thanks for reviewing, guys! i've gotten like 20 great reviews for the last couple chapters, so i felt compelled to not make you guys wait any longer for the next chapter. so here it is! :)
annabelle's POV
dad told me to stay put, and jumped down off the balcony.
of course i wasn't going to sit there and watch while my own family fought for my life. at first, i was compelled to do what my father said, just to ease his burden. but the anxiety got the best of me, so i sat on the edge of the balcony.
i soon regreted it, though. victoria was getting defensive, and when she saw me looking, she jumped up and lurched at me. i had an idea, though, but i didn't have much time before she killed me, so it was now or never.
my mind started screaming different thoughts at me, though. i was too weak to take on a full grown vampire! i couldn't even get out of her grasp earlier, let alone injure her! but soon a fresh, more realistic idea hit me full force.
"victoria, i'll bet your bark is so much weaker than your bite." i said, and she stopped cold.
"what do you mean?" she growled, and i took a deep breath. i had to do this.
"i'll bet you could never say anything mean enough to get me angry. you're just too weak." i said calmly, and she laughed.
"and what would you wager for that? your life or your father's?" she asked, and dad stepped forward. i stuck a hand out to him, and he stopped.
"mine. i'd never do that to my father." i said, and she smirked.
"alright then." she prepared herself, and spoke loud and clear.
"your father is the worst, most miserable excuse for a vampire i've ever met in my entire lifetime." she said, and my idea flooded me. anger.
i growled, and smashed my arm against the side of her head with all the new strength my anger gave me. my mission succeeded, and her head rolled clean off. wow, i didn't expect that to happen. everyone was pretty much frozen in shock, but uncle emmett broke the silence.
his booming laughter echoed in the studio, and he leaped up and gave me a high five. i loosened up a bit, and laughed, too. i turned to see aunt alice and dad laughing by a huge fire. uncle emmett leaned down and tossed victoria's head into the fire, and disembodied the rest of her.
he threw down the pieces, and we went to work burning, putting out the fire, and sweeping up ashes. when that was done, i went over and hugged and thanked everyone. i stopped when i came to dad.
"so you get angry when someone talks about me?" he asked, and i nodded, embarassed. i really didn't expect to be able to take off her head, just to be able to stun her so the others could come and kill her.
he hugged me tight, and when i pulled away, i turned back to aunt alice.
"hey, can i borrow your phone?" i asked, and she nodded.
"you should call your mother, she's probably worried sick." she said, handing me the phone. i dialed the house phone number, and soon aunt rose answered.
"alice? what happened?" she asked, and i smiled.
"it's me, aunt rose." i said, and she sighed in relief. i heard her telling everybody i was okay, and even more sighs of relief.
"so did you take care of victoria?" she asked, and i'm sure my brothers probably wanted to know.
"yeah, and let me just tell you, i'm a lot stronger than i thought." i replied, and she laughed.
"you seriously killed her?" she asked, incredulous.
"no, i just took her head. but it was fun, though." i lightened my tone at the end. she told everybody that i took on victoria, and my brothers cheered. i laughed.
"here, your mom wants to talk to you." she said, and i heard whispers.
"hi, sweetie. how'd it go?" she asked, worried. i'm sure she wanted proof that i wasn't hurt. gosh, why does everyone assume i'm hurt so much?
"i'm fine, mom. victoria's taken care of, and everyone's fine. calm down." i told her, and she inhaled and exhaled deeply.
"put your father on." she said, and i handed him the phone. i turned to aunt alice.
"do you know what's going on back home?" i asked, and she sighed.
"yes, your mother is hyperventilating, your grandma esme is chomping at the bit to see you again, and your brothers are just celebrating that you took on victoria." she laughed, and so did everyone else.
edward's POV (when he gets on the phone with bella)
"yes, bella?" i asked when annabelle handed me the phone.
"edward, are you alright?" she asked, and i reassured her to the fullest measure possible. she exhaled deeply, and i sighed.
"what's happening back home?" i asked, and i heard lots of talking in the background.
"well, your mother is having a stroke waiting for annabelle to come back, as is your father. and your sister is sitting here waiting for the phone." she said.
"put her on." i said, and she handed rosalie the phone.
"hey, edward." she said, completely relaxed. well, at least there was one sane person.
"do your best to calm everyone down. there truly is nothing to worry about, we're all alive and well, and we'll be home after i take care of some business in arizona." i said, and everyone turned to me.
"well, okay, but hurry back, will you? i'm not sure how well i can calm everyone without either jasper or annabelle here." she said, and hung up. i gave alice her phone back and turned to face the others.
"what business, dad?" annabelle asked. i shrugged, and led them all outside.
"i'm going downtown, is anyone coming?" i asked, and everyone but emmett and annabelle shook their heads.
"why are you coming, uncle emmett?" annabelle asked, and he laughed.
"to make sure nobody else comes after you." he said, ruffling her hair. alice sighed and fixed her hair again.
"emmett, it's not a joke when you mess with people's hair." she grumbled, and i motioned to annabelle that we should leave.
so we turned and ran off, until we couldn't hear emmett and alice's insane arguments anymore.
well, i just wanted to post a short chapter real quick, to ease everyone's anxiety. i'm not gonna start writing another chapter until you guys review, so start sending!