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BOPV

Aro was beyond furious. I could feel the hate and anger radiating off of him as he trembled before me. He was fighting a losing battle, trying to keep himself under control. He had created me to be his savior. He wanted to use me to keep his coven safe, to protect him when Maria and her army came to destroy them all. He had never imagined that I would have the control to defy him. I should be a cowering shell, willing to do whatever he asked of me as long as he supplied me with blood. But I was strong. I was strong enough to overcome my bloodlust and ignore the thousands of stimuli that were bombarding me. Even I was able to recognize that I should not be able to deny the burning in my throat, ignoring the fact that it would stop with just one pull from the veins of the child in the corner. But by some miracle, I was able to deny this overwhelming desire, because deep down, what was left of my humanity was appalled that I could ever think about harming that girl.

My eyes were locked with Aro's, each of us unwilling to back down. His jaw was clenched, and with my superior hearing I was able to hear his teeth grinding against each other. My face was impassive, not willing to let him see the absolute terror that was bubbling under the surface. He was right, even though I had the strength of a newborn, he had centuries of experience. He would be able to know when and where to strike, defeating me before I even knew what had happened.

Aro finally broke the stare as he threw his head back and laughed. I was able to keep my surprise from showing by digging my nails into my palm.

"Oh Isabella. You are going to be the death of me. What am I going to do with you? You offend me by refusing my gift, but I guess we can just let someone else enjoy her."

"No Aro. She goes free." I growled.

"Isabella, be reasonable. Demetri worked hard to procure her for you. It would hurt his feelings if all his hard work was wasted." He crooned.

"I could give a shit about Demetri's feelings. She goes back to her family, or .." I trailed off, unable to come up with a suitable threat.

"Or what Isabella? You have no bargaining chips. If you refuse to help me I will just have to go after the Cullens. I am sure you will be persuaded when you see what Jane can do to normal vampires." He teased as he moved towards Angela.

He was right, what could I use against him? I would not risk my family's safety, but I could not let this child die. A tingling started in the back of my brain as I searched through my mind trying to come with a solution. The feeling grew until it felt like my brain was rattling in my skull. My eyes involuntary shut as I tried to fight the sensation. Whispers filled my ears, urging me to fight, to push the power out. So I did, using all my strength I forced the sensation out from my hands, like a bubble billowing from the end of a wand. I could see the luminescent film gliding away from me, towards the still form of Angela. The whispers assured me that if I could get her into the safety of the bubble she would be protected. This was my shield, which seemed to be similar to a force field. For a minute I wondered if I were trapped in an episode of Star Trek. Would it work if I yelled out 'beam me up Scotty?'

It felt like Angela was safely incased in my shield, which must be invisible to everyone else, because Aro's hand bounced right off of it as he tried to reach out and grab the child. A growl built deep in his chest as he forced his hand against the barrier again and again. He turned towards me, vibrating with rage. I took an involuntary step backwards as he approached me, but I could not go far because my back was against the wall. I tilted my face up to his as he snarled, venom flying out of his mouth and onto my face.

"What are you doing? Do you think this will stop me?" He yelled as he roughly grabbed my arms and slammed me into the wall. I knew that vampires were invincible, but apparently we could still feel pain, because that shit hurt. His expression transformed into a joyful smile as he looked at the impression my body was making in the plaster behind me. "You are unprotected now. I can hear you."

I quickly tried to pull my shield back from Angela. I hated leaving her without any protection, but I did not want Aro to be able to hear through my thoughts that Edward had been here, and may still be right outside the window.

"Oh, that randy boy! He was able to resist the call of your blood long enough to steal your virtue I see. He will be furious when he finds that I was the one to change you. It is such an intimate act." He said, stroking his fingers down my cheek as he was sifting through my thoughts. It was a huge invasion of privacy but I could not be bothered to care as he suddenly pulled one of my hands up and bent my finger over backwards.

"I should take advantage of this while I can." He said laughing as he witnessed my agony. My vision waivered as the pain caused my shield to slingshot back to me and Aro was flung across the room, landing hard on the floor. He slowly raised his head to stare at me.

