The Twilight Twenty-Five
Prompt: Plea
Pen Name: Shell29bell
Pairing: Carlisle/Bella/Aro
Rating: T
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Bella sat demurely with her hands resting on the table in front of her. Her eyes were black so I knew she was hungry and I pleaded, to whatever God would listen, to help my daughter make it through today. Alice had tried to contact Bella about the trial's outcome but she refused to listen. The fear and uncertainty was her personal punishment.
Aro sat next to her at the defendant's table wearing tinted glasses, hiding his scarlet eyes.
The witness had come running when they heard the screams of terror followed by the anguished cries of Bella as her blood lust was quenched and she returned to her senses. The older woman had found Bella cradling the body of a young man. His shirt was torn and stained with his blood. She tried her best to comfort Bella. She asked Bella who had done this and if she was OK as she attempted to pull her away from the body. Bella had turned to her, venom tears making her scarlet eyes shine, a small trail of blood from her lips to her chin. The witness had stumbled away in horror and called 911.
Bella sat calmly and professed her guilt when the police came to investigate the scene.
She was being driven away in the back of the police cruiser when Edward and I had driven up. She would not meet his eyes and he had crumbled in anguish, his worst fears realized. Bella would not let this go away easily. It would have been simple to plan an escape and run to one of our many houses, but Bella refused staying firm in her resolve to pay for her deed. It would take everyone's involvement to make this right. Alice ran scenarios through her mind trying to find the best outcome.
"Aro." She whispered.
I immediately contacted the Volturi and begged Aro for mercy.
Aro sat with her as she was examined by the state Psychiatrist. He fed her appropriate responses at a level only vampires could hear to support her claims of being mentally ill.
She was 'diagnosed' with Vampirism and because of her condition she had been placed in solitary confinement.
I was brought out of my thoughts as we were ordered to stand for the Judge as he entered the courtroom.
"In the case of People V Bella Cullen, how do you plea?" The Judge demanded.
"Not Guilty, by reason of insanity." Aro said smoothly, wearing a confident smile.
