Chapter 16 – Discoveries and a Connection
AbPOV
Aro.
I couldn't take Aro in a fight that much I knew. I hoped that between me and Demetri we might have a chance but I highly doubted that. Still, I was unable to just hide contently behind Demetri. I stepped around his arm and stood at his side. He knew better than try to push me back there again.
"Well, Demetri," Aro said. "It seems you have been hiding more from me than I realized. And who is this beautiful woman with the most delightful little talent?" He started smiling at me. It was seriously creepy.
"She's none of you concern, Aro."
"Now Demetri, I'm just trying to be polite." He was trying to be polite while the city burned around us. How jacked up was that?
Apparently, Demetri wasn't buying it. "No your not, you're just trying to…"
Demetri didn't even get to finish his sentence. Before I could even blink Aro had somehow sent him flying back and through a few walls. I was about to fight him, but next thing I knew he had me pinned up against the stone wall. I couldn't move.
"I'm guessing that the lovely Bella Cullen must be around somewhere as I can not read you mind."
"She's further away than you may think."
"Tell me your name."
"No." He slammed be back against the wall. I huge fissure broke out and my head felt like it was going to explode.
"Tell me your name."
"No." Aro threw me across the road into another wall. I hit it and hit the ground. He roughly picked me up and slammed me into the wall again. Now my whole body was in pain.
"Tell me your name."
"Abigail."
"Abigail. It suits you, both beautiful and unique. Well, Abigail, you are the first in my new guard. Don't you fell honored?"
Oh hell no! He could torture me all he wanted but this simply was not going to happen. I answered in classic me fashion. "Shove it up your ass, Aro."
He threw me back to the first wall. I hit the ground in a nice useless heap. Suddenly Kaila appeared out of nowhere and charged Aro. Aro spun around and backhanded her. The tiny blonde literally flew down the streets for several blocks and hitting a wall. She hit the ground and the wall collapsed on top of her.
"Kaila!" I screamed.
I then realized that Aro was not using all of his strength on me. I was so screwed.
"Will you join me?" he asked again.
I took in a breath to gather my courage. Kind of hard to do when you're lying on the ground in front of a super strong, smiling, psychotic vampire, but I did it. "No."
Aro dropped his smiled and growled at me. I closed my eyes and waited for the pain but none came. I felt someone pick me up and cradle my body right after I heard the sound of boulders crashing together.
I opened my eyes to find Demetri holding me. I turned away from him to see a scene of both beauty and destruction.
Aro was fighting another vampire. They spun around each other matching blows for blows. It almost looked as if it were choreographed. They both went crashing through the wall and out of sight. After a few moments I heard the tell tale sound of screeching metal followed by the smell of incense.
Demetri and I stood up and waited to see who would come back through the whole in the wall.
It was the other man. His dark hair was pulled back into a pony tail and he was very good looking. Was surprised me though was that he looked utterly bored.
"Abigail," Demetri said. "I would like to introduce you to the man that started all this. This is Marcus."
My jaw fell open. One of the elder themselves was the one who was the mastermind behind the plan to bring down the Volturi. To say I was shocked was an understatement.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Abigail."
I shook his hand, still completely dumbfounded.
"You look confused as to why I would bring down my own coven," he said.
I just nodded like an idiot.
"Many centuries ago, Aro killed my wife, Didyme. He never knew that I knew it was him, but I always did. For years I have waited for my revenge hoping to feel something again. The only thing I feel now is emptiness. I don't even have my anger anymore."
If I could have cried, I would have.
"Let's get out of here," Demetri said.
"Oh my god! Kaila!"
I ran down the street and starting tossing rubble in every direction. I finally uncovered her. She was unconscious but alive. I looked at Demetri in question.
"Given enough force, a vampire can be knocked unconscious," he explained. "She'll be fine when she wakes up."
Marcus stepped forward and gently picked her up and the three of us ran to the city gates while the city continued to burn behind us.
Shortly after, we arrived to the evac-site. Since Aro and Caius were dead there was no huge rush to get out of there. We were safe for now. Only a few members of the guard were still alive and there were scattered and leaderless.
"Holy shit!" Emmett screamed as soon as we had come into view. I guess Carlisle had put his arms back on.
Edward stepped up to us. "I have to give you to credit. I've read both your minds before today and never had a clue about either of you."
Demetri and Marcus just nodded.
Carlisle came directly up to Marcus. "I'm glad to see you alive, Marcus. You were always the most compassionate out of the elders."
"Thank you, Carlisle," Marcus said. "That means a lot coming from you."
Just then, Kaila began to stir and Marcus laid her gently on the grass. Slowly her topaz eyes started to open and I saw something shift in Marcus's eyes. For a moment they stared at each other. The connection between the two was obvious.
Marcus brushed a strand of her hair off of her cheek and suddenly disappeared into the trees.
Only the epilogue left. I will type it up tonight and in a few days I will be back to Dawn Rising as well as A Past Life's Future – Revamped. As always, I ask you to please review. They make me happy.