Ch5 Last Request!
Tristan's POV
"Impossible!" I breathed out, barely a whisper. "Aurora."
The room around me fell completely silent, all eyes on me again but then glancing back from me to the girl that walked in moments ago. My whole world came crashing down on me as this small women slowly lifted her head in my direction and I saw the swift flashes of emotions that crosses her eyes. First was shock, surprise, and confusion. Then came hurt, sadness, anger and the last look she gave me was pain, pure torturous pain before her eyes closed and she turned away from me again. Whispers and murmurs were coming from all around the room, from my children and the other vampires in the room but I never heard a sound. My own personal world had been shattered for the third time since I'd been turned. The first was when I woke to see the burning remains of a vampire in the fire, I had always thought it was my love because I heard her scream as I was turning; not knowing then what it meant. I woke to find the fire and no other explanation as to what had happened. I thought for so long that my love had been take from me and killed right there beside me, but I was clearly mistaken. Aurora wasn't killed that day, those ashes belonged to another so why? What happened that night and why is she here now? Why did she bring me into this life if she was only going to leave me in the end?
"You know our sweet Aurora, my friend?" Aro asked surprised as he to, glanced between both of us. "Something seems to be troubling you. My dear Aurora, tell us what is the matter."
"I, … I'm sorry, but I don't know anyone in this group." The sweetest voice I've ever heard spoke the words that further devastated my broken heart, there was nothing left. "Master nothing troubles me that can not wait till you are finished. I am deeply sorry for this interruption, Masters. My brother can be a little head-strung sometimes and he acts before he thinks."
"My apologizes Masters." Felix stated before taking his place back by Aurora and the other man beside her.
"Wait, wait, wait. She's alive! …" Misty suddenly asked out of shock as she stepped out from behind Spike, who was trying to keep her hidden in the back to keep her safe.
"Everyone needs to calm down." Blake said calmly as he looked around at all the confused faces. "As confusing as all this is for us, imagine what poor Tristan must be feeling right now. Jackie that was not me asking to hear what he's feeling either."
"Hey, I don't always do that!" Jackie defended with a smile but her eyes, which looked straight at me then, showed her deep concern and sympathy that she felt for me in this moment.
"Masters, I feel since I have caused a distraction from your meeting that I should retire for the night." Aurora said simply with barely a whisper. "When your business is finished with these visitors, we can discus other matters.
I watched as she slowly turned to walk away and suddenly everything came back to me then. "WAIT!" I demanded from across the room. "I have a right to know why."
Her smile turned sorrowful as she looked back to me. "I'm sorry friend, I can't answer you." Aurora said to me before turning back towards the door. "I am not who you seem to think I am. I wish you luck and that you find happiness once you leave here."
With those last words she and the other man, who's name was never said, left through those doors and once again she was out of my sight. She claims to be someone else but I know that was her. The same name and the same look in her beautiful eyes, the only differences really is the sadness there and how my eyes see her perfection more clearly now. Aurora left me burning all those years ago to wake up alone in this new world when she and her brother came here. She turned me so she could leave me alone forever? Why would she do this to me and now act as if she never knew me? What happened to my Roman Goddess, my Fairy Tale princess, … what happened to my perfect Angel? Would Aurora really leave me with nothing after promising a life with me? I received my only answer as the doors closed with a scrapping creek and a resounding boom, followed by silence. Silence is how my life shall be now that my life has no meaning, no reason for being and no purpose left to live for. In a matter of minutes my life lost everything I ever had, and I didn't have a lot left to being with. No love, no revenge because she wasn't killed, I have nothing more to live for and forever to live with my nothingness. Suddenly I was glad to say I had found myself in the heart of the Volturi.
"My children go free." I said with little emotion left in my voice. "We have no more reason to be here. I apologizes but there seems to have been a misunderstanding and now my children should leave to find their own lives elsewhere. My children go free!"
