Chapter 25 - Choices
No POV
Swan residence ~ 12am
Bella swan was ashen as she stood in front of the Book of shadows. She had finally recognized what the bee-like creatures were and the information on them had felt like a cold heart squeezing her heart. On the right side of the Book was a blank paper and with ice flowing through her veins she picked up a pen and began writing
'Mom, Dad,
I'm sorry. You have no idea how sorry I am. Mom, do you remember the nifty little prophesy the Elders gave me? Join the Source or defeat him? The time has come and I'm not entirely sure I can survive it. I'd tell you to not worry because Good always defeats Evil but I've grown up since I read fairytales. It's what I was born to do. Don't be mad at me or each other for not bringing you into this. I don't want you two to get hurt because of me. My own life is the only thing that has to be sacrificed.
I love you both and I will always will.
Bella'
A tear fell on the envelope and sealed it closed. Walking slowly she slid the envelope under the magical door for her parents to find.
Then she rubbed her cold hand over her face and put her game face on.
"It's time to go to war"
Swan residence ~ 1pm
Bella was on her knees on the floor in the middle of the attic. All furniture was pushed to the sides and she was placing five large crystals on the floor uncaring for the dust clinging on her jeans.
"Five magic crystals oriented east to west. Magic circle, check"
She spoke aloud needing to hear her own voice. For the first time in her life there was no music to the soundtrack of her life. Then she stood up, stirred the large cauldron on the table watching the white liquid turning purple.
"Makeshift Piper's powers, Check"
Why lose all her acquired powers when she could motionless the ones she already lost?
"Source vanquishing spell, check."
She checked the last thing on her imaginary list. Acknowledge the very real possibility that this source was stronger than the last ones the charmed ones defeated she had modified the spells used then with her blood. She would use her all, including her life, and would win. She had to.
The phone rings making her jump.
"So much for being confident"
She mocked herself and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hi Bella"
"Hey, Emmett"
A smile built on her face at his rumbling.
"Are you busy? I'm having a WII marathon. Wanna play?"
"I can't"
She bit her lip
"I'm cleaning house"
"Cleaning house?"
Emmett's voice was suddenly alert with no trace of playfulness left. Bella kicked herself
"The house. I'm cleaning the house. It's a mess over here"
She saved it with fake cheerfulness.
"Oh okay"
Emmett sounded sad and Bella felt guilt creep inside her for the rightful she had over using him. Well he could be mad at her later; he'd be alive to do so
"Why don't you get the others there and see which supernatural is best? I'll be over as soon as I'm done too"
If Emmett registered anything in her tone, he didn't let it show. Instead he agreed
"That's a great idea"
Soon he hung up. Bella sighed and sat on the windowsill watching the hordes of vampires gather at the Salvatore house for the wii marathon.
The vision was coming true. A black cloaked figure smoked in the Salvatore yard and pointed his arrow at Stefan. Mid-yawn Bella was instantly alert and watched as if in slow motion the arrow fly straight to Stefan. With no remorse she pointed a finger at it and turned it around to hit, kill and set on flames the Dark lighter.
She had consciously given up on Prune's telekinesis.
Source's throne room ~ 6 pm
It had taken five hours and the lives of countless demons but it was worth it. The source had acquired all of Isabella's powers.
"You were right. Her friends are her biggest weakness"
He said. The caramel haired woman sat by his feet smirking.
"I had a lot of time to find her weaknesses Master"
The woman replied humbly. Michael looked at her.
"But I don't need you anymore"
In his right palm a large ball of energy was dancing and he threw it straight to her chest. Esme Cullen was smiling serenely as she was sent to reunite with her husband. In the drawer of Bella's house, the two letters were turned to ash at the death of their sender.
"Time to get my new bride"
The source announced before hitting his wife with the potion she had prepared earlier. Esther wanted to turn their children, the original vampires, to humans. That was unacceptable.
He wanted to torture and slowly kills them.
Swan residence in Forks, Way ~ 5pm
Sheriff Charlie swan was balancing three shopping bags in one arm precariously as he unlocked the door and dashed to the kitchen to relieve them before he dropped everything. His boots left behind snow water as he tripped landing on a heap on the floor all the bags landing on him in a cartoonist way.
"Of all the days"
He muttered watching the mess that used to be chocolate cake balance on a bottle of wine before it slipped and broke the wine. Shrugging out of his thick, winter, uniform jacket he reached to see what had tripped him. His heart stopped as he read the words in the letter under the magic door.
"RENNEE"
His loud voice brought a smile on Renee's face on the bathroom mirror. Fastening the robes belt tighter around him the brunette woman skipped to the stairs to see her man.
"Bella is dead"
Charlie said in a broken voice. Renee's smile died on her lips and the pregnancy test on her hand slipped off her fingers. At the dead silence of the small house the only thing that moved was the positive sign blinking on the test tube.
