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Back to reality
Bella woke with a gasp, panting hard. She noticed Edward was kneeling in front of her with a worried look.
"Bella are you okay?" He asked while pushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Malkin what are you doing?" Felix's booming voice asked from the door way of her cell.
"Nothing Felix…just getting 459 up." Edward replied.
"Good…I don't need you becoming weak on me." Felix said, while watching Edward.
"Stand 459." Edward shouted at her. Knowing that he could not show her kindness in front of Felix. She moved away from him, afraid of his change in demeanor. "459…stand." She finally stood; her feet were sore and aching for her to get off of them. Edward handcuffed her again, while pulling her pass Felix and down the hall. She caught a glimpse of a hairy creature in one of the rooms she passed, she watched has one of the guards kicked the creature and it yelped in pain. Edward finally stopped pulling her, dragging her closer to his body. He kissed the top of her head. "I'm sorry Princess." He said while pulling her away to look at her. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"Yeah why?"
"You looked to be in a trance…there only a certain type of vampires that can do that…and they are not here right now…they are all in the Greek coven."
"I…I had a dream." She stumbled over her words. The dream had been weird.
"A dream…about what?" He asked.
"I met…I met Elena."
"Elena…you mean the late High Queen?"
"Yes." Before they could say anything else, Aro was standing behind them.
"Edward my boy…why do I get the feeling…that you have developed feelings for my creature." Aro chuckled.
"I haven't Aro…here she is." Edward said while shoving her towards Aro, but not before whispering, "I am getting you out of here tonight." She sucked in a breath of air has his fangs grazed her ear. She did not want to get her hopes up, if he was not able to get her out. Aro just pushed her roughly back towards Edward. She wanted them to quit pushing her back and forth.
"Tie her up." Aro ordered Edward.
"Where is Marcus?" Edward asked. "It is his job…is it now…you get to order you older brother around?"
"How the hell do I know…tie her up." Aro growled. Edward dragged Bella behind him. He chained her to the wall. "Position her head…so she may watch me work." Aro ordered. Edward strapped Bella's head in, making it to where she had to stare ahead; she could not turn her head without it hurting. Her hands were chained above her head again, and her legs were also shackled in place. "You may leave now." Edward just growled at Aro has he left. "Now that we are alone…we will begin." Aro said while chuckling. "Now I was going to torture you today…but why don't we go through my favorite different torture deceives?" Aro said. "First one is my favorite of all." He said while grinning and showing Bella an instrument. It was long with pitcher like things at the end. They were like claws, which Bella watched Aro heat the end of the instrument in the hot coals in the pit in the middle of the room. "Bring in my first prisoner." Aro ordered to someone who was just outside the door. She watched has the guy name Marcus brought in a woman who was naked. She watched has the woman was dragged and how she whimpered and cried out for someone to help her. Aro attached the instrument to the wall and then fixed the claws on the woman's breast. Bella watched has Aro pulled the woman from the wall. The woman cried out in pain has her breast were ripped off. Bella could not breath; she could not believe what she had just seen. "That is what we call the Breast Ripper…now here is another of my favorites." Aro said while dropping the woman to the floor, not even giving her a second glance. Woman cried more in pain and began to clutch her chest; this resulted in her crying more, along with screaming. Marcus came into the room, but Bella could not really see them very well and she really did not care who they where. The crying woman was carried out of the room has Aro began to heat up the bull that stood beside the fireplace. "Bring in the next person." He ordered. Marcus brought in a tall skinny man and placed him side the bull.
"Caius wants to speak with you when your done." Marcus said to Aro.
"I do not care what he has to say to me." Aro said while leaving the man in the bull screaming, while the bull became hotter. Bella watched has the bull become a brighter color. "Now lets move on to the next one." Aro said while leaving the bull. The man inside screamed, making Bella whimper. Aro walked towards to where a man was sitting in a chair. The man had a cord tightly wrapped around his arms and his neck and stomach. "Now watch closely." Aro ordered her. Bella wanted to look away but every time she tried, her neck would start to hurt. Aro took hold of the cord and throw his entire body weight backwards, putting pressure on the cord. So much that the cord sliced through the man's skin, it went all the way through his muscles and to the bone. Bella watched his body being stretched also, along with the thing wrapped around the man's waist, it just contributed to the pain the man was feeling. Bella felt sick to her stomach, listening to the man cry out. "Isn't that a fun one?" Aro said while laughing, has he cleaned his hands off. He moved towards a young girl who was tied up like Bella, against one of the walls. Bella was full on crying now, has she watched Aro put a pear like shaped instrument in the girl's mouth and then he began to crank the instrument, until it cracked the girls jaw. Bella cried out has the girls jaw broke. Bella could not even speak, but Aro was in front of her before she could say anything. "Don't you like this creature…you get to choose from one of these methods…tell me…which one would like me to use on you tomorrow." Bella just cried more while Aro hit her upside the head several times, until she was whimpering and begging him to stop. "You should be happy…I never let anyone chose…so be happy that you get to choose your death." Everything was slowly going black.
