Warning: There is violence in this chapter but no more pens. I had forgotten how weird I made the pen scene.
"Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage"
Bullet With Butterfly Wings - The Smashing Pumpkins
"Bella, wake up." My eyes shot open to meet milky red ones. "Come on, we are here, and put your cloak back on." He pulled me up and handed me my bag. I put on the velvet cloak, it felt soft against my bare skin then picked up my bag. He seemed at ease as he helped me out of the room and off the plane. The pain from my injuries was great. The wounds throbbed painfully. Blood still covered the area around each one, my leg and arm where he pierced it with the pen was the worse. My arm was red and swollen, I would have to see a doctor soon. The walk down the stairs was horrible, I was half tempted to just fall down them, it seemed so much easier that way. At last I was done with the wretched stairs and we headed towards yet another black tinted SUV. I guess it's the only thing that could easily hold all 8 of us. Jane, Alec, Marcus, Caius, Felix, and Demetri were in the car waiting for us. Once inside Felix, once again, floored it in what I figured to be the direction towards the Cullen's. It had been so long since I've been here that I didn't quite remember it, I had tried to push it out of my mind when he left the second time. I sat in between Aro and Jane, I could feel her unease towards it radiating off of her.
"Change your shirt Bella." Aro said while handing me another clean, bloodless black tank top.
"Yes, Master." I said while everyone smirked at my obedience. I went to take my shirt off not caring what they thought; when I noticed that it had dried to my cuts. I took a deep breath to ready myself for what I had to do. I hissed in pain as it ripped off the healing skin from my his name on my back. There was a intake of breath from everyone besides Aro. I felt the warm blood trickle down my back, causing my to forget about my shirtless body in front of them. Aro handed me the cloak I had taken off when got into the SUV.
"Just cover your front with this while your blood dries. When we get closer I'm going to need you to block ours thoughts." I used the cloak as a want to be snuggie and went ahead and blocked their thoughts, with how Felix was driving I'm sure it wouldn't take long to get there.
"Yes, Master." I looked out the front window as the familiar scenery passed us by. I tensed my back, causing it to spill more blood and I silently cursed, as we pulled down the road I regonized to be theirs. As we pulled up to the house I noticed that the Cullen's had filed outside onto the porch. I growled when I saw Edward, earning me a few curious glances, I paid no attention to them. I got excited with the thought of what was about to happen and started to bounce in my seat with anticipation. Aro Put his hand on my bad shoulder, earning him a flinch from me.
"Wait Bella. Let us talk to them first. Carlisle can bandage your wounds. Don't speak unless spoken to." Aro whispered into my ear so low I almost didn't hear it. I nodded my response, not wanting to let them hear anything. Earning me a slap on the back, right on the deep cuts on my back where his name was imbedded in me. I hissed with pain but otherwise ignored it. "Put your shirt on pet." He sneered at me. I did as told feeling the blood soak into the once clean tank top. Everybody got out as I put my cloak on hiding my face. Not that they wouldn't be able to smell me, I mean I was bleeding and not to mention covered in blood.
"To what do we owe this pleasure, Aro?" The ever polite Carlisle asked once everybody was out of the SUV. I always respected his kindness but now it just seemed pointless. I stood behind and on the right side of Aro, Edward's dark gaze on my hooded one. I looked at the house not looking directly at anyone. Afraid of what I would see in their faces and then chicken out….then get myself killed from my stupidity.
"We came for Bella's sake. She is wounded and needs a doctor." Aro stated it as if I had simply fallen and hurt myself. He grabbed my left arm and pulled me to his side squeezing it to make sure I stayed. I winched as pain shot through my arm at his movements.
"What happened Bella?" Carlisle turned to me, looking at my bloodied leg, my cloak hiding my bloody and damaged torso.
"Life happened Carlisle, you know me, the danger magnet." I smiled at him kindly.
"Did they hurt you Bella?" Edward asked glaring at Aro. I tensed trying to keep my calm.
"Not anymore than you did." I growled at him. Loving the way he flinched at my words.
"Let's get you cleaned up, dear." I heard a rumble come from Aro's chest when Carlisle called me dear. Aro took me up to the stairs, hiding his anger at his old friend. We followed Carlisle inside, the rest follwed us, Edward and Alice in the lead. "Can you take off your cloak so it can look at your leg better?" Carlisle asked.
"Yes." I untied the strings slowly, nervous about what would happen. I took it off and heard them gasp as they saw that it wasn't just my leg that was injured.
"He carved his name into you?" Edward and Alice both yelled, losing their control. The phone rang.
"I'll get it." Esme said going into the kitchen to get the phone, giving me a sorrow filled others either glaring at Aro and glaringat me. I tried to listen to the whispers but I couldn't hear what was being said by any side. Aro tensed and glared down at me. Esme came back in with a horrified expression on. "Hold on a second Charlie." Holy shit it was my dad. It was my turn to tense. Maybe it was because of the letter. Shit, that means Aro will know about it. Fuck! My breathing started to pick up as I began to get really nervous. No doubt my face showed some fear. She covered the phone, "He says some cops in Florida tell him that you were stabbed with a pen and you used that pen to write him a goodbye letter." I flinched as Aro's grip got tighter. Jane, Felix and Demetri laughed at my stupidity, Caius looked triumphant and Marcus looked only slightly interested. "Charlie, I have to let you go, I have another call." She said in a robotic voice and hung up. Everybody was staring at me, Aro broke first. He back handed me across the face with the hand that had been holding my arm. The force of the slap caused me to fly backwards onto the piano. I cried out in pain as pieces from it pierced my skin and it broke to the floor.
"YOU WROTE A NOTE?" He screamed at me. Jane and the other members of the guard went to hold back Edward, and Emmett and Alice. I stood up, standing strong and looking him in the eye.
"I am sorry Master, but I had to. So he would think I was dead. If I didn't then he would look for me until he found me."
"I never said you could write a letter!" He came over to me, pinning me to the floor and grabbed a piece of the piano and stabbed my unharmed shoulder with it, shoving it in farther as its splintered edges tour in my flesh.
"AHH! I'M SORRY MASTER I WAS ONLY THINKING OF YOU!" I screamed trying to catch my breath, pushing against him. I then noticed Alec had incapitated all the Cullens.
He pulled out his makeshift stake, "Oh and how were you just thinking of me?"
"I didn't want my face to end up on a missing poster and if anybody saw me with you then you could get in trouble. Not saying that you couldn't get out but I don't want you to get in trouble on my behalf Master." I said, fighting the new pain that consumed my thoughts. "I only wish to please you."
"Can't you see she's lying brother?" Caius butted in. "She's just saying those things to get out of trouble with you."
"Is this true?" Aro's eyes turned black from the anger.
"No Master. I'll prove it. Tell me what to do and I will do it." I was growing desperate to calm him. I don't think I could handle being stabbed like that again.
"Later. Now is not the time. Get up we must speak with the Cullens and follow through with our plans." He said standing up and turning away from me. "Alec let them go." And with that they were all staring at me, not daring to make a move. "Carlisle, If you'll be so kind to bandage her we could be out of your way much faster."
"Yes Aro, but I'm only doing it for her." He stated disappointed in his old friend.
"It's ok Carlisle, I'm fine."
"Wait for me in the kitchen." I nodded at him and walked into the massive unused kitchen. I felt faint from blood loss and almost fainted. I would have if it was for Alice helping me stand. "Thanks." I said as she led me to one of the chairs around the island. My stomach grumbled at me, I haven't eaten in almost a day. Alice noticed and started walking towards the fridge.
"Let me get you some food and juice." She called over her shoulder. I just smiled at her, laying my head on the cool marble counter. I heard the front door open then shut.
"What the hell are you thinking being around a maniac like Aro?" Edward yelled at me as soon as he entered the kitchen. "He slapped you then stabbed you. And look what he did to you! HE CRAVED HIS FUCKING NAME INTO YOU AND PIERCED YOUR ARM WITH A FUCKING PEN!" I was kinda surprised Esme didn't yell at him for his language.
"Still didn't hurt me as much as you did." I loved the way his face contorted into pain. It was worth the pain from Aro. A sick part of me actually enjoyed the way he treated me, how he over powered me. Carlisle started working on the newest wound, working at vampire speed. Alice placed a really good looking ham and cheese sandwich with the works and big cup full of apple juice in front of me. "I came home to find my roommate," I started as I ate the sandwich. Carlisle finished with the shoulder and moved to my swollen arm, lifting it up to clean it better. "Dead all over the living room. I made a deal with them. He had to make me bleed before so it didn't look my roommates death was my flaut and I looked like a victim that would be dead within the week." I finished the sandwich and drank my juice. Carlisle moved from my newly bandaged left arm to my right shoulder.
"Why would you make a deal with him? Huh? Why Bella? Sometimes you can be so daft!" I growled at Edward. "What now? Going to go cry?" I lost it. Within a second Edward was hitting the banister to the staircase. I got up walking towards him with my hand out stretched towards him as the energy flooded my body, taking control. I lifted him up and made him come towards me. As I looked into his eyes, his sneer changed to one of pure fear. "You're eyes…they're red." I sneered and slapped him causing his head to snap to the left. I felt cold hands grabbed my arms. I fought against them, trying to break free. I could have used my power against them but what I didn't want to hurt whoever it was.
