Chapter 7: Scarlet Dress

Bella's POV

I followed Jane to a huge castle; I stared at it in awe. "Like it? It belonged to Philip II, before…, well you probably know already." Jane said in an almost musical voice.

She led me to a huge ball room, she sighed deeply "During that time, huge parties were thrown here… this is the very place King Phillip himself was…" she paused for a moment. "Let's just say he met his untimely end by the hands, well teeth of my master Caius."

"Wait a minute, your master? I thought Aro was the leader." I interrupted

"Don't interrupt dear it is terribly rude, didn't your Edward ever tell you about dear Aro's brothers? They rule the Volturi together, Aro, Caius, and Marcus do, but Aro is the main figure head. He is the one who is so intrigued by you." She said as a side note.

"How did he find out about me?" I asked, greatly confused.

"Dear Bella, every so often we send out spies to check on all of the vampires in the country, and Felix just so happened to see you with our dear friends the Cullens, as soon as he found out all he needed about you he raced back here and told us everything. Congratulations on the engagement by the way." Jane said as a vampire with translucent looking white skin and dark hair came in to the room. He wore black robes that made his red eyes stand out dramatically. I wished with all of my dead heart that I had Edward's protective arms around my waist. Felix will die for this!

Edward's POV

I got up from the ground, shoving past Jacob "HEY" he yelled "WE ARE NOT FINISHED HERE!"

I turned to him and said in a surprisingly calm voice "As much as I would love to kick your sorry little carcass back to Italy right now, I have more important things to worry about, mainly Bella. I wouldn't expect a dog to understand the seriouness of this situation." My voice got louder as I spoke. "The voultri have her, THE VOULTRI, THEY COULD KILL HER, VAMPIRE OR NOT DO YOU WANT THAT FOR HER?" I asked.

"Would be better than having to see her like this." Jacob replied quietly.

"YOU STUPID MONGRAL, SHE TRIED TO KILL HERSELF TO GET OUT OF THAT MARRAGE WITH YOU. YOU ARE TO REASON THAT SHE IS A VAMPIRE. NOW GET LOST, I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER." I don't know if it was my yelling or Jasper's emotion control, but Jacob and the other mutts left. All of them thinking "This is not over… not by a long shot."

I turned to Alice "Is she still in Barcelona?"

Her eyes went blank for a moment then she nodded. "They have no intention of leaving there hide out. By the way Felix is extremely good at hiding his thoughts, Aro probably taught him."

I gave a low growl "Careful Edward, you don't want to lose your head." Carlisle warned. He was right; of course, every time I lost it bad things would start to happen.

Bella's POV

The robed vampire waked towards me with a smile. "Princess Isabella Swan, please forgive me for not bowing, but we a equals are we not?" he asked.

"If I was your equal why did you force me to come here?" I asked, using the diplomatic voice my mother had always used when dealing with diplomats.

"Yes, terribly sorry, my dear. I did not realize that you and your family were actually coming here. Jane tells me that you have an extraordinary gift, something to do with werewolves I believe." Aro said, his voice not changing from happy.

"I do not see the need to answer any of your questions until I am safely with my family again." I replied. I remembered the necklace that my mother gave me, the one that still hung around my neck, Courage Bella courage.

"I would be overjoyed to see Carlisle again. He does not visit often, but till all of my questions are answered you will not be permitted to see them."

"So I am a prisoner here." It was not a question.

"Not a prisoner, but an honored guest…"

"Who may not come and go as she pleases" I finished for him.

"Jane will show you to your Bedchamber, you will find all that you need there." Aro said ignoring me.

I reluctantly followed Jane through more corridors until we came to my cell, excuse me room. "Here you are; Felix's room is right next to yours should you get lost."

"Good he will die first." I thought to myself.

The room was big… ridiculously so. It had a four post canopy bed, a closet filled with clothes, I saw a vanity and mirror. The room reminded me of Alice so much. In order to keep my mind busy and to see if I had picked up any fashion knowledge from my sisters I went to the closet and looked at the dresses. I ended up picking out a scarlet dress with a black ribbon criss crossing in the front part of the bodice. I dresses then sat at the vanity and brushed my hair for a minute until I put my head in my hands and dry sobbed. How was I going to get out of this one?

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