Aro is a scheming old fool that's for sure, so I thought I would clear that up, for some of your guys reviews I have received wondered about him, you thought that maybe he had somewhat decent intention, but no of course he doesn't. As for Charlie and Jacob and the pack, don't worry they will be back soon, just so much going on right now I want to keep it limited to prophecy characters for now. Like always review and let me know what you think about this chapter, and now on with the show, thanks.
Chapter 19
"Why were you two gone so long?" we were instantly bombarded by Aro as we came into the living room.
"Merely minutes we were gone, I just needed Ryan to know what I was giving up and I didn't think it was an appropriate conversation to have with everyone Aro, I hope you can understand that," which wasn't far from the truth of what we had actually discussed.
Ryan stayed away from Aro so he could not touch him and see the context of our private conversation.
"Why are you so quiet Ryan, you look disappointed my boy," Aro sounded gleeful now, almost like he was coaxing a child into an alley.
"I didn't see the grander picture Aro, she really is giving a lot up so that this can happen, I just feel sympathetic that's all. But I assure you all is well, I just want to give Bella some space to be with her family, I don't want to take away her moments with them right now either, so I think its best to keep a distance, it is hard enough with me just being in the room," wow he was playing this very well, actually better than I thought he could.
"Of course Ryan, I understand your need to give her space," was all Aro could say, like he was starting to realize what Ryan was saying had some truth.
For me it did, who knows where all this would lead to, I wasn't sure this would all work out and Alice wasn't the most accommodating as to let me in on much either. I knew we didn't have much time before the rest of the Volturi were here, and we still needed to complete the Switch of the Pure, not to mention Edward was slowly being poisoned by a bracelet and we didn't know if this would all work out, if I were still human I would probably be hyperventilating or stroking out.
"Sorry I was gone so long, I hope my absence wasn't an inconvenience. I had to make sure the pack knew that there were a few extra vampires in the area, the pack leader Sam wasn't happy but I had to assure him everything was okay," Edward said as he casually came strolling into the living room, now wearing a sweatshirt to cover the bracelet.
He walked over to me as I had resumed my spot next to Carlisle on the couch, giving me a slight peck on the cheek like he would normally do.
I had to distract Aro still, that's what Alice had said, Alice… …perfect!
"So I hear that Alice and Jasper will be joining you for a month, you must be thrilled," I tried to sound interested instead of disgusted which is how I truly felt. He had used my sister as a bargaining chip and I wasn't surprised one bit.
"Well yes, I am hoping they will be able to see that its not as bad as she thinks it is, being part of the Volturi. I wish that during her stay with us, her and Jasper decided to extend their stay, I know it is a long shot but having Alice and Jasper with us for a month wont be such a bad thing, they will see," he said as if they would be on a vacation in Italy, sightseeing and all.
"Speaking of my wife," Jasper said as we all turned to see Alice slightly bounding down the stairs in her normal spunky fashion, like she hadn't a care in the world.
"What did I miss?" she said cheerfully as Jasper handed Nessie to Carlisle so Alice could sit on his lap.
"Aro was just explaining to Bella about our stay with the Volturi, nothing too exciting love," Jasper always knew how to stay calm and collective, even though I knew he hated the idea more than any of us seeing Aro has always wanted to add Alice to his 'collection' of gifted ones.
"Okay, yea I have been meaning to talk to you about that if you have a chance Aro," was Alice serious, we had other issues to deal with.
"You were supposed to get me ice cream aunt Alice," Nessie whined to Alice as she reached for her, Alice accepting her advance.
Alice was telling her that when our guests had left that she would take her to get ice cream, all the while Nessie's hand never left Alice's face as I am sure she was giving new instructions to her, but just in a way Aro wouldn't hear, clever girls.
"Go to your mom, I have grown up business to take care of okay hunny?" Alice said as she got up to hand Nessie to Edward and not me, before motioning to Aro and Jasper about talking outside.
"I would feel more comfortable if we stay inside Alice," Aro wasn't going to cooperate much.
"I have not really discussed much about this with my family so I don't think it is in their best interest to hear any of this, I know you will be pleased with our conversation but I don't want my family to know much right now, and they respect that," she said in her innocent almost pleading voice.
"This better be good my dear, otherwise I will not be happy," he said as a stern warning to her while he slowly made his way towards the kitchen and out the back door.
Ryan had slowly made his way over to us as I motioned for him once Aro was out of hearing range.
Edward out of nowhere started speaking Italian and for whatever reason, I could understand every word he was saying. Nessie had her hand to his face and he was obviously telling him whatever it was that Alice relayed through her.
"Interruttore del Puro, (Switch of the pure)," Edward paused almost hesitant to go forward but knowing he had no other choice, he slowly kept going, Renesmee coaching him through this.
"What is he saying?" Ryan wondered.
"He is saying something to Carlisle in Italian, that way he doesn't have to leave the room to tell him stuff, none of us speak Italian so its not like we can understand them anyways," I lied to Ryan almost hating myself for doing so, he seemed to be honest with me when we had our talk and now I was deceiving him.
"Da un corpo al seguente, può la I prendere che cosa è allineare e puro fare come miei propri, (from one body to the next, may I take what is true and pure to make as my own)," he slowly continued making sure he got everything right the first time, there was no going back to try again, I knew we only had one shot at this, Aro would refuse to be gone too long, this was now or never.
