Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me. Warning, this chapter is a tad mature. So, be prepared ;).

Chapter 25- Noleen sends a letter

The grass tickled my skin as I stared up at the stars. Edward's arm was around my waist. I scooted closer to him, so we were almost joined together, slowly melting into one being. I trailed my finger up and down his stomach, feeling the muscle underneath. His fingers were brushing through my hair and he was humming my lullaby softly. A breeze blew past, rustling the trees. " I don't know what to do about Tristine." I breathed, my gaze still on the stars. He sat his head in his free hand and kissed my cheek.

" What do you mean?" He asked, a piece of his copper hair falling over his eye. I smiled, pushing it away and stared into his light topaz eyes.

" She made a stupid decision. I mean. . . I don't know." I mumbled. " Aro thinks we should kill her."

" And you think you should give her another chance, see if she makes different choices with her life."

" Yeah, in a way. I mean, it's like part of me wants to just get rid of her. And there's another part of me that wants to give her another chance."

" Which part do you think will win?" I sighed and looked back to the night sky. Like maybe I'd find my answer somewhere up there. I knew what was most likely going to happen. Tristine was going to be killed. I hated this, that ever since the Cullens came back into my life I worried about my decisions. Before, I would've killed her without a thought because she almost killed Mike. That would have been the only thing on my mind. That she almost killed my friend. And that would've been it, no other thoughts about it. But now. . .It was like I doubted every one of my decisions. Well, I couldn't do that anymore. I couldn't doubt myself. I needed to stand strong and be confident in what I believed should happen.

" She's not going to walk out of here." I whispered to him. He nodded his head and laid back down.

" Good decision." I went to agree when his words hit me. This wasn't Manny or Mike I was talking to, it was Edward. Goodie two shoes Edward! I whipped my head towards him and stammered.

" What? Wait? Why?" Was all I managed to get out. He smiled and put a finger on my cheek.

" She would've killed you if she had the chance. I wouldn't be able to live with that, I'd kill her too." He clarified.

" Oh, okay." He put his hand in mine and suddenly I was cradled in his arms. I rolled my eyes but put my hands around his neck. " What are you doing?" I asked him. He grinned and took a few steps.

" I owe you for something." He told me. I furrowed my eyebrows and was about to ask him what he owed me, when he dropped me in the pool. The deep blue water floated around my head as I sunk to the bottom. I sighed and put my hands on his hips, I couldn't believe he'd done that. And it wasn't like I could scare him and fake that I was drowning. I took a breath and then giggled. It was like I was a mermaid or something, I could breath underwater. Well, not breath exactly. But, if water filled my lungs I wouldn't die. So it was kind of similar. I swam back up to the surface and glared at him. I spit the water out that was in my mouth and climbed over the side of the pool. The cement was cold compared to the water. I groaned when I realized my clothes were now plastered on me. So I did the rational thing. I took them off. Edward stared at me as I stripped off my wet tee-shirt and jeans, leaving me only in a bra and underwear. He smirked and took off his shirt, then his pants. I chuckled when I saw the smiley face on his boxers. How vampiric of him . He dived in and I watched him swim around. I laughed when he came behind me and started to tickle my stomach.

" Edward! Edward stop it!" I exclaimed. I knew he could hear me. He came up from the water and pulled me to him with a deep kiss. I pulled away and gave him a quick splash. He chuckled and pulled me back to him. I wiped his wet hair away from his face and ran my hands down his stomach. " You know, we could be seen." I whispered in his ear. He put me gently up against the wall of the pool and nipped my lips with his teeth.

" I don't care if you don't." He said, his teeth still tugging on my lips. I wound my legs around him and shook my head as he moved his teeth down to my neck. I let out a tiny moan and then turned us around, so Edward was against the wall. I attacked his neck with my teeth and tugged at his boxers. His hands lingered on my lingerie, his fingers sending shivers down my skin. He grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to him. I looked into his eyes and saw they were darkened with need, with a primal hunger. I grinned and pushed my lips against his. My need met his exactly. I was surprised the water wasn't on fire from our actions. It should've sizzled just a little at least. His hands wound around my waist as he slid inside. I gasped as passion flooded in front of my eyes and I said his name. He replied with mine and we melted into the dance. Our legs tangled and bodies crashed as we moved as one. Finally, I was on the edge and bit back my scream as we came. I put my lips to his and whispered my love for him. Then we stilled and just held each other. " I love you." He told me and kissed me. I returned the kiss and looked into his now light eyes.

" I love you too." I put my hand on his cheek and stroked it lovingly. Then I jumped when I heard Aro say my name.

I was wrapped in a towel and sitting in the dining room. Marcus, Caius, Aro, Jane and Alex were on both sides of me. Aro had a smirk on his face that I was trying very hard to ignore. It wasn't working that well. " Have we reached about Tristine?" Aro started, the smirk still on his face. I growled softly and then straightened up.

