Chapter 7

Realistic Fear

As I stopped dozing and came to reality it hit me. Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, Edward (of course), & I had been together for so long. We could be separated I was afraid of losing…my family. I had known them longer than I had known my biological family. But it didn't matter I didn't care to me they were my real family. I scurried down the stairs because that was where Edward was (as I tracked him). Edward was lying down on the couch with his eyes closed. I knew he wasn't sleeping because we vampires cannot sleep.

"BOO!" I said coming up behind him.

"Haha" Edward said putting me in a choke hold.

"Hey let me go!" I shouted lightly biting him so no venom would leak and cause him pain.

Edward pretended to flinch "go find me a deer" Edward said kissing my hair "get me a deer and go find it."

"Wrong order" I said Edward ruffled my hair.

"STOP" I said.

"Stop" Edward said doing a perfect imitation of me.

"I was remembering our first hunt with Carlisle" I said.

"I know" Edward said.

"Of course" I rolled my eyes. "I just wanted to think of our memories before-"

But Edward didn't let me finish, "HAZEL LUCY MASEN CULLEN!" He shouted "I want you to get that thought out of your head do you hear me!" Edward play screamed at me.

"Yes Edward" I said.

"Hazel" Edward started but then Alice came into the room.

"Carlisle wants to see you Edward" Alice said.

"And leave my girl alone" Alice winked at me.

"She's my sister…by blood" Edward said laughing as he said it.

Alice whacked his face and said "very funny."

"I'm kidding Alice" Edward said.

"I know" Alice said.

"So" I said.

"Whats up?" Alice said.

"Nothing much" I said.

"Why did Carlisle want Edward?" I asked.

"Boy stuff. He wanted Jasper and Emmett too" Alice said.

"Tell me the truth" I said.

"About…the Volturi" Alice quivered as she said their name.

I don't know why but I started mumbling "Aro, Caius, Marcus, Jane, Alec" The way you'd say a prayer in Synagogue.

Alice looked at me with fear "Hazel, where are they?" she asked I closed my eyes and breathed in with their image in my head.

The image/ video like I got of them was more than anything I had ever seen it was scary. They were plotting…practicing on how they were going to execute us. I shut my eyes tight and gritted my teeth.

Alice shook me "HAZEL! HAZEL!" she screamed.

I was breathing heavy as I was completely focused on what they were doing. She slapped my face "T – t – the – they're p- p – practicing t – t – to k – k – kill us" I stuttered.

Which I never or rarely did Alice had a blank expression on her face that I had only seen one time. It was when Jasper was being mauled by James and Bella was on the ground with Edward. I looked up to the sky and swallowed.

"We aren't going to die" I assured her.

"I've seen it already" she whispered.

"Who are they taking?" I asked they never were plotting who whenever I tracked them.

"You, Bella, Jasper, Emmett, & I" Alice said.

"WHAT!" I asked knowing she wasn't lying "why the hell do they want Jasper and Emmett they're strong men and Bella is just a helpless human."

I suddenly heard banging and tracked Edward running down the stairs his eyes wide with fear I looked into his eyes but I knew he had already knew what I saw. Carlisle, Emmett, & Jasper were right behind him and Alice and I immediately stood up neither of us saying anything. I looked into Edward's eyes and we all would've cried if we could. Carlisle broke the silence.

"Where are they Hazel?" he asked me.

"In Canada they're advancing pretty quickly" I said.

Emmett growled and Edward winced Jasper stared at the ground. I scratched my head and said "get Bella over here please."

Edward's eyes widened with anger and fear "Hazel…" he started but then he knew to trust me.

Bella walked into the room and I said to her "you know how no one can do any abilities to you?"

"Yes."

"I need to reverse their finding ability so they are unable to find us OK now according to my calculations it will last longer if you help can you do that?" I said.

"Yes Hazel" Bella said seriously.

"Put your hand in front of my ponytail" I said and Bella put her hand on my head.

I closed my eyes and concentrated I saw the Volturi and concentrated on Dimitri trying to track us I used my ability to reverse my own power into him while I still could find them and Bella's help was working my hands twitched I moved my head as if shaking it no and Edward grabbed my arm I let out a deep breath and opened my eyes.

"It's done" I said wanting to throw my arms around Bella.

At least we would have longer time to be together. I thought about Jason and wished he would come soon. One of the reasons it's annoying that Edward can read my mind is because he has to get into my private mind conversations.

Even though I knew we had longer my life flashed before me. It was a sort of instinct and I found it…weird. I went back upstairs to me room and stared out at the open woods. Edward snuck up behind me

"HEY!" I said he tousled my hair and picked me up and slung me over one shoulder.

"Put me down" I said before kicking him in the nose.

