Hey guys! I have returned!! This is likey the last chapter I'll be able to write for a while because once school is over, Ill be leaving on vacation! Im so excited! And Im very sorry to say that summer updates are going to be rather slow...I spend alot of time at my cottage during the summer with little or no access to a computer (im lucky if Im on a computer for 15 minutes in a month) so it could be a while, but, have no fear, i will not abandon the story. Any time I have at home, ill try to write some more for my story for you guys. Anyhoo...I dont own Twilight or any of it's characters so here's chapter 12.
Recap: Aro claimed we were a religious group to explain our attire, and within the next 20 minutes, we were on the plane, flying firstclass, attempting to avoid the stares of other passengers, on our way to Volterra.
I was sitting in the window seat, staring out into what was now a dark night surrounding the plane. We were the only ones in first class, and possibly the entire plane, thankfully. Im not sure I would have survived if others were in here, and, by others, I mean humans.
I could feel my thirst itching at the back of my throat, making itslef known. It was impossible to ignore. The burning. The desire. The need. But I had to. For my sake, for my family's and for all of humanity.
Every now and then, my thirst would become so overpowering. I would struggle to regain control, to supress the beast fighting its' way out.
To be able to sink my teeth into some fragile human. They wouldn't stand a chance against me. I could easily kill them and be able to drink the warm blood pulsing through their veins. To quench my thirst, it would be so...enjoyable.
No. I couldnt be thinking these things. This was wrong. But oh so natural. So... necessary. No. Stay strong, Bella. Stop this. You're not a monster. Dont give in.
That struggle continued to rage on inside my head. I couldn't believe it. I'd never tasted blood, never smelt it, yet, I already craved it.
I looked away from the window, attempting to find something else to distract me. To keep me busy and keep my mind off...well, you know.
Next to me, Aro was staring blankly at the back of the chair in front of him. Wow. That must be real fun. He seemed to be focusing on something, not really paying attention. Thinking.
I looked across him to see Edward sitting on his other side, staring into the aisle, bored. His posture seemed out of it, unatural or uncomfortable. He was straining to keep his arm stretched behind him, laying on the arm rest.
Thats when it made sense. Aro had his finger pressed onto the back of Edward's hand, keeping contact. He was reading Edward's mind, making sure he wouldn't try anything funny. I watched this for several minutes, it was better than staring out the window, before Edward spoke.
He spoke casually, without restraint, without looking back and making eye contact with Aro, yet I could detect the irritation in his voice.
"Is this really necessary, Aro? It's rather irritating having to hear my thoughts echo back from you. It's giving me a headache. If I were planning something, I likely would have tried it by now, yet, as you see, I haven't done a thing. Now, could I please have my personal space back, or at least be able to keep my thoughts to myself?"
Aro contemplated with hiumself momentarily, before drawing his hand back.
"Thank you." Edward said, always polite.
"Dont make me regret this." Aro warned before standing up and moving to sit elsewhere.
Once Aro was gone, there was nothing seperating Edward and myself except the seat, and I did not hesitate to fill the gap, sliding over next to him and leaning against his arm.
"Hello, there, love. Enjoying the flight?" Edward seemed smug.
"Uh. Not at-" I couldn't finish the sentence before Emmett stuck his head in between our seats from behind.
"Edward, were you seriously just complaining about being able to keep your thoughts to yourself? You, my man, are such a hypocrite. Now you know that that is what it's like to live with you, only its ALL THE TIME." Emmett chastised.
Edward rolled his eyes. "Serioulsy, living with you, I really wish I could just turn it off. Some things, I really dont ever want to have to see, yet, you, being you, dont seem to stop thinking about them."
Emmett's smile seemed to double in size at the mention of that and I saw Edward cringe.
"That, for example, was extremely unnecessary."
"Serves you right." Emmett responded, leaning back into his chair, pleased.
"I'm sorry, love. We should be arriving soon. Don't worry." He reassured me. "I must say, though. It's been horrible not being able to hold you this whole time."
After saying that, Edward pulled me onto his lap where I curled myself up against him. I swear, I could have stayed like that forever, and I very nearly did, before Aro walked back towards us an hour later.
"This is where we get off." He told us before once again walking away.
I noticed Edward starting to get up and looked at him curiously.
"We haven't even landed yet. What are you doing?" I asked.
"Aro is under the impression that it would be easier for us not to land. He wants us to jump once we're above the castle."
I just sat there. My mouth hanging open in shock. Was he serious? We were going to jump from a plane?
Edward noticing my shock quickly reassured me.
"Don't worry, love. As unnecessary and completely stupid as this may seem, we will be perfectly fine. Indestructable, remember?" He said, yet I couldn't help but still feel rather doubtful.
I slowly stood up, following Edward over to the side of the plane where Demetri was opening an emergency exit.
"I don't suggest doing that, Demetri, you'll set off an alarm and the pilots will come back here." Alice, of course, must have had a vision. Aro had this simple smirk on his face, clearly impressed by Alice's power, before turning to Demetri.
"Make sure you prevent that from happening. Perhaps if we cut the wires to the-" Aro began before Alice cut him off.
"That will work, but you'd better hurry, if you take too long, we won't be able to jump on the castle. We'll land on the streets and that will attract curious citizens to see what's happening."
Once again, Aro smirked before motioning for Demetri to cut the wires. Once they were cut, he broke open the door, thankfully without triggering any alarms, and proceeded to stare into the dark night below. "We jump in 5...4...3...2...1."
The next thing I knew, edward was pulling me towards the door. He hesitated slightly, turning to look back at me, before pulling me into his tight embrace and jumping.
I could feel the air rush past me with such speed, alerting me of just how quickly we were descending, yet I felt 100 safe, being held in Edward's iron grip.
I heard 2 loud thuds, which I could only assume were the some of the others who had jumped before us landing, before I felt a light jolt go through me at the impact of Edward's land, followed by a seperate thud. He held me there, not moving, until several others landed, before finally releasing me to stand on my own.
I looked behind me to see the tall Volturi castle, standing there, an ominous sillouhette in the dark, moonless sky. I gulped. This was where the real adventure would begin.
A/n: Ok...Chapter 12, really hope you liked it, but of course Ill never know unless you R&R!! Id also just like to clear up any falicies on my behalf. Im very sorry about the last couple of chapters where Bella has been a vampire and in public, and not shown any signs of thirst, or lack of control. I am so sorry if I lead you to belive anything that could lead the rest of my story to seem confusing. I completely overlooked those parts and am very disappointed. I want to make some thing clear..or the rest of my story will seem off.
Bella does not have any sort of aversion to blood. I believe that she too will have her own difficulties with being in public and any power she may or may not have is not an immunity to its pull. Im very sorry if you got the wrong impression. Ill make sure to double check the rest of my story when im writing it so that this confusion does not happen agan. Either way...Ill be leaving on hiatus soon and this will likely be the last chapter for a while. Im very sorry for this, but this story will continue to be written. Until next time..:P