"Le mie intenzioni sono onorate e le mie parole sono oneste, (My intentions are honorable and my words are honest), Sono degno di questo impegno che può essere conceduto su me, (I am worthy of this pledge that may be bestowed upon me)," paused again taking an unnecessary breath as it almost came out shaky.
"L'anima che passiamo sarà l'atto finale nel riconoscimento della mia accettazione in questa nuova vita, (The blood we pass shall be the final act in acknowledging my acceptance into this new life)," his voice was almost quivering now as if he were scared to death, like these would be his final words, and really I wouldn't blame him, none of us knew what would happen once the ritual was complete.
He looked almost ill now, he had paused and it seemed as if Renesmee and him were having an argument, but about what none of us knew, but we did know that we didn't have much time left before Aro would be returning. Alice had said that the ritual itself would take at least an hour, and now I presume that meant for everything to be complete, this wasn't going to be an automatic switch as soon as Edward was done, it would take time to actually work.
Edward finally grabbed his palm and bit into it, drawing a few drops of blood to pool at the edges, "Ryan, as I piece offering, blood brothers?"
I could see now that Ryan was looking for any acceptance from Edward to let him have me and if it meant he had to do something as stupid as 'blood brothers', he wouldn't hesitate to think twice.
Ryan nodded his head and bit into his own palm waiting for the blood to pool before he started to reach for Edward's hand.
"Questo rituale ora è assoluto concedendo e l'interruttore comincia, (This ritual is now absolute allowing and the switch begin), Edward said as he released Ryan's hand after a few moments, their blood mixing within each other, causing it to burn the red crescent marks on their palms slightly.
"What did he say?" Ryan whispered to me, as I was sitting next to him while this was all happening.
"He said he would always be grateful to you for doing this," I lied again but I had no choice, and realistically Edward was grateful for Ryan doing this, even though he had no clue I'm sure Edward was grateful for him just sitting here like an idiot not knowing what was really happening.
After Edward let go of Ryan's hand he proceeded to stand up and take Renesmee upstairs knowing the safest place for her would be with Rosalie, Emmett, and Esme.
"My dear, don't worry, we will accommodate your lifestyle and whatever you wish. We will definitely not make you change your ways of feeding just because you are staying with us for a while," Aro was commenting to Alice as they both entered the living room, Aro unaware of the past moments that's transpired.
"Thank you for understanding, I appreciate it," Alice was saying as Aro came to a stop in the middle of the living room.
"Something's different here, what did I miss?" he almost demanded looking at Ryan.
"Nothing Aro, Edward just talked to Carlisle and said he was grateful for me doing this, other than that, you really didn't miss a thing," he said casually, realistically he was as clueless as Aro was.
Silently Aro approached Ryan and held out his hand, I had moved back to the couch next to Carlisle once Edward headed upstairs, and now Ryan was looking in my direction almost searching for answers. He was most likely still worried Aro would find out about our conversation we had earlier, he had no clue about what really just happened and if Aro saw that, we were all in trouble.
Valentino and Joel were just coming in from outside, they obviously had given Aro and Alice some space to talk and now were back behind him, as well as Mary. So there was four of them and more of us, we could take them if it came down to it, but how would we explain that to Caius when he got here? I would be queen as soon as the ritual was complete which who knew how long that would take, but until then I was pretty helpless, I could not control any other vampire until it was done.
Reluctantly Ryan stood and reached out to Aro, who immediately connected with his hand. His face went from puzzled to angry, probable seeing the conversation Ryan and I had, then he went from angry to exasperated, this wasn't good.
"What the hell… … …" he was staring at Ryan with intense rage. "Do you know what you just did you idiot, they made a fool out of you and you went along with it, after I told you not to trust them," he hissed.
Just as he was about to continue he noticed that Alice was having another one of her visions, he put his hand to her arm and smiled to himself. Alice recovered shortly after and had a petrified look in her eyes.
"Caius will be here in twenty minutes," she sighed, now I knew why Aro was smiling now.
"Now all of you will pay," he sneered at us as he slowly made his way towards the kitchen table where the scrolls were. "The bracelet?" he yelled towards Ryan who was now standing in shock where Aro left him.
"Don't worry about that, its in good hands," Edward said as he slowly made his way down the stairs without Nessie this time, trying to convey the situation.
"You will pay Edward if you don't give it back to me," Aro now had Valentino slightly in front of him just in case one of us were to launch towards him, Valentino would stop us from getting to him.
I didn't like the way things had played out now, Aro knew what had happened and wasn't thrilled to say the least. All I needed was for this ritual to kick in, if it even worked, I really wasn't sure, Alice had never let me in on any of the details so I was mostly in the dark when it came to everything.
"Bella," Alice whispered.
I looked to her as she was getting another vision, this time Aro didn't know what it was, but did I want to know and would it help us in any way?
A/N Thanks for waiting for this chapter it took forever for me to write and although it didn't exactly go where I wanted it to, here it was, so let me know what you think, and remember to leave your reviews so I know, im no mind reader here lol but thanks again, new chapter should be up in a few days, im hoping by wed or thurs at the latest, reviews will really decide when, …………..