I have a few things to appologize for this time around. One I am soooooooooo etc etc sorry for the long delay. I've been away for the past two weeks and had writer's block on top of that. Also this chapter isn't very long. SO I'm sorry on both counts. But other than that I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks as always for sticking with me I don't own Twilight, feel free to point out any historical errors and ENJOY!!!!
Rpov
I walked into the barracks that morning to wake the girls. It was still early and I was still tired, the events of the day before a bit foggy to be honest. So believe me it shocked me when I saw a teenage boy asleep on the first bed by the door. I jumped and gave a small shriek in shock. His eyes immediately sprung open and he sat up bumping his head on the bunk above, he groaned in pain but still sleepily managed to ask.
"Alice, Alice what's wrong?". he looked crazily around the barracks fear spreading on his face as he looked for the girl I suddenly remembered was his sister,
"No, no she's fine probably still asleep" I said reassuringly. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you forgive me but I'm not used to having men in my barracks is all, I'm Rosalie Hale" I said extending my hand he sat up and took my hand smiling.
"I'm Emmett Cullen" he answered. And for some unexplained reason my face grew warm as he looked up at me and I felt an electric shock shoot through me at his touch. I smiled to myself and looked away. Continuing with my original purpose of being here.
Bpov
"Alice wake up" I murmured shaking her. She groaned- same old Alice definitely not a morning person. However I don't think the other Nazis would be as lenient about the matter as her mother had been. She groaned again but pulled herself up even so.
"Happy?" she asked.
"Far from it" I murmured darkly. She seemed to remember suddenly where we are and what was going on.
"Oh right sorry" she whispered as we got out of bed. I hugged her briefly and then looked up to the top bunk where Sephora was just starting to wake up as well.
"Come on" I whispered. She sat up and immediately threw her legs over the side. I spotted her as she slid to the ground making sure she didn't hit the ground too sharply, loose her balance and twist her ankle or something else.
"Thank you" she whispered back.
We went outside and began our work. In an undertone I explained to Alice how everything here worked. She nodded and listened intensively as we continued sorting through the bags and bags. We had found out from Edward (who had come by me and stood behind me and whispered what was happening) that Emmett was helping get the bags from the train to here, didn't sound particularly fun but at least he was here and with us.
Alice had watched our interaction closely, she turned to me and smirked as soon as Edward was out of earshot.
"What?" I asked indignantly. She rolled her eyes.
"You know what" she said.
"No I don't!" I said but I felt the blood rushing to my cheeks.
"Bella are you still as oblivious as you were before?" she asked looking on the verge of laughter.
"Excuse me?" I asked her my eyes narrowing.
"You're the same as you always were" she said shaking her head as if she pitied me "You were just as oblivious as you were when life was well- normal you didn't notice it when any of the boys at school took a liking to you. Not with Mike, Eric or Tyler, you didn't notice it at all. I had to tell you!" she said with an actual giggle.
"Well I'm sorry if I seem a bit distracted lately and don't notice" I said with a bitterness in my voice that I knew Alice didn't deserve. "Things have changed a bit since we were going to school incase you didn't notice" I said and with a glance at Edward who was a few hundred yards away now "Besides" I continued turning back to our work " I'd rather be with any of those dimwits than be involved with a Nazi" I said.
Alice looked away and I thought I heard her murmur "A really nice Nazi, one that saved all of our lives". I shook my head and continued with our task but I felt eyes boring into me whether Alice's or Edward's I wasn't sure.
Jpov
This place was the absolute worst I think I've ever been in .Worse than training, worse that the battle field drenched in the blood of my friend. The death was tangible here, especially where I "worked". There are atrocities that none of our troops expected. I never thought I'd see something- or smell something as terrible. The burning of the dead bodies that had been the people but to death in gas chambers. My job was to help burn those bodies- the bodies mostly of women and children- children!
I realized with sick intuition that this was not just a prisoner of war camp. I asked one of the men I worked with what his crime was. He looked at me questioningly. So I tried again.
"What did you do to get here?" I asked him.
"I did nothing, but be born Jewish" he said after a long pause in which varying degrees of pain flashed across his coal stained face. That was when I realized the magnitude of what I was dealing with the degree of hatred and prejudice I had been thrown into. And it made me feel sick to the very core of my stomach.
