When night fell Alice had perfected her plan. She contacted an old friend from Egypt who had the ability to clear people's memories. Alice told me she was going to take the bodies outside and burn them, then Ani, Alice's friend, would erase the memories of all witnesses. Then Alice went on to tell me that she was going to travel to Ontario, where we discovered they lived, and erase the memories of her family, friends and anyone who had even made contact with either of them. It made me a little sick.

Alice was nervously pacing back and forth.

"Where is she? It won't be dark forever."

"I'm sure she'll be here soon." I said to calm her, and myself at the same time.

"If the Voultori finds out about this we will be in deep shit..."

"We?" I asked.

"Yes, we. You were a witness and you're human. They'll break your neck without thinking twice. The Voultori show no mercy, especially when it comes to humans."

"You can't lie?"

"I won't have to because it won't come down to that. Ani will be here in no time, right? I mean she has to be close..."

"Alice," I shouted. "Will you sit down? You're freaking me out."

"I'm sorry, I'm just really, really..." She zoned out for a brief second then looked at me with panic on her face.

"Bella, grab your bag. We have to get out of here, now."

"But what about-"

"There's no time!" She clutched onto my arm and pulled me to the door. As soon as she gripped the handle she stopped.

"It's too late." She muttered. "They're here."

"The Voultori?" I gasped.

Alice squeezed my hand and nearly screamed, "I love you." Before I could say it back, there was a knock at the door. She took a deep breath before opening it and revealing what was on the other side.

A girl no older then 14 stood in the middle of the doorway. She was dressed in a black dress with a cape draped over her shoulders to match. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a bun and her eyes... They were red. Blood red.

"I wasn't expecting a Cullen." She said with a sarcastic smile. She peeked around the door a bit more and made eye contact with me. "And with a human? Well, this will be an interesting evening."

"Jane..."

"Yes?"

"Don't hurt her."

"I think that's Aro's decision." Alice huffed in defeat.

"Well, c'mon. We don't want to keep Aro waiting, do we? He is less kind when he is impatient."

"Where's-"

"Alec and Felix have arranged for us to be taken in a car. They are waiting on the street. Now, shall we go?" She didn't wait for us. It was as if she knew we would follow her instead of running like hell. Alice brought me close to her side and followed Jane's path to a black car with tinted windows being guarded by a tall muscular man.

"Thank you, Felix." Jane said politely as he opened the door for her. Alice went next and I was last to enter the backseat.

Felix walked around the front of the vehicle to get in the drivers seat. There was a boy sitting in the passenger's seat. He turned and examined me with the same red eyes Jane had.

"Human?" He asked no one in particular.

"Fun, isn't it, brother?" She smiled. They shared a quick laugh.

The entire ride I didn't dare move. I focused only on Alice's cold fingers intertwined with mine and the fact that I could die at any moment.

"Here we are." Jane seemed to say three days later. Jane waited for Alec to open the door for her. When he did Alice and I poured out behind her. We followed her through long lavish hallways, up and down elevators and door after door until we reached a set of doors that reached the towering ceiling above us. She pushed them open with no effort and walked into the large room.

We were greeted by a strikingly handsome man. He had nearly white blonde hair and kind red eyes. Well, as kind as red eyes can get. I briefly imagined him in his human life. With tanned skin and his red eyes would be traded for green ones. I saw him with a smile pinned on his face. It was a nice picture, but one that hadn't been true in probably over a hundred years.

"Jane." She nodded to him quickly, then kept advancing deeper into the room.

"Demitri." Alec greeted the blonde man.

"Felix," Demitri tilted his head to us and Felix grabbed Alice's arm. She hardly looked shocked. Demitri walked behind us and stopped at my side. Everything suddenly got colder.

"We brought them to you, master." I heard Jane say. She was talking to an older man. He seemed to be sitting on a thrown like seat next to another man of about the same age.

"You've done well, Jane." She smiled and stepped aside.

Then Felix pressured Alice forward. She held onto my hand as long as she could, but eventually the distance became too much and we parted. Demitri placed is icy fingertips on my lower back and pushed me forward to meet up with Alice.

Aro gazed at Alice in sadistic wonder, as if he was plotting how to punish her. "And a Cullen, no less?"