"Well, what about you? Father why should we leave without you?" Raven asked but all the others had the same looks.
"You have each other still. You have your mates. You don't need me and there is nothing else I can teach thee." I told them honestly.
"But we're a family Tristan. We already lost so many of us today, you can't ask of to leave behind another." Katherine said stubbornly as she took a step closer towards me.
"ENOUGH! WE DECIDE WHO CAN LEAVE AND WHEN, NOT YOU!" Caius shouted out of annoyance.
"Caius, dear brother. Can't you see that our guests are suffering right now. We should show some compassion. Please, my friends what is it that we can do to help?" Aro asked honestly.
"Allow them a safe trip back to the states. My family is innocent of any crime and we no longer have a purpose here." I begged of Aro and pleaded with the others to leave without argue.
"Why should we leave without you?" Katherine asked, of course she would argue. "Tell us what will become of you."
"Katherine please, this is his wishes. Leave it be and let us all move on with our lives. Tristan will do the same." Zane told her but I knew he had already read my mind so he knew my plans.
"We shall allow a safe passage for those who wish to go but since some of you seem to be without a purpose now, we will offer a second option. Stay with us, join our guard and begin an even greater purpose!" Aro mused enthusiastically.
I was afraid of this offer, the Boy told me this may happen and I was trying to free my family before it came to pass. I was too late and far too gone to fully feel horrible about what was about to happen. They are free from my control now so if they agree to stay it will be of their choosing. For a vampire to join the Volturi it isn't so bad, in fact most would find this to be a great honor. My family however have more compassion for life than most of these other vampires. The fate of my family is in their hands now but from the looks on their faces none seemed willing to jump at either offer.
"Where would we go, back home?" Ember asked after a few moments of complete silence.
"Yes, home is where we should go." Devon answered as he held Ember in his arms protectively. "We should all go together."
"Home sounds like a great idea." Parker said as he took Piper's hand in his. "Together as a family."
"If that's what Tristan wants from us, then I would have to agree." Blake answered and Raven just nodded behind him.
"I think I'd like to learn more about this group of vampires." King answered after giving it some thought. "There seem to be many things we could learn from them here."
"I'll stay if King does. But keep in touch my siblings." Summer announced as she smiled at King's excitement.
"Some among you seem to be very powerful as well, maybe there are some talents we haven't seen yet?" Storm mused mostly to herself, I could see Dover agreeing to stay just for her.
"I'd like to stay a little longer. Not as the guard but to learn more about Italy?" Misty said as she looked over to Spike. "What do you think we should do?"
"We can stay if you wish, I'd be fine with either choice." Spike answered with a small smile.
"Well what do you think Katt?" Jackie asked after another beat of silence. "Do you wish to stay or go home?"
"WHY ASK ME?" Katherine asked annoyed. "I'm not happy about any of this right now. None of this makes sense Tristan and everything is now one big mess. Our family isn't a family anymore, it is loosing members left and right and, and, … AND."
"And we should go home." Zane finished for her before continuing on. "We aren't going to loose the others. As Summer said we will stay in touch with them."
"Then we go home." Jack said simply while Jackie smiled beside him and kissed his cheek.
"Come on, Katherine. We should go home." Gypsy said softly and I for one was shocked to hear that from her.
"Katherine, its time you go home. Start a new family with the others. A better family than I could have ever given you." I said to her as convincingly as I could, given how dead I felt already.
"Fine. … But I won't be happy about this Tristan." She finally agreed after a little while longer.
"Wonderful, splendid! Friends, I'm so glad that some of you have decided to stay." Aro said excitedly. "I truly hope that the rest of you won't become strangers. We hope you will visit again."
