As much as I love talking about Bella's past this shall be the last chapter of it. We need to move on to the present and the future holds a lot of excitement I promise you. :)
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My anger was taking over me and all I could think about was destroying and killing. Aislinn and Demetri caught up to me as I was trying to find my way out of the castle, or whatever this place was. I felt Aislinn's smooth stone hand grab mine gently. I turned around and looked into her eyes, the anger drained from me and sadness took its place. If we could have cried we would have for days.
"Bella, breaking something or hurting someone won't bring them back. Osiris has paid for what he did and now we need to move on. We can't let grief control us." She was always so motherly; it really was a crime that she would never be able to have her own children. I knew then that she needed me, she needed someone to take care of and that fell upon me even though I was older. Falyn wasn't the type to be nurtured, so I was going to be strong for Aislinn and what's left of my family. How was I ever going to see Charlie or Renee again? I looked at Aislinn with my eyes now full of despair.
"Charlie and Renee," I whispered. Aislinn grabbed me into a strong embrace.
"Bella, it's ok. Once our newborn time is up we can go see them."
"You want to go to?"
"Of course I do. Your family is my family, our family. Now that I have my powers and I've seen your memories I feel like they have always been my family. It's really strange having so many experiences at once."
"Yeah I can only imagine. Now you can re-live how clumsy I was and all my trips to the hospital." She smiled for a moment but then her expression became somber and almost guilty. She looked down from my gaze before speaking again.
"It's a blessing and a curse really. I've only had my power for a day and already it is overwhelming. I feel like I'm intruding sometimes because I've experience some of your most private memories with… him."
(Present day conversation with Jacob)
"Don't tell me your bloodsucking sister fell in love with the leech too?" Jacob said while rolling his eyes.
"I wouldn't be surprised if one day you rolled your eyes and they fell out, you do it too much. Call my sister a bloodsucker one more time and I'll gladly pry them out for you, Jake." I hissed.
"Damn Bells, protective much?"
"Yes I am protective of my family, Jake. And no, she didn't fall in love with him but she did feel like she knew him and when she experienced him leaving…she felt almost as hurt as I did. It's not something I would want anyone to go through let alone my sister."
(Past)
The rest of that week had dragged on; Aislinn was constantly by my side keeping herself busy by mothering me. The grief of the boys being gone was too much to bear so I locked it in the back of my mind, only to bring it out when I was alone. I didn't want Aislinn to hurt anymore than she already was. We stayed away from a certain part of the castle where we had accidently stumbled upon the dining room. There was a faint smell of human blood in the room but it made me sick rather than thirsty. I learned that the smell of human blood wasn't as attractive to me as their heart beat was, it was easier for me to resist than it was for other vampires but I didn't understand why until my next conversation with Aro.
Felix and Demetri regularly came to see the three of us. Falyn had already agreed to join the guard so she wasn't around as much. After Felix and Demetri explained to us that it wasn't their intention for anyone innocent to get hurt, they were just doing their duty and apologized for what happened, we all actually became friends. Demetri told us about some of his more memorable tracking expeditions and they both taught us a lot. It was them who first encouraged me to project my shield, to try to guard other minds beside my own. Aro sent someone everyday for those first few weeks to ask us to talk with him again but we politely declined until we were strong enough to endure hearing more about our brother's fate. Aislinn and I were well aware that they were eventually going to ask us to join the guard, seeing as they had taken it upon themselves to dress us in their trademark cloaks. We talked about it but weren't sure if it was right for us. It disturbed me that my cloak was the same color as Jane's, I wasn't about to become anyone's pet. We walked down the hall towards that grand room and waiting in front of the door for us was Jane. If I wasn't immune to her powers I probably would have been as scared of her as Aislinn was.
"Let it be understood that you, Aislinn, are not under any circumstances to touch Aro," Jane chimed in her sinisterly angelic voice. Aislinn nodded her head and we entered the room. It looked almost exactly the same as it had last time, Aro, Marcus and Caius looked like they hadn't moved at all. They only thing that looked different were the slightly fearful expressions on faces of the guard. They couldn't be scared of us, could they? Aro, of course, wore the same excited expression as always. His constant jovial mood was slightly irritating and I was sure it wasn't just because my mood was the opposite of his, something about it seem feigned.
"Bella and Aislinn! How great it is for you to finally join us again. Isn't this wonderful, Marcus?" Marcus didn't even shift slightly out of his blank, apathetic stare. I had only recently learned that Marcus was so detached from everything due to his wife, Didyme's death. I felt sympathetic toward Marcus and I liked that he didn't feel the need to fake an interest in anything like Aro did.
"Aro, will you tell me about my eyes now?" I finally asked, saving Marcus from being forced to speak. He looked up at me, he still had the same apathetic look on his face but I knew he was grateful.
"Oh, yes dear one. I have only known one vampire like you in my whole existence. He hasn't been seen for a few hundred years and no one knows where he is. It's hard to believe that anything has happened to him because he, like you is nearly indestructible."
