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Say It Softly	By : Bluemoney1928 Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR > Het > Het Views: 1476 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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We stood and listened as his laugh came to an end. My eyes never left Edwards. I felt Jacob come up behind me and place his warm hand on my shoulder.
“Bella.” Aro spoke my name. “You really do make such a beautiful vampire. Please tell me dear girl, have you come to join us along with Edward and your precious daughter? We really would love to have the whole family.” It never ceased to amaze me how gentle he always spoke, but how each word dripped with evil that sent shivers down my spine.
“No. I haven’t. And Edward wouldn’t be here either if he hadn’t have been tricked.” I shot out the last word looking at Claira. Her eyes raised to mine for a second clearly stained with guilt. Even in her guilt and the new light she stood in, in my eyes, she still looked like a panting as her golden hair danced around her shoulders in the wind. The rain began to pick back up and it was the only thing that broke the silence for what seemed like minutes.
“Use your shield, Bella. Use it on Edward and see if it changes him.” Jake whispered so lightly in my ear I wondered if that was what he even said. I wondered why I hadn’t have already thought about it. Quickly I went into concentration pushing the thin shield towards Edward and Ness. I was quickly shocked when Shiloh suddenly clapped his hands together and then pushed his palms towards me. The shield quickly snapped back completely useless. A crackle of laughter on their side. Groans of defeat on ours. I was suddenly horrified at the idea that we may have all been completely unprotected.
“Dear Bella. You don’t think we came unprepared do you?” My mouth fell open and I found that I was completely speechless.
“Aro, please.” Carlisle spoke calmly and stepped up beside me. “I thought we had an understanding. You know our wishes. Why is it so important to you that we be torn apart?” Aro smiled for a second.
“Carlisle, my friend.” Aro began.Carlisle raised his chin slightly in a silent protest against the word. “There’s no need to get upset. You see I’m not trying to break the family apart. I want you as a whole, with us.”
“You know we’re not interested. You know we live our lives differently. It’s not meant to be any offense, we just choose to live our way.” Aro raised a thin dark brow. I suddenly became aware that at anytime Claira could start changing everyone’s mind one by one until I was left alone. I tried again and dispensed my shield over Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, Alice, Carlisle and Jacob. Shiloh once again clapped his hands and pushed his palms toward it. This time it stayed. Jacob laughed quietly in delight. Shiloh and a few others looked shocked and disappointed. Clearly he could stop an attempt if he was quick enough but once it was set, he couldn’t break it. I was slightly relieved by this. I realized that this may not even turn into a battle, rather a war of the mind.
I thought of a new angle. “Edward!” I called. He seemed to come out of a strange trance and looked at me. Rather glared at me. “Edward this is a trick. They made you change your mind!” His eyes squeezed together in confusion.
“No, I want to be here.” He shook his head.
“No, you don’t. You never have. It’s a trick Edward, a trick!” He began to look around in even more confusion.
“Bella?” His eyes softened as he spoke my name. I smiled just to see him look familiar.
“Edward?” I took a step forward and for a second so did he. Claira looked at me with indescribable sadness in her eyes then she looked at Edward who snapped back into position, his eyes growing dark again.
“Don’t come near me. I want to be here.” He said again. My hope was suddenly lost again.
“Claira!” I raised my voice in disbelief all over again. She slowly met my eyes. “Why are you doing this Claira?” I may not have had a chance but I at least wanted an answer. She shook her head and lowered her eyes to the ground in sadness. “Claira , please. If you don’t want to do this you don’t have to.” I pleaded. She was relentless, but there was something in her eyes that told me she somehow didn’t want to do this.
Aro laughed again. “Oh Claira save the dramatics, go ahead tell our friend Bella why you did this.” I shot my glance back to Claira. She raised her head again looking at Aro in astonishment and then looked back at me. She opened her mouth as if she were going to speak and then gave up turning her gaze to Edward. I realized suddenly that Shiloh wasn’t a mate after all. Maybe a friend. But her eyes said it all when she looked at Edward. She loved him. Even after all those years. She loved him. I then realized that it may be a strong possibility that I would walk away that night without him and even my daughter. I would choose death before that. “Claira, do tell them dear.” Even with his gentle words they came out in a straight forward demand. I even feared what Aro would do if she didn’t speak up this time.
She looked at me for a minute. “Shiloh is my best friend. He’s like my brother. I’ve known him since my third day as a vampire. He was a newborn too. It’s always been just him and I.” I knew it. She shifted uncomfortably and glanced back at Shiloh who nodded in encouragement. “About a month ago Shiloh was doing some of his tricks around humans thinking they would take it as a really good show but with no speculations about how he was doing it. But he got carried away and frightened some of them and they began to suspect him of being more than what he is. Aro….” She paused, her eyes flickered toward him and then back to me. “Aro wanted him destroyed for being careless. That’s when he met me and found out I could manipulate minds and change their realities. He also learned that Shiloh could cloud my thoughts from others who were able to pick up on it and had a sharp force that could stop…even you.”
