Marcus POV
I walked to the center of the French Quarter waiting for my unwelcome guest to arrive. I knew that Demetri would have found me I just wasn't expecting it to be so soon.
The three days of Katrina's change had ended today. At first she was screaming and completely terrified of what she had become. After I let her scream for awhile I kindly explained things to her. How the reason I turned her was only so that Bella could have a mother. How I vowed to do anything to make Bella happy. I told her to remember feeling how she did when she first laid eyes on my beautiful child. How she felt when Bella acted so kindly to her. I told her that I wasn't expecting her to fall in love with me. I wasn't going to ask her that. I told her that all I wanted her to do was stay with Bella and make her happy.
For a long time Katrina didn't say anything; so I just lead her by the hand to the hotel that I had Bella waiting in. When Bella first saw her she didn't say anything. She just stared at Katrina and Katrina stared back at her. For a minute I felt panicked wondering if I was wrong. If this wasn't what Bella wanted.
I quickly pushed those thoughts out of my head as I felt a familiar presence coming close and fast. I dismissed myself without them taking any notice in me and went to stop Demetri before he got too close.
Now I stood there in the French Quarter face-to-face to one of the people I didn't want to see anytime soon.
"Marcus! Your brothers have been worried sick about you! We've all been worried sick about you! Where have you been? Why are you in a place like this?" Demetri asked.
"Go back to the Volturi." I told him, hoping that the fact that I wasn't pleased to seem him showed.
"What? What are you saying Marcus?" Demetri asked, shocked.
"I have business here that I am attending to. It shouldn't take me much longer. Go back and tell my brothers that I'll be back soon and that I apologize for my disappearance." I instructed.
Demetri's eyes showed that he was suspicious. "What is this all about Marcus? I can't simply tell them that."
"Are you questioning my orders?!" I hissed at him. I had to make him leave. I had to make him leave so I could get Bella out of New Orleans.
Demetri flinched. "No sir. I would never dream of questioning your orders. It just seems strange to me."
"Demetri. I have to deal with some other vampires here that are a threat to the Volturi. I can handle the small number of them here but a larger number is already heading to the Volturi, maybe right of their door step. I can handle the ones here but my brothers need every bit of help they can get. You must go back and help my brothers." I told him.
Demetri stiffened at the news. "Are you sure you don't need me hear to handle the ones in this area?"
"Yes. Go back and help my brothers." I said.
Demetri nodded. "Good luck Marcus." He turned and ran away.
I quickly ran back to the hotel to gather Bella and Katrina. When Demetri gets back to my brothers it won't take them long to realize I was lying to them. I had to get the girls out of here.
I walked into the room to find Bella and Katrina laughing and playing. I was happy to see that I was right. That this was really what Bella wanted. I only wished I had time to enjoy this happiness but there was no time.
"Bella." I called to her. She turned around with a beautiful smile on her face and bounced over to me, with Katrina on her heels.
"What is it Marcus?" Bella asked. She seemed so innocent. It made the thought of my brothers killing her all the more sickening.
"We have to leave." I told her.
"What?" Bella and Katrina said in union, obviously taken aback by the news.
"We can't stay here. We're in danger." I looked from Bella to Katrina. "Bella's in danger."
Katrina hugged Bella protectively. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"I don't know." I told her. "But far away from here."