A/N:
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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I watched Twilight at a premiere! I expected it to be
pretty standard, but it was amazingly good. Although Jasper still
does it for me ;)
DISCLAIMER: Even if I forget to write them sometimes, Stephenie Meyer Owns all of Twilight, and I do not claim it =]
… Dammit.
*drinks out of twilight cup
The new fresh winter breeze cut across my skin eagerly. I could feel it fighting against the cells in my skin, to make me shiver. But I would never truly shiver again. I looked at my face in the reflection of a nearby puddle of water, almost freezing over. Like my skin. I could see my golden eyes in my reflection, not one speckle of red light. I would be enrolling into school at the end of the Christmas Break. The enchanting cousin of Edward Cullen, oh joy. It helped that my hair shined red in the sun light, but still. To be related to someone you once loved? Oh well. I'm guessing that's what it's like for everyone else in the family.
Flash Back
"Are you
afraid?"
"I'm only afraid of losing you."
End Flashback
Life was so simple then I suppose. It was easy. I tripped over, and got caught by steel hands. I grazed my knees and watched ravenous vampires fight to not attack my flesh. I'm a vampire now. Like granite, faster than a human eye can catch. Stronger than ever imagined; But I'm strong on the surface, not all the way through.
I missed my family, in which I would never see again. Charlie and Renee had finally accepted I wasn't coming back. They had called the Cullens every now and then, I'm sure Charlie thought it was Edwards fault until he heard his voice, and the fact he has lost his memory.
I sighed, and started my way back to
the Cullen household. Esme was away decorating a new house and the
boys had all gone on a hunting trip alone, much to both Jasper and
I's dismay.
It was just Rosalie, Alice and I at home. Not
surprisingly Esme didn't invite Alice along to decorate with her as
she usually did. I couldn't help but chuckle at this; I never knew
Esme could hold grudges. Rose hadn't forgiven Alice or Edward yet.
Edward could be over looked because of the Mind issue, but Alice
could not. So the house looked HEAPS fun right now.
Carlisle said it was most odd to have a Vampire with any kind of disability, but due to the Vampire itself could probably truly happen. At first we all doubted whether Edward was truly incapable of remembering or not, but it seems that with his power of reading minds, he took in a status in his head that we were all thinking because he had lost himself. It was kind of odd, but lucky. Definitely lucky.
The house had started to ice up around the window sills, laced with fairy floss silk. I laughed at that, I was becoming so much of prissy person. I walked up the colossal steps to the mansion that seated the cold ones. Rosalie met me at the door, took my fur coat and laid it on the coat rack. She took my arm and ran with me upstairs to her bedroom, taking a phone with her in her stride. She stopped in front of her door, and pushed it away quickly. I didn't know why, but I knew this was good if she didn't want to even stop and explain.
We lay at rest on her red antique bed, red of course "looked good on Emmett's skin." Rosalie handed the phone to me, which had a list of missed calls. One from a number… that had Jaxon's name listed next to it!
"Oh my God it's Jaxon from the car lot!" I squealed. I was so excited, with everything happening I totally forgot about him! Ouch that was kind of mean… But surely you can understand.
Rosalie was rolling around laughing her head off, if she was a human she would have been hyperventilating because of the lack of breathing. I had told her all about the Car yard, along with Jasper who seemed to want to mention it constantly.
I picked up the phone and Dialed Jaxon's number.
Ring…. Ringgggg… Ring ring ring…..
"Hello?" Jaxon's gruff voice came over the phone line.
"Hello Jaxon." I said, hearing the smile in my voice.
"Oh my God! Bella! How are you?"
I laughed; bass and melodies floating through my throat. "It's nice to see I'm loved Jax. I'm going well thank you, and how are you?"
"I'm good thanks. The whole yard thinks I'm a total hero. I actually caught the manager weeping over the fact I got to you first!" He exploded into a fit of laughter which made me smile.
"And the next thing you know, you're being promoted!" I laughed.
"That's the good news Bella. I'm being promoted to a town named Denali. Weird huh. I got a weird message from a manager I never knew I had!"
"Wow, that's close to where I am staying!"
"Good, I'll come see you then. I have a gift from 'Master Whitlock' for you. He said to mention that it is parked outside your front door right now."
I ran to the window and saw the most amazing car I've ever seen. It was a metallic black, and had doors that sprung into the air, Rosalie whispered "Scissor Doors" into my ear, knowing I had no idea. It was a Lamborghini Murcielago, it was too beautiful.
