A/N: SORRY not my favorite chapter because theres not any real action i just needed time to pass. sorry for posting late but smallville and supernatural is on. ANYWAYS! expect a few chapters tomorow to make up for today's suckyness
EPOV
I could hear the screams illuminating off the air. Bella, My Bella was screaming in pain. Up ahead there was an unexpected roadblock. Swiftly and without warning I threw open the door and jumped breaking into a run. I knew Alice would quickly jump to catch the wheel, even if they crashed oh well they would 'live' the only important thing was to get to Bella before it was too late.
I was unbelievably aware of the pulse of the earth with each step. I never ran so fast in my life. When I had reached the door the screaming suddenly stopped. I ran quickly to Bella's room. It was empty, the curtain in front of the window danced playfully in the breeze. The air smelt of Bella. Her scent was mixed with that of Zaden, Victoria, Laurent, and blood. Oh God, blood, Bella's blood. Her sweet nectar of life was staining the bed where she had been. I dragged my feet over to the bed and placed my hand on the stain, it was still warm.
I wasn't over come with blood lust, but sobs racked through my body as I slid to the ground, my hands covered in what was left of Bella.
Oh how I wished I could cry at that moment; to have the pain be drained away through salty tears.
Bella was gone. In attempts to save her, I had actually killed her.
"Bella!" I screamed I crossed arm over my knees and sobbed into them. Soon I felt two arms wrap around me tightly. I struggled to push them away but for once I felt powerless; even more so the day that James attacked Bella.
"Edward," Alice cooed in my ear. I tried to struggle form her grasp again.
"EDWARD!" Alice shook me until I looked up at her. Alice's eyes were dancing with light and hope. It only fuelled my rage.
"WHAT?"
"Bella's alive. I saw her with Zaden. She is alive Edward!"
One Year Later
ZPOV
"Tell me something else!" Bella bounced happily in the passenger seat next to me. I looked over at her and raised an eyebrow.
"What will I get if I tell you something else?" Bella gave me a swift punch in the arm.
"Ouch..." I said taking my hand off the steering wheel to rub the part of my arm that connected with Bella's fist. She stuck out her tongue and crossed her arms in front of her chest and pouted.
It had been a year today since I changed Bella. When she woke up, I tried to follow through with what Victoria wanted; erasing Edward from her memory. What I didn't expect is after her change; her mind became a safe box. I had to push my gift hard to break down the wall. Too hard in fact, I ended up whipping her entire memory.
Again I had to restart my friendship with her. Bella was so full of questions about her previous life that I made a deal with her. I would only tell her things when we were moving. Victoria had told me to go to a coven in London, but I convinced her to let us travel for a year. Seeing as Bella's memory was erased. I would use that time to start over with her; and it would be better with no distraction.
I had planned to tell her everything, any memories I knew she had with Edward, I would switch me in his place. But I couldn't I couldn't lie to Bella. If I had told her we were lovers, she would feel like she had to be still, and I didn't want that. I wanted to beat Edward by making her fall for me. I wasn't going to hide my feelings this time.
"How bout a kiss?" I asked puckering my lips and leaning over to her. Bella giggled and pushed my head back.
"How bout you watch where you're going? Come on you promised!"
"Let me think. You were very popular with the boy's. It was hard for me to not kill a few."
"Yea right, with my plain face?" Bella patted her cheeks. I looked at her from the side. I was unbelievably relieved when she changed. Just as I had said, I had kept everything about her. Her brown hair had more shine, her face was paler and blemish free, she had vampire speed but not strength, and no pulse; but she was warm, she blushed, she had to eat human food once a month, she had to sleep, not a lot but she had to at least once a week or when her body grew cold, and she grew tired. Her beautiful chocolate eyes had gold flecks through them that disappeared when she needed to hunt, and grew more prominent afterwards. Her skin didn't sparkle in the sun, but her skin glowed and gave of a slight shimmer that many girls envied when we walked down the street. Her detest for human blood, and clumsiness also was carried through from her human life.
"Isabella, you are and were anything but plain." I said tilting her chin to look at me. I stroked her cheek gently and turned back to driving. But not before I noticed the red creep up to her cheeks.