It wasn't too long after that until all of my children were being lead off in different directions. Some were taken down the halls to different rooms of this castle to stay the night or out on the town to see more of the city. Others were given assistance and other necessary things to start there trip back home. Before too long there wasn't anyone left in the room but the three vampires sitting on the thrones, a few guard members for safety, Katherine, Zane and myself. Katherine wanted to be the last person to leave so she could tell me what she was really thinking about all this. I really didn't need to be a mind reader to be able to figure out what she was thinking right now. It was written all over her face. She was pissed, she was confused and most of all she was hurt. Hurt that I was forcing her to leave after all her loyalty. Any other time that would have crushed me a little, to know that I had hurt one of my very loyal and very caring children but in this moment the only thing I could feel is nothing. Empty nothingness, an endless black hole that reaches deep with in me and threatens to swallow me whole. Nothing mattered and nothing can change that ever again.
"Do you even care that you may never see us again?" Katherine demanded of me after I still said nothing.
"Katherine, I care that I know you will be happy with Zane." I answered as honest as I could. "Your loyalty to me was never about me, it was about family. Start a new family, live with Zane, Jack and Jackie. Be happy and live together, keep each other sane and safe. Nothing else matters, not me and certainly not what happens to me after you walk out those doors. Katt I promise things are ok."
And with that, they both left. They followed some female vampire with brown hair and a very nice, fake smile. She took them the same way that Jack and Jackie went so hopefully my children will live together. Hopefully they will be peaceful and happy. To be honest, I was just happy to be alone with the leaders; finally. Now I could end my suffering without the others being here to witness my last pathetic attempted at succeeding in something. I never seem to get anything right and this wouldn't be easy but maybe it won't have to be. Painful might be the best way to go at this point.
"My lords, now that the others have made up their minds and have gone from this area, I wish to ask for a favor from you." I said as I looked into the eyes of the vampires I thought I came to destroy, only now to ask them for my destruction. "I'd like to ask for the end of my torment! Will you please assist me in ending my life?"
"Why would you ask us of this, my dear friend?" Aro asked sounding genuinely confused and slightly shocked. "What reason do you suddenly have for ending your life?"
"I have lost my reason to live, I have lost my mated half and without my love I have no reason for anything." I answered. "Please, my lords I'm begging of you. Take pity on this old tormented soul and save me from this suffering!"
For the first time since he walked into this room and for the first time ever; I saw life spark into the eyes of the other leader, Marcus. He looked to me with knowing eyes and endless pools of heartache. He lifted his head and stared straight at me before is shriveled lips parted slightly. Marcus never seemed more alive than he did in this one moment and at this point I knew, he lost his love some time ago as well. He was living a life without reason but he was bound to these other vampires so he continued to exist. Barely there, barely alive but still he continued on. I had no bonds to keep me here so I had nothing left to live for. I had nothing but death.
"Very well then, friend." Marcus said with determination in his voice, just barely a whisper. "We shall grant your last request."
"Well, someone should pay for the trouble this group has caused us. I guess your life shall due." Caius announced.
Aro waited a moment, watching me. "Such is a waist, my friend. Such a shame to throw ones life away but it seems we shall assist you in this one task, regardless."
Soon my pain will be forgotten and my suffering will no longer rule my world. Soon the ache in my heart will only exist in the memories of those who will long since forget my face. Soon I will be nothing and in this moment, I couldn't have asked for more. I wished to be nothing, I wished to be all that I felt right now. I wished to end this ever lasting pain in my already dead heart. Soon everything will be over for me and yet with all my pain it couldn't seem to come soon enough for this whisper of a man. My mind came back to the present and the room which held the vampires that would give me my freedom again. I never heard the command that was given but I saw three vampires step out from around the room and come closer to me. One really tall and muscular man, one tall and beautiful women, and one short and sleek man. They came to surround me, the women and smaller man came on either side of me and grabbed my arms before the tall one came in front of me to grab my head roughly. They all looked to their masters for the order to take my life and I simply closed my eyes to enjoy this last moment, knowing that peace would finally be mine again. I tired to shut out the rest of the world and just focus on the hands surrounding me, waiting for them to squeeze harder. I tired to drown out the rest of the sounds and feelings but when the door opened again I couldn't focus on anything but the pain in my heart again. She was here again, my permanent torment. Even in this last moment she had to come and ruin the peace I would be feeling.
