Chapter 11

Escaping Hell

I sat quietly in my cell. Not doing anything I am so bored even as a vampire I do not find counting bricks on the wall very amusing I do not find counting the seconds and minutes and hours very amusing. I do not find watching the Volturi eat very amusing either.

I am still waiting for Jane, Alec, or Chelsea to come and mock us for the next hour. One of them come in every few hours or so. I am passing time by admiring how many bricks are on the wall and how many cracks are in the bricks. What color the cement is and by tracking random people and stuff. I mostly spend my time tracking Jason (NO I DON'T STALK HIM!) Mostly he is playing baseball or walking around in the woods. I wonder what Edward is doing. He is going to the airport and people are thinking about him some in good some in bad but either way he's a bit annoyed.

I don't know why but I feel like tracking my other siblings (Emmett, Jasper, & Bella). Bella is unconscious (as usual) they never let her be alive. Her body is all bruised up and swollen even from all the beating. I am not so sure but I am pretty sure Felix took away her virginity or something like that Jasper and Emmett; however I see something that catches my eye.

I see the chains on Emmett's bars break.

"Go" Jasper says and makes Emmett feel the urge to go.

"You sure I can pull it off?" Emmett asks.

"Yes, now go, get Edward, Carlisle, Esme, & Rosalie" Jasper urges him and Emmett nods.

I immediately "wake up" from my trance "ALICE!"

"What?" she asked nervously.

"Emmett escaped" I said.

Alice's eyes widened, "how come I didn't see it?" she asked me and I look at her and she looks back at me.

"Emmett just made the decision" I said.

"I had a vision of him breaking something but the vision wasn't very clear" she said and with that the door creaked open.

It is Demetri and he has a smirk on his face he outstretches his arms towards me and stalks forward.

"I don't want you near me" I hear myself saying and he raises his eyebrows with a grueling expression on his face.

"Come with me" but he doesn't give me a choice. He just grabs me and drags me by the hair.

I bit his hand and growl. Demetri screams but he hits my face and I know it is basically pointless to do anything but just sit there and pray for anything to be over.

Felix, Alec, & Caius are waiting there the room is bright white and almost blinding (if I was a human). I am ordered to sit in the corner face to the wall and I can hear them debating about what to do with me. I have the feeling they want to provoke a war or something to that degree.

…

I have been sitting for about 5 hours according to my keeping track of time. They tell me I can face the other way when they are done and now it is just Felix, Alec, & Caius in the room. I am very scared but know I have to be strong so I just take it in. I eye something behind them (a specific phone) what and I know what it is for.

"Don't worry we aren't going to hurt you" Caius said and I instantly feel my vibration at the lie.

"Quit lying to me" I replied back.

Alec snorted, "Wow sounds like we've got a toughie" he said sarcastically and I scowl a little bit.

I am pretty mad about how they think I am a weak girl but suddenly I cannot see anything. It is probably Alec; I can't hear anything, Alec, taste, touch, smell. I use my tracking and know they are on top of me…filming.

Instinctively I kick the camera away breaking it and run out the door fast as I can and I know they are chasing me I know if I am caught I am dead for sure because Felix is way stronger than me and Alec will take away my senses. He already has taken away my sense of sight and smell and hearing. I know where Alice is however she grabs me and pulls me back into the cell. Since I am out of Alec's sight I have gained my senses back.

Renata puts her shield up again and I realize I could have contacted Edward when I couldn't see…HOW STUPID WAS I! Alice suddenly has a vision her eyes widen with that look and I hand her another piece of paper and a pen.

The image shows the Volturi picking up a phone and making us talk. Edward is on the plane and they are torturing him on the phone. I track them and they are planning that at the very minute.

"Alice" I said.

"Yeah" she said.

"You are right this is going to happen my vibration hasn't gone off and I see them planning."

"Where's Edward?" she asked.

"At the airport" I immediately responded.

I see the image he is wearing a dark black hoodie because it is sunny outside. I almost laugh but then I can't because of the circumstances.

I catch Renata and Jane's scent and try to ignore it but I feel something grab my shirt collar and pull me upwards.

"You are really stupid you…dwarf" Jane sneered "you know we could kill you under the offense as being an immortal child."

"I'm 12 an immortal child is under 12 like…11" I said.

"Come on worthless Cullens" Chelsea pulls my hair and none falls out. If any did I would probably be mad because hair doesn't grow back on vampires. We are frozen at state so our keratin doesn't grow. Keratin is the substance that is nails and hair (our nails do not grow either). We also do not mature so that is why immortal children are illegal.

We are thrown into the hall and we see Bella and Jasper.

"We have permission now to torture you thanks to your so called brother Emmett" Caius snarled and I look at my siblings.

"According to Demetri Edward is not to be tracked so we have come to the conclusion Hazel the dwarf is behind it" Felix grabs my neck and pulls it back.

