Chapter Fifteen

Ever since she had initiated the first kiss between them, Bella and Alec were always seen more touchy-feely than before. They were found sneaking behind tapestries throughout the castle and submerge themselves in kisses and touches. They had waited for each other so long; it was almost as though they were school children that weren't supposed to even hold hands to begin with. They were able to be with each other, forever, now and they sure as hell weren't going to let anyone keep them away from each other any longer.

It was after dinner, and Alec had been sent to have night duty with the lower-level guards that had been assigned to be under his care. Bella on the other hand was standing in front of the mirror in the bedroom section of the chambers. She peered at the lingerie that Heidi had given to her not that long ago, winking at her, since she said whenever Bella felt it was time for her to take the next level with Alec that she would know when to wear it.

Bella had been staying in the castle for four months now, and she was ready. She probably would have given her virginity to Edward if he had stayed in Forks after James's attack. Edward would have been the first one who would see her in the crimson lacey lingerie that made her curves look even more prominent though she didn't have too thick of curves (she did admit though that since she was living in Volterra with the Volturi she had gained good weight on her bones because they would always make sure she would have the proper weight on her).

Her hair was flowing down her back, and she nervously smoothed her hands down onto her pale skin. She blushed as she knew she had never imagined herself doing this. She knew Charlie would have wanted her to save herself for marriage and Renee, well Renee would have just wanted her to not end up pregnant. Pregnancy of course was the last thing on her mind, and she couldn't care less what Charlie thought of her saving herself for marriage because he didn't have the audacity to even tell her he was sick to begin with.

"Bella?"

Bella turned around; the candles were lit throughout the room. She went to grab the matching red silk robe and put it on before she opened the bedroom doors. She blushed once more when she noticed that Alice was standing in the doorway. She must have seen what would happen and was coming so that she could offer her advice.

"I guess you would end up seeing what would happen when I made the decision," Bella remarked, there was a little bit of irritation that leaked from her. She didn't want Alice telling her that this was the wrong thing to do, because she was going to do it.

Even if she wouldn't be doing it tonight that didn't mean she wasn't going to give up on it. She would try again, and even if she had to wait until she would become a vampire in the end (though she didn't think Alec would ask for that) she would still be having sex with him. So, there was no point in her telling her to not do this.

Alice sighed as she went over to where the bed was. She sat down, her eyes going over her old friend, and how maybe once upon a time she would have given herself over to Edward and it would be too late. She would have given her virginity to someone who wasn't her mate, and that wasn't something Alice would have wanted for anyone.

"You look beautiful. Everything will go well, I don't have to see it to know it," Alice finally decided to say this, being careful with what she had said. Bella was playing with the strings of her robe before she turned her attention towards Alice again.

"Is…is this his first time too?"

Alice decided not to tell her whether or not it was his first time. "That's not something that I should tell you, it should be him. All I know is that he loves you so much and there will be plenty of moments such as this in the future in store for you."

Bella gave a nervous smile before thanking, "thank you, it's nice you came to check on me but I'd rather he be welcomed with just me instead of the both of us. He might be nice to everyone, but there's a side to him that he doesn't show…"

Bella blushed as her mind was transported to the way he would run his fingers through her hair and his lips would press so softly and gently against her throat in a desperation that made her knees weak. She wanted to drown herself into all that he would give her tonight.

It was time for them to become united in all ways except for marriage, eventually that would come. For now, though, tonight, she could push away her eventual vampirism and just be a normal girl giving her virginity to the love-of-her-life, her soulmate. (Typical human girls didn't give their virginity over to vampires though).

Bella turned her head in the direction of where Alice was only for the golden-eyed vampire to be gone. Relief came over. She wasn't going to insist on being here and making sure that everything would be perfect for Bella and Alec. She didn't even want Alice to be here to begin with, only Alec was supposed to see this much of her in her own bedchambers.

Rolling her eyes, Bella turned around and pulled her robe off from her and went over to the vanity was, before she sat down on the satin cushioned stool. Everything around her was pure Italian marble and it only reminded her she wasn't at her home in Phoenix or her bedroom in Forks. This was everything that was opposite of what it would have been like if she had met Alec in Forks, and he had decided to stay in Forks until she would become a vampire.

Bella perked up when she could hear the faint sound of the foyer of the chambers open. She hurriedly got up from her spot at the vanity and went over to bed. She sat down and bit her lip but waited patiently now for Alec to come through the bedroom chambers.

