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Chapter Nine

Edward's POV

I couldn't believe what I saw. My children, my own pride and joy, just killed the most powerful vampire coven. All of them!

I walked to my room; Bella was there, staring out the window.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

She turned to me, her butterscotch eyes looked like they were crying, if she could.

"I don't know what to do. I just watched my children tear to pieces the very people I was afraid of for so long. I'm glad they're gone, but, I think I'm afraid of my own children." She broke down, dry sobbing again. Thank God Anthony and Liz were asleep.

I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her tightly.

"I know, love. I don't know what to do either." I whispered softly in her hair. "Let's go see the others. They're in the living room."

She nodded and I took her hand. We walked in to the room to see a Emmett and Jasper trying to fix the lamps and windows that were broken. Esme and Alice were fixing furniture. Rosalie was trying to put the pictures back in their place.

"Where's Carlisle?" I asked.

"In his office. He's thinking about what to do." answered Esme.

Bella went over to Rose, helping her place some pictures on the wall. I turned and walked back up the stairs towards Carlisle study. I was about to knock when he whispered, "Come in, Edward."

I entered the large room, book cases and paintings everywhere. I remember when I brought Bella to the house for the first time. I gave her the grand tour, and Carlisle and I told her about the paintings. She liked his office for all the books.

I couldn't look Carlisle in the face. I wondered if he thought my parenting skills were horrible.

"Edward, I don't know."

"Me neither. Do you think I failed in raising them?"

Carlisle's hand stilled on the paper he was writing. He looked up at me, looking me in the eye.

"No. I don't think you or Bella failed anything. I just think Anthony and Liz were put in to something that they felt they couldn't handle. So, they fought. It's what we do, Edward. It's normal. What's not normal is how they were able to do it."

"I know," I said, "I just don't know what to do. We can't act like it didn't happen. And now Bella thinks she might be afraid of our own kids! Carlisle, I don't know what to do." I sat in the chair across from him in front of his desk, burying my face in my hands.

I heard Carlisle sigh. "I know, Edward. But I don't know what to do. I guess the best thing we can do, is try to get past it, wait until they want to talk about it. It's worse for them then it is for us."

I nodded, my head still in my hands. "I know." I looked at Carlisle before smiling. "Thanks."

"You're welcome, Edward."

After talking to Carlisle, I felt a bit better. I just hoped Bella would be okay; she was so frightened. And my children, what could be running through their heads? Like, Bella, I can't read their minds, not unless they want me to.

I opened the door to mine and Bella's room. Alice was sitting on the bed next to Bella.

"Alice," I nodded my head to her.

"Edward! I'm glad you're here. I was just telling Bella about a vision I saw."

I didn't bother reading her mind; I already saw when she was having the vision.

"You mean the one were Anthony and Lizzy wake up tomorrow and they don't hate themselves?"

"I hate you, you meanie mind reader!"

I just laughed as I walked over to Bella and kissed her forehead.

"How do you feel?" I asked her.

"A little better. It helps to know that they're going to be okay. I don't blame them for what they did. Any of us would have done the same thing."

I nodded and smiled at her. I was glad she wasn't upset.

Night slowly was erased by the light of the sun coming up.

"Should we go wake them?" Bella asked me.

"No. Let them sleep. After yesterday, I think they need it."

Bella nodded and looked out of the window.

"Now that the Volturi is gone, what's going to happen?"

"I don't know," I told her, "Maybe the next family will take over, maybe they won't. We'll just have to wait and see."

"I don't like this 'wait and see'. We have to 'wait and see' if our children will be okay, we have to 'wait and see' what happens to the vampire world, and the world itself, it bothers me to no end, Edward!"

I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close. "I know, love. But that's what we're suppose to do."

"I still don't like it."

I just smiled and kissed her.

Lizzy's POV

I woke up with a major headache. I think it was from being thrown in to the wall so many times. My hand was cramped too from holding on to Anthony's all night.

I looked over at Anthony and saw him looking back at me.

"Morning," I said, sleep still in my voice.

"Morning," he whispered back.

"Anthony? How much trouble do you think we're in?"

"I don't know. A lot maybe. We killed people yesterday, Liz. I don't think we can cover this up."

"Wanna know what makes this worse? I don't feel bad about it. Those people were evil and I don't feel bad that we killed them."

"I know. I don't feel bad either."

"Aren't we suppose to feel bad though? Or are we like those people on the crime network that kill just because they can?"

"I don't think we're like them at all. They killed people because they wanted to and because their victims were weaker then them. We killed because we felt under attack, and we were. When they came in to our house, we weren't thinking "Oh, lets kill the Volturi!" We just attacked when we were under attack. We killed out of self defense. Granted, it didn't look like self defense, but it was. I think that's why we don't feel bad."

I just nodded, turning his words over in my head. I'd have to talk to Dad or Carlisle before I felt better.

Seeing my questioning look, Anthony suggested we go get something to eat. Again, I just nodded; I didn't think I was ready to see the family yet.

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This chapter was a little slow. But I thought it was essential. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review!

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