Emotionless Love
Chapter Six: Time To Act
Flashback-13 years, 6 months ago- Lina's POV
"You're a vampire?" My cousin Isabella asked turning pale.
"Yeah I am." I answered, waiting for it to sink into her brain.
"When? Who? How?" she asked leaning forward each question she asked.
"My, my ex-best friend did it" I said letting my bangs cover my sadness at the miserable memory, "long story"
"So what do you, you know"
"Yes and no, depends on where I am, and what I'm in the mood for" I say, Bella was taking this pretty coolly. She really loved this guy to not really care about the major details. They from the corner of my eye I noticed that she had a crescent moon scar on her wrist, "Did Edward bite you?" I asked rising from the floor and sitting beside her on the bed and pointing at her wrist.
She stared down at her scar and lightly brushed her fingers across it, "Yeah, but it was to stop the venom from spreading. Another vampire bit me."
"I see. Well then, since I'm busted I guess I'll have to kill you." Bella's face dropped and she turned white, "I was joking, joking! I just wanted to see some type of reaction out of you." And in return, that earned me a slap on the arm. Didn't feel a thing.
"That wasn't funny Lina!" Bella yelled. Then we both stared at each other and burst out in laughter.
"What are you girls doing exactly?" Charlie said through the door.
"Nothing dad, Lina's being an idiot that's all" Bella giggled opening the door.
"I'm not the one who's slow Be" I joked winking at Uncle Charlie telling him everything is a-okay.
"Alright then, just don't go to bed too late girls" he said and turned around walking towards his room.
"Good night" we both said in unison and the moment she closed the door we continued to giggle.
One Month Later
"I've decided." Bella said stopping at the porch. We had just came back from the mall and supermarket and Charlie wasn't due home for a couple of hours.
"Decided what?" I asked walking past her and opening the door to put the groceries away.
"I've decided to move with you to Japan" I dropped the bag in my hand and turned around and stared at her with wide eyes.
"Are you sure Bella? I mean, even you said that that's a big change"
"Lina, I can't stand being here. I realize that if I stay here I'll stay miserable. I hate the fact that in the back of my mind I still hope that Edward will come back. I simply hate it."
"Or that you hate Edward?" I said picking up the bag and walking towards the kitchen. She followed me in and started to unpack the bags as I took a seat. I gave her a couple of minutes to think about her answer and I knew she thought it over when she took a deep breath.
"Yes. I hate that fact that I love him."
"And?"
"What do you mean 'and '?" she eyed me and just left the food there and took a seat in front of me.
"Bella, you're my cousin, what makes you think that I won't know that you have more to say. So continue"
She turned her head to avoid eye contact. Jesus Christ she's going to cry. So instead, she took another deep breath and stared down at the table, " I hate that even though he said he didn't love me, I didn't believe it. It kills me everyday that everywhere I go it reminds me of him. It angers me even more that he couldn't ask me for my opinion or just tell me the real problem, so we can some how fix it. He said he wanted to make me happy and yet he decides on everything that he feels is best for me. Like my opinion didn't matter. As if I was some breakable china doll. It saddens me that he would do something as stupid as leave me. He honestly believe that if he's not around I have a shot of becoming normal. I hate it. I hate it."
And to my surprise she didn't start crying, it was the opposite. She folded her hand into a fist from punching something. I get it. As much as she loves him, she hates him. So I guess it was a good idea that I asked her to come. "So basically you hate the fact that you feel so much anger and sadness for Edward. Am I correct?"
"Yes."
"Ok then, we'll leave after we kill you." and I chuckle at her confused expression, " We're going to stage your death."
So Charlie came home and Bella was getting dinner on the table, I decided to take this time to call home and tell them the news and later on when Charlie's watching television then we'll devise a plan. Operation: Kill Bella. Honestly, I've honestly got to stop watching action movies.
"I've got to call home, I'll only be a moment" I said to them in the kitchen and walked out onto the porch. I pressed speed dial and she answered at the first ring.
"Lina, its been a while since you called. How's everything going at home?" The cheerful voice on the other line said.
"Fine Maria, thanks for asking. Hey, is Akira-sama there?"
"If you wanted to talk to him why didn't you call him on his cell?" she huffed.
"Because one, he doesn't use it. Two, you're always with him. So please hand him the phone." and the line went quiet for a fraction of a second.
"Hello Lina." my master greeted.
"Good evening Akira-sama, I hope I'm not bothering you now but I wanted to ask you permission to bring my cousin Isabella home, to join us."
"May I know the reason why?" he asked
"She's been through some relationship problems and I invited her."
"Lina, if she's suffering from her boyfriend leaving her something like that's not a goo-"
"He's not just a boyfriend, Akira-sama" I hinted
" Oh, does she really want to join?"
"Well I haven't asked her that, I just invited her and I thought I'd leave that for you to ask."
