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Chapter 29 (Edward's POV)
I checked their thoughts. They were serious. But none of my family wanted to join and neither did I. They took something from me and I didn't even know what it was.
Carlisle looked at me, wanting to know who's everybody's opinions were. So I stepped up, "I'm sorry, but we will have to decline your offer."
They stared in disbelief, "What?"
"We'd rather not. From the looks of your eyes, you drink human blood. Well, we're trying not to. We don't want to be monsters." I said in reply.
"Why fight temptation? Nature? It's in your system to drink humans! Why fight!?!" Caius said.
Maybe it would've gone better if that girl was changed. I saw the girl, Bella, in Aro's mind. I saw his memory of her. She was talking care of us. Of me.
"Who is she?" I asked before I could think.
Aro smiled at me, "Would you like to see?"
"What do you mean?" I asked in confusion.
"It's what I do." He took Carlisle's hand and I saw all his memories. No, not memories. Thoughts.
"How-how could---" I broke off remembering what they did to me and my family.
"It's my power. Similar to yours. All I have to do is touch the person and I see every thought they've ever had." He paused, thinking. "Would you like to remember you own?"
Why, yes. I would like to remember the past seventeen years that I can't for the life of me, remember. Because of you. "Yes, I would."
"Well," He smiled mischievously. You must join first.
"No." I said sternly. No matter what, I would never join them.
He frowned. "Oh well, I can see you won't do anything I ask." He sighed, "But I would like to see your thoughts anyways. I'm terribly curious."
I hesitated, but I did want to see who she was. "O-okay."
He walked gracefully over to me and took my hand in his. Through his mind, I saw my thoughts. From childhood on until now. But the ones I focused on were of the girl. Bella.
The first one was when I met her, she was beautiful in every sense. Beautiful and smart. I remembered how stupid I felt when I asked her about a shotgun. Then the tractor and its brakes. I smiled when the bet came up and she came over and kissed me. I could remember how it felt like, but couldn't actually feel it.
I yearned for it.
The last memory of her was saying goodbye. I saw tears falling before my eyes closed and felt the pain. It was greater than the transformation.
Aro went through my thoughts until now. He let me go after hearing them.
"Well…she sounds quite interesting." He said as he thought of the possibilities when he changed her.
"No. She doesn't need to go through the pain." I said, deciding fast.
"What if she's your soul mate?" The one, Marcus, finally said something.
"Maybe she's not." I said, not believing what I said. I felt some strange pull to this girl.
"You're obstinate, aren't you?" Caius said in a sneer.
"Very."
"We all are." Rosalie stepped up.
"Yes, well, when I heard you were drinking from animals." Aro said the word disgustedly. "It made it all the easier."
"What did?" Carlisle asked.
Alice had a vision, like she always had, but hid from us, not wanting to be sent to the physiologist again. IT was why she was home schooled until the end of junior year. She was able to go home instead of the asylum because she made it like she was normal. I found that out when Aro read my past thoughts. But they didn't know, my family I mean.
"EDWARD, NO!!!!" Alice screamed. I had completely forgotten to see what she saw. But I no time to think as the thirst came over me. It took total control of me, I couldn't think except that I had to get the blood. It smelt so different from animal blood. I lunged at the girl, not caring for her.
"Edward?" The girl asked softly. I bit into her neck, drinking her luscious blood. This time she screamed, "EDWARD!!!"
I was torn away from her. I fought and growled and snarled to get back to her. It was the most wonderful taste and smell. I felt an unnatural calm go through me and I realized what I had just done. I looked to see if the girl was still alive. I couldn't see her as she was blocked by Aro. Two of his guards stood beside him. Aro stood up a turned.
"Well, she'll live. She is very interesting indeed." He said, smiling at me. "I can't use my powers on her." He pursed his lips, "Can you?"
I looked to the girl, still blocked by the two guards. I tried to focus on her thoughts, but there was nothing. "Are you sure she's not dead?"
Aro looked to his guard and the big one bent down and checked. But he didn't have too. We could hear her heartbeat. "She's fine. The venom's going through her blood."
I jerked when he stood with her and I saw her face. It was my beautiful Bella.
I am SO SO SORRY!!!! I thought I updated this chapter last night!!! But I guess it didn't go through or something! I'm SORRY!!!!
This will be the last chapter for the weekend-I have to help the newly weds pack their uhaul-GUESS WHAT!!! I'm getting rid of two brothers!!!!! YEAH!!!! The third one's never around, so...
But I have to write some more chapters, I'm getting behind!!