Hazel

Chapter 9

Taken

I leaned into Alice's arms and prayed that I was dreaming. I knew I obviously wasn't this was reality. I wanted to say to myself "WAKE UP HAZEL WAKE UP!"

But deep down I knew I didn't have to because I was woken up. I desperately tried to send my thoughts to Edward…Eddie I couldn't imagine what he was feeling…he had just lost Bella.

I saw him on the ground shouting. It made me want to cry but I couldn't I was a vampire.

Bella was crying and I stroked her hair she leaned onto Alice. Jasper calmed her down…he was calming all of us now…that was why I wasn't going insane…not attacking the Volturi which I so desperately wanted to do. I knew I had to escape…not now I had to stay with Alice, Bella, Jasper, & Emmett. When it was the right time I would know…it was just like waiting for Jason…maybe I should just die…maybe I didn't belong in this world. Jasper stroked Alice's hair and Emmett was stroking mine.

"I made Edward a promise, I wouldn't let you get hurt" he said.

"Emmett, you shouldn't be worrying about me…worry about yourself. I'll be fine don't worry" I assured him and he turned away for a second.

"We're going to die anyway" Bella said waking up.

"No we won't" Jasper said again sending a wave of calmness over everyone so far it was Bella who was lying.

"Bella, Jazz is right we're not going to die. Carlisle, Esme, Edward, & Rosalie are planning right now" I said because according to my tracking that was what was happening.

I could also see visions of people what they were doing while tracking them at the same time. That was how my ability was different from Demetri's.

Alice's eyes were wide and she was looking down Jasper turned his head sort of to be saying "no" but he wasn't he was trying to calm Alice down. She snapped out of her vision and said, "the Volturi is going to bring us to…a roller coaster."

"Where Alice where?" Jasper said soothingly handing her a pen and paper which we were always well equipped with for when Alice had visions.

Alice drew a wooden coaster over something orangey. It was fire…definitely fire.

"They're going to torture us and this is how they're going to get us to the castle" Alice said and I knew she wasn't lying.

Everyone turned to me I swallowed slowly (a habit I had picked up from Edward).

"She…she's telling the truth" I said and I tracked where we were "we're…we're almost there" I said my voice shaking Jasper put his arm around my shoulder and rubbed my back.

"It's OK" he assured me and I felt a wave of calmness again.

"Jazz" I said again trying to ease the tension…maybe not be so solemn.

We were in an isolated area near woods. We had just passed a fence with wires and stuff it was dangerous…very dangerous. There were flammable fences and signs that read "HIGHLY FLAMMABLE…YOU WILL NOT GET OUT ALIVE LEAVE NOW."

"What's out there?" Emmett asked.

"Come and see" I said and Bella almost screamed but Jasper calmed her down.

"It's fine…it's OK" I told her and she looked at me. I put my arm around her and she fell asleep because Jasper calmed her down.

The van came to a complete halt and I froze. The outside was surrounded by barbed wire fences and Felix and Demetri stepped out and Jane and Alec opened the doors.

"Aro will be meeting us shortly" Jane sneered and she slapped Bella's face. Bella screamed and Alice comforted her.

"SINGLE FILE LINE" Alec shouted we went into a line. Bella, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Me.

"LISTEN UP!" Felix shouted taking over "YOU ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE VOLTURI NOW!" Then his voice got calmer.

"If you do anything and I mean anything that is provoking to the Volturi in any way you will die…and I mean it. We will be…walking 6 miles…not running, not sprinting…walking" Demetri said sternly.

"MARCH!" Felix commanded and I could tell he was enjoying this.

We marched I didn't know why they were making us do it because it was pointless… we weren't being hurt the only one who was being hurt was Bella because she was running out of breath every so often and I could tell her legs were hurting her. That was very cruel especially because Bella was just a weak fragile human. We finally reached a long narrow passageway. Felix had a match and was blocking the doorway with Jane and Alec. Demetri was going to Aro, Caius, & Marcus to tell him how we'd been.

Aro smirked "well, well, well they aren't going to be saves now are they…Hazel" he said looking at me. I glared at him and he got the message Jasper calmed me down.

"I'm sure you were told all of the ground rules. Here is what will happen you will calmly be transported to the castle and…" my vibration went off and I was no longer paying attention…nor did I care. I didn't give a crap to what stupid Aro had to say.

"Alice, Jasper" Aro said gesturing to the first seat in the pathetic roller coaster.

It had no restraints and was over a pit. The roller coaster looked tame but rough at the same time.