Later on, around 8pm
Everything was black. Bella eyes were slowly opening; the first thing she saw was Edward leaning against the bars in her cell, staring at her. Her head was pounding more than it had before. She was still so tried and she had just woke up.
"Your finally awake Princess…thought I was going to have to carry you out of her." He grinned at her.
"What?" She asked, her eyes were still trying to focus and everything on her body still hurt.
"I am getting you out of here tonight…so in need you to stand…can you?" He asked.
"Yeah…I think so." She was while standing, her feet were screaming for her to get off of them, while the rest of her body was aching.
"Come on." He said while giving her his hand to hold. He pulled her along behind him towards the door of her cell. Before they made it, they saw Alec standing in the doorway.
"Edward man…what are you doing?" Alec asked.
"Alec…listen to me-"
"Your going against the High King's order." Alec shouted while cutting Edward off.
"I am doing what is right…you know it to…she is human…there is laws to protect them." Edward calmly said.
"Edward our King what's her dead." Alec tried reasoning with Edward. Before Alec knew what was happening, Edward had snapped his neck. Alec fell to the floor with a thud.
"I am sorry dear friend…you will understand when you wake up…that I was right." He said while grabbing Bella's hand and pulling her out of the cell. Before they got too far, they saw Demetri coming towards them. He was a tall man with short dirty blonde hair and gray eyes. There was really nothing special about him.
"What's going on?" Demetri asked. "Edward?" He questioned why looking at Bella who was hiding behind Edward.
"Just move…and everything will be fine."
"You know I can't do that…your going against the High King."
"I am doing what is right." Edward shouted. Demetri had moved to where his station area was, he was close enough to the red button on the wall that would send in more vampires to assist with any problems he was having.
"Don't push the button Demetri." Edward begged.
"Your going against the High King…I will not be in the blame for something you did."
"Don't." Edward growled. Before anyone could do anything, Demetri had pushed the button and Edward had him pinned against the wall. "I am sorry." Edward said while snapping Demetri's neck, he fell to the floor. Before Edward could turn around, Felix was tackling him to the ground.
"I should have know…with the way you were treating her…that you had feelings for the human." Felix growled.
"Let me go." Edward growled back, baring his fangs. Felix did the same, while biting Edward in the neck. Edward screamed in pain. He pushed Felix back, while snapping Felix's arm. Felix growled at Edward while pushing him back. Edward grabbed hold of Felix's neck, quickly snapping it. He pushed Felix's body to the side. Turning around to find Aro holding Bella tightly. He went to move.
"I wouldn't." Aro tisked at Edward. While placing one of his large hands on Bella side and squeezing it hard.
"Let her go." Edward demanded.
"No…I don't think I will…you see…creature here…is very special." Aro said while squeezing harder on Bella's side.
"Let her go." Edward said while running towards them, before anyone could know what was happening, Marcus had come up behind Aro and was holding him by the neck.
"Let her go little brother…or I will drain you dry." Marcus said.
"You could not hurt me brother…you have grown soft since your wife's death." Aro said while squeezing on Bella's side harder, to the point she heard a popping sound. She was sure that one of her ribs had been broken. She screamed in pain.
"Let her go." Marcus said while tightening his hold on Aro and biting down on his neck. Aro let go of Bella. Before she could drop to the floor, Edward had caught her.
"Your okay Princess." Edward said while kissing Bella's forehead. She cried and whimpered has more pain hit her.
"Take her…you don't have much more time…before Felix wakes up." Marcus said while leaving and dragging Aro with him.
