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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:23 pm
As we entered the airport, I was keeping to myself. I was beginning to finally accept my fate, and the fate of those I would eventually have to kill. I was sad, and I would forever be sad, but I would also be strong. I did not want to help the Volturi in any way, and if I could help it, I would help them as little as possible. I would resist as much as possible.
I also realized at this point, that once we crossed the ocean, I would attempt to put a stop to this. I didn't care if I died as a result, but with the dangerous vampires being an ocean away from my family, I knew that it would take some time for them to get back to Forks, and if I could send a message to my family to run, I would try to eliminate as many of the Volturi holding me prisoner as possible before I was taken down. It was a perfect plan. I would die to save Edward.
However, at that moment, when the air from the airport reached my nose, every thought in my head disappeared in an instant. My mind was paralyzed from the smell that entered my nostrils.
It was perfume, and not just any perfume. It was Alice's perfume.
I recognized it from a shopping trip that she forced me on a while ago. She had put it on right before leaving, and the scent was strong and unique. I couldn't mistake it.
Quickly my eyes darted around me, scanning the area for signs fo Alice- her pixie cut hair or her golden eyes- throughout the small crowd getting off the red eye flights. However, to my disappointment, I didn't see either of those things, and immediately my mind sank back to its sullen thoughts.
Luckily, Samuel didn't notice my brief moment of excitement. He was too busy finding out where our flight was. I could hear him mumbling to himself.
"We have to find security for the 1:30 flight, so that would be over...there? No that's the wrong gate. It must be this way..."
I slowly walked beside him as he contemplated where we were supposed to go. I kept my eyes down on the floor, trying to not pay attention to the humans around me. I was getting better about my thirst, especially now that this was happening because it was distracting me. But I didn't want to take any chances, so I just stared at the white floor beneath me. The smell from before was still there, but I was getting used to it so it seemed duller now.
When we stopped near another gate, Samuel told me it would be a while before our bags would be checked, so I sat down on the bench next to me. I put my head in my hands and waited, keeping my elbows propped on my knees.
"Swan."
My head snapped up from its position. What was that? My eyes were wide from the sound of that word.
I know I heard it. Someone whispered my last name from across the room. I knew it was far away because I could just barely hear it with my own sensative hearing. Quickly, my eyes darted up to Samuel, who was still mumbling to himself about the amount of time it takes to get on an airplane. To my relief, he didn't notice the soft whisper.
But what if the person who said it wasn't referring to me? My name is the name for a graceful bird, so it could easily have been mistaken, couldn't it? Still...
I scanned the room once again for signs of familiarity. Still nothing. Where did that come from? I concentrated on what I had heard. It definately was far away. I looked to the far side of the room. After a second, I lost hope again. Maybe it was a mistake....
"To the right."
Ok, now I know they were referring to me now. It was the same voice. The same whisper. Whose was it, though? It was lower pitched, so it must have been a male voice. I looked at all the males to the right...
My breath caught in my throat. I became so still that someone could have mistaken me for a statue. My eyes grew wide to a fixed location all the way to the right of the back wall from where I was sitting.
Edward.
But, it wasn't really Edward. This person had green eyes, not my favorite golden color that always welcomed me. Also, he was wearing a grungy hat that I know my Edward would never wear. In fact, his whole outfit seemed old and cheap. This couldn't be him, I told myself. Don't get your hopes up.
But he spoke to me. He whispered my name and told me where to find him. This was not a mistake.
He was staring at me, not moving either. He wouldn't move his eyes from mine. I was still fighting with myself in my head about who this person was. But then something happened, and at that moment, everything was decided at once.
He smiled.
He smiled my favorite crooked smile. That I couldn't mistake. This had to be Edward. Edward was here. He was here for me. He would save me. But how? He was alone. Samuel would have him killed. I remembered with a sting of fear that Samuel had people here to watch over us. Edward would die in an instant. But where was this army? They must be hiding somewhere. But where?
My eyes darted around the room again before resting back on those piercing green eyes. They were reassuring. I then realized that that must be what Edward looked like as a human. I'd always wondered what he looked like as a human, with green eyes. He was so beautiful. If my heart was still beating, it would have jumped a few beats. Thank god it wasn't.
