Isabella Volturi
EPOV
Alice was one step behind me. "Oh my god, its Bella."
"Shush Alice. So, its Bella, but she not ours anymore. She belongs to Aro and the rest of the stinking Volturi." I said.
Alice fell silent. But Edward, its not fair! You made me leave her, why can't I go and say 58 years worth of sorry, She thought.
"Alice, I'm sorry I made you leave her, I hate myself because I left her, but it was so that she wouldn't be in danger anymore." I defended my decision.
"But she was in danger. How else did she end up a vampire? Edward, lets just go and say hi."
I thought about what Alice had said. How did Bella end up a vampire? How did she come to join the Volturi? I knew that I would have to ask her myself. Alice saw my decision and smiled in triumph. She took my hand and dragged me towards Bella.
'Bella doesn't like you anymore, she got over you just like you told her to,' I said to myself. But if she didn't like me, why did she look so sad when she saw I was dancing with Tanya. She must still love me…no, she didn't. I told her to move on, and she did. She probably loved that Mike Newton boy. Whatever.
As soon as we were within a metre of Bella, she looked up and smiled. Power radiated from her, stopping me in my tracks. It didn't matter if she didn't love me, because I would always love her, even if she turned out to be a slimy green alien with an antenna stuck on her head. She was my life before, and she still is. I tried o read her mind, and she laughed.
"It won't work Edward." Bella said. When she said my name, a shiver went up my spine. I looked at her confused. How had she known I was trying to read her mind? "I can sense when someone tries to read my mind, or if Jane uses her power on me."
I was so lost in her deep, chocolate brown eyes that I couldn't see the rest of the room. It was as if it was just me and her, alone.
"Bella." Alice said, hugging her. "I really missed you!"
"I missed you too, Alice." Bella replied, although her eyes were locked on mine. "How are the rest of your family?"
I thought it was about time I spoke, "they are all well, like I trust you are?"
She heard the coldness in my voice. "Yes, I am well. Thank you for attending my ball, do say hello to Tanya and the rest of them." And she turned away.
Alice looked at Bella's retreating figure and up at me. "Why did you go and do that?" She asked sternly.
I sighed. "Because… Alice, I love her, and I can't think of how much pain I must have caused her. I didn't mean for my voice to go so cold, but I was remembering the day I left her, and the hatred towards myself just boiled up under my skin while I was talking to her. Now she thinks I don't like her, when the truth is, I haven't gone a second without thinking about her ever since I met her."
Alice put her arm around my waist and sighed. "Come on, every thing will be fine. Now lets dance." She commanded.
I smiled weakly at her and took her hand, but my eyes were scanning the room for Bella. She was dancing with the newest member of the guard, Roberto. His eyes were burgundy, his hair a dark blonde/light brown. He was thinking about Bella. God, she's sexy. And single. I might be in for a bit of luck. I'll just turn on the charm, and I bet I'll be invited to her bedroom before this ball-thingy is over. Did she just say something? I'll just nod. Ha. She thinks I'm listening to her. I wonder…
"Edward!" Alice said, pulling me out of Roberto's mind. I realised that I had been growling, and that I had danced over to Roberto and Bella.
I shook Alice's hand off my shoulder and I grabbed Bella and dragged her away from Roberto. She was confused, and she was demanding that I let her go.
"Edward Cullen, get off of me this instant!" She shouted once we were out on the balcony. She was angry and the clouds had mysteriously moved towards us. It looked like she was using her power against me. "Why don't you just run away and find some more distractions!"
I sighed. "Isabella Marie Swan Volturi, did you really believe that I left you because I didn't love you anymore? Really Bella. I tell you I love you a thousand times, but when I mention leaving you just give up? How could you believe the lie, when the truth was right in front of you?"
"But you left me." She whispered. "I always knew that I had no hold on you. You don't love me, and I know you probably feel guilty, but I'm not your responsibility anymore, Edward."
"Bella, I never stopped loving you. Three years after I left, I went to Forks to beg that you took me back, but you wasn't there. They said you had moved with your mum, so I spent another 50 years looking for you. I never expected you to be here, but when I couldn't find you I went to see a very old and wrinkly Mike, who told me you had died in a car accident. I was traumatised, and I grieved for you every day. Bella, I only left so you wouldn't be in danger anymore. I will always love you, even if you have moved on…"
"I haven't. I've had 58 years to dream of this moment, and it couldn't be more perfect." She wrapped her arms around me. "Oh Edward, I've missed you so much!"
I held her closer and breathed in her scent. I didn't have an urge to kill her, I had the urge to kiss her.
"Hold very still," I said. She smiled, but shut her eyes and turned motionless. I leaned in towards her, breathing in her scent. I had forgotten how good she smelt. I pressed my lips to hers, and it felt right. Instead of acting like she was a porcelain doll, she held her own. All that mattered was that she was here with me, everything else could wait. She pulled away and smiled when she saw me frown.
"Come with me."
I looked at her and nodded. She let go of my hand and stepped to the edge of the balcony and jumped. She was very graceful and she landed on her feet without breaking a heel. I followed swiftly after her, not wanting to be away from her for too long. She had already started to run, but I was faster then her, so I caught up. We jumped over the fence at the same time and she laughed.
"Will you tell me where we are going?" I asked, but she zipped her mouth and shook her head.
I sighed but carried on running with her. She took short cuts through alley ways and across fields. The entrance to the Volturi's castle may be underground but the top half of the castle was above ground, it was just protected by a spell so if a human saw it, it would look like an old house with one bedroom.
Bella had started to slow down, so I mimicked her. She came to a complete stop a few metres away from me. I looked around us. We were standing in a meadow that looked like the one I brought Bella to once. The tree's surrounded us swayed in the wind, the flowers following their lead. Bella pulled out a chequered blanket and placed it on the wet, squishy grass. She sat down and looked up at the sky. The clouds were parting to let the sun reach us. I smiled at her, remembering her powers. I could hear a lake in the near distance, and the sound soothed me. She looked up at me and smiled. I sat down next to her and wrapped my arms around her.
"Bella," I sighed before kissing her hair.
"Lets go for a walk," she suggested.
I pulled her up and we walked hand in hand. While we walked we caught up on each others life. I told her what I had been doing for the past 58 years. She told me how she cliff dived, nearly died, and how she was turned into a vampire. When we reached the river she stopped. I watched as she raised her hand. The water from the lake jumped up and, with a little twitch from Bella's hand, the water flew to where I was standing and drenched me. She was crying with laughter. I growled.
"Sorry," she said, an innocent look on her face.
I shook my head and pushed her into the lake. "Edward!" she exclaimed.
I laughed and jumped in with her. We spent hours splashing each other before Alice and Jasper arrived.
"Can we join in?" Alice asked.
"Sure." Bella said.
Alice and Jasper jumped in with us and Bella made the water attack him. Half an hour later Alice reminded us that the Volturi would be waiting for us, so we waited until we dried off and ran back to Volterra.