"Thank you." Edward said while picking Bella up bridal style. "Stay quite until get out into the woods…okay." He said while kissing her cheek and carrying her towards a door. She bit her lip, while more pain hit her. Every time she breathed it was causing her pain. Edward rushed them outside and into the wooden area around the facility. Has soon has they were in the woods, Bella screamed loudly. Her side was killing her, every time she breathed it would cause her pain. She cried the whole time he was carrying.
"Where are we going?" Bella asked.
"To my car… I parked it just down the road." Edward said while humming something Bella thought was beautiful, her eyes were starting to drop. "Don't go to sleep…you need to stay awake…you have concussion…Aro did a number to your head today and with be out of it for those days…you just need to stay awake…okay."
"But I am tried…I haven't really slept in the past few days."
"I know…but just stay awake." He said while coming abound his car, a blue 1968 Camaro SS convertible with Z28 stripes. He had the car since he got back from the Vietnam War. He placed her gently into the back of his car. Placing a blanket over her, he got into the front seat and started the car.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Same day
Edward had talked to her about everything he could think of. Bella just wanted to sleep, her eyes were heavy and her whole body ached. Edward pulled the car over at a gas station. He had to fill the tank of his car up and he was planning on grabbing food for Bella.
"Where are we?" She asked while trying sit up, but side was causing her too much pain that she just fell back down.
"We are in Pennsylvania." He said while opening his door. "I am just stopping for gas and food…what do you want me to get ya?"
"I don't care…but nothing with oranges and we will be fine." She said while trying to laugh, but by the end of it, she was whimpering. Her ribs were killing her.
"Okay." He chuckled while leaving the car. He came back shortly after re-parking the car. He handed her the food he had gotten, along with the water. "Here you go…hope you like."
"Thanks…how many hours have we been in the car."
" A little over two hours and forty minutes."
"Oh." She said while nibbling on her food. "Where are we going?"
"I don't know yet…the men I work with…are ex-military…they make it their job to be able to track people down…they are black ops…some are even ex-CIA agents…but they are the best of the best." Edward said while trailing off, thinking of something.
"Then are we safe…will they find us."
"You are safe with me…I will not let anything happen to you."
"What are you?"
"You know what I am." He said laughing.
"No…what are you…you said the rest was ex-military or what not."
"Oh…I was a marine and I worked a bit with the CIA…you don't have to be worried."
"What about the others…Felix…Alec…Dimitri."
"Well Alec was never old enough to be in the military…he was changed during the Civil War and ordered by his father to join the Union side…he learned everything he knows about fighting from there…and Felix well." Edward said stopping and thinking about his commanding officer and what use to be one of his friends. "He was ex-military…more like navy seal to be exact…he was a Captain…one of the best." That made Bella more scared. "There is nothing to be afraid of…okay." Edward said while placing one of his hands on Bella's. "Dimitri he was ex-CIA…the used him during the cold war…he had been one of the best agents the CIA has ever seen…they still use some of his tactics still today."
"That's great…what about that Aro guy."
"Aro…he wasn't ex-military and he is a lot older than anyone, along with his brothers Marcus and Caius…even the High King himself."
"Mmh…what about the doctor?"
"Well...him…first his name isn't his real name…its really Dr. Mengele."
"What…you mean has in the German doctor from the Holocaust."
"Yeah." Edward said while playing with his keys.
"How?"
"The high King found him one day while he was in South America…he gave Mengele a chance…either be killed or be turned a work for the king…Mengele the coward he is chose to be turned…the High King made a cover-up story that Mengele had a died."
"Why did the High King do that?"
"Because the High King hated the Germans...still does…because they were trying to take over Europe…so he told Mengele that he was disgusted with him…because he killed his own kind and the vampires did not do that sort of thing…only when needed and that people call vampire monsters…so he did it because he wanted to order Mengele around…at anytime…if he steps out of line…the High King will kill him."
"Wow." Bella breathed. Her side was hurting her more.
"Rest…we needed to get back on the road…just stay awake." He said while pulling back on to the road.
June 5th
McConnelsville, Ohio
Edward pulled into the quite town of McConnelsville.
"Where are we?" Bella asked.
"McConneslville I think…why?" Edward replied why humming to a song on the radio. His humming was making it hard for not to fall asleep.
"I know where we are…my grandparents of a house here." Bella said smiling, while remembering her many times spending with her parents and grandparents on the lake.
"Really."
