Updated: Monday 4/09/2023
Chapter 2: Volterra
Bella had spent seven weeks travelling, Dubai, Cairo and Alexandria, London, Madrid and Barcelona, Paris and Milan, Berlin, Copenhagen and Athens, Vienna, Vatican City before she knew her time was close at hand. If this meeting with the Volturi didn't go down well she could at least go in peace knowing she did the things on her Bucket List.
Know whatever happened she could find peace in. Even with two of the items on her Bucket List were still not crossed off. That being…
'Find True Love'
'Make love'
She would not court Edward under that. Edward was a child and didn't know just how lucky he was. He was a spoilt child and if he had to live in the 'real' world she knew he wouldn't be able to handle it.
She had spent several days enjoying the sights of Italy including Venice, before using the last of her money on renting a Porsche and driving to Volterra in style.
She ate some of the best Italian food on the way for her last meal. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day if she was going to die this was how she would spend her last few hours.
Volterra was beautiful and she had to admire that the ruling vampires lived in such a beautiful place that still had that history shining from it at every corner and that they managed to keep the true design of this city even after all these centuries.
Bella explored a bit as she looked for what she was searching for. Till finally she felt two vampire's presence near her.
She approached the figures casually.
"I need to speak with the Kings Aro, Caius and Marcus and I hope that you could take me to them. I have information to give and a request to ask", Bella whispers knowing that he had heard her.
The vampires turn to her sharply.
"How do you know about us?" he asks her sharply.
"Who told you human about us?" asks the young girl sharply.
"That I can explain to your Kings. Would you be so kind as to take me too them?" Bella asks him politely.
"You have no fear", he states.
"Even knowing what we are you have no fear. Interesting", the girl says.
She shrugs, "I have nothing to fear and I have nothing to lose. My life was forfeit long ago. So why waste time being afraid?"
"You're a weird human and you smell strange"
"Not weird. I have just had plenty of time to choice my path. Three paths. Two leading to death and one to life. Whichever way this goes down I have made my piece with", Bella replies honestly.
"Come with me human and I'll take you to the Kings", he says.
"My name is Bella. Isabella Swan and yours?"
"Jane", Jane replies.
"Felix", he replies, "What are your three paths?"
"One I can let what is killing me kill me. Two I can let your Kings kill me and Three I can be one of you", Bella replies honestly seeing no reason to hide it, "So you see I have nothing to lose coming here"
He looked at her in surprise. He knew she was speaking the truth. Whatever was killing this woman obviously had been known for quite sometime and he had to agree with her she had nothing to lose coming here.
"How old are you Jane if you don't mind me asking?" Bella asks her.
"13 have you got a problem with that?" she asks sharply.
"Not at all. I suspect that 13 would have been considered of age from the time you were from. So, I'll treat you like an adult. Like you should be treated", Bella replies, "Age doesn't define us. We are who we are by our actions, deeds and experiences"
Jane looks at her in surprise. Nobody had said that to her before. She felt herself actually liking this human. This woman was strong that was for sure and she seemed older then her years. She had come here knowing the outcomes and still decided to face it head on. Jane had to admire her for that and she felt the small stirrings of protectiveness and interest building inside of her. Jane didn't know why but she actually hoped the Masters would grant this human her wish.
Felix didn't know why but he felt protective of this human. She was small and thin and he guessed on of the smells he caught from her was whatever illness she had. She looked weary and just plain tired. Her face had lines of pain in it. Which he felt sympathy and worry for the woman. He didn't know if she could walk all the way there.
"Would you like me to carry you?" he asks being kind.
Bella gives him a tired smile, "Thank you. I'll have to take you up on that if you don't mind"
"Not at all", he replies.
He gently picks her up and runs to the entrance of the castle with Jane on his heels. He was surprised to find that she had relaxed more in his embrace. Not at all frightened at the speed at which he was running at.
Soon they were in the reception of the Castle and Gianna looked up as Felix gently puts the human down.
"Take a seat. Jane and I will go and speak to the Kings", he tells her, "Gianna please get Miss Swan a glass of water"
Felix and Jane leave and Bella looks around the reception area as Gianna gives her a glass of water. It had unique charm of being both modern and still having much of its original design.
She hadn't been surprised at Felix's and Jane's attitude towards her. One she saw past Edward's bullshit and two she just seemed to have this effect on people. This effect seeming to have come into effect just after she had woken up in hospital after James.
Actually, she found many things different from then on. Including seeing through the bullshit Edward was spewing. She saw past Alice's bullshit too. The only ones that seemed truly genuine were Emmett, Carlisle, Esme and Jasper. She didn't like how Jasper was treated by Alice. He deserved better than that. But those four had still left without a word to her. So, she didn't know if she could be forgiving as they didn't give her a choice.
Bella couldn't believe Carlisle didn't smell the disease in her body. If Felix and Jane could smell it why didn't Carlisle? As he was a trained doctor after all.
She was interrupted from her thoughts by Felix's return. He gives her a grin.
"They will see you now", he tells her, "They are looking forward to meeting you. Are you ok to walk?" he asks her looking concerned.
"Thank you, Felix, for the offer. If it is death that greets me this day, I would like to go in with my head held high and on my own two feet. I am ready for whatever path is to come!" Bella replies getting up.
He grins widely at her.
"Oh, they are going to love you!"
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