"Aidzuki are you alright?" She says her frown still in place.
I think about it for a minute. I could always lie. But my physical appearance will just give me away.
"Not really. i think I've come down with something." Yeah a case of the heartbreak. "It'll pass."
She just stares at me in that cullen way that is almost as creepy as them not breathing. Sigh, she knew I hated that.
"Well it doesn't look like you have a cold. You look like... A ghost." I roll my eyes.
"Woooo thanks for the cooompliment." I say like a ghost. She huffs.
"I am just worried. Maybe-"
"We should talk later. Agreed. I'm starved." I lied. I haven't had an apatite in a long while. I'll just make some food and set it in front of me and maybe she won't notice. I get up and prepare to do just that.
Jacob's POV
"Is he- *sigh* how many cullens are here and how long are they staying." I quickly try to cover up my slip.
The last thing I need is 'Mr. Right in all the wrong ways' coming back and ruining all i worked up with bella. I already lost more times then i could count. Don't think I could do it again.
"No, it's just alice." Bella says. She looks me in the eyes and i nod. I was captivated by those eyes that bore into something in me. I thought about how we almost kissed in the car. And she looked into my eyes sweetly and unsure. And how we both pulled away last minute. Though I would deny it was for the same reason.
We both loved someone else.
I shook my head. She loved someone else. I just didn't think she was ready to move on. Yeah.
Bella turned away from and grabbed something off the table. She turned around and i thought she was gonna stand back where she was but instead I was met with a glare.
"And she could stay as long as she wants." She brushes past me. I stand there frozen in place. I could feel the little progress I made being slowly crushed.
I follow her into the kitchen where I'm hit by a wall of the best scent I've ever smelled. Aidzuki. I shudder a possesive growl trying to tear it's way out of me but I swallow it. My wolf snorts at me and whines sadly.
"Well are the others coming back." We both knew by others I meant edward.
She shook her head. "No. Not that I know of." She says. And I'm upset by the hope in her voice.
Damn cullen.
"Anything else?" She says in a way that makes my heart sink. She was shutting me out. Covering my hurt I shrug.
"That's it." I say.
"Well if that's it you better go run back to sam." That sentence was like a door slamming in my face. She then turns her back. That's it I'm out again. As a last ditch effort I try to make amends.
"I did it again, I broke my promise." I say. She turn to me again.
"We don't have to do this to eachother." She said.
It was like she was trying to let go of me. She was the only thing holding me from dropping into a dark place. A place no one could bring me from.
When sam told me about imprinting I was sure I would imprint on her. Especially when he told me it was only between male and female. Cause his guess was that it had to do with passing on the wolf gene and two males couldn't do so.
And even though I didn't imprint on bella I still pursue her relentlessly because she's the only girl I could see myself with even if just barley. And i will hold on as tight as possible untill or if I find my imprint.
"Yes we do." I said sternly. But sounded unsure even to my ears. I stride up to her untill we are just inches apart.
"Bella..." I breath. "I won't give up."
Our eyes meet and she gasps. I was hell bent on recreating our moment In the car. Maybe if we kiss. Maybe she'll see how much i...love her. How much I need her.
I slowly raise my hand up as if she might get scared any if I do it any faster and caress her soft pale cheek she then gives me that unsure love filled gaze and i can't help but lean in more our breathes mingling.
Her eyes slide shut and mine follow as we lean in to meet in the middle. Just as our lips brush a shrill noise breaks us apart. I pull back still breathless and look to the source of the rude interruption to find a ringing phone.
I pluck it off of the receiver and put it to my ear trying to keep a sneer off my face "swan residence."
No one said anything they were just breathing. But the unnatural way it was done I knew who it had to be. Why was he calling?
That alice chick must of told him about her vision and he was calling to check if she was still alive. Took him long enough.
But if he was calling he probably was counting on hearing bella's voice and hanging up to continue his slow torture. And if he knew she was alive his chances at even being somewhat...normal or happy were dashed.
"Sorry he's not in right now he's arranging a funeral." Was all I said and there was more silence then a cracking sound then a long tartness indicating the end of the call.