" Very well then, do you need anything else?"
"Yeah. Would you get fussy if I ask Maria to come meet me here? You see, we're going to stage her death and I need Maria to give her an identity change. So I'll need one of those passports in my room."
He sighed and I chuckle ,' Of course he would mind' I thought to myself.
"Hang on."
"Yes yes! I'd love to come and do it!!" Maria exclaimed very excitedly on the phone.
"Heh. Thanks Maria. I'll call you two days before I need you to come." And the line went dead.
I walked back in and joined them to 'eat' dinner. Good thing Bella knew that I was a vampire before I had to continue swallowing that garbage.
After we cleaned up, it so happen that Charlie was going to Billy's to watch a basketball game. How I love how things go smoothly for me. It annoys me how things become such a hassle then they already are.
"Are you sure you girls will be alright? You sure you don't want to come?" he asked with worry plastered across his face.
"Uncle Charlie, we'll be fine. What harm can happen? We've got two perfectly wooden baseball bats- 'and a vampire'- what can possibly go wrong?" I chuckled at my thought.
"Yeah dad, and we're both exhausted from shopping. So it'd be best if we stayed here."
Charlie didn't seem to pleased about it but he let it go and went out the door, "See you guys later" and he pulled away in his cruiser.
Both of us went into Bella's bedroom and sat down to devise the plan. "So Be, got any deaths in mine?" I half-joked.
"How about, jumping off a cliff?" she asked
I shook my head, "Then I have to go into the water and save you before you actually drown. Too much of a hassle." "We need something that won't give people hope that you're going to come back alive. Something that implies that you're gone and never coming back." I explained.
Then she really started thinking. She furrowed her brows and titled her head down to the floor. Then it kind of hit me. If, if that Edward comes back then we're going to have make this really convincing. I wonder how Bella will feel if we spill a bit of her blood to make really real. Worth a shot.
"I got it." she answered, " We burn down this house. To the ground" and then she had this creepy looking smile on her face.
"And what brought this sudden idea?"
"Edward was always in my room at night, so why not burn the most important memory?"
"Its a good idea and all Be but, what about Charlie? Or that Jacob kid? He's very fond of you."
"Jacob I can take care of that myself don't worry about that part. Charlie....his part will just fall into play thats all." Wow, when Bella said she was sick of this place, she really meant it too to go to such extremes. But then again, who am I one to talk?
"Cools, well we better decide a date soon because I got a friend coming here to make some adjustments to you and I want her here two days before the 'incident'"
"Fine, it will be one week from today. Next week Friday. That gives me enough time to smooth out things with Jacob and others."
"Cool, I'll call her now and tell her."
Two days before
I went to the airport to meet Maria while Bella was taking care of 'business' with Jacob. I was waiting at the gate when I saw a short women about five foot one with silver blonde hair.
"Maria" I called out to her and walked over to the gate.
"Hisashiburi(Long Time) Lina." Maria greeted me with a hug.
"It wasn't that long Maria."
"Tell that to the moping Kaname back home"
"Aww I miss him too. Now come on, we're running on a schedule." and we drove off to Forks.
As we drove up I noticed Bella's truck was in the driveway. "Bella?" I called walking into the house with Maria behind me.
"Does she know?" Maria whispered low enough for a vampire to hear.
"Yeah she does."
"I'm upstairs" she shouted from her room.
I opened the door to find her drying her hair, fresh out of the shower. "Done with Jacob?" Even though I can clearly smell him all over her. Just what exactly did she do?
"Yup, don't need to worry about him." And she turned around and gasped at Maria beside me.
"Hello, my name is Maria, it is very nice to meet Isabella-san" Maria greeted and extended her hand out to her.
"Like wise, but you can just call me Bella."
"Bella, Maria is just like me but she has powers that will help us in our plan she can-"
"I can change people's appearances into another identity" Maria cut me off, "Since Lina informed me of your plan it is necessary that you take on another person's form."
"So let's get with the plan now then since Maria is with us" Bella urged.
"No Be, we have to do this according to the plan. I just brought Maria here first so we could test change you."
"Yes Bella-san, I never actually done this to a human so I want to make sure nothing goes wrong, and that nothing happens to you." The petite vampire reassured.
"Fine." Bella sighed
After we were done with preparations Maria went to book a hotel room and Charlie called to say that he had to stay longer at the station. I had left Bella by herself to rethink some things before we move onto the plan tomorrow.
"Bella?" I asked opening the door to check on her.
"Yeah I'm right here" and she was sitting at her desk writing something. I peeked over her shoulder,
" 'Don't follow me' ?" I read out loud, "Who are you writing that to?"
"Edward. In case he comes back while I'm 'gone'"
"What makes you think he's going to come back? And if he does, how exactly are you giving that to him?"
