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Chapter 7: My Bella.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait! What the hell are you talking about?" I demanded, my dead heart would be racing now if it could.

In an instant her entire demeanor changed. Her body sagged, shoulders hunched as her arms wrapped tightly around her middle. Her face became drawn with grief and horror and then went blank. It was then that I realized that I couldn't feel anything from her. If I wasn't looking directly at her then one would think that she had vanished into thin air. "Bella, talk to me. What are you talking about?"

There was no response, only short, quick, even breaths. I reached out and gently touched her shoulder with the tips of my fingers, trying to draw her attention to me. She didn't flinch or react in anyway. "Bella!"

I sighed and looked around the room, searching for some kind of answer. I was startled to hear the sound of vampire footsteps running quickly in our direction. Without hesitation the male scaled the side of the house and slipped through the window. I crouched down in front of Bella, snarling and baring my teeth.

I faltered slightly upon seeing Marcus Volturi entering the room. "Your defensiveness is unnecessary. Stand aside, empath, let me see my niece," he brushed past me without a second glance. I straightened in shock and then stared in wonder.

He sank down in front of her, gently taking her hands into his. "Fiore? Che cosa è successo? Che cosa ti ha sconvolto?" he stroked down her cheek, trying in vain to elicit a response. When she didn't he sighed deeply and bowed his head for a moment.

"Come on, my sweet. Why don't you lie down?" he asked, pulling back the covers and gently coaxing her to lie down. She allowed him to guide her into her bed, not resisting in any way. He pulled the covers over, tucking her in and kissing her forehead softly. "Rest, sweet girl," he whispered.

"I think we should continue our conversation outside?" he hinted with a raised eyebrow and a nod to the window. I nodded and leapt out to the ground below with Marcus following. He immediately strode off into the forest and I followed for several miles until we reached a small clearing where a young blonde female vampire was waiting. She immediately reached from him, placing her hands on his face and looking at him questioningly. "Go to her, il mio angelo," he prompted. She cast me a sad and slightly exasperated look before turning tail and disappearing back the way we came.

"I'm sure you have many questions," he sighed, turning to me. "Yeah, you could say that," I bit out exasperatedly, "What the hell is going on? Why are you here and how do you know of my Bella?"

"She has suffered so much loss in her life…it is a wonder that she kept herself alive…" he murmured, gazing at me with a passive expression. "Yeah, well it would seem that those were not her intentions," I hissed.

"Don't take you frustration out on me, young man. This is not my fault. I was merely making an observation. I know all about her attempts to leave this earth. I also know that it is not truly her wish to die. This is merely her coping method, while she is forced to wait," he replied calmly.

"Waits for what?" I demand. "While she waits for you. While she waits for her mate to return to her. The mate that she never knew she had and never got to really know," he answered.

"I can't be her mate. It's just…there's just not… it's not possible. I'm not her mate," I protested. "I would not ever let her hear you say that if I were you," he growled warningly, "You are her mate. But the two of you were blinded by the manipulation twins. They were quite intent that the two of you never find out the truth. But as they say, true love conquers all."

True love…true love…True. Love. My Bella.

A/N: Yes, there will be some Italian dialogue in this story. No, I do not speak Italian. Everything in the story will be from Google translate and I know it is not proper or whatever but this is the best I've got with my limited knowledge.

fiore – blossom (literal translation means flower but in this story I use it as blossom)

Che cosa è successo? Che cosa ti ha sconvolto? – What has happened? What has upset you?

il mio angelo – my angel