~~~~~Chapter 3: Reckoning~~~~~
Edward's POV:
"What? Edward! No!" I heard Bella scream behind me.
I turned around to face her.
"Bella, don't worry. They wouldn't really—"
Suddenly Felix and Alec had me by each arm, and Aro's hands were wrapped around my head. That sick grin was plastered on his face. The grin we all saw in our undead nightmares, Aro was about to kill.
"Edward NO" Bella screamed once more and practically flew up behind me.
"Aro, please. You are being ridiculous, I am sure that we can find some other way to work this out."
Aro took his hands off of my head as Bella continued to bargain with Aro. I sighed a heavy sigh of relief. I thought for a moment there that Aro actually would kill me. He looked at Bella with a questioning glance.
"Whoever it was, whoever she told, I will turn them." Bella stated confidently.
"Bella, NO" I told her, my arms still being pulled by Alec and Felix.
She looked down at me.
"Edward, please. I can't lose you again, I won't lose you again. I will do whatever it takes."
Aro strode back towards me, and put his hands around my head once more.
"No, we were planning on killing the human she told anyways."
My mind began to race. I was going to die, and not the death that I had been living for nearly the last 100 years, but a true death.
"Aro, there must be something that we can do to reason with you. This does not always have to end in bloodshed." Carlisle spoke up, trying to meet Aro half way.
"Yes, Aro, something" Esme chided in.
"Anything" Alice agreed.
Jasper simply nodded his head in agreement.
Emmett was already standing at attention, signifying that he was ready to fight for me.
" I am sorry my young friends. Your Renesmee has broken the law that which every single vampire has held true for centuries."
"But I am not a vampire" Nessie spoke up.
"Regardless," Aro smiled "Someone has to pay for your mistake, and Edward is your father. He is a suitable replacement."
He began twisting my neck, slowly. I heard Bella scream. Everything started fading out to black.
"Bella, I love you" I choked out.
"I love you too Edward. I am so sorry" I heard her whimper in the background " I am so sorry I couldn't do anything to stop this."
Suddenly, my whole existence flashed before my eyes. Growing up with my family. Going to school. Carlisle turning me. Slaughtering all of those humans. Meeting Rosalie for the first time. Alice and Jasper joining our clan. Carlisle turning Emmett. Jasper and Alice's wedding. Rosalie and Emmett's wedding. Moving to Forks. The first day I met Bella. Saving Bella from that dark alley. My first date with Bella. Bella finding out what I really was. Introducing Bella to my family. Saving Bella from James. Our senior prom. My trip to Phoenix with Bella. Meeting Renee for the first time. Our graduation. The graduation party. Proposing to Bella. Killing Riley and Victoria. Watching Bella walk down the aisle. Marrying Bella. Our honeymoon on Isle Esme. Hearing Renesmee thinking about Bella and I for the first time. Seeing Renesmee for the first time. Turning Bella. Seeing Bella as a vampire for the first time. My first hunt with Bella. Our many years in our cottage. Seeing my daughter grow up to be the amazing young woman she is today.
Suddenly the pictures in my head turned fuzzy and began to fade. It was peaceful, easy, painless, and everything went black.