Full Sum: There is a prophecy that claims that a child of a human and a cold one will posses so many powers that it will cause uproar with mythical creatures. Most of those creatures want one thing; power and they'll stop at nothing to get it. But the Cullen's are unaware of that prophecy and when a pregnant Renee shows up at their home, asking them to take her child, they agree.
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Rosalie
These last couple of months have been some of the best months in my existence. And that was all thanks to a little girl named Bella. When Renee, Isabella's birth mother, came to us asking for help, I was very skeptical that what she was saying was true but I wanted the baby, just like the rest of my family did, and so we welcomed her warmly.
Even if she didn't have the baby, my family would've welcomed her but I probably wouldn't have been as nice as they were. I don't like humans that much anymore. I don't hate them though. I guess you can say I'm envious of what they have.
Sure, I have the looks, the brain, and the husband but I've always craved a normal life. I wish that Emmett and I could grow old together and have kids of our own and be able to watch our grandkids play but I knew that would never happen and so when Bella came along...things became perfect.
They've also been a little stressful. You see, Bella is a hybrid child. None of us have any experience with hybrids so we took it day by day while raising Bella.
You know how parents say kids grow up to fast, well that certainly goes with what's going on with Bella. It's only been four months, going on five, since she was born and yet she already looks like a four year old, maybe a small five year old.
And while that had us all worried for a while, her growth has since slowed down and she seems to be growing like a normal child would.
So, while we pushed a trip to South America back months ago, it was time to follow through on that plan and meet up with family friends on Isle Esme.
Zafrina, Kachiri, and Senna have known Carlisle for nearly two hundred years. Carlisle trusts them greatly and I knew that I should too but ever since Carmen told us about the prophecy, I wasn't too keen on the idea of letting others in on the secret we were harboring.
"Are we there yet?" Bella asked.
"Almost," I laughed.
"How much longer until we get there?" she asked.
Though Bella has matured so far beyond her years, she still had a childlike innocence in her. She could rival any college student with brains but when it came to other things, she was just like a little five year old. And I loved that.
"Five minutes," Edward told her.
She nodded ran to the edge of the boat. I stayed in my seat, snuggling up against my husband as I watched her and Edward with a smile.
Edward has really changed a lot since Bella was born. Before her, he was cold, depressed...the list was endless. He was always the seventh wheel in his eyes. He had no mate, no lover, nothing to keep his attention or show him love throughout the years.
But when Bella was born, his whole demeanor changed. He smiled a lot more and he laughed.
Whether he likes it or not, I think Bella may be his mate. Not now of course but when she gets older.
"No," Edward hissed.
"Stay out of my thoughts," I snapped back.
Okay, so the grumpiness was still there but I can't expect him to do a complete 360 in just four short months, now can I?
"Rose," Edward warned.
I ignored him.
"What's she thinking?" Bella asked.
"Nothing,"
"It's not nice to lie, Edward," Bella said, planting her hands on her hips.
"I was just thinking about how great it'll be to go shopping," I said. "And Edward didn't like that I was going to replace his whole wardrobe."
"I know you're lying too," Bella said, narrowing her eyes.
Another strange thing about Bella was that she could tell when you were lying to her. It could be the smallest of lie and she'd know. Of course, she didn't know exactly why you were lying to her but still.
"You know them, Bells," Alice said. "They argue over the silliest of things. It's best not to fret over these things."
"True," Bella said before turning back to look out at the water.
Alice shot me a knowing look. We all kind of hoped that Bella would become something more to Edward when she was older. But Edward, being the pessimist he was, would rather envision eternity alone then entertain the idea that Bella could be his mate.
I could practically hear Edward roll his eyes at that thought.
"There it is!" Bella said, excitedly. "Wow."
Of course, everything was fascinating to her nowadays. She hasn't been out of the house much so being able to travel was heaven to her. We weren't very sure about flying with her but Carlisle said that if we were going to be putting her in school, we should let her fly in a plane packed with people.
Thankfully, the days before we came to the airport, we tested her around far less people and she did amazing. She didn't even bat an eyelash at them, because she was far too excited about the world around her.
Flying was no different. She stared out the window, watched the scenery below, and ignored the humans that surrounded her and the scent of their blood, filling her senses.
When we got to the dock, Bella jumped off the boat and landed with a thud. She raced toward the house and waited impatiently on the front porch for one of us to unlock the door.
"Whoa," She gasped as she saw the inside. "Did you design in, Momma?"
"I did," Esme said. "Alice and Rose helped me though."
"You did an amazing job," she said, running her fingers over the black leather couch. "Which room is mine?" she asked.
"Since it's bedtime, I'll show you," I said.
"Bedtime?" she whined. "But we just got here."
"And it's nearly midnight," Esme said. "Bedtime for all little girls,"
"Moooom," Bella whined again. "I'm a big girl."
"Technically, you're only five months old," Alice said. "That means you're still a little girl."
Bella sighed, "Fine. Will you read me a story, Edward?"
"Of course," Edward said.