"Yeah…its over on the Malta side…just passed the Family Dollar store…we should stop there and rest…I am really tried and can barely keep my eyes open…please."
"You don't even have a key."
"So…my grandparents leave a key under a rock…and my cousin Emmett and his wife Rosalie bring their children down here every summer."
"Okay…so just passed the Family Dollar?"
"Yeah…turn right though…when you come up to the four way stop that is beside the Family Dollar." Bella said while yawning. They passed the Family Dollar and drove down a road that was right beside a huge river.
"Which house is it?" Edward asked while looking at all the houses they were passing.
"Just three more houses and it is on the left." Bella said while pointing to a small house that off the road a little ways.
"Well I thought it would be a little bigger."
"Why?"
"Just from the way your mom use to talk about her parents...this is your mother's parents house right?"
"Yep…Dwyer's would never be got dead having a house like this." Bella said while trying to sit up. "Its turn the rock just beside the door." Bella called out the window. The grass was high around the little two-bedroom house. No one had been down here yet.
"Found it." Edward called back. She could hear the front door to the house being opened. Before she knew it, Edward was helping her out of the car and into the house. He placed on her on one of the couches in her grandparent's river house…the kitchen was connected to the living room; there was no dinning room. "Its not bad." Edward said while looking around the room. The couches were cream colored sofas, and a small TV right in front of them, while there was fireplace off to the side with all of her families pictures around and then off to the side was the small kitchen.
"No not really…now can I go to sleep…I am very tried?"
"Yeah…I am pretty beat as it is." Bella went to head up stairs but stumbled. Catching herself by holding tightly onto the railing. She felt Edward wrap his arms tightly around her midsection, steadying her.
"Okay…let me help you up the stairs Princess." He said while picking her up and carrying her bridal style into the small room. Placing her gently down the bed. He pulled the blankets back and helped her in. The bed was just a queen size sleigh bed, with green blankets.
"Thank you for everything."
"Your welcome." He said while kissing her forehead.
"You can sleep in the other room…its just right down there." She said while pointing to the small hall that went directly into a small bedroom.
"Okay…but I hate leaving you." He was not lying, but he really just wanted to lay down beside her.
"McConnelsville and Malta are such smalls towns that no one really knows of them…we will be fine for a night…I promise…you can sleep on the other side of the bed if it make you feel more comfortable…but I don't think anything will happen."
"Okay." He said while taking his boots off and crawling into the bed beside her. He pulled her him; she placed her head on his shoulder and yawned.
"My ribs hurt…I think Aro broke them."
"Shit…I figured as much…I heard something pop but I was too busy trying to get you away from him that I ignored it." He said while pitching the bridge of his nose. "Here…drink." He said while biting into his wrist and moving his arm towards her. She looked at him like he was weird.
"I won't be drinking your blood…your crazy."
"You drank my blood before…and it will help with your rib."
"I won't…blood makes me sick."
"I promise it will help you…don't make me force you." He growled, while sitting up, his back against the headboard. This time his growling did not scare her; it made her feel things that she was not sure about. He was surprised that she was not scared of his growl; the growl he had used was a mate growl. It was growl that a male vampire used on their mates, to make them mind or to make them listen to them. It scared him more than it did her. He pulled her to him gently, placing her back against his chest and placing his wrist against her mouth. "Drink Bella." She just shook her head. "Drink Princess…please…I can't have you hurting…you will only slow us down…this will help you." She finally bit into his wrist, sucking at his blood. His blood still tasted sweet to her. She could feel him purring, his chest was rumbling behind her. She placed her small hands on his wrist, pressing his wrist closer to her mouth. He growled when she did that, making her stop. "Keep drinking." He said while kissing the top of her head. He knew that he should not be sharing his blood with her, but the animal in him wanted her has his mate and wanted to do anything to make sure that she was okay. So if that meant going against everything he believed in, he would. He knew that with her being the High Prince's daughter, that he would not be someone her real father would want his daughter to be mated to. Even if he was friends with the High Prince and had known since he had been born. He also knew that they were quickly crossing lines that they shouldn't be. He finally pulled his wrist back, he could hear her whimper at the lost of contact, which made the animal in him smile. He pulled her closer to him, while laying back down. She laid her head on his shoulder and yawned, her body was not hurting has much has it was before. "Sleep Princess…we have been on the road for more than ten hours." He said kissing her forehead, before falling asleep himself.