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Chapter 29- The war, part 1

Mitchell was prepared. I leaned forward and peered at his troops. They were unloading some weapons out of a tiny brown hut; a hut that looked pretty damn flammable. Next to it was a large building, a cement wall lined it. It kind of looked like an old prison. Which meant that there was probably some kind of courtyard inside. Who knew how many soldiers were housed inside, just waiting for us to come? A storm was approaching, and fast. Clouds were quickly filling up the sky. Because of the fight, we called Ash later than we meant to. Which meant they were going to be about forty five minutes later than expected. 'Great start to things.' I thought bitterly. Oh well, I couldn't change the past. But, I could do some damage before my troops came. I could weaken Mitchell's army so when mine came we'd surely kick their asses. " Bella, no." Edward warmed me. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back an inch.

" What?" I replied as innocently as I could. " I wasn't going to do anything."

" You're lying."

" And how do you know? You can't read my mind." I smiled and put my hands on my hips. Emmett scoffed and put a hand on my shoulder.

" Nice try little sis, but you look like you're about to run in there with your sword drawn. Ash told us to stay here and-" I flicked his hand off me and turned to face him.

" And I'm the one deciding everything that happens. I'm the one who controls the army, not Ash."

" Bella, that would be suicide." Carlisle sighed, his eyes pleading with me.

" No, it wouldn't be. I would be fine! I can defend myself!" I cried. Lanina and Travis came up to me, then pushed me down onto a rock.

" You can defend yourself but-" Travis began before Lanina cut him off.

" But you shouldn't take the chance. Or, at least wait a half hour, that's when everyone else will get here." She pointed out to me. I rolled my eyes and stood back up. I eyed the camp again and smirked.

" Fine, I'll wait. But let's do some damage from over here." I heard Edward breathe a sigh of relief from behind me and wrapped my hand in his. Yuzria stepped beside me and furrowed his eyebrows in thought. I looked around the camp and spotted a familiar face. The other guardian. I glanced closer and saw he was practicing throwing knives on a dummy; without using his hands. " I don't have telekinesis." I mumbled, more confused than ever. All of a sudden I saw someone standing next to him, doing the same thing. The pieces clicked. " That little bastard." I chuckled.

" What are you talking about?" Carlisle questioned, his gaze following mine.

" The man we thought was another guardian, he isn't. His power is that he can take on the abilities of other vampires when they're around him. Which is why he showed guardian like powers. It's because he was around me." I answered . " The little weasel got away from me twice and he ain't even that special." So I was a little bitter, anybody would be. Lanina laughed and took Yuzria's place next to me. I pointed to the hut and then made a tiny flame in my hand. Her laughter stopped and her eyes met mine.

" Hey Travis?" She called out, her eyes still locked on mine. " Hun, how good of an aim do you have exactly?"

" Pretty damn good. Why?"

" Because we are going to put it to the test." I responded for her with a smile. It was so nice to be bad.

I lit the top of Travis' arrow and he placed it on the bow carefully. " Are you sure this is going to work?" Jasper asked me, trying not to sound worried.

" Positive. Mitchell is going to want me to go to him. He won't care if the outside of his makeshift castle is ruined. These vampires mean nothing to him. We can take the outside ourselves, take some of the work off of the army." I answered. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Yuzria and Edward arguing. " Boys-" I drawled and slowly turned to them. " Why are you two bickering?" Yuzria held out his wrist to me, his face strong with determination.

" You're weak, you need to drink something." He told me.

" Her venom will change you!" Edward hissed. His eyes were black with angry. I saw a look of shock come over his face when I took Yuzria's wrist and caressed the skin softly. He already had the potion in his other hand.

" Do it Bella, you need it." He whispered. I brought his vein to my lips, listening to the blood rush underneath his skin. I nodded my head, ignoring the cries coming from the Cullen's, and pressed my teeth down. They easily broke the flesh. His blood rushed into my mouth, it tasted sweet as it slid down my throat. I latched onto his wrist harder, gulping more down. Finally I opened my eyes and regained myself, then I pushed myself back. His wrist was bleeding, but he was fine. His eyes met mine and he smiled softly. I wiped his blood from my mouth and swallowed.