Aro clapped his hands “Magnificent isn’t it? I turned to look at the stunned faces behind me. I looked back at Claira. She continued to speak.
“So Aro brought us back to train for a couple of weeks and sharpen our skills. Then instead of killing Shiloh…..”
“We made a deal.” Aro was chipper at this point as he interrupted Claira out of excitement.
“What kind of deal?” Jacob asked slowly. Aro looked at Claira to speak.
“The deal was, Shiloh could live if we used our power to bring Edward and Renesmee into the Volturi. We didn’t know whether or not you would follow, but either way….”
“Either way you would have Edward.” I finished her sentence. “You would trick him into loving you again.” Claira grimaced.
“And if you don’t keep up your end of the deal?” I questioned.
“Then……I die.” She whispered.
Shock hit me so hard the shield I had covering my Cullens snapped apart. I felt Jake jerk from his own shock. Somehow, even in the situation I was in I couldn’t bare the thought of that happening to her. I don’t think anyone could. I hated her and loved her all the same. I didn’t care what was happening. I knew that no matter what that the friendship and the feelings I shared with Claira were real. Even then…I could believe it. Edward would always come first in my heart along with Renesmee. However, somehow I still couldn’t find the strength to sentence her to death. Even if I did, I wouldn’t know how to do it anyway. Shiloh’s eyes were following my every action, waiting for me to try to shield Edward again. I felt the weakest I ever had. I realized then that the only thing left to do would be to die. There was no other choice. It wasn’t that I wouldn’t, but simply couldn’t live without my heart. And my heart, my two strongest loves were leaving me. I looked behind me and gazed at each hopeless face and then returned my eyes back to Claira. She looked at me with sadness for a while and we listened to the silence. Everyone was waiting. Waiting for something to happen.
Claira looked over at Edward. Her porcelain hand reached up to his face and he turned his blank eyes to her. Then his eyes seemed to light up the tiniest bit.
“I love you Edward.” She whispered. A beautiful smile stretched across his lips.
“Claira Mason.” He stepped closer. “I love you to.” He took a long strand of crimson hair and carefully laid it over her shoulder. Although her face was creased with sadness she looked happy. He looked in love. I realized then that it was time for me to go. I had nothing else to give. Nothing else to try. I would leave and find my death somehow. I took a few steps back and began to turn. The rest began to back up the same.
“Bella?” I turned to face Edwards worried glance. Claira was still looking at his face where his eyes only seconds ago had lay on her. I watched as Edwards face faded from worry to expressionless. “Goodbye, Bella.” He said quietly. It didn’t matter if I had died right then. I felt as if I was already gone.
“Goodbye, Edward.” I looked at Renesmee who seemed to be staring out into space. “Goodbye my angel.” I whispered. Claira was staring at Edwards face intently as he was staring at me. I turned and began walking away. I had to pull Jake along as it almost seemed he refused to leave Ness there. He knew it was just as hopeless. The reality of all of it was too much to bare. I was losing everything. I was losing my life. Walking away I felt the arms of Jake and all my Cullens wrapping around me. I was glad. I didn’t even know if I could have stood without the support. The rain began to fall and I concentrated on it running down my face. Only that. The rain. I would think of nothing else. I would walk away. I would die. I would die somehow. I knew that if I still had a warm beating heart, it would have stopped all on its own. In that moment that’s all I wished for.
“Stop.” . . . . . . . . . . “Stop!” Even through the blaring noise of the falling rain I heard Claira’s weak voice. We all stopped abruptly and turned. She looked at Aro who was scowling at her. She looked at Edward who was looking at me. Then she looked at me. “I can’t do this anymore.” She simply said.
“Claira!?” Aro warned.
“I can’t Aro! He loves her! He truly loves her. Somehow I can easily persuade him to be on your side. But when it comes to loving me. To forgetting her. It doesn’t work completely. Look at him!” She shrieked. Everyone’s eyes fell on Edward. He was still staring at me. His face was soft. Loving.
“I’m sorry, Bella. I didn’t realize what you had. I could only think of what I wanted. I just wanted him back. But when I got here I knew. I knew it would be impossible. I knew I wasn’t his anymore.” I was speechless. I couldn’t think. What was happening wasn’t sinking in. All I could focus on was the tears running down her face. She was able to cry. Her bright blue eyes formed the glinting tears one after another. I longed for the feeling. Because for some reason I was still heart broken. She looked at Edward again and he turned and looked at her. Then she let out a tragic sob and looked away. Edwards face suddenly came alive. He suddenly looked like himself. He stared at her for a second reaching out to comfort her. Then he looked at me.
“Bella.” He seemed to gasp. He reached for Renesmee’s hand and flew towards me. Our bodies crashed into each other. He kissed me in little burst from my forehead to my neck.
“I’m so sorry Bella. I’m so sorry.” I had never felt before the way I did now. I stood in solace feeling Edwards kisses and hearing sporadic apologies. But over his shoulder my eyes locked with Claira’s. She stood like stone, her eyes shining from tears that ran over her light smile. Edward backed up and looked at my face. His eyes were gleaming. I smiled in return. For a split second it was just him and I. Knowing that we would never be apart. For that split second I was happy and so was he.
“Well, Claira. You know what this means.” Aro broke in. Our smiles faded and we turned back to the hell we had been facing. She nodded looking at the ground. She looked up and wiped a few tears away. Although Edward had been in somewhat a daze he still knew exactly what was coming next.
“No!” He shouted.
“A deal is a deal.” Aro said smoothly. A few tall thin members of the Volturi that I didn’t recognize came from the back heading towards Claira. I did however recognize the two I had missed throughout the whole ordeal that was blocked by these nameless members. Jane and Alec. I would have put my shield over the Cullens but I knew we weren’t the ones that were in danger. I would have put a shield over Claira. But they would still be physically capable of anything, it didn’t help that she was in the middle of them.
Edward took a few steps toward her but Emmett reached out and grabbed his wrist.
“There’s nothing we can do Edward.” Edward jerked his wrist from his hand but remained where he stood. Rosalie picked up Renesmee who was shaking with terror. She ducked her face into her chest to protect her from seeing anything. I ran through the options. She couldn’t die. I came up with nothing. The members of the Volturi swept across the ground reaching out for Claira.
“Wait!” She pleaded. “Can’t I at least say goodbye?” She sobbed. I covered my mouth. I felt like I was about to scream. I couldn’t believe it was all happening. Even after everything else I still couldn’t believe. The two members that were heading towards her took her by the arm on each side. She looked like a prisoner as Edward and I met them in the middle of the space between us. I noticed Shiloh had his hand in a fist at his mouth looking at the ground as if he would be sick at any minute. Edward was nearly staggering behind me. I made it to her.
“Bella I’m so sorry.” She whimpered.
“Claira. Listen to me.” I pleaded. “ I will forever understand why you did this. I would probably do the same thing. You’d do anything for the ones you love. You are my friend.”
“Your wonderful Bella. I’m glad your one he loves. I mean that.” She struggled to speak through her tears.
“I know you do Claira.” Her gaze moved to Edward and with that I backed away.
He just stood there stuck to the earth where he stood.
“Edward, tell me goodbye.” She spoke softly.
“No.” He shook his head violently. “I can’t.”
She looked at the faces of her holding guards quickly and then back to Edward. “Tell me goodbye Edward. You have a choice this time. You have a choice to tell me goodbye.” Tears continued to stream from her eyes. Edward began walking slowly closer to her. He still continued to shake his head. Once he was standing mere inches away she spoke. “I’m sorry It happened this way Edward, but I’m I can’t regret seeing you again no matter what. I love you Edward. I always have and I always will.” He drew in a sharp breath and released it.
“I can’t do this.”
She smiled lightly. “Yes, you can.” He placed his hand on the side her cheek. Her eyes fluttered closed.
“You’ll always have a piece of my heart Claira. Always. Do you understand me?” She nodded and opened her watery eyes to his. “I do love you. I’m sorry we got sick. I’m sorry our life ended.” She reached up and touched his lips lightly.
“You and I, it doesn’t matter in this life Edward. But our life before. That will always count. I’ll be dreaming of it forever Edward. Whether it ended too quickly or not.”
The guards on her arms tugged slightly. “Tell me goodbye Edward” She spoke swiftly. He stood his face cringing.
“Goodbye” he barely mouthed. With that they jerked her away. Edward nearly lunged after her. But suddenly Emmett was there behind him bracing his arm across Edwards chest. I took a step back in realization that this was really happening. Voices became echos, and everything became slow motion.
“Claira!!” Edward screamed over and over. They drug her to the back and stood her up. Shiloh dashed to her side and held her arm tight silently asking for the same fate. “Alec!!” Edward yelled. “Please!” He still struggled against Emmett’s hold his legs and arms flailing. I suddenly realized he was asking Alec to cut off her senses. Alec looked hatefully at Edward and then suddenly he seemed to take the smallest bit of pity on him. I watched the slow motion scene. Her echoing voice screaming “Goodbye Edward!” Then she went slump as her body numbed, she went deaf, and her eyes brilliant blue faded to ice as she went blind. Shiloh had the same affect. Then as if it were like watching from a million miles away, the sound of tearing rock, the vision of flaring fire. She was gone. They were both gone. Forever.
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