We're coming intervened Edwards voice. I knew he was both surprised and frightened for us.

"Ahh Alexis dear!" chuckled Victoria. I spun around and there she was laughing in the shadows.

She's here.

Chapter Fourteen - Ivy

"Victoria" I spat angrily. There she stood the vampire who had ruined my life. Victoria smirked at me,

"I see you've joined forces with your parents after they abandoned you." I lunged for her angrily but she dodged smoothly out of the way.

"Don't lie" I hissed, "I know you were the one to take me from my mother and then abandon me."

"Well, well, well" she laughed proudly, her voice tinkling through the forest, "you have been having a good old chat with mummy haven't you?"

"Why didn't you just kill me?" I growled taking another shot at her.

"Oh Alexis dear don't you see it would hurt poor ickle Bella and Edward much more when they saw how much you hated them."

"You planned this?" snapped Josh as he put a protective arm over my shoulder so I could no longer chase her. Victoria turned to look at him,

"Your new" she smiled, "and yes, I planned this. I was at first going to kill Alexis but then I thought, where's the fun in that?"

"Where's the fun indeed?" I said, squirming to try and get out of Josh's hold.

"So I just popped in to visit little Lexy every now and then. Make sure she wasn't too happy and that she hated her parents. I tried to make her drink humans, of course, but she would not be persuaded. She's weak, just like her parents."

"Did you really have nothing better to do than stalk me in the last seventeen years Vicki" I smirked, spitting her name out as if was dirt. Victoria let out a low growl

"My mate, the love of my existence was killed. I owed him revenge."

"Still, it is kind of pathetic" added Emmet, his eyes gleaming at her. His excitement at getting a part of the action was clear. Despite Victoria's obvious danger Emmet and Rosalie seemed to find her threats funny. There coolness disturbed me for some reason.

"Well I do get to kill you all now" laughed Victoria, "that should be great fun." Emmet roared with laughter,

"Kill us all? You do realise that your outnumbered ten to one?"

"Outnumbered or not outnumbered you are all going to die."

Emmet and Rosalie laughed loudly but I still did not feel the same confidence. I could not help but notice the evil gleam in Victoria's crimson eyes. She had the gift of self preservation, if she did not think she stood a chance then she would have run. Victoria had something up her sleeve. Something bad.

Victoria smiled wildly at Emmet and Rosalie, confirming my fears. Josh's grip tightened on my shoulder and I searched mentally for Edward,

Where are you? I called, letting down my barrier as much as possible. Everybody's thoughts flooded my mind making me fell dizzy.

Oh my god my baby and Her, we have to save her.

My visions are changing rapidly. What's happening? Something, or someone new is there.

She's planning something.

Die, they are going to die painfully and slowly for their laughter.

This will be easy.

Alexis? Edward's thoughts finally broke through the fog. We're coming don't worry.

"You will pay for what you've done to my family Victoria," snarled Esme. I gasped; Esme was usually so calm and peaceful it was a shock to see her angry. I wanted to tell everybody to run, to leave me; I was positive this would not end well.

"I don't think you understand. I will not be dying today," Victoria smirked and I felt myself shake with fear.

"What have you done?" I cried, "what is it that makes you so certain that you will win?"

"I was hoping someone would ask that. Well done Alexis" she smirked condescendingly.

"What is it?"

"Lets wait for your mummy and daddy to come first shall we?"

Just on time, Edward, Bella, Alice, Jasper and Carlisle burst through the trees. I noticed that Alice and Jasper no longer looked confident and Alice's had a frown etched in her forehead.

"Ahh Edward. Bella. We were just waiting for you" grinned Victoria maliciously. Bella and Edward stiffened preparing to pounce. "So I see you have all had a nice reunion. Shame I'm going to have to kill you all."

"You will be the only one dying today Victoria" spat Bella angrily.

"I would not be so sure about that Isabella. I think it's time you met my daughter"

"Your daughter?" I gasped.

Smirking Victoria turned to the shadows,

"Come here Ivy."

There was a rustling in the trees and out stepped a small pale child. As they stepped forward I inhaled sharply and took a step back. It was a vampire girl who looked as if she had been changed when she was about six. She had long white silver hair all the way down her back and huge alert red eyes. She was wearing a white pinafore which was stained with blood on the front. What had made me gasp though was the girl's skin; it was covered in purple coloured bruises and deep slashes. She walked up to Victoria with unnatural grace and poise for such a young child.

"Momma" she said in a beautiful sing song voice as she looked at Victoria with a sense of longing and love. Victoria grinned at us and held out her arms for the small child. Gleefully, the girl jumped into Victoria's arms and nestled in her shoulder.