Apov
That first day in the camp was hard. No not the work but adjusting. This new darker Bella I wasn't too sure I liked. I mean of course I still loved her, she was like my sister even if she was different. But a light in her seemed to have died; a flame had burnt out. I understood perfectly that things were different and harder but I didn't see the point of harping on it. To me this was just something that we needed to grit our teeth and get through: just a bump in the road rather than the end.
But Bella seemed to sometimes think this was the end. Of course at some times though she seemed to find hope but at other times she just seemed drained. I missed my friend I really did.
I sighed and continued the dull and uneventful work- though I wasn't complaining since I was safe. I sighed again and looked up at the low skyline of barracks, barbwire fences and that tall smokestack now belching thick black smoke.
Epov
Watching Bella the next day I knew that I had done the right thing yesterday. The pale face seemed a bit more colored and she smiled easier. She still wasn't the spit fire that she was at first when she rebelled easily and showed me the resentment that her spirit carried for me.
She had turned numb perhaps I shouldn't have told her about her sister. But now she seemed to be getting back to her old self. I look across the work yard. She's standing there with Alice sorting through the clothes talking about something.
Bella smiled lightly at some things though Alice was noticeably more animated than her. Bella shouldn't look so sad it wasn't right. I wanted so badly to do something anything that would make her happier- anything and I would do it in a heartbeat anything to make her smile. But I didn't know what or who to ask.
Empov
The work here was long and dull and worst of all I had to be around the Nazis a good percentage of the day
since there weren't many other inmates gathering the belongings.
Most of them didn't seem to even want to acknowledge the fact that I was there but others were more than willing to not only to acknowledge me but to mock everything about me as well. Mostly my heritage and my family and other lovely things such as that. I just ignored them although when they made a few comments about Alice I wanted to strangle them. One or two even seemed scared of me mostly because of my size I guess. Though based on the amount of food I've seen around here I won't be quite as bulky soon.
I seem to be the one they like to make do all the real work- the actual physical loading and unloading of the suitcases. They mostly just stood around and watched and then drove the truck. Oh and as I already mentioned before they bossed me around an mocked me relentlessly.
The blond girl Nazi- for lack of a better word ( I think her name was Rose) drove up in a jeep about half way through the day. She looked at her fellow officers with disdain.
"Are you doing anything?" she asked them rather roughly as I continued to load the suitcases I bent over one pile longer than usual to hide my smile. When I came up she was still giving them an earful. "I mean honestly here he- what's your name again?" she asked I looked up in shock realizing that not only was she speaking to me directly but as if I were an actual person- like she had this morning.
"Emmett umm er mam" I said struggling to find and appropriate way to address her.
"Aww right thank you" she said to me then rounded back on her comrades "So while Emmett is working you decide that you can just sit back on you fat rears while he does everything."
"Need I remind you Rosie we aren't inmates" a particularly large solider said sneering.
"Ah yes of this I am completely aware." Rose said ice flashing in her eyes " However you were ASSIGNED by me to this site before we had Emmett to assist."
"BY YOU" another thundered. "AND WHO ARE YOU TO ASSIGN US!"
"I am the overseer of this entire operation Peterson" she said not loosing her temper like the men but her voice still hard and cold. "The collection of bags and the sorting -being the overseer I reserve the right to yes ASSIGN you to a location." one of the men tried to cut her off but she continued on "Furthermore when you are assigned to a site- whether you are Nazi or inmate you are expected to complete the work set for you is that clear?" she asked.
There was a general chorus of yes's.
"Good now after this train load is done you need to go over to the gas chambers." and for the first time a look of sadness filtered into her eyes and she had to swallow hard before she could continue " Another lot has just been… finished and the things they left behind need to be collected." she said looking as if she were on the verge of choking. "Understood?" she asked and the imperious tone was back in her voice.
"Yes mam" they all chorused and I had to look down again to hide the laugh at their submissiveness. Rose got back in her jeep and drove away. The men turned to glare at me- they had obviously seen me laughing.
"For your cheek your sister will come with us when we go to collect the dead bodies' clothes" the one Rose had called Peterson spat at me. Oh no poor Alice I though miserably.
So I hope you liked it. Remember reviews make my world go round and round lol not really but I REALLY like them anyway. So on a completely unrelated note is anyone seeing Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince tonight? I am and I'm soooo excited so if you are a Potterhead (and even if you're not) get out there and see it! It should be amazing ( I hope lol). So back to the fanfic I really hope you liked this chapter, review and I'll TRY to get the next out SOON. Luv you all thanks for the continued support luv ya! -wili-lili.
