Edward had his fangs inches from Bella's neck. She was sobbing vehemently. Alice came up to Edward placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Edward think about this for a minute, you dont want to do this"
"I really do"
"This isn't what Carlisle taught us; we dont kill Edward; you don't kill; not an innocent; because that is what she is. No matter what she's done, she is innocent, she hasn't killed anyone or wronged anyone other than you. You cant let her do this to you. You can't let her take your humanity from you. She's taken enough, don't let her take this too"
Edward released his grasp from around Bella's throat and she fell to the floor sobbing, numb and in shock. Edward stormed out, forcing himself to follow Alice out the door, leaving Bella sobbing on the floor curled up in a ball.
"Ah, Edward, how nice to see you again"
"Aro" said Edward with distain
"You're a hard man to get a hold of Edward" said Aro "No matter, here we are. Where's is the human" Edward unintentionally glanced at the house. Aro also looked towards the house and whispered to Jane, she sped inside dragging Bella out by the arm, her weak struggles no match for the strength of a vampire. She was shaking with fear and starting screaming as Jane used her powers on her, tormenting her with the worst pain imaginable, for absolutly no reason at all. The cabin was set on fire as Alec threw a flaming torch, more unnecessary destruction at the hands of the Volturi. Their faces looked maliciously evil in the fire light as they revelled in the act of monstrosity, enjoying tormenting Bella way too much, causing Edward to ever so slightly flinch. Aro evilly cackled. An all too familiar feeling from the act of the pre-kill rushing over him in exhilarating waves as Bella whimpered and begged for her life. She broke as she was on the floor screaming, pleading to the unfeeling vampires. Her pain reached a whole new limit as she realised she was going to get nowhere with them. She changed her tact pleading to the people who she was once called family before she ruined it all.
"Edward" she pleaded "Alice.
Don't leave me here to die"
"Edward do something" whispered Alice foreseeing the consequential guilt this act would instil in Edward if Bella died and he did nothing to stop them. Edward leaped forward at Alice's prompt, knocking Jane down and standing in front of Bella. Back off his stance said, protective of Bella.
"Edward" Aro tutted "You've now put me in a difficult situation. You've left me no choice. Condemming your self in a noble but futile action. We might have let you live, but now we're defiantly have to kill you" Edward glared down his component a stern unyielding feeling building. Even though he despised Bella with every inch of him he couldnt let her die, there would always be this small part of his heart that loved her no matter what. Edward knew it made no sense, but it was the way it was, he could not let the Volturi kill her.
As Edward glared down Aro he noticed the malicious gleam in Aro's eye, he had done this enough times to feel no guilt and give no mercy. Edward was trapped, it was a stand-off. As time trickled by that he didn't have the luxury to waste, he had no choice's left. He was going to die and Bella along side him, all his choices were gone; bar one. He could do what he didn't want to do, make a hard choice and do what he had hoped to never end up doing; What he had fought so hard to avoid doing. He grabbed Bella wrist and bit down hard. Bella screamed as he injected vampire venom into her body, the flames of a million suns rushed through her veins as Edward let go. For once Edward didn't at all feel the least bit guilty for damning her immortal soul to the agonising arduous existence of a blood thirsty killer that was the vampire. Aro took a step back surprised at this turn of events. He wasn't used to being beaten, outsmarted, when he was so sure he had his components cornered. He quickly gathered his wits, never one to be rattled for long. He was exorbitantly angry at being taken by surprise when he had almost triumphed. He didn't like unpredicted change of events, that didn't go in his favour.
"This changes nothing" he proclaimed in a sneering leer "You are still all going to be disposed of"
Alice stepped forward, stilling Aro's hand "Wait" she said with courage threaded through her words.
"Whats this" Aro said curious, he was intrigued. That was when Alice knew she had him in her grasp. She took off her glove offering him her hand to see her vision of the future. Aro grasped her hand and Alice grinned mischievously.
Behind Alice, Edward was holding onto the writhing Bella she was slowly turning into a newborn, her voice was rubbed raw from the screaming, an agonising drone to the background of Alice and Aro's silent communication. Edward distanced himself from Bella, looking into Alice's thoughts , experincing the vision alongside Aro.
As the vision cleared, Edward saw flames. Vampires were danced around the Volturi's bodies, they were burning in a mass bonfire, smoke trailing high into the sky the ashes in the air. There porcelain like flesh was scattered along the ground, being ground down by the feet of the vampires stomping dance. They raised their heads to the sky laughing, the blueness shocking as they caught the ashes on there tongues rejoicing in a victory. The Cullen's were at the head of it all, standing still and looking glum, not taking part in the celebrations with the rest. They were clearly the leaders of the massacure, along with Jacob who was standing with his arm around a women, looking sadily down onto the vampires with a hint of revulsion, the women looked distinctly like Jacob, having some of his features that were undeniably like Jacob. Esme stood up on the dais, calling for silence as she gazed disaprovingly at the vampires till they silenced, with a clearing of her throat she started her speech, the vampires dropping the head of the last member of the Volturi in the flames, standing to attention with respect. Esme had changed, you could tell by the way she now spoke and acted, she had obtained the hardened look of a soldier loosing her more softer demeanour, and softly spoken words of comfort and reassurance; she had lost it in waves of grief and pain from Alices and Edwards Death
"It has taken a long while but we have finally avenged the death of my son and daughter at last. We are free from the Volturi's corruptive control, and peace can be achieved. We can live in harmony with the humans" everyone cheered as she left the dais hugging Carlisle.
The vision ended
Aro paled "No it's not possible, a small clan like yours can't take down the mighty force of the Volturi. You aren't worthy or strong enough to go up against us undefeated"
Alice smiled a reminiscent look Esme had worn whilst standing on the daises "It is all too possible; it will happen, very soon it seems. Unless you let us go, your downfall will be imminent"
Aro turned, breaking eye contact with Alice, looking down at Edward who was holding onto the transforming Bella protectively. He knew when he was beaten, but he would never admit that "Jane, Alec, come away , we're leaving. There is no threat here anymore, the human is one of us, no crime has been committed" He left angrily with a stomping of his boots, his tread heavy as the rest of the Volturi followed. Alec gestured a sign at them on the way out as he followed the rest of the group.
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Bella was screaming as the venom worked its way through her body. Till eventually with a stillness, then a breathe, her eyes opened and she was a vampire, one of the immortal undead. Her eyes changed from dark brown to scarlet red. Her teeth grew that tiny bit sharper and her throat burned as she craved the sticky warm fluid of blood. She longed to sink her fangs into something warm and flowing, she licked her lips and tried getting up but Alice sat on her chest, holding her down.
"Bella I'm giving you one warning, stay away or else. Dont come near Edward, me or my family ever again, don't so much as think of us, or I'll know; I'll always know" she said tapping her head "I'll be keeping a tabs on you, and if you ever come near Edward again or try to pull a stunt like this I'll personally rip you limb from limb myself, no mercy this time or forgiveness" Bella still shook up nodded, squirming under the predatory gaze of Alice Cullen. Alice let her up dusting her self off and walking away.
"Edward" Bella said, a last plea, her voice breaking, seeming small in the last dying flames of the house as shadows played across her face.
Edward just turned his back and walked away, ignoring her completely, following Alice off into the distance. As she watched the last remnants of her past leave one bloody tear trickled down her face, she wiped it away and in the next instance she was gone, a stranger into the night.