QUICKIE: Sorry for the super duper long wait, I suck. I've been having writers block with this for a month now, but hopefully I'll get the last few chapters up without a long wait.
-Bella's POV-
"Go ahead, Alice." Carlisle said as he sat down next to Esme.
"I had a vision of Victoria, the redhead from Seattle, going to The Volturi to get revenge on us."
"Uh...why?" Emmett asked impatiently.
"Because I killed her mate, James." She took an unnecessary breath before continuing. "She's going to tell Aro that Bella knows about us..."
"Oh, dear." Esme said.
"She's a human. They'll either want to kill her, and us, or change her." Said Emmett.
My eyes widened and hoped for the latter if it came to that.
Now I have to worry about another vampire that might kill me...great.
Alice resting her hand on mine, comforting me the best she could.
"Do you have any idea of when she is going to them?" Rose asked.
"By tomorrow evening, then The Volturi will get here Wednesday night."
"What will we tell them when they get here? Bella, do you even want to be changed?" Edward asked.
"Yes." I answered. "But not now. I want to wait until after graduation."
"We tell them the truth. As long as you have plans to change her, Aro might let it go for a while if he has proof of it." Carlisle mused.
"I can show him a vision of Bella as a vampire, that I had not that long ago."
"He'll have to touch you to see it, and in the process, will read every thought you've ever had. He'll find out that Bella has a power now, and will want to see her." Edward pointed out.
"So, she'll be here when they come." Alice suggested.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Asked Jasper. "...Carlisle?"
He thought to himself for a moment, letting out a sigh before he spoke.
"I think it's best to have Bella here. Edward is right about Aro, he'll want to see her..."
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The next day as we lied together in my bed, Alice absentmindedly played with my fingers, all the while my head was spinning with questions from this new information. I snuggled into her more before speaking up.
"I want to ask you something, and I need you to answer it honestly..."
"I always do, Bella. What is it?" She said before kissing me on my temple.
I took a few seconds, getting up the courage, not only to ask it, but to be ready for the answer.
"Do you think they'll kill me, The Volturi?"
"They don't know the full story, so they'll come here wanting answers. As long as I show Aro my vision of you as a vampire and what happened with James, then we should be okay. I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."
"It seems all I've done is cause you guys trouble..."
"None of this is your fault, don't ever think that." She said sternly.
"You almost got killed because of me-"
"And you saved me, if you don't recall."
"That was pure luck. I can't control my power that well-"
I was silenced by her lips on mine. She didn't like when I blamed myself for things I couldn't control, but technically, everything was my fault. It was my scent all over Alice when she went to Seattle. And everything just snowballed from there.
"Don't think, just...be with me right now."
I nodded, letting her cold lips captured mine again, sending a shiver down my spine. My hand cupped her face as I let my mind drift to her and only her in this moment. Sliding my hand into her hair, I tugged at her soft locks, kissing her back more aggressively. Only pulling away to mumble "I love you" against her lips.
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The next day, all I could think about was how tonight was going to go. I couldn't even try and focus on my school work, and I knew that Alice was more worried about me than The Volturi, even though she couldn't see how tonight would turn out. I was quiet most of the time, only talking unless someone talked to me. I had too much on my mind to carry on a normal conversation.
Alice was by my side as much as she could be, when we weren't separated by classes. When the day was over, she drove me home and we did the same as yesterday, cuddled as much as we could until it was almost time for Charlie to come home. When the time came, I reluctantly tore myself away from her and headed downstairs to start dinner.
I picked chicken breasts and leftover potatoes from the previous night, and started cooking.
After pretending to read the newspaper for a while, I checked the clock on the wall.
"Let me." She said before I even got up.
Opening the oven, she checked on the food before closing the door.
"Almost done."
Kneeling before me, she took my hands in hers and kissed each one. I leaned forward and wrapped my arms arms her neck, holding her tight.
"It's going to be okay." She whispered.
"I just want it to be over. I'm exhausted from worrying about what could happen."
"I know, honey."
We held each other for a little while longer, until Charlie came home. Alice went up to my room in a flash, while I talked to him while we ate. I cleaned up the kitchen before making the excuse that I didn't feel good, so I could go to bed early. Once I made it upstairs, I found Alice laying on my bed with her eyes closed. I quickly brushed my teeth before sitting on the bed next to her. She opened her eyes before she sat up, kissing me softly.
"I still can't see anything...it's like being blind."
"Welcome to my world."
She sighed as she rested her head against mine. "We should get going."
I swallowed hard, as I nodded, my feet feeling as heavy as lead. I threw on my light hoodie before she gathered me up in her arms and jumped out the window, and dashed through the forest. By the time we got to her house, my nose was cold and Esme gave me a blanket to warm up.
We all sat in silence as we waited. Alice next to me the whole time, holding my hand or kissing me lightly on my cheek. Then she suddenly went still, her face going blank and her pupils enlarging a tiny bit. She blinked when she came back to the present, all of us waiting to hear about what she saw.
"Their coming..." she said ominously.
We all stood, waiting for them to arrive. My heart pounding in my chest, due to my anxiousness. Alice wrapped her arm around my waist protectively, as all their eyes went to the back door, apparently hearing something my human ears couldn't. Esme was at the door in a second, opening it for our visitors as the rest of us waited.