" Kill her." Jane said nonchalantly. Alex agreed with a headshake and sat back. Did he do anything that his twin didn't do?

" I think we should." Caius said. " Mainly because, she's the enemy." Marcus shook his head in agreement.

" We don't want her being able to leak things to Mitchell without us knowing. She does know some magic." He said.

" But you have to actually have witch blood to do those things." I argued. Marcus turned to me, his eyebrow raised.

" Are you saying we should save her? Let her live?" I could hear the laughter in his tone of voice. I gritted my teeth and stood up.

" No. I know we have to kill her. But, not because she could leak out information."

" Then why?" Aro asked me. I looked at him and licked my lips.

" Because she almost killed Mike. She made a stupid decision in thinking Mitchell loved her. One that I would let slide on different circumstances. But she tried to kill my friend, and that I can't forgive."

" Good." He replied and everyone stood. Guess the meeting was over. I shook my head and was about to go when Marcus called out my name. I turned slowly and smiled.

" What Marcus darling?" I responded and batted my eyelashes. He smirked and stepped towards me, then handed me a small dagger.

" I want you to kill her." He told me, his face close to mine. I looked into his crimson eyes then I grabbed the dagger from his hands. It felt small in my hands. I stared at it, Yuzria's face popped in my mind. I twirled the dagger in between my fingers and then stabbed it into the table.

" No." I said strongly.

" Are you refusing to listen to me?" I snarled and poked him in the chest.

" Shut up! I'm not lower than you anymore Marcus, I'm your equal. And I wasn't aware this was a test." I growled. " I said no. Find someone else to kill her." I heard Aro chuckle and say something to Marcus before I stormed out of the dining area. No one was the boss of me. I was going to nip that thought in the ass before Jane started thinking she could order me around. I'd stake her before let her direct me around. Sure, it wouldn't kill her. But it would hurt like hell.

I watched Yuzria's face fall and his eyes lower to the floor. Tori put a tentative hand on his shoulder and gave it a small squeeze. I bit my lip and cleared my throat. " I'm sure she won't be in much pain." I told him. " But, Yuzria-"

" I know. . . It's okay Bella. You don't need to clarify with me. She almost killed Mike and she was on Mitchell's side. It's understandable. I'll be okay it's just. . . " His voice trailed off and he looked back up at me. I could see the answer in his deep green eyes. I nodded my head and put a hand in his.

" You loved her Yuzria. You trusted her. It's natural you don't want to see her get hurt. At least, the person you thought she was. It's okay, I get it." I told him.

" I thought I was strong enough to handle this."

" You will be. In a few years, she'll be a faded memory. Pain heals Yuzria. You'll be fine." I assured him. I opened my arms and embraced him tightly.

" Thank you." He whispered. I shook my head and got out of my chair. Tori smiled at me, her face warm. Well, so much for her hating me cause I was the ex.

" Thank you." She said quietly. I knew what she meant. I put a hand on her shoulder and patted it softly.

" No problem." Then I walked out, it wasn't my job to comfort him anymore. It was hers. And she would do it better than I could. I put a hand on my stomach, my nerves were acting up, then I darted down the steps into the basement. Marcus was about to drive the dagger into Tristine's heart when I took it out of his hands.

" Bella-" He stopped as soon as he saw my face. I stepped in front of Tristine and ignored her sobs.

" How could you do it?" I asked her. " How could you hurt Yuzria so much, betray him knowing he loved you? Did you even care at all." She sniffled and then her sniffle turned into a bitter chuckle.

" Oh please. I had him eating out of the palms of my hands in a month." She laughed and struggled against the ropes. " God, I thought you'd let me go. Seeing as how I was playing it off that I was just a dumb girl. You're heartless." I smirked and lowered my face so it was by hers.

" I'm a vampire you dumb bitch." I snarled before I put my hand on her chest and saw her clothing spark. Her eyes opened wide and she went to scream when I clamped a hand down on her mouth. " You don't get to scream." I growled in her ear and watched as the flames devoured her. Soon, she stopped fighting me. And I watched as the light left from her eyes. I removed my hand and tossed the dagger to the ground. Aro, Caius, Jane, Marcus and Alex stepped up to me. All their eyes were opened wide. I turned to them and ignored the stench of burning flesh. " No one but us finds out about this." I said strongly. " Have we found out what island this is going to happen on?" Aro nodded his head and then told me. " Good. Send her body there. Put a little note on it for me."

" What do you want it to say?" Aro asked me. I smirked and walked away from them.

" Love Noleen." I shouted over my back.

A/N: Ooer, that was a little harsh wasn't it? Haha. Hope you liked this chapter, I loved writing it! Now, her name isn't going to like, switch back to Noleen, she's only doing that because Noleen is like. . . The dark side of her. Bella is the good side of her. Hope that makes sense. ANYWAYS. Review, review, review for me my loverly readers! And I will see you soon!

Until next time,

Faith