Hello guys! I will not be able to update in the coming week as I have prelims :(. I must apologize as I feel this chapter is all over the place. Hope you like it.
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If there was anything that frightened me, it was the look my parents were giving me right now. I could literally see the fires in my father's eyes. And the raging storm in my mother's.
"Isabella, get your ass downstairs right now!" My dad growled out. The underlying tone of fury laced every word.
"I can't I have to go to Alice!" I pitifully tried to argue. Big mistake.
"She can wait. Right now you need to get downstairs and explain what possessed you to run off to Olympus, alone no less, and leave your mother and I in hysterics." His voice was low and calm. But each word was like venom to my ears. This was the calm before the storm.
Slouching down the stairs I sat down in one of the puffy leather chairs. Slowly my parents followed me and sat opposite on the couch.
"Before you go off the head at me, I have to get to Alice; her life could be in danger!" My words fell on deaf ears as they just glared back.
"That won't work Isabella. Your father had the smart idea to get their phone number when he came back looking for you. When you ran in here shouting about this Alice, I called them to make sure they kept an eye on the girl and apologize for what you have done." My mother shot at me. The anger finally seeping through.
Alice was safe. She wasn't going to kill herself. Thank gods.
"This business with Alice can come later. What we are extremely angry at is you running off to Olympus acting as if the world is going to end with not so much as an explanation!" Ah here comes the lecture.
"We had to get what happened from the vampires Isabella! How embarrassing do you think this is for us?" Thunder echoed outside as the storm matched my parent's anger.
"I go off for weeks on end fighting other creatures! I thought you would have a little more trust in me." Should I have said that?
Nope, shouldn't have said that. If anything their eyes grew more intense. "Bella, we thought you were in serious trouble. And then you teleported without as much as an explanation."
"I'm so sorry guys, I really am. It's just there was a mix up with mating bonds and-"
"Don't you dare try to blame this on her!" My mother interrupted me. "We are sorry we didn't inform you of your mate but we wanted it to be a surprise. We also didn't want word getting out that you had one, our enemies could use that to their advantage." Her eyes softened slightly.
"I can't have one right now. What would Poseidon say if I suddenly just threw in the towel? She can't work along side me because she is a vampire. Every species practically hates them." I try to persuade my parents.
"We did not foresee this happening. The chances of meeting your mate are next to none. That's why only some immortal species are allowed them. But she is here now. You have a responsibility to that poor girl." My mother really seemed passionate about this.
"You may not know what the bond feels like Isabella, but she does. If we hadn't called the coven she would probably be trying to kill herself after you rejected her." My father added his two pence.
"How am I going to do this mum?" Guilt usually worked to decrease their anger. Not this time though.
"First of all you are going to go apologize to that poor girl. Then we are going to go speak to Poseidon about this. Unless you already have." Her tempest eyes still hadn't lessened.
"I talked to Hades and Zeus. I didn't have time to explain to uncle P. I doubt I will be allowed back up there for a while." At my confession my father face palmed.
"Only you can insult a god and get away with it Bella." He mumbled into his hand.
I made my way to the door. My father followed me still shaking his head. "How was the meeting with the shifters?" I asked while creating a bubble around us so we wouldn't get wet.
"Don't think you have successfully changed the topic of conversation. When we get back you are in so much trouble. For starters you are grounded whether Poseidon likes it or not. All your luxuries are being taken away as well. So no more night swims!" I paled. Nothing meant more to me than my nightly swims. "To answer you question it went as you can expect. They honestly thought their sole purpose was to protect humans from vampires. Arrogant mutts. They tried to tell me I was against nature and was in league with blood suckers. Had a good laugh when they said that." He finished with a chuckle.
I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face. "I don't think I've ever met a supernatural species who genuinely thought they were meant to help humans."
"It gets better. They tried to tell me they were the apex predator!" Father couldn't withhold the booming laugh which echoed around the forest. My own followed his. "I explained to them the circumstances and they agreed to another meeting, on their terms."
"You shouldn't have been so easy on them. We are the ones in control, not them." I told my father and he shook his head.
"I don't think so. The shifters seemed very easy to anger and practically threatened me when I tried to negotiate. I think we will have to use force with them. The vampires were right; it is them with the problem. Maybe we don't have to move your mate eh?" He shoved my shoulder sending me forward a couple steps. He may be angry but he is still my father.
The mansion loomed ahead and I could distinctly hear the thunder claps of a fight. Entering the large garden we stopped and surveyed the scene in front of us. Within the house were five vampires all desperately trying to hold down Alice. Who it seemed was intent on beating the shit out of Edward. The sight of the little pixie swatting Emmett out of the way like he was a fly was quiet amusing.
Snarls and growls reverberated off the pixie and into the night as she edged closer to the prick. Suddenly she beat three of the vampires off and – with two others still attached to her arms – surged forward to Edward. He didn't have time to wipe the smirk off his face before he was through the wall and into a clump of trees on the far side of the garden.