"OW!" he said.

"You know you really aren't my little baby sister anymore you are growing up even as a vampire."

"Uh huh" I said.

Edward raised his eyebrows and sarcastically looked surprised he put his arms around me and kissed my hair. We wrestled until Rosalie said "stop it Edward you're setting such a bad example."

I laughed and said "yeah Edward bad example."

"Shut up Rose" Edward said.

I went on my laptop while Edward watched I was doing, research about the Volturi and how they did their kidnappings and stuff. I figured that if one of us escaped they could tell the others what would happen. But I was just hoping and praying that Alice's vision of the fight wouldn't come true. I didn't want anyone to die, I felt bad about Bella being taken, & I didn't want to leave my family especially Edward. I knew Bella's kidnapping would kill him probably Emmett and Jasper's as well. But me…I don't know what he would do. I don't know what I would do without him.

Edward's grip tightened around me "Hazel I am going to do everything in my power to make sure nothing happens to you do you understand!" he said nervously and nearly screamed it.

Edward was hanging out with Bella for the evening at her house so I was home just hanging out with my other siblings. I still felt as if my vampire family was my biological family and they were nothing short of that. To me they were my real family especially because I have known them for a long time. Rosalie sometimes says she feels bad for me about how I never got to do things most girls do before they grow up like wearing a bra and stuff. But I didn't really care in fact I was actually happy because Bella and Alice hate it. My brothers were nothing different from any normal human brothers except they were vampires. They still made sure they tortured me and annoyed me. But were always there for me and sensitive about me especially Edward I didn't know what events would occur the next day.

Esme wanted us to have fun and get out of the house like "children" so Edward suggested that at night we go to the amusement park and ride the Forbidden Loop which was a hot roller coaster and Bella could come too. We all agreed especially because we all loved roller coasters even though basically we were roller coasters. Bella didn't exactly like roller coasters but if Edward was going she would go too. That day Edward and Bella went to their hideout Alice and Rosalie forced me to go to the mall with them and Emmett and Jasper went to work with Carlisle. At around 7 after the sun went down we headed off in Emmett's truck to the Spilling Death amusement park in Seattle. Emmett and Rosalie were in the front, Jasper, Alice, & I were in the middle, & Edward and Bella were in the back. Edward picked me up and swung me around before putting me on the ground I rolled my eyes. There was a fight going on Edward was laughing to himself about what it was about. There was a high school party going on and Jasper used his ability to stop the fight.

"So high school" said one of the girls who walked into the amusement park with her friend.

"Where are you ladies going?" said this other creepy looking guy.

Four students walked into the park carrying slushies and this other muscular guy was cursing with his friends also walking in. I looked at Edward giving him my "what the hell" look. Emmett slung his arm around Rosalie's shoulder while Edward did the same to Bella Jasper did the same to Alice and I rode piggyback on Edward's back. We went on four roller coasters that were crazy then we went on the bumper cars before going to the Forbidden Loop.

"Here take my picture" Edward said handing me his camera.

He went onto the shadowy statue's back and pretended to choke it. Behind him was something that freaked me out it read "Tour the Volturi Castle and see lifestyles of the royal Volterra family" and behind that near the ride operator booth was a girl in a black cloak she was small and had blonde hair…Jane. I turned to Edward and he nodded…he knew all along.

"I'm trying to make it look like I don't know who she is so she'll be fooled" he explained and I turned to look at my other brothers who mouthed "Edward knows what he's doing" I looked at my sisters and saw a blank look on Alice's face.

"Alice?" I asked.

She swallowed and then said "naptime's over" I felt the vibration.

"ALICE" I said again.

"Not here" Edward whispered taking my hand and leading me to the roller coaster.

The high school kids were in front of us. The creepy guy was hitting on Rosalie "I just go" he made a noise with his tongue shaking it around.

"Are you messed up?" one of the high school girls asked.

"No" said the guy.

"Forgive Scott he's just a stalker" the girl said to Rosalie.

"OK" Rosalie said raising her eyebrows this was the weirdest experience my siblings and I ever had.

"I'm Jasmine" said the girl.

"Oh" said Rosalie turning back to Emmett.

One rule Carlisle taught us was to never make too much of a friendship with humans or…well you know. Edward had broken the rule but Bella was OK since she was going to become one of us anyway. Alice had seen it. Anyway we got into our seating order when Alice started freaking out next to Jasper the roller coaster was going to burn and she wasn't lying. The ride operator let out only the back which was Edward and Bella, Rosalie & Emmett, Alice and Jasper, & Me.

"Hey let us off!" shouted one of the girls.

"Why she's lying" said the muscular guy.

"No she's not now PLEASE" the girl was crying.

