, the action of her arm moving against her will, her own gift reaching out and pulling at Benjamin. The Egyptian tilted his head before snapping at the ground around Bella. She felt the earth move but snapped her own fingers and the earth moved back. Benjamin laughed aloud as if this was the most spectacular thing he'd ever seen. He pushed his hand forward and Bella felt the wind at the same time her own hands reached out and the wind flew past her. He laughed again but turned his head when Jake whimpered.

Benjamin turned his assault from Bella and began attacking Laurent. He reached out with fire, but Bella dispelled it with water. He reached out with earth, but Bella dispelled it with wind. The two continued, one attacked swayed by another. Benjamin always reaching out to attacked Laurent, Bella always on the defense. Laurent began to sweat with exhaustion.

As Laurent's body began to sway and he was losing the ability to stand up, Bella found his control to be lesser and lesser. The amount of energy used in Benjamin's gift was draining him, it was draining her. She was finally able to hold herself back when Benjamin blasted a light gust of wind, he was also growing tired. He realized the attack had hit, had blown Laurent's hair back. He lifted his hands to attack again but only felt a crackle of fire at his fingertips. He fell to his knees.

Bella's vision blurred just as she saw Jake jump at Laurent's neck.

A/N: Okay, let me just say there is a reason I've skipped just about every battle before this point. They are so hard to write! Please, let me know how lost you were with characters and action, let me know where I got confusing so I know how to write these battles better in the future!

[Guest] Not sure why you thought this story was deserted, but obviously it is not! Yay!

[JenDamn] Rosalie was adorable, wasn't she? I love writing from her perspective. I'm definitely going to stick to her on my next fanfic! Benjamin and Tia definitely showed but not quite what you were expecting, eh?

What do you think Bella will be waking up to? So many characters! How many of them survived? What was your favorite battle from a book or movie?