I slam the phone back down and turn back to bella. "Who was that?" She asked. I was hoping she wouldn't.
"Always in the way." Was all I said. As anger rose in me i tried to even my breathing.
"Jake who was that?" She said a bit more harshly. I began backing up. Why would he pretend to care now! Of all times.
He knew he was killing her slowly already so why care if she were dead?! He just doesn't want her to be happy. He probably like to make his prey suffer untill they beg him to take their life.
"Jacob tell me!" I heard bella's demanding voice get closer to me.
"Bella stay back." I try not to growl not wanting to startle her.
Fucking leaches. Damn bloodsuckers. Sinking their teeth into everything and sucking the life out!
"Jak-" to make matters worse the putrid smell of vampire came wafting in. Along with its voice.
"Bella, bella it's edward. He thinks you're dead, and rosalie told him why I came here." She gave bella a worried look.
I watched as bella mirrors her face before turning eyes full of fire on me. I was now all the way in the corner trying to keep from busting out of my skin.
"Why di- why didn't you let me speak to him?!" She yells at me. Unable to answer at the moment I focus my breathing.
When I calm down just a little I speak " He didn't ask for you." I said in hopes she'd see what I do.
"I don't care!"She yells again. Alice grabs her arm and pulls her away.
"Bella! He's going to the volturi... he wants to die to." I watch bella go sheet white and regret my action for a second. Suddenly they were in motion.
They head outside and i follow hot on bella's heels. I don't give a second thought to the figure leaning against the car alice speeds into starting it. The person, aidzuki gets in the back seat.
"He doesn't want you anymore bella. Remember? He left you." I know it's wrong of me to say and bring up but I was desperate at this point. She was going back to him. She was choosing him over me again.
"I'm not gonna just let him kill himself out of guilt." She says without slowing down she makes it to the car and opens the door.
"Well what about your dad?" I said not giving up.
"Im eighteen now. I don't need permission to leave." She mumbled. She obviously made up her mind. But i can't let her go. Cause no matter what happens she'll never come back. To me at least.
Aidzuki's pov
I watch as he walks up to the car and leans his upper half in grabs the keys I Alice's hand but not taking them away.
"Please bella" I felt my heart ache at the raw emotion in his voice. "Stay for charlie..." He was looking at bella with so much... desperation. "Or stay for me."
Hearing those words hurt me more then anything. Reminded me of when I was in bella's shoes and he was fighting for me to stay. I can't say it's out of love.
There's no love there. No romantic love anyway. I just don't think he knows it. And it was , I'd never thought I'd say this about him, but pathetic.
Bella made up her mind and he could see that so he let go and stepped back. I glanced at him. For the first time since that day and saw how miserable he looked as well as awful. He looked like he was also loosing sleep though he didn't look nearly as bad as me. He wasn't thinner which I was glad for. And he looked healthy other then the dark circles around his eyes.
I looked away no longer able to look at him. I still loved him. And i cared. I just hope he realizes what he's putting himself through before it's to late. For him... and for me.
"Goodbye jacob." I hear bella say. From the corner of my eyes I see jacob walk away slumped over.
'Bye... jacob' I say in my head as i watch his retreating form
×××time skipxxx
I yelped as the fast moving car jolted again. "So I'm guessing you didn't rent this car." Bella said. I looked at alice.
When I was asked why I wanted to come I told them the truth. I wanted to help them in case this 'volturi' biz got outta hand. Alice explained what the volturi is and i don't like the way they do things. I couldn't trust my friends would return to me unscathed.
"I figured you wouldn't be opposed to Grand theft auto" Alice said snapping me back to reality.
"Not today." Bella admitted.
I smirk at her "Oh good girl gone bad. I like it." She and alice snorted.
The car veered to one side when alice froze but she quickly came back. I was gonna call her crazy for trying to be cool when bella asked her what she saw.
"They refused him." She panicked.
Not getting it i prompted "soooo?"
"He's gonna make a scene. He's gonna show himself to humans." Alice rolled her eyes. Yeah he was a bit dramatic.
