A/N Hey guys! Holy Motherfudging Bejesus! It's been like...FOREVER(4 months)! I missed you guys :P I wish I had a super good excuse but sadly I don't. I just kinda lost hope on this story for a little bit, but I got it back through the art of brainstorming, and random flashes of inspiration. I came really close to putting this story on HIATUS, but then I looked over your guys' awesome reviews again(I'm still mystified at how many people like this story. It never ceases to amaze me.) and I just didn't have the heart to do that. Especially since I left you guys at such a cliffhanger. So enjoy! Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or Michael Buble or the song.
Song for this chapter: Home by Michael Bublé
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people, I still feel alone
Oh let me go home, Oh I miss you , you know...
I've had my run... Baby I'm done
It will all be all right
I'll be home tonight..."
Previously:
"I don't think Volterra would be a very good place to raise a child, but..."
My eyes widened.
Alice gasped loudly, already seeing what he would say next.
And nobody, not even the Volturi could believe what he said next.
Bella's POV
"But... I suppose it's Bella's choice, not mine, or anybody's for that matter." Carlisle finished sadly glancing toward me. I felt my eyes go wide as saucers. He was leaving it up to me? This seemed to set Caius off.
"What? She's just a child! She looks like she barely knows how to toddle. She can't make an important decision like this!" Jeesh, what a Drama Queen. Before I could stop myself I already shot back.
"I can walk just fine thank you" I heard Edward snicker next to me. "Okay, well sometimes I fall..But that's not the point!" Aro stepped between me and Caius's glare.
"Well Carlisle, Caius does have a point, although he could have said it more politely," Aro gave Caius a scolding look. He ignored him and kept glaring at me. Carlisle just shook his head.
"The only way you are going to take her with you to Volterra is if she chooses to." Aro sighed solemnly.
"Alright, but let me at least plead my case first." He looked at me and started.
"Bella, you probably have a lot of questions about what you are and how you're different." There's that word again. Ignored my urge to cringe and nodded unsurely instead. Aro smiled brightly.
"Well, we could supply those answers. We have a few people from the hybrid tribes we met in South America. They were very friendly and wanted to learn more about vampires, so they came along with us. They could tell you all you want to know. In fact, they might even know your mother." I stared at him in awe.
"My...mom?" I breathed. He nodded. The Cullens all looked sadly at me, then tried to be happy for me.
"That's great Bells, you might get to meet your mom." Edward said softly petting my hair.
"Yeah." they all agreed, their voices as soft as whispers. They couldn't fool me. I looked up at Aro. "Could I come back anytime if I wanted? Even for good?" I studied him carefully. His mouth turned down a little bit, then back up.
"We won't try to stop you." He said. I decided he was being truthful. I took a deep breath. I looked at my family.
"What do you guys think?" Esme looked close to tears, but she still said.
"Bella, sweetheart, We love you so much. And we want you to have the best life possible and if they can provide it than that's all we want for you. But it's completely up to you." She smiled her heartwarming smile. I looked up to the ceiling thoughtfully.
"Okay, then. I'll go with the Volturi for a while. But I'll come back as soon as I can." I promised. They all nodded sadly. None of them looked angry though, and for that I was unendingly grateful, because if anyone of them had been mad at me, I wouldn't have been able to stand it. All of the sudden Aro was walking toward me and grabbing my arm.
"C'mon, we have to go we're already lat for our flight." He dragged me to the other side of the room by the door.
"Wait! Can't I at least say good-" The slamming door cut me off. "Bye." I finished sadly. I was already outside but I knew they could still hear me. "I love you." I said and I felt a ridiculous tear slide down my cheek. Gosh Bella! I scolded myself. Don't be such a baby it's not like your never going to see them again. Right? I looked at Caius's grim, angry face, Aro's triumphant face, And Marcus's face was, well. It was the same, but did I imagine that it was a little more sad? Suddenly I wasn't so sure this was the right choice. But it was too late. We were already in a car on our way to the airport. Halfway there I noticed that there was a sleek black BMW(Rose had taught me a little about cars) trailing us the whole time.
"Aro?" I asked uneasily. "Who's that?" I said pointing to the car. "That's the car with the people from th South American tribe." "Oh." I said quietly. "They're actually very nice people." Aro said conversationally. "Very..." He searched for the right word "...Cooperative." I just nodded again. I leaned my head on the seat, it was long past my bedtime by now and this day had been so draining. It wasn't long before I fell asleep thinking of my family at home.
When I woke up we were already boarding the plane. A lady was holding me. I squirmed a little bit so I could see her face. She was REALLY pretty. Like, almost Rosalie, pretty. She had long brown hair, and her eyes were... Purple? No seriously, they were purple.
"Who are you?" I asked weakly, still tired from my nap. She glanced down at me and her lips twitched up slightly.
"My names Heidi, I'm with the Volturi as well. We're very happy that you joined us." I felt my heart squeeze in a strange way. I didn't want to be a part of this family. The Cullen's were my real family. But instead of voicing my thoughts I just nodded. We boarded the plane and I looked around the plane. It was just us. "Where's everyone else?" I asked curiously.
"This is a private jet. There are three different parts separated by the doors." She pointed to the door in the back of the room. I surveyed the room; there were plush couches that lined both sides of the room. In the middle of the room their was a large table. I laid down on the couch.
"I'm going to sleep. Goodnight Heidi." She smiled again, but this time it was more real and less mechanical. "Goodnight, Bella." I felt her drape a blanket around me. I recognized it as the one that Alice had gotten for me when we had gone to the mall, she had snuck off to get it while I was inspecting the toy shop. It was light blue and in dark blue letters it spelled out 'LOVE' on the back. I slept with it every night. One day Esme wasn't able to finish washing it before I went to bed. I stayed up all night that night. Carlisle said it was normal, that it was my 'security blanket'.
"How did you get this?" I mumbled. She turned back toward me.
"Your sister...Alice I think her name was, ran out just as our car was leaving and demanded I give you this. She said you wouldn't be able to sleep without it." Then she walked away and went into the next room. I was glad she did, because I couldn't stop the one small sob that escaped my throat. I stared out the window at the tiny lights that were Washington. One of those little lights was the Cullen's house. I wonder if they miss me. A tear dripped off my face and landed with a tiny plop on the window sill
I really miss them.
"Another aeroplane, another sunny place
I'm lucky, I know but I want to go home...
I'm just too far, from where you are
I wanna come home..."
A/N Before you say anything, I know the lyrics to the song are out of order, that's just the way I put them together for the story. PLEASE listen to the song, if you do you'll really understand how much Bella wants to be home. The song has a huge influence on this chapter. VERY IMPORTANT: I need 2 names to be the hybrids from the South American tribe so, in your review, put your first name,-if your not comfortable with putting your first name just put a nickname or something, but nothing crazy. It has to actually PASS for a name.- I'll put Everybody's name in a jar and pick out two peoples names! How does that sound? I thought it would be a lot more fun than just randomly picking two names for the hybrids. Hopefully you guys liked this chapter, even thought it was sad. PLEASE REVIEW AND DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAMES!(If you want to)
Love,
Jacky