"What are you doing?" Aurora shouted once she walked in, but I never opened my eyes because I was still waiting for the end.
"The man has offered his life for all the troubles he and the visitors have caused all of us." Caius answered sounding a little smug about something, maybe that's just his personality.
"But … You can't do this." Aurora said forcefully. "He doesn't deserve this. Nothing that happened was his fault. Masters, forgive me but you can not do this to him. Let him live."
"Tristan has asked this of us. We can not possibly deny a suffering man his last relief." Marcus spoke again solemnly.
"I understand how you feel my dear, about the death of any creator but it is necessary in our line of duty. You must learn to understand and accept this as apart of our lives." Aro spoke now and seemed to have true concern.
"But not this man. Please, Masters not Tristan or I'm afraid you'll have to take me as well." Aurora said with determination.
I couldn't believe my own ears, so from the shock I had to open my eyes but all I saw was the robe of the man in front of me. Only the thought of these vampires trying to take her life had put another filter of red over my eyes again. I was so filled with pain of her denial and yet here she was demanding them to take her life. They'd have to fight me if they even thought about hurting her! I'd still defend her against any harm even if she doesn't, I still love Aurora with all my broke, mangled heart. She doesn't love me but she cares for the life of every creator so of course she wouldn't want them to kill me now. She would rather I live my life and suffer through this pain then watch them rip me to pieces. Even as I suffer now I can't seem to keep from smiling at her beautiful sentimental nature. Regardless of her wishes, I would find a way to end my live as soon as I got out of her sight, if that's what I have to do. I can't possibly live with this suffering I feel and the emptiness.
"What is the point of a life without its reason?" I asked as I slowly closed my eyes again and my head hung down. "Aurora, I now know you were never the women I thought I had lost. So for you to care about my life means very little. I will leave this place if it means that much to you but ending my life here won't effect your life any more than if I find my end else where, will it now?"
"You can't talk like this." Aurora whispered softly.
I heard her moving before I felt her removing the other vampires' hands from me. She pushed them away and gently allowed me to gentle fall on my knees, my head still hung lazily and my eyes still closed but I couldn't help my smile at the smell of her sweet, sweet scent so close to me again. She was heaven to be around and yet the worst pain still filled my heart at the reminder that she was never really mine. I was never going to be with this perfect Angel.
"Tristan please, don't take your life like this. You have so much to live for and I can't bare the thought that you won't exists anymore." Aurora spoke softly to me as she was kneeling with me.
"Why do you even care?" I asked desperately. "Why did you turn me if you never wanted to stay with me? What was the point of all that we shared while I was human? Was there any point to this?"
"She was never supposed to turn you." Someone's angry voice called from somewhere far off, maybe back by the doors.
"Felix. … Brother this is all your fault and you never feel anything. How can you be so cruel and uncaring?" Aurora called as she tightened her hands around one of mine.
"Because, dear sister, I know my place in these worlds and you should learn yours." Felix answered back. "You never should have found this one and more importantly you should never have bitten him. You were right to leave when you did but it still doesn't erase the damage that you had already caused."
"So you do know this man, Aurora." Aro asked suddenly. "Why did you say other wises before, my dear?"
"To save him from a similar fate that you are trying to give him now, Master." Aurora told them all. "Felix told me that you would kill him so I had to leave him in order to keep him safe but he came here … Please you can't kill him. I love Tristan!"
"Why would we kill him Dear?" Aro asked confused.
"He was human when I met him but he wanted to be with me still. I promised to turn him and for that I had to tell him of our world. I broke our most important law and I couldn't allow him to suffer for my mistake." She was pleading with them without truly saying what it was she desired.
