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BPOV
I exhaled; telling my story took a lot out of me, especially after the recent events. The look of the vampire in the room was of pity, sadness and anger. I didn't need the pity or the sadness but the anger I could use, it would be the key to beating the Volturi, even in their weakened state. Jasper sent a wave of determination my way and I was glad to know that his emotions mirrored mine.
"Now you all see why the Volturi need to be destroyed," I said.
"Of course we do child, and we shall aide you and your family," A nameless face said. "They have reigned beyond their time." I smiled and nodded my head.
"Okay the Volturi have just noticed Bella missing," Alice flitted to my side; her eyes bulging. "They are going to have a meeting in which they decide to use all of Bella's blood supply." She closed her eyes and sighed. "If we're going to do something then we should do it now." She opened her eyes.
"So you're certain that they're going to drink the blood?" the vampire I remembered as Vladimir asked.
"Of Course I'm certain," Alice said smugly. "We have one full day before they realize that Bella left with Jasper," She turned her attention away from the blond haired vampire. "They're still trying to figure out how you escaped." I couldn't help but to smile.
"Your gifts are remarkable Bella," Another nameless vampire said. "I am Eleazar," He offered his hand to me for me to shake. "I have never met a vampire like you," he smiled. "You're powers are growing by the minute." His Spanish accent was thick.
"Really?" he laughed. "Should I be feeling something?" He laughed again.
"Do you not feel a surge or a pull of some sort?" Of course I did but it was from the gift I knew I had already.
"A pull," he smiled even wider.
"What else? Search deeper inside of you, do you feel anything else?" I closed my eyes and did exactly what he told me to do.
I exhaled and focused on penetrating deep inside of me, I gasped lightly when I could physically see a glowing ember of energy. It was slightly ricocheting against my rib cage, delicately brushing against my non-beating heart. I didn't know what to do, but I knew that I wanted to feel it surge through my body, I wanted to control it.
"You can control it Isabella, it is a part of you." Eleazar's voice echoed in my mind.
I exhaled again and began to mentally pull at the ball of energy. I demanded it to break apart so that it could swell through my body, through my empty veins. It moved slowly at first but gained speed as it continued its route through my body. I smiled as I could feel it filling out every pore and crevice on my skin. I inhaled sharply and fell to my knees when the golden energy reassembled its self and reconvened behind my eyes. I could hear Jasper drop down beside me, but his words were lost on me. I could only concentrate on the pounding behind my eyelids.
"Bella?" Jasper frantically asked.
"No need to worry Jasper," Eleazar coaxed.
The pressure slowly dissipated and was replaced with a small tingle. I opened my eyes and shook my head. The hammering was gone and I could stand. I jumped back a bit when I saw the same glowing energy haloing everyone in the room. Each was a different color and size and noiselessly bobbed around their bodies. I felt a strange magnetic pull to them, almost like the need to tug and attract them to my eyes.
"Are you okay Bella?" Jasper asked. I turned to him and nodded my head.
"You're glowing," I said while passing my hand through the rays that encircled his body.
"Glowing?" He asked as I smiled and reveled in how the energy easily wrapped around my fingers.
"Extraordinary," Eleazar whispered. "You have the gift of controlled compulsion," I let Jasper's energy swirls slide between my fingers before turning to look at him?
"Compulsion? You mean I can control people?" I wasn't sure that I like this gift; people change when they have control over people. The Volturi were great examples of too much power.
"It's much more complicated than that hermosa, but in simple terms, you can urge people to do certain things." I looked at the waves that encased his form.
"How?" I grabbed onto Jasper's hand and squeezed. "How do I do it?"
"Well I can't tell you that much but I'm guessing that you have noticed something different about every single one of us?" Different didn't describe what I was seeing or feeling right now.
"Energy, it's everywhere." I mumbled while distractingly playing with the shimmering swirls around Jasper.
"Now try to use it."
"I can't." I shook my head. "I'm not sure I want to use this gift." I ran a hand through my hair and exhaled. "I don't want to change." I looked down.
"You won't change Bella," Jasper placed both hands on my shoulders and turned me to face him. "You'll always be the Bella we love with or without this gift."
"How can you be so sure?" I know he could feel the waves of fear rolling off from me.
"Because some of us were in this position once, we know what it's like. With gifts comes control Bella, control that I know you have." He bent his forehead down towards mine and rubbed his nose gently against mine. "Everything is going to be okay Bella; you don't have to be afraid anymore." I wrapped my arms around his back and pulled him tighter to my body.
"I know that now." I lifted my head and pressed my lips against his. In that minute it was like no one else was there; I could only think about how Jasper's lips moved sensually against min, how his tongue brushed the outside of my lips.
"Um, sorry for interrupting and stuff but didn't Alice say that we didn't have a lot of time left and –" I don't know why I said it but I didn't want my moment with Jasper to end; no one knew how much I missed him but me.
"Be Quiet!" I stared at him and his green coiling energy. Suddenly his energy halo was gone and I could feel something being absorbed into my eyes.
Damien stood there with a blank expression on his face; his eyes were lifeless. I stepped forward but was stopped by Alice.
"What did you do to him?!" she screamed at me.
"I-I didn't do anything?" I managed to get out. She snarled and turned away from me.
"Damien? Damien? Do you hear me?" she grabbed onto his shoulders and shook him.
"Damien!" I broke away from Jasper's embrace and walked up to where Alice was shrilling. She whirled around and pointed one manicured finger at me. "Stay away from him, you did this…you...you monster!"