"Hazel, Emmett" Aro gestured to the second seat and grabbed and smelled my hair before saying "precious my darling, don't choose death."

"Aro" Marcus said probably because I was looking at Emmett like "what the hell is he doing and Emmett almost laughed in a nervous sort of way.

"And Bella" Aro said also smelling her hair before putting her in and saying "so tempting."

Felix, Demetri, Jane, & Alec stood as guards while Aro grabbed each of our hands to see our thoughts. Alice's didn't really please him except for the visions, Jasper's amused him, Emmett's he was…angered same with mine and of course he didn't know Bella's. He smirked for a second before returning the order to Felix.

"LISTEN UP!" Felix shouted in my face "DO NOT SCREAM! DO NOT YELL! DO NOT DO ANYTHING! YOU WILL KEEP SILENT! This is your transportation to the Volturi Castle you will go to an unloading station halfway where you will change stations" Felix said in a half screaming half calming way.

"NO! NO! NO!" Alice started screaming and Bella started crying.

I turned and saw that the Volturi were taking pictures of us.

"Thanks for the feedback…we'll use it for torture" Caius smirked. I knew what they were going to do.

"YOU LEAVE EDWARD OUT OF THIS!" I shouted.

"Make me" Caius retorted I felt my anger boiling up but Jasper calmed me down.

"COASTER FIRE COASTER FIRE" Alice continued to scream and Emmett and Jasper looked at me.

"She…she's not lying" I said and my brothers looked at each other.

"Oh shit" Emmett said.

"NO!" I screamed upon seeing Caius push the button.

"Have a nice ride" he smirked and Emmett held on to me as I was shaking. We started up the hill knowing we were doomed.

I looked down and Jane was lighting the pit under the coaster on fire. Felix, Alec, & Demetri were helping her and she was laughing the whole time.

Bella cried and said "I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE…I DON'T WANNA DIE!"

"Bella it's OK you're not going to die" I told her and I heard the truth of my words…Bella wasn't going to die I wouldn't allow it. Not for Edward…I knew he couldn't be hurt that way.

The pit was on fire so even if we wanted to escape we couldn't…the coaster was catching fire…but we were in a fireproof vehicle and if we tried to go we would be burned.

The coaster started off slow…and Bella was still crying so I comforted her and held on for sheer life. Telling her I wouldn't let anything happen to her I couldn't let Edward be hurt that way. Jasper calmed her down as well.

The hill increased and it started very fast and I mean FAST. It was faster than the way we ran (now do you get how fast it was) Bella was screaming and hanging on. Alice was hanging onto Jasper who was hanging onto the railing. Emmett was hanging on so hard that his hands had made deep prints into the steel seating. I was holding onto Emmett's leg. It took another sharp turn sending me back into my seat and Emmett upside down with his head knocking into the railing (leaving another print).

I heard a loud bloodcurdling scream behind me.

"BELLA!" I screamed.

"HAZEL!" she screamed she was hanging on and her fingers were starting to slip.

I looked at Emmett the second Bella's fingers slipped off of the railing. She screamed…loud. She held onto the roller coaster and was crying.

"EMMETT, HOLD ONTO MY FEET" I screamed and he did. Right when her hand slipped off and she was going to die I got her hand before she could fall.

Her feet were dangling against the side of the structure wood of the coaster and I pulled her in.

"Emmett" I said through my teeth and he got the point. Alice handed me her belt despite all of this and I tied it to the side of the railing to prevent Bella from coming off. Emmett held one side and I held the other.

I felt dead inside…I knew I had to continue for Edward…for Bella…for Emmett…for Jasper…for Alice…for Carlisle…for Rosalie…& for Esme…for my family. I wanted to ask them why they thought this was "noble" I knew they didn't really think it was. I bet you they knew they were doing us wrong…they just wanted to think they were being right. But I was no Edward I couldn't read their thoughts…I couldn't do anything but detect lies and find people (while seeing what they were doing).

We were almost in New York and I sent my terrified thoughts out to Edward…who was the only one that could hear me. I couldn't imagine what he was feeling right now. Probably like everything was his fault which it wasn't…it was mine. My fault not Edward's MINE! HAZEL CULLEN'S FAULT! I got the message into my head. I wanted Edward to know I wasn't blaming him and far from it I didn't think it was his fault not one little bit.

We went into the dark and up a sharp curve. Bella screamed and dug her fingernails into my skin (well not really because I had harder skin) Jasper calmed her down and I actually thought Jazz was doing a pretty good job. Considering he was probably scared but then again I couldn't imagine it Jasper? No way! Jasper might have been scared but he was brave all of my brothers were and I admired them for that.

