Hello everyone! Very sorry this took so long but, my beta, the wonderful wantingedwardcullen, was editing this chapter when the hurricane was forcasted for America. I hope she, her family and everyone else affected by the weather is okay and i have decided to post this chapter without the beta-ing. I will replace it (probably) once she betas it.
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On with the chapter... sorry, once again!
Chapter 18 – Join
Aro chuckled in delight and Jane hissed in frustration, she stepped forward, about to spring. I tensed in response, ready to stop her if need be. Jane glared at the human girl.
"Don't be put out, dear one, she confounds us all," He placed a hand on Jane's shoulder, she just continued to glare at the poor girl. Aro chuckled again. "You are very brave, Edward, to endure in silence," I grimaced, he shouldn't have needed to be brave, Jane should learn not be so… evil. " I asked Jane to do that to me once - just out of curiosity." He shook his head at her in admiration, I felt slightly sicker.
"So what do we do with you know?" Aro sighed, I felt my stomach clench nervously, please don't kill them, I thought, please, please, Aro. Let them live. "I don't suppose there's any chance you've changed your mind? Your talent would be an excellent addition to our little company." Aro directed the question at Edward, I saw the vampire with bronze hair hesitate, and Felix and Jane grimaced at the thought of having him in there little troupe.
"I'd…rather…not." Edward's mouth distorted the words, he looked seriously angry, not that I blamed him.
"Alice? Would you perhaps be interested in joining us?" Aro asked the little female vampire with gold eyes. She looked calmer than Edward did, I guessed they were in the same coven, but not mated. Edward's feelings for the human girl were very obviously more than friendship.
"No, thank you," said Alice. I wondered what her talent was. I guessed who was next on Aro's list, I felt so sorry for the human girl. And for Edward, who would have to watch the girl he loved die, one way or another in the near future.
"And you, Bella?" Bella gaped in shock. She looked horrified and I was sure she understood the double meaning of the question, if she stayed here without Edward or Alice she wouldn't be joining. She would be dinner.
Caius broke the silence. I had always been in awe of Caius, unlike the other 2 he had no special powers, yet he was as much of a leader as they were. I presumed he must have been very ambitious. "What?" He asked Aro, his voice sounded bored. As if he was barely even interested.
"Caius, surely you've seen the potential," Aro scolded him lightly. "I haven't seen a prospective talent so promising since we found Jane and Alec," Jane looked furious at the comparison; she was going to bear some serious grudge against Bella. Caius looked away towards Diana and me. I looked over at Bella, Alice and Edward. Edward looked as angry as Jane did; I could hear him growling under his breath.
"No, thank you." The girl's whisper was barely audible, even with vampire hearing. Her voice broke in fright. I felt very sorry for her; I knew what she must have been thinking about the Volturi and at that moment I agreed with her. Some of them were monsters.
I just couldn't listen to the fate of the 2 vampires and the human girl. The law claimed Bella and everyone knew it, I cringed at the delight on Jane's face as she realised it too. I wanted to scream at them to run, to tell them I would shut and lock every door behind them, throw the vampires that chased them against walls but I just couldn't find my voice. Diana's eyes told me she was thinking it too. I tuned in to the conversation again.
"Then are we free to go now?" Edward asked, he seemed to be in control, his voice was even toned and calm.
"Yes, yes," Aro agreed his voice pleasantly happy. " But please visit again. It's been absolutely enthralling!" I winced at that comment, I knew that they must have agreed to change Bella. I was just glad they were getting out alive, sort of.
I turned to Diana who breathed out a sigh of relief. I knew what was coming soon, the humans that Heidi would be bringing into the turret room. I grimaced in disgust but I knew the smell of their blood would be too much, I would have to drink it. Suddenly I realised that my sense of smell was duller than usual, I flashed a smile at Diana.
"Thanks," I whispered to her quickly she returned my smile and gave me my sense of smell back as soon as Bella had left the room, following Demetri.
He came back in to the room less than a minute later. He wrapped an arm around my waist and leaned down to kiss my cheek. I managed a faint smile, I really wasn't feeling too good.
"Are you sure there's no other way to do this?" I asked him hopefully, looking up at his perfect face. It never ceased to amaze me that this beautiful creature was mine. He looked to the door that Edward, Alice and Bella had walked out just a second ago, he paused for a second as if he was deliberating, then shook his head. I frowned and stood on tiptoes to kiss him again. Something told me he was lying, but I had no idea why, I trusted him though, so I believed what he said.
My stomach twisted again, as I smelt the blood of the humans that were about to walk into the room. I tensed in anticipation as a monster growled in my head.
Ooh, he lied! Why, you ask? Ha, no way am I telling you, YET! Review!!