Alice, in all her might, stood behind the Edward shaped hole in the wall growling. I decided enough was enough and contorted the bubble around us to create a plume of water. Sending it towards the coven it only grew as more raindrops added to it. The poor pixie didn't see it coming as she was sent backwards, knocking over the rest of the Cullens like bowling pins. "Strike!" I yelled. Dad shook his head at me and I quietened down.
Walking up to the front door I knocked and waited. "Is she being serious?!" An angry Rosalie hissed from inside.
"Emmett dear, answer the door please." Esme lowly whispered.
The massive blurry outline of Emmett made his way towards the door. Opening it he looked down and smirked. "Sorry we are not buying anything today." He chuckled and slammed the door in my face. A few seconds later he opened it again smiling like a child who had found the cookie jar.
"Sorry about that Bella-bear. But I think you owe me that for soaking us all." He boomed out a laugh at his own joke and walked back inside. Walking in to the living room it looked like a bomb had exploded.
Chairs and couches were overturned and had massive rips in them. Paintings were smashed and lay on the floor splintered. Fist sized holes littered the walls and even the ceiling. Finally in the middle of the chaos was the Cullen coven looking pissed off as hell.
"What are you doing here!" Screeched a livid – soaked – Rosalie. She stood in front of the shaking form of Alice and glared daggers at me.
"I need to talk to Alice. There was a misunderstanding and I need to sort it out." I calmly replied to her.
Upon hearing my voice the pixie glared up at me. Her eyes were pitch black and her snarl turned into a frown. Soon she was sobbing again on the floor. The Cullens seemed perplexed by this.
"Isabella dear, can you please explain what happened earlier today? Alice hasn't been able to tell us yet." The sweet motherly voice of Esme asked politely.
"This morning Alice and I made our way to a beautiful cove. There she told me she was mated to me and expected me to feel the bond between us. At the time I thought it was a mix up as I was never told by the gods I had a mate somewhere. Upon telling Alice this she started to cry and bolted back in the direction of your house. So I went to Olympus and tried to sort out her bond issue. I was then told that I do have a mate and I quickly needed to come back and stop Alice from killing herself. I am truly sorry but I have sorted it all out now. I need to speak to Alice." I finished while setting my gaze on the quivering pixie.
"Could you please explain to us the mating process the gods gave you?" Carlisle's smooth voice asked. Alice let out a loud groan and buried her head in her arms.
"I would prefer to tell Alice this in private but I guess now is as good a time as any. When I was created by Zeus my parents asked I be mated to another. So he split my soul in two and gave the second part to Hades to fashion into an immortal. He made it into a vampire. The gods decided to keep it a surprise for me until I retired in two thousand years. So after being lectured by my parents I came here to sort this all out." I finished, my eyes never leaving Alice.
"So what you're here to remove my bond then?!" Alice shouted at me. They say the eyes were the window to the soul and right now Alice's soul was in turmoil.
"On the contrary, I am here to…" Looking at my dad, he gave me quick nod. "I am here to…renew the bond." I quietly said to the room. Silence. Not even Alice's sobs were heard.
In an instant I was on the floor with a livid Alice on top of me, punching my face repeatedly. "You". Punch. "Absolute." Punch. "Jerk!" Punch. Each blow hurt but not too much, she was holding back. I deserved the full ones.
"Alice please, she says she is willing to try with you." The concerned voice of Esme shouted.
"I was ready to kill myself!" Alice yelled at me.
"She doesn't have a mating bond Alice, leave her alone." The snivelling voice of Prick-ward said. He must have gotten himself out of the tree he was flung into. In an instant Alice was trying to get to him again.
"You! Don't even come near my mate again or I will kill you!" She screeched. Alice's emotions must be super charged right now. She glared between the two of us, seemingly not sure which one to punch.
"Please calm down Alice I'm sure there is an explanation for what he has done." Carlisle intervened between the two growling vampires.
"What did he do?" I ask but no one answered me.
"I did it to protect us Alice. She is dangerous and needs to be controlled. She speaks of impossible things like they are common knowledge. Gods and mythical creatures! And you all believe her!" He yelled at Alice.
"What did he do?" I ask again but louder. Still no answer.
Alice was in front of me instantly, crouching down protectively. "You endangered my mate!" She yelled.
"WHAT DID HE DO?!" I screamed at the group. This time the silence wasn't them ignoring me. Slowly Alice turned to me. She reached out and grasped my hand in her own, drawing patterns with her thumb. It felt nice.
"Bella, he called the Volturi." She whispered.
There we go guys. Love it? Hate it? REVIEW PLEASE! Next chapter there won't be anymore shouting I promise. Can't say Edward will like the next one though ;) Till next time.