This was routine to them. Every night Edward read Bella a story. I have to admit, I was a little jealous but I'm glad he was bonding with her.
"Come on, let's get you into your pajamas," I took her hand and led her into one of the spare bedrooms that were only occupied if we brought the Denali's with us.
I placed Bella's suitcase on one of the beds and pulled out her red monkey pajamas. Bella quickly whipped them on before climbing into bed and relaxing against the pillows.
"Goodnight," I said, kissing her forehead. "Sweet dreams."
Bella smiled and snuggled further under the covers.
"She's all yours Edward."
Edward went and read bedtime story and it wasn't long until we could all hear her soft snores.
"How long until Zafrina gets here?" I asked.
Alice closed her eyes in an attempt to see anything and I watched as her face lit up.
"Five minutes," Alice said. "I had a vision! Finally. I've missed them."
"Can you see anything else?"
Alice closed her eyes again. Her brows furrowed as she tried to force another vision.
Suddenly she gasped and her eyes snapped open. I could see it in her eyes that she wasn't here. She was watching the vision play out.
"Edward, what does she see?"
"Chaos," Edward said. "Fire, dead bodies...Strange creatures...and..." He paused. "Bella."
Alice snapped out of it. "Whoa."
"I still don't get it."
"It was a battle field. I had a vision of Bella standing on a hill looking down and watching fighting. Her face was covered in soot and she looked so tired."
"What does that mean?"
"It means the wrong person finds out about Bella." Jasper said.
"How old did she look in your vision?"
"Sixteen, Seventeen maybe," Alice said. "If she continues growing at the rate she is, that'll be years away but..."
"If it picks up it could only be months away," Emmett finished.
"The first vision I get in a while and it has to be something bad," Alice shook her head. "Why couldn't it be Bella getting married or something like that?"
"But it's good that we get to know," Edward said. "We can prepare."
"We looked pretty prepared in the vision," Alice said. "We were fighting off hordes of these...things. I've never seen anything like these beings before."
"Some of them were strange," Edward said. "But others looked human and I could point out a few vampires."
"What are you guys talking about?" Zafrina asked. I was so wrapped up in what Alice and Edward were describing that I hadn't heard them approach.
"Zafrina, how are you?" Carlisle asked as he hugged.
"Very good," she said. "How about yourself?"
"I'm doing well," he said.
"So are you going to tell us what's going on?" Senna asked. "I can tell something's off."
"We actually have a few questions for you," Carlisle said. "We hope you'll have the answers."
"Well then, ask away, friend," Zafrina took the seat across from me.
"Do you know about hybrids?"
"What kind?" she asked.
"Half human, Half vampire hybrids," I clarified.
"Ah, yes," she said. "I've ran across a couple in my time. My people always feared them but the ones I've met have turned out to be quite nice."
"Why are you so curious about hybrids?" Kachiri asked.
"Does it have anything to do with that sound I hear?" Senna asked. "The hummingbird."
"Yes," Carlisle said. "We've recently acquired a hybrid child, born five months ago."
"Which one of you created her?" Zafrina asked.
"Aro,"
Senna hissed, "Another one?"
"Another one?" Alice asked, confused.
"He's got four...no five hybrid kids, besides the one you have," Zafrina explained. "We're close to them. They live a couple miles away from us."
"I fucking knew Aro was being fishy!" Emmett bellowed. "I just knew it."
"He told you a different story?" Kachiri asked, not the least bit surprised.
"His girlfriend did," Edward said. "Wait, he knows about the prophecy?"
"Who doesn't?" Senna asked.
"We didn't,"
"Let me tell you something," Zafrina sighed. "I'm sure you've all wondered what happened to my...mate. Why I never talk of him, right?"
I had wondered that over the years. I just assumed they preferred not to have mates.
"A little," Carlisle admitted. "But we didn't want to pry."
"My mate worked for the Volturi for centuries. He was one of the first on the guard. He knew all the dirty secrets and he made a mistake of telling them to me when we were together. Aro knew about the prophecy since the day he became a vampire."
"Well, maybe not that long, but you get it," Senna took over. "He was fascinated with the idea of making that little girl who would posses so much power that he could control whatever he wanted. But Caius and Marcus weren't. They knew it had to be one of them to create it. So, he had to hide it."
"To make the five hybrids that he did," Kachiri said. "He'd venture out alone. He'd meet random girls and impregnate them. The only problem was that he's had all boys except for one but she wasn't the one. He didn't understand why she didn't get the powers that she was supposed to so he continued on."
"Wait, there is another girl?"
They all froze.
"Another girl? Do you mean that..." Zafrina trailed off as she stared past my shoulder. I didn't have to turn to know Bella was standing behind me.
Senna hissed and started reciting a prayer in another language. Zafrina just sat there with wide eyes as she took Bella in. Kachiri was the only one who remained calm.
"Calm my sisters," She spoke. "Come here child."
Bella strode across the room but stopped when Senna hissed at her again.
