Thank you for all the reviews I really appreciate all of them So here you go, the next installment of 15 Years Later. I also put Alice's and Bella's outfits on my profile for last chapter's night out!
I looked out the window as the plane touched down in Volterra.
"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Edward asked me.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
"You don't have to do this."
"I know, but I want to."
"Alright. I'll get a car when we get there."
I agreed and sat back and closed my eyes as the plane came to stop at the accordion pathway.
"Thank you for flying with us today. We hope you will do so again." The stewardess said over the intercom. The doors opened and people started collecting their bags and leaving. Edward and I got off and headed for the car rental. There was no rush so we thought we would do this the legal way. Edward dazzled a woman into giving us a black Porsche 911 Turbo Roock RST 650. Edward and I got in and he pulled out of the lot.
"Thanks for coming with me." I said to Edward and put my hand on his knee.
He took one of his hands off the wheel and put it over mine.
"No problem. I couldn't let you go alone." He flashed me one of his crooked smiles. I melted at the smile and flashed a smile of my own. The rest of the ride was silent. We arrived in Volterra and Edward tipped the guard. It was overcast luckily.
"How much further?"
"Um about one more mile that should be good."
"Alright." Edward parked the car and we went carefully toward the clock tower that, to me, symbolized terror. I remembered when Edward was about to do away with himself because he believed I was dead. I shook the thoughts away and Edward rubbed my back consolingly.
"How much further?"
"Just a little." A few minutes later I reached the place where I could read the Volturi's mind.
"Okay Bells. Go ahead then we can leave." I concentrated on the Volturi's minds. First Jane. I concentrated on her mind.
"There are Cullens here. I can sense it."
"Shoot! Edward she knows. Jane knows we're here."
"Crap! Let's go."
"Not yet." I concentrated again and then thought 'There are no Cullens here and no need for werewolves.'
Next Aro.
"I had better ask Demitri about that." He thought evidently finishing up thinking about something else.
"There is no need for werewolves."
Caius:
"I-" Before I could finish even reading Edward grabbed me and ran as fast as he could but a few steps from the gate I started burning and Edward collapsed. Apparently I wasn't immune to anybody's powers anymore. Edward held me close as I screamed. Then it stopped as fast as it had come.
"Well, Well look who's here." I heard followed by a light laugh as Edward stood back up putting me down but keeping his hand around my waist. We turned and found Jane standing there and looking at us with Demitri and Felix as her 'wingmen'.
"Hello Jane." Edward said pulling me closer.
"Hello Edward, Bella." She said and I nodded.
"I find it highly interesting that I would find you here. I was under the impression that you despised our lifestyle."
"We do." Edward replied.
"So why do we have the pleasure of seeing you here?" Jane asked sneering on the word pleasure.
"Bella wanted to tour the city and take in the architecture." Edward lied smoothly.
"Did she now? When were you planning to visit us?"
"We were just going to but you beat us to it."
"Huh. When I saw you, you were running from the city."
"Carlisle called and wanted us home right before we could come."
"Carlisle. He wouldn't be happy if we harmed you." She said quietly seemingly to herself. She looked thoughtful.
"It was kind of an emergency. We need to be going."
"Hmmm. Well alright." She turned to leave.
"Wait." I said reaching my hand out toward her slightly.
"What is it?" Jane said turning back around.
"I don't think that there is any need to use werewolves." I said being blunt.
"Bella this is not the time let's go."
"Oh so that is what you came here for." Jane said intuition flashing behind her eyes.
"Yes. They need to protect La Push."
"Well, we will leave one there to protect the town." Jane said shrugging off the comment and turning to leave again.
"Please Jane the werewolves won't do you any good. They like to stay well out of vampire's ways." I half lied.
"No no no. They would be a great asset to the Volturi. Unless…you would like to join us and then I'll leave them alone."
"I…."
"Don't do it Bells. The wolves aren't that important."
"Yes they are Edward."
"You won't be able to leave once you join."
"I'll figure something out."
"Bella please don't do this. I need you."
"Well?" Jane pressed.
"I'm s-sorry I can't." I managed to choke out.
"That's disappointing." Jane said as Edward smiled to himself. "What about the rest of your family? I wouldn't mind getting Alice or Edward." Jane said her eyes darting up to Edward's face.
"No we are uninterested." Edward replied for me.
"Bella we can give you things that the Cullens could never even offer you." Felix spoke up.
"What kinds of things?" Edward asked curiously. Felix was blocking his thoughts as I found out when I tried to see why Edward was asking.
"Things like power, human blood, which of course you don't need, servants and experience in things that regular vampires will never get. What do you say?"
"Yes. We'll both come." Edward spoke before I could.
"EDWARD!!"
"We'll talk about this later."
"Excellent. Let's go." Jane turned and led us toward our soon to be home.
APOV:
Edward and Bella stood in Volterra.
"Yes. We'll both come." Edward said.
"Excellent let's go." Jane said and led them away with Felix and Demitri following.
"Jasper!" I called. He ambled into the room.
"What is it?"
"Edward and Bella have joined the Volturi."
"Oh no. Why?"
"I don't know." I replied and crinkled my nose. I wish the vision had showed me what could have possibly gone on before my vision had started.
"What do we do?" Jasper asked.
"I don't know. Tell Carlisle I suppose."
BPOV:
I walked down the pathway that led to the Volturi's home.
"What have you done?" I cried out to Edward
"I wanted you to have all the human experiences you could but you refused to have so many of them and I now want you to have as many vampire experiences as you can."
"Edward this isn't what I wanted."
"Do you think that I want this either?" He challenged.
"So why did you agree?"
"I thought this is what you wanted. You were only holding back because of me. I thought you wanted to save your wolf friends."
"Well I do but not at the cost of our happiness and more human lives."
"More human lives?"
"You will have to eat." He shuddered.
"I'm sorry I didn't realize."
"You should have talked to me first."
We were silent the rest of the time as we were handed black robes and we slid them on. I tried not to care as a snack was eaten. Edward drank reluctantly. Afterward I said that I was going to get some fresh air. I left and Edward followed.
"Edward I want to be alone for now okay?" I told him coldly. "I don't know if 'I' still means 'us'" I ditched my robes at the entrance with the secretary. I left the city limits and ran. A beautiful lake came into view about 10 minutes after I left the city. I walked up to it and knelt down. I let the water run through my fingers and felt the texture. A slight breeze blew over the lake causing ripples. I sat and watched the lake and the trees and green grass for what felt like forever. Then I heard footsteps behind me. I instinctively stood and turned. Edward stepped out from behind a tree.
"Hello."
"Oh it's you." I turned back around.
My hair whipped behind me as I looked out at the lake, again.
"Bella I would never have done that to you had I known."
"Edward I want to believe you but..."
"Bella you would know if I was lying."
"You once told me you were a very good liar"
"This is different. I really wouldn't have said okay if I knew you didn't want to join."
I turned on him. "You knew how I felt about it. You knew and you still sold me out."
"Bells I'm sorry. How many times do I have to say it? I wasn't thinking."
I crossed my arms. "I'll say."
Did you like it? I know far-fetched and Edward was a little, okay maybe more than a little, OOC. But did you like it for what it was?