Bella, The Vanderbilt Vampire:
Recap: Bella's POV: "Thank you Carlisle. I really hope we cross paths again." I said and then hugged him and started running towards my next destination, Tennessee.
Chapter 3: Italy? That Wasn't The Plan
Bella's POV:
I had just exited Chicago's borders when I accidentally ran into something really hard. I flew backwards and after I got up I looked to where I should have crashed but there was nothing there. But then what did I run into? As I was lost in thought I didn't notice someone approaching me until he said,
"Who are you?" then I jumped and spun to face the speaker.
"Should not it be I that asks the questions? You sneaked up on me." I said eyeing him up and down. He is a very tall man with an olive complexion and a chalky pallor. His red eyes remind me of James. James had red eyes. James was a vampire. This man must also be a vampire. But what would he want with me?
"My name, newborn, is Felix of the Volturi Guard. Surely you have heard of us?" he said then gestured to the woods as two more vampires stepped out of them.
"I have heard of the Volturi. My name is Isabella Marie Vanderbilt. Why, if I may ask, do you want to know?" I asked him.
"Aro likes meeting new vampires." The other black haired, olive skinned vampire said.
"And?" I said.
"That means you're coming with us to Volterra." Said the other vampire, a little blonde haired girl with the same pale complexion as the other two.
"And if I refuse?" I asked them.
"It is not an option." Said the little girl.
"It is a free country, is it not? Have I been misinformed?" I mock gasped. Wow I am normally not this sarcastic.
"Felix, Demetri. Grab her and let's go." She growled out as the two men each grabbed one of my arms. I started to struggle hard.
"Stop little newborn, struggling will only make this a whole lot worse." The first one, Felix, whispered in my ear. I thought it over and decided it really wouldn't get me anywhere so I complied and stopped struggling. "I promise it won't be so bad." He said again and the next thing I knew we were running in the direction I can only assume Italy is in.
After two days of running we finally made it to Italy. They took me through a maze of underground tunnels and then to a secret door and then we were in the castle. They took me up to a double mahogany wood door that had intricate patterns carved into it. Jane knocked on it three times and then opened them. When I entered the large chamber I was in awe at how large it was. It was bigger than my father's library! Then I looked at three frail looking vampires in the thrones.
"Hello young one! My name is Aro Volturi." He said getting up and walking up to me. "These are my brothers, Marcus," he said gesturing to the brown haired one on the right. "And my other brother Caius." He said gesturing to the one on the left with snow white hair. "What's your name young one?" he asked.
"Isabella Marie Vanderbilt." I said and then he was in front of me and placed his hand out, palm facing up.
"May I?" he asked.
"May you do what?" I asked confused.
"Oh my, I am so sorry my dear. I can read any thought or memory a person or vampire has ever thought or experienced through a simple touch. So may I?" I stuck my hand out and he clasped it tightly in his translucent, bony looking hand. He held it for a few moments with his eyes shut tightly and then he let go and started laughing. "Amazing simply amazing!" he laughed out.
"What is it brother? What did you find?" Caius asked.
"It is not what I found it is what I did not find! I can not read her mind!" he exclaimed causing gasps to be heard from all the vampires in the room. "Jane dear, try your gift upon Miss Isabella." He said looking at the little blonde girl who was now in a corner holding hands with a little boy who appeared to be her twin.
"Gladly." She said and smirked at me for a few seconds, then her smile dropped and was replaced with shock. Aro started to clap his hands.
"Amazing." He said, "It appears that Bella here has a gift. A very powerful one, she is a shield." He said to the room.
"Like Reneta?" Marcus asked.
"No," he paused, "Stronger than Reneta." He grinned so wide I thought his face might split in two.
"How is she stronger than Reneta, Aro?"Caius asked with a scowl so deep I don't think even he could stop his scowling even if he wanted to.
"She can expand her mental shield and allow it to grow and form into a physical shield to where it can extend over all of the guard." He said and started clapping.
"Who says that I would be interested in doing so?" I asked causing Aro to stop his happy clapping.
"Because my dear, if you join us, you could become one of the most feared vampires. Others would fear you and respect you. They would recognize you as one of us." He said.
"Why would I wish for others to fear me?" I asked.
"To gain power my dear Isabella. You would become a Volturi Princess if you stayed and joined us." He said.
"That still does not appeal to me. When may I take my leave?" I asked.