"My suffering couldn't have been worse no matter what they would have done to me back then." I whispered, more to myself but I felt her grip on me tighten and I realized my own mistake then.
She said to keep me safe, she had to leave … so when she turned me, Felix made her leave because he threatened me? Aurora left to protect me and keep me safe and denied knowing me to do the same now. She still cares for me just as she always has but she was trying to keep me safe so now we both have to suffer. Aurora still loves me! She always has. … Why am I in danger now though?
"What danger would he be in now? Aurora you had already bitten him when Felix came to threaten you, did you not?" Aro asked again even more confused; just as I was.
"Yes, I bit to turn him and then Felix came. He said if you all found out then Tristan would have to die." Aurora's whispered breathed was filled with pain and I had to look into her eyes then.
"There was no crime once your teeth reached my skin, my Love." I told her as I gentle placed my hand to her soft cheek. "Your brother lied to you so you would leave me there, alone. He clearly wasn't happy with you choosing a human for your lover."
"What?" Aurora looked up at me suddenly with confusion and anger in her eyes then she turned to glare at her brother.
"Its alright, Aurora, leave him be." I told her as I stroked her cheek and back around to brush her beautiful hair. "He was only looking out for you and he clearly only wants the best for his litter sister."
"You are the best for me Tristan." She replied with earnest. "I love you so much and I always have. Felix should have never gotten in the middle of things, then you wouldn't be here right now trying to kill yourself. Because of me and my stupid brother, you've had to suffer so much pain and then again when I tried to keep you safe by saying I didn't know you. I thought I was going to break down and die right then. Tristan please don't leave me?"
"I'm afraid its no longer in my hands Love." I explained as I looked back to the three vampires, still watching us.
"A happy ending is needed." Marcus said dully as he slumped back and his eyes filled with a dead-like filter once again, just as it was when he first walked back into the room.
"A splendid suggestion brother. A happy ending in deed." Aro called enthusiastically. "Come again to visit my friends!"
"Just let us get on with this and move on." Caius said sounding annoyed and slightly bored.
As Aurora and I stood back up, I could see Felix from the corner of my eye, he was glaring at me and I knew if I tried I could still read his thoughts with the little ability I had left. Why would I want to is beyond me but I did however wish to read my Love's thoughts. She was always so sweet and caring, her mind was like a small child's dream. So innocent and full of bright colored, happy words. Adorable was my Angela and now she was with me again. We walked hand in hand back through those doors and out into the night, together. We raced through the city and when we reached the edge I froze. Where was I taking her? Where would she want to go, or did she want to stay here? I have no idea what I was going to do.
"We should find your family Tristan. I would love to meet them!" Aurora said with a smile as she noticed my hesitance.
So that's what we did. We went to find my family and live happily ever after. … Or at least that was my plan as we got on that plane. By the time we got back to the house everyone that had already gone home were lounging around. Jack and Jackie were sitting out on the front porch. After they both stopped attacking me, they told me Blake and Raven went out for a run. I could hear that Devon, Gypsy, Parker, and Piper were all up stairs laughing and having fun. Out of all the children that came home, I was most surprised to see that Katherine and Zane were still here. I thought for sure that Katherine would have been too pissed to come home. Zane and Jackie must have worked really hard at calming her down on the way home. She was however sitting alone in her room at the moment but that changed when she noticed it wasn't Blake and Raven that had come home. Yeah, she was still pissed at me but I know she'll get over it in a few days and she was happy to see me.
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Bella's POV
{A look back to what we missed with Edward and Bella …}
Edward wrapped me tightly in his arms and I couldn't concentrate much after that. Edward always made me loose focus so I can't think about anything but him. Its always been like that, even when I was human. I slowly wrapped my arms around him and tenderly kissed his neck, I felt better. He took my hand and kissed it gently and we sat there, together; just how it should be. I felt bad for Tristan still because he must feel horrible about what happened to Aurora. I kind of wished he didn't go off to Italy like that but what could I have done? He never meant any harm and he was just a lost soul looking for a way to live with his pain. I was going to share another lovely night with Edward and he was probably dead by now. A peaceful night with the cottage all to ourselves while his ashes have been blow to the winds. Nothing could make me feel better in this moment apart from Edward so I'm glad he was here but I still feel horrible about what happened to Tristan.
