Title: After Life

Summary: Aro kidnapped Bella and changed her, growing impatient with Edward. Edward tried to rescue her, but couldn't. So now Bella's in Russia, with Demetri, and the snow.

The chapters will alternate. Every odd numbered chapter is in Bella's POV every even numbered chapter is in Edward's POV. Enjoy.

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I don't own any of the characters, but I wish I did………

Chapter Eleven: Battle-Part One

I walked behind my master, but my heart stayed down the hall, with Edward. Seeing him had brought me such…joy. But I was also afraid. I was a murderer now, and I was afraid he wouldn't love me anymore.

Not that it mattered now, seeing as I was following Aro like a whipped puppy.

I followed him until he and his brothers stopped. We at a door I had never seen before. Marcus, Aro, and Caius entered. Heidi, Felix, Alec, Jane, Demetri and I followed.

Aro and his brother sat at a table with three chairs. We stood against the wall, like good little body-guards.

"I'm positive you want to know why you're here." Aro asked. I was sure he was talking to his brothers, but all three were staring at us.

"Yes master." Everyone near me murmured. I remained silent.

"It seems…it seems that the vegetarian vampires have been exposing themselves to more and more humans." Aro said with disgust.

All eyes turned to me. I remained impassive as I stared ahead.

Aro smiled a tight smile. "That means they have broken our rules. So, they must be punished." He purred. Jane and Alec beamed in delight.

"First…we shall dispose of…" Aro said, obviously going through the list of vegetarian vampires in his head.

"The Cullens." Marcus said softly. I froze. Demetri looked at me out of the corner of his eyes.

"But that means Carlisle!" Aro protested.

"You did say all vegetarian vampires, did you not?" Marcus said softly.

"Well, I guess…" Aro said, looking down.

"We shall vote." Caius announced.

Aro sighed.

"All in favor of doing in the Cullens first?" Caius asked. Marcus and he both said yes. Aro sighed again.

"Fine! You win! We'll kill them first." He said, acting as a sulky child would if they had been denied candy.

Everyone was silent for a while. Then Aro nodded with finality.

"Okay, my plan then." He said softly, turning again to us.

"First, we shall invite the Cullens for….a visit, seeing as dinner would not entice them." The others chuckled at this. I didn't move.

"So, when they are here, Isabella shall sing them still, as she did me and my brothers." He glared at me, and his voice had gone hard, disapproving. I met his glare with my own icy eyes.

"While they are still, you five shall dispose of them. However you feel necessary." He said, smiling as Jane, Alec, and Felix grinned in anticipation.

"Well, that's it. You are dismissed." Aro said casually, as if this had been a business meeting, and not a meeting on how to kill seven people.

I went back to my room, and Demetri followed, as he often did.

When I got to my room, I left the door open for him, and his came in, closing it softly behind him.

I sat on my chair, and stared at the wall for a long while.

Finally, Demetri came up next to me and said softly, "Can you do it?" I had no doubt he was asking if I could help kill my old family.

I looked at him, and for once my eyes weren't cold. I let him see the fear, the pain, the doubt in my eyes.

"I don't know. But I know I have to…or Aro will kill me himself." I murmured. "Besides, even if I don't sing to them, you still outnumber them." I said softly.

They outnumbered the Cullens at least two to one. Counting Aro and his brothers. But of course, the Cullens didn't know that.

"Isabella, I just want you to know…I'll stand beside you, no matter what you choose to do." He murmured into my ear.

I shivered as his breath washed over my neck.

"Demetri…" I started.

"No, Isabella. Just accept my help. I know you still love him. And I know that no matter what, I'll always love you. So, whatever you choose to do, you're not going to be alone when you do it. Okay?" He said, still in my ear.

I was stunned that he cared so much.

"Okay Demetri." I whispered. I turned to look at him. "If things were different…" I started.

He nodded. "I know. If things were different, you would love me. I know that. But, things aren't different." He said. I sighed and nodded.

He left then, leaving me to decide what I was going to do.

I couldn't think of that though. All I could think of was Edward. Of the kiss we had shared. That one, brief kiss had brought memories and feelings rushing back. It had healed my old wounds, while at the same time, cutting ones of its own.

And now Demetri…I wondered why my heart was cursed to love so many.

If things were different…I sighed. If things were different, I would not be a vampire. I would never have met Edward Cullen, or the Volturri. I would never have almost been killed by several vampires. I would never have petted a werewolf…

I realized, that if things had been different, I wouldn't be me.

I sighed and pushed Demetri to the back of my mind, to think about later, if that time came.

I decided not to think about Edward or the kiss. Instead, I decided to think about the upcoming murder. For murder it was.

Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Emmet, Rosalie, and of course, Edward. Seven lives to end. I sighed. I didn't want to think about helping to kill them, but I had to.

It was that, or be unprepared when the time came.

I was still thinking about it, and I was still undecided, when three hours later, Jane came to get me, saying the 'guests' were arriving.

A/N Yeah, a little cliffy there! Sorry, I couldn't help it! Okay, next chapter, things really start to heat up! Please review!