"Alright my dear. You will stay here for ten years and when that time ends and you still have no desire to join us then you may leave." He said. Well all I have is time and it would give me an opportunity to learn more about vampires and learn to manipulate my 'gift'.
"On one condition Aro." I said even though I know they could make me stay here against my will.
"What, pray tell, is that condition my dear?" he asked amused.
"You let me drink from animals." I said.
"Alright," he said begrudgingly, "Now I will personally show you to your room while we talk about your change and how you learned about the vegetarian diet." He said. And so I decided to tell him the basics of my change and what I think he needs to know.
*15 Years Later*
Ah, finally I am far far away from the Volturi and deep within the Rocky Mountains in Tennessee. I am currently hunting for animals, Aro did not succeed in his mission to turn me and make me like most vampires everywhere who drink the traditional blood source. I was brought out of my internal ramblings by a very loud masculine cry for help. I raced in that direction and came across a tall, burly, muscular man with dark curly hair standing face to face with a bear. The direction I came from has left me standing behind the man so he couldn't see me yet. He doesn't look harmed but he hasn't moved from his position. The bear hasn't noticed us because it is too distracted by the sack of food this human had tied to a tree. Well I guess now is as good a time as ever to make my presence known to him.
"Hello? Sir? Are you hurt?" I asked coming out from behind him and giggled a little as I watched him jump.
"No, no I'm not hurt." He said a little dazed. Oops I guess I forgot what a vampire's image will do to an unaware human.
"Well I'm a ranger and we need to get going now before it decides to abandon the sack of food and come after us." I said and he nodded. "Right this way, just follow me sir. That is if you can keep up." I said and smirked at him and I started walking down a worn path that he could easily walk.
"I resent that that! I can keep up just fine thank you!" he said annoyed.
"Uh huh. So what is your name tough guy?" I asked.
"Emmett McCarty is the name and baiting bears is my game." He said with a wink and then continued, "Now may I ask what your name is miss?" he asked me.
"My name is Isabella, but call me Bella please." I said leaving off my last name in case he had heard of the missing Vanderbilt. I would be thirty three right now if it weren't for James. Oh how I miss my mother, father, and twin. But I miss Edward most of all
"Got a last name there Bella?" he asked. If he was a vampire I would accuse him of being a mind reader.
"Yes, but my surname is irrelevant." I said.
"Come on" he said, "Just tell me!" he said frustrated.
"Fine but do you promise to keep it a secret?" I asked him. He nodded enthusiastically.
"My last name is Vanderbilt. There are you happy now?"
"Vanderbilt? As in The Vanderbilts?" he asked in awe. I nodded.
"I am not a direct relative though." I said and paused switching subjects on him. "Where do you live Emmett?" I asked and he told me and we walked all the way there.
*A Couple Months Later*
Staying with Emmett and his family was so much fun but all good things must come to an end. His mother and father were so hospitable and his two brothers were just as playful and funny as Emmett was. The funniest part of my stay had been when his parents had first met me. They thought I was his girlfriend and we both ended up laughing out heads off at that but only because we saw each other as siblings and nothing more. But when it came time for me to take my leave he was horrified that I had to leave but I told him that I received a letter from you know you up in Georgia about our missing relative and I just had to go. So he relented making me promise to write him and to keep in touch so I promised and was then on my way to New York City. Rochester to be exact.
(AN: Hey readers of my story! What's up? How have you all been? Are you angry with me for writing this chapter so late? Well I hope you're not too angry with me or I just might be too sad to go on with this story! JK! But anyways I hope all of you awesome readers out there are living life to the fullest and reading my story and others' stories and reviewing and just being the awesome readers that you are. So to give you a little funny story about my day, during lunch some jerks threw a carrot at my table (like they do everyday) but one of my friends is so fed up with it so today he watched it roll on the table and then he starts screaming about how holy the carrot is and how amazing it is to have it. Then he looked at the jerks and screamed thank you repeatedly. At the end of his little speech he screamed OH FRAPTIOUS DAY HAS FINALLY COME! Now I bet you are wondering if this helped our situation at all right? Well I will tell you that it did not help at all but it did make my day even though every other table started throwing carrots at us as well. But yeah going to a redneck school can be fun at times and other times, not so much. So any who I do not own Twilight! Please review and tell me if you liked my chapter 3)
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