Oh, it's good to be back! Happy anniversary guys! That's right, exactly 1 year ago, I wrote and published my first story, A New Future! Without that story, none of this would've happened. So to celebrate, I've decided to publish another chapter. So, update on me because I just feel the need to. College is going well so I may be able to keep updating regularly, no promises.

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Whispers in the Black Ch.6

Bella's POV:

Bella smiled at the awestruck looks on the Denali's faces. Suddenly, a familiar voice asked "Bella?"

Recognizing the French accent, Bella turned her eyes to the trees to see the familiar face of Laurent looking at her with astonishment. Bella shook her surprise off and said "Hello Laurent. It's been some time."

The scarlet-eyed vampire nodded and went to stand next to the the platinum gold blonde and held her hand. Deadshot asked "You know him, Bella?"

Bella nodded before saying "He helped me with James."

Laurent admitted "I've always regretted going to that town. Then again, I might've never met Irina if I hadn't."

K.C. interrupted by growling and saying "Enough with this mushy-mushy shit. We want to know where Pain-in-the-Ass Ken Doll is!"

The strawberry blonde, who if Bella remembered correctly, was Tanya the coven leader. She asked "What do you mean?"

Bella answered "Oh, he means the melodramatic gel hair model asshole you call a cousin that left me like a trash bag!"

The straight blonde asked "Edward?"

Harley chimed in "Ding ding."

Flag stepped forward and said "Bella helped us recently and we promised her that we would help her get her payback."

Tanya replied "What are you talking about? If anything, he should be wanting payback. They came to us saying that you didn't want them in any part of your life."

Bella frowned and asked "What do you mean?"

The Latin woman, Carmen, replied "The Cullens came to us saying that after something happened on your birthday, Edward went over to apologize and came back saying that you didn't want any of them "filthy monsters", in his words, in your life ever again."

Diablo looked to Bella and said "They must've lied to the Denali's. This doesn't sound like anything like you told us."

Bella turned to the Denali's and asked "Why would I do that? Because Jasper tried to attack me? He's an empath. As soon as I cut myself, he felt everybody's hunger, including his own. Then Edward pushed me into a glass table where I was practically a waterfall. How much of that did they tell you?"

The man beside Kate, Garrett, asked "Then why did you ask them to leave?"

Deadshot answered "According to her, he went to her a couple days after the accident and led her into the woods. It was there that he told her that he and his family were leaving. Edfuck left her in the woods alone, with night coming and soon enough after following him as best she could, she collapsed."

Tanya looked over to Flag and said "Even if that's true, we don't know where the Cullens are. A few months ago, they disappeared. Edward probably is being his melodramatic self. I mean, he actually thought I liked him. He's family, but a little too much like a 14-year old instead of his actual age. We don't know where they are, but there may be someone who does. The Volturi ought to know. Didyme keeps tabs on all of the covens. If she loses one, she sends Demetri to check it out and find them again."

Bella asked "Why would they help us? The Kings want Edward for their army."

Kate asked "Who told you that? Carlisle? The Rulers don't want anything to do with vampires who are ashamed with who they are. They have no love for any particular covens. They do have an eye for talent that would help maintain order. Like Alice could help them stop threats to our secret before they happen."

Irina nodded in agreement and said "Yeah, Edward's gift won't save him from his mistakes. Telling a human our secret, leaving said human alive and unturned, etc."

Eleazar nodded and said "As much as I regret it, the Cullens have broken our world's biggest law. We wish we could help, but as Tanya said, we don't know where they are."

Suddenly, a voice called out "And you never will."

A lone vampire stood far from the two groups. He wore a jade-green jacket with jeans. He had black hair with slight tints of red that highlighted his crimson eyes. His eyes focused on Bella and, with a vague Irish accent, said "Bella Swan, R told me to say "Allo."

Diablo's POV:

After that word, a lot of things happened at once. The mysterious man flickered and disappeared. Bella, eyes a glowing crimson, took off after him, but was cut off by at least a dozen others like him practically foaming at the mouth and rushing them!

Bella morphed her arm into the giant serrated blade and began making short work of a few. Some made it past her and blurred over to Diablo and the others. Diablo sent out a wave of fire while Deadshot and Flag sprayed their bullets at them. Harley was grabbed by one of the larger male vamps, but Croc grabbed him by the collar and slammed him headfirst into a boulder. K.C. pulled him up, set him against the wall, and started pummeling him with Harley occasionally hitting him with her new and improved baseball bat.