"She has been keeping a hu-"

"Jane," Aro held up his hand to Jane. She closed her mouth immediately. "You know, Ms. Cullen, I've always been so fascinated with your lifestyle." Aro rose from his throne and started circling Alice and I. Solely feeding on the blood of animals. How you can keep a human for so long without sinking your teeth into her sweet skin." His lips were hovering closely over my throat.

"No." Alice stepped forward in sudden panic.

"You saw it, didn't you? You're the special one..." He glided past me and asked if he could touch her. Alice lifted her hand and as he grabbed it his eyes filled with wonder and disbelief.

"You've seen so much." He loosened his grip on her and she slipped her hand away from him. "So much that didn't even happen. You've seen her die." He turned to me. "May I?" I didn't quite understand.

"He can read your mind." Alice explained. With one touch, he knows every thought you've ever had."

He offered his hand and I carefully dipped my fingers into his palm. At first he seemed confused then he shut his eyelids tightly. He seemed frustrated and confused when he finally opened his eyes.

"Nothing." He muttered. "I see nothing."

I didn't know what to do. I tried not to make eye contact with anyone but Alice. Her eyes were safe.

"What are you?" I was paralyzed.

"She's human." Alice responded for me.

"Human." He scoffed. "She knows too much, my dear. Her fragile existence is a danger to us all. She has to die."

Before my heart even got the chance to start racing Aro advanced towards me and Alice flew by him and crouched in front of me. A low growl came out of her. I didn't think sweet little Alice even knew how to growl. But then again I didn't think she was capable of murder either.

Then in another blink of an eye Felix formed a cage around Alice with his muscular arms. It took me a moment to realize Demitri had done the same to me. One arm crossed over my rib cage and the other draped across my chest.

I was so scared. Since I had been screaming Alice's name in my mind for so long I wasn't aware that I actually said it out loud.

"Jane!" Aro yelled. He pointed to me as if he was ordering her to do something. Again, there was no doubt in my mind that I was about to die.

She gazed fiercely at me. Her nose began to crinkle and her lips started to twist but her gaze stayed still and focused on me.

Everyone's eyes were on me. Alice looked like she was about to cry, but nothing was happening. Aro started to laugh in a dark and sadistic manner.

"How magnificent!" He said in a sarcastically. "She's more of a danger then I anticipated."

"Demitri, would you?" I shook my head to Alice. She understood that I didn't want her to see me die, but she shook her head back at me. Like she was holding onto this impossible hope that I would somehow make it out of there alive.

Everything was happening so fast, but time seemed to slow down to normal speed when the doors ached open. All eyes that were on me the previous second darted to the entrance of the room.

My knees buckled when I saw what came through the door. If it weren't for Demetri restraining me I would have fallen to the floor.

"Get your fucking hands off my sister!" Edward screamed towards Felix. He didn't move a muscle, except I thought I saw a mild smirk cross his lips.

My eyes drifted from the massive and sinister Felix and they found Emmett.

"Bella..." He choked. His sadness didn't last long.

He ran towards me. Alice was thrown into Aro's arms as Felix lunged at Emmett. Emmett must have been caught off guard because Felix forced him to the ground. I had never seen Emmett be overpowered by anyone, or anything before. But he got right up and began to fight harder. They were moving so fast I couldn't see specificly what was going on but I knew Emmett wasn't done fighting and he wouldn't stop until Felix was down and Alice and I were safe.

Demitri for some reason loosened his grip on me. I looked up him for some sort of reason, but his face stayed strong and frozen. Maybe Demitri wasn't all bad and merciless.

Edward freed me in no time. Demitri was all the way across the room and I was in Edward's arms. He tangled my fingers into his hair and I found myself buried into his chest. It was a wonderful hurt coursing through my bones. I felt safe, but at the same time it felt like my chest was caving in. That feeling of him leaving on the last day of fall, remembering how I begged Jacob to allow death to find me, it all came rushing back. But he was there now. He cared.

Alice had fought off Aro. I looked over and he was holding his gut.

Edward wrapped Alice in his clutches. While Alice turned and pressed her forehead into Edward's stone like body, I saw Emmett on the ground. Felix had his hands around his throat. I knew I couldn't do anything. If he was going to kill him, there was nothing I could do. But something told me to try.

I pushed past Edward's arms, but he caught me by the wrist as I was running towards Emmett. I screamed his name as loud as I could. I pleaded them to stop. I screamed and cried and wailed until Aro ordered Felix to stop.

He turned to me. "Come."