"Where to next?" she asked rolling down the window.
"London." I said dryly
"London? Why London."
"I'm sick of traveling. There is a Coven there called the Tudorra. It was founded by a group of vampires that lived during the Tudor Dynasty from 1485- 1603."
Bella's jaw dropped as I mentioned the date. 'Wow' she mouthed until shock and frustration overcame her features.
"What about my past? I still want to know, we will have to make another deal!"
"Or you can just forget the past and work for the present." I suggested. The anger that took over told me I shouldn't have said that.
"I'm kidding Isabella, calm down!" she glared at me and looked back out the window.
BPOV
I leaned out the car window as we pulled in front of a giant building. I gawked at it for a moment until the door I was leaning on opened, and I started to fall face first to the cement. Arms caught me and stood me up right. I felt myself blush from embarrassment.
"What is this place?" I asked shuffling closer to the vast mound of architecture.
"This is the Tudorra."
"Tudorra? All of it?" Zaden grabbed my hand with his left, and the other was holding our bags.
The corridor was large and white. People dressed in suits, holding briefcases were walking in and out of the building. I sniffed the air and I could tell they were all humans. My nose scrunched mildly at the copper scent of their blood pulsing behind their skin. Zaden just laughed and dragged me through a door near the side of the building. The sign said staff only.
It led to a dark, steep, stairwell. I stumbled behind Zaden blindly as his laugh echoed through the enclosed space. Finally we reached the top.
The door swung open to reveal hallways lined with doors we walked forward through the empty hall and turned to the right. There was a large room with a huge TV, couches, computers; you name it. It looked like a lounge. But what got me was all of the vampires. They looked to be all teen's and early twenty's.
"Hello, may I help you." said a woman sceptically. She looked about early thirties and she was beautiful. She glared at me; her nose twitched which told me that she was taking in my scent. I had never met another vampire besides Zaden, but I knew I didn't well fit the persona of your typical vampire.
" Yes actually, I called a week ago."
"Name?" she asked still glaring in my direction
"Lee Min Ki." I looked up at Zaden and he squeezed my hand reassuringly.
"Right, here is your key, and it's room 873-2 and 3. Take the elevator to the top floor and turn left."
"Thanks." Zaden pulled me towards the elevator. As vampires passed by I shrank behind him pressing as close too as 'inhumanly' possible.
"Lee Min Ki?" I asked when the elevator doors shut.
"Yeah it was my human name."
"Oh."
"Don't worry about it Bella."
"She didn't like me."
"Who cares?"
"I do. That was the first vampire i have met besides you, and if she acts like that, how will others act. They all think I'm human."
"Don't worry Bells, nothings going to happen, you're just different that's all."
We entered our room and I gasped. The ceiling was high and there was a skylight. It was a living room and an open kitchen. The walls were burgundy and the curtains were black with an emerald trim. There were four doors around the room with the number's one, two, and three.
"Two or three, you choose."
"Lucky number three." I said as I reached for my bag. Zaden pulled his hand up over his head away from me.
"No I'll take it."
"Hey, just cause I don't have super strength doesn't mean I can't hold my own."
"Right, but I rather I hold you." Zaden said seductively.
"Your too corny; no wonder you don't have a girlfriend." I rolled my eyes as he flung me over his shoulder and headed for room number three.
EPOV
"Alice? Alice what are you seeing" I asked, my voice shaking.
"Bella's alive, I saw it." Alice smiled widely as she skipped out of the room.
I called after her but she didn't answer me as she headed to the Cullen's house.
"Alice, what did you see." Alice pulled out her suitcase and started tossing in clothes.
"ALICE!"
"Buckingham Palace."
"What?"
"I saw Bella and Zaden driving through London Edward."
I froze. Bella we know where she is. We can go get her.
"What are you waiting for pack your bags!"
"Raina,"
"She knows, she told everyone else book a flight to London. Her and Lily are packing as we speak. Now go!"
I ran to my room nearly obliterating the door. I can't believe it after a year we had finally found Bella. I would see her again!