I stared at Edward with a fierce expression.
He smiled again, finding my panic humerous. How could he possibly think that this was humerous? He could die. If he dies, I will die right after him.
I kept my fierce glare at him. He was still relaxed, but this time his gaze flickered to a person to his left with their back to me. It was a girl. Almost on cue, the girl turned her head casually in my direction. She winked under her hat. Alice.
After that, it was like a train reaction: Alice looked across from her to a man with thick glasses and a suit on- He had blonde hair- Carlisle. He looked behind him to another boy with surfer clothes on, Emmett, and after that he looked to his right to Rosalie, and then to Esme sitting right next to her.
My heart swelled to see them all here for me, but it was quickly replaced by utter fear and frustration. They couldn't be here. They were all in danger. The only reason why they weren't found out now was because of the disguises and the strong perfume that Alice had them all use.
Edward must have saw my fear. He slowly nodded once in reassurance. Why was he so calm?
"It's alright. It's fine." I had to strain my ears to hear him say those words.
No. It wasn't fine. Everything wasn't fine at all. They didn't know...
"I have to go to the bathroom, mother. I'll be right back." Rosalie suddenly said. She stood up, stretching. She flicked her eyes to me before gliding to the bathroom across the room.
I understood then. Edward returned his gaze back to me. I relaxed my expression. If anyone was watching, I could not let them know I was up to something.
Edward nodded his head again as another reassurance. I lowered my head back into my hands. As soon as I took another breath, I stood up and tapped Samuel on the shoulder. He spun around in alarm.
"What? What is it?" He spoke quickly. I certainly caught him by surprise. That was good. It means he didn't hear anything Edward said to me.
Samuel was on his cell phone, I realized, when I tapped him on the shoulder. Probably with Aro or Dimetri. Maybe even Jane...
"I need to go to the bathroom."
Samuel gave me a look like I was crazy before responding. "Nice try, Bella Swan. You should know better than to play that card." He chuckled.
I sighed. "I'm not kidding. I still have a hard time controlling my thirst, and with this many people around, it's getting difficult. I'm feeling very uncomfortable. I need to go splash myself with water or something. At least it will get me away from this smell."
Samuel looked me over, glanced toward the bathroom, and then back to me. "Fine, but I'm watching that door. Be quick, we have to leave soon."
"Fine." I turned and tried with all my control to keep my walk steady and calm. I think it worked, but it was hard to tell. My anxiety clouded my senses.
The bathroom seemed miles away, but when I finally got there, I shoved the door open and threw myself inside to greet my family member.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:05 am
The second the door was closed, I threw myslef at Rosalie, squeezing her tight. I didn't think I'd ever felt this much relief to see her face. I thought she was going to push me away, but to my surprise, she gave me a slight squeeze in return.
When I drew away from her, I opened my mouth to speak, but she seemed to predict that move because she put her hand over my mouth before any sound could come out. She gestured to her ears.
"They can hear." She mouthed silently. She turned the faucet of the sink so that water spilled out into the basin. To make Samuel believe my story.
I wanted to spill everything out, to tell her everything, but she wouldn't understand me. So, as quickly as I could, I took out a pen I had in my bag and grabbed some paper towels from a nearby despenser, and wrote as detailed as possible in such a short time:
Samuel is trying to take me to the Volturi. They want me for my powers. He threatened to kill you and your family if I didn't go with him. The only way I could get you to not follow was to make you believe I didn't want to be here anymore. I'm so sorry...He's got an army from the Volturi here to eliminate you if something goes wrong. Please don't put yourselves in danger for me.
Rosalie read the message, and then she looked at me. Then she held her hand out for the pen. I gave it to her, and right away she began scribbling at high-speed. She was done in a second. I leaned over, reading her surprisingly neat handwriting:
Bella, no matter what happens, you will always be in our family, and we protect family. Don't worry about it. We have everything under control. You will not be going to Italy with this Samuel.
That's all she wrote. I looked at her, blinking and confused. I could feel my eyebrows furrow together.
