Hi Everyone~
It's been a really really really really long time. I apologize for that!
Work and school have both been so busy that I didn't realize it's been a couple of months since I last updated. You have no idea how fast this year is going for me.
I want to thank you for your patience and hope the chapter was worth the wait!
I'm releasing a much longer one than I normally do! Because you guys are worth it ;)
So last we left off. Bella is finally away from the mysterious kidnapper that might come back again (hint hint nudge nudge).
I'm going to finally catch up to where we first was introduced in the first chapter!
After that. It's finally all up to my imagination~
Enjoy the ride~
Chapter 11- Healing takes time
Bella's POV 18 months later (2006)
It's been a long recovery mentally. I've been in and out of therapy sessions with my family and it took a long road of healing before I am finally able to join society again. It felt weird knowing I lost around 4 years of my life and of my childhood. Now almost 17, I'm ready to join high school. I've been homeschooled by Victoria and Dmitri for almost 2 years, but they didn't have to teach me anything from regular classwork since He took care of that when I was young. I had a high IQ that was borderline genius but had to stay with close family due to the instructions of my psychiatrist.
I got closer to Dmitri during this time and found out how he was related to me, specifically Charlie. But Dmitri knew I was Isabella from the moment he saw me because I apparently look exactly like his younger sister from when he was a human.
Flashback
I was reading another supernatural book about mermaids and wood nymphs when Dmitri walked in. Victoria was kind enough to lend me her books from her travels about facts about the real legends and stories of supernaturals. There's probably only 10 copies in the world and it was passed down from one family to another, that had connection to the supernatural world.
He sat down on the ottoman next to me and gently asked for my attention.
I closed my book and looked at him, smiling softly. He reached for my hands and held it close.
"I think it's time I told you about my human years."
I nodded, curious because he always shyed away from this topic whenever I asked before. During the year we spent together. I began to trust him as a family member and never felt worried he would try to drain me or my family. It was something that was strange because even getting Victoria to where we are now took a long time, and she was there when I was born (pretty much).
"I was born in the year of 1508. It was when Mercenaries had the most powers. My father, Robert, was one of the biggest mercenaries in the country but also had a huge gambling problem. He had two children, myself and my younger sister Isobel. Isobel was my light. She was what was good in this world and kept me humble and kept me out of trouble. If only she had the same influence on our father."
He scoffed and looked miffed. I squeezed his hands lightly. Letting him know I was there for him, like he was there for me. He gave me a small smile. And then he continued.
"So our father went to the Americas to make a trade in New York. However, it was home to one of the largest underground gambling sites. Obviously he gambled. He lost everything. His ships, his house, his pride and the worst of all, his daughter. As the games were processing, he kept boasting about his beautiful unwed daughter who was educated and was graceful. One of the men sought out and saw a picture of Isobel. When all was lost, they headed back to England with Robert and I tried to fight them off, but they shot me and left me for dead while they took away my little sister."
He was dry sobbing at this point. Obviously couldn't handle the memories. I wanted to hold him but there was more. I held back my tears for the pain he must have felt when he saw his sister taken away.
"an-" clearing his throat "- and then a stray vampire who was old to the life fell upon me. I asked for strength to revenge my family and he granted it. He too had asked for the same exact thing. When three days of pain, that felt like nothing compared to the pain of seeing Isobel kicking and screaming, went and by, I got up. Went to the docks and killed the men who took my little sister. I swam across the oceans towards New York where I hunted. I knew I had a gift when I was able to find them without realizing. My sister was taken as a slave and was taken by many sexually and brutally before selling to the highest bidder. But before I could grab her back, she burst into flames, taking all the mercenaries with her and I saw her before the flames took her. She wasn't even scared of my red eyes. It's like she somehow knew what I became. She knew I would come and was waiting for me. She bided the time from when I was being turned and she knew she had to go through that ordeal. She said to me 'free the woman and children from this life and I'll be free to join you in my next life'. Once the flames died out. All the men were scorched and gone while the woman and children were safe. I took them and cared for them and making sure they were fed and had a roof over their head. I left, heading back to England to find my father. Once again, I was too late. The coward took his own life before I could take it."
I held onto his hand and pushed myself out of the chair and held onto him. Hugging him and feeling his pain for the revenge that was so bittersweet.
He sobbed for a couple of minutes before leaning away from me.
"Our family name was Swaine and our mother had another child with Robert that we never knew about until I found out later. She took him away from Robert when his gambling was getting too bad. She tried to take us too but Robert stopped her and we were stuck. I never knew about my brother until I came across an older gentlemen named Paul Swan who looked exactly like Robert. It was crazy how much he looked like our pitiful father. But he was the complete opposite in personality. He was a wonderful father who worked a meaningful job and was beloved by his community. He who later keeps the family tree going ending with Charlie Swan and you, Isabella Marie Swan. You are the exact replica of my sister. I feel the need to protect you and to help you in your life. I'm so glad to have met you in your next life."
I was shocked, to say the least. But it all made sense. The sense of safety and comfortable aura he presents and why I never was afraid of him. I hugged him tighter and we stayed in each other's arms for most of the night.
