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Chapter 4 – Mission

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Bella's POV

"Bella it is time for you to embark on your first mission." Aro said to me.
"What am I to do master?" I replied.
"You do remember the wolf menace that has been going on for the past few years?" Oh yes, I remembered that clearly. For years we had been doing stakeouts on the reservation town near Volterra, apparently there was a group of shape-shifters that transform into wolves there. They were not the children of the moon but all the same Caius wanted them destroyed. I supposed I was to be a part of the team that destroyed them.

"Yes I remember well."

"Good. You, Felix, Renata, Jane, and Chelsea will be accompanying you. You will be fighting of course but I want you to use your shield and try to sever their mental link."

"But master," It was still strange to call them that. "-you know I
only project sporadically."

"I know sweet Bella, just try."

"I will, master."

A few hours later….

As we approached the small clearing that we agreed to meet, I smelt a repelling animal scent. It automatically triggered the instinct to defend so I knew the wolves were close. As we entered the clearing I saw that there were sixteen wolves in line all together. This is more than what we had expected. I was starting to grow worried. Then I saw the head wolf's eyes and recognized something...familiar. I searched through my muddled human memories and then I realized it. The wolf's eyes looked just like my best friend, Jacob's! But that couldn't be...

"Jacob?" I asked before I could stop myself.

"Is that you?" The others looked at me like I was crazy. Then the wolf ran into the bushes and I heard a faint shimmer? In the air and walking out of the bushes was Jacob with only a pair of britches on. Ignoring all caution I threw myself at him, so happy to see my best friend after so long.

"Jacob, Jacob, Jacob." I crooned. "It's been so long!" His whole body was stiff but that was probably a reaction to my cold skin after all we were natural enemies.

"What happened to you, Bells?" He asked still wary.

"Long story." I turned to the others.

"This is Jacob, my best friend." Shocked expressions showed on their faces.
"You were friends with a shapeshifter?" Felix inquired, his voice full of disgust.

"Yes, but I didn't know he was one then."

"Bella, you don't expect us to stand aside do you? Remember our mission. What we must do here." Abruptly I was furious, beyond furious. I was murderously enraged. A faint reddish glow highlighted the vampires in front of me, and a low, fierce snarl tore up my throat from the pit of my stomach.

"You're saying you'll kill my friends for the sake of the Volturi!" I yelled.

"Bella this is our mission." Chelsea stated.

"We cannot go back with it not completed."

"You may not but I will not stand aside and watch my friends be slaughtered, and I most certainly will not be killing them myself!" Jane crouched down, prepared to spring.

"Bella we don't want to do this." Jane said, but her smug smile contradicted her.

She wanted this all too much, especially since I replaced her as Aro's favourite. My fury peaked, higher than the raging bloodlust I'd felt the moment I had realized that the Volturi were going to kill Jacob. I could taste the madness on my tongue. I felt it flow through me like a tidal wave of pure power. My muscles tightened, and I acted automatically.

I threw my shield with all the force I could muster, and flung it across an impossible distance to cover all sixteen wolves! My breath rushed out in a huff with the exertion. The shield blew out from me in a bubble of sheer energy, a mushroom cloud of liquid iron. It pulsed like a living thing- I could feel it, from the apex to the edges. There was no recoil to it now. Then all of a sudden for some reason I wanted to stretch over Jane. It seemed strange but I decided to follow my instinct and do it.

When my shield reached Jane I could see her life force just like the wolves, but not only did it look different there was something more. I wanted to see what it was but I didn't dare move any closer. I decided to experiment. I pushed my shield out over Felix and saw that he didn't have that extra part. What could possibly be so different about Jane and Felix? They were both vampires, but Jane has a power. Maybe that's what the force was, it her power essence. My instincts screamed that this was right.

I mentally grabbed Jane's power essence and pulled, hard. Jane immediately slumped to the ground and her power- I was almost sure it was that now- burst free into the air. I couldn't let it get away! I grabbed again and this time merged it with my own life force. It was painful, like something was being forced inside me. I hoped it was worth it in the end.
"They may not Jane," I said walking closer to her.
"But I know you do." Her eyes hardened, and she smiled, turning all of her focus on Jacob, but nothing happened. Then I tried Jane's power for the first time.

A/N: Omg! I am so sorry for not updating in so long. My only excuse….I don't have much time to be on the computer...I hope you like it..as you can see things are taking a strange turn..Don't forget to REVIEW/COMMENT and leave me some love!

Until next time(who knows when that is),

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