"How?" I mouthed.
She just shook her head and put a hand on my shoulder. We stood for a silent moment before she nodded her head towards the door and dipped her head once as an ok. I was still scared, but Rosalie seemed so calm. I knew that Rosalie would be the first one to object to something like this because she would never endanger Emmett, so it was hard not to trust her.
Before I turned to go, her body blurred for a moment, and then there was something new on the paper:
Be calm. They can't find out.
I nodded and went for the door. I looked back at her one more time, and she just stood there in all her beauty. She was even more beautiful with her new brown eyes. I sighed and exited the bathroom to join my captor once again.
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:43 pm
I couldn't believe it. My family was here to save me, and amongst all of this, they had a plan. How is it that they did? There was no possible way that they knew about Samuel's posse. Or was there? There might have been a possibility that...
It all came clear. Edward! Edward must have known about them because of their thoughts, right? That must be the reason. There was no other way.
Still, I was wary about what they had in mind. There was a good chance that we wouldn't make it out of this. There was a good chance that because of me, everyone I loved would die.
I suppose I had to just push those horrid thoughts aside. Rosalie seemed sure of herself. If she was sure, I would be sure. At least I had to pretend to be. So when I walked out of that bathroom door, I had a calm expression and a solid walk. Samuel would never know of the plan...whatever it was.
I stalked out of the bathroom, and not to my surprise, Samuel was staring at me. He kept true to his promise about watching the door. I just hope he didn't hear anything between Rosalie and I.
I kept myself steady walking back to Samuel. However, I really didin't know what role I would play in my family's plan. I suppose I wasn't intended to know since I wasn't told what it was.
However, in mid-walk, I was suddenly swooped up off my feet, and half-way out the door. With me being a vampire now, I could see everything clearly. Edward, when I was about half-way back to my seat, ran to my side and scooped me up in his arms. We where almost outside. I don't think even a second passed through the whole thing.
He didn't stop running with me. We were zipping past trees, going faster and faster.
"Edward? What's going on?"
His expression frightened me a little. It was calm, yet stern. He seemed to be concentrating very hard.
"Edward?"
His face softened after my second plea. A smile spread across his face. "We're saving you, love."
"Yes, I know, but how do you intend to do that? Edward, he has an army! You could all be killed! Please, for my sake, just let me go. I couldn't stand to see you or your family hurt. Please, Edward." I looked into his eyes.
Edward sighed. "Bella. You are my family. You are my love. I will never let you go. I'm too selfish to do that. We are all here, and we all want you to stay with us, so no matter what, we will always protect you. Can you please let us do what we came here to do?"
We stared at each other for a moment before I finally relaxed in his arms in defeat.
"Your eyes are so beautiful. I never knew you looked like that."
He smiled again. "Thank you, but I could never amount to the beauty that you are."
I surpressed a smile. "Please, Edward, this is serious. What is happening?" We were still running, gaining speed by the second.
"Well, I am supposed to whisk you away, probably drawing this Samuel," he grimaced at that name, "and his little army outside, drawing them away from the nice people inside."
"And what happens after that, Edward? How can we win this?" Was he seriously trying to be funny?
He looked into my eyes. They were deep and troubled. Maybe he wasn't in as good a mood as i thought. Was he covering up his true emotions? Was he actually really scared about the outcome of this?
His worry seemed to leave, only to be replaced by a defiance. His voice was cool as he spoke.
"We fight."
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:00 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:10 pm
"Fight?" A wave of panic swept over me. "How are we supposed to fight them? Edward, there are too many of them to fight! Please! We will lose!"
"I need you to trust me, please." He stared at me.
Before I could respond I saw shadows surrounding us. So he was telling the truth. This is what I had feared would come.
Samuel's army.
Everything was up in the air now. Would we die? Or would we live?
"Edward! The vampires!"
And then he did something I never would expect him to do. He smiled at me.
"Finally." Was all he whispered.
All of a sudden, he came to a stop right in the middle of the forest. The shadows went on for a bit and then came to a stop around us. This was it. Our end. But why would Edward say such a thing? Was he referring to death?