"I'm not a monster" I whispered. But when I focused more clearly, I could see that Damien's energy was reverberating around behind my eyes. "Oh God," I grabbed onto Jasper for support.
"Alice! You better take that back," Jasper growled at her but she ignored him as his showered Damien's face with small kisses.
"Stop!" I broke away from Jasper again and pulled Alice away from Damien.
"Hey! Get your hands off me," She struggled against my arm but I was stronger.
"Just back away for a minute okay?" I avoided looking her in the eyes. "Please," she sighed. "Alice," I pleaded. She glared at me then stepped to the side.
"If you hurt him," Alice warned.
"I would never hurt Damien, so don't even think it." I hissed. This seemed to have scared her because she shrank back.
"Damien?" His eyes snapped up to mine…he was under my control now. "Am I hurting you?"
"You would never hurt me Bella," I smiled and pulled him into my arms.
"I need you to do something for me," I pulled away.
"Of course Bella," His voice was monotone.
"I need you to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, can you do that?"
"I Pledge Allegiance…"
"Stop, what are you doing to him?" Alice came stomping over to where Damien and I stood. "He isn't your guinea pig." I turned to face her.
"And neither is he, you remember that," I jabbed my finger into her chest to make my point. "If I see you abusing him like you did with Jasper, then I promise I won't mind using my gift." With that I released Damien's energy and walked back over to Jasper.
"Bella –" I put my hand up.
"Yes I know that was rude but she had no right to call me a monster, not after all I've been through," Jasper shook his head.
"I was going to say that I'm happy to have you back and that I couldn't have said that better myself." I nestled into his chest and laughed.
"Whoa that was weird," I snapped my head up and looked over at Damien. "It was like I could hear everything and see everything but I couldn't do anything, I could only think of Bella,"
"Did it hurt?" I asked from inside of Jasper's arms.
"Nope," he grinned really big then frowned. "Bella is right yak know," He turned to Alice. "She isn't the monster here, the Volturi are and if you knew what happened in that room they locked us in…just don't call her that again, ok?" Alice looked down sheepishly. "She's my best friend and she deserves respect."
"Thank you Damien but there's no need really, I think Alice and I have an understanding." I looked over at her.
"I'm sorry, I just…I…care about him already." She looked up at me. I didn't know what to say so I just nodded.
"Okay so how about we get started?" Carlisle cleared his throat. "We have a lot to get done in one day.
"Carlisle's right, even with the Volturi in a weakened state, we're going to need to prepare for the worse." I reluctantly detangled myself from him and stood by his side. "Now I know that not everyone here is a fighter but we're going to have to do our best." I smiled at Jasper admiringly, if anyone could lead us through this attack, it would be him.
"I think those of us with gifts should come up with a plan! Wouldn't it be easier to beat them that way?" A female vampire with long, pale blond hair spoke. "I mean if they're poisoned it'll be easier right?"
"Brawn is always better I say," A tall, lanky vampire with keen ruby eyes glared at the female.
"You'd be surprised." The female smirked while running her small hand through her corn silk hair.
"Oh trust me sweetheart, I know what I'm talking about." He shook his head, causing his long sandy hair to come over his shoulders.
"Do not. Call me sweetheart." The female hissed back.
"Well what's your name then sweetheart?" the male grinned. I rolled my eyes and stood up on top of a chair near me.
"Okay okay, obviously we're not going to agree on everything but I agree with…" I looked at the girl with the light blue energy swirling around her.
"Kate," she smiled.
"I agree with Kate, there's no need to risk everyone's life, not when it will be easy to take them down." I was suddenly pulled down from the chair.
"Are you crazy? We're going to need everyone." Jasper whispered.
"Jasper's right Bella; the Volturi are not to be underestimated." Edward came up to my side. "This is going to have to be a joint effort." I knew he was right but I thought about Rosalie, Esme, and all the other's who fighters weren't. Could I really let them die because of me? "Don't think that way Bella, everyone is here because they want to be," he ruffled my hair a bit. "Don't be so dramatic." I laughed bitterly.
"How can you be joking about this? If anyone gets hurt –"
"We're stronger than you think you know, and we want to be here," Kate smiled. "So what's the plan then?" We all turned to look at Jasper.
"How much time do we have exactly Alice?" he asked her.
"Well since we spent about 2 hours discussing Bella and her gifts, about twenty two hours before the Volturi come."
"Are they coming alone?" She scrunched up her face a bit.
"Well that's a little foggy but so far from what I've seen, I'd have to say yes."
"Why would it be foggy?" I asked her. "I thought you could see now that I've changed." She smiled weakly at me.
"Well Jasper's still deciding whether or not to involve the dogs," she raised her nose up in disgust.
"Dogs?"
"Absolutely! The Volturi are terrified of werewolves! They practically massacred them all out of fear! " Stefan clapped his hands together and I shuddered; he reminded me of Aro.
"Wait werewolves? As in humans who transform into wolves?"
"Yes, they live on the reservation." Jasper explained. More lives to risk.
"No! We can't involve them, they don't even know me." I was shaking my head frantically.
"Bella is right; involving the wolves will be too much."
"But it is a good idea; I can see it now, Aro screaming like a child. Oh we must do this." Vladimir leered.
My head felt like it was spinning. Whoever these wolves were, they most likely had families, wives, friends, who cared about them. I can't let anyone else get hurt. I quickly switched my thoughts from English to my native language. If what I was planning on doing would work, then will need to hide it Edward and everyone else, including Jasper. I'm going to face the Volturi on my own.
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