"I'm sorry that I had to be the Head Guard tonight, Tesoro (treasure), but Uncle Caius demanded I be the one who was on duty tonight. He says that–"

Alec had his eyes closed and there was tiredness that was dripping from him, evidence that if he were human, he would have bruised circles under his eyes. He would have been yawning and slumped over, but he was still straight and proper in posture. A gentleman through and through.

"Forget what he says, you're here now."

Alec chuckled some as he went over to where one of the hooks in the room were for him to hang his guard robe onto it. He pulled it off, her heart raced in her chest as the delectable sight of his tight white long sleeve button up shirt, and how his muscles were taunted. She licked her lips without thinking, enjoying the sight before her.

"You–"

Alec turned around, his eyes widening in shock at the sight of his mate and girlfriend sitting primly on their bed with her legs tucked shyly but sexily. Every pound she had gained throughout the months he worshiped, and now he was seeing how she had those curves tightened by that lace bra and panties.

The bra of her lingerie was thin sheer red fabric with flower lace sewn upon it in random places so that other parts of her bra were showing her skin. Ribbon straps and a simple back underwire hook kept her bra together and did not show anything less than a tightness. The panties were skinny on the sides and the top half of the panties had a cluster of flower laces while the rest of it was sheer so he could see everything that he thought he wouldn't be able to see until after she became a vampire.

In less than a second, he was sitting next to her, his eyes taking in her even more. He didn't know what to say, there was nothing that he could say. The most beautiful woman in the world was sitting next to him, and part of him wanted to rip her lingerie off while the other part of him wanted her to keep it for future moments such as this.

Bella blushed, her head going down and to the sheets that were to the left of her than at her boyfriend. She had thought this was a good thing. Alice hadn't come into the bedroom chambers and informed her this was going to be ugly so she could just change into her pajamas for the night. She had hinted that she didn't even have to see what would happen to know that it would happen.

Alec's mouth fell open and Bella shifted awkwardly on the bed before she went to stand up. She was stopped when Alec's hand shot out and placed itself softly onto one of her hands. She took his hand in both of hers, attempting to give a reassuring squeeze to let him know she was there for him. She wasn't going to demand they have sex this very minute.

"Are you certain, Tesoro? I have never done this before. No woman has ever given me these feelings, this longing to consume you and your body in ecstasy," Alec finally whispered, his thick Italian accent reminding her once again she wasn't even in the same country anymore. Italy was her home now; Alec was her home.

"I've never done this before either. Even before I lost my memories there wasn't anyone who caught my attention. I know enough to know that I didn't lose it when I stayed in Forks either…the entire time," Bella confessed, letting him know she hadn't given her innocence over to Edward. She was pure, a virgin, though she was sin dressed in that red lingerie.

"I don't want to hurt you. You're still human," Alec pointed out, earning a shrug from Bella as though to say she didn't find that any issue. He added, "I could hurt you, break you. I don't want to do that to you. I would rather wait until you become one of us in order to make sure…"

Bella rolled her eyes fondly at him before she pulled her hands away from him and reached them up, before she put them upon each side of his face. She leant forward and pressed a few kisses against his lips, enough for him to loosen up some. She reached her hands down and began to unbutton his shirt, he let her unbutton his shirt without any struggle since there were times they would make out in the past when he was shirtless, and she was in her pajamas.

"Give yourself to me. I will give myself to you. You will not hurt me, and if you do, I might even like it," Bella whispered to him, a wicked twinkle in her chocolate eyes made Alec gulp down some venom at the teasing she had towards him.

In fact, it was enough for Bella to let out a beautiful laugh, one that was carefree. She leant over and pressed her head against his bare bicep. "We can start off with kissing and if in time it progresses into something more then it will. I'm fine with whatever happens tonight. As long as you are comfortable, and I am comfortable that's all that matters."

Alec slowly pushed Bella onto her back, smiling at how she was spread out upon the silk purple sheets in such an open and vulnerable way. She was relaxed, ready for him, and it was so easy for him to start kissing her around her face, peppering her with little brushes of his lips. He ran his fingers through her dark and soft hair, it was obvious she had made sure to put some smooth hair lotion in her hair and it only made her hair feel like the silk sheets beneath them.