"Edward...?" I whispered quietly.
He set me down on the ground next to him and put his lips to my ear.
"Remember, Bella," he whispered. "Trust me, ok?"
I nodded slowly.
"Be strong for me, Bella. I know you can do it, but be safe. I can't afford to lose you."
I nodded again. This was really going to happen, wasn't it?
"I love you."
I looked at him, surprised at his sudden change of tone. His eyes seemed at peace. The deep green making his face as beautiful as a marble statue.
"I love you too."
A growl rose from Edward's throat and ripped into the air. The circle around us started to blur, but then all I could see was a mixture of shooting shadows all around us. There seemed to be more joining the fight, and I could hear Emmett's roars in the mass.
I gasped. I started to move, but Edward kept a strong hold on me.
"Not yet," he said.
"But-"
Another roar ripped through the air, cutting me off, but it wasn't the roar of a vampire. It was a different roar, but one I could recognize.
Werewolves.
"Jacob!" I screamed.
Edward squeezed me tighter. "Don't panic or everyone could die. Bella, you need to stay alive. Wait until the wolves and us take out some of them. Then I will come back for you. Don't move. " He was serious.
I nodded again, but I was skeptical. I could not have my family fighting without me, especially since I was a vampire now. I could fight just as well.
Edward pressed his lips to mine aggressively, held them there for a second, and then he was gone.
Everyone was fighting around me. I could hear the werewolves fighting and my family fighting the Volturi. Unfortunately, I was stuck in the middle. Powerless yet again.
But this time would be different. I was stronger now, and I could fight right alongside my family and friends. I wouldn't be left out this time.
I could see Jacob in the mix. Jacob. He didn't hate me after all. My heart swelled at the thought. He and the pack were fighting for me...again. Just like old times. I spun around, trying to find a point to jump in. It was dark outside, so it was difficult with the cloaks, but as I was turning around, my eyes fell on the one vampire that stood out.
Samuel.
He was leaning casually against a tree just outside the ring of blurs. He was staring at me with outrage plastered on his face. He looked like he could kill me with the anger on his face.
when he noticed that I was looking at him, he stepped away from the trees and then his body blurred. Suddenly, he was in front of me, his eyes blazing.
"Isabella Swan." He said in a surprisingly cool voice. "I'm not surprised that I would run into a little interruption like this. I knew it was too easy."
Then, Samuel wrapped his arm around my waist, and then we disappeared from the fight. He dragged me farther into the forest. I could still hear the roars of wolves, but I couldn't see them anymore.
"I will not fail Aro. I will get my freedom!" he shouted at me.
"I don't understand what you're saying to me."
"Bella, Aro kept me locked up for decades in that dungeon of a castle in Italy all because I almost slipped up once." He laughed like it was nothing. "I smelled the most delicious human, and just when I was about to satisfy my thirst, Aro and his guards locked me up. Now, I have the chance to regain my freedom if I complete this mission he has for me. To bring you back. Now, I will not fail. You are comming with me, and we will get you to Aro. Do you understand?" He still had a strong grip on me.
I didn't answer him. I would not let him take me. Otherwise, everything my family has done for me will be wasted.
I remembered what Edward had told me about newborns being stronger than older vampires because of some of the human blood still within the body. If that was true, then I'm sure I have a chance at fighitng Samuel. I could do it.
Without thinking about it more, I wrenched myself from Samuel's grip and made a run back toward the fight. I knew he would be right behind me, but I was faster, and so I tried to outrun him and get him to the wolves.
But I didn't expect the next thing that happened: he caught up with me.
I was thrown to the ground, and traveling at vampire speed, I hit the ground very hard. Good thing my skin was like armor now.
Samuel tried to grip me again, but I could see it comming, so I whirled around and whipped my foot across his face. He seemed to not like that. I was hoping to somehow decapitate him, but I suppose I was overestimating my strength. I would have to hit much harder.
Unfortunately, I didn't get that chance just yet. Samuel grabbed me by the neck and lifted me up in the air. I couldn't seem to loosen myself from this grip without alot of effort since I was suspended in the air. I held my breath to keep from choking.
