Elemental
A heavy silence filled the room. So many questions had formed in my head but the sudden wave of sadness had taken away my ability to speak. My head was spinning and I felt as though my heart would burst. Only when Edward had left me had I felt this broken and empty.
Finally, it was Alice who spoke. Her tinkling voice trembled in fear. "Carlisle, was that girl—?"
Carlisle still looked troubled but he seemed to have regained his usual calm self. "Yes. Impossible, but yes."
Without loosening his arms around me, Edward joined the conversation. "How can that be? Their existence died out centuries ago." I was surprised to hear a deep sadness behind each word.
At last, my voice returned to me. "Who was she? I don't understand."
Alice and Carlisle turned to me as if they had forgotten my presence in the room. They both looked at me with compassion and I blushed, knowing that it must be a burden for them to explain everything to me. I was always the clueless and vulnerable one who needed taking care of.
Like always, Carlisle spoke to me kindly and with generous patience, "That girl is what we call an elemental, Bella." I could feel a tension in the room as he said the word. "They are beautiful creatures with supernatural powers, similar to our kind. However, they were much more powerful than us. Their powers were the ability to control wind, fire, earth, and water in addition to other amazing gifts. The elementals were the rulers of everything and everyone and the vampires' masters."
I shuddered at the thought of creatures even more powerful than the vampires. Carlisle continued on, "For a while everyone lived in peace. However, the vampires did not remain loyal. The servants tried to overtake their masters. Of course, they were defeated easily. Thousands of our kind died, and not even a scratch on the elementals…
"It turned out to be one of their own kind who led the way to their extinction. His name has been forgotten throughout the years because this is not a tale that is often told. It is too frightening, too unforgiveable. Our kind calls him the Angel because he saved us from servitude. However, he was a traitor among his own people. Nobody knows what brought about his change of heart. Some say for revenge, some say for power. We only know that with some immense hatred, he killed off his own brethren. The Angel was so powerful nobody could stop him."
A vivid picture formed in my mind of a beautiful man in a white robe that was heavily stained with blood. I imagined his perfect face morphed into an expression so full of fury it was beyond sanity. Drowned in this vision, I whispered, "The Angel of Death."
Carlisle smiled at me kindly although it didn't quite reach his wary eyes. "Yes, that's the image that most of us have of him." He continued, "So he killed off every one of his kind until there were only a few of them left. People say that he committed suicide afterward but nobody's sure why he suddenly disappeared. The elemental population died out because, unlike vampires, their powers are passed down through their bloodline."
That explained why they had all been so surprised by the female elemental's appearance. "She seemed powerful," I murmured, remembering her strange talents. Edward held me tighter as my whole body shivered.
"But she won't be bothering us. She has no reason to," he assured me firmly but I could hear the worry in his voice.
"They're back," Alice cried, surprising us all. I had forgotten about the others' absence.
In one fluid motion, Carlisle left the room, shutting the door silently behind him. I guessed that he was filling the others in on what had just occurred.
My eyes met Edward's. His tenseness faded as he stroke my hair with his cold, marble hands. "I know, Bella. I know it hurts," he comforted me in his lovely voice. Alice looked at us curiously then suddenly felt the need to look away.
"Edward," I called softly, my voice trembling. The pain of loss accelerated my heartbeats. I tried to shake away the thoughts of those warm black eyes and the long russet fur with no success. The tears formed again against my wishes, rolling off my cheeks onto Edward's shoulder. "I love you, I love you, I love you."
Those words were meant for more than one person and he could tell. I thought I caught a glimpse of something shiny in his topaz eyes but they were gone before I could be sure.
Finally the chapter's out! Sorry again this is so late... I hope to get the next chapter done much sooner. Again, this chapter's not the best and sorry again D: Please review and comment! Next chapter: What will Bella do? Will she go after Jacob? Will the elementals and the Cullens clash? Promise you a better chapter!