"Demetri and Hazel do not possess the same ability" Aro said.

"Really how…interesting" Caius said and I have to do everything in my power to not growl but Jasper calms me down.

"Yes, Hazel possesses clairvoyance images and videos such as a…vision almost and being able to track at the same time. This gives her the ability to also block trackers not as…powerful so to speak as her" Aro said.

"No shit Sherlock…congratulations on figuring that out" I almost want to say to him but I know better.

"We are welcoming you to join our lovely family" Marcus said to me in a bored tone.

"NO!" I shouted, my voice echoed off the walls.

"Very well then" Aro said turning around and taking a phone out. I looked at Alice who looked at Jasper who looked at me.

"LINE UP ORDER!" Felix shouted and Bella is in front, then Alice, then Jasper, then me the phone continues to ring and I shut my eyes and feel a deep pit in my stomach as I hear Edward's voice answering the phone.

"Hello! Edward! My lovely friend! We're just calling to tell you some updates about our friends…" Aro said.

"EDWARD, NO!" Bella screamed into the phone I shut my eyes tighter I can't imagine how Edward is feeling he can't take hearing Bella in pain.

"Edward! Please come soon we're being tortured everyday" Alice said in a scared voice.

"Edward, please it's too painful that I can't even mend it… "Jasper had more to say but the phone was snatched away from him .

"Now I know you have 1 more friend to talk to isn't that right and Jasper tackled Aro and Alice screamed.

"Don't touch her or else!" I can hear Edward say I wanted to scream but I know that I will be tormented even more and I do not want to put Edward though any more pain.

"What you know you're helpless isn't that right Hazel."

"EDWARD, DON'T!" I hear myself screaming again. "DON'T! STOP PLEASE!"I shout at them and growl.

"Haze…Hazel!" Edward shouts into the phone and I feel instant guilt. Why did I do that?

"This is what you get for fighting back you Casper idiot!" Jane snarled at Jasper and I kick Jane's face. She's getting the full force of my anger

"YOU LEAVE EDWARD OUT OF THIS! IT'S NOT HIS FAULT IT'S MY FAULT BECAUSE I AM SO WEAK AND STUPID!" I shouted.

"NO! HAZEL! NO!" Edward is saying but it is too late Aro has already hung up.

"BEAUTIFUL…JUST EXCELLENT" Aro said in an almost mocking voice.

Jane shoves Jasper and Alice catches him. We are taken back to our cells and Alice tells me we are going to be fine. I somehow struggle to believe her even though my lie detector doesn't go off. I know there is more in store for us.

I see Edward and he is in pain. Rosalie is comforting him next time I see Jasper I will tell him to take Renata's feelings and make her feel like she has to take down the shield.

I track Emmett because I want to make sure he is OK. He is out stumbling almost helplessly (I know very rare for Emmett) he is struggling to find them but they are on the plane and I have no way of telling Emmett that. I can tell he is under a lot of pressure because our fate is in his hands almost. He knows that if he doesn't get to Rosalie, Carlisle, Esme, & Edward there will be trouble. Suddenly I knew what the Volturi wanted and I knew how to defeat them.

"Alice" I said.

"Yeah" Alice said.

"I have a plan."

"What?" she asked.

"We need to reason with the Volturi…threaten them…lie to them. Aro may try to read our thoughts and even if he does. We need to figure out a way to get Renata's shield down and contact the rest of our coven. I need to tell Edward that they can expose the Volturi to other vampires and maybe they will listen. The Volturi just love to be in charge and that is what they need for fuel almost…power" I said.

"That is why you have enhanced intelligence" Alice said.

I sighed, "That's not true I just like to think of plans."

"Stop trying to be so…not proud of yourself" she joked.

"Leave it to you to lighten up a dark situation" I said.

It is nighttime, I can tell because it is dark out (DUH!) I know Edward is across the street in the hotel. Most of the Volturi's victims are there but they are unaware that they are a victim…yet. Alice and I had been working together to put the plan in action. The Volturi was in another part of their castle so I knew now was the time to sneak to Jasper's cell and tell him the plan.

"I don't know Haze the only way I can manipulate Renata is if she is in the room with me" Jasper said.

"Exactly" I said "so you have to pull off a stunt and by the way they think that your gift is useful and they want you too."

Alice looked at me "You really are thinking a lot" she said.

I tracked the Volturi and they were coming so Alice and I had to go back. It was 2 days before we were tortured again. We were assigned jobs as the Volturi's slaves almost in a way and I was dusting the shelves (they thought it was a way to "discipline" me) stupid I know but sadly true.

Jane came and said "Aro would like to speak to you" she made me follow her to the elevator from the prisoners quarters to the Volturi leader's headquarters.

"Ah Hazel, my lovely friend" Aro said.

"What do you want" I said and Aro laughed.

