Chapter Sixty One
Bella
I was exhausted, even though I knew my shield could protect me while I slept I was just too terrified to chance it.I'd held on as long as I could but eventually I'd had to pee myself which had been embarrassing and was highly uncomfortable at first but then it had dried and I was left acutely aware of the smell. That is until I realised just how much the odour offended my captors. After that I was much more relaxed, watching the wrinkled noses although even the smell had now almost gone to my senses but of course their sense of smell was much keener. I was hungry and thirsty too and they knew it. Aro and his brothers had left but four guards stationed in the corners of the room watched me in silence. I tried reciting poetry, remembering book plots, anything to keep myself awake and the ache in my cheat helped too but now even that seemed to be fading, I was so close to sleep I couldn't even feel the pain of being separated from my mate and that made me sad. I wished I could see him just one more time, just to tell him that I tried, that I really tried to wait for him but I was only a weak human and I hadn't been able to. But that I still loved him so much.
Jasper
I knew I was close to Bella and that relieved me but I could also feel her distress and that hurt. She was so tired and hungry, they were trying to starve her into submission and I felt The Major roar his disapproval in my head. I would be with her in a minute and I would protect her from anyone who tried to hurt her then. Darius motioned for us to halt and I saw the grating ahead open very slowly. He disappeared then I saw a hand signalling for us to follow, the coast was clear. I helped Tanya out and Charlie followed growling low when he saw me holding Tanya's hand so I let go immediately and she reassured him. Charlie worried me, he was a loose cannon, a newborn with plenty of reasons to go off the rails if provoked and I could feel he didn't like me much, he blamed me for his daughter's predicament and in truth I could hardly blame him, I felt responsible although I had done all I could to protect her.
Charlie
I could feel my daughter was near, a tugging sensation and her heartbeat was fast with fear. I'd had enough of being told what to do, I knew I could defeat the Volturi and I knew she needed me so I ignored Darius warning to be cautious and pulling Tanya along beside me as my anchor to reality I reached the door.
I didn't wait for the others to catch up just kicked the doors to the chamber open and strode in. There were four guards at the corners of the room all watching my daughter who sat alone in a chair in the center. They moved forward to attack but I was ready for them and before they took more than a few steps I had them caught in my shield which slammed them back against the walls and held them there like specimen butterflies and just as helpless. The others followed me in and I saw Jasper head straight for Bella, catching her as she slumped towards the floor quite obviously exhausted. Rage tore at my self control and before I could stop myself I blasted the guards with so much pressure that they just disintegrated.
Bella
I must have fallen asleep when a loud crashing sound brought me back to consciousness and I saw my dad come into the room looking so familiar yet so strange and at his side a beautiful woman holding his hand. Before I could say anything the four guards flew back to their stations and were held there pinned like butterfly specimens. I tried to get up but my legs had gone to sleep and I was so weak I dropped but I never reached the floor,instead I found myself safe in Jasper's arms and smiled, tears flowing from sore eyes. He kissed me and held me close,
"Its OK Bella, you're safe now."
Charlie
I waited expecting someone else to arrive and sure enough a small group of men came in at a run.
"The two in the middle are Aro and Caius, the Volturi. The others are guards, "Watch out for the young guy with blond hair, he can separate you from your senses."
I nodded to show Tanya I had heard her warning and watched the young man staring at us. The atmosphere around us became misty as if he were generating a fog so I decided to send it right back at them. As I watched their eyes became unfocused and they stopped moving so I allowed them to stay like it for a few minutes as the shimmer slowly dissipated then allowed them to wake up.
Right well, now we've seen whose dick is the biggest lets try talking shall we?"
"What happened to the guards?"
I looked around innocently,
"Guards? I didn't see any guards did you Tanya?"
She was very nervous gripping my hand tightly and I turned to smile at her,
"Don't worry beautiful, you're safe with me. I understand you are two of the Volturi leaders, which of you is Aro?"
One stepped forward smiling insincerely as he did so,
"That would be me and I assume you are Bella's father, a rather unusual newborn it would seem."
"Maybe but I still have a temper and I am easily pissed off so lets see if we can't get this over with amicably. I want my daughter and for us all to leave without trouble."
Aro shook his head slowly looking rather as if he were regarding a young child.
"Ah now, Chief Swan talk is cheap, but unfortunately certain laws have been broken and there are penalties to be paid. You are on my patch now, not yours, despite your little side show with Alec and the guards."
"Oh? Such as?"
"Your daughter is still human and she is only too aware of our true nature which makes her very dangerous. She cannot be allowed to leave Volterra while she is still human. She does however have a choice, become one of us or die."
I felt my temper rising again, did this idiot really think I would allow him to turn my daughter or keep her here? He obviously didn't know how things went,
"Now you see I have a problem with that. My daughter can choose what she wants to do but she will not be forced into anything, not by you, not by anyone."
"And who exactly will stop us Chief Swan?"
"Well I guess it will just have to be me. Your guards found out the hard way that I take no prisoners would you like a further demonstration?"
"Let's see if I can give you a demonstration of the Volturi's power instead shall we Chief Swan?"
He nodded to a young girl, obviously related to the young blond haired guy and she turned ruby eyes not on me but on Tanya who fell as if pole axed but then started to scream in agony and writhe on the floor. Seeing my mate in distress was more than I could deal with as a newborn, I felt a deadly rage fill me and then all hell let loose.
Jasper
As soon as Aro targeted Tanya I knew what would happen and sure enough the place erupted. There was a tremendous roar as the air pressure threw us all backwards against the walls and I twisted so as to protect Bella's frail body shouting at Charlie to stop before he killed his own daughter. He turned to me his teeth gritted and his eyes aflame with rage and motioned for me to leave and I struggled out relieved we were close to the door, followed by a battered Darius and the doors slammed shut behind us. The noise became deafening and above it could be heard screams of pain.
"I'll stay here, see what's happened. You take Bella away."
I nodded at Darius and took Bella back to the entrance of the sewer leaving her with Emmett and instructions to take her back to the car and wait but if we didn't get back within a couple of hours to get her away from here. She was too tired to argue much and with a final kiss I left her reluctantly to return to her father and whatever was left in the chamber when he'd finished.