Hey guys! I decided to end Sparkle so I could devote all my time to this story! Personally, I like this one the best. Also, thanks for being such a cool baybay HaileyandJacobBlack! On with the story!
DUSCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING(`cept for Saera Frank)!
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BPOV
(What they were talking about when Rosalie and Emmett saw them last chapter) "What's going on?" Edward asked me as soon as he reached me at my locker, concern and protectiveness completely shining on his face. This morning I had received an anonymous phone call with a creepy man's voice telling me they had captured my brothers and if I didn't show up in Volterra in 1 week they would destroy them.
After I had dropped the phone in shock I picked up the phone again and called Edward then sobbed to him that I had to tell him something important once we got to school. I hadn't even bothered physically changing my clothes as I ran to school, I had used my power to put whatever clothes my mind saw fit for me to wear, hair and all.
My brothers went shopping for cars yesterday and hadn't come home, I suspected that they were hunting or something and brushed it off as nothing but once I got that call that changed. Right now I had to figure out a way to calmly tell Edward what the conflict was.
"This morning, before I called you, someone called me from an untraceable number. Whoever it was obviously disguised their voice and they said- they said they had Mike and Jake and if I didn't show up in Volterra in a week… oh Edward they're going to kill them!" finally accepting that made me collapse into tearless sobs and if Edward's ready arms hadn't been there to catch me I would have fallen to the floor.
He pulled me to his chest as I cried over the kidnapping of two of the most important men in my life and possible oncoming death. It was almost certain that the Volturi was behind this but there is no way I could just stride in there, take my brothers, and then just leave.
No, they had no real need for Jake and Mike, they were just bait for a much bigger fish, me. The Volturi, mainly Aro and Caius, are power hungry and have no conscience when it comes to adding to their collection of powerful beings.
Only Marcus, who was like a father or grandfather to me, did not care at all about being in power, now that his beloved Didyme was dead. Didyme. My dead heart still aches at the thought of the woman, who I once thought of as my own mother, dead. Killed by Aro's hand, her own brother. (a/n: I have no idea when Didyme was killed so I'll make it up by myself, 'kay?)
FLASHBACK
We were fighting against the Southern covens in the mid-1800's in Texas, them being led by a vampire named Benito, a particularly creepy man of Mexican blood. Our squadron that consisted of Marcus, Didyme, myself, and Afton, mate of Chelsea was stationed in the southwest are of Dallas while everyone else was just a few miles north of us.
I was crushing all the "bad" vampires in a matter of seconds, their rock hard bodies easily crumbling like brittle clay pots dropped onto a cement road under the will of my mind. I would curl my fingers in an approaching vampire's direction and they would fall to the ground and disintegrate.
I was about to mow through a rather large group of ravenous newborns when I saw Aro strategically making his way over to his sister, his black cloak billowing out behind him. Uncaring, he was snapping the necks of all the vampires that he passed and left them to be properly taken care of by the 10 or so members of the guard that waited lazily behind for something to do.
Didyme and Marcus seemed to be having fun, working together to watch the others back, laughing and congratulating the other when another one of the enemy was successfully taken care of. They didn't even have time to react when Aro shoved his hand through Didyme's chest and ripped out her stone cold heart.
She screamed in anguish as did Marcus as venom poured from the gaping hole in her breast and she fell to her knees while Marcus attempted to save her somehow. Aro looked down in disgust and tossed the heart to me as I gaped in horror, shocked that he would do that to the person he seemed to be the closest to.
I caught it out of reflex and choke back a cry of fear and bit my trembling lip to keep from breaking down in the middle of this battlefield. I cradled the cold, dead heart to my chest and fell to my knees as I stared unblinking at Aro, who was turning away from our sobbing.
"Why?" the voice was filled with agony and sounded guttural and choked although somehow still smooth and melodious. Aro turned around, his brow raised at the question and stared down at his brother-in-law who had uttered the single worded question.
"She would have taken you from me, I couldn't let her do that." he explained and then left with Caius who, as usual, looked like a complete dick who thought everyone besides him and Aro were scum on the bottom of his expensive leather boots.
I slowly crawled over to Marcus and wrapped my arms around his shoulders as he screamed one long, deep cry of anguish as his love closed her eyes and drew one last breath and was still, forever.
END FLASHBACK
I drew in a long unneeded shuddering breath as I came out of that terrible memory clutching onto Edward and biting his shoulder slightly to muffle my sobs. He was stroking the top of my head and whispering to me in Russian I think, hard to tell when I was nearly incoherent. I released his shoulder from my teeth to see that it was soaked with my venom and it had torn when my canines had been.
After that day I had left the Volturi, refusing to stay there as long as those bastards were in power, killing loved ones just because they wanted to leave and take powerful members with them. Marcus had to stay or else they would have killed me. He didn't know that that was nearly impossible since I was 20 times stronger than the entire guard but Aro convinced him that I would be killed if he left with me.
