CHAPTER 3
"Are you saying… my l-love for E-E-Edward is… b-b-b-bullshit?"
"YES. A vampire can't really fall in love with a human! Some vampires do that for kicks! He was probably just jerking you around, trust me."
Bella was silent for a moment. Then she screamed at the top of her lungs.
"HOW DARE YOU SAY MY LOVE FOR EDWARD IS BULLSHIT! HE LOVED ME! HE SAID HE DIDN'T BUT I KNOW HE DID! HE CAN'T LEAVE ME! WE WERE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER! IT WAS TRUE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVE!"
She started to wail uncontrollably. By know Dmitri was seriously annoyed.
"LOOK! I'm a vampire, not a therapist. But I'm pretty damn sure that glitter-skin didn't love you."
"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?"
"Because all glitter-skins are shallow, self absorbed wannabe vampires who believe in love at first sight. They're just like some crazy humans!"
"He loved me… I know it… He told me I was beautiful…"
Dmitri gave a long groaning sigh. He didn't want to deal with this. Not now. Still, he might as well convince the girl what was wrong with her.
"Did he like your scent?"
"…How did you know that?"
"To vampires, love is often based on instinct, like animals. If a potential mate smells good, then we go in for the kill. He probably likes your scent and thinks you're simply appetizing. Maybe the only reason he hasn't killed you yet is because the scent intoxicates him too much he can't bear to be without it. Am I right, or am I wrong?"
"… He does like my scent, that's true. Also, he says he really wants to have my blood. BUT HE CAN'T BRING HIMSELF TO BITE ME, AND HE DOES WHATEVER HE CAN TO PROTECT ME! AND HE THINKS I'M BEAUTIFUL!"
"Why are you so defensive of him?"
"Because I love him, and I… I can't live without him…"
She couldn't live without some glitter-skin pretty boy? Dmitri had to find out exactly what was wrong with this girl.
"Why do you love him?"
"Well, he's just so… beautiful! He has perfectly hard granite diamond skin, and a luscious velvety voice and wonderful bronzed hair and liquid topaz eyes and…"
She went on for five minutes describing Edward's looks. Dmitri decided to bear it until she got into detail about his incredible crooked smile for the fifth time in a row.
"OKAY. I think I've heard enough. Let me ask you something. Do you like ANYTHING besides his beauty?"
"Well, he's very protective of me, and he plays songs for me, and-"
"Wait. What do you mean by 'protective'?"
"He's always there to protect me from bad guys, and he likes to watch me sleep at night."
Dmitri sat dumbfounded for a couple of seconds.
"Lady… that's the definition of a stalker. No, even worse. That's the definition of a predator stalking his prey. I honestly don't know what you see in him."
Bella was just about to speak up before Dmitri cut her off.
"BESIDES HIS GOD-DAMN BEAUTY."
Bella was silent for a moment.
"He… wrote a song for me…"
"With words?"
"…No, a piano piece."
"A piano piece? A fucking piano piece? Lady, I think this "love" of yours is pure lust. You're only into his looks, and that's just about it. There's NOTHING else! And he only likes you because he likes your scent-"
"AND HE CAN'T READ MY MIND!"
Dmitri finally lost it.
"Oh, and that makes you dear to him? Lady, to be honest, there is nothing that special about you! Sure you have an interesting scent, but what about your personality? YOUR INTELLECT? You're stupid enough to think that lust is true love, when in fact; your love for him is as shallow as his angsty personality! The guy dumped you, and you're still craving him like I crave blood! How would you have lived your life with him?"
"… I was going to be a vampire with him."
"YOU WANT TO BE A FUCKING VAMPIRE? You ARE stupid! Let me guess, you're also planning on skipping college and just spending the rest of your days eighteen forever? God, what a stupid child!"
Bella started bawling again. Dmitri realized what he had done. He calmed himself down and gained back his self-control.
"Look, I'm sorry if I'm yelling too loud. I don't know why I feel so passionately angry with this, but it just bothers to hell. I can't believe how idiotic the human race has become. In fact, I can't believe how stupid Volturians have become."
"W-w-what makes y-you th-th-think you're b-better than th-them?"
Dmitri paused. He looked outside the window. It was sunset now. Damn, how did it get so late? I better end this soon.
He looked back at Bella and gave a menacing smile.
"I'll show you."