" Thanks." I said quietly. He dumped the contents of the vial into his mouth and I held him as it worked its way through his body. I knew how painful it had to be for him. He patted my back as soon as he was okay and I backed up. I cleared my throat and bent my head once to Travis. He released the arrow and it flew straight into the hut. The brown straw immediately caught fire and started to smoke. Vampires started to crowd around it, trying to decide where it came from. I lit another one of his arrows and he let it go. It hit the man we thought was the guardian straight in his dead heart. He would've been a nuisance if we'd left him alive any longer. I drew my sword out and glanced at my watch. " We have fifteen minutes to clear this. Let's get going." I grinned and started at a dead run, slicing two vampires apart before coming to a stop. Another one came running up to me, but I kicked him square in the face before he got too close. Then I swung my sword down and moved on to the next vampire. The fire raged on in the hut; I killed anyone who tried to put it out. I didn't want any more of their weapons getting out of their. I quickly lit two more arrows for Travis, who shot them near groups of vampires. It was like dominos, one would get lit and then they'd fall onto another one who would catch on fire. It was an easy way to get rid of a problem. As I was fighting with a vampire, I saw Edward fall to the ground. I stopped for a second, and then I felt the vampire's sword pierce my flesh. I let out a cry and quickly beheaded him, but not before seeing my venom flowing freely to the ground. I gritted my teeth and ran over to Edward. He raised his arm up and shoved his sword through the man he was fighting, right through his heart. I sighed and kicked the corpse off him. He stood up and put a hand to my wound.

" What happened? How did you get hit?" He asked me worriedly. I groaned and pushed him down, then pushed my sword into a vampire's face. He fell to the ground, dead. I helped him back up and looked around me.

" I saw you fall and for a quick second I. . . I faltered. It was stupid of me. Listen, I need you to promise me to be careful Edward." I replied, putting a hand on his cheek. " I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything happened to you. Please, please be careful." He kissed me quickly and put a hand on my chest, near my heart.

" I will if you promise too."

" I promise." We kissed again and I had to pull away from him to fight. I'd have to trust that he'd be able to take care of himself. I'd taught him all that I knew in all the time we had. In the distance I saw a circle of our helicopters coming. Ash was hanging from a rope, her sword raised above her head.

" Damn it Noleen! I told you to wait!" She shouted. I laughed and gave her a thumbs up.

" We did you a favor! Shut up and get your ass down here!" She flipped me off and then jumped from her rope. I threw three vials at three different vampires, watching their flesh slowly slide off. I winced and put my sword away. Instead, I took out my favorites; my two daggers. I twirled them in my fingers and shoved them into two people, yanking them out as fast as I'd pushed them in. While I fought the rest of our troops fled in, swords clashed and clinked together. Finally, everyone on the outside of the prison was dead. I smiled and turned to the cement wall. " How many people here like to jump?" I asked. I got a cheer from everyone in return. On the count of three we all crouched down and then flipped right to the other side of the wall. It was deserted. I waited for a sign, any sign, that Mitchell was coming to us. Then the doors to the prison opened, and I saw all the soldiers lined inside. " Prepare yourselves!" I yelled to my army. I looked around, my eyes falling on Edward and Lanina. Then on Travis and Yuzria. All my friends were putting themselves in danger, for me. . . " We will pull through this! Remember that!" As soon as I was done, Mitchell's soldiers started to run towards us. The mesh of their bodies hit ours. I started just slicing anyone coming at me. Then I spotted him, Mitchell. He was standing in a window, watching us. I heard someone cry out and glanced behind me. One of my soldiers had fallen. I bit back my dry sob and turned back to the task at hand. Getting angry, I poured a vial down a man's throat and held his mouth closed. Then I threw him through the window Mitchell was standing at. I put my daggers away and did a backflip onto the back of the cement wall.

" Thank you for the lovely present!" Mitchell laughed, holding his man up. I watched as he licked a drop of venom off his face and then tossed him aside. " I especially loved getting my girlfriend back. Thank you for that!" I saw anger flash in his eyes and I smirked.

" If it makes you feel better, she didn't scream." I shouted to him. I saw the smile drop from his face. So he did love her, well I can't be right all the time. " She didn't scream because I held her mouth shut as I lit her on fire. And I did it just for you Mitchell. Your blood is on her hands. So you're welcome." He let out a loud roar, but didn't come to me. I'd been right, he wanted me to come to him. He probably had traps set up for me.

" I am going to rip you to pieces!" He growled at me. I took my daggers back out and threw them at two of his men. It struck them and the fell to the ground in pain.

" I'll fight my way to you darling." I blew him a kiss then jumped back down into the fight. I grabbed my knife from the chests of the two dead vampires and let out a war cry. This was it. . . This was my defining moment. Either I would survive this, or I wouldn't. But I'd be damned if I let Mitchell kill me. So as I fought my way through the crowds of people, I made a vow to myself. I made a vow that I wouldn't be the one to die, he would be.

A/N: Wow, so much action and drama. How do I do it? Hahah. Jk. Thank you all for your wonderful reviews and for reading! I love all you guys and it's for you guys that I keep up with this :) The next update will be up soon, hopefully you liked this :)

Until next time,

Faith