Tanya turned to Boomerang who was sipping on a beer and asked "Aren't you going to help?"

He replied "Unless you reverse blood bags got a weakness for boomerangs, it's pointless. They're your kind. You got the same shit as them. What's your excuse pussies?"

Kate heard enough and decided to get in the fight. She grabbed a newborn who was sneaking up on Deadshot and put so much electricity in her that the newborn could be used to power a small town.

Bella looked up from the mutilated marble like bodies of the newborns to see Diablo approaching her. Diablo saw her eyes go back to her shade of brown and asked "What happened? Why'd you lose it like that?"

Bella grabbed and held onto his body and whimpered "That was it. He was my lead. "R" is the one who killed my parents. He's gone. If it hadn't been for those stupid newborns, I would've been able to catch him! I would've been able to avenge them!"

Diablo rubbed her back softly, some of it being kind of awkward for him, and said "We'll find them eventually. Whoever R is, they can't hide forever. If what you told me about the letter is true, they won't give up. Neither will we, but let's focus on what we know first and what we can do."

Bella took a deep breath, pulled away, and nodded. Turning to the others, Bella smiled when she saw Harley still smashing her bat into the dead newborns skull. The crazy one saw everyone looking at her and asked "What? I swear I saw it move this time."

Diablo heard Bella reply "Don't change Harley."

Harley smiled somewhat creepily at the teen and replied "Don't plan on it, Hells Bells."

Flag looked to Bella and asked "So, to Italy?"

Bella nodded and said "Yeah, but prepare for a fight this time. The Volturi don't take kindly to those who aren't turned or dead. Not those who know their secret, anyway. There should be someone waiting for us in Italy. I asked them to go there so we can have rooms and prepare. They want to help get payback for me as well. Should be waiting for us."

Irina called out "Wait, I'm coming with you if that's alright." followed by most of the others except Carmen and Eleazar.

Bella looked to Flag who said "Ok, but you're not coming directly with us. I'm already pushing the boundaries. You have to wait for us somewhere until we get our info."

Tanya stopped them there and said "It might work better with me there. After my mother, the Denali coven has earned a few favors from the Volturi that may keep you alive. No guarantees though."

Bella nodded and said "That sounds smart, but don't blame us if they try to kill you."

Tanya smirked and said "I've lived a thousand years. I may not be invincible, but I can hold my own. Just keep Jane and Alec off my back."

Bella cursed and replied "I forgot about those two."

She turned to the group and said "The Cullen's told me about the Volturi's backbone before they left. There are key guards we have to worry about. Felix is a guard who most likely rivals or dominates K.C. in strength. Then there's Heidi. Don't look at her, she may have some power or something, but the Cullens always described her as being able to charm people. Santiago, something like that, is supposedly the best tracker. Then there's the "Witch Twins", Jane and Alec. They're like polar opposites. Alec can take away all of your senses, make you blind to anything while Jane can put you under the illusion of pain, like your insides being on fire."

Finished, she looked to the others and asked "Ok, look guys. This could get ugly and fast. If you don't want any part of it, you can walk away."

After Bella finished, K.C. said "What are we waiting for?"

Harley piped up "I'm in. This could be the most fun since our last assignment."

More-or-less, all of them agreed. Boomerang just didn't want to go back to Belle Reav. They take his stuffed unicorn.

With that, the Squad got back into the vehicles and drove back to the plane.

Time Skip:

11 hours later, they were on Florence's airstrip waiting for Bella's contact. Suddenly, two vans pulled up and out of the first one popped out... Leah. Bella smiled and embraced the taller woman while the other opened to reveal Paul and Jacob. Jacob was still limping but he wiped his temporary pain off his face to smile at Bella and pull her into a hug. Once they were done, Leah looked at the others and said "Wow, Bella. You weren't kidding. You really are hanging out with strange people."

Bella asked "Don't I always?"

Jacob smirked and replied "Touché, but what's a leech doing here?"

Tanya replied "Same could be asked about you, mutt."

Bella groaned and asked "Seriously? Can we please act civilized and stop calling each other animal names? How would you feel if I called you Bingo and Batgirl? Huh? I don't feel like going to a farm or back to Gotham for that matter, so shut it!"

After that outburst, they all fell silent, got into the vans, and left for the apartments Leah had rented.