(A/N: Profile to see car. Trust me, you'll be thanking me!)
"Your boyfriend had a big of trouble getting his hands on one of these babies. He said something about his dad being a doctor, but Jesus. This car is worth more than Mexico!" He chuckled.
"It's soooo prreeetttyyyyyy." I whispered. This made him laugh harder.
"Well Bells, I'll ring back in a few days. I've got to get the last of my stuff packed."
"Seeya Jaxon, Thank you!" He laughed and hung up.
I looked to Rosalie. "And you didn't even think of mentioning that THAT was in the drive way because?"
She laughed and took the keys from my desk, telling me she was taking a quick spin.
"Yeah, Quick as in to California and Back!" I muttered, knowing she could hear me.
She just laughed, slamming the door behind her.
I wandered around her room for a
while, before turning to the music room.
I stroked my hands
across the worn keys of Edwards Piano. Beginning to play Yiruma –
River Flows in you. I loved the way the notes flowed off my
fingers, filling the house in the rumble of its enchanting notes. It
seemed to make the house appear lighter, open.
Alice came and sat next to me at one point, then leaned over to lie on my lap as I played. I finished the song to her soft sobbing. She was muttering the tone of the song on her pale lips, whilst the rest of her body was shuddering.
I was so shocked it took me a little while to speak. I stroked her cropped hair and hummed softly to her.
"What's wrong Alice?"
She sobbed harder for a while; then snuggled closer to my side, closing her eyes and sobbing quietly.
"The Volturi will be coming. They are bringing Chelsea, to sense the relationships. The relationship between me and you is just as close as you and Rosalie. You really do see me as a sister. I don't deserve your kindness. I was so horrible to you! To this Family!"
She shuddered and cried, as close as a Vampire could. I shook my head and stroked her hair.
"Alice, Look at me." I waited until there was a rush of hair, then to see her Golden eyes staring back at me.
"Everything, EVERYTHING. Is Perfect. If anything, you have given me the true meaning of happiness! I was never as happy with Edward as I am with Jasper. Never as close to this family. I love you Alice, you are very dear to me. Please don't be upset, I'm happy, this family is happy."
She put on a small smile and hugged him around the waist, crying out the last of her despair.
"The Volturi will arrive at Dawn tomorrow. They expect a human feast and I'm not sure what they will make of our decline, as they have to make that decision. The whole event is very shaky, no real formed visions. We will have to go into it blind."
She shuddered, I knew why. We would be facing Aro at his worst, who knew what could happen, and who we could lose.
"I have called the Denali Clan, they will be here. Also the Amazons have decided to come, and the Egyptian Clan, they are most eager to see you Bella."
I nodded my head, and kissed her on the forehead, before carrying her to her new room with Edward which was located underground. I lay her in front of her wardrobe, and said the 12 words that I knew would cheer Alice up.
"You need to find me a dress for this occasion, I suppose."
Alice jumped, squealing. She trailed into a large room that was bigger than their bedroom itself. She came out with thousands of dresses; Long, Short, Cocktail and Formal.
I sighed, settling into Alice and her fetishes.
I was standing in front of a floor length mirror, gazing into my new appearance. I had a deep dark purple floor length gown on, that hugged all of my curves. It was a tight fit, but it was perfect. It had thick straight straps that had elegant line patterns on the back. It was such a beautiful colour with rough and soft skin. An amazing contrast.
Alice had lightly curled the bottom of my hair, which was always waist length. The deep colour enriched the colour of the dress. I had Smokey eyes and everything else was pretty basic, just to bring out the violent gold in my irises.
I looked good.
Smiling to myself I
fiddled with different shoes that Alice had laid out for me. I picked
some cord black stilettos, Alice agreed they were amazing.
I was fiddling with my hair in a tiny mirror, when I felt two stone arms wrap around my tightly bound waist. I melted into the embrace, as kisses were send alone the white of my skin.
"Thank God your Back." I whispered, melting as he kissed along my jaw.
"I was literally counting the seconds." Jasper breathed.
"It could never be too soon." I sighed. Content in his arms again. Whenever he was away it was like my arms ached to be with him, I suppose it was true.
His hands trailed across my hips and past my thighs, as he whispered into my ear, "Sexy Can I?" I laughed, pushing him away, then grabbing his hand and pulling him into a tight hug.
"I missed you Jazz."
"I missed you too Bell."
He picked up my hand, and kissed every finger, then at long last, the Shining ring that symbolized our great love and devotion to each other.
