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EPOV

My stomach was tight as I jumped out of the window. I had not felt the urge to vomit in nearly 100 years, since I was human. But I was now imagining the bitter taste of bile in my mouth. Leaving Bella alone in that room went against every instinct I had. I was her protector. Yet if I stayed with her in that room, it would mean certain death for us both. I was faced with a brutal double edged sword.

I could hear Felix's thought as he got closer to her room.

Fucking Aro. He does not need this weak human. If he would just allow me to contact Maria I am sure I could convince her that uniting with our coven would be in her best interest. But no, Aro thinks he knows best. Let's see how good this little girl is against a physical attack.

My hands were clenched into fists so tight I was afraid my nails would pierce right through my palms. What did he think he was going to do, attack her? Aro had already reprimanded Victoria and Corin for harming Bella. How did he think he could get away with hurting her? I knew that she would be unable to defend herself against a physical attack. I was pulled from my anger-induced haze by the phone buzzing in my pocket. We were going to have some expensive cell phone bills this month.

"Yes Alice."

"Get to the window so you can see her." She demanded.

"No. I don't think I will be able to stop from launching myself through the window when he hurts her." I said as my grip tightened on the phone.

"Relax Edward or you are going to break your phone and then I will not be able to get in touch with you." She soothed.

I took a calming breath as I consciously relaxed the death grip I had on my phone. "Ok, that's better. Now, go up in the tree and watch what our girl can do. It will only work if she knows you are watching."

I closed the phone and climbed back up the tree just as Felix approached the door. He hesitated, torn between just opening it and knocking. I was glad when he played the gentleman and knocked. I whistled lowly, catching Bella's attention before she turned to open the door. She shot me a smile as she slid the curtain almost closed, trying to hide me from Felix's view. She straightened her spine and stalked to the door, swinging it open.

"Yes." She demanded.

Oh, she is so feisty. I am going to enjoy tussling with her. Just hope I don't make her bleed. I might not be able to pass up a snack.

I was starting to feel guilty for the damage I was inflicting on the poor tree I was hiding in as I tried to control my anger.

"Aro has sent me to test your shield again." He lied. Did he not realize that the next time Aro touched him he would be able to see what he had done to Bella?

"Well fine, let's get it over with." She said as she turned back towards the bed as he closed and locked the door. "What exactly is your gift?"

"I am a fighter." He said, his voice turning to steel.

"So how am I supposed to shield you?" She said, the slight waver in her voice apparent only to me.

"Well, how about we find out. Has the Cullen boy shown you how much fun a vampire lover can be? I myself have never had a go at a human, but Demetri tells me the warmth is just amazing. How about we give it a go, shall we?" He said as he took off his suit coat.

I could see her slight tremor as he stalked towards her. A wave of nausea hit me as bitter bile flooded my mouth again. I swallowed it down, tensing my muscles to vault through the window if he got any closer to Bella. My phone buzzed with a text message and I swiftly opened it, my muscles relaxing as I read the four words on the screen.

WATCH YOUR GIRL WORK

I snapped the phone closed and turned back to the window in time to see Felix launch himself at Bella. She put her hands out in front of her, palms facing out. I could see the absolute terror on her face as sweat beaded on her forehead. A cry froze in my throat as he collided with my girl, her body falling to the ground. She was motionless underneath him, but Felix was still as well. I heard several people moving up the stairs, all wondering what the commotion was. Felix's mind was silent as Aro and Demetri made quick work of the locked door. They moved swiftly across the room and pulled Felix off of Bella. Bella immediately sat up, looking shell shocked. Her eyes were trained on Felix's still form, frozen in his attack position.

"What is happening?" Aro questioned, his eyes moving from Bella to Felix.

"Well, you sent him. I though you could answer that." Bella breathed, her heart rate finally slowing.

"I did not send him." Aro said, he voice low and menacing.

"He told me that you sent him to see if I was able to block him." She said, gingerly getting to her feet. Her cast had a large crack in it from the collision and I could see pain clouding her eyes. Her eyes flitted to the gap in the curtain, and her spine straightened as she took comfort in my presence outside the window.

"Well, it seems that you were able to block him. How did you do that?" Aro questioned, using his toe to nudge Felix's motionless form. "And can you release him?"

"I have no idea how I stopped him. And I have no idea how to release him. Although I gotta tell you, I am not sure I would want to let him go even if I knew how." She said, pride blooming in my chest at her strength.

"Demetri, get him out of here." Aro said with disgust. "It looks like we may be able to change you sooner than I thought."

Bella crossed her arms on her chest and tilted her chin up, glaring at Aro. "If you are going to use me as a pawn in some game, I at least deserve to know what you have planned."

Aro laughed, stepping back and motioning Bella through the door. "I'll tell you everything I can dear Isabella. Come, let's go down into my office."

Bella walked out of the door, moving her good hand around to her back, her fingers forming a strange pattern. I pulled my phone out, ready to google the hand motion when another text came in from Alice. It was a link to a website. I immediately clicked on it and my breath stopped as I realized she had flashed me the sign for 'I love you.'

BPOV

I was clueless as to how I was able to stop Felix's attack. I knew Edward was watching from the window. He would never have been able to let Felix attack me. And I could never allow him to watch me be brutalized. As much pain as it would cause me, knowing that he was watching and unable to help me hurt me even worse. As Felix moved into attack position, I threw my hands in front of me, bracing myself for impact. Thoughts of Edward and I together flashed through my mind, my mind realizing that my life could be ending in the next few minutes. I was thrown back as an immovable weight crushed me into the floor. It was only seconds later that the weight was lifted, and I looked up into the shocked face of Aro and Demetri.