"Demetri." He whispered.

I winced as my finger kicked itself back up into place and the bone mended. I quickly went to stand in front of Angela. I jumped as she grabbed my ankle with her warm, little hand. She must have been hoping that I would protect her. Hell, I was hoping that I would be able to protect her. I had no idea if I would be able to surround us both with my shield, but I had no other choice but to try.

Demetri came barreling into the room, ready to kick some ass. He took in Aro's prone form and my defensive crouch over the little human child and dropped into an attack position. I gathered all my strength and pushed my shield around both Angela and myself. I could see the glimmering film surrounding us, but Demetri was unable to, because he ran right into it. He looked like a squished bug as his face smashed against the edge of the shield. I laughed out loud, causing Angela to whimper and hold on tighter to my leg. I could hear her heart beating faster, fluttering in her chest. Venom pooled in my mouth at the sound, but I swallowed the sticky sweet fluid and turned my attention back to Aro, who was finally getting up off of the floor.

"You think you have this all figured out, don't you Isabella? Do you think we would not have taken further precautions?" He teased as he motioned towards the open doorway as Felix entered, dragging a motionless body behind him.

"No!" I screamed.

EPOV

She was going to be the death of me. She had no respect for her own safety. Here she was, with the ability to protect herself from any type of attack, yet she is being slammed into a wall and having her finger broken in order to protect a child. I could not say that I did not respect her for choosing to save the child, but I was furious that it was coming at her own suffering. Alice and Emmett were now with me in the tree, each holding one of my arms. When Aro had rushed towards Bella and casually broke her finger, they had to hold me back from crashing through the window.

With Bella's shield going haywire, I was unable to hear any thoughts coming from the room. Bella was still standing guard over the child, her back straight as she stared at Aro and Demetri. Aro taunted Bella again, talking about having taken precautions. Emmett and Alice turned to me, wondering if I had been able to hear what was coming next. I shook my head and looked back through the window. I could not stop my horrified gasp as Felix came waltzing through the door, dragging an unconscious man behind him. I was clueless as to who it could be, but it was obvious that Bella knew exactly who he was. She screamed in protest, anxious to move towards the man, yet unable to leave the child.

"What do you think Isabella? Who will you choose to save? You can only save one." Aro smirked as he strolled over towards the man, roughly pulling his face up by his hair. The man let out a pained groan as his eyelids fluttered.

"Leave him alone you monster." She screamed, as she tried to move towards them, but was stopped as the child held tight to Bella's pants.

"You must make a choice dear. Either save the child or save your Father." Aro said. I inhaled sharply at his words and now it was my turn to hold back Alice as she made a move to vault through the window.

"Alice, stop." I whispered.

"How can we let her make this choice?" She hissed back at me.

"What do you see? Can you see what will happen?" I asked.

Her eyes glazed over as she went limp in my arms. Emmett had not taken his eyes off of Bella and Aro, his lips curled back in a sneer. I was still able to hear his thoughts, and I knew he already thought of Bella as his little sister. He was worried how she would deal with the outcome of either option. Alice stirred slightly, gasping as her eyes flew open.

"Watch and see." She breathed.

Bella was vibrating with hate as her eyes drifted back and forth between the girl and her father. There was no way she would be able to save them both, and Aro knew it. She did not have enough practice with her shield to be able to project it to her father while keeping both herself and the girl safe. Alice seemed confident that things would work out well, but I had no idea how that would happen.

"Isabella, make your choice." Aro shouted, causing Bella to jump.

Her expression was heartbreaking as she slowly dropped to her knees and gently removed the little hand from her pants. She slid her finger under the child's chin and lifted her face. Bella's red eyes looked into the child's wide blue ones as she whispered, "I'm sorry." Fat tears ran down the child's face as she nodded her head, understand that there was no way she would be the one who would be saved tonight.

Bella released the girl and stood up, slowly walking over to where her father was laying. "I'm sorry Aro. I can not make a choice. I will not sacrifice this child and I can not allow you to harm my father."

Aro threw his head back, laughing. "What do you want me to do? Choose for you? Because I guarantee you will not like my decision. If I had my way, both of them would die for your insubordination."

