Fear of Vampires

I didn't scream as they bit me. I could feel their venom flow from their mouths to my bloodstream. Then the burning started. A slow torture which started at my finger tips till it worked all the way to my heart. My body convulsed and I was laid on the floor, the coolness of the marble doing nothing to quench the fires. Again my body convulsed, bring my body up before slamming back to the floor. I heard voices, but I could not make out what was being said.

I wanted the pain to stop, I wanted it so badly. I could feel the venom changing my body – inside and out. I could feel the tears run down my cheeks and something cold against my head. Why hasn't the pain stopped? Please, someone just kill me! I can't take it anymore! I wanted to scream it, but when I opened my mouth but no sound came out. I could feel myself slipping away and darkness took me, for which I was thankful.

I opened my eyes to see my family standing around me chanting, their eyes closed. Turning my head, I looked between the gap of cloaks to see who was sobbing. Edward and the Cullens were on their knees, held down by the guard. Edward looked straight at me, his eyes dark from pain. He stared in shock at me, his eyes never leaving mine. He mouthed something to me. But I couldn't make it out.

A buzzing sound invaded my mind and a pain started behind my eyes. I pressed onto my eyes with the heels of my hands, the pain worse than the burning. It was then I started to scream, my voice coming back to me. I pressed harder onto my eyes as images assaulted my mind, memories that were locked away, came forward, each sending a fresh wave of pain through me. Voices filled my head, merging together till it was just a loud rumble. Fresh tears started and fell to the marble floor leaving salty trails down my face.

The pain seemed to last for years before everything just stopped. The pain was gone as well as the voices and memories. I was too exhausted to move, my body aching. My hands fell to my side and stayed there. With my eyes still closed, I concentrated on my breathing, when confusion hit me. There were so many different scents and I picked out the scents of my family and the guard, but who were the others? I wanted to ask my brothers and sister what had happened but I was too tired to even think.

"Isabella?"

The air shifted around me with the rustle of cloaks. The floor fell away from me as I was picked up by Aro, who's scent I knew more than the others. He was always there for. More than the others as they were often abroad doing business.
"Hm?"

"How are you feeling?"

"Tired. Who are the other people in the room? I do not recognise their scents."

"Can you stand?"

I nodded. Why is he not answering me? He let my legs fall to the floor but he kept hold of my upper body till he was sure I would not fall. Opening my eyes, everything seemed blurry. I rubbed my yes and looked at the visitors. They were being held on their knees by the guard. Each had a look of pain on their faces and looked like they were about to cry. If they could. The one whose expression was the worst, was the one nearest me. He looked defeated yet he was fighting against the guards that held him. His eyes never left mine as he struggled relentlessly to come towards me.

"Bella! Please! Say you remember us! Me! Please, Bella!"

He seemed so desperate. I cocked my head to the side, trying to remember him. He seemed so familiar but I couldn't figure it out. A hazy memory came to mind, of a dazzling crooked smile on his handsome face. But how do I know him? I looked at my brother, who still had hold of me. He was glaring at the vampires and instead of ordering the deaths, like I thought he would, he ordered them to be taken to the dungeons below the castle, especially made for vampires.

He fought against the guard as he was dragged away. He shouted my name constantly, till the doors were slammed shut and the sound was a muffled, distant sound. After they were gone, my brothers and sisters each hugged me tightly. Jane escorted me to my room, after I had asked to be excused.

I stared around the room,feeling happy to be home. But I feeling of loneliness overcome me and I felt empty. I layed on my bed, even though I knew I could no longer sleep, and closed my eyes. I blocked out the sounds which I could hear and tried to remember the vampires. But I couldn't. All I could remember is the crooked smile of that vampire with the tousled red hair. Who were they? The feeling in my heart got worse. It was like I had lost something that is precious to me, but I had my family. Who was I missing?

It was then, I remembered that I was meant to be dead. How am alive? It's obvious that time had moved forward, I was no longer in the age of which I remember. Maybe I should ask Aro? For some reason, I didn't want to be near him or any of my other siblings. How strange. Well, I wasn't going to get any answers just lying here. Jumping off my bed, I left my room and headed towards the dungeon.

EPOV

We were thrown in the dungeons like we were trash. My family held onto their mates while I sat by myself with my head in my hands as I tried not to sob. Bella had been changed by the Volturi, her 'family', causing her to forget all about us. Her screams echoed through my mind and her short yet violent change were scarred into my memories. It almost destroyed me, seeing her in such pain and not be able to do anything. I couldn't even hold her in my arms.

No one came came to speak to us and time slowly creeped by. In the early hours of the morning, there was movement outside the cell. Carlisle stood, thinking it would be Aro and he was hoping to talk some sense into him. However, I doubted that Aro would listen. There was the scraping of the key in the lock and every body, bar me, looked up and there was a sharp intake of breath.

I looked up and saw Bella in the doorway. I stood up and walked towards her, when a guard came in and pushed me away from her and snarled at me. She held her hand up, stopping him and dismissed him. He closed the door, looking nervous.

Bella looked even more beautiful than she did, which was a surprise to me as I thought she was the most beautiful thing before. There was an air of confidence around her now. She was so different yet somehow still the same.

"I need your help."

She spoke softly, her voice a, soothing sound. She looked at each of us, her brow slightly creased.

"You say I need to remember. But what? Why do I feel like something is missing, when I already have my family?"

It was Carlisle who spoke.

"Bella, we met you in Forks, Washington state in America. You went to school with Edward, Rose, Jasper, Alice and Emmett. You knew about vampires because you witnessed the murder of your mom, Renee and your step father, Phil Dwyer. You moved to Forks to live with your father Charlie Swan."

Her brow creased further.

"I don't understand. How can I have a mother, father and step-father? I died. I don't even know why how I'm alive now."

"You were reincarnated, Bella. Reborn as a human. It was part as some prophecy and the Volturi find you. They killed your mom and Phil. You were terrified of them, hated them for what they did."

She seemed to pale, a look of shock plastered on her beautiful face.

"No, my family promised they wouldn't kill anymore."

A far away look came over Bella as she stared into nothing.

"Bella?"

I stood, wanting to hold her in my arms. I said her name, but she didn't respond. I reached out and cupped her cheek. I said her name again. And again no response. Minutes passed before her eyes shifted to mine.

She backed away from me. Knocking on the door, the guard opened it to let her out. She disappeared leaving me heartbroken and even more alone, knowing she ran from me.

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