Samuel's expression was unbelievable. I never thought I would see such a scary sight. I knew that vampires were supposed to be scary, but I never knew they could get to this level of scary. His eyes were glowing a bright red, and his teeth looked like they really did have fangs from the way he set his jaw and pulled back his lips. It seemed like his whole body was vibrating under me.
He was snarling, and he spoke through his clenched teeth.
"I think it would be wise if you did not attempt another attack, Isabella," he said, sounding out every word.
I couldn't reply back since his hand cut off all air to my lungs, so I managed a growl in my chest. He seemed to find that amusing because he laughed, but the anger never left his face.
"Now, why don't we head back to the airport, yes? I believe we missed our flight, but I'm sure we can manage another one."
I shook my head quickly. No way would I give in again.
The expression on Samuel's face didn't change. "I really don't think you have a choice."
I wouldn't let him take me again. I looked around, trying to find an out. There was one option that I could try, but it would be risky. I would have to get it right and then run, or I was dead.
Samuel was still talking. "...keeping m locked with little food for 30 years! Ha! They think they can do that to me and get away with it?"
Samuel was not allowed to kill me, so that was good. All I had to do was kick there and...
"...I will sabbotage them! I will try to play their game, but in my favor. I will use you to get my way!"
As soon as he said the last word, I swung my leg toward the crease in his elbow that held me up. I wasn't going to leave room for mistake, so I used all the power I could think of. Even some power that I never thought I had.
This seemed to work. In a second, a loud snapping sound echoed in the air, and Samuel's arm went flying backwards. I was attatched to that arm, so I went flying too. I did manage to stop myself before any damage was done, but when I stood up, Samuel's arm was still latched on to my neck, but Samuel wasn't on the other end anymore. Thank god I didn't get sick at the sight of this kind of thing since the change.
Samuel was standing at the same spot a few feet away, gaping at the spot where his arm used to be. He seemed to be frozen in place, his eyes wide with horror and his mouth hanging open.
Then, as if a light was switched on, his head snapped back to me, and he was practically roaring with anger.
"You know what? I'll do what Aro says. I'll keep you alive, but I don't think he would mind if you somehow accidentally lost a few limbs here or there, would he?"
I could see him bracing for the lunge at me, and I did the same. If I was going to go down, I would go down fighting. I was sick of all the clumsinees and fear that I had all my life. I wouldn't stand for it.
He and I jumped at the same time, but even though we were going at a speed faster than the fastest car, time seemed to move very slow. Samuel was aiming for my face, hands out in front of him. I was also aiming for his face, hands bared.
And in just a second, a giant dog was in the air, aiming for Samuel, taking him by surprise.
Jacob.
Jacob slammed into Samuel's side, tackling him to the ground. They started to fight, but at the same time, I was being slammed to the ground. How did I end up here? I looked behind me, and to my amazement, it was Edward. Edward had both his arms wrapped around me, and we were both on the ground now while Jacob and Samuel had it out.
Temporarily distracted from the horror of Jacob fighting Samuel, I felt a wave of happiness to be in Edward's arms again.
Edward was panicked, and he didn't seem to be as happy as I was.
"Edward!"
"Bella, stay here, can you do that?"
I just nodded.
"Thank you." And he was off to join Jacob and Samuel in the brawl.
Jacob had one paw on Samuel's shoulder on the ground, and he was snarling at his face, when Edward got there, he took hold of his shirt and lifted him up, and then he slammed him in a tree. Jacob then stepped in and sunk his teeth into his other arm and ripped it off in one movement. His arm went flying across the forest.
I was just sitting in the same spot, actually listening to Edward's instructions, watching them as this all happened. I was so happy to see them there, yet so scared for them. I couldn't lose any one of them. Their roars where echoing in every direction.
Edward stepped in again when Jacob backed off, and grabbed Samuel again by the neck and pinned him to the tree trunk. Through growls and snarls Edward spoke to Samuel.
"You made the biggest mistake of your existence by interfering with my family." Jacob followed that with a growl. "You will never go near her again yes?"
Samuel didn't move, but his eyes were still glowing red.