"No! When?" Bella said getting anxious.
"Ladies and gentlemen the drama king and queen." I mumble under my breath.
"He's gonna wait untill noon, when the sun is at its highest." She exhaled.
"Alice you have to hurry." Bella rushed.
"There's still time." She soothes her.
Love❤evol
Alice inform us that me and bella are the only ones that could stop edward from revealing himself since he couldn't read our thoughts. If she were to he'd think she's lying and rush into it.
So that's why we're running through a crowd of red hooded figures guided by my nose and luck since there was alot of new smells which made finding his a bit difficult. We ran and i could feel myself slowing down not able to run faster then even bella at the moment.
I follow her up a flight of steps and we push through a small crowd of the people and spot a parade of some sort happening. That's when a minty snow smell hits my nose and i grab bella's arm and run through the citizens lining the street and through the parade.
Once we come to a water fountain we spot him. Bella gasps as he walks towards the sunlight. Then the clock strikes noon and the bell rings loudly throughout the celebration. Bella climbs over the side of the fountain and runs through it making a be line for him. I settle for going around since I couldn't run any faster then her anyway.
She makes it to him just as he's almost completely submerged in the sun. And i can't hear what there saying over the noise all i see is her holding his face with his eyes but when I watch them flutter open I know that we saved him.
I smile as they stand in eachothers arms for a long while just talking, I would've yelled for them to kiss already but one I didn't even know what they were saying and two I didn't wanna draw unnecessary attention.
But my silent wish came true anyway as their smiling lips came into contact with one anothers and i smiled to. I probably looked weird. Some random skeleton smiling down a dark hall at two people kissing.
It was interupted however when two males dressed weird walked up to them. I started towards them the closer I got the more I could hear.
"Perhaps we should continue this conversation in a more private setting?" He asked them. One was looking at me but I kept approaching intent on making sure they're ok.
"Right. Bella why don't you and aidzuki enjoy the rest of the festival." I was gonna protest when one of those creeps start talking again.
"Oh no, the girl and boy comes with us." Edward takes a protective stance in front i of her. And i step beside her staring the men back down as they look on amused.
"No, you could go to hell." We're all distracted by the door breaking open and they look to see but keep my eyes on them already having smelled alice.
"Come on guys it a festival. You wouldn't want to make a scene." She says with fake cheerfulness.
I snort. Are all vampires dramatic or something.
"No, we wouldnt." The tall one says.
Suddenly, I roll my eyes. Another vampire comes out of no where here scent not to distinguishable from her surroundings. "Enough!" She says clearly down the hallway.
"Jane." Edward says for bella and i's benefit. Not like I'd remember that anyway. Edward purses his lips since I've allowed him in my head and tries to keep a smirk away.
"Aro sent me to see what's taking so long." She says looking between her fellow creeps. She then walks away and Edward follows her. Bella and i both look to alice who just nods.
"Do what she says." She says critically.
We began following along with them. Down the long hallway and down stairs the little blonde guiding us.
"Don't be scared." I hear edward whisper to his mate.
"Are you?" Bella asks. I look at her like she's an idiot but she shrugs. He was trying to be strong for her.
"No." He answers after a long pause. It told me that he was and wanted to hide it from her. The little blonde... judy made a sound in her throat.
We are led to a elevator with terrible music playing and they ushered us inside. We stand as the doors close and the elevator starts moving.
The music mad my ears bleed "geeze ain't non of your vamps heard about beyoncé." I grumble I was elbowed by alice who was to my left bella and Edward to my right.
The elevator stops and the doors open and we walk out to be greeted by... a human. I raise a brow at her. But she only had eyes for Kathy err ... jesse.
"Is she human?"bella asks edward he nods.
"Does she know?" I ask anyone.
"Yes." Edward was the one who answered.
"Then why would she... she wants to be..." Bella says.
"She's our dessert." Blondie says. That's just cruel and gross.
We're finally lead to large double doors that the red eyed vampress throws open. It leads us into a larger room. Multiple smells hit my nose at once so I opted for breathing out of my mouth instead.