"What do you mean indestructible?" I said as I gave him an incredulous stare.
"According to the Myth of the Martyr, a human that knows of the existence of immortals and sacrifices their life to a vampire for an innocent to live becomes an extremely powerful vampire. The universe is on your side, Bella. Once you gave your life for those boys it became impossible for someone with bad intentions to hurt you. Tallis had bad intentions and as soon as he bit you he turned to dust. The mark that separates these vampires from the rest is their grey eyes along with their unmatched strength. You are very powerful and then to top it off you have a power. It truly is wonderful!"
My mouth had gapped open for most of Aro's speech and I couldn't remember how to close it. I looked over at Aislinn and her expression was the same. Once I cleared my head enough so that I was able to remember how to speak I turned back to Aro.
"You're telling me that if someone tries to hurt me out of wrong intentions that they just turn to dust?"
"Yes, dear one. We would be quite honored if you and Aislinn would consider joining the Volturi guard along with Falyn."
(Present day conversation with Jacob)
"No way!" he yelled, "My little clumsy Bella isn't just a vampire but the most powerful vampire."
"Yeah, Jake but it isn't all it's cracked up to be," I said.
"I know. You couldn't pay me enough to be a leech but if I was going to be one I would be glad if it was like you… So what did you say to his offer?"
"Well I thought about it for a while before telling him that I wanted to spend as much time with Charlie while he was still living, but that I would consider it after I could no longer see him. So I spent the remainder of the year there, perfecting my power until August when I moved back to start at PSU. Aislinn decided to come to school with me but Falyn stayed back with the Volturi."
"Are they bummed that you got all the cool powers?" Jake wouldn't admit it if I asked, but I could really tell he liked my story.
"No. Falyn and Aislinn have more than the ability to shape shift and see memories. Their powers work together. Aislinn can touch someone and see what they are most afraid of, her and Falyn have a kind of telepathic bond through which Aislinn shares the images of what someone is afraid of with Falyn. Once Falyn sees what someone is most afraid of she can transform into that if it is a living thing."
"That's awesome! So if someone is afraid of clowns she can turn into one?"
"Not only can she turn into one but she can turn into the exact image that the person remembers. Once I learned how to project my shield I would put it over them and they would mess with Jane," I said while laughing at the memory.
"What did they do?" He asked with wide eyes.
"Well I put my shield over Aislinn and Falyn and Aislinn rubbed up against Jane to see her memories. Then they both saw that Jane was a human around the times of the Salem witch trials and Aro had saved her from being burned at the stake. Then Aislinn found the perfect memory of Jane's executioner. Even though Aro had saved Jane that memory still haunted her. So Falyn shifted to look like the executioner and would chase Jane around. When she tried to use her power it didn't work because I was shielding them both. It taught Jane a lesson and we laughed about it for months. I even thought I saw a flash of happiness of Marcus' face when we told Aro about it. Jane finally met her match and Falyn got her revenge for Jane using her power on her."
Jake was laughing so hard that tears were coming out of his face. I liked that he was able to be the same carefree Jake that I remembered. It was starting to get dark; I was amazed at how fast time flew by when I was with him.
"I should get back to Aislinn and Charlie; they are probably wondering why I've been gone so long. I'm really glad you don't hate me Jake."
"How could I ever hate my best friend, Bells? Besides you didn't want this fate, you took it as a trade for your brother's lives and that just tells me that you will always be the Bella I know and love. My Bella stands up for what she believes in."
"Thanks Jake. I'll be sure to come by a lot more now. I've missed you so much," I said as I hugged my big, warm best friend.
"I've missed you too, Bells. I'll be sure to let the pack know what happened so they won't attack you like I did when I saw you."
"Thanks, I love you Jake."
"I love you too, Bells."
Then we parted ways, I ran back to my car and drove to Charlie's. I walked in the door and laughed when Aislinn crinkled her nose.
"You smell like wet dog," she joked.
"I know, Jake and I had a long conversation about everything that happened while I was gone." She gave me a nod of understanding then went upstairs to leave me alone with Charlie.
"I'm glad you and Jake talked, Bells. He's been worried about you," Charlie said from the couch.
"I know, Dad. I totally lost track of time, we should be heading back but we'll be visiting a lot more from now on."
We said our goodbyes and took off towards Portland. Aislinn touched her hand to mine and froze for a moment while she absorbed all of my memories.
"I'm glad Jake was so understanding, I was worried he wouldn't and you would be hurt." She whispered.
"So am I. I was worried he wouldn't want to ever see me again."
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Well I hope you liked Bella's past. Sometimes I felt like it was taking forever to get her story out but I wanted you guys to know everything that happened to her because it will all be important for her future. Now on to the future we go!
I would like to once again thank my amazing reviewers: Starlit Tiger, Kaatt, alison94, James018 and Bleached Kitty and everyone that added this story to their favorites or alerted it. Those all really push me to write a good story. I hope it doesn't disappoint!