Eventually Alec pressed his lips against hers and gradually made their kisses deeper and harder. They held onto each other, and Bella soaked up all she could. Even if they only made out tonight then it would be okay, since that would mean he wasn't pushing away having sex with her in the future. She'd try again before she would become a vampire though, you couldn't blame the girl. She knew she adored him to the moon and back, in fact.

"Alec, I love you."

Alec pulled away from her, tears were rising in his tear ducts and fell down his cheekbones. The sound of the sizzling of his marble skin was another reminder how painful it was. He stared at her for a moment before he responded, "and I love you, Isabella."

Without thinking, Bella moaned when she heard him use her full first name. He arched his eyebrow up at her, and she blushed before she admitted the reason why she didn't want him to call her Isabella the first time that she had met him. A wicked smile appeared on his face, before he informed her, he would call her full name when they would be alone in the bedroom chambers.

SEX SCENE BELOW

Bella submerged herself into Alec, gasping when his fingers went down her chest and he cupped her breasts. She gave him a pleading look and nodding his head, he unclasped her bra and pulled it away, his eyes becoming darker at the sight of her bare breast. Without hesitation his hands and his lips went to them, and she focused on him worshiping her chest.

Pulling away when she was trembling, he pulled her panties off, knowing he wanted her to keep her lingerie because it was beautiful on her. He didn't want to rip them off of her. He knew eventually he would be doing that, but for now he wanted to remember the first lingerie set she had worn when they made love.

Yes, make love, this wasn't sex, it was making love.

"Are you ready for me to make love to you?"

Bella bit her lip before she nodded her head again, before he prepared her for him to take her virginity away. She gasped in pain at first when he entered her and broke through her hymen. His eyes darkened from the blood that came out of her. He closed his eyes for a moment, relaxing before he began to make love to her.

At first her legs shook from the pain but before long the pleasure started and she lost herself into the feeling of their bodies becoming one. She was in nirvana, and she didn't want to come down. She understood why people made love to those who were their soulmates. It was even more special she knew when they would make love to that one person that completed them.

Later, once they were finished, Alec lay next to her. She had a few bruises on her from his hands gripping onto her hips and her arms but there weren't that many. He had guilt on his face, but she gave him a look before saying, "don't you dare have guilt on your face. I wanted this, and I'm so glad that you decided to give yourself to me as I have done to you."

END OF SEX SCENE

The next morning, after Bella slept like the dead, she tried to keep herself from hurting too much from having her virginity taken from her. She knew that though she had a good amount of pain tolerance it was expected for some women to hurt a little bit after they had their hymen broken. It was natural and she didn't feel guilty about it, as long as Alec wasn't in her presence.

She dressed in a nice white blouse, designer jeans and some slightly heeled shoes, before she left her chambers and went down the hallway. Alec had already left to be in the throne room, though she paused when she noticed Heidi coming down the hallway in her signature Haute Couture dress, she was almost always seen in. There was irritation that came from her, letting Bella know that she wasn't pleased with whatever she had just happened to her.

"Bella, you're needed in the throne room. It's about an old Volturi law that you've…broken," Heidi informed her, enough for Bella to have her mind flicker to what had happened last night.

Did she do something that was wrong, and now she was going to be punished for making love to Alec? She didn't regret it, but she respected the kings immensely. Still, she was going to defend the fact that she had slept with Alec last night.

Bella went to the throne room with Heidi, the blonde vampire kept giving a reassuring smile towards her. Bella didn't know if she wanted her to keep giving her a warm smile, because she didn't know what was awaiting her. She knew that it wasn't going to be good, if Heidi (the coven's main feminist) was obviously upset.

When she reached the throne room, Heidi put her hands onto her shoulders.

"You will be okay, Bella. I promise you this. If you end up coming out of the throne room crying, I'll make sure to punch whoever hurt you. You have become a best friend of mine these past four months and I will stand up for you."

Memories of Heidi walking around the castle with her, telling her how to flirt with Alec and stories of how she was judged for using her seduction for their food source made Bella become close to her. She knew what it was like to be judged, even if it didn't have to do with seducing people. She also knew that Heidi was being a great friend of hers, listening to her problems.

Bella hugged the woman, before she went through the throne room doors and entered. She kept her posture straight and her chin upwards. Alec was next to her before she could blink, holding her hands in his. She could tell he was aggravated but he was letting her know he wasn't apologizing for what had happened last night.

