-1Behind enemy lines
Two weeks later.
I awoke with a throbbing pain in my head. "Where am I?" was the first thought that came to my head. I looked around for a second, and it hit me. I knew where I was. The realization of the situation I was in flooded over me. I was "behind enemy lines" just like the movie. The voice I had heard in the stair way. It was Jane's. I was trapped somewhere in the lair of the Volturi. "Stay calm" I repeated to myself, although it didn't do any good. Why was I even here? I had done nothing to provoke these monsters. It took me a second until I realized what was going on. Of course. I hadn't been changed into a vampire yet. How could I have forgotten their promise of killing me if I wasn't already a vampire. Then I thought of Edward. Esme had probably told him what was going on. Even if she hadn't he had surely read her mind and figured it out. None of them had any way of knowing where I had gone to or who took me except for Alice. My fate was up to her once again. Would Edward even want me to come back? He probably hated me by now, realizing he had made the biggest mistake of his life. Or existance, whatever he wanted to think of it as.
"Great. This is just great. Here we go again Bella, pissing off the only people who can save you. Right when you need them most they are conveniently upset with you for being in love with someone else. Some one they hate." scolding myself didn't do anything except for make me more depressed. Why did I have to love Jacob? If it weren't for him I wouldn't be here right now. I'd be back at home with Edward probably listening to a cd or watching an old movie. The room was thick with despair. Knowing I could do little else to get myself out of the situation I decided to explore the room I was in. It was very dark with only one small window. I felt around for any kind of table or chair but there was nothing substantial for me to step on. I stretched my arms upward barely reaching the windowsill and tried to pull myself up to see outside. There was nothing there except for another building made of brick. No windows, no doors, just a huge wall. I groaned. "damnit."
"Well that's disappointing isn't it." a voice from behind me snickered. I slipped and fell from the window landing on the ground with a resounding crack. My ankle was either broken or badly sprained. Instantly tears filled my eyes and I looked up to find the body the voice was attached to. In a far dark corner of the room I saw a pair of gleaming red eyes. Oh great. If I wasn't in big enough trouble as it was a hungry vampire just had to get tossed in.
"You've been asleep for quite some time. I'm guessing the drugs Jane gave you were stronger than she thought. Or your just more weak than we imagined." he laughed down at me like a hyena and then crouched, as if to attack.
"I am not weak. I feebly stood up, clinching my teeth as to not scream out in pain. I am not going to die here today. The volturi told me to change into a vampire or die. I choose to be changed. And if you kill me you have no idea what kind of dark and horrible fate awaits you when Edward finds out." I could try and talk as big as I liked but the squeaks in my voice gave me away.
"This Edward, I've heard of him. He stands no chance against me. He doesn't even know where you are, and from all the talking you did in your sleep, I'm not sure he would care to either." he gave me a wicked smile and then stood up straight. "You claim to want to be changed. why would any human give up their freedom and mortality for a life of seclusion ."
"Edward keeps asking me the same thing. I love him. I would do anything to be with him. I'd die for him. Not that I want to of course. I'd really rather you didn't kill me. I haven't necessarily done anything to you personally and I'd really appreciate it if you let me live until he changed me." I tried to be as convincing as possible, but there were distinct reasons I was never on the debate team.
"Now, now. I cant do that. Aros and Jane would be very displeased if I let you escape. I'm quite new here myself and I don't want to make a bad first impression. You still don't recognize me, do you. I thought you were smarter than that, Bella." the dark figure stepped out from the shadows and lifted the hood of his cloak. I looked up into the vampires face and when I realized who it was I fainted.