Flashback ends
It took a lot of begging, but once Renee was offered a job in Rome, she agreed to let me stay with Charlie. She was going to keep the house in Phoenix for the summers when I come back from school, but overall live in Rome.
I was excited to go away from this city and start fresh at Forks. Victoria and Dmitri left with Renee after helping me settle in and left for Italy where Dmitri can introduce his mate.
Charlie got me this rustic ford pick up truck that was my baby. I was turning 17 within a couple of weeks and was excited to have a car of my own. Entering High School was a blur and I tried to mingle with some humans before adventuring later with Victoria to learn all things supernatural.
I got to known Angela Weber and Ben Cheney very well and they were a nice couple, a little boring but boring is good. Jessica Stanley tried to pretend she was exciting and had a lot to share, but it was most from movies and books. Mike Newton was annoying, but he understood no and tried his luck with Jessica. Lauren Mallory was your overall teenage prom wannabe and butted in a lot of gossip. I tried staying away from her.
Lunch arrived, and then I saw them.
The Cullens.
I knew they were vampires from the inhuman beauty and the forced breathing patterns. Victoria and Dmitri taught me everything about Vampires after the kidnapping and what to look out for. Dmitri explained that most vampires have red eyes, depending on the shade depends on how long they've been without feeding. But he also told me of a clan of vampires that hunted and fed on wildlife. I was saddened at this. I don't know what kind of vampires would feed on innocent creatures of nature that did nothing wrong but survive. Just to preserve their human side. He told me that their eyes are golden yellow like a demon and that they are much weaker than red-eyed vampires. He said that the two clans he knows of that does this are the Cullens and the Denalis. Denalis reside in Alaska and the Cullens move around from Seattle, New York, North Dakota and Chicago. He said that the Volturi wanted some of their members because they were gifted, as one was a mind reader, a seer and an empath, but he forgot who had what gift as he never met them.
He spoke of another type of vampire, but something of a myth because no one has ever seen one, but they had bright purple eyes for never needing the blood of humans. He doesn't know what they drink or how they live, but the Volturi spoke of this myth and kept the legend on.
I didn't want to mingle with the Cullens but that wasn't a choice when I realized I was Edward's Singer. His Lu Tua Cantante. I feared for my life, but he had a lot more control than I thought and was determined to find out how.
Unfortunately, he didn't come to school for the next two weeks. But I got to know the rest of the family well. I was wary of Alice and Emmett, but was comfortable around Jasper. Rosalie took a little warming up to do, but she was tolerating of me which was the best I could do.
When Edward did come back, he was very hot and then cold. First he introduced himself, then pushed me away. Asked me out, but then told me I was dumb for accepting. It was during these times when I realized he was the mind reader and he couldn't read my mind. No one else had any trouble getting a read, but he was unable to. I figured that's why he chose to hang around me, because my head was silent. When the Port Angeles and my almost rape occurred, that's when Edward shared this gift with me. That dinner was the first time I realized he can compel humans. Not well enough like him, but enough for the waitress to not come back until he asked. He thought he was being dazzling, but I saw that slightly cloudy look in her eyes. I don't think he realized he had this gift.
I was going to stay away from him after that, I spoke to Victoria that night and she asked me if I wanted her home. I said no because she needed to find Dmitri. Dmitri has gone missing the last 4 months while I was in school. I wanted to help, but I was only going to get in the way so I stayed put and waited for news. Although Dmitri trained me in almost every type of fight there is during our homeschooling, it's not enough if the kidnapper was a vampire.
She told me that she was going to fall out of contact for a while while she's searching for him, I understood and went to bed feeling as if someone was watching me.
It wasn't until 2 nights later that it was Edward, watching me sleep. Sometimes I would wake up and notice some things missing, my journal and the pen I used during class. The armchair was 2 inches away from where I last put it. The three books were placed in wrong places. The rug underneath my bed was 4 inches out. The bathroom door that I kept closed at all times were left open. The bathtub curtains were pulled a little too much than I normally leave it. The rocking chair by my window was facing the wrong direction by 25 degrees so it was facing my bed instead of my door. Normal humans don't notice this, but 5 years of trying to notice everything around me helped and the fact that I had a photographic memory helped.
When Monday came around after that, I was sleep deprived and frustrated. I went to the woods following Edward and told him I knew what he was. A vampire. He was shocked and annoyed but then I saw a glint in his eyes. Oh only if I paid attention.
The following weeks, he charmed me into dating him. I met his family officially two weeks later and I went along with it because it was better than him hunting me. I tried to see their point of hunting and feeding on wild life instead of humans but they believed they were saving their soul. I tried to list out the murders, rapists, pedophiles of the world that would save the world but they wouldn't have it. I then changed my tactic, since Carlisle is a doctor, what about donated blood? They wouldn't hear it since it was still a human's blood. To take what could save another person's life is not to be heard of. I learned to shut up about the case when Edward made a veiled threat against me and my family.
-FLASHBACK-
I walked into my room, frustrated at another attempt of trying to get the Cullens to feed correctly. There's a reason why God allowed creatures that survive on human blood roam the earth without repercussion. Their weaknesses are not weaknesses but something to be valued and respected.