"What's wrong with her?" sobbed Rosalie and I was surprised to see she was on the verge of tears. Clearly the child's bruises and cuts had touched her.

"She was beaten up badly when she was human"

"But she's a vampire now. Isn't she?"

"Yes," beamed Victoria, "the bruises she got as a human were such a big part of her human life that she brought them with her when she was turned." Victoria did not look slightly sad at the thought, more a bit smug as if she knew something we didn't. "I found her in the remains of a burnt house lying in a pool of her own blood. I knew she would be special so I changed her, made her my daughter." I had a feeling Ivy was more of a weapon than a daughter and my heart went out to her; Victoria had once tried to get me to accept her as a mother like figure in an attempt to hurt my parents even more.

"Ok well put her down now Victoria it's time that we had our fight" snarled Edward.

"If you insist" Victoria laughed turning to the child, "Ivy baby make them burn. All of them." I shuddered nervously.

Ivy reached out a pale hand towards us. I felt a rush of heat and my heart felt like it set on fire. Around me, everyone called out as the fire hit them too. Then I collapsed, screaming out in pain. Darkness surrounded me but my insides were burning furiously. Luckily, instinct took over and my shield shot back up, protecting me and the fire left my body and I gained consciousness. I stood up shakily. Everyone else was still on the ground crying and rolling around in agony. I felt like I was still on fire again as I watched them burn from the inside. My family. I stretched my shield furiously to capture them but it was barely budging; her power was too strong and mine too weak.

"Stop!" I yelled, tears rolling down my cheeks, "Please stop." Victoria laughed wickedly,

"You can stop now baby."

Ivy dropped her hand obediently and the screaming quietened to gentle sobs. My family slowly and warily got up,

"What was that?" I whimpered.

"That was my Ivy's special power" she explained smugly, "she has the power to make anyone burn. Literally burn."

"Literally?" chocked Alice as she comprehended what had been said. Victoria nodded cheerfully and we all shrunk back from Ivy. Fire was the only thing that could kill vampires. This child had the power to kill and she was controlled by Victoria.

"It's not instantaneous but it will kill you after about ten minutes" she said happily.

My heart plummeted; we were going to die. My shield was useless; it was just not possible for me to be able to capture everyone. I would have to stand and watch everyone else die before she tore me to shreds herself. Perhaps if I pushed myself to the limit I could save one other person.

I felt sick. Why did I have to be the one to survive? I had dragged everyone here to help me kill Victoria and ironically I had dragged them to their deaths.

"I'm sorry everyone" I whispered, "I really do forgive you all." Bella quickly engulfed me in a hug,

"Thank you" she breathed so quietly that I barely heard.

"I'm sorry to break this short but it's time you all died" snapped Victoria and with a quick whisper to Ivy, everyone around me fell to the ground.

"Please, please don't" I begged, "Victoria please let them live." She just chuckled and leant leisurely back against a tree to watch them die. I pushed my shield as hard as I could, but I knew it was no use I could never save everyone. I looked furiously, trying to find a loophole, a way I could save everyone.

I tried attacking Ivy only to be thrown back into a tree by Victoria, my strength, my speed and my power were no match for them. I started crying again as I ran desperately around hugging the body's of the only people who had ever cared.

"Josh what should I do?" I wailed as I clutched his body. His eyes were black as he slipped into unconsciousness.

I could save one person. My power was strong enough to protect one person. But, how could I choose? How could I choose the person to live whilst everyone else died? I did not want to live through this, could I inflict the same torture onto anyone else?

"Oh god" I sobbed as the first real flames sparked from Josh's limp body.

Then it struck me. I thought that I could only save one person but I was wrong; I could save them all. It would be hard but I could do it; my shield can both keep powers out and keep powers in. There was a way. I crept slowly forwards toward Victoria and Ivy so I was as close as possible without being too suspicious. Then I gathered every ounce of my strength and pushed as hard as I could against my barrier, all the time wishing and hoping that this would work.

With a final push my shield captured both Ivy and Victoria. The fire started in my chest, but I focused solely on keeping them inside the shield and not letting it drop. I heard Victoria scream as Ivy's power bounced off my wall and hit her. Concentrating as hard as I could to keep my shield up I fell to the floor. My chest burnt with fire and I could only hope that the Cullen's, my family, escaped. Death was worth it I decided; they were worth it. The sound seemed to turn off as the fire raced through my entire body. My final thought was that I hoped it had been enough.

And then everything went dark and the pain washed away.

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