Aro was flabbergasted that I had been able to stop Felix's attack, and I secretly wished he did not know I was able to block physical attacks. I felt like I had signed my own death sentence. There was no way he was going to let me stay human. Alice had told me that if a human possessed a gift, it was usually magnified when they were changed into a vampire. I could see the wheels in his head spinning as Aro motioned me out the door. I wanted to assure Edward that I was fine, so I flashed him the sign for 'I love you' before I left the room. I had no idea if the room we were heading to had a window, but I hoped that he would be able to hear the thoughts of those around me and know that I was safe.

I followed Demetri down the stairs and into a large library. The book worm in me was ecstatic to see the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that lined the walls. There was one section I could see that was entirely made up of large leather bound volumes that looked as old as Aro. My fingers itched to explore, but I tucked them together and sat down in one of the large chairs in front of the fireplace. Aro was quick to take the other chair and sat forward, resting his chin in his hands. He was looking at me like I was an art exhibit, leaning his head from side to side to see if he could better understand what he was seeing.

"You have no idea how you were able to stop Felix's attack?" He questioned again.

"No Aro, I have no idea." I said, getting tired of his questions when he was not giving me any answers. "Let's get this shit over with. Answer my questions and you can throw whoever and whatever you want at me to try and test my shield."

He looked furious for a second before his face morphed into a look of respect. "Fine Isabella, ask away."

"What are you planning on using me for?"

"We have feared for some time that there may be an uprising coming in the vampire world. I was planning on 'using' you to protect myself and the others in our coven against said uprising."

Well, at least he was not lying to me. That was pretty much what Jasper had predicted would happen. "How soon do you expect the attack to come?"

"I can not be sure. The last we heard the group was still in the south. It could be weeks or months, or it could be days. That was why I wanted to rush your training so we could get your change started." He said, talking about ending my human life with such carelessness.

"Now I think I have been very patient with you. I answered all of your questions. Now I want to see what else you can do. Demetri, please bring in Corin."

My spine stiffened as I heard his request. Fear pooled cold in my belly as I remembered the last time I had been faced with Corin's gift. I was still unable to understand how I used my shield and I was not sure I would be able to survive another attack.

The beautiful vampire glided into the room. Her lavender eyes were trained on me, a small smile gracing her face. Her beauty was the kind that transcended the centuries, she would have been considered beautiful even in the times of Pharoahs. She turned her lilac eyes to Aro and bowed her head.

"My dear Corin, I would be in your debt if you would once again challenge Isabella. I am beginning to think she might be holding out on us." He said, turning his crimson eyes to me.

I held my breath as she turned and looked at me. I glanced around the room and noticed the large picture window and the large tree beyond. I knew Edward was out there, watching this. My stomach heaved as I thought of how I would feel if it were him in my place. I started to feel the unbearable pain start to grip my chest, as my heart struggled to work its way free from its place beneath my ribs. I doubled over in the chair, pressing my chest against my knees in an effort to keep my heart in place. The physical pain was nothing compared to the visions she projected into my mind.

A mop of bronze hair buried between the slender white thighs of a blonde beauty. Her neck arched back in ecstasy as his tongue trailed up her inner thigh and he latched his mouth onto her wet core. His golden eyes peering up over her smooth belly at her face as she screamed his name.

Edward looking down with longing as the blonde was now perched between his legs, his cock held gently between her delicate hands. Her ruby lips latching onto him as his mouth parted and he breathed her name.

My stomach revolted against its contents, and I vomited all over the floor. This was wrong, Edward loved me. He would never betray me like this. Corin was relentless in her attack and the visions continued.

A raven haired man was seated at a piano. A chestnut haired woman entered, wearing only a sheer blue robe. She stroked her hand down his spine as she whispered into his ear.

"When will she be home?"

"Not for another hour, we have time." He responded as he turned from the keys and pushed the robe off of her shoulders.

"Does Corin know about us? You know it would kill her." She asked as he cupped her bare breasts in his palms and used his tongue to bring her nipple to a hard point.

"No, she has no idea. Don't worry, she would never suspect that her sister had captured her husband's heart." He said as he brought her down to straddle his lap.

A scream broke through the pain as I was suddenly released from the vision. The aching pain was still pressing against my chest, but my sight was my own again. I saw Aro's astonished face first and then my eyes were drawn to the screaming woman huddled in the corner. She brought her agonized face up as she continued to yell.

"How? How did you do that?" She cried.

"I .. I have no idea." I knew that my trust and love for Edward was what had saved me. I was able to turn Corin's power against her. Using her own brutal memories against her. I actually felt bad for her. Her husband had fallen in love with her own sister, and they lied to her about it. I had felt her pain, her betrayal. That was what was fueling her power.

Aro made a sweeping motion with his hand. "Get her out of here. If she can not calm down, have her destroyed. She will be of no use to me if she is unable to use her gift." Corin was dragged from the room, her screams had turned to quiet sobs.

"I do believe you have proven yourself Isabella. Why don't we adjourn to your room and we can …. talk."

I could hear the growling from outside the window, and knew that Edward was listening to Aro's thoughts. All the heads in the room turned towards the glass, and I knew I had to distract them.

"Fine Aro, lets get this over with." I said, quickly rising to my feet and stepping over the puddle of my vomit. My heart was slowly breaking as I left the room, knowing that Aro was planning on changing me when we got to my room.

A/N: Yes, I know. Don't hate me. Drama is coming, I'm not gonna lie. Next chapter is already written and in the capable hands of Dalloway5906. I'm gonna go hide till Sunday!

Now for the fic that has been pwning my ass for a while:

The Sound of your Voice

by

Marie0912

I think I may have cried during every chapter. I told her I would read the phone book if she decided to re-write it. Go read it!