Disclaimer: All the wonderful Twilight characters belong to Stephenie Meyer, however the story 'Goodbye, Former Miss. Swan' belongs to me.
Sorry for not updating sooner, I'm going to a stay away camp for a week next Sunday, so I'm busy packing and my internet is being really mean. My mom is threatening to throw it out the window if I keep using it the amount I am using it…
That said, I won't be updating any day next week, but I will be working on the story at camp, and I'll just need to type it up to update.
Everyone was yay for Veronica and Damien getting together, so that's what I'm going to do-I'm not going to focus too much on it in this chapter, but definitely sometime in the near future :D
A lot of people have been telling me to get the characters back in character, but I want to play a little more Ice Queen Bella until a few chapters later. I don't want Bella to accept Edward with open arms; he has to work for it. :D
Chapter Six: Seeing is Believing?
Bella POV
Keeping my emotions in check, I looked at the man standing in front of me. He had blue/black hair, and topaz eyes. "Your name?" I inquired, sending my cold gaze towards him.
"Nickolas Smith. This is my mate, Monique, and our 'daughter' Veronica."
"Hm." I nodded at him, and when I turned to look at the person next to him, I felt my dead heart stop.
The Cullens.
Part of me expected them to be here-there weren't that many animal drinkers, and the Denali Clan were already stable up in Alaska. But then again, what were the chances?
I struggled to keep hold of the apparent shock that went through me-they thought that I didn't remember them, and that was what I was going to make them believe, unless I felt the urge to tell them.
Kira felt me stiffen, glancing out of the corner of her eye to look at me curiously. I moved my eyebrows, showing that nothing was wrong. She nodded slightly, turning back to focus her gaze on the ten vampires in front of us.
"And you?" I said, my voice colder and harsher than before. I wouldn't give them even a scrap of hope that I remembered them.
Carlisle certainly looked shocked, and the same expression matched everyone else's face. He, however, recovered quickly. "Carlisle Cullen. My mate, Esme, and our 'children', Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rose, and Edward."
I inwardly flinched when I heard his name, but it didn't show on my face. "Pleasure."
I motioned my hand so Kira, Sophia, Desha, and Ginger were all standing behind me. "Now, where can we talk?"
"In here." Nickolas turned and walked towards the house, Carlisle following after. Stepping into the large house, I was partially surprised at how much it resembled the Cullen's old house. Memories started flooding back into my mind, and it became tougher for me to restrain my emotions.
Tensing for a few seconds, the box where I hid all my emotions struggled to break, and in fury, I screamed out, irritated. When my mind caught up to what I had done, I locked away the box for good and turned to face the vampires around me.
Their faces were full of shock, definitely surprised by my quick outburst. I stared each of them down, not saying anything. Finally, when all of them averted their eyes, I cleared my throat and started speaking again.
"Aro has sent us here because of the large number of your coven. We are not going to use violence, but we would like to know the powers of each vampire in your coven, if they have any. We will extend an invitation to those whose powers are useful for the Volturi."
I glanced sideways at Damien, and I saw him looking sideways at Veronica. Was it love that I saw in his eyes?
Discreetly, I glanced out of my other eye at Veronica, and saw that her expression mirrored Damien's own expression. I smiled to myself-Damien had been alone too long. I was glad that he found someone.
I sat down on the couch, opposite everyone else. "Nickolas, do you have a power?" He nodded. "I can feel other vampires if they are within a certain area range, and I can tell what feeding habits they use."
I nodded. "What about you?" I looked towards Monique. "I can put up force fields around someone or something."
"I suspect that it was you who put the shield around your house, correct?" She nodded, and I glanced sideways at Sophia, and she smirked slightly.
"Veronica?"
"I don't really have a power, but somehow my luck is better than others." She was shy, I could tell, not meeting my gaze. I snapped my fingers, and using my telekinesis I tilted her chin up so she had to look at me. "Always have eye contact when you talk to others. It's rude if you don't." I released her, and she averted her gaze away again.
"Now, the Cullens. What powers do you have?" I turned to look at them, ignoring the stabbing of pain in my chest. I saw pain and sadness in their eyes also, but ignored it. They probably felt guilty after they saw what happened to me, they didn't care for me anymore.
"I have no powers, but I do have unlimited compassion. Esme also has no powers, but unlimited love." I rolled my eyes. "I said I asked for your powers, not your personalities." I responded, my voice apathetic. Rosalie scowled, and I glared right back at her.
"What the hell are you smirking at, bitch? Let me guess, you don't have any powers besides that little pretty face of yours." I smirked back at her, and Rosalie gasped, hissing. I kept my gaze even, and she didn't speak up. "Just what I thought. Well, what about you?" I shifted my eyes over to Emmett. "More strength than usual vampires." He mumbled. I let that one pass. Emmett had been kind to me before.
Alice and Jasper were huddled together on the other side of the couch, whispering quickly. I snapped at them. "You two. Your powers, please." They didn't respond. "Quickly, I really don't want to stay here for longer than I have to."
"Um, I see the future, and Jasper can control and feel other's emotions." Alice's voice was quiet, scared. I don't think I've ever heard her like that. I smiled. I was glad that I was able to have this effect on her now.
I braced myself before turning to look at the most beautiful person in the room. Edward was staring at me, pain and sadness plainly evident in his topaz eyes. His mouth was in a tight line, no hint of a smile anywhere.
"Edward Cullen. Your power, please." My voice nearly shook with the pressure I was putting on to make it come out hard and cold. "I'm a mind reader." I nodded curtly at him, and I saw his eyes drop in defeat.
"We will converse with Aro and be back tomorrow." Pulling my cloak around me and giving them another cold glance, I stepped towards the door. Turning back, I said, "Good day, Smiths, Cullens."
Then I turned back and with the Principessas following me, we were shrouded in another gust of black mist, and we disappeared out of sight from the others.
My heart broke, slowly, realizing that I had just turned my back on the love of my life, and my family.
Review, please! I want to know if you want Bella to stay in Wisconsin to get things sorted out, or have Edward travel to Volterra to get her. I will be putting up a poll soon, so please go to my profile to vote! I really appreciate all your views! EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
P.S. I will be going to camp next week, so I will not be updating for a while. I will continue working on the story, so when I do start updating, expect a lot of long chapters to come out in a short amount of time! YAY :D I hope I can make it up to you that way.