I am so, so, so, so sorry about the long update. Really and truly. But, school's over and now I'll have so much time to write more. And I have all the ideas and they're written down, but I haven't written the chapters yet.

Oh, and did you guys read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn?! Isn't it kind of similar to my first chapter? The whole Charlie-isn't-too-mad-and-thought-Bella-was-pregnant thing? Heh.

OMG! How many of you have watched the Twilight teaser trailer? I've watched it almost one hundred million times since it came out! Can you say obsessed?

If you haven't, check it out on Youtube. The smirk that Edward gives Bella at the end is amazing. I melted :)

Five: In My Life

"Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."
Franklin P. Jones

When I woke up, I found myself on a cold, damp floor in a small, dark room made completely of stone. There were no windows, so I couldn't tell where I was or what time it was, and there was only one door, which I guessed was locked. A single torch, dimly lit and close to extinguishing, flicked about, sending shadows throughout the room and giving it an eerie look.

With horror, I realized I wasn't in a room. I was in a cell.

I stood up and rushed to the door, grabbing the handle. I was right- it was locked. But I continued to jingle the handle as despair and the truth overcame me.

I was going to die. Charlie would be heartbroken, as would Renée. And Jake... I let out a sob as I thought of my former best friend. I knew that, even if I were still in Forks, chances of us still being friends were slim to none. But now it was definate that I would never see his face again.

Nor would I ever see Alice again. Or Carlisle or Esme or...

I was vaguely aware of falling down onto the floor, my hair fanning over my face and tears pouring from my eyes. My shoulder hurt from the fall, so I sat against the wall and pulled my knees up towards my chest. I burried my face in my arms and cried.

"Edward..." I whispered through my tears. My body shook as the intensity of my cries increased as I thought of my love, my angel.

Would he come save me? Would he rescue me from this hell, this unknown place that I was being held? I bit my lip and hoped to God he would come.

But (I had to take deep breaths even as I thought) if he was... too late... I prayed even harder that Edward wouldn't go to the Volturi. That he wouldn't plead with them to end his life, to finish him, to kill him.

I heard my breath coming in gasps now, and I couldn't feel my legs. My heart was pounding in my throat and my stomach was clenched with nausea. I leaned over and retched on the floor, my head whirling as the contents of my stomach spewed from my mouth. The taste was terrible, the texture burned my throat, and the feeling of imagining Edward ever dying because of me was ten times worse.

I pushed my hair back from my sweaty forehead and leaned back against the wall. Edward can never, ever, ever take himself away from the world. It would be the end of everything. There would be no meaning, no reason for life or love anymore.

Now, even though I was somewhere in the world that Edward wasn't, even now there was still hope. It might be the tiniest, most miniscule bit of it, but it was still there.

Edward could still come for me. And I knew he was.

There was a sudden click. My head jerked upward and my eyes popped open. I searched through the dim light to find the door, and by the time my eyes adjusted it was opening.

More light burst into the room and I blinked so I could see clearly. Standing in the doorway were some of the most beautiful, however the most evil, beings I've ever seen. The one in front was the one I feared the most out of them all.

"Hello, Bella," Aro greeted, stepping into my cell with grace. Light seemed to glimmer off of him, illuminating the small cubicle and making him look like a fallen angel. My breath caught in my throat with fear, anger, frustration and, to my embarrassment, awe.

Aro was smiling at me, his black hair flowing around his pale face. I stared at him, masking my emotions and willing my heartbeat to slow. If he was here to eat me (I shuddered) then I didn't want to make me seem... appetizing.

"Well, you must be wondering why you are here," Aro began, coming closer to me. I shifted to back away, and he froze. I held my breath, waiting for the attack, for him to kill me. Instead, he continued talking.

"And you must be wondering where 'here' is," he said, his voice saturated with fake kindness. That was when the fear truly hit.

Hearing his voice, so soft and innocent, sent me into a whirlwind of terror. I really was going to die, right here, right now. I was going to be killed, my life was going to end. I started gasping again and my vision became blurry. I clutched at my hair as tears fell from my blinded eyes. I only hoped it would be quick.

Edward, I love you.

A sudden cold, powdery hand was on my shoulder, and I jerked away. Aro was kneeling in front of me, the stupid smile still on his stupid, beautiful face. I glared at him, hugging my knees to my chest and letting out a sob.

"Bella," Aro muttered. It was like a whisper in the wind. Like a baby's soft gurgle. "Bella."

I looked away from him, from his evilness, only to look into the eyes of Jane. I gasped in shock, and then I paled as I realized she was glaring at me. She let out a hiss as her power continued to not work on me, and a white hand appeared on her shoulder in reassurance.

The hand belonged to Felix, who was smirking at me in what looked like triumph. Next to Felix was Caius and then Marcus, and next to him was the girl who kidnapped me.

I stared at her for a long time, trying to figure out what made her suddenly so powerful within the Volturi, that she would be standing there with the most high ranked vampires in the world. I saw Aro follow my gaze in my peripheral vision, and he chuckled.

"Ah, yes, I forgot you met Alissa," he murmured, and Alissa smiled. It lit up her face in a way that Aro's smile never could; it made her seem kind.

I stared at her for what felt like a long time. Her hair was so black it seemed blue, her eyes so red they seemed to glow. She was tall and statuesque, and the most beautiful vampire I've ever seen. Besides Edward, of course.

Felix suddenly stepped forward, his gaze boring into mine before coming to rest on Aro.

"Master," he began, sounding irratible. "I do urge you to hurry with this one. We have many more cells to visit, and we cannot waste time. The humans will die soon without food."

My mind was spinning. More cells? More humans? What were they doing?

Aro nodded at Felix and turned back to me. He laughed at the confusion in my eyes, and the sound was like chimes from hell.

"You will understand, in time," he assured me, answering my unspoken questions. "Three days, possibly."

I blanched. Every vampire besides Aro left the room, and I was frozen on the floor. Aro smiled and lifted my wrist to his mouth, his cold fingers playing at the scar James had left on my hand so long ago.

"Finally," Aro murmured, closing his eyes. His head bent down towards my arm, the blood beneath the skin pulsing rapidly through my veins.

His teeth broke through and his venom spread into my bloodstream.

I've never screamed louder in my life.

Sorry it's so short. I was thinking about putting Edward's chapter in this one also, but nah. It would screw everything up :)

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