"No, you misunderstand me. I will not choose either of them. You will let them both go." Bella demanded.

Felix and Demetri looked shocked as Bella glared at Aro. I had no idea what she was planning. With Felix, Demetri and Aro in the room, there was no way she would be able to escape, let alone take the two of them with her. She may have been strong enough to defeat Aro, but never Demetri and Felix as well. I turned to Alice, hoping she would share her vision with me, but her thoughts were parading through Michael Kors new fall line with a small smile. I hated when she distracted me with fashion.

A loud growl brought my attention back to the stand-off in the room. Aro had dropped to one knee, his hands curled into claws. "I'll destroy you. Leave us." He shouted towards Felix and Demetri, his eyes never leaving Bella.

"But Master.." Demetri said quietly.

"LEAVE." Aro interrupted him.

They slowly back out of the room, leaving Bella alone with Aro and the two humans. Aro was up in a flash, moving towards Bella's father and placing a hard kick in the man's stomach. Bella screamed out as Aro pulled his leg back for a second attack. Her hand shot out towards the injured man and Aro's foot was stopped short of his intended target. Aro's head snapped up, growling at Bella as he flew over towards the little girl. He had her head locked in his vice-like grip before Bella could even follow his movements. The girl screamed as Aro tightened his hands, slowly cutting off her air supply. Bella's other hand came up towards the pair, and Aro was thrown away from the child, crashing into the chair against the far wall.

Bella looked like a goddess, her arms spread in opposite directions as she projected her shield to the child and her father. Aro was slow to get up, gingerly getting to his feet as he brushed the remnants of the destroyed chair off of his shirt.

"How long do you think you can keep this up? You have not yet eaten, your strength is waning." He whispered.

With his words, Bella's arms lowered a fraction, fatigue shadowing her face. Aro slowly walked towards Bella and Alice gasped from her spot next to me. I could not pull my eyes from the scene in front of me to look at Alice, but I opened my mind to her thoughts, hoping that she would be able to alert us quickly if the vision changed and Bella needed our help. Aro finally stood in front of Bella, raising his hand tentatively to see if she was protected by her own shield. A growl burst from my chest as his hand slowly smoothed down her neck, halting in a crushing grip around her throat. She dropped to her knees as he tightened his hand, but Bella was still able to keep her hands aloft, assuring that her father and the child were still protected.

"As much as it pains me, I must destroy you. You are too powerful for your own good." He soothed as he brought his other hand up to the back of her head, intending to twist her head from her body.

"Go." Alice whispered.

Emmett and I needed no further encouragement as we jumped from the tree through the window. Emmett grabbed Aro by the shoulders, catching him of guard and spinning him around while Alice came gliding through the remnants of broken glass and caught Bella as she collapsed. I approached Aro slowly, knowing that we had a limited amount of time before our presence was detected. I wanted to make him suffer as he had made Bella suffer, but we had no time for that. I put my foot in the middle of his spine, grabbing his skull in both my hands. I pushed with my foot as I pulled his head backwards, so that his view of me was upside down.

"You hurt the person I love most in the world. For that I will end you." I said as I quickly pulled his head from his body, like I would the blossom of a flower.

"Quick Emmett, they are coming." Alice said as she left Bella lying on the floor and snapped her fingers, igniting a spark. Emmett grabbed a piece of the broken chair and used Alice's spark to start a fire. I gently lifted Bella off of the floor as Emmett set Aro ablaze. He grabbed Bella's father as Alice picked up the child and they jumped swiftly out the window as the room filled with thick purple smoke.

Bella looked up at me as Demetri and Felix rushed into the doorway, stopping short as the fire licked its way across the floor.

"Take me home." She whispered as she ran her fingers down my cheek.

"I will my precious girl." I said as I step through the window and landed on the ground below.

A/N: Phew! Well, hit that little green button and tell me what you think! Citrus warning for Sunday (of course I am not gonna pull an 'Emmett' and cockblock these two!) I love hearing what you all think is coming next, and sometimes your ideas change the path of the story!