"Isabella, good morning. I wish I could say we've asked you to come here for news that you'll be glad for, but it is up to you to tell us if you are glad about it," Aro spoke, making Bella have weariness appear across her pale and pretty features.

"You saw what had happened last night…when you touched Alec today, didn't you?" Bella whispered this, though she had whispered it low enough a human wouldn't hear it she knew they would hear it as though she had spoken in a normal volume.

"Yes, my dear, I did. I should have informed you about an old Volturi Law that has been instated into the coven since it was founded. It is my fault for not telling you," Aro added, making Bella's heart stop for a second as she feared what he would tell her.

"Bella, you are to be married to Alec within a month's time. When you become married you will be changed into a vampire," Marcus told her, there was sadness that came over him at the fact that she didn't have a choice anymore.

"What if I don't want to be married yet? Shouldn't it be up for me and Alec–"

"You lost the chance to have a choice when you let him bed you."

Bella could feel anger consume over her at what Caius had just said.

"Do not speak that way about one of my descendants. You insult her, you insult me," Marcus hissed from his throne, his eyes hardened at what he had heard from his brother.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Marcus gave a stern nod towards his surrogate nephew and niece, letting them know that he was on their side. He could probably feel the anger that came from Bella along with the fact that she had thought of the injustice of this all. It was the 21st century, for God's sake! Shouldn't she be able to sleep with someone without automatically marrying them?

"I am sorry, my niece but it is our way, even if it is old and outdated. We cannot make exceptions even for you. We will start the wedding planning this week, not today. We do not want to overwhelm you by starting them right now," Aro proclaimed, enough for Bella to sigh but she let him know she was going to listen to him and do this. It wasn't as though she had a choice.

"May I be excused?"

"Of course, perhaps you can go out into the gardens. It is a lovely day, and some fresh air will do you some good."

Deciding that he was right about that, Bella left the throne room and went into the gardens. She wanted to scream out towards the world around her, she wanted people to know she was anything but pleased with what was going on.

She should have known this would happen but last night all she wanted to do was become one with Alec. She still didn't regret it, she would do it over again in a heart's beat, she just wished it didn't have to lead to this.

Bella noticed a familiar short faerie-like girl standing near the stone wall that overlooked the fields in the distance. She was faced away from where the city was. Bella stalked over to her and spat out, "you knew this, didn't you? Why wouldn't you tell me?"

Alice turned her head towards Bella, before she said, "it wouldn't have changed the path I had seen for you. You would have slept with him before you would become a vampire. I wish it wouldn't have led to you being forced to marry him automatically, but it was set in stone. It hurt my heart to have seen this for you, but I wanted you to experience what you had experienced last night as though you were just like any other human."

Tears flooded from Bella's eyes, and she slammed her hands down onto the stone wall in front of her, the throbbing of the pain only made her even more aggravated with the injustice of this all. She was glad she wasn't the only one pissed off, Heidi was.

Heidi would have been in the same predicament as she was if she were human, and even then, Bella didn't know if the vampire she would be forced to marry would be her mate. She didn't think Marcus would let that happen at least. He wouldn't want her to be forced to marry someone who wasn't her soulmate. He would have her changed into a vampire, but she wouldn't be married to that person in the end.

"How are your brother and Jane?"

Bella had decided she would change the subject. She did want to know what was going on with her surrogate sister and her ex-boyfriend.

Alice remarked, "stubborn, Jane and he have just started talking with each other. Getting to know each other. It will take time for them to even kiss, this I know without having to see the future. I do know they will be happy in the end."

At least this was good news, her sister would be happy, and Edward would heal her as much as he could. She was teaching him patience and from what Alice had told her in the past that was one thing that Edward needed to learn.

Peering out to the endless fields in front of her, Bella knew in a month's time she would be married to Alec and turned into a vampire. She was determined to see the bright side of things, even in the injustice of it all.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: since the Volturi are old as dirt I thought it would make sense, they would take the whole virginity thing seriously. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I didn't want to make it seem like I was rushing them to get married because that would be stupid. For those who read the steamy part of the chapter I hope that you enjoyed it. ;)

anyway, Twilight doesn't belong to me

-Emmy

ps: Bella is not pregnant. In the saga it doesn't say that they have sex one time and then get pregnant. I believe that it takes at least three times when the human female is having sex with the male vampire for her to get pregnant. At least that's my head cannon.