Something hit my face…hard and I felt myself fall backwards out of the cart. Emmett grabbed my hand. We were going at full rate right now so he couldn't pull me in…yet. I held on to Emmett's hand for dear life and shut my eyes tight. I pretended I wasn't here…not in the Volturi's clutches but at home…hunting or killing something.

I was angry at the Volturi for taking me away I saw Carlisle, Esme, Edward, & Rosalie they were still very distraught and planning. How dare they? The Volturi thought it was okay to put them through that? How would they like it if I did to them? Not very much huh!

Well then…I was drifting off into my thoughts trying not to think of the real danger I was in. I felt myself being launched forward and someone holding me tight…it was Emmett.

"I promised Edward that I wouldn't let you go…I have to keep you safe" he said.

I shook my head, "Met, I'll be fine even if I am a little dwarf" I said calling myself that to try and ease the tension again and not be so solemn.

Emmett smirked "still not doing it dwarf" he said.

"Worry about yourself please" I said.

"Nope" Emmett said and I half smiled. Bella leaned against my shoulder and we braced ourselves…for life…for death. For something to occur I still wanted to wake up and could hear the little voice in the back of my head still chanting WAKE UP HAZEL WAKE UP! But I still knew I wasn't dreaming I was in reality. Really in the Volturi's clutches, really miles and miles away from Edward, really here on this roller coaster hanging on for life and worst of all I had my brother not looking out for himself I felt bad. If something happened to Emmett (which I doubted) but still I would feel I was to blame. I always felt like I was to blame.

We slowed down. We weren't near Volterra…not at all we were at another unloading station. I saw Jane at the same moment I caught her scent "oh no, oh fuck" I thought and I bet if Edward heard me he would have probably took a punch at someone but I am not publishing the rest of the thoughts…of my quotes. Yes I am talking very formally now.

So anyways rotten Jane was standing there with the evil smirk on her face and she was standing near the ride operator booth. It was white and dark in front of the roller coaster. I suddenly realized where I had seen this exact vision of her a while back. Why I was worried back at the beginning.

The Spilling Death Amusement Park…the Forbidden Loop, Jane had been there. I remembered wondering why and asking Edward what happened. He said he knew but he didn't want to tell me…Alice and the naptime vision…it wasn't of the roller coaster crash…yet. It was of this but we weren't too sure what the vision meant. Her vision was during the day and we were there at night. It was also a different roller coaster and setting.

I glared at Jane as the ride stopped and she hissed at me I jumped back to Emmett and Bella who was now very calm and was eager to help us escape much like a real vampire. I was actually pretty impressed in her change of sense. The ride came to a complete stop and I stared at the ground "Edward" I thought almost trying to signal him but I knew deep down inside he couldn't hear me. Jane snarled and sort of laughed in her cruel way. We were all grabbed and forced out of the coaster. Alec had me and I didn't like it…at all.

"Now for the best part" Jane said.

"Alice, Bella sit in cart 1 and she pushed them. "Jasper, Hazel cart 2" she pushed me and then she pushed Emmett. Jasper stroked my hair and calmed me down. Jane laughed again.

"Have fun" she said and I shut my eyes.

"It's OK Hazel" Jasper said and I felt a vibration.

Sometimes I wished I couldn't detect lies because there were some "lies" I wanted to believe even if some people didn't know they were lying like Jasper. I wanted to believe him I really did. I was puzzled and I asked him before if he could reverse the Volturi's feelings but he said their emotions and wanting for us was too strong and there was absolutely no way he could reverse it. That was pure truth because like all of us we would've reversed it in a heartbeat.

I wondered why a roller coaster though? Were they really that dumb? I mean come on get real Volturi you couldn't think of anything else? Why did you have to take us? Most of all I think that was the question we wanted to ask…that we were ready to ask. I think if maybe if the roller coaster hadn't started right at that minute I would've had the courage to ask Jane…why? But at that moment of course she pressed the button and we were sent on our way…back out to hell.

It was faster than the other coaster. Well technically it was the same one and this was a lot faster Bella screamed and then fainted Alice had her though…carefully so she wouldn't fall like before. We curved and it was pretty freaky especially with no restraints on. My fingers made prints into the cart from holding on. I bet I could've broken it. Jane, Demetri, Felix, & Alec were already lighting the pit at the bottom on fire. Jasper put his arm around me as if trying to comfort me even though he already could.