The only reason I was able to leave was because I physically threatened the two evil brothers into letting me leave, they agreed only on the condition that Marcus stayed. Marcus and I spent my last hours together, talking and remembering Didyme, a beloved wife and mother.
I looked up to see Edward grimacing in pain, he had read my thoughts and saw that memory, which caused pain for him as it did me. He laughed softly and I gave him a disbelieving look only to understand once he gestured to the corner of his mouth then to mine.
Then Edward wiped my face, venom had rolled down to my chin making me embarrassed and laugh mixed with a sob. He kissed my forehead and pulled me upright so that I was no longer draped over him and then picked up our bags on slung both of them over his right shoulder before grasping my hand in his left.
"We can discuss this in first period, we can't afford to miss anymore school." he said and I nodded my head while we walked to Calculus, people giving us frightened looks and a wide berth. I glared coldly at them, word had spread fast of the incident yesterday even though we had threatened them with death. There were students I knew had not been there that had given us scared looks, glancing at the necklaces hanging upon our necks.
We reached class taking our seats in the back and put our heads together while we spoke quietly, "What am I to do Edward? We both know the Volturi is behind this and if I go I'll never get away again if I go there." I whispered.
"You're sure? I mean yes, telling you to go to Volterra gave it away, but how do you know the Volturi want you? What if they just want to talk?" I gave him a skeptical look. Always the one to overanalyze things and think of every possibility, Edward might have just said the dumbest thing ever.
"Love, the fact that you are here right now is proof that they want me. You were supposed to be killed just so you wouldn't get in the way of me helping the Volturi take over the world." I pointed out. He got an, "Oh, duh." look on his face and said nothing more.
Jacob and Mike could be lying dead or dying somewhere in the Volturi castle while Edward and I talked and that message was just a trap to get me to go there. If that was the case than it would be suicide to go to Volterra to check if they were really there.
"Holy crap!" I shouted out loud and the entire classroom turned around to stare at me so I glared menacingly at them and they all turned around. Edward gave me a look that, no doubt, meant for me to explain but I held up my finger, telling him to be patient.
I closed my eyes and pictured Mike and Jacob, the way they would laugh at something on the television, and the way they held hands when they thought no one was looking. The point of this was to find out if they were still alive but… I felt nothing. Not even a glimmer of their presence. They were already dead.
2 1/2 months later(it is now mid-May)
"Dang Rose, you're getting big!" Alice squealed as her best friend waddled into the classroom, her round stomach bulging underneath the pink maternity shirt she wore. I laughed at her enthusiasm for the pregnancy and my heart squeezed as I remembered how much Jacob and Mike always wanted a child of their own.
Once I had found out that my brothers were dead I called Aro and Caius and told them to… well to put it plainly I told them to go fuck themselves up the butt with a spoon and that I had figured out their plan. They were pissed that I had figured out their plan and hadn't gone blind into their trap. Aro told me they had my father and James. I laughed really hard, told them to keep them, and then hung up.
But, now that I think of it, I think James and Charles are in league with the dick holes I used to call my friends and they are all plotting my demise, joy. So, I'll probably be seeing someone soon who a) wants me to be their sex slave for all of eternity, b) wants to use my power for world domination, or c) kill me. Yeah, I'm not liking those options.
"I know!" Rosalie squealed back with equal enthusiasm and wrapped her arms around the little beach ball under her shirt as she lowered herself onto a stool at the table we were all surrounding. Emmett grinned at his girlfriend and leaned down to press his lips against the top of her tummy making her eyes tear up as she stroked his hair.
"Aww, Jasper that makes me want to get pregnant. Tonight, you're going bareback." Jasper choked on the water he was drinking and sprayed it all over his front. Edward pounded him on the back as he spluttered and coughed at Alice's sudden announcement.
Alice grimaced as she was sprayed with water, a few drops landing on her pale pink vintage Vera Wang sweater then smoothed her low rise boot-cut dark wash jeans. I was wearing a flannel shirt over a black spaghetti strap shirt and grey skinny jeans with 3 inch heels. My hair was piled high on top of my head in a messy bun, only this time I had pink streaks in it.
"So Rosey, how far along are you?" I asked, propping my chin on the palm of my hand.
"Um, about 5 1/2months." she said. That shocked me, she was extremely big to only be 4 months pregnant, unless…
"Rosalie are you having twins?!" I asked, well more like quietly shouted. She nodded and my jaw dropped, twins were a lot to handle, especially for a 17 year old junior in high school. Even though Rosalie's and Emmett's parents were both fairly well off I doubted they would be helping financially support their children.
"That's so cool! But, how are you going to support them? If you don't mind my asking?" I asked, nervously since this was an extremely touchy subject for most pregnant teens.