"Yes, I suppose that is a bad experience, but unfortunately that was your mistake," Edward said, answering an unspoken question. "This, however was your last mistake, and I believe there is no way to repay for such an action." And at that, Edward made a swift movement with his arm, and Samuel's head went flying towards me. It rolled until it came to a stop a couple of feet away.
The expression on Samuel's face would have been enough to knock me out for days, if that was possible. His eyes were so wide I though they would fall out of their sockets. His mouth was only slightly open, and it seemed to be twitching.
Before I could react to this awful sight, Edward's arms were around me again, and he turned my head into his chest and kissed the top of my head.
"Bella, Bella, are you alright? Did he hurt you? You don't have to see that, love, it's alright. Jacob," he called, "would you please take care of the pieces for me?"
I was surprised by Jacob's human voice. "Yea, sure. How is she? Is she hurt?"
"No, I don't think he hurt her. It would have been very hard to just hurt her without causing permanent damages. I think she's fine."
I heard him sigh in relief. "Good. Man, that was the best fight ever! It was even better that that one a long time ago. I got a good workout this time."
While Jacob was babbling about his sweet victory, Edward was whispering to me.
"Bella, you scared me so much. I thought he destroyed you. Do you have any idea what I felt? I'm so glad your safe. I heard that snapping sound and I thought for sure he'd hurt you. Jacob and I both came running for you."
He was babbling too. I quieted him by pressing my lips to his. That worked. Edward's emotions must have gotten the better of him because one kiss wasn't enough. He cupped my cheek with his hand and kissed me again, only more deeper than usual. It felt nice to be with him again. I missed these kisses.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:34 pm
When I was finally able to pull myself away from Edward, luckily before Jacob could really notice, we headed back to where the others were. The fight was basically over, with the exception of Emmett ripping apart the remains of a Volturi member. The sting of the smoke from fires scattered around me made me wrinkle my nose.
Edward's eyes scanned the area until he found Carlisle, and he towed me over to him. Jacob was still in the high of the kill, and he jogged over to Quil and Embry to brag about it. Werewolves.
Carlisle was standing near the others, making sure there wasn't any damages to anyone.
"Carlisle," Edward said. "What are supposed to do now? Surely Aro will not be pleased about this." His tone showed deep worry.
And then it hit me. After all that had just happened, my mind finally processed the extent of damage in the last few hours. What had we just done?
I know, we just destroyed a whole army of the Volturi, one of the most massive and most dangerous of vampire covens. We had just stood up to the one group that had almost killed us at one time, and could do it again easily. What are we supposed to do now? The Volturi were well-known for punishing those at fault, and that only led to one thing...
Edward seemed to have noticed the sudden paling of my already marble face and my wide eyes, because he cupped both of his hands on each side fo my face and looked into my eyes with his penetrating glare.
"Bella? Bella, what's wrong? Bella?" He was frantic.
Ugh, I really needed to work on controlling my facial expressions. With a little effort, I composed myself.
"N-nothing, Edward. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you."
"Bella, don't lie to me. You're obviously upset. What is it? Please?" He kept staring into my eyes, not moving his hands.
"I...well...I just remembered the consequences for what we had just done. What are we supposed to do now? Edward! Aro will have you killed, and then he will kill the wolves, and then I will be taken away-"
Edward hushed me with a finger to my lips. "Shh, Bella. I will handle this." He kissed me once before returning to Carlisle.
"Carlisle?"
Carlisle had a puzzled look on his face. That and worry. "Well, you're right. Aro will not want to hear about this, but one thing is for sure, we need to contact him, and soon. If he hasn't heard from Samuel this long, he's bound to get unsettled and send backup." I felt a chill go through my spine.
"Can you talk to him, Carlisle?" Edward asked.
"Well I suppose I have no choice, do I?" He said with a sigh. "Edward, may I borrow your phone? It seems I left mine at the house."
Edward pulled a his silver phone out of his pocket and handed to Carlisle. Carlisle dialed a number from memory and listened.
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:46 am
ok i read urs now read mine and comment please!!!!! its the continuatin of breaking dawn please go read it and please comment
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