"It's going to be okay Hazel…you are worth it…you are worth living don't waste it all think about Edward…and Jason" Jasper said calming me down and sensing my feelings.

I turned around and saw Emmett who almost was breaking the railing he was holding onto.

"Jasper" I said and he saw what I was looking at…a high curve with an upside down twist possibly about 800 miles per hour lava was coming up and I could feel myself getting dizzy almost. This didn't feel real Jasper helped settle me and made it stay like that.

"OH MY GOSH" Alice screamed as something hit the side of the structure. It stopped for a second and switched tracks.

Bella and Alice's screams were muffled by the sound of the loud engine of the roller coaster. Emmett and Jasper's shouts were louder than I had ever heard anything. I was screaming too but in my head I was desperately signaling Edward. I knew where he was and that he was OK (well not OK he was distraught but he was safe). Thinking about Edward I turned and said to my brothers.

"If I fall don't blame yourselves and tell Edward it wasn't his fault…please" I said.

"Hazel, don't ever think that way. I know in this circumstance it doesn't seem that way and it is useless for me to be telling you this but Jazz and I…we promised Edward we wouldn't let anything happen to you. He made us swear we wouldn't and we did. If anyone and anything wants to hurt you they will have to get through Jasper and me" Emmett said.

I half smiled. Of course my brothers were going into their overprotective mode but I didn't mind right now. We took another loop upside down and we all held on tight. I held onto Alice while she held onto Bella. We tried not to scream…not to let the Volturi hear that satisfaction because all along we knew that was probably why they did this. Why they were even doing this so called "noble cause" in the first place.

I wanted Edward to be here with me I didn't want him suffering. He was probably thinking that I thought he let me down and that I was poor weak Hazel that wasn't the case. I didn't think he let me down…not at all. I felt like I had let myself down. I had let my brothers down. I had let my sisters down. I had let Bella down. I had let Carlisle and Esme down and worse I had let Jason and Edward down. Jasper sent a wave of calmness over me and I was sorry for him. Here he was having to worry about keeping all of us calm but he probably was just as scared as the rest of us. I felt weak right now I felt like I was powerless I felt like I was…shadowed.

Jasper pulled me closer to him and I stared at him. "Stop worrying about me. Please worry about yourself. Calm yourself down" I told him.

"Hazel, I told you I made a promise to Edward I would keep you out of harm's way why should you have to suffer? Because of our stupidity Edward wouldn't have wanted it that way" he said.

I took a deep breath and said something that even stunned me, "but Edward's not here. I know it's what he wanted but I'm asking you it isn't your fault. It's my fault and yes it is! Don't even bother telling me it isn't!"

Silence crept over Jasper like he was watching a horror movie, "stop thinking that way about yourself" he said "I have to tell you something when we land…OK if I don't get out alive it's important you know" he said and he looked at Emmett.

We were charging full speed now and I heard Alice's screams as she was falling off the railing due to the force of the upside down roller coaster and she was holding onto Bella.

"ALICE" I screamed "HOLD ON."

"I can't" she said as the railing cracked. I grabbed her hand and she had Bella. I pulled her back up and Jasper had her in his arms. She had the unconscious Bella.

"We're going to get out…alive" I said "I'm telling you that right now" I nearly whispered and I knew they could hear me.

"You really are Edward…and I mean really" Emmett said.

Jasper had calmed us down majorly and the coaster took another sharp turn and Norwegian loop thus switching tracks again.

I saw the Volturi f saying "Ah the temptations…temptations aren't they Edward?" they weren't filming though.

"EVIL BITCHES YOU LEAVE EDWARD ALONE!" I shouted.

Jane snorted "MAKE ME HELPLESS BABY!" she pressed a button and the tracks opened leaving it floorless.

We went faster and more loops and turns lava bubbled up and Alice screamed.

"Just shut up seriously" Jane said snarling and pushing another button prompting the track exchange again. Except now it was constant so it was switching tracks ever few minutes or so the coaster was now switching tracks and Jane hit her fist hard on another button again prompting the coaster to do upside down Norwegian loops. So we were not wearing ride restraints and we were over fire. We could not move and this could kill a vamp if we landed in the fire.

I was "burning" on the inside and I didn't think I was worthy of anything. Why couldn't Edward stop worrying about me? I didn't want to put him in any danger if he was coming for Bella it was fine but for me? Nah I wasn't worth his life I was just stupid worthless weak Hazel…a stupid edition to the Cullens.

"I know how you feel and you are worth it" Jasper said.