"We want to ask you a simple question" Marcus said.

"Yes?" I asked cautiously.

"We want your gifts to join us!" Aro announced.

"You know I will never join you" I said.

"Really" Caius said and Jane laughed while pinning my hands behind my back.

"You know we could just kill the rest of your family and force you to join us as well as…Edward, Alice, & Casper" Aro said.

"His name is Jasper" I snarled.

"Whatever" Jane said.

"You won't touch them" I said.

"Really I can see you're going to do something about it" Jane laughed.

"You're going to regret this" I said.

"How so" Aro's smirk disappeared.

"You'll see…you can still change" but Aro grabbed my hand. "Get off of me!"

I pushed him away from me and try to run but Jane pierces me and makes me feel paralyzed and they drag me back for another round of torture I just wanted them to take their bullshit and get off of my case…my coven's case and just leave us all alone, was that really too much to ask?

"He knows the plan now doesn't he?" Alice asked as I was now back in my cell.

"Not quite" I said.

"How?" Alice asked.

"I was able to hide the thought…by pushing it out of my mind. Aro can't read the thought you currently have in your mind" I said.

"Interesting" Alice said.

I see Jane running past our cell with Renata, "your mate…Jasper has almost escaped but we caught him!" she said in a mocking tone. Alice's face was blank but I tracked Jasper and he was OK.

"He did it!" I said.

"Did what?" Alice asked.

"The shield" I said and tracked Edward. Emmett had just told them what happened. I was relieved Emmett had found them.

"You know what to do" Alice said and I nodded before contacting Edward.

"EDDIE THE SHIELD! I know Emmett just told you the story and he's very accurate but the Volturi's only way to be defeated or reasoned with is through food…which is the last outcome or something more powerful like threatening them with something and putting someone else in power if we can expose them to other vampires. The Volturi also 'discovered' that I have a different ability from Demetri he can sensory track and only track if he has seen them. I have clairvoyance so I can see visions of what the person is doing and I can track them basically like Alice except I can only see the present of what they're doing. So this makes them want me even more."

Renata's shield had gone back up but at least I had been able to tell Edward the important things. I looked at Alice "Have you seen anything?" I asked.

"Yes" she said, her eyes were blank.

"What?" I asked.

"At 14:00 tomorrow…they will have to come…or be killed" she said.

I was half happy and half scared. Happy because I would be released and get to see my family and scared because I didn't want them to be killed I didn't want anyone to be killed.

"Alice" I said.

"I know Haze" she said and I rolled my eyes she did that sometimes, where she somewhat knew what I was thinking.

I sighed, "You know, I think I used to take my life for granted maybe. But you know what?"

"What?" Alice asked me.

"I'm never taking another moment for granted…ever again" I said to her.

"When we get back to Forks you're going to meet Jason. You know that right."

"You're not lying" I said and she smirked again.

These were moments I treasured with Alice…my sister…my big sister. Even though we weren't biologically related she was like a biological sister to me so was Rosalie. Emmett and Jasper were also biological brothers to me and even Bella was like a sister to me. They all were Carlisle was like my father and Esme was like my mother. I had a nice life and I wouldn't change anything about it…I had to get out of here and I was going to do it whether I believed myself or not.

I was throwing rocks at the wall. I am hurting on the inside but I do not show it. Alice was counting time by hitting the wall every few seconds or so. She was careful not to break it.

Sometimes I wished I could sleep that way I could just dream…and for a second get away from here. Sometimes I wish I could be human again for 10 seconds but I still love my vampire life…much more than my human life. I smelled blood and it reminded me even more of my thirst. I hadn't been hunting in a long time…like a really long time and I was thirsty. Now I was worried that the Volturi would put Bella in front of us and we wouldn't be able to control our thirst.

I would force myself I couldn't do it to Edward…I just couldn't. I was reminded of a song Edward used to sing to me. It was a song he made up but it was about fixing and healing someone about not blaming yourself about something and getting through a tough time. I think he made it up in the '60s or something during a tough time for us.

I knew there were certain things I was going to have to accept in life and I was willing to do that. I knew that I was going to have to fight however…fight for my life once we got out of here and I was ready. They could throw anything at me and you know what I had to say to them…bring it! They could do anything but they couldn't break me. I had to show them that and I was…no matter what they couldn't touch me.

In that moment it wasn't about life or death it wasn't even about escaping in that instant. It was about staying strong on your feet and not letting yourself be touched I thought maybe in that minute I was meant to be someone more than just…Hazel Lucy Masen Cullen. Maybe I was and maybe it wasn't my time but I wasn't going to throw away the rest of my life. I couldn't let the Volturi have the joy of knowing they had gotten to me so I was going to give them a run for the money. They weren't going to break me down like they thought they were and they weren't going to get away with it either. I realized I had developed some respect for myself and I was proud of it. FUCK YOU VOLTURI!

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