"No." I was surprised at my own words.

"No?" He advanced to me slowly again. Edward tried to pull me back to him, but I flicked his hand from mine. "You do understand that you are in my territory, don't you? That as a guest you are expected to show a certain amount of respect."

"Well you're just going to kill me anyway."

"You make a valid point."

Emmett gained his strength and flipped onto his feet. "No."

"You won't lay a finger on her."

"It's a little late for that." Aro smirked. The second he saw Emmett begin to charge, he grabbed me by the throat.

"Let her go." Edward chimed in. I couldn't look at him, but his voice was scared.

"This is all so fascinating to me." Aro began. "He has hurt you so deeply but when you saw his face you fell in love all over again. And on the other side of the room is his brother, the one who was there to pick you up and dust you off. You were too weak to even eat before he crept into your bed, something Edward was never able to do." Emmett was shaking as he spoke. I don't know if it was fear, anger or sadness, but I knew I just wanted it to stop.

"Let me make you a deal. I will let you walk out of here because I have seen what she has seen." He signaled to Alice. "No matter what path you take, you will be turned. But in order to leave you have to choose. You have to decide, who is your mate?"

I shut my eyes and covered my ears to drown the world out in order to think.

Emmett came to my mind first. Maybe that meant something in itself. I thought about the night he came back. I felt so silly for being upset with him now. I could have used that time to laugh with him, to kiss him, to just be with him. He brought out everything good in me. We never dwelled on the bad things. He would just say, "Hakuna matatta." And we'd keep on living. Time wouldn't stop if I twisted my ankle or had a run in with a vicious vampire. We could wake up the next morning and be okay, which is something I could have never done with Edward.

He was so careful and protective. But I loved that about him too. Every moment I was with him was filled with passion and unbearable desperation to just be with each other. We would laugh and talk, but I was so captivated by him that those moments never really stuck out in my mind. And I was always so amazed to know he felt the same about me. He would do anything for me. He left to protect me. And I'm sure the pain I felt was much more amplified for him, and even more after he found out about Emmett and I. I wasn't sure I could hurt him one more time, or that I could bare to let go again.

Then, out of no where, I thought of Jacob. His smile, his warmth, his pain and his regret. He was beautiful all over. I wish I could love him with my whole heart, but it was too late for that. My heart was taken from Jacob and given to him. And the second Aro ordered me to answer, I knew who my mate was. The one who would turn me, who I would give my forever.

"Who is your mate?" He urged angrily.

With my eyelids pained from being shut so tight, my fists aching from squeezing them so hard and my head throbbing from thinking so much I gave him my answer. Loudly, I said, "Emmett."

When I opened my eyes I let in a large breath of air to. I looked at Edward first. He was holding his sister tightly. He tried to look at me, but his eyes wouldn't lock with mine. I couldn't explain to him what I went through right then; what has been happening in my head for the past three months. 'When we leave, I will.' I thought.

Then I looked at him. My "mate". He was smiling. I grinned back at him.

"Go." Aro guided me towards him.

When we finally collided he held me so tight I could hardly breathe. I didn't mind, though. He was there and so was I. We were both okay. He knew I loved him over everyone else and I knew he loved me to.

"I love you, Isabella Marie Swan. I always will, I always will." He whispered to me.

"I love you." I said.

"If she isn't one of us by the time of the next festival, there will be severe consequences. For all of you." Aro warned us. "You may go."

I clung to Emmett's arm as we made our way to the door. Edward and Alice followed from a distance.

"Let's home." He said.

"Actually, do you mind if we make a pit stop?"

AN: I know, I know, I'm horrible /: I didn't mean for this to take forever. I knew how I wanted it to go, but actually writing it all out was tough for this chapter. Guys, we are nearing the end of 'Everything Unexpected'... One more chapter and it'll be done. I won't say my goodbyes and major 'thank you's now, just be prepared.! I'll probobly wirte a sequel to this since I left so many questions unanswered. But in the mean time, check out my other FF 'Cresent Moon'.! And I've also been working on a story for 'The Outsider's. It's basically going to be history repeating itself. It's set in the 90's, when Ponyboy is all grown up and has his own kids. Then history kind of repeats itself through Pony's son. Yay or nay? I LOVE FEED BACK AND REVIEWS! So, GIVE ME FEED BACK AND REVIEW! Haha, love you guys(: