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By : christineyoung
Category: Twilight Series > Het
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A/N: Thanks for all the reviews that you have given me for this story. I am humbled by the overwhelming response that I have had. Without further ado, here’s the next chapter. I was inspired by the Volturi fight scene in the New Moon movie and I have borrowed some of those things for this chapter. I hope you all enjoy.

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Chapter 18
Aro POV

After our return to Volterra, I retired to my study. I had to plan carefully to get things to work out the way I wanted them to. I had to maneuver it so that Bella joined the guard. If she didn’t, her life was inescapably surrendered. I wouldn’t be able to override my brothers on that point. I may be the leader here for all intents and purposes, but they would not bend the rules.
If I somehow convinced Bella to join us, the chances of acquiring the rest of the Cullen’s would increase exponentially. But it wouldn’t be easy. I knew that Edward wouldn’t let her do anything foolish. He didn’t want her to be a vampire at all, whether it be to join my guard or even his own family. I still had a hard time wrapping my mind around this fact. Why wouldn’t he want her to join him in immortality?
I sat in my chair and pondered, my hands folded under my chin. This was proving very tough indeed. I knew that Bella was the key to my desires. But it was all so frustrating. I hadn’t been able to access her thoughts. I knew next to nothing about the girl. I couldn’t tell if she desired immortality or if her experiences were enough to leave her disillusioned about what this life was about. All I knew was what I’d read from third party sources. Not nearly as reliable as the source itself and I’d like to have some inkling about how she felt about things before I presented her with any sort of ultimatum. I couldn’t use Edward’s thoughts either. His gift was as useless as mine when it came to Bella.
I closed my eyes, recalling her image.
Bella.
Beautiful in Italian. It suited her well. From what I’d seen and gathered from those that knew her, she had a beautiful soul to go with her pretty face. She was the package deal. It was ironic how I’d searched the world over for talent such as hers and then James comes waltzing in with the prize.
I heard the door open and I greeted my brother without opening my eyes. “Marcus.”
“Aro. Are you sure you know what you are doing?”
I opened my eyes and looked across the desk at my brother. Arching one eyebrow I answered him. “Of course I know what I am doing.”
He sighed, “Their bonds are strong, Aro. The strongest that I have ever seen. It is not just couples tied to each other as mates either. They are all linked to one another. I’ve never seen anything like it.” He reached out and touched my hand to emphasize his point.
He was right, their bonds were stronger and more complex than anything that I had ever come across. I frowned slightly. It seemed that Chelsea would not be able to affect their bonds to one another if it came down to that. It could prove very problematic. It could work in our favor as well.
“You’re right, brother. Their bonds are strong. But I believe that there is a way to use that strength to our advantage. They were all bonded together as a family before Bella. Since she entered their lives, they have bonded to her strongly and she in turn has strengthened the bonds of their family. She is the anchor, the cement that glues them all together. She made them whole, made them complete. Even after knowing her for such a short time, she meant enough that they went traipsing around the globe to kill a vampire that took her away. She is supposed to be our natural source of food, and yet they love her entirely. They will follow her if she joins us.”
Caius appeared in the doorway. “You sound sure of this, Aro.”
I flashed a look of annoyance at my other brother. Caius was always questioning me. He was by far the most ruthless between the three of us.
“Yes, brother, I’m positive. I think it is one of Bella’s many talents. It is too bad that Eleazer is not with us any more so I could confirm my theory. Bella is magnetic, attracting people’s affection easily. Whether it be friendship, familial, or intimate; she draws you in. I’ve felt the pull that she has. Why should I be concerned for her well being? She is just a human. The tracker, James, didn’t understand the hold that she had on him. He was the most vicious creature that I have ever seen and yet she meant enough o him that he could feed from his singer and not drain her dry. Edward is the same. The call for her blood is so strong and yet he restrains himself out of love for her. Also from his thoughts, there are four human males that all imagine themselves to be in love with her. And what of Felix? You heard him ranting and raving after I allowed James to leave with her. I don’t think that it is all coincidence.”
Caius took the seat next to Marcus. “Perhaps you are right, but how do we manipulate that to our advantage?”
I leaned back in my chair and regarded my brothers. “Well, the easiest way would be to use the girl herself. From what I gathered, she is quite selfless. James was able to get to her by telling her that he had her mother. He used her fear that he would harm the Cullen’s and manipulated her to come to him alone. She met him to exchange her life for the life of her mother. Bella was willing to sacrifice herself for her mother. She will do the same for the Cullen’s, especially Edward.”
Marcus said, “ It’s a good idea. How are we going to accomplish it?”
I smiled, “It will be all too simple. Edward will be the catalyst and I know he will play right into my plan. Let me handle the details, brothers. Just be sure that you follow my lead. We’ll have what we desire before nightfall.”
We rose and adjourned to the throne room. We took our seats and I called my tracker.
“Demetri.”
“Yes, master.”
“Please inform Jane and Alec that we are ready for the Cullen’s.”

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Bella POV
I walked nervously beside Edward as we followed the rest of his family to meet with Aro. My stomach twisted uncomfortably as fear shot through my body. I glanced up at Edward, seeking reassurance, but he wouldn’t look me in the eye. Something was wrong. He was keeping something from me.

I desperately wanted to ask him, but there were ears all around us. I chewed my lip as I tried to figure out what he was hiding. I don’t think that it had anything to do with the Volturi. No, it was something else. Something bigger.
He squeezed my hand and I looked up at him once more. He smiled at me but it didn’t reach his eyes. I could see his sadness there in the dark depths. I was worried about him. It had been too long since he had last hunted.
Finally, unable to take the suspense any longer, I murmured, “Edward, what is wrong? You are hiding something from me.”
I gazed up at him, trying to read his emotions on his flawless face as he answered. “Nothing, love. I’m just a little anxious.”
I didn’t believe him for one second, even as he smiled his crooked, little smile trying to dazzle me. He pulled my hand to his silky lips and kissed my knuckles. He succeeded in distracting me as I was puzzled by the temperature of his lips. They didn’t feel nearly as cold as they normally do. In fact, they felt close to the temperature of my own hand.
We followed Jane around a corner into another hallway. We walked for what seemed like forever. I was getting really tired quickly. How big was this place? She turned again and we entered a large, circular room that was made of stone. There were three thrones and seated on each one was a vampire. It was the trio from the painting in Carlisle’s study come to life.
I scanned the room nervously. There must be over thirty vampires lining the walls, all with blood red eyes. I remembered them from before when James brought me here. Jane and Alec joined the others, leaving us standing in the center of the room.
I swallowed convulsively, wincing as I did so. My throat really hurt. Not only did it feel like my heart had taken up permanent residence there but it also felt like it was on fire. Seriously, I had strep throat once but it was nothing compared to this.
We stood in a semi-circle facing the three ancient vampires. I shifted apprehensively as Aro regarded me with his strange eyes. He stood up and stepped closer to us.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we are convened here for very unfortunate circumstances. As you all well know, there is only one law amongst us vampires. Keep the secret. Never, under any circumstances, revel the truth about your nature.”
He paused as his eyes swept over each one of us. His gaze landed on Edward and he stiffened ever so slightly beside me.
“Edward Cullen, you have broken our law. You saved Bella from being crushed in front of a parking lot full of human witnesses. That was extremely reckless. Luckily for all of us, she was the only one that saw your feat of strength. As for the girl, she knows what we are. What if she were to tell?”
I cleared my throat painfully. “I would never…”
He silenced me with a wave of his hand. “She knows and you have no desire to change her. Would you take her life if she decided to leave you? I think not.”
Edward growled and said, “You have a few human employees in your charade here, Aro. I don’t see any difference.”
Aro smiled as Caius answered, “Yes, but we will either turn them or they will serve to sustain us. You have no such designs with your Bella.”

Aro sat back down. “We have established that you have broken the law. The only question is, what do we do with you now?”
Marcus huffed impatiently, “You already know what you are going to do, Aro.”
Caius cut in, “She knows too much. She is a liability.”
Aro looked pensive for a moment. Then he answered, “That is true.” Then he sighed deeply and looked at me regretfully.
No.
“Felix.”
My heart palpitated wildly as an icy wave of terror engulfed my aching body. Edward snarled horribly and flipped me behind his back.
Edward crouched low to the ground and I watched in horror as he leapt on Felix. I was so frightened as Felix was easily twice Edward’s size. He was even larger than Emmett. I stood frozen, rooted to the spot, terrified that something was going to happen to Edward.
Their bodies collided with a thunderous crash and they toppled to the ground. The force from the impact caved in the hard, marble flooring around them. Edward hit Felix over and over but just as I felt hope that Edward would be okay, Felix smiled chillingly. He was enjoying this. He kicked Edward in the stomach launching his body across the room. I was horror-struck when Felix ran across the room and grabbed Edward’s throat slamming him into the floor. The floor buckled and exploded around him.
“Edward!”
Tears were flowing freely down my face now. Felix was going to kill him. I looked over at the rest of Edward’s family. Why weren’t they helping him? They looked like they were statues, not even watching the fight that was raging around them. Unmoving and unblinking, they weren’t even breathing. I touched Alice’s face curiously.
“Alice?”
She didn’t acknowledge me. She didn’t look at me. Her eyes were glazed over. I was sure that she couldn’t see me. I looked closer at my new family. They all looked the same. What was wrong with them?
I turned back to the fight when I was sure that they would be of no help. Miraculously, Edward had pinned Felix to the floor once more. I turned my eyes to the ancients. They were looking on with amusement. I could see Aro whispering to Jane. Amazingly, I heard what he said.
“Stop him, dear one.”
She looked at Edward and suddenly he dropped to the floor writhing. His eyes were screwed shut and his jaw clenched tight. I could tell he was in unbearable pain.
I screamed, “Stop it! You’re hurting him!”
Jane smiled menacingly, “That’s the point.”
Something snapped inside of me and I growled, launching myself in front of Edward. Wait. Did I just growl? Things began clicking into place in my mind. The burn in my throat, the change in temperature, and the enhanced hearing. Like a puzzle taking shape, I could finally see the big picture. I knew what Edward was hiding from me.
Edward stilled behind me. He sat up and looked up at me, panic written all over his face. He stood and tried to move me behind him.
“No, Edward. It’s time that we finished this.”
Aro stood up from his throne, clapping. “Yes, that was very entertaining, but now it’s time for you both to die.”
I stood in front of Edward still blocking whatever it was that Jane was doing to him. I stared murderously at both her and Felix. Rage oozed from every pore. Anger that had built up from the time that I spent with James bubbled to the front of my consciousness. Remembering the horrible things that he had done to me and the helplessness that I felt, I focused on Jane and Felix. They were trying to do what James did. They were trying to take me away from Edward again. Didn’t I deserve happiness? Have I not suffered enough? Didn’t Edward deserve a happy ending? The rage built until I felt like a volcano ready erupt.
Felix advanced on us from across the room. I felt my anger expand until it encompassed my entire being. It was pulsing, singing in my veins. I could taste it. Edward was still trying to pull me behind him but I wouldn’t have it. It was time that I stood up for myself.
Felix made it about halfway to us when I exploded. I unleashed my fury and it sent a shockwave through the air. It shimmered through the air and smashed into Felix and Jane sending them flying through the air. Looks of surprise graced their features as they slammed into the wall, obliterating the rough stones into dust.
What the hell was that?
Edward looked at me in astonishment. I turned toward Aro, energy pulsing around my body. Feeling the energy drain from my body, I knew that I couldn’t repeat what I had just done right away. Edward was going to be angry very angry with me, but it was the only thing that I could think to do. It was a long shot, but I had to try.
I addressed the ancient. “Aro, might I suggest a compromise.”
He waved for me to continue.
“I propose an exchange, a trade if you will. I will exchange my human life for the lives of Edward and his family. I wouldn’t be human any more and the law would be satisfied.”
Edward was incredulous. “Bella, what are you doing?”
I said quietly, “Saving your life, for once.”
Aro looked thoughtful, considering my proposition. Then he said, “That doesn’t sound like a very fair exchange. You’re talking exchanging seven lives for one. No, I require much more. I will need you to join my guard, as well as the rest of your family.”
Bastard. That was something that I didn’t want to do and I sure couldn’t decide something like that for the Cullen’s.
“I can’t speak for what they want, but I will join your guard if it saves their lives.”
Edward spun me around to face him. “Bella, you can’t. I won’t let you sacrifice yourself for me.”
I smiled sadly at him, suddenly feeling very tired. I cupped his cheek in my hand and caressed it softly. “Edward, it’s the only way. I’m already dying.”
Shock bloomed across his sculpted features. “Don’t look so shocked. I know it. I can feel it. It doesn’t make sense for you all to perish because of me when I’m already fading.”
I turned back to Aro fighting to stay standing. I’d expended too much energy. “I agree to join your guard but I have a few requests. I want Edward to be the one to change me and I want to follow their diet. I don’t want to feed from humans.”
He smiled broadly, “Agreed.”
My knees gave out and Edward caught me before I crumpled to the floor.
“Bella!”
I smiled up at him. “I’m so tired, Edward. I feel like I could sleep forever.” I kissed him softly and then my vision tunneled and the blackness encompassed me in its gentle embrace.

End Note: Well, how was it? Loved it, hated it, I’d like to know. This is my favorite chapter of this story. Only two chapters left.
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Human Pet	By : christineyoung Category: Twilight Series > Het Views: 17279 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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