"I'm harmless, I promise," Bella said, looking so adorable and innocent that one would have to be stupid not to believe her.
"Calm down," Kachiri said before gesturing for Bella to come closer. Bella obliged and stopped in front of Kachiri. Kachiri grabbed Bella's hand and brought it up to her face.
I was on the edge, thinking she was going to try something but Carlisle gave me a look that said we can trust her.
Bella stayed still while Kachiri examined her hand.
"What do you see?" Zafrina asked.
"The sign,"
"What sign?" I asked.
"The prophetic child has a mark that identifies who she is. Clearly, her mark is just starting to make itself known but I can definitely see it."
She showed me Bella's wrist and even with my vampire eyes, it was hard to see but on closer inspection, I saw a little infinite symbol on her.
"That wasn't there a few months ago."
"It's probably just starting to develop," Zafrina said as she examined the sign. "Hybrids change every day. It's an amazing thing to see actually."
"She's the one," Senna said, panicked. "She's going to end life as we know it."
"We're going to keep her hidden."
"That's the thing, you can't," Senna hissed. "Aro knows about her. If he didn't know you might've had a chance but I'm sure that once word got back to him that he had a daughter, he'll spread a rumor to the underground."
My mind flew to Renee. Surely, she'd tell Aro that they had a girl.
"The underground?"
"Not surprising in the least that you don't know about it. Though you should've heard about it in passing,"
"The underground is a city where the Volturi banished all mythical creatures hundreds of years ago. This world was once supernatural only. Humans were the ones who hid in fear of being found but thanks to a few good mythical creatures, they rose up and tried to defeat the supernaturals. Now, that isn't easy for a human but not entirely impossible. Humans were dying off quickly and so were the weaker of mythical...The Volturi had no choice but to step in and restore peace before humanity became extinct. So, they were forced underground."
"The fact that you know nothing about that is because of Aro," Senna said. "He made sure of it. He picked out families to...hide his kids and made sure they were made unaware of anything he didn't want them to know."
"He knew when he met me that he'd use me," Carlisle said, shaking his head. "And I was none the wiser."
"Carlisle, you were unaware of a lot of things. He made sure of it. There are powers the Volturi have that would amaze you. You all might've known about everything at one point but once he was ready to use you. He would've sent out Victoria, James, and Laurent..."
"Victoria can wipe your memories away with just one look in your eyes. James was her protector, a shield of sorts, and Laurent was an adviser, nothing special. He just made sure the job was done."
Just when I thought, things couldn't get even more confusing they did.
"They haven't been with the Volturi in over twenty years so you were pre-decided, just like the other families."
"Victoria was a redhead, am I correct?" Carlisle asked.
"Yes."
"I met her during my stay at Volterra," Carlisle continued. "I figured she had an amazing power because Aro always kept her at his side but I was never able to question her."
"And now you know why," Jasper muttered.
"I know this is a lot to take in," Zafrina said. "But I have more for you."
"How do you know all of this?" Bella asked with narrowed eyes.
"My mate," Zafrina said. "Had I known about you sooner, little one. I would've stopped by and spoken up but I keep quiet because I enjoy living. Even if I do miss my family, sometimes,"
She had a point. If she told any of this to the wrong person, she was as good as dead.
"What does this mean for us?" Bella asked Carlisle.
"It means it's time to start preparing for the war," Senna said, finally relaxing around Bella. "We need to gather as many people as we can to side with Bella."
"No," I said. "We can't just let any old person know about Bella. Do you have any idea what that'll do?"
"It's going to happen whether we like it or not, Rose," Edward sighed.
I glared at him. Out of all people, he should side with me on this one. Bella was a main priority and skipping around the fucking globe telling people about her and hoping that chose to help Bella was not a good idea.
"I'm not suggesting that," Edward growled. "But this war is inevitable. We need to get to them before the Volturi does."
"Who says it's the Volturi to start the war?" Kachiri asked.
"What else do you know?" Esme demanded.
"As soon as the supernatural's underground get word of her," Senna nodded to Bella. "It's going to start a frenzy. Do you have any idea what it's like to be underground for centuries? Not being able to see a real sky or walked down the God Damn street like a normal being. They want that back."
"The evil side or the good side?" Bella asked.
"Honey, they all want it, badly." Zafrina said. "The only difference is that the good side, as you say, don't want to harm the humans, or you for that matter. They'll stand beside you, if you chose to side with the good."
"I will," Bella vowed. "I like humans too."
"I'm glad to hear that little one," Zafrina said. "And I vow to protect you, no matter what the cost."
Bella smiled and hugged her tightly, "Thank you, Zafrina."
"I too will protect you," Kachiri said.
Bella hugged her too.
"I will as well," Senna finally said.
"Thank you," Bella said again, only this time she kept her distance because Senna still didn't look like she wanted Bella to touch her.
"Now what's the next step?" Emmett asked.
"Finding my half siblings," Bella said, matter of factly. "We'll need their help too."
"Do you know where to find them?"
"I do," Zafrina said. "I will take you to them in the morning."
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