Hey guys sorry about the wait, I'll try and keep this up a little better if I'm able. This fic is NOT cancelled; it's just a little slow right now.
This chapter brings out Bella and Nasia bonding a little before the big wedding. More on Nasia's point of what she might do after Bella is married; after all we haven't seen much of her plans just yet. An update on Bree too, since she's alive here might as well give her a chance.
Towards the end we'll have a spot on the Volturi; you'll get to see more on Caius before the wedding comes around, which might be next chapter.
Written by myself and my sister author AnnaBoleyna1536, and we don't own Twilight.
Enjoy!
Bella's room:
"So Alice has told me nearly everything is complete before your big day next week."
"Yeah, I just wish I'd gone for something simpler like…a beach wedding or a courthouse thing." Nasia laughed.
"Sister, Alice doesn't do simple you should know that now." Bella giggled a bit, this was the first free night she and Nasia had in weeks since the newborn battle. Any days afterwards had been busy with Alice making all sorts of choices on the wedding, and it was just a week away.
When Nasia had returned with the other Cullens after killing Victoria and the confrontation with the Volturi, Bella could almost slap her sister if she weren't made of stone. She'd been worried all night about her, and when Nasia appeared with Edward at her bedroom window she nearly screamed with joy. They told her everything, including the part where Nasia saved a newborn named Bree Tanner whom was going to stay with the Cullens for a while but also likely join the Denali Coven in Alaska.
Bree was a nice girl, her mother had died and her dad didn't care for her so she ended up on the streets as a runaway. She somehow ended up in the army but she was spared thanks to Nasia, and the two grew a bit close. Bree liked Bella too, but she had to keep her distance since she was still a newborn and Bella's blood was too much for her at times. They worried about her for the wedding, but Alice promised there wouldn't be any trouble.
"Mom freaked when I told her, but she came around." Nasia frowned slightly.
"She's coming right?" Bella nodded.
"She…promised to talk with you if you wanted."
"Let's not talk about her right now, so has Alice already picked the gown and everything?"
"Yeah, she showed me pictures; she normally only gets to plan Emmett and Rosalie's weddings but something new she goes overboard."
"I heard she threw an extravaganza for your last birthday." Bella laughed slightly.
"Yeah and that…that's not important." Bella stared directly at Nasia. "Once Edward and I go off on our honeymoon what're you going to do?"
"Me?"
"I mean Nasia, you already said you won't stay with the Cullens and I'll soon be a Cullen but…won't you stay a while?" Nasia sighed, she knew this would be coming sooner or later.
"I'm not really sure Belle, I mean I've considered the fact that I could go to college if I want. Carlisle even offered to help me get a scholarship and I do have a thing for English Literature, but it's not a major priority right now."
"So what is your major priority?" Nasia looked away.
"It's you, for the time being. Once you and Edward marry and you're turned you won't need me to protect you anymore. You'll go off to school in Alaska and I'll be...well I don't know yet but I'll figure something out."
"You don't have to leave again do you? What about dad?"
"Charlie can look after himself fine, but no I don't plan on going anywhere yet." Nasia didn't want to tell Belle she would leave after she became a vampire, but she had to make a story first for Charlie. Truthfully she did want to go to college, but not in Alaska and be around those Denali characters regardless of Bree.
"So you have no ideas yet? Nasia you can start a life of your own now, you can go to school and earn a degree, maybe do some projects for a while."
"Belle I don't think the moving life would work for me, constantly having to change homes every few years, new locations, new names, new identities, it's all so much."
"Carlisle and Esme can help, you can't go back to the Volturi." Nasia sighed.
"I don't know about that." Bella's face fell a bit.
"Why?"
"I…I know it sounds crazy Belle, but I need to get some answers. I have to find out why Caius of all those people changed me, why he…why he let me live." she remembered Caius calling her his, as if she were his possession, but was that the case?
"You can't!" Bella grasped her hand. "If you go back they'll never let you leave, he'll never let you go."
"He can't keep me there Belle, he couldn't before and he can't now." she put on a smile. "You don't have to worry though, I don't intend on going there for a long while."
"I'd feel better if you said never."
"After your last encounter with them I can't blame you, but this is my choice Belle. I need to find my own way, and I can't depend on others."
"But you could…" Bella stopped when someone knocked at her door.
"Girls." Charlie stuck his head in. "You two are up awful late, everything okay?"
"Just talking dad." Nasia smiled.
"About school?" they stared at him, Charlie had been listening in. "Ana do you want to go to college?"
"Yes, but I don't feel ready."