A few seconds later, five hooded figures walked into the house, and I could have sworn my heart stopped for a second. As they filtered into the living room, they pulled off their hoods and all eyes went to me. Five pairs of blood red eyes stared me down for what felt like an eternity, but was most likely just a few seconds.
"Carlisle," The one in front broke the silence. "My old friend. It's a shame we have to see each other under these circumstances."
"Things are not as they seem, Aro. But if you give us a chance to tell our side of the story, you will see."
"Of course, all we want is the truth." He said before his eyes came back to me. "What is your name, child?"
"B-bella." I stuttered.
"Bella...that's a beautiful name. Do you know why we are here?"
I could only nod, the words not wanting to come out of my mouth.
"As you all probably know, a Victoria came to us." Then he turned to Alice. "She said you killed her mate, James. What was the reason for that?"
"He was hunting Bella." she started. "He wasn't going to stop until he got her, so I had to do what was necessary to protect her."
"All that trouble, to protect a human? It must be love." He said in a soothing voice.
The blonde girl behind him just rolled her eyes, but the others remained stoic.
"She'll be one of us eventually. She is no threat and won't expose us."
"When is...eventually?" He asked curiously.
"Sometime after graduation next year."
"Hm, I see. May I, dear Alice?" He held out his hand in front of him "Just to be sure you are telling the truth, of course."
-Alice's POV-
I nodded to him, giving Bella a reassuring squeeze, before walking over to him. Esme was by her side in a second, taking my place, trying to make Bella feel safe. I was tad nervous, but I kept my cool on the outside, for Bella's sake. I knew he was about to find out about her, and I didn't know what he would do from there. I let my hand slide into his, palm to palm. A tingling went through my hand as he lowered his head and closed his eyes.
I slipped into the vision of Bella and I at our wedding, enjoying it a second time as he watched. When it ended I started to move my hand back, but he held on tight, taking in every thought I've ever had. All of ten seconds went by, before he opened his eyes to me again.
"Very interesting, to see what you have seen, before it has happened."
"Now you know everything."
"I certainly do. And more..." His eyes shifted to Bella.
"Come here, dear Bella." With a gentle smile on his face, he let go of my hand and urged her to come over. "Don't be afraid, I will not harm you."
Her eyes widened before she glanced at me. I walked back over to her, giving her a gentle push towards him. Her heart was pounding so hard, I was afraid one of them may be tempted...but, since they were The Volturi, I trusted them to stay professional.
Bella stuck her shaking hand out to him, and he took it rather fast, making her jump a little. He cupped her hand between both of his, but only a few seconds later, opened his eyes and looked at her bewildered.
"Strange. Do you have more than one power?" He asked.
"N-not that I know of..." She managed to get out.
"I can't see or hear anything...fascinating!"
"Do any of your powers work on Bella?" He looked at the rest of us as he let her hand go.
"Mine..." Jasper spoke up. "But we think that has to do with because my power is physical, not mental."
"I can't read her mind."
"And she is just a blur in my visions."
"You are turning out to be one intriguing human, Bella. I've never come across a human that could do what you can. Would you please demonstrate for us?"
"She gets bad headaches when she does..." I spoke up.
"Hm, that's probably because she doesn't use it very often, am I right?" He asked her.
"I try not to..."
"I'm sure if you do it more often...practice and what not, that the headache will become less and less, until you don't have them at all anymore." He thought out loud. "Would you please just try, that's all I ask." He practically begged her.
"O-okay."
"Wonderful! Let's sit, all this standing around isn't helping, I'm sure."
Bella made her way back over to me, taking my hand as I pulled her over to the couch, sitting next to her, Esme on her other side.
"Pick any object, Bella."
"Nothing breakable though, honey." Esme said.
She looked around the room, going from one thing to another, obviously not finding anything that suited her.
"Oh! I think I might have the perfect object." He untied his cloak, letting it fall onto the seat of the chair he was in, and grabbed a pen out of his suit pocket.
Laying it on the table in front of Bella, he watched her with big eyes, ready to be impressed.
"There you go, dear. See if you can move it from the table, to my hand."
She looked at the pen like it weighed a million pounds. I could tell she was doubting herself, and with all this pressure, it really wasn't helping her. I rubbed her back lightly, hoping to give her some reassurance that she could do it. I knew she could. If she could move a huge boulder while convulsing from vampire venom, then she could move this small pen.
She let out a breath as she stared the pen down. After ten seconds went by, she narrowed her eyes at it, focusing harder. Soon frown lines appeared on her forehead, and her eyelid twitched. That's when the pen flew off the glass table, and hit Aro right in between the eyes.
Bella's jaw dropped while Emmett held back a snicker.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to-"
He chuckled and waved his hand at her. "It's fine, dear. It obviously didn't hurt. And you got it...sort of close." He teased. "It's still very impressive. I can only imagine what you could do as an immortal."
All of a sudden Bella's face cringed in pain, and she lowered her head into her hands.
"Headache starting?" Esme asked, worried.
She nodded.
"May I take Bella home? It's getting late and she needs to rest."
"Of course, our business is done here. It was a pleasure to meet you, Bella. I hope we cross paths in the near future, when you are one of us, that is..."
A/N: Well, The Volturi are on the Cullens side now, but what will happen with Victoria?
P.S. - I wrote a Bellice one-shot called Derby Girl, AND started a new Bellice story called The Cullen Ranch. SO if you haven't, please go check those out! :)