That night, Bella fell on her squeaky mattress with a sigh. Moments later, she found herself on the Snooze-Train. Images flashed through her mind. She saw Edward, her father's body with the note in her hand, the destroyed town of Forks. Suddenly, the whispers filled her head again.

They echoed "Why won't you let us take control? Think about it. No more pain, no more consequences, you won't have to do a thing. We'll make sure Edward pays for his mistakes."

Bella replied "No, I can do it myself."

The whispers replied "No, you won't. You can't. You're too weak. You won't do what needs to be done. Even now, you're weakening. We will take control and eventually you will be the whispers in OUR head."

Bella sprang up in a cold sweat. She put her head in hands and tried to shake off the voices message. Looking around, she saw Harley sleeping noisily on a hammock. The Doll-Face Crazy Girl, as the group called her, was tossing, turning, and throwing in the occasional moan. Smiling, Bella climbed off of her mattress and went to the balcony. She found Deadshot sleeping in a chair. Feeling like a child, she tapped him on the shoulder.

She was rewarded when Floyd groaned "Zoe... Daddy needs to sleep."

Bella covered her mouth to hold in her giggling. Deadshot slowly opened his eyes and when he focused on her, Bella did a small wave. Deadshot said to Bella "Please tell me you didn't hear that."

She shrugged and said "I'm sorry for waking me you up. I just have something to tell you."

He sat up and leaned forward as she explained "Ever since Forks, there's been something that I haven't told anyone. I need help."

Deadshot asked "What? What has been going on with you?"

Bella answered "There's been these voices in my head. Whispers. I don't know if I'm going crazy, but I've been hearing them ever since, maybe before, all of this happened to me. They used to be in the background, like static, but now I think they're getting stronger. They keep saying that soon they'll be in control and if that's true, I don't think anything will survive."

Deadshot asked "So what do you want us to do if they take control? I mean, you whupped our asses when we first met. I think you could take on an army without breaking a sweat."

Bella replied "Waller gave some files after Gotham. There was one that caught my eye. James Heller. He may either be able to help or if the worst comes to, kill me."

Deadshot leaned towards her and asked "Why would you want to die? There could be way to help we don't know about."

Bella replied "Because, as much as I want to live, you guys need your lives. You have your daughter, Flag has June. The others, I'm not sure. Maybe Joker for Harley, but I can't imagine it going well. This thing inside of me, it's going to destroy me. It's going to rip me apart and use my body to do whatever the hell it wants. Just promise me."

With his nod, she stood up and walked back to the doorway. Before going inside, Bella asked "Shot, don't tell the others about this. Please? I don't think they'd understand."

Then she walked back inside.

The next day, they were in Volterra. Tanya lead them through the city, trying to avoid the sun as much as possible. She wore a jacket just in case. The others wore different clothes to make them look inconspicuous. Harley had to put a headband and wear the-dye clothes to look somewhat normal. She repeatedly protested looking like a hippy. Deadshot simply wore a leather jacket and a fedora. Croc had to wear a Halloween mask. Boomerang was dressed in raggedly clothes to fit in with his raggedly appearance. Diablo simply wore a hoodie. Flag simply wore a baseball cap, polo shirt, and jeans. Bella followed directly behind Tanya and had no change of clothes. Of course, most of them had backpacks for their gear. Carrying a baseball bat or an M4 in the open is more than certainly going to get you arrested.

Minutes later, they found themselves in the city square. Tanya led them to two large wooden doors which opened when they approached. Two cloaked figures waited on the other side. A deep voice, who Bella guessed was Felix, said "Tanya Denali. May I ask why you have brought us not one, not two, but 7 humans onto our doorstep?"

Flag muttered "Trust me, I wish we didn't have to be. Not with you all-black depressing bimbos."

Tanya answered "These humans need to speak with the Rulers."

A cold voice asked "Who does?"

A small figure rounded the corner and saw the group. Their hands raised and lowered their hood to reveal Jane, her blonde hair flowing freely on her shoulders. Once her ruby eyes focused on the group, she simply smiled and said "I see. Follow me."

With that, I take my leave. I plan to start on the next one soon. I hope to see you all soon. If you guys want a sequel to "A New Future", I would need ideas. Unfortunately it wouldn't come out for some time. It may take a while to finish this up and then I would have to start on Old Friends Reunited sequel. Anyway, goodbye to you all and wish me luck.