"He made his choice Bella." Edward whispered after guessing why my mood was so sullen again. "There was nothing you could have done, he was a man on a mission. At least he's free from the pain he was feeling before."
"Edward, how can you say that?" I demanded completely shocked. "Tristan is probably dead right now and you're trying to make it seem like he's better off that way?"
"Well, If I were in his place …" Edward started but I couldn't listen to all this again, I had to cut him off before he started talking crazy about how he'd want to die and other insane stuff.
"That's enough Edward." I ordered him to stop and placed my hand over his mouth. "I told you, you were never allowed to talk like that. You can't keep thinking like that, Edward."
He kissed my hand before easily removing it from his mouth. "I didn't mean to upset you, Love. I only meant to explain what you thought was a cruel comment. I meant no harm in what I said because anyone in love as much as us would feel the same Bella."
"NO! … You're not allowed." I told him again only this time I got up from the couch and rushed to stare out of one of the windows. "I can't listen to this anymore Edward. Please stop."
He came up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist and placed his head in the crook of my neck. He just held me like that for a while, neither of us said anything and the room grew incredibly silent. After a while I couldn't stand it any longer so I turned around him his arms. He allowed my movements but never actually released his hold on me, something I was absolutely happy about myself. Once I was fully facing him, I reached up on my tip toes and kissed my husband with every ounce of passion I had. After a while of just us kissing a random thought came to me.
"The other night I was trying to look something up online and this website took me to this random page. On that page were names and their meanings … The first one I saw was Tristan. Do you know what the name Tristan means, Edward?" I asked after I explained my really random thought to my adorably confused husband.
He chuckled once. "No, Bella. I don't so tell me, what does the name Tristan mean?" He took my hand to lead me back to the couch and we sat down together so I could tell him the meaning.
"Tristan has two origins Welsh and French. The Welsh origin means noise of arms or clanking sword and The French origin means sad or sorrowful." I told Edward after remembering what the page had said. "I think these meanings truly fit him. Tristan was always ready for a fight and was gifted with a sword but most of all, Tristan was always sad and full of sorrow. Even when he was at his happiest, his eyes always showed his deep hidden pain and sadness. I always felt sorry for him even as I small child."
"You've always been a very caring person Bella. Of course you could tell something was wrong even back then." Edward told me as he kissed my cheek and brushed a stray hair back behind my ear. "I know you still feel sorry for Tristan but at least now he's with Aurora again, where ever they are, I'm sure they're together."
"Together, forever … just as it should be for when you're in love!" I agreed whole heartedly with Edward and I cuddled into his embrace again as we both relaxed into the couch.
Nothing could be better in this moment, even though I still felt a little bad for Tristan and Aurora,I also believed that Edward was right. They had to be together and that meant they were both happy again. Maybe that's all Tristan needed after all, to be with her again. Either way, I'm glad to know he won't be lonely anymore and that Edward and I will spend the rest of our lives happily ever after, until the ends of time with our beautiful family and daughter!
A/N: Thank you for everyone who's been very patience with this story. Its taken me a lot longer than I thought it would to finish but here it is lol. I'm so happy with how it came out and I guess it was worth all the work but everyone/thing seemed to keep delaying me.
Couples I made up: Jack and Jackie, Zane and Katherine, Blake and Raven, Spike and Misty, Tanner and Daisy, King and Summer, Richard and Kim, Hunter and Holly, Dover and Storm, Devon and Ember, Slade and Gypsy, Parker and Piper
Single until later: Tristan and Aurora