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I danced around him slowly waiting for the right moment. He would feint an attack before trying to escape. I smiled coyly and stood up straight.
'Come on Riley, fight me.'
'Izzy, please this isn't you.'
'What the hell do you know about me! Don't pretend you know anything.'
I lunged for him and he flinched back. But I was too strong and with a sickening snap his arm was off. I flung it to the side and let out a maniacal laugh. First point to me. Riley screamed looking at his lost limb. He looked at me with a shocked expression.
'Oops.' I whispered.
'Izzy, try to understand.'
'I'm done understanding.'
I need to tear him apart. But he keeps dodging me. Why can't the bad guys just stay still while you kill them. I tilt my head and stand still, listening. I can hear two other's approaching. A smell floats by my nostrils. Edward and Victoria. I look at Riley.
'We have an audience.'
He panics realising at any second I could have more back-up. Speaking of any second Edward appears by my side. Victoria stands in the distance. Fear crosses her face before she smiles, hanging in the back round. She didn't expect Edward. Riley has anger filling his eyes. Then he smiled. A really worrying smile. He moved up from his defensive crouch.
'I see.'
'What?' I snap.
'It's all clear now. It's not about Cassie. It's about you. It's a replay of your life. Symbolic, me leaving Cassie like he left you. But there's jealousy. I care about Cassie, I showed her how I loved her. I wasn't gentle…'
'Oh, that's why I want to kill you…'
'Don't lie to yourself. You wish deep inside that he took that risk with you. You don't want me to leave Cassie cause then you're stuck with watching her suffer and then that pain that you try so hard to forget will come back.'
'It hurts, doesn't it? Although your pain is more intense.' purred Victoria.
My head snapped up and I growled. She laughed and came closer.
'Why fight us? We know your pain. We all have the same source. Him.'
She pointed at Edward. I couldn't look at him but I could almost feel his anger. But at the same time I was curious. I mean I never really opened up or allowed my self to stop and think about how much I hurt. Don't get me wrong, I was still pissed. I do plan to kill Riley but let Vicky have her moment.
'What do you know of pain?' I whisper.
'James was everything to me. He created me. We spent years, decades together. When James was murdered , I lost my life. He took away my life.'
'He had no choice.'
'What if he changed you? Would James have gone after you then?'
I frowned and looked up at her. She didn't wait for a reply.
'Riley and you were getting so much closer. He loved you. I was afraid he might leave me for you. But then he came back and you seemed to ignore Riley more. Can you blame Riley for loving Cassie, she looks so like you. When you love someone, you'd do anything to be with them. If I found someone who looked like James, I wouldn't love them the same true way but still want them in hopes that it fills the emptiness. It sounds sick but you know it's true.'
'Then,' whispered Riley, 'there's you. What he did to you. Hurt you so bad that you were nothing but an empty shell. Hurt you so bad that your soul died. Leaving nothing.'
I turned around and faced Edward. There was so much pain in his eyes. My cold heart tightened and I felt sick. I closed my eyes and did what I'd learnt a few years ago. Grasping on a specific thought I opened my mind.
Kill Victoria.
I opened my eyes, my power coming back and my mind is closing. I know in my heart I believed every word they had said but that didn't stop what they were and what they did. So I turned and pounced at Riley while Edward caught Victoria unaware. There was a lot of ripping and dismemberment, until there was just pale white limbs scattered here and there. Edward lit a fire and we threw the limbs in watching as the flames licked at them and burned happily.
'Bella…'
His voice was soft and tortured. I turned to him. Then looked out over at the trees where Amy came out. She looked at me and then rushed over throwing her arms around me. I hugged her back, my eyes closed as I tried to suppress the hurt in my body. She pulled back and looked up at me.
'You need to hunt. Cassie's back at the house.'
I nodded. She waved to Edward and Alice, who had appeared a few seconds ago, and then took my hand. We ran through the forest, Just ran and looked until the smell of fresh pine trees and mountain bears hit me. We fed for an hour, just hunting in silence. After awhile I perched on a nearby rock.
'Izzy?'
'I can't do this anymore.'
'What?'
'Live.'
'You have to.'
I sighed. Then I stood up and signalled for her to follow me. We walked at normal speed home. Victoria's words echoed through my head. Was she right? No, I mean maybe. Look it's hurt right? It's going to hurt. But that doesn't mean it's true. I can't blame Edward. I can't turn against him. Sure, I'm angry and I won't even look at him. But that doesn't mean I should still hate him. Because I don't hate him. I don't hate Edward Cullen. I love him. But he doesn't love me. He left me. And he didn't even come back and…
'Amy…'
'I'll see you at home.' she sighed.
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A/N: I'm so sorry but I'm leaving this on a cliffhanger but the next chapter is choc full of fluff as these kiddes sought this out.