"I don't, but if he does I don't want him going to kill himself something and I'm not giving it to him, you are. You're going to be stuck here for a while anyways since Charlie's going to need some moral support."
"What?? Are you serious Bella? So I have to stay here and wait for some idiot to come back? Which we're not exactly sure that he is." I whined like a child.
"You don't have to wait long Lina, just wait a while and if he doesn't show then you can leave. But I'm leaving with Maria."
"Fine!" Honestly, why do I get the crappy jobs of the plans???
So the next morning was the day we put this plan into action. Charlie had gone to work and Maria was waiting at her hotel for us to and I were packing some of her clothes for the airplane trip. I had set the gasoline tanks downstairs and was standing with Bella in her room for the last time. I quickly ran downstairs and came back up with one of the gasoline tanks.
"Any second thoughts Bella?"
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "No way in hell Lina. I'm tired of all this. I'm tired of all these emotions. Lets burn this place to the ground"
Then I took her hand and sliced it open with a knife I brought up from the kitchen. "Ow Lina what the hell?!" she screeched clenching her hand.
"Evidence that you died." I pointed out. She nodded and started to wipe her blood on anything she could find. Then went outside her room and made hand prints on the railing. When Maria came to pick up Bella she also changed her outlook.
"Good Bye Charlie. Good bye Forks. Good bye Isabella Swan." Bella said quietly to herself. And she and Maria drove off to the hotel to wait for me.
-End of Flashback-
Normal POV
"And then Charlie came home, found the place in flames and ran in to find Bella. Since he couldn't make it, he collapsed from too much smoke and later ended up in a coma." Lina finished off staring at Edward.
"Bella did all that?" Emmett asked astounded.
"With help of yours truly" Lina added.
"Then?" Edward asked.
"Well that I can't exactly tell you" The olive tanned vampire responded.
"Why not? You certainly told us everything else" Rose said.
"Cause we're here you dumb blonde." Lina snapped.
Everyone were waiting in the front of the airport and Emmett's car was the last to arrive. "What took you guys so long?" Carlisle asked helping Lina unpack the luggage.
"I got them lost" Lina chuckled.
"Again Lina?" Akira asked sighing.
"Gomen ne(Sorry) Akira-sama, I have bad direction skills." Lina apologized resuming her spot beside Kaname.
"Shall we go?" Akira asked Carlisle and Esme. They both nodded and everyone was directed to the plane.
"Um Akira, aren't we going the wrong way? The gates are over there" Alice pointed out following everyone with Jasper beside her.
"Do not worry Alice, we have our own plane. I could never bother myself with taking planes with humans." Akira answered chuckling.
Everyone was assembled on the plane and took off almost immediately. In the front part of the plane, Carlisle, Esme, Akira, Kaname, Jasper and the other four guards were seated together discussing matters and getting to know each other more. On the other half of the plane Bella, Van, Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, and Lina were seated. Lina was getting to know Alice and Emmett more and Rosalie was listening to her ipod. Bella and Van were sitting together quietly talking.
"Van?" Kaname called stepping through the curtain looking for him.
"Nanika atta?(What's up?)" Van answered looking up.
"Carlisle-sama would like to discuss your opinion on some subjects" Kaname explained. Van nodded and squeezed Bella's hand and went to everyone else. Edward noticed Bella sitting alone and decided to used that chance to talk to her.
"May I join you?" he asked politely looking down at her. She was reading a book titled, 'Malice Box'(For people of a mature age[16-up] I suggest this book) and didn't look at him.
"Personally no, but since you're a guest to Akira-sama I can't refuse." she answered. Edward sat down beside her and leaned his head under her hood.
"Why are you avoiding me?" he asked trying to find some type of emotion in her eyes.
"I am not avoiding you Cullen-sama. I have my obligations to do and I intend to do them." she answered, monotone.
"Is that man part of your obligations?"
"No he is not. I choose to be with him."
"Bella why-"
"Its Hitomi, Cullen-sama"
"Damnit Bella stop calling me-"
"I believe you're in my seat, Edward-sama." Van interrupted standing over him eyeing him dangerously. Edward eyed him back and snarled under his breathe. Everyone in the plane heard and dashed in to see what was going on.
Carlisle stepped in between Edward and Van and put his hand on his son's shoulder. 'Don't do this here Edward. We are guests.'Carlisle thought.
"Is something the matter? Hitomi?" Akira asked standing behind Van putting a hand on his shoulder to back away. Bella stood up and walked over to her partner. "No Akira-sama, Van just came to get me to join you." Akira nodded his head and walked back to his seat with Bella following him closely.
Jasper came beside Edward and sent a wave of calmness through him. Edward muttered a thanks and went back to his seat.
Eight hours later they arrived in Tokyo, Japan.
"Now we have to take a smaller plane to Hokkaido." Akira explained, "We live in Hokkaido because of its climate and that we can manipulate it."
