Chapter 14: A Past
The car was speeding down the highway at a speed I thought was impossible. I could still feel Edward's, kiss on my lips, and his words in my ears.
'We'll keep you safe Bella.' Alice told me through her thoughts.
I smiled at her, "I know, but why was Rosalie so mad back there."
"No reason—" Jasper started to say until I raised my eyebrow.
"While James was here last, he was part of the Volturi, for his tracking ability. It looked like they were going to die; all of them according to my visions. I just kept on seeing blood bath, after blood bath. I finally had the vision I needed, in Peru there was a vampire, his name was Demetri and his tracking ability dwarfed James's. So I figured that I need to find him in order to protect them." Alice said.
"We didn't want them following after us, so we pretended to be leaving them for good." Jasper said.
"You have to understand how rare you are, Bella. No vampire has ever been able to have a child. It's just not possible. So imagine our surprise when this Demetri turned out not to be a vampire, but human, or at least so we thought."
"He was a Halfling like you, when I found him, he was first confused by us, he never knew about his other half. Then he dropped, and changed. We stayed with him, and then after a while he was completely changed. We took him to the Volturi, and in exchange for him and his powers, we asked for James to be called off of our family. Demetri was not happy when he learned that we were leaving him though. He swore he'd make us pay, he knew about you, he was curious to meet you, and he said that we would somehow be a family again." Alice said with a shudder.
I saw in her memories how truly terrifying Demetri was when he said they would be a family again.
"You were extremely well hidden once we let you go, Edward never left your side and James noticed. However nothing was ever resolved, James was not happy to be called off of us, and very soon his tracking abilities were overshadowed by Demetri's abilities, and James was released from the guard. He was still waiting on word to attack when he got the news of his replacement. The others sent him in the directions of the Alaskans, and that's when we returned. James never saw us." Alice continued.
"However Demetri wrote to us, we resembled parents to him, that and he truly enjoyed being with the Volturi, until the letters stopped. His last letter said, 'now I realize that I was truly a trade, to think that someone would replace me would be foolish, I hope to see you and baby Bella again someday, and when I do it will be with purpose.' He threatened us, but we know the Volturi couldn't issue an attack, they had no reason for one." Alice concluded.
"Even though Alice has had no official visions, we know Demetri is behind this recent attack, he must've contacted James knowing that James would chase you. So with James's immediate knowledge of our family, and Demetri's desire for revenge, it's no wonder that Demetri would order your death." Jasper said solemnly.
That gave me a lot to ponder. It was a while before I spoke. "Did Demetri believe that I would one day be his?" I asked.
They didn't answer out loud.
Alice thought of the visions of the future she saw between us, not factoring in Edward of course.
Jasper thought of the utmost joy the mention of my name always brought him.
Alice turned to me and smiled. "But then again we have the upper hand; Demetri can't openly do anything to us with fear of being demolished, and James will lose." She said that too optimistically although I couldn't detect anything to worry about.
It was quiet for a while, and in the dark with the quiet hum of the car I fell asleep.
An: HEY Everyone!
So I know it's been more than a year. Please don't hate me, but I haven't completely abandoned this story. It's no excuse, but I have been working on a different project one that occupied and is still occupying my mind! So the hiatus on this story has been called off…For the time being at least!
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