"I honestly have no idea." she whispered and Emmett placed his arm around her slender shoulders as she stared, dejected, at the desk in front of her. Confusion clouded her face as she mulled over how she would be able to support her babies once they were born since she would still have another school year to attend.
"I do have a job," Emmett said, "but it doesn't pay well, only enough to keep us out of the poorhouse since our parents are practically going to disown us once our kids are born." that outraged me. How could you turn your back on your own flesh and blood simply because they were having a child, or children? Aren't parents supposed to stick with their kids no matter what?
"Yeah, just because Rose won't be able to ride anymore, well for a while anyway." Alice added, looking sympathetic for the dilemma Rosalie and Emmett would soon have to face. Or maybe…
"How much would you guys mind if my parents helped you two out?" I asked, suddenly feeling better about this problem. Ben and Jacqui had just lost two of their kids, wouldn't they love to have two babies to take care of, love, and buy unnecessary things for? Emmett's and Rosalie's jaws dropped at my proposition and I could hear the happiness in their inane babble they spluttered at me.
"Yes, that would be amazing! But, why?" Emmett asked once the initial shock had worn off from my offer. I chuckled at their incredulous stares and slacked jaws before answering.
"Well, as you know, Jake and Mike are dead," I had to pause and regain control of my voice before continuing, "so I know that my parents would love to take care of your kids. You know, buy them tons of toys, take care of them, basically be like their nannies." I told them. Rosalie started sobbing tears of joy and reached across the table to wrap me in a warm hug, thanking me over and over.
She kissed me on the cheek before pulling back and sitting down and dabbing at her eyes with her knuckles and rubbing her belly and telling the twins what just happened. Suddenly I saw two little protruding bumps from her belly button area and she squealed in shock.
"They just kicked!" she cried and put Emmett's hands where the babies had kicked and waited for them to kick again, or at least move some. After another few seconds Emmett had awe written all over his face and, once more, pressed his lips to her belly.
"This is amazing! They know what we're saying! They're excited!" Rosalie gushed, silently thanking some higher power in her head for letting her know that her children would be healthy. I patted her hand affectionately and congratulated her for her fortune and she thanked me with another warm smile.
Alice was bouncing in her seat and literally had her arm in the air, waving it around and waiting to be called on so she could say what she was dying to divulge. Jasper was trying to get her to sit back down but she elbowed him in the chest and he started rubbing the sore spot.
"Yes Alice?" Rosalie said, obviously confused as to why Alice was waiting to be called on, as though we were in class and she had the answer. Today was a free day since we had a sub and we were allowed to talk, read, or just do whatever and we had chosen to talk.
"Bella and I should be the godmothers and Ed and Jas can be the godfathers." she announced, much to the surprise of everyone in the conversation; we had been expecting something much different. I had to admit that I liked that idea since it would be hard to choose which of us would be those positions.
"Wow Alice, that's a really good idea," Rosalie sounded shocked that Alice had said something that intelligent, "I was just going to have you guys all be like, aunts and uncles to them, we definitely need to tell Angela, Eric, Saera, and Ben." Ben was Angela's boyfriend and also the boy I saw in the vision of us all going to prom. He was a small kid around 5'7" of Asian descent who loves comics, computer games, and Angela(which was totally awesome since she is in love with him too).
He had joined our ever expanding group of close-knit friends who were the most unapproachable people in the school, apart from the snobby populars. It wasn't that we were snobby too, it's just that other humans were too terrified to approach Edward or me and, in lieu of hanging out with us, our human friends.
It was fine with me because I didn't have much desire to be befriending the population here at Forks High since they didn't like us either. I guess it was that predator-like vibe Edward and I gave off that told them subconsciously to stay the hell away(which, by the way, our human friends seemed not to notice).
"Hell yes," Jasper said, "these kids are going to be suffocated with all the love they're gonna be getting from all of us. Ya'll are gonna be needin' a restraining real soon, or we're goin' be 'round them kids all day 'err day." his Southern twang was becoming so much more prominent everyday as he became all the more comfortable talking in a group such as ours.
"Hold on there cowboy." Alice giggled, wrapping her arms around his waist and laying her head on his shoulder. He laughed along with her and fluffed up her hair before kissing the crown of her head and pressing his cheek to the spot he'd just kissed.
"So, what are your name options?" I asked.
"Well, if it's both girls, Emmalie and Rosett, which is our names combined," Rosalie said, "if both boys Masen with an 'e' from Edward's last name and Brandon from Alice's. If it's a boy and a girl, then Masen and Emmalie. Then Belle or Jackson. Those are kinda like your guys' names, we really wanted to have some inspiration from our friends." she told us the ideas her and Emmett had for names for their children and Alice burst into tears.
"That's SO sweet!" Alice wailed. I must say, I had to agree.
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