Chapter 24
Hi Again! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! In case anyone didn't know, Breaking Dawn is coming out August 2nd. I'm sure everyone can't wait!
I really don't know what's gonna happen next at this point in the story, so don't blame me if it's completely bad. I had a good idea, but I think after I finish this story, I'm gonna use that idea for the next one.
Also, remember in this chapter that Bella never jumped, never got saved and therefore has never met the Volturi.
Sorry this chapter took a while. Teachers seem to think it's funny that they give so much homework when I have Basketball every night, leaving me no time to write for you guys.
Stephenie Meyer and her amazingly superior characters are all hers, I own nothing. The flashback in this chapter was copied directly from Stephenie Meyer's website, I don't own that either.
Previously;
Edward and Vicki were still battling for the gun. Suddenly, as if by magic all the wolves left, not stopping to say goodbye except for Kevin, who let out a small noise, which I took too mean as, come visit soon. I nodded. Why were they all leaving?
Suddenly, the big door flew open. Vicki stopped moving towards the gun and instead stood shocked still. Edward took the chance and got the gun.
I didn't blame Vicki for being shocked. I was pretty shocked too, as I saw who was behind that door.
BPOV
From behind the door, out stepped a small, angelic faced girl. She was followed by four figures, all dressed in black. They were definitely vampires, I could tell, but I had never seen them before. The small girl seemed to not be a threat, but by the way everyone regarded her, I could tell that there was something about her that was something more then what meets the eye.
"The Volturi," someone behind me breathed.
Who were they? I had never heard of them, not in all my years of existence. Except—that one time. Right before Edward had left all those years ago. What had he said?
(Flashback) (Excerpt from New Moon, Belongs to Stephenie Meyer)
I shook my head—as if I could shake away the bad memories—and tried to grasp what Edward meant, my stomach plunging uncomfortably. "Congeniality plans?" I repeated.
"Well, I wasn't going to live without you," He rolled his eyes as if that fact was childishly obvious. "But I wasn't sure how to do it—I was sure that Emmett or Jasper would never help…so I was thinking maybe I would go to Italy and do something to provoke the Volturi."
I didn't want to believe he was serious, but his golden eyes were brooding, focused on something far away in the distance as he contemplated ways to end his own life. Abruptly, I was furious.
"What is a Volturi?" I demanded.
"The Volturi are a family," he explained, his eyes still remote. "A very old, very powerful family of our kind. They are the closest thing our world has to a royal family, I suppose. Carlisle lived with them briefly in his earlier years, in Italy, before he settled in America, do you remember the story?"
"Of course I remember."
(End flashback)
So they were the Volturi. I didn't see any of the three original—the ones that Edward had shown me all those years ago in Carlisle's study. They must be somewhere else. But I could tell that this small one must be an important member of this Volturi, from the way everyone looked at her.
Everyone else seemed to know who they were, though.
"Well, what do we have here?" The short one asked. Her voice sounded like bells tinkling in the wind.
"Jane," Carlisle spoke. "What a…pleasure to see you here."
"What has happened here?" she spoke, looking at the remains of the fire in which the newborns had burned, and at Edward, who had stolen the gun that had been used on Vicki.
"Why have you come here?" Carlisle asked, speaking for all of us.
"We have heard that there have been many newborns in this area," She laughed. "But it seems as though you have taken care of that." Her gaze turned towards Vicki. "Well, mostly at least."
Vicki stiffened as she saw Jane glancing at her, her expression perfectly angelic. Some of the Cullens flinched as they realized what Jane was trying to do. But after a minute, Jane's face fell, and her expression hardened, as if trying to figure out why something wasn't working for her.
"It won't work here. The room is power-blocked," Edward explained. Jane's eyes narrowed and she took a step back, as if she was afraid to be in the same room without her powers. She suddenly seemed a lot less powerful then she had just moments before.
I clanked at Edward and caught his eye. What does she mean? What is her power? I tried to ask him through the confusion in my eyes. Later, he mouthed.
"Who were the leaders?" Jane asked.
Edward spoke up. "Victoria, a vampire who has held a grudge against Bella, and her," he said, pointing at Vicki.
Vicki shivered, but she could not take her eyes off Jane and the four other Volturi guards. I wonder if she knew what her fate would be then.
Jane nodded, her eyes focused on Vicki. "Felix, Demetri," She commanded, almost in a bored tone, but still a bit worried. I could tell that she felt defenseless without her power.
Two of the hooded figures, who I assumed were Felix and Demetri, strode casually towards Vicki. She backed up, fear brimming in her eyes. "Stay back," She commanded, trying to show she was strong. But her voice wavered and the guards knew that they would have no problem taking her away.
They picked her up, she was kicking and screaming, begging for Edward to come and save her. Edward looked on impassively, staring straight ahead, not seeing her.
"We will take care of her," Jane said menacingly. "That will be all. Thank you,"
Then, followed by the two Volturi guards, she turned around and strode away.
The silence was too big to be held in for a minute. It pounded against my ears, making an uncomfortable silence. Then, Edward dropped the gun and rushed over to me and held me close.
"It's over," He whispered. And it was. Victoria was gone, Vicki was with the Volturi, and things seemed perfect. And now I was back to where I thought I would never be again, back in Edward's arms.
Not the end! Don't worry! But I will be away, my February break is arriving soon, so I will be busy skiing in Switzerland! So I don't know when I will be able to update. But the more reviews I get, the more encouraged I will be to write while I'm on vacation, (Wink, Wink, nudge, nudge)
Also, sorry for the shortness. And the while it took for me to update. (Blame my teachers and coaches! And TV shows!) So click that pretty button and review!
Jamie