"Manipulate?" Carlisle questioned.
"That is where I come in." Lina stepped up, "I can manipulate the elements" Lina stated proudly keeping her head high.
"Elements?" Esme gasped. Lina slowly opened her hand and on each finger an element appeared. Water-Fire-Earth-Wind-Lighting.
"And since we vampires can't be in sunlight, I change the weather so its cloudy and overcast. Just like For-" and she stopped and looked at Bella.
"Thats certainly interesting Lina" Carlisle complimented. Lina smiled and bowed her head.
"Akira-sama?" Bella called slightly turning to look at him, "Ikimashou ka?(Shall we go?)"
"Yes we should " As everyone arrived at Sapporo's airport, they were greeted at the front by a short women with silver blond hair with red tips at the end. She wore a leather black jacket and dark blue apple buttom jeans.
"About time you guys arrived" the women joked walking toward Akira and his guards, "Good to see you Akira, how was it?"
The Toudou leader's eyes soften and he smiled at the small vampire, "It was good, could of been better but that would be just asking for too much. Its good to back home, Maria."
"Welcome back, Hitomi-chan, Lina-chan, minna-san(everyone)" Maria smiled and stopped at the Cullens, "You must be the guests Akira invited, my name is Maria, pleasure" she greeted to everyone.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Maria. I am Carlisle, my wife, Esme. My sons, Emmett, Jasper and Edward. My daughters, Alice and Rosalie." Carlisle introduced. Maria stepped forward shaking Esme's hand.
"What a wonderful family you have."
"Why thank you, and I presume you're Akira's wife?" Esme asked her with curiosity.
Maria laughed, like wind chimes blowing in the wind, "Oh no I'm not, I'm just friend. We're just close because we work together in the rehab and he helps me with my experiments."
Edward eyed Akira from the left and noticed that he was looking away, sadden as she said that. He's in love with her and she doesn't even know it. He thought.
"Rehab?" Rosalie asked.
"Why don't we talk about this in the car, people are getting suspicious that we're just talking out here." Lina cut in motioning to the cars.
"Oh right. Hitomi-chan, Van-kun. Here are your keys." Maria said throwing two pairs of keys at them. As everyone decided who would ride with who, Edward was eyeing Bella's movements as she walked behind the cars. When he peered around the large vans, he saw a pair of black and silver motorcycles.
"You're driving that?" Edward asked Bella but receive no answer. He watched her climb onto the bike and before she turned it on he grabbed her arm, "Bella thats too dangerous!" he yelled causing everyone to turn around and watch.
"Let me go Cullen-sama." she politely asked.
"No, not until you get off that dangerous contraption. And stop calling me that."
"Edward," Akira called from the car, "let go of Hitomi and get in the car. Her and Van drive separately for my protection." And before she rips your arm off. She doesn't fancy people touching her so much. He said into his mind. Edward released her arm and stepped into the same car as Akira. Once everyone was settled in they drove off to Otaru, Hokkaido.(Their home town)
Along the drive, Carlisle,Edward, Akira, and Maria rode in one while the other Cullens drove in another car with Lina and Kaname. Since Akira's car was first, right beside the car each of the motorcycles drove beside it. Edward stared out the window watching Bella very carefully in case something happens.
"Don't worry about her Edward," Maria reassured in the drivers seat, "riding that is second nature to her. Nothing will happen"
"Why would she ride something like that?" he asked.
"I would love to answer that but thats for her to answer, she has her reasons. I think it has something to do with the past you two once shared."
"How do you-?"
"Hmm she goes by the name Lina Toudou and we eventually found out anyways"
Then there was a small tapped on the window and Maria reeled it down. Hitomi lifted her helmet cover and looked directly at Akira, "Akira-sama, we will drive ahead to make sure the area is safe."
"Alright, we'll meet you at the gates" he answered with a nod.
The before Edward would say anything to her, she lifted her bike in the air and sped off with the silver motorcycle behind her.
-End of Chapter-
SilverCrossesBurningRoses- Ok, I managed to finished the flashback in 6-and a-half pages and now we can get on with the story. Now that most of the main holes have been filled in you all can enjoy that story knowing what happen in Bella's past,etc. Do not fret, there will be other chapters in the story about people's past(Lina,Alexis etc.)
I don't know about the end of this chapter was good, I was kind of iffy about it but I hope you all liked it. I understand that you all will get confuse between Hitomi and Bella but as the story goes on I'll be using just Bella's name. Maybe in the next chapter it will be more Bella's name than Hitomi's. BUT if you guys prefer me to include both please tell me. I just don't want you to get confused....or it is that obvious that Hitomi's Bella?
I updated early because everyone has been so nice in their review, and some even made me laugh. That, and the fact that I got to study for monday and will most likely forget to update.
Thank you for all your wonderful Reviews.
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