"Don't let them see your mistakes…they're going to find me and burn me" I said reciting a quote Edward once said the coaster than switched to a different gear and went into a different sort of spin. It was very fast and Bella jerked and screamed in her painful scream that Edward hated to hear…his world in pain.

"Bella it's OK" I said and she screamed again and then she fell back into unconsciousness.

We were high. We were going fast…faster than usual we switched onto a track and another Norwegian loop (upside down). I noticed it was like King Da KA and it was really weird. The coaster stopped for a second and the fire was spreading.

I grabbed the railing and Jasper grabbed me. Emmett held onto his railing and we braced ourselves. I tried to think of my death wish…not to make anyone suffer and for Jason to be happy as well as Edward and Bella. I heard a snapping sound and Emmett shouting and cursing.

"EMMETT" I screamed and I looked behind me as the coaster went faster and the fire quickly advanced.

The wind blew my hair around in front of my eyes and this was the time I wished I had shorter hair…like Alice. But then it would mean hair down and I wouldn't like that. I know I'm going very off topic. Anyways so the coaster went faster and Emmett was barely hanging on…the railing was almost breaking due to his strength. In fact Emmett wasn't holding on with all of his strength because if he was then that railing would've broken in 4 Nano seconds flat.

A loud screeching sound was heard and I shut my eyes as the coaster went faster and faster maybe at about 1025 miles per hour…because it was FAST.

Another sharp dive up and we were sent on our way. A Norwegian loop and upside down curve was thrown in before the worst was headed for us. Suddenly the coaster bolted forward and it twisted we were on top…stuck. Emmett smirked and whispered something to me.

"Come on let's escape now" and I looked at him.

"Go" Jasper said "Go get Edward I'll stay with the girls" I went out first and stood for a second. The coaster jerked backwards and Emmett was lurched with them same as my siblings. At that point I was scared so I did something stupid

"EDWARD" I screamed and prayed he heard me. But once again deep down inside I knew he didn't. I felt something grab me and someone's arms around me…Alice.

"Are you an angel?" I asked her and she smiled.

"Come on Hazel" and she pressed my head closer to her.

We braced ourselves. I saw the whole city of Volterra and tracked Edward…he was still figuring out a plan. Why were we blocked by Renata? Why couldn't Edward just hear me? I saw the Volturi Castle and the old St. Marcus church. I saw the hotel that had a blood red roof on top that was directly across from the castle. That was how the Volturi chose their prey. We were going high and it went into a spinning Norwegian loop and Cobra roll…BAD! We then were sent flying up into the air for a Pretzel Loop

"OH SHIT!" Emmett shouted but his shouts were only echoed and drowned out by the motors run by the Volturi as Jane laughed her cruel laugh and we were only tormented even more.

We felt the roller coaster come to a complete stop and we were at the unloading station. I hadn't realized that my eyes were shut tight. Alice carried Bella who was knocked out from the speed and force of the roller coaster.

"May I remind you again" Felix reminded us "you are prisoners of the Volturi's noble cause now. Whatever we tell you to do…you do it! Got it? Get it? GOOD!"

They were ready to herd us inside when Jane smirked "actually Felix I believe you forgot something" and Felix looked at her

"You are being shielded by Renata so your precious…Edward" she snarled his name "cannot read the lame thoughts that are going into your mind" she brushed her hair in a bitchy way over her shoulder so her hair went around.

Felix grabbed Emmett, Jane grabbed Bella, Alec grabbed me, Demetri grabbed Jasper, & Caius grabbed Alice. We were all made to feel pain because of stupid Jane.

I felt like something was like burning and coming down on my head and I was paralyzed from getting out. Like I thought it had stopped but it didn't and I was crushed. That was the pain she was making me feel. I hit the ground…I was dead. But I wasn't I had to stay alive…for Edward…for Jason.

I knew it was going to be rough but I would make it out alive. I would. And if I had to fight to do it then I would because I was going to do whatever it took to get out. I was going to make it. The more I believed it I wasn't stupid to realize that Jazz had put the thought in my head. I wasn't THAT stupid.

We stood outside the castle and Jane and Felix talked about their Volturi crap and how great the Volturi was and how this was some dumb noble cause. Well they didn't call it a dumb noble cause because they really did think it was a noble cause (which it CLEARLY WASN'T!) Felix got an evil grin on his face and looked at Bella who was still limp and lifeless.

"I think this might do her some good" and he pressed a cloth up to her nose and mouth. Covering them…it was chloroform. I could smell it. We were lead into the castle all not knowing what was to come.