"You can stick around town for a while, figure out what you want. You haven't been back for even a whole year, I don't want to lose you again." Charlie hugged Nasia.
"Dad, I don't want to leave. I just think…there's still something I need to do. I'm not sure what it is yet but it's something." she had to lie, telling Charlie the truth would get him killed or worse. "But I won't be leaving yet."
"You can get a job, work around a bit until you choose a career." Nasia shook her head.
"Dad I'm not sure of anything just yet, but you're right." she could get a job waiting tables, minor work but something to pass the time.
"I know I am, and listen Ana when it's the big day for Bella and your mom comes…you don't have to talk to her." Charlie had been furious with Renee when Bella told him about the phone call, and he wanted to call her back but Bella told him not to. It would make things worse and Nasia wouldn't have wanted it, it was a fight between only them.
"I don't know about that yet, and…" Nasia took a glance at the clock, it was nearly eleven. "Oh wow it is late."
"And you two have a fitting tomorrow right?" both girls rolled their eyes. Bella's wedding dress fitting scheduled by Alice, and Nasia's bridesmaid dress fitting done with Rosalie and Esme. It was the last fitting before the wedding, and with the orders all coming through for the décor and the food this wedding was definitely going to rock Forks.
"Yeah, we'll likely be gone most of the day. Alice wants some last minute opinions."
"Technically it's not last minute girls, but hey you two will have fun with the girls. They coming to get you or…?"
"Alice is driving me to Port Angeles, but Esme and Rose already have their gowns so they're going to have Nasia at the house."
"Figured I'd help get some preparations done." not that there was much anyway, the entire house would be decorated the night before.
"So who all is coming again?" Bella thought for a minute.
"Well there are the guys from school, you and mom, Phil, some colleagues of Carlisle's, family friends, even the Denali cousins are coming." Charlie stared a minute.
"Cousins?"
"Yeah they're distant cousins of Carlisle's, 2nd or 3rd I think but they're close. There's Tanya, Kate, Irina, Carmen, Eleazar, and Bree."
"Bree, that new foster girl? I thought they were taking her in?" Nasia smiled.
"Turns out Carmen registered as a foster parent in Alaska, so Carlisle said she could go with them plus they have a lot more room. Besides some of the Cullens and Belle will be attending college there, so it's likely they'll be seeing each other a lot."
"Yeah perhaps, alright you two get to bed. I'll see you in the morning." he kissed them both and left the room. Nasia turned off the lights but Bella kept the lamp on.
"So you're not angry that Alice is the maid of honor?" Nasia shook her head.
"No, she earned the title. I'll be fine with just a bridesmaid."
"Are you going to find a date?"
"Don't need one, I'll just go alone." Nasia saw no need for a date, least of all anyone from this town. She would do fine on her own, she had before. "Look you should get some sleep, I'm gonna go for a quick nightly run."
"You mean go see the Cullens?" Bella smirked.
"Yeah, but I'll be back before breakfast." granted she couldn't eat, but Bella would cover for her. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Bella cut the lamp off and turned to her side under the covers. Nasia took a quick moment to make sure she was fully asleep before jumping out the window. She knew a shortcut around the reserve to the Cullen house, but she'd go the long way this time.
The invitations had already gone out, and so far the list was filling up. Jacob even received one, but from what Billy had said the boy ran out of the house and hadn't returned in over a few days. Poor kid, he was still in love with Belle but from what Nasia could see it wasn't exactly pure love. It was more like…infatuation, friendship, but not the love for one person to love you back on the same level. She felt bad for the guy, but Belle loved Edward she wanted him. Besides there was that imprint thing, Jake still had a chance to find his soul mate but it wasn't Belle. There was also Leah, Nasia hadn't been given a chance to meet the girl but from what she knew she was bitter and envious. Almost like Rosalie but worse, at least Rosalie was honest on everything but Leah liked the idea of flaunting her own misery on the others it was pathetic, she would be sure to tell her that.
"Nasia!" Nasia finally made it to the Cullen house to be greeted by Esme. "I figured you'd be coming soon, is Bella alright?"
"She's at home safe and sound, ready for tomorrow." she followed the Cullen matriarch into the living room where the others were waiting minus Edward. Emmett and Jasper were playing a video game, Rosalie was reading a magazine, Alice was flipping through the wedding list, Carlisle was on his computer, Bree was reading a book, and Esme took a spot next to her mate when he looked up.
"Good evening Nasia, are you alright?"
"Yeah, just thinking." she leaned against the wall. "So is everything about set for the wedding?"
"Oh it's going to be perfect, Bella is going to love everything I've prepared and I think you'll love the dress I picked out for her."