"Bella, stop!" Jasper yelled at me, trying to calm me down, holding onto my arms tightly. I kept Edwards gaze as it just took on more fear the longer I looked into his eyes.
"Bella!" Alice's near panicked voice caught my attention. I looked over at her and she gasped. Jasper dragged me back into the kitchen. He held my hands behind my back. The rest stood in from of me in utter shock. Edward walked up to me. I glared at him and laughed when he flinched.
"What was that?" Carlisle stepped up.
"New power, it's all my pent up hatred coming out of me. It's how I killed Victoria. It's like The Force from Star Wars, the dark side of course. " I said not taking my glowing red eyes off of Edward's blackened ones.
The front door opened and Aro and his posse walked into the kitchen. He growled when he saw our positions. "Let go of her." He ordered. Not wanting to upset him anymore, Jasper stepped back. "Bella come here." I went to my Master. He took me into his arms then brushed my hair back and kissed my cheek. "Now." He whispered into my ear. I smiled and turned around still in his cold strong arms. "Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, You have broken the law and the punishment is death." My Master stated. I smirked evily getting, antsy as my turn drew closer.
"What? I did nothing wrong!" Edward defended himself.
"You told a human of our existence then left her. Then you go out in sun light and exposed yourself to more humans and where saved by the human that you left. We had a deal you would change her, yet you left her again and still human." Aro said professional towards Edward.
"I couldn't stand the thought of being with her for eternity." He growled trying his best not to lose control. I growled and went to attack him but Aro tighten his arms around my waist.
"Patience..." I calmed, I could wait, I turn was very soon.
"Edward, how could you say that?" Esme asked appalled at his words.
"Her scent is too strong, once alone I planned on drinking every drop out of her, licking every drop from her insides." It was Aro turn to growl.
"Master please." I begged Aro. "Let me do it now." He dropped his arms and I used the energy to lift Edward in a choke hold. I cackled as he kicked his feet and waved his arms around to try and get away from my invisible hold.
"Bella please don't do this." Carlisle asked of me.
"I'm sorry, but I must. I do not mean to hurt you or Esme or anyone else," I said glancing at each of them. "But it's the law." I put a shield up so nobody could stop me. I stalked up to him feeling the energy grow darker and stronger the closer I got. He looked scared for a second before masking his face with fury.
"How could a weak human like yourself kill me?" He taunted me. I shot a bolt of lightning at him, as he cried out in pain, I laughed my amusement. His expence shirt had a hole burned in the chest showing off the burns on his chest.
"I don't think you're in any place to be taunting me, Edward." I forced him onto the ground and stood over him. He tried his best to get up but failed as my power was stronger than his inhuman strength. I bent down, straddling his chest, and whispered in his ear, "Who's the weak one now?" He growled at me and attempted to bite me but couldn't move his head to do so. I laughed, rejoicing in being the dominant one for once. "Goodbye Edward," I said putting my hands on either side of his face. "How does it feel to be the one leaving now?"
"Just as good as it did before." He sneered up at me. I growled tired of the show.
"See you in hell." Before he could say anything, with a sickening ripping sound, I twisted his head off. Holding it in my hand I sat it aflame. A part of me noticed the Cullen's yelling at me and the Volturi laughing with me. As I stared down at the ashes in my hands I felt…almost sad that it had to end this way. I put the ashes of his head by his headless body. I stood up, not looking at anything and walked out the door felling odd. I had killed him. With Victoria it had been different, it was kill or be killed. With him it was just…hatred and bloodlust. I went into the SUV and sat in the back far left corner. I waited only a minute before the rest were in the car. Caius grinned at me like I wasn't a nuisance anymore but a person he could maybe one day respect. Marcus looked deadly bored again and Aro looked like a proud lover, lust shining in his pitch black eyes.
"Bella that was awesome, never thought a human could be so powerful!" Demetri congratulated me.
"I agree, it was amazing." Jane commented. I was taken aback by their kind words. Just and hour ago they all hated me. Not to mention they were congratulating me on killing the person I had once thought of as my soul mate. How naïve of me to ever think such a thing existed.
"Thanks." I smiled kindly, not really sure how I should take it. Aro sat beside me and put his arm around my waist, pulling me close to him.
"I'm proud of you, Bella. You have truly proven yourself." He kissed my neck. I didn't blush like I would have with Edward; I smiled and leaned into it. My eyes closed as today's events took its toll on me. "Sleep Bella, Get your rest for now." I allowed myself to fall into the peaceful darkness known as sleep.
Wow that was waaaaay longer than I thought it would have been but i just couldn't find a good spot to stop it. So how'd you like Edwards death? Good? Bad?