"THEIR HERE IN 5 MINUTES 36 SECONDS!" Alice called from the family room.
Jasper sighed, grabbing my hand and bringing it to his lips.
"After you, To-Be-Mrs. Whitlock." He laughed, as I made a small curtsey and pulled him into the Family room.
We were surrounded by many
Guests. The Denali clan; Irina, Kate, Carmen, Tanya and Eleazar. The
Amazons; Kachiri, Zafrina and Senna. The Egyptian Clan was also
here, but only in half. Benjamin and Tia were the only ones who came
and I was talking to them now.
It turned out that Amun thought
that it was too much of a risk to come, and made Kebi stay, but could
not keep Benjamin and Tia away. Kebi and Amun were mates, it turned
out that she had barely any personality and was extremely submissive
to Amun, whilst Amun was bossy and in my opinion, a twit. Tia was
amazing. She had an extremely nice first impression, but she was also
very outgoing and fun. Benjamin was the one who kept the Coven
together. He had a power of Elements. He had already demonstrated by
turning the kitchen into a forest, and back again. He was amazingly
talented and very friendly. You could tell how much those two were
joined emotionally and mentally. Both Jasper and I were invited to
the Egyptian coven anytime. We agreed.
Jasper refused to leave my side, especially with so many vampires and the Volturi coming.
Alice turned to us, and smiled. They were here. Two seconds later, we heard a knock on the door – how civilized. The other vampires looked at Alice like she was the most eerie thing they have ever seen. I laughed.
Aro came through the door first.
"Hello, Young Vampires."
He said, in that
mysterious happy voice that he had, which always made you angry for
some obtuse reason.
Carlisle came forward and greeted Aro
formally, they exchanged quick words, then they both turned to me.
Jasper and I both nodded our heads in response, and then turned to
signal to the room full of our friends. "Dear Guests and Family,
this is Aro, and of course… His Guard." I said.
Half hoping I
sounded as stiff as I felt.
Aro just chuckled and turned to his stone cold flunkies.
"Friends, These are my Coven, as I could only bring a small amount, they include; Heidi, Chelsea, Felix, Renata and Alec. "He looked at Carlisle and chuckled. "I have not brang our dear Jane on your request, old friend."
He was rubbing our faces in the fact he could conjure more vampires than us, to make him seem more like a hierarchy. I growled beneath my breath, so softly only Jasper could hear it. He held my hand tighter, silently praying me not to get too mad.
I was so mad that I threw up my shield against them, blocking them off from all that they were attempting to do. I didn't trust anything, especially with Jasper in the room for them to damage.
But why Heidi? The Succubus? I
quickly drew down the shield around myself personality and asked
Edward. He searched their minds for me.
"Edward, Why
Heidi? Why bring a succubus?"
He whispered softly to me, "They want her to latch onto me, and in Alice's pain they will have both of us in the Volturi. As well as bringing you along by this Daughter act. The story they will go by will include Heidi wanting to see Tanya as they met once in a long period of time ago. They are less than friends, but both in the same trade." He winked at the end, then went back to afraid.
After having her suspicions confirmed Alice trembled in anger, but Edward brang her into his arms and whispered soothing words into her ears. Heidi looked over at them with an answering Dazzling smile. Edward looked momentarily lost for a second, wondering why Alice was in his arms. I realized that I had let the shield drop. I closed the gaps again and laughed. There was no way they were ruining my family again.
"This is too formal Aro." I seethed. "Travel the house if you wish, talk to the guests. But if you even THINK about continuing your plans to split up this family for your own power. I will have your head. That isn't a threat, it's a promise." The room went quiet. Renata moved closer to Aro's back and he swooped her away.
"My My My you are a feisty little daughter aren't you." I just glared.
"Very well, we will play nice. Where is our meal? We have been travelling!" Carlisle coughed, falsely.
"Well I think that I smelt some bear to the east of the house, maybe a few Miles."
Aro looked displeased. "But I am thirsty; I want something NORMAL to drink." He looked like a pouty child who just got told that stealing toys wasn't a good thing.
I just glared at him, and he took it back.
After a while we all got along for what was forced. Our guests stood guard; Emmett was displeased that it didn't turn to a fight.
I had to swear to come to Volterra sometime soon, then they left.
I replied to the shut door, "Yeah right."
Jasper chuckled; carrying me bridal style to the bed room.
Ahhhhhh, I suppose Aro isn't the kind of father that minds the daughter and her sexual relationships?
I laughed hysterically at that, Jasper just shook his head.
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