"Do you have a picture?" Nasia hadn't seen the dress yet but Bella had and she said it was nice.
"Here." Alice handed her a picture, the gown was a beauty to behold. Handmade and elegantly sewn into a long hourglass figure with sleeves, a bare crochet back with a train, and the veil to be pinned in Belle's hair was a good touch. "And here…" Alice pulled out a shoebox, a rather expensive shoebox brand. "Are the shoes." a pair of high heels in white, with rhinestone flowers on the sides they were beautiful.
"Nice pick, you have good taste."
"Hey umm…do you mind trying them on? I mean you and Bella are the same size in almost everything so do you think you can break them in for her?"
"Sure, give." Nasia took off her flats and slipped the heels on easily; but when she stood up she about toppled over. "I feel like a giant in these." she walked carefully on the floor, not much experience in heels but she could walk better than Belle in them.
"Wow, runway walk." Alice cheered.
"Thanks, okay that's enough for now." she took the shoes off. "Don't want to ruin them before the big day."
"Nasia, speaking of the big day..." Carlisle closed his laptop. "I received a call from Aro this morning." Bree looked up from her book.
"What about?"
"At first he was asking about Bree, and he's pleased with the progress she's made but he also said that…" he glanced at Esme. "Caius will be coming to the wedding with a guard." Nasia's eyes widened.
"What?"
"Heads up." Emmett paused the game.
"Aro wants to make sure we go through with Bella's change, and Caius you know how he is he wants to make sure that everything's…"
"He wants me!" Nasia's temper came. "This is just an excuse to catch me alone at the wedding so he can try and take me back to Volterra." her hands went into her hair. "GRRR!" the vase on the table next to her shattered.
"Told you she'd get mad." Rosalie put her magazine down.
"No…no I'm not mad. I'm not mad I just…God I want to throttle that asshole!" Emmett laughed.
"You're not the first there Nasia, but hey if you stick close to one of us he can't take you." Bree looked at Nasia.
"I won't let him do it either. He can't cause a scene in this area can he?"
"No, no Bree he'll just stay for the wedding and likely leave during the reception although Aro did say he might extend his stay if necessary."
"Great another excuse to spy." Now if a fight started at the wedding it would be with just cause.
"Relax Nasia all you have to do is stick close to us, we won't let him take you and besides you can easily kick his ass."
"Maybe, but if he thinks he can just get me alone at my sister's big day he's got another thing coming. Now…I'm gonna go to the river and vent I'll be back in maybe two hours." with that said Nasia took off out the door, and when she got to the river she started crushing rocks all around.
'Damn that man, damn him.'
Meanwhile, Volterra:
"So brother, have you chosen a good suit to wear to the wedding?" Caius was busy packing a small bag to travel for Forks, and already Aro was bugging him about formal wear.
"Yes I have, it's hanging up over there." he pointed to a long black bag, where his tuxedo was currently staying. Aro took it down and unzipped the bag, but frowned.
"Oh now brother this suit is very outdated, you should get a new one."
"It's a tuxedo Aro; no one is going to bother me with fashion sense there."
"It's from ten years ago Caius, alright I'll get you a new one and besides you never know if you might need to use it again." he could see Aro smirking behind him.
"I am not interested in your little love chats brother, Anastasia is mine and I am determined to bring her back with me."
"You can't just force her Caius, we've discussed this. If you wish to bring Nasia around you'll have to woo her, and that won't be easy."
"I see no reason for such trivial matters; she will see it my way sooner or later." Aro sighed.
"If you keep this up brother you will only drive her away. If I get a call from Carlisle about your behavior believe me you won't like me showing up. Please just let the girl be, and give her a chance to live a little longer her own way. Woo her if you must, and if she comes then it's her choice. Do you understand?" Aro's tone became stern, and Caius frowned a bit.
"Fine, I will not force her."
"Good." his cheeriness came back. "Now I'll order you a new suit and it will be ready by tomorrow, then you can leave for Forks. I'll be sure to let Carlisle know when you leave."
"Do as you wish." Aro left him alone at last, and this only bothered the blonde more. Caius knew the girl was a hot-head from the last time they met, but he was determined to make her his mate. Perhaps they had gotten off on the wrong foot, but she was his, and his alone.
Nothing was going to stop him this time.
Hope this was worth the wait for you all, because the next chapter here comes the wedding!
We will finally see Nasia and Caius reunite, but the only question is will there be any conflicts? Two hot-headed vampires, a wedding, witnesses, a day of fun or a day of drama? Hey why not both?
I'll try and have the next chapter up soon, bear with me please.
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Later!