Chapter Twenty-Seven

Bella's Point of View

"Wow, that tree is so big I almost didn't see it!" He said in awe.

"Yeah, the tree has that effect on people." I nodded, also looking at the tree.

"Well, we might as well start walking. I would run, however I don't think the elves would really appreciate that." Edward turned to me with a smile.

"Oh, we're not walking." I told him with a smile.

"We're not?" He asked, confused.

"Nope. We're going to fly up!" I smiled widely.

"Fly..." He whispered, "But I can't fly and I don't think you have enough strength to carry me."

I raised an eyebrow at him and said, "Edward, I'm stronger then I look. I can and will carry you up to that temple."

Edward looked up at the temple then at the ground, then something hit me.

"Are you, afraid of heights, Edward?"

"No!" He answered quickly, too quickly.

"You are!" I smiled at him with a little giggle, "Edward, you're a vampire. You would survive the drop even if you did fall."

"Yeah, well, that doesn't mean that I cannot have a little bit of a fear of it."

"It's okay, Edward. If you want you can stay here. I'll fly up, get the okay and be back in about fifteen minutes."

"No, I have to do this. Even though I hate heights, I'll let you carry me up, however, we do not speak of this fear to anyone. Promise?" Edward bargained.

I smiled, "I promise I won't tell anyone, especially not Emmett."

"Okay."

"Okay," I let my wings appear and added, "You're going to have to hug me."

"That's not a problem." He smiled then hugged me tightly.

Our feet lifted off the ground and Edward's hold tightened. I tightened my hold too and continued to fly us up to the high edge at the top of the tree. When our feet touched the tree's ledge, I loosened my hold on Edward. However his hold didn't lessen.

"Edward, you can let go now." I commented.

"No." He replied while he buried his face in my hair and took a deep breath.

I laughed, "Come on, we have to go talk to elder Adan."

He sighed and released his hold before turning and taking in the place around him.

The temple was big and almost castle-like. It had a tower which consisted of magical spells and elf history books. The stained glass in the windows was in unique designs that made the inside of the temple light up in a million different colors.

There were some elves outside discussing some things as we walked inside the temple. At the head of the temple was Adan. He sat next to some of the other elder elves as they discussed what seemed to be something important.

As Edward and I walked through the temple, Adam noticed out presence and stood from his seat. He smiled, "Princess Vanya, we were expecting you."

"You were, Adan?" I asked as he hugged me.

"Yes, we were wondering when you were going to come. Some of our psychics have seen you coming for a while now Along with your vampire friend here." He smiled at me, then at Edward.

"Adan, this is Edward. He's on our side against the Volturi and is also my mate." I introduced.

"Good to see all vampires are not vermin." He smiled and shook Edward's hand.

"Thank you." Edward smiled in return.

Adan turned to me and asked, "Now, what is it I can do for you, child?"

"Adan, we have come to ask for help in the oncoming war against the Volturi." I answered, going into my 'princess' mode.

"Of course! We are already assembling an army of our best archers for this." He answered, leading us outside and pointed to a spot on a ledge below where many elves were training. "Do you know when this fight may occur?"

"No, we are not for certain yet." Edward answered.

"Well we are ready when you need us. We want this war to end, princess. The vampires are making it impossible for us to leave this city."

"It is the same for many of the community, my friend. After we leave here, we are to see others that are willing to help. As for the arrows, we have our people working on a special type of diamond-like metal so that we can penetrate their skin." I explained.

"Thank you, princess. We will be leaving immediately to Fairy Island. My healers and some of our herbal experts will be of great use to our warriors. We may be able to come up with a healing potion as well as an offensive potion during the battle." Adan described.

"That would be wonderful, Adan. Thank you. We must go now, but we will see you very soon to work on preparations." I smiled.

"It is our responsibility to help our community, princess. Good-bye for now." He gave me a hug and shook Edward's hand again.

He waved his hand in mid-air and the door we came in appeared.

"I will be sure to tell Verya and Eleniel that we are leaving right away for the island." Adan smiled.

"Thank you. Good-bye." I smiled in return, grabbed Edward's hand and walked through the now open door.

"Okay, where to next?" Edward asked me as we walked into the forest.

"Next is to the leprechauns." I told him as I took off my backpack.

"Leprechauns? As in, luck, pot of gold, that sort of thing?" He asked, shocked.

"Yep, and I have a way to find them. Just be warned, they aren't exactly known for being cooperative sometimes."

"And how exactly are we going to find them?"

"With this!" I exclaimed and pulled out the shillelagh.

"What's that?" He pointed to it, "How's a walking stick going to help us? A short walking stick at that."

"This is how the leprechauns travel. They gave one to our family when we helped them with some issues with the gnomes. Now, watch and learn," I smiled at him and grabbed his hand, "Go n-éirí an bóthar leat!" (All credit goes to "Charmed" for this. I love that show.)

A rainbow appeared for us to step into and when I looked at Edward he was shocked.

"After everything you've seen, you are still shocked by this?" I asked him jokingly.

"Well, yes, actually I am. Is that a rainbow?" Edward replied as I rolled my eyes and dragged him in it.

"Hold on!" I smiled brightly as we were taken up into the sky.