SLAM
I jumped up slightly. Damn those vampire speed. I turned around and there's Edward. The epiphany of perfection. Looking just as frustrated as I was.
He picked up a framed picture of my family and softly said "Love, I think it's time you stop speaking of things you don't know about. You don't want your family to think you have a terrible way of viewing the world". He was softly grazing the photo that had my lovely parents smiling.
I gulped.
I nodded and promised him I would stop.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
I tried my hand on trying to avoid getting compelled and thinking because he had a weaker version of this gift, I would be able to, I needed to be able to block out this because what if he comes back.
But the sleep deprivation and constant layers muddled my brain and I was compelled. I lost who I was and Charlie was never home to notice. He was away on missions and operations across the west coast dealing hoping to find some clue about Dmitri. Renee kept in contact through email and didn't notice anything. Victoria was searching for Dmitri with no communication except one phone call that was cut short.
-FLASHBACK-
It's been a couple of months since I started dating Edward. Or him controlling me. I could feel myself screaming against my head but my body was not listening.
RING RING.
I saw it was from Brazil.
"Hello?"
"Hey my baby. I'm in Brazil, hoping the Amazonians will talk to me if they heard any chatter." It was the beautiful voice of my vampire mother. I'm hoping she will tell the clear signs of me not acting like myself.
"Ah... Chatter…That's good."
"Bella? Are you alr-. Shoot I got to go. Someone's coming"
CLICK
I was thrashing against my restraints of walls against my head. Hoping to call back the number and get her back and helping me.
But no such luck.
I got ready for our 'date' at the movies at 8. Like the doll he wanted me to be.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
I was in a dazzled state for almost 2 years. When James got me to go back to the ballet studio where Angelica and I first met, he broke my leg to get a reaction from me. The time I was there, it was like a blank doll who didn't know what was happening. My expression was blank and it made the hunter inside him angry. To entice a reaction, he broke my leg.
The sheer pain of my femur breaking finally broke free of that compulsion.
I was scared but I gathered my wits and my memories together. It was like breathtaking, finally breathing in fresh air. But I had to get my thoughts quick and get James to understand. Realizing that the meeting between the Cullens and the nomads were strained I tried to think back. Victoria was there with James, I remember an email sent from her when she had asked James to help her track Dmitri and would be coming to the states to find him. I said to James,
"Victoria asked you to find Dmitri."
He was shocked and stopped filming.
"yea, how did you know that little human?"
"Dmitri is of my kin, I'm related to him and Victoria is my supernatural mother"
I saw the recognition in his eyes. Victoria came then.
"JAMES STOP! SHE'S MY DAUGHTER!"
He turned to her calmly, "You couldn't have said that before I hunted her?!"
"I couldn't say anything because of the Cullens, and you ran so fast! I couldn't catch up. I had to creep around a lot of weird memories to find this place"
He turned back to me, "Sorry Bella, I didn't know. Crap. I hurt your leg. I'm really sorry about your leg."
I shook my head, "It's quite alright. It actually helped. I was being compelled by one of the members and it took you breaking my leg to break it. So I thank you instead."
Victoria looked ashamed at this. "You mean you were being compelled? How long?"
I hesitated. "…about two years."
She threw something towards the walls. It made a huge noise against the open floors. "GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!"
I wanted to go to her, but my leg was crushed so I couldn't. James went up to her and calmed her down.
Couple of minutes passed and Victoria stood up and said "Alright, let's get out of here. I'm going to go grab a car since it's not safe to run right now, especially with your leg." She left the room.
James walked up to me and hoisted me up, putting most of my weight onto him.
That's when Edward came.
He saw a small pool of blood from when I crashed my hand into the broken glass and lunged towards me. James noticing that he was going to attack me, dropped me quickly and rushed towards him. They crashed into one another and made a huge crackling noise and a lot of snarls and growls, sounding like animals.
Alice, Emmett and Jasper came bursting through after that. Alice and Emmett immediately rushed to help Edward while Jasper belted out to save James and to leave him alive, while rushing towards me and helping me.
They didn't listen and killed James. Pulling him piece by piece and throwing it into a fire that Edward made.
I was shocked because it was the first time I saw a vampire death but also because they ignored the God of War's words. I was saddened by James' death especially since Victoria needed him to help Dmitri.
I didn't see Jasper's face when this happened because the adrenaline was going down and the pain skyrocketed. I slowly started to lose consciousness and everything became black.
I woke up in the hospital and after confirming and making sure that I never see the Cullens again, I started to heal. But healing takes time. Another perk of James' attack was my sudden burst of power. I was able to absorb and use the gifts of another. When Edward first touched my hand and that electric shock occurred again, I realized I could read other people's minds. After shaking hands with others, I was sudden an empath, seer, and was able to alter memories like Victoria. Victoria stayed with me every moment to help my physical body heal and to expand on these gifts and I was finally released from the hospital and dropped out of school and left for Rome the next week. This time to save someone instead of myself, for once not feeling like a useless human.
Okay.
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