Chapter 6 – Sacrifice

Back to a point of view you read often. Bella's. I'm sorry if you don't like parts of this chapter, I'm sick, and in a sullen mood, plus it seemed like a good idea at the time. Go forth and read. ENJOY!!! i.e. there will be an explanation in a later chapter. Just to let you know.

BPOV

I ran quickly towards the house. My feet barely marking each step in the leaves and grass under me.

I stopped at the end of the driveway. Aro and Marcus were gliding up the steps.

"Aro." I said loudly, though I knew he could hear me.

They both slowly turned.

"Ah, Bella. How nice to see you again." Aro said politely, folding his hands in front of him.

Marcus kept up with his reputation for not saying much and simply smiled.

"As it is to see you Aro. May I inquire as to why you are blessing us with your presence?" being around Edward and his family had made my vocabulary a bit wider. Because, before I met Edward I would have never been saying 'As it is to see you,' or 'May I inquire,' seriously, that's just not me.

Aro seemed to think about how to form his answer in a non offensive way. I knew better. How do I tell her that I have to kill Edward and the rest of his family, including her, without upsetting her to the point where she makes it difficult? Shame. I wish they could have joined us. Not that we would have.

I decided not to let Aro in on the fact that I could hear his thoughts. I waited. "Yes?"

"Your Edward has broken a vampire law." He started.

"Which law might that be?" I asked.

"The one where you don't expose our secret." Marcus hissed.

"Ah, you talk." I smiled.

He growled.

"I don't remember Edward exposing your, sorry, our secret."

"You don't? Hmm, well he did in fact, do so. He killed, and bit, innocents."

"Seems that your Jane has done that as well. Oh, and Heidi, and Alec, and Felix." I ticked the names off on my left hand.

"Yes, but she has done it for…" he stopped. Aro couldn't remember why Jane did what she did.

"See?" I said with a smile. "If Edward has to die for something he didn't do, shouldn't they die for doing the something you think he did?"

I hoped they understood my confusing question.

Their eyebrows pointed downward as they thought it through.

"It's simple logic."

"If Edward did not kill those people, then who did my dear?" Aro asked.

"His brother."

That stopped them both. "Brother?"

"I was as surprised as you are." I admitted. "But its true."

Aro gathered his thoughts, which I skimmed briefly for anything I didn't know. "If that is true, then where is his…brother?"

"Dead. The werewolves killed him."

"Ah, yes the werewolves." Aro mulled it over, looking into the trees.

"Yes, them. Oh, and by the way, their killing your team right now?" I smiled.

A sudden impact on my chest made me fall to the ground. If I was still a human, I'm sure it would have knocked the breath out of me, but truth be known, I wasn't breathing at the moment Rosalie ran into me.

The thunderous sound of our bodies colliding shook the ground. So much for keeping vampires on the down low.

I groaned, pushing my hands against the dirt and slowly getting to my feet. "Rose, what the hell was that?"

She pushed off the ground and helped me up. Sorry. She thought. Carlisle told me to. He needed Aro and Marcus to be distracted.

"Why?" I asked out loud.

When I turned around I didn't need her to answer. The house was on fire, Aro and Marcus were no where in sight. The magnificent house was going up in flames. Carlisle and Esme rushed to our sides. Esme looked sad and Carlisle looked triumphant. His smile didn't reach his eyes though. He too was hurt by the sacrifice.

I blinked a few times, trying to take it all in. All of Edwards CD's. All of my things. Everybody's things. The books. The clothes.

Edwards Piano. Gone.

I shook my head and took off to help Edward and everybody else fight.