"Hey I believe her" said the boy sitting next to her.

"Fine let those four out." They got off and we went to watch the ride.

The man tackled Jasper and Edward punched him there was another fight and then a scream was heard the roller coaster went on fire. So I guess you could say those four were glad they listened to Alice only we found out they all died 3 days later in a car crash. Carlisle and Esme told us that we should just settle down and try to recover from the traumatic evening. I almost cried except…I couldn't.

I went to my room and lay on my bed for some reason I felt like chilling out just needing to have some alone time. I could slightly see the outline of Emmett's shadow as he was watching the football game. He was a huge football fan and found out that the muscular guy on the roller coaster was a training football player. Emmett was actually amazed at that fact but I had already known.

My mind was mostly set on Jane who at this very moment was consulting with Aro, Caius, Marcus, & Alec about what she had seen. Why was she there? To spy on us? Possibly but I couldn't be sure. Edward would probably know and I decided I was going to ask him. I would try and solve this puzzle with my fellow vampires (don't know why I used that term) but I definitely knew that if there was a way to beat the Volturi and…possibly death I would have to think, I would have to be smart, I would have to do everything in my power to make sure Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, Bella, & Edward didn't get killed or sacrificed. I knew why that Volturi Castle sign was there. What the Volturi do is they lure people into their castle claiming to be giving them a tour. Then they kill them for their blood. Kind of gruesome I know but they were vampires who weren't vegetarians.

I would never want to kill a human…EVER! My record is as clean as Carlisle's I have never killed a human before…only vampires. Rosalie has the second cleanest, then Esme, then Alice, then Edward, then Emmett, then Jasper. Edward left about 10 years after we were transformed for a new life to kill mean humans but came back realizing he was wrong for leaving Carlisle and Esme.

I went down the stairs to where Edward was sitting just hanging out playing chess with Jasper and Emmett. I found it pointless because Edward will always win since he can read your mind and tell what move you're going to make but then again they still played and I wandered to where they were.

"Sup" I said.

"Did you just hear something?" Emmett asked.

"Must have been the wind" Edward smirked.

"Very funny" I said choking Emmett.

"OK…OW THAT HURTS" I twisted his arm.

"Well think about it the next time you tease me" I said.

"Yeah you tell him Hayz" Alice said I raised my eyebrows and my siblings laughed. "Guys should we tell her?" Alice asked.

"Please!" I said "I could always go to Carlisle he'll tell me."

"Fine sit down this is your prize for being the most annoying person in the world…joking" Edward said.

I narrowed my eyes and pretended to laugh.

My eyes were pure horror and showed exactly how I felt. My brother had the look in his eyes that he was sorry but I assured him he shouldn't be.

Finally I said "that can't be good can it?"

"No it can't be" Alice said quietly.

"But I can't believe that they would do that? Even if they're not bad" I said.

"I know" Edward said with his head down.

"So I guess it's true…we're going to die."

"NO...Don't ever think that way Hazel Lucy Masen Cullen!" Edward said putting his arms around me.

I just lay there thinking…about what had gone on ever since Edward met Bella. Who was with her girlfriends I didn't see much of her lately and that was because Edward mostly went to her house and he was trying to hang out with us more ever since I spoke to him about how Rosalie and Emmett were feeling. I heard a loud screaming noise and Edward grabbed my hand and ran outside I saw Bella laying on the ground her eyes closed and her body was twitching.

"BELLA! " Edward screamed.

"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN!" I yelled in her ear but she just lay there. Edward had her in his arms.

"Go get Carlisle" he told me.

I sprinted inside and got Carlisle who ran outside Edward carried Bella into the house and she was hooked up to an IV she was put onto the couch with a blanket. Edward sat over her and I couldn't watch my brother in pain so I went to my room and prayed for Bella. I was thinking and then…OH CRAP! I knew…IT WAS MY FAULT…I AM SUCH AN IDIOT! I ran down the stairs and Edward looked at me and I mumbled "Jane…Alec" I saw the look on Edward's face.

"But isn't she immune?" Alice asked.

"Not unless they've used Renata to get under her then they can do whatever the hell they want" I said.

Edward's eyes widened and then I grabbed Bella by the hair and concentrated Edward looked at me like what the hell is she doing. Bella opened her eyes and stared blankly at me then she coughed and said

"What the heck" she hugged Edward and I lay on the other couch letting out a sigh of relief my siblings were all with Bella.

I went to my room and just sat there my whole family was with Bella and I was going back to how I used to feel. I heard rattling and then I stared in horror as I saw right outside my window my worst fear was coming true…and I didn't have my siblings there with me. This was the battle of my own…I stared as I saw the Volturi surrounding the house.