There are more of these volturi guys waiting inside. One was standing up his eyes wide and mouth smiling. He walked down the steps towards us.
"Oh look yay. Baller is alive. Isn't that wonderful. I love a happy ending." He walks up to edward and takes his hand away from bella's. I narrow my eyes at him. This must be aro. Creepiest creep yet.
He hold Edward's hands in his own looking him in the eyes. "They are so rare."
He says something in a different language and looks at bella "Her blood appeals to you so much, makes me" He swallows "thirsty."
"How can you stand to be so close to her." He says. "It's not without difficulty." Edward replies.
"I see that."
"Aro can read every thought I've ever had with one touch." Edward explained to us. A creepy gift for a creepy guy.
He removes his hands from aro's his wide eyes looking at around curiously "and now you've seen everything."
"So get on with it" Edward bits out. Aro just breathes a laugh. "You're quite a soul reader yourself...edward"
He gives a small smile and once again glances at bella. "Ah, but you can't read bella's thoughts...fascinating."
I can't be the only one getting...vibes from this guy right? These people in here seem to be used to it. But i don't think I'd ever get used to a ancient man who is still curious about everything.
"I would like to see is you're an exception to my gift aswell." He takes a few steps back and holds his hand out his eyes all for the only human. Bella steps behind edward keeping an eye on aro while trying to hide her face at the same time.
I glare at him and have to stop from snarling at this creepy fuck. I shift closer to bella and fold my arms over my chest. Aro's eyes travel to me. He throws his creepy ass smile my way. "Brave human aren't you." He says.
"Creepy vampire aren't ya. You ain't so scary." I say calmly. He only giggles a little and looks back to bella, hand still outstretched to her. I shiver, that giggle sounded more like cackling.
"Will you do me the honer?" He asks her in a deeper voice to show he wasn't taking no for an answer. Edward gives her a pointed look and gently nudges her forward. She hesitantly walk forward all the while raising her hand. She places her hand in his and he grasps it pulling her a bit closer.
The room was silent as aro hung his head over their joined hands. His face shows his concentration unlike when he had Edward's hand. After a minute he looks up astonished. The first real wide smile I've seen since we've been here.
"Mmm intresting." He looks side to side at all our faces then looks back at the brunette "I see nothing."
He turned his back to us and addressed the whole room. "I wonder..." He slowly turns untill I could see his face again and he looks to the blonde off to the side "if she's perhaps immune to other gifts."
He nods his head her way. "Shall we jane." She looks over at said girl with with a happy smile. A smile i wouldn't trust if it were on an innocent baby.
Edward knowing what her gift was didn't like the sound of this and step in Jane's line of sight before charging at her.
"No!" He blurts.
She remains smiling and said one word that put me on edge "pain." She simply says. But the effect was anything but simple as edward stops in his tracks as if he ran into a wall his body tense and shaking.
His breathing is labored and he slowly goes down until he's laying on the ground. And the expression on his face was one of pure pain. I could only watch wide eyed as he shook like constant pain was being brought to his person. Yet no one even touched him. Alice runs to him.
Bella tried to run to him but was held back easily by another one of those in a long cloak. "Stop!" She screams as if she felt the same pain.
"Stop hurting him! Please stop." Bella kept wailing. The girl didn't even look her way.
I looked to aro who had that same fascinated smile on his face. Why was he doing this. His smile receded and he called for her room stop whatever it was she was doing.
She stopped and looked to aro and said "master." Which sickened me to the core.
"go ahead my dear." He ordered. And like a puppet on strings she turned her head to bella. And bella looked at the ground prepared to feel what edward felt.
"This may hurt just a little." She smirks. Bella look up at her fear apparent but I was proud to see mostly determination.
Once again it was silent. And Jane's smile fell off her face the more she stared at her. I sighed, good kami it doesn't work. She looked upset but all attention was brought back to aro who laughed insanely at the display in front of him like it was some type of comedy. He claps and Jane stops trying. Surprise apparent on her face.
Serves that bitch right.
"Remarkable!" He said like a mad scientist. "She confounds us all. So, what to do with you now." The sinister look on his face has me prepared for anything.
"You already know what you're going to do aro." An voice speaks up from behind him sounding old and tired. I'd be to if I had to witness aro's Bullshit for centuries.
"She knows to much... she a liability." The younger looking one of the three says.
Aro sighs as if he's unable to choose what to stop even if his eyes says he's already made up his mind. "That's true, felix." He calls.
The one holding bella suddenly walks past her and she spins to follow his movement. She gasps when she sees he's ready to attack her. I coukd only watch since I was no longer fast enough to get to her.
Edward Springs up and flips bella over his shoulder in a blur then jumps on felix who grabs him the same time edward grabs him they both fall to the ground. Alice tries to help but is grabbed by the throat and held against another gaurds chest.
Seeing an opening i run to bella so that she's not just out in the open. Her eyes darting around to keep up with what's happening. Stand behind her protectively.
I survey the room and all in it as a fight commenced between the two male vampires. And i fought to stay put as felix seemed to have the upper hand since edward is weak from lack of feeding.
Felix slams him head first onto the ground causing the floor to Crack along with Edward's who's eyes slide shut. The giant brute of a vampire the turns back to bella taking large steps towards her. I growl in warning and step around her.
Felix stops taken aback for a few moments which was all edward needed to heal and tackle him. Well at least try. There isn't much you could do with weak senses and i know better then anyone.
Edward was grabbed again with lightning speed and thrown away he hits the ground and slides under a bench. Felix stomps over to him and grabs him by the neck.
They are just a flurry of movement after that my now weak eyes unable to keep up. When they stop edward is swung around like a rag doll and slammed on the steps. Bella lunges but i grab her from running to him.
Felix put the weakened vampire in a chokes hold and i hear cracking as he tries to wrench his head off.
"No! No! Please." Bella screams and struggles but I can't let her go least she be killed.
"Please no! Kill me. Kill me! Not him." The whole room including me looks at the girl astonished. Aro stops felix before he tears his head of and looks at bella and slowly makes his way to her.
I tense even more then i already was. " How extraordinary, you would give your life for someone like us?" He asks in awe.
"A vampire, soulless monster." He finishes. "You're the only soulless monster here." I spat.
He disregards me "just get away from him." Edward groans. Felix squeezes him tighter a warning to shut up.
"You don't know a thing... about his soul." She says through gritted teeth I nod in agreement.
He gives us a 'Oh really' look. He then speaks in that language again and turns to edward. "If only it were your intention to give her immortality."
He shakes his head and my blood runs cold as he walksup to us. I put bella behind me again and bare my teeth at him trying to collect my black destroying energy in one hand. He raises a brow and lifts his claws to strike.
"Wait!" Alice screams. He freezes a few inches from my face and shifts eyes to her.
"Bella will be one of us.. I've seen it myself. " He drops his hostile pose and holds his hand out to her. The gaurd let's her go and she snatches her glove off, she lays her hand in his palm.
She shows him her vision and he exhales heavily "mesmerizing. To see what you have seen before it happens."
He crosses back to us "your gifts would make for an intriguing immortal Isabella " He draws out her name then goes caress her face but i pull her back.
He looks at me as if he's forgotten I was there. He excitedly turns around to the captured edward " go now. Make preparations." I breath in relief when he's let go. I move to the side as they embrace again.
I smile sweetly and we all began to exit. But was stopped before we reached the door.
"Hold on just a minute. I almost forgot one thing. I didn't see any plans to change the young gentlemen. He is still a danger." Aro says.
"I am no danger to anyone." I snarl.
"Oh really...how so?" He says.
I just fold my ears up where it lay under my hair and my tail which was wrapped around my waist. "I am no human. I am something not of this place. Now leave us alone."
He suddenly got that look on his face again. "Marvellous." He whispers. I tuck my ears and tail away again. And wait to be dismissed.
"I look forward to meeting you again. Bella and..." He looks at me.
"Aidzuki" i